Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Arshifakhan61/Archive#16 February 2021

• {{checkuser|1=Chiranjiv138}}

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Clear-cut. Winged Blades^Godric 11:33, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

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• Blocked for strong behavioral evidence. Tagging is unnecessary for this case I think. Closing. Alex Shih (talk) 12:56, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Chiranjiv l. Makwana}}
• {{checkuser|1=Preet Dave}}

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Recreation of a recently deleted article Arishfa Khan under Arishfa khan (actress). GSS (talk|c|em) 10:53, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

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• {{awaitingadmin}} - {{duck}}. Please block the new sock indefinitely. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:05, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
• Done. Closing/archiving. Courcelles (talk) 16:08, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Chiranjiv l. Makwana}}
• {{checkuser|1=Jiv Jiv Jiv}}

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New SPA, recreating Arishfa Khan in essentially the same form as before. bonadea contributions talk 13:03, 4 April 2018 (UTC)

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• Endorse I was going to file this SPI but {{u|Bonadea}} beat me to it. I endorse it. --Saqib (talk) 14:49, 4 April 2018 (UTC)

Please note that the actual sockmaster account is User:Arishfa khan. Perhaps this SPI case should be moved under the master account's name. LightandDark2000 (talk) 09:24, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

:By the way, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Suspected_Wikipedia_sockpuppets_of_Chiranjiv_l._Makwana this category] needs to be moved to a different title under "Arishfa khan" (the actual sockmaster), and User:Chiranjiv l. Makwana and the other socks in that SPI category need to be relabeled as socks of User:Arishfa khan. LightandDark2000 (talk) 21:16, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

• This account is already blocked. Closing, Vanjagenije (talk) 16:09, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
• {{clerk request}} - Could an admin clerk please merge this case into Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Arishfa khan? Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:14, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

::{{done}}, see below. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 15:21, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Arshukhan}}
• {{checkuser|1=Arishfa pathan}}
• {{checkuser|1=Arshifakhan61}}
• {{checkuser|1=Ada111}}

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Self promo - DUCK Cahk (talk) 08:31, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

:Also see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Arishfakhan138/Archive

:: DUCK.--Cahk (talk) 08:15, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

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Can someone please merge Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Chiranjiv l. Makwana into this case since {{user|Arishfa khan}} is the oldest account. Thank you – GSS (talk|c|em) 08:41, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

• {{clerk request}} - Could an admin clerk please merge Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Arishfakhan138 and Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Chiranjiv l. Makwana into this case? Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:15, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

::Working on it. Note Arshifakhan61 is the oldest account. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 14:59, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

::{{done}} - cases merged, and moved to the oldest account. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 15:21, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Arishfa Khan}}

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DUCK Cahk (talk) 07:09, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

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• Already blocked. Title regex salted. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 13:37, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Neha01380}}

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DUCK Cahk (talk) 07:26, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

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• No evidence presented. Case closed. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 10:12, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

::NOTE: the account is globally locked. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 16:36, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Arishfa Arisha}}

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Obvious. Recreated same article Arishfa –Ammarpad (talk) 08:34, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

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• Account {{bnt}}.
• {{selfendorse}} - please check for sleeper accounts. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 10:16, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
• {{confirmed}} to {{user2|Arishfa Khan}} + {{checkuser|Chiranjiv Makwana l}}, whom I’ve blocked.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:07, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

::Tags updated & case closed. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 16:38, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Neha arshu}}
• {{checkuser|1=Lakeshbhai}}
• {{checkIP|2405:205:c8e5:8b87::d21:c0ac}}

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Recreated Actress Arishfa and the username has "Arshu" string, which is associated with some usernames above. Probably no need for check –Ammarpad (talk) 07:03, 18 April 2018 (UTC)

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• Adding Lakeshbhai who uploaded some pictures of the subject in commons as own work and hijacked Neha Khan. GSS (talk|c|em) 07:43, 18 April 2018 (UTC)

::After my revertes Lakeshbhai moved Neha Khan to Arishfa (Child Actress) and then created Arishfa (Child Actress) in mainspace. GSS (talk|c|em) 08:23, 18 April 2018 (UTC)

• Oh good, now they're hijacking pages. Accounts {{bnt}}, IP /64 blocked for one week. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 13:02, 18 April 2018 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Arishfa Naz}}
• {{checkIP|1=2405:204:830d:f6fb::16f7:78a5}}
• {{checkIP|1=2405:205:C8EE:99E8:0:0:176A:30AD}}

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Newly registered user now recreated under Arishfa Naz. GSS (talk|c|em) 11:16, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

:Ok, so they are now repeating the same thing again. After I tagged Arishfa Naz for speedy deletion they created Neha Bhayana and then started hijacking again see Neha (actress). Thank you GSS (talk|c|em) 12:30, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

Adding another IP removing the speedy tag. I've issued a final warning to Arishfa Naz, to make it easier to stop this through AIV if necessary. --bonadea contributions talk 12:50, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

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• I was thinking of regex-blacklisting to prevent title-creation but preventing article-hijacking is a damn herculean task, without going into complicated edit-filters.~ Winged Blades^Godric 13:14, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

• Account {{bnt}}, IPs hardblocked for one month, pages deleted. All of the present instances of hijacking seem to have been dealt with. I have already made some title blacklist entries related to this case, and requested a filter that I think will help at WP:EFR but that has not been actioned yet. Closing for now. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 16:18, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Neo Atlantic}}

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Another one with Draft:Neha Khan (Actress). GSS (talk|c|em) 12:13, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

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• {{bnt}}. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 15:40, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Aarti khan}}

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Trying to get around an edit filter, perhaps, by creating a draft (Draft:Miss Khan) consisting only of references? bonadea contributions talk 12:11, 21 April 2018 (UTC)

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• {{bnt}}, draft deleted, like all the others and just like we're going to do with any others they're thinking about writing. All this editor is doing is making it more difficult for someone to possibly write an article about this actor if they become notable in the future. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 14:13, 21 April 2018 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Khan Aarti}}

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DUCK Cahk (talk) 09:01, 22 April 2018 (UTC)

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• {{Bnt}}, pages deleted, hijacking rolled back.
• {{yo|Cahk}} you are required to submit evidence when opening a sockpuppet investigation, in the form of diffs preferably, or a description of the suspicious behaviour with exemplifying links. If you post any more reports with just the word "duck" they will be summarily closed. Thank you. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 11:18, 22 April 2018 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Ananya Aggrawal}}
• {{checkuser|1=Sukhman Kaur}}

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Yet again recreating Draft:Miss Khan about Arshifa/Arishfa Khan. There is now crosswiki abuse as well, with them creating the page in English at id.wiki. bonadea contributions talk 07:27, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

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• The id.wiki article (:id:Arishfa Khan (actress)) can be speedily deleted as a duplicate of :id:Avneet Kaur. GSS (talk|c|em) 07:40, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

::{{re|Bonadea}} {{user|Sukhman Kaur}} appear unrelated to this group. GSS (talk|c|em) 07:43, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

:::Another account should be {{checkuser|Arishakhan138}} for the similar username and creating Arishfa Khan on idwiki. -★- PlyrStar93. _{→Message me. ←} 13:17, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

• Note: I reported Ananya Aggrawal on meta for repeating the same behaviour on id.wiki please see :id:Aarti Khan. GSS (talk|c|em) 13:22, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

• {{u|Ivanvector}} can you please block Arishakhan138 per :id:Arishfa Khan. Thank you GSS (talk|c|em) 13:27, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

• {{selfendorse}} for only {{user|Ananya Aggrawal}} - the behaviour is similar (see deleted contribs) but a new approach, I would like to confirm this is the same master.
• {{yo|Bonadea}} {{noping|Sukhman Kaur}} is checkuser-confirmed to a different case from three years ago. Did you mean a different account?
• {{yo|GSS}} English Wikipedia admins can't do anything about idwiki articles, you'll have to request a speedy deletion there if that wiki's policies support it.

:-- Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 12:30, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

::{{re|Ivanvector}} Since the master is globally blocked so is it possible report this user on meta and have their article deleted under G5? Thank you GSS (talk|c|em) 12:38, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

:::{{re|GSS}} no, deletion policies are set by the individual wikis. If idwiki has a policy similar to enwiki's WP:G5, you will have to pursue it on idwiki. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 12:40, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

::::The article is been deleted per U4 (recreation of a deleted article). GSS (talk|c|em) 13:02, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

• Ananya Aggrawal is {{likely}} to {{checkuser|1= Khan Aarti}}, but that's the best I can do. No CU was ever run on the master and he's stale now. Katie^talk 21:23, 24 April 2018 (UTC)

::Subsequent events lead me to believe that's close enough, and the account is already blocked anyway. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 21:49, 24 April 2018 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Aditi bhatia}}
• {{checkuser|1=Arishakhan138 }}

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Another one, first created Aarti Khan as a duplicate of Aarti and then hijacked Jeannie Aur Juju again also adding Arishakhan138 for creating :id:Arishfa Khan in id.wiki. GSS (talk|c|em) 08:31, 24 April 2018 (UTC)

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• {{Clerk note}} {{yo|GSS}} please only report new activity. The first account here is the master, and both accounts are already globally locked. Nothing to do here; closing. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 10:15, 24 April 2018 (UTC)

::{{re|Ivanvector}} Yes I just notice and changed it to Aditi bhatia. GSS (talk|c|em) 10:17, 24 April 2018 (UTC)

:::{{ul|Boing! said Zebedee}} got to them first. Blocked and locked. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 19:43, 24 April 2018 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Makwana Makwana}}

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Hijacking Neha Khan again. GSS (talk|c|em) 12:12, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

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• {{bnt}}. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 13:37, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Aluchikhan786}}
• {{checkuser|1=Lakeshbhai0584}}
• {{checkuser|1=आर्यावर्त}}

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Yet another attempt to create Arishfa Khan under Miss Khan which looks exactly same as the previous version. Sorry the article Baal Veer was hijacked and Aluchikhan786 replaced the contents in the same way as previous socks. {{Bcc|Ivanvector}}GSS (talk|c|em) 13:36, 27 June 2018 (UTC) (updaing 13:45, 27 June 2018 (UTC))

Aluchikhan786 first {{Diff|Baal Veer|847740775|847590423|moved Baal Veer to Miss Khan}} and then {{Diff|Baal Veer|847741209|847740775|replaced the contents}} with an article about Arshifa Khan. GSS (talk|c|em) 17:41, 27 June 2018 (UTC)

Also adding आर्यावर्त who used :File:Arishfa Khan.jpg and created અરીશફા ખાન in gu-wiki the same day the file was uploaded by Aluchikhan786a. GSS (talk|c|em) 06:12, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

• Just noticed that आर्यावर्त is an admin on hi-wiki but I'm wondering how he found this file within 20 minutes it was uploaded, and then he used this image at अरिशफा खान and also declined the speedy deletion from the same article which was created by a globally blocked user {{userlinks|Jiv Jiv Jiv}} who was a sockpuppet of {{noping|Chiranjiv l. Makwana}}. GSS (talk|c|em) 07:39, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

Update: Lakeshbhai0584 recreated Keval Vora in draft space (Draft:Keval Vora) and :id:Arshifa Khan. I also found आर्यावर्त came in to protect :File:Arishfa Khan.jpg from deletion and added [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons%3ADeletion_requests%2FFile%3AArishfa_Khan.jpg&type=revision&diff=308205751&oldid=308186340 this comment] which reads User asked me so m coming here... I looked at his all talk pages and found nothing regarding the same (who and where) but notice [https://hi.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF:%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4&oldid=2884922 he belongs to the same area] as the subject and this sockfarm so as per his interest in this topic there are some chances of outer-wiki communication and paid editing. GSS (talk|c|em) 08:30, 1 July 2018 (UTC) (updated 08:54, 1 July 2018 (UTC))

:I aksed आर्यावर्त on his commons talk page that which user asked him to add this comment and where? but he not yet replied but his involvement is very suspicious. GSS (talk|c|em) 15:40, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

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Adding second sock Lakeshbhai0584 - minutes after account creation, re-created Arishfa Khan at their sandbox [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Lakeshbhai0584/sandbox&oldid=847846435], and submitted it as a draft a minute later [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Lakeshbhai0584/sandbox&diff=next&oldid=847846435]. TMG^talk 10:50, 28 June 2018 (UTC)

