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28 June 2013
Suspected sockpuppets

Both Uayoa and Uioya have been active recently and have created articles with several problem, bogus info based on their incorrect deductions ( WP:V/ WP:OR) and creating articles based only on patents ( WP:N issue). The editor(s) are generally uncommunicative, just blanking their user page(s) or just not replying. This is a very obscure topic area (machine guns or other fully automatic weapons using revolver-style mechanisms), so it's hard to imagine several editors all making the same mistakes and behaving the same way, besides their user name similarity.

User:Wnwak, who was active in the same area, was blocked with a check-user in February, but I don't know who else he matched. The last two (Vjvjfjnbhvnvfnfv and Skrunyak) are older, abandoned accounts which focused on the same area. I'm mentioning them here because they might ring a bell. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 18:19, 28 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Yadayadayaday edited guns too, but not exactly in the same area as these two. He did edit in the (also pretty obscure area) of Argentinian firearms, same as Uayoa. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 18:46, 28 June 2013 (UTC) reply
O9jmi8nh7ub6y made only fews edits, but they match the interest are of the higher-volume accounts. If this is someone socking (as opposed to friends, etc.), they've been doing it for a long time. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 18:52, 28 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Also, I don't remember when Nhjutyr created Kovonalov machine gun (recently deleted, so I can't see), but if it was another recently active account, it should probably be checked too. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 18:46, 28 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Finally, User:Obhuv and User:Dmtrx might also be the same person, although the connection here is only that they have created articles for not-so-notable automatic weapons. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 19:10, 28 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Same goes for Wukkawakka. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 19:37, 28 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Re diffs: Well, diffs for all would be a lot of work, and I have to go to bed soon. Basically check the new articles these accounts have created, e.g. Uioya Uayoa. Skrunyak, Vjvjfjnbhvnvfnfv, and then Uoayo came to edit Union Automatic Revolver, which has very few edits overall; here they incorrectly added the info the gun was of "French origin". At Storle machine gun, Uayoa added [1] the incorrect info that the gun was of "Swedish origin". (In both these cases the info added was incorrect; the designers being natural-born US citizens and residing in the US as shown in the patents, despite their non-English names.) Another commonality is that many of the stubs created from patents alone have made-up/unverifiable caliber and rate of fire, because the patents do not have this info, and the guns were not produced. It's too much work to even tag all of those issues with citation needed. The easiest example for someone to check is probably [2]; you only have to read a one-page patent to find out that info on the caliber added to Wikipedia is not in the patent. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 21:10, 28 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Similarly an basically off-topic section in Automatic revolver (section which is really about revoler-style machine guns) was added in succession by Skrunyak, Vjvjfjnbhvnvfnfv (restored material initially added by Skrunyak), Wnwak (did the same and was blocked, but not reverted) and then Uoayo came by. There are accuracy problems with the claims in that section (besides being placed in an barely related article), e.g. ShKAS is not a revolver weapon per se; although it has a revolving feeding cage it has a single chamber. I won't go into more details here; I'll fix the article eventually. I have to go off-line now. If you need more details, I'll provide them tomorrow. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 20:32, 28 June 2013 (UTC) reply

I've added Sdafhgh and Ose\fio. Old, inactive accounts, but their contributions need peer review; several have been sent to AfD. Their creations also contain probably-made-up/unverifiable numbers in the infoboxes. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 12:58, 30 June 2013 (UTC) reply

I should note here, before that article is deleted, that 2B-A-40 was created by Sdafhgh then updated by Skrunyak and Vjvjfjnbhvnvfnfv. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 13:02, 30 June 2013 (UTC) reply
As for Ose\fio, he created Springfield Armory SALVO, again based only on patents; the article was recently updated by Uioya. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 13:08, 30 June 2013 (UTC) reply
Both Ose\fio and Sdafhgh added rather misleading information about Project SALVO to Special Purpose Individual Weapon; partially corrected by me now, at least with respect to the conclusion of that project. Skrunyak also made one edit to that page. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 13:26, 30 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Uytgre based on contributions to AO-XX guns, in common with the rest Note complaint from another Russian editor about "Frankenstein" guns being added to Wikipedia [3]. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 21:00, 1 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added 9089bv and 0989bv who participated in Uytgre's creations. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 21:05, 1 July 2013 (UTC) reply

I don't have time to investigate this particular aspect very well, but based on some intersections on TKB-022PM (Skrunyak and Sdafhgh edited it briefly), this might be a return of the prolific sockmaster Jetwave Dave who started that page via a sock; see Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Jetwave Dave. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 00:41, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added PrcsnV; interest in Russian bullpup designs, in common with Skrunyak/Sdafhgh. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 00:49, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

I've just discovered that Nuytrb was another account editing on guns, and which was blocked with check-user by AGK, probably matching Wnwak. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 01:59, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

