Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Abbasshaikh124/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
Proforma - these accounts are ✅ to one another, found following a check on after a couple of users expressed concerns that they might be an LTA. Girth Summit  (blether) 17:27, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * All blocked, requesting locks since the master is locked.  Girth Summit  (blether)  17:29, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Adding unnecessary commas after years, overlinks to very common words, ordinals to dates in similar manner and with similar single-word edit summaries to previous sock. Often makes multiple sequential edits to articles in same manner too. Editor had multiple accounts on the go last time, so requesting check user to see if more this time. Spike &#39;em (talk) 07:57, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Diffs:, ;, ; ,.

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I did a CU but I think someone else should do it. Some blocked proxies did show up. But it's obviously a WP:DUCK. Doug Weller talk 13:05, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * There is some use of proxies that makes the results inconclusive, but there are enough similarities for me to say this is to the previous socks, and to block and request locks. I don't see any other accounts that I'm confident are involved. Closing.   Girth Summit  (blether)  14:40, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Pro forma. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:06, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to past confirmed socks. Also noting ., , closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:06, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( original case name)

The sock user @Sarshaqarif, clearly sock of @ArshaqArif with name variation, and the number of sock accounts listed here Sockpuppet investigations/Abbasshaikh124/Archive. M.Ashraf333 (talk) 08:04, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

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 * @Callanecc,
 * The suspected sock and blocked user accounts mostly edits Islam especially Dawat-e-Islami related articles.
 * If you see welcome note on @User:Sarshaqarif's user page written clearly, I am Arshaq Arif a blocked sock account.
 * The blocked user @ArshaqArif, created and edit Faizan Global Relief Foundation a Dawat-e-Islami related article, and blocked (24 Jan) then created new account (15 Feb) with the name @User:Sarshaqarif, 1, 2.
 * The user @Josephnadir23 and @User:Sarshaqarif did edits on Faizan Global Relief Foundation.
 * User @Gabrielbot2023 and @User:Sarshaqarif did edits on Faizan Global Relief Foundation.
 * The user @Khalid Faruqi and @User:Sarshaqarif did edits on Jamia-tul-Madina.
 * The user @User:Sarshaqarif recently created the articles Imran Attari and Abdul Habib Attari, both are Dawat-e-Islami's persons.
 * I'm a contributor on Wikipedia and the sole purpose of publishing this article is to spread information about the organization and their spokespersons, the statement copied from Imran Attari's talk page of deletion discussion, created by him.
 * M.Ashraf333 (talk) 15:26, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

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 * .&#32;In order to facilitate and expedite your request, please provide diffs to support your case. Please give two or more diffs meeting the following format:
 * 1) At least one diff is from the sockmaster (or an account already blocked as a confirmed sockpuppet of the sockmaster), showing the behaviour characteristic of the sockmaster.
 * 2) At least one diff per suspected sockpuppet, showing the suspected sockpuppet emulating the behaviour of the sockmaster given in the first diff.
 * 3) In situations where it is not immediately obvious from the diffs what the characteristic behaviour is, a short explanation must be provided. Around one sentence is enough for this. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 09:51, 22 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Restoring case status now that evidence has been provided. Spicy (talk) 13:05, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ to archive:
 * -- Amanda (she/her)  11:37, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
 * -- Amanda (she/her)  11:37, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
 * -- Amanda (she/her)  11:37, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
 * -- Amanda (she/her)  11:37, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
 * -- Amanda (she/her)  11:37, 26 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Everyone's locked. Tagged, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 12:02, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( original case name)

Similar fascination with Islamic non notable clerics/Scholars. The only reason I'm asking for CU is because of the proliferation of socks, otherwise behavioural evidence might suffice. 🇺🇦 Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 🇺🇦 10:06, 30 March 2023 (UTC)

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 * -  Girth Summit  (blether)  13:59, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅; blocked, lock requested.  Girth Summit  (blether)  14:06, 30 March 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
ArshaqDIM has submitted User:ArshaqDIM/sandbox, yet another draft on Imran Attari. That subject links them to Abbasshaikh124, whose earlier socks include a couple of similar usernames (Arshad*).

