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26 June 2013

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User:Faizanhb2 has created the article Syed Noor Zaman Naqshbandi Shazli, which has been proposed for deletion as its subject does not seem notable. He was warned several times about his edits, by different users, as it can be seen at User talk:Faizanhb2, among these warnings there is one for removing an AfD template at Tariq Jameel and one for edit warring at Syed Noor Zaman Naqshbandi Shazli. Out of the blue appears User:Bobiuioi and removes the AfD template from that article and revenges himself upon User:Wasifwasif, who purged the puffery from that article, through vandalizing his user page. I have a strong suspicion that Bobiuioi is a sockpuppet of Faizanhb2. Since he pushed puffery of Syed Noor Zaman in different other Wikipedia articles, and realizing that he could be blocked for edit warring and for persisting in removing templates I suspect that he created the clone Bobiuioi in order to avoid being blocked. He ignores of course that removing the AfD template does not exempt the article from being deleted, since he does not know how AfD works. Tgeorgescu (talk) 23:57, 26 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * . The sock looks like a duck, and it's already been blocked as a VOA. Nothing more to do here I'd say. WilliamH (talk) 22:40, 27 June 2013 (UTC)

01 July 2013

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This editor is involved in two current AfDs: one on an article created by the user, another an an article proposed for deletion by the user. Both are accumulating similarly-formatted views in support of the editor's position by similarly-established single-purpose accounts (several now flagged as such on the AfDs). AllyD (talk) 06:06, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

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 * I almost started in with my block hammer, but arguably I'm involved, as this user(s) (and I'm certain there's no more than 2; some niggling difference suggest there may be two different masters here, though 1 is also believable) has been involved with me on my talk page and I've reverted him before on the articles in question. But there is no doubt in my mind that this is a drawer full of socks; note that a number have the exact same pattern of Create User Page, Create Talk page, Come immediately to an AfD. I've added a CU request, because I see more popping up by the moment, and I don't want any to be missed if they start editing after the request is processed. Qwyrxian (talk) 08:24, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks, @AllyD. I was to file an SPI myself the moment I heard loud quacking on Articles_for_deletion/Syed_Noor_Zaman_Naqshbandi_Shazli.  kashmiri TALK  09:13, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

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There were other problems with the master, 1 month for them and indef for the socks. Tagged all appropriately. Closing. Dennis Brown &#124; 2¢ &#124; WER  00:08, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
 * All accounts are ✅ socks of the master; from the previous investigation can be tagged. Also found a couple more accounts:  and . I recommend blocking the master for a couple of days, or at least until the AFD is over. WilliamH (talk) 11:22, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

04 July 2013

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@Dasdadadadad: Similar pattern to this week's previous Socks, with an edit history based on opening distinctively-formatted AfDs on Pakistan religious figures. One of these may be sustainable but the other is based on alleging fraud, as per the sockmaster's previous AfD. AllyD (talk) 06:05, 4 July 2013 (UTC)

@Ahmedabdulah: Newly registered, attempts to recreate an AfD-deleted article  by alleged sockmaster (now blocked).  kashmiri TALK  10:58, 4 July 2013 (UTC)

@Naqshbandi.shazli: Older account, possibly the real sockmaster (although much less active); was the first one to start editing the contentious article Syed Noor Zaman Naqshbandi Shazli but could not proceed due to name (bot flagging for autobiography).  kashmiri TALK  11:39, 4 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Likely. They seem to be obvious socks of the master. Simply CU should be run, and they be caught. Fai  zan  11:23, 4 July 2013 (UTC)

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- User:Dasdadadadad is ✅. Ahmedabdulah and Naqshbandi.shazli are ❌ on technical grounds, but of course behavioral is another story. Frank &#124;  talk  11:43, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged Dasdadadadad as obvious sock, salted the one article that was repeatedly recreated. The other two are just as likely to be friends/meatpuppets/unrelated and I can't see enough to block at this stage, particularly since there doesn't appear to be any technical linkage.  No prejudice against consideration at a later date if more evidence surfaces.  Closing. Dennis Brown &#124; 2¢ &#124;  WER  12:47, 9 July 2013 (UTC)