Both are repeatedly removing references to the Armenian Genocide, or describing it as a hoax, in Turkey-related articles. They make identical edits. Earlier multiple IPs did the same but they are stale. Ömer Nasuhi Bilmen was created on 4-8-20 and has 46 edits. Shubuhat was created on 5-14-20 and has 67 edits. Examples in articles:
CheckUser requested and endorsed by clerk Both of them created near-identical drafts as their first edits, compare
Special:Permalink/949771392 by Omer Nasuhi Bilmen (not an autobio, by the way, given that the subject is 50 years dead) and the later version
Special:Permalink/952843069 with
Special:Permalink/956571470 by Shubuhat. They also both have very similar POVs, as Melanie pointed out ("what Armenian genocide?") and both have a strong interest in Muslim topics and Turkey. They also both have the shared quirk of ending their edit summaries with a period. There's more than enough there to block on behavior, I'd even say Looks like a duck to me. I'm requesting checkuser based on my gut. they both just seem a little too comfortable with Wikipedia syntax and the like, I suspect there may be another master in play.
GeneralNotability (
talk) 03:52, 18 July 2020 (UTC)reply
For reference, I think the IPs Melanie is referring to are:
Both are indeed stale, but noting here in case it helps anyone. The two geolocate to Turkey (what a shock), apparently a cell provider, and both are part of
Special:Contributions/176.33.48.0/21.
GeneralNotability (
talk) 03:57, 18 July 2020 (UTC)reply
Just to add there is another IP with the same behave.
The two accounts are Confirmed, and they are also editing logged out extensively. I'm pretty sure this is an LTA but I can't remember which one.
Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 14:10, 18 July 2020 (UTC)reply
Since this might be an LTA, Blocked without tags.
GeneralNotability (
talk) 14:11, 18 July 2020 (UTC)reply
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Shadow4dark: I did see those accounts but when I checked they didn't appear related so I didn't mention them. I haven't re-checked and so I have no finding to report, but they should be evaluated on behaviour.
Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 17:23, 19 July 2020 (UTC)reply
Both are repeatedly removing references to the Armenian Genocide, or describing it as a hoax, in Turkey-related articles. They make identical edits. Earlier multiple IPs did the same but they are stale. Ömer Nasuhi Bilmen was created on 4-8-20 and has 46 edits. Shubuhat was created on 5-14-20 and has 67 edits. Examples in articles:
CheckUser requested and endorsed by clerk Both of them created near-identical drafts as their first edits, compare
Special:Permalink/949771392 by Omer Nasuhi Bilmen (not an autobio, by the way, given that the subject is 50 years dead) and the later version
Special:Permalink/952843069 with
Special:Permalink/956571470 by Shubuhat. They also both have very similar POVs, as Melanie pointed out ("what Armenian genocide?") and both have a strong interest in Muslim topics and Turkey. They also both have the shared quirk of ending their edit summaries with a period. There's more than enough there to block on behavior, I'd even say Looks like a duck to me. I'm requesting checkuser based on my gut. they both just seem a little too comfortable with Wikipedia syntax and the like, I suspect there may be another master in play.
GeneralNotability (
talk) 03:52, 18 July 2020 (UTC)reply
For reference, I think the IPs Melanie is referring to are:
Both are indeed stale, but noting here in case it helps anyone. The two geolocate to Turkey (what a shock), apparently a cell provider, and both are part of
Special:Contributions/176.33.48.0/21.
GeneralNotability (
talk) 03:57, 18 July 2020 (UTC)reply
Just to add there is another IP with the same behave.
The two accounts are Confirmed, and they are also editing logged out extensively. I'm pretty sure this is an LTA but I can't remember which one.
Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 14:10, 18 July 2020 (UTC)reply
Since this might be an LTA, Blocked without tags.
GeneralNotability (
talk) 14:11, 18 July 2020 (UTC)reply
@
Shadow4dark: I did see those accounts but when I checked they didn't appear related so I didn't mention them. I haven't re-checked and so I have no finding to report, but they should be evaluated on behaviour.
Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 17:23, 19 July 2020 (UTC)reply