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=====<big>12 December 2011</big>=====

;Suspected sockpuppets

* {{checkuser|1=Winterbliss}}
* {{checkuser|1=Winter Gaze}}
* {{checkuser|1=InTheRevolution2}}
* {{checkuser|1=Kafka Liz}}


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Here we go again. The resurrection of Meowy with new simultaneous accounts. Please see InTheRevolution2 account along with identically named accounts Winterbliss and Winter Gaze. The first was created a few weeks earlier and the last two were created during the same period of time with difference of two days. If you take a look at the timelines of their edit history, you will come to conclusion that the puppeteer is using these three accounts to edit on the same subjects (or to invest into one or two accounts to create contribution history to heavily edit from them later in case the third account will be blocked), perhaps, with an internet access being used from two or three close locations. Let's see some examples on the same days:


*InTheRevolution2 [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:InTheRevolution2&oldid=459702197 registers] at 22:12 on November 8 and edits on various subjects until November 21 building himself a short contribution history
*Winterbliss [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Winterbliss&oldid=461377066 registers] at 3:19 on November 19 and makes several edits [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Winterbliss until 3:28]. On November 21, he edit until 4:26 and stops.
*Winter Gaze [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Winter_Gaze&oldid=461750435 registers] at 11:19 on November 21 and makes several edits [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&dir=prev&limit=500&target=Winter+Gaze until 15:00]


*Winterbliss edits on November 22 from 01:07 until 01:11
*InTheRevolution2 picks up by making an edit at 05:17
*WinterGaze picks up on the same day from 13:16 until 18:17


*Winterbliss edits on November 24, from 04:02 until 04:14
*Winter Gaze picks up the activity from 05:50 until 20:37
*InTheRevolution2 picks up at 21:50 through 21:55


*Winter Gaze then edits heavily on unrelated to Azerbaijan-Armenia subjects until December 3, 22:30
*InTheRevolution2 makes edits from 20:12 and 20:14
*Winterbliss picks up after a long recess on December 4, from 18:18 until 18:22


*Winterbliss goes on (while WinterGaze and InTheRevolution2 have stopped or significantly decreased their activity, most probably because they think they built up some contribution history for admins to see) edit warring on December 12, from 04:32 until 04:41

All three accounts have made edits related to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijan/Armenia such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Nagorno-Karabakh&diff=prev&oldid=462209950], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kars&diff=prev&oldid=462590974], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Astara_Rayon&diff=prev&oldid=462738204], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agdash_Rayon&diff=prev&oldid=462738144], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nagorno-Karabakh_Republic&diff=prev&oldid=461890525].
The bottom line is that these three accounts were created with the purpose of evading the block of [[User:Meowy|Meowy]] and edit-warring on [[WP:AA2|AA2]]-related subjects. The plan evidently is to create as many sock accounts, make minor edits (all their edits are minor such as adding/removing categories, fixing typos, adding/removing one or two sentences) from them on AA2-unrelated subjects thus creating an impression that these are genuine accounts when and if admins look at them (like now) and then start alternating these accounts while edit-warring. It's very obvious that Winterbliss is the first account used to edit war and if it were to be reported or indefinitely blocked, WinterGaze and/or InTheRevolution would step in to continue.

There are also two elements of suspicious behavior by these accounts resembling Meowy and his socks:
;Suspicious behavior 1:
Take a look at his first edit [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:InTheRevolution2&oldid=459702197 on his page] saying that he forgot his password to his previous account [[User:InTheRevolution|InTheRevolution]] which made only [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/InTheRevolution three edits] in his lifetime, apparently trying to mislead other editors disguising the fact that he's actually a new account. For a comparison, please see [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Edit_warring&diff=next&oldid=396207288 the same behavior exhibited] by Meowy's blocked sock, Magotteers who always forgets his passwords.

;Suspicious behavior 2:
An account [[User:RobertMel|RobertMel]] had been previously found [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Meowy/Archive#Clerk.2C_CheckUser.2C_and.2For_patrolling_admin_comments|related to Meowy and his sock Magoteers]] on January 3. If we look at short [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/RobertMel editing activity of RobertMel], we will see that he edited on the same subjects as these socks such as biochemistry or biology. Please compare with [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Biodiesel&action=historysubmit&diff=462209426&oldid=461725445].

