Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/AKASH TH15/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( originally filed under this user)

Was not sure which farm to file this under but going with Cricket Butterfly since the naming of accounts is similar to previous.
 * Milli’s Boy - Account created December 15, 2023. First edit isn’t until December 21, 2024 (only one edit), then doesn’t edit again until January 4, 2024. Creates first page Valayam (film) via draft through AfC on January 6, 2024. Creates a total of 17 pages in a matter of a couple of weeks. There is at least one other account that raises a read flag in relation to those creations but I do not have enough put together as evidence at the moment. If a CU feels like wasting time and looking at the creations, they may see the same flag.
 * Siddhu Jonnalagadda – Previously edited by NaanReady (now blocked sock of Nauman335 who was blocked on November 12, 2023, one month prior to Milli’s Boy creating account). Was also edited on January 2, 2024 by now blocked IP 103.178.208.9 and then edited by Milli’s Boy on January 4, 2024. Note that Milli's Boy and NaanReady have edited 13 of the same pages (3 have been talk page messages to experienced users which is a strange outreach for both accounts to do - especially to the same experienced users).
 * Bhimaa created by user:Danger Ashu on January 17, 2024. Edited by Falimy on January 23rd and then Milli’s Boy on January 29th. Interaction tool shows that Falimy has edited 14 of the pages edited by Danger Ashu in the fewer than 2 weeks they have had an account.
 * Falimy has edited 19 of the pages edited by NaamReady in the fewer than 2 weeks they have had an account. Note that there are a lot of IP edits to these pages as well, what appear to be possible LOUTSOCKing.
 * One of the first edits by Danger Ashu is to the page Hanu-Man on December 26, 2023. This is a week after edits were made to that page by user:Tintin Phoneix (now blocked sock of Cricket Butterfly), and five days after Tintin Phoneix was blocked as a sock. Interaction tool shows that Danger Ashu has edited 17 of the pages edited by Tintin Phoneix. Note that Falimy also heavily edits the page Hanu-Man.
 * Possible connection is with page Neru (film). Edited by Danger Ashu several days after Shruthi Nandagopah (now blocked sock of Eswaran Naveen). While this is an outside changes, notice the username stylings are the same as most socks listed.
 * Page Yuva (2024 film) created by Yethin Nanba (now blocked sock of Cricket Butterfly – note that the page was created before Cricket Butterfly’s original block). Few edits to the page since creation but two have been from Danger Ashu. Again, similar user names.
 * Interaction tools show a lot of similar editing between these three accounts. CNMall41 (talk) 07:51, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

Comments by other users

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * - there's definitely something going on here, I scratched the surface but there's more digging to do, will come back to it ASAP.  Girth Summit  (blether)  10:22, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
 * So far I'm prepared to say that the following accounts are ✅ to one another:
 * I haven't been able to connect them to any blocked accounts yet, but there is obviously something very fishy going on with them. Blocking them without tags for now, still looking at this. Girth Summit  (blether)  13:10, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
 * The following are also ✅ to one another, or at least they are editing out of the same IPs at the same time but from different devices - could potentially be multiple people sharing an internet connection in a single office or similar.
 * I see concerns about paid/COI editing, and editors expressing concerns that they are using multiple accounts which have been denied - blocking all without tags for now, will come back to this ASAP. Girth Summit  (blether)  13:26, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Falimy is fairly likely to, a sock of , the master behind the account that they overlap on so many articles with, so I've blocked and tagged as a sock from that case. I'll note for the record that I just took a look at , who was very active at Hanu-Man before getting blocked for edit warring, when the Falimy account took over; they're ✅ from one Falimy, so I've reblocked and tagged. I will try to give some thought as to how best to tag the untagged accounts later.  Girth Summit  (blether)  15:45, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
 * pinging you as a reminder that this case is pending your action. The Wordsmith Talk to me 02:54, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the prod, Wordsmith - work is absolutely crazy at the moment and I have very little time on my hands, I will get around to this as soon as possible. Any other CU/clerk is welcome to take action and close this out before I get around to it if they feel motivated to do so. Girth Summit  (blether)  21:34, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
 * - Updating status so a clerk/CU can resolve the tagging issue. The Wordsmith Talk to me 20:39, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Note to clerk - see my comments below in the 6 April case, this person/group is still active under some new accounts, but there doesn't seem to be any technical overlap with other accounts from this case. Please consider splitting out the relevant reports into a separate case. Girth Summit  (blether)  11:56, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
 * tagging the group with AKASH TH15 (oldest account with a confirmed connection). 0x Deadbeef →∞ (talk to me) 06:40, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Closing. The other groups mentioned above have their records at Sockpuppet investigations/Jomontgeorge and Sockpuppet investigations/Saishna96. 0x Deadbeef →∞ (talk to me) 06:43, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I see concerns about paid/COI editing, and editors expressing concerns that they are using multiple accounts which have been denied - blocking all without tags for now, will come back to this ASAP. Girth Summit  (blether)  13:26, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Falimy is fairly likely to, a sock of , the master behind the account that they overlap on so many articles with, so I've blocked and tagged as a sock from that case. I'll note for the record that I just took a look at , who was very active at Hanu-Man before getting blocked for edit warring, when the Falimy account took over; they're ✅ from one Falimy, so I've reblocked and tagged. I will try to give some thought as to how best to tag the untagged accounts later.  Girth Summit  (blether)  15:45, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
 * pinging you as a reminder that this case is pending your action. The Wordsmith Talk to me 02:54, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the prod, Wordsmith - work is absolutely crazy at the moment and I have very little time on my hands, I will get around to this as soon as possible. Any other CU/clerk is welcome to take action and close this out before I get around to it if they feel motivated to do so. Girth Summit  (blether)  21:34, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
 * - Updating status so a clerk/CU can resolve the tagging issue. The Wordsmith Talk to me 20:39, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Note to clerk - see my comments below in the 6 April case, this person/group is still active under some new accounts, but there doesn't seem to be any technical overlap with other accounts from this case. Please consider splitting out the relevant reports into a separate case. Girth Summit  (blether)  11:56, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
 * tagging the group with AKASH TH15 (oldest account with a confirmed connection). <span style="font-family:Iosevka,monospace">0x Deadbeef →∞ (talk to me) 06:40, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Closing. The other groups mentioned above have their records at Sockpuppet investigations/Jomontgeorge and Sockpuppet investigations/Saishna96. <span style="font-family:Iosevka,monospace">0x Deadbeef →∞ (talk to me) 06:43, 11 April 2024 (UTC)