Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Srimonbanik2007/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
Requested to unblock the sockmaster's account, and also commented on his sock account's talk page. Magnatyrannus (talk &#124; contribs) 02:28, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Range is now blocked, closing. : per policy, CU will not be run to connect an account to an IP. Also, if someone's posting on an admin's talk page and admitting that they're a sock, it's generally not necessary to report them to SPI. If the admin in question doesn't block them, someone else who watches the page probably will. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 03:53, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( original case name)

The real account "Manideepa Banik" was making disruptive editing in United Bengal and one admin blocked the account for that in 7 January. Then another account "SB Studies" was created 2 days ago and the new account started to editing the article same way. The new account even reverted this edit. Here I removed the infobox because this infobox has materials that actually original research. The account was created after three days of blocking Manideepa Banik. And if you compare their contribution then you will see that they have same editing behavior. They both like to edit articles of Indian states and its neighbouring countries. The new account already got warnings for their editing. I believe that the persons' intention is not bad. I also believe that that person can be a good wikipedian if the person can understand how Wikipedia works. But they are doing sockpuppetry and we can't let them do that. Mehedi Abedin 08:22, 12 January 2023 (UTC)


 * What do you mean to say? SB Studies (talk) 08:55, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

I think this links back to a previous string of socks:-

- Similarities in user name to Manideepa Banik, large overlap in editing area, and his user page states that his website is "S B Studies". Srimonbanik2007 links on to:- - Blocked as sock of above. Website was also S B Studies - Blocked as sock of above

I'm not sure if this should be relisted under and I'm not sure how to do that in any case. However I don't share the opinion " that the persons' intention is not bad" as there were a lot of false figures and other unsupported claims - Arjayay (talk) 12:05, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Endorsing request for CheckUser. The named account has been blocked for disruption/evasion, please check for sleepers.  Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 17:54, 12 January 2023 (UTC)
 * -  Girth Summit  (blether)  19:29, 12 January 2023 (UTC)
 * OK:, and  are all ✅ to one another. The older accounts are stale, but the IPs I'm seeing in the CU logs for them are within the same fairly narrow range that the confirmed accounts are in; taking the behaviour into account, I'm going to merge this case with that of Srimonbanik2007, and tag accordingly.  Girth Summit  (blether)  19:39, 12 January 2023 (UTC)
 * OK, all wrapped up I think. I don't see any other accounts.  Girth Summit  (blether)  19:43, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Both the users made edits to some pages in common. Please see a chronological list of all their edits on the Interaction Timeline or a table view on the Interaction Analyser.
 * Interaction Analyser shows that 79% of Atal Bihari Vajpayee BJP's edits were to pages previously edited by Marxist Economist.
 * They both edit at about same times of day.
 * Marxist Economist used an edit summary 30% of the time, which is about the same as Atal Bihari Vajpayee BJP who uses one 34% of the time.
 * Neither makes much use of talk pages.
 * The user here Revision as of 17:45, 2 September 2023 added same map image which was created by Wikimedia Commons sock of Marxist Economist who goes by the name of Indian Marxist Politician there.
 * Both seems to be too much obsessed with Communism. One has Communist ideology in name and the other creates pages for communist like this one. Draft:Communist Party of India (Marxist), Tripura. He has kept his username on former PM Vajpayee but edit pattern shows his support for left front headed by Communist Parties.  Shaan Sengupta Talk 07:20, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
 * edits often had (Tag: Visual edit), as do 's edits.  Shaan Sengupta Talk 08:08, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

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Timeline of File:Current ruling political parties as of August 2023.png being added to Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance. I can see why Shaan Sengupta believes that Marxist Economist, Indian Marxist Politician, and Atal Bihari Vajpayee BJP are all the same person. Marxist Economist added a file to the article that had been uploaded on Commons 6 minutes earlier. This was reverted a few hours later, and (as far as I can see) nobody else added it to the article until Atal Bihari Vajpayee BJP did.
 * File:Current ruling political parties as of August 2023.png created on Commons by Indian Marxist Politician at 06:43, 9 August 2023‎ (UTC)].
 * edit to Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance at 06:49, 9 August 2023 (UTC) by Marxist Economist, added File:Current ruling political parties as of August 2023.png to the article
 * edit to Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance at 12:15, 2 September 2023 (UTC) by Atal Bihari Vajpayee BJP, added File:Current ruling political parties as of August 2023.png to the article

