Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/StayCalmOnTress: Difference between revisions

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

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Restored Zard Patton Ka Bunn which was a prior sock target. * Pppery * _{it has begun…} 16:30, 7 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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– A checkuser has completed a check on relevant users in this case, and it is now awaiting administration and close.

Sleeper ItsSmartMe created July 2025, Significant edit overlap with last sock User:Ecqhi above, and some overlap with StayCalmOnTress, SerenestChaos, ~2025-36184-41, Serviler, etc. Just recreated 23rd Lux Style Awards. Checkuser requested for further sleepers. Wikishovel (talk) 16:20, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Asilvering: Qwef1234 originally created 23rd Lux Style Awards. Qwef1234 was blocked as a sock of Nauman335, which was later merged to StayCalmOnTress. Of possible note: an hour after its original creation, 23rd Lux Style Awards was reviewed by TheChunky, a sock of ANZER.AYOUB, which AFAICS hasn’t yet been compared to Nauman335 or StayCalmOnTress. Wikishovel (talk) 07:22, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Asilvering: this “conversation across two sides of a tall garden fence” is awkward, but I’ll stick to it. Yes Qwef1234 started it as a redirect: which accounts filled it in afterwards, and how soon following creation of the redirect? If it was M.Billoo2000 then you’re right, that part of the evidence isn’t of use. Wikishovel (talk) 08:26, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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If CU does not show a connection, there is a lot of behavioral similarities with the SCOT farm, especially with the Lux Style Awards. I had moved 23rd Lux Style Awards to Draft:23rd Lux Style Awards where user submitted for review, but then bludgeoned it to the mainspace while the draft is still pending review. —CNMall41 (talk) 21:41, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Something pointed out at the now AfD discussion is the use of the term “roped in.” I have seen this with a sock farm in the past but cannot say 100% it is SCOT. I know that may not help with behavioral evidence (or maybe it will), but pointing out in case CU or reviewing admin sees similarities. —CNMall41 (talk) 22:22, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Asilvering:, it may be of note that the previous Draft for the 23rd Lux Style Awards was reported under SCOT for user Behappyyar who was not found in a CU, but was later blocked for UPE in October 2025. I have no access to the data but I would say in the least these are MEAT. Lux is shown on Hum TV and you can see in the archives that Hum is likely a client of the SCOT farm based on how much their time is spent on promoting the network. —CNMall41 (talk) 07:32, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Ivanvector and Asilvering:, I know you both put a lot of work into this and appreciate it. I also know it gets exhausting at times with so many SCOT filings so appreciate the thoroughness. I think at this point user is going down the road of a disruptive block regardless of the behavioral evidence. They have been warned well beyond what a normal editor would be. —CNMall41 (talk) 04:20, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• At that time, I created a draft only but could not establish its SIGCOV. I went over different forums for asking general guideline about award show articles, and the draft remained stale until I requested db-g7. That unsubmitted version is available in my sandbox. As for the above reported user, yes I have seen some of their problematic edits, but I have no clue yet if they are a sock or not. M. Billoo 08:22, 14 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Wikishovel, what am I missing about 23rd Lux Style Awards? It wasn’t created by a sock. asilvering (talk) 06:54, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  @Wikishovel, that’s just the redirect. The previous version of the article itself was created by M.Billoo2000. — asilvering (talk) 08:21, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

•  Unlikely, ItsSmartMe is using a generic device but one I haven’t seen before in this very thoroughly documented case. They are, however, located in the same general area. Behaviourally, this case is known for promotional editing related to Hum TV, for inappropriately moving rejected drafts to article namespace by copying and pasting, and for possibly being multiple individuals with distinct devices. I’ll leave it for someone else to review further;  Behavioural evidence needs evaluation. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 14:39, 14 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]