• {{possible}} at best. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 05:48, 1 July 2018 (UTC)
• First two accounts {{bnt}}. Aluchikhan786 has also been disrupting wikidata, I am fixing some problems there, and flagging this case as one involving cross-wiki abuse. As for {{user|आर्यावर्त}} I somewhat doubt it, they are likely trying to help the user reaching out to them on one of the other wikis, not knowing about their local disruption. I'm not going to take any action, but if you feel strongly about it suspicions of sockpuppetry involving administrators should be reported privately to the Arbitration Committee. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 15:28, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Chiranjiv.m786}}

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Another one {{Diff|Neha mehta|851918855|554572017|changed redirect}} from Neha Mehta to Neha Khan (Arshu).{{Bcc|Ivanvector}} GSS (talk|c|em) 19:06, 28 July 2018 (UTC)

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• {{selfendorse}} - seems likely based on the topic of interest, but the approach has changed. Would like CU to confirm. Additionally, the interface says that I was pinged here but I can't see where that happened. Also, is Arisha Razi the same person as this sockfarm is trying to create an article about? Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 19:57, 28 July 2018 (UTC)
• {{Inprogress}}. {{re|Ivanvector}} GSS pinged you...blindly.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:54, 28 July 2018 (UTC)

:*{{likely}}. No other accounts seen. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:08, 28 July 2018 (UTC)

:::Adding, just because I couldn't tell right away, that the account has been globally locked. Thanks. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 22:18, 28 July 2018 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=CLMAK}}

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CLMAK was registered a day after {{userlinks|Chiranjiv.m786}} was blokced and immediately start editing the same articles and created Draft:Mr. Chiranjiv previously created by Chiranjiv.m786 under Draft:Chiranjiv Makwana (Screen Writer). GSS (talk|c|em) 11:32, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

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• {{bnt}}, promotional draft deleted. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 14:40, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=NehaKhan2345}}

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Can't create talk page for this editor. Says "neha khan" is related to this SPI page and talk page creation is locked. Qualitist (talk) 14:16, 5 December 2018 (UTC) Qualitist (talk) 14:16, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

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• I'm going to leave this for another clerk to review, but it appears that Arshi Khan is not the same person as the Arshifakhan sockfarm was trying to create an article for (neither is Neha Khan but they've hijacked that page in the past). I'll have a look at that regex filter and in the meantime I'll create this user's talk page. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 16:41, 5 December 2018 (UTC)
• Close per Ivanvector's comments. Bbb23 (talk) 18:39, 23 January 2019 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=MAKWANA CHIRANJIV}}
• {{checkuser|1=AK0786}}

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{{u|Ivanvector}}, they are back after a long time please see {{Oldid|MAKWANA CHIRANJIV|913664113|this}}. GSS (talk|c|em) 10:35, 15 September 2019 (UTC)

• +AK0786 possibly stands for "Arshifa Khan" was registered yesterday before and only editing MAKWANA CHIRANJIV's sandbox and draft. GSS (talk|c|em) 08:18, 25 September 2019 (UTC)
• After MC was blocked for a week at commons AK0786 begin uploading images and created :File:Sonal Bhojwani.jpg - another version of the one that was uploaded by MC under the same title and also created wikidata:Chiranjiv Makwana. GSS (talk|c|em) 08:20, 27 September 2019 (UTC)

• I don't want to spill the beans, but apart from the same username as their previous socks and the area of interest, there is very clear evidence to confirm their connection to this sockfarm that I can share through email if required. Thank you GSS (talk|c|em) 08:17, 29 September 2019 (UTC)

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The two suspected puppets are {{possible}} to each other and to previous socks. {{Behav}}.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:11, 28 September 2019 (UTC)

• Both {{bnt}}. Please flag any created pages for deletion (G5 or AfD) as appropriate. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 15:12, 29 September 2019 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Janice (Talitha) }}

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The suspected sock was registered a day after "MAKWANA CHIRANJIV" and "AK0786" were blocked by {{u|Ivanvector}} and recreated Charvi Saraf. GSS (talk|c|em) 19:10, 5 October 2019 (UTC)

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• {{decline}} - obviously a sock. {{bnt}}. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 13:09, 6 October 2019 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Janice (God is gracious)}}
• {{checkuser|1=Talitha Bateman}}
• {{checkIP|1=157.32.167.186}}

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Talitha Bateman was registered the same day {{checkuser|Janice (Talitha)}} was blocked and has already been soft-blocked by {{u|Justlettersandnumbers}} recreated Draft:Shrashti Maheshwari and Draft:Charvi Saraf. Janice (God is gracious) was registered after Talitha Bateman was blocked and submitting TB's drafts. GSS (talk|c|em) 18:07, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

• +IP that requested unblock at user talk:Talitha Bateman. GSS (talk|c|em) 07:26, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

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• {{duck}} –Darkwind (talk) 08:17, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Jeev (Jiv) }}

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The suspected sock was registered the same day their previous accounts were blocked. Editing in the same area, uploading same kind of images on commons-wiki as his own work and very similar username as requested by {{checkuser|Talitha Bateman}} on their talk page. GSS ^💬 08:28, 19 October 2019 (UTC)

:and created Prakriti Nautiyal that was last submitted for review at Draft:Prakriti Nautiyal by {{checkuser|Janice (God is gracious)}}. GSS ^💬 17:05, 19 October 2019 (UTC)

:Requesting CU since they have the tendency to jump to another account when someone tags their articles for deletion, especially under G5. GSS ^💬 06:25, 20 October 2019 (UTC)

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• {{bnt}}. Since this looks like a duck to me, I went ahead and blocked this account without running a check. Personally, I suspect that a check would not reveal anything we don't already know. Mz7 (talk) 11:50, 20 October 2019 (UTC)

:: I've added a global lock request for this account at Meta: [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steward_requests/Global&diff=19475479&oldid=19475461]. Mz7 (talk) 11:55, 20 October 2019 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Janice Bel}}

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The suspected sock was registered a day after {{checkuser|Jeev (Jiv)}} was blocked. Editing in the same area and recreated Draft:Shrashti Maheshwari. GSS ^💬 14:06, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

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• Blocked and tagged. The username is similar to {{noping|Janice (God is gracious)}} (another blocked sock), and recreated the same draft page with similar content just over a week later. Closing SPI report... ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:20, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Samaralee}}

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The suspected sock was registered a few days after {{checkuser|Janice Bel}} was blocked. Editing in the same area, creating same kind of articles and reposted Prakriti Nautiyal under Prakriti Nautiyal (Actress) please see the history of Draft:Prakriti Nautiyal and Jaskaran Singh under Jaskaran Gandhi. GSS ^💬 13:56, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

• They {{Diff|Prakritised|924872249|245586545|actually hijacked}} Prakritised and I have reverted their move. GSS ^💬 14:04, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

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Recreating Preeti Chaudhary which was created by the sock master.Please note the has been marked by G5 by other users.

the other pages created by this user Simran Sharma ,Vaishnavi Macdonald ,Prakriti Nautiyal (Actress) and Jaskaran Gandhi were created by the sockmaster Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 01:57, 8 November 2019 (UTC)

• {{bnt}} — JJMC89 (T·C) 02:19, 8 November 2019 (UTC)
• Lock requested. Cabayi (talk) 10:08, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=STARK2020}}

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Overlap [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Everleigh_McDonell&action=history here], creating pages with the same copyvio images {{u|Digify}} [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mila_Nabours uploaded] Praxidicae (talk) 16:35, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

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• {{confirmed}}, {{bnt}}.
   — Berean Hunter (talk) 18:15, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Its Mila Girl}}

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Editing in the same area, creating the same kind of articles about non-notable Indian actresses, moved Draft:Palak Sidhwani to mainspace and uploading the same kind of copyvio images as own work. GSS ^💬 10:41, 4 February 2020 (UTC)

• And recreated Mila Nabours (actress) previously Mila Nabours. {{u|Berean Hunter}} can we please quickly deal with this sock? Thank you. GSS ^💬 10:58, 4 February 2020 (UTC)

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• Account now blocked. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 14:05, 4 February 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Anupamaaa}}

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I'm not familiar with this group, but {{noping|Pragatiiiiiii}} was blocked by {{u|Sir Sputnik}} as a suspected sock of Arshifakhan61. A day later, {{noping|Anupamaaa}} was created, and they have two drafts of intersection, :Draft:Aditi Sanwal and :Draft:Kunal Thakur, both of which this "brand new" Anupamaaa submitted for AfC consideration. Highly suggestive of paid editing, highly suggestive of sockpuppetry. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Anupamaaa&oldid=947587776 Creation of meaningless user page] adds to the aroma. Almost identical to [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Pragatiiiiiii&oldid=943883534 this user page] by Pragatiiiiiii. Seems fairly ducky, but since the master was known to have multiple accounts at a time, it might be prudent to look behind the curtain.

I know that the master is way stale, but I'm not entirely sure where else to file this SPI. Is it possible to find a more recent "master"? Thanks, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:00, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

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User {{checkuser|VivekY1}} looks connected. The account Anupamaaa was created the same day VivekY1 was asked to fully comply with the wp:paid and they stopped editing. Anupamaaa also created the same articles in simple-wiki including :simple:Satpal Dhaliwal and the file (:File:Satpal Dhaliwal.jpg) that Anupamaaa used was uploaded by their previous sock {{checkuser|Saba Shk}}. GSS ^💬 18:39, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

{{confirmed}}, blocked and tagged. {{clerk request}} I would appreciate it if someone would make a request at Meta to have Anupamaaa globally locked.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:53, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

• Anupamaaa is locked. — JJMC89 (T·C) 05:39, 2 April 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Anupama1996}}

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• Similar username to previous sock User:Anupamaaa.
• Similar userpage creations: User:Anupamaaa ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Anupamaaa&oldid=947587776]), User:Pragatiiiiiii ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Pragatiiiiiii&oldid=943883534]), User:Anupama1996 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Anupama1996&oldid=953455126])
• Similar paid editing pattern Bhavna Harchandrai. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 04:41, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

• {{note2}} Account has been globally locked. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 04:54, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

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• {{bnt}}, closing. Mz7 (talk) 06:02, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Pranitha1992}}

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CU confirmed on the Simple English Wikipedia to Pragatiiiiiii. Vermont (talk) 22:14, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

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• {{bnt}}, closing. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 22:21, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Trisha1983}}

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Editing in the same area, creating promotional articles and claimed {{tq|my brother is an film director and celebrity manager he is managing more than 100+ celebrity and also made few movies also, his name is Template:Chiranjiv Makwana}} ({{Diff|User talk:Trisha1983|961998727|961997547|on their talk page}}). Draft:Chiranjiv Makwana was created by one of Arshifakhan61's sock. GSS ^💬 15:10, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

:Googling "Chiranjiv Makwana" film director as asked by the suspected sock on their talk page, {{Oldid|User:MAKWANA CHIRANJIV&|915480698|I found the same person}}. GSS ^💬 17:41, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

• and now recreated Mila Nabours. {{ping|Bbb23|Mz7}} Can someone take care of this account please. GSS ^💬 12:51, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

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• {{confirmed}}, blocked and tagged. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 09:44, 14 June 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Mmwolna}}

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The suspected sock was registered in April but made their first edit two days after {{checkuser|Trisha1983}} was blocked and recreated Krutika Desai (actress) that looked same as the deleted version. Since this account was inactive for two months I'm requesting CU for technical relation and sleepers. GSS ^💬 18:34, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

• Well the same person as per {{Diff|Princess Protection Program|964728433|964465291|this}}. GSS ^💬 18:38, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
• {{ping|Chenzw}} as per [https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/block&page=User%3AMmwolna this] can you please link other accounts they were using? Thank you. GSS ^💬 18:47, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
• {{checkuser|1=Belunia.Woof}}
• The above editor blocked on simple.wiki as a loudly quacking duck. Please see that wiki's CU request for more info. Chenzw  Talk  04:26, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

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• {{Endorse}} - Suspected locked LTA with same interests/MO. Definitely worth a check for sleepers and confirmation. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 19:35, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

