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Pro-forma, see below. Blablubbs (talk) 12:36, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅ and blocked at Sockpuppet investigations/Yoodaba (perma), , closing. Blablubbs (talk) 12:38, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

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Recreated Draft:Saphyte, previously created by two socks see Special:Undelete/Draft:Saphyte. More crossover at Michael_K._Obeng e.g.   and at Rachid_Yazami e.g.    SmartSE (talk) 17:35, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

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This probably belongs to Sockpuppet investigations/CharmenderDeol, which was split out from a previous Yoodaba report. MarioGom (talk) 17:53, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

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 * Concur with Mario that this is more likely to be CharmenderDeol. Moved here from WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Yoodaba, for confirmation and sleeper check. --Blablubbs (talk) 18:33, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * - - TheresNoTime 😺 21:13, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * It's fairly when compared to  etc, but not enough for me to block on technical evidence alone.  - TheresNoTime 😺 21:23, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Behaviour seals the deal. - please block the sock indefinitely.  --Blablubbs (talk) 12:57, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * . GeneralNotability (talk) 01:33, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

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See also timings in consolidated contributions. Also compare edit summaries. Ping me for some further beans if needed. MarioGom (talk) 14:59, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Pinkypanther1234:, especially Michael K. Obeng.
 * Chromestorm:
 * Dupetube12345:

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 * - ~TNT (she/they • talk) 22:22, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
 * are to each other, and  to previously blocked sock.
 * is to, and therefore only  to previously blocked sock.
 * for tagging. No blocks made ~TNT (she/they • talk) 22:28, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Pinkypanther and Chromestorm. Evaluating Dupetube. GeneralNotability (talk) 14:27, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Dupetube is shouting UPE and shares some quirks with the rest of this group, but I could see them being a different UPE as well., but this is a low-confidence tagging. GeneralNotability (talk) 14:31, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

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Both accounts with Mon-Fri editing and similar behavioral patterns. See overlaps: Also Discologist created Draft:ĐÀO Minh Quân (permalink) using File:DAO_Minh_Quan.jpg, uploaded by Skybluepants24. MarioGom (talk) 16:42, 25 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Added Iamnumber55. MarioGom (talk) 23:09, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

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 * I was coming here myself to report PinkedInPumpkin. They created Draft:Jermaine Melvin and continued editing Draft:Rubba Ducks which both smell of UPE. SmartSE (talk) 15:05, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Added Alootikki96 per crossover with Iamnumber55 here and here. Not active here, but also see evidence of crossover between these accounts via Commons:Special:Contributions/Nirmaln404. SmartSE (talk) 13:55, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

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 * I've blocked and tagged PinkedInPumpkin because I noticed them outside of this SPI. My not addressing the other suspected socks has nothing to do with the merits of this filing. Bbb23 (talk) 15:28, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
 * for confirmation. GeneralNotability (talk) 00:03, 19 September 2021 (UTC)
 * - ~TNT (she/they • talk) 13:44, 19 September 2021 (UTC)
 * TL;DR
 * Account groups:
 * Group 1: are ✅ to each other.
 * Group 2: are ✅ to each other.
 * Group 3: are ✅ to each other.


 * is very to all accounts in Groups 1 to 3 (by range, geoloc & data).
 * and Groups 1 to 3 are all to, but we can't be sure as the master's last login was from a proxy.
 * Compared to previous socks, these accounts are only (again, due to evasion).
 * I have made no blocks as the behavioural evidence needs evaluation in absence of reliable technical data ~TNT (she/they • talk) 14:10, 19 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Based on the overlap on obscure spammy pages, CU results, and a few other behavioural similarities that I'd rather not spell out here per BEANS, I'm very confident that the four reported accounts are related to each other and the master. The three accounts found by CU -, , and - have no contributions on enwiki. However, they do have contributions to Commons, and these show that they are connected to the CharmenderDeol sockfarm.Denverdiscog uploaded c:File:Luis_Marti.jpg, which was added to an article by Discologist . Nirmaln404 uploaded images relating to Draft:Uplift11 and Draft:Rubba Ducks, which have been extensively edited by CharmenderDeol sockpuppets. JollyDolly12345 uploaded c:File:AQUILES_ESTE.jpg, which is in use on a a simplewiki article created by  (an account which is now stale on enwiki); and which exists on enwiki as Draft:Aquiles Este, created by . Blackiepanther1234 shows all the usual behavioural tells of this farm and considering that a previously blocked sock was named , .  - Please block the accounts listed in the filing and found by CU, plus Blackiepanther1234. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 08:13, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
 * , I'll go delete some stuff. Back to you, . --Blablubbs (talk) 08:20, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Tagged the untagged accounts as suspected to the master, owing to the messiness of the CU data. . Closing. Spicy (talk) 08:39, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

