Brandon1222
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23 January 2016
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- Brandon122 (talk · · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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Master account was given level 4 warning. Suddenly IP address starts making same edits. That account was given level 4 warning as well, now newest account appears. All make edits on Care Bears articles. Edits are sneaky vandalism in form of changing actor names.
This has been going on for months between the master account and another unreported IP address. Highly suspect other socks so asking for CU. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 22:07, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
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Blocked both Brandon accounts. IP is quacking in a similar fashion, but should be quiet now - I've hardblocked Brandon. CU is probably not needed. Tagged all 3. SQLQuery me! 22:26, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
01 February 2016
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- Brandon124 (talk · · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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Same naming pattern and same pages edited. DUCK EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 04:32, 1 February 2016 (UTC)
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- Confirmed, plus Brandon144 (talk · contribs). -- Amanda (aka DQ) 06:20, 1 February 2016 (UTC)
- Blocked and tagged. Closing. Vanjagenije (talk) 08:09, 1 February 2016 (UTC)
06 July 2016
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- Brandon3254 (talk · · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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Same naming pattern. Editing on Care Bear pages like past socks. Compare to past sock's contribs (Special:Contributions/Brandon122). DUCK EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 02:36, 6 July 2016 (UTC)
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- Obvious sock is obvious. Blocked and tagged.--Jezebel's Ponyobons mots 21:02, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
10 September 2016
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- Brandon12324 (talk · · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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DUCK... naming pattern. Editing on List of Care Bear characters EvergreenFir (talk) 17:35, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for pointing out the error Bbb23. EvergreenFir (talk) 00:27, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
Thank you Richwales. WP:CHECK really doesn't seem to give a good list of criteria for when CU should or should not be requested. In this case, though, I was requesting it for a sleeper check. There has been some other suspicious editing on the main target page List of Care Bear characters (e.g., [1]). This sockmaster was dormant for a bit from what I could tell and thought that the re-emergence was unusual and that they might have made a few accounts in the down time. If y'all prefer duck hunting (blocking only ducks since this user seems to quack loudly when they do emerge), that's fine. "Never hurts to ask" as they say. EvergreenFir (talk) 03:09, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
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- Clerk note: I've indef-blocked and tagged Brandon12324 as a likely sock per WP:DUCK. Before I decide whether or not to endorse for CU, I need a good reason for getting CU's involved in this case. EvergreenFir, please review the CheckUser policy and explain what you believe a check is reasonably likely to accomplish in this case. — Richwales (no relation to Jimbo) 00:40, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks, EvergreenFir. There may be barely enough history available here for CU's to work with (I understand the data they use is normally purged after 3 months), but I'll endorse this for CU in case any sleepers can be found. — Richwales (no relation to Jimbo) 03:19, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
- Likely that Brandon12324 is a sock of the last duck-blocked account, Brandon3254. Insufficient technical data to compare back any further. No sleeper socks identified. Risker (talk) 05:20, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
- Case closed. Vanjagenije (talk) 17:47, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
20 January 2017
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Making edits on List of Care Bears characters and List of Crayola colored pencils colors similar to Special:Contributions/2606:A000:E6CC:3600:70E8:F379:3E8A:8207 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) from a former SPI (Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Brandon1222/Archive#23_January_2016). DUCK to me. Let me know if you need more diffs. EvergreenFir (talk) 20:23, 20 January 2017 (UTC)
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Unfortunately, the IP has gone stale by this point. There are few scattered edits to Care Bears-related articles throughout the range, but they're also pretty stale. The sock probably got bored. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 04:16, 25 January 2017 (UTC)