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There is behavioural evidence of block evasion. Suspected sockmaster made 545 edits to List of equipment of the Bangladesh Army starting 16 December 2020, and ending on 6 January 2021, when they received a 72 hour block for edit warring on Bangladesh Army. Suspected sockpuppet registered about two hours later, and promptly made 38 edits (and counting) to List of equipment of the Bangladesh Army.

SS Falcon rapidly publishes low quality edits, using the mobile interface, frequently with no edit summary beyond the automatic one from editing a section, five things which also characterize Dibosh Chakma's contributions.

Specific types of unhelpful editing include: If the investigation leads to the master and sock being blocked indefinitely, some degree of page protection may be in order as well. In Dibosh Chakma's short editing history, they have been blocked twice, have been warned multiple times by eight different editors for adding content without a reliable source, removing content without explanation, unconstructive edits, deliberate introduction of factual errors, edit warring, etc. They have demonstrated no ability to learn or control themselves, so it seems likely that they will try to continue their disruptive editing of Bangladeshi military-related topics with new accounts or as an IP editor. -- Worldbruce (talk) 06:22, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Unnecessarily making photos larger: master: sock:
 * Unnecessarily changing photos, such as replacing a clear photo of a weapon with a less clear one of the weapon being held by a foreign soldier: master: sock:
 * Adding sources that fail to support the row where cited: master:  sock:   (in the last case, the source is being added to unsourced content added by the master )

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 * Also found and ✅:
 * Bagging and tagging accounts. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   06:50, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Bagging and tagging accounts. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   06:50, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Bagging and tagging accounts. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   06:50, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets



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Like the master, the suspect's edits revolve around List of equipment of the Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Air Force. The suspect rapidly publishes low quality edits, using the mobile interface, frequently with no edit summary beyond the automatic one from editing a section, five things which also characterize contributions by the master and previous socks.

When their edits are challenged, the suspect's responses on talk pages, like those of the master, are combative and immature. They tend to use repeated question marks (and to a lesser degree, repeated emojis), use profanity, call other editors "idiots", and tell other editors to "behave". The following quotes are taken from interactions with a number of different editors, none of them are from discussions with me.

Master:
 * What the hell is wrong with you???😡😡😡
 * Bro, are you an idiot???
 * I have been working on Wikipedia for almost 2 months and guess what I found?.There are some idiots like you who to pretend to know everything about Wikipedia and basically does nothing ...
 * Bro, simply you can't delete anything??? Are you an asshole???
 * You must behave yourself. Unless I gonna have to teach you how to behave with strangers.

Suspect:
 * I am new here. You seem like an experienced person in Wikipedia. Can you please explain how things work here??😄😄
 * Why are you guys always dominating on others work??
 * What the hell is going on????
 * What fuck are you taking about? Do you even know how to edit something?
 * I'm not Dibos Chakma.Please mind your language. Behave yourself. You have no right to speak to me like that.
 * I'm telling you to behave yourself. You can't speak to me like that. Bloody idiot.
 * This is my last warning behave yourself.
 * You rascal, have you seen me putting any unauthorized photo? Bloody idiot

The master was blocked several months ago, so I don't know whether or not checkuser evidence will be available to confirm sock-puppetry, but in any case the suspect is clearly not here to collaboratively build an encyclopedia. Worldbruce (talk) 18:54, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

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 * . Same IP address as previous socks.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   19:16, 13 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Already blocked, now, closing. --Blablubbs&#124;talk 08:19, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

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Most recent sock was blocked 14 May. They tried to get unblocked for a couple days. Sock suspect Sharar 20 was created 19 May. Like the master and previous socks, the suspect's edits revolve around Bangladesh Air Force, List of active ships of the Bangladesh Navy and List of equipment of the Bangladesh Army. The latter is semi-protected, so their efforts there have so far been in the form of asking another editor to change images, and to, "Please don't tell anyone about me, I beg you."

Unnecessary/erroneous replacement or addition of images is typical of the master and previous socks.
 * Sock অগ্নিশিখা: Changed image.
 * Suspect: First edit was to make same image change.

