Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Panpanchik/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets

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Draft:Tosh Saroy Madrasa submitted by Hayrullohaitov and Draft:Xoja Porsa Madrasa submitted by Malika863 simultaneously. Identical topics, same writing and referencing style. CNMall41 (talk) 11:39, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Also found Draft:Abdulazizxon madrasa created by user Gdhsc. Same M/O. All other socks adding from same M/O (submission through AfC in same writing style, same referencing style. Also, these drafts all use capital letter for first name but lowercase for the last). --CNMall41 (talk) 11:52, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * It looks to me that this may be an editathon or class project, rather than sockpuppetry. &mdash; Ingenuity (talk &bull; contribs) 14:42, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Possibly. Unfortunately there has been no response from the two that I tagged on their talk pages. --CNMall41 (talk) 04:05, 25 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Looks like this is the editathon page: IbratWiki. &mdash; Ingenuity (talk &bull; contribs) 20:28, 25 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Have you gotten a response from anyone? I see that someone has moved all of the drafts you declined into the mainspace. --CNMall41 (talk) 23:27, 25 February 2023 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Yep, this is the IbratWiki editathon. Merged, closing. Spicy (talk) 22:54, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

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All first four accounts are created in interval of 2-3 hours at the same day and I think that they all are about same user because they all regularly create unsourced and one sentence articles about towns and villages in Uzbekistan. ​​​​​​​𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝟕𝟐𝟖🧙‍♂️Let's Talk ! 15:31, 25 February 2023 (UTC)


 * The articles seem to be created within the framework of an official Ibrat wikicamp. Their work can be followed over that link. At least this I was told on one of the article creators talk page. Also the target of an SPI investigation. Might be good to get in contact with the ones of the Ibrat camps. Paradise Chronicle (talk) 15:07, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * An Uzbek admin has commented in the reviewers talk and explained how this all happened. It seems they are all different users who were taught to edit similarly.Paradise Chronicle (talk) 15:49, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * If that was a edit-a-thon so
 * they should have to keep all articles in draft space not in mainspace
 * they should have to give a list of article which they done during edit-a-thon
 * they should write a message in their user page that they are here for edit-a-thon
 * experienced editors have to inform about this to any admin
 * ​​​​​​​𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝟕𝟐𝟖🧙‍♂️Let's Talk ! 15:51, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * I got bored last night and decided to edit small towns around the world, and when that town didn't have a page I made one. I can't say for the others but this is definitely my only account. Whybob19 (talk) 00:40, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Might be an editathon. Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers, IbratWiki/Content_Created. – Novem Linguae (talk) 00:42, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Please see Sockpuppet investigations/Panpanchik. Two accounts of that investigation were also created in the same day and they also write articles about Uzbekistan. ​​​​​​​𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝟕𝟐𝟖🧙‍♂️Let's Talk ! 06:01, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * There is also an another opened investigation. Sockpuppet investigations/Hilola Jurakulova ​​​​​​​𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝟕𝟐𝟖🧙‍♂️Let's Talk ! 11:51, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * And many accounts of that investigation were made in January 21 and all the listed accounts were made in same week. ​​​​​​​𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝟕𝟐𝟖🧙‍♂️Let's Talk ! 11:52, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Hey! Indeed, all these users took part in the weeklong IbratWiki edit-a-thon, which was poorly coordinated, unfortunately.  N ataev  talk 16:14, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * - - can you explain what's going on here? Thanks, Spicy (talk) 15:48, 25 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Case merged from Sockpuppet investigations/Whybob19. Spicy (talk) 19:00, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Closing per below. Spicy (talk) 19:13, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

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Generally, this involves the creation of drafts/articles on Uzbekistani topics, mostly places and mosques. There are a slew of users who create the drafts, and then usually the master or Dilshod's project move the drafts to article space. The master and Dilshod's project also create pages on their own, and sometimes the other users also create pages directly into article space on their own. Occasionally, the master and Dilshod's project edit the same pages. With the exception of the master, all of the accounts were created at roughly the same time. I'm requesting a check to confirm and also to look for other accounts. I found most of the suspected socks from following the history of the pages in the masters and Dilshod's project's history, but I don't think I found all of them. Bbb23 (talk) 16:30, 25 February 2023 (UTC)


