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OfficialPankajPatidar

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02 August 2016

Suspected sockpuppets


These accounts were created five days apart; the master was created first, but the sock edited first. Both are SPA on Eshal Fayyaz (which The Educationist Owl created, and most notably, Owl's sandbox compared with Ahmed's userpage, show the same personal information. It is extraordinarily unlikely that there are two "Pakistani university lecturers" with the same three degrees working on the same article who created their accounts at almost the same time. They're also playing a little bit of good hand, bad hand - Educationist Owl claims suddenly to be a photographer able to get personal backstage photos of the article subject while Ahmed recently claimed to have no relation to the subject. They're clearly the same person, and there's no reason not to think there may be more socks out there. MSJapan (talk) 20:50, 2 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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11 August 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

Foxdeltahawk22

Ok so this is a complicated one. First note that Awais Azad is a confirmed sockpuppeteer. This user (foxdeltahawk22) just created DECODED Sexes. A matching page (DeCODED Sexes) was recently deleted. This matching page was created by Rtre4t654. This user (Rtre...) is a confirmed sockpuppet of Awais Azad. Thus it follows that Foxdelta is also a sockpuppet.

Tryeuwer1122

This one is also complicated. An image that was uploaded to commons by one of the many sockpuppets of Awais (commons:File:Vape Shoreditch.jpg) appears in an article Vape Shoreditch. This article has a sole editor: Tryeuwer1122. I'm fairly confident this is another sockpuppet.
Note that if either of these explanations is not clear, please {{ping}} me and I will try to explain it better. --Zackmann08 (Talk to me/What I been doing) 15:38, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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16 August 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

All three users are contributing to Ifeanyichukwu Onyeabo. The ONLY edits by the suspected puppets are removing WP:PROD templates form the page. Zackmann08 (Talk to me/What I been doing) 15:22, 16 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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23 August 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

Created Decoded Sexes which matches DECODED Sexes. This second page was repeatedly created and edited by Foxdeltahawk22, a confirmed sock puppet of User:Awais Azad Zackmann08 (Talk to me/What I been doing) 18:04, 23 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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The following accounts are  Confirmed:

23 August 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

Wasn't going to file since this is probably stale to the master, but then more socking showed up. Spray787 re-created Richard Mason (singer) (now at AfD), and Richard Mason(musician) now redirected to the former. Today Erree334 shows up and with his first edit removes the AfD template from the article. CrowCaw 17:01, 23 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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24 August 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

New account, created Richard Mason (singer) which was just CU deleted yesterday. Given the rate he makes socks, a check may be in order, at your discretion of course. CrowCaw 16:40, 24 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Blocked and tagged based on behavior. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:23, 24 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

26 August 2016

Suspected sockpuppets


New user engaging in recreation of Eshal Fayyaz article, and IIRC uploaded the same magazine cover of her previously used, and which he claims as his own work. Someone has also pinged him for a paid editing issue elsewhere. MSJapan (talk) 19:24, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The user has just made his connection to the master clear here. MSJapan (talk) 19:47, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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30 August 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

Draft:DeCODED Sexes is a page that Awais Azad has created MANY times. Zackmann08 (Talk to me/What I been doing) 20:32, 30 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Blocked and tagged as obvious. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:12, 30 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

30 August 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

repeated recreation of Wafaa khalifa. Zackmann08 (Talk to me/What I been doing) 20:35, 30 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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30 August 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

User:BlogDex recreated the same article on BlogRex with hoax Huffington Post sources that indef-blocked User:NoobBoyAli did a few days earlier. McGeddon (talk) 09:12, 30 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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01 September 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

New account creating The decoded sexes, a page created by several past Azad socks under slightly different titles. McGeddon (talk) 10:06, 1 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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05 November 2015

Suspected sockpuppets

Same person promoting himself and his book on User:OfficialPankajPatidar, in Pankaj Patidar, and in You Can Hack : The Art Of Exploitation. Sam Sailor Talk! 13:13, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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 Likely, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:46, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

04 October 2016

Suspected sockpuppets


All SPA users only here to promote Pankaj Patidar (or Pankaj patidar). GSS (talk) 13:10, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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12 October 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

Both editors are undisclosed paid editors who have created very similar articles about Ray McCort.

