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See: Anshumantiwariofficials was locked in August for cross-wiki spam. Bsadowski1 blocked Imanshumantiwari 11 days later for block evasion; it was then locked as well. Anshumantiwariwiki has now popped up making the same DUCKy edits.

The usernames scream autobio, but the history at (see also ) gives me pause, and makes me wonder if this is actually a UPE-farm trying to cover its tracks by creating different accounts for different clients. Requesting CU to see if we can tie this to any known UPEs. -- Tamzin [cetacean needed] (she/they) 16:03, 24 September 2021 (UTC)

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 * . Lalujsm is the oldest here, but there's not enough behavioral evidence to block as proven, and it's likely stale CU-wise, so I've filed under the oldest blockable one.  -- Tamzin  [cetacean needed] (she/they) 16:06, 24 September 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅, . ST47 (talk) 03:29, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, ST47. for Anshumantiwariwiki.  --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 04:29, 30 September 2021 (UTC)

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See the username and their only edits to Draft:Anshuman Tiwari (musician). . Jack Frost (talk) 10:08, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I realised the master is globally locked, and a steward has done the honours for the sock as well. I don't think a CU is necessary, given the obvious single-minded purpose and lack of creativity in username any sleepers will likely become pretty obvious shortly, so I think this can be closed. Apologies for any inconvenience. --Jack Frost (talk) 10:15, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

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 * Account locked on meta, nothing more to do here.  Girth Summit  (blether)  13:55, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

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Same writing style, similar objective of promoting non-notable musician. Requesting a CU to see if there're any sleepers. —A little blue Bori v^_^v  Jéské Couriano 07:36, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

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See also WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Anshumantiwariofficials --David Biddulph (talk) 09:05, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

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 * - for training --Jack Frost (talk) 09:28, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
 * - For sleeper check. See also Sockpuppet investigations/Anshumantiwariofficials. --Jack Frost (talk) 08:53, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 14:27, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
 * See Sockpuppet investigations/Anshumantiwariofficials -- RoySmith (talk) 15:11, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
 * This case was copied from Sockpuppet investigations/Anshuman Tiwari Official to enable casemerge. See next case for actions, but nothing left to do here. Closing. --Jack Frost (talk) 12:48, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

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Tkeyahd1 and Coolblack4 are solely focused on Anshuman Tiwari (at various page-names), same as usual for this drawer. Coolblack4 is already blocked on simplewiki as a sock of Tomasina3, who was also focused on the same subject on that site prior to being globally locked (Tomasina3 was also CU-blocked on simplewiki). I've blocked Tkeyahd1 and Coolblack4, but given the lack of username pattern and continual new account creation over several months, I think it would be useful for CUs to look for an underlying IP to block (obviously they can't tell us what that IP is, but they can still act on it themselves). DMacks (talk) 04:53, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

Note: I just came across:

which is much older account that was blocked in April 2020 for this same target-subject. That's much older than the currently-identified master here. commons:Category:Sockpuppets of Anshuman Tiwari Official has several others also that are too old to have CU data but not nearly as old as that one. DMacks (talk) 05:14, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

And now up popped: who I blocked. But given this was created during the autoblock of the others and the lack of username pattern, CU might help uncover even more that are lurking. DMacks (talk) 09:06, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Brand new account who's first edit is to request the unprotection of Anshuman, a page which was protected due to being hijacked by this sockpuppeteer. There are similarities between the writing style of these accounts, e.g. using external links to the mobile site instead of wikilinks and signing comments with "Thank You." (Note the incorrect capitalisation, compare to ) 163.1.15.238 (talk) 16:11, 29 November 2021 (UTC) - Merged into this case. Regarding --Jack Frost (talk) 08:43, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * Should there be an x-wiki abuse tag here? Given that there was abuse found on commons, I'd think adding that would be a good idea. I was tempted to do it myself, but that's definitely not something I should be handling.  Invalid OS talk  12:56, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
 * As a commons admin, I think that would be helpful. Given there were some socks on each that had not been linked to this pool (or even noticed at all?) vs the other and now that we know they are both chronic and abusing multiple sites, this can help remind us to check for x-wiki abuse when someone pops up here, and block/g-lock promptly. Explaining and not simply adding it myself per "ClerkAtWork" request. DMacks (talk) 15:10, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * - for training --Jack Frost (talk) 05:03, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
 * , have a look at 2021112510001847. Cabayi (talk) 08:24, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
 * @Cabayi - *sigh*... Thanks. --Jack Frost (talk) 09:34, 25 November 2021 (UTC)