Inflating tank horsepower, contrary to the cited sources, is another similarity:
 * Sock অগ্নিশিখা: Changing 730 H.P. to 850 H. P., when source says 730 hp
 * Suspect: Changing 1200HP to 1500HP, when sources say 1200 hp or 1300 hp

Copying their preferred format of military equipment tables to their sandbox is also characteristic: -- Worldbruce (talk) 01:31, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Sock :
 * Suspect:

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 * ✅ to previous socks. Bagging and tagging account, closing SPI...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   01:54, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

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About two hours after the latest sockpuppet was blocked, this IP changed the quantity of RAT-31DL radars from 1 to 2 on Bangladesh Air Force, which was also done by an earlier sockpuppet, in direct contradiction to the cited source. (Add Italy from suppliers list and add Bangladesh from recipient list, select year range 1971-2020, select weapon system type "Sensors")
 * Sock অগ্নিশিখা:
 * IP:

Other examples of identical edits in contradiction to sources:
 * Sock অগ্নিশিখা:
 * IP:
 * Sock অগ্নিশিখা:
 * IP:

Example of unnecessarily replacing the same image (master's replacement has since been deleted from Commons as a copyright violation):
 * Master:
 * IP:

There is a high degree of overlap in the articles edited, with the master, socks, and IP all editing List of equipment of the Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Air Force, Equipment of the Border Guards Bangladesh, Border Guards Bangladesh, and List of active ships of the Bangladesh Navy. They have also edited corresponding articles on the Bengali Wikipedia: bn:বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনীর সরঞ্জামের তালিকা and bn:বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনীর বিমানের তালিকা. I don't follow that language version closely, but it looks like the community there has found their edits problematic too ( Any comments?). Is cross-wiki action needed to deter continued disruptive behavior on their part? -- Worldbruce (talk) 06:10, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

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 * অগ্নিশিখা is confirmed to be a sockpuppet of Dibosh Chakma. After observing suspected similar edits on Bengali articles mentioned above, the user was checked by Checkuser Aftabuzzaman Bhai and was blocked indefinitely. It seems that he is also vandalising articles with sock accounts and IPs here, on enwiki, too. The matter should be met with cross-wiki actions. — Meghmollar2017 (UTC) — 14:18, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
 * @enwiki CU, If it helps, please see this (sorry if it not correct place to link the page). --আফতাবুজ্জামান (talk) 15:32, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
 * User:Worldbruce User:Meghmollar2017 User:আফতাবুজ্জামান User:Blablubbs Absolutely. Dibosh Chakma is abusing me with bad language after opening a new account and threatening to kill me in my talk page. His new sockpuppet is User:Somrat 22 . I have decided to take legal action against him under the Digital Security Act.  But before this I want to give him another chance .  I have his ip address, identity and proof. The President, the Chief of Army Staff, many senior police officers, and the leaders of the two major political parties are our relatives. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nafis Fuad Ayon (talk • contribs)
 * Don't you think you are also threatening by showing off political powers? What you can is simply inform the matter to the Wikimedia Foundation Trust and Safety team. If he continues to threat, then you can think to take legal actions. — Meghmollar2017 (UTC) — 07:57, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Please mark this investigation as confirmed and blocked. — Meghmollar2017 (UTC) — 08:02, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid that I wasn't aware of this SPI at the time that I blocked that editor. That block was not made because of sockpuppetry. SQL Query me!  08:06, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * He threatened to kill me several times and used bad language too because he knows me personally.Nafis Fuad Ayon (talk) 08:20, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Global blocking of Sockmaster's account could be considered —MdsShakil (talk) 08:32, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

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All accounts blocked and tagged. Missvain (talk) 18:51, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * - the filing convinces me that this is the same person. Somewhat surprisingly given the country, the IP looks pretty static – they've been on it since November, see the overlap with the master here – please block it for three months. Thanks. --Blablubbs&#124;talk 08:32, 23 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks – I was actually thinking of a softblock (the IP is probably shared), but I just noticed that had placed a two-week hard CheckUser block before. SQL, are you okay with the block extension? --Blablubbs&#124;talk 18:57, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Extending the block is fine. SQL Query me!  22:05, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

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Like the master and all previous socks (most recent block 9 days before suspect's account created), the suspect's interest revolves around the equipment of the Bangladesh military.

