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Pretzky

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Report date January 28 2009, 21:42 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by SummerPhD (talk)



Please refer to Wikipedia:Suspected_sock_puppets/Pretzky.

  • Pretzky, WarmieMilk and others were blocked for blatant sockpuppetry on 7 January 2009. WarmieMilkGroup registered 13 January 2009. Paullinho was register 7 January 2009. SoSoDef DjMikV registered 15 January 2009.
  • WarmieMilkGroup, Paullinho and SoSoDef DjMikV have edited the same basic list as the four previously blocked accounts.
  • Pretzky edited Derrty Time (album) before it was deleted. WarmieMilk reposted Derrty Time (album). Paullinho created Derrty Time (Nelly album). WarmieMilkGroup has been editing it.
  • New Jack City Part 2 was created by Bigant1892. It has been edited by Bigant1892, Dj mikv, Paullinho, PParueltiznkhyo, Pretzky, SoSoDef DjMikV and WarmieMilkGroup. (From this report and the last one, only WarmieMilk has not edited this article.)
  • 6 Derrty Hits ‎/ Derrty Entertainment / Derrty Time (Nelly album) ‎have been edited
  • Half Man, Half Dog Volume 1 was created by DJ mikv (then deleted). SoSoDef DjMikV recreated it. Half Man, Half Dog Vol. 1 (album) was created by WarmieMilkGroup.
  • Half Man, Half Dog Volume 2 was created by DJ mikv (then deleted). SoSoDef DjMikV recreated it.
  • Pretzky was shortened from PParueltiznkhyo. So was Paullinho (PParueltiznkhyo).
  • WarmieMilkGroup echos WarmieMilk.
  • SoSoDef DjMikV echos Dj Mikv.

I am requesting checkusers because this user likely has other accounts that I have not yet found.

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Checkuser request – code letter: F (Other reason )
Current status – Completed: Reviewed by a Checkuser, results and comments are below.    Requested by SummerPhD (talk) 21:42, 28 January 2009 (UTC) Per earlier case indicated, user evaded vandalism block by using alternate accounts. Those accounts were blocked. These new accounts seem to have been created to avoid those blocks. At 7 known accounts, it seems likely that other accounts exist or will exist. Check user is to find & block them. - SummerPhD (talk) 13:40, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]


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Conclusions

 Confirmed Currently available technical and behavioral evidence confirms that the following accounts are confirmed related to each other:

 Likely Currently available technical and behavioral evidence confirms that the following accounts are likely related:

 Possible Currently available technical evidence indicates that it is possible that the above two groups of accounts are related, and behavioral evidence also indicates some relationship.

I have not come across any other socks as of now.

-- Avi (talk) 20:00, 3 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Report date March 13 2009, 16:34 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppets


Original case is at Wikipedia:Suspected_sock_puppets/Pretzky. A second case is at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Pretzky/Archive.

Pretzky was found to have used: Paullinho
PParueltiznkhyo (note: PParueltiznkhyo and PParueltiznkhyo)
WarmieMilk
WarmieMilkGroup
Dj mikv
Bigant1892
SoSoDef DjMikV

Note "P.R.E.T.Z.K.Y.Y." and "PaulinhoO" are additional examples of abbreviations for "PParueltiznkhyo". P.R.E.T.Z.K.Y.Y. has edited 9 articles. 5 of them have been edited by known socks listed here: Drop (Rich Boy song), Fantasy Ride, Loso's Way, Love vs. Money, Nelly. The other 4 edits include an edit undoing a warning I have repeatedly added to Theater of the Mind, resolving a contentious issue[1] and another to ask how tall "Natasha" is (in the article)[2].

PaulinhoO has been indefinitely blocked as a sock of Pretzky. P.R.E.T.Z.K.Y.Y. was created 01:02, 9 March 2009

MPHO MAHAFHA was created 06:34, 12 February 2009 and has been used almost exclusively to edit Nelly articles. The only exceptions are three edits to Murphy Lee articles. All of these articles have been edited by the socks listed. (Note: I can’t find "MPHO MAHAFHA" in "PParueltiznkhyo"…)

None of the socks and suspected socks have ever used an edit summary. None have ever edited a talk page or responded to talk page posts (except for WarmieMilk's attempt to add an image Pretzky uploaded to his user page).

I am requesting a check user to determine if there are other user names associated with the 11 found so far.