I'm also including an IP here, who yesterday submitted Draft:Imran Attari (since deleted). -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 06:49, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * -  Girth Summit  (blether)  13:17, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * is looking pretty to previous socks. Also  is:
 * Surprisingly enough, they have also submitted a draft about Imran Attari. Blocking both, requesting locks. Girth Summit  (blether)  13:19, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for digging up Bberry222. I knew there was one more I'd crossed paths with recently, but just couldn't find them anywhere. Cheers, -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 13:23, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm not doing anything about the IP - it didn't show up in the checks I ran, and while it looks like it was probably them, it hasn't edited in a couple of days and they have access to plenty of other IPs. Come back if it starts up again.  Girth Summit  (blether)  13:22, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I've blocked the accounts since it seems that was intended. --Blablubbs (talk) 17:29, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks - not sure what happened there, I meant to block the accounts but leave the IP unblocked, but I seem to have done the opposite. I must be losing it... Girth Summit  (blether)  18:34, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks - not sure what happened there, I meant to block the accounts but leave the IP unblocked, but I seem to have done the opposite. I must be losing it... Girth Summit  (blether)  18:34, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Proforma for future reference. Started with the discussion at the bottom of this version of my talk page. The OP, Achasorry, asserts that they started the account, but it has been taken over by another member of a UPE team that they no longer work with. The following accounts are ✅ to the OP, Achasorry:, as recently as 15 July; , from June; and , up to 15 May. Checking against Robertglan, I find, , (assorted spam), and also ,  (spamming about Sybrid, same as Robertglan), and sleepers  and. CU data is certainly consistent with these being socks from this case. I'm going to go ahead and block all. Girth Summit  (blether) 12:20, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

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Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( originally filed under this user)

Khaliduncle popped up this week to move a draft into main space, Roberto Rivera (businessman), that was previously created and worked on by sockpuppets, User:Guido Rocco and User:PixelatedLion. This seems incredibly coincidental. Liz Read! Talk! 01:24, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ from the locked User:Robertglan. Added two more that meet that definition, as well. Courcelles (talk) 19:54, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Moved filing to correct master. socks,, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 23:37, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Not tagging for CU since you can't confirm either way, but flagging another Cyprus IP promotionally editing Georgios Mikellides if helpful in tracking sleepers. Star  Mississippi  11:28, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * This is getting old. I’m ECPing that article. Courcelles (talk) 11:38, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
 * The IP has gone inactive and I don't think it's Abbasshaikh124 (see above). Article is now deleted. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 20:20, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Filed for the record. Blocked based on spamminess and obvious behavioural cues (clerks and admins can contact me if it's unclear). Spicy (talk) 20:17, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * ,, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 20:19, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( original case name)

I was willing to consider this a non issue since the master hadn't edited since my p-block in March, but then they !voted in the AfD so all three are editing. The new account made the requisite edits to move an article and then did so over the declines. There's no way a new editor would know about the draft to do so.

