Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Rivugayen/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
Rivugayen is Saptarshi Gayen (no outing, see deleted revisions of their user talk which was an autobiography) which Hahahapk has recreated. While nothing is wrong with that as it was a soft deletion, it set off flags.

Together with Edemyapp, Agapestudio05 and Ishrathore they are working on a walled garden of semi notable digital photographers including Gayen, Varun Aditya, Kallol Mukherjee and Dhritiman Mukherjee. Unclear if this is socking or UPE farm, or both. COurtesy who may have more insight. Star  Mississippi  20:18, 26 September 2022 (UTC)


 * @Star Mississippi I think you meant "deleted revisions of their user page", not "user talk" :-) -- RoySmith (talk) 11:27, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
 * If not for the time stamp, I'd claim a lack of coffee. :-) Yes, thanks. And thanks for sorting this mess out.  Star   Mississippi  13:20, 1 October 2022 (UTC)


 * I am certain that Hahahapk is as sockpuppet of Rivugayen, but I not so sure about the other 3 accounts. I am aware that Gayen has familial relations with Kallol Mukherjee, thus this one is likely not paid editing. However the other accounts can still be unrelated socks/farms targeting other articles such as Varun Aditya

Vulpes-bengalensis (talk) 06:53, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Comments by other users

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Hahahapk is to Rivugayen, and given the editing histories, I wouldn't fret too much over calling it ✅.  But I'm going to reach deep into my WP:AGF supply and block the master for just a week, with the understanding that this will fully exhaust any possible future AGF.  No tags for now.  The other accounts are long stale, so not worth worrying about. -- RoySmith (talk) 11:33, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Well, that good faith unfortunately didn't last. Courtesy {{ping}RoySmith}}. New sock creates the draft and Rivugayen moves it to main space. Check for sleepers? Star  Mississippi  13:13, 28 October 2022 (UTC)


 * And @RoySmith for real now. More coffee before I try fancy pings. Star   Mississippi  13:14, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

Comments by other users

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * CU makes it very clear that the two are operated by the same person. The data also suggests that this may not have been a entirely conscious approach to deceive; regardless, it is deceptive, and the repeated self-promotion is grounds for a block for its own. Indeffed Rivugayen for spamming, indeffed User1987 2344 as an alt of Rivugayen. Tagged both. Closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 14:44, 28 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I've also gone back and retro-tagged Hahahapk. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:57, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
declined to block as long stale (correctly) but now active and shocker shocker, created Draft:Saptarshi Gayen. Thanks for the heads up. I've indeffed for the quacking, but sleeper check please? Star  Mississippi  15:22, 4 February 2023 (UTC)


 * @Star Mississippi No problem, this is one reason why I ping admins when I noticed a draft with a deletion history. I dream of horses (Contribs) (Talk) 17:27, 4 February 2023 (UTC)

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 15:51, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
 * is to  from the archive.   -- RoySmith (talk) 16:01, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Tagged, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 19:47, 4 February 2023 (UTC)