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Same quirks as previous accounts and overlap at Draft:Michael Ede, so very likely the same person as Iamnumber55 and Alootikki96. MarioGom (talk) 22:52, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

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Between the technical evidence and the behavior of these accounts, I find it very likely that this is one or more people in some kind of UPE farm - and I note that Bettythebeth, Hillster, and The Cosmic Beaver's userpages have paid editing disclosures that include their employers (which is nice, but if other folks from their firm are editing without disclosure...that's not acceptable). the lot,. GeneralNotability (talk) 01:52, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
 * GeneralNotability (talk) 00:48, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Hammerhead.thor is to  and  from the archive.
 * In addition:
 * is ✅ to Hammerhead.thor
 * And the following accounts are or better to each other and to CharmanderDeol, technical evidence suggests that this is more than one person:
 * (see their spam blacklist log)
 * (ironically)
 * There are also failed login attempts to, who is . GeneralNotability (talk) 01:43, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Also: (unsurprising, given the declarations on their, Bettythebeth, and The Cosmic Beaver's userpages)
 * (see their spam blacklist log)
 * (ironically)
 * There are also failed login attempts to, who is . GeneralNotability (talk) 01:43, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Also: (unsurprising, given the declarations on their, Bettythebeth, and The Cosmic Beaver's userpages)
 * (ironically)
 * There are also failed login attempts to, who is . GeneralNotability (talk) 01:43, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Also: (unsurprising, given the declarations on their, Bettythebeth, and The Cosmic Beaver's userpages)
 * There are also failed login attempts to, who is . GeneralNotability (talk) 01:43, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Also: (unsurprising, given the declarations on their, Bettythebeth, and The Cosmic Beaver's userpages)

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Pro forma, found while performing followup checks. GeneralNotability (talk) 18:26, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

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 * Technical evidence puts Thecooleditor96 as to . Between that and behavior, I'm convinced., . GeneralNotability (talk) 18:27, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

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Same editing pattern, large edit summary overlap (e.g. ), consistent timecards. MarioGom (talk) 21:56, 17 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Added Summerlove21 . MarioGom (talk) 22:01, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

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 * - Error404forever's edit summary patterns and general MO look very similar to what I've seen from this group before. I'm slightly less confident about Summerlove21, but the diffs presented here, plus overlap with previous accounts on, are enough to make me suspicious. Please compare to previous accounts and check for sleepers, as sleeper checks have proven fruitful in the past. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 22:33, 17 November 2021 (UTC)
 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 01:28, 18 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I compared Error404forever and Summerlove21 to an assortment of proven socks in the archives, plus some data in cuwiki. The IPs (and geolocations) differ, and there's no indication of proxy use from our proxy-detection tools.  On the other hand, the user agents are such a close match, I'm tempted to be skeptical about the IPs.  So, I think  with a side-order of  . -- RoySmith (talk) 01:54, 18 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Looking at the totality of the behaviour and the CU results, I'm convinced these accounts are related. -  please indef Error404forever and Summerlove21. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 01:39, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
 * (nb. non-CU action) ~TheresNoTime (to explain!) 03:24, 19 November 2021 (UTC)

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Checked per history at Nick Fowler:. ✅ by CheckUser. – bradv 🍁  17:30, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * – bradv 🍁  17:31, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

