Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/HARSH VARDHAN SHARMA "TARA"/Archive

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IP range was blocked by for evasion. Account re-created the draft. Although content was different, the close time between the creation of the draft by the IP and account suggest a connection. I have off-wiki communications regarding this case that any admin / CU can receive on request. Nothing which contains personal information, but as it's off-wiki I can't post it here. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 14:32, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

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Account was blocked by me without filing the case, but after a discussion with another clerk I'm filing the case to have a CU run (if a CU doesn't decline it of course). Would appreciate a CU to check if the two accounts are related and look for any other accounts, so. Obviously not asking for a CU to comment on any connection to the IP range. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 14:32, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * - - TheresNoTime 😺 15:21, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * It is technically that  is .  - TheresNoTime 😺 15:26, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * That's strange, though I guess a CU result doesn't rule out sockpuppetry and doesn't detect meatpuppetry. Another account,, has been created which may be a sock of HARSH VARDHAN SHARMA 123. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:50, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * All accounts have since been locked for being LTAs. Not sure of the case, but as they've all been locked as LTA we don't probably need to move this elsewhere. Close. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 21:21, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

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Same name. Both edit Durg. Both keep promoting the same person (see Draft:Brij Kishore Sharma "Tara" ) Notfrompedro (talk) 11:48, 8 August 2021 (UTC)

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Along with, , and. All puppets of and. DrKay (talk) 12:36, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Merged to correct master, tagged, . GeneralNotability (talk) 00:32, 12 August 2021 (UTC)

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Creation of a draft of the same subject that got this sockmaster blocked for promotion, see Draft:Brij Kishore Sharma 'Tara' (which the first three users listed here touched) and Draft:Brij Kishore Sharma "Tara" (which the last user listed here touched). Requesting CU to check for sleepers. pandakekok9 (talk) 12:17, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Added one more IP. pandakekok9 (talk) 12:22, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Added recently created account. pandakekok9 (talk) 13:01, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Added Indian Wiki User CG because trying to get the deleted draft undeleted. David notMD (talk) 14:20, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

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 * Blocked/tagged Indian Wikipage Creator, I don't see any point in blocking the IPs. Looking over the history, all of the socks we've found so far have edited immediately after being created, so I'm going to pass on the sleeper check endorsement. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:39, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Renamed the case to oldest known per MatSci's recent tagging. Retagged accounts as needed. Requested lock on Indianroyalpeople. Note: edit filter shows some attempted edits to the old case page at Sockpuppet investigations/Wikibot Research of Reverted Edits by what appears to be the sockmaster. Will leave this to someone else to archive and double-check my work. GeneralNotability (talk) 02:00, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

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I recently received an email (Sept 14 @ 7:15pm) from User:Iampureveg requesting that I create a new article on Brij Kishore Sharma "Tara" - ("Please Sir this beggar begs you to write I will give you orignal barnstar so please") which I declined. I then subsequently received @8:48pm an email from User:United Publishers asking that I make a article on Brij Kishore Sharama "Tara" - ("he is notable because his name in Famous newspapers search that newspapers names"). Iampureveg has previously been identified as a sockpuppet of User:HARSH VARDHAN SHARMA "TARA". Given the similar wording of both requests and their timing it would appear that the are one and the same user - if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck.... Dan arndt (talk) 02:11, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅. Pictogram resolved.svg All socks blocked and tagged. Closing case. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:33, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

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SPA requesting the undeletion of Draft:Brij Kishore Sharma at Requests for Undeletion and the help desk. Pahunkat (talk) 17:39, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

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''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' I was just coming here to file this against this account after they requested undeletion of the draft at RFUD and my talk page after I declined it at RFUD. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:04, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

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 * Yep. Compare as well the edits of, who was blocked outside of SPI. , , closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 19:15, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

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On September 17 a new SPA User:Ranbir Raj Kapoor created User:Ranbir Raj Kapoor/sandbox, which is essentially a draft article on Brij Kishore Sharma "Tara" and when the AfC was refused posted a similar pleading request to those provided by previous sockpuppets of User:HARSH VARDHAN SHARMA "TARA". Dan arndt (talk) 07:15, 17 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Subsequently received an email from this user stating "If you help me by making the page more better I will give you a barnstar and I want to say you that he is notable", which is exactly the same comments that previous sockpuppets have made. Dan arndt (talk) 07:39, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:34, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

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Yet another creator of Brij Kishore Sharma "Tara", see previous socks. David Biddulph (talk) 10:21, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Added IP. pandakekok9 (talk) 10:36, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅ The IP looks very dynamic and also doesn't matter too much now the pages have been deleted. Sock blocked indef and tagged. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:19, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

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Here is another duck: their first and (so far) only edit was to their user talk page yesterday, asking for help in creating Brij Kishore Sharma "Tara". bonadea contributions talk 12:22, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅. Pictogram resolved.svg All socks blocked and tagged. Closing case. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 12:24, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
 * (ArticleCreatorinEnglish is already at SRG). --Blablubbs (talk) 12:35, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

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The most blatant evidence is the creation of Draft:Brij Kishore Sharma "Tara" and requests to remove the salting and to refund the page.

There is also a bit of overlap in other articles such as Dongergaon, see this timeline with three previous socks + ILiveinIndiaAsia. bonadea contributions talk 11:18, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

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 * Other overlap is compelling as well, particularly this: . without email or TPA given the history of abuse,, closing. Thanks for reporting.  --Blablubbs (talk) 11:41, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

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 * per below. Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 18:43, 5 November 2021 (UTC)

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 * Checked and all to User:ILiveinIndiaAsia. There is an abundance of evidence of socking and they are ✅ to the blocked impersonation account . There is also a logged-out confession of socking, which I've added to CU-wiki for future checkuser reference. Blocked modified and account tagged.--  Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 18:43, 5 November 2021 (UTC)