Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Snthilakammarist/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets

 * One of the older socks requested an unsourced content addition in the talk page a month back. Dharana2013 added it today.
 * Older sock created a draft at Draft:S. Raghavanandam. Dharana2013 created the same subject in the main space with same content at S. Raghavanandam. -  SUN EYE 1  14:55, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
 * ping Bbb23 who blocked almost all of the past socks.- SUN EYE 1  14:58, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, requested global lock, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 15:02, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Jeyadharasan was created 3 days after the last sock was blocked. Jeyadharasan restored an edit of the past sock in Sonia Gandhi.
 * Sairamiv was created on the same day when Jeyadharasan was blocked. Sairamiv removed the same wikilink removed by a past sock after it was reverted.. Jeyadharasan and Sairamiv made the same edit changing the name "Sasikala" to "Sassikala" in the same page.
 * Chellakathiran2010 was created four days after was blocked. They created the same redirect Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly created by a past sock. Continued the edit of Sairamiv. Continued the edit of Jeyadharshan. - SUN EYE 1  16:19, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

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 * - worth a check to compare these accounts and look for others. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 17:07, 7 May 2022 (UTC)
 * ...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   23:52, 7 May 2022 (UTC)
 * All accounts are ✅ to one another, as well as previous socks. Same range, same exact device and user agents. Blocking and tagging, and closing this SPI report...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   23:58, 7 May 2022 (UTC)
 * , archiving. Spicy (talk) 00:38, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Pransjith2013 was created three days after was blocked. Aruna2015 was created two days after Pransjith2013 was blocked as a suspected sock of this master. Ranjana2018 was created 5 days after Aruna2015 stopped editing. Maithil2021 was created hours after Ranjana2018 stopped editing. I believe that one stopping to edit with another account is an attempt to avoid getting caught and their edits reverted.


 * Aruna2015 continued the edit of a past sock.. Aruna2015 updated the infobox with content added by a past sock.. Ranjana2018 restored a edit of a past sock.
 * All accounts are very much interested in V. K. Sasikala like all of the past socks.. .Similarly all the accounts are interested in T. T. V. Dhinakaran.
 * All the accounts performed a series of image additions and unsourced additions on dozens of other language wikis just days from each other; see Global contributions . This is also a habit of the last set of socks.
 * All the accounts are created with year in their usernames similar to past socks,, and  -  SUN EYE 1  13:35, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 14:28, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
 * All of those are ✅ -- RoySmith (talk) 14:34, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
 * , archiving. Spicy (talk) 05:36, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Gboard2022 was created 12 days after the last set of socks were blocked on June 7. Gboard2022 was blocked by admin as a suspected sock and 8 days later Inshot2022 was created.
 * Both the accounts are created with year in their usernames similar to past socks,, , , , , ,
 * Both the accounts edited V. K. Sasikala like all the past socks.. Note: "ammarist" in the username of the sockmaster is a fan name of V. K. Sasikala. Similarily, both this accounts edited T. T. V. Dhinakaran(a nephew of Sasikala), like all the past socks.
 * Inshot2022 resumed editing in the same section added by past socks.. Inshot2022 updated the content in the infobox added earlier by a past sock.. Inshot2022 resumed the editing of Gboard2022 in Dindigul C. Srinivasan.. Gboard2022 restored the edit of a past sock.
 * Both updated infoboxes on the articles previously updated by the past socks: Edappadi K. Palaniswami, T. R. Baalu, P. Ramamurthi, V. K. Sasikala, V. R. Nedunchezhiyan
 * Both the accounts made unsourced additions on dozens of other language wikis; see Global contributions: This is also a habit of the last set of socks. - SUN EYE 1  17:07, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