:Blocked the obvious sock in the meantime and cleaned up the additions. Kuru (talk) 20:32, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

• Belunia.Woof and Trisha1983 are {{confirmed}}. Mmwolna is {{likely}} to Trisha1983: active on the same networks but they are very busy and spammy, and their common device is very generic. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 14:02, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
• Belunia.Woof {{bnt}} as the last unblocked sock here, lock request filed for Belunia.Woof and Mmwolna. Closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 14:22, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Rukhsar1993 }}

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Registered a few days back and editing in the same area. The account first created a promotional article Draft:Camila Claire and then moved Draft:Palak Sidhwani to main. The draft was last moved by their previous sock {{checkuser|Its Mila Girl}}. GSS ^💬 08:55, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

• Oh well, they created wikidata:Q96934229 for "Chiranjiv Makwana" as per the deletion log. GSS ^💬 13:58, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

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• Note: Blocked the obvious sock (same page moves, and the infatuation with adding "Chiranjiv Makwana" randomly - nice catch). If a check is done, can we please look at the relationship with {{checkuser|1=Carryminto}}? They re-created the Palak Sidwani article are clearly related to the blocked {{user|CarryMint}}, which seems to be part of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Pankajclub12/Archive this mess]. Just curious if they are actually part of this sockfarm or working in coordination. Kuru (talk) 16:05, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
• {{ping|Kuru}} Are you requesting CU? Not being sarcastic, I thought maybe you forgot to change the {{SPI case status|}}, which I've done many times. {{P}} Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:55, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

:::{{ping|Cyphoidbomb}} Left it ambiguous intentionally out of respect for the clerk/checkuser's time. Both obvious socks are blocked and technically resolved. If someone has free time, sleepers have been pulled in the psst with this guy, and there seems to be coordination between two spam groups. If no one has time, just close it. Kuru (talk) 17:28, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

• {{Requestandendorse}} - Endorsing CU since this is an LTA case (and to see if the Carryminto case should be merged into this one). Based on the archives, though, I'm not expecting much luck in the sleeper-check department. GeneralNotability (talk) 18:01, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
• CU is of no further help. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 20:40, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Nithya1988}}
• {{checkuser|1=Madonna1992}}
• {{checkuser|1=Selenamarie1992}}

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Based upon comment [https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_deletion/Requests/2020/Madison_Taylor_Baez on Simple Wikipedia] I am lodging this for educated investigation here. I will leave it to you regarding checkuser. I am not notifying users. No point with a huge sock farm. They are active here, obviously, or I'd not make the report. Fiddle Faddle 19:57, 25 July 2020 (UTC)

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• As a Wikidata CheckUser, I have confirmed these three accounts to be the same, as well as {{checkuser|Rashmika Rashmika}}, at :d:Wikidata:Requests for checkuser/Case/Arshifakhan61. If there are any doubts, or if local CheckUsers want to do a sleeper check, they should contact me privately. Jasper Deng (talk) 07:49, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
• All locked. --Mdaniels5757 (talk) 14:31, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
• Dear Fiddle Why you have added my name in sock puppet list i am not a sock puppet if you want to delete that Draft:Madison Baez then you can delete it but i have just edit that page it was not created by me you can check my IP. also i am just making Draft article and submitting that for review if it accept and move to article space then ok and it it was rejected then also i don't mind by i 100% sure that i am Not a Sock Puppet. Selena 13:38, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
• Dear {{U|Selenamarie1992}} It was not I who added your name to this list. I added the top two. I have simply notified you on your talk page that you are being investigated. I note that you edit the same page(s) that those I added to the investigation edit. If you wish to defend yourself please use the relevant section blow, though I am sure the investuigators here will note your comment anyway Fiddle Faddle 13:51, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
• {{ping|Selenamarie1992}} You were editing items on the same person, Madison Baez, and I confirmed you to be socking, so the case against you is very strong.--Jasper Deng (talk) 16:09, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Anupama96}}

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Recreated Draft:Chiranjiv Makwana as previous socking has done. "Anupama" was used in user name by socks before. —  HELLKNOWZ   ▎TALK 15:04, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

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• {{ping|Hellknowz}} Interesting, thanks for pointing out it was a sock. I saw the Arshifakhan61 sockmaster in the article's edit history but forgot to follow up. I've indeffed and tagged this new sock. Draft:Chiranjiv Makwana as I saw it was a clear hoax article written about a total nobody But what's slightly interesting about this, is that the nobody has been able to manipulate sites like [https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/hindi/director/chiranjiv-makwana nettv4u.com] and [https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/anupama-parameswaran/biography.html Filmibeat] and even [https://www.amazon.com/prime-video/actor/Anupama-Parameshwaran/nm7322042 Amazon Prime] into repeating his fabrications. He claims to have been the writer of Scoob!, which is demonstrably not true, and he claims to be Anupama Parmaswaran's boyfriend/husband. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:46, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=MTB20202}}

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Based on file upload at Commons of :File:Madison Taylor Baez.jpg and the aritcle (deleted again) on Simple of Madison Taylor Baez (where it is blocked for abusing multiple accounts). This is an article that this sockfarm is attracted to. It is a WP:Duck, and so far has not edited on en WP. See [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3AMadison_Taylor_Baez.jpg&type=revision&diff=443998626&oldid=443441102 this commons diff] for editor comment in the edit summary there. I guess it's customary with this sock farm to request CU Fiddle Faddle 18:26, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

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This {{duck}} got locked. This SPI should be closed. SMB99thx my edits 06:29, 29 August 2020 (UTC)

• The {{noping|MTB20202}} account technically doesn't exist yet on the English Wikipedia. I'm not sure how that will affect a CU, but I'd imagine there won't be anything to check. I'm not even sure if we can block an account that doesn't exist. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:56, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
• Closing per the above. Mz7 (talk) 06:34, 29 August 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=420cj }}

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Registered two days after {{checkuser|Anupama96}} was blocked and created Draft:Palak Sidhwani. GSS ^💬 05:45, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

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• They (420) display an unusually high competence, including talk page conversations, for one so new in the ways of WP. Depressingly, at least on :Draft:Anushka Sen, their edits have been helpful, but the huge volume of work put in plus the work targets suggests to me a PR organisation for Rupees. Fiddle Faddle 05:57, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

::Seems likely but boy does he potentially have some bad clients. How do you write an article about people who have done nothing? Cyphoidbomb (talk) 06:00, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

:::{{u|Cyphoidbomb}}, Spray paint notability upon them, perhaps.

:::I have no idea if this request is within the SPI rules. The Sen draft contains a tight number of people who have tag teamed swathes of edits apiece. Is it allowed to use [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:Anushka_Sen&offset=&limit=500&action=history the article history] as a net to trawl for more sock farm candidates? Fiddle Faddle 06:04, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

::::If I'm understanding your question, you're asking if you can look at the article edit history to see if others could be related to this farm? Absolutely. Anything added at Wikipedia can be used. If you see people using similar edit summaries or their various tags (Mobile edit, Visual editor) are similar or they mark everything minor, or their names are similar, etc., that's all fair game. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 06:08, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

:::::{{u|Cyphoidbomb}}, I was wondering whether I ought to go down the history and consider adding names, or whether (eg) this investigation would perform that task. I'm always wary of making what may be perceived as unfair suspected puppet suggestions Fiddle Faddle 06:34, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

::::::{{ping|Timtrent}} Well you definitely need to be sure the behaviour is there. Just editing that article doesn't make someone a sock, and just editing that article a lot doesn't make them a sock either. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 08:02, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

:::::::{{u|Cyphoidbomb}}, I have added two. One has edit summaries that match the first suspected sock. Feels like a good potential match. The other leaves blank edit summaries. That suggests either a behaviour to distract, or a different editor. Both have edited the Sen draft substantially. I have carefully not added one who chose to have a disagreement with me. Fiddle Faddle 08:07, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

::::::::{{ping|Timtrent}} You would need to demonstrate that the other parties made edits similar to the others by including diffs and/or an [https://sigma.toolforge.org/editorinteract.py Editor Interaction report] showing that they're editing the same articles. As I said, merely editing one article isn't sufficient proof. Anushka Sen could potentially be someone that is in the public eye more recently and that's why the draft is getting more attention. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 08:10, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

:::::::::{{u|Cyphoidbomb}}, In this case more difficult. The two I added have been building the draft up, the first has been tearing it down. Your opinion is better than mine because you choose to work in this area and have a validated expertise here. If you feel I'm in error please remove the two I have added. I am happy to be corrected. Fiddle Faddle 08:15, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

{{outdent}} {{ping|Timtrent}} Then I'll remove the two. Princepratap has a wide field of interest, so I'm not convinced that they're involved, even though I think they might be a little fan-centric about Sidarth Shukla. I don't presently have time to look at the other one. Regards and thanks for being flexible. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 08:20, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

:{{u|Cyphoidbomb}}, I may have been here a long time, but I never stop trying to learn. Fiddle Faddle 08:23, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

::{{u|Cyphoidbomb}}, the writers of the "Rakesh Joshi" draft are associated with a different sockfarm: see WIkipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Iamwikiwiki2023. The "Rakesh Joshi" draft has been repeatedly recreated by socks of this farm, which has been globally locked. JavaHurricane 09:27, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

• Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Akshata Sen is old, but is a sockfarm also with an interest in Anushka Sen. Bri.public (talk) 17:02, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

• Hmm, "cj" = Chiranjiv, maybe? Am I reaching? User did try to flesh out what was an obvious hoax article at Draft:Rakesh Joshi, which was about a 17 year-old alleged author. Kind of consistent with the Chiranjiv Makwana article, which was about a different phony writer. I found Rakesh Joshi's alleged website and he uses a Winston Churchill quote but attributes it to himself. I wouldn't mind someone else taking a look at this, though. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 05:56, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
• {{clerknote}} yeah, this looks more like a Rakesh Joshi/Iamwikiwiki2023 sock than an Arshifakhan sock, moved to Iamwikiwiki2023. GeneralNotability (talk) 14:54, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
• 420cj is {{confirmed}} to:
• {{checkuser|NamasteIndia}}
• {{checkuser|Marrs15}}
• {{checkuser|DataVerb}}
• {{checkuser|WandFus}}
• I will block those four accounts. Additionally, the following accounts are {{likely}}:
• {{checkuser|Shubham dhoke}}
• {{checkuser|XmanAuthor}}
• {{checkuser|AuthorHoonMain}}
• {{checkuser|Apologize to wiki}}
• {{checkuser|FilmsDatabaser}}
• {{checkuser|TheSwwoo}}
• {{checkuser|Hiyjof}}
• {{checkuser|Zeref7102000}}
• {{checkuser|Musibq}}
• Note that some of them are already glocked, please {{behav}} the rest. ST47 (talk) 17:55, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
• Oh, and Anupama96 is {{unrelated}}. ST47 (talk) 18:04, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
• {{clerknote}} Merged from the Iamwikiwiki2023 SPI - per another case, the two farms appear to be related or the same. Everyone is already blocked or globally locked, all accounts have locks on them. I'm a little iffy on the strength of the technical relationships, so I just tagged everyone as "suspected". Closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 15:31, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Emmanuelanu}}
• {{checkuser|1=DataVerb}}
• {{checkuser|1=Jayant Mahagate}}
• {{checkuser|1=TheSwwoo}}
• {{checkuser|1=Hiyjof}}
• {{checkuser|1=Iamwikiwiki2023}}

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This is based primarily on xwiki evidence but see [https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charvi_Saraf this creation] on simple. Repeatedly created here as Charvi Saraf by this funny farm. Praxidicae (talk) 14:54, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|Anupama96}}

I've confirmed Emmanuelanu and Anupama96 as belonging to this LTA, and have locked the accounts. The other ones I'm not 100% sure with the LWCU data, so if a CU confirms here please lmk so I can lock them. Best, —Thanks for the fish! ^{talk•contribs} 21:38, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

:I'm not familiar with the Arshifakhan sockfarm, but I can confirm one thing: that on the basis of the spamming by the RKJ socks (see [https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q7278200&oldid=1230613543]), it seems that the RKJ sockfarm is based in Maharahtra, possibly Amravati, Maharashtra. JavaHurricane 01:46, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

