Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Anup Rajbanshi/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( original case name)

Per WP:DUCK. This is either sockpuppetry or a highly coordinated case of WP:MEAT, the three account are essentially taking turns trying to publish what appears to be an autobio (Bimal Acharya, Draft:Bimal Acharya & Draft:Bimal Acharya1) and then two related pages (Gopal Chandra Budhathok, Draft:Gopal Chandra Budhathoki, Draft:Gopal Chandra Budhathoki1 & on the 2022 Mechinagar municipal election. Bimal Prasad Acharya actually once created the User:2022 Mechinagar Municipal election user page. GPL93 (talk) 14:17, 27 May 2022 (UTC)


 * I think you mean that Bimal Prasad Acharya created the 2022 Mechinagar Municipal election user account, rather than the user page. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 03:04, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

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 * Bimal, 2022 Mechinagar..., and the name that Google Translate says is Nepali for "Gopal Chandra Budhathoki" are all confirmed to one another. Moved to Anup Rajbanshi since they created the Bimal account. I'd normally slap the master with a week's block for socking, but there's enough NOTHERE that I'm just indeffing the lot., closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 01:52, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( original case name)

Both accounts have created pages Draft:Bimal Acharya, Bimal Acharya and have been contributing from a different account on Draft:Mayor of Mechinagar Munciplity in the same way and tone. I strongly think these are sockpuppet accounts. Owlf  📪  15:24, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

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 * Closing duplicate report. Sir Sputnik (talk) 03:07, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Compare version edited by blocked socks with newly created Draft:Gopal Chandra Budhathoki. – NJD-DE (talk) 22:31, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
 * IP *:617c added image File:Chairman of Barhadashi Rural Municipality.jpg to an article. Image had been uploaded a day before to Commons by a user named . Given the edit interest overlap and username similarity looks like another sock. – NJD-DE (talk) 22:52, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Adding another IP (usual range, blanked Draft:Gopal Chandra Budhathoki) and a user as the IP edited the user's sandbox. Also the user writes about Gopal Chandra Budhathokiwho in their sandbox, and makes other edits related to Nepali mayors. Requesting CU as more users seem to be popping up. – NJD-DE (talk) 10:11, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
 * And another user: Koi xaina. They uploaded File:Newly elected Chairman of Rural Municipal.jpg which Mike Meg then added to Draft:Devindra Prasad Chamlagain. – NJD-DE (talk) 17:58, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

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 * I was about to file an SPI but thanks you filed it. These all do have connections with each other for sure as possible sockpuppets or meatpuppets  D IVINE  18:41, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 13:37, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 * All of these are ✅ -- RoySmith (talk) 13:48, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Blocking and tagging all the named accounts.  -- RoySmith (talk) 13:56, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I also see both of whom I'd call  . -- RoySmith (talk) 14:02, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 * PS, if confirmed on behavior, Bhaskarrijal would be the oldest account. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:03, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Nabinvaiwiki and Bhaskarrijal don't look obviously related to me and I wouldn't put too much stock in a 'possilikely' result from this area of the world. The /48 range is currently blocked. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 23:39, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
recreated article Gopal Chandra Budhathoki with some of the same typos (e.g. "politicaian") and using an image uploaded by sock : File:Gopal Chandra Budhathoki (2022)2079 789.jpg. They also edited article Rabin Koirala which was created by a blocked sock. This article has also been edited by obvious sock. – NJD-DE (talk) 03:32, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

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 * FYI, I have already placed a request for investigation at Sockpuppet investigations/Curious boy km. Kind regards, &mdash; Tulsi   24x7  03:41, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 17:30, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- RoySmith (talk) 17:38, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Same general interest in Mechinagar Municipality, List of mayors of Pokhara and some specific things I noticed: – NJD-DE (talk) 14:35, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Account created 3 days after recent sock block
 * Wikilinks to Kalayan Khadka in infobox of Rabin Koirala: Special:Diff/1102332602, Special:Diff/1104077713
 * Uploading images for the same people, e.g. for List of mayors of Pokhara: File:Dhanraj Acharya 2079(2022).jpg, File:Dhanraj Acharya 16.jpg
 * Uploading images on Commons while editing but not actually publishing their sandbox: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Log/Mike_Meg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Log/Ojibwe_Kerry, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Log/Harrison_Fordham

