Quack. Tropical cyclone pages again, too obvious. HurricaneFan 25 14:03, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
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Two sleepers found:
Also, MariusBlaBlaBla ( talk · contribs) looks to be the sockmaster. Elockid ( Talk) 15:15, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
See de-wiki. Check for sleepers? HurricaneFan 25 13:33, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
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Handwriting pretty much the same. Editing the same type of articles. Bruvtakesover ( T| C) 13:40, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
And there was also about 20 IP's (which I think were Typhoonwikihelper's since they were all from Hong Kong) trolling me back in December/January. Bruvtakesover ( T| C) 14:47, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
Sorry - what do you mean? Bruvtakesover ( T| C) 15:36, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
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Ok, so I have indefblocked Typhoonwikihelper two days ago for disruptive editing, removed his talk page access for suicides threats (and advised emergency@), and now I have indefblocked two more accounts for evasion,
Typhoonwikihelper2 reborn (
talk ·
contribs) and
Typhoonwikihelper3 reborn (
talk ·
contribs). If possible, a rangeblock of the underlying IP (something in the range of
116.48.192.134 (
talk ·
contribs)) would be appropriate.
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08:34, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
Closing:
Amalthea 10:52, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
Similar edits to those by MBB and socks. Note that the username is German - it was a known fact that MBB's native language was German; also, similar edits, but most look legit so far. HF 25 16:48, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
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MariusBlaBla does not appear to be a registered account. TN X Man 17:04, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
Another user who has a german username. Also editing same types of articles as MBBB. Has a username almost EXACTLY like the confirmed sock WetterHerten. Jeffrey Gu ( Talk to Jeffrey Gu | Edits | Sandbox) 22:38, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
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Blocked and tagged, thanks. Amalthea 23:04, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=User_talk:Jason_Rees&diff=next&oldid=479071375
Is there are a way of range blocking the ip addresses so that he isnt contributing, as TWH was blocked after making a fake suicide threat, and spamming peoples pages with bannisters? Jason Rees ( talk) 09:02, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
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If Typhoonwikihelper really does use such a wide range of IPs; when/if he returns, then how are we going to stop him? With best regards, 72.197.249.141 ( talk) 07:37, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
V870 in username, which V stands for Vicky, and similar writing tones. Obvious sock. iPhone Hurricane 95 03:58, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
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She has created socks with her name in them and they all have similar writing tones. Quack. iPhone Hurricane 95 01:31, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
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Blocked and tagged.— Kww( talk) 00:59, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
Diff Userpage literally states that they are Vicky870. May just be someone attempting to troll, but I'd rather be safe than sorry, as they say. TKK bark ! 00:19, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
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Blocked and tagged.— Kww( talk) 00:59, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
See below. — DoRD ( talk) 01:47, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
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The user IPhoneHurricanes95 is notoriously known for vandalism-only and generally disruptive sockpuppetry (along with its previous username Jeffrey Gu) [1]. I believe these new sockpuppets are created after he was banned indefinitely as they belong in the same timeframe. The account OopsIP has been used to vandalize the same pages as previous sockpuppets, such as [2] and [3], which are currently blocked indefinitely. His unblock request reasoning was "i will shoot my dog if you do not unblock me" [4], which was similar to a previous sockpuppet of his, using the reason "im so sorry I vandalize i was only trying to express my hate towards fat filthy american they drop bomb on lovely city nagasaki where I live my greatgrandparent died in the bombing forgive me I will never vandalize again I pinkie promise I will never vandalize again I abuse my dog if not unblock" [5], both using the excuse "will abuse his dog". IPhoneHurricanes95 got banned indefinitely for sockpuppetry on June 16, which also happened be the day CaliforniaHurricane25 joined Wikipedia. The two accounts seem to share a similar style of naming, which is also present in his other previous sockpuppets. From what I could tell, he created several "vandal" puppets for roleplay and used his account to counter-act and revert the "bad guys". The apparent motive seemed to be being rejected for a rollback due to lack of counter-vandal contribs [6] [7]. CaliforniaHurricane25 also seems to be very familiar with Wiki markup, our Wikiproject and already has a elaborated userpage. When asked where he had his previous experience, he replied with "I used my IP before and I received a welcome message". I also to some degree believe the [8] sockpuppet series are related to this sockmaster, due to vandalizing almost identical pages as these socks, but I am not sure. Also, his IP [9] account is vandalism-only and has been blocked, but he seems to be changing IPs very often. The series of socks have persistently creating new accounts to disrupt Wikipedia, even though his account creation is disabled. I believe further confirmation is needed from a CheckUser in order to prevent more chaos associated with hurricane related articles and WP:WPTC users. He has been blocked many times with account creation disabled and even so his number of accounts is multiplying day by day as he is changing IPs. - HurricaneSpin (Talk) 22:54, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
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I've said earlier, I don't even know who IPhonehurricanes95 is. this identified that this iPhonehurricane guy or something's name was Jeffrey, and my name is Andrew. -- California Hurricane 25 23:44, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
I have compiled a list of highly probable IPhonehurricane95 socks. - HurricaneSpin (Talk) 20:23, 28 June 2013 (UTC)
I've gone ahead and blocked OopsIP as a sock of Vicky870 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), and it is apparent to me that IPhoneHurricanes95 is a sock of Vicky870, so once this thing is closed, there will need to be some folding and merging. I've requested checkuser help to help sort out those socks and because while I find the timing, experience level and naming of CaliforniaHurricane25 vs. IpHurricane95 to be quite suspicious, there's no smoking gun: if it's a sock, it's a good-hand/bad-hand situation.— Kww( talk) 23:49, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
Blocked a couple of IPs. No comment on the given IP. WilliamH ( talk) 00:29, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
In terms of sorting this one out, it looks to me like Vicky870 is the first account and this nest of interwoven SPIs should all be consolidated under that name.— Kww( talk) 15:35, 28 June 2013 (UTC)
Actually, seems User:Perseus, Son of Zeus may be the real master according to the Commons CU (since Hurricane24 was confirmed there). -- Rs chen 7754 00:14, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
Username, contributions Pseudonymous Rex ( talk) 04:00, 4 July 2013 (UTC)
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User has same motives, demeanor, and outright states he is the same person. Cyclonebiskit ( talk) 20:41, 4 July 2013 (UTC)
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Accounts created within 10 minutes of each other. Tckma ( talk) 02:27, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
