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Both accounts are removing the AFD template from National Indian Students Union UK and engaging on Articles for deletion/National Indian Students Union UK. Both account usernames are also pretty much the same; they basically just have "Borana" shortened to "B".  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   08:35, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

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 * Comment: Creating this for record-keeping purposes. I've already indefinitely blocked the sock puppet account, and applied a 48 hour block to the master.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   08:35, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

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This is a new account made only to comment on this. I would guess perhaps a sock of User:MohanishB which already has an SPI filed on it.

This user has also got around the auto-confirmed protection on Articles for deletion/National Indian Students Union UK by making minor changes to a lot of pages, see here for account creation and here for user contributionshas created another account, probably for the same purpose if required by them, in a few days' time. Rd897 (talk) 17:21, 19 March 2017 (UTC)


 * I have emailed Bbb23 via email. --Rd897 (talk) 18:13, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

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 * Admin and Nick I will let you guys decide whether my account is a sock of user MohanishBora but I do want to highlight to you that the user rd897 who has nominated this sock check is abusing Wikipedia's platform for some vested problem against the organisation National Indian Students Union UK, and its office bearers Sanam Arora (whose page they got deleted by sharing false info), and Mohanish Borana. Note that:
 * They have previously shared personal information pertaining to these individuals despite warnings not to do so, and were given this clear warning by another admin which can be found here: Your AFD nomination removed & redacted as its a serious WP violation - it is outing
 * Their account has evidently been created only to get these two pages created (see their contributions here and despite repeated warnings from different editors user rd897 keeps voting on their own nomination for deletion
 * The above prove that this user has some sort of vested interest in harming and attacking people associated with National Indian Students Union UK, so any such move such as the request for checking copy sock is as part of this vested interest and can be construed as personal attack. Wikipedia should recommend they address any differences outside the WP platform --Histbp1234 (talk) 21:20, 19 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment by ---You said everything except defending yourself from the aspersion put on you! And I will let you guys decide whether my account is a sock is a classic. Winged Blades Godric 12:52, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

Many thanks. MohanishB (talk) 04:53, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I have no sock accounts. Admin is free to check my IP with all listed accounts above. If contacted for more details, I can provide the information to the admin too, via email.
 * Wikipedia is an encylcopedia for sharing information and is often being the first point of source of information. The page on National Indian Students Union was created in that spirit only, to decipher information about NISAU which represents hundreds of thousands of Indian students who come to the UK for studies. But it seems Rd897(talk) has made it into a forum of settling personal score/grudges against the organisation given he/she is only selectively targetting the organisation and its people which Bbb23 (talk) suspected as well given his question.
 * Lately since the Rd897(talk) has created an WP account on 4th of March, I have been founding my personal information being shared on WP which is in clear violation of privacy and accounts for harassment for which I request Rd897 to stop doing that.

Now to me it looks a clear conspiracy of someone against the organisation; because first, they nominate the page for deletion and then try to frame the creator of the page in WP:3RR by creating namesake accounts (because they know my full name as well, as shown by their previous comment on now deleted page on Sanam Arora where my LinkedIn address was shared by Rd897(talk) in clear violation of my personal privacy). Someone is trying to settle some personal score by killing two birds with one stone- Pages get deleted and the creator gets blocked.
 * I did not confirm that is my account. I do not know how did you make out this interpretation. If you look at National Indian Students Union UK: Revision history, the page was created  at 05:08 on 5 April 2015‎ by MohanishB(talk) and it is this account only which has defended the page whenever it was flagged over various issues. Interestingly, after Rd897(talk) nominates this page for deletion on 12:57, 16 March 2017‎; within an hour or so ( 14:20, 16 March 2017‎) a new namesake account  comes into picture and indulge in edit warring. I was unaware of these developments as I returned back to Wikipedia only on  07:03, 17 March 2017‎ and sorted out the flagged issues point by point.

I operate on Wikipedia with only one account. Any other accounts sounding similar to MohanishB are NOT mine. As said before I am ready to cooperate with admin in their investigation and would be more than happy to provide any details over email. MohanishB (talk) 21:14, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

Hope justice will be served by Wiki admin community. MohanishB (talk) 20:38, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Bbb23 (talk) I appreciate you run an extensive check. As mentioned I am here to help the admin/checkusers in their investigation so do email me if you require any help or information that I can provide (as you mentioned data is unhelpful, which I don't know what do you mean with). I have been emphasising it again and again that neither nor  (as well as other listed accounts) are mine and are just made by other users who seem to be targetting my pages/account or sharing my personal information here violating my privacy to frame me in WP:3RR by indulging in edit warring using namesake accounts. I have NO accounts other than MohanishB and all sock puppet charges on me are baseless.

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The following accounts may also be related - they have previously edited the now deleted Sanam Arora article.

The rest are, I think, stale but behavioural evidence (and name format in two cases) supports the contention that they're connected. Cheers, Nick (talk) 17:42, 19 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Assume for the purpose of my question that all these accounts are operated by the same person. Do you know that person?--Bbb23 (talk) 20:24, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

— Berean Hunter   (talk)  15:06, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
 * in light of your statement, I believe you have confirmed that is your account, but there's the matter of . MohanishBorana was created prior to your block for abusing multiple accounts and prior to you being spoken to by Oshwah, so I'm not too concerned about that account, but MohanishBora was created at 18:41 on 17 March 2017, after you had been told by  to use only one account, and after he had rather generously unblocked you. It really is quite important that we know if this second account is yours, and if it is, that we have a full explanation of the circumstances surrounding its creation. Nick (talk) 10:55, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I have run an extensive check. I have consulted with another CheckUser privately. The data is unhelpful for a number of reasons that I don't feel like sharing. This case must be decided based on behavior, which would include sock puppetry and/or meat puppetry.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:33, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Some of the above accounts appear to have been abandoned. Better to close this now and revisit if they reactivate.

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Similar user name, and requesting restoration of National Indian Students Union UK. I see the outline of the majestic duck. bonadea contributions talk 21:11, 6 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I dunno, that might be a big ol' Goose. *honk honk* ;) CHRISSY MAD  ❯❯❯  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  21:13, 6 April 2017 (UTC)

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Note that has confirmed that this is an alternate account of. But note, MohanishB is not currently blocked. That account was unblocked on 2017-03-17. --Yamla (talk) 22:24, 6 April 2017 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  15:06, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Looking due to an unblock request, I see that MBorana is a ✅ match to . ​—DoRD (talk)​ 22:28, 6 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Closing.