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| Read this first ---- This is the place to request sockpuppet checks and other investigations requiring access to the Checkuser privilege. Possible alternatives are listed below. ----
Requests likely to be accepted {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%" ! Code ! Situation ! Solution, requirements |
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| Blatant attack or vandalism accounts, need IP block | Submit new section at #Requests for IP check, below |
| style="text-align:center;" | B
| Evading blocks, bans and remedies issued by arbitration committee | Submit case subpage, including link to closed arb case |
| style="text-align:center;" | C
| Ongoing, serious pattern vandalism with many incidents | Submit case subpage, including diffs |
| style="text-align:center;" | D
| Vote fraud, closed vote, fraud affects outcome | Submit case subpage, including link to closed vote |
| style="text-align:center;" | E
| 3RR violation using sockpuppets | Submit case subpage, including diffs of violation |
| style="text-align:center;" | F
| Evading blocks, bans and remedies issued by community | Submit case subpage, including link to evidence of remedy |
| style="text-align:center;" | G
| Does not fit above, but you believe check needed | Submit case subpage, briefly summarize and justify |
Requests likely to be rejected
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! Situation ! Solution |
| Obvious, disruptive sock puppet
| Block, no checkuser needed |
| Disruptive "throwaway" account used only for a few edits
| Block, no checkuser needed |
| Checkuser on yourself to "prove your innocence"
| Such requests are rarely accepted, please do not ask |
| Related to ongoing arbitration case
| Request checkuser on the arbitration case pages |
| Vote fraud, ongoing vote
| Wait until vote closes before listing, or post at Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets |
| Vote fraud, closed vote, did not affect outcome
| List at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents or Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets |
| Other disruption of articles
| List at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents or Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets |
| Open proxy, IP address already known
| List at Wikipedia:WikiProject Open proxies |
| You want access to the checkuser tool yourself
| Contact the Arbitration Committee, but such access is granted rarely |
When submitting a request
- If submitting a new case subpage, use the inputbox below; if adding to an existing case subpage, see WP:RFCU/P#Repeat requests.
- Choose the code letter that best fits your request. Provide evidence such as diff links as required or requested. Note that some code letters inherently require specific evidence.
- When listing suspected accounts or IP addresses, use the {{tl|checkuser}} or {{tl|checkip}} templates. Please do not use this template in a section header.
- You may add your request to the top of the #Outstanding requests section, by adding
{{Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/CASENAMEHERE}} . If you do not, clerks should check for pages in :Category:Checkuser requests to be listed and will do this for you. - Sign your request.
After submitting a request
- Checkuser clerks assist with maintenance of the page but do not directly respond to checkuser requests. If you need help, post at Wikipedia talk:Requests for checkuser.
- Responses will be brief in order to comply with Wikipedia's privacy policy. Likewise, the privacy policy often prevents us from running a check which has the effect of revealing IP addresses.
- Due to technical factors, results are not always clear.
- Check back regularly to see the outcome of your request.
- Checkusers and clerks do not generally issue blocks. You may need to do this yourself or submit a request at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents.
- Case subpages are typically archived several days after a checkuser responds.
- More procedures at Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Procedures.
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Privacy violation?
- If you feel that a checkuser has led to a violation of the Wikimedia Foundation privacy policy regarding yourself, please refer the case to the Ombudsman commission.
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