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11 February 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

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The alleged master has been promoting a software called Vecteezy for years ( [1] [2] [3]), and made a similar edit to the same page as the alleged sock: [4] [5]. The alleged master also created Vecteezy Editor, while the alleged sock created an article on the same product. Both have edited/created articles on tech entrepreneurs: [6] [7]. There's also a really strange shared interest in Bowling Green, Kentucky, particularly the mayor: [8] [9] [10]. The connection is blatant, but I suspect that there are other accounts involved, due to the abnormal account ages and editing lapses. Thanks, GAB ^gab 03:53, 11 February 2017 (UTC) reply

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•  Clerk endorsed - Endorsing my own request. Thanks again, GAB ^gab 03:53, 11 February 2017 (UTC) reply

• Good eye,  Confirmed. Not a lot of data to look at, and given the timescale, that I can't find any other accounts makes sense, but that's no reason to believe there aren't any. Courcelles ( talk) 22:10, 13 February 2017 (UTC) reply

•  Awaiting administrative action - Thanks again for the check; please block those accounts. Sock indef, master for however long you see fit. Best, GAB ^gab 00:33, 14 February 2017 (UTC) reply
•  Blocked and tagged Both blocked indef, seeing as accounts were solely to promote their product. RickinBaltimore ( talk) 14:50, 14 February 2017 (UTC) reply
• Tagged, closing. GAB ^gab 23:39, 14 February 2017 (UTC) reply

22 May 2024

Suspected sockpuppets

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An SPA whose only edits were the promotion of Vecteezy [11] [12] and the recreation of a very promotional Vecteezy article. Evidence for sock block based on same pattern as found in Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/WikiAddict81/Archive. — CactusWriter ^(talk) 14:55, 22 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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• Apparently for the record, closing. Bbb23 ( talk) 00:08, 23 May 2024 (UTC) reply