You can't say anything about the IP, but nor have they refuted my comment to log in nor my reversion of a second "keep" so it doesn't appear a denial. All three editors are making similar comments with their keeps Star   Mississippi  18:36, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * - Courcelles (talk) 21:15, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Bastien Alphonse is using a datacenter IP. But, technically, they are identical to and, and all three match locked accounts in the Sockpuppet investigations/Abbasshaikh124 archive.  We’re talking identical, separated by minutes.  Even accepting data center use, I see it almost certain these three are the same person.
 * feels like a stockpiled account technically, of the above three, as well. But there’s more temporal separation.
 * Technically, Ieromaxos doesn’t tie to any of the above accounts. So I guess I’m giving you a great big behavioral evidence needs evaluation. Courcelles (talk) 21:29, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I've blocked the four Firstname Lastname accounts, which are obvious UPE socks of Abbasshaikh124, merged the case, and requested locks. Ieromaxos looks behaviourally different, and my impression is that they (and the Cyprus IP) are either the subject or a close associate. I'm kind of tired so I'll leave it to someone else to determine whether additional sanctions on Ieromaxos are appropriate.  Spicy (talk) 05:53, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Ieromaxos is definitely on the last straw, and if they edit anything related to Georgios Mikellides again, I would expect them to be blocked indefinitely as WP:NOTHERE. I would have no objections if we blocked them indefinitely right now, but since they have not edited for a few weeks now, I will go ahead and close this SPI with no further action. To be clear, they appear to be unrelated from a technical standpoint to Abbasshaikh124. Mz7 (talk) 09:18, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I've blocked the four Firstname Lastname accounts, which are obvious UPE socks of Abbasshaikh124, merged the case, and requested locks. Ieromaxos looks behaviourally different, and my impression is that they (and the Cyprus IP) are either the subject or a close associate. I'm kind of tired so I'll leave it to someone else to determine whether additional sanctions on Ieromaxos are appropriate.  Spicy (talk) 05:53, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Ieromaxos is definitely on the last straw, and if they edit anything related to Georgios Mikellides again, I would expect them to be blocked indefinitely as WP:NOTHERE. I would have no objections if we blocked them indefinitely right now, but since they have not edited for a few weeks now, I will go ahead and close this SPI with no further action. To be clear, they appear to be unrelated from a technical standpoint to Abbasshaikh124. Mz7 (talk) 09:18, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Pro forma report (filed purely for record-keeping). See below. Mz7 (talk) 09:22, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅. . . Closing. Mz7 (talk) 09:22, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
The new account made the requisite edits to move an article and then did so over the declines. Two articles affected. Ayumu Chizue is blocked already, this SPI is for completeness. Loud quacking. CU as a formality, please, potentially for sleepers. G-Lock request makes sense if proven. 🇺🇦 Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 🇺🇦 22:38, 12 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Added two IP addresses. At least one may be blocked at present. Obviously you will make no comment about the IPs after a CU check. Added EditCloud123 creating editor for Draft:Connex One, one of the drafts suffering from this batch of socks. 🇺🇦 Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 🇺🇦 19:18, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Strong indications of UPE. A message on a talk page I now cannot find "instructs" us(!) to accept the article on "our company". The corporation Connex One shows itself as WP:ROTM, and I have rejected the draft as tendentious resubmission. 🇺🇦  Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 🇺🇦 19:33, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Added IP newly editing Connex One 🇺🇦 Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 🇺🇦 20:12, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
 * @Roy Smith - do you have any comment about Ayumu Chizue please. Already blocked for other reasons, but who caused my antennae to twitch initially? 🇺🇦 Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 🇺🇦 18:24, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * @Timtrent Ayumu Chizue is to previously blocked socks  and  but it's relatively wide ranges and generic browsers. RoySmith (talk) 18:36, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * @RoySmith Understood. Thank you. 🇺🇦  Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 🇺🇦 18:39, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

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 * The CU data says is ❌.  That doesn't mean they can't be blocked for UPE or whatever. RoySmith (talk) 16:54, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * EditCloud123 is claiming to edit on behalf of the company. I have posted a warning to EditCloud123's talk page. The IP 154.198.121.46 could be EditCloud123, and it geolocates to Pakistan (the likely location of the sockfarm) rather than UK (the likely location of the customer). Note that  was confirmed to this sockfarm and moved Draft:Connex One too. I'm placing the case to  for a while to check further developments, such as evidence submitted to functionaries which could give some further hint about the relation between accounts. MarioGom (talk) 06:56, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Closing, but EditCloud123's relation to the sockfarm should be followed up if they continue editing. MarioGom (talk) 12:26, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Some initial checkuser results. -- zzuuzz (talk) 21:32, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

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These accounts are confirmed to each other. and I doubt we're finished yet. -- zzuuzz (talk) 21:32, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
 * So having looked further, they're all confirmed to multiple socks who have already been tagged as part of this farm, from through to . Not much more to add at this time. -- zzuuzz (talk) 21:50, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Multiple accounts/IPs creating Oliver Moheda and Draft:Oliver Moheda. Khalid Faruqi22 moved Oliver Moheda to Help:Oliver Moheda to circumvent CSD. IP address repeatedly removed CSD tags, see diffs Special:Diff/1183947225, Special:Diff/1183947760, Special:Diff/1183949719. Fancy Refrigerator (talk) 13:14, 7 November 2023 (UTC)


 * I have not abused multiple accounts or IPs and have not breached the policy on meat-puppetry, What I’m doing is protecting articles that people own personal opinions let to deletion. 2A04:4A43:414F:BD2C:18EF:9F7:6407:199D (talk) 13:41, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
 * “Protecting articles” with multiple accounts and IPs is abuse. Fancy Refrigerator (talk) 13:52, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

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User is clearly WP:NOTHERE regardless. I have put in a request for the one article to be salted. TornadoLGS (talk) 19:42, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Also look at and  for their comments at the AfD discussion. TornadoLGS (talk) 19:52, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

