Hi Moneytrees, regarding this [1] SPI, I believe a user[2] that has recently been editing People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran exhibits similar characteristics to the documented behavior in this case. Notably: gnomery around academics, potential wholesale translation of wiki pages, minor edits en masse (such as this bizarre sequence [3][4][5][6][7], repeated across other articles), and citing sources or providing quotes of questionable relevance (I responded to one instance of this here:[8])

This is just a hunch I developed after skimming through some of the talk archives, so I thought I would let you know instead of opening an investigation myself, given your experience tracking these behavioral patterns. DiodotusNicator (talk) 09:30, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@DiodotusNicator Yes, a few other functionaries have noted issues with that account. They're blocked now. Moneytrees🏝️(Talk) 20:03, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. DiodotusNicator (talk) 20:43, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again @Moneytrees, I have found myself in a dispute on another WP:CT/IRP talk page with an editor exhibiting similar characteristics. They don't seem to write in the same way as PatriceON so I am hesitant to believe they are part of the same sock ring, but nonetheless I think a checkuser is warranted given:

• they are now edit-gaming to reach ECR: [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
• past sprees of minor edits en masse: [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
• seems to be a single purpose account potentially tied to the MEK, as almost all of their mainspace edits have been to an Iranian official allegedly linked to the MEK or attempting to scrub mention of Reza Pahlavi from the infobox of 2025–2026 Iranian protests (>48hrs of edit warring over this documented here [25]). The rest of their edits seem to be the aforementioned trivial edit sprees.

DiodotusNicator (talk) 04:40, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

story · music · places

Tamás Vásáry today, who began his career with a Mozart concerto at age 8. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:10, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Today something new: a 100th birthday of someone alive, György Kurtág! In 2004 I was there when he and his wife played for the Rheingau Musik Festival where he was the featured composer. They played as the 2019 DYK said, on an upright piano, - listen, the last piece was the same. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:01, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Today's main page features four biographies I helped to bring there, two women and two men, three opera singers (one pictured) and an actor, - a record for me, I believe ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:51, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Adminship	from the Birthday Committee
Wishing Moneytrees a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! -- DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 04:28, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy happy RfAnniversary, Ted :) HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 06:45, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Seconded! Fathoms Below (talk) 23:08, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]