Evidence submitted by SummerPhD (talk)



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Checkuser request – code letter: F (Other reason )
Current status – Completed: Reviewed by a Checkuser, results and comments are below.    Requested by SummerPhD (talk) 16:34, 13 March 2009 (UTC) [reply]



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 Clerk note:RFCU endorsed by Mayalld. Synergy 22:16, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Conclusions
  • Red X Unrelated - MPHO MAHAFHA
  •  Confirmed that "P.R.E.T.Z.K.Y.Y." and "PaulinhoO" are related to each other
and  Likely the two of them are related to Pretzky and his other socks. --Versageek 04:49, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked P.R.E.T.Z.K.Y.Y indef. I'll leave it to a clerk to do the tagging and closing (clerk may want to tag the master account as well with a link to these cases) —— nixeagleemail me 04:18, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Mayalld (talk) 06:15, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Report date March 19 2009, 14:33 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppets


Obvious further sock. See prior cases. Highly likely there are others.

Evidence submitted by SummerPhD (talk)



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Checkuser request – code letter: F (Other reason )
Current status – Declined, the reason can be found below.    Requested by SummerPhD (talk) 14:33, 19 March 2009 (UTC) [reply]


 Clerk declined CU is NOT appropriate for obvious socks. Mayalld (talk) 14:50, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Additional information needed: Please provide a code letter. SPCUClerkbot (talk) 14:33, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Conclusions

 Clerk note: Sock blocked, case over. MBisanz talk 03:57, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Report date March 21 2009, 18:29 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by DiverseMentality

Ykzterp is an obvious sock of indefinitely blocked user Pretzky (Ykzterp is Pretzky backwards). DiverseMentality 18:29, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]


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 Clerk note:Blocked and tagged. Synergy 22:21, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Report date April 5 2009, 19:26 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by — Σxplicit

Yet another obvious sock — Σxplicit 19:26, 5 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]


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Conclusions

Blocked and tagged. Tiptoety talk 20:37, 7 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Report date July 24 2009, 01:18 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by — Σxplicit

Behavioral evidence suggest that Pretzky is back. The user edits the same articles, all related to Nelly and share similar usernames to past socks, including Paullinho (talk · contribs) and PaulinhoO (talk · contribs) — Σxplicit 01:18, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]


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Report date September 13 2009, 03:41 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by — Σxplicit

This file alone quacks loudly. — Σxplicit 03:41, 13 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]


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information Note: Both accounts already indef blocked. Nja247 09:46, 13 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

He was blocked shortly after I submitted his case, though he hasn't been tagged. — Σxplicit 19:56, 13 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Conclusions
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Report date September 23 2009, 01:41 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by Explicit

The userpage of this user confirms it's Pretzky. — ξxplicit 01:41, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In a surprise move, the userpage was blanked by another sock, Warmie (talk · contribs). Originally, the userpage contained this content. Content is now on Warmie's userpage. Also added Warmie EP (talk · contribs) as a duck. — ξxplicit 20:25, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]


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Conclusions

information Administrator note Blocked and tagged. MuZemike 01:00, 25 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Report date October 10 2009, 19:54 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by Explicit

Seems like Pretzky is back yet again. Username is a bunch of random characters, as past socks Osapkaopjdisaj (talk · contribs) and ASJIIOJASJDSJOIAJIO (talk · contribs). This sock and past socks have edited the same articles:

Additionally, Diojsfodnsfjdkfdjkn uploads images without licenses, summaries or fair use rationales, like this and this. Past socks, including ASJIIOJASJDSJOIAJIO and Osapkaopjdisaj, also uploaded images with the same issues. — ξxplicit 19:54, 10 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I would also like to add that there may also be some meatpuppetry going on. As noted here, Pretzky is apparently part of an unsigned music group, Warmie. According to the link I provided, Warmie's additional two members are BayBay and Young Jay, which may also be creating accounts. If more than one IP address is included, it might be worth checking to see if the IP addresses all come from Brazil. — ξxplicit 20:32, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]


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Checkuser request – code letter: E (Community ban/sanction evasion )
Current status – Completed: Reviewed by a Checkuser, results and comments are below.