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 * Inshot2022 blocked and tagged. Global locks requested for both Inshot and Gboard2022. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 18:32, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created one day after the last sock was blocked
 * Along with the last set of blocked socks, this one is also named after Android apps, and ends with "2022". This one also has year at the usernames like the past socks: , , , , , ,.
 * Restored the edit of a sock.
 * Resumed the editing of a past sock. - SUN EYE 1  16:37, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, global lock request, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 16:44, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created 2 days after the last sock was blocked.
 * Has year at the of the username like most of the past socks:, ,, , , , , ,.
 * Restored an edit of the last blocked sock.
 * Resumed editing the same section edited by a past sock. - SUN EYE 1  16:42, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, global lock requested, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 17:25, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Same naming as previous sockpuppets, with a year at the end of a username. Recreated List of deputy chief ministers of Assam and List of deputy chief ministers of Mizoram after they were deleted under G5 a couple weeks ago. Account was created a few days after the last sockpuppet was blocked. Has "mobile web edit" on their edits and doesn't use edit summaries, like previous sock. &mdash; Ingenuity (talk &bull; contribs) 13:03, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

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Suspected sockpuppets
recreating articles created by one of many socks and deleted at AFD including List of deputy chief ministers of Assam. Name follows the same close pattern as many socks as for example Dharana2013 and Yogeshwaran2009  Velella  Velella Talk 15:50, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

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 * I'd say that's him.  Salvio 19:02, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Tagged, global lock requested, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 20:06, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created 3 days after the last sock was blocked.
 * Jeevan2022 created Draft:List of leaders of the house in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, the last two socks created very similar list articles for other states.
 * Has year in the username like most of the past socks.
 * Updated infobox in O. Panneerselvam like the last socks that edited the article.
 * Edited the same section in in the same article as a past sock..
 * Continued editing infobox in G. K. Moopanar 7 days after the edits of the last sock were reverted. - SUN EYE 1  16:25, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, global lock requested, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 23:32, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
SNT2022 was created 12 hours after the last sock Jeevan2022 was temporarily blocked before it's sock-block.. Annaiya2022 was created one day after the last sock was sock-blocked. Poleyster2020 was created five hours after Annaiya2022
 * All the accounts have year in their user names like most of the past socks.
 * Annaiya2022 restored the edit of SNT2022 after it was reverted.
 * Poleyster2020 restored the edit of the last blocked sock.
 * All the accounts edited "Next election" articles of different states.
 * Annaiya2022 continued chopping down an article started by a past sock to redirect.. Annaiya2022 does the same in another article List of leaders of the house in the Punjab Legislative Assembly by removing content in consecutive edits instead of redirecting the whole article. A past sock also did the same, see page history - SUN EYE 1  13:54, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

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 * - Seems likely but due to low edit counts and slight behavioural quirks I'd like to see if CU can provide more substantial evidence. DatGuyTalkContribs 16:20, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ to each other:


 * is . Same country but not much else. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 18:16, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, tagged the two confirmed socks. Due to the weak CU link, certain behavioural differences, and the plausible concept of a coincidence, I'm not convinced Poleyster2020 is a sock too. Closing without further action. DatGuyTalkContribs 18:39, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created one day after the last set was blocked.
 * Last sock Annaiya2022 created Next Indian general election in Bihar, Sanjaytn2022 created a similar article Next Bihar Legislative Council election after 12 days.
 * Has year in the username like most of the past socks.
 * Sanjaytn2022 created S. N. Kacker which got deleted for copyvio. Nine out of the ten articles created by the last sock Annaiya2022 was also deleted for copyvio.
 * Redirecting election drafts to articles without any explanation like past socks. - SUN EYE 1  15:48, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

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 * - Presented evidence looks good to me. Please, check Sanjaytn2022. Thank you. MarioGom (talk) 18:43, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
 * . --Blablubbs (talk) 19:41, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ,, . Also found: who looks like they might be related. I'll leave that one for a clerk to evaluate. --Blablubbs (talk) 19:56, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I've blocked and tagged Mkrishnan2022; global lock also requested. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 20:01, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Recreated List of deputy chief ministers of Mizoram after it was deleted under G5 twice.
 * Has year at the end of the username, like most other socks. &mdash; Ingenuity (talk &bull; contribs) 14:12, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

