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The sockpuppeter and it's sockpuppets are editing the same. They somehow connected with Ydgfilms which is also the sockpuppet of the user. This user has even uploaded logo of Ydgfilms on commons. The editing pattern of all are the same. Please have a check user check to investigate the same  ✝iѵ ɛɳ  २२४० †ลℓк †๏ мэ 12:50, 20 May 2018 (UTC)

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✅ + . . Please move to Ivan Disouza and retag previously blocked socks at Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Bijoy Thepla.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:33, 20 May 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ Sir Sputnik (talk) 16:56, 20 May 2018 (UTC)

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Same YDGfilms targets, including uploading of images to commons with bogus license claims (or else UPE if they do own the license). Blocked and all uploads deleted. DMacks (talk) 09:52, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

Also noting for the record the following from Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Ivan Disouza (some very old) that are CU-blocked but not previously listed in the SPI: DMacks (talk) 09:56, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

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 * Per a ping on IRC, this account is very very (and I'm sure I'm being way over-conservative at that likely..). Advised to block - TNT 💖 09:58, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

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Same en.wp and commons behaviors. Reverted and blocked on both. RBI, just filed here for the record. DMacks (talk) 05:09, 16 July 2018 (UTC)

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 * The sock is now blocked. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 12:33, 16 July 2018 (UTC)

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Same files as usual, logging in/out on commons vs en.wp. Indef'ed the account on commons, but should be globally locked. I gave the IP a month on both sites, but other admins feel free to reduce if you think it's too dynamic/shared. DMacks (talk) 08:06, 25 July 2018 (UTC)

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 * SonaliDesigner doesn't exist, and I'm not seeing anything similar in the pages the socks have edited. —DoRD (talk)​ 11:54, 25 July 2018 (UTC)
 * SonaliDesigner is a user on Commons and was indeffed by Dmacks there. The IP here is already blocked. Nothing else to do. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:01, 25 July 2018 (UTC)

Up just popped the pair: DMacks (talk) 18:13, 25 July 2018 (UTC)
 * on commons; now blocked there but should be globally locked
 * on en.wp; is it worth blocking these dynamic IPs?
 * on en.wp; is it worth blocking these dynamic IPs?
 * on en.wp; is it worth blocking these dynamic IPs?

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Importing from User talk:Bbb23, for the record...
 * Hi Bbb23 and
 * Can you please have a check on User:RajEditor as I suspect it's a sock of Ivan Disouza ( check the SPI) :-- ✝iѵ ɛɳ  २२४० †ลℓк †๏ мэ 17:43, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
 * DMacks, who is familiar with this case, can take whatever action they want. From my perspective, you'd have to file a report at the SPI.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:54, 27 August 2018 :(UTC)
 * I blocked, reverted all edits, and also turned up User:Josephlilakar as another one (and blocked and likewise nuked all edits). It's a crosswiki case, and I also cleaned up several other sites, so they should also be globally locked. I don't think we have been rigorous as updating that SPI (instead RBI), given how obvious, repeated, and easily nuked it all is. DMacks (talk) 20:32, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

I had independently noticed it prior to ing Bbb23, but Tiven2240 is right on. Same uploads to commons and insertions in various en.wp (and other *.wp), with a handful of attempts at useful edits (though even those have a standard typographic/linguistic pattern). Both now also globally locked, so nothing more to do here but the record-keeping of on-going abuse. DMacks (talk) 05:14, 28 August 2018 (UTC) DMacks (talk) 05:14, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

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Named user same behavior (both here and xwiki) as usual, indef'ed as usual. They write on User_talk:YogeshGosaviFilmmaker that there were other people who were using other accounts on this editor's behalf but have now been fired (confirming general sock-puppetry idea). The IP writes in this edit that this IP is the same as that named user and that I have blocked it twice. But the IP has only been blocked once (by another admin) and I only blocked that account once, so the claim that this account is the only one in use now and that other accounts were other actual people (meat not sock) is bogus. At the time of that IP's block ("CU-block" by User:Bbb23), they self-identify as User:Cinemawala (one of the early socks in this SPI). I'm reblocking this IP for 6 months as it is clear they have no intent to follow our account-use policies and instead are only here to promote their own corporate interests. DMacks (talk) 20:55, 8 September 2018 (UTC)

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 * Looks good to me. Anything else to do here before closing? Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 05:41, 11 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Nope. Just "noting for the record" as they say. It's an ongoing and cross-wiki situation, so need to keep recent evidence for future CU/steward requests. DMacks (talk) 05:45, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

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, Another new account, Also even Cross wiki vandalism

 ✝iѵ ɛɳ  २२४० †ลℓк †๏ мэ 07:53, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

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Obvious is obvious, including the cross-wiki nature. As usual, sometimes they have not gotten to en.wp with certain socks, but the accounts should generally get global-locked, and we have better tracking here than other WMF sites that might want to act locally. 103.51.153.82 was already mentioned in an archived part of this SPI and remains blocked from that time. 27.97.134.115 hasn't been active recently, so I'm not sure it's worth blocking it now. DMacks (talk) 17:53, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Is नविनघाणेकर a typo? It's not showing up for me. Thanks, GABgab 17:57, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
 * No typo. See global account info. DMacks (talk) 18:02, 14 October 2018 (UTC)


 * Ah, I see, thanks. Now that everything's handled, closing. GABgab 18:10, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

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Right here I opened an AFD for a non notable actress & this was followed by a keep !vote by the article creator as can be seen here, this is quite normal & the AFD was going on smoothly until I observed a sleeper account @ !vote a suspicious Keep as seen here. Now observing their edit histories I observed both editors “coincidentally” almost always !vote at same afd’s as seen at the following AFDs: 1.Articles for deletion/Shashi Balooja, 2.Articles for deletion/Sonyaa Ayodhya , 3.Articles for deletion/Manoj Pillai & 'coincidently' they appear at this AFD as well;  4.Articles for deletion/Shweta Kumar. Furthermore when typing, they often cannot tell when to use “has” & “have” & a preview of the aforementioned AFD’s shows exactly that. I suspect sockpuppetry at play here, or very strong meat puppetry seeing as the master has been on this collaborative project for five years & has successfully remained evasive. I should also add that the suspected sock puppet’s username @, is quite confusing as the displayed text is originally is Mandarin or Cantonese or Hindi/Sanskrit which is; “ इं. हेमंत बोरकर ” but when clicked on would lead you to their username in English alphabets which is “ErHemantBorkar”Celestina007 (talk) 14:49, 3 June 2020 (UTC)

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 * Following accounts are ✅:
 * Making this Sockpuppet investigations/Ivan Disouza., clerk to merge and tag. ST47 (talk) 07:16, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
 * case merged from Sockpuppet investigations/Krishna Murthy DL. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:08, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Tagged. Dealt with edits and creations. Nothing left to do. Close. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 19:32, 6 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Making this Sockpuppet investigations/Ivan Disouza., clerk to merge and tag. ST47 (talk) 07:16, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
 * case merged from Sockpuppet investigations/Krishna Murthy DL. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:08, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Tagged. Dealt with edits and creations. Nothing left to do. Close. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 19:32, 6 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Making this Sockpuppet investigations/Ivan Disouza., clerk to merge and tag. ST47 (talk) 07:16, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
 * case merged from Sockpuppet investigations/Krishna Murthy DL. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:08, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Tagged. Dealt with edits and creations. Nothing left to do. Close. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 19:32, 6 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Tagged. Dealt with edits and creations. Nothing left to do. Close. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 19:32, 6 June 2020 (UTC)