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The usernames are extremely similar and have been left unused since their creation, leading me to believe they may be sleepers of Vicky870/IPhonehurricane95. Their handwriting resembles that of some of their other socks as well. If their IP Address falls under this range, or they happen to be shared by the same IP Addresses, then we have a positive. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 19:54, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
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Duck, requesting sleeper check. This sock was discovered on Commons and wandered over here, so cooperation will probably be needed. Rs chen 7754 09:44, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
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Duck, requesting sleeper check. Compare this guy's Unblock Threat with that of this sock. He acts too much like IPhonehurricane95. This sock also has a very familiar editing pattern that I am beginning to grow weary of. He likes to stick to Tropical cyclone-related articles, just like all of his predecessors. And his vandalizing patterns aren't too different either. I'm also requesting that the IP Address(s) have their account creation blocked, to prevent the creation of new sockpuppets. Blocking account creation of the IP(s) responsible should make things easier. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 23:52, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
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Possible sock of User:Typhoonwikihelper, who is a sock of User:IPhonehurricane95 himself. If Jassaki67 is a sock, then he is probably a sleeper. His disruptive edit patterns match that of TWH/IH95, and despite over a 1 1/2 years of inactivity, I fear that if this account is a sock, then it may be used for abusive purposes once again. I request further investigation into the matter. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 00:34, 1 September 2013 (UTC)
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Naming similarties to sock and from what the user page warning shows a difficulty working with others. account created shortly after last confirmed sock. Hell In A Bucket ( talk) 03:40, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
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Duck. Naming similarties to other socks from IPhonehurricane95, and extremely similar pattern of vandalism. He is continuing to attack other users (see my talk page revision), and I would like to have him dealt with using a more permanent solution. I had enough of this jerk. Requesting sleeper check and rangeblock and account-creation block of his IP Range(s). Requesting all suspicious user accounts from his IP Range to be checked as well. See a list of IPhonehurricane 95's sockpuppets here (including most of the IPs that he used to vandalize Wikipedia). I suggest that we find a more permanent way to deal with this vandal. I highly recommend a Global block of his IP Range(s). LightandDark2000 ( talk) 01:12, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
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Ducks, but I think that it's better if we confirm these, for the record. All of them (with the exceptions of IPhonehurricane90 and Jeffrey Guchu) identify themselves as socks in their talk page revisions. These account edits articles that fall under the same category as the ones that IPhonehurricane95 does. Also, these socks have an extremely similar pattern of vandalism and attacks on other users. Requesting a sleeper check, and a check for any unused accounts that could potentially be sockpuppets. I seriously think that we may have missed something. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 06:52, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
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More ducks. Asking for the usual sleeper checks and IP blocks. -- Gogo Dodo ( talk) 19:57, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
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Should be a duck test based on username but likely this and another sleeper sweep is needed. Hell In A Bucket ( talk) 23:03, 27 January 2014 (UTC)
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Already blocked just adding for the list. Hell In A Bucket ( talk) 16:47, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
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These accounts have similar editing habits, although they are not nearly as disruptive as the other socks. 2 of the accounts have similar naming schemes compared to other socks. Check their contributions and their editing hours. All of the listed accounts have editing patterns that are similar to that of other socks (with different variations). 2011typhoon in particular is an extremely likely candidate, since he never got along with with other users and frequently got caught in editing wars. Also, his editing history reveals an extremely disruptive pattern of editing. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 01:45, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
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I think this may be a sock of this user, is targeting the same group of editors regarding hurricanes. Please do a checkuser for block evasion and sleepers. Hell In A Bucket ( talk) 22:47, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
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I know I sound like an idiot, and probably seem paranoid, but this account appears to be a duck. Requesting checkuser confirmation and a sleeper check. I am starting to doubt our ability to contain this vandal without some kind of Rangeblock/ban. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 01:48, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
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Sole edits to revert edits made by OopsIP3 ( talk · contribs). Requesting sleeper check. Cloudchased ( talk) 02:26, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
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Having read their comments and interactions, they both appear to be ducks. Also see the naming similarities between some of these accounts and other known socks. Editing behavior pretty much gives it away. Requesting 1-2 month rangeblock to prevent further acts of vandalism, since this user is extremely notorious for changing his IPs. He already has one range blocked for 1 month, through which has has made new socks from January-February this year, so his current IP Range should be Rangeblocked with account creation blocked. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 06:11, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
This is NOT a new user. They are a troll quite familiar with the blocking templates and have an interest in User:IPhonehurricane95. Requesting CheckUser to get to the bottom of this. — This lousy T-shirt — ( talk) 19:13, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
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Quack said the WP:DUCK. See User:OopsIP6. Check for any others. — This lousy T-shirt — ( talk) 00:02, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
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Quack said the WP:DUCKs. See User:PizzaIP. It might be obvious, but it's better if we confirm these here for the record. Check naming similarities and editing behaviors, especially interactions with other socks. Requesting accounts to get tagged; also requesting a sleeper check. We really need to get rid of this guy. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 01:18, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
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Quack said the WP:DUCK. Seriously, I am getting sick of this sockpuppetry. Ignore the fact that he used Google Translate to type a Spanish unblock request, its's obvious that he knows how to type in English, and his editing patterns give him away. Check his contributions and compare the page he edits with his most recent sock activity. Requesting blocking of IP Range if it turns out to be IPhonehurricane 95, for at least a month (if possible). LightandDark2000 ( talk) 22:20, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
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Quack. See contributions, and similarity in editing behavior to the most recent socks. Requesting a week-long block to prevent further damage from this sockmaster. Also requesting tagging and indef block of the named accounts. Requesting a sleeper check as well, just in case. Nothing may turn up, but you never know your luck. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 23:15, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