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 * Yep, that's them. Blocked and tagged, will sprinkle G5 dust.  Girth Summit  (blether)  14:23, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
 * There's also, ✅ and editing about the same subject - blocking them too. Locks requested. Girth Summit  (blether)  14:33, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
User:Akshay2022 was blocked on 5 November 2022, after creating things like List of deputy chief ministers of Sikkim. On 11 November, brand new account Akilan2022 (see name similarity, and created 6 November, day after block of previous account) comes along and recreates that page. Their interaction timeline shows lot of other common articles. Also common interests with other socks, e.g. with User:Chellakathiran2010 on Deepa Jayakumar and other pages, or with User:Inshot2022 on T. T. V. Dhinakaran and elsewhere. I wonder if the Sockpuppet investigations/Dineshs01102000 isn't the same person as well, another bunch of socks on many identical pages? Fram (talk) 09:44, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * , but given the editing history, I'm comfortable calling it ✅.   -- RoySmith (talk) 17:40, 16 November 2022 (UTC)
 * PS, to Dineshs01102000; they're in the same large country, with some overlap on a very wide mobile IP range, but that's it. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:45, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created a day after the last sock was blocked.
 * Recreated the redirect V. K. Sassikala which was created twice by past socks.
 * Has year in the username like most of the past socks.
 * Resumed the edit of the past sock Akilan2022 in Tawnluia. - SUN EYE 1  16:56, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * - is a duck, but please look for any sleepers as this sockmaster likes to make. DatGuyTalkContribs 17:50, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
 * . MarioGom (talk) 21:04, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ plus the following accounts:
 * , closing. Mz7 (talk) 08:44, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Mz7 (talk) 08:53, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
 * , closing. Mz7 (talk) 08:44, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Mz7 (talk) 08:53, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created 3 days after the last sock was blocked
 * Restored the edit of past socks: ,
 * Same habit of adding infobox image to Manik Saha like past socks.
 * Resumed the edit of a past sock in List of deputy chief ministers of Bihar.. Resumed editing the same section edited by four of the past socks in List of deputy chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir. - SUN EYE 1  12:05, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * -  Girth Summit  (blether)  12:18, 18 December 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅. They're moving around a wide, busy range, which isn't great territory for sock hunting, but I see the following:
 * All ✅ to one another, and to confirmed socks. There is another account on the range that looks very similar, but I think that's somebody else - their editing is infrequent, in very different subject areas, and looks pretty innoccuous - I'm going to leave them alone, but as ever, come back if another account starts doing similar stuff. Will block this lot and request locks. Girth Summit  (blether)  12:32, 18 December 2022 (UTC)
 * All ✅ to one another, and to confirmed socks. There is another account on the range that looks very similar, but I think that's somebody else - their editing is infrequent, in very different subject areas, and looks pretty innoccuous - I'm going to leave them alone, but as ever, come back if another account starts doing similar stuff. Will block this lot and request locks. Girth Summit  (blether)  12:32, 18 December 2022 (UTC)
 * All ✅ to one another, and to confirmed socks. There is another account on the range that looks very similar, but I think that's somebody else - their editing is infrequent, in very different subject areas, and looks pretty innoccuous - I'm going to leave them alone, but as ever, come back if another account starts doing similar stuff. Will block this lot and request locks. Girth Summit  (blether)  12:32, 18 December 2022 (UTC)
 * All ✅ to one another, and to confirmed socks. There is another account on the range that looks very similar, but I think that's somebody else - their editing is infrequent, in very different subject areas, and looks pretty innoccuous - I'm going to leave them alone, but as ever, come back if another account starts doing similar stuff. Will block this lot and request locks. Girth Summit  (blether)  12:32, 18 December 2022 (UTC)
 * All ✅ to one another, and to confirmed socks. There is another account on the range that looks very similar, but I think that's somebody else - their editing is infrequent, in very different subject areas, and looks pretty innoccuous - I'm going to leave them alone, but as ever, come back if another account starts doing similar stuff. Will block this lot and request locks. Girth Summit  (blether)  12:32, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created 24 hours after the last sock was blocked
 * Has year in the username like most of the past socks.
 * Resumed expanding the same section expanded by the last sock.