::Is it too late to add

::{{checkuser|MTB20202}}

::based on file upload at Commons of :File:Madison Taylor Baez.jpg and the aritlce on Simple of Madison Taylor Baez (where it is blocked for abusimg multiple accounts). This is an article that this sockfarm is attracted to. It is a WP:Duck, and so far has not edited on en WP. See [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3AMadison_Taylor_Baez.jpg&type=revision&diff=443998626&oldid=443441102 this commons diff] for editor comment in the edit summary there Fiddle Faddle 18:46, 27 August 2020 (UTC)

• Requesting CU, because this character keeps showing up as different socks. I noticed DataVerb editing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Undelete/Draft:I_am_in_the_Dream_(novel) Draft:I am in the Dream (novel)], which was allegedly the novel that the 17y/o child (Draft:Rakesh Joshi) had written. This was after I nommed it for speedy as being a hoax. This feels like a devoted campaign to participate in UPE and hoax editing. Or to mask hoax editing with constructive edits. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:22, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
• Also, I just noticed this, but I'd dealt with Rakesh Krushna Joshi edits in June. {{noping|Jayant Mahagate}} was the person who kept trying to stuff it into articles. Adding them to CU request as well. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:28, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
• Just found {{ip|2409:4042:2e8f:e165:8cda:6639:b33b:9cd}} (Pune, Maharashtra, India; ISP: Jio) making [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Betar&diff=prev&oldid=972876817 this edit], vandalising a paralympian's article with the Rakesh Joshi name. Five minutes later, this was followed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Betar&type=revision&diff=972878831&oldid=972876817 three supportive edits] by SPA {{noping|TheSwwoo}}. These edits were then followed three minutes later by a [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Betar&diff=972879274&oldid=972878831 fairly trivial] edit by SPA {{noping|Hiyjof}}, but the timing is suspect, so they're going in the CU list as well. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Suspected_Wikipedia_sockpuppets_of_Iamwikiwiki2023 Iamwikiwiki2023] is also a candidate, since they seem to have created a lot of user names based on variants of Rakesh Joshi. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 15:12, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
• {{Endorse}} - based on Tks4fish's comments above it's starting to look more and more like Arshifakhan and Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Iamwikiwiki2023 are actually the same person (despite me moving a case from sockmaster to Iamwikiwiki just a couple hours ago). Please CU as Tks4fish suggested and also check on the relationship to Iamwikiwiki2023. GeneralNotability (talk) 17:13, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
• Query: Given that this is happening across a bunch of projects, what long-term approach is going to work here? I thought about applying for an edit filter that would suppress the addition of Rakesh Joshi crap at the English Wikipedia, but there might also be legitimate reasons why that name could someday appear in the encyclopedia. I've also had success suppressing Iranian vandalism when someone called Komail Shayan kept spamming his name into articles. Although 1) I don't exactly remember where I did that, but it was some cool blacklist, and 2) there might be reasons in the future for someone with the general structure of "Rakesh Joshi" to be included, provided that it's not this kid. But neither effort will help people across other projects, so... what do we do? Cyphoidbomb (talk) 02:34, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
• :{{u|Cyphoidbomb}}, global edit filter? We'd need a friendly meta admin to help with it. GeneralNotability (talk) 02:50, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
• ::Way beyond my comprehension... {{p}} Cyphoidbomb (talk) 02:55, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
• :::{{re|Cyphoidbomb|GeneralNotability}} See this "cool blacklist" to refresh your memory.{{smiley}}
• :::I believe that I conflicted with {{u|ST47}} and I didn't get very far into the checking which is just as well because I don't think that I have time to finish.
   — Berean Hunter (talk) 18:15, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
• ::::{{re|Berean Hunter}} I was working on Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Iamwikiwiki2023, where some of these users are also mentioned. I guess the cases should be merged. ST47 (talk) 18:17, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
• :::::{{u|ST47}}, {{u|Berean Hunter}}, yeah, I originally moved a case from here to Iamwikiwiki, but it's starting to look like they're the same sockmaster. Just say the word and I'll merge them. GeneralNotability (talk) 18:21, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
• :::::That is what it looked like to me ST47 but I already closed the tabs. You may want to email Tks4Fish the data when you are finished per his request above. I didn't get a full picture of them before closing.
   — Berean Hunter (talk) 18:23, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
• {{clerknote}} I have merged Iamwikiwiki2023 with Arshifakhan61 based on the above. GeneralNotability (talk) 15:32, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Musibq}}

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"Iamwikiwiki2023", better known as the "Rakesh Krushna Joshi vanity spammer", is a crosswiki spammer and mass sockpuppeteer who was blocked as an advertising NOTHERE on 2 June 2020 and has since created multiple sockpuppets and used multiple IPs to evade the block and subsequent lock for crosswiki spamming. Due to the magnitude of the ongoing sockpuppetry, I am reporting the latest sockpuppet (already blocked) and requesting CU for a sleeper check. JavaHurricane 07:51, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

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• Since we apparently don't have an existing SPI, here's a list of related socks that I know of:
• {{checkuser|IIT J Database}}
• {{checkuser|Apologize to wiki}}
• {{checkuser|Rakesh Krushna Joshi}}
• {{checkuser|TypoPedia}}
• {{checkuser|Abhhhnenenemzkjcurhnsnxh3u62uwj}}
• {{checkuser|TeleArtistIndia}}
• {{checkuser|Cinesstan}}
• {{checkip|2405:204:96a1:70d7:b8e8:6dac:50ff:cb8b}}
• {{checkip|2409:4042:2010:20e:20fb:1668:3528:71af}}
• {{checkip|2409:4042:e98:3ba2:5cc5:6a81:9f4a:effa}}
• {{checkip|2409:4042:228b:63b0:12a7:d9a3:18c1:bf2e}}
• GeneralNotability (talk) 14:43, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
• {{Endorse}} - since I don't think we've had a proper checkuser done on this sock group + needs a sleeper check if feasible (though I recognize it might not be). Behaviorally, they all fit the pattern - nonsense/hoax puffery about "Rakesh Krushna Joshi" and whatever he's decided to be this week (youngest physicist in India, writer, podcaster, etc.). GeneralNotability (talk) 14:50, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
• Some of these accounts are older, and they are on a quite busy range. I can only check the last 30 days of activity on that range, and I've listed all possible socks within that time period in the "13 August" section, below. The accounts that are between 30 and 90 days old wouldn't have appeared in that check, but I can check them directly and compare them against the more recent socks, and they are all {{likely}}. Additionally:
• {{checkuser|Wikimanagermaharashtra}} is {{confirmed}} to Rakesh Krushna Joshi, {{likely}} to the rest.
• Abhhhnenenemzkjcurhnsnxh3u62uwj and TeleArtistIndia are {{confirmed}} to each other.
• I will block all of the likely accounts that were identified here. ST47 (talk) 18:02, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
• {{clerknote}} Tagged everyone as "suspected" and everyone is already globally locked. Closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 15:34, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
• :{{ping|GeneralNotability}} You didn't actually close this one, was there something else you were waiting on? —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 22:03, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
• I did indeed mean to close it. Closed. GeneralNotability (talk) 22:06, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=The Eternals}}
• {{checkuser|Detuch Meow}}
• {{checkuser|Aaddsshh}}
• {{checkuser|Moto Jee}}
• {{checkuser|Waattcha}}
• {{checkuser|Chedria}}

• Tools: [https://tools.wmflabs.org/sigma/editorinteract.py?users={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Editor interaction utility] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/interaction-timeline?wiki=enwiki&user={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Interaction Timeline] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/betacommand-dev/UserCompare/{{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}.html User compare report] Auto-generated every hour.

Duck/meat created the same hoax Chiranjiv Makwana. GSS ^💬 14:50, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

:{{ping|Berean Hunter|Cyphoidbomb|GeneralNotability}} The account was created on 23rd after all previous socks were blocked. GSS ^💬 14:54, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

::The account was CU blocked on simple-wiki yesterday by {{ping|Bsadowski1}}. GSS ^💬 14:59, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

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{{confirmed}} to each other and the master:

• {{checkuser|The Eternals}}
• {{checkuser|We Esperanto}}
• {{checkuser|Shizuka Minamoto (Sue)}}
• {{checkuser|Yonasta}}
• {{checkuser|The My Smile}}
• {{checkuser|Detuch Meow}}
• {{checkuser|Moto Jee}}
• {{checkuser|Waattcha}}
• {{checkuser|Chedria}}

{{likely}} to each other:

• {{checkuser|Aaddsshh}}
• {{checkuser|Hhaassdd}}
   — Berean Hunter (talk) 15:41, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
• Oh shoot, I didn't know you were CUing. I blocked a few of the ones reported by GSS and tagged them as suspected sockpuppets. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 15:43, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
• No worries. You can use the script to re-tag for the confirmed.
   — Berean Hunter (talk) 15:49, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
• :{{u|Berean Hunter}}, {{u|Cyphoidbomb}}, I just re-tagged everyone and requested locks. Will close. GeneralNotability (talk) 15:51, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Its Italiano}}

• Tools: [https://tools.wmflabs.org/sigma/editorinteract.py?users={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Editor interaction utility] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/interaction-timeline?wiki=enwiki&user={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Interaction Timeline] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/betacommand-dev/UserCompare/{{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}.html User compare report] Auto-generated every hour.

Here we have another one. No edits on en-wiki but active on Wikidata. GSS ^💬 08:00, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

• They also created :simple:Chiranjiv Makwana under :simple:Chiranjiv L. Makwana so, is it possible to have some edit filters to protect the addition of Chiranjiv Makwana? GSS ^💬 08:09, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

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• Its Italiano, Prequel Wasteland, and Pestilence Lane are CU confirmed on simple and sent to stews for locks. Thanks GeneralNotability for informing me. Best, Vermont (talk) 15:52, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

• {{clerknote}} Handed off to {{u|Vermont}} for simplewiki CU, which (per m:Special:Diff/20414446) appears to have verified the connection and turned up the following:
• {{checkuser|Prequel Wasteland}}
• {{checkuser|Pestilence Lane}}.

Global locks are in progress, and it sounds like {{u|Bsadowski1}} turned up some more on loginwiki. Will tag the socks who edited on enwiki. GeneralNotability (talk) 15:50, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

• Closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 20:52, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=QWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBNM123QWERTY }}

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And here is another one, again no edits on en.wiki but created :simple:CHIRANJIV LAKESHBHAI MAKWANA and :simple:Kellie Blaise. Ping {{u|GeneralNotability}}. GSS ^💬 15:59, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

:I guess they run out of usernames now. GSS ^💬 16:03, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

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• User:Vermont: mind taking a look at this? —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 16:05, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
• Yep, I handled it on simple a few minutes ago. CU data confirms it, though I didn't find any other socks in my check. Vermont (talk) 16:06, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
• :Lock requested. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 16:11, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
• :: Locked. Looks good to close to me. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 15:43, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

• Anybody know anything about global edit filters? It's probably time to shut these down. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:00, 4 September 2020 (UTC)
• :{{ping|Cyphoidbomb}} Global abuse filters are like global sysops: they're only for small/medium size wikis and wikis that opt in. Enwiki is not among them, so global edit filters do not work here. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 20:31, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Hollytown NC}}

• Tools: [https://tools.wmflabs.org/sigma/editorinteract.py?users={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Editor interaction utility] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/interaction-timeline?wiki=enwiki&user={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Interaction Timeline] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/betacommand-dev/UserCompare/{{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}.html User compare report] Auto-generated every hour.

