Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Khaliwarriors/Archive

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 * User account Pikachu the same was created by Pikachu Ramu.. Both made the same edit in Manipuri Brahmin.
 * All the three accounts only edited the "Terrorism" section of Doda district.. William Raw and Pikachu Ramu used similar edit summaries in the article..
 * All the three only edited the "Origin and history" section of Manipuri Brahmin. All the three accounts used the edit summary Minor grammatical changes in the same article.
 * Pikachu the same and William Raw Edited the same sections in Research and Analysis Wing and used same edit summaries This section has not been removed but has been shiftedAdded new content with proper reference
 * Almost all edits of William Raw and Pikachu the same are under the "Claimed and alleged attacks" in Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan with same edit summaries.
 * Same editing pattern under one section with same edit summaries in AIM-120 AMRAAM, Balochistan Liberation Army, Directorate-General_for_External_Security.
 * William Raw and Pikachu the same had edited the same sections with the same edit summaries in many pages as seen on Interaction Analyser. SUN EYE 1 18:50, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

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There is a very strong resemblance between the wording of edit summaries shown in Special:Contributions/William Raw and Special:Contributions/Pikachu the same. In addition, both users made edits with Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit.

Their pattern of talk page usage was identical: The time card for both editors is similar.William RawPikachu the same
 * William Raw made 531 edits to main space, 1 to user talk and 0 to talk pages.
 * Pikachu the same made 748 edits to main space, 3 to user talk and 1 to talk pages.

William Raw made an average of 8.1 edits per day up to 12 March 2021, and Pikachu the same started making 13.4 edits per day on 11 May 2021. This is quite a lot for a supposedly new user. This suggests to me that the user might have been using another account in between and that intermediate account got blocked.

CheckUser policy is that "information is only stored for a short period (currently 90 days), so edits made prior to that will not be shown via the CheckUser tool." Since the last edit by William Raw was on 12 March 2021, this means that checkuser information was deleted on 10 June 2021. A checkuser might find/confirm any intermediate account. -- Toddy1 (talk) 19:49, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

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 * . The two Pikachu accounts are ✅ to each other; as Toddy1 correctly pointed out, William Raw is ., closing. Mz7 (talk) 19:42, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

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. Subtle whitewashing of Research and Analysis Wing is sufficiently rare to raise my brows, and the familiar tendentious editing to the rarely edited Chittisinghpura massacre reinforces the feeling. Checkuser assistance requested. — kashmīrī  TALK  16:15, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

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There are some behavioural differences. (1) There is a pronounced difference between the time-card for Khaliwarriors and those for William Raw & Pikachu the same. (2) The average number of edits per day by Khaliwarriors was 2.4 compared with 8.1/13.1 for William Raw/Pikachu the same. -- Toddy1 (talk) 22:34, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

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 * - TheresNoTime 😺 20:37, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Just going to go with here, technically, but it's a mess  maybe another CU could take a look? Go for behavioural review though? Sorry! - TheresNoTime 😺 20:49, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
 * New findings below. - Mailer Diablo 05:35, 4 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Per Mailer Diablo's note below, I've renamed this case to Khaliwarriors, who is both the oldest and the most active account, and retagged the archive accordingly. Closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 10:04, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

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 * Created 7 days after the last sock was blocked.
 * Same edit as the last sock Pikachu the same.
 * Same edit summaries from three accounts: Added new content, Added new content with proper reference, Minor grammatical changes
 * Continued editing in the same section in the same articles as the other socks. SUN EYE 1 17:20, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

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Similar behaviour to that of William Raw and Pikachu the same. (1) The time-card for Lions master is similar to those for William Raw & Pikachu the same. (2) The average number of edits per day by Lions master was 13.4 compared with 8.1 & 13.1 for William Raw & Pikachu the same. (3) Almost all edits to article space with all three accounts. (4) The three accounts often use "Added new content" as an edit summary.William Raw, Pikachu the same, Lions master (5) Contribution history shows that all three accounts have their edits tagged Mobile edit Mobile web edit. -- Toddy1 (talk) 18:18, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

The behavior is not similar at all. I must disagree adamantly with the comment above. It seems like a conspiracy against this editor is occurring, and I don't like it one bit.HotdogElephant (talk) 19:27, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I have been patrolling Special:Log/newusers and note that the above editor's first edit was to post here. Wikinights (talk) 19:32, 25 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Please can a checkuser look at Special:Contributions/HotdogElephant as a probable sock of the above - and like the above he/she has their edits tagged Mobile edit Mobile web edit. I never heard of a genuine new account making their first contribution to a sockpuppet investigation. -- Toddy1 (talk) 19:34, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
 * has posted on another sockpuppet discussion and added a nonsensical statement to a mainspace article. Please investigate this. Wikinights (talk) 19:52, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Wikinights, Yes, this was my first edit. So what? Is that against the rules. Stop being such a rubber chicken.HotdogElephant (talk) 19:54, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
 * It is not against the rules, but it is suspicious. I see you know as a troll and obvious sockpuppet (based on behavior) and will stop talking to you. Wikinights (talk) 19:58, 25 July 2021 (UTC)