I'm pretty sure Bvhtz is also him because a recently created account Wayacut linked to the obscure gun on which Bvhtz created an article, which turns out was also based only on a patent. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 01:59, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Yunre and Uehru, one was blocked with check-user by AGK; the other created the article where they intersect. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:19, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Kohoit and Uoauo; both blocked already by AGK, but made dubious unsourced additions to cammo topics that need a review. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:24, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Ntrah and Nuxoi; one created an article based solely on a patent; the other added some unsourced and dubious historical information. Both are already blocked, but their edits need review. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:28, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Auwua: unsourced contributions to a patent-only article. Added Wanwak: more of the same, but to many articles. Both blocked, but edits need review. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:31, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Wnuwuk because he created an article and similar user name; he is blocked but article needs review. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:34, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Uaouq. Already blocked, but I'm noting they edited only about aircraft, in an interesting departure from the norm. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:38, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Nuehr: already blocked but created a dubious stub, which needs review. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:40, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Nuyyt and Wnwuk. One is stale and one is blocked, but there's another patent-only article they've created, which needs to be checked. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:47, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Uequo. Blocked, but created a poorly sourced article about some Peruvian army paratrooper company. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 04:04, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Uesqa. He is blocked, but he added a lot of unsourced material to an article created by Yadayadayaday. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 04:06, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Uokoa, Ukooo, and Uaoao. All blocked but added mostly unsourced material about some British military installations. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 04:09, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Ukaaa is in the same boat. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 04:14, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Wukkw who created some questionable articles based mostly/only on pictures etc. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 04:14, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Special:Contributions/82.42.212.74 for future reference; it was blocked for a week. It probably matched the blocked accounts who edited on UK paratrooper topics, e.g. Ououa. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 04:17, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Wunuak. Blocked already but created a stub tagged with various problems. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 04:24, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Wkwunk; blocked, but created a patent-only article. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 04:26, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Nuohr; blocked already, but created firearm stubs with the patent-only sourcing issue. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 04:28, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Uioaoi, Uioay and Uytrwr created firearms stubs with various sourcing problems. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 04:34, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

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I recently sent a series of these articles - prototype rifles, mostly Soviet - to AfD or dealt with them in other ways:

Since about half of these have been deleted and most of the rest are going down the same route, I'd have to rely on the clerk to compare the formats and sources used of these articles - I can't provide diffs for all of them. Most are more or less the same, IIRC. Of this bunch, especially telling is Sdafhgh making 2B-A-40 and then Ose\fio making 2B-A-30, and I think them looking the same. Thanks, Ansh 666 18:06, 30 June 2013 (UTC) reply

There's also a list at Talk:List of Russian weaponry#Left-outs, which likely contains more of these. Ansh 666 18:14, 30 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Hmm, I'm getting a "502 Bad Gateway" error for toolserver. I'll see if I can provide links for your convenience to the tools later. Ansh 666 18:17, 30 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Using the Editor Interaction Analyzer: First one shows no interaction for all except Vjvjfjnbhvnvfnfv, Skrunyak, and Yadayadayaday. Since Nhjutyr has no edits and the rest have very few since articles have been deleted, I replaced that one and Uoayo with the last two: here: the two added accounts have edited the same articles a lot, as well. I doubt this is any sort of conclusive evidence, but it helps to see. Ansh 666 20:48, 30 June 2013 (UTC) reply
I also noted from Vjvjfjnbhvnvfnfv and Skrunyak's talk pages that they have a propensity for calling automatic weapons "Machine" whatevers (revolvers, shotguns, etc), even though the terms don't exist in any formal way. I don't know about the others, but I'd say that's pretty idiosyncratic. Ansh 666 20:50, 30 June 2013 (UTC) reply
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It's certainly uncanny. However looking at it I feel that if you could provide diffs that would justify checkuser, checkuser might provide some useful insight. There are a lot of accounts, and establishing the linkage with explicit diffs would definitely help resolve this case. NativeForeigner Talk 19:53, 28 June 2013 (UTC) reply

  • Ugh! This is a big ugly mess, and there's certainly enough evidence here to run this one. The following accounts are  Confirmed as being the same editor;
Ongoing - please hold - Alison ❤ 01:08, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply
Ok, that it. All other accounts mentioned above, though  Likely on behaviour, are  Stale. No other accounts that I can see from here - Alison ❤ 01:15, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply
02 July 2013
Suspected sockpuppets


Copied from the above (or archived) section, as it's been added to since closed: all quoted from User:Someone not using his real name.

I've just discovered that Nuytrb was another account editing on guns, and which was blocked with check-user by AGK, probably matching Wnwak. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 01:59, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

I'm pretty sure Bvhtz is also him because a recently created account Wayacut linked to the obscure gun on which Bvhtz created an article, which turns out was also based only on a patent. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 01:59, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Yunre and Uehru, one was blocked with check-user by AGK; the other created the article where they intersect. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:19, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Kohoit and Uoauo; both blocked already by AGK, but made dubious unsourced additions to cammo topics that need a review. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:24, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Ntrah and Nuxoi; one created an article based solely on a patent; the other added some unsourced and dubious historical information. Both are already blocked, but their edits need review. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:28, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Auwua: unsourced contributions to a patent-only article. Added Wanwak: more of the same, but to many articles. Both blocked, but edits need review. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:31, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Wnuwuk because he created an article and similar user name; he is blocked but article needs review. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:34, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Also, requesting sleeper check. If diffs necessary I'll put it up to Someone to provide them. Ansh 666 03:41, 2 July 2013 (UTC) Ansh 666 03:41, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Okay, I'm sorry if I wasted anyone's time. I didn't realize they'd all been blocked and/or were really old. If you could please close this, that'd be great. Thanks, Ansh 666 04:08, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply
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Ansh666, please don't do this. These accounts are already blocked or too old to block. I just added them to the list to know which articles to investigate for dubious content. It would have been a lot easier if AGK had tagged them when he blocked them; he blocked around 50 accounts or so on Feb 9, but most of those have not edited much and/or their edits have already been deleted.) Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:57, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

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01 August 2013
Suspected sockpuppets


Keverne lee is a WP:SPA which recreated an article originally written by the Ctway sock farm (by User:Wanwak to be precise). I saw he is back when I was updating a template to remove that article from it. I suggest checking for other SPA/sleepers. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 22:04, 1 August 2013 (UTC) reply

