Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Mahinda songs/Archive

29 July 2014

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User:Mahinda_songs created a non-notable article. Mahinda K Premasiri on 21 July 2014.

User:Eranga2niluka re-created the article on 28 July 2014.

While tagging for speedy deletion on 28 July, I found that two users might be coordinating edits to make a non-notable article on Wikipedia. Therefore, I posted, uw-agf-sock on their respective user talk pages (diff. link, diff. link).

I also blanked User:Mahina songs's userpage for not being in compliance with WP:USERPAGE (diff. link).

Today I found, my edit to blank User:Mahinda_songs userpage is reverted by User:Eranga2niluka confirming one is sockpuppet of another (diff. link).

It appears to be a wp:duck case and doesn't require CU evidence. Anupmehra - Let's talk!  12:02, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

Comments by other users
''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' Dear Sir, Without Knowledge I have made a mistake. I did not knew about it earlier. Sorry for it. Please End this. This will never happen again. I Grantee that.Eranga2niluka (talk) 10:15, 30 July 2014 (UTC)


 * - Sign your comments by typing four tildes (~) . You were notified on your user talk page regarding Wikipedia stand on the use of multiple user accounts. Please do let us know if you have any other Wikipedia account beside . Anupmehra  - Let's talk!  10:06, 30 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Sir, I knew that tag also just now.I am new to this. I have no other wikipedia accounts. I used this account to make a Wikipedia Page for my home town.I did it and as a testing I edited some mistakes in some wikipedia pages. Sorry I did not knew that there are this much of rules and procedures. Please forgive me. If you can please teach me to edit.Eranga2niluka (talk) 10:15, 30 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Hello - Are you aware that this page is about abuse of multiple Wikipedia accounts not other mistakes you made while editing Wikipedia? You are accused of abusing multiple Wikipedia accounts (Eranga2niluka & Mahinda songs).


 * I'll advise you to acknowledge Wikipedia username policy which states, one person should user only one account in most cases and one Wikipedia account must not be shared between more than one individual.


 * It may be possible that you made the mistake unknowingly, now as you've been aware of it, you promise that you'll not be abusing multiple accounts in future? If yes, then reviewing administrator may help blocking secondary account and granting you one more change assuming good faith. Anupmehra  - Let's talk!  10:38, 30 July 2014 (UTC)


 * - Many new users mistake a Wikipedia account with a Wikipedia article and create an account for the page, they initially wanted to create. I'm not sure, but it appears to me the same case. User:Mahinda songs is being treated as a Wikipedia article to list songs of some musician Mahinda?


 * User:Eranga2niluka created a page, Mahinda K Premasiri on July 28, 2014. I was patrolling new pages and while Googling notability of the subject, I discovered the Wikipedia user account, Mahinda songs. I CSD#A7ed the article and blanked the userpage, I was reverted by Eranga2niluka, then I CSD#U1ed the userpage for using Wikipedia as a webhost.


 * The deletion log of the User:Mahinda sings, provide us another evidence, "2014-07-21T16:02:00 Eranga2niluka (talk | contribs) moved page User:Mahinda songs to Mahinda K. Premasiri (adding details and ypgrading info)", that he owns that account. Anupmehra  - Let's talk!  20:42, 1 August 2014 (UTC)

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 * The account has made no edits since 2012 and any disruption here is minimal at best., is  an old account of yours? If so please let us know.--Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots  20:10, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
 * , I understand all of that, however the account has not been used since 2012, and even then it was only used to make 4 edits on a single day. Perhaps it was an error and Eranga2niluka actually meant to create it as an article and that is why there was an attempt to move it to article space. The fact is that there is no socking as there is no concurrent and apparent malicious use of multiple accounts. I could block the Mahinda songs account, but that wouldn't accomplish anything as it's not being used. I think Eranga2niluka is just confused and could use some guidance. --Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots  20:59, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
 * PS I've watchlisted the account. If there is any further disruption there, or if the account begins to be used again, I'll follow-up directly.--Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots  21:02, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Let me admit that, I originally was unsure what place should I report if I find evidence of one person indirectly using multiple accounts without declaring their connection even after letting them know that is not allowed. One user account was being treated as a Wikipedia article by another user and some kind of wp:ownership of the userpage. I did get the page deleted, but not to get engaged doing the same, I just found SPI more appropriate place to make a case about. I may be wrong. Anupmehra  - Let's talk!  21:16, 1 August 2014 (UTC)