Is a Wikipedia checkuser able to check Commons edits? If yes, please could they also check Indian Marxist Politician who only edits Commons. -- Toddy1 (talk) 09:34, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

Marxist Economist also added File:Current ruling political parties as of August 2023.png to National Democratic Alliance  at 06:47, 9 August 2023 (UTC), i.e. four minutes after it was uploaded on Commons. -- Toddy1 (talk) 10:18, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

More evidence that Indian Marxist Politician is a sock of Marxist Economist In the following series of edits, Indian Marxist Politician uploaded or reverted photographs on Commons and Marxist Economist edited Wikipedia a minute later to use the photographs. Marxist Economist had a one month block on Commons starting on 31 July.c:User talk:Marxist Economist
 * 05:56, 9 August 2023 (UTC) Indian Marxist Politician uploaded File:Mayawati Official Portrait (2023).jpg on Commons.
 * 05:57, 09 August 2023 (UTC) Marxist Economist added File:Mayawati Official Portrait (2023).jpg to Next Indian general election, i.e. one minute after it was uploaded on Commons.


 * 06:02, 9 August 2023 (UTC) Indian Marxist Politician uploaded File:Er. Arvind Kejriwal Official Portrait.jpg on Commons.
 * 06:03, 9 August 2023 (UTC) Marxist Economist added File:Er. Arvind Kejriwal Official Portrait.jpg to Next Indian general election, i.e. one minute after it was uploaded on Commons.


 * 06:11 9 August 2023 (UTC) Indian Marxist Politician reverted File:Arvind Kejriwal (potrait).jpg to an old version on Commons [Reverted to version as of 09:34, 4 February 2019 (UTC)].
 * 06:12, 9 August 2023 (UTC) Marxist Economist added File:Arvind Kejriwal (potrait).jpg to Next Indian general election, i.e. one minute after it was reverted to on Commons.
 * 06:13, 9 August 2023 (UTC) Marxist Economist fixed error in his/her previous edit.

-- Toddy1 (talk) 12:29, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 10:06, 9 August 2023 (UTC) Marxist Economist reverted Next Indian general election to version that showed File:Mayawati Official Portrait (2023).jpg and File:Arvind Kejriwal (potrait).jpg
 * 10:35, 9 August 2023 (UTC) Marxist Economist reverted Next Indian general election to version that showed File:Mayawati Official Portrait (2023).jpg and File:Arvind Kejriwal (potrait).jpg

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Noting findings here for ease before blocking. The following are ✅:
 * We also have which is exceptionally .  firefly  ( t · c ) 14:53, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Blocking the lot, tagging all but Vajpayee as confirmed. As "Marxist Economist" is the oldest account that has edited I think it's reasonable to keep the case at this name, but I won't argue if someone feels strongly about moving it. Closing. firefly  ( t · c ) 14:55, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
New account created after the latest set of socks was blocked. Most telling is the history at Next Indian general election in Tripura -. Most of the heavy editing there was by Marist Economist and socks, and now George Simon Ohm has taken that over. The overlap of George with the two sock accounts is pretty significant.  Ravensfire  (talk) 22:58, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

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The user is now requesting me to help him get unblocked on my commons talk page. Can you do something about this?  Shaan Sengupta Talk 10:02, 13 October 2023 (UTC)


 * @Shaan Sengupta I’m going to try filing a lock request, given this sockmaster is a serial long term copyright problem on Commons. Courcelles (talk) 13:14, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
 * @Courcelles do what you think is right. I just thought it was important to bring it to your notice. Meanwhile I shall inform an admin on Commons with a link to this sock investigation so that they can block these account there too (only if they think there is no issue with it).  Shaan Sengupta Talk 13:45, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I’d inform a Commons admin. Many of these socks have uploaded copyvios over there. Courcelles (talk) 13:47, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
 * @Courcelles I have done it at Commons:Commons:Administrators' noticeboard.  Shaan Sengupta Talk 13:57, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Borderline confirmed. Courcelles (talk) 01:14, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Adding behavioral, blocked and tagged as proven. Case closed. Courcelles (talk) 01:16, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( original case name)