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  •  Clerk endorsed - King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 05:23, 3 August 2013 (UTC) reply
  • The behavior and technical details match, but they're editing from half a world away from the previous set of confirmed socks. On the other hand, Oowayaway ( talk · contribs) is a  Confirmed match those found in the 28 June case. ​— DoRD ( talk)​ 15:46, 3 August 2013 (UTC) reply
  • Both accounts blocked indefinitely. However, I'm only tagging Keverne as a suspected sock. It's very strange that the geolocation is so far off, but the only way to explain his deleted edits is that he is: A) Ctway on a proxy; B) Ctway on a vacation; or C) another user acting as a proxy for Ctway. So whatever the truth is, Keverne just earned himself an indef block. Someguy1221 ( talk) 07:47, 4 August 2013 (UTC) reply
18 August 2013
Suspected sockpuppets


Self-disclosed. I just want to know if he's been using any other accounts lately. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 11:45, 18 August 2013 (UTC) reply

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24 January 2014
Suspected sockpuppets

Editing same articles as previous sock User:Uuooarrse among others, similar nonsense name. In short, WP:DUCK. Might want to take a look at the affected articles (ones he created listed below); CU for sleepers. (Sorry no diffs need to go sleep and it's really quite simple)

Created articles:

I sincerely think the user is trying to be helpful, but doesn't understand WP policies. Complete lack of communication they've shown is a problem though. Ansh 6 6 6 10:20, 24 January 2014 (UTC) reply

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03 June 2014
Suspected sockpuppets

See contributions for evidence - similar interest in combat gear, obscure firearms and cartridges, and made-up firearms classifications. This edit regarding a weapons patent (also a previous area of contention) is particularly indicative, as are the "sources" added here.

Pinging User:RAF910 and User:Someone not using his real name (who is hopefully still around), as they've dealt with this user before as well. Ansh 666 07:41, 3 June 2014 (UTC) reply

@ Ponyo: I'll assume that means no sleepers? I should have been more clear, I know the previous accounts are stale. Ansh 666 02:20, 4 June 2014 (UTC) reply
Yes, that's what I meant. Thanks! Ansh 666 01:56, 5 June 2014 (UTC) reply

I created the Heavy submachine gun page from info added to Submachine gun page by User:OiBlud that was outside the scope of the SMG article. At the time, I thought is was a reasonable compromise. Otherwise, I would have simply deleted the info outright. I agree with Ansh...There is no such classification as Heavy submachine gun and the weapons described within said article are simply referred to as machine guns. And, from what I've seen, there are similarities between OiBlud and Ctway edit histories.-- RAF910 ( talk) 15:50, 3 June 2014 (UTC) reply

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  • Based solely on geolocation it's  Possible that OiBlud is a Ctway sock. Given that all the confirmed socks in previous reports are  Stale, a behavioral match will be needed to be certain. The overlap in editing style and topics is striking, so much so that I would support a block based on WP:DUCK.-- Jezebel'sPonyo bons mots 22:57, 3 June 2014 (UTC) reply
Ansh666, there is no separate check for sleepers. If you're asking if there were any sleeper accounts evident when a check on OiBlud was run the answer is no , I would have noted them here if that was the case.-- Jezebel'sPonyo bons mots 20:15, 4 June 2014 (UTC) reply
02 August 2014
Suspected sockpuppets

This user was brought to my attention by User:RAF910, who has also had experience dealing with this sockmaster. This new user has shown the same obsession with obscure firearms and other military equipment (though with some new branching out into British pop culture, as would be more expected of someone with that username (if you don't understand why I would say that, LDN stands for London). They've created multiple articles this time around as well; though they aren't as problematic as the previous iterations, they share some naming conventions and characteristics, especially the large amount of dubious or unreliable sources:

Also, sorry if I'm missing something or the report is incomplete, I'm physically sick and very tired right now. Ansh 666 05:31, 2 August 2014 (UTC) reply

  • This sockpuppet is obsessed with adding the SerLea submachine gun to wiki. He even added it to my user page on 12 December 2013 only to remove it minutes laters. I can only assume that he did this as a way to save the information, so that he can restore it later. And, he has already done so, as said article is currently being deleted again...see Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Firearms. The info is virtually identical to what he added to my user page in December.-- RAF910 ( talk) 04:41, 3 August 2014 (UTC) reply
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12 November 2014
Suspected sockpuppets

These were brought to my attention by User:Rezin and User:RAF910 on my talk page.

There are major editing overlaps and style similarities in the edits of User:Everybodyswillyisaspeedboat and previous socks, including List of multiple barrel firearms and Synchronization gear, among other articles. The timing is also consistent, with the new account being created roughly a month after the previous block. The CU is for this account only.