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Draft:John William Connor was created by. The subject was notable, so I created Jack Connor (physicist). Illsavetheworld has now added content directly from that deleted draft to the article e.g. Connor developed an interest in elementary particle work, including the bootstrap model of elementary particles and new ideas about quarks. Googling that phrase doesn't bring up any mirrors, so it seems unlikely they've stumbled across it. have also both raised COI/UPE concerns with them about their other creations. SmartSE (talk) 15:20, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * -  Girth Summit  (blether)  15:33, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅, along with, , , and . Blocking and tagging.  Girth Summit  (blether)  15:39, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * For future reference:
 * --Blablubbs (talk) 15:42, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Found too. .  --Blablubbs (talk) 15:52, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * too. --Blablubbs (talk) 15:56, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * --Blablubbs (talk) 15:42, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Found too. .  --Blablubbs (talk) 15:52, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * too. --Blablubbs (talk) 15:56, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * too. --Blablubbs (talk) 15:56, 11 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the speedy service! I've deleted everything they've created per G5. SmartSE (talk) 15:59, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * - - this is a bit of a funny one. Those accounts you just blocked are operating on the same narrow range with identical (common) user agents as one another, and to the blocked socks  and .  looks like a sleeper, and  has recently been created and started editing on the same range/user agent as well. However, a couple of things: first, the range they're on looks stable, and it geolocates to a different country from the range that the socks I just blocked (Cashewsandalmonds21, Excaliber1995 etc) were on (which was also pretty stable). Also, looking at the simultaneous editing by Error404forever at David Belfall and by Lavenderpeople on Borno State and then on Jam Arjan, it would need to be either two people, or one person switching back and forth between two computers. I'm wondering if this is a case of closely coordinated people, potentially in different locations. Can you explain how you concluded that these were socks? I'll ping  as well, who has blocked some of these socks before and may have some insight. Cheers  Girth Summit  (blether)  16:44, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * @Girth Summit: The initial discovery was via c:File:Doug Batchelor.jpg (uploaded by Excalibur1995) and Special:Undelete/Doug Batchelor, what sealed the deal was an edit summary comparison between those two and confirmed socks, especially Illsavetheworld. I am basically dead certain this is all the same tightly knit meatfarm or individual (they've started evading recently, so I'd prefer to not get more specific than that, but I can contact you privately if you aren't seeing the same thing). --Blablubbs (talk) 16:50, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * OK, thanks. I've just noted in the archives that TNT's action here was non-CU; it was who investigate last time, and noticed the same disparity in the geolocations. There are some notes on CU wiki; if you want to forward me any observations in an e-mail, I might expand those notes a bit. At the moment I'm swithering about whether this really ought to be two separate cases (one for each of the IP locations), or whether it makes more sense to keep it all under one roof. Other opinions would be welcome.  Girth Summit  (blether)  16:56, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * @Girth Summit: Email sent :) --Blablubbs (talk) 17:17, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * (Blocking Fossilfuel88 and Hilofilo96 without tags for now while we figure this out)  Girth Summit  (blether)  16:45, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * OK, I've discussed this off-wiki with Blablubbs, and am content to keep this all under one case based on the behaviour. I will tag the remaining socks I blocked and close. Girth Summit  (blether)  14:57, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

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See below --Blablubbs (talk) 15:32, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * Already blocked, but filing for a sleeper check. I don't want to say too much, but even a very brief comparison to the behaviour of and, as well as  should be more than enough grounds for checking. – please look for others.  --Blablubbs (talk) 15:35, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 15:52, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
 * On the technical evidence, Knight of CAW is ❌. There's some notes in cuwiki, and  I'll email you with a few more details.  The gist is, unless you're really, really, sure about the behavioral identification, my suggestion would be to unblock.  I didn't look for sleepers. -- RoySmith (talk) 16:12, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Welp. Technical call notwithstanding, I am really, really, really sure. I'll leave this open in case anyone else wants to evaluate behaviour, though. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:41, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't see anybody jumping up to re-evaluate, so I'm going to close this. If Knight of CAW wants to protest their innocence, they can file an unblock request. -- RoySmith (talk) 16:02, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

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Both working for Wiki Creators LLC per their user pages. CherylWiki007 was created shortly after ElizabethWiki2001 block, which is unappealed so far. ElizabethWiki2001 claimed to be the only editor at the company. MarioGom (talk) 11:35, 2 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Note about the relation to CharmenderDeol: there seems to be a connection to the disclosed paid editors in CharmenderDeol (linked to Digitonics / Sybex Labs). I opened as a separate SPI since accounts in both cases are associated to different companies. I don't rule out that the accounts are controlled by the same person though, maybe after switching companies. MarioGom (talk) 10:06, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

