Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Rang HD/Archive

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 * ( original case name)

Suspected block evasion, and same user page promotion per their user page on aswiki. Their user page here was deleted under criteria U5. – 64andtim  ( talk ) 05:37, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

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 * - I've blocked the reported sock, and sent the accounts in the "confirmed" category that have not yet been locked to Meta for locking. Requesting CU since this person has created a lot of accounts and there's a possibility that there is more than one that are still not blocked. 0x Deadbeef →∞ (talk to me) 10:47, 6 December 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ plus the following accounts which have not been blocked yet:
 * (confirmed thanks to login data)
 * Mz7 (talk) 09:39, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Technically, Rang HD is the oldest account here. I will defer to you regarding whether it would be worth the effort to rename this case and retag all the accounts at Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Kashyap's ReAction Channel. (The recently confirmed account is another option, as that one is also older than Kashyap's ReAction Channel.) Mz7 (talk) 09:44, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Moved and re-tagged. Closing. MarioGom (talk) 14:51, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Mz7 (talk) 09:39, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Technically, Rang HD is the oldest account here. I will defer to you regarding whether it would be worth the effort to rename this case and retag all the accounts at Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Kashyap's ReAction Channel. (The recently confirmed account is another option, as that one is also older than Kashyap's ReAction Channel.) Mz7 (talk) 09:44, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Moved and re-tagged. Closing. MarioGom (talk) 14:51, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Technically, Rang HD is the oldest account here. I will defer to you regarding whether it would be worth the effort to rename this case and retag all the accounts at Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Kashyap's ReAction Channel. (The recently confirmed account is another option, as that one is also older than Kashyap's ReAction Channel.) Mz7 (talk) 09:44, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Moved and re-tagged. Closing. MarioGom (talk) 14:51, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Attempted blanking of User:Kashyap Jyoti Bora per abuse logs Special:AbuseLog/36545601 and Special:AbuseLog/36545600 -- LemonSlushie 🍋 (talk) (edits) 07:04, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

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 * duck. Blocked, tagged, closing. 0x Deadbeef →∞ (talk to me) 10:43, 11 December 2023 (UTC)
 * yeah, and as well. 0x Deadbeef  →∞ (talk to me) 10:43, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( originally filed under this user)

Usernames between accounts are similar, as well as the sock used an image that the master uploaded to Commons on a (now deleted) userpage. -- LemonSlushie 🍋 (talk) (edits) 07:52, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
 * All accounts are now blocked, one without tags. -- LemonSlushie 🍋 (talk)
 * Seems to be a larger number of socks than thought. Check for sleepers, please. -- LemonSlushie 🍋 (talk) (edits) 08:15, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

(edits) 08:03, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

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All of these accounts are confirmed as socks via a Commons CU investigation.


 * - blocked on EnWiki
 * - blocked on EnWiki
 * - blocked on EnWiki
 * - blocked on EnWiki
 * - blocked on EnWiki

The bottom three are not blocked on this project yet. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 10:15, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
 * @Vanjagenije: User:Rangia Now has a similar edit history and username, and is a tagged sockpuppet of confirmed account User:KashyapCreator4526. -- LemonSlushie 🍋 (talk) (edits) 06:31, 11 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Also, this case will likely need to be moved to or merged with Sockpuppet investigations/Rang_HD as CheckUser determined that to be the oldest account. -- LemonSlushie 🍋 (talk) (edits) 06:34, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

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 * The account is not blocked. Please, provide some evidence if you still think that account is a sockpuppet.  Vanjagenije   (talk)  22:41, 10 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Merged case from WP:Sockpuppet investigations/KSHP8899. Spicy (talk) 22:41, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
 * All of these accounts except Bongaigaon Now have been blocked and/or locked, some as CU blocks. I did not run a check on Bongaigaon Now because they predate the master; their editing focus seems different; they were evidently not found in previous checks on this case despite editing concurrently; and they did not show up in my own, fairly extensive, checks. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 23:41, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Filing for the record and making it easier to request a global lock. Bbb23 (talk) 18:32, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, global lock requested. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 18:33, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
 * In going through RNG225's edits, I'm finding some very bizarre edits to other users' userpages. I'm having trouble sorting it all out, but I suspect that at least some of them are socks, so I've added them to the list and am requesting CU. I know that Shankardev Shishu Niketan, Rangia has 0 edits.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:42, 15 December 2023 (UTC)


 * I added, who clearly picked up where RNG225 left at Rangiya. ... Spicy (talk) 22:52, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
 * I would call all of the above ✅ to the master, plus:
 * (cf., ).
 * is, but the username removes any doubt.
 * All accounts, , closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 23:35, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Similar username, once again targeting same pages as before. I caught them trying to overwrite with the same content as at Rangiya, an article other socks have targeted, and noticed the pattern on other articles, including a similar hijack attempt at Rangia. Jalen Folf  (talk)  08:55, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * See below. Spicy (talk) 15:31, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Username Re-adding the same text at Draft:Rangia City (please see this version), Rangia City (please see this version) and Rangia (Please see this version) as previous socks have added at Rangiya, Kamrup, Assam (please see this version) and Rangiya {please see this version) User:DECIF has been alternating edits at Khoirabari (a common sock target) with User:Rangian and IPs in the 2409:4065. range who have also edited Rangiya, Kamrup, Assam in conjunction with preivious socks Arjayay (talk) 13:20, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Sorry I only saw the previous report after posting mine, but have kept mine because of the additional suspect. - Arjayay (talk) 13:22, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * Both are ✅. No other accounts seen., , closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 15:31, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Removed the redirect at Rangiya, Kamrup, Assam, because Rangiya is semi-protected, and recreated the same article as previously created by User:Jaklal Hijacked the Rangia page, turning it from a disambiguation page to an article, (as previously done by User:Rangian and other socks) and then tried to cover their tracks False pro-Rangiya claims at Kamrup district Arjayay (talk) 10:55, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * Yep., . Spicy (talk) 13:23, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Second edit was to revert to his preferred version of Rangiya (if required, tell-tale details can be provided off-wiki) - the version before User:Spicy removed all of a previous sock-puppet's additions (despite his edit summary, it is not exactly the version by Plantdrew  as can be seen by the number of bytes). All articles edited to date have been previously edited by earlier Rang HD sockpuppets as listed here - Arjayay (talk) 17:46, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

