Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Packistani/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets

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User:HIshtiaq was created August 10 with an edit to the userpage declaring a paid editing relationship with article subject Dylan Maltz. Account created Draft:Dylan Maltz and then disappeared, but not before blanking their userpage. User:Mlarsn account starts editing 2 days later, edits a string of lacrosse-related accounts, creates Dylan Maltz article on October 15 and then likewise disappears. User:Obi Okparra then appears on November 5, submits Dylan Maltz for deletion and then disappears after 3 edits. Aervanath (talk) 20:19, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅ technically, :
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * HIshtiaq, Obi Okparra ❌ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:52, 5 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Moved from HIshtiaq to Nhojlopez. confirmed accounts. HIshtiaq has some differing behavior from the confirmed accounts. If that account becomes active again, please re-report. —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 18:24, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

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Pro forma. Same editing style i.e. publishing the article at once, usage of visual editing, etc. Packistani is the oldest (recently renamed from User:Hassan.ishtiaq, see ) Silverstone2000 connection, compare, Melanie_Marden and Adv. 115.178.100.70 (talk) 10:29, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * Packistani ✅. Silverstone2000 is  -- RoySmith (talk) 05:11, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Case moved to Sockpuppet investigations/Packistani -- TNT (talk • she/they) 00:17, 14 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Nothing left to do here, closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 16:26, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

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Alavigner overlaps with sock User:Apopolips on Sajeev Koshy and Draft:Robert M. Love, while Tourrebs tried a wild move in a bid to publish Draft:Omaha Productions in mainspace. Interestingly, another possible sock, Ddjat has created Omaha Productions again. Clearly related and highly likely there are many more sleeping accounts in their drawer. 185.167.77.79 (talk) 22:44, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 01:25, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ to each other and by extension the master:
 * is technically ❌. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:00, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * CU blocked. Banned per WP:3X. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:06, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Seeing as there has been WP:PAID concerns in this case, a review of their contribs for G5'able and revertible contributions seems necessary. Tagging with undisclosed paid may be useful too. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:13, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * is technically ❌. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:00, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * CU blocked. Banned per WP:3X. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:06, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Seeing as there has been WP:PAID concerns in this case, a review of their contribs for G5'able and revertible contributions seems necessary. Tagging with undisclosed paid may be useful too. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:13, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * is technically ❌. Dreamy Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:00, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * CU blocked. Banned per WP:3X. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:06, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Seeing as there has been WP:PAID concerns in this case, a review of their contribs for G5'able and revertible contributions seems necessary. Tagging with undisclosed paid may be useful too. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:13, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * is technically ❌. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:00, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * CU blocked. Banned per WP:3X. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:06, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Seeing as there has been WP:PAID concerns in this case, a review of their contribs for G5'able and revertible contributions seems necessary. Tagging with undisclosed paid may be useful too. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:13, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * is technically ❌. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:00, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * CU blocked. Banned per WP:3X. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:06, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Seeing as there has been WP:PAID concerns in this case, a review of their contribs for G5'able and revertible contributions seems necessary. Tagging with undisclosed paid may be useful too. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:13, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * is technically ❌. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:00, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * CU blocked. Banned per WP:3X. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:06, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Seeing as there has been WP:PAID concerns in this case, a review of their contribs for G5'able and revertible contributions seems necessary. Tagging with undisclosed paid may be useful too. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:13, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * is technically ❌. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:00, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * CU blocked. Banned per WP:3X. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:06, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Seeing as there has been WP:PAID concerns in this case, a review of their contribs for G5'able and revertible contributions seems necessary. Tagging with undisclosed paid may be useful too. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:13, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * is technically ❌. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:00, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * CU blocked. Banned per WP:3X. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:06, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Seeing as there has been WP:PAID concerns in this case, a review of their contribs for G5'able and revertible contributions seems necessary. Tagging with undisclosed paid may be useful too. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:13, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * is technically ❌. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:00, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * CU blocked. Banned per WP:3X. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:06, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Seeing as there has been WP:PAID concerns in this case, a review of their contribs for G5'able and revertible contributions seems necessary. Tagging with undisclosed paid may be useful too. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:13, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * is technically ❌. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:00, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * CU blocked. Banned per WP:3X. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:06, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Seeing as there has been WP:PAID concerns in this case, a review of their contribs for G5'able and revertible contributions seems necessary. Tagging with undisclosed paid may be useful too. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:13, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Seeing as there has been WP:PAID concerns in this case, a review of their contribs for G5'able and revertible contributions seems necessary. Tagging with undisclosed paid may be useful too. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:13, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Tagged . Eligible articles from all accounts G5'd / Draftified / tagged as UPE. Given the CU result noted above, did you mean to block / tag ? --Jack Frost (talk) 09:49, 5 February 2022 (UTC)


