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Ianpaulguerrero account was created during a week long block of Shawntheshipper. Both have used all caps summaries with exclamation marks while editing Rabiya Sundall Mateo. They both appear to be primarily focused on beauty pageants and regularly misuse the minor edit tag.. Both accounts reached out to users in regards to the same IP editor.  Grey joy talk 07:39, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

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 * ✅. Indef'd sock and tagged. Will leave the master for admin action and duration.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   07:54, 10 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Master blocked for a month. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 09:22, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

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Unsourced information on Rabiya Sundall Mateo. 4thfile4thrank {talk} :? 23:23, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

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 * Also found and ✅:
 * Socks blocked and tagged.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   00:07, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Socks blocked and tagged.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   00:07, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Socks blocked and tagged.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   00:07, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Socks blocked and tagged.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   00:07, 11 November 2020 (UTC)


 * May have missed a block here. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 06:05, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
 * AmandaNP - Good catch, thanks! ✅.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   06:10, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

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--, , , : I've been investigating some socked-puppet accounts this several days and seeing that these suspected accounts below are came from the same root who's having a multiple accounts. ,, : How long will this socking need to continue for it to become a Long-term abuse entry? 4thfile4thrank {talk} :? 14:07, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
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 * Jasper Santiago Caygill using Unsourced information on Rabiya Sundall Mateo & using the same unreliable source as Shawntheshipper & Ianpaulguerrero used. 3 of them are both using PEP.PH Blogger site that was written based on ABS-CBN youtube video(that was already deleted cause it's not legitimate) as their edit reference on Rabiya_Sundall_Mateo, here's the proofs >>>1 (Jasper Santiago Caygill edit using ABS-CBN unreliable youtube video), 2 (Jasper Santiago Caygill edit using PEP.PH), 3 (Shawntheshipper using PEP.PH), 4 (Ianpaulguerrero using PEP.PH) & 5 (Shawntheshipper & Ianpaulguerrero are talking about PEP.PH Blogger site & ABS-CBN unreliable youtube video that used multiple time for editing Rabiya_Sundall_Mateo).
 * Serene Reel account was created during a week long block of Shawntheshipper. Both have used all caps summaries with exclamation marks while editing Miss Universe Philippines 2020, precisely here 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 and her edits is always continuing at the same time after Shawntheshipper & Ianpaulguerrero making an edit on that page as you can see here on History list.
 * Ronaldpangasinan & Ph awesome are sharing the same IP Address with Shawntheshipper & Ianpaulguerrero, both are vandalizing Ayu Maulida page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, etc.
 * On 27 October 2020 (Reality04 12, Shawntheshipper, Ianpaulguerrero & Ph awesome) are founded as a newly created account that comment support on vote at the first hand after account created, for the sake of winning the voting on Rabiya Sundall_Mateo talkpage and gang up together to vandalizing Rabiya Sundall Mateo page.

I Nyoman Gede Anila {talk} :? 17:09, 11 November 2020 (UTC) See the behavioral similarities listed above. - I Nyoman Gede Anila (talk) 23:46, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Added 112.201.84.135 for adding unsourced info on one of the mentioned articles.12 4thfile4thrank {talk} :? 14:11, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Added CCstrong newly created account using the same IP Address as Shawntheshipper & Ianpaulguerrero did;
 * both of this 3 accounts are came from the same IP Address.
 * each always mobile edits
 * both of this 3 users are damagingly editing and focusing on Rabiya Sundall Mateo Birthdate instead of editing other things that much more important than just a birthdate to edit.1, 2, 3
 * both of this 3 users are loved to copy paste their report concern repeteatedly to the Wikipedia admins just for the sake of seeking attenntion. (As CCstrong did 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7), (as Shawntheshipper did; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) & (as Ianpaulguerrero did 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) and both of tthem are reporting their concerns on Rabiya Sundall Mateo page at the same admin/user, which at User talk:Davidwr.