The last sock, {{np|DG7B}} was blocked on August 30th and this account was created on September 1st. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Hollytown_NC] Hollytown NC has the same editing pattern as {{np|Prasanth202}}: rapid-fire mass creation of disambiguation pages, usually relating to Indian names. Compare page creation logs for the two users: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=create&user=Hollytown+NC&page=&wpdate=&tagfilter=&wpfilters%5B%5D=newusers][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&offset=20200827113430&type=create&user=Prasanth202] Hollytown uses the shortdesc helper script extensively, which blocked sock {{np|Vettipaiyan}} also did [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Vettipaiyan]. Requesting CU to confirm and check for sleepers. Spicy (talk) 17:18, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

• Oh, hold on. It looks like there is another recently active Indian sockfarm that likes spamming disambiguation pages and using shortdesc helper. I thought I recognized the weird formatting of Hollytown's dab pages from somewhere; compare these:[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Marry_(disambiguation)][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Selena_Gomez_%26_the_Scene_(disambiguation)] with these creations from {{np|The Eternals}} who is a sock of {{np|Arshifakhan61}}: [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arish_(disambiguation)&oldid=975065703][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kaur_(disambiguation)&oldid=974662379]. The style is the same: non-standard section headings (esp. 'name starts with'), long sentences copied from the source article, inappropriate bolding and Wiktionary links. {{u|Mz7}} apologies, but is it possible to compare this account to the {{np|Arshifakhan61}} farm? Thanks, Spicy (talk) 23:07, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

::I don't remember Arshifakhan61 socks doing the shortdesc thing, although maybe it is related to them. I do note the shortdesc use in the 0lesson archive. And I do recall they had a tendency to make boneheaded mistakes while using it. Miscapitalising "Film" for example. One thing I'm not sure of though: are these disambiguation pages being created from scratch, or are they automatically generated, like through the shortdesc helper? If the latter, that might explain the similarity, but they could also be using other tools. The overuse of bold face seems like a tell. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 23:51, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

:::The Eternals seems to have used shortdesc helper quite a bit: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/The_Eternals]. Spicy (talk) 23:58, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

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• {{Inprogress}} - Mz7 (talk) 20:09, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
• Hollytown NC is {{unlikely}} to recent 0lesson socks. Mz7 (talk) 20:15, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
• Behaviour is very bizarre. I've often seen these rapid automated-style edits being used to hide questionable edits in one's contribution history, and it's very odd that they've created so many disambiguation pages, in some cases within minutes of each other. I have nothing else to add, just that it's weird for a "new" user. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 21:07, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
• {{Inprogress}} - rechecking per Spicy. Mz7 (talk) 23:50, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
• After further review, Hollytown NC is {{confirmed}} to Arshifakhan61, plus the following sleeper account: {{checkuser|1=The Norsk}}. {{bnt}}. {{Clerk Request}} Please merge this case to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Arshifakhan61. Thanks, Mz7 (talk) 00:03, 7 September 2020 (UTC)
• {{clerknote}} Moved to Arshifakhan61 (copy and paste move since there is overlapping edit history). GeneralNotability (talk) 00:12, 7 September 2020 (UTC)
• Everyone is already {{bnt}}, {{GlobalLocksRequested}}. Closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 00:13, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|Nithiin1983}} ({{clerknote}} original case name)
• {{checkuser|1=DarknetQueen}}
• {{checkip|1=103.101.117.239}}

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Both named accounts are involved in editing and quacking on Draft:Ankur Rana here and on [https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q97962611&action=history Wikidata].

Aug 1: IP [https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q97962611&diff=1250912454&oldid=1243806779 created] the entity on Wikidata

Aug 7: Gauravrn4 [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:Ankur_Rana&diff=971822676&oldid=971701202 created] the EN draft

Aug 8: Nithiin1983 [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:Ankur_Rana&diff=971822676&oldid=971818222 picks] up on the draft and continue working on it. This particular editor has also been creating articles about many unnotable subjects and potentially has [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Nithiin1983&diff=971836137&oldid=971658903 COI].
Infogapp1 (talk) 22:12, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

:Dear user Infogapp1 i am not a sock puppet you can Investigate i don't mind i will help you too I saw a draft Draft:Ankur Rana so i just edit it and try to publish because, i had created many draft article but all are rejected because of some reliable reasons so i just tried to search few draft articles which are not pending for edits and not published yet, so from that i found the draft of Draft:AnkurRana i just thought that this article was already created by someone else so i just edit it and add reliable references bio was already added in that draft so yesterday i had added few references which i have taken from google and add the image which i had taken from [mid-day.com], then i checked in wikidata i found the same on wikidata so i just added few information's in wikidata also and after few hours means today morning i just moved that page to article space. i have not done anything else for that page. I thought that if i will moved the page to article space it will be accepted, because i have created many draft articles and submitted for review but all are rejected that why i move the draft to article space.--Darknet King 12:20, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

:: Dear Infogapp1 I just want to be good writer in wikipedia, I am writer in my real life also, writing is my hobby, By the way if need any help to Investigate you can tell me any time, I will definitely help you. --Darknet King 12:28, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

{{od}} {{re|GeneralNotability}} Aug 12: Added one more account DarknetQueen (eerily identical name to the one signed by the accused above) [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Hemang_Shah&diff=972279938&oldid=972279458 just added a comment] to an RfD to keep an article which Nithiin1983 created. Probably won't need CU, but simply duck test on this one. —Infogapp1 (talk) 01:45, 12 August 2020 (UTC)

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:I've asked for a glock, see [https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Nithiin1983&oldid=7061016 this]. Praxidicae (talk) 14:59, 12 August 2020 (UTC)

::{{u|GeneralNotability}}, Materialscientist has disabled alerts for pings as far as I know; you'll have to ask him on his talk page. JavaHurricane 11:41, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

:::{{u|JavaHurricane}}, oh, thanks, didn't know that. Will drop them a line. GeneralNotability (talk) 13:04, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

• It's a fairly moot point now, since Nithiin is globally locked and Gauravrn4 is blocked, but {{u|Materialscientist}} - are you able to comment on who Gauravrn4 is, since you CU-blocked them? GeneralNotability (talk) 23:17, 11 August 2020 (UTC) GeneralNotability (talk) 23:17, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
• :CU + behavioral evidence do suggest that Gauravrn4 is connected to Nithiin1983. I can't tell who is the master, as the involved IP space is unmanageable, and the activity had likely started quite some time ago. I am also not sure if this is one editor - perhaps rather a group of paid editors. Materialscientist (talk) 13:16, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
• Thanks MS. I've renamed the case to the oldest account and filed lock requests for the two unlocked accounts. Agreed with the possibility that these are multiple UPEs, but I'm not especially concerned with figuring out the difference. Not going to block the IP at this time since they haven't done anything on enwiki which would link them to this group - I see what they did on wikidata, but I don't feel comfortable blocking without them doing something on enwiki to connect them to the group. Everyone is {{bnt}} and is or will be locked, closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 13:32, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Shusshi Teishi }}

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This newly created account has a very similar signature to DarkNetQueen (one of the associated accounts of Gauravrn4). Also, this new account is incubating the same article Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Hemang_Shah that Nitin/Gaurav/DarkNet previously have been associated with Draft:Hemang_Shah_(Indian_photographer). The same account has also been disrupting Simple Wiki and confirmed to be associated with these accounts. Check this [https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_checkuser&diff=7072199&oldid=7072185 CU thread]. — Infogapp1 (talk) 14:02, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

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• They're already glocked, and these accounts are confirmed to each other:
• {{checkuser|Shusshi Teishi}}
• {{checkuser|Barry Betsy}}
• {{checkuser|Humphrey Whale}}
• Blocked them all for that reason. ST47 (talk) 14:34, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
• {{clerknote}} {{GlobalLocksRequested}} for Barry Betsy and Humphrey Whale. GeneralNotability (talk) 14:51, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Purreeticaramel}}
• {{checkip|1=182.59.252.121}}

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Possible duck, The anon first edited Draft:Kunal Thakur then Purreeticaramel registered on commons.wiki to upload :File:Kunal Thakur.jpg (Flickrwashing) which the anon used on the same draft. GSS ^💬 09:15, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

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• {{CURequest}} (template not changed because the tool must be used by a Steward, as Special:CentralAuth/Purreeticaramel has no enwiki account). Cc. {{ping|Tks4Fish|p=}}, who handled their recent cross-wiki abuse. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 16:00, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

• I gave the stewards a nudge, they've globally locked Purreeticaramel and globally blocked the IP for a couple weeks. Tagged Purreeticaramel. Closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 23:42, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|Gauravrn4}} ({{clerknote}} original case name)
• {{checkuser|1=Nomadic123}}

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The suspected sock was registered a few days back and created Draft:Yоav Davis and moved it to main under YOAV DAVIS to evade detection. GSS ^💬 05:52, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

They also created Pietro Pinna and Anni Lanz both deleted by {{u|Berean Hunter}} in June under G5 and I'm unable to find the original creator. GSS ^💬 05:57, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

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Those two articles were created by Slowking4 socks, {{noping|14-bis-bis}} and {{noping|Baron Ochs}}. Slowking4 is not in the same country as Guaravrn4.

Nomadic123 is {{confirmed}} to:

• {{checkuser|Swamper Morbius}}
• {{checkuser|EAP1802}}
• {{checkuser|Quantom F9}}
• {{checkuser|ASDFGHJKL786}}
• {{checkuser|Whimsical Amy}}
• {{checkuser|Quaint098}}
• {{checkuser|GDSSP}}

• EAP1802 and Swamper Morbius have been confirmed as Guaravrn4 by {{u|Operator873}} at simple wiki. EAP1802 created [https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Especial:Contribuciones/EAP1802 Kate Tumanova at es.wiki] and created the same plus [https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B1%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F:%D0%92%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4/EAP1802 Yoav Davis at ru.wiki]. Quantom F9 was checkuser blocked by {{u|Bsadowski1}} and accounts were locked by {{u|Tks4Fish}}. Nomadic123 and others need locked and I have G5'd some of the creations.

• There are good reasons to think that this may be Arshifakhan61 based on both technical and behavioral aspects. {{ping|Mz7}} would you take a look for a second opinion?
   — Berean Hunter (talk) 14:23, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
• Arshifakhan61 is a strong possibility. The range is very busy and conduct similar. Operator873^talkconnect 15:09, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
• {{ping|Berean Hunter}} I took a look, and I agree that the technical data is consistent with Arshifakhan61. There are a few minor technical differences in the kind of device that the editors use—I posted [https://checkuser.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Mz7/15_September_2020 some data on CU wiki] for comparison. Behavior should be the deciding factor in this case; if they appear similar enough, then merge the cases. (I only had time right now for a cursory look-through on the behavior, so I'm not sure.) Mz7 (talk) 17:26, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
• {{re|Mz7|Operator873}} I've started a discussion section on your linked page above to show a couple of the tech details.
   — Berean Hunter (talk) 18:09, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
• Would the clerks please merge this case with the Arshifakhan61 case? Thank you.
   — Berean Hunter (talk) 18:08, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
• {{clerknote}} I've merged this case page and its archives to Arshifakhan61. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 18:57, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
• I've blocked Quaint098 as it was unblocked and unlocked. I've {{GlobalLocksRequested}} for Quaint098 and GDSSP. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 19:00, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
• :And also global lock requested for Nomadic123 Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 19:02, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
• I've tagged all the accounts here as recent previous socks for this sockmaster have been tagged. I've also retagged socks which were previously tagged in the archive. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 19:11, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
• I think that's all we need to do here. Close. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 19:23, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Podspod}}
• {{checkuser|1=Sweetiele}}

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Blocked on simple-wiki as a sock by {{u|Operator873}}. GSS ^💬 18:25, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

• +Sweetiele registered today but no edits on en.wiki so far. GSS ^💬 18:32, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

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• {{bnt}}. Favonian (talk) 18:40, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Jiv arshu}}

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Jiv arshu was created in 2017 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Jiv_arshu], but woke up one day ago and immediately began mass-welcoming, mass-short description adding, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/Jiv_arshu&limit=500&target=Jiv+arshu] and requesting NPR perms. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions/New_page_reviewer&diff=prev&oldid=980622268] This creation, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:Miney_(disambiguation)&oldid=980609780 Draft:Miney (disambiguation)], has all the hallmarks of the weird dab pages created by blocked socks {{np|The Eternals}} and {{np|Hollytown NC}}: {{tq|non-standard section headings ... long sentences copied from the source article, inappropriate bolding and Wiktionary links.}} Compare [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Marry_(disambiguation)] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arish_(disambiguation)&oldid=975065703]. But the real smoking gun is this edit from 2017 where they posted some spam about... Arishfa Khan. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:What_is_an_article%3F&diff=prev&oldid=804953373] Requesting CU for sleeper check. Spicy (talk) 14:57, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

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• Regardless of the outcome of this investigation this alleged sock has casued no end of trouble today. Waking from sleep they put in a small number of acceptable edits and then raced for the 500 edit marker to gain rights, in part with multiple appalling CSDs and in part with importing short descriptions, an obvious attempt to game the system.

