Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/PaullyMatthews
PaullyMatthews
- PaullyMatthews (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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12 May 2024[edit]
– This SPI case is closed and will be archived shortly by an SPI clerk or checkuser.
Suspected sockpuppets[edit]
- Compaionicbiography (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Inscribeofscirbe (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- BanuKalabi (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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The usual. Looks like a duck to me. I can send the evidence via e-mail if needed. — Kaalakaa (talk) 15:13, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
- Added Inscribeofscirbe. Same deal. Sinclairian (talk) 16:02, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
- Adding BanuKalabi. Despite the slightly different username pattern, they're repeating essentially the same edits as Adoptioncircle, a previous sock: compare [1] and [2] at Usama ibn Zayd, and compare [3] with [4] & [5] at Zayd ibn Haritha al-Kalbi. PS: I note that Compaionicbiography has also edited Zayd ibn Haritha al-Kalbi, which was edited by at least two other socks before this (Bigorophsy and Adoptioncircle). R Prazeres (talk) 16:53, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
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- The following are Confirmed to AccountofIslamic:
- Matronymicusage (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- TimelineofQuran (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Inscribeofscirbe (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Profileinspect (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Compaionicbiography (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Seventwelves (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- The following are Confirmed to one another, and pretty Likely to several recent PaullyMatthews socks and the group above:
- BanuKalabi (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Haditharributor (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Blocking all. Girth Summit (blether) 19:39, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
14 May 2024[edit]
– This SPI case is closed and will be archived shortly by an SPI clerk or checkuser.
Suspected sockpuppets[edit]
- Makefoplcir (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Scholarlyaccount (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Surahenabler (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Inspitemie (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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That was fast, wasn't it? Right off the bat the name tipped me off, so I went to previous sockpuppets – sure enough, found significant overlap with a previous sock's edits to Ikrima ibn Amr. (See [6] and [7]). Requesting CU, since we know how this goes. Sinclairian (talk) 15:40, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
- Brand spanking new account just dropped. I will admit I'm only going off the name, since "Scholarlyaccount" is very similar to several other confirmed sockpuppets' naming conventions. Still, it's only made one edit as of writing and with only a naming pattern to in my corner, I'm a bit iffy throwing my weight behind an explicit accusation just yet. I'm going to keep it here for prosperity's sake. Sinclairian (talk) 15:49, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
- Added Surahenabler. Same deal. See [8] vs. [9]. Sinclairian (talk) 17:02, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
- Added Inspitemie. [10] and [11]. Further additions won't receive a comment like this – I feel the evidence is fairly obvious. Sinclairian (talk) 17:20, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
- Added Surahenabler. Same deal. See [8] vs. [9]. Sinclairian (talk) 17:02, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
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- The following are Confirmed to recently blocked socks:
- Makefoplcir (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Scholarlyaccount (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Prophetsexclaim (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Surahenabler (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Inspitemie is Likely, and jumping back into adding the same content at the same article as last socks - blocking all. Girth Summit (blether) 10:00, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
15 May 2024[edit]
– This SPI case is closed and will be archived shortly by an SPI clerk or checkuser.
