Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Mahammad Waqar/Archive

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This is a single-purpose account used solely for spamming with links to their own website (Muhammad Waqar is https://mechanicalboost.com/about-us/ the owner and the only author of that website). The website itself is not a reliable source, and the user keeps cheating by adding the links as "Main article", "See also", and also many regular links, plus the user keeps spamming under multiple IP addresses and also under a new account created today, very obviously because of all the warnings they keep receiving, to evade consequences. The IP address even admitted they are Muhammad Waqar (and then completely ignored all replies and warnings on that page and kept spamming). Both accounts should be indefinitely blocked, the IP addresses (and possibly a suitable range) should be blocked, and I would also recommend protecting the Compressor article, and possibly Water turbine and Four-stroke engine, too.

A personal note: The problem with these persistently cheating spammers abusing multiple accounts and IP addresses is that not all admins are aware of WP:3RRNO and many of them are not completely familiar with WP:VANDAL, which puts unfair pressure on experienced editors who not only know the rules very well, but rightfully keep reverting the spam (in short: reverting spam is not a 3RR violation, and WP:3RR clearly says that, while cheating, spamming and sock puppetry is explicitly mentioned as a form of vandalism in WP:VANDAL, and a reason for an indefinite block). —J. M. (talk) 17:14, 9 March 2021 (UTC) J. M. (talk) 17:14, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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 * Support indefinite ban, as per J.M's comments. Absolutely clear-cut case of link spammming, continued despite warnings. Mike Turnbull (talk) 12:25, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Support clear case of sockpuppetry. I counted I believe 16 instances of link spam on the single article despite ample warning. Thanks, EDG 543 (message me) 13:12, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Pretty obvious socks based on behavioral evidence. Requesting check for sleepers.  -  F ASTILY   01:24, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * . .  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   02:15, 13 March 2021 (UTC)


 * The SandDoctor Talk 06:49, 13 March 2021 (UTC)
 * modified the filing since we've blacklisted the domain in question (and I couldn't archive without removing the link) GeneralNotability (talk) 02:30, 14 March 2021 (UTC)