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 * - Please, compare, and  to each other.  Vanjagenije   (talk)  23:33, 15 November 2023 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to one another:
 * They are all socks of Abbasshaikh124's.
 * and would appear to be ❌ to the previous group, technically speaking. Furthermore, their only similarities to one another is that they are editing from the same country (which is not the same as the previous group). Make of that what you will. As usual,   Salvio giuliano 23:09, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
 * IPs are inactive. There is no enough behavioral evidence for those two unblocked accounts. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  09:18, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
 * They are all socks of Abbasshaikh124's.
 * and would appear to be ❌ to the previous group, technically speaking. Furthermore, their only similarities to one another is that they are editing from the same country (which is not the same as the previous group). Make of that what you will. As usual,   Salvio giuliano 23:09, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
 * IPs are inactive. There is no enough behavioral evidence for those two unblocked accounts. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  09:18, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
 * They are all socks of Abbasshaikh124's.
 * and would appear to be ❌ to the previous group, technically speaking. Furthermore, their only similarities to one another is that they are editing from the same country (which is not the same as the previous group). Make of that what you will. As usual,   Salvio giuliano 23:09, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
 * IPs are inactive. There is no enough behavioral evidence for those two unblocked accounts. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  09:18, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Meammeam creates a draft for a non-notable company here. After the draft is repeatedly declined, Kamaria Winta Mandisa appears. Kamaria Winta Mandisa makes ten minor edits, waits 4 days, and then promptly copy-pastes the content of that draft to an article, excepting the AFC templates. Meammeam reactivates to edit the article,. Once tags are added Leroile appears as a supposedly independent editor who goes about removing them.

It is highly unlikely that even two random new editors would share an exclusive interest in a page that has not yet been indexed let alone three. In combination with the dubious associated behaviors and the likelihood of spamming I believe blocks may be warranted. 2601:5CC:8300:A7F0:B133:66F7:8C8E:ECEC (talk) 15:46, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

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✅ to each other:
 * - see evidence posted by IP and Special:Undelete/Salarship in general. Please compare the named accounts. DatGuyTalkContribs 02:33, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

And which are ✅ to Sockpuppet investigations/Abbasshaikh124 via. There are several others on the range blocked with equivalent and less obviousness from that SPI also. Not sure if it's worth having another CU look at this.

sleepers - there may be more but another CU would have to assess.

The two others look ❌

Izno (talk) 06:58, 23 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged the confirmed Abbasshaikh124 socks. Leaving the possible sleepers alone for now. Will leave open in case someone wants to consider UPE/meat blocks for the others. Spicy (talk) 00:16, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
 * This is moved here from Sockpuppet investigations/Meammeam. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  23:44, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Multiple accounts/IPs creating Oliver Moheda and Draft:Oliver Moheda. Khalid Faruqi22 moved Oliver Moheda to Help:Oliver Moheda to circumvent CSD. IP address repeatedly removed CSD tags, see diffs Special:Diff/1183947225, Special:Diff/1183947760, Special:Diff/1183949719. Fancy Refrigerator (talk) 13:14, 7 November 2023 (UTC)


 * I have not abused multiple accounts or IPs and have not breached the policy on meat-puppetry, What I’m doing is protecting articles that people own personal opinions let to deletion. 2A04:4A43:414F:BD2C:18EF:9F7:6407:199D (talk) 13:41, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
 * “Protecting articles” with multiple accounts and IPs is abuse. Fancy Refrigerator (talk) 13:52, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

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User is clearly WP:NOTHERE regardless. I have put in a request for the one article to be salted. TornadoLGS (talk) 19:42, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Also look at and  for their comments at the AfD discussion. TornadoLGS (talk) 19:52, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

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 * - Please, compare, and  to each other.  Vanjagenije   (talk)  23:33, 15 November 2023 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to one another:
 * They are all socks of Abbasshaikh124's.
 * and would appear to be ❌ to the previous group, technically speaking. Furthermore, their only similarities to one another is that they are editing from the same country (which is not the same as the previous group). Make of that what you will. As usual,   Salvio giuliano 23:09, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
 * IPs are inactive. There is no enough behavioral evidence for those two unblocked accounts. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  09:18, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
 * They are all socks of Abbasshaikh124's.
 * and would appear to be ❌ to the previous group, technically speaking. Furthermore, their only similarities to one another is that they are editing from the same country (which is not the same as the previous group). Make of that what you will. As usual,   Salvio giuliano 23:09, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
 * IPs are inactive. There is no enough behavioral evidence for those two unblocked accounts. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  09:18, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
 * They are all socks of Abbasshaikh124's.
 * and would appear to be ❌ to the previous group, technically speaking. Furthermore, their only similarities to one another is that they are editing from the same country (which is not the same as the previous group). Make of that what you will. As usual,   Salvio giuliano 23:09, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
 * IPs are inactive. There is no enough behavioral evidence for those two unblocked accounts. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  09:18, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Meammeam creates a draft for a non-notable company here. After the draft is repeatedly declined, Kamaria Winta Mandisa appears. Kamaria Winta Mandisa makes ten minor edits, waits 4 days, and then promptly copy-pastes the content of that draft to an article, excepting the AFC templates. Meammeam reactivates to edit the article,. Once tags are added Leroile appears as a supposedly independent editor who goes about removing them.