 * - Could an admin clerk please histmerge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Anshuman Tiwari Official. Then, for a sleeper check given the recent influx of accounts. Following this, global locks are indicated as  is locked. --Jack Frost (talk) 22:58, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Histmerge is inadvisable here due to overlapping histories. I'll set this back to hold (it's a bit of a messy situation, feel free to give me a ping if you want me to walk you through the alternative options).  --Blablubbs (talk) 17:06, 30 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Per IRC - when you have a moment that walk through would be grand. Thanks, --Jack Frost (talk) 11:18, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
 * @Jack Frost: Basically, the issue is that when there have been instances where both cases had open filings at the same time, a histmerge will end up producing a somewhat nonsensical page history. If we merge two cases with histories like undefined (<--> denotes open filings) we get AAAA BBBB AAAA in the merged history, but if we merge something like undefined it produces AABABABABABA, i.e. the filings keep appearing and disappearing if you go through it permalink by permalink. What complicates things a little here is that we want the entire case to eventually end up at Anshuman Tiwari Official. There are a couple ways to go about situations like this:
 * Copy the filing from Anshuman Tiwari Official to this case, G6 it and move. tells me that the signatures provide sufficient attribution.
 * G6 Anshuman Tiwari Official without merging, move Anshumantiwariofficials there and call it a day. It's the least work and produces the most coherent archive in more complex cases, but is not feasible if there is important evidence at the target.
 * Take the middle road and copy only the evidence in the filing, G6 and move.
 * Decide you don't actually want to move the case for whatever reason, copy the filing and point the archivenotice to Anshumantiwariofficials.
 * Decide you don't want to move or merge and only retarget the old case.
 * For what it's worth, I would generally recommend doing merges or moves after CU has been run, since having to move and retag multiple times in case CU finds an even older account can be pretty annoying. I hope this helps. --Blablubbs (talk) 12:11, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm not smarter; I just act like more of a know-it-all. But yes, my understanding of the text at the footer to the edit window is that signatures are sufficient attribution as long as every comment is signed and all of the signatures link to pages making clear the user's name or pseudonym. Still, if one is copying a page and expects the source page to be deleted, one can always list contributors' usernames in an ES. (See meta:Special:Diff/5725889 for a random example of a time that was necessary.) If the source page isn't being deleted, then the "see X page history for attribution" thing ought to suffice. Occasionally at RfD we'll move a page's history somewhere arbitrary just to keep the diffs, which in an extreme case of muddled archives might be useful at SPI, although probably not here. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 15:18, 4 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the explanations both; most helpful! - For sleeper check of the above accounts, as well as the accounts reported at Sockpuppet investigations/Anshuman Tiwari Official. --Jack Frost (talk) 08:47, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 14:27, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Tkeyahd1 and Coolblack4 are ✅ to each other. Also confirmed to those two are these accounts:
 * Tomasina3 is to the above, but that's based entirely on inclusion in a very wide IP range, so I wouldn't read much into it.   for sure.
 * Ronny141 is ❌ on the technical evidence.
 * As an aside, we have a habit of not tagging accounts because they're already glocked, or because we feel WP:DENY applies. From my point of view, all the lack of tagging does is makes it harder to investigate complex cases because I need to go on a scavenger hunt to correlate accounts.  -- RoySmith (talk) 15:03, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
 * It seems likely that this needs to be merged with Sockpuppet investigations/Anshuman Tiwari Official; please update all the tags once that's done, thanks. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:10, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Case merged to Sockpuppet investigations/Anshuman Tiwari Official. looks like a duck to me given simplewiki contributions, and has already been globally locked. All accounts tagged (except  given technical findings and behaviour).  including recommendation for LWCU given the accounts  which are blocked on Commons and ArzWiki respectively, and are clear ducks, but have not edited enwiki. Closing. --Jack Frost (talk) 21:22, 10 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Ronny141 is ❌ on the technical evidence.
 * As an aside, we have a habit of not tagging accounts because they're already glocked, or because we feel WP:DENY applies. From my point of view, all the lack of tagging does is makes it harder to investigate complex cases because I need to go on a scavenger hunt to correlate accounts.  -- RoySmith (talk) 15:03, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
 * It seems likely that this needs to be merged with Sockpuppet investigations/Anshuman Tiwari Official; please update all the tags once that's done, thanks. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:10, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Case merged to Sockpuppet investigations/Anshuman Tiwari Official. looks like a duck to me given simplewiki contributions, and has already been globally locked. All accounts tagged (except  given technical findings and behaviour).  including recommendation for LWCU given the accounts  which are blocked on Commons and ArzWiki respectively, and are clear ducks, but have not edited enwiki. Closing. --Jack Frost (talk) 21:22, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

