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Rahul Kumar pandey was blocked by after an AE warning had been left regarding their repeated POV-pushing of the Kamma caste at articles including that for the caste itself. Their point was generally related to use of the Naidu title by that community, eg: here and here.

The sock is trying to achieve a similar thing by a different route, creating POV forks at Naidu (kammas), Rao(kammas) etc. I'd say this is a duck. Sitush (talk) 11:59, 30 September 2016 (UTC)


 * NB: I've got the sock and the master back to front, sorry. - Sitush (talk) 12:01, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

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 * The following accounts are ✅:
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:45, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:45, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:45, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:45, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:45, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

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I had originally sanctioned and then blocked Jeeshan patel under WP:GS/Caste, and also blocked the rest as socks. The behavior (mostly now deleted edits) around "Kamma" caste groups and POV editing around that is a clear link. The reason I'm bringing here is because I had missed the older account when I did the sock blocks and I'm sure that there are more like this. I've also blocked a few IP socks of this farm. While in the case of caste promo sock puppets the behavior is straightforward with serial socks, in this case the presence of parallel ones suggests that there may be some paid editing involved too as a group getting a contract from the caste society (whose site is repeatedly used as a reference by this group) to do some activity here. Given that, I think there may be more that I haven't found yet. Also pinging who has been doing some clean up here. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  07:52, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

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 * -  Ks0stm  (T•C•G•E) 17:02, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

✅ the following as Sockpuppet investigations/Rajesh rao kumar: is on the same range but seems technically ❌.

Could the clerks please tag the confirmed socks and merge this case with Sockpuppet investigations/Rajesh rao kumar? Ks0stm (T•C•G•E) 17:24, 22 December 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ (merged from Sockpuppet investigations/Raj agarwal kin), closing. GABgab 01:02, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

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Attempt to reinstate an inappropriate list of alleged members of the Kamma caste. Sitush (talk) 14:25, 26 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Mpcphanikumar does it here and here
 * Vishal halus has already been blocked by SpacemanSpiff as a suspected sock of the master
 * Gira nosel is trying to argue the same point re: the same poor source - Kammavari Charithra, written by K. B. Choudary - at User_talk:Kautilya3

I note that List of Kammas has been deleted several times recently but I can't be sure who created the thing. - Sitush (talk) 14:31, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Vishal halus and other accounts blocked by .--Bbb23 (talk) 16:27, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

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 * I did not check already-blocked accounts. The following accounts are ✅, blocked and tagged:
 * Mpcphanikumar is ❌.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:51, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Close King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 02:02, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Mpcphanikumar is ❌.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:51, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Close King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 02:02, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

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We've just blocked the latest set of socks for Rajesh rao kumar and now this account shows up, inserting similar nonsense about Kamma Naidu etc here and here. Both those articles are old haunts for the master. Sitush (talk) 20:11, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

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 * -, please block. Thanks, GABgab 21:59, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Done. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 22:23, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

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Fani hun became active very soon after the last sock was blocked. One immediately inserted some info about the Kamma caste using the same dodgy caste-affiliated source from 1939.

Chaty typ became similarly active and went to the Rao (surname) article with a similar claim to prior socks. Prior socks from the farm at that article include Jeeshan raho pat, Jeeshan patel and Sariaya jose. In their various ways, they have all been pushing the same agenda.

As with recent post-"Jeeshan" socks, the account naming style comprises two seemingly meaningless words.

I need to come back here with some diffs from the earlier socks that make the connection. (I know they're there but that's not enough for the CU). Sitush (talk) 13:42, 2 February 2017 (UTC)


 * SpacemanSpiff has now blocked Chaty typ as a suspected sock of this master. - Sitush (talk) 14:05, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

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 * I also blocked as a likely sock. I think a sleeper check would be beneficial as many have gone unnoticed in the past (e.g.  that I just blocked now, but thrown away a few months back. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  14:15, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

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 * Fani hun is ✅, blocked and tagged. I blocked one sleeper account. I retagged many behaviorally blocked puppets. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:31, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

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Same user naming style - two words, one meaningless - and making similar edits regarding Kamma and Naidu at articles frequented by prior socks, mostly recently here. Sleeper check probably needed. Sitush (talk) 13:22, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

Example of a prior confirmed sock doing similar is here. - Sitush (talk) 13:26, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