Suspected sockpuppets[edit]
- فضائل الصحابة (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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This one seems to have evaded previous CUs I guess(?), but today's edits look very much like a WP:DUCK of the usual suspect. Examples:
- Ikrima ibn Amr (a favourite target of previous socks): compare [12] with [13], [14], [15] (note in particular the addition of Battle of the Trench, an unsourced claim the socks have repeatedly added)
- Battle of the Trench: compare [16] with [17]
- Battle of Uhud: compare [18] with [19], [20]
- Battle of Hunayn: compare [21] with [22], [23]
R Prazeres (talk) 17:10, 15 May 2024 (UTC) R Prazeres (talk) 17:10, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
- This recent reply, by an editor who would have no previous interaction with me if they weren't a sock, is reminiscent of previous personal attacks (e.g. [24]). R Prazeres (talk) 16:22, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
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I'd seen this user around previously, but avoided reporting them because of the account age. If this user is indeed another sock, would it not have been caught in any of the CUs that have been done since it was created? Sinclairian (talk) 18:18, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
- That was my first thought and question too. I'm not familiar with everything CU can do, I'm not sure if it's merely a matter of using a different device to change your IP, etc. The behavioural evidence is what I think to be most relevant here, but I am curious to see what CU will turn up. R Prazeres (talk) 20:19, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
Exact same edit with exact same obscure WP:VER citation [25] [26]. Looks like a sock to me, can all their edits please get rolled back? --HistoryofIran (talk) 18:22, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
- HistoryofIran's diffs [27] [28] more or less clinch the matter. Contrib tags and edsum style are also a complete match (e.g. [29][30]). It's them alright. ☿ Apaugasma (talk ☉) 19:25, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
- It's trivial, but if anyone wants to see a fun tidbit of petty intellectual dishonesty, look no further than this. R Prazeres (talk) 19:42, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
- They're continuing to make mass edits and essentially edit-warring over reverted edits (e.g. at Battle of Hunayn). R Prazeres (talk) 19:36, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
- Yup... HistoryofIran (talk) 23:10, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
- A kind thank you to Izno for blocking this sock and also for reverting everything (the number of edits had ballooned even more today, wow). R Prazeres (talk) 18:04, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
- Yup... HistoryofIran (talk) 23:10, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
- They're continuing to make mass edits and essentially edit-warring over reverted edits (e.g. at Battle of Hunayn). R Prazeres (talk) 19:36, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments[edit]
- They have been blocked as a sock by Izno. Tagging, closing. Girth Summit (blether) 10:03, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
23 May 2024[edit]
– This SPI case is closed and will be archived shortly by an SPI clerk or checkuser.
Suspected sockpuppets[edit]
- Qurashyline (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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Looks like the newest sock. Similar username and similar edits. Some of the clearest examples:
- At Fatimid dynasty: compare [31] with [32] (note also the identical summaries). As well as repeating the same point on the talk page: [33] vs [34].
- Banu Hashim: [35] vs [36] (re-adding same claim)
- Banu Asad: [37] vs [38] (same item re-added, albeit with other things on this latest edit)
Many of their otherwise different edits have been to the same articles edited by recent socks, including Tulayha, Quraysh, and Zayd ibn Haritha al-Kalbi (the latter a recent favourite of the sockmaster).
Request CU to find the usual sleepers and alternates. R Prazeres (talk) 19:25, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
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- Only 3 this time.
- Muhditribe (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Qurashyline (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Writtenaccount (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
02 June 2024[edit]
– This SPI case is closed and will be archived shortly by an SPI clerk or checkuser.
Suspected sockpuppets[edit]
- Lahkmidreligion (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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Another recent account with WP:DUCK behaviour and the usual username pattern. Restoring previous sock edits, e.g.:
The usual CU request to find other accounts. R Prazeres (talk) 07:15, 2 June 2024 (UTC) R Prazeres (talk) 07:15, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
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- Siraofscholars (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Lahkmidreligion (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- MagiansZoro (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Surahsummary (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Resultofrnisy (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
05 June 2024[edit]
– This SPI case is closed and will be archived shortly by an SPI clerk or checkuser.
Suspected sockpuppets[edit]
- Battleofforerunners (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Ansarimujuhrin (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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Yadda yadda yadda. Obvious. Sinclairian (talk) 18:08, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
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- Tafsiriayat (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Dbeatesi (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Battleofforerunners (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Ansarimujuhrin (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
Blocked and tagged. Spicy (talk) 13:40, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
09 June 2024[edit]
– This SPI case is closed and will be archived shortly by an SPI clerk or checkuser.
Suspected sockpuppets[edit]
- Hejazrules (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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It may have been missed in an earlier CU, but it looks like another sock. E.g.:
- Compare [44] with [45]
- Compare [46], [47] with [48] (the main thing here is the addition of Suhayl ibn Amr)
- Note also some of the same terse, unhelpful talk page comments, e.g. compare [50], [51] with [52], [53]
R Prazeres (talk) 00:39, 9 June 2024 (UTC) R Prazeres (talk) 00:39, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
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- Confirmed to various past accounts. No sleepers immediately visible but there are probably more out there on some other IP range... Spicy (talk) 12:27, 9 June 2024 (UTC)