 * I thought I de-selected them when blocking. Obviously I didn't. Will unblock shortly. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 14:05, 5 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks for that . Closing. --Jack Frost (talk) 14:07, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * is mentioned in the filing, but not in the results of your check - was this account checked? Thanks, Spicy (talk) 04:51, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Based on checking the CU log, not directly. Given the number of users found in the check I may have missed that this account was not found when posting the results. I will look at this user now. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 12:05, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * is ❌ based on CU evidence. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 12:09, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

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Account created and immediately found Draft:Dee Brown (businessman) to make promotional edits. The last substantial editor of the page was ; a now-blocked sock of Packistani. Jack Frost (talk) 11:26, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * - There's a pattern of creating multiple accounts on the same day; please confirm the connection between this account & the master and check there's no other accounts floating about. --Jack Frost (talk) 11:29, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
 * ❌ Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  16:24, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Colour me suspicious, but not enough to call for a block on behaviour alone. UPE warning left. Closing. --Jack Frost (talk) 20:13, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

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Joined a few days after Mirnaqs, got AC and recreated EA Home Design as EA Home Design (company) CUPIDICAE💕  19:41, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * Mirnaqs is confirmed to Packistani, so I've merged this case there. --Blablubbs (talk) 19:49, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Based on current CU data and notes from earlier investigations, SurfingSharkk is ❌ -- RoySmith (talk) 21:49, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Coming back for another look, I'm not sure what I thought was left to do which prompted me to leave this in "checked" state. In any rate, SurfingSharkk hasn't edited for a couple of months, so closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:57, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

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Created EA Home Design Group, similar to EA Home Design created by blocked sock Mirnaqs. CU requested. Thank you, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 13:08, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Further to this, the version of EA Home Design Group created by Jannayah54 on 23 February 2022 is almost word-for-word identical to EA Home Design (company) created by SurfingSharkk on 18 February and deleted the same day. The Jannayah54 account was created 2 hours and 20 minutes after that deletion. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 18:31, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * . They're in the same part of the same country, and share a user agent (but it's a common one), but they're on different IP ranges. Behavioural evaluation required.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  13:49, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Well, right after closing 18 February 2022, I took a look at this one. I don't know if they're socks, but not worth the effort to figure it out.  Blocked SurfingSharkk and Jannayah54 for spam. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:54, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
They just created their account to submit Draft:Gerald_Charles_(company), a draft which was created by User:Mirnaqs, another sock. >>> Ingenuity . talk ; 15:48, 25 February 2022 (UTC) >>>  Ingenuity . talk ; 15:48, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * - Suspicious activity, plus previous CUs have found large sockfarms. Thanks, GABgab 23:41, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 23:54, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
 * CU says ❌, closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 00:00, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Username pattern, editing style, use of visual editor suggests these promo-only accounts are part of this farm. This UPE operates large number of SPAs which were uncovered in previous CUs. Another sleeper check requested. 2A00:23A8:4B:7D01:A4A9:F700:3964:EC42 (talk) 19:49, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

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 * - for Bdranzer, the similarities in "Username pattern, editing style" are not immediately obvious even after looking in the archive. Best, KevinL ( aka L235 · t · c) 18:58, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Requested information not supplied after 8 days. Closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 23:18, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
See here. The UPE guy here has bragged on Upwork about making UPE/spam articles, and I believe I found an older sock of his that is still not blocked, and those that are blocked are clearly connected to his pages now.

However, unless someone else could correct me here, I don't think that a Checkuser will be helpful in this case, as the confirmed socks are very old. I open this in the hopes that someone with more experience and determination (i.e., more or less anyone but me) may have some ideas on how to identify any more socks, as the sockmaster brags off-site about having many more.

Note: You will need an Upwork account to view the extra images on his portfolio, including the one that led me to believe Silverstone2000 is his sock account. I have a throwaway Upwork account right now that I made for the purpose of researching UPE, and I can do anything else on Upwork that anyone thinks would help here. Vanished user 60279853583153 (talk) 02:50, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh, yeah, checking the archive, I have seen that a CU found Silverstone2000 stale. However, the sock master on Upwork self-identified it as their sock now, more or less. Vanished user 60279853583153 (talk) 03:04, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
 * That sort of makes sense, I didn't know that before, as I found it publicly, but I guess I can see why too. I will email paid-en-wp soon. Among Us for POTUS (talk) 20:58, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, my ProtonMail account that I am using for Wikipedia and Uncyclopedia just got suspended by the automatic spam filter after I sent my report, and I don't think the email went through. I will contact Proton later. Among Us for POTUS (talk) 21:19, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * Off-wiki evidence of paid editing should be sent to paid-en-wp@wikipedia.org. We cannot evaluate it publicly because that would violate WP:OUTING. Closing. Spicy (talk) 17:01, 6 November 2022 (UTC)