It is highly unlikely that even two random new editors would share an exclusive interest in a page that has not yet been indexed let alone three. In combination with the dubious associated behaviors and the likelihood of spamming I believe blocks may be warranted. 2601:5CC:8300:A7F0:B133:66F7:8C8E:ECEC (talk) 15:46, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

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✅ to each other:
 * - see evidence posted by IP and Special:Undelete/Salarship in general. Please compare the named accounts. DatGuyTalkContribs 02:33, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

And which are ✅ to Sockpuppet investigations/Abbasshaikh124 via. There are several others on the range blocked with equivalent and less obviousness from that SPI also. Not sure if it's worth having another CU look at this.

sleepers - there may be more but another CU would have to assess.

The two others look ❌

Izno (talk) 06:58, 23 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged the confirmed Abbasshaikh124 socks. Leaving the possible sleepers alone for now. Will leave open in case someone wants to consider UPE/meat blocks for the others. Spicy (talk) 00:16, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
 * This is moved here from Sockpuppet investigations/Meammeam. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  23:44, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( originally filed under this user)

Username is extremely close to a few previously blocked socks. They also seem to have a similar MO, performing 10 minor edits, waiting a few days, and then publishing/moving a page to mainspace. Edit summaries are also pretty similar (ex. compare with User:Adamshuge). Additionally, they have failed to respond to and edited past a level 4 upe warning. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 01:20, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

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Please see also Sockpuppet investigations/Autocorrectgods, where I linked the two accounts on behavioural grounds. This looks like the more likely master: thanks User:ARandomName123 and User:Star Mississippi. Wikishovel (talk) 07:03, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

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 * I've just added who is a brand new account also invested in Leach and in the AfD.  Star   Mississippi  02:10, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ to the main 17 November 2023 batch and  is a .  is a possible tending . Will block the definites shortly. Izno (talk) 02:49, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  23:33, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
KevinL ( aka L235 · t · c) 22:30, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

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For the record. ✅,, closing. KevinL ( aka L235 · t · c) 22:33, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
I checked Alirezadubai because they created Draft:Alireza kiarashi, which was previously created by and. Spicy (talk) 00:35, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

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 * First, Alirezadubai and Ssfn are technically ❌ (did not check Alirezakiarashi because they're probably stale).
 * The technical data for Alirezadubai is interesting. Most of the time, they edit from country A. However, their edits to Draft:Alex Mills and Draft:Sue Williams (Writer) were carried out from country B, a large distance away. Through those edits, they are ✅ to numerous socks of Abbasshaikh124. It would not be plausible for a person to travel between these countries in this timeframe. There is a possibility that the country B IPs are operating as proxies, but for various reasons, that seems unlikely to me. Instead, I suspect that the account is being shared and the edits to these two drafts were carried out by the operator of the Abbasshaikh124 sockfarm. Blocked sock  displayed the same behaviour of moving drafts into mainspace and then back again.  Spicy (talk) 00:38, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
 * ,, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 00:40, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

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For the record, already indeffed: closely similar range of interests to confirmed sock KhalidKhanu (Privilégies, Gibault, Stuga, Investir), CU requested. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 23:08, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Adding Gael1210, created Draft:Anthony Gibault = Anthony Gibault, later edited by Azadmiles. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 23:15, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

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 * Judging by the fact that this is now crossing into other language Wikipedias, has this sock farm reached the threshold for global locks? If this is judged to be the case, please make the request for a Steward to consider. 🇺🇦 Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 🇺🇦 12:13, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * - Gael1210 appears to have also created the same article on fr.wiki, which suggests to me there's clearly disruption going on. Vanamonde93 (talk) 07:28, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
 * - What a mess. As best as I can tell, there is both heavy proxy use and considerable account sharing going on. is ✅ to  (already blocked for promotion), who is in turn  to a large number of previously confirmed socks.  I cannot confirm to the other accounts based on technical data, but they appear to be on a proxy that has a lot of other legitimate and illegitimate traffic, and the account is already blocked. I will leave the tagging to an expert. Vanamonde93 (talk) 08:49, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Tagging is not necessary. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  11:03, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Re-submitted a draft created by a blocked sock of Abbas. Aware CU cannot make a comment about the IP, but it needs checking - Rich T&#124;C&#124;E-Mail 11:46, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * IP blocked. you can draw your own inferences. Closing. HJ Mitchell &#124; Penny for your thoughts?  17:42, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

