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25 October 2015

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Both contributing to there articles about Gaurav Adhikari-which is the creator of the article of course-seems like they made this account after the other was blocked. Wgolf (talk) 02:33, 25 October 2015 (UTC)
 * oops looks like the sockpuppet was created first-not the one I put as the sock master! Wgolf (talk) 02:34, 25 October 2015 (UTC)

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Moved paged to the name of the oldest account and closed since both accounts are blocked. TDL (talk) 03:49, 25 October 2015 (UTC)

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NepalMyMotherland and WikiCrowd edited. Also compare version of their userpages. —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 02:24, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

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 * . I've blocked the account indefinitely and tagged the user page. Mz7 (talk) 03:52, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

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Okay, I apologize, as this is a bit of a mess, but let me try to explain. AdamSmith12 and Hermanonline are both very stale for checkuser, but in any case, they were blocked back in 2016 on obvious behavioral evidence, such as the recreation of the Prakash Neupane article.

Earlier today, the Iampython account was blocked also as a suspected sockpuppet of AdamSmith12, also primarily because they recreated the Neupane article as Prakash Neupane (musician). Additionally, all of the accounts have expressed connections to Nepal – see AdamSmith's old userpage, Hermanonline's talk page, and Iampython's user page. Furthermore, the accounts have expressed an idiosyncratic interest toward adminship: sometimes falsely using admin user boxes, or recently, using the "admin maybe" userbox:. This struck me as rather similar to this other group of socks: Sockpuppet investigations/NepalMyMotherland. These accounts also express connections to Nepal and have a peculiar interest toward getting admin rights:.

The following four accounts are not stale for checkuser yet. I think the behavioral evidence is rather strong that NepalMyMotherland is AdamSmith12, so if a clerk or checkuser thinks this is obvious enough not to check, I don't have any objections. However, if checkuser could help confirm a connection between the three NepalMyMotherland accounts to the Iampython account, that would help solidify the case if there are still any doubts.
 * (currently blocked as a sock of AdamSmith12)
 * (currently blocked as a sock master)
 * (currently blocked a sock of NepalMyMotherland)
 * (currently blocked a sock of NepalMyMotherland)

Bottom line: Please consider merging Sockpuppet investigations/NepalMyMotherland into this case. Thanks. Mz7 (talk) 19:40, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

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 * I connected Iampython to AdamSmith12 also because of their idiosyncratic WP:PERM requests. Any similarities with the other group? --Neil N  talk to me 19:49, 8 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Hmm, I'm not seeing any edits to WP:PERM for the other group, but NepalMyMotherland has tried to ask for adminship. Mz7 (talk) 19:56, 8 January 2018 (UTC)
 * - Katietalk 22:12, 8 January 2018 (UTC)
 * These accounts are ✅ to NepalMyMotherland and are to Sockpuppet investigations/Gaurav456:


 * Iampython is ✅ from NepalMyMotherland and based on UA and geolocation.
 * There's some archival evidence that these accounts could be related to AdamSmith12, but I can't confirm it. That's the best I can do. Katietalk 22:57, 8 January 2018 (UTC)
 * There's strong behavioral evidence that Iampython is AdamSmith12 and so is also technically confirmed to be NepalMyMotherland. So that case should be merged into here as per . --Neil N  talk to me 00:44, 9 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Huh, if this group of socks is related to Gaurav456, then Gaurav456 is technically the sock master because that is the oldest account (last active in 2015) out of all of these. The one sock in the Gaurav456 archive has a username which also follows the pattern of "Nepal": .  Based on the behavioral and technical evidence, I think both this case and Sockpuppet investigations/NepalMyMotherland should be merged into Sockpuppet investigations/Gaurav456. Since they weren't blocked before, I've blocked ILikeNepal and Nepalisnaepal indefinitely, so all of these accounts should now be . Mz7 (talk) 04:41, 9 January 2018 (UTC)
 * was just CU-blocked as a sockpuppet of NepalMyMotherland, and they created Draft:Gaurav's Home, which strikes me as something Gaurav456 would probably create. Mz7 (talk) 21:58, 9 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Case merged. And all accounts tagged and moved to new proven sockmaster. Considering the CU confirmed master account is linked via editing history to actual sockmaster, all the sockpuppets of the master lie in the locus of Gaurav456 now. With thanks.  QEDK ( 桜  ❄  伴 ) 17:45, 10 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Could you merge Sockpuppet investigations/NepalMyMotherland in as well? That case also includes the group of accounts listed above. Thanks, Mz7 (talk) 18:22, 10 January 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- QEDK ( 桜  ❄  伴 ) 18:52, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

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Iamencyclopedist has a similar username to, a sockpuppet of Gaurav456. Iamencyclopedist also misrepresents their user rights on their user page (which was created all in one edit by a brand new user), which is something other socks in this group have done (e.g. ). The user also expresses connections to Nepal on their user page and edits Nepal-related articles (e.g. ), which is the exact topic area that this sockpuppet has been active in.

