Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Rahul0500/Archive

13 March 2016

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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Alright, here we go:

Article in question is Mandhir Singh Chahal, which I XfD'd:.

Evidence:


 * Both editors have an interest in Punjabi music. Suspected master has edited on Miss Pooja, Manjit Rupowalia, and Balkar Sidhu, too.


 * Both are editing at similar time ranges: 17:00-19:00 (although Rahul has edited at different times).


 * Both usernames consist of a name followed by numbers.


 * Suspected master has not communicated at all with other editors before heading to the AFD to support the other editor heartily:.


 * Distinctive language pattern #1: Saying "Bro" --.


 * Distinctive language pattern #2: Irregular punctuation --.


 * Distinctive editing style on each editor's created articles: "Doing" one's education, "modest Punjabi family," "started his career after identifying norms":.

I am requesting CU due to the AFD open. Thank you very much for your time and help. GABHello! 01:19, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
 * For good measure, I am pinging . GABHello! 01:37, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Support request. If not sockpuppetry, likely meatpuppetry.   General Ization   Talk   01:42, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I would usually call meat, but this individual seems to have solicited the help of someone with an identical writing style. GABHello! 01:45, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
✅, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:16, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

13 March 2016

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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Additions to AfD'd article created by confirmed sock; creation of other, similar promotional articles concerning Indian people of questionable notability, e.g. Harjinder Singh (Kukreja). This is actually the likely master, having been created earlier.  General Ization  Talk   18:46, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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 * They both like including press releases: . GABHello! 21:17, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * The account is ❌ to Rahul0500 but to . .--Bbb23 (talk) 19:18, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I just want to log somewhere centralized that This guy left a cryptic message on my talk page today and self-identified as "Rahul". I haven't done any research to see whether they're related, and I note from my contrib history that I've dealt with a few Rahuls over the last year, including, , , and . Carry on. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:32, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I blocked Harwy134 as a sock of (compare the name with another confirmed sock, ). Closing.  Vanjagenije   (talk)  23:12, 17 March 2016 (UTC)

22 April 2016

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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Came back to create Mandhir Singh Chahal and Mandhir Singh an article from the previous socks, deleted via this sock infested AfD -- Articles for deletion/Mandhir Singh Chahal. Don't know enough of this sock farm to see if a CU is required, will let a clerk/another admin make the call on the quacking and/or if a CU sleeper is required. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  17:49, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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 * This may be a sock of, which is very similar. The same user has been reported there, too. GABHello! 17:52, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Closed per findings at Sockpuppet investigations/AwardPunjabi. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  02:22, 23 April 2016 (UTC)