The other four are all very stale (last edits 2-3 years ago), but connected by VBR Belgium and related pages (now at AfD). User:Ose\fio has been mentioned in previous reports, but was too stale for CU and slipped through the cracks. User:Xmkcojnisef I don't know about, with only 12 edits, but all are to VBR Belgium-related pages and seem stylistically similar to previous socks. User:Chenfehuang is possible, but I don't see evidence of false information and use of similar sources - most of their edits seem constructive and benign. I doubt User:Armorpiercer is related; their edits make it seem that they're more likely a COI editor related to in some way or paid by VBR Belgium to push their product on WP. Again, these four are stale, so will have to be evaluated on behavior alone. ansh 666 23:02, 12 November 2014 (UTC) reply

Ansh666, thanks for taking the time to file this. I'd included User:Chenfehuang because, like User:Everybodyswillyisaspeedboat, he was using copies of Google translations [4] and because of the overlap in articles. You're probably right about User:Armorpiercer being unrelated - that user seems only interested in the one topic while Ctway has more eclectic interests. Rezin ( talk) 23:26, 12 November 2014 (UTC) reply
Oh, hmm, maybe you're right about that. I didn't see the second major edit to that page, which added the infobox and stuff. ansh 666 23:44, 12 November 2014 (UTC) reply
Not to be overly suspicious, but user:AFCLystad and user:Clystad78 share with some of the previous accounts an interest in List of firearms, etc. Rezin ( talk) 17:59, 13 November 2014 (UTC) reply
Added them to the report, though I'm not sure. Judging from the timing of creation/edits, it seems like whoever created those accounts forgot the password or otherwise lost access to User:Clystad78, and made User:AFCLystad to continue - they are almost certainly the same person. ansh 666 21:13, 13 November 2014 (UTC) reply
Actually, @ Ponyo: I assume that since you didn't mention these two, you didn't see them in the check? They were brought up before but I didn't add them until just now right after you posted results. ansh 666 21:15, 13 November 2014 (UTC) reply


Jetwave Dave

Last year, user:Someone not using his real name suggested that Ctway may be the same sockmaster as Jetwave Dave ( talk · contribs). Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Jetwave Dave There are several behavioral clues which suggest that's true. Those accounts are all too stale to check. But so many of his contributions are copyright violations that maybe there wholesale review. At least one of the accounts has already been the subject of a copyright investigation: Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Ose\fio. In order to review all of his contributions, it'd be helpful to identify old accounts so they can be added to the list. Rezin ( talk) 02:33, 19 November 2014 (UTC) reply

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I'm sorry for any confusion I may have caused. I am the owner of the account CLystad78, but I forgot my login information for that account, and I was having difficulty regaining my password, so I decided to make a new account. My apologies for any confusion I may have caused. AFCLystad( talk) 14:39, 14 November 2014 (UTC) reply

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10 February 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

Same general interests, including obscure firearms and other military topics (boots, motorbikes, training systems), as well as English/Commonwealth topics, many of which were created/extensively edited by previous socks; also same editing style (e.g. large amounts of extremely detailed but unsourced material like this and this with a rather unencyclopedic tone). I'm in the middle of about a billion AfDs of articles created by this guy, so feel free to ask for more evidence if you feel I didn't provide enough. ansh 666 07:56, 10 February 2016 (UTC) reply

Didn't notice it was stale, sorry. The timing is about right, though; the previous sock was blocked in November 2014 and this one was created in December 2014 (sorry I wasn't able to catch it earlier). For behavioral evidence: first, none of the socks have ever used edit summaries. They also have a history of storing links for later use on their user page:
Major overlap with previous socks on articles - for example Blowback (firearms):
Note how these edits all heavily link to either articles on obscure firearms created by themselves or other socks, images, patents (which this guy is known to use extensively to create articles), and usually unreliable often Russian gun enthusiast websites (even for non-Russian firearms, though that is a significant portion of their additions). They also often add large chunks of text which are either uncited or using these unreliable sources. This behavior is continued on other articles:
Finally, let's have a look at an article he's created, Garand Model 1919:
  • No inline citations.
  • Super-detailed information not found in any of the sources.
  • One source includes a patent (which is a red flag), the other is an unreliable gun-enthusiast site.
Unfortunately, the socks with the largest contribution pools were abandoned and stale by the time this guy was discovered, hence their marking as "stale/unconfirmed". However, they're still pretty obviously the same guy. Hope this helps, ansh 666 02:18, 11 February 2016 (UTC) reply

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  • All previous account are  Stale, so there is nothing to compare.  Check declined by a checkuser. In order to facilitate and expedite your request, please provide diffs to support your case. Please give two or more diffs meeting the following format:
  1. At least one diff is from the sockmaster (or an account already blocked as a confirmed sockpuppet of the sockmaster), showing the behaviour characteristic of the sockmaster.
  2. At least one diff per suspected sockpuppet, showing the suspected sockpuppet emulating the behaviour of the sockmaster given in the first diff.
  3. In situations where it is not immediately obvious from the diffs what the characteristic behaviour is, a short explanation must be provided. Around one sentence is enough for this. Vanjagenije (talk) 10:50, 10 February 2016 (UTC) reply
  • I may be able to help a bit. Because I had previously made some substantial hardblocks to slow down Ctway, there is still some technical info to go on despite the socks in the archive being stale. What I can say is that 1994thegoodolddays is editing from the same ISP and city. This may be helpful if the behviour is a match.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 18:05, 10 February 2016 (UTC) reply
  • In addition to the wealth of evidence Ansh666 has provided above, I did a bit of behavioural digging and comparing on my own and believe the behavioural evidence, combined with the residual technical evidence, makes it very likely this is a sock of Ctway. I've blocked and tagged the account accordingly.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 17:43, 11 February 2016 (UTC) reply

22 August 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

Same general area of interest (obscure firearms, often multi-barreled, along with other general military matters), plus the use of blogs, images, videos, and patents as references (see for the best example AO-63 assault rifle, which may be a repost?). Plus the timing is right - created one month after the CU block of the last sock, Kinkirankinkirankirunkurankink ( talk · contribs). ansh 666 18:20, 22 August 2017 (UTC) reply

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  • The following accounts are  Technically indistinguishable from each other:
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28 June 2013
Suspected sockpuppets

Both Uayoa and Uioya have been active recently and have created articles with several problem, bogus info based on their incorrect deductions ( WP:V/ WP:OR) and creating articles based only on patents ( WP:N issue). The editor(s) are generally uncommunicative, just blanking their user page(s) or just not replying. This is a very obscure topic area (machine guns or other fully automatic weapons using revolver-style mechanisms), so it's hard to imagine several editors all making the same mistakes and behaving the same way, besides their user name similarity.

