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quack quack quack Praxidicae (talk) 14:14, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

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 * Changing master. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 05:29, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Case moved from Khan tabrez 16 to Khan tabrez —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 22:17, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

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More lucknowi spam. Praxidicae (talk) 12:57, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

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 * —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 02:41, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

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same old, same old. At least they are consistent. Praxidicae (talk) 18:02, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

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 * Pictogram resolved.svg All sock blocked and tagged. Closing case. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 09:33, 14 June 2020 (UTC)

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new account whose first edit is making an edit request to create Draft:Anjum Lucknowi. username matches as well – Majavah talk &middot; edits 06:27, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

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 * Clear overlap in interests with past socks, as far as I'm concerned. . GeneralNotability (talk) 02:13, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

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Yawnnnnn Praxidicae (talk) 10:03, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

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I have tagged all of the pages created by Jawwadkhan08 for CSDing under wp:G5. tagged only one. ◊ PRAHLAD balaji (M•T•A•C) This message was left at 13:46, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

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 * Yup. . GeneralNotability (talk) 23:36, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

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The user is extensively showing their interest in Anjum Lucknowi (poet), Draft:Anjum Lucknowi (poet) and Anjum lucknowi, previously created by socks. TheBirdsShedTears (talk) 06:58, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

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 * This assuredly sounds like a very large quacking sound, but I concur that a CU should be considered. Thsi has a smell of UPE and a PR organisation/person, and sleeper checks are in order here. I am about to warn the sock about UPE Fiddle   Faddle  09:08, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I have added a pair of IPs who have edited in this set of articles. They may well be one of the main editors editing while logged out. I'm aware the CU will never make a public link between an IP and an account, but they are grist to the mill of the case being made  Fiddle   Faddle  09:18, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Please also see Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Anjum lucknowi Fiddle   Faddle  11:14, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

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 * ✅ and . Blocked and tagged those. No comment on IPs. Materialscientist (talk) 12:04, 19 September 2020 (UTC)


 * 2-week block for 103.29.98.128/26. -- RoySmith (talk) 20:44, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

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see Draft:Anjum Lucknowi Praxidicae (talk) 12:19, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

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 * . Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 14:24, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Reopening. Found other suspicious accounts. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 14:27, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * seems suspicious based on their edits. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 14:36, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * On further review, Noora87, is . Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 14:39, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

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Honeypot worked. Looks like a wider range block is needed. Perhaps /24 might be better. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 18:37, 1 October 2020 (UTC)

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Blocked /24 for 2 weeks (same length as previous range block). Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 18:37, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Dreamy Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 18:38, 1 October 2020 (UTC)

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see Draft:Anjum Lucknowi Majavah (talk!) 06:27, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

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 * Seems WP:DUCKy. sock. Blocked /24 for that IP since September this IP range has been solely making edits about this draft. Close. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:41, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

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yet another SPA here to promote Draft:Anjum Lucknowi (writer) Draft:Anjum Lucknowi Majavah (talk!) 12:43, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

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 * Blocked sock indef. Blocked IP for 1 month. Tagged sock account. . Close. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 14:22, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

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See Draft:Anjum Lucknowi (1), a re-creation of Draft:Anjum Lucknowi. Curbon7 (talk) 07:28, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

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 * . . Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:33, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

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Draft:Aish Kanwal. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:11, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

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Pro forma. . Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:11, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

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Edit to Draft:Anjum Lucknowi and style. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 22:20, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

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 * - although this user has been editing in the same area, to the draft and has a similar style, I would appreciate a CU to see if this user is related to previous socks. Although I know of no non-stale confirmed socks for this case, there are a number of duck socks which are not yet stale in the archives. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 22:30, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
 * .  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   01:51, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Blocking per CU result and behavior. Tagged. Close. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:39, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Also . Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:40, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

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see Draf:Anjum Lucknowi (Poet) CUPIDICAE💕  12:08, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

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 * . Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 13:06, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