:Immediately on passing the 500 mark they asked to join WP:AFC as a reviewer. They are perfectky civil on their talk page, but show an extraordinary expertise with our systems. I had considered a sock report but had no idea who the master might be. Instead I have alerted a couple of admins to what I suspect strongly of being potential UPE.

:The first substantial draft they created was a direct "translation" from Simple. There is loud quacking here, stentorian bellowing of quacking. Thank you, {{U|Spicy}} for making this report. Fiddle Faddle 15:11, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

:*{{U|Deepfriedokra}} has just implemented a one week block for them for disruptive editing. The CSD spree has upset a number of editors today. Fiddle Faddle 15:16, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

::*{{U|GeneralNotability}} this one didn't show up at Simple, exactly, but they grabbed material from there for en WP. Perhaps we're seeing a pattern shift? Fiddle Faddle 18:03, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

::*:{{u|Timtrent}}, yup, saw that. It certainly could be them, and there's a fair amount of behavioral evidence here, but since I see several sockfarms in the "damning evidence" I'd like to make sure that we've got the right master. GeneralNotability (talk) 18:17, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

:::::{{re|GeneralNotability}} we have some user in the archive under similar username such as {{checkuser|Jiv Jiv Jiv}}, {{checkuser|Neha arshu}}, {{checkuser|Arshukhan}} and one of their socks once claimed that [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Chiranjiv_l._Makwana&oldid=831579645 their nick name is Jiv] and linked [https://instagram.com/jiv_arshu this Instagram profile] on their userpage. GSS ^💬 19:02, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

• Special:Undelete/Kalyana Vaibhogam (TV series) is damning. Indeffed. MER-C 15:38, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
• {{Endorse}} - sleeper check please, also double-check that this is actually Arshifakhan. I don't think we've seen an Arshifakhan sock sleep this long before, so that's interesting behavior. Also, this latest one hasn't shown up at simple, which is fairly characteristic behavior. The deleted history MER-C linked above has a couple other sock groups in its history (I see ArthurCurry70 and Imeghana17), so let's make sure this is actually Arshifakhan. GeneralNotability (talk) 17:55, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
• It is them, and I found {{checkuser|NOCH}} who is already locked. No other sleepers. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 18:55, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=ASDASD786}}
• {{checkuser|1=BollywoodCelebs}}

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Here we have another one created :simple:Tony Beig. The draft:Tony Beig was created by one of their socks a few days back. GSS ^💬 14:11, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

+BollywoodCelebs who uploaded Nitin Bhatia.jpg which ASDASD786 used on their article :simple:Nitin Bhatia. GSS ^💬 14:15, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

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• Seems WP:DUCKy based on comparing the simple article and the deleted draft as presented as evidence by GSS. {{bnt}}. {{GlobalLocksRequested}}. Close. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 16:05, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
• Reopening. When I checked that the lock request had gone through, I saw that the above report was for these accounts and also {{checkuser|1=Tonybeig}}. Reopening to examine and potentially block, as that account has a local account. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 16:09, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
• I'm going to leave this account without a block. It is older than Arshifakhan61 and there are similarities. However, I don't think I have enough evidence to say that this account is part of this sock farm (and not just the person) and the person behind this account probably doesn't have the password anymore either (so won't edit again). Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 16:18, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Senegal Parrots}}

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Senegal Parrots [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Senegal_Parrots gamed autoconfirmed] to create an [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Divyarajsinh_Jadeja&oldid=981652494 obvious UPE] article. Similarly to recent sock {{np|Jiv arshu}}, this account was dormant for a couple of years; but what's really interesting is that immediately prior to making their first edits to enwiki, they requested that their account be renamed from "Khanarishfa". [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steward_requests/Username_changes&diff=prev&oldid=20491937][https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=gblrename&user=&page=&oldname=Khanarishfa&wpdate=&tagfilter=] There are other behavioural similarities, such as use of the content translation tool. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=&user=Senegal+Parrots&page=Draft%3AKnemodynerus+aequabilis&wpdate=&tagfilter=&wpfilters%5B%5D=newusers][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=&user=Jiv+arshu&page=Draft%3AMohith+Rina&wpdate=&tagfilter=&wpfilters%5B%5D=newusers][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=&user=NOCH&page=Draft%3ASonia+Sharma.&wpdate=&tagfilter=&wpfilters%5B%5D=newusers] Requesting CU for sleeper check. Spicy (talk) 19:38, 3 October 2020 (UTC)

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• Please also see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Articles for creation § Knemodynerus... where the editor's behaviour has caused confusion. Fiddle Faddle 22:39, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

• {{Endorse}} - the previous username is highly suggestive, to say the least. Something fishy is certainly up here as well with the creation of a bunch of bizarrely incorrect species stubs. Endorsed. GeneralNotability (talk) 01:49, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
• {{confirmed}}. {{bnt}}. {{GlobalLocksRequested}}, closing. Mz7 (talk) 08:39, 5 October 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Confidentiality456 }}

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Recreated draft:Amrin chakkiwala previously created by one of Arshifakhan61 socks under draft:Amrin N. Chakkiwala. GSS ^💬 17:55, 5 October 2020 (UTC)

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• {{duck}}. {{btc}} Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 18:12, 5 October 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Sans006}}

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New account creating Draft:Palak Sidhwani in a single edit. Both other articles they edited also have sockpuppet accounts in edit history, although different masters are listed. —  HELLKNOWZ   ▎TALK 11:33, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

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• {{bnt}} based on behavioral evidence. I've also creation-protected Palak Sidhwani and Palak Sindwani. Thanks for reporting this. {{bcc|Hellknowz}}— Newslinger talk 14:27, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
• : I've requested a global lock for Sans006 at {{slink|m:Steward requests/Global#Global lock for Sans006}}. — Newslinger talk 14:37, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Nomadic chiru}}

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Sleeper account created a month ago, but only started editing today after prior sock blocked yesterday. Edits focusing around Amrin Chakkiwala, they created Amrin chakkiwala (with lowercase c) to get around the main article being protected and moved the current draft article Draft:Amrin Chakkiwala (actress) to mainspace, with (actress) again to get around protection. Prior sock {{U|Confidentiality456}} also created draft article for this actress.

They've also [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steward_requests/Username_changes&diff=prev&oldid=20518346 posted a global rename request], similar to prior sock {{U|Senegal Parrots}} - [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steward_requests/Username_changes&diff=prev&oldid=20491937]

CU is for possible sleepers. Ravensfire (talk) 19:42, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

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• {{Endorse}} - {{megaphone duck}} on the account based on their logs and presented evidence. Endorsing check for sleepers. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 19:45, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
• {{GlobalLocksRequested}} per the above block and previous socks being locked. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 20:33, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
• Also {{checkip|1=2409:4041:68d:cc67::948:8ac}} and {{checkip|1=49.34.180.198}} related to are Nomadic chiru behaviorally. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 20:39, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
• Blocked IPv6 address on the /64 range for said address and the IPv4 address for 2 weeks. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 20:42, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
• Also based on Draft:Amrin Chakkiwala (actress) and comparing this with other socks, {{checkuser|1=TYUTYUTYU123}} seems related. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 20:46, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
• Blocked TYUTYUTYU123 indef due to similarities to Confidentiality456. Leaving without tags pending CU check. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 20:49, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
• Nomadic chiru, TYUTYUTYU123 and {{checkuser|QAZ002}} are {{confirmed}} to Arshifakhan61 and are blocked and tagged. Image:Symbol oppose vote.svg No comment with respect to IP address(es) Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 05:06, 8 October 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|Abhibabamishra}} ({{clerknote}} originally filed under this user)
• {{checkuser|1=BOWLING}}

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Recreated Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards as Dadasaheb Phalke Film Festival Awards which was created by socks of Abhibabamishra and deleted through AFD twice [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/delete&page=Dadasaheb_Phalke_International_Film_Festival_Awards]. Umakant Bhalerao (talk) 09:58, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

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:Dear I accept that I had try created same or similar page Of Dadasaheb Phalke Film Festival Awards but it doesnt meant that i am SP of User:Abhibabamishra, as you see the user User:Abhibabamishra was registered on 2015 but, that user has tried to made the page first time on 4th March 2019 and my User ID was registered in October 2017, so there are no simalarity between My user ID and User:Abhibabamishra. Thanks! BOWLING (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 13:42, 9 October 2020 (UTC) I moved the comment to appropriate section. —usernamekiran (talk) 15:43, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

• {{clerknote}} I'm not convinced BOWLING is Abhibabamishra...but I do think they're a UPE or some other kind of meatpuppet working on Abhibabamishra's behalf in some way, especially considering that they just happened to find three photos in their initial draft of Dadasaheb Phalke Film Festival Awards which were uploaded by known socks. {{bnt}}. GeneralNotability (talk) 16:07, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
• Per a note from {{u|GSS}} on my talk page, BOWLING is almost certainly Arshifakhan61. Case section moved, retagged, {{GlobalLocksRequested}} GeneralNotability (talk) 15:02, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Thewarrior22}}

• Tools: [https://tools.wmflabs.org/sigma/editorinteract.py?users={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Editor interaction utility] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/interaction-timeline?wiki=enwiki&user={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Interaction Timeline] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/betacommand-dev/UserCompare/{{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}.html User compare report] Auto-generated every hour.

The account made no edits on en-wiki but was only registered to !vote at :simple:Wikipedia:Requests for deletion/Requests/2020/Amrin N. Chakkiwala. GSS ^💬 12:19, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

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• {{clerknote}} If they're only active on simplewiki so far, I'd rather the simplewiki CUs handle this - they're familiar with the case. GeneralNotability (talk) 17:47, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Freek Quick}}

• Tools: [https://tools.wmflabs.org/sigma/editorinteract.py?users={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Editor interaction utility] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/interaction-timeline?wiki=enwiki&user={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Interaction Timeline] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/betacommand-dev/UserCompare/{{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}.html User compare report] Auto-generated every hour.

Brand new account that immediately started editing heavily in articles where previous CU-Confirmed sockpuppets have been working, specifically Anusha Rai. The account also suspiciously created Draft:Aastha Jha as their first edit with templates and the whole 9 yards. Requesting CU due to the long-term nature of the master and to find any sleepers Kb03 (talk) 14:25, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

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• This account is CU blocked on simplewiki since September. As this account has slept on enwiki, a sleeper check to find any other of these accounts seems useful. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 15:22, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
• {{Endorse}} per the above reasoning. Also sleepers have been previously found for this case. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 15:30, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
• {{confirmed}} to the archive. {{nosleepers}}. {{GlobalLocksRequested}}, {{btc}} Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 09:29, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=TRKL123}}

• Tools: [https://tools.wmflabs.org/sigma/editorinteract.py?users={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Editor interaction utility] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/interaction-timeline?wiki=enwiki&user={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Interaction Timeline] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/betacommand-dev/UserCompare/{{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}.html User compare report] Auto-generated every hour.

First edits were to create new version of Draft:Aastha Jha, but this time under the name Draft:Aastha. Same as prior sock. Ravensfire (talk) 13:50, 25 October 2020 (UTC) Ravensfire (talk) 13:50, 25 October 2020 (UTC)

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• {{Requestandendorse}} - {{duck}}. Requesting a check for sleepers. Leaving without tags till CU is run. {{GlobalLocksRequested}} Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 14:15, 25 October 2020 (UTC)
• {{nosleepers}}, everything seems to have been blocked and locked in previous sweeps. Maxim_(talk) 22:40, 25 October 2020 (UTC)
• Tagging. Close. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 23:20, 25 October 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Tarjani Dave123|master name={{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}

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Similar edits. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 13:07, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

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Pro forma. {{duck}}. {{GlobalLocksRequested}}. {{btc}} Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 13:07, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=1Muskmelon}}
• {{checkuser|1=Gem Selections (Gem)}}
• {{checkuser|1=Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival (DPIFF)}}
• {{checkuser|1=Aastha Jha (Aastha)}}
• {{checkuser|1=Anupama Porn Star}}
• {{checkuser|1=ZXCVBNM0786}}
• {{checkuser|1=Freek Quick}}
• {{checkuser|1=Tarjani Dave123}}

• Tools: [https://tools.wmflabs.org/sigma/editorinteract.py?users={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Editor interaction utility] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/interaction-timeline?wiki=enwiki&user={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Interaction Timeline] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/betacommand-dev/UserCompare/{{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}.html User compare report] Auto-generated every hour.