User:Wnwak, who was active in the same area, was blocked with a check-user in February, but I don't know who else he matched. The last two (Vjvjfjnbhvnvfnfv and Skrunyak) are older, abandoned accounts which focused on the same area. I'm mentioning them here because they might ring a bell. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 18:19, 28 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Yadayadayaday edited guns too, but not exactly in the same area as these two. He did edit in the (also pretty obscure area) of Argentinian firearms, same as Uayoa. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 18:46, 28 June 2013 (UTC) reply
O9jmi8nh7ub6y made only fews edits, but they match the interest are of the higher-volume accounts. If this is someone socking (as opposed to friends, etc.), they've been doing it for a long time. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 18:52, 28 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Also, I don't remember when Nhjutyr created Kovonalov machine gun (recently deleted, so I can't see), but if it was another recently active account, it should probably be checked too. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 18:46, 28 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Finally, User:Obhuv and User:Dmtrx might also be the same person, although the connection here is only that they have created articles for not-so-notable automatic weapons. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 19:10, 28 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Same goes for Wukkawakka. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 19:37, 28 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Re diffs: Well, diffs for all would be a lot of work, and I have to go to bed soon. Basically check the new articles these accounts have created, e.g. Uioya Uayoa. Skrunyak, Vjvjfjnbhvnvfnfv, and then Uoayo came to edit Union Automatic Revolver, which has very few edits overall; here they incorrectly added the info the gun was of "French origin". At Storle machine gun, Uayoa added [1] the incorrect info that the gun was of "Swedish origin". (In both these cases the info added was incorrect; the designers being natural-born US citizens and residing in the US as shown in the patents, despite their non-English names.) Another commonality is that many of the stubs created from patents alone have made-up/unverifiable caliber and rate of fire, because the patents do not have this info, and the guns were not produced. It's too much work to even tag all of those issues with citation needed. The easiest example for someone to check is probably [2]; you only have to read a one-page patent to find out that info on the caliber added to Wikipedia is not in the patent. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 21:10, 28 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Similarly an basically off-topic section in Automatic revolver (section which is really about revoler-style machine guns) was added in succession by Skrunyak, Vjvjfjnbhvnvfnfv (restored material initially added by Skrunyak), Wnwak (did the same and was blocked, but not reverted) and then Uoayo came by. There are accuracy problems with the claims in that section (besides being placed in an barely related article), e.g. ShKAS is not a revolver weapon per se; although it has a revolving feeding cage it has a single chamber. I won't go into more details here; I'll fix the article eventually. I have to go off-line now. If you need more details, I'll provide them tomorrow. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 20:32, 28 June 2013 (UTC) reply

I've added Sdafhgh and Ose\fio. Old, inactive accounts, but their contributions need peer review; several have been sent to AfD. Their creations also contain probably-made-up/unverifiable numbers in the infoboxes. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 12:58, 30 June 2013 (UTC) reply

I should note here, before that article is deleted, that 2B-A-40 was created by Sdafhgh then updated by Skrunyak and Vjvjfjnbhvnvfnfv. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 13:02, 30 June 2013 (UTC) reply
As for Ose\fio, he created Springfield Armory SALVO, again based only on patents; the article was recently updated by Uioya. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 13:08, 30 June 2013 (UTC) reply
Both Ose\fio and Sdafhgh added rather misleading information about Project SALVO to Special Purpose Individual Weapon; partially corrected by me now, at least with respect to the conclusion of that project. Skrunyak also made one edit to that page. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 13:26, 30 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Uytgre based on contributions to AO-XX guns, in common with the rest Note complaint from another Russian editor about "Frankenstein" guns being added to Wikipedia [3]. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 21:00, 1 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added 9089bv and 0989bv who participated in Uytgre's creations. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 21:05, 1 July 2013 (UTC) reply

I don't have time to investigate this particular aspect very well, but based on some intersections on TKB-022PM (Skrunyak and Sdafhgh edited it briefly), this might be a return of the prolific sockmaster Jetwave Dave who started that page via a sock; see Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Jetwave Dave. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 00:41, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added PrcsnV; interest in Russian bullpup designs, in common with Skrunyak/Sdafhgh. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 00:49, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

I've just discovered that Nuytrb was another account editing on guns, and which was blocked with check-user by AGK, probably matching Wnwak. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 01:59, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

