Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Dr. Syed Shahzad Ali Najmi/Archive

18 July 2014

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Sockmaster attempted to create an autobiography and was eventually blocked for repeatedly adding spam links about his organization. On 16 July 2014, Peaceful Peaceful recreated the Shahzad Ali Najmi biography, and when it was nominated for deletion, the rest of the socks spoke up at Talk:Shahzad Ali Najmi page in support of the article (mostly "WP:ILIKEIT" arguments, but at least one argument that it would a violation of human rights to delete the article!). These other users' sole contributions have been at this talk page, and to edit Ali Najmi's entry in List of Sufi saints. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 11:25, 18 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Is there any way to get some priority for this report? The sock farm have been disrupting Articles for deletion/Shahzad Ali Najmi with WP:ILIKEIT arguments.  WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:17, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Added Checkuser request. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:34, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

More detail has been requested (see comment by King of Hearts below). I would have thought a simple review of the contributions of the accused socks would have been sufficient, but if details are needed, here we go:


 * User:Peaceful Peaceful:
 * created account on 16 July 2014;
 * created Shahzad Ali Najmi, a page that whose earlier creation had been attempted by User:Dr. Syed Shahzad Ali Najmi on 16 July 2014;
 * contested the deletion of Shahzad Ali Najmi on 17 July 2014;
 * !voted on Articles for deletion/Shahzad Ali Najmi, arguing that the sources (all evidence to the contrary) are "reliable and significant";
 * has made no contributions other than related to this article.
 * User:Nida Farooqi:
 * created account on 16 May 2014;
 * created a userspace draft at User:Nida Farooqi/Dr. Syed Shahzad Ali Najmi on 6 July 2014. The version of Shahzad Ali Najmi created on 16 July 2014 by Peaceful Peaceful bears a strong resemblance to the version of the user page at that date;
 * corrected Najmi's entry in List of Sufi saints;
 * commented at Talk:Shahzad Ali Najmi;
 * contributed to Articles for deletion/Shahzad Ali Najmi;
 * has made no contributions outside of this topic.
 * User:Mhetab Aalam Mhetab
 * created account on 20 December 2013;
 * updated Najmi's entry at List of Sufi saints, and again, and https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Sufi_saints&diff=prev&oldid=616874661 again];
 * contested the deletion at Talk:Shahzad Ali Najmi, and again at Articles for deletion/Shahzad Ali Najmi;
 * has made no other contributions outside of this topic.
 * User:George David Wilson:
 * created account on 12 June 2013;
 * updated Najmi's entry on [[List of Sufi saints], and again, and again and again and...;
 * contested the deletion at Talk:Shahzad Ali Najmi, and again at Articles for deletion/Shahzad Ali Najmi;
 * has made no contributions outside this topic;
 * User:Dr. Alan Godlas:
 * created account on 22 October 2013;
 * updated Najmi's entry on List of Sufi saints;
 * commented at [[Talk:Shahzad Ali Najmi] and again at the AFD;
 * has made no contributions outside of this topic.
 * User:Syed Kamran Ali Romi:
 * created account on 4 June 2013;
 * updated Najmi's entry at [[List of Sufi saints], and again and again and again;
 * commented at Talk:Shahzad Ali Najmi and also at Articles for deletion/Shahzad Ali Najmi;
 * has made no contributions outside of this topic.

I think it is telling that all sockpuppets first commented at the talk page, rather than at the AFD, which would be the proper venue to contest an AFD'd article. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 13:21, 23 July 2014 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * - King of  &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 06:03, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
 * - King of  &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 02:41, 24 July 2014 (UTC)
 * is . Note to clerks: Please remember to mention stale accounts when endorsing CheckUser.
 * ✅ from one another:
 * ​—DoRD (talk)​ 12:48, 24 July 2014 (UTC)
 * ​—DoRD (talk)​ 12:48, 24 July 2014 (UTC)
 * ​—DoRD (talk)​ 12:48, 24 July 2014 (UTC)
 * ​—DoRD (talk)​ 12:48, 24 July 2014 (UTC)
 * ​—DoRD (talk)​ 12:48, 24 July 2014 (UTC)
 * ​—DoRD (talk)​ 12:48, 24 July 2014 (UTC)
 * ​—DoRD (talk)​ 12:48, 24 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Blocked and tagged. -- DQ   (ʞlɐʇ)  03:43, 25 July 2014 (UTC)