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Quack. See contributions, and similarity in editing behavior to the most recent socks. The named account has some run-ins with the editing policy policy, as well as a couple of vandalism attempts that almost mirror some of IPhonehurricane95's socks' vandalistic edits from last year. Some of Xiadol's vandalism is very similar to the vandalism that we are seeing from the current socks, while the others involve tweaking the information in TC articles, as seen here and here. Otherwise, the account could be a "good hand" sock, as the rest of his edits are usually "helpful" yet subtle, and never include any editing summaries. Requesting the usual sleeper check. We need more people to help out on this. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 01:04, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
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Quack. Found 2 sleepers. See their names, and compare to these 3 socks (Google Translate helps): 成田国際空港, 成田国際空港は大きいです, and 空港. Requesting indef blocking and tagging of both accounts. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 02:17, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
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Xtyphooncyclonex's first disruptive edit is ominously similar to the vandalism of many of IPhonehurricane95's 2013 socks. Username is also very similar to the naming scheme of some of his other socks. His editing pattern suggests a "good hand-bad hand" relationship towards the sockmaster's other accounts. The edits of this account indicate a strong interest in tropical cyclone-related articles, just like the other socks. This account was also made on September 19, 2013, not too long after the start of his August 2013–January 2014 Rangeblock, and he disappeared from the radar until this month. The edits of this account also suggests an unusual familiarity with Wikipedia, and all of the edits are mobile-based, similar to the sockmaster's sock names of often editing from an iPhone. (Ex: That iphonehurricane guy, An iPhone5 and a hurricane, etc.) LightandDark2000 ( talk) 06:27, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
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We have a WP:DUCK, PizzaIP2. Another account's username is comprised of nonsense characters, which is awfully similar to the current trend in his socks. Also, PizzaIP2 and Iigf777777777y were created only a couple of minutes apart. The last account listed is a possible sleeper, as it within an hour of the other accounts. Also requesting another sleeper check. This is growing quite annoying. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 01:17, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
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Quack said the duck. Nonsense username, which matches the pattern of his most recent socks. Compare username to: Gbfhbfjgvgf, Gfbnbgsfgaj, Gvgfhfgivsf, and Gbfhbfgvjsfajfsf. Requesting that the IP Range 66.87.64.0/18 gets its account creation ability blocked (and quite possibly a rangeblock as well), because his edits are becoming extremely disruptive and irritating to multiple users/article readers. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 07:59, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
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Declined. The named account has zero edits. I can't block someone based purely on jumbled letters. There are other socks who use jumbled letters for user names. The IP is probably a sock but hasn't edited in three days - not worth blocking. No sleeper check after a few days have elapsed since the last CU is warranted.--
Bbb23 (
talk)
09:27, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
Admitted he was User:OopsIP2. Blocked for a month for block evasion. Ronhjones (Talk) 21:00, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
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Quack said the ducks. Requesting a 1 month+ reblock on his IP Ranges as well as a sleeper check. Some people just never change. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 02:24, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
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Seems to be another sock, just like We HATE Elockid. -- LuK3 (Talk) 01:24, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
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Got another one - [12]. ♫ Hurricanehink ( talk) 03:26, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
Clerk note: Based on the contributions and the fake user name, I believe this is a sock of
User:IPhonehurricane95 (see
User:DoRDalternate). I've indeffed and tagged (as confirmed, even without a CU). This will have to be merged, but I'll wait for any comments--
Bbb23 (
talk)
01:44, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
Got another one. ♫ Hurricanehink ( talk) 03:26, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
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Clerk note: Blocked by
Elockid.--
Bbb23 (
talk)
07:17, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
Quack. Obvious ducks. He's continuing the pattern of creating accounts with purposely abusive names to harass other users. Requesting the usual sleeper check and a longer rangeblock of his underlying IP in order to prevent further abuse. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 22:51, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
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Stewards and other CUs have already taken care of this batch. Elockid ( Talk) 23:23, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
Quack. Obvious duck. See the naming similarity to the following socks: User:OopsIP, User:PizzaIP, User:PizzaIP2, User:YummyPizzaIP. and User:HamburgerIP. Requesting indef blocking of the listed account, as well as a sleeper check for any remaining unblocked accounts. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 01:39, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
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Administrator note Similar username to past socks, but no edits to establish behavioral match. CU can help verify, as well as track any other sleepers.—
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talk)
07:31, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
IPhonehurricane guy: I cannot be certain about this, and I may be doing this incorrectly, but I have very strong suspicion that this is a sockpuppet of IPhonehurricane95. The user hasn't made any edits, but I noticed several other accounts being created at the same time that look like possible sockpuppets of the same user. Dustin (talk) 22:53, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
OopsIP23: Every other user using the name "OopsIP" followed by a number has been a sock puppet of iPhonehurricane. Dustin (talk) 22:55, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
IPhone 3G and Chairman Mao: This username is very similar to the account names of several other sock puppets of iPhonehurricane95, which included either a mention of "Chairman Mao" or an iPhone. This account's creation coincides with the creation of multiple other accounts which look like sock puppets. Dustin (talk) 22:59, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
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@DoRD: Okay, I will take that piece of advice to mind; I did not see an option in Twinkle allowing multiple sock puppets to be identified as suspected at once, so I did not attempt to do so. I guess I will have to find out. That is all. Dustin (talk) 23:26, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
@ DoRD: Are these three accounts now officially "sockpuppets of IPhonehurricane95?" Sorry if I am taking your time in asking, but I just want to know whether or not there is anything left after this; I haven't participated in sockpuppet investigations prior to this so... Dustin (talk) 23:56, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
Possible "good-hand" IP sock of User:IPhonehurricane95. The IP can be traced back to Los Angeles, where IPhonehurricane95 claims to live, and the contributions of this IP indicates that the articles he edits are nearly identical in terms of topic to the articles that this sockmaster used to edit. Also, he edits articles about highways in California (which IpH95 was known to do), and he also he edited a Japan-related article ( Japan National Route 1), and this user is known to have a very deep hatred towards the Japanese. The IP is less than a year old, so it is highly unlikely that anyone used this IP other than its current operator; his familiarity with Wikipedia after only 7 months (and less than 50 edits) is also very suspicious. With the fact that the contributions experienced a notable burst in activity after IpH95's latest rangeblocks (on May 23), it is very likely that IPhonehurricane95 is using this IP to evade his block. Although no vandalism is apparent from any of this IP's edits, it may very well be a good-hand sock. If this IP turns out to be innocent, I believe that it is still better to be safe than sorry, and as such, I am requesting a Checkuser to investigate this matter. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 05:50, 30 May 2014 (UTC)