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 * - Last check was performed 24 days ago. Sleeper account were found several times previously, thus sleepers check is appropriate.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  22:35, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅ sleepers blocked:
 * socks :
 * socks :
 * socks :
 * socks :

-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 23:07, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the trouble, but there is no such account, "Rsek nali". Thanks, GABgab 23:10, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
 * } Ooops, fixed now.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 23:18, 1 March 2017 (UTC)


 * - Please block these guys. They overlap with previous socks, and are editing on the Kammas and using unreliable (and often the same) sources: . Thanks, GABgab 23:24, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Blocked with proven tags based on tech-behavior mix. closing. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  14:36, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

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Straight in there with the same poor edits at Kamma (caste) as soon as the last set of socks were blocked. DUCK stuff. Sitush (talk) 13:45, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

That Kamma caste article needs extended protection. Doubtless, related articles will then see even more disruption and they too will qualify in due course. - Sitush (talk) 13:52, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

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 * Blocked the two accounts as ducky, changing status to CU request to ID other socks. I've semiprotected most of the targeted articles, I'm not doing ECP as it's just one nuisance and not multiple bad apples. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  14:36, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Both named accounts are ✅. That looks to be all of them for now.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 21:12, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Retagged, closing. GABgab 23:35, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

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Broadly the same naming style as prior socks; exactly the same agenda, now transferred to article talk because of protection measures. Sitush (talk) 18:23, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

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 * - . GABgab 19:17, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
 * . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 22:20, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

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I blocked these four as socks with Benmonto as a master based on quacking at Mala (caste). However, I also noticed these edits and move from Benmonto which is a trademark of the listed master here. It appears that because Kamma is protected, only one account was able to access it while the others were used on the other caste page. Also requesting a sleeper run as we invariably never find all based on just a looksee. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  04:08, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

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 * Ah yes. Already CU-blocked a couple. Throw in User:Yvas Raknimo as well. There is one that I'm not sure about and won't block based on what I have seen: User:Bulsackit. Look carefully and don't block unless you're sure on behavioral grounds. Drmies (talk) 04:29, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks tagged all, if I'd seen Bulsackit earlier I'd have just blocked as a proven sock of Rrk based on the behavioral evidence which was a bit convoluted on the rest (which is why Bulsackit didn't show up with the rest of the group for me). All blocked and tagged, closing now. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  04:46, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

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As with the master, these accounts have come storming in to edit Kamma/Musunuri-related articles, often using mobile and with a surprising degree of knowledge for new contributors (most notably Felkope, whose summary here is remarkable for someone with under 50 edits). They all use the "no source" summary (Felkope, Vulvaro, Miniaho). Meanwhile, this summary from Weckkrum is remarkably similar to this from Felkope.

My gut tells me there is something not right about this group, although I suppose they could be meats rather than socks. Pinging, whom I think knows a bit about the history here. Sitush (talk) 07:16, 30 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Felkope has just posted this summary. They have been blocked for a legal threat on my talk page but the use of the word we in this summary may be significant in suggesting a meatfarm rather than a sock. Or it could just be a bluff to make it look more serious. - Sitush (talk) 10:39, 30 September 2017 (UTC)


 * I've just added above because they have been doing the same sort of Kamma-related POV pushing. Could this, too, be related? - Sitush (talk) 09:54, 2 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Also, - Sitush (talk) 10:47, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

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 * There's definitely some socking going on here. I'd semi protected many of this group's target articles earlier, so the nuisance has expanded to other (historical) articles now. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  10:59, 30 September 2017 (UTC)

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✅ that the following accounts are related: ✅ that the following accounts are related: It seems that these two sets of accounts are related to each other, but it is hard to be definitive. This could do with a more thorough check later to see if there's any other accounts. --Deskana (talk) 09:39, 2 October 2017 (UTC)
 * - GABgab 00:24, 6 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Added one. Closing now. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 07:20, 7 October 2017 (UTC)

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First edits are to Vasireddy_Venkatadri_Nayudu, heavily edited by RRK sock, Tuluva dynasty as well as several others.

Recreation of Ravella Nayaks, though not identical, was also created by an RRK sock, but what tipped me off was more their peppering of "don't delete this again, use the talk page!" which is rather strange for a week old account given it was originally deleted in 2018. Praxidicae (talk) 18:31, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

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 * Account blocked as a sock of another master. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 20:36, 5 July 2019 (UTC)