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Populated account categories: confirmed · suspected

For archived investigations, see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Andrew5/Archive.

A long-term abuse case exists at Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/Andrew5.

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A clerk or checkuser recommends that new socks in this case not receive tags per WP:DENY.

This case's socks should have their talk page and email access revoked due to abuse.

30 May 2024

Suspected sockpuppets

68.129.15.101 (talk · · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · spi block · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
Tools: Editor interaction utility • Interaction Timeline • SPI Tools

Edit history would suggest this is a WP:DUCK of Andrew5. Between 2023-24, they have made less than 50 edits, consisting of sports (baseball) and weather edits, even on the same day (20 May 2023). This is exactly the lookout on WP:LTA/A5. Coincidentally (DUCK-coincidence), their first edit in several months happen to also be telling others to discount my !vote in a requested move discussion. This is also common Andrew5 behavior, with either personal attacks against other weather editors (plus a few admins) or inserting themselves in discussions in an attempt to say several long-term editors are stupid/irrelevent. Even if they have not edited recently when this SPI is reviewed, if the reviewing administrator feels this is Andrew5 DUCK evidence, I would still appreciate a block or some agreement statement at least, given they are involved in an ongoing RM discussion. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 09:18, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by other users

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So um what exactly did Andrew5 do wrong? Those edits look fine, not disruptive, quite helpful and productive actually. Is it just because he’s “socking?” Well, SchroCat blatantly engaged in abusive sockpuppetry but is still allowed to edit. In fact he never had to serve the sanctions that the community decided he deserved. Why doesn’t he get blocked?? Maybe it’s time to realize that Andrew5 is actually an enthusiastic contributor to wikipedia… or else block SchroCat. Can’t be treating certain people differently.Defjotme (talk) 12:21, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

Obvious sock blocked; closing.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:48, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've blocked Defjotme without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:29, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]