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wrt the CharmanderDeol linkage, does it make articles and drafts created by ElizabethWiki2001 eligible for G5 speedy deletion? ☆ Bri (talk) 17:52, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

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 * - Apparently this should be moved to Sockpuppet investigations/CharmenderDeol. Bbb23 (talk) 13:04, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
 * CherylWiki is to ElizabethWiki. There are a couple other accounts on the same range as CherylWiki/ElizabethWiki that I'd also call likely, but I am not sufficiently confident based on behavior to name them publicly right now. Both are  to CharmenderDeol - same country, similar (very common) UAs, different ISPs, inconclusive geolocation, no indication of proxy use. GeneralNotability (talk) 18:45, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Merged, as suspected to CD, closing.  --Blablubbs (talk) 09:44, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

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Re-creating Draft:Michael Ede, which was created and re-created by two previous socks ( and ) Drm310 🍁 (talk) 17:50, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

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 * et al. is essentially a UPE farm. Given the name and obvious COI edits, strikes me as either the subject of the article creating an autobiography, or another (newer) UPE editor. Regardless of which they are, they've now been warned and the article has been deleted as spam. I'm going to close without action at present, though if  make spammy edits again, they should likely be blocked for that. --Jack Frost (talk) 19:05, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

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There is a lot of overlap with a past CD sock - I'm not very familiar with this group but this seems to be quite a similar pattern.

WforWriter joined shortly after did and while it was before the sock was blocked and presumably didn't show up in CU, there's a lot of overlap.

Specifically, the first edit WfW makes is to Lucky Budd, which in itself isn't a huge deal, but their edit summaries are eerily similar. This edit by JB on April 14 (ve, switched) (Added Sources, Added recent information, and copyedited the article.) and then this edit on April 18th by WfW (ve, switched) (references, new information, and copy checked for mistakes.)

Not to mention that both Jessica and WfW's accounts have a spiel on their userpage about going to NYU/being from NY and have very, very similar timecards

Then we also have Daniel1996Wiki, who's edits follow Jessicas, specifically at Kyle Bass with both WfW and JB. this edit by JB on May 11 (ve, switched) (Added Sources, copyedited the article and removed information that was not credibly cited. Edited for accuracy and notability according to the guidelines of Wikipedia.) followed 2 days later by Daniel with this edit (ve, switched) (Added Sources, copy-edited the article and removed information that was not credibly cited. Edited for accuracy and notability according to the guidelines of Wikipedia.) and then edits by WforW interspersed throughout these two.

JB also had this draft link on their userpage, which was again created by them and who has a nearly identical userpage to Daniel

It's also worth noting Daniel1996Wiki created Premier Rugby Sevens, which is listed here on the nearly identical userpage of a blocked CD sock as being paid.

And we also have the obvious keep vote socking at this AFD, for an article which was created by JB. PRAXIDICAE🌈 19:53, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I have also added SalikSahmed as Daniel and this account co-edited Shyla Murray, and they share similar edit summaries to other socks here. PRAXIDICAE🌈 19:55, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 18:13, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * On the surface, none of these are related, but there's extensive proxy use, so I'd ignore the CU results and figure this one out just on behavior. -- RoySmith (talk) 18:20, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Behaviour looks convincing to me, especially combined with the proxy use. --Blablubbs (talk) 18:37, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

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Seemingly UPE editing pattern (autoconfirmed gaming and creation of dubious articles). MikvahAssasin created this sandbox draft about Elissa Altman. An identical article was created in mainspace by RebelliousPujol a few days later. Both of these accounts share an obvious edit summary quirk. Matzah sedar has the same quirk, same UPE-ish behaviour, and their username, like MikvahAssassin's, contains Hebrew terms. Spicy (talk) 22:45, 11 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * - to check if this is part of a larger UPE ring. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 22:46, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
 * @Spicy I assume UPE means Unleavened Portable Eats? -- RoySmith (talk) 23:27, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 23:24, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
 * There is extensive proxy use by all three accounts, and the proxy usage looks more sophisticated than the typical residential "I want to watch NetFlix in a different country" kind of thing. -- RoySmith (talk) 23:41, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, that's not unexpected. - please indef all 3 accounts as suspected socks of each other based on behaviour.  Spicy (talk) 23:55, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
 * -- Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she&#124;they&#124;xe) 01:37, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