Bulbsideal - [1]
1900toni - [2] duffbeerforme (talk) 07:45, 12 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims. I have no concern with any of accounts mentioned above or below, I use a global VPN while making edits so maybe that caused conflict of these accounts with mine. Please look into this. And for Ray McCort page I didn't created it, I just moved the draft to my sandbox to re-create it and then wanted to submit it from there. The discussion is going on the Draft: Ray McCort. 1900toni (talk) 14:24, 14 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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@Ponyo: was 1900toni unrelated to this group? Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 15:33, 14 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Ivanvector: You might want to keep an eye on Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Nscharan007. GABgab 15:52, 14 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

18 October 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

Both accounts are single-purpose accounts that serve only to publish the repeatedly-recreated article Peter A Gallo. Citobun (talk) 14:20, 18 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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This case is being reviewed by GeneralizationsAreBad as part of the clerk training process. Please allow him to process the entire case without interference, and pose any questions or concerns either on his Talk page or on this page if more appropriate.

01 November 2016

Suspected sockpuppets


!Vote stacking at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mindstir Media.
JessikaRita has a short history of throw away keep comments at afd [3] [4] and has done little else.
Melanie98765 is a new account that was created just to !vote in the above afd.
Riferbare. After some busy work typical of socks to increase their edit count this account has done very little other than !vote at afds. duffbeerforme (talk) 04:33, 1 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  Clerk note: I see the two patterns and likely a third pattern, however [both/all] of these patterns are also evident in previously CU-confirmed OfficialPankajPatidar socks, and some of the accounts show more than one of the patterns. Strongly indicates a promo farm; at least one of the accounts disclosed to paid editing. Overall my opinion is that it's one user behind all of the accounts. However, JessikaRita and Melanie98765 are neither technical matches nor behavioural matches for any of the patterns. While I proceed with tagging, an admin clerk should merge this with Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/OfficialPankajPatidar. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 19:16, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

19 November 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

Banty Banty 123 is an undeclared shill like many of the socks used here. A bit of overlap ties this account to this farm.

Specific to this sock farm

Traedakidd is a creation of this sock farm [5]. Banty Banty 123 edited this page [6] and !voted to keep it at afd [7]. (And the IP removed the prod [8] and I believe a speedy from another now deleted page connected to this farm).
ChapoBanz was a creation of this sock farm User:Iamcb111/sandbox. Banty Banty 123 has created a new draft Draft:Chapo Banz.

General paid promotion

Hexaview Technologies was deleted 25 October 2016. Banty Banty 123 has created a new draft Draft:Hexaview Technologies.
Draft:Softjourn was rejected as reading more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia.

Given the size and continuing socking a checkuser may be best to find others. duffbeerforme (talk) 01:29, 19 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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 In progress. Just as before, the check produces messy results. I believe I've finished the check, but organizing it into some coherent form will take a bit of time, and at the moment I have a headache. Hopefully later today.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:14, 19 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

28 November 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

New editor 2017 re-created Hexaview Technologies in a single paste from Banty Banty 123's Draft:Hexaview Technologies, very soon after new account creation: [9]. Wikishovel (talk) 21:20, 28 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

New baba created a burst of draft articles a few months ago, along with Ryan Hampton (political advocate), then went quiet. Last week and yesterday New editor 2017 uploaded and added new photos to the Ryan Hampton article: [10], which he says were emailed to him by the subject: [11], [12], etc. Also voted "keep" on AFD for Zigma8, an article created by a paid editor (now blocked): [13].

NovaGrace is a WP:SPA whose sole edits have been on Draft:Roderick Robertson, one of the drafts created by New baba, cleaning up and adding references, reverting a "submission declined" edit by another editor [14], and reverting the Commons Delinker bot [15].