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Perhaps another editor should be taken into consideration. I'm pretty familiar with the beauty pageant articles and I've only seen "shouting" in edit summaries from two (all caps and/or excessive use of exclamation points): and.
 * each has "shouted" in edit summaries
 * each always mobile edits
 * K.S. is the #1 editor on Miss Universe Philippines 2020
 * S.R.'s top edited article is Miss Universe Philippines 2020
 * S.R. exactly reintroduced an edit (without stated cause) by K.S. which had just been removed by another editor

See the behavioral similarities listed above. - Bri.public (talk) 18:59, 12 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Responding ot 's comment of 23:46, 15 November 2020 (UTC) in the "suspected sockpuppets" section above: 1) I am not an administrator, please clarify your remarks to avoid confusion, 2) you said Added [named account] newly created account using the same IP Address as [one or more other named editors] did; ([redactions] and emphasis added).  If this information is not yet public, please redact it.  If it is speculative or unproven, please redact it.  If it is publicly available, please link to it.  Note that I am not a checkuser or clerk, I have no authority to demand that you make these changes, but I would request that you do so, for the good of Wikipedia.  davidwr/  (talk)/(contribs)  17:18, 15 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Responding to 's comment of 23:46, 15 November 2020 (UTC) above: Hello, Nyoman. Get your facts straight please. You said that I am damaging and editing Rabiya Mateo's article here in Wikipedia. No, I am not. In fact, I never edited a single thing on her article. Please check the editing history of her article first before saying such thing. And you mentioned that i focused on her birthdate rather than more important things. Well, birthdate is very important in biography and articles such as Rabiya Mateo because Wikipedia has a lot of readers and wide audience so this must be handled immediately to avoid confusion and wrong details about her, we must fix it according to facts and reliable sources as i suggested few hours ago such as Inquirer.net, GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Panay News, and so forth. Please read these articles first to prove some editors that what I am saying is a fact. Actually, there is also an article supporting about her birthday which was published by Manila Bulletin. Please think first before performing such actions here. Thank you very much. CCstrong (talk)

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 * - Shawn requested a vanish name change yesterday - m:Special:GlobalRenameQueue/request/69741/view - presumably an attempt to make socking easier. Cabayi (talk) 09:07, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Endorsed for the named users only, obvs. Cabayi (talk) 09:12, 12 November 2020 (UTC)


 * The named accounts are, but it borders on . . I would recommend against using checkuser evidence for this one. Meat puppetry and/or multiple fans with similar POV seems more likely than socking. Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:42, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I only looked at this briefly, but the first thing I noticed was that the timecard patterns are all over the place. In particular, Kenneth Saclote and Jasper Santiago Caygill couldn't be more different.  That would tend to support the meat and/or fanclub idea. -- RoySmith (talk) 02:01, 22 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I agree with the speculation of meatpuppetry or fanclub, but am not confident enough that they're coordinating to hand out blocks. Recommend page protection if these users are being disruptive; feel free to drop me a note on my talk page with specific pages to protect. GeneralNotability (talk) 19:29, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

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This IP made an edit on Phillipine beauty pageants, namely one vandalizing Rabiya Mateo, something that Shawntheshipper has vandalized in the past. This leads me to open this case to confirm whether or not this is Shawntheshipper or not. Links: 𝙲𝚘𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐𝙲𝚢𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚎 ᴛᴀʟᴋ 07:28, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

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 * CU is not run to associate a user account to an IP. Only a user account to another user account. Declining CU...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   20:24, 6 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Stale —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 09:54, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

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User:CosbyCreates was created only a few minutes ago and the only edits they have done is to add WikiLove to User Talk:Moltenality whom has already tried to apply for advanced flags, so it seem the WikiLove was just added to make Moltenality more 'worthy' of the rights etc

User:JBW also has concerns about other used accounts, such as they left a message on Moltenality's TP, which seems to have been ignored, so requesting a CU for this purpose. - Rich T&#124;C&#124;E-Mail 20:38, 19 August 2021 (UTC)

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''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' sorry for the inconvenience, this will never happen again! Ameer Ali Salman Expert 20:50, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
 * WP:WOOPS - Rich T&#124;C&#124;E-Mail 20:52, 19 August 2021 (UTC)

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 * - sigh. I was ready to just block the sock and let Moltenality off with a warning, but a second look at their contribs (and the history of their autobiographical article) makes me think there are more accounts. Sleeper check if practical, please. GeneralNotability (talk) 23:52, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Moltenality and CosbyCreates are ✅ to plus the following accounts:
 * . Please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Shawntheshipper. Thanks, Mz7 (talk) 05:27, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
 * cases merged, closing.  Girth Summit  (blether)  14:15, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
 * . Please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Shawntheshipper. Thanks, Mz7 (talk) 05:27, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
 * cases merged, closing.  Girth Summit  (blether)  14:15, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
 * cases merged, closing.  Girth Summit  (blether)  14:15, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

