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Latest comment: 9 months ago 55 comments18 people in discussion

Levelaunt@zh.wikipedia

Status: Done
List of users
Amusegage (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Megansoya (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Peonydebut (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Dengtzars (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Halaoudz (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Mlterufms (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Ma5repog2o (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Neonumpra (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Larmef (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
72b8sDraB (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): Continued similar editing behavior on Korea related articles with Levelaunt, requesting for sleeper check. (For future, we might collect list of socks and refer to srcu once per month.) aqurs 🍧 03:41, 29 September 2025 (UTC)

Confirmed/Likely Likely socks:

Lock all Global block all :

-- XXBlackburnXx (talk) 10:20, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

MihaiCiorbescu75@ro.wikipedia

Status: Done
List of users
MihaiCiorbescu75 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
CatalinCiubotaru6 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
MarianBaiatFin (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
IonBaiatFin (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
DorelMafiotul (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
GianiBaiatFin (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Cufureala99 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Cufureala87 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Cufureala86 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Cufureala85 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): The accounts of the series Cufureala69 – Cufureala99 share the same name pattern and belong obviously to the same person. The other accounts could be just other attempts to evade the block on behalf of this long term sockpuppeteer. Since this is a very prolific LTA, there might be some other active or sleeping accounts too. --Pafsanias (talk) 09:54, 29 September 2025 (UTC)
I'm just dumping everything I found. There are all on the same mobile network and are very Likely Likely related or Confirmed.
Lock all Global block all : - -- XXBlackburnXx (talk) 10:51, 1 October 2025 (UTC)
@XXBlackburnXx: Thank you so much. Behavior patterns confirmed. --Pafsanias (talk) 10:59, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

1F6l6EMO@zh.wikipedia

Status: Done
List of users
Katspectre (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Vcbfivemy (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Sazraadnd (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): Please reference previous check for comparison. Katspectre sent an email to A2569875 claiming that he is "the person behind all" of the sock creation. A check is requested to confirm the relationship and if possible, identify any sleepers. Thanks in advance. () 15:40, 29 September 2025 (UTC)
On which wiki did Katspectre send this email? I can't find it in the CheckUser tool. - -- XXBlackburnXx (talk) 15:52, 29 September 2025 (UTC)
@XXBlackburnXx: I believe it's on zhwiki, but it could be off-wiki as well since I didn't see the footer that is commonly found for on-wiki emailing based on first-hand evidence. The latter reasoning would explain why. () 15:59, 29 September 2025 (UTC)
I just received some more new information which indicates that Sazraadnd is another sock of Katspectre and was the actual account that was used to send the email. Apologize for the confusion. --() 16:16, 29 September 2025 (UTC)
zh:User:A2569875 lists some email addresses. Therefore it's quite plausible that the email was sent off-wiki. Srapoj (talk) 16:05, 29 September 2025 (UTC)
Not necessary. Though on-wiki mails are sent from wiki(_AT_)wikimedia.org, the sender's own email address is included, so replies can be directed without going through the wiki's email infrastructure. 1F616EMO (on zhwiki) 13:01, 30 September 2025 (UTC)
  • Possilikely (a mix between possible and likely): Sazraadnd, Vcbfivemy
  • Possible Possible: Katspectre (to the possilikely group)

However, I can’t confirm them to the previous impersonation socks. -- XXBlackburnXx (talk) 14:19, 2 October 2025 (UTC)

IndianSkullMiner@pcm.wikipedia

Status: Done
List of users
IndianSkullMiner (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Theintrepidvincent (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
FocaArpa (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
FocaArpaBorikenWarrior (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Pinga1488 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
LizardiNonce (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): All of these accounts were created relatively recently. The first four participated in an edit war at pcm:Francisco Lizardi to preserve libelous content added by the first. Considering edit summary usages (vandalism, Stop vandalising this, Na notable pesin), I think it's safe to say that the people behind these are quite familiar with how Wikipedia works. As such, please perform a LWCU to catch sleepers. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 19:10, 2 October 2025 (UTC)
Courtesy pings: @Anachronist and DreamRimmer . NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 19:14, 2 October 2025 (UTC)
pcm:Francisco Lizardi was an attack page from the very first edit. The subject of the article wants it deleted, and I agree. Anachronist (talk) 19:39, 2 October 2025 (UTC)
Followup: DreamRimmer has deleted the page and blocked the first three people listed above. FocaArpaBrokenWarrior and Pinga1488 remain unblocked and should be checked. Anachronist (talk) 01:35, 3 October 2025 (UTC)
Added LizardiNonce, who created pcm:Francisco de Lizardi. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 18:32, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

