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RAPO23

27 July 2023

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RAPO23. PSY2024 and XYZ2028 are both pushing the same overly details critical summary and analysis on several indian film articles. See [1] vs [2] vs [3], all using very similar phrasing ("severe backlash"). Also see [4] and [5], as well as [6] and [7]. The overlap between those accounts (and a possible third sock) is pretty high - [8]. CU request is to check for other accounts that having immediately appeared. Ravensfire (talk) 18:26, 27 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Technically the oldest user is TL20211, but not worth the move in this case so we can keep it under the original title.  Blocked and tagged. Closing. TonyBallioni (talk) 01:43, 28 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

29 July 2023

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Continuing edits from prior accounts - [9] vs [10] and [11] vs [12]. CU is for possible sleepers given the number of accounts with no edits caught in the initial check. Ravensfire (talk) 16:56, 29 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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 Confirmed along with:

Blocked, tagged, and closed. Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:29, 29 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

01 August 2023

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Same edits as prior socks [13] vs [14]. May need to semi-protect that article (although it is nice as a honeypot..). Ravensfire (talk) 03:40, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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02 August 2023

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Same edits as prior socks [15] vs [16]. Apparently we'll be in whack-a-sock mode for a bit. Ravensfire (talk) 14:24, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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05 August 2023

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Duck case — DaxServer (t · m · e · c) 08:47, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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14 August 2023

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Same edits as prior socks [17] vs [18] Ravensfire (talk) 15:19, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

CU blocked by Drmies, along with PPP100 and GAAM019. Ravensfire (talk) 15:25, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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29 August 2023

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This account was created several years ago, but was dormant for quite a while, only returning a few days ago. They've made basically the same edit to Baby (2023 film [19] that prior socks have been making - [20], [21]. The account is currently blocked for disruptive editing, but only for a week. Ravensfire (talk) 22:30, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

They've also been reasonably active as an IP editor. The range seems reasonably consistent - Special:Contributions/49.205.228.0/22. There are a handful of edits that I don't think are from this sock account, but nearly all of them are. Lots of pushing overly details critical review summaries on films without adequate sourcing[22], unsourced and POV editing at Vaishnavi_Chaitanya (see [23] and [24] from a recent IP, and compare the phrasing around the film Baby to [25] which a sock added at the beginning of the month. Same highly promotional tone (and the second IP edit is pure unsourced puffery). The history at Bharat_Ane_Nenu shows the IP's in this range continuing the same edits as blocked socks until the articles were semi-protected.[26] This also happened at Okka Magaadu.[27] Even for a shortish period, it make get this person to give up on Wikipedia and stop the disruptive editing. Ravensfire (talk) 22:59, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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is a behavioral match (see history of SSMB). Indef'ed in July 2021 indef'ed as a one-off problem account (consistent with these accounts starting a few years ago). I'm re-tagging that one. DMacks (talk) 14:57, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

13 September 2023

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Account created a few days after prior sock was blocked. Username has similar format. Changing image on Meenakshi Chaudhary [28] as did previous sock [29]. They've also done a cut-paste move on Gadar 2 [30] and [31] as did a prior sock [32] and [33] Ravensfire (talk) 15:19, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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13 October 2023

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Same edit [34] as prior sock [35]. Similar name format. Ravensfire (talk) 16:36, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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18 October 2023

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Same edits as prior sock - [36] vs [37] and [38] vs [39] Ravensfire (talk) 18:36, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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25 October 2023

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New account created several days after prior sock. Similar user name. Key edit is trying to change the box office gross for Baby (2023 film) to 91 [40] as have prior socks [41]. Ravensfire (talk) 16:24, 25 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Also see [42] vs [43] and [44] vs [45]. Ravensfire (talk) 21:22, 26 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
NOTE - user has been CU blocked as a RAPO23 sock by BBB23. Ravensfire (talk) 03:40, 28 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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04 November 2023

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Same edits as master - see [46] vs [47] as well as [48] vs [49] Ravensfire (talk) 02:20, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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16 November 2023

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Created shortly after prior sock was blocked and has continued making similar edits. See [50] vs [51] and [52] vs [53]. Ravensfire (talk) 22:34, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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18 January 2024

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Same autoconfirmed gaming on Anu Mehta. Editing within 4 minutes of each other (16:59, 17:03). SilverLocust 💬 20:23, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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