 * I would request to consider in the request. Both of these users are very eager to add the same information   to article which  previously used to add . Kalu Dada from Thathri Kutty (talk) 06:31, 31 July 2021 (UTC)

-- Toddy1 (talk) 09:37, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Editor interaction utility comparing William Raw, Pikachu Ramu, Pikachu the same, Lions master, Nawabzada.aak
 * Editor interaction utility comparing William Raw, Pikachu Ramu, Pikachu the same, Lions master, Nawabzada.aak

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 * ✅ that = . When compared Lions master against, new technical information finds the two accounts  a match. Both accounts now blocked. - Mailer Diablo 05:35, 4 August 2021 (UTC)
 * As noted above, I've renamed the case to Khaliwarriors and retagged. Have you had a look at, who is mentioned above? To be clear, this isn't an endorsement because I haven't really looked at behaviour yet, just asking to avoid redundant behavioural review. --Blablubbs (talk) 10:08, 4 August 2021 (UTC)
 * appears to be ❌. - Mailer Diablo 04:27, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Closing per the above. The SandDoctor  Talk 16:37, 6 August 2021 (UTC)

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Account created three days after the previous sock stopped editing. I see quite a bit of shared interests (edited Research and Analysis Wing like, or Partition of India like ), and the reinstating of the exact same edit on Hindi:. – Uanfala (talk) 10:26, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

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Same edit summaries; Added new content with proper reference, Added new contentSUN EYE 1 11:01, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅ = . Now blocked. - Mailer Diablo 04:27, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Closing per the above. The SandDoctor  Talk 16:37, 6 August 2021 (UTC)

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Account created four days after the last batch of socks got blocked. Active in the same topic overall topic area (e.g. content additions to Research and Analysis Wing, which was also substantially edited by the last sock and by the main sockmaster). Reinstatement of the same edit on Hindi as one made by several previous socks.

I'm also seeing several other new editors in this area who have all started editing in the week or two after the last socks got blocked; I haven't seen enough of them to be sure, so I'm wondering if a CU check wouldn't uncover any that are socks. – Uanfala (talk) 12:37, 21 August 2021 (UTC)

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 * , for sleeper check (if practical) per filer. GeneralNotability (talk) 18:38, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
 * - ~TNT (she/they • talk) 22:13, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
 * This one is certainly, but there are some technical differences which would indicate different users~TNT (she/they • talk) 22:19, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Tagged suspected. Closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 03:18, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

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Intersect with last sockpuppet is Ashraf Rashid, Dassault Mirage 2000, Etihad Rail, HAL Dhruv, Indian Coast Guard, Insurgency in Meghalaya, and Research and Analysis Wing. In particular their edit to the insurgency article is exactly the same as the last sockpuppet. Username is rather similar to previous sockpuppet User:Lions coach14 as well. FDW777 (talk) 07:10, 28 August 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅ ST47 (talk) 07:41, 28 August 2021 (UTC)

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Reverts to previous sockpuppet's versions at Chen Hongjun and Pashtunization. Adds Cheristerfield Thangkhiew at Insurgency in Meghalaya, just like the previous sockpuppet did FDW777 (talk) 15:51, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

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 * Indeed. - tagged suspected since this account matches up with another account where CU data wasn't especially confident. GeneralNotability (talk) 01:36, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
 * @GeneralNotability which was the other account? -- RoySmith (talk) 15:29, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
 * , Lions Count12. GeneralNotability (talk) 15:52, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

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Making new accounts and doing these edits again and again Johny.k741 (talk) 13:14, 13 September 2021 (UTC) Johny.k741 (talk) 13:14, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

I would like to add that the suspected account Charlie brown 345 was made after the the previous sock was blocked. The Editor Interaction Analyser tool shows that the newly created account has focused on some of the areas of the previous sock and attempted to restore edits made by those sock accounts.


 * On Insurgency in Meghalaya, the newly created account had restored this edit. The edit in question was repeatedly re-added back by various socks of Khaliwarriors.


 * On Chittisinghpura massacre page, Charlie brown 345 has made this edit which is similar to the edits  made by William Raw and by Victor Charlie 123.


 * On Shahid Afridi page, the newly created account has restored this pov edit which was first added by Lions coach14.


 * On Dassault Mirage 2000 page, the newly created account focused on pushing pov which was first introduced by Lions Count12.


 * Another thing common in the newly created account and the previous sock is that they use same edit summary like "added new content with proper reference". 1, 2.

If the newly created account is indeed confirmed to be a sock puppet account then I will request that the edits made by them should be reverted as that would discourage them from continuing this practice. Yimt2zlk (talk) 13:00, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

Added User:Shrisaradesh

 * Shrisaradesh was created 12 days after the last sock was blocked. I believe this account is used from different device likely from a work place as their time card shows no edits on Saturdays and Sundays. The older socks edit all days.
 * Uses the word "unnecessary" in edit summaries when removing content like previous socks.
 * Ends edit summaries with "with proper reference" like older socks.-  SUN EYE 1  17:49, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

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 * Charlie brown 345 is ✅ to previous socks.
 * While the evidence in the SPI was light, I found my reasons to check Shrisaradesh, and they are ❌ and I believe that result to be true. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 04:29, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * The IP hasn't edited in a month, and everything else is already take care of, so closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 18:20, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

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The account was created after the previous sock, Charlie brown 345 was blocked. Like the previous sock, the newly created account is also focused on restoring edits of previous confirmed socks.


