Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Somani14/Archive

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Editing the same sort of articles, making the same type of edits.

Somani14:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bloons&diff=next&oldid=883501681

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bloons&diff=next&oldid=885594689

Somani13:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bloons&diff=next&oldid=885595552

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bloons&diff=next&oldid=885900271

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bloons&diff=next&oldid=885900410

Formani383:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bloons&diff=next&oldid=885900533

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bloons&diff=next&oldid=886031512

Then there's two UTRS appeals that are identical. Somani14 blamed his brother:

https://utrs.wmflabs.org/appeal.php?id=24155

For those that don't have access to UTRS:

"Why do you believe you should be unblocked:" "It was my brother who did that"

Then the same question to Fomani383 got the answer "When I was in the bathroom by little brother stole the computer and vandalized the pages."

https://utrs.wmflabs.org/appeal.php?id=24158

All the accounts are now blocked, however there was nearly 7 months between Somani14 being created and it actually editing. Therefore I'm requesting CheckUser to see if there are any sleepers. 5 albert square (talk) 23:30, 3 March 2019 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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 * In addition to all the evidence, above, as an additional (very minor) indication there is a coincidental name structure. I would be happy to block and tag, based on behavioural evidence, even without CU evidence. Just Chilling (talk) 00:13, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * The two Somani accounts are obviously ✅. Fomani383 is but I suppose it could be someone else. I’ll let someone else decide how to tag it.  leaving this in your hands for now. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:37, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
 * fix ping. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:37, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks  5 albert square (talk) 01:01, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Closing. TonyBallioni (talk) 01:58, 4 March 2019 (UTC)