 * Resumed editing the same section edited by five of the past socks in List of deputy chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir. - SUN EYE 1  16:16, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * Firefly, sorry to come in here at the last minute but Singhal.sasthry just requested the recreation of a page a Snthilakammarist sockpuppet created on an Indian political group that was just deleted last week. I was wondering if they were associated with this group. They have been around since the summer so if a checkuser was run, they probably would have popped up before now. But typically when one account tries to recreate a page deleted due to CSD G5, they are also a sockpuppet. Thanks. Liz Read! Talk! 04:50, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged. I have not closed the report in case a clerk wishes to request a CU to look for other accounts. The last check on December 18 yielded several additional accounts. Bbb23 (talk) 14:32, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Forgot to request global lock, now done. Bbb23 (talk) 14:34, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Ran a sweep, no unblocked accounts visible. Closing. firefly  ( t · c ) 15:04, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created 3 days after the last sock was blocked.
 * Restored the edit of a past sock in B. D. Mishra.
 * Same habit of adding info box image to Manik Saha like past socks.
 * Same habit of chopping parts of an article before a redirection like past socks. See history:
 * Updating infobox in 2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, Puducherry Legislative Assembly,, Dinesh Sharma (politician), V. N. Janaki like past socks.
 * Resumed editing the same paragraph in List of current Indian deputy chief ministers.
 * Changes infobox image on M. O. H. Farook previously added by a past sock.
 * Simultaneously edited many other language wikis like past socks, see Global contributions: - SUN EYE 1  11:11, 28 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * Sock blocked and tagged. Lock requested. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:36, 28 December 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created a day after the last sock was blocked
 * Resumed editing infobox in the same article a day after the last blocked sock.
 * Username has the word "Thilak" like the last blocked sock and the master
 * Resumed the edit of the past sock in 2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election.
 * Edited the same section edited by a past sock in List of current Indian opposition leaders.
 * Simultaneously edited many other language wikis like past socks, see Global contributions: - SUN EYE 1  15:12, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * - behavioural evidence is convincing enough, but I'm requesting CU to check for other accounts since the sockmaster has a history of using multiple accounts at once. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 17:43, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 17:55, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ glock requested -- RoySmith (talk) 18:05, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created a day after the last sock was blocked
 * Resumed the editing the infobox image caption in Govind Ballabh Pant, added by a past sock.
 * Has "ammar" in the user name similar to the master
 * Changes to infobox on 2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election, 2020 Manipur Legislative Assembly by-elections, R. V. Janakiraman like previous socks.
 * Simultaneously edited many other language wikis like past socks, see Global contributions: - SUN EYE 1  16:10, 9 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, glock requested, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 17:02, 9 January 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created a day after the last sock was blocked
 * Has the the names of politicians "MGR" and "Amma" in their user name like the last blocked sock and has "Amma" in the user name like the master
 * Has the habit of cropping images in commons like the recent past socks.
 * Edited an above line edited before by a past sock in 15th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
 * Simultaneously edited many other language wikis like past socks, see Global contributions: - SUN EYE 1  17:10, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Update: The name of this account was recently renamed from Periyaannaarmymgrismammaarmyperiyakullatharmudhalavanthalaivarttvyaar to 2023Picsart after I filed this report. I've updated the name in the list accordingly. Ping -  SUN EYE 1  17:52, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, glock requested, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 17:59, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * 2015Hindi was created 21 hours after the last sock was blocked. 2023Prahana was created after 10 minutes after 2015Hindi, 2022Pavithra was created 7 minutes after 2023Prahana, Vinayagar2023 was created 32 minutes after 2022Pavithra, 2023Murugan was created 2 minutes after Vinayagar2023.
 * All accounts have year in their username like most of the previous socks.
 * Habit of cropping images in commons like the recent past socks.
 * 2023Murugan continued to edit List of leaders of the opposition in the Delhi Legislative Assembly in succession with two past socks, see history:. 2023Murugan resumed adding images to the same table in Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India) like a past sock.. 2023Murugan added image cropped in commons by Vinayagar2023.
 * Vinayagar2023 resumed editing the same paragraph which was edited 18 hours before by 2023Murugan.. Vinayagar2023 updates infobox in R. M. Veerappan like previous socks.
 * 2023Prahana restored the edit of a past sock.

