Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Talentforfilm

Talentforfilm

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16 July 2015

– This SPI case is closed and will be archived shortly by an SPI clerk or checkuser.

Suspected sockpuppets

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I have been concerned for some time about the promotional tone and notability of articles (and even categories) being created by User:Talentforfilm on behalf of Kamran Qureshi, related company Evergreen Media Europe (article since deleted) and other figures in the Pakistan television industry. I have recently brought several articles to Afd for Qureshi-directed short videos that I believe clearly fail WP:NFILM. Now a new SPA account appears at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Power of the Sea to testify to the usefulness of one of the nominated articles. There is a similarity in username and the same poor command of English -- despite the editor presenting himself as an unconnected British "researcher" interested in U.K. military history. Yes, I know it's just one edit thus far -- but any attempt to deceive the community by adopting different identities at Xfd is a red flag for me, a sign that things have gone too far. I was wondering if you could look into this, to see if this is just coincidence or not. Thanks. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 13:46, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Now he's thanked "himself" at Afd for his support -- and made the most minor edit to an unrelated article. I suspect he may simply be aware of this SPI. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 15:27, 17 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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The two accounts are Confirmed. I've blocked/tagged the puppet, and blocked/tagged the master indefinitely because the user is here only for promotion. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:41, 17 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]