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Adilazeezbukhari recreated Sheikh Asif, previously recreated by and such a non-notable topic that it's unlikely anyone writing about it isn't a sock or paid. Wikiindiawikiindia was created on 6 November and immediately started editing Sheikh Asif in close proximity to Adilazeezbukhari. Spicy (talk) 04:55, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * - to confirm that Wikiindiawikiindia is related (it's possible that it could be a coincidence) and check for sleepers given the history. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 04:56, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
 * n.b. I noticed after filing this that Adilazeezbukhari is already CU blocked on simplewiki. They are not tagged and there is no master listed in the block summary, although I note that CU blocked  and  at the same time. On enwiki, Moltenality is tagged as a sock of Sockpuppet investigations/Shawntheshipper. Spicy (talk) 05:01, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
 * -  Girth Summit  (blether)  06:03, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Good spot on the link to Shawnthestripper - is ✅ to, a confirmed sock of theirs (actually probably the oldest account, but I won't worry about that). Also:
 * looks like they're most likely unrelated - they're in a different (but nearby) country. I will block and tag the confirmed socks. Girth Summit  (blether)  06:12, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, GS. Moved section to WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Shawntheshipper (I don't think Shawn is a stripper). The archiving clerk can decide whether to move the case to Saddampk - I think there are diminishing returns to moving cases like these involving UPE sockfarms that have access to old sleepers/potential compromised accounts. Spicy (talk) 06:21, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
 * - sorry for complicating this - as an afterthought, I wanted to note that Wikiindiawikiindia is to Thamesinfotech - their IP is in the same range that I see in the CU logs for that account. You might want to consider their behaviour against that case and potentially move that one back there...   Girth Summit  (blether)  06:26, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
 * thanks. I don't think the current behavioural evidence is strong enough to justify a block based on a 'possible' result, but I'll keep an eye on the account. Spicy (talk) 06:28, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
 * looks like they're most likely unrelated - they're in a different (but nearby) country. I will block and tag the confirmed socks. Girth Summit  (blether)  06:12, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, GS. Moved section to WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Shawntheshipper (I don't think Shawn is a stripper). The archiving clerk can decide whether to move the case to Saddampk - I think there are diminishing returns to moving cases like these involving UPE sockfarms that have access to old sleepers/potential compromised accounts. Spicy (talk) 06:21, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
 * - sorry for complicating this - as an afterthought, I wanted to note that Wikiindiawikiindia is to Thamesinfotech - their IP is in the same range that I see in the CU logs for that account. You might want to consider their behaviour against that case and potentially move that one back there...   Girth Summit  (blether)  06:26, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
 * thanks. I don't think the current behavioural evidence is strong enough to justify a block based on a 'possible' result, but I'll keep an eye on the account. Spicy (talk) 06:28, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * per below. Ponyo bons mots 22:21, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * All ✅ to the last bunch of WP:UPE socks in the archive. Blocked and tagged.

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Recreated Pinnacle Industries Limited, which was previously created by blocked sock Shahzeela01, as Pinnacle Industries Limited (PIL) in an obvious attempt to hide from the prior deletion log. * Pppery * it has begun... 18:32, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * , see deleted revisions. DatGuyTalkContribs 20:26, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

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contacted me on my talk page to let me know about some Facebook posts advertising paid editing services. The articles claimed by the advertisement are Giir West, Dog Home Foundation (DHF), Sudhir Mehta (entrepreneur), Pinnacle Industries Limited, EKA Mobility, Dwayne N. Jackson, Md. Saidul Islam Rana, Dholera Smart City, and an article on es.wiki; the deleted articles in this set were all identified as the work of Shawntheshipper socks. I've identified the various still-active accounts that contributed significant text to these articles in the above report. signed,Rosguill talk 19:52, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

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So sorry I can't make this more complete but I just put these notes at COIN linking this sockfarm to thamesinfotech.com. You might want to check out User:Thamesinfotech and the related deleted articles esp. Thames Infotech/Draft:Thames Infotech. The Simple English wiki might have more clues, I think it was created there as well.

