User:Russavia is blocked for two weeks on 07:06, 28 March 2013. User:Seleucidis is created on 11:14, 28 March 2013, and his second edit is to User talk:Russavia [1], as is his third [2]. His fifth edit, and first mainspace edit, is adding an image uploaded by Russavia to an article [3]. Most of his edits are similar to this (e.g. [4]).
Seleucidis' final edit was at 21:55, 10 April 2013 [5], ending with "I can fly away now". The next morning, Russavia's 2 week block expired. On 19:50, 15 April 2013, Russavia is blocked again. The following morning, 11:23, 16 April 2013, Seleucidis starts editing again, asking Elen of the Roads to oversight an edit by Russavia [6].
He is now opposing Russavia's block "as an outsider" [7]. Considering all the above ,serious doubts can be placed on his "outsider" status; the editor is either an ill-disguised sock of Russavia, a SPA meatpuppet of Russavia, or an attempt to get Russavia blocked by someone acting as if they are a sock of him. How to act in this situation depends on which scenario is the correct one (e.g. the third one shouldn't reflect badly on Russavia), but some action seems to be necessary.
I have named Russavia as the sockmaster, since he is the obvious one; but I am not convinced that he is actually socking, I see it as a possibility amongst others. I seriously doubt that Seleucidis is a new editor though, and an SPI on him can determine this. Fram ( talk) 12:49, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
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I am people like me I really dont want to make this report but this just screams of socking. I am people like me's edits have been to add photos uploaded to commons by Russavia. Given that there is currently a request for unblock at ANI for Russavia which really isnt looking positive this appears to be an account being used to bypass their block. Werieth ( talk) 19:47, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
This cowboy's running from himself Kind of obvious Darkness Shines ( talk) 22:53, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
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The Flugzeigbilder account was created very shortly after the other two accounts were blocked as Russavia socks. The previous SPI was closed before this account was identified and blocked by Fut perf. I'd like an underlying IP check to identify any sleeper socks and since I'm considering moving to a ban discussion at AMN I'd like to know if the technical evidence suggests that the Flugzeigbilder account might be a Joe Job or is really Russavia. Thanks Spartaz Humbug! 13:40, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
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@ Alison: Is anyone going to do a mass rollback of all these sock edits? If all his edits are allowed to stand then he is just going to carry on. Darkness Shines ( talk) 19:23, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
Obvious, request CU for the sleepers Darkness Shines ( talk) 18:04, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
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Obvious sock is obvious. Ish dar ian 22:23, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
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Obvious sock adding Russavia-uploaded images to articles. Request checkuser for additional socks. 71.234.215.133 ( talk) 03:23, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
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The contribution and obviously the username add up, Cheers – Davey2010 • (talk) 02:16, 21 June 2014 (UTC)
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Same situation as above. Single purpose account adding images to various pages that Russavia had uploaded [8]. Middayexpress ( talk) 20:28, 21 June 2014 (UTC)
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Image-centric editing focus and edit summaries very similar to the sockmaster's confirmed and suspected sockpuppets. Since the last report was filed, they have also edited from at least four IP addresses. I believe that CheckUser is warranted to ascertain whether any other sleeper accounts have been registered. Super Mario Man ( talk ) 20:34, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
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Same as ever. Plus this. Darkness Shines ( talk) 04:54, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
You should probaly add Malgache2014, that user has just recreated Régie Malgache after the instance created by the two accounts above was deleted. Dolescum ( talk) 13:24, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
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Created this page. I am One of Many ( talk) 07:02, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
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Just created the same article as the last few socks. Darkness Shines ( talk) 10:58, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
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Just created the same draft as his last sock. Darkness Shines ( talk) 07:08, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
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I guess this can be closed. Looks like a throwaway IP so no point blocking and I have tagged, deleted and salted the location. No more to do here. Spartaz Humbug! 20:17, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
This unregistered IP account just inserted into List of High Commissioners and Ambassadors of Australia dozens of images uploaded by Russavia on Commons, including some which are only a few hours old. [9] The IP geolocates to Russavia's city of residence. Psychonaut ( talk) 21:06, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
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Tagged ip and rolled back edits. Not seeing much point blocking the ip as Russavia has moved on. (see below). Spartaz Humbug! 04:59, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
At
Wikipedia:Miscellany_for_deletion/User:Russavia/Regie, a discussion was underway to determine whether the stale draft of Russavia was to be deleted. I immediately noticed that the article had been deleted over and over, and then salted, because of recreation by socks of Russavia. I also noticed that the article was sufficiently notable to be kept. I saw that the main reference to the topic gave the name as Régie Malagache rather than the salted article
Régie Malgache, so I created the article
Régie Malagache. Soon afterward, the very first edit of Diplomeditor was made at the new article.