;Suspicious behavior 3:
I added Kafka Liz who had been reported once under Meowy but [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Meowy/Archive#Clerk.2C_CheckUser.2C_and.2For_patrolling_admin_comments_7|declined]]. However, with new evidence, it is clear that he is either a sock or a [[WP:DUCKING|duck]] editing on behalf of Meowy. Please see [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AKafka_Liz&action=historysubmit&diff=458597292&oldid=458299054 this message] from MarshallBagramyan, apparently in an off-Wiki coordination.

Please consider taking a look at these accounts based on the above evidence. Thank you! [[User:Tuscumbia|<font color="#0000FF"><strong>Tuscumbia</strong></font>]] ([[User talk:Tuscumbia|<font color="#DC143C">''talk''</font>]]) 16:14, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

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12 December 2011
Suspected sockpuppets


Here we go again. The resurrection of Meowy with new simultaneous accounts. Please see InTheRevolution2 account along with identically named accounts Winterbliss and Winter Gaze. The first was created a few weeks earlier and the last two were created during the same period of time with difference of two days. If you take a look at the timelines of their edit history, you will come to conclusion that the puppeteer is using these three accounts to edit on the same subjects (or to invest into one or two accounts to create contribution history to heavily edit from them later in case the third account will be blocked), perhaps, with an internet access being used from two or three close locations. Let's see some examples on the same days:


  • InTheRevolution2 registers at 22:12 on November 8 and edits on various subjects until November 21 building himself a short contribution history
  • Winterbliss registers at 3:19 on November 19 and makes several edits until 3:28. On November 21, he edit until 4:26 and stops.
  • Winter Gaze registers at 11:19 on November 21 and makes several edits until 15:00


  • Winterbliss edits on November 22 from 01:07 until 01:11
  • InTheRevolution2 picks up by making an edit at 05:17
  • WinterGaze picks up on the same day from 13:16 until 18:17


  • Winterbliss edits on November 24, from 04:02 until 04:14
  • Winter Gaze picks up the activity from 05:50 until 20:37
  • InTheRevolution2 picks up at 21:50 through 21:55


  • Winter Gaze then edits heavily on unrelated to Azerbaijan-Armenia subjects until December 3, 22:30
  • InTheRevolution2 makes edits from 20:12 and 20:14
  • Winterbliss picks up after a long recess on December 4, from 18:18 until 18:22


  • Winterbliss goes on (while WinterGaze and InTheRevolution2 have stopped or significantly decreased their activity, most probably because they think they built up some contribution history for admins to see) edit warring on December 12, from 04:32 until 04:41

All three accounts have made edits related to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijan/Armenia such as [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]. The bottom line is that these three accounts were created with the purpose of evading the block of Meowy and edit-warring on AA2-related subjects. The plan evidently is to create as many sock accounts, make minor edits (all their edits are minor such as adding/removing categories, fixing typos, adding/removing one or two sentences) from them on AA2-unrelated subjects thus creating an impression that these are genuine accounts when and if admins look at them (like now) and then start alternating these accounts while edit-warring. It's very obvious that Winterbliss is the first account used to edit war and if it were to be reported or indefinitely blocked, WinterGaze and/or InTheRevolution would step in to continue.

There are also two elements of suspicious behavior by these accounts resembling Meowy and his socks:

Suspicious behavior 1

Take a look at his first edit on his page saying that he forgot his password to his previous account InTheRevolution which made only three edits in his lifetime, apparently trying to mislead other editors disguising the fact that he's actually a new account. For a comparison, please see the same behavior exhibited by Meowy's blocked sock, Magotteers who always forgets his passwords.

Suspicious behavior 2

An account RobertMel had been previously found related to Meowy and his sock Magoteers on January 3. If we look at short editing activity of RobertMel, we will see that he edited on the same subjects as these socks such as biochemistry or biology. Please compare with [6].

Suspicious behavior 3

I added Kafka Liz who had been reported once under Meowy but declined. However, with new evidence, it is clear that he is either a sock or a duck editing on behalf of Meowy. Please see this message from MarshallBagramyan, apparently in an off-Wiki coordination.

Please consider taking a look at these accounts based on the above evidence. Thank you! Tuscumbia (talk) 16:14, 12 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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