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 * - probably worth a check The SandDoctor  Talk 03:47, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
 * -  Girth Summit  (blether)  10:00, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅; don't see any other accounts at this time.  Girth Summit  (blether)  10:06, 13 August 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Brand new account and sock master's favorite editing on Mechinagar Municipality. Also, used files that were previously uploaded by one of his socks (I've deleted those files on Commons as copyright violation). Kind regards, &mdash; Tulsi   24x7  05:42, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged. Leaving CU request for others. Bbb23 (talk) 13:05, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ plus the following accounts:
 * , closing. Mz7 (talk) 00:13, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
 * , closing. Mz7 (talk) 00:13, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
 * , closing. Mz7 (talk) 00:13, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
 * , closing. Mz7 (talk) 00:13, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
 * , closing. Mz7 (talk) 00:13, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Similar username. Similar area of interest. Like blocked sock they add an image of Dhiraj Pratap Singh to article Inspector General of Police (Nepal):  Special:Diff/1103928646, Special:Diff/1106603026. Image was uploaded few hours earlier by who is not registered on enwiki. – NJD-DE (talk) 17:51, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged. I'm not sure the CU request is needed, but leaving that decision to others. Bbb23 (talk) 18:36, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Agree that CU probably isn't necessary this time as it was run a few days ago. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 22:47, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Duck. Usedtobecool ☎️ 17:36, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

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 * Comment - Also add this user to the list, some images have been uploaded in the name of Anup Rajbanshi. PravinGanechari (talk) 06:07, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Add this user to the list as well. In the List of mayors of Pokhara page,  had added the Image earlier, the same Image   is also adding. PravinGanechari (talk) 21:01, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment - All files deleted and blocked on Commons. Kind regards, &mdash; Tulsi   24x7  03:05, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Requesting CU. Last time run 24 August and uncovered bunch of accounts with less obvious usernames then.– NJD-DE (talk) 15:50, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

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 * -  Girth Summit  (blether)  17:55, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to one another, and to :
 * I will block and tag all. Girth Summit  (blether)  18:08, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I will block and tag all. Girth Summit  (blether)  18:08, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I will block and tag all. Girth Summit  (blether)  18:08, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I will block and tag all. Girth Summit  (blether)  18:08, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I will block and tag all. Girth Summit  (blether)  18:08, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Same images uploaded on Commons which were previously uploaded by their puppets. Edit on Harka Raj Rai just few days after block. &mdash; Tulsi   24x7  12:40, 15 September 2022 (UTC)

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 * ✅ -- RoySmith (talk) 01:55, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
editing same articles as the blocked sock, I share the same suspicion of the above report that Uraj Magazine is also a sock. Venkat TL (talk) 11:15, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

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 * -- RoySmith (talk) 02:00, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
DUCK &mdash; Tulsi   24x7  15:27, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus -- RoySmith (talk) 01:58, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
New account with same interests and edit on similar articles as in Harka Raj Rai. &mdash; Tulsi   24x7  03:21, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

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 * plus the following accounts:
 * , closing. Mz7 (talk) 19:00, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
 * , closing. Mz7 (talk) 19:00, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
 * , closing. Mz7 (talk) 19:00, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
New account with same repeated activities; same photographs uploading on Commons, similar edits on Puppet master's favourite articles. &mdash; Tulsi   24x7  05:30, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

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 * See above. Closing. Mz7 (talk) 19:00, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Same nature of edits and interests. To note as evidence, edits on sock's favourite articles: Mayor of Dharan and Harka Raj Rai. &mdash; Tulsi   24x7  12:18, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to the last few socks; blocking and tagging.  Girth Summit  (blether)  14:03, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
DUCK. Please check archives. Similar names had created by sock master. &mdash; Tulsi   24x7  04:07, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

