MiltenR
- MiltenR (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
30 August 2024
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Suspected sockpuppets
edit- Tegyrios (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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The user (known as TereusOfThrace until September 1st) was created on August 24; just in a few days they have 202 edits (321 as of September 10th), they show suspicious familiarity with wikipedia, and identical interests as MiltenR and all his socks.
1) The very first day of the account's creation the user edited the article of the Thracians and continued to make large-scale additions (tens of thousands of bytes) during the following days showcasing unusual familiarity with editing and sourcing for an account that is just a couple of days old (see their early activity). MiltenR's latest sock WindWalkerOfficial displayed the exact same behaviour when they first joined: (see here). Just in a few days, Tereus has 27 edits in this article already.
2) Except for the Thracians, which is the main interest, WindWalkerOfficial also immediately edited the article of the Phrygians (1), TereusOfThrace edited the article of the Phrygian cap (2) the second day, both adding content related to the Thracians.
3.1) WindWalkerOfficial created the Template:Thrace series, which TereusOfThrace edited the 2nd day of their creation (see edit history) Both accounts have the largest contribution to that template.
3.2) Just like WindWalker created the template when they first joined, Tereus created a huge table about "Ancient Peoples Equated to Thracians By Classical Authors" (see User:TereusOfThrace/sandbox and its history) and interactive maps which they added to the article (+82,780 bytes!)
4) MiltenR was interested in Bulgarian history, often highlighting the connection of Bulgarians and Thracians (1), Tereus also edited the article History of Bulgaria ("Thracians Appear Earlier"), using the source: Modi et all (2019); based on that source WindWalker had expanded the lead of the Thracians in April (this edit, it's <ref name=":4">).
5) An old sock with no activity was User:ErionTracology (Thracology) alluding to the same subject, just like this account's original name "OfThrace". Piccco (talk) 11:09, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
I don't know whether there's enough data from the previous sock to draw comparisons, but I believe the user's experience in creating overly ambitious projects (like those tables in their sandbox) as well as their activity in Thracian-related topics (and particularly in relation to Bulgaria) is beyond telling. The area does not attract the amount of interest and pov pushing by other users, and when it does it is a confirmed MilterR sock. Piccco (talk) 11:24, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
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editEndorse CU and requesting that the following accounts be considered as well:
- Georgi72990 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Thatisme666 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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The edits on the talk page by these accounts mirror that of a previous sock: [1]. The new accounts made these edits: [2] and [3] EvergreenFir (talk) 23:16, 31 August 2024 (UTC)