Confirmed OHHHHJOHNNYSACK with Theintrepidvincent. + Confirmed FocaArpaBorikenWarrior, Pinga1488, IndianSkullMiner. --Sotiale (talk) 05:09, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

RedBaronGR@enwikivoyage

Status: Done
List of users
RedBaronGR (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Maroontruths (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): RedBaronGR was blocked in July for 3 months for edit warring and refusing to follow local policy (block set to expire in a few days). Earlier this month, Maroontruths shows up and makes the same kind of unhelpful edits (though without the edit warring); they also complain about RedBaronGR being blocked as an abuse of power on Ikan Kekek's talk page at voy:en:Special:Diff/5137036, which is probably more than enough to warrant suspicion. Can probably be duck blocked but a CU check to properly confirm that this is block evasion would be nice. //shb (tc) 11:03, 7 October 2025 (UTC)
  • Unlikely Unlikely from a technical point of view. They edited from different countries. But their computers have the same configuration. --Mykola 11:32, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

AlexPop2009@it.wikibooks

Status: Redundant
List of users
AlexPop2009 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
AlexPop2010 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): Possible global lock evasion. Hippias (talk) 09:15, 8 October 2025 (UTC)
It looks like a duck to me - accounts locked. -- XXBlackburnXx (talk) 05:03, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

JulianOmidi@pcmwiki

Status: Done
List of users
JulianOmidi (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
MantrimasTadijosaitis (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
FocaArpa (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): JulianOmidi created pcm:Elise McLean (see also ticket:2025100710006193), which FocaArpa then edited (they have uploaded files with similar names to Commons as well); MantrimasTadijosaitis created pcm:Skirmantas Vilhelmas Šaknys. FocaArpa is a duck of the previously reported FocaArpaBorikenWarrior. According to the delete tag at pcm:Prince Kevin Nyerere and considering how that article resembles the other two, this seems to be a case of en:WP:LTA/Alec Smithson. See also c:Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/Theintrepidvincent. As with the previous case, please perform LWCU and block IPs as necessary. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 17:47, 7 October 2025 (UTC)
Courtesy ping: @Horcrux . NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 17:47, 7 October 2025 (UTC)
There's also pcm:Joshua Leiva. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 18:49, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

  • Confirmed: FocaArpa, JulianOmidi
  • Unlikely Unlikely: MantrimasTadijosaitis

However I’m not confident to say that this is LTA ALS. -- XXBlackburnXx (talk) 05:09, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

PhilDaBirdMan@enwikivoyage

Status: Done
List of users
PhilDaBirdMan (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Maroontruths (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): Both accounts are suspected to be LibMod socks (globally locked LTA) based on similar areas of interest – particularly warzones, uninhabited areas, or parts of the US with other known social issues. The only difference here is that Maroontruths seems to use a different communication style, which sometimes can feel deliberate, compared to PhilDaBirdMan or LibMod, and a CU would be nice to see if they are indeed the same users or if there are any sleepers. //shb (tc) 08:32, 13 October 2025 (UTC)
Accounts are Unrelated Unrelated from a technical POV. EPIC (talk) 22:46, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

Maroontruths@enwikivoyage

Status: Done
List of users
Maroontruths (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Evertontoffeefantv (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): Suspected block evasion of Maroontruths, who was community banned yesterday, with similar tone (e.g. voy:en:Talk:Liverpool#Everton), but there aren't enough edits to definitively duck block. A check for any other sleepers would also be nice. //shb (tc) 23:50, 14 October 2025 (UTC)
Confirmed. No other accounts present. EPIC (talk) 22:46, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

Jacky Liew@ms.wikipedia

Status: Not done
List of users
Jacky Liew (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): Most of edit in mswiki is related to Mahathir Mohamad, as per w:zh:LTA:LeonChow99. DiaoBaoHuaJian (talk) 15:40, 15 October 2025 (UTC)
Not done. Fishing CheckUser is not for fishing, unless there is any suspicion of sockpuppetry or any other accounts to compare to then there isn't enough cause for performing a check at the moment. EPIC (talk) 22:48, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

