Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Chauhan1192/Archive

17 November 2012

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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The new user is displaying behavioural patterns that indicate a likely connection to the alleged master, who has suffered numerous blocks and a (now expired) topic ban this year. I'll fill in some info below asap. Sitush (talk) 18:51, 17 November 2012 (UTC)


 * The new user has only been editing for a short while and so far has concentrated on the Kshatriya article, where they are attempting to push a position regarding the Gurjar community. Their only edit elsewhere has been to User_talk:Chhora, where they left an appreciative note. The only other person to edit that user's talk page since December 2010 was the alleged master, who queried where that user had gone to.
 * Both the alleged sock and the puppet have a tendency to use caps for emphasis in discussions, eg: here cf here
 * The puppet is displaying a surprising familiarity with our terminoology for such a newly-active account
 * The puppet is displaying a battleground mentality similar to the alleged master. Compare this, this, this and this with the block log of the master, and please note that the master's edits are almost all related to the Gurjar community & its offshoots, such as the Chauhans.
 * Both the alleged master and the sock have made unattributed copies from other articles.Interestingly, the sock subsequently admits to knowledge of this being contrary to policy.
 * They are using often similar sources for their claims.
 * I may add more to the above behavioural evidence but I'd hope that it is sufficient. - Sitush (talk) 19:20, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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 * Author 91 can't comment on this report right now, as I've just blocked them for 24 hours for edit warring on Kshatriya. However, not long before the block, they addressed the sockpuppet suspicions on the article talkpage, here and here. Bishonen &#124; talk 15:42, 18 November 2012 (UTC).


 * With hindsight, I feel that this SPI should be closed. There is something odd going on and there are a fair few coincidences but I've noticed that the style/standard of English used by Author 91 is quite different to that of Chauhan1192. In particular, the latter had a tendency to use words such as "dat" instead of "that", which Author 91 does not. My apologies for wasting everyone's time and for making what now seems to be a misinformed accusation. - Sitush (talk) 10:58, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * There are some similarities, and their familiarity with the processes here is in direct contradiction to their actual claims, but even if they are the same person, I'm not sure this sockpuppeting. The Master in this case hasn't edited in 6 months, it could just be a really bad cleanstart.  The only potential to call it socking is "avoiding scrutiny", but if it has been 6 months in between accounts, that is a weak claim. There is no back and forth editing, nor quick resumption of editing during or after a block. There are a host of legitimate uses for alternate accounts and we aren't required to disclose them in all circumstances. Reserving judgement at this time, asking for input by other admin on the applicability of the WP:SOCK policy.  Dennis Brown -  2&cent;    &copy;   Join WER 15:52, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Closing without prejudice. Dennis Brown - 2&cent;    &copy;   Join WER 11:47, 19 November 2012 (UTC)