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Possible Sockpuppeting

68.129.16.246 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
WP:Sockpuppet investigations/HerbLightman/Archive

Hi Ed, I think you told me to approach if you if I find any more possible sockpuppeting of User:HerbLightman. I think User:68.129.16.246 based on their edits of Euro and classic horror film articles. Same patterns of adding filmography notes and same "google a source" type of citations. Is there any further content I can provide to help with this? Andrzejbanas (talk) 21:54, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

See also your prior behavioral report from March 3: [1]. Last time around you reported 68.129.15.71 (talk · contribs) who was a different IP from the range 68.129.*.*. That IP stopped editing in August 2022. Here's an older ANI report from 2017 about adding unsourced material. The two recent IPs may be the same guy. Their addresses show they are both Verizon Business customers from the New York City area. CU won't help with IPs, so behavior needs to be used. Let me know if you see any registered accounts that exhibit the same pattern. EdJohnston (talk) 02:42, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sure. The IP seems to use the same source (in a similar form (citing books by just copying and pasting content without page numbers here and here. Similar edits of just adding trivia to filmographies. (i.e: this "Filmed in England" and here "Adapted from play". As BigBoyWilliams, adding several alternative titles without sources: here, and here as the IP here. Like the other accounts, they also just like to delete warnings on their page, and do not like to respond. here on the IP and here as HerbLightman. Do you require more specific ones? or. . Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:13, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I have left a note for the IP editor here. EdJohnston (talk) 21:02, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I have not deleted any warnings from my talk page that I am aware of. I always try to add references for everything I edit on wikipedia but I'm not an expert yet on which sources are more reliable than others, but I try to do my best. If I'm told not to use a certain reference source, I don't use it any more, I'm not interested in edit warring with other editors. I only have this one account, so I have no idea why the complainant called me a sock puppet. I've been collecting and researching old horror films and serials for many years, and I am just interested in making the wikipedia articles more accurate. I also like to correct grammatical or spelling errors where I find them. 68.129.16.246 (talk) 21:37, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ed, I don't mean to steal your thunder, but it's very obvious, to me at least. I've blocked the IP for 4 months, the length of time they've been editing. BTW, they have removed a warning from their Talk page, not that that's very important.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:47, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

User:Bbb23, thanks for taking care of this. This user appears to be someone who is well-intentioned, but is very sure they are correct about everything and don't see why they should have to provide sources. Most likely this is the same person who was reported as the IP 68.129.15.71 in 2017. The 2017 IP edits from the same /16 range as the one you just blocked, 68.129.16.246 (talk · contribs). EdJohnston (talk) 02:58, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Seasons Greetings

Merry Christmas, EdJohnston!
Or Season's Greetings or Happy Winter Solstice! As the year winds to a close, I would like to take a moment to recognize your hard work and offer heartfelt gratitude for all you do for Wikipedia. May this Holiday Season bring you nothing but joy, health and prosperity. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 15:10, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Onel5969 ^{TT me} 15:10, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Season's greetings

~ ~ ~ Merry Christmas! ~ ~ ~

Hello EdJohnston: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Spread the love; use {{subst:User:Dustfreeworld/Xmas1}} to send this message.
CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 19:53, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

IP 2600:6C44:117F:95BE:0:0:0:0/64

2600:6C44:117F:95BE:0:0:0:0/64 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
24-hour block of one IP from 2600:6C44:117F::/24 that was issued in July, 2022 by User:C.Fred

Nguyentrongphu (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) [Indefinitely blocked by Drmies for NOTHERE in October 2021 after a series of ANI threads]

Prior report at ANI (July 2023)

Submitter's report of the same thing today at ANI: Controversial edits by IP..

The place at ANI where I left the comment that the submitter is referring to below: 'Block evasion of Nguyentrongphu by using 2600:6C44:117C:0:0:0:0:0/46' (August 2023)
Place where Nguyentrongphu revealed on ANI (July 2022) that he was using this range by editing logged out in violation of his block

Hi Ed! In the last report at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard you decided that the IP range appeared too wide to justify blocking, and told me to notify you if I notice any registered socks. However, this time I found the narrower IP range, 2600:6C44:117F:95BE:0:0:0:0/64 (talk · contribs), which has been making controversial edits to grammar and wordings. This is very similar to Nguyentrongphu's editing style, which were mostly, if not all, unnecessary minor changes. See a more detailed report here. Given that their changes were unnecessary and controversial, has been occurring for a year now and I see no sign of other user in the narrower IP range this time, do you think a block is appropriate for this? Đại Việt quốc (talk) 02:44, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I added some links to the head of this report. The edits from the /64 you mention are not obviously bad (though some are unnecessary), but the /64 range is blockable if we think this is Nguyentrongphu. I will have to consider this again when I have more time. EdJohnston (talk) 04:04, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, and Happy New Year!!! Đại Việt quốc (talk) 20:30, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@EdJohnston: Btw Ed, I'm not sure if any admin here realized it, but Nguyentrongphu and Trongphu (talk · contribs) is actually the same person. Which means their history traced all the way back to 2011. Trongphu's blocklog can be found here. It can be seen that they desperately asked for an unblock and promised not to contribute in en-Wikipedia again, but then came back with another account with the same disruption manner. Đại Việt quốc (talk) 20:05, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year!

	Happy New Year!
	Hello EdJohnston: Did you know ... that back in 1885, Wikipedia editors wrote Good Articles with axes, hammers and chisels? Thank you for your contributions to this encyclopedia using 21st century technology. I hope you don't get any unnecessary blisters. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 22:18, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Happy New Year elves}} to send this message

CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 22:18, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]