Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Sekk-47/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
Sockpuppet created to help the master in causing disruption on various articles. Their edit summaries are very similiar e.g M S. They both have left abusive messages on my talk page with foul language and curses in them M S. Also, these both display a clearly WP:NOTHERE behaviour, and insist on adding bits which are not only unsourced, but also historically inaccurate. Sutyarashi (talk) 13:18, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

Also, sock has admitted using more than one account here, perhaps referring to master account. Also adding another sock too, whose foul langauge master has just removed from talk page of another editor, and whose name sounds like a duck to me. Sutyarashi (talk) 13:59, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

After the report was filed, the sock is repeatedly leaving curses on my talk page Can any administrator block him from it? Sutyarashi (talk) 14:41, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * First I didn't use abusive language that was another user. Secondly I have sent you some references which you didn't check still. I didn't add unsourced data you can read that in many books of Indian history Gibari Sultan (talk) 13:36, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

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I've added Huzaifaswati39 to the list of suspected socks.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:59, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
 * - Too many other accounts are popping up as I look into this report. Some, like the one added by filer, are apparently stale. For example, goes back even further in time, but it shows a pattern of using multiple accounts. Therefore, I'm requesting a CU. Bbb23 (talk) 14:14, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Huzaifaswati50 has been indeffed for vandalism by another administrator.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:29, 9 April 2023 (UTC)


 * , and  are all ✅ to one another. The other accounts are stale - the usernames are pretty ducky, but we'd need to look at the behaviour to be confident of the connection. I have blocked, but not tagged, the confirmed accounts - if we decide the stale accounts are likely the same person, it looks like  is the oldest account.   Girth Summit  (blether)  08:51, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Tagged the blocked accounts. I don't really see a point in blocking the inactive accounts at this point - re-report if they reactivate. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 23:00, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Same editing pattern as the sockmaster, and the sock has been recreating and removing redirects on the pages created by master-account. The language used is also pretty much same, with sock also accusing me of being Indian agent like previous socks. Sutyarashi (talk) 17:09, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 12:41, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Registered right after the last sock was blocked, and has started editing from where the last sock left. Similiar editing pattern to the previous socks, with removal of redirects and re-creation of the pages. Sutyarashi (talk) 18:36, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * - For training RoySmith (talk) 21:18, 3 August 2023 (UTC)
 * @RoySmith Still need this for training? Courcelles (talk) 14:10, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
 * @Courcelles Thanks for the ping. That's in progress, yes, but looks like it should get wrapped up today. RoySmith (talk) 14:14, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Behavioural evidence does not align between CiteGuardian and the blocked socks. If the account becomes disruptive, it can be blocked for disruptive editing. Drm310 🍁 (talk) 16:38, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
A brand-new sock of Khan Of Naral with similar editing pattern. Judging from name and editing history, it clearly looks like Duck to me. Sutyarashi (talk) 07:41, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * -- Tamzin  &#91;cetacean needed&#93; (she&#124;they&#124;xe) 21:10, 5 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Also ; see past IPsock . Restored redirect at and indef semi'd under WP:GS/SASG. --  Tamzin  &#91;cetacean needed&#93; (she&#124;they&#124;xe) 21:26, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * ( original case name)

Registered immediately after the sock-master was blocked. Similiar editing pattern, and has been edit warring at Swati tribe to re-instate the content added by the Khan Of Naral. Sutyarashi (talk) 18:59, 13 August 2023 (UTC) Sutyarashi (talk) 18:59, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * . Sir Sputnik (talk) 23:19, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * ( original case name)

The article intersection, the newness of the accounts, and the username similarity are all there, but I got a little dizzy trying to figure out if they had similar POVs, so I am requesting a CU to confirm. Bbb23 (talk) 20:08, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

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 * - No doubt about Descentantofkhankhails and Bloodlineofsaadatkhan. The overlap and timeline is convincing for all of them. MarioGom (talk) 22:19, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅, group 1:
 * from the archive
 * ✅, group 2:
 * from the archive
 * from the archive
 * Groups 1 and 2 on the same range, but no smoking gun; from a purely technical perspective. I note . --Blablubbs (talk) 14:37, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Since everyone involved is evading one block or another, I've gone ahead and blocked without tags for now. The data is a bit messy and I've given myself a slight headache staring at it for 45 minutes, so I'll let someone else decide whether we're looking at one master talking to themselves, two masters riffing off each others' usernames and talking to each other (or, alternatively, that the distinction is not worth caring about). --Blablubbs (talk) 14:56, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Moved case to the oldest account. Just for reference, previously confirmed Group 0 here would be Gibari Sultan, Huzaifaswati39, and Huzaifaswati50. I would say Group 0 == Group 2 per and Group 1 == Group 2 per . As well as overall timeline for all groups. That being said, I am also a bit confused about the behavior of the groups described here. I am going to apply dual tags to the 3 confirmed groups, with all of them being suspected to Sekk-47. A bolder clerk might want to upgrade the link to the master to proven. Closing. MarioGom (talk) 21:20, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Khan of Hissari47 does not appear in your comment, so I have defaulted to suspected to Sekk-47. Feel free to change the tag if something else is more accurate. MarioGom (talk) 21:34, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
 * @MarioGom: Sorry, I must've lost that one while sorting socks – Hissari47 is confirmed to Khan of Karnol et al. --Blablubbs (talk) 21:46, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Ok! tagged as confirmed then. Thank you. MarioGom (talk) 21:48, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I haven't looked at all but on the Gibari Sultan userpage, the tag isn't right, I think because you said "blocked=no", so it has one of those stupid "expressed a concern" things on it.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:36, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads up. I'm not sure if it's spihelper or a skill issue, but this frequently happens when combining master + suspected alt. I'm fixing it. MarioGom (talk) 22:55, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Everything looks right. Archiving. Courcelles (talk) 15:23, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Khan of Hissari47 does not appear in your comment, so I have defaulted to suspected to Sekk-47. Feel free to change the tag if something else is more accurate. MarioGom (talk) 21:34, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
 * @MarioGom: Sorry, I must've lost that one while sorting socks – Hissari47 is confirmed to Khan of Karnol et al. --Blablubbs (talk) 21:46, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Ok! tagged as confirmed then. Thank you. MarioGom (talk) 21:48, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I haven't looked at all but on the Gibari Sultan userpage, the tag isn't right, I think because you said "blocked=no", so it has one of those stupid "expressed a concern" things on it.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:36, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads up. I'm not sure if it's spihelper or a skill issue, but this frequently happens when combining master + suspected alt. I'm fixing it. MarioGom (talk) 22:55, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Everything looks right. Archiving. Courcelles (talk) 15:23, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
See the history of Pakhli primarily - IP range restores an article edited by numerous prior socks, Farleftguy edits it 3 (!) minutes later. This is one of many other overlaps between Farleftguy and prior socks - 39 of Farleftguy's 50 edits are on pages Khan Of Naral has also edited. * Pppery * it has begun... 23:09, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ Izno (talk) 22:21, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Another sock of User:Gibari Sultan and User:Khan Of Naral; has been restoring the content added by previous socks at Garhi Habibullah, Mansehra and Swati tribe, among other pages. The editing pattern of the new sock is also similar to the previous ones. Sutyarashi (talk) 08:51, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

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 * The Wordsmith Talk to me 01:13, 13 June 2024 (UTC)