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Every single user I have yet seen with the name prefix of "OopsIP" has been one of his sock puppets. I know that this wouldn't be one of the standard reasons, but I think it is at least reasonably likely. Dustin (talk) 04:20, 11 July 2014 (UTC)
I forgot to do this earlier by mistake, so I am doing it now. The user's behavior was very similar to the behavior of IPhonehurricane95's sock puppets, and while this user has recently been blocked indefinitely, it is still necessary that the user be confirmed as a sock puppet so it's user page may be properly categorized. If you consider reports such as these to be of too little importance, say so and I will no longer make such reports. Thanks. Dustin (talk) 04:30, 11 July 2014 (UTC)
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Same patterns, and still using Japanese for vandalism. Dustin (talk) 05:39, 3 August 2014 (UTC)
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Username is the same up to spacing and capitalization, and only edit is vandalism. Jasper Deng (talk) 23:28, 18 September 2016 (UTC)
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There are two things here that I need a CheckUser for, so I decided to condense all of this into one report. The named accounts, though blocked (and stale), represent a possible case of impersonation of another sockmaster (
User:UnderArmourKid), and the IP is a recently active vandal. First of all, all of the 5 named accounts above are
bahavioral ducks, based on their editing patterns and the articles targeted.
Over here, at UnderArmourKid's SPI, all five accounts were Confirmed to each other by a CheckUser, but they were never actually linked to any UnderArmourKid accounts, due to the UAK accounts all being stale at the time of the check. However, HeadrushGD claimed to be an
IPhonehurricane95 sock here, and the timing of the account activity of
HeadrushGD and
IPhonehurricane95 in late 2016 leads me to believe that all 5 named accounts are actually socks of IPhonehurricane95, not UnderArmourKid, as the sock tags seem to have mislabeled. As previously discussed
here, IPhonehurricane95 and UnderArmourKid are different sockmasters, but UAK's behavior and similarity to IPh95's vandalism in 2014 and 2016 indicate that he is possibly an independent
meatpuppet, who admires IPh95. That notwithstanding, the naming pattern and some of the edits of the 5 accounts above appear to be a possible attempt at impersonation. If it helps, IPhonehurricane95 appears to be stationed in the United States or China (in the Summer, and sometimes, in the Winter), while the operator of the UnderArmourKid sock family seems to edit from Chile. A CheckUser should run through the CU logs of both IPhonehurricane95 and UnderArmourKid, in order to determine who actually operated those socks, since it appears to be a case of impersonation either way.
Secondly, the IP has recently vandalized the Hurricane Jose (2017) article recently. IPhonehurricane95 was known for targeting Tropical cyclone articles in the past, and the edit summary of the IP is nearly identical to so many of IPh95's abusive edit summaries previously observed. The vandal IP's edit summary is also very similar to the edit summary of IPh95's last known IP sock, back in March 2017. Also, the IP's behavior and edit summary makes it seem that the IP was attempting to attack someone, and that the editor may have been actively vandalizing elsewhere as well, which is why I would like a CU run to see if there is any possible links between this IP and any of IPhonehurricane95's past accounts or mobile ranges. The IP is similar to some of the mobile IP ranges he has been known to use in the past, and the IP provider is the same as that of a good portion of his mobile IPs, namely Verizon Wireless. The apparent geolocation of the mobile IP also references 2 recent IPhonehurricane95 socks, User:Miamiguy100, and User:Hawaii to Florida. Can a CheckUser please run through the CU logs above, and also run a sleeper check on the IP? It would be nice to know whether or not this IP was a lone case of vandalism, or if there is a more serious abuse behind it. A CU should also check the recent IP ranges of IPh95 and UAK, just to make sure that there aren't any sleepers lying around. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 07:57, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
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I know impersonation can cause a lot of confusion, but it's actually not uncommon among sockmasters. Let's not worry about who's who; to be honest, I don't think it really matters. I don't know if these more recent UAK socks are actually IPH95, but what I do know is that UAK is a block-evading vandal. When you see an UnderArmourKid sock, I recommend reporting to WP:AIV with Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/UnderArmourKid as the reason, since SPI is so much slower. Sro23 ( talk) 16:50, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
Edits are either vandalism or disruptive in nature. The technical data of the IPs listed (as far as I can tell from IP lookup websites linked) match the service providers of some of the mobile IP ranges previously abused by IPhonehurricane95. The vandalism from the 2nd IP came only days after the the last act of vandalism from the 1st IP. They are also on the same IP range: 2600:1013:b000::/44, and both IPs geolocate to Hawaii, which IPhonehurricane95 has previously mentioned and expressed interest in moving to one day, via one of his socks (Miamiguy100). The vandalism also matches some of those previously observed from IPhonehurricane95, especially this personal attack (similar to his previous attacks calling people n*gg*rs), and plunking in random disruptive crap like this edit. All articles vandalized are tropical cyclone articles, which fits this user's editing interests and patterns. The IPs are probably operated by the same person, given the technical data and the range they're based on. Requesting a CheckUser, because at this point, it's difficult to tell whether or not this is an unrelated vandal or truly IPh95. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 10:29, 7 November 2017 (UTC)
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Both brand new accounts that seem to be obvious socks of IPhonehurricane95. Accounts were editing articles such as Hurricane Patricia, Typhoon Tip, and 1979 Pacific typhoon season and the edits were quickly reverted by other users. United States Man ( talk) 21:50, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
Quack. Tropical cyclone pages again, too obvious. HurricaneFan 25 14:03, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
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Two sleepers found:
Also, MariusBlaBlaBla ( talk · contribs) looks to be the sockmaster. Elockid ( Talk) 15:15, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
See de-wiki. Check for sleepers? HurricaneFan 25 13:33, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
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Handwriting pretty much the same. Editing the same type of articles. Bruvtakesover ( T| C) 13:40, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
And there was also about 20 IP's (which I think were Typhoonwikihelper's since they were all from Hong Kong) trolling me back in December/January. Bruvtakesover ( T| C) 14:47, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
Sorry - what do you mean? Bruvtakesover ( T| C) 15:36, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
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Ok, so I have indefblocked Typhoonwikihelper two days ago for disruptive editing, removed his talk page access for suicides threats (and advised emergency@), and now I have indefblocked two more accounts for evasion,
Typhoonwikihelper2 reborn (
talk ·
contribs) and
Typhoonwikihelper3 reborn (
talk ·
contribs). If possible, a rangeblock of the underlying IP (something in the range of
116.48.192.134 (
talk ·
contribs)) would be appropriate.
