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03 April 2016

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Doug Weller talk 13:57, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

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✅ Doug Weller  talk 13:57, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Also and  since I blocked those.  Doug Weller  talk 17:16, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
 * And

04 April 2016

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Doug Weller talk 12:48, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

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Both ✅  Doug Weller  talk 12:48, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

04 April 2016

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They admitted to it here:. Compare to this edit by a CU-confirmed sock. GABHello! 14:51, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

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 * These two accounts are ✅ to the master account:
 * Mike V • Talk 16:40, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Mike V • Talk 16:40, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Mike V • Talk 16:40, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

07 April 2016

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Doug Weller talk 13:34, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

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✅  Doug Weller  talk 13:34, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

07 April 2016

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User:Fazul 1122 has today edited Gadri's user page and user talk page (during Gadri's series of unblock requests). As Fazul12345 has been confirmed, it would seem wise to check User:Fazul 1122. --David Biddulph (talk) 11:56, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

User:Abc123""""j has now also edited Gadri's user page (and mine), so would seem another candidate for checkuser. --David Biddulph (talk) 11:47, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

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Blocked as obvious WP:DUCK account, noting that this is the second filing today. There is likely additional sleeper accounts, and I defer to CU administrators on how to proceed. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 19:01, 7 April 2016 (UTC)
 * User:Fazul12345 is CU confirmed. I haven't dealt with him/her. I do wonder if we should try to convince them to stick to one account. Off to bed soon. Doug Weller  talk 20:45, 7 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Closing. Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 04:33, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

08 April 2016

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DUCK. Recreation of the same nonsense Gadri article under yet another title. Insertion of links to that into numerous other articles, eg: Parmar and Sidhu. Sitush (talk) 07:58, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

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Comment: Adding Gadri1 (see this edit). Pinging Doug Weller and Sitush.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   12:17, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

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 * Blocked as admitted sock. --regentspark (comment) 14:33, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Added, blocked, and tagged User:(…MA.Tay.CA…) as well. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 18:10, 12 April 2016 (UTC)
 * was registered today and continued edits in the same fashion. The account has since been blocked and tagged.  Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 22:59, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Everything I found in a sleeper check was already blocked save for which I've now blocked as well. The range is super busy, I'm not sure if there are any long-term solutions outside of liberal use of semi-protection and WP:DUCK blocks.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots  23:31, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Tagging Hsn4bbxd and closing. Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 04:32, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

16 April 2016

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WP:DUCK. Note the similarity of the name to and. Cordless Larry (talk) 12:23, 16 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Just noting that, around the time that this case was unfolding, someone with an IP identifying them as being from Pakistan requested a password reset of my account (no harm done, as the instructions to change my password were e-mailed to me, rather than them - obviously). Cordless Larry (talk) 22:23, 16 April 2016 (UTC)

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 * Duck blocked. --regentspark (comment) 12:50, 16 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Closing. Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 04:33, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

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These accounts were created on Apr 22, 2016 and Apr 24 21, 2016 respectively. User talk:مجتبیٰ states that "مجتبیٰ" translates to "Mujtaba". For only 334 and 278 edits respectively, the pages both accounts have edited overlap quite a bit. مجتبیٰ edits Sinai Peninsula, then 3 minutes later Mujtaba! edits Sinai Peninsula, both edits are from mobile devices (the only overlapping page مجتبیٰ edited first; مجتبیٰ has been more active recently). Both accounts have edited the same rather obscure pages such as Template:User name and Federal Medical and Dental College. Template:User student biology was created by and the only other editor to edit it until I did yesterday was. Both accounts commonly refrain from leaving an edit summary and primarily make edits from a mobile device. Both have used an edit summary of just "m". They have both made edits consisting of simply cosmetic color changes to userboxes. Mujtaba!}} stopped editing on June 9, 2016 and مجتبیٰ started editing much more heavily on and after that date. This may be an attempt at a clean start based on this edit summary (i.e. "Leaving wikipedia and maybe Clean starting. ~ "). However, they haven't avoided areas they've edited before, and they seemed to be under a cloud at Mujtaba! (i.e. many warnings were given and User talk:Mujtaba! specifically). Mujtaba! really doesn't qualify for a clean start, as "a clean start can't be used to evade scrutiny". They also seemingly created both accounts around the same time and used them both simultaneously. Playing the devil's advocate for a second, one account has used American "color" in several edit summaries, while the other account has used British "colour" in one edit summary (the only edit summary they used that word in). — Godsy (TALK CONT ) 04:13, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

