Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Rm manager Player/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets


Rm manager Player created the article World Divyang T10. This user was blocked on 5 March. Nishadlalit4 then began editing the aforementioned page on 6 March and again on the 8 March, and has edited only this page. Looks like this is a case of block evasion. Quack! Request CU as it seems this account was created back in February, so wonder if this user has more lurking about. StickyWicket (talk) 19:30, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 22:34, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
 * CU data says, closing with no action. -- RoySmith (talk) 22:38, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
I blocked Rm manager Player on 5 March for promotional/WP:UPE edits relating to cricket for the disabled in India. Nishadlalit4 made his/her first second edit on 6 March; all edits relate to cricket for the disabled in India. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 18:35, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I've also blocked various IPs that have edited the same narrow range of articles. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 18:45, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I've now indeffed Nishadlalit4 for continued promotional/WP:COI/WP:PAID editing., my apologies for the duplicate report (wish Twinkle would mention if the SPI already exists). I assume that you'd have noticed technical similarity to User:Masterabhit if there'd been any (created Draft:World Divyang Premier League)? Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 11:38, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

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Behaviourally, I think this is extremely clear. Compare this talk page post by Rm manager Player to this by Nishadlalit4, in addition to all the page moves, and the focus on promoting the Para Cricket Association of India. If it is not the same user, it's definitely a coordinated group – both users have self-identified as representatives of the organisation, like in this edit summary and this post. --bonadea contributions talk 11:49, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 00:40, 16 March 2022 (UTC)
 * On 08 March 2022, I ran a check in this case and reported that Nishadlalit4 was unlikely to Rm manager Player. I just ran some more checks and don't see anything that changes my mind about that. -- RoySmith (talk) 00:48, 16 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Leaving this in "checked" so somebody can look at the IPs if they want. -- RoySmith (talk) 00:48, 16 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Well, this is interesting. After the last comment from Justlettersandnumbers, I decided to run one more check.  Sure enough, there's some new data that now allows me to say that Nishadlalit4 is ✅ to Rm manager Player.  Reblocked/tagged them both.  Of course, still . -- RoySmith (talk) 17:01, 18 March 2022 (UTC)
 * At this point, the IPs haven't edited in at least a week, so I assume they've moved on. Closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:58, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
brand new account, first edit is Draft:World Divyang T10 Star   Mississippi  13:05, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

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 * -  Girth Summit  (blether)  15:11, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * is operating out of a fairly narrow (/52) IPv6 range that they share with ; on the same range there is the obviously connected:
 * There have also been attempts to log into the following globally locked accounts from the same range:
 * Based on the editing interests and usernames, it's obvious that these are the same people. There are also a bunch of other accounts with different editing interests - the following are obviously connected to one another:
 * (globally locked for spamming)
 * And there is this little group:
 * (already blocked for spamming)
 * The only other accounts active on the range are:
 * - only contribution was a G11 spam userpage (and their username is a UPOL violation)
 * - only contribution is a draft vanity page about a non-notable IT professional
 * Long story short - I suspect that all of these are either the same person, or a group of people working together, trying to publish UPE spam. I'm calling the Divyang-related accounts ✅, and blocking the rest without tags. Girth Summit  (blether)  15:45, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * What a mess. Thanks @Girth Summit! I'm going to leave a note re: the SPI on the Draft so other reviewers are aware.
 * I also found in Draft:World Divyang Premier League. Fun fun fun.  Star   Mississippi  16:57, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * CU says on that one. Same geolocation, generic UA that the socks have used, but it's on an IP range that none of the other socks have used. That said, their only edits have been to create a draft that the other accounts immediately started editing, so I'm going to block as suspected.  Girth Summit  (blether)  18:02, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * - only contribution was a G11 spam userpage (and their username is a UPOL violation)
 * - only contribution is a draft vanity page about a non-notable IT professional
 * Long story short - I suspect that all of these are either the same person, or a group of people working together, trying to publish UPE spam. I'm calling the Divyang-related accounts ✅, and blocking the rest without tags. Girth Summit  (blether)  15:45, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * What a mess. Thanks @Girth Summit! I'm going to leave a note re: the SPI on the Draft so other reviewers are aware.
 * I also found in Draft:World Divyang Premier League. Fun fun fun.  Star   Mississippi  16:57, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * CU says on that one. Same geolocation, generic UA that the socks have used, but it's on an IP range that none of the other socks have used. That said, their only edits have been to create a draft that the other accounts immediately started editing, so I'm going to block as suspected.  Girth Summit  (blether)  18:02, 27 April 2022 (UTC)