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08:34, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
Closing:
Amalthea 10:52, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
Similar edits to those by MBB and socks. Note that the username is German - it was a known fact that MBB's native language was German; also, similar edits, but most look legit so far. HF 25 16:48, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
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MariusBlaBla does not appear to be a registered account. TN X Man 17:04, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
Another user who has a german username. Also editing same types of articles as MBBB. Has a username almost EXACTLY like the confirmed sock WetterHerten. Jeffrey Gu ( Talk to Jeffrey Gu | Edits | Sandbox) 22:38, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
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Blocked and tagged, thanks. Amalthea 23:04, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=User_talk:Jason_Rees&diff=next&oldid=479071375
Is there are a way of range blocking the ip addresses so that he isnt contributing, as TWH was blocked after making a fake suicide threat, and spamming peoples pages with bannisters? Jason Rees ( talk) 09:02, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
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If Typhoonwikihelper really does use such a wide range of IPs; when/if he returns, then how are we going to stop him? With best regards, 72.197.249.141 ( talk) 07:37, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
V870 in username, which V stands for Vicky, and similar writing tones. Obvious sock. iPhone Hurricane 95 03:58, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
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She has created socks with her name in them and they all have similar writing tones. Quack. iPhone Hurricane 95 01:31, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
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Blocked and tagged.— Kww( talk) 00:59, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
Diff Userpage literally states that they are Vicky870. May just be someone attempting to troll, but I'd rather be safe than sorry, as they say. TKK bark ! 00:19, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
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Blocked and tagged.— Kww( talk) 00:59, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
See below. — DoRD ( talk) 01:47, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
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The user IPhoneHurricanes95 is notoriously known for vandalism-only and generally disruptive sockpuppetry (along with its previous username Jeffrey Gu) [1]. I believe these new sockpuppets are created after he was banned indefinitely as they belong in the same timeframe. The account OopsIP has been used to vandalize the same pages as previous sockpuppets, such as [2] and [3], which are currently blocked indefinitely. His unblock request reasoning was "i will shoot my dog if you do not unblock me" [4], which was similar to a previous sockpuppet of his, using the reason "im so sorry I vandalize i was only trying to express my hate towards fat filthy american they drop bomb on lovely city nagasaki where I live my greatgrandparent died in the bombing forgive me I will never vandalize again I pinkie promise I will never vandalize again I abuse my dog if not unblock" [5], both using the excuse "will abuse his dog". IPhoneHurricanes95 got banned indefinitely for sockpuppetry on June 16, which also happened be the day CaliforniaHurricane25 joined Wikipedia. The two accounts seem to share a similar style of naming, which is also present in his other previous sockpuppets. From what I could tell, he created several "vandal" puppets for roleplay and used his account to counter-act and revert the "bad guys". The apparent motive seemed to be being rejected for a rollback due to lack of counter-vandal contribs [6] [7]. CaliforniaHurricane25 also seems to be very familiar with Wiki markup, our Wikiproject and already has a elaborated userpage. When asked where he had his previous experience, he replied with "I used my IP before and I received a welcome message". I also to some degree believe the [8] sockpuppet series are related to this sockmaster, due to vandalizing almost identical pages as these socks, but I am not sure. Also, his IP [9] account is vandalism-only and has been blocked, but he seems to be changing IPs very often. The series of socks have persistently creating new accounts to disrupt Wikipedia, even though his account creation is disabled. I believe further confirmation is needed from a CheckUser in order to prevent more chaos associated with hurricane related articles and WP:WPTC users. He has been blocked many times with account creation disabled and even so his number of accounts is multiplying day by day as he is changing IPs. - HurricaneSpin (Talk) 22:54, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
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I've said earlier, I don't even know who IPhonehurricanes95 is. this identified that this iPhonehurricane guy or something's name was Jeffrey, and my name is Andrew. -- California Hurricane 25 23:44, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
I have compiled a list of highly probable IPhonehurricane95 socks. - HurricaneSpin (Talk) 20:23, 28 June 2013 (UTC)
I've gone ahead and blocked OopsIP as a sock of Vicky870 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), and it is apparent to me that IPhoneHurricanes95 is a sock of Vicky870, so once this thing is closed, there will need to be some folding and merging. I've requested checkuser help to help sort out those socks and because while I find the timing, experience level and naming of CaliforniaHurricane25 vs. IpHurricane95 to be quite suspicious, there's no smoking gun: if it's a sock, it's a good-hand/bad-hand situation.— Kww( talk) 23:49, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
Blocked a couple of IPs. No comment on the given IP. WilliamH ( talk) 00:29, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
In terms of sorting this one out, it looks to me like Vicky870 is the first account and this nest of interwoven SPIs should all be consolidated under that name.— Kww( talk) 15:35, 28 June 2013 (UTC)
Actually, seems User:Perseus, Son of Zeus may be the real master according to the Commons CU (since Hurricane24 was confirmed there). -- Rs chen 7754 00:14, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
Username, contributions Pseudonymous Rex ( talk) 04:00, 4 July 2013 (UTC)
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User has same motives, demeanor, and outright states he is the same person. Cyclonebiskit ( talk) 20:41, 4 July 2013 (UTC)
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Accounts created within 10 minutes of each other. Tckma ( talk) 02:27, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
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The usernames are extremely similar and have been left unused since their creation, leading me to believe they may be sleepers of Vicky870/IPhonehurricane95. Their handwriting resembles that of some of their other socks as well. If their IP Address falls under this range, or they happen to be shared by the same IP Addresses, then we have a positive. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 19:54, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
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Duck, requesting sleeper check. This sock was discovered on Commons and wandered over here, so cooperation will probably be needed. Rs chen 7754 09:44, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
