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12 April 2015

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Very similar edit patterns. The suspected puppeteer and Deathcore467 have tag teamed to remove CSD tag on Archana Beenessreesingh. Then Rameshawatarsing is noted as a suspect on Deathcore's talk page. This could be a nest of ducks, so please may we have CheckUser evidence? Fiddle  Faddle  18:23, 12 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Tag teaming also on Jerry Nayna regarding CSD notice. Fiddle   Faddle  18:30, 12 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Added Adheesh467 who quacks as well. Interesting name similarity to Deathcore467 Fiddle   Faddle  21:59, 12 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Added already blocked account Kushal Awatarsing Official. Sorry, I'm unsure which of these is the puppetmaster and which the puppets now, but the duck pond is growing. Fiddle   Faddle  22:03, 12 April 2015 (UTC)

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 * - The evidence is pretty much WP:Duck (all creating articles about "Awatarsing"). But, if we have five of them, there might be more. Endorsing the CU to look for possible sleepers.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  22:44, 12 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Kushalawatarsing and Deathcore467 are ✅. The remaining accounts are . However, the deleting contributions show that all of the accounts are very likely to be connected. Mike V • Talk 15:55, 13 April 2015 (UTC)

13 April 2015

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immediate appearance of IP edits following blocks. See Kushal Tandon - one might imagine he is the eponymous Kushal. Do we do Check User on IP addresses? If we do and there is scope for a range block, please investigate. Fiddle  Faddle  18:41, 13 April 2015 (UTC)
 * added ‎Kushal467 Fiddle   Faddle
 * 41.136.86.178 - fascination with ...awartasing Fiddle   Faddle  21:40, 13 April 2015 (UTC)
 * + Kushal Awatarsing ( Adheesh), probably stale Fiddle   Faddle  21:45, 13 April 2015 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  02:02, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
 * No need for a CU here as this is a prima facie case. Blocking socks indef and 122.xxx for two weeks (only IP showing as active). Closing.

18 April 2015

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There is a strong probability that the puppetmaster is now using IP addresses to evade blocks. Kushal Tandon is the immediate target. Fiddle  Faddle  20:52, 18 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Added Amy7861 who has a professional interest in Kushal Tandon Fiddle   Faddle  07:27, 21 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Added 87.115.35.251 and 151.228.178.111. the talk page of the former was created by the latter. The talk page of the latter was created by Amy7861. Fiddle   Faddle  07:31, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

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 * Please, add some evidence. Add wp:diffs made by those accounts/IPs and the master to illustrate their similarities.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  15:19, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
 * They each have small enough contributions records. Are you sure those are not sufficient as they stand? The diffs would simply be those contribution records Fiddle   Faddle  22:49, 22 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Please, add diffs and explain how they prove the sockpuppetry.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  16:51, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I really do not mind one way or the other now. They seem to have gone away anyway. But it does seem rather unusual to ignore my statement and question and just ask your question again and in another way. But you are the clerk, and it is your game. Fiddle   Faddle  16:58, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I find it even more unusual that you opened the investigation, yet you are ignoring the basic rule of the sockpuppet investigations (See WP:SPI, rule #1: Evidence is required).  Vanjagenije  (talk)  17:02, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
 * And there was I thinking I had supplied it to you. Never mind. Fiddle   Faddle  17:04, 23 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Case filer refuses to provide evidence after being asked three times. Closing this.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  17:57, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Twice. And I have not refused. I have provided what I believe to be evidence. You have the right to disregard that. You have the right to comment upon the quality of it. But you do not have the right to state that I have refused. You do have the right to close this, and to take no further action. Do that with pleasure. But please do not make incorrect statements about me. Fiddle   Faddle  21:41, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

26 July 2015

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Same intention of creating Wikipedia publicity for this person.