One final note: they seem to slip between fluencies, e.g. there is Telugu/English code switching added by the master on its talkpage as a going-away present, but other indications by the sockfarm generally are Pakistan (possible but unlikely to be both). ☆ Bri (talk) 08:01, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
 * A static IP related to some Simple English Wiki stuff (WP:BEANS, ask over email if you care) geolocates to Kashmir, for what it's worth. ☆ Bri (talk) 17:49, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * looking at the notes in cuwiki, this should be merged with Sockpuppet investigations/Hausnico, yes? -- RoySmith (talk) 21:08, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Probably, but depends whether you think Shawntheshipper was in the same category of the accounts shown in the excerpt of the results. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 01:28, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Hmmm. I looked at this a bit more.  The CU data we've got logged sure makes them look confirmed to each other, but I don't see any actual editing overlap, so I'm not sure what to do there.  I guess just leave it like it is, or maybe somebody wants to dig into the edit histories to see if they can find similarities that I missed on my quick perusal. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:27, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Several of these accounts have been blocked at WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Shahzaman Bukhari. PCM17092022 is probably a WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Pcmishradigital sock (compare e.g. and . I can't see Omchoudhary20's deleted contributions, so I can't comment on that.  Spicy (talk) 17:04, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
 * split off PCM to Sockpuppet investigations/Pcmishradigital per 's comment. The SandDoctor  Talk 21:56, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Omchoudhary20 -- at the very least they are a SPA for spam. Their deleted contributions are to Draft:Akshata Prabhu, which was speedily deleted as unambiguous advertising. Closing. cc  The SandDoctor  Talk 16:05, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

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An administrator at COIN confirmed that the page Dog Home was a recreation by the named account of a page previously created by the Shawntheshipper sockfarm, Dog Home Foundation (DHF). ☆ Bri (talk) 18:04, 4 January 2023 (UTC) ☆ Bri (talk) 18:04, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * Dog Home is related to Sockpuppet investigations/Pcmishradigital. Additional accounts found in Special:Undelete/Dog Home Foundation:
 * MER-C 09:58, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * MER-C 09:58, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * MER-C 09:58, 7 January 2023 (UTC)


 * "Shahzaman Bukhari" is very to "Nawazan001" and also  and
 * "Jharkhand12" is ✅ to and a few other accounts that were CU-blocked by Ponyo.  firefly  ( t · c ) 19:26, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

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The sockpuppet is a new account made right after the puppeteer was blocked, who then immediately began editing the promotional article created by the puppeteer.  Onel 5969  TT me 12:57, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * - there's more going on here, I'll need some time to work through it. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 00:48, 13 January 2023 (UTC)
 * I've added a number of accounts to this report. Shahzaman Bukhari spammed themarkhortimes.com here . Note the similarity between the author's name ("Haider Bukhari") and the username. The website was also spammed by the aptly named  and  .  uses similar edit summaries  and created a draft about Ejad Labs. Ejadlabs and Haiderbukhari5 overlap on Future Fest Pakistan with . Ejadlabs and Jonysin also overlap on Draft:Prem Rai. On Birotto (2022 film), Jonysin overlaps with  and . Alizulfikarzahedi spammed The Markhor Times  (this link has never been added by anyone not in this group )... also, Shahzaman Bukhari and Champion quartz created a page on Ali Zulfikar Zahedi! Yasi125 overlaps with other suspected socks here, here and here. Note e.g.  and . Feeling dizzy yet?


 * These accounts create promotional drafts and tend to game autoconfirmed in a similar manner:, , , . Some of them overlap with WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Pcmishradigital socks, e.g. at Special:PageHistory/Dinesh MN and Dog Home Foundation, but I think this may be a different farm with some of the same clients.

CheckUser Comments: The following accounts are ✅ to each other: The following are linked to the above:
 * for a sleeper check given the number of accounts here. I wouldn't be surprised if there is proxy use or more than one operator but it's pretty clear that this is some kind of UPE ring. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 02:19, 13 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Also noting that Shahzaman Bukhari, Yasi125, and Ejadlabs came up at Sockpuppet_investigations/Shawntheshipper, where they were found to be "likely" to one another and to (who, like Westernwiston, edited about Dog Home Foundation). Spicy (talk) 02:28, 13 January 2023 (UTC)