I'm pretty sure Bvhtz is also him because a recently created account Wayacut linked to the obscure gun on which Bvhtz created an article, which turns out was also based only on a patent. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 01:59, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Yunre and Uehru, one was blocked with check-user by AGK; the other created the article where they intersect. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:19, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Kohoit and Uoauo; both blocked already by AGK, but made dubious unsourced additions to cammo topics that need a review. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:24, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Ntrah and Nuxoi; one created an article based solely on a patent; the other added some unsourced and dubious historical information. Both are already blocked, but their edits need review. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:28, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Auwua: unsourced contributions to a patent-only article. Added Wanwak: more of the same, but to many articles. Both blocked, but edits need review. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:31, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Wnuwuk because he created an article and similar user name; he is blocked but article needs review. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:34, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Uaouq. Already blocked, but I'm noting they edited only about aircraft, in an interesting departure from the norm. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:38, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Nuehr: already blocked but created a dubious stub, which needs review. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:40, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Nuyyt and Wnwuk. One is stale and one is blocked, but there's another patent-only article they've created, which needs to be checked. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:47, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Uequo. Blocked, but created a poorly sourced article about some Peruvian army paratrooper company. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 04:04, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Uesqa. He is blocked, but he added a lot of unsourced material to an article created by Yadayadayaday. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 04:06, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Uokoa, Ukooo, and Uaoao. All blocked but added mostly unsourced material about some British military installations. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 04:09, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Ukaaa is in the same boat. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 04:14, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Wukkw who created some questionable articles based mostly/only on pictures etc. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 04:14, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Special:Contributions/82.42.212.74 for future reference; it was blocked for a week. It probably matched the blocked accounts who edited on UK paratrooper topics, e.g. Ououa. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 04:17, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Wunuak. Blocked already but created a stub tagged with various problems. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 04:24, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Wkwunk; blocked, but created a patent-only article. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 04:26, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Nuohr; blocked already, but created firearm stubs with the patent-only sourcing issue. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 04:28, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Uioaoi, Uioay and Uytrwr created firearms stubs with various sourcing problems. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 04:34, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

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I recently sent a series of these articles - prototype rifles, mostly Soviet - to AfD or dealt with them in other ways:

Since about half of these have been deleted and most of the rest are going down the same route, I'd have to rely on the clerk to compare the formats and sources used of these articles - I can't provide diffs for all of them. Most are more or less the same, IIRC. Of this bunch, especially telling is Sdafhgh making 2B-A-40 and then Ose\fio making 2B-A-30, and I think them looking the same. Thanks, Ansh 666 18:06, 30 June 2013 (UTC) reply

There's also a list at Talk:List of Russian weaponry#Left-outs, which likely contains more of these. Ansh 666 18:14, 30 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Hmm, I'm getting a "502 Bad Gateway" error for toolserver. I'll see if I can provide links for your convenience to the tools later. Ansh 666 18:17, 30 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Using the Editor Interaction Analyzer: First one shows no interaction for all except Vjvjfjnbhvnvfnfv, Skrunyak, and Yadayadayaday. Since Nhjutyr has no edits and the rest have very few since articles have been deleted, I replaced that one and Uoayo with the last two: here: the two added accounts have edited the same articles a lot, as well. I doubt this is any sort of conclusive evidence, but it helps to see. Ansh 666 20:48, 30 June 2013 (UTC) reply
I also noted from Vjvjfjnbhvnvfnfv and Skrunyak's talk pages that they have a propensity for calling automatic weapons "Machine" whatevers (revolvers, shotguns, etc), even though the terms don't exist in any formal way. I don't know about the others, but I'd say that's pretty idiosyncratic. Ansh 666 20:50, 30 June 2013 (UTC) reply
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It's certainly uncanny. However looking at it I feel that if you could provide diffs that would justify checkuser, checkuser might provide some useful insight. There are a lot of accounts, and establishing the linkage with explicit diffs would definitely help resolve this case. NativeForeigner Talk 19:53, 28 June 2013 (UTC) reply

  • Ugh! This is a big ugly mess, and there's certainly enough evidence here to run this one. The following accounts are  Confirmed as being the same editor;
Ongoing - please hold - Alison ❤ 01:08, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply
Ok, that it. All other accounts mentioned above, though  Likely on behaviour, are  Stale. No other accounts that I can see from here - Alison ❤ 01:15, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply
02 July 2013
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Copied from the above (or archived) section, as it's been added to since closed: all quoted from User:Someone not using his real name.

I've just discovered that Nuytrb was another account editing on guns, and which was blocked with check-user by AGK, probably matching Wnwak. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 01:59, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

I'm pretty sure Bvhtz is also him because a recently created account Wayacut linked to the obscure gun on which Bvhtz created an article, which turns out was also based only on a patent. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 01:59, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Yunre and Uehru, one was blocked with check-user by AGK; the other created the article where they intersect. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:19, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Kohoit and Uoauo; both blocked already by AGK, but made dubious unsourced additions to cammo topics that need a review. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:24, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Ntrah and Nuxoi; one created an article based solely on a patent; the other added some unsourced and dubious historical information. Both are already blocked, but their edits need review. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:28, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Auwua: unsourced contributions to a patent-only article. Added Wanwak: more of the same, but to many articles. Both blocked, but edits need review. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:31, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Added Wnuwuk because he created an article and similar user name; he is blocked but article needs review. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:34, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Also, requesting sleeper check. If diffs necessary I'll put it up to Someone to provide them. Ansh 666 03:41, 2 July 2013 (UTC) Ansh 666 03:41, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

Okay, I'm sorry if I wasted anyone's time. I didn't realize they'd all been blocked and/or were really old. If you could please close this, that'd be great. Thanks, Ansh 666 04:08, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply
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Ansh666, please don't do this. These accounts are already blocked or too old to block. I just added them to the list to know which articles to investigate for dubious content. It would have been a lot easier if AGK had tagged them when he blocked them; he blocked around 50 accounts or so on Feb 9, but most of those have not edited much and/or their edits have already been deleted.) Someone not using his real name ( talk) 03:57, 2 July 2013 (UTC) reply

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01 August 2013
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Keverne lee is a WP:SPA which recreated an article originally written by the Ctway sock farm (by User:Wanwak to be precise). I saw he is back when I was updating a template to remove that article from it. I suggest checking for other SPA/sleepers. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 22:04, 1 August 2013 (UTC) reply