Requesting Check user for a sleeper check. - SUN EYE 1  06:21, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * - seems likely. Please confirm and check for other accounts. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 10:26, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
 * - these are all ✅, poking around to look for others.  Girth Summit  (blether)  18:00, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Also:
 * Looks like that's it. Will request locks on all. Girth Summit  (blether)  18:06, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Looks like that's it. Will request locks on all. Girth Summit  (blether)  18:06, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Looks like that's it. Will request locks on all. Girth Summit  (blether)  18:06, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Looks like that's it. Will request locks on all. Girth Summit  (blether)  18:06, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Looks like that's it. Will request locks on all. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  18:06, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created 2 days after the last set of socks were blocked.
 * This one is also named after android apps like, ,
 * This account and a previous sock uploaded images of Marri Chenna Reddy in commons.
 * Edits articles in succession to previous socks.
 * Edited many other language wikis like past socks, see Global contributions: - SUN EYE 1  15:45, 23 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, global lock requested, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 16:09, 23 January 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created 2 days after the last sock was blocked.
 * Has year in the username like most of the past socks.
 * Expanded a redirect 9 days after it was changed before by a past sock.
 * Last sock edited the section about the Kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed in Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, this one edited a redirect of the article.
 * Habit of cropping images in commons like past socks.
 * Edited many other language wikis like past socks, see Global contributions: - SUN EYE 1  17:58, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, global lock requested, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 18:22, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created 2 days after the last sock was blocked.
 * Edited the " previous_election " parameter in the infobox of 2016–2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections consecutively with a previous sock who edited the " next_election " parameter.
 * Adding initials to links of V. N. Janaki like a previous sock.
 * Habit of cropping images in commons like past socks.
 * Edited many other language wikis like past socks, see Global contributions: - SUN EYE 1  16:01, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, global lock requested, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 16:24, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created one day after the last sock was blocked.
 * Added infobox image to Manik Saha Ministry, a habit of past socks.
 * Restored edit of a past sock in A. Namassivayam.
 * Added initials to V. N. Janaki like previous sock.
 * Habit of cropping images in commons like previous socks.
 * Edited many other language wikis like previous socks, see Global contributions: - SUN EYE 1  16:51, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, global lock requested, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 16:56, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created a day after the last sock was blocked.
 * Updated the same parameters ("term11" and "office11 ") in the infobox of the same article like a previous sock.
 * Adds infobox parameters horizontally instead of the vertical format like previous socks.
 * Updated governor in the infobox of Conrad Sangma.
 * Resumed editing infobox edits of a previous sock.
 * Edited many other language wikis like past socks, see Global contributions: - SUN EYE 1  17:00, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, global lock requested, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 17:24, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created 20 hours after the last sock was blocked
 * Partially restored the edit of a previous sock.
 * Adds infobox parameters horizontally instead of the vertical format like previous socks.
 * Removed the word "1st" from the same infobox parameter of Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi like a previous sock.
 * Used 2024 templates in the article.
 * Unsourced additions about women not serving in political posts.
 * Made most of the edits in ta.wiki like previous socks. - SUN EYE 1  16:33, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, global lock requested, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 16:38, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Dindileini was created a day after the last sock was blocked
