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Suspected sockpuppets



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Master was blocked in June as a suspected sock of (SPI), but the end finding there was that this was unlikely. Dev joshi fan was blocked two weeks ago for copyvio. On Commons, however, User:CptViraj has blocked both DJF and Unknown Devian28 as sox of DevianDevian, and I think that's borne out by the editing here: A focus on Dev Joshi, images of him, and media related to him, making low-quality additions to his article. DJF has edited Draft:Abhishek Nigam like DevianDevian (that draft being where the VHEO tie-in comes from).

I don't yet see a need for CU here, since these were created sequentially and since a check was already run on DD in June. -- Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 05:30, 26 September 2021 (UTC)

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 * for an indefinite block of Unknown Devian28 based on behavioral evidence here and at Commons. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 05:32, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
 * is ✅ to Dev joshi fan. . Fwiw, I checked because there hadn't been a recent check done and once you get to the third sock account, it is typically worth examining the range to see if there are any sleepers or if a block is needed. TonyBallioni (talk) 16:38, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Since all three are already indeffed on the only two wikis they've edited, I won't bother the stewards with a lock request. Future sox should be sent to SRG unless also blocked on Commons, though. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 04:06, 27 September 2021 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets



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The master was blocked on 10 June 2021, one sockpuppet account (Dev joshi fan) was blocked on 11 September 2021 and another sockpuppet account (Unknown Devian28) was blocked on 26 September 2021. This new suspected sock account was created a few days later to that, on 4 October 2021 (evading their block). The username of master and all its sock accounts are similar and all of them have the same and only interest into Dev Joshi's article and other articles related to Joshi. ManaliJain (talk) 09:35, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

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 * Only two edits, but they're both to make the same edit that DevianDevian made in May. . : . --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 06:02, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
 * clpo13(talk) 16:21, 8 October 2021 (UTC)