-- Amanda (aka DQ) 21:07, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

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• Blocked, tagged, lock requested. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 21:09, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

:*{{ping|AmandaNP}} Hi there, is it possible that {{noping|AlistairMcMilan}} could be related? An IP I suspect as being used by Arshifakhan61 master has an intersection with this new editor at a very obscure draft. I also note that this new user's first edit was to create a blank user page, which many socks do, thinking that a blue link will throw off suspicion. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 00:09, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

::*{{ping|Cyphoidbomb}} It's on a range that someone previously duck blocked as this user. I don't have anything to confirm CU wise though if that is what you are looking for. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 00:54, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Starrygrass}}
• {{checkuser|1=Oncecount}}
• {{checkuser|1=HallowBot}}

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A draft on [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ashmita_Kaur_Bakshi&action=history Ashmita Kaur Bakshi] was created by {{np|Parameswaran96}}, a globally locked sock of Arshifakhan61 [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Parameswaran96]. {{np|Oncecount}} signed up one day after Parameswaran96 was locked, somehow found this draft, and started working on it. {{np|Starrygrass}}, a 10 year old sleeper that first became active on Oct 30 [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Starrygrass], then moved the Ashmita Kaur draft to mainspace. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ashmita_Kaur_Bakshi&type=revision&diff=986672970&oldid=986668689] There's not much else to go on with Oncecount, but Starrygrass shows some obvious behavioural similarities with recent Arshifakhan61 socks such as use of sleeper accounts, requesting rename at SRUC [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steward_requests%2FUsername_changes&type=revision&diff=20607834&oldid=20607181][https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steward_requests/Username_changes&diff=prev&oldid=20566960][https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steward_requests/Username_changes&diff=prev&oldid=20491937] and using the shortdesc helper script. Requesting CU for confirmation and sleeper check. Spicy (talk) 20:54, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

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• Since they had edits on WD and since this master is a problem there too, I checked them there and found it {{tlx|likely}} that the first sock here (Starrygrass) is them. English Wikipedia CheckUser's should message me privately if they have questions about how I came to that conclusion.--Jasper Deng (talk) 07:39, 4 November 2020 (UTC)

• Indeffed Starrygrass as being likely sock of 0lesson, who often intersects with Arshifakhan61. 0lesson typically does the shortdesc thing, but who knows/cares if they're the same person. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 21:49, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
• Adding HallowBot to the CU list, since it's likely that someone in this group, probably Starrygrass, created it. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 22:06, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
• {{confirmed}} these accounts + {{noping|Parameswaran96}} + the archive. This is not 0lesson. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 08:37, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
• Accounts all locked. Nothing further to do here. Closing. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 14:40, 4 November 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=CuteMeow}}

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User account {{no ping|CuteMeow}} was globally locked yesterday as a sockpuppet of long term abuse user {{no ping|Arshifakhan61}} (see [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/CuteMeow]). CuteMeow had recently started editing and made their first edit on 5th November, 2020 but the most surprising thing is that their account was actually registered over 14 years ago on 20th April, 2006 (see [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&limit=1&username=CuteMeow]). When CuteMeow recently created their userpage, the user clearly claimed that they had been on Wikipedia for more than 14 years (see [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:CuteMeow&diff=987178008&oldid=987177765]) which shows that user account CuteMeow is more than 10 years older than user account Arshifakhan61 itself and that the sockmaster may have many more both older and newer accounts. Requesting checker for any possible sleeper accounts that might be there. TheGeneralUser (talk) 09:05, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

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• Account locked as a sockpuppet. MER-C 10:57, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=888002 }}

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Here we have another one. Created AppMakr about an hour after it was deleted. Also, please note that this account was also registered in 2006 just four months after {{checkuser|CuteMeow}}. GSS ^💬 11:24, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

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• {{bnt}}. Favonian (talk) 12:18, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=741852}}

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Repeating what he did with {{noping|CuteMeow}} and {{noping|888002}}, Arshifakhan61 has here again broken into an unused account created 14 years ago to spam AppMakr LLC and is bypassing page watchers of AppMakr. – Thjarkur (talk) 12:51, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

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• I blocked another load. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 13:19, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=963369}}
• {{checkuser|1=123321123321}}

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More number usernames, recreation of Draft:Gem Selections Ltd and Draft:AppMakr LLC., respectively. Blablubbs ^{(talk • contribs)} 14:54, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

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• Dealt with again. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 15:14, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=ZXCZXC}}

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per https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:DeletedContributions/CuteMeow, creating spam article about the same topic Martin Urbanec (talk) 18:21, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

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• {{Endorse}} - has been globally locked as such, but a sleeper check might be useful. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 18:46, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
• {{nosleepers}} Maxim_(talk) 23:00, 22 November 2020 (UTC)
• {{clerknote}} Closing, nothing else to do here. GeneralNotability (talk) 00:16, 23 November 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Dancing Raccoon}}

• Tools: [https://tools.wmflabs.org/sigma/editorinteract.py?users={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Editor interaction utility] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/interaction-timeline?wiki=enwiki&user={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Interaction Timeline] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/betacommand-dev/UserCompare/{{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}.html User compare report] Auto-generated every hour.

This connection is definitely weak, but: Arshifakhan61 is the only user I'm aware of who breaks into old accounts, then adds the {{tl|User Wikipedian For}} on their userpage to highlight that they've "been here for more than 10 years" to give themselves an aura of respectability, and then immediately creates a new spam article (in this case Honeygain).

What sets this account apart from Arshifakhan61's usuals is that this account did make a few edits a decade ago. – Thjarkur (talk) 12:59, 23 November 2020 (UTC)

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• {{Requestandendorse}} - I'm not sure that this is Arshifakhan, but an 8-year gap in editing followed by sudden reactivation and creation of a blatantly spammy page is pretty darn suspicious in my book. Given the available information, I have blocked Dancing Raccoon as a suspected compromised account. Endorsed, please check whether this is Arshifakhan (and if it's not them, I'd appreciate a wider check to see if it's someone else we know). GeneralNotability (talk) 13:46, 23 November 2020 (UTC)
• No sleepers that I could find. The connection between this account and the master is {{unlikely}}. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:10, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
• {{clerknote}} Interesting. Closing without action, then. GeneralNotability (talk) 01:12, 27 November 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=BurnMoon}}
• {{checkuser|1=1478521}}

• Tools: [https://tools.wmflabs.org/sigma/editorinteract.py?users={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Editor interaction utility] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/interaction-timeline?wiki=enwiki&user={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Interaction Timeline] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/betacommand-dev/UserCompare/{{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}.html User compare report] Auto-generated every hour.

Confirmed at loginwiki. Please check for sleepers. Thanks! —Thanks for the fish! ^{talk•contribs} 15:46, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

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• Endorsed, obviously. Praxidicae (talk) 16:07, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
• {{Confirmed}}, obviously. Also found:
• :{{checkuser|QAZXSWEDC}}

:~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 16:24, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

• All now globally locked. Close. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 23:26, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Arishfa fatma}}

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[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baal_Veer&diff=993752253&oldid=993610189&diffmode=source] hijacking an existing article infobox to be about Arishfa Khan Victor Schmidt (talk) 08:27, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

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{{re|Victor Schmidt}} I hope you are not mistaken, it reads "Arman khan" a student but they still need to be blocked for disruptive edits. GSS ^💬 08:39, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

:Not so sure... Weird coincidence. I think we wait for more edits and see... Victor Schmidt (talk) 08:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

:The bad thing is that I can't even warn them for that edit, because their user talkpage triggers the title blacklist. Victor Schmidt (talk) 08:44, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

• {{unrelated}} to both A61 and House xChurch. {{ping|Victor Schmidt}} I overrode the talkpage for you. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 09:44, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=BubblySnow}}

• Tools: [https://tools.wmflabs.org/sigma/editorinteract.py?users={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Editor interaction utility] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/interaction-timeline?wiki=enwiki&user={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Interaction Timeline] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/betacommand-dev/UserCompare/{{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}.html User compare report] Auto-generated every hour.

Confirmed on loginwiki and locked, please check for sleepers. Thanks! —Thanks for the fish! ^{talk•contribs} 19:47, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

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• {{Inprogress}} - Mz7 (talk) 19:50, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
• This is very {{likely}} to Arshifakhan61 based on a combination of what's available in enwiki data and behavioral factors. This would not be this sockmaster's first attempt to try and establish a long-term account rather than rely on throwaways: see {{checkuser|1=CuteMeow}} and compare [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?target=CuteMeow&namespace=1&tagfilter=&start=&end=&limit=50&title=Special%3AContributions] to some of the early entries at [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?target=BubblySnow&namespace=1&tagfilter=&start=&end=&limit=50&title=Special%3AContributions]. There are also some similarities in writing style: see [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ACuteMeow&type=revision&diff=987993231&oldid=987993033][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Jenifree&diff=prev&oldid=1002616094][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Sukhjeet04&diff=prev&oldid=999330215] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Swarup_Kumar_Solanki&oldid=988298601][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/FishMara&diff=prev&oldid=1005406788]. I conducted a relatively extensive sleeper check, but I was not able to find any at this time. Closing. Mz7 (talk) 20:58, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=MakeRocketGoNow|master name={{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}
• {{checkuser|1=19971997|master name={{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}
• {{checkuser|1=5566778899|master name={{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}
• {{checkuser|1=ItsZippys|master name={{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}
• {{checkuser|1=IP Address|master name={{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}

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Pro forma report. See below. Mz7 (talk) 01:35, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

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• It is apparent from CheckUser information that this sockmaster is attempting to compromise preexisting accounts, most likely by trying passwords obtained from a data breach on another website. The above four accounts are {{confirmed}} to have been compromised by Arshifakhan61. All of them have already been globally locked. I've added sock tags. The account {{checkuser|1=A930913}} was also compromised, but it appears that the original user is now back in control of their account, so no action seems necessary at this time. Mz7 (talk) 01:35, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
• Reverted the rename of ItsZippys back to IP Address (as A930913 was renamed back from Bakerum). Cabayi (talk) 09:50, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Esperer.sm}}

Re-creating Draft:Vishwajeet Sangle and uploading same pictures to Commons. Bencemac (talk) 16:15, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

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• {{Endorse}} for a sleeper check. Blocked as {{duck}}. Tagged as proven for the time being. {{GlobalLocksRequested}}. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 22:22, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
• :I seem to have conflicted with Favonian on the blocking of the account. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 22:24, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
• You are better off running on your duck then you are with my CU results. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 05:04, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=1BlueBerry}}

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Another compromised account, already locked and tagged as a sock. Filing here for sleepers. Blablubbs|talk 17:05, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

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• {{confirmed}} compromised by Arshifakhan61. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 17:55, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
• Closing. Blablubbs|talk 19:44, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Anahita5703|master name={{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}

• Tools: [https://tools.wmflabs.org/sigma/editorinteract.py?users={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}&users={{urlencode:Anahita5703}} Editor interaction utility] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/interaction-timeline?wiki=enwiki&user={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}&user={{urlencode:Anahita5703}} Interaction Timeline] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/betacommand-dev/UserCompare/{{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}.html User compare report] Auto-generated every hour.

