Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/R2dra/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
Similar editing area.
 * Removed redirect and created a new article , also see this, and creation of this draft, on teh same topic
 * Restored the same edit
 * Notice the similar writing in their profiles - "History enthusiast" "Intrested in Hindu history ", which they wrote almost in the same time frame today.
 * Substantial interaction Fylindfotberserk (talk) 20:39, 27 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Note that the suspected sockmaster blanked the case page here. Pinging . - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 12:34, 28 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Adding another for restoring a similar link to the deleted (redirect) page . - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 11:04, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

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What's this?? I don't get it, why have you mentioned me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by R2dra (talk • contribs)

If this isn't a sockpuppetry, it would definitely be a meatpuppetry. How would a newly created user like User:BasedMaratha has the knowledge about reverting to a definite version, and editing about draft articles? Both User:BasedMaratha and User:R2dra are pushing POV for Rajput history, and when I made some edits and moves, they found that offensive and called me a Pro-Islamist. I don't even understand what "Pro-Islamic" move I made. Surely not an appropriate mindset for dealing with India-Pakistan contentious topic areas. Some of the articles I found both editing are 1. :-R2dra gets a temporary block for edit warring, so BasedMaratha, a newly created account, making edits in favour of him 2. Same here R2dra gets banned, BasedMaratha editing for him 3. Same story here, R2dra's blocked phase, BasedMaratha editing in favour of him 4. Same again and 5. Again the same thing and And per the nominator, can't unsee this as either a sockpuppetry or meatpuppetry. Adding a point that I wonder why none of the users who warned R2dra went for a AIV seeing all the disruptive editings they made. Once I took that to AIV, but a bot removed my report, I didn't follow that up. Imperial [AFCND]  14:46, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

User:R2dra is currently blocked due to disruptive editing. I made a comment on their talk page for calling an editor "jerk" for no reason. And he replied with a harsh comment. After few times, surprisingly, another account was created named User:Mughalised and replied with the same comment I made on their talk page, just by changing the targets, on another talk page, where R2dra is also involved. Both are doing POV pushing for Mewar/Rajputs.-- Imperial [AFCND]  13:17, 4 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Added an IP user rn. Pushing the same perspective of R2dra. Started editing the moment the sock account got banned. Edited the same article. Either a sock or meatpuppetry.-- Imperial [AFCND]  08:45, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
 * User: BasedMaratha has became suddenly active after the block of User:Mughalised. And pushed for reverting their version at here . -- Imperial [AFCND]  20:04, 5 March 2024 (UTC)


 * A newly created user, Sinsilal with the similar editing area as R2dra and his confirmed socks. And the most interesting fact is that even though a newly created user, Sinsilal has the knowledge of creating articles and moving articles to mainspace.

Articles both the socks of R2dra and Sinsilal edited:
 * 1. Jhala dynasty-
 * 2. Draft:Battle of Mavli-
 * 3. Harpal Dev Makwana-

And the most interesting fact to note that is, similiar to what the sock of R2dra BasedMaratha did here, Sinsilal also did the same thing on his talk page by blanking it.. -- Imperial [AFCND]  08:24, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Narook, Another brand new user, created just on 22nd March, when most of the Socks of R2dra was banned. Similiar editing pattern, pushing Rajput POV. Bring a brand new user, Narook has the knowledge of creating articles , as the same pattern as how other socks of R2dra created .-- Imperial  [AFCND]  11:29, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Most recently, Narook performed acts similar to what other socks of R2dra did. See   .--11:34, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
 * another act of Narook, similar to other socks of R2dra, blanking talk pages .- Imperial [AFCND]  08:29, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * I've blocked Mughalised without a tag. My interest was triggered by a report again them at WP:AN3. This report is a bit messy, and I have not had the time to look at the other suspected socks. I would like to highlight that there's been some confusing disruptive editing (including refactoring) to this report by and . Bbb23 (talk) 15:19, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I suspect that Advancings is a sock in this case. I've reported Phoenixdad as a sock in Sockpuppet investigations/Thakor Sumant Sinhji Jhala.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:59, 7 March 2024 (UTC)


 * I guess I'm picking them off one by one. Blocked BasedMaratha without tags. Bbb23 (talk) 20:16, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅: BasedMaratha, Advancings, Mughalised, Sinsilal, and Narook. Also found Baihen (already blocked as a sock of Sinsilal). Kunwar2712 and HinduHistoryEnjoyer are most likely unrelated (both to each other and to this group). Phoenixdad is unrelated to this group, but blocked as part of a separate SPI. No comment on the IP address. All confirmed accounts are blocked and tagged. Closing case. – bradv  16:36, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * per below. Ponyo bons mots 21:36, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to, blocked and tagged. Noting for the record.-- Ponyo bons mots 21:36, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
User  is evidently a sock of the master R2dra both these users (R2dra) 1,  2  made one edit on Parihar, (Alex cupper 3 made 41 edits) and (R2dra 4 made one edit) on Rajput clans, both R2dra (5), Alex Cupper (6) made some edits on  Mori Kingdom, master (7) and sock (8) also made edits on  Lunar dynasty.

2404:3100:18B2:EFFB:1:0:8DEC:BD89 (talk) 04:24, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Morover Sock Alex Cupper's edits and edit behavior also mirroring to another blocked sock Rajanyas (who was blocked 19 days ago as sock of R2dra). See for Interactions @Bbb232404:3100:18B2:EFFB:1:0:8DEC:BD89 (talk)

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 * Copied over from Wikipedia talk:Sockpuppet investigations/R2dra/Archive as a procedural action, I take no position on the merits of the actual request. See also the abuse filter log for Sockpuppet investigations/R2dra/Archive. --DannyS712 (talk) 05:26, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I have left that /Archive page as a redirect to preserve the history if desired but it could also be deleted --DannyS712 (talk) 05:30, 14 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Adding sock (created 21 May), first edit was recreation of Conquest of Jangladesh at Draft:Rathore conquest of Jangladesh. Wikishovel (talk) 08:54, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
 * This account (Rudra Simha) and Baihen are both trying to move Sinsinwar Jats into article space. This account popped up six days ago after Baihen has been blocked.  Robert McClenon (talk) 23:48, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Today, pasted Draft:Siege of Chittor to Draft:Siege of Chittor (1473). Original draft was created by three socks of puppeteer User:Melechha and was declined three times, but was resubmitted 18 March by User:Sinsilal, blocked sock of puppeteer User:R2dra. For some reason, User:Melechha was renamed by admin User:Cabayi to User:HistoryofAryavart on 14 May, though the tags and suspected sock category haven't been moved yet. User:HistoryofAryavart was created 8 July 2023, but R2dra was created 12 February 2023, so R2dra may be the correct master for Melechha/HistoryofAryavart. Wikishovel (talk) 08:03, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * thanks for the blocks, any comment on the proposed merge of User:HistoryofAryavart to this master? ? Wikishovel (talk) 11:53, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Teachnically, I doubt it. HistoryofAryavart and their socks accounts aren't stale, and all of their edits are coming from ranges that neither of the accounts I've looked at in this case have used. Girth Summit  (blether)  12:14, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * is very to  - I'm blocking them as a sock of this case.  looks different, and is probably somebody else, but they are ✅ to the account, which was blocked for two weeks by  on 6 May, a block they ignored and carried on editing under the Alex Cupper account, so I am blocking both indefinitely.  Girth Summit  (blether)  10:18, 31 May 2024 (UTC)