 * Added info box parameters horizontally instead of the vertical format like previous socks.
 * Habit of cropping images in commons like previous socks.
 * Restored an edit of a past sock.
 * Dindileini partially restored the edit of a previous sock.
 * Edited many other language wikis like past socks, see Global contributions: with most of them in ta.wiki like previous socks - SUN EYE 1  15:49, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * - behavioural evidence is convincing enough, but I'd like a sleeper check as there hasn't been one in a while and they tend to use multiple accounts at once. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 19:31, 25 February 2023 (UTC)
 * "Dindileini" is very obviously ✅ to the recently blocked . Bagged & tagged. No sleepers seen unfortunately (or fortunately, perhaps, depending on your point of view?) firefly  ( t · c ) 19:44, 25 February 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created a day after the last sock was blocked.
 * Added images which were uploaded to commons by the last blocked sock., ,
 * Added info box parameters horizontally instead of the vertical format like previous socks.
 * Removed the same redirect and added similar content like a previous sock.
 * Excluding en.wiki most of the other edits are in ta.wiki like most of the other socks and the last blocked sock. - SUN EYE 1  15:20, 7 March 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, global lock requested, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 00:54, 8 March 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created 11 hours after I gave a suspected sock warning to the last blocked sock who replied to it and stopped editing.
 * Removed the edit of a previous sock.
 * Resumed the edit of a previous sock in Sivaji Ganesan after 16 days.
 * Added unsourced efn templates to the infobox of the same article like two previous socks.
 * Infobox updates to Conrad Sangma like five previous socks.
 * Created a sandbox page at User:MNSMNM/sandbox for "Next" election articles. Previous socks had created these "Next" election articles and edited a lot of them.
 * Excluding en.wiki, most of the other edits are in ta.wiki like most of the other socks and the last blocked sock.. Edited many other wikis like the previous socks. - SUN EYE 1  17:54, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, global lock requested, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 18:09, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Vazhapadiyare was created 2 days after the last sock was blocked. Laganeshan was created 4 days later.
 * Both added info box parameters horizontally instead of the vertical format like previous socks.
 * Laganeshan made very similar edit in the same articles like previous socks, see and
 * Laganeshan restored a edit of a previous sock.
 * A previous sock added "Interim" to a section heading and Laganeshan added the same words to an article.
 * Laganeshan has the habit of cropping images in commons like previous socks.
 * Vazhapadiyare restored the edit of the last blocked sock.
 * A previous sock created initially and started to disruptively replace another category in many articles. Almost all of Vazhapadiyare's edits were to make the same changes in article content. -  SUN EYE 1  16:45, 8 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * - Evidence looks convincing. Please, block both accounts. Thank you. MarioGom (talk) 17:05, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Done, requested locks, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 18:21, 8 April 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created 4 days after the last sock was blocked.
 * Created the same "Sorry" section in their talk page to apologize to warnings with the same message as the last sock.
 * Added info box parameters horizontally instead of the vertical format like previous socks.
 * Chops sections of an article before finally redirecting an article like the previous socks, see history: - SUN EYE 1  17:14, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 17:43, 16 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Looks like I forgot to request a global lock; doing so now. Bbb23 (talk) 17:53, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created a day after the last sock was blocked.
 * Created a separate section to reply to warnings like the last two socks.
 * Has year in the username like many of the past socks.
 * Added info box parameters horizontally instead of the vertical format like previous socks.
 * Resumed adding content to the section added by the last blocked sock.
 * Adding images of Manik Saha at List of chief ministers of Tripura like previous socks. - SUN EYE 1  17:45, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, glock requested, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 17:52, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Requesting checkuser as I do not feel the connection is quite clear enough. I am now confident in the connection.