See also: Sockpuppet investigations/Shawntheshipper as there are multiple overlaps. Several other SPIs are mentioned in the Shawntheshipper SPI. This very much looks like a paid editing ring, and there may be more accounts that will crop up eventually. Those accounts that are listed as Shawntheshipper are more likely linked to this ring than the other based on geographic information and content contributions. Risker (talk) 06:33, 13 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you. - please indef all listed accounts, I'll handle the tagging. G5 date is 1 December 2022. Spicy (talk) 15:16, 13 January 2023 (UTC)
 * show is yours  The SandDoctor  Talk 06:24, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Tagged, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 16:49, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

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They're recreating the articles deleted. See EKA (manufacturing company), Ali Zulfiqar Zahedi, Saidul Islam (Director), Dwayne Jackson (physiologist). Live again after old accounts blocked--- Misterrrrr (talk) 09:55, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * - worth a check. The SandDoctor  Talk 16:06, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
 * They are ✅ to each other and to . However, I am not sure if these socks are operated by Shawntheshipper or by Alizulfikarzahedi. Then again, the significant overlap between the two sock farms has already been noted in the past, so I'll just say  Salvio giuliano 16:42, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
 * The SandDoctor Talk 00:38, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Tagged all three as suspected Alizulfikarzahedi socks as well. Closing. The SandDoctor  Talk 00:40, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

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They are seems to be active again here, they're trying to block me, see here, 1 Because i'm a new user and played a role in blocking them firstly writing about it on Rosguill's Talk page. I think this sock farm and User:Jamalahmadpk sockfarm are from same location, and they're opponent to each other, because both are doing Sock and I would say Paid Work. They're thinking i'm here their enemy. I'm not here for any profit, i'm just passing my time here, as you check my contributions too. After looking into recent edits of Jamalahmadpk, they had edited Pakistan related articles and Shwantheshipper Socks are also active in Pakistan and Its related articles. They started stalking me from K. T. M Ahmed Ibrahim and they commented on Bhupenndra Singh Raathore AfD, look into the writing style, no new editor can write like that. --- Misterrrrr (talk) 17:32, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

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See Sockpuppet investigations/GermanKity for context: User:Misterrr is being investigated for sockpuppetry, and is evidently attempting to go on the offensive. 2A01:4C8:522:ABAC:2565:A4A4:FD1C:7FA1 (talk) 09:25, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * Unconvincing report for many reasons (the most obvious of which is that this sockfarm evidently isn't based in the UK). Spicy (talk) 23:50, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