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Same MO, same hijacking of articles, same username format. Mako001 (talk) 10:58, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, closing. Favonian (talk) 11:36, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

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Created at same time as other accounts listed above, same username format. Mako001 (talk) 11:06, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, closing. Favonian (talk) 11:37, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

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Same naming scheme as previous socks using the Teamuk name. Any sleepers whose insurance policies need canceled? —A little blue Bori v^_^v  Jéské Couriano 11:43, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

I added a couple more found by trolling Special:Users -- RoySmith (talk) 14:55, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * I've blocked the account and requested a global lock as well. Support request for CU, given his history of prolific socking. Favonian (talk) 12:00, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Sure enough: Teamindia141 added to the list. Favonian (talk) 13:48, 26 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Everybody here is either blocked or glocked.  -- RoySmith (talk) 17:34, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

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WP:DUCK test passed: Bricola12, Gull2022, फ़िज़ा3. Compare with this previous sock and this hijacked article version. He generally creates multiple socks, so a CU check for sleepers would be helpful. bonadea contributions talk 08:44, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * Blocked all the ducks. Strongly recommend sleeper sweep. Favonian (talk) 10:07, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 10:44, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Took a IRL break, so check was put on hold for about an hour.
 * Group 1
 * is to ✅ to.
 * is ✅ to
 * Group 2 ✅:
 * Group 3 ✅:
 * Group 2 and Group 3 are ✅ to each other
 * Group 1 is somewhere between and  to the other groups. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 11:42, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked account. Tagged, calling all the accounts ✅ to each other for the purposes of tagging. . Close. Dreamy Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 12:07, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Group 3 ✅:
 * Group 2 and Group 3 are ✅ to each other
 * Group 1 is somewhere between and  to the other groups. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 11:42, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked account. Tagged, calling all the accounts ✅ to each other for the purposes of tagging. . Close. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 12:07, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Group 2 and Group 3 are ✅ to each other
 * Group 1 is somewhere between and  to the other groups. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 11:42, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked account. Tagged, calling all the accounts ✅ to each other for the purposes of tagging. . Close. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 12:07, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

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Sock 3 sent a help request in WP:TH, where I responded. Sock 2 sent a talk page message to me regarding the same topic. Sock 3 was confirmed to be blocked for sockpuppeting by Sock 1 sent another talk page message to me regarding the same topic. Signed, Pichemist ( Contribs 11:50, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * फ़िज़ा3 is a sock of Anshuman Tiwari Official. Moving this case there. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 12:11, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
 * . Differing technical information to other socks, but similar geolocation. IMO CU results do not support sockpuppetry nor do they rule it out, so . Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 12:18, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Blocking Support2022. Tagging them as proven. . Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 12:29, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
 * That's an Indian mobile IP, so there's not much point to blocking it for a single edit several hours after the fact. (I didn't see any other activity that looked like them on the range). Closing without further action for now. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 14:19, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

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Pro forma filing. Recreation of Draft:Anshuman_Tiwari_(musician), a target of prior socks. firefly ( t · c ) 10:21, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

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 * firefly ( t · c ) 10:21, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

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Rockybhai3 has usual focus on en:Anshuman Tiwari to be a musician (various pagename variants in mainspace and draftspace). Also pagename-title behavior and user-talkpage behavior matches, a CU-blocked sock from earlier this year. Rocky10101996 has overlap with Rockybhai3 on other wikis, but has not been active on enwiki. Typical behaviors of this drawer include multiple accounts with name-patterns, each mostly focused on different wikis. I’ve indef’ed both, but this has been going on for over a year so I’m requesting CU for sleeper-check and to make sure CUs have recent data. DMacks (talk) 21:27, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to the master from notes on CU wiki. No other accounts visible to me at this time. Locks requested, closing.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:42, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

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Many369 re-activates a dormant account just after Mayamam123 account is locked for lock evasion. Duck blocked, but here for paperwork as I'm not sufficiently familiar with Meta. Star  Mississippi  02:14, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * Star  Mississippi  02:16, 16 February 2024 (UTC)