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Report date February 18 2010, 20:07 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by WikiLaurent

Could someone check these two users? They seem to be doing the same kind of edits on articles about China. See for instance these very similar edits: , or these two: (nearly the same comments about the same picture), as well as the history of File:Execution_in_China.jpg. Laurent (talk) 20:07, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Elockid

I added Toutvientapoint and Zhonghuo. The articles edited by these accounts are similar to those of Polylepsis and YellowPops. Editing mostly Chinese related articles and competitions like the Olympics. Elockid ·Contribs) 21:38, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

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A lot of other sockpuppets have been found and blocked (for the same reasons) on the French Knowledge (XXG). The list is available there: fr:Wikipédia:Faux-nez/Kiriniki. --Xiglofre (talk) 17:19, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

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Current status – Self-endorsed by clerk for Checkuser attention.

Self-endorsing for CheckUser attention. They edit similar articles, but the exact same edits or behaviors? I'm not 100% on that. –MuZemike 16:59, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

 Confirmed that Polylepsis (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) is the following:

KnightLago (talk) 01:44, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

information Administrator note All accounts indefinitely blocked and tagged. –MuZemike 01:59, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

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Report date February 28 2010, 21:41 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by Elockid

The accounts have the same liking to editing Chinese related articles, games (Olympics) and statistical lists as the other socks.

This also seems to have been missed. Xiglofre added a link to the French Knowledge (XXG)'s SPI page in which the accounts listed after Confucius was blocked as sock puppets of Kiriniki which seems to be the equivalent of Polylepsis here. Elockid ·Contribs) 21:41, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

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Some of the suspects (Je sais plus qui, 中华人民共和国, Kiriniki and Sebastien Poncet) seem to have no edit history at all. Maybe I missed something, but how does the behavioral evidence implicate them? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Smocking (talk • contribs) 16:08, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

See the French Knowledge (XXG) link and check under the contribs of each of the socks. For convenience, here they are: Sebastien Poncet, Je_sais_plus_qui, Kiriniki, 中华人民共和国. Also, they're probably sleeper accounts now. Elockid ·Contribs) 16:21, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
Okay, that clears things up a bit. Most of them look like WP:DUCKs to me. However, I still don't see how Je sais plus qui (contrib french: Je_sais_plus_qui) is implicated - there are no obviously related edits (my French is rusty though). Kiriniki has been editing since 2007, several years before the suspected puppetmaster, so him being part of the suspect list is also beyond me. Smocking (talk) 17:14, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
On the French Knowledge (XXG), Kiriniki seems to be considered as the first user (the "puppetmaster"), and the others as Kiriniki's sockpuppets. His edits are very similar to those of, by exemple, Zhonghuo, and some sockpuppets have been used to vote like him (see this page). Je sais plus qui was probably banned as a sockpuppet of a banned user. --Xiglofre (talk) 13:10, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
Then he should be the suspected puppetmaster per the instructions at the top of this page. Smocking (talk) 14:14, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
New sockpuppet: PaxAmericana, already blocked on WP-FR. Hégésippe | ±Θ± 10:45, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
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WP:DUCK for all; the frwiki evidence helps. Some accounts don't exist here though. PeterSymonds (talk) 11:04, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

Report date March 7 2010, 13:39 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by Elockid

Editing the same articles as the last socks, Chinese related articles, especially similar to socks ConfuciusInstitute (talk · contribs) and PaxAmericana (talk · contribs). It's a newly created account that seems to be continuing their edits from Confucius. This can be seen with the article Table tennis in China and Chinese Lunar Exploration Program. They also already started in editing in French Knowledge (XXG). Most of the socks found edited French Knowledge (XXG). Elockid ·Contribs) 13:39, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

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Blocked/tagged. PeterSymonds (talk) 13:41, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

New sockpuppets discovered on wp-FR:
Hégésippe | ±Θ± 21:57, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
Report date March 14 2010, 20:02 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppets
Evidence submitted by WikiLaurent

Same kind of edits in similar articles. Laurent (talk) 20:02, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

Yet another Polylepsis sock editing exactly the same articles in exactly the same manner just days later after having another sock account banned. 88.106.84.217 (talk) 20:46, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

Added another one brought up on AN/I. —Jeremy 00:44, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
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IP, I noticed you tried to place the case in the CheckUser queue right away (see and ). Normally, an SPI clerk needs to look at it before it goes in front of a CheckUser. Are you intending to make a CheckUser request? –MuZemike 20:59, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