 * On Chhamb page, the previous sock was trying to make this edit without providing any supporting references. The newly created sock has done the same thing here.


 * On Liwa Zainebiyoun page, the newly created account has made this edit which is similar to the edit made by the previous sock. Even the edit summary "Added new content with proper reference" used by the new sock is similar to the previous socks.


 * On Battle of Haji Pir Pass (1965) page, the newly created account has restored this edit. This edit has been repeatedly restored by previous socks accounts. The edit was first introduced by "Victor Charlie 123" and then restored by "Charlie brown 345" and now it has been once again restored by "Alberto Gonzalez 2357".


 * On Pashtunization page, the newly created account has restored this edit which was first added by "Javelin 1411". Javelin 1411 was previously confirmed to be a sock of Khaliwarriors. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yimt2zlk (talk • contribs) 18:23, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

For an account that is only like one day old, it sure knows how to make edits on Wikipedia which indicates that the newly created account is being used by someone who knows how to make edits on Wikipedia pages. Most of the edit made by the new sock are entirely focused on pages which were heavily edited by the previous socks. Yimt2zlk (talk) 17:43, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

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 * -- RoySmith (talk) 18:27, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

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The account was created after the previous sock, Alberto Gonzalez 2357, was blocked. Like the previous sock, the newly created account is also focused on restoring edits of previously confirmed socks on pages like Dassault Mirage 2000, Chittisinghpura massacre and Spice (bomb). These pages have been repeatedly targeted many times in the past by confirmed socks of Khaliwarriors.
 * On Dassault Mirage 2000 page, the newly created account has restored this edit which was previously added by Alberto Gonzalez 2357. Like Alberto Gonzalez 2357, the newly created account has not provided an adequate explanation on why they have removed sourced content and the supporting references.
 * On Chittisinghpura massacre page, the newly created account has restored this edit which was previously added by Victor Charlie 123, another confirmed sock of khaliwarriors.
 * On Spice (bomb) page, the newly created account has restored this edit which was previously added by Alberto Gonzalez 2357.

Another thing that I find odd is that the newly created account is only three days old and yet they have shown that they have great degree of understanding on how to make edits on Wikipedia. Like in only three days, the newly created was able to make 60+ edits. This pattern is consistently found in previously confirmed sock accounts. Yimt2zlk (talk) 20:41, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to -- RoySmith (talk) 23:53, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

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Adds same content at Insurgency in Meghalaya as previous sockpuppets, and adds content using the same edit summary of "Added new content with proper reference" as previous sockpuppets. FDW777 (talk) 17:29, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

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 * FWIW, yeah, that's almost certainly them, but given that the IP hasn't edited in almost a month, I'm going to close this with no action taken. It is unfortunate that SPI is so swamped that we don't get to these fast enough to do anything useful.  The best I can recommend is that WP:RFPP usually responds faster, so requests for semi-protection might be a better tool in the future. -- RoySmith (talk) 16:33, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Courtesy ping so that you can track this down for future. -- The SandDoctor Talk 17:28, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * On Battle of Haji Pir Pass (1965) page, Lions fanning 45 has restored this edit which has been repeatedly restored by previous confirmed socks like Charlie Brown 345 diff1, Alberto Gonzalez 2357 diff2 and by Victor Charlie 123 diff3.
 * On Special forces of India page, a recent edit made by Lions fanning 45 resembles to the one done by previous confirmed sock. Even the edit summary is same.
 * Changing name of Hoshangabad to Narmadapuram without providing any citation like the previous confirmed socks.
 * Lions fanning 45's edits on Hoshangabad page and Lions Count12's edits on Hoshangabad page.
 * The name of "Lions fanning 45" also resembles a lot to the ones used by the Khaliwarriors before like Lions master or Lions Count12 and Lions coach14.
 * Like the previous confirmed socks, Lion fanning 45 account is also only 5 days old and yet they have shown great understanding of Wikipedia and have targeted pages which were the main focus of the previous socks. Yimt2zlk (talk) 11:28, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * CU - the accounts in the archives are stale and there is no history of CU finding sleepers. Between the username similarity and the fact that they are restoring sock edits, this is obvious enough to block based on behaviour.  - please indef Lions fanning 45. Thanks,  Spicy (talk) 14:55, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Blocked per request without tagging. Bbb23 (talk) 22:26, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Tagged, closing. Spicy (talk) 22:31, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

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At adds content here with the standard Khaliwarriors edit summary of Added new content with proper reference, that was previously added (word-for-word the same, with the exception of an extra reference) here by a previous sockpuppet with the same edit summary. FDW777 (talk) 08:42, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * - it looks like this IP has been used exclusively by Khaliwarriors since the beginning of the month. Please block the IP (anon-only, account creation blocked) for two weeks. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 09:04, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Blocked, closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:30, 18 February 2022 (UTC)