Kushalawa has stayed within the arena. The contribs record shows that Kushal B. Awartasing has ventured outside and their edits may require a bulk rollback

Sleeper check, please. I'm sure we had them last time Fiddle   Faddle  17:02, 26 July 2015 (UTC)


 * I think the check user evidence is important. I am becoming confused about the behaviour of Kushal B. Awatarsing in that they are editing articles that are not "their own" in what appears to be a responsible manner. It is a possibility that this is the only non sock in this sock drawer (history means I doubt that). We may simply, at last, just have a COI editor. The entries on my talk page (which is archived for time to time) give me cause to wonder.
 * I leave this to technically qualified folk to determine. Fiddle   Faddle  19:43, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

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 * - Their userpages leave us no doubt on who they are (see Draft:Kushal Awatarsing created by one account, and the userpage of the other account: User:Kushal B. Awatarsing). Endorsing the CU to check for sleepers because of the large number of socks previously encountered.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  18:35, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Perhaps I'm missing something, but what "large number of socks" are you referring to?--Bbb23 (talk) 19:42, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
 * The archives have relevance here. Fiddle   Faddle  19:44, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
 * The archives, which of course I looked at before posing my question to Vanjagenije, do not support a sleeper check.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:50, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
 * I admit that "large" is not appropriate word, but he did create quite many accounts, four of them in some two weeks span around the New Year. We haven't had any CU check since April, so I thought one would be appropriate here.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  20:21, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
 * I've declined the CU without prejudice to your re-endorsing but only if you think that the evidence for the latest suspected socks warrants a CU and there is not enough evidence to block based on behavior. It's true that a CU hasn't been run since April, but that's mostly irrelevant. As far as I know, there are no non-stale confirmed accounts to check against. Therefore, if there are more puppets suspected in the future and a CU is needed, the value of comparing the new ones to the ones listed here is just as good as it is now. We come back full circle to no support for a sleeper check. Sorry to be so wordy.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:54, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
 * No, I don't think a CU id needed for those suspected here. They are obvious socks. I'd like an admin to block them.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  00:23, 27 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Blocked as requested. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 00:53, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

28 July 2015

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WP:DUCK. This chap is seriously odd. He uses his own name and edits an article about himself. No point in notifying the user Fiddle   Faddle  18:50, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged as obvious. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:20, 6 August 2015 (UTC)

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This user has created Draft:Kushal awatarsing which matches the master's username. Using the uncapitalised a appears to be deliberate since Draft:Kushal Awatarsing was created by the previous socks and Kushal Awatarsing is salted. They also want to recreate Sandeep Maheshwari that was previously created by the old socks:  SmartSE (talk) 09:48, 9 May 2017 (UTC)


 * I've also added two SPAs at Roshi Bhadain. Themediaman123 replaced a photo in that article one day after it had been deleted from Commons. in case they have anything to add. SmartSE (talk) 09:54, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

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 * Golden Eye clicks created Sheetal Khadun, a model associated with the same real-world Kushal Awatarsing in easily found off-wiki commercial statements. It's all very WP:DUCK. - Bri (talk) 14:35, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  14:53, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Note, I blocked GoldenEyeClicks for undisclosed COI and advertising. I think the rest are the same but I'm leaving that up to a CU or someone else to link. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  05:44, 13 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Indeffing remaining two and applying tags to all three. The accounts in the archive are stale so the only thing a CU could do here would be to compare the active accounts. No need to do this since it is a straightforward case. Also want to add that this range looks like it may reveal other articles that they have worked on. Closing.

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Recreated Draft:Axcel Chenney, Draft:Avinash Gopee (previously Avi Gopee, requested restoration of Sandeep Maheshwari and also the username is basically the same as . I know the master data will be stale but it also may be worth a CU as there appear to be several SPA's editing alongside with this new sock. CHRISSY MAD  ❯❯❯  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  12:54, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

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 * I came across this prior to the SPI filing but got sidetracked before I could complete the action, I've blocked this account but I'm changing status from open to CU Request as I think a sweep is needed. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  13:04, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
 * This case is . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:45, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

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A duck quacking into a very large PA amplifier and speaker bank. Yes, Draft:Kushal Awatarsing is back in fashion. I'll leave CU to clerk teams discretion 🇺🇦 Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 🇺🇦 19:16, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

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 * Editing from the same range that Kushalawatarsing was using back in 2015. The draft is somewhat different, which is not surprising since the subject's career has obviously progressed in the intervening years, but it seems pretty likely that this is the same person.  Girth Summit  (blether)  12:26, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Noting for the archive that GS did block. Courcelles (talk) 17:26, 3 October 2023 (UTC)