 * First edit was to set a size on an image, not something a new user is likely to know how to do.
 * Editing articles on Indian legislative assemblies, same as the previous sock. (Look at 2023Panjagam's deleted contributions to articles that have "legislative assembly" at the end .)
 * Created 4 days after the last sock was blocked.
 * Used "sir", which previous socks do occasionally.
 * Has indicated they are interested in Indian politics, something previous socks are obviously also interested in (glance at the titles on the contributions page of any of them).

Snowmanonahoe (talk) 16:35, 24 April 2023 (UTC) ; edited 21:18, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

(Responding to CU result) hmmm. In that case I don't feel confident anymore. Maybe the best course of action is to wait for the account to edit more. But I'm not experienced with this. Snowmanonahoe (talk) 22:04, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * -- RoySmith (talk) 21:47, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Closing with no action. Bbb23 (talk) 22:35, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Ykfeynceu was created a day after the last sock was blocked. Abcdexkgwvh was created 3 minutes after Ykfeynceu. Bdnhdxb was created 12 hours after Abcdexkgwvh.
 * Bdnhdxb and Ykfeynceu created separate sections to reply to warnings like previous socks.
 * Bdnhdxb Added info box parameters horizontally instead of the vertical format like previous socks.
 * Ykfeynceu and Bdnhdxb crops images in commons like previous socks.
 * Abcdexkgwvh removed a section heading added by the last blocked sock.
 * Abcdexkgwvh restored the content added by the last blocked sock in Govind Karjol.
 * Apart from en.wiki most of the other edits are in ta.wiki like previous socks. - SUN EYE 1  17:16, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * - Because there are so many in this report, I think it would be a good idea to confirm and to look for any others. Bbb23 (talk) 17:42, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
 * -  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:00, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
 * The three above are ✅ to the blocked socks and, plus:
 * Blocking and requesting locks. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:05, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Blocking and requesting locks. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:05, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Plucklora26+94 was created a day after the last socks were blocked and 6863mamaskite was created 2 minutes after Plucklora26+94. 9876riseskin was created a minute after 6863mamaskite. Teen999 was created a day after the sock ERIYURKOEBAN was blocked and since then edited occasionally
 * Teen999 and Plucklora26+94 added info box parameters horizontally instead of the vertical format like previous socks.
 * Teen999 has the same habit of adding infobox image to Manik Saha like previous socks.
 * Plucklora26+94 has the habit of cropping images in commons like previous socks.
 * 6863mamaskite and 9876riseskin italicized infobox content, a habit of previous socks.
 * Apart from en.wiki most of the other edits are in ta.wiki like previous socks. - SUN EYE 1  16:55, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * All of those are ✅. I don't see any others. -- RoySmith (talk) 01:43, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
 * glocks requested -- RoySmith (talk) 01:44, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Madebypeopleo was created a day after the last set was blocked. 1w469rhb was created one day after Madebypeopleo.
 * Madebypeopleo resumed adding the same "Next" election data to infobox of election articles like the last blocked sock.
 * 1w469rhb added info box parameters horizontally instead of the vertical format like previous socks.
 * 1w469rhb added initials to links of V. N. Janaki like a previous sock.
 * 1w469rhb has the habit of cropping images in commons like previous socks. - SUN EYE 1  15:58, 19 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * Both ✅    -- RoySmith (talk) 16:09, 19 May 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created a day after the last set was blocked.
 * Very similar talk page sections asking others to "add information" like previous socks.
 * Added info box parameters horizontally instead of the vertical format like previous socks.
 * Has the habit of cropping images in commons like previous socks. - SUN EYE 1  17:46, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅  -- RoySmith (talk) 17:54, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Both were created a day after the last sock was blocked.
 * Both added info box parameters horizontally instead of the vertical format like previous socks.
 * Techdevegan created separate section in their talk page to reply to warnings like previous socks.
 * Natpallirao resumed adding the same "Next" election data to infobox of election articles like previous socks.
 * Techdevegan cropped images in commons like previous socks. - SUN EYE 1  16:01, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * Both ✅. Blocked, tagged, closing. Katietalk 16:07, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
 * , did you request global locks?--Bbb23 (talk) 18:40, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, sorry, I did request global locks and it looks like that's been done. Katietalk 01:54, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created a day after the last set was blocked.
 * Restored an edit of a previous sock.
 * Updated the category to reflect the infobox update done by a previous sock.
 * Habit of adding a single sentence without sources like previous socks.
 * Habit of only cropping images in commons like previous socks. - SUN EYE 1  15:41, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, global lock requested, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:28, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Can'tseetheimag was a sleeper created on 9th June and started to started to edit a day after the last sock was blocked. Aadianna was created a day after the last sock was blocked. Aadianna made their first edit 9 minutes after Can'tseetheimag made their first edit.
 * Both added info box parameters horizontally instead of the vertical format like previous socks.
 * Both replaced entire table sections and replaced them with same templates.
 * Can'tseetheimag cropped images in commons like many of previous socks.
 * Aadianna replies "Sorry" to warnings like previous socks.. Also, asked sorry in an edit summary with the same English proficiency. - SUN EYE 1  15:51, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