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 * Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents is about who seems to have made a claim that their account is compromised. Pinging the participants Bishonen, Atlan, Rami R, and Boing! said Zebedee in case they have any insight about this matter or this has any bearing on that matter. — Godsy (TALK CONT ) 17:13, 19 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for investigating these editors. I had my suspicions about as soon as they started editing, but I couldn't prove anything at the time and was assuming good faith. Sometimes, our initial instincts are correct, it seems! Cordless Larry (talk) 08:36, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

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The creation dates aren't quite right. مجتبیٰ was created on April 21, making that account the alleged master. The account was blocked as "compromised"; can you provide some input on this issue and how it interrelates to the SPI?--Bbb23 (talk) 14:18, 19 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Bbb23, the account مجتبیٰ had made a rather odd edit to a highly promotional article, Teamworks (now deleted), removing a speedy template and adding a reflist template. My first notion was in fact that they might be related to, a new account I was checking out, who had created the article. But I assumed good faith and asked them about the edit, to which they replied "Bishonen, hello. I think someone is using my account. I have to change my password as fast as i can. Thanks". So I blocked them as a compromised account, and posted on ANI for other opinions. See this ANI discussion as well as User talk:مجتبیٰ passim. If you're performing a CU, you might take a look at User:Sross teamworks as well. An alternative explanation there is that مجتبیٰ just makes a practice of removing speedies from, as well adding stuff to, promotional new articles, without using very good judgment. They have a whole bunch of deleted edits. Here's another very strange addition, for example. Whether socking or not, it's pretty disruptive editing IMO. Bishonen &#124; talk 20:09, 19 June 2016 (UTC).
 * I amended the dates. I accidently erroneously looked at and used their "first edit" dates. — Godsy (TALK CONT ) 16:55, 19 June 2016 (UTC)


 * The following accounts are ✅, blocked, and tagged:
 * Sross teamworks is ❌. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:03, 19 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Sross teamworks is ❌. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:03, 19 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Sross teamworks is ❌. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:03, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

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This has got to be the weirdest SPI I've ever filed. The reason I got to this was because of this post from a Sarojupreti sock. It links to this diff on simple where Constantin claims that he's a new incarnation of مجتبى who was blocked during the last CU roundup. While adminning the Sarojupreti SPI I had my suspicions about this account but had no evidence and therefore kept quiet. Now, Constantin shares the same fondness for the Rai dynasty that Mujtaba! had (I've deleted that article, so no diff), both accounts also love getting into user trouble activities and advising them. Mujtaba!'s posts at the Teahouse were particularly disruptive while Constantin does that on sock talk pages. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  18:11, 27 July 2016 (UTC)
 * For some reason, Twinkle didn't file my SPI properly so I've updated the text above. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  18:16, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

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 * I also had my suspicions about Constantin. It's strange how often instincts can be correct about these things. Cordless Larry (talk) 13:10, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

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. I'm relisting in the hopes that a checkuser more familiar with this sock group can make a more thorough check.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 21:30, 27 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm comfortable blocking the account as ✅. I've also ✅, blocked and tagged . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:57, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

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SingerLuch recreated Gaadri which was created by the master. SingerLuch's userpage has links to his Instagram and Facebook accounts which have the name that matches those given for confirmed socks in the archive of this case. See name on this version of confirmed sock,. See UTRS Request #21265 where he has asked for an IP block exemption. — Berean Hunter   (talk)  22:14, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

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 * The suspected sock hasn't edited in over six months. Closing without prejudice. Bbb23 (talk) 12:30, 18 June 2018 (UTC)