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  •  Clerk endorsed - King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 05:23, 3 August 2013 (UTC) reply
  • The behavior and technical details match, but they're editing from half a world away from the previous set of confirmed socks. On the other hand, Oowayaway ( talk · contribs) is a  Confirmed match those found in the 28 June case. ​— DoRD ( talk)​ 15:46, 3 August 2013 (UTC) reply
  • Both accounts blocked indefinitely. However, I'm only tagging Keverne as a suspected sock. It's very strange that the geolocation is so far off, but the only way to explain his deleted edits is that he is: A) Ctway on a proxy; B) Ctway on a vacation; or C) another user acting as a proxy for Ctway. So whatever the truth is, Keverne just earned himself an indef block. Someguy1221 ( talk) 07:47, 4 August 2013 (UTC) reply
18 August 2013
Suspected sockpuppets


Self-disclosed. I just want to know if he's been using any other accounts lately. Someone not using his real name ( talk) 11:45, 18 August 2013 (UTC) reply

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24 January 2014
Suspected sockpuppets

Editing same articles as previous sock User:Uuooarrse among others, similar nonsense name. In short, WP:DUCK. Might want to take a look at the affected articles (ones he created listed below); CU for sleepers. (Sorry no diffs need to go sleep and it's really quite simple)

Created articles:

I sincerely think the user is trying to be helpful, but doesn't understand WP policies. Complete lack of communication they've shown is a problem though. Ansh 6 6 6 10:20, 24 January 2014 (UTC) reply

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03 June 2014
Suspected sockpuppets

See contributions for evidence - similar interest in combat gear, obscure firearms and cartridges, and made-up firearms classifications. This edit regarding a weapons patent (also a previous area of contention) is particularly indicative, as are the "sources" added here.

Pinging User:RAF910 and User:Someone not using his real name (who is hopefully still around), as they've dealt with this user before as well. Ansh 666 07:41, 3 June 2014 (UTC) reply

@ Ponyo: I'll assume that means no sleepers? I should have been more clear, I know the previous accounts are stale. Ansh 666 02:20, 4 June 2014 (UTC) reply
Yes, that's what I meant. Thanks! Ansh 666 01:56, 5 June 2014 (UTC) reply

I created the Heavy submachine gun page from info added to Submachine gun page by User:OiBlud that was outside the scope of the SMG article. At the time, I thought is was a reasonable compromise. Otherwise, I would have simply deleted the info outright. I agree with Ansh...There is no such classification as Heavy submachine gun and the weapons described within said article are simply referred to as machine guns. And, from what I've seen, there are similarities between OiBlud and Ctway edit histories.-- RAF910 ( talk) 15:50, 3 June 2014 (UTC) reply

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  • Based solely on geolocation it's  Possible that OiBlud is a Ctway sock. Given that all the confirmed socks in previous reports are  Stale, a behavioral match will be needed to be certain. The overlap in editing style and topics is striking, so much so that I would support a block based on WP:DUCK.-- Jezebel'sPonyo bons mots 22:57, 3 June 2014 (UTC) reply
Ansh666, there is no separate check for sleepers. If you're asking if there were any sleeper accounts evident when a check on OiBlud was run the answer is no , I would have noted them here if that was the case.-- Jezebel'sPonyo bons mots 20:15, 4 June 2014 (UTC) reply
02 August 2014
Suspected sockpuppets

This user was brought to my attention by User:RAF910, who has also had experience dealing with this sockmaster. This new user has shown the same obsession with obscure firearms and other military equipment (though with some new branching out into British pop culture, as would be more expected of someone with that username (if you don't understand why I would say that, LDN stands for London). They've created multiple articles this time around as well; though they aren't as problematic as the previous iterations, they share some naming conventions and characteristics, especially the large amount of dubious or unreliable sources:

Also, sorry if I'm missing something or the report is incomplete, I'm physically sick and very tired right now. Ansh 666 05:31, 2 August 2014 (UTC) reply

  • This sockpuppet is obsessed with adding the SerLea submachine gun to wiki. He even added it to my user page on 12 December 2013 only to remove it minutes laters. I can only assume that he did this as a way to save the information, so that he can restore it later. And, he has already done so, as said article is currently being deleted again...see Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Firearms. The info is virtually identical to what he added to my user page in December.-- RAF910 ( talk) 04:41, 3 August 2014 (UTC) reply
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12 November 2014
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These were brought to my attention by User:Rezin and User:RAF910 on my talk page.

There are major editing overlaps and style similarities in the edits of User:Everybodyswillyisaspeedboat and previous socks, including List of multiple barrel firearms and Synchronization gear, among other articles. The timing is also consistent, with the new account being created roughly a month after the previous block. The CU is for this account only.