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 * CU says yes, blocked, lock requested. Spicy (talk) 11:02, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Pattern of edits on Rangiya Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 05:37, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

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 * See above. Spicy (talk) 11:02, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Might want to look up as well, which is who I linked TightWiki with, .  Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 11:16, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Solely reverting to previous versions by last three socks, and  as clearly shown on user contributions page Arjayay (talk) 16:49, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, closing. — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 19:42, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Someonewhoisusinginternet (talk) 06:13, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

As suggested by Dennis Brown below and as per edit history - multiple revertions to edits by previous socks, e.g. and  - Arjayay (talk) 11:13, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

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 * Surfunchy seems to be taking up were this obvious sock left off. Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 08:52, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Came across these independently before seeing the filing - both ✅ to prior socks in this case and blocked as such. Closing. firefly  ( t · c ) 17:17, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Same editing pattern. Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 05:06, 26 April 2024 (UTC)


 * (Reversions to edits by previous socks 1) Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 05:15, 26 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Repeatedly removing speedy deletion tags "G5. Creations by banned or blocked users" on article recreated by last sock — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arjayay (talk • contribs) 12:39, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

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 * I duck blocked them, but it might not be bad for a CU to take a peek as they haven't changed their targets but they might be changing their methods just a bit. I'm the one that added the CU request above. Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 10:52, 26 April 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅ plus the following accounts:
 * . . Closing. Mz7 (talk) 07:28, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
 * . . Closing. Mz7 (talk) 07:28, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
 * . . Closing. Mz7 (talk) 07:28, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
 * . . Closing. Mz7 (talk) 07:28, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
 * . . Closing. Mz7 (talk) 07:28, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Similar behaviour and targets as other already blocked socks from the same farm, see, or  for example. DoebLoggs (talk) 13:00, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * Hi Denis Brown I am Survershay im not a Sockpuppet of Rang HD. Please decline this request. Survershay (talk) 16:13, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * I'm off to bed, so don't want to make the block if I'm not around a bit afterwards, but the user page seems to indicate they aren't even trying to pretend they aren't Rang HD. My opinion is yes, and that a CU is probably wise given the history of multiple accounts. Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 13:08, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Just before you added Assam Now, I was already doing comps of contribs of them and was suspicious. I would add that the sockmaster is coming up as well. I haven't done the homework (no time at the moment), but wonder if they are related. Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 09:48, 8 May 2024 (UTC)


 * CU also found . Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 22:37, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Tagged, locks requested, closing. Spicy (talk) 20:29, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Thunder Now - recreating their usual preferred article at Rangia City (itself created by a previous sock) as the actual Rangiya article has Extended confirmed protection Sevenstar Warrior - turning Bongaigaon Thermal Power Station into a redirect as has been done by two previous Rang HD socks Arjayay (talk) 11:32, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * Hi, Arjayay,
 * No it is not a Sockpuppet of Rang HD Thunder Now (talk) 15:59, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
 * CU has found Bongaigaon Now, he is restored older revision by sock in Bongaigaon, please check edit history of 2409:4065:291:859:0:0:BC5:88B1 (talk) 07:22, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
 * The IP reporting another editor is a Rang sock themselves - repeated recreation of Rangia City - Arjayay (talk) 10:28, 19 May 2024 (UTC)


 * I'm adding, notionally brand new editor, who clearly isn't new at all. Resubmitted Draft:Bongaigaon Refinery HS School which has previous Rang HD socks in the history. Also, the user name is similar to a whole bunch of Kshp and Kashyap variations in Sockpuppet investigations/Rang HD/Archive. --DoubleGrazing (talk) 09:31, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 16:05, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Yep + . Spicy (talk) 20:28, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Similar edits as previous socks from the same farm at an already heavily targeted article: Bongaigaon. DoebLoggs (talk) 13:26, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * See case below - blocked and tagged, closing.  Girth Summit  (blether)  17:43, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Created Rangia Municipality Board - previous socks have created Rangia Municipal Board 5 times - this is an attempt to side-step that. I have other evidence, which I can e-mail to admins, but the sockmaster checks this page, and has deleted and edited previous reports, so I don't want to explain "en-clair" as this will help them evade future detection. - Arjayay (talk) 20:18, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to the socks from the 6 May case. Blocking. from the report above is  - blocking both, requesting locks.  Girth Summit  (blether)  17:41, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

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Already blocked and tagged, but they normally come in groups so it might be worth a check. Feel free to close if you think it's unnecessary. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 17:50, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

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 * ✅, don't see any unblocked accounts. Lock requested, closing.  Girth Summit  (blether)  10:40, 15 June 2024 (UTC)