Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/AravindanLakshmikanthan/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( original case name)


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AravindanLakshmikanthan might end up as the master here, but Aravi0811 was the first account blocked. This concerns Vellore Institute of Technology and related articles. The institute took exception to some material in the article, and spent some time trying to have the content removed. Aravi0811 started editing in December and revealed that they were hired by the Institute to modify the article. After failing to disclose this on related articles, and repeatedly adding promotional content, they were blocked by [{User:Jimfbleak]]. Subsequently, Aravindan11 started editing, and added some of the same content to the article. I blocked this account as a clear duck, and then two other accounts appeared and added the same content: Shobanagopi, who had edited the article prior to the Aravindan11 account,, and Eight0090, who recently appeared and added a version of the content again. AravindanLakshmikanthan predates the other accounts, but has a username similarity with two, and has also edited almost exclusivly Vellore Institute of Technology and Kingston Engineering College - the latter being also edited as one of the two articles modified by Eight0090. If possible, I'd like to confirm that these are the same user, rather than possibly multiple users hired by the institution. - Bilby (talk) 04:12, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

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 * I blocked User:WilliamsFord as a sock as their only edit was to ask about this user's block. 331dot (talk) 11:07, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments



 * Also found and ✅:


 * Blocking and tagging confirmed socks.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   04:48, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Blocking and tagging confirmed socks.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   04:48, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Blocking and tagging confirmed socks.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   04:48, 31 December 2020 (UTC)


 * I've change the case name and tags to reflect the oldest confirmed sock. I'm also blocking and tagging Shobanagopi as suspected - CU says likely, and they're obviously only interested in the same subject, so either sock or meat. Closing Girth Summit  (blether)  15:13, 2 January 2021 (UTC)