The other four are all very stale (last edits 2-3 years ago), but connected by VBR Belgium and related pages (now at AfD). User:Ose\fio has been mentioned in previous reports, but was too stale for CU and slipped through the cracks. User:Xmkcojnisef I don't know about, with only 12 edits, but all are to VBR Belgium-related pages and seem stylistically similar to previous socks. User:Chenfehuang is possible, but I don't see evidence of false information and use of similar sources - most of their edits seem constructive and benign. I doubt User:Armorpiercer is related; their edits make it seem that they're more likely a COI editor related to in some way or paid by VBR Belgium to push their product on WP. Again, these four are stale, so will have to be evaluated on behavior alone. ansh 666 23:02, 12 November 2014 (UTC) reply

Ansh666, thanks for taking the time to file this. I'd included User:Chenfehuang because, like User:Everybodyswillyisaspeedboat, he was using copies of Google translations [4] and because of the overlap in articles. You're probably right about User:Armorpiercer being unrelated - that user seems only interested in the one topic while Ctway has more eclectic interests. Rezin ( talk) 23:26, 12 November 2014 (UTC) reply
Oh, hmm, maybe you're right about that. I didn't see the second major edit to that page, which added the infobox and stuff. ansh 666 23:44, 12 November 2014 (UTC) reply
Not to be overly suspicious, but user:AFCLystad and user:Clystad78 share with some of the previous accounts an interest in List of firearms, etc. Rezin ( talk) 17:59, 13 November 2014 (UTC) reply
Added them to the report, though I'm not sure. Judging from the timing of creation/edits, it seems like whoever created those accounts forgot the password or otherwise lost access to User:Clystad78, and made User:AFCLystad to continue - they are almost certainly the same person. ansh 666 21:13, 13 November 2014 (UTC) reply
Actually, @ Ponyo: I assume that since you didn't mention these two, you didn't see them in the check? They were brought up before but I didn't add them until just now right after you posted results. ansh 666 21:15, 13 November 2014 (UTC) reply


Jetwave Dave

Last year, user:Someone not using his real name suggested that Ctway may be the same sockmaster as Jetwave Dave ( talk · contribs). Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Jetwave Dave There are several behavioral clues which suggest that's true. Those accounts are all too stale to check. But so many of his contributions are copyright violations that maybe there wholesale review. At least one of the accounts has already been the subject of a copyright investigation: Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Ose\fio. In order to review all of his contributions, it'd be helpful to identify old accounts so they can be added to the list. Rezin ( talk) 02:33, 19 November 2014 (UTC) reply

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I'm sorry for any confusion I may have caused. I am the owner of the account CLystad78, but I forgot my login information for that account, and I was having difficulty regaining my password, so I decided to make a new account. My apologies for any confusion I may have caused. AFCLystad( talk) 14:39, 14 November 2014 (UTC) reply

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10 February 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

Same general interests, including obscure firearms and other military topics (boots, motorbikes, training systems), as well as English/Commonwealth topics, many of which were created/extensively edited by previous socks; also same editing style (e.g. large amounts of extremely detailed but unsourced material like this and this with a rather unencyclopedic tone). I'm in the middle of about a billion AfDs of articles created by this guy, so feel free to ask for more evidence if you feel I didn't provide enough. ansh 666 07:56, 10 February 2016 (UTC) reply

Didn't notice it was stale, sorry. The timing is about right, though; the previous sock was blocked in November 2014 and this one was created in December 2014 (sorry I wasn't able to catch it earlier). For behavioral evidence: first, none of the socks have ever used edit summaries. They also have a history of storing links for later use on their user page:
Major overlap with previous socks on articles - for example Blowback (firearms):
Note how these edits all heavily link to either articles on obscure firearms created by themselves or other socks, images, patents (which this guy is known to use extensively to create articles), and usually unreliable often Russian gun enthusiast websites (even for non-Russian firearms, though that is a significant portion of their additions). They also often add large chunks of text which are either uncited or using these unreliable sources. This behavior is continued on other articles:
Finally, let's have a look at an article he's created, Garand Model 1919:
  • No inline citations.
  • Super-detailed information not found in any of the sources.
  • One source includes a patent (which is a red flag), the other is an unreliable gun-enthusiast site.
Unfortunately, the socks with the largest contribution pools were abandoned and stale by the time this guy was discovered, hence their marking as "stale/unconfirmed". However, they're still pretty obviously the same guy. Hope this helps, ansh 666 02:18, 11 February 2016 (UTC) reply

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  • All previous account are  Stale, so there is nothing to compare.  Check declined by a checkuser. In order to facilitate and expedite your request, please provide diffs to support your case. Please give two or more diffs meeting the following format:
  1. At least one diff is from the sockmaster (or an account already blocked as a confirmed sockpuppet of the sockmaster), showing the behaviour characteristic of the sockmaster.
  2. At least one diff per suspected sockpuppet, showing the suspected sockpuppet emulating the behaviour of the sockmaster given in the first diff.
  3. In situations where it is not immediately obvious from the diffs what the characteristic behaviour is, a short explanation must be provided. Around one sentence is enough for this. Vanjagenije (talk) 10:50, 10 February 2016 (UTC) reply
  • I may be able to help a bit. Because I had previously made some substantial hardblocks to slow down Ctway, there is still some technical info to go on despite the socks in the archive being stale. What I can say is that 1994thegoodolddays is editing from the same ISP and city. This may be helpful if the behviour is a match.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 18:05, 10 February 2016 (UTC) reply
  • In addition to the wealth of evidence Ansh666 has provided above, I did a bit of behavioural digging and comparing on my own and believe the behavioural evidence, combined with the residual technical evidence, makes it very likely this is a sock of Ctway. I've blocked and tagged the account accordingly.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 17:43, 11 February 2016 (UTC) reply

22 August 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

Same general area of interest (obscure firearms, often multi-barreled, along with other general military matters), plus the use of blogs, images, videos, and patents as references (see for the best example AO-63 assault rifle, which may be a repost?). Plus the timing is right - created one month after the CU block of the last sock, Kinkirankinkirankirunkurankink ( talk · contribs). ansh 666 18:20, 22 August 2017 (UTC) reply

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  • The following accounts are  Technically indistinguishable from each other:
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