Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Mohammad adil/Archive

10 August 2013

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I have submitted a number of AfDs lately in relation to concerns about a forum website, skyscrapercity.com, which is being used as a reference. Previously, several CSDs I submitted, on articles related to Dubai World City, were accepted. These articles were created by the putative sockmaster,. When several CSDs were recently declined on procedural grounds, I submitted these articles to AfD.

Once at AfD, the putative sockpuppet made their first edits in roughly a year, agreeing with the putative sockmaster that these articles should be kept:


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There is additional social evidence that suggests sockpuppetry here. Specifically, both users appear to hail from the Quetta region of Pakistan, and profess an interest in mountains. The putative sockpuppet declares an interest in bodybuilding on their page, and I seem to recall an edit of that type in the putative sockmaster's contribs, but i cannot find it right now.

Furthermore, judging by their recent edits the putative sockmaster appears to be engaging in a bit of canvassing at the moment (which I will be filing a report on at ANI very shortly), and the name of the putative sockpuppet is nowhere to be found. [ UseTheCommandLine  ~/ talk  ]# &#9604; 10:23, 10 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Added additional possible sock, with same edit pattern (no edits for 3y previously, not directly notified by putative sockmaster, but chiming in on AfD discussions starting a couple days ago). -- [  UseTheCommandLine  ~/ talk  ]# &#9604; 10:43, 10 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Relevant, perhaps: -- [  UseTheCommandLine  ~/ talk  ]# &#9604; 12:41, 10 August 2013 (UTC)


 * I know this case is closed and about to be archived, but i got this message on my talk page today. -- [ UseTheCommandLine  ~/ talk  ]# &#9604; 17:22, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I've blocked User:182.183.142.101 for that. – GorillaWarfare (talk) 18:18, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

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Interestingly, the master account's 3rd edit to Wikipedia was to Mohammad adil's user page. Curious, no? Parsecboy (talk) 16:52, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

I have had much interaction with in his editing on tall building articles in Dubai. My view of his editing record was that he was a keen editor who has improved much over the last few years and done a lot of useful work to stem the tide of vandalism. Until now, I was unaware of any other accounts, and indeed studying the contribution history of all three accounts, it seems the socks were old accounts and effectively inactive until this one rash moment. Hopefully, he has learned his lesson and I have urged him to serve his short block without complaint. Astronaut (talk) 19:57, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
— Berean Hunter   (talk)  17:04, 10 August 2013 (UTC) — Berean Hunter   (talk)  20:48, 12 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Note It turns out that Blog123 was previously User:Nabil rais2010. The editing history fits as well. I have blocked the main user for a week, and User:Blog123 indefinitely per WP:DUCK and the discussion at WP:ANI.  It is worth continuing this discussion to check for the other account named above and sleeper socks though. Black Kite (talk) 11:16, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
 * - to determine extents of socking and possible sleepers. I note that Mohammad adil is the oldest account.
 * All three are ✅ - no obvious sleepers. Please note that two of the accounts have additional userrights. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 15:51, 12 August 2013 (UTC)
 * - Is there any rational reason nabil rais would require ipblock exemption? NativeForeigner Talk 17:20, 12 August 2013 (UTC)
 * They are using some very busy dynamic ranges, so it is possible that they have been caught in other users' autoblocks in the past. There are no other blocked users on their current range, though. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 20:08, 12 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Moved case to oldest account and blocked master 1 week, indeffed socks w/ tags.