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Newly created account which after making the required 10 edits to get autoconfirmed, went right to editing the promotional draft, Draft:Dwayne N. Jackson, which had been created by another sock of the puppeteer, Nawazan001.  Onel 5969  TT me</i> 11:28, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * These sockpuppeteers are continiously advertising on Facebook as i reported. --- 👑Misterrrrr👑 (talk) 14:26, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Setting status to relist per Blablubbs below, instead of endorsed or checked, as although the accounts have been checked, Blablubbs wanted another CU to have a look. Cc, who set the status to checked at Special:Diff/1139267950, in case you want to revert me. &mdash; Mdaniels5757 (talk &bull; contribs) 16:48, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
 * You are right, I missed the last part of Blablubbs's comment this morning. I shouldn't edit before my coffee... Salvio giuliano 17:37, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * These are also quite to a whole bunch of blocked socks that are tagged as belonging to either this case and/or Sockpuppet investigations/Shawntheshipper, such as  and . I haven't familiarised myself with the case histories enough to have a solid take on this sock mess, I think there might be more sleepers, and I don't have the time to dig deep right now, so I'll set this to endorsed for another CU to have a look. If nobody beats me to it, I'll try to circle back as soon as I can. --Blablubbs (talk) 12:08, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
 * -  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:38, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
 * The four accounts that has listed above are, in my view, ✅ to one another.  is also unambiguously ✅ to, which is tagged as a confirmed sock of this case; I do also see many accounts on their IPs that are tagged as ✅ to Shawntheshipper, and as suspected to this case (e.g. ), or just as suspected to Shawntheshipper (e.g. ). I am leaning towards advising that the cases be merged. I will block and tag all of the above as ✅ to this case.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:48, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
 * - ... Spicy (talk) 19:30, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I've merged WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Shawntheshipper with this case. Before I close this I'd like to make some remarks about the Shawntheshipper case. The account mainly edited Philippines beauty pageant articles. In 2020 they were blocked for socking with, ,  and . These accounts also had an interest in beauty pageants. In 2021 Shawntheshipper was confirmed to , , and various other UPE socks that seem to be based in Pakistan. These accounts have no behavioural similarities to previous socks. I'm having trouble finding it, but I recall  saying at one point that the Shawntheshipper account appeared to be compromised. So, I believe that Shawntheshipper and the socks that were blocked in 2020 were operated by a different person than the one we're blocking now, and that they just happened to have been compromised by a UPE sockfarm. I have tagged these as socks of Alizulfikarzahedi given the technical data, but this is something to keep in mind while evaluating behaviour. There is apparently a LTA page, WP:Long-term abuse/Shawntheshipper, based on the misconception that the beauty pageant editor and the spammer are the same person. It's also terrible for many other reasons and should probably be deleted. Anyway - closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 20:00, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * @Spicy you are right. CU data (which is stored at CU wiki) has several failed and successful login attempts. The successful login to Shawntheshipper was surrounded by many failed login attempts to locked accounts that were locked for being compromised. Before these attempts, successful attempts were made on and . However, no edits were made by the Shawntheshipper account using that IP. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 21:29, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * -  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:38, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
 * The four accounts that has listed above are, in my view, ✅ to one another.  is also unambiguously ✅ to, which is tagged as a confirmed sock of this case; I do also see many accounts on their IPs that are tagged as ✅ to Shawntheshipper, and as suspected to this case (e.g. ), or just as suspected to Shawntheshipper (e.g. ). I am leaning towards advising that the cases be merged. I will block and tag all of the above as ✅ to this case.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:48, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
 * - ... Spicy (talk) 19:30, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I've merged WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Shawntheshipper with this case. Before I close this I'd like to make some remarks about the Shawntheshipper case. The account mainly edited Philippines beauty pageant articles. In 2020 they were blocked for socking with, ,  and . These accounts also had an interest in beauty pageants. In 2021 Shawntheshipper was confirmed to , , and various other UPE socks that seem to be based in Pakistan. These accounts have no behavioural similarities to previous socks. I'm having trouble finding it, but I recall  saying at one point that the Shawntheshipper account appeared to be compromised. So, I believe that Shawntheshipper and the socks that were blocked in 2020 were operated by a different person than the one we're blocking now, and that they just happened to have been compromised by a UPE sockfarm. I have tagged these as socks of Alizulfikarzahedi given the technical data, but this is something to keep in mind while evaluating behaviour. There is apparently a LTA page, WP:Long-term abuse/Shawntheshipper, based on the misconception that the beauty pageant editor and the spammer are the same person. It's also terrible for many other reasons and should probably be deleted. Anyway - closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 20:00, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * @Spicy you are right. CU data (which is stored at CU wiki) has several failed and successful login attempts. The successful login to Shawntheshipper was surrounded by many failed login attempts to locked accounts that were locked for being compromised. Before these attempts, successful attempts were made on and . However, no edits were made by the Shawntheshipper account using that IP. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 21:29, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
The edits by the subject account have been only about two subjects, one of whom, Bilal Ali (Vocalist) or Bilal Ali (singer), is being recreated after having been created by Aliz socks.

The puppeteer may have laid low for 90 days to avoid a Checkuser match. This will have to be a behavioral comparison. Robert McClenon (talk) 04:04, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

Comments by other users

 * Does "account attachment" as on Special:CentralAuth/शुक्ला_राज for simplewiki generate IP data for checkuser? If so, that happened on the 5th of May and there are some simplewiki checkusers. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 15:18, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.''

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * There's socking, just need to dig a little deeper to figure out who this is. Stand by.-- Ponyo bons mots 20:29, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I can't tie the account to a specific master as the IP ranges are a nest of UPE editing and most of the accounts in the archive are stale, however:
 * are definitely the same user targetting perennial UPE articles. Both blocked without tags.-- Ponyo bons mots 20:46, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
 * are definitely the same user targetting perennial UPE articles. Both blocked without tags.-- Ponyo bons mots 20:46, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
 * are definitely the same user targetting perennial UPE articles. Both blocked without tags.-- Ponyo bons mots 20:46, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Recreation of Draft:Ali Zulfikar Zahedi, which had been previously created by sock. Slightly flowery tone ("he first found success with the film KAGOZ (Kagoj) for which he won many international awards") would be consistent with historical UPE issues. Эlcobbola talk 20:29, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Comments by other users

 * Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * CU gives me nothing to tie back to socks of this case, or any other. The new draft is considerably different from previous versions (it's much more badly written for one thing), I think this is somebody else - very possibly a different UPE editor picking up the same job and making a worse job of it. That's not a matter for this venue to establish though - closing without further action.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:29, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Same edits, trying to promote the guy and his film. I know Zulfikar1973 and Kagoz accounts are already blocked, just included for comparison purposes. Tehonk (talk) 01:26, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

Comments by other users

 * Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.
 * Can you also check User:Ancestoral? They recreated Adeel Chaudry, an article created by an identified sockpuppet. Thanks. I'll ping Girth Summit who last looked into this sock farm. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 03:01, 9 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Ancestoral also created a previously deleted Almosafer which was also created by Mahmoudfarag92, Mahmoudalaa1992, Mesbahfarag, Shabi07 (blocked user), AbdennassirCh, even if not related with this case, obviously another UPE sock of a blocked user. Tehonk (talk) 03:32, 9 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Ancestoral's other account Wali07 has some other article creations that were also created by blocked Shabi07. Another blocked user User:TRucut also has common things with Shabi07. Tehonk (talk) 03:57, 9 October 2023 (UTC)


 * Added whose only enwp edit has been to add a prob copyvio image to a fresh article created by the sockfarm. ☆ Bri (talk) 16:33, 9 October 2023 (UTC)
 * In the AfD for Articles for deletion/Kennedy Obohwemu, where created, two brand new editors,  and, have showed up to vote yesterday. I am unsure whether they are socks are or a coincidence, but given the extensive promotional and sockpuppet history for Kennedy Obohwemu (which borderline qualifies for G5- see AfD discussion), I am mentioning this here, but if a new case is required, could a clerk sort this out (I am unfamiliar of all the procedures- sorry). If my comment is wrong, please ignore it. Thanks.  VickKiang   (talk)  02:07, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah, add to these newly created accounts to vote on that AfD as well. They are obviously socks. Tehonk (talk) 18:35, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
 * At least one of the sock contributors of Kennedy Obohwemu was blocked under Sockpuppet investigations/Keith161 rather than under this SPI. (Many others are untagged.) —David Eppstein (talk) 21:03, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Btw, these two 3 spa accounts (Nicola247, KimiBee and EvaRey) are making disruptive, mostly unneeded or nonsense or bad decoy edits in an attempt to make their votes to be counted just because they were tagged as spa in AFD. Even this same behaviour of 3 of them shows they are socks. This disruption should be stopped. Tehonk (talk) 21:10, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Seems prudent. - UtherSRG (talk) 15:07, 11 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Well, there has been more activity since I last ran a check on this case., who I said didn't appear to be connected to this case in the last filing in the archive, is now globally locked and ✅ to the following:
 * and look different, technically; the other reported accounts are stale. All the confirmed accounts need to be blocked; we should perhaps consider splitting these accounts into a separate case for Zulfikarsamiaaddrian?  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  13:09, 16 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Please split and close as requested. - UtherSRG (talk) 14:06, 16 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Five Six spas from Articles for deletion/Kennedy Obohwemu added to the list at top: Nicola247, KimiBee, EvaRey, Ozianamayioza, MukhtarAbdul, and Sophie9870. —David Eppstein (talk) 20:47, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Three of the AfD spas are now checkuser-blocked by User:Guerillero and confirmed to each other (see AfD). The other three spas are still unblocked, but the AfD is resolved, so maybe this SPI is back in a state where it can be closed. —David Eppstein (talk) 01:29, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
 * It looks like one of the accounts, EvaRey, is now pushing for a deletion review so it might make sense to CU the remaining accounts before closing. Best, GPL93 (talk) 16:47, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Also now checkuser-blocked by User:Firefly. —David Eppstein (talk) 05:26, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Three of the AfD spas are now checkuser-blocked by User:Guerillero and confirmed to each other (see AfD). The other three spas are still unblocked, but the AfD is resolved, so maybe this SPI is back in a state where it can be closed. —David Eppstein (talk) 01:29, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
 * It looks like one of the accounts, EvaRey, is now pushing for a deletion review so it might make sense to CU the remaining accounts before closing. Best, GPL93 (talk) 16:47, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Also now checkuser-blocked by User:Firefly. —David Eppstein (talk) 05:26, 2 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Some accounts split to Sockpuppet_investigations/Zulfikarsamiaaddrian. Remaining accounts are already blocked or stale. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 23:13, 24 November 2023 (UTC)