Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Nkapoor21/Archive

03 August 2014

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These accounts share an interest in Karan Singh Grover and related topics (such as his wife, his successor at a particular series, and so on), promoting Grover while badmouthing his successor. When Nkapoor21 was blocked for edit-warring by repeatedly removing this content, Nikki2177 joined the same edit war with basically the same edit summary. The behavioural evidence at that page and at Karan Singh Grover (such as adding his initials as an "alternative name" ) was sufficient for me to block Nikki2177 for block evasion. However, since some of those articles were added by more than one of those accounts at the same time and since there are surprisingly many SPAs editing Grover and related topics, a sleeper check may be useful. On the other hand, what we're dealing with may just as well be a farm of meatpuppets. Huon (talk) 22:28, 3 August 2014 (UTC)

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 * Nikki2177 and Nkapoor21 are the same, and they have admitted as much in an unblock request. Nikki217 is . ​—DoRD (talk)​ 12:46, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
 * I've blocked the sock account. The master account is already blocked and current unblock requests are being handled through that username. Mike V  •  Talk  00:59, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

17 August 2014

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I blocked User:Nikki2177 as a sock of Nkapoor21 on August 3. Within five hours, User:Oblivion-hazel-grace was created and started editing exactly the same articles, particularly Karan Singh Grover and his current wife, Jennifer Winget. While O-h-g makes some arguably useful edits, she's a POV-pusher who will routinely remove reliably-sourced content that might tarnish the image of Karan Singh Grover. Like repeat edit-warrior Nkapoor21, she'll edit-war to keep unwanted information out of the article (her claim that the Times of India doesn't support the statement in question is flat-out wrong, and the claim is repeated by sources O-h-g herself has touted as reliable). Nikki2177 added the very same trivia as Oblivion-hazel-grace. Huon (talk) 22:27, 17 August 2014 (UTC)
 * I have added I-am-unwritten for the same. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom  05:13, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  22:30, 18 August 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅ that and  are a straight match to Nkapoor21. - Mailer Diablo 21:19, 18 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Indeffing I-am-unwritten (all blocked), tagging and closing.

19 August 2014

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Same behavior as previous socks, Oblivion-hazael-grace and I-am-unwritten - removing well-sourced content that reflects poorly on the subject. FireflySixtySeven (talk) 07:11, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  20:00, 19 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Added page protection, indeffing sock and giving IPs one week. Closing.

07 September 2014

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Account created four days after the last sock was blocked. Made just enough edits to establish autoconfirmed status, including one to my talk page to claim that Karan Singh Grover was being vandalized, and then immediately began editing the protected KSG article. The previous puppets has talked to me in IRC, including 'new' editors later confirmed as socks that came into -help and immediately pinged me when I was idle, out of a belief that I was 'sympathetic'. This shows a direct connection. The editor has made no edits to any articles unrelated to Karan Singh Grover, and has created a new article, Alone (2015 film) about a uncoming KSG movie. This is, quite apparently, the same obsessed KSG fan or their meatpuppet. Revent talk 13:39, 7 September 2014 (UTC)
 * it didnt take too many edits before i also had the sinking feeling, "theeeeey're baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack". Behaviorally indistinguishable spa. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom  13:58, 7 September 2014 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to the archive. I've G5ed the article, but I'll leave other actions (maybe semi) to the reviewing admin. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 05:38, 8 September 2014 (UTC)
 * The sock has been blocked and tagged. The targeted article was already semi-protected, so I've extended the duration. Mike V  •  Talk  19:27, 8 September 2014 (UTC)

01 March 2016

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I blocked Nikkic21 per WP:DUCK. Asad217 is behaviourally indistinguishable from past socks, a WP:SPA who made just enough edits to other articles to become autoconfirmed and now adds promotional trivia to Karan Singh Grover. Older socks may be stale; these two likely can be linked. There are also socks of User:Rishika.dhanawade active on that article, but I these two behaviourally and going by the usernames fit the Nkapoor21 pattern. Huon (talk) 02:41, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

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 * - please, compare those two alleged socks to each other.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  22:10, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
 * and are ✅ to each other.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots  23:31, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Courcelles (talk) 15:49, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

06 May 2016

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Obsessed fan with the same pattern of focus on the Karan Singh Grover article, adding watermarked images, etc. as the previous socks. FireflySixtySeven (talk) 17:14, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

Same rationale as that for User:Hrithik09 (though this account has only one edit). They also uploaded a watermarked image on Commons. FireflySixtySeven (talk) 19:52, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

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 * Edit by User:Bipashakaran22 exactly matches with User:Hrithik09's . File:Bipasha_Karan_at_their_Reception.jpg was uploaded with watermark by User:Bipashakaran22 and when removed from Wikipedia articles were restored by Hrithik09 who also uploaded a new version of the image without watermark. Please also check for sleeper accounts and consider hard-block on IP addresses. It is them that article "Karan Singh Grover" (Protection log) is like always protected at least since last two years.  Anup   [Talk]  01:32, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

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 * I have blocked the IP for a few hours per WP:DUCK. Huon (talk) 10:44, 7 May 2016 (UTC)


 * - Per the pattern on Karan Singh Grover, and per the diffs provided by, please check the two listed socks against the archives. Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 15:59, 7 May 2016 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ socks:
 * Mike V • Talk 18:12, 8 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Mike V • Talk 18:12, 8 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Mike V • Talk 18:12, 8 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Mike V • <b style="color:#C16C16">Talk</b> 18:12, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

23 May 2016

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Same pattern of focus on the Karan Singh Grover article as earlier - made exactly 10 edits to become autoconfirmed before they were able to edit the semi-protected article. FireflySixtySeven (talk) 12:26, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

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All accounts blocked and tagged. Nakon 03:28, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ is a straight match with previous  and . - Mailer Diablo 02:44, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Blocked  Nakon  03:26, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

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It looks like a duck to me – This edit is the same as this one made by another user (and earlier edits by others) blocked as a confirmed sockpuppet of Nkapoor21. – nyuszika7h (talk) 14:17, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

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The request-for-help edit is also spot-on for this drawer. DMacks (talk) 20:13, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

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Now using a proxy to try to get the image onto Karan Singh Grover. I don't have access to deleted revisions, but the archive suggests that pushing for File:KSG_at_HS3_Trailer_Launch.jpg or deleted similars (such as File:Bipasha Karan at their Reception.jpg) is a key characteristic (see, also targeting Amccann421). vs ; also the request for help seems characteristic of Nkapoor21. Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 04:15, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

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 * After a bit more looking, it looks like a sock has inserted this exact image in question before. Also, since this report, the IP has requested further edits which are also highly promotional similarly to the socks in the archive. Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 04:28, 7 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Blocked by . Closing. Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 04:46, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

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Nkapoor21's socks are primarily interested in Karan Singh Grover, particulaly in changing the article's images; these two accounts are named for his wife Bipasha Basu, an article past socks have also shown an interest in, and are changing that article's images. Their contributions here and at the Commons show a familiarity with Wikipedia and image licensing unlikely for brand-new accounts; the usernames strongly suggest a connection between the two. Since now apparently new socks are getting created before the elder ones are blocked, a sleeper check may be in order. Huon (talk) 23:22, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

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I've blocked as ✅, , , , and. Courcelles (talk) 04:26, 12 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I've tagged the blocked ones, closing. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  05:23, 12 July 2016 (UTC)