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Copied Draft:Anthony Gibault into Anthony Gibault‎, now at AfD; edited Ahmad Yar Gharany, created by confirmed sock KhalidFaruqi92, created both Draft:Ahmadyar Gharany and Draft:Ahmad Yar Gharany. CU, please. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 21:31, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * - Blocking as it . Endorsing CU to check for possible sleepers, as this account turned out to be a sleeper.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  12:14, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
 * CU says, leaning . Socks of this case bounce around ranges very freely; they mostly (but not always) geolocate to the same country. This particular account geolocates to that same country, and a few other aspects of the data look identical. I don't see any other accounts on the IPs they've used. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:42, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Closing as account is blocked. . Spicy (talk) 21:44, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * ( original case name)

created 24 May 2022. First edits in September 2022, then a few more in October 22 and March 2023. Back to sleep, then on 5 December wakes up and requests undeletes, first for Draft:Samuel Leach, and then for Samuel leach, both created by account and speedied G11 a few hours earlier that day.

Today, created 25 November, recreated the spammy article at Samuel Leach (trader) via Samuel Leach (Trader). I took it to AFD, and master has now stirred again abruptly from their slumber to !vote "keep" at the AFD:. This, and the other spammy articles from this account (with multiple ignored undisclosed paid warnings at their user talk), have a strong aroma of Sockpuppet investigations/Amansharma111, but I have no evidence to connect them yet. Wikishovel (talk) 13:51, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

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 * See prior findings. Izno (talk) 05:37, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
 * - Per the tag on KhalidFaruqi92, please move to Sockpuppet investigations/Abbasshaikh124. Bbb23 (talk) 14:27, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Moved. <span style="font-family:Iosevka,monospace">0x Deadbeef →∞ (talk to me) 06:36, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
A series of accounts messing around in peculiar ways in draftspace. One hallmark is moving declined drafts to odd locations (such as Module talk:Jan Liphardt) and claiming in edit summaries that the moves were performed or the drafts approved by other users. More below. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 19:40, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

There has also been an allegation that this user is connected to an external article subject extortion scam (see Special:Permalink/1217429341). This information will be passed on to appropriate authorities. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 19:52, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

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 * All of these accounts are ✅:
 * the unblocked accounts, updated tags otherwise. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 20:27, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
 * the unblocked accounts, updated tags otherwise. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 20:27, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
 * the unblocked accounts, updated tags otherwise. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 20:27, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
 * the unblocked accounts, updated tags otherwise. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 20:27, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
 * the unblocked accounts, updated tags otherwise. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 20:27, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
 * the unblocked accounts, updated tags otherwise. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 20:27, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
See activity on Draft:Ben Sorensen, including Special:Diff/1221120601 which is the kind of move that is indicative of this sockfarm. Same edit summary as Special:Diff/1213229421 v/r - Seawolf35 <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">T--C 15:36, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * ✅ accounts:
 * <span style="color:black;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">Mkdw  <span style="color: #0B0080;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">talk 06:41, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
 * <span style="color:black;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">Mkdw  <span style="color: #0B0080;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">talk 06:41, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
 * <span style="color:black;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">Mkdw  <span style="color: #0B0080;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">talk 06:41, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
 * <span style="color:black;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">Mkdw  <span style="color: #0B0080;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">talk 06:41, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
 * <span style="color:black;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">Mkdw  <span style="color: #0B0080;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">talk 06:41, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
 * <span style="color:black;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">Mkdw  <span style="color: #0B0080;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">talk 06:41, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
 * <span style="color:black;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">Mkdw  <span style="color: #0B0080;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">talk 06:41, 9 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Locks requested, closing. Spicy (talk) 21:58, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

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Similar name to other accounts with same fixation on promoting Draft:Ben Sorensen made the minimal requirement to be able to move drafts into main space. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 20:07, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * , closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 20:53, 21 May 2024 (UTC)