Yssáta@ro.wikipedia

Status: Done
List of users
Yssáta (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Spirulinn (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
~2025-27233-87 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
~2025-62919-9 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
~2025-58686-2 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Sir Banking (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): Spirulinn is a globally locked LTA sockpuppet account (see Steward requests/Checkuser/2025-09#Spirulinn@rowiki). Yssáta and the other temporary accounts are making the same banking and money edits as the previous socks. There might be some other sleepers too. The Romanian Wikipedia has no local Checkusers. --Pafsanias (talk) 16:45, 16 October 2025 (UTC)
@Pafsanias noting that it's not allowed to connect regular accounts and temporary accounts via CU because that would essentially give non-CU with temporary account IP reveal permissions insights about the regular account's IP. It's ok to connect them per en:duck test, but that's something you can do yourself. Johannnes89 (talk) 07:18, 17 October 2025 (UTC)
@Johannnes89: Thank you for your remark. Please use the temporary accounts only as a possible clue, if they can help with the inquiry and eventually with the global lock. No need to confirm. --Pafsanias (talk) 08:19, 17 October 2025 (UTC)
@Pafsanias: I can confirm that ptwiki CUs confirmed Yssáta is a sockpuppet of Spirulinn (Ricardinho da Souza Silva 7). --Stïnger (会話) 16:11, 17 October 2025 (UTC)
I added User:Sir Banking to the above list. --Pafsanias (talk) 05:36, 18 October 2025 (UTC)
Hi, good morning, I just found out about this. I'm not a puppet user, I'm a genuine user. However, I have no problem submitting to checkuser testing. I recently started editing the Romanian Wikipedia because I want to expand some interesting articles into that language. I remain available if you need any questions or concerns. Sir Banking (talk) 05:51, 18 October 2025 (UTC)
@Sir Banking noting that even though you seem to be unrelated to the other sockpuppets, it's not a good idea to use machine translations to contribute to multiple different Wikipedia language versions. Stick to the languages you can actually speak if you don't want to risk getting blocked by local admins. Johannnes89 (talk) 09:11, 18 October 2025 (UTC)
Thank you very much for the advice sir, I’ll keep it in mind to contribute in the best possible way here. As for the rest, I’d like to clarify once again that I have no connection whatsoever with another user. I’ve been contributing mainly to the Spanish Wikipedia for years, so i have no ties to any other user and do not use sockpuppets. I focus primarily on topics related to banking and finance, and I edit exclusively under this username, I have no other account. I’ll do my best to follow your guidance. If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me again. Thank you very much! Sir Banking (talk) 10:08, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

Confirmed: Yssáta, Spirulinn, Sternno, Hwut, Nintamino, Nintammin, Qwantikk -> globally locked. Unrelated Unrelated: Sir Banking --Johannnes89 (talk) 07:02, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

Ignatius N. R.@zh.wikipedia

Status: Done
List of users
Ignatius N. R. (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Kang Makk (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
婉姵 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
婕婷 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
姵珊 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
婷婕 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
翠妮 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): 3 accounts were blocked as sockpuppet of Ignatius N. R. for duck test, requesting a sleeper check and see if range block are possible to apply, thanks. aqurs 🍧 11:19, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
+1 account. aqurs 🍧 22:45, 24 October 2025 (UTC)
Add 2 accounts from zh:WP:AIV. Srapoj (talk) 23:12, 24 October 2025 (UTC)
Doing... --Sotiale (talk) 13:19, 26 October 2025 (UTC)
  • Confirmed 翠妮, 婷婕, 惠玉, 玉婕, 婕婷, 婉姵, Kang Makk, 姵婕, 姵珊

--Sotiale (talk) 13:32, 26 October 2025 (UTC)

FranciscoGabino@pcm.wikipedia

Status: Done
List of users
FranciscoGabino (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
JoshuaLeivaGarcia (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
AugustusRedman (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): New accounts creating attack pages. See previous RfCUs here, here and here. Please perform a LWCU to catch sleepers as well. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 15:58, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
  • Confirmed JoshuaLeivaGarcia and FranciscoGabino
  • Possible Possible AugustusRedman

--Sotiale (talk) 13:37, 26 October 2025 (UTC)

你是一个一个一个@zh.wikipedia

Status: Done
List of users
你是一个一个一个 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
南昌理工李老师 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): 你是一个一个一个 has similar edit behavior with inactive LTA w:zh:LTA:李煌老師, 南昌理工李老师 is a latest suspicious sock, would like to request CU check for confirm and for sleeper(s) if have, thanks. aqurs 🍧 02:40, 26 October 2025 (UTC)
I've corrected LTA internal link to zhwiki. --Hamish 03:00, 26 October 2025 (UTC)
  • Unrelated Unrelated 你是一个一个一个 and 南昌理工李老师

  • Some of them used OPs or VPNs.

--Sotiale (talk) 13:42, 26 October 2025 (UTC)

Levelaunt@zh.wikipedia

Status: Done
List of users
Pufamoe (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Mthrela (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
1018bou (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · CA · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): Duck accounts for this month, request for sleeper check, thanks. aqurs 🍧 23:03, 24 October 2025 (UTC)
  • Confirmed 1018bou, Gtrdhj, NccDrQ, Pufamoe, Souxl80, Mthrela

--Sotiale (talk) 13:45, 26 October 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for helping, can you also lock them for streamline the process, many thanks. aqurs 🍧 13:51, 26 October 2025 (UTC)

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