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Duck, requesting sleeper check. Compare this guy's Unblock Threat with that of this sock. He acts too much like IPhonehurricane95. This sock also has a very familiar editing pattern that I am beginning to grow weary of. He likes to stick to Tropical cyclone-related articles, just like all of his predecessors. And his vandalizing patterns aren't too different either. I'm also requesting that the IP Address(s) have their account creation blocked, to prevent the creation of new sockpuppets. Blocking account creation of the IP(s) responsible should make things easier. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 23:52, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
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Possible sock of User:Typhoonwikihelper, who is a sock of User:IPhonehurricane95 himself. If Jassaki67 is a sock, then he is probably a sleeper. His disruptive edit patterns match that of TWH/IH95, and despite over a 1 1/2 years of inactivity, I fear that if this account is a sock, then it may be used for abusive purposes once again. I request further investigation into the matter. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 00:34, 1 September 2013 (UTC)
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Naming similarties to sock and from what the user page warning shows a difficulty working with others. account created shortly after last confirmed sock. Hell In A Bucket ( talk) 03:40, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
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Duck. Naming similarties to other socks from IPhonehurricane95, and extremely similar pattern of vandalism. He is continuing to attack other users (see my talk page revision), and I would like to have him dealt with using a more permanent solution. I had enough of this jerk. Requesting sleeper check and rangeblock and account-creation block of his IP Range(s). Requesting all suspicious user accounts from his IP Range to be checked as well. See a list of IPhonehurricane 95's sockpuppets here (including most of the IPs that he used to vandalize Wikipedia). I suggest that we find a more permanent way to deal with this vandal. I highly recommend a Global block of his IP Range(s). LightandDark2000 ( talk) 01:12, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
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Ducks, but I think that it's better if we confirm these, for the record. All of them (with the exceptions of IPhonehurricane90 and Jeffrey Guchu) identify themselves as socks in their talk page revisions. These account edits articles that fall under the same category as the ones that IPhonehurricane95 does. Also, these socks have an extremely similar pattern of vandalism and attacks on other users. Requesting a sleeper check, and a check for any unused accounts that could potentially be sockpuppets. I seriously think that we may have missed something. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 06:52, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
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More ducks. Asking for the usual sleeper checks and IP blocks. -- Gogo Dodo ( talk) 19:57, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
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Should be a duck test based on username but likely this and another sleeper sweep is needed. Hell In A Bucket ( talk) 23:03, 27 January 2014 (UTC)
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Already blocked just adding for the list. Hell In A Bucket ( talk) 16:47, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
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These accounts have similar editing habits, although they are not nearly as disruptive as the other socks. 2 of the accounts have similar naming schemes compared to other socks. Check their contributions and their editing hours. All of the listed accounts have editing patterns that are similar to that of other socks (with different variations). 2011typhoon in particular is an extremely likely candidate, since he never got along with with other users and frequently got caught in editing wars. Also, his editing history reveals an extremely disruptive pattern of editing. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 01:45, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
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I think this may be a sock of this user, is targeting the same group of editors regarding hurricanes. Please do a checkuser for block evasion and sleepers. Hell In A Bucket ( talk) 22:47, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
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I know I sound like an idiot, and probably seem paranoid, but this account appears to be a duck. Requesting checkuser confirmation and a sleeper check. I am starting to doubt our ability to contain this vandal without some kind of Rangeblock/ban. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 01:48, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
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Sole edits to revert edits made by OopsIP3 ( talk · contribs). Requesting sleeper check. Cloudchased ( talk) 02:26, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
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Having read their comments and interactions, they both appear to be ducks. Also see the naming similarities between some of these accounts and other known socks. Editing behavior pretty much gives it away. Requesting 1-2 month rangeblock to prevent further acts of vandalism, since this user is extremely notorious for changing his IPs. He already has one range blocked for 1 month, through which has has made new socks from January-February this year, so his current IP Range should be Rangeblocked with account creation blocked. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 06:11, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
This is NOT a new user. They are a troll quite familiar with the blocking templates and have an interest in User:IPhonehurricane95. Requesting CheckUser to get to the bottom of this. — This lousy T-shirt — ( talk) 19:13, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
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Quack said the WP:DUCK. See User:OopsIP6. Check for any others. — This lousy T-shirt — ( talk) 00:02, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
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Quack said the WP:DUCKs. See User:PizzaIP. It might be obvious, but it's better if we confirm these here for the record. Check naming similarities and editing behaviors, especially interactions with other socks. Requesting accounts to get tagged; also requesting a sleeper check. We really need to get rid of this guy. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 01:18, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
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Quack said the WP:DUCK. Seriously, I am getting sick of this sockpuppetry. Ignore the fact that he used Google Translate to type a Spanish unblock request, its's obvious that he knows how to type in English, and his editing patterns give him away. Check his contributions and compare the page he edits with his most recent sock activity. Requesting blocking of IP Range if it turns out to be IPhonehurricane 95, for at least a month (if possible). LightandDark2000 ( talk) 22:20, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
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Quack. See contributions, and similarity in editing behavior to the most recent socks. Requesting a week-long block to prevent further damage from this sockmaster. Also requesting tagging and indef block of the named accounts. Requesting a sleeper check as well, just in case. Nothing may turn up, but you never know your luck. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 23:15, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