Ziggiy's only edit so far was to create Draft:Blue Collar Hustle in a single edit 20 days ago, then edited yesterday by new account New editor 2017: [16]. Wikishovel (talk) 16:17, 29 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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  • These accounts are  Confirmed to each other and to the master:

14 December 2016

Suspected sockpuppets


A bunch of promo accounts editing around a walled garden.

Donny Arcade
Billy Carson
Pantheon Elite Records
United Family of Anomaly Hunters
First Class Space Agency
Anjolique
Thomas Michael Scrøder Jensen

All four accounts started eding the same. User page, User talk, Sandbox. All in a period of 5 days. [17] [18] [19] [20].

Pantheon Elite Records was founded by Billy Carson. Anjolique and Donny Arcade are with the label. All three appear on songs together.

United Family of Anomaly Hunters was founded by Billy Carson and Thomas Michael Scrøder Jensen.

First Class Space Agency was founded by Billy Carson. duffbeerforme (talk) 04:38, 14 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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22 December 2016

Suspected sockpuppets


Sonywaga1 essentially reposted [21] the highly promotional Draft:E-Tabletop shortly after I deleted it the first time. 89 Buckeye "cleans up" Ready Pac Foods, created by Victor norad1. Victor norad1 and Donzack1 both showed up [22][23] on Draft:Anne Hagan, which was created by Jhonnybonzala1 (also note the similar usernames). This appears to be a paid advocacy sock/meatfarm, and there are probably more accounts. MER-C 04:43, 22 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims. I am not a sockpuppet. I do not work at a meatfarm. I am not being paid. I do not work for an ad agency. I am an out-of-work woman with a degree in journalism and not a lot of tech skills. So I thought it would be a good idea to try wikipedia to learn more tech skills. What a bad idea. I thought I wrote a very neutral article about a company that I like. Most of the products I like already had a wikipedia page so I had to search for a company that didn't have a page...Ready Pac Foods (they make yummy salad bowls). From the moment it was posted, I got trolled by editors who assumed I was up to no good. Now I have been investigated and my page was taken down. What a bad experience. I do not think I want to try any more. I spent so many hours researching the company and making sure I had a ton of sources. I also took feedback about making it "less promotional" so I tightened the story more. Don't you want companies to have a page on Wikipedia? Basically, this was a super sucky experience. Only one editor was kind to me and helped me. The rest of you are total #jerks. 89 Buckeye (talk)

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  • @QEDK: On behavior: Victor norad1 = Sonywaga1 = Jhonnybonzala1 = Harp0012. Donzack1 does make a single edit to one of the drafts by the aforementioned users. Any connections made with 89 Buckeye can be done with regular contribs. Behavior to OfficialPankajPatidar is very flimsy. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 06:28, 29 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merging done. My conclusion to draw was: VN1 = SW1 = JB1 (notice the similar username pattern too). Now, remember Donzack1 (along similar lines). We have Harp0012 come in now, and a behaviour match signifies a definite connection to OfficialPankajPatidar (OPP, let's say). JB1 is a CU match for OPP. So, simply put, I'll put behavioral sock block tags on the Group 1 account. @DeltaQuad: I still have a problem with Buckeye 89, as although I can see their edits to Ready Pac Foods, I cannot compare them with any other sock's except VN1's one edit. --QEDK (愛) 18:07, 31 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

23 December 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

All accounts have recreated the same page (even as a draft) with same copyvio content. Suspected master "Nandog" is nickname of subject and article is nearly identical to talk page. Draft:Hernando Vergara page has been deleted under several incarnations see:

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27 December 2016

Suspected sockpuppets


Recreation of Draft:HERNANDO VERGARA (see also Special:Undelete/Draft:Hernando Vergara) with identical content. Crossweed2 created Draft:Martyn S Williams, subsequently edited by Harp0012. MER-C 07:05, 27 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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27 December 2016

