Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Entertainment4Reality/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
E4R was blocked in mid august for WP:UPE. They've since made several unsuccessful appeals. Newwikiexpress was created on September 17th and has a note on their user page that they have an alternate account but have not said what account when asked. An IP editor added a note to E4R's talk page that Newwikiexpress (NWE) was an alternate account (a month after they were blocked). There's a reasonable amount of overlap between the two accounts, but the extensive editing both accounts have on Draft:Crime Alert is highly unlikely to be unconnected accounts. The first edit NWE made to that draft was to restore a massive cast list that had been removed after E4R was blocked.  Ravensfire  (talk) 14:53, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

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 * - Looks like a duck. Given the UPE concern, please, look for sleepers too. MarioGom (talk) 11:19, 24 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Heh, I think I should leave SPI alone for a bit - this is the third(?) time I've edit/block conflicted with someone this morning.  I blocked Newwikiexpress before your endorse  as I felt that the behavioural evidence presented was strong enough on its own (large overlap across rather obscure subjects in 116 edits, the restoration of the draft content, and (least probative) the use of the advanced mobile editor). Good point re: sleepers!  firefly  ( t · c ) 11:24, 24 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Sleepers is not an easy game here. Take your duck block and run with it. -- Amanda (she/her)  11:54, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Tagged the master, closing the case. Thank you Firefly and Amanda. MarioGom (talk) 11:59, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Significant overlap in focus, with Jha09 picking up where Entertainment4Reality had left off across a fair number of articles. Not sure if this is recent enough for a CU to find anything, but figured I'd list it in case they can. signed,Rosguill talk 22:13, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * I'd actually be shocked if Jha09 is a sock of E4R, they've been editing several months prior to E4R starting and have amassed a simply massive number of edits (over 9,000!!!). At times problematic, they have improved a fair amount.  I wouldn't be shocked if they are a sock of someone (and have a few guesses), but not likely to be E4R.  Their sheer number of edits will probably hit some level of overlap with any editor in the Indian film/television area.  I would not be surprised if E4R is editing as another account, probably Wikifire123 would be my guess.  Fair number of edits on Dangal 2, which was a common article for E4R to edit, adding the episode "list" to Nath – Zewar Ya Zanjeer with this edit, as E4R and prior sock liked overly detailed plots  for example.  Also added a cast member to a draft only substantially edited by E4R .  There isn't a definitive edit where they restored substantial edits from E4R, although the episode list / plot is close and there is some overlap in articles.   Ravensfire  (talk) 00:03, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * Wikifire123 is ✅ Jha09 is ❌ -- RoySmith (talk) 00:18, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
It's always suspicious to me when a new user begins editing almost immediately in draftspace. There is overlap between this user, the puppeteer, and two other socks, see this. It was the new potential sock's edit on Nikki Aur Jadui Bubble which really made me suspicious.  Onel 5969  TT me 09:25, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

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 * OK, this may need a better CU than me, or someone who knows the master better, but Chunghang is identical with User:Iamnew123, doing the same stuff, and I am going to block them both. I can't identify them with Entertainment, but I will put this SPI in the block log. Drmies (talk) 02:24, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Account is now blocked and trying to sort out exactly which sock drawer various Indian TV socks belong to is usually more trouble than it's worth. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 00:36, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Targets the same topics as User:Ai. kre Leonidlednev (T, C, L) 18:36, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * I am just an ordinary wikipedia editor as i am not an suspected wikipedia user as i am want to became as a wikipedia editor as i didn't do anything. I only created an article which is an television series as i find out the former user which was firstly created by this article had been already blocked by this website. What wrong i did? i only created a first article only as i didn't do anything wrong as i am not the sockpuppeter. King1253 (talk) 18:49, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 19:00, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Account created on February 3, 2023, a few days after SOCK King1253 was blocked. Went directly to the same target pages as you can see from the user interaction tools. CNMall41 (talk) 21:31, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Note that Jha09 was previously checked in this SOCK farm but wound up being its own farm. I have not checked any of those accounts with this user but will if a CU would like me to prior to determining if a CU is warranted. --CNMall41 (talk) 21:37, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

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 * User:Sohom Datta directed me here concerning this Afd but I am afraid I can't see the connection....- My, oh my! (Mushy Yank)  11:45, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I am not sure that AfD is in any way related to these accounts. Maybe they meant another SPI as this one is dealing with two editors who have not edited that page or AfD. --CNMall41 (talk) 19:21, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much for the clarification. - My, oh my! (Mushy Yank)  19:57, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

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 * JudeinLenovo is to the only non-stale previous sock, but combined with behavioral overlap, I'm convinced. Blocking, closing. Vanamonde93 (talk) 16:14, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Created after prior sock was blocked. Early edits are to add excessive details to plot of Yeh Hai Chahatein which was also done by prior socks - see history of that article.  Ravensfire  (talk) 15:25, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

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Adding user ElectroPrime who did a lot of the lifting on the draft prior to it being taken over by GoldenHills. Note the similar style username of two words, both starting in caps.--CNMall41 (talk) 23:22, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * Both accounts are very to one another, and to the blocked account . Also, ✅ to ElectroPrime, is . Blocking all, tagging, closing.   Girth Summit  (blether)  07:11, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
121Fam created on May 10, 2024, a few days after the most recent block of socks from this farm. Only 16 edits to a total of three pages that include Yeh Hai Chahatein which was heavily edited by sock GoldenHills, Mann Sundar which was edited by sock JudeinLenovo, Draft:Deewani which was edited by both JudeinLenovo and GoldenHills. CNMall41 (talk) 04:04, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * Sorry, I got nothing. They are operating on one range that had been checked before, a while ago, for the same case, but I found no matches for this editor with anyone else. Drmies (talk) 22:36, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Recreated Sun Neo which has been created several times by prior E4R socks.  Ravensfire  (talk) 13:35, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

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Adding, created December 2022, made the same unsourced edit to Sun Neo as  ,. Wikishovel (talk) 13:21, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

Adding, autocreated 22 May. Recreated unsourced B4U Plus (now at draft), and in the middle of their additions about B4U Plus to B4U (network), (see 17 May SPI above) added B4U Plus to the channel list. Also worth noting that B4U Plus was created twice in 2017 by User:Rajesultanpur, blocked sockpuppet of User:Prashantpking. Wikishovel (talk) 11:20, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
 * For future reference, User:Bakelmuhammad0 has been repeatedly adding that B4U stands for "Bears 4th Universal" in B4U (network) and B4U (TV channel), along with several subsequent logged-out edits. Wikishovel (talk) 19:49, 3 June 2024 (UTC)


 * see also Sockpuppet investigations/Bakelmuhammad0, which will likely need merging into here. Breadth and depth seems to justify CU. Requested. 🇺🇦 Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 🇺🇦 21:36, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

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 * All three of these accounts are ❌ to this case and to each other. I think people need to use a little more judgment when filing cases involving South Asian movies and TV. Imagine if you thought every newish account editing Breaking Bad or The Avengers was a sock. Spicy (talk) 18:24, 9 June 2024 (UTC)