I wasn't sure exactly of how to notify of a potential sock puppet 88.106.84.217 (talk) 21:05, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
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It's really quacking to me. Almost the same articles. Per the SUL The account was already created in French Knowledge (XXG), no surprise there. Elockid ·Contribs) 22:16, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

I'd like to see a fuller examination of this; it looks to me like THEQUEEN99 leads to a lot of socks, but I don't have time to do a big search right now. I've already blocked THEQUEEN99 and User:Napoleonbonaparte99. --jpgordon 21:35, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
 Clerk endorsed per jpgordon. Tim Song (talk) 22:32, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
Bashibazoukisback and Einkleinestier  Confirmed. I kinda figured they'd duck themselves quickly. --jpgordon 04:06, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

 Clerk note: Accounts tagged and already blocked by jpgordon. Elockid ·Contribs) 22:09, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

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Report date March 20 2010, 13:18 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by Elockid

Yinghuo 1's first 6 edits was to Chinese space exploration. This is a common for socks like Lunaroutpost (talk · contribs) and PaxAmericana (talk · contribs). The scope of the articles are also similar, mainly with East Asian (Chinese topics). Also, the SUL also shows that the account also exists at French wikipedia. All the socks from the previous investigations had the trend of the account editing and/or existing at French Knowledge (XXG).

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Checkuser request – code letter: E  + F (Community ban/sanction evasion and another reason)
Current status – Self-endorsed by clerk for Checkuser attention.    Requested by Elockid ·Contribs) 13:18, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

Self endorsing for CU attention. It's clear that Polylepsis is creating multiple socks from somewhere. Although the account listed passes the duck test, requesting CU to check for any other sleepers and possibly issue a rangeblock or IP block. Elockid ·Contribs) 13:18, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

 Confirmed A few more. Please double check these for behavior, but the ones with short histories are pretty certain:
  1. International rankings of China (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  2. Crazyant2 (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  3. ChinaPhotos (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  4. Yinghuo 1 (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  5. Itemquite (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  6. Space explorattion (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  7. Mekong2 (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
A range block is not feasible; too much collateral damage. --jpgordon 15:43, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

 Clerk note: all have been blocked and tagged, Spitfire 18:57, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

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Report date March 22 2010, 21:29 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by WikiLaurent
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I'm not entirely convinced that this is Polylepsis yet. The articles being edited and information type are similar, but they're still some behavior missing like the SUL showing French Knowledge (XXG) account creation, the large amount of statistical information they do on articles and their userpages, and Chinese space exploration and sports. Elockid 22:17, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

For a new user, he seems surprisingly knowledgeable about Knowledge (XXG)'s policies and the history of the PRC's article. Also, he wants to remove the picture because it's too "aggressive" - exactly like Zonghuo (another sockpuppet) before him. Laurent (talk) 00:51, 25 March 2010 (UTC)
Macau Big Fan is evidently a sock by their knowledge but I wasn't too sure if it was sock of Polylepsis. But it's been confirmed, so all that's needed now is administrative action. Elockid 01:07, 25 March 2010 (UTC)
 Confirmed. Also:
  1. Wantsdoubt23 (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  2. Countries Master (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
    and I'm pretty sure also about
  3. Harbin Institute of Technology (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  4. Crazyhorseisftiu (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  5. Naxalitewarrior (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
There's a /17 that all of these have used, and that almost no other editors have used. --jpgordon 00:18, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

 Relisted to check ItzCrazyDude (talk · contribs) and find any more sleepers after jpgordon's check. This probably is not the only sock created recently by their past behavior. Elockid 15:20, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

 Clerk note: Current blocked check socks tagged. Elockid 17:43, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

 Confirmed ItzCrazyDude. Also:
  1. 777Cleaner777 (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  2. Cleaner777 (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) (already blocked for messing with SPI)
That's about it for now. --jpgordon 21:36, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

 Clerk note: Rest of socks tagged. Elockid 22:39, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

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Report date April 1 2010, 15:47 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppets
Evidence submitted by Elockid

From the SUL (creation of account in French Knowledge (XXG)) to articles subject being edited (Chinese related articles and statistics) and to the articles being edited Republic of China – Holy See relations and People's Republic of China – Holy See relations (Naxalitewarrior is a sock of Polylepsis. Other confirmed accounts relating to foreign relations can be seen with ItzCrazyDude (talk · contribs) and THEQUEEN99. Elockid 15:47, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