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Similar pattern, like the use of Hebrew terms as username, incubating drafts in sandbox and then posting on mainspace.
 * Like, worked on A.R Capetta in the sandbox (diff: ), posted it on mainspace (diff:), and then emptied the sandbox afterwards (diff:) versus.
 * Compare edit summary, at Draft:Scott Adelson */Starting Article*/ (diff:) by User:BumbleGore versus at Cory DeAn Cowley */Starting Article/* (diff:) by . Another (use of "about" and use of */ /*, etc.), at A.R Capetta, about award-winning american author, by User:BumbleGore versus at Abraham Morgentaler */Starting Article/* about American Urologist by (diff:).
 * , chosed a Hebrew word(s) as thier username. Edit summary match (use of "about" and mistake like uncapitalized "american", starting article about american philosopher at Raymond Belliotti (diff:) versus about award-winning american author, at A.R Capetta, by User:BumbleGore. And, starting article about american philosopher at Raymond Belliotti (diff:) at Raymond Belliotti versus starting article about a lawyer at Robert Seiden (diff:) or Starting Article at Elissa Altman (diff:).
 * Another usual behavior, User:ShiraSynagogue started work on their client Rohith V.S. (diff:) then switched to Raymond Belliotti, incubated in sandox and then posted it on mainspace, blanked in the end (diff:).
 * has exclusively edited Raymond Belliotti, added a photo, used words like "updated CV" so they are definitely related (diff:).
 * Checkuser may help uncover their other accounts which I believe are many. I won't be surprised if they are in different countries as shown before (in fact, this will further confirm) Behavior evidence is enough already).
 * Note: Based on stylometry, they are very likely part of Sockpuppet_investigations/CharmenderDeol/Archive sockfarm. 31.205.13.109 (talk) 16:12, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 14:54, 26 November 2022 (UTC)
 * This is much the same story as in 11 November 2022. There's extensive proxy use, and in some vague way the pattern is similar to what was seen before, but I really can't say anything beyond  .  I took a brief look at some notes we've got on CharmenderDeol.  Again, other than some vague patterns about proxy use, there's nothing useful CU can say about the two cases being related. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:17, 26 November 2022 (UTC)
 * About the relation to CharmenderDeol, I think it's too weak. I would advise against a merge at the moment. MarioGom (talk) 08:39, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Ok. Actually, it is definitely CharmenderDeol (the Wiki Creators LLC subgroup). This needs a merge to CharmenderDeol. MarioGom (talk) 19:09, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
 * - please, block ShiraSynagogue and BumbleGore as suspected to CharmenderDeol. Beyond what's in the report, there's a good dose of WP:BEANS here, so ping me if you need them. I could use a second opinion on Petite Maman Marion. MarioGom (talk) 20:10, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
 * , including, who fits the technical pattern fairly well. Closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 20:23, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