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 * , . Note to archiving clerk, I added |crosswiki=yes because of frequent cross-wiki abuse. Couldn't find a mention of who's allowed to in the guideline pages, hope you don't mind. Therefore, also . DatGuyTalkContribs 06:24, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Duck: – NJD-DE (talk) 12:31, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Similar username like recently blocked
 * Account creation 1.5h after global lock of latest sock
 * Edits same articles, e.g. Mechinagar Municipality, Mayor of Dharan

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 * ,, , and so forth. Closing. DatGuyTalkContribs 13:23, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Edits on Mayor/politics articles and same images upload on Commons. &mdash; Tulsi   24x7  05:30, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 18:18, 15 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Dakota Gonna is ✅. Kon college has no edits on enwiki.   -- RoySmith (talk) 18:26, 15 October 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
New account with same edits pattern from Anup's socks. Edits revolve around same Nepali politics and same images upload on Commons. &mdash; Tulsi   24x7  09:45, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 12:56, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- RoySmith (talk) 13:03, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
New account just after few hour of block of previous sock. Edit on Harka Raj Rai and repeated uploads on Commons. &mdash; Tulsi   24x7  07:33, 21 October 2022 (UTC)

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 * --Blablubbs (talk) 10:08, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Both ✅, ., , closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 10:13, 21 October 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
New account with same editing interests and also edit on Harka Raj Rai's article on newiki. &mdash; Tulsi   24x7  12:53, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

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I added Nirvana Karima to the list. Some reasons here: – NJD-DE (talk) 22:25, 30 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Gopal Chandra Budhathoki recreated by Oceanpoudel and then edited by Nirvana Karima
 * Hikmat Kumar Karki created by Oceanpoudel, Nirvana Karima adds a link to it on Sher Dhan Rai cabinet
 * Saraswati Pokharel created by Oceanpoudel and then edited by Nirvana Karima

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 * -  Girth Summit  (blether)  11:49, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Both ✅, to amongst others. Didn't see any others. Locks requested. Closing.   Girth Summit  (blether)  11:55, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
New account with same interest and edits pattern &mdash; Tulsi   24x7  07:51, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * to . Would probably confirm if I was more familiar with the case. Close. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:23, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:24, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I see that lock has been requested; archiving.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:42, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
New account with same politics interests &mdash; Tulsi   24x7  07:45, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * This may be case of Sockpuppet investigations/Curious boy km as well because of edit on Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel. Kind regards, &mdash; Tulsi   24x7  07:47, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * to previous socks. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 01:10, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
 * . Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 01:18, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Similar username like sockmaster, same area of interest. Article Jeevan Bahadur Shahi is an example having been the target by multiple Rajbanshi socks. – NJD-DE (talk) 11:40, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * Yep., . Closing. DatGuyTalkContribs 14:17, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

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Bennv123 (talk) 16:50, 15 November 2022 (UTC) Bennv123 (talk) 16:50, 15 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Created shortly after previous sock User:Olive Sharma Rajbansi was blocked, with the same area of interest (Nepalese politicians). Editing same pages that previous socks targeted, including: Rajendra Kumar Rai (Nepalese politician), Upama Kumari Dev, Sher Dhan Rai, Bhim Acharya.
 * This edit in which they seemingly identified themselves as a sock of Anup Rajbanshi on their userpage.

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 * -  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:53, 15 November 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅, also:
 * Blocking, will request locks. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:57, 15 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Blocking, will request locks. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:57, 15 November 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Same politics interest and nature of edits, for instance, Mayor of Pokhara and Mechinagar Municipality. &mdash; Tulsi   24x7  03:17, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

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Just FTR, I started a thread about Commonscity at ANI, Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents.