I stumbled across this account after noticing this peculiar empty SPI filing by an IP address that geolocates to Nepal. When I looked at the contributions within the IP's range, it includes an admission (on my talk page, actually) that they are Iampython, as well as several contributions to User:Iamencyclopedist/sandbox. Mz7 (talk) 09:14, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

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 * . For these reasons, I have blocked Iamencyclopedist indefinitely. Mz7 (talk) 09:14, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

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SeytX has recreated a variation of Prakash Neupane that is word for word the same as the one created. Add to that the similar tone of their TP edits and the fact taht their first three edits were to this page immediately following the block of along with this xover. CHRISSY MAD ❯❯❯  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  19:10, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Also as pointed out,  was another suspected sock so the username follows the same pattern. This is more than enough for a duck, I'd think but CU might be worthwhile for sleepers.  CHRISSY MAD  ❯❯❯  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  19:13, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus:
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:23, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:23, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:23, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

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Recreation of Prakash Neupane as Prakash Neupane (Singer). CHRISSY MAD ❯❯❯  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  19:20, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  20:17, 6 March 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ to.
 * Closing. Sro23 (talk) 01:43, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

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Popped up immediately after CU yesterday and subsequent deletion of Draft:Prakash Neupane CU for sleepers and maybe range block? CHRISSY MAD ❯❯❯  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  19:19, 9 March 2018 (UTC)

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Alfajack is ✅ to. Underlying ranges are quite busy. — Berean Hunter   (talk)  20:04, 9 March 2018 (UTC)

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 * As Spiffy has noted, it's pretty clear that the account is operating in clear violation of our TOU and paid-editing-requirements.
 * Coming to the overlaps:--
 * One of the accounts blocked as a sock of this farm made one of the two non-trivial edit(s) ( along with, who shares a massive and entire ducky overlap with HariKrishna but may be meatpuppets ) to Kishor Panthi, an article created and edited entirely by HariKrishna.Also, as visible at Prakash Neupane, (an article infested by the sock-farm), this article too was created by an IP address, which never re-cropped again.
 * Corresponding to my cleanup of Prakash Neupane, an IP from a range, (which has been previously noted by Mz7, to be used by the sock-farm), opened a frivolous ANI thread against me.Soon I nominated Khasokhas Weekly at AFD and the same IP chimed in with two, interesting replies at my t/p.
 * Overall, the target-zone and style of editing remains entirely confined to fringe Nepalese subjects. ~ Winged Blades Godric  12:54, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Whilst, behavioral connections between HariKrishna and this sock-farm is a bit-weak, the connection between the two puppets is quite strong. ~ Winged Blades Godric 13:09, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

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 * --Unrelated to proposed-master and also to each other?! ~ Winged Blades Godric 15:26, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

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 * When I saw this at ANI I came to the conclusion that there's a strong link to the Gaurav456 farm. Also, on deeper analysis I figured the entire farm may be linked to Sockpuppet investigations/Nileshnilesh which is ultra-stale but a behavioral match suggest that there's a strong connection but they might as well be just two separate UPE farms. efAnd then there's similar uploads on Commons to was CU blocked to this sock farm. Given the number of socks about, I think a CU would be beneficial to weed out the rest before any duck blocks. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  03:38, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * HariKrishna123 is ❌. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:53, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * If you mean Kingnewyork, that user account is . It hasn't edited in almost a year, and I frankly don't care much about it one way or the other.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:39, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

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Yet another attempt to create Prakash Neupane. MTKASH was registered ten days after was blocked and recently created their deleted article which I guess was almost the same as the previously deleted version. GSS (talk |c|em ) 12:13, 7 July 2018 (UTC)

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✅, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:19, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

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Short and simple SPI. User:Kartikeyacreativeworks recently re-created Kartikeya Gummakonda, which Gaurav456's sock User:MTKASH previously created. Delving deeper, Kartikeyacreativeworks has made numerous edits to Pulagam Chinnarayana, just as MTKASH did before their block. SamHolt6 (talk) 02:17, 4 August 2018 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  18:48, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Closing this one with no action. TonyBallioni (talk) 14:58, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

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So aside from the mass creation of similar subject areas that this sock farm likes to dabble in, there's also this direct quote from their user page: I am student and I am studying at Budhanilkantha School. I knew about wikipedia from my friend gaurav whose user name was NepalMyMotherland but he has been banned by abusing multiple account. By the way, Above Mentioned website is of my friend Gaurav but we shared 50%-50% CHRISSY MAD  ❯❯❯  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  13:00, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

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 * This seems very close to a duck to me, but my concern is that I'm not sure why someone would be so stupid as to make the connection for us that explicitly. I'd feel more comfortable with a CU here to see if we have multiple devices or if this is just the same person trying to get away with something else. TonyBallioni (talk) 15:02, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:36, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

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Recreation of Kartikeya Gummakonda under Actor Kartikeya. The most recent deleted article was created by. GSS (talk |c|em ) 16:35, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