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Quack. See contributions, and similarity in editing behavior to the most recent socks. The named account has some run-ins with the editing policy policy, as well as a couple of vandalism attempts that almost mirror some of IPhonehurricane95's socks' vandalistic edits from last year. Some of Xiadol's vandalism is very similar to the vandalism that we are seeing from the current socks, while the others involve tweaking the information in TC articles, as seen here and here. Otherwise, the account could be a "good hand" sock, as the rest of his edits are usually "helpful" yet subtle, and never include any editing summaries. Requesting the usual sleeper check. We need more people to help out on this. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 01:04, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
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Quack. Found 2 sleepers. See their names, and compare to these 3 socks (Google Translate helps): 成田国際空港, 成田国際空港は大きいです, and 空港. Requesting indef blocking and tagging of both accounts. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 02:17, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
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Xtyphooncyclonex's first disruptive edit is ominously similar to the vandalism of many of IPhonehurricane95's 2013 socks. Username is also very similar to the naming scheme of some of his other socks. His editing pattern suggests a "good hand-bad hand" relationship towards the sockmaster's other accounts. The edits of this account indicate a strong interest in tropical cyclone-related articles, just like the other socks. This account was also made on September 19, 2013, not too long after the start of his August 2013–January 2014 Rangeblock, and he disappeared from the radar until this month. The edits of this account also suggests an unusual familiarity with Wikipedia, and all of the edits are mobile-based, similar to the sockmaster's sock names of often editing from an iPhone. (Ex: That iphonehurricane guy, An iPhone5 and a hurricane, etc.) LightandDark2000 ( talk) 06:27, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
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We have a WP:DUCK, PizzaIP2. Another account's username is comprised of nonsense characters, which is awfully similar to the current trend in his socks. Also, PizzaIP2 and Iigf777777777y were created only a couple of minutes apart. The last account listed is a possible sleeper, as it within an hour of the other accounts. Also requesting another sleeper check. This is growing quite annoying. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 01:17, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
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Quack said the duck. Nonsense username, which matches the pattern of his most recent socks. Compare username to: Gbfhbfjgvgf, Gfbnbgsfgaj, Gvgfhfgivsf, and Gbfhbfgvjsfajfsf. Requesting that the IP Range 66.87.64.0/18 gets its account creation ability blocked (and quite possibly a rangeblock as well), because his edits are becoming extremely disruptive and irritating to multiple users/article readers. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 07:59, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
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Declined. The named account has zero edits. I can't block someone based purely on jumbled letters. There are other socks who use jumbled letters for user names. The IP is probably a sock but hasn't edited in three days - not worth blocking. No sleeper check after a few days have elapsed since the last CU is warranted.--
Bbb23 (
talk)
09:27, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
Admitted he was User:OopsIP2. Blocked for a month for block evasion. Ronhjones (Talk) 21:00, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
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Quack said the ducks. Requesting a 1 month+ reblock on his IP Ranges as well as a sleeper check. Some people just never change. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 02:24, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
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Seems to be another sock, just like We HATE Elockid. -- LuK3 (Talk) 01:24, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
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Got another one - [12]. ♫ Hurricanehink ( talk) 03:26, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
Clerk note: Based on the contributions and the fake user name, I believe this is a sock of
User:IPhonehurricane95 (see
User:DoRDalternate). I've indeffed and tagged (as confirmed, even without a CU). This will have to be merged, but I'll wait for any comments--
Bbb23 (
talk)
01:44, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
Got another one. ♫ Hurricanehink ( talk) 03:26, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
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Clerk note: Blocked by
Elockid.--
Bbb23 (
talk)
07:17, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
Quack. Obvious ducks. He's continuing the pattern of creating accounts with purposely abusive names to harass other users. Requesting the usual sleeper check and a longer rangeblock of his underlying IP in order to prevent further abuse. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 22:51, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
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Stewards and other CUs have already taken care of this batch. Elockid ( Talk) 23:23, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
Quack. Obvious duck. See the naming similarity to the following socks: User:OopsIP, User:PizzaIP, User:PizzaIP2, User:YummyPizzaIP. and User:HamburgerIP. Requesting indef blocking of the listed account, as well as a sleeper check for any remaining unblocked accounts. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 01:39, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
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Administrator note Similar username to past socks, but no edits to establish behavioral match. CU can help verify, as well as track any other sleepers.—
Bagumba (
talk)
07:31, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
IPhonehurricane guy: I cannot be certain about this, and I may be doing this incorrectly, but I have very strong suspicion that this is a sockpuppet of IPhonehurricane95. The user hasn't made any edits, but I noticed several other accounts being created at the same time that look like possible sockpuppets of the same user. Dustin (talk) 22:53, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
OopsIP23: Every other user using the name "OopsIP" followed by a number has been a sock puppet of iPhonehurricane. Dustin (talk) 22:55, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
IPhone 3G and Chairman Mao: This username is very similar to the account names of several other sock puppets of iPhonehurricane95, which included either a mention of "Chairman Mao" or an iPhone. This account's creation coincides with the creation of multiple other accounts which look like sock puppets. Dustin (talk) 22:59, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
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@DoRD: Okay, I will take that piece of advice to mind; I did not see an option in Twinkle allowing multiple sock puppets to be identified as suspected at once, so I did not attempt to do so. I guess I will have to find out. That is all. Dustin (talk) 23:26, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
@ DoRD: Are these three accounts now officially "sockpuppets of IPhonehurricane95?" Sorry if I am taking your time in asking, but I just want to know whether or not there is anything left after this; I haven't participated in sockpuppet investigations prior to this so... Dustin (talk) 23:56, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