As regards the socking, here are some diffs for Commonscity – no obvious smoking guns for PenGear, but I did not spend a very long time looking:
 * prev sock Harmony look, Commonscity
 * prev sock Oceanpoudel, Commonscity --bonadea contributions talk 08:47, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * . --Blablubbs (talk) 12:13, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
 * These are ✅ to each other and the master:
 * . did not show up in the check, although I would have expected them to if they actually are a sock, and I don't think behaviour is very strong here (the editing pattern seems substantially more focused than it does for confirmed socks I've looked at). An independent check on that account is  for the time being. I'll set this to checked in case someone has more concrete evidence to share for PenGear, but would suggest closing in a few days if that doesn't happen. --Blablubbs (talk) 12:24, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Two more:
 * --Blablubbs (talk) 12:36, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Closing, thanks. Spicy (talk) 02:37, 26 November 2022 (UTC)
 * . did not show up in the check, although I would have expected them to if they actually are a sock, and I don't think behaviour is very strong here (the editing pattern seems substantially more focused than it does for confirmed socks I've looked at). An independent check on that account is  for the time being. I'll set this to checked in case someone has more concrete evidence to share for PenGear, but would suggest closing in a few days if that doesn't happen. --Blablubbs (talk) 12:24, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Two more:
 * --Blablubbs (talk) 12:36, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Closing, thanks. Spicy (talk) 02:37, 26 November 2022 (UTC)
 * --Blablubbs (talk) 12:36, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Closing, thanks. Spicy (talk) 02:37, 26 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Closing, thanks. Spicy (talk) 02:37, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Edit on Rajendra Kumar Rai (Nepalese politician). New account with same politics interests and the same images upload activities on the Wikimedia Commons. &mdash; Tulsi   24x7  06:08, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * Last name of reported new username matched with their one of the previous socks, . Kind regards, &mdash; Tulsi   24x7  06:12, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * ✅ -- RoySmith (talk) 15:13, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Attempted to edit user page of blocked sock; see Special:AbuseLog/34053946. Editing interests appear to be in line with previously observed behavior. Uhai (talk) 05:22, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * No doubt. DatGuyTalkContribs 12:11, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Spicy (talk) 22:15, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Similar nature of edits and interest; Mayor of Dharan and so on &mdash; Tulsi   24x7  13:55, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * -  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  16:00, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅, plus:
 * Blocking etc. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  16:07, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Blocking etc. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  16:07, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Disruptive moves, messing up edit histories, of same articles previously disrupted by master account and socks. --Soman (talk) 20:02, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * The account is a galringly obvious sockpuppet, and I have blocked it. I shall now look at clearing up some of the mess it has created, and then look at the IP address if I have time. At a quick glance it seems the IP address is this persn, but I haven't yet checked thoroughly enough to take any action. JBW (talk) 20:38, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, the IP editor is clearly the same person, and has now been range blocked for a week by . JBW (talk) 21:06, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Proforma - cu-confirmed, mostly blocked already, adding for the scripts. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether) 15:46, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * Locks requested, closing.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  15:47, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
The usual behaviour of disruptive page moves and redirects. User:339pizza moved existing redirect Aindra to Aindra Bikram Begha, previously deleted G5 at Draft:Aindra_Bikram_Begha. User:89 Merry then jumped in to create the article:.

339pizza also:
 * moved redirect Tilak to Tilak Rai
 * recreated Pradeep Kumar Bhandari at Pradeep Kumar Bhandari (Nepalese politician)
 * recreated Jay Ram Yadav at Jay Ram Yadav (Nepalese politician)
 * recreated G5’d Gopal Chandra Budhathoki
 * etc., in a blizzard of redirect creations for their next sock account to come along and fill. 2A01:4C8:B3:B050:71DD:2B8D:47B5:2B0A (talk) 11:49, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

89 Merry also vandalised this SPI:, and created Draft:Hikmat Karki cabinet, after 339pizza created redirect Hikmat Karki cabinet. 2A01:4C8:B3:B050:71DD:2B8D:47B5:2B0A (talk) 14:51, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * Very - blocked, tagged, closing.  firefly  ( t · c ) 15:28, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
1. Also created some articles on simplewiki that I deleted: created simple:Minister of Health (Bagmati Province); enwiki version (Minister of Health (Bagmati Province)) had also been created by sock of Anup Rajbanshi. History indicates there may be others. --IWI (talk) 12:13, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * The account doesn't exist at en.wiki. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:16, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Mostly edit on Mayor related articles, adding fair use images and behavior looks same. Tulsi  24x7  03:56, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅; too. Blocking both and requesting locks, going to do a quick sweep.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  15:20, 21 March 2023 (UTC)
 * That looks like it for now, closing.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  15:27, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Clear overlap with previous socks on this farm in almost every edit. All edits seem to be moving articles around, redirecting and 'accepting' draft space articles.