I've added another obvious sockpuppet. Laurent (talk) 17:03, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
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Checkuser request – code letter: E  + F (Community ban/sanction evasion and another reason)
Current status – Completed: Reviewed by a Checkuser, results and comments are below.    Requested by Elockid 15:47, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Self endorsing for CU attention for a sleeper check. jpgordon also mentioned a possible rangeblock for a /17 range they are using that almost no one uses (see previous investigation). Requesting if it's still possible to block this range due to the user's persistent rapid creation of several socks after last batch of socks are blocked. Elockid 15:47, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

There's more than one range involved here. These two accounts are  Confirmed, still looking for others. Hersfold 17:04, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
Also  Confirmed:
I'm also going to hardblock the three /24 ranges these accounts were on - I can't find anything in WHOIS records to show where the /17 is, although one of these /24's is part of a much larger /11 range. Hersfold 17:24, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
Allllll blocked, tagged. Solid. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 17:46, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
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Report date April 4 2010, 17:42 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by Elockid

The articles are similar to some extent. Polylepsis and socks have edited the articles Definitions of Tibet, Tibet Autonomous Region and Shanghai for example (see article histories). The edits on Tibet Autonomous Region looks to be a continuation of confirmed sock Energy consumption 2 (talk · contribs). Not only that, but similar to the other socks from the previous investigations, this account has already been created in French Knowledge (XXG).

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Checkuser request – code letter: E  + F (Community ban/sanction evasion and another reason)
Current status – Completed: Reviewed by a Checkuser, results and comments are below.    Requested by Elockid 17:42, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Endorsing for to confirm if this is a sock. If this is a sock, there's a good chance that there are sleepers around. Elockid 17:42, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Slap me if I'm wrong, but this account was registered on March 6th. There have been just short of a half-dozen CUs since then - surely this would've shown up? The last check was a few days ago. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 04:16, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
It could have been missed? There was one time when there was a socked that was missed, ConfuciusInstitute (talk · contribs) that hasn't been checked but quacks loudly. KnightLago performed a check on February 27th, but was created on February 21st. Some of the behavior does match though (editing Tibet articles) especially with the SUL creations of French and Chinese Wikipedias. The rapid creation on those Wikipedias are something that distinguishes him. This corresponds most to the report on February 28 2010, 21:41 (UTC). But since it's past a few days already, there's probably a whole batch of socks we're not aware of at this moment. Elockid 11:34, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Red X Unrelated --Deskana (talk) 16:04, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

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Report date April 10 2010, 23:32 (UTC)
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Evidence submitted by Elockid

It's already edited almost all the target articles as the other socks. Like in Chinese space program or Naxalite-Maoist insurgency. The suspected sock also looks to be an impostor account of User:Hégésippe Cormier (even the same userpage) who in French Knowledge (XXG) has handled the Polylepsis socks there. See previous reports and Faux-nez/Kiriniki for information regarding Hégésippe Cormier blocking Polylepsis socks. The Cornier account been blocked in French Knowledge (XXG). Elockid 23:32, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

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Checkuser request – code letter: E  + F (Community ban/sanction evasion and another reason)
Current status – Completed: Reviewed by a Checkuser, results and comments are below.    Requested by Elockid 23:32, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

Where there's a sock, there's bound to be more. Elockid 23:32, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

 Confirmed both Airport fan (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) and Papiertoilette (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki). Hersfold 05:03, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

 Clerk note: All accounts tagged. Airport fan and Papiertoilette still not blocked. --Shirik (Questions or Comments?) 05:29, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

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Report date April 14 2010, 15:31 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by Elockid

Same liking to sports relating to China or in general the Olympics as the other socks. Same types of articles edited. Elockid 15:31, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

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Self endorsing for a sleeper check. Elockid 15:31, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

 Confirmed. Also:
  1. Space colonisation (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  2. 23 shanghai metro (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  3. Ostrallasian (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
--jpgordon 23:30, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Blocked and tagged by Jpgordon. NW (Talk) 23:41, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

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Report date April 18 2010, 11:50 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by Wetog

All have near identical edit histories as all other sock accounts of Polylepsis.