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Now all blocked. No sleepers for now. - Mailer Diablo 20:51, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
 * - worth a check to confirm and look for others. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 14:35, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ the following accounts belong to each other and match previous socks:
 * Tagged,, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 13:14, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created 3 days after the last set of socks were blocked.
 * Has year in the username like many of the previous socks.
 * Added info box parameters horizontally instead of the vertical format like previous socks.
 * Resumed adding content to the same paragraph in List of current Indian deputy chief ministers which was a point of interest to many previous socks.
 * Apart from en.wiki most of the other edits are in ta.wiki like previous socks. -  SUN EYE 1  16:36, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, global lock requested, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:17, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Priyadarshini2023 was created a day after the last sock was blocked. Requestsanaccount was created 18 minutes after Priyadarshini2023.
 * Requestsanaccount created a separate "Sorry" section in their talk page to apologize to warnings like previous socks.
 * Requestsanaccount added info box parameters horizontally instead of the vertical format like previous socks.
 * Priyadarshini2023 has "2023" in the username like the last blocked sock and has year in the username like many of the previous socks.
 * Both edited about the same political party in the infobox of the same article 5 hours apart. - SUN EYE 1  17:36, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 05:12, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * per below. Ponyo bons mots 20:00, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged based on technical and behavioural overlap. This is quite the overlap, Snthilakammarist and blocked sock Requestsanaccount are editing from the same range using a device with the same UA, and the new account was created the day after Requestsanaccount was blocked.-- Ponyo bons mots 20:00, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created 5 days after the last sock was blocked.
 * Habit of cropping images in commons like previous socks.
 * Created drafts for "Next elections". Previous socks have also created these Next election articles.
 * Restored edit of a previous sock. - SUN EYE 1  15:50, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

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 * ,, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 15:11, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Please let me know if more is required.  ShaanSengupta  <i style="color:#FF7518;">Talk</i> 17:37, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Created 4 days after last sock was blocked.
 * Working on another sock User:Rihitak3202/sandbox Revision as of 13:28, 21 November 2023.
 * Same interests. For example All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and South Indian politics related pages. Editor interaction utility of all socks combined will help.
 * Redirected drafts of next election page which were edited by previously blocked socks. SEE, and
 * Edited same draft previously edited by another blocked sock. Draft:Ministry of State Border Defence (Maharashtra).

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See also: An account that created a user page already containing a sock template referencing this case. Uhai (talk) 11:14, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

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 * - for training. --Blablubbs (talk) 20:54, 16 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Hann23 is ✅ to . Surprisingly, is technically  to this case. They are ✅ to the sleeper, and comparing their creation of Sheela Pandit Prajapati to deleted versions, I am convinced that they are a sock of the globally locked  (who is stale). Spicy (talk) 23:18, 16 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Hann23, . Will create a new case for the Sheela socks. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 23:20, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Created 9 days after the last sock was blocked.
 * Habit of cropping images in commons like previous socks.
 * Added info box parameters horizontally instead of the vertical format like previous socks.
 * Resumed the editing left by the last sock.
 * Apart from en.wiki most of the other edits are in ta.wiki like previous socks. - SUN EYE 1  17:22, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, global lock requested, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 17:42, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Habit of cropping images in commons like previous socks.
 * Added info box parameters horizontally instead of the vertical format like previous socks.
 * Apart from en.wiki most of the other edits are in ta.wiki like previous socks.
 * Edited a subpage in the sandbox of another user which was also edited previously by a another sock.
 * Restored the edit of a previous sock. - SUN EYE 1  06:23, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

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 * <span style="font-family:Papyrus, Courier New">The Wordsmith Talk to me 02:34, 8 March 2024 (UTC)