 * @Bbb23 I have opened a investigation before you. See Sockpuppet investigations/Whybob19 so I think that this investigation should be merged with Sockpuppet investigations/Whybob19 because that investigation was created first. ​​​​​​​𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝟕𝟐𝟖🧙‍♂️Let's Talk ! 11:47, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * Might be an editathon. Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers, IbratWiki/Content_Created. – Novem Linguae (talk) 00:42, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * IbratWiki is a wikicamp organized within the framework of the WikiStipendiya edit-a-thon, a project of the the Agency for Youth Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan launched in collaboration with the Wikimedians of the Uzbek language User Group--Artemev Nikolay (talk) 04:19, 26 February 2023 (UTC).
 * @Artemev Nikolay. Can you give more details please? Are you the leader of that editathon? Are the accounts listed above part of the editathon? When is the end date? Are you aware that they are creating a lot of articles on English Wikipedia that may not meet our notability criteria? – Novem Linguae (talk) 04:35, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Hey! Indeed, all these users took part in the weeklong IbratWiki edit-a-thon, which was poorly coordinated, unfortunately. I've provided more info here. The edit-a-thon is now officially over. N ataev  talk 16:16, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * See also Sockpuppet investigations/Whybob19, and the userpage of, who moved many of these drafts to mainspace. Artemev's userpage says Wikischool is a project of the Diplomat International School for writing articles in the main space of Wikipedia. Students of the school under the guidance of the excellent student of public education of Uzbekistan Nikolai Artemyev participate in the project. The aim of the project is to develop students' skills in working with various sources and enrichment of encyclopedic knowledge.. I think this is a misguided attempt at an editathon rather than socking. However, the mass creation of poorly sourced articles and lack of communication is disruptive. I would appreciate if Artemev Nikolay could respond here. Spicy (talk) 00:09, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Case merged from Sockpuppet investigations/Hilola Jurakulova. Spicy (talk) 19:01, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Closing per below. Spicy (talk) 19:13, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Okay, not sure exactly what this is, but these 6 editors, 4 of them created in the last day or two, went on a stub-spree today. Each of them created about 20+ articles on Uzbekistan subjects, using the exact same sourcing and framework. Not sure if its the same editor or not, but I thought perhaps it might be worth taking a look at. I'll provide a link to one article from each of them, but as I said, if you look at their contributions, each did quite a few. Here are the articles: To'xtaboyvachcha Mosque, Tillasheykh mosque, [Qambarboyvachcha uy Mosque]], Chor Xaros Mosque (although that one's a little bit different, but same subject matter from a recently created account, but it's their only creation today), Uzun Hovuz Mosque, and Tinchob Mosque.  Onel 5969  TT me 01:06, 26 February 2023 (UTC)


 * @Onel5969 Please see this Sockpuppet investigations/Whybob19. That editors also create articles related to Uzbekistan and first four editors of that investigation are made in same day with the interval of 2-3 hours. ​​​​​​​𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝟕𝟐𝟖🧙‍♂️Let's Talk ! 05:55, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Oh!: User:Mrprgmr and User:ThegiftofAllah was also created in January 21, 2023 at the same day. ​​​​​​​𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝟕𝟐𝟖🧙‍♂️Let's Talk ! 05:59, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I think this investigation should be merged with Sockpuppet investigations/Whybob19 as four editors of that investigation and two editors of this investigation were created on the same day. ​​​​​​​𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝟕𝟐𝟖🧙‍♂️Let's Talk ! 06:10, 26 February 2023 (UTC)


 * If this is a edit-a-thon so why all that editors' account were made in same day and create only one sentence and unsourced articles. ​​​​​​​𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝟕𝟐𝟖🧙‍♂️Let's Talk ! 12:11, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * From February 20th to 26th, we had the IbratWiki camp. so we tried to learn and teach how to put an article on Wikipedia in a short period of time. Similar stub articles have been produced during this time. I hope that in the near future we will increase the information in these articles. other users, which you tagged, learned to contribute articles to wikipedia in the camp. You can get acquainted with the works we created during the camp in the following links
 * Links: Dashboard or page in metawikimedia Panpanchik (talk) 13:47, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

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Hey, everyone! Indeed, all these users took part in the weeklong IbratWiki edit-a-thon, which was poorly coordinated, unfortunately. N ataev talk 16:14, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * - Most likely the Uzbekistan edit-a-thon. Pending response in other SPIs. DatGuyTalkContribs 01:59, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Edit-a-thons are usually hosted by editors like me and you, not expert editors or the WMF. DatGuyTalkContribs 13:51, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I've merged all of the cases to Panpanchik which is the oldest account, excluding Whybob19, who doesn't appear to be related to this group. It's clear from the discussion at this SPI and other venues that this is not socking, just a poorly managed editathon. I haven't been impressed by the lack of engagement from the organizers, but that's not really a matter for SPI. According to the page at meta, the editathon ends today, so I think this can be closed. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 19:13, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I think you are probably right, it just seemed awfully suspicious.  Onel 5969  TT me 19:23, 26 February 2023 (UTC)