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The two most recent socks should have been caught by checkuser as several checks were done. I'm assuming then that these are not socks as a result. Furthermore, most of the edits the suspected socks made are indeed Chinese related articles, but, out of the numerous socks we have to work with, only Liang Guanglie (talk · contribs) is the only one that comes close. Otherwise, most of the articles have been different in my opinion. There is another sockmaster though that I came accross that which can be found at Knowledge (XXG):Sockpuppet investigations/Johnwangxun which more likely represents the listed socks. As such, I am closing this case and doing a further investigation of the socks with relation to Johnwangxun. Elockid 14:41, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

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Report date April 21 2010, 14:49 (UTC)
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Evidence submitted by Elockid

This is an obvious duck. Most of the edits are to Historical GDP of the People's Republic of China. From the edit history, this was page Polylepsis heavily edited as well as 4 different socks: Lastcolor332 (talk · contribs), THEQUEEN99 (talk · contribs), and Bashibazoukisback (talk · contribs), ConfuciusInstitute (talk · contribs). The first article, Sport in the People's Republic of China is also within the scope of other Polylepsis socks. Polylepsis himself and other socks and have edited by several of his socks such as Lunaroutpost (talk · contribs), Nowitbegins (talk · contribs), and Zhonghuo (talk · contribs)

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Checkuser request – code letter: E  + F (Community ban/sanction evasion and another reason)
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Self endorsing for a sleeper check. Elockid 14:49, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

 Confirmed, blocked and tagged along with one more. --jpgordon 15:43, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
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Report date April 26 2010, 23:13 (UTC)
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Evidence submitted by WikiLaurent
  • That's definitely him - compare and for instance.
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Got it already. --jpgordon 00:05, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
No additional socks this time? Elockid 00:05, 27 April 2010 (UTC)]]
A few. Check my log. --jpgordon 00:09, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
Okay. Thanks. Elockid 00:12, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
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Report date May 2 2010, 15:41 (UTC)
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 Clerk endorsed Chinese image rotation especially quacks loudly. Endorsing for a sleeper check. Elockid 01:46, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Behavior wise, they seem somewhat similar. But considering we had about 10 checks and the account was created before the first SPI, I'm inclined to think that this isn't a sock since it would have at least popped up in one of those checks. Elockid 22:29, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Good point, I hadn't noticed he edited in 2009 so maybe it's not him then. I've added another possible sock who has recently been created and edits a lot like Polypepsis. Laurent (talk) 22:21, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
Yes that's definitely him - see in particular this edit where he restored an edit done by a previous sockpuppet. Laurent (talk) 22:30, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

information Administrator note All accounts blocked with exception to Rédacteur Tibet2 which was already blocked. All accounts also tagged. I also added a banned tag on Polylepsis for excessive sockpuppetry. Elockid 19:41, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

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18 May 2010
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 Clerk endorsed The target articles and behavior are similar. Also, you've been right about every sock so far including Tommy45 (talk · contribs) so there is a chance you're right. We haven't had a sleeper check in a while also. Considering that Polylepsis is a serial sockpuppeteer, there is a good chance we missed some other accounts. As a note the last sock suspected sock blocked was Jpggjpeg (talk · contribs) (not listed in this investigation) but was blocked per DUCK and for their own report on SPI (see deleted contribs). Elockid 23:39, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

 Confirmed Adrianbius, but Khalidshou is unrelated. Dominic·t 08:47, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

information Administrator note Blocked and tagged. Elockid 10:49, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

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10 July 2010
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by Elockid

A piano in the floor is similar to socks like YellowPops (talk · contribs) and Toutvientapoint (talk · contribs) editing sports and Olympic pages mainly on China. Two of the articles, Sport in the People's Republic of China and China at the Olympics are pages that multiple Polylepsis socks edited. Like this other sock, Jpggjpeg (talk · contribs), he/she has interest in editing articles pertaining to the Himilayas.

Anand Bindra is similar to YellowPops and Toutvientapoint again.