Re-creation of Draft:Arun Bharat Ram. Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 12:42, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

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• {{duck}}. {{GlobalLocksRequested}}. {{btc}} Dreamy Jazz ^{talk to me | my contributions} 12:45, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Dada Rawan}}

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New user trying to make a draft about Arshifa Khan and Emiway Bantai, already knows how to use a signature, extensive use of "Advenced mobile edit" Noah ^💬 15:13, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

:: @-noah-, I do not know where to write my side. Emiway Bantai I did the move in the article. And I've learned to make my own custom signature. You may not have seen properly on my sandbox. I want to make Arishfa Khan not Arshifa Khan. 𝐃𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐑𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧🇮🇳 15:34, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

To clarify, it appeared the other socks had been involved in promotional activity, and from the deletion discussion, it said that the article was promotional. Noah ^💬 21:26, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

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• {{User:Blablubbs/CAW}}{{pb}}{{Endorse}}{{snd}}the writing style, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Dada_Rawan/sandbox&oldid=1014337464 interest in Arshifa khan] and general behaviour (note e.g. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=move&user=Dada_Rawan&page=&wpdate=&tagfilter=&wpfilters%5B%5D=newusers]) certainly make this look like him. Please check for other accounts. Thanks and best, Blablubbs|talk 17:18, 31 March 2021 (UTC)
• As {{U|AmandaNP}} suggested, I think, in an earlier comment, CU isn't particularly helpful here. This account does not match 1BlueBerry or Anahita5703, but they don't match each other anyway; a block will have to placed on behavioral grounds--unless {{U|Oshwah}}, who confirmed one of them via CU, knows something that I don't (I've never looked at these socks before). Drmies (talk) 02:32, 1 April 2021 (UTC)
• Yeah, CU seems to be pretty hit-or-miss for Arshifakhan; as I noted above, the combination of trolly behaviour, possible COI editing, clearly not being new, are pretty suggestive here. However, I'd appreciate a 2O here before actioning the case. Blablubbs|talk 13:53, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
• From a purely technical standpoint, I would say between {{unlikely}} and {{inconclusive}}: Dada Rawan is not on the usual range, location, or device as past Arshifakhan61 socks. However, because of the general lack of consistency in the conclusiveness of the CU data for this master, if you are sufficiently convinced by the behavioral evidence, then you should feel free to disregard the technical result in this case. Mz7 (talk) 21:17, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
• {{ping|-noah-}} You mentioned as evidence that this user was involved with the Emiway Bantai article. Were previous Arshifakhan61 socks also involved with that article? I could not immediately find evidence of this when I searched. Thanks, Mz7 (talk) 21:21, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
• Locked as Arshifakhan. {{bnt|Tagged}}, closing. Blablubbs|talk 00:22, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=GauravSaxena91}}

• Tools: [https://tools.wmflabs.org/sigma/editorinteract.py?users={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Editor interaction utility] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/interaction-timeline?wiki=enwiki&user={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Interaction Timeline] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/betacommand-dev/UserCompare/{{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}.html User compare report] Auto-generated every hour.

See User:GauravSaxena91/sandbox, which is a recreation of Draft:Sanjay Gupta. Nathan2055^{talk - contribs} 19:50, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

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• {{possilikely}}. Same country and geolocation. Different ranges, but same common user agent. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:04, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

• {{bnt}} suspected, {{GlobalLocksRequested}}. Closing. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 07:47, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Batamore}}
• {{checkuser|1=TryingToDo}}

• Tools: [https://tools.wmflabs.org/sigma/editorinteract.py?users={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Editor interaction utility] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/interaction-timeline?wiki=enwiki&user={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Interaction Timeline] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/betacommand-dev/UserCompare/{{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}.html User compare report] Auto-generated every hour.

They appear to have some connection with this same sock farm or they are definitely connected to each other. Both accounts were registered in the end of February. Batamore's first edit was to create Sandy Saha and TryingToDo uploaded the images of the subject as their own work. Batamore then created a few more promotional articles including Appy Pie‎ previously created by user NOCH under Appy Pie Inc.. They are both editing in the same area and creating the same kind of promotional articles. GSS ^💬 11:17, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

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• {{possilikely}} to one another, {{unlikely}} to the master from a pure technical standpoint. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 04:27, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

• Not going to block for sockpuppetry with that kind of CU data. Could be UPE. GeneralNotability (talk) 00:07, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Barrettmagic}}
• {{checkuser|Acacbac}}

• Tools: [https://tools.wmflabs.org/sigma/editorinteract.py?users={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Editor interaction utility] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/interaction-timeline?wiki=enwiki&user={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Interaction Timeline] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/betacommand-dev/UserCompare/{{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}.html User compare report] Auto-generated every hour.

Pro-forma, see below. --Blablubbs (talk) 12:50, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

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• I blocked Barrettmagic as obviously compromised and, suspecting it was an Arshifakhan61 sock, and went looking for a checkuser on IRC. Per Maxim, these two are likely to each other and consistent with the CU log for Arshifakhan. Both {{bnt}}, closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 12:54, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Shadab Ruc}}

• Tools: [https://tools.wmflabs.org/sigma/editorinteract.py?users={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Editor interaction utility] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/interaction-timeline?wiki=enwiki&user={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}} Interaction Timeline] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/betacommand-dev/UserCompare/{{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}.html User compare report] Auto-generated every hour.

Very odd edit history, individual diffs don't really do it justice. Creating fully formed draft articles on Indian politicians and activists with their very first edit, would suggest that they are not a new user. Five year gap for no apparent reason from 2015 to 2021, (a gap which is not really followed by any change in interest or article topics) which could be a sign of a sleeper or a compromised dormant account? (As I understand, Arshifakhan61 has been known to hack accounts?). Oh, and their first edit on returning was yet another fully formed article on an Indian politician. Similar edit pattern to the socks of the Arshifakhan61 sock farm. This one may, however, be related to Syed Amjad08 instead, due to their work on drafts which were then almost exclusively edited by User:Abhisekh Raj, a blocked Syed amjad08 sock. But I would say that it seems more like a Arshifakhan61 sock. CU requested for sleepers, as Arshifakhan61 seems to like these. Mako001 (talk) 13:29, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

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• I see no reason to suspect that this is an Arshifakhan61 sock. Arshifakhan compromises accounts and uses them to write spam about non-notable "actors", "entrepreneurs", etc. This account, on the other hand, has had a consistent interest in politics in Azamgarh since they started editing in 2012. The evidence that this is Arshifakhan is apparently that the account went inactive for some time and didn't seem like a new user when they started editing, but that could apply to hundreds of editors. Arshifakhan also has a number of behavioural tells that this account doesn't do. I'm closing this without action (no prejudice to refiling under another case if the link is more plausible). Thanks, Spicy (talk) 16:11, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

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{{sock list|1=Aaiyeraaa|tools_link=yes}}

New account, single-purpose creating non-notable person articles. Recreated Draft:Chiranjiv Makwana (which is where previous socks were), then moving to mainspace and requesting speedies on redirects Chiranjiv to Chiranjiv Makwana (writer) (presumably to hide history), same on Draft:Dhruvi Jani. Linked from Rowdy Boys, which is rife with socks, but different master. I am not sure I can attribute this specifically to Arshifakhan61 because all these sockfarms for non-notable Indian film industry look about the same to me, but the draft above is where this master last edited. Behaviour at least matches previous socking. Requesting speedies or doing stuff like adding short descriptions suggests previous knowledge of Wikipedia. Asking CU because it could be any of the identified sockfarms and I have no way to tell. —  HELLKNOWZ ∣ TALK 11:37, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

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• {{u|Aaiyeraaa}} and {{U|Avbcac}} appear to be {{confirmed}} with each other, but the login was in the middle of what appears to be a brute force attack on a series of accounts. Avbcac might just have a weak password. Then Aaiyeraaa was created. I don't know if either account can be connected with the master, but I am blocking based on the security issue. -- Guerillero ^{Parlez Moi} 13:18, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
• I've tagged these accounts as proven to the master. Chiranjiv Makwana is a long-term interest of this sockmaster and compromising accounts is a typical behaviour documented in the archive. The accounts have already been globally locked. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 17:15, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|1=Niharika05}} ({{clerknote}} original case name)

{{sock list|1=PalakS98|tools_link=yes}}

The suspected sock was registered on April 3rd and created draft:Palak Sindhwani, which was rejected by me. After the draft submission was rejected, PalakS98 requested its deletion under G7. Subsequently, after it was deleted, Niharika05 appeared, who had been inactive for two months, and recreated the same draft. It was then moved to the main namespace under Palak Sindhwani (actress, born 1998). {{Megaphoneduck}} GSS ^💬 04:27, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

I just noticed that Draft:Palak Sidhwani was previously deleted under G5: 'Created by a banned or blocked user (Arshifakhan61)' who has exhibited the same kind of behavior, such as uploading copyrighted images and creating articles about people in the film and TV industry. Therefore, I am requesting a CU for a more detailed investigation. Please see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Arshifakhan61/Archive. GSS ^💬 04:50, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Another similarity between these two and the Arshifakhan61 sockfarm is the use of the subject's name as their username. For instance, Niharika05 created :Niharika Chouksey and PalakS98 created "Draft:Palak Sindhwani." This pattern can be seen in almost all the accounts within that sockfarm. GSS ^💬 05:13, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

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• These two are {{confirmed}} to each other and {{likely}} to

:{{sock list|Kritidhiman1|Aditi0409|Aditisanwal}}

Based on historical data, they are quite {{likely}} to Arshifakhan61. Spicy (talk) 01:35, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

• {{bnt}}, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 01:38, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

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{{sock list|1=Sehrish01|tools_link=yes}}

This account exhibits all the signs of being a sock of Arshifakhan61. It was created just a couple of days after previous socks were blocked, following the same pattern as other socks: registering with the name of the subject, creating a page like Sehrish Ali, and uploading a similar professional image, claiming it as their own work (:File:Sehrish Ali.jpg). Given this pattern, I'm requesting a checkuser for further investigation. GSS ^💬 13:48, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

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• Their editing from the same very busy range as the socks in the case above, with UA crossover with {{U|PalakS98}}. So {{8ball}} {{likely}}.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:22, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
• Blocked and tagged. Closing.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:22, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

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{{sock list|1=NiraliDangar|tools_link=yes}}

Recreated Draft:Palak sindhwani. M S Hassan ^{(talk | contributions)} 18:13, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

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• Technically {{possible}}, {{bnt}} as suspected. {{nosleepers}}. DatGuy^Talk_Contribs 12:02, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

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{{sock list|1=RedParrot|2=CalmPuff|tools_link=yes}}

• per below. Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:11, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

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• Both of these accounts are {{confirmed}} to {{np|NiraliDangar}} from the archives. {{Clerk Request}} Note that they repeatedly attempted to compromise abandoned accounts; please request global locks prior to closing.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:11, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
• I've also blocked the sleeper {{checkuser|NIraliAhir}}.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:16, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
• {{Action and close}} Vanjagenije (talk) 21:17, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

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{{sock list|1=Eidndjddj|tools_link=yes}}

Re-created Anahita Bhooshan, first created by User:Indiacup, CU-blocked as a suspected sock of Arshifakhan61. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 09:51, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

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• Based on the UA used, not likely to the ones with data in the archive here. See also this other discussion. I think it's definitely possible the two groups are the same based on what the networks are doing, but there's enough of that significant difference to me that unless more data shows up, probably ok to keep them separate. Izno (talk) 21:52, 5 October 2024 (UTC)
• :And after review of the previous sock addresses, I don't think these are the same group. Izno (talk) 22:47, 5 October 2024 (UTC)
• That said, @Justlettersandnumbers, can I perhaps interest you in a {{checkuser|Blacose}}? They show up with a similar UA on the same /64 as RedParrot et al. Izno (talk) 21:56, 5 October 2024 (UTC)
• Actually I'll take care of it, after a look at their contribs. Izno (talk) 06:59, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

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{{sock list|1=Parnaval|tools_link=yes}}

Has a copy of the multiply-created and deleted Arshifa Khan in their userspace as User:Parnaval/Draft AK138. - UtherSRG (talk) 15:48, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

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Courtesy ping @Girth Summit @Spicy Checkuser needed. 2405:201:8010:50DF:235C:1CF:AD33:9B22 (talk) 17:05, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

• {{possible}}, in the sense that they geolocate to the same large country. I don't have a huge amount of information to go on, all the socks in the archive are stale so I'm comparing against some pretty old historic data, but if it is Arshifakhan61, they're not on their usual ranges. {{behav}} Girth Summit _(blether) 17:19, 31 January 2025 (UTC)
• Closing this without any specific information other than a shared interest in someone who appears to be somewhat famous to link the accounts. Girth Summit _(blether) 10:43, 1 February 2025 (UTC)

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