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The same obsession with Draft:Anjum lucknowi. A few edits to add infoboxen to seek to look as if they are a real editor. What new editor knows about the infobox template? Often CheckUser has been performed in this set of SPIs. Is it required here? Your call. Fiddle  Faddle  07:38, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * Also probably Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:32, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Sock blocked indef and IP blocked 3 weeks on /24. Tagged sock. . I think this case is usually ducky enough not to need a CU. Close. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:41, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

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Creating yet another version of salted article about Anjum Lucknowi (this time with title in Urdu script!) JW 1961   Talk  19:14, 17 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Added Riyaz903 whose edits have also been around this topic, interestingly both of these have edited a similar named article on Simple English see here JW 1961   Talk  19:33, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * Blocked. Tagged. . Close. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 19:54, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

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This user has appeared on Simple and Commons. See https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Gsking79 and expresses the usual interest in Anjum Lucknowi. How Do I report puppetry affecting those two? I think neither has sock puppet investigations.

Should I request CU? Is it even relevant in a cross wiki scenario?

Is it time to start global locking on the master and proven puppets?

I guess all of these questions are Clerk questions. Fiddle Timtrent Faddle Talk to me 19:08, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

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 * - given history, requesting confirmation and sleeper check. The SandDoctor  Talk 16:41, 25 April 2021 (UTC)
 * . There isn't that much data on enwiki for this account since they haven't edited here, but frankly it looks like a pretty clear WP:DUCK, and my recommendation would be to request a global lock at meta:SRG as previous socks of this master have been. (I'm somewhat reluctant to block directly on enwiki based solely on cross-wiki evidence.) The Wikimedia Commons also has a request for blocks noticeboard at COM:AN/B. Mz7 (talk) 22:00, 25 April 2021 (UTC)
 * The SandDoctor Talk 05:10, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

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Ran check on Yogeshsingh90 due to suspicious edits. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 21:30, 12 December 2021 (UTC)

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All three listed above are ✅ to each other. to previous sock based on the CU log. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 21:30, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
 * . Leaving to a clerk to decide whether dual tags, or just tags for Khan tabrez are warranted. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 21:34, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Tagged as suspected to Khan tabrez, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 19:54, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

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Edits lead to a check. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 18:27, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

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Pro forma. ✅ to. . Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 18:27, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Tagged per above, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 19:54, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

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Creation of Draft:Anjum Lucknowi. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:16, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * Pro forma. Although the case is stale, they have very similar technical information to previous socks. Given the significant overlap in the first few edits, it's likely to be the same person. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:16, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * The SandDoctor Talk 22:37, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

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Draft:Anjum Lucknowi (Author) on their second edit. 2A01:4C8:522:ABAC:2565:A4A4:FD1C:7FA1 (talk) 13:05, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * Quacking very loudly. Multiple recreations of deleted material, often under subtly different article titles. UPE or simple sockery? 🇺🇦  Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 🇺🇦 14:19, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Given subtle differences in the writing of the various drafts, it might be multiple users in several cases ... and now I am wondering if the speedy deletion was correct. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 15:24, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * I have no access to the deleted versions, so I cannot comment on the substance of that. However, my understanding is that if there is a closely coordinated group, or multiple people editing under the same command, they are socking. In that case, WP:PROXYING and WP:MEAT would apply, and G5 is still applicable. MarioGom (talk) 22:23, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * . MarioGom (talk) 22:30, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Initial results:
 * ✅ to each other:


 * Further checks need to be performed, including whether this is related to this case. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 14:17, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 15:41, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
 * The three that Dreamy found are ✅ to from 07 January 2023.  Based on some hints from the CU logs, that group is  to at least one account tagged as proven a couple of years ago; I'll tag them all as proven and close this. -- RoySmith (talk) 16:14, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Spicy (talk) 20:41, 4 February 2023 (UTC)

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Re-creation of the usual draft. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 20:03, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to locked socks. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 20:03, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
 * . Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 20:06, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