Starting with their fifth sock,, they began asking other editors, (most recently , , and ) to make the edits the suspect wanted. Doing so enables the suspect to circumvent semi-protection, and by asking directly on an editor's talk page rather than through the edit request mechanism on the article talk page, they presumably hope to evade scrutiny: (I don't believe any of the editors contacted intended to engage in meatpuppetry, but if they have made any edits at the suspect's request, I hope they will reconsider and revert themselves.)
 * Sock:
 * Suspect:

Unnecessarily changing photos, such as replacing a clear photo of a weapon with a less clear one of a weapon being held, is characteristic of the sock's poor quality edits:
 * Master/socks:
 * Suspect:

Building their preferred format of military equipment tables in their sandbox is also characteristic: -- Worldbruce (talk) 05:03, 7 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Socks:
 * Suspect:

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 * Symbol confirmed.svg Confirmed, also . !ɘM γɿɘυϘ ⅃ϘƧ  05:12, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

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After User:Worldbruce removed poorly sourced and written content by a sock of Dibosh Chakma. Following which User Sakib 42, a new user, launches a vitriolic personal attack against Worldbruce with threats of violence. It is highly unlikely any other user would take the content removal soo personally. Vinegarymass911 (talk) 03:21, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
 * User:Avik Hossain has same interest as Dibosh Chakma. e.g. they are adding unsourced text to List of equipment of the Bangladesh Army‎ which was removed by User:Worldbruce before. --আফতাবুজ্জামান (talk) 21:35, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅ !ɘM γɿɘυϘ ⅃ϘƧ  09:54, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

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Like the master, the suspect's edits center on List of equipment of the Bangladesh Army. The suspect began editing on 13 July, about a week after the previous sock,, was indefed. Like previous socks, they copy their preferred format of military equipment tables to their sandbox. Note the similarities between User:অগ্নিশিখা/sandbox and User:Mehedi Hasan Israr/sandbox, such as the entire identical sections on helmets, bulletproof vests, and boots, to name but a few. Like previous socks, they rapidly make low quality edits (ones not supported by the cited sources and/or not citing any sources), using the mobile interface, to replace entire tables wholesale. -- Worldbruce (talk) 05:23, 29 July 2021 (UTC)
 * socks:
 * suspect:
 * socks:
 * suspect:

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 * ✅ !ɘM γɿɘυϘ ⅃ϘƧ  18:33, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

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The suspect's behavior matches the master's in many ways: CU would be helpful to identify any sleepers. I realize they can make no comment on the IP address. Tanvir Ahmed Siddiqi wrote "How dare you to change Bangladesh army equipment ..." on my talk page after I revered two edits by the IP address, suggesting that it was them editing while logged out (as does the fact that it was the same disruptive type of edit). I've included the IP only because I believe it too should be blocked, on purely behavioral grounds. Or pp-vandalism, which lapsed last month, should be reinstated. Worldbruce (talk) 05:37, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Same preoccupation with the same small number of articles: List of active Bangladesh Navy ships, Bangladesh Air Force, List of equipment of the Bangladesh Army.
 * Same unsourced inflation of reliably sourced quantities of arms.
 * Same immature, abusive language towards other editors, "stupids",, "why the hell",, "মূর্খের বাচ্চা" [foolish child], "You dumbass ... how the hell",, "you freak ... you idiot", . (Samples taken from interactions with three different editors.)
 * Same use of repeated emojis.

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 * Compared to the only non-stale confirmed sock in the archives (Mehedi Hasan Israr) and Shariar 375 (14 October 2021) it's the same general geographic area, and there's some IP overlap, but it's a busy range and there's also a possibility of proxy use. I'd say ignore the technical analysis and work this entirely on behavior.   -- RoySmith (talk) 15:28, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Based on behavior, I blocked this sock and tagged as suspect. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  22:31, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
 * . --Blablubbs (talk) 20:38, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

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Pro forma report; globally locked (m:Special:CentralAuth/Shariar 375) and blocked on Commons, but cleanup may be desired here. —&#8205;Mdaniels5757 (talk &bull; contribs) 14:36, 14 October 2021 (UTC)

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 * For what it's worth, I'll give this a drive-by ✅ to Mehedi Hasan Israr (see my comments for 12 October 2021). -- RoySmith (talk) 15:33, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Sock indeffed and tagged. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  22:26, 23 October 2021 (UTC)