Added The Dino Dude. Similarities in editing pages as other socks like BRIC country (talk · contribs) and Rédacteur Tibet2 (talk · contribs). Account is already created in French Knowledge (XXG). Some socks do this like SebastienPoncet (talk · contribs) and PaxAmericana (talk · contribs). Elockid 13:41, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

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 Clerk endorsed. This user has history of making multiple accounts and we haven't had a sleeper check in a while. Self endorsing for a sleeper check/check for missed accounts and for confirmation on those accounts. The most recent socks have to work with are Hong Kong ICC (talk · contribs), and Jpggjpeg (talk · contribs). Elockid 13:08, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

-- Avi (talk) 19:43, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

information Administrator note Blocked the listed accounts for sockpuppetry. --Shirik (Questions or Comments?) 19:55, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

 Relisted I assume the connection to Polylepsis could not be established because that account is  Stale. Could we instead, then, have a check against a more recently confirmed account like Adrianbius (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)? I see similarities but having hard evidence would be nicer. --Shirik (Questions or Comments?) 19:53, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
  • The technical evidence indicates Red X Unrelated to the last group of sockpuppets, which is why behavioral evidence must be used. -- Avi (talk) 21:47, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Comment: I'm confident that that the accounts Avi listed are socks of Polylepsis. Behaviorally, they edit the same pages as Polylepsis and socks. Secondly, all accounts have already been created in French Knowledge (XXG). See evidence listed in this report and past reports regarding French Knowledge (XXG). Thirdly, abuse of multiple accounts. Polylepsis has long history of creating multiple accounts in both French and English Knowledge (XXG). Again, see previous reports. For me at least, it's not surprising that there was confirmed and related multiple accounts editing the same types of pages as Polylepsis. I also believe that it's just to much to past off as a mere coincidence that we have a different user here based on what I said. Elockid 14:08, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

 Relisted to check the following account: Splittist (talk · contribs). Similar articles being edited. That account is also created in French Knowledge (XXG) (what a surprise). I've recently blocked this new account Union Pilot 3 (talk · contribs) per WP:DUCK. If these accounts are related then it's possible to that there are more I missed. Elockid 17:58, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

Never mind. Splittist already checked. Elockid 10:47, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
14 july, 2010
Suspected sockpuppets
Evidence submitted by Maurilbert

Just blocked on his sole behavior on WP.FR. --MAURILBERT (talk) 22:06, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

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information Administrator note Already blocked and tagged. See my talk page. Elockid 23:17, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

23 August 2010
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Evidence submitted by Elockid

Similar interests as other socks. Already created at French Knowledge (XXG). Elockid 01:55, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Added Imperratoor. Similar interests. Elockid 15:34, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
Added Manipur20. Same as Anthrax444. Elockid 22:38, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
Added User:Desmond2046 who, like Polylepsis, thinks that the human right section should be deleted from the PRC article. Laurent (talk) 18:07, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
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 Clerk endorsed for a sleeper check/check for any missed accounts. We haven't had a check in a while. There's probably some other accounts out there. Elockid 01:56, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Is it possible to get a rangeblock? Elockid 22:41, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 Confirmed, except for Desmond2046, who appears technically Red X Unrelated. IP doesn't appear related either. Also:
  1. Bouboudiou (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  2. Cq veteran (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
No rangeblock possible. --jpgordon 15:46, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
information Administrator note Tags updated, accounts already blocked except for Desmond2046. Marking for close. TNXMan 16:07, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
06 September 2010
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Evidence submitted by Elockid

Already created at French Knowledge (XXG). Similar editing interests. Elockid 20:10, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

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 Clerk endorsed Self endorsing for a sleeper check/check for missed accounts. Elockid 20:11, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

Following blocked and tagged:

Hersfold 20:22, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

I missed a horde, I've now blocked these as well:

Hersfold 20:32, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

06 September 2010
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Evidence submitted by Hégésippe Cormier

New sockpuppets blocked on wp-FR 2010-09-19

Hégésippe | ±Θ± 11:24, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Elockid

Added Brikkibric. Same interests, already created at French Knowledge (XXG). See above and previous investigations. Elockid 12:20, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

This has been CU confirmed. See below. Elockid 12:27, 19 September 2010 (UTC)
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information Administrator note Per French Knowledge (XXG) CU results, the first 4 accounts blocked. Sleeper check still needed to find out socks here that are not created in French Wiki. The majority of socks are created there also, but some recent socks like Doyouit (talk · contribs) and House234 (talk · contribs) are not created in French Wiki.