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WP:DUCK per previous socks and. Quickly editing various articles to get autoconfirmed status, then immediately worked on content eventually used to create the article Linda Gerdner. The editor, presumably the article's subject, has commented on their talk page that they paid the company Wiki Creators LLC for their work on this article. That would also make this account an undisclosed paid editor, working for the same company as the two aforementioned blocked socks. Drm310 🍁 (talk) 05:02, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * I simply tried to rectify information on my page that was not factual and so in an effort to maintain my integrity. I believe that my accomplishment over the years, as made me a potential candidate for wikipedia page. I hired WikicreatorLLC to create a page. We have been working on this for almost a year. I check and paid for the services in Dec 2021. I wrote an initial draft with valuation and references. Stallone was assigned to this project. He consistly rewrote information with grammatical errors an misinformation. He would not allow a return of my investment. I we went back an forth with corrections. I was primarily concerned about the content and that it was an accurate reflection of my work and contributions. I had given him all the references in the beginning and he had included that information with numerical references and link. Finally, in November we had a draft that I believe was worthy. I still have a copy of what was submitted. What was actually place live online was a drastically cut version of what I had submitted with a lack of validating references. My greatest concern at this point was the errors would destroy my credibility. I contacted Stallone and he told me over the phone that I had received exactly what I had paid for, a wikipedia page. He would not make any corrections basically stating that his job was over. His boss then called me and I explained the problem and he said it would take time to remedy since it was already life. I asked him to call me on the Friday after Thanksgiving to let me know what he was going to do. He did not.
 * I did take it upon myself to make a few of the most serious errors. The first being that I worked as a Geriatrician at Stanford Unversity. Someone inserted a link define what a Geriatrican is. Basically that is a physician who has receive additional training in elder care. I have a PhD in Nursing of Older Adults with a cognate in Anthropology. I worked at Stanford as a Ethnogeriatric Nurse Specialist.
 * The second problem was that I had received a BSN, MA, and PhD from Iowa Wesleyan University. I did receive my BSN from there, bt they do not even have an MA and PhD program in nursing. So I felt that needed to be changed.
 * Shortly thereafter I received an e-mail from Stallone informing me that I should not have made those corrections because the page would be removed and I would be banned from Wikipedia. In my mind, I thought that would be better than my colleagues thinking I was not credible.
 * I found more significant errors. I was listed as an author on one published manuscript, but Elizabeth Swanson was listed as my co-author. That was wrong. The article actually included two Hmong American authors. Elizabeth Swanson has never worked with the Hmong people and knows nothing about that ethnic group. I tried to make the appropriate recognition of authors, but the best I could do was remove Elizabeth Swanson's name.
 * The other major problem was a book that I was co-editor on with Drs. Gwen Yeo and Dolores Gallagher Thompson. Many of the chapters were written my physicians and other related staff at Stanford University. They were top notch people in the field. The reference was written as if I were the sole author. There goes my reputation. I had told Stallone but he did not respond. As you know I attempted to make a correction, but it was not as simple as making a simple editorial change.
 * Stallone did tell me that he did not make any of the erroneous changes that went live on line. He said that was done after he submitted. I asked to see what he had submitted.
 * This has been the worst nightmare of my career. I still believe that I have made significant contributions to my discipline, both her and abroad. I would like the opportunity to submit the final draft that was submitted. I know this page is listed as an orphan. I was trying to change this links so the content was verifiable. I would like to be given the opportunity to work with someone at Wikipedia to make this dream come try. I am a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) which was removed from the page. That in itself indicates important contributions that I have made.
 * I have also received major awards for contributions. Please help me. Linda Gerdner (talk) 15:43, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * - Please, indef the account and tag as suspected to CharmenderDeol. This is clearly part of the Wiki Creators LLC group (ElizabethWiki2001, CherylWiki007, JessicaBruton). Those with access to paid-en-wp@ can get additional evidence, but I don't think it's strictly required. MarioGom (talk) 08:33, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
 * MarioGom - ✅.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   16:17, 9 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Please, note that this is not an investigation against you, but against Wiki Creators LLC. I have collapsed your comment, since there is no necessity of drawing further attention to your page in this report. I'm sorry about this situation. If you need further advice, feel free to contact me at my talk page or privately by email. MarioGom (talk) 16:44, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Editing style, username, stylometry suggests that (who created spam Cariuma (shoes)) is part of this spam group. This goes back to  69.165.235.238 (talk) 12:53, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

Comments by other users

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


 * They are definitely related with User:Isingness as one of their recent sock edited obscure topic, Aspetto, that was created by Isingness. 69.165.235.238 (talk) 13:00, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Well, they certainly look like a spammer - random edits to gain autoconfirmed, then immediately make an article about a little-known company. They're using proxies, which makes CU data inconclusive, but they certainly look a lot like CharmenderDeol socks to me. They are ✅ to, and I'm going to block both without tags for now - pinging for a second opinion on the link to the master.   Girth Summit  (blether)  19:29, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I think it is very likely related to Wiki Creators LLC (cohort described in the archive), and thus, to CharmenderDeol. Feel free to ping me privately for further evidence. MarioGom (talk) 20:27, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks MarioGom - that's appreciated. Repinging, since I botched the last one - any thoughts? Girth Summit  (blether)  21:48, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * It's always kind of awkward to translate these cases into templatespeak, but I'd say AlcarrasEstiu is to e.g.  from a technical perspective.  --Blablubbs (talk) 22:05, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks Blablubbs - based on your observations, 's and my own, I'm tagging as suspected and requesting locks. Girth Summit  (blether)  18:05, 8 February 2023 (UTC)