Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Observer1989/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
Nationalist sockfarm, per report at ANI. More to come. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 23:42, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

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 * All of these accounts are ✅ and were already blocked. They're using a range that is hardblocked for long term abuse, but the master in that case is not identified; these are probably not the user's first accounts, anyway. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 23:51, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
While accusing people of sockpuppetry, he had admitted with this IP that he is "Cosmotech" and now the IP from the same locality and ASN is harassing other users on Talk:Ram Mandir and accusing them of sockpuppetry.

See IP details of both Cosmotech's IP and this IP sock. They are totally same. Ratnahastin (talk) 04:03, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

Now this new account has been created to support the abusive IP in the same thread, trying to reject "scroll" as reliable source just like the abusive IP. Ratnahastin  (talk) 10:48, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

,  Ratnahastin  (talk) 04:44, 31 January 2024 (UTC)


 * This sock is back with a new IP. See: Ratnahastin  (talk) 14:41, 1 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Another one:  Ratnahastin  (talk) 11:49, 2 February 2024 (UTC)


 * This IP at Gyanvapi page is a ban evader. I am watching out for him. Ratnahastin  (talk) 02:46, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * Lycanlucia is ❌. They're editing from a different continent.
 * for the IP users, but I have blocked the IP /64 range for one year for their admission and their stated commitment to continue socking.
 * please (as best as you can) split the 23 and 26 December reports from the archive (Heartruptured and HR-012) and file to a new case. They are ❌ to this case, but there is some evidence they are still socking. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 03:22, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
 * thanks, that address is now also blocked for one year. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 17:52, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
 * took care of Heartruptured (woo first time trying out page history shenanigans), closing this case as it appears no further action is needed. 0x Deadbeef →∞ (talk to me) 11:58, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
The ASN and ISP of these new IPs matches with the earlier blocked IP socks of this SPI.

This IP is also interested in the same subjects as Heartruptured, so I think that SPI should be merged back here. Ratnahastin (talk) 07:53, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Can you issue the block for the range of these suspected IPs since they are technically the same user as the IPs blocked on the SPI above? Ratnahastin  (talk) 11:10, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * Not getting the vibes that Heartruptured is connected here. They are interested in the same subjects, yet they are arguing entirely different viewpoints in a discussion. My confidence in those edits being made by the same individual is low. Making edits to the same page does not in and of itself suggest sockpuppetry. 0x Deadbeef →∞ (talk to me) 10:41, 28 February 2024 (UTC)


 * IPs are likely stale by this point. The Wordsmith Talk to me 00:14, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
These are the new IPs of this sock evading his block on his earlier range Special:Contributions/2409:40E3:0:0:0:0:0:0/33 by.

ASN and ISP match with the earlier range.

Has same bitterness towards Capitals00 as his blocked IP. Ratnahastin  (talk) 16:04, 6 April 2024 (UTC)  Ratnahastin  (talk) 16:04, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

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 * I'm leaving this open in case someone else wants to have a look, but "someone on the Indian subcontinent doesn't like Capitals00" is just not selective enough to base an investigation on, and checkuser is utterly useless here. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 22:01, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
 * IPs are stale, nothing to be done here.  The Wordsmith Talk to me 01:42, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Same writing style and same interests. Ratnahastin  (talk) 04:53, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

61.0.214.114 shares same ASN as 117.222.200.239 and see this. Case of WP:DUCK. Ratnahastin (talk) 10:35, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Here too. He is back to his 2409 IP and restoring the edits of his sock IP 117.222.200.239. Ping. Ratnahastin (talk) 12:45, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
 * 61.0.214.114 has been blocked by JBW for evading block on this range. Ratnahastin  (talk) 07:39, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

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 * IPs are stale, nothing to be done here.  The Wordsmith Talk to me 01:42, 12 July 2024 (UTC)