Per above, I have also blocked Triiadisme (talk · contribs) and Gholdinggroups (talk · contribs). Elockid 12:29, 19 September 2010 (UTC)
All of the accounts are  Confirmed, but I saw no sleepers. TNXMan 14:11, 19 September 2010 (UTC)
27 September 2010
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Evidence submitted by Elockid

Same editing interests as other socks. Elockid 22:01, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

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  • This group is  Possible/ Likely related to the above, but are  Confirmed socks of one another:

Tiptoety 06:06, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Everyone's blocked - marking for close. TNXMan 13:17, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
04 October 2010
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Evidence submitted by ElockidAlternate

New accounts with similar/same editing interests. Elockid (Alternate) 15:58, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

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Tiptoety 16:30, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

The sock is blocked, so I'll mark this for close. TNXMan 18:32, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
19 October 2010
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Evidence submitted by ElockidAlternate

Similar interests as other socks. Already created in French Wiki. Requesting CU for a sleeper check. It's been a while since we had one. Elockid (Alternate) 14:54, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

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Already nailed with several others. --jpgordon 15:12, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
Marking for close. TNXMan 16:47, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
31 October 2010
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Evidence submitted by Elockid

All socks listed are already CU confirmed on French Wiki. Requesting CU to check any remaining socks not created in French Wiki. Elockid 12:46, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

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Good catch. The following are  Confirmed:

03 November 2010
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Evidence submitted by HelloAnnyong

Requested in a thread on my talk page. Similar edit patterns between this sock and Supercomputtergeek (talk · contribs), a previously confirmed sock. — HelloAnnyong 16:04, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

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21 November 2010
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Evidence submitted by Elockid

Same editing interests. Already created in French Knowledge (XXG). Requesting CU for a sleeper check. It's been a while since we had one. Elockid 22:28, 21 November 2010 (UTC) Elockid 22:28, 21 November 2010 (UTC)


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08 January 2011
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Both of these accounts have already been created in French Knowledge (XXG) and have similar/same interests as other Polylepsis socks. Jokerole especially has been editing the same heavily edited sock pages like Environment of the People's Republic of China and Automobile industry in China, pages which I protected before for sockpuppetry. Need CU to confirm whether or not these are socks and to see if there are any sleepers hanging around. Elockid 18:45, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Added ZOenfgia. Same as above two. Elockid 13:24, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
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 Confirmed the following are the same:

There is one  Stale account (Jokerole (talk · contribs)), but the name appears similar. TNXMan 14:52, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

A little typo there. Meant to put Jokeroler on the suspected socks. Jokerole is a mistake. Elockid (Alternate) 14:56, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
19 February 2011
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Account already created in French Knowledge (XXG). Editing the same types of pages as the other socks, mostly lists and statistics. It's been awhile since we had a check. Requesting to CU to check for sleepers. Elockid 14:49, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

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19 February 2011
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NyuclearTrigger has very similar characteristics as other Polylepsis socks. NyuclearTrigger was created just after a changing IP, which is in the same range as Polylepsis's changing IP, tried to add POV to the superpower article. The only edits NyuclearTrigger has made are the same attempts to add the same POV to the article. This the same kind of POV Polylepsis's socks usually add and the article is in the same catagory of articles which Polylepsis's socks usually target. Quite vivid blur (talk) 19:17, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

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Red X Unrelated TNXMan 15:46, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

information Administrator note I'm not entirely convinced behaviorally that that account is Polylepsis. The only edits the socks have been making in that article have been to introduce statistics, not POV. Other details such as edit summary usage does not match up. As a result I will close as no action on this part of the case. I do note that there are several other socks such as Koov who have edited that article. Elockid 18:38, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

21 January 2015
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Enforcing only positive material on Potential superpower, by adding positive or removing the criticism. On Chinese Century as well. In past he has named accounts after the names of Chinese regions, we had one of the guy before too. He was always aware of WP:3RR rule. OccultZone (Talk • Contributions • Log) 02:16, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

Report can be closed. It is pretty much affirmed though, that where and when the editor would want to participate or disrupt these articles. We can always get back here whenever we have more evidence. Thanks. OccultZone (Talk • Contributions • Log) 05:50, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
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  • The last sock in the archive was blocked in 2011, therefore this is far too  Stale for checkuser.--Jezebel's Ponyo 00:12, 24 January 2015 (UTC)
  •  Clerk note: I don't have time to thoroughly investigate this right away, but Xinjiang guy was recently listed as a suspected sock in another case, and was determined probably unrelated (but the evidence over there might be useful). ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 18:31, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
  • Closing per OccultZone -- however, Polylepsis hasn't had a confirmed sock since 2011, the IP hasn't edited since April 2014, and Xinjiang guy came back for 4 edits on Jan.19th but nothing since. ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 22:08, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

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