[10] The account's second edit showed the hand of Russavia explicitly, claiming that the new article was made from Russavia's wording.
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I'm asking for checkuser to find any other sleepers, as Russavia has been socking persistently.
Binksternet (
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Blocked tagged and reverted. Not sure a CU will find anything - Russavia is good at hiding his tracks but it wouldn't hurt. I can't help feeling he is playing a game now with obvious edits for us to revert while running under the surface with another account all together.... Spartaz Humbug! 05:07, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
Several posts regarding the ANI discussion. All reverted and the latest sock is blocked, but wanted to post here for the record. If a clerk could close this it'd be much appreciated! ♥ Solarra ♥ ♪ 話 ♪ ߷ ♀ 投稿 ♀ 05:58, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
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This IP editor admitted he is Russavia or at least regularly edits in Russavia's userspace (see here). Please note this for tagging, at least, as it may be another throw-away IP.- tucoxn\ talk 21:31, 10 August 2014 (UTC)
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For completeness, I have added 41.87.178.104 ( talk · contribs), as well as a registered account that I have just discovered – Ecuatoriana2014 ( talk · contribs). The latter is easily identifiable by the fact that it has been used exclusively to add images uploaded or moved by Russavia on Wikimedia Commons. Given the diversity of the IP addresses, I suspect that proxies are in play ( as they have been in the past). Super Mario Man ( talk ) 02:12, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
This user continues to sock widely, almost certainly by means of proxies. Would it be possible to have a check run on the underlying IP address(es), as was previously done here? Given the recent creation of Ecuatoriana2014 ( talk · contribs) and substantial past sockpuppetry, a sleeper account check may also be prudent. Super Mario Man ( talk ) 11:12, 13 August 2014 (UTC)
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See here Quack quack. Dusti *Let's talk!* 03:01, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
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Saying that Russavia should be unbanned in the User:Patricknoddyontheroad/Userboxes/Alternate account userbox, as seen in this edit, among others. Said userbox, in any case, may warrant a protection due to excessive IP vandalism. Lugia2453 ( talk) 15:55, 15 August 2014 (UTC) Lugia2453 ( talk) 15:55, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
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@ Tarc and GoodDay: Please stop. An SPI page is not the place to debate policy and I would encourage you both to continue your conversation elsewhere. Mike V • Talk 18:20, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
IP claims to be Russavia and is requesting the deletion of all Russavia's sub pages. BarsofGold ( talk) 01:34, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
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User's first edit was to insert a Russavia-created Commons image [12], then headed straight to AfD with Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jan-Bart de Vreede. I hear quacking. Mangoe ( talk) 12:40, 25 August 2014 (UTC) Mangoe ( talk) 12:40, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
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Dusti *Let's talk!* 15:21, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
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Russavia claimed here to be working on the article Dobrolet (low-cost airline). User:ProudSaffa is the only account to have been editing this article recently, registered only recently on 7 September, and is active almost exclusively in Russavia's favoured topic of aviation. Personally, I think this is a WP:DUCK case, but I'm looking for a sanity check before going ahead and blocking. Lankiveil ( speak to me) 23:13, 19 September 2014 (UTC)
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Per unblock request, probably a Checkuser can told us. GZWDer ( talk) 05:01, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
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This brand new account reverted two articles to versions edited by IPs recently used by Russavia. See here and here. FreeKnowledgeCreator ( talk) 07:55, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
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Declared themselves as the master here; editing in the same areas as well (airlines, airports, etc.) Jalen D. Folf ( talk • contribs) 16:50, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
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User:Russavia is blocked for two weeks on 07:06, 28 March 2013. User:Seleucidis is created on 11:14, 28 March 2013, and his second edit is to User talk:Russavia [1], as is his third [2]. His fifth edit, and first mainspace edit, is adding an image uploaded by Russavia to an article [3]. Most of his edits are similar to this (e.g. [4]).