Self-endorsing for CheckUser attention. They seem to keep popping up, which makes one wonder if there are more sock lying in wait. Hence, I'd like a check for underlying IP/range and sleepers. MuZemike 20:23, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

information Administrator note User:Diojsfodnsfjdkfdjkn has been blocked and tagged. MuZemike 20:23, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Conclusions

 Confirmed Surprise.... J.delanoygabsadds 23:00, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Report date October 31 2009, 22:34 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by Explicit

Pretzky returns once again with a username containing random characters as recents socks have, editing articles related to Nelly and uploading files with no fair use rationales or licensing. — ξxplicit 22:34, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note this file name. Looks familiar, right? — ξxplicit 06:35, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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Conclusions

information Administrator note Blocked and tagged. MuZemike 17:57, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Report date November 7 2009, 20:56 (UTC)
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Evidence submitted by Explicit


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Report date March 20 2010, 04:20 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by Blueboy96

Only edits were to create an article about a release from a small-time Brazillian hip-hop group. Pretzky's worked on articles about this "group" before. Similar MO--including a nonsense username. Already indef'd, but requesting a sweep to find any more socks. Blueboy96 04:20, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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Checkuser request – code letter: B (Ongoing serious pattern vandalism )
Current status – Completed: Reviewed by a Checkuser, results and comments are below.    Requested by Blueboy96 04:20, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 Clerk endorsed –MuZemike 04:38, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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 Likely, but without any edits difficult to confirm:
 Confirmed but already blocked:
The first two are on the same range as Askpofijaojdjd and What You Wanna Do, and have computers with a very similar setup; the changes in configuration and timing thereof are consistent with automatic updates taking place. Hersfold (t/a/c) 04:58, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Conclusions

Tagged the confirmed accounts; no need to take action on the likelies since they haven't edited at all since they joined in January. Blueboy96 05:06, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

IMO better to block before they get stale, than to have two hard-to-find sleepers buried in the archive. I've blocked and tagged the two. Tim Song (talk) 07:30, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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Report date April 26 2010, 00:59 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by SummerPhD (talk)

Please see Wikipedia:Suspected_sock_puppets/Pretzky. Adding info for "Warmie"[3], all about Nelly[4], COI for Bruno Mars (and bad user name too).

Requesting check user due to long history of block evasion under numerous names. SummerPhD (talk) 00:59, 26 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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Checkuser request – code letter: E (Community ban/sanction evasion )
Current status – Completed: Reviewed by a Checkuser, results and comments are below.    Requested by SummerPhD (talk) 00:59, 26 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The evidence is there to make this worthy of endorsing. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 05:18, 26 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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No sleepers found. --Deskana (talk) 02:07, 3 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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28 June 2010
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by JohnFromPinckney

I don't know anything about Pretzky, really, but I saw that User:AFIFPUCDLROW was recently (18:58, 26 June 2010) blocked for being a Pretzky sock. Whatever the reasons were for that (and I have no idea what they were; I don't the connection), they will probably apply to User:0102AFIFPUCDLROW, who I just noticed editing Nelly 5.0 (1, 2). The edit history for that article features AFIFPUCDLROW already (as well as a User:454erpsfgcotranov, whose user name reminds me of the random-sequence names I saw discussed on the SPI page. I've added to this case, although my suspicions are hardly strong on this one). — JohnFromPinckney (talk) 22:38, 28 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Current status – Completed: Reviewed by a Checkuser, results and comments are below.

It's been a while since we had a sleeper check. T. Canens (talk) 03:43, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Based purely on technical data, I can say that the following two are  Likely the same:

It's technically  Possible that the following and the above are all the same:

It's hard to find anything conclusive, and hard work to do a sleeper check. Did so anyway, the only two possibilities that weren't already sock-blocked don't match per behavior. It doesn't appear to be his MO anyway, he doesn't need to create sleepers, just moves from sock to sock with every block. Rangeblocks are right out. Amalthea 13:25, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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16 November 2010
Suspected sockpuppets



Evidence submitted by Explicit

I usually have no problems and tagging Pretzky socks without the use of the SPI page, but this account throws me off just a little. Although MisterObama96 has similar editing tendencies with Pretzky, like editing Nelly-related articles, there are two things that throw me off. First, the username doesn't really fall into line of Pretzky's usual standards: Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Pretzky. Additionally, and the most important piece that leads me to a bit of doubt, MisterObama96 has actually edited his own user talk page, as well as that of another user. From my experience with dealing with Pretzky for two years now, not once has he attempted to edit a user talk page in the past, from the master account or otherwise. Although, I will note that past socks have edit article talk pages (example), but not for discussion purposes. It's still not crystal clear, at least to me, that this is 100% Pretzky. — ξxplicit 06:50, 16 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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