Adding 27.34.68.202 who recreated Draft:Prakash Neupane in one go and used this image which was uploaded by their previous sock. GSS (talk |c|em ) 14:37, 27 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Alaminoid was added for uploaded File:Karthik Gummakonda.jpg as own work which was used by Lenkenpar and at Draft:Actor Kartikeya Gummakonda. Thank you. GSS  (talk |c|em ) 17:18, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

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 * Are you kidding GSS? Can't we use image which was previously uploaded by a sock? And for kind info i re-created draft asking deleting admin and you rejected article within few minutes, i really think you may have some personal issue with Draft:Prakash Neupane. I have provided all the info on your talk page go see and reply me. Otherwise i think i should have to report you. 27.34.68.202 (talk) 15:42, 27 September 2018 (UTC)
 * As per your comment on my talk page that Hi Gss last time also you process my prakash neupane deletion. do you mind listing all Wikipedia account you have used in the past? Thank you. GSS (talk |c|em ) 15:48, 27 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Yes i wrote last time you process my Prakash Neupane deletion cause i've recently created that and according to grammatical order i think i can call my article now cause it's recently created by me myself. And without thinking any things i really think that you have some issues or problem with Draft: Prakash Neupane. Cause article has fulfilled many criteria and you're rejecting article within few minutes after the article is created. 27.34.68.202 (talk) 15:56, 27 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Seriously? your message on talk page reads I have just mentioned new one have not mention old references which you can check from deleted article and i have not included all the old references how do you know what sources were there? GSS  (talk |c|em ) 16:01, 27 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Yes i did ask about old references cause i found them in previously deleted articles? Am i wrong to ask deleting admin that those references can be used or not? While creating draft i saw while recreating article first ask or console with deleting admin so i ask . While you do search Prakash Neupane on google in English and Nepali you will find those old references which were used before in deleting article. Don't pretend to be innocent here. You're really misusing your power. 27.34.68.202 (talk) 16:07, 27 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Additional Info: About source check here: 27.34.68.202 (talk) 16:09, 27 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Wow, I'm impressed. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS (talk |c|em ) 16:16, 27 September 2018 (UTC)


 * And the main thing is you declined article before i came into your talk page while article fulfilled WP:MUSICBIO criteria no 1, 5, 8, 10, 11 and 12 and after that you leave message in talk page. And the main thing which i suspect is that you just decline the draft within few minutes after it was recreated. so, i request all the admin to remove his power from wikipedia. Cause this user have some ego and reject article without doing any research. 27.34.68.202 (talk) 16:21, 27 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Comment — came here through your link on ANI, but, aren't the IP addresses of accounts not publicly disclosed as a CheckUser policy, if that is indeed the case, it'd seem to me that this case should be procedurally closed. Regards, SshibumXZ (talk · contribs). 16:37, 27 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Exactly what Ivanvector said below and the reason for adding this IP here was the recreation of their deleted article and his behaviour which I found very similar to one of their recently blokced socks. Thank you. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS (talk |c|em ) 17:07, 27 September 2018 (UTC)
 * and, thank you both for the information! Regards, SshibumXZ (talk · contribs). 19:22, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

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 * for only. The recreation of Kartikeya Gummakonda as Actor Kartikeya is close enough to deleted versions to be suspicious. Please check against the case, and please also check against, who I have blocked as a promotional username violation and also on suspicion of undisclosed paid editing - this account has been checked in this case previously and found unrelated, but I'm curious about Lenkenpar's connection. I don't understand why Alaminoid is listed, so I do not endorse any checks on that account. The IP  and is blocked. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 16:45, 27 September 2018 (UTC)
 * you're right that CheckUsers will not disclose an account's IP address if they discover it using the CU tool. But when an IP editor's behaviour suggests a connection to an account, nothing in the policy prevents you or I (as non-checkusers) from saying, "this account and this IP are probably the same person." That's one of the things we investigate here. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 16:52, 27 September 2018 (UTC)


 * No one is related to Gaurav456 or Kartikeyacreativeworks.
 * Group 1 - the following accounts are ✅ to each other:
 * Group 2 - the following accounts are ✅ to each other and technically related to Group 1. Behavior is less certain.
 * Blocked all the accounts without tags. I'd start a new case for Group 1.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:54, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, closing. GABgab 17:49, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Group 2 - the following accounts are ✅ to each other and technically related to Group 1. Behavior is less certain.
 * Blocked all the accounts without tags. I'd start a new case for Group 1.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:54, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, closing. GABgab 17:49, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked all the accounts without tags. I'd start a new case for Group 1.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:54, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, closing. GABgab 17:49, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked all the accounts without tags. I'd start a new case for Group 1.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:54, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, closing. GABgab 17:49, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

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Per. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS (talk |c|em ) 10:59, 1 November 2018 (UTC)

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User admits creating other accounts here ] Theroadislong (talk) 10:54, 1 November 2018 (UTC)

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 * . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 12:30, 1 November 2018 (UTC)