Took me long to get back with another suspect. Anyways, Also pinging to add something she noticed which I might have missed. Since she was the one who advised me filing this SPI at my talk page.  ShaanSengupta  Talk 05:44, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
 * The last sock i.e. was blocked on 13 October 2023 and  was created on 15 October 2023.
 * Editor Interaction Analyser shows there is no page that previous socks have not been on before.
 * Time card analysis also shows similar timing.
 * Visual edit/Visual edits:switched tags are also common in all.
 * The socks and the suspect primarily edit on pages related to Politics of India and Elections of India and hardly go on pages that are not in scope of Wikiproject Indian Politics.
 * Marxist Economist's User page before it was replaced by sock notice shows many common things with Happyjit Singh's userpage in its current form (at the time of the report).
 * Marxist claimed that he lived in West Bengal and is a Bengali and Happyjit claims he lives in New Delhi and is a Punjabi. So it is understood that Marxist knows Bengali language (the regional language of West Bengal) but Happyjit also says that he knows Bengali language which is not quite common bcoz the regional language of Punjab and Delhi is Punjabi language and Hindi language.
 * Although Marxist claimed that he supports Communist ideology but still mentioned a userbox that says he also supported Arvind Kejriwal as PM or Deputy PM and also his party Aam Aadmi Party, the same party which Happyjit supports. Its quite strange of Marxist bcoz Communists are known to believe hardly only in their ideology.
 * Both users share most no. of contributions in single pages. When we see Marxist Economist's edit count and Happyjit Singh's edit count the top edited pages are mostly same.
 * 2024 Indian general election in West Bengal
 * Next West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
 * 2024 Indian general election
 * 2024 Indian general election in Tripura
 * Both use Wikimedia Commons and Happyjit also uploaded File:West Bengal Lok Sabha Parliament 2019.svg which is related to Marxist native state West Bengal.


 * I just now noticed one similar thing. A previous sock of the master George Simon Ohm and suspected user Happyjit Singh sometimes write their replies in Capital letters.
 * George Simon Ohm Revision as of 16:53, 12 October 2023
 * Happyjit Singh
 * Revision as of 06:04, 29 December 2023
 * There are more examples of this in edit summaries.  ShaanSengupta  Talk</i> 15:09, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

