Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/Generationalequitycom

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Generationalequitycom

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Rationale

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  • Reason:
  • All users made only one contribution by creating own userpage with promotional text.
  • Common text patters with keywords, like "Rostrata Builders Blog Rostrata Builders Service Rostrata Builders News" or "Filippo Cardone Bio Filippo Cardone Offerts Filippo Cardone Blog"
  • All userpages has one common phrase "Don't miss out, learn more:" Justass (talk) 22:46, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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I'm on it. There's a pretty large collection of socks, not only these ones... --Eusebius (talk) 23:01, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed. 182 accounts blocked, please tell me you don't need the details. Making final checks. --Eusebius (talk) 23:50, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
One more from the same series
And few more, though they may be casual spammers not connected to this case
It is less obvious to connect these three just by technical means, I suggest you act based on their behaviour (for now). Also, in the main case, the following accounts have been blocked as a separate cluster:

--Eusebius (talk) 06:36, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I would say those are one in the same as the first group. While the IP is different, that is because it is an open proxy making it geolocate somewhere odd. The edits, and useragents are all the same otherwise. I would say it is highly Likely they are related to the first batch you blocked. Tiptoety talk 06:53, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Also, for what it is worth...I would say that:
are all Confirmed/highly Likely socks of Generationalequitycom (talk · contribs). They are just editing through an open proxy (blocked). Tiptoety talk 06:58, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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