Possible "good-hand" IP sock of User:IPhonehurricane95. The IP can be traced back to Los Angeles, where IPhonehurricane95 claims to live, and the contributions of this IP indicates that the articles he edits are nearly identical in terms of topic to the articles that this sockmaster used to edit. Also, he edits articles about highways in California (which IpH95 was known to do), and he also he edited a Japan-related article ( Japan National Route 1), and this user is known to have a very deep hatred towards the Japanese. The IP is less than a year old, so it is highly unlikely that anyone used this IP other than its current operator; his familiarity with Wikipedia after only 7 months (and less than 50 edits) is also very suspicious. With the fact that the contributions experienced a notable burst in activity after IpH95's latest rangeblocks (on May 23), it is very likely that IPhonehurricane95 is using this IP to evade his block. Although no vandalism is apparent from any of this IP's edits, it may very well be a good-hand sock. If this IP turns out to be innocent, I believe that it is still better to be safe than sorry, and as such, I am requesting a Checkuser to investigate this matter. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 05:50, 30 May 2014 (UTC)
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Every single user I have yet seen with the name prefix of "OopsIP" has been one of his sock puppets. I know that this wouldn't be one of the standard reasons, but I think it is at least reasonably likely. Dustin (talk) 04:20, 11 July 2014 (UTC)
I forgot to do this earlier by mistake, so I am doing it now. The user's behavior was very similar to the behavior of IPhonehurricane95's sock puppets, and while this user has recently been blocked indefinitely, it is still necessary that the user be confirmed as a sock puppet so it's user page may be properly categorized. If you consider reports such as these to be of too little importance, say so and I will no longer make such reports. Thanks. Dustin (talk) 04:30, 11 July 2014 (UTC)
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Same patterns, and still using Japanese for vandalism. Dustin (talk) 05:39, 3 August 2014 (UTC)
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Username is the same up to spacing and capitalization, and only edit is vandalism. Jasper Deng (talk) 23:28, 18 September 2016 (UTC)
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There are two things here that I need a CheckUser for, so I decided to condense all of this into one report. The named accounts, though blocked (and stale), represent a possible case of impersonation of another sockmaster (
User:UnderArmourKid), and the IP is a recently active vandal. First of all, all of the 5 named accounts above are
bahavioral ducks, based on their editing patterns and the articles targeted.
Over here, at UnderArmourKid's SPI, all five accounts were Confirmed to each other by a CheckUser, but they were never actually linked to any UnderArmourKid accounts, due to the UAK accounts all being stale at the time of the check. However, HeadrushGD claimed to be an
IPhonehurricane95 sock here, and the timing of the account activity of
HeadrushGD and
IPhonehurricane95 in late 2016 leads me to believe that all 5 named accounts are actually socks of IPhonehurricane95, not UnderArmourKid, as the sock tags seem to have mislabeled. As previously discussed
here, IPhonehurricane95 and UnderArmourKid are different sockmasters, but UAK's behavior and similarity to IPh95's vandalism in 2014 and 2016 indicate that he is possibly an independent
meatpuppet, who admires IPh95. That notwithstanding, the naming pattern and some of the edits of the 5 accounts above appear to be a possible attempt at impersonation. If it helps, IPhonehurricane95 appears to be stationed in the United States or China (in the Summer, and sometimes, in the Winter), while the operator of the UnderArmourKid sock family seems to edit from Chile. A CheckUser should run through the CU logs of both IPhonehurricane95 and UnderArmourKid, in order to determine who actually operated those socks, since it appears to be a case of impersonation either way.
Secondly, the IP has recently vandalized the Hurricane Jose (2017) article recently. IPhonehurricane95 was known for targeting Tropical cyclone articles in the past, and the edit summary of the IP is nearly identical to so many of IPh95's abusive edit summaries previously observed. The vandal IP's edit summary is also very similar to the edit summary of IPh95's last known IP sock, back in March 2017. Also, the IP's behavior and edit summary makes it seem that the IP was attempting to attack someone, and that the editor may have been actively vandalizing elsewhere as well, which is why I would like a CU run to see if there is any possible links between this IP and any of IPhonehurricane95's past accounts or mobile ranges. The IP is similar to some of the mobile IP ranges he has been known to use in the past, and the IP provider is the same as that of a good portion of his mobile IPs, namely Verizon Wireless. The apparent geolocation of the mobile IP also references 2 recent IPhonehurricane95 socks, User:Miamiguy100, and User:Hawaii to Florida. Can a CheckUser please run through the CU logs above, and also run a sleeper check on the IP? It would be nice to know whether or not this IP was a lone case of vandalism, or if there is a more serious abuse behind it. A CU should also check the recent IP ranges of IPh95 and UAK, just to make sure that there aren't any sleepers lying around. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 07:57, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
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I know impersonation can cause a lot of confusion, but it's actually not uncommon among sockmasters. Let's not worry about who's who; to be honest, I don't think it really matters. I don't know if these more recent UAK socks are actually IPH95, but what I do know is that UAK is a block-evading vandal. When you see an UnderArmourKid sock, I recommend reporting to WP:AIV with Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/UnderArmourKid as the reason, since SPI is so much slower. Sro23 ( talk) 16:50, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
Edits are either vandalism or disruptive in nature. The technical data of the IPs listed (as far as I can tell from IP lookup websites linked) match the service providers of some of the mobile IP ranges previously abused by IPhonehurricane95. The vandalism from the 2nd IP came only days after the the last act of vandalism from the 1st IP. They are also on the same IP range: 2600:1013:b000::/44, and both IPs geolocate to Hawaii, which IPhonehurricane95 has previously mentioned and expressed interest in moving to one day, via one of his socks (Miamiguy100). The vandalism also matches some of those previously observed from IPhonehurricane95, especially this personal attack (similar to his previous attacks calling people n*gg*rs), and plunking in random disruptive crap like this edit. All articles vandalized are tropical cyclone articles, which fits this user's editing interests and patterns. The IPs are probably operated by the same person, given the technical data and the range they're based on. Requesting a CheckUser, because at this point, it's difficult to tell whether or not this is an unrelated vandal or truly IPh95. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 10:29, 7 November 2017 (UTC)
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Both brand new accounts that seem to be obvious socks of IPhonehurricane95. Accounts were editing articles such as Hurricane Patricia, Typhoon Tip, and 1979 Pacific typhoon season and the edits were quickly reverted by other users. United States Man ( talk) 21:50, 21 January 2023 (UTC)