Suspected sockpuppets


The draft was initially started by Paxful[24] (already blocked) then SPA JasonNort improved it significantly[25] which is very unusual for a new user. Finally the article was created in the mainspace by another SPA HarleyTomar[26].Malunrenta (talk) 19:56, 27 December 2016 (UTC) Malunrenta (talk) 19:56, 27 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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  • You've presented no evidence connecting these three accounts to the master, just to each other. Nor do I see any evidence connecting them to the master. I've therefore declined the CU.  Clerk assistance requested: Please determine whether a new case should be opened with these three accounts. If you do that, you're also free to endorse a CU. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:01, 27 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Clerk note: Paxful is spamblocked, and the other two look like hired editors but not enough evidence to say that they're related, and no evidence they're related to this case. Case closed with respect to sockpuppetry, but will advise WP:COIN. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 13:56, 28 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

28 December 2016

Suspected sockpuppets


Recreation of Anna-Christina Schwartz recently deleted article previously created by a confirmed sock in this group. GSS (talk) 10:40, 28 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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28 December 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

Similar activity and username of other confirmed socks Chrissymad ❯❯❯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 17:31, 28 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Added new user to list 12/30 - recreation of Twisted Mines as Draft:Twisted Mines, nearly identical content. Already blocked but added for tracking purposes. Chrissymad ❯❯❯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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03 January 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

Exact recreation of previously deleted material Draft:Hernando vergara Chrissymad ❯❯❯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 13:16, 3 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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14 January 2017

Suspected sockpuppets


User:BlackKitten123 made Draft:Frontlinesourcegroup.com; it was deleted and later recreated by Milloret, who came onto #wikipedia-en-help to enquire about the article and claims to be a low-level employee (presumably of the SEO company they're named for), while disclaiming any knowledge of BlackKitten's past. Milloret's edits, aside from three to her userspace and one to Template:Template sandbox, have been exclusively to the Frontline draft. I'm asking for a CU to rule them out as a sock, though Milloret should almost certainly be blocked for username regardless of whether or not they're a OPP sock. —Jeremy v^_^v Bori! 09:50, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Probably Red X Unrelated but the technical data is unhelpful.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:07, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

25 January 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

Recreation of Gig music group (GIG Music Group) and Draft:Shawn adamo (Shawn Adamo) which have been created by various OPP socks. Chrissymad ❯❯❯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 22:56, 25 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Added a new account that started editing Gig music group as they seem to have quite an interest in the article (and know the previous contents and a lot about its previous deletion...) Chrissymad ❯❯❯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 00:00, 26 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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The following are  Confirmed to one another and highly  Likely to the master, and have been blocked.
In addition, Smithfinley (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) is  Confirmed and blocked.
LuSnow (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) appears to be Red X Unrelated as far as technical evidence is concerned, so a behavioural decision will need to be made. Yunshui 雲水 12:52, 26 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]


26 January 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

Fairly obvious duck. Recreation of salted/deleted material Gig Music Group Chrissymad ❯❯❯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 16:10, 26 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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27 January 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

Yet another OPP creation of Shawn Adamo variants. May also be related to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Ashishchopra778 SPI. Chrissymad ❯❯❯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 14:05, 27 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I added Voilentcf4 to the list based on behavioral similarities that I hope are obvious in deleted versions.Chrissymad ❯❯❯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 14:17, 27 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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information Administrator note I don't think there's enough evidence to tie Voilentcf4 to this sockmaster; there's only one edit to one infobox, which could have been innocent. If V edits another Adamo article, we can deal with it then. However, I blocked Ayalader as a likely sock and Shawnadamo as a promotion-only account. I think we're done here. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 21:37, 29 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]


31 January 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

Recreation of many times salted/deleted HERNANDO VERGARA Chrissymad ❯❯❯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 20:28, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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information Administrator note The article is virtually the same as the draft mentioned in the archives. Blocked. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 22:44, 1 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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