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02 December 2015

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Continuous removing of deletion tag from Sadiq Ahmad "Dawar" Arthistorian1977 (talk) 21:26, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

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 * - As I can see, this IP removed the deletion tag once. What is "continuous" there? Please, provide some stronger evidence.  Vanjagenije   (talk)  22:04, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
 * This article was deleted twice and recreated and the deletion of removal tag was always from this IP. This is all evidence I have, sorry if it's not enough Arthistorian1977 (talk) 22:19, 2 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Actually, you are right. I blocked both of them for 3 days. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  22:50, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

18 December 2015

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Both accounts have a history of uploading blatant copyvio images. There were two images (File:A mountain, called Ghundai in Idak.jpg and File:Gate of Jamiah Masjid Darul Uloom Nizamia Idak.jpg) that Zahidullah122 uploaded with templates, which automatically tags them for deletion. Aakash1990 then comes along a few days later, and tags them as self-work by the uploader, listing the Aakash1990 account in the "Author" box. That, combined with very similar wording of both user pages ("...as per a subject..." on both pages), lead me to believe that they may be controlled by the same person. If the two accounts are now being used to falsely tag images as freely licensed, that is disruptive. Nick&#8288;—&#8288;Contact/Contribs 15:49, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Not to mention I just noticed that the Aakash1990 account lists the images uploaded by Zahidullah122 on their user page as their own uploads. The Aakash1990 user page has been edited by two IPs recently that may need including in this case, as they've also edited the Eidak article alongside the accounts, adding copyvio images recently. --Nick&#8288;—&#8288;Contact/Contribs 18:30, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

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Said user: Aakash1990 and IP address: 168.235.207.132, have made a series of non-constructive edits to Eidak & Ismail Shahid, including, but not limited to undoing changes made my myself to keep the said articles encyclopædic and within scope. Not to mention the use of unoriginal, potentially, copyrighted material. Uamaol (talk) 18:55, 18 December 2015 (UTC)


 * IP address user: User:70.39.186.231 has left a threatening message, "I give you a warning", to me on the Talk:Ismail Shahid claiming to be user:Aakash1990, with reference to my reversions of their non-constructive edits, despite numerous warnings on their other sock puppets. I've alerted an admin, and am awaiting a reply. Uamaol (talk) 19:32, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
 * On finding images for the Eidak article, I uncovered b&w picture from an old book on archive.org, which states that the village was named, at least in 1912, as Idak, which meant that the duplicate was unneccesary. (their reason for moving was that it was never called Idak). On investigating the logs of Idak Village, I've found that User:Sadiqahmad1220 created the article and is currently on a indefinite ban for copyright violations back in November. What a coincidence!
 * Also, lots of edits of that article from various IP users, some I'm going to assume are from a business or university as they are in the same /24. Uamaol (talk) 02:02, 20 December 2015 (UTC)


 * I have reason to believe that this user may have created a new account as User:Sadiq_Dawar. The image he is using, which he claims to be himself, was uploaded by user:Aakash1990, and user has made edits to the Eidak article. Uamaol (talk) 02:42, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Heightened reason to believe another sockpuppet. User talk:168.235.197.219, a previously accused sockpuppet, and a user that has also been banned for making legal threats, which in those threats, mentioned that he was user:sadiqahmad122 (who was indefinitely blocked for removing speedy deletion tags from Sadiq Ahmad, which was deleted 5 times 2 months, removed speedy deletion tags numerous times from the now 3 times deleted Sadiq Ahmad "Dawar". Both articles had the same/ similar content as what is on currently on User:Sadiq_Dawar's userpage. I'm starting to wonder if this has been going on longer than 2 months! Uamaol (talk) 03:47, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

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 * Zahidullah122 is to Aakash1990. . Mike V • Talk 20:34, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
 * - I'm asking checkuser to make another check, this time there are four accounts to be checked, in addition to Zahidullah122 and Aakash1990 who already were checked, we have:
 * (creating page Sadiq Ahmad, similar to Zahidullah122's Sadiq Ahmad "Dawar")  Vanjagenije  (talk)  11:07, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
 * With this additional information, ✅ that, , , and  belong to the same person. - Mailer Diablo 14:55, 2 January 2016 (UTC)
 * With this additional information, ✅ that, , , and  belong to the same person. - Mailer Diablo 14:55, 2 January 2016 (UTC)


 * I moved the case to the name of the oldest account, which is already blocked as WP:NOTHERE. Indeffing and tagging the socks and closing the case. IPs are stale.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  15:04, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

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Usernames match socks used in previous investigation and edits have been made to the Eidak article as were before. Whilst edits are not as bad as they were previously, user is moving pages, creating dubious drafts, uploading copyrighted images, and adding information without references. Usernames and behaviour is suspicious with relation to previous investigation. See here: Why said user made two separate account is rather interesting considering the previous circumstances. UaMaol (talk) 00:33, 5 February 2018 (UTC)
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eidak&action=history
 * https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Sadiq_Ahmad
 * https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Sadiqdawar
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nikhil_Nanda&type=revision&diff=791804093&oldid=790328541
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Sadiq_Ahmad

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 * - Between the usernames and the interest in Eidak, this looks pretty clear cut. Please check to identify potential sleepers. Sir Sputnik (talk) 03:51, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
 * The two are ✅ to each other, everything else is stale, nothing else found. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 04:24, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
 * - Please block the new socks indefinitely. Sir Sputnik (talk) 04:34, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
 * . GABgab 16:38, 7 February 2018 (UTC)