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The master created Ajai Vasudev which resulted draftify (Draft:Ajai Vasudev) but Muhammedzafwancm recreated it again in mainspace and Getajaiy possibly a duck who's last edit was in November 2015 at RajadhiRaja (A film directed by Ajai Vasudev) came back today to add link and Zafwan03 was registered today just to recreate Ajai Vasudev using different title AJAI VASUDEV to game the system. GSS (talk) 17:14, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

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 * The following accounts are ✅ to each other:
 * Zafwan03 is / to the above accounts. Zafwan03 is editing from the same area but using a different ISP from the other two. Zafwan03 is also using a phone, whereas the other two are not.
 * Getajaiy, who is the oldest account, is ❌.
 * I've blocked Muhammed Zafwan without a tag and will let a clerk decide how to dispose of the case otherwise.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:24, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Zafwan03 is an obvious sock. I blocked them and tagged all. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  10:44, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I've blocked Muhammed Zafwan without a tag and will let a clerk decide how to dispose of the case otherwise.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:24, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Zafwan03 is an obvious sock. I blocked them and tagged all. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  10:44, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

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Pranoy.11 was first registered in February 2017 two months after Bbb23 blocked other users he then re-registered a week after as Pranoyz11 and recreated his deleted article Aannengilum Alenkilum. He then recreated Pokkiri simon under Pokkiri Simon, the article was earlier created by who was registered a couple of weeks after Pranoyz11. Pranoyz11 also recreated Biju Sopanam earlier created by and. The reason I brought him here is his most recent creation Draft:Ajai Vasudev which was created by multiple users in this sock farm under various titles in the past. To me, this looks like a group of undisclosed paid editors who are recreating their deleted articles using different accounts.

Imansoorshaikh and Midhun vs were registered recently and immediately starts editing Pranoyz11 article Biju Sopanam. Thank you – GSS (talk |c|em ) 06:33, 22 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Please take a look at this, this and this they all (Pranoyz11, Tearstosweat and Rk.eit.1985) used templates dmy and Indian English in exactly same order. Tearstosweat created Draft:Biju Sopanam in one go which looks like same as the deleted article Articles for deletion/Biju Sopanam. GSS (talk |c|em ) 07:04, 22 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Imansoorshaikh first uploaded File:Actor Biju Sopanam.jpg and then File:Actor Biju Sopanam.jpg in commons and the next day after both files were deleted user Midhun vs uploaded File:Bijusopanam.jpg as own work and used it in Pranoyz11 article Biju Sopanam. Imansoorshaikh also disclosed his relation with Draft:Vascon Engineers Ltd he created. GSS (talk |c|em ) 13:36, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Pinging who declined the submission for Draft:Ajai Vasudev last week. GSS  (talk |c|em ) 03:08, 6 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Pranoyz11 repeated the same edit as the master at RajadhiRaja (see diff ) and Midhun vs repeated the same edit as Rk.eit.1985 at C/O Saira Banu after Pranoyz11 created Biju Sopanam (see ). Thank you – GSS (talk |c|em ) 10:40, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Fyomancho who was registered couple of days back recreated Vascon Engineers in mainspace today earlier created by Imansoorshaikh in draftspace Draft:Vascon Engineers Ltd. GSS (talk |c|em ) 14:56, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Adding Foldbackers who was registered yesterday after blocked others and and made their first edit submiting Draft:Biju Sopanam for review which was creaetd by . GSS  (talk |c|em ) 05:11, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

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There is definitely something fishy here. CU can't trace all these accounts back to the master but knowing whether or not they are connected to one another would be helpful in trying to untangle things. Their interest in Mammootty is also reminiscent of the TRUEV140 sock farm, the latest of which (not yet in the archive) seems to be:



Incidentally, the TRUEV140 socks are becoming very persistent and it would be appreciated if someone could look at a range block. Ben  Mac  Dui  08:41, 23 March 2018 (UTC)


 * I hold the opinion that the above are all one big sock or UPE farm and I think they merit a block under this sock farm. Ideally I'd like for a CU to be run so that more members of this group can be found, but if that doesn't happen, and based on the comment above from and my own analysis, I intend to block this group, unless there are any objections from a clerk/CU/admin. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  07:14, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I didn't look into the whole group but the general principle is fine with me, provided that a CU also looks at this before closing. Ben   Mac  Dui  07:32, 27 March 2018 (UTC)


 * While I evaluated the group earlier, I've now done a deeper dive on a few and blocked those, I'll come back to the rest later unless someone else beats me to it. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  06:02, 1 April 2018 (UTC)


 * I've now completed my evaluation and have blocked the rest as suspected socks too, at the least they all belong to a group and part of a UPE meat puppet group, so the blocks are justified on that count if not direct socks. I'm keeping this open for CU as I believe there are likely to be some more. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  03:54, 2 April 2018 (UTC)


 * to check the non-stale accounts against each other only, to establish if a range block can be implemented, and to check for sleepers. I don't understand the connection to this case, and it is two years stale anyway. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 13:28, 18 April 2018 (UTC)

— Berean Hunter   (talk)  18:36, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Checkuser is not very helpful with this case. It looks like meatpuppetry from several individuals.
 * seems to have decided to block all of the accounts anyway, so I don't see any reason for this to be left open. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 15:55, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

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A newly registered SPA user without any improvements same as previous sock  and the draft was created by. GSS (talk |c|em ) 05:25, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

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 * - . Please indef the user. Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 15:44, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
 * L235 - ✅.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   16:14, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

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Possible duck, first made some random edits to get autoconfirmed status and then recreated Drishya Raghunath in one go. GSS (talk |c|em ) 07:13, 9 August 2018 (UTC)


 * Adding Vishnu005clt who was registered back in July 2017 logged in today after a year to recreate Aneesh G. Menon under Aneesh G Menon also adding Helen1990arj who created Draft:Aneesh Menon. GSS (talk |c|em ) 14:58, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

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 * - these are all topics hit by the sockmaster in the past, although the current creations are all changed somewhat from deleted versions. Behaviour is compelling and probably enough to block anyway, but if so then the sockmaster is employing sleepers, and I'd like to know if CU can put any others back to bed. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 15:08, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I don't really have much useful to report. There aren't any commonalities between the accounts except for being in the same country.  As far as sleepers go, I don't see anything obvious. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 20:46, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Given that the checkuser results suggested a link is unlikely, and that the accounts aren't really actively editing anymore, I'm closing this with no action. If the accounts start actively editing again, feel free to reopen. --Deskana (talk) 08:04, 28 September 2018 (UTC) Deskana (talk) 08:04, 28 September 2018 (UTC)