Seleucidis' final edit was at 21:55, 10 April 2013 [5], ending with "I can fly away now". The next morning, Russavia's 2 week block expired. On 19:50, 15 April 2013, Russavia is blocked again. The following morning, 11:23, 16 April 2013, Seleucidis starts editing again, asking Elen of the Roads to oversight an edit by Russavia [6].
He is now opposing Russavia's block "as an outsider" [7]. Considering all the above ,serious doubts can be placed on his "outsider" status; the editor is either an ill-disguised sock of Russavia, a SPA meatpuppet of Russavia, or an attempt to get Russavia blocked by someone acting as if they are a sock of him. How to act in this situation depends on which scenario is the correct one (e.g. the third one shouldn't reflect badly on Russavia), but some action seems to be necessary.
I have named Russavia as the sockmaster, since he is the obvious one; but I am not convinced that he is actually socking, I see it as a possibility amongst others. I seriously doubt that Seleucidis is a new editor though, and an SPI on him can determine this. Fram ( talk) 12:49, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
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I am people like me I really dont want to make this report but this just screams of socking. I am people like me's edits have been to add photos uploaded to commons by Russavia. Given that there is currently a request for unblock at ANI for Russavia which really isnt looking positive this appears to be an account being used to bypass their block. Werieth ( talk) 19:47, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
This cowboy's running from himself Kind of obvious Darkness Shines ( talk) 22:53, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
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The Flugzeigbilder account was created very shortly after the other two accounts were blocked as Russavia socks. The previous SPI was closed before this account was identified and blocked by Fut perf. I'd like an underlying IP check to identify any sleeper socks and since I'm considering moving to a ban discussion at AMN I'd like to know if the technical evidence suggests that the Flugzeigbilder account might be a Joe Job or is really Russavia. Thanks Spartaz Humbug! 13:40, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
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@ Alison: Is anyone going to do a mass rollback of all these sock edits? If all his edits are allowed to stand then he is just going to carry on. Darkness Shines ( talk) 19:23, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
Obvious, request CU for the sleepers Darkness Shines ( talk) 18:04, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
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Obvious sock is obvious. Ish dar ian 22:23, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
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Obvious sock adding Russavia-uploaded images to articles. Request checkuser for additional socks. 71.234.215.133 ( talk) 03:23, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
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The contribution and obviously the username add up, Cheers – Davey2010 • (talk) 02:16, 21 June 2014 (UTC)
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Same situation as above. Single purpose account adding images to various pages that Russavia had uploaded [8]. Middayexpress ( talk) 20:28, 21 June 2014 (UTC)
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Image-centric editing focus and edit summaries very similar to the sockmaster's confirmed and suspected sockpuppets. Since the last report was filed, they have also edited from at least four IP addresses. I believe that CheckUser is warranted to ascertain whether any other sleeper accounts have been registered. Super Mario Man ( talk ) 20:34, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
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Same as ever. Plus this. Darkness Shines ( talk) 04:54, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
You should probaly add Malgache2014, that user has just recreated Régie Malgache after the instance created by the two accounts above was deleted. Dolescum ( talk) 13:24, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
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Created this page. I am One of Many ( talk) 07:02, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
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Just created the same article as the last few socks. Darkness Shines ( talk) 10:58, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
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Just created the same draft as his last sock. Darkness Shines ( talk) 07:08, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
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I guess this can be closed. Looks like a throwaway IP so no point blocking and I have tagged, deleted and salted the location. No more to do here. Spartaz Humbug! 20:17, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
This unregistered IP account just inserted into List of High Commissioners and Ambassadors of Australia dozens of images uploaded by Russavia on Commons, including some which are only a few hours old. [9] The IP geolocates to Russavia's city of residence. Psychonaut ( talk) 21:06, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
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Tagged ip and rolled back edits. Not seeing much point blocking the ip as Russavia has moved on. (see below). Spartaz Humbug! 04:59, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
At
Wikipedia:Miscellany_for_deletion/User:Russavia/Regie, a discussion was underway to determine whether the stale draft of Russavia was to be deleted. I immediately noticed that the article had been deleted over and over, and then salted, because of recreation by socks of Russavia. I also noticed that the article was sufficiently notable to be kept. I saw that the main reference to the topic gave the name as Régie Malagache rather than the salted article
Régie Malgache, so I created the article
Régie Malagache. Soon afterward, the very first edit of Diplomeditor was made at the new article.
