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Flack.inspired

Flack.inspired (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)

10 March 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

• DontSpeakToHer (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Tools: Editor interaction utility · Interaction Timeline · SPI Tools

Two accounts working together to write promotional articles in mainspace. When one of their articles is draftified by a new page reviewer, one of the accounts submits the draft to AFC, then the other approves it and moves it back to mainspace. Behaviour first detected on IProcure/Draft:IProcure but checkuser has uncovered a small coordinated spam operation; see below. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 14:10, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

• There's a very large and very long-term rangeblock in place where some of these accounts have edited, so it's hard to say who else these accounts may be related to. Nonetheless, all of the following are  Confirmed:
  • Flack.inspired (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  • DontSpeakToHer (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  • BeholdMyPen (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  • Anonymoustailfeather (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  • MeZeNTASar (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  • ATzEreSN (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  • Triandstikae (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• All  Blocked and tagged. The timing of the accounts being created in batches suggests sleepers, but  No sleepers immediately visible. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 14:10, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

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