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Recreation of Draft:Anjum Lucknowi (Poet), which was previously created by a locked sock of this case. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 14:17, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

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 * Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 14:17, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Group 1 ✅ to each other:


 * Group 2 ✅ to each other:


 * Group 1 and 2 are on the same /24 that has been used extensively by this sockmaster in the past. Group 1 and 2 are to each other and to this case. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 14:22, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
 * . Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 14:24, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

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Recreated Draft:Anjum Lucknowi (author), like the other socks. —*Fehufangą (✉ Talk · ✎ Contribs) 09:23, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * The following accounts are ✅ to each other:
 * Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 14:11, 8 July 2023 (UTC)


 * . Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 14:13, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

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Draft:Aankh Woh Ghar Hai (Poem) Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:36, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to :
 * Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:37, 13 July 2023 (UTC)


 * . Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:38, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

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This time a new(!) draft at Draft:Anjum Lucknowi (Author). Please protect that draft in the same manner that Draft:Anjum Lucknowi is protected. The is obvious quacking, but the size of the sock farm suggests that CU be run as a matter of course, and that global locks be requested if proven 🇺🇦 Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 🇺🇦 20:38, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Adding Sameerkhan60 Seems they have Council of Boards of School Education and State Board Of School Examinations (Sec.) & Board of Higher Secondary Examinations, Tamil Nadu ‎ and Education in Tamil Nadu in common, too. Also 103.29.98.98 which I know you will make no comment on.  Wholly similar additional edit pattern which I missed when I filed the SPI.🇺🇦  Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 🇺🇦 08:33, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Plus Manojagarwal0 same edit pattern, recent registration, or perhaps awakening. CU shou;d also check for sleepers, please.

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 * The named accounts listed above plus are ✅ to each other, and given the behavioural link to the master I'm calling them easily proven there. . . Blocked, tagged, closing.  firefly  ( t · c ) 09:40, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

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Quacking, this time on Draft:Anjum Lucknowi (poet). Taavi (talk!) 20:52, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * ✅, DatGuyTalkContribs 21:06, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

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New account recreated Draft:Parbat Herbal at Draft:Parbat Herbal (Unani), and recreated State Board Of School Examinations (Sec.) & Board of Higher Secondary Examinations, Tamil Nadu at  Draft:State Board Of School Examinations (Sec.) & Board Of Higher Secondary Examinations, Tamil Nadu.

New account recreated Council of Boards of School Education.

New accounts, , , and  all added substantially to Draft:State Board Of School Examinations (Sec.) & Board Of Higher Secondary Examinations, Tamil Nadu.

New SPAs and  added substantially to Council of Boards of School Education.

recreated Draft:Anjum Lucknowi (author). Wikishovel (talk) 12:59, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

New SPA, edits only to Draft:Parbat Herbal (Unani) and Draft:Anjum Lucknowi (author). New SPA, 2 of their 3 edits so far are substantial edits to Draft:Anjum Lucknowi (author). New SPA : a short burst of edits shortly after account creation on 19 Jan, including edits and AfC submission of Draft:Anjum Lucknowi (author). New account, substantial precocious edits to Draft:Anjum Lucknowi (author) immediately after account creation. Wikishovel (talk) 00:08, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

New SPA, substantial, precocious edit to Draft:Anjum Lucknowi (author) an hour after account creation. Wikishovel (talk) 09:26, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * - Please, compare those to each other and to previous socks.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  09:17, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
 * ... Spicy (talk) 10:17, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Plus various locked accounts from the archive. Spicy (talk) 10:23, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Plus various locked accounts from the archive. Spicy (talk) 10:23, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Plus various locked accounts from the archive. Spicy (talk) 10:23, 26 January 2024 (UTC)




 * ✅ to the one with the Arabic name:
 * via shared proxy and other technical details:
 * Spicy (talk) 10:39, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
 * ,, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 10:41, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
 * ,, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 10:41, 26 January 2024 (UTC)