[10] The account's second edit showed the hand of Russavia explicitly, claiming that the new article was made from Russavia's wording.
[11]
I'm asking for checkuser to find any other sleepers, as Russavia has been socking persistently.
Binksternet (
talk)
03:39, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
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Blocked tagged and reverted. Not sure a CU will find anything - Russavia is good at hiding his tracks but it wouldn't hurt. I can't help feeling he is playing a game now with obvious edits for us to revert while running under the surface with another account all together.... Spartaz Humbug! 05:07, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
Several posts regarding the ANI discussion. All reverted and the latest sock is blocked, but wanted to post here for the record. If a clerk could close this it'd be much appreciated! ♥ Solarra ♥ ♪ 話 ♪ ߷ ♀ 投稿 ♀ 05:58, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
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This IP editor admitted he is Russavia or at least regularly edits in Russavia's userspace (see here). Please note this for tagging, at least, as it may be another throw-away IP.- tucoxn\ talk 21:31, 10 August 2014 (UTC)
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For completeness, I have added 41.87.178.104 ( talk · contribs), as well as a registered account that I have just discovered – Ecuatoriana2014 ( talk · contribs). The latter is easily identifiable by the fact that it has been used exclusively to add images uploaded or moved by Russavia on Wikimedia Commons. Given the diversity of the IP addresses, I suspect that proxies are in play ( as they have been in the past). Super Mario Man ( talk ) 02:12, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
This user continues to sock widely, almost certainly by means of proxies. Would it be possible to have a check run on the underlying IP address(es), as was previously done here? Given the recent creation of Ecuatoriana2014 ( talk · contribs) and substantial past sockpuppetry, a sleeper account check may also be prudent. Super Mario Man ( talk ) 11:12, 13 August 2014 (UTC)
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See here Quack quack. Dusti *Let's talk!* 03:01, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
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Saying that Russavia should be unbanned in the User:Patricknoddyontheroad/Userboxes/Alternate account userbox, as seen in this edit, among others. Said userbox, in any case, may warrant a protection due to excessive IP vandalism. Lugia2453 ( talk) 15:55, 15 August 2014 (UTC) Lugia2453 ( talk) 15:55, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
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@ Tarc and GoodDay: Please stop. An SPI page is not the place to debate policy and I would encourage you both to continue your conversation elsewhere. Mike V • Talk 18:20, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
IP claims to be Russavia and is requesting the deletion of all Russavia's sub pages. BarsofGold ( talk) 01:34, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
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User's first edit was to insert a Russavia-created Commons image [12], then headed straight to AfD with Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jan-Bart de Vreede. I hear quacking. Mangoe ( talk) 12:40, 25 August 2014 (UTC) Mangoe ( talk) 12:40, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
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Dusti *Let's talk!* 15:21, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
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Russavia claimed here to be working on the article Dobrolet (low-cost airline). User:ProudSaffa is the only account to have been editing this article recently, registered only recently on 7 September, and is active almost exclusively in Russavia's favoured topic of aviation. Personally, I think this is a WP:DUCK case, but I'm looking for a sanity check before going ahead and blocking. Lankiveil ( speak to me) 23:13, 19 September 2014 (UTC)
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Per unblock request, probably a Checkuser can told us. GZWDer ( talk) 05:01, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
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This brand new account reverted two articles to versions edited by IPs recently used by Russavia. See here and here. FreeKnowledgeCreator ( talk) 07:55, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
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Declared themselves as the master here; editing in the same areas as well (airlines, airports, etc.) Jalen D. Folf ( talk • contribs) 16:50, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
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