See public logs for the below (and there are many more):


 * Nirmala Limbu - 339pizza
 * Bhakti Prasad Sitaula - 339pizza
 * Indra Bahadur Angbo - 339pizza and Oceanpoudel, both socks of each other
 * Nagesh Koirala (Nepalese politician) - Komi respubliko (confirmed sock from same farm)
 * Jeevan Acharya - 339pizza
 * Durga Prasad Chapagain - 339pizza
 * Pradeep Kumar Bhandari (Nepalese politician) - 339pizza

Now you will also notice that all of the articles touched by 1govnvl were created by an 'IP user'. This is obviously the same person and what the user is trying to do is game the system by doing all of the 'significant edits' under an IP knowing damn well that we're not allowed to connect an IP to a user. The end result being that the articles are technically ineligible for the WP:G5 deletion that they sure as hell deserve. Is there any chance that we can apply common sense and still G5 all of these articles? Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 19:00, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

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 * I was just coming to make the same report. There is also an IP address involved in these article recreations an mentioned above. Thank you. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 19:27, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
 * They have already been blocked as a sockpuppet but I'd still be interested in a Checkuser's opinion. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 02:20, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I know that typically you just close a SPI case if the editor is blocked. But articles have already been CSD G5 deleted and so it's worth knowing whether or not this has been block evasion. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 23:44, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
 * It's been over a week, will a new post cause this request to pop to the top of the SPI list? Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 03:48, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
 * SPI is very very slow. A week is nothing. There are not many SPIs, so most likely, everyone is always aware of all reports. It's just that there are even fewer people working them and WP:NOTREQUIRED applies. Usedtobecool ☎️ 10:01, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Many thanks, Dreamy Jazz. I primarily wanted to know if this was ban evasion and it looks like it was. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 02:26, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
 * It looks like their article creations have already been CSD G5'd when they were identified as a sockpuppet by a non-CUer admin. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 02:29, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to a previously confirmed sock . Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 12:16, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
 * @Liz for the above Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 12:19, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 12:17, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

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Over the last few days there have been a large number of Nepalese politician stubs submitted to AfC all from the 182.50.66.0/24 range. I noticed that many off these are were previously deleted as created by other Anup Rajbanshi sock accounts. Not sure if anything can be done due to CheckUser limits with IPs but though I would report KylieTastic (talk) 16:05, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * IP range is now blocked for one year. Bbb23 (talk) 13:42, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Disruptive moves, messing up edit histories, of same type of Nepali politician articles previously disrupted by master account and socks. --Soman (talk) 15:30, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

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 * Same pattern, account as suspected and IP for a week., closing. DatGuyTalkContribs 17:16, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

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Another IP that seems to be linked to the tag-team effort of the sock-puppeteer. I can't say with 100% certainity, but it is very weird that an anon IP would pick up on the editing drive just 2 minutes after the disruptive moves. --Soman (talk) 22:45, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

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 * No edits for a few weeks so no need to block now. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 07:06, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Repeated creation of Nepalese politician releated articles. Fade258 (talk) 13:44, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

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 * - CU cannot connect an IP address to an account. RoySmith (talk) 23:14, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
 * /64 blocked for one month. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 07:07, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Creating several redirects related to the articles created by the master. UtherSRG (talk) 13:12, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

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 * Yes, that's them. Tagged, lock requested.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  15:12, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

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Pretty obvious editing pattern, again with the redirect and moves as before. --Soman (talk) 23:11, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

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 * by as part of a large range, I don't see anything else to do here. Vanamonde (Talk) 00:25, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Recreation of Draft:Gita Timsina, previously created by  94rain  <sup style="color:gold">Talk  04:09, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked this IP and one other. Closing. Izno (talk) 23:17, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

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Creation of Nepalese politician bios which were previously created by socks of master account Saqib (talk) 07:39, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

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 * Given the duration that has passed, lack of history of the IPv6, and the likely dynamic nature of that address, closing without action. The SandDoctor  Talk 16:25, 16 June 2024 (UTC)