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 * Thanks for filing this. I had written out a long report a few hours ago and then my computer froze and I lost it all! I just noticed Happyjit Singh because I watch the Move log fairly closely and they did some article moves I had questions about. Then I looked at articles they edited like Next West Bengal Legislative Assembly election and others that both Happyjit Singh and Marxist Economist's socks also edited. I went to Shaan Sengupta's User talk page to suggest they file this SPI report after looking at the sock talk pages and noticing that Shaan Sengupta had lots of interactions with all of them, patiently trying to correct their mistakes like incorporating original research and messing up the formatting of tables. Looking at the page histories of about a half dozen articles they all had in common, I have no doubt that this is a return of Marxist Economist even though they change their biography on their User page with each new sock. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 08:23, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Don't false claim. I don't know that user. Yes, I'm interested in election pages but not so in Tripura. My edits are concentrated with Maharashtra and Bengal. I found this user closer to that user User:Ram Mahan Yadav. He created Communist Party of India (Marxist), West Bengal page previously that user created Communist Party of India (Marxist), Tripura and Moreover he reintroduced Next Tripura Legislative Assembly election. Moreover, he edit articles related to CPIM. I edit mostly in election related articles because it require no extra knowledge or imformation. I would have upload it in all states but I didn't get time. I uploaded it first in Bengal because it was already improved. All states have Lok Sabha seat captured by single party or alliance but it has three or four alliances. I don't have any political affrication I just like educated people like Kejriwal as PM. I live in Delhi that why I support Kejriwal I even voted for BJP in Lok Sabha. I studied in Bengal that why I know few basic Bengali. I can speak Urdu as well and basic Marathi. I had been associated with SFI in my collage days that why I earlier supported Communist ideology now I support centrist parties. I edit on varying times. I edit pages related to Bengal Maharashtra and Bihar. Tripura is far behind.
 * Links
 * 48
 * 2024 Indian general election in West Bengal
 * Start
 * Log · Page History · Top Edits
 * 35
 * Next West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
 * Start
 * Log · Page History · Top Edits
 * 26
 * 2024 Indian general election
 * C
 * Log · Page History · Top Edits
 * 25
 * 2024 Indian general election in Maharashtra
 * Start
 * Log · Page History · Top Edits
 * 23
 * 2024 Indian general election in Kerala
 * Stub
 * Log · Page History · Top Edits
 * 18
 * Next Tripura Legislative Assembly election
 * Unknown
 * Log · Page History · Top Edits
 * 17
 * 2024 Indian general election in Bihar
 * Start
 * Log · Page History · Top Edits
 * 15
 * 2024 Indian general election in Tripura
 * Unknown
 * Log · Page History · Top Edits
 * 14
 * 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
 * B
 * Log · Page History · Top Edits
 * 13
 * 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election
 * Start
 * Log · Page History · Top Edits
 * Happyjit Singh (talk) 12:00, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * These are very ✅ to each other This last of which has a connection to Sockpuppet investigations/Srimonbanik2007 in the historical data (, who did you block that as a sock of, if you have any memory?). The group is also  to previous sock, as well as  to . I will block and wait for tags to see if Ponyo can remember anything. Izno (talk) 19:13, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Can you clarify? Are you asking me who I blocked as a sock of?--  Ponyo bons mots 23:21, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
 * @Ponyo, yes, whether that block was associated with that SPI or another. Izno (talk) 18:01, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I tagged Indo British Wikipedian as proven to Srimonbanik2007, so there must have been both technical and behavioural evidence linking the accounts. I generally use "proven" when the technical data shows a possible/likely link and the behavioural evidence tips the findings into a certainty of a connection.--  Ponyo bons mots 18:23, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I didn't even think to check the user page... sigh. Thanks. Izno (talk) 18:27, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Please merge to Sockpuppet investigations/Srimonbanik2007 + tag CU confirmed +- close. Izno (talk) 18:29, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Done. Spicy (talk) 03:56, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
I hope first four points only might be enough to run a check. Still I have provided two similarities, more can be found in contributions history. Just like the previous socks this too sometimes uses capital/block letters to stress on their points. I believe some sleepers too may be possible, so a CU request. I would also request a revdel to all their edits while this evasion since its hard and time consuming for me to go on every page and do it manually when admins can do it with tools available with them. Pinging previously involved admins and CUs. , and. And filling under this bcoz the case is not yet moved by a clerk.  ShaanSengupta  <i style="color:#FF7518;">Talk</i> 17:28, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Last set of socks were blocked on 29 December 2023 and the most active Happyjit Singh's unblock request was turned down on 30th. This user joined on 30th.
 * Edits primarily on articles related to Bengal.
 * Comes back straight to where the last sock left. Previous years elections in Indian state of West Bengal.
 * Restores their edits with summary Reverted good edits with correction of sock. Undos my sock reverts.
 * Editor Interaction Analyser shows overlap.
 * Same habit of adding outgoing members and elected members parameter on old election pages. For example
 * Banglar Mati Revision as of 12:31, 4 January 2024
 * Happyjit Singh Revision as of 13:24, 26 December 2023 Revision as of 12:08, 23 November 2023
 * Same old habit of replacing % with pp in infobox table.
 * Happyjit Revision as of 12:05, 23 November 2023
 * Banglar Mati Revision as of 12:31, 4 January 2024.

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 * ✅ plus . Spicy (talk) 03:53, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 03:59, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( originally filed under this user)

Same name from previous ID and editing same pages. His edits are same as his previous socks. This user is also interested in BJP related pages and edits it. And most of his edits are as same as of Shaan Sengupta's edits. &maltese; ZenDragoX&maltese;   (contact)    11:18, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * This one was blocked as a sock of Special:Contribs/Srimonbanik2007. Identifying a similar name in this case's history is interesting. Izno (talk) 21:59, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Srimonbanik2007 has tried impersonating Shaan Sengupta before. Merged case to correct location and closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 17:00, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Restoring edits from previous sock accounts. See vs,  vs  and  vs.  Ravensfire  (talk) 17:56, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * ✅ Courcelles (talk) 17:59, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Reverted, blocked, tagged. Case closed. Courcelles (talk) 18:00, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
See vs, same phrasing in edit summary.  Ravensfire  (talk) 06:58, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * Quacking. Izno (talk) 18:17, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Pro-forma per checkuser -- zzuuzz (talk) 05:47, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
Confirmed to each other, and obviously Srimonbanik2007 per DUCK. -- zzuuzz (talk) 05:47, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Same behavior. continued changing format of Wikipedia articles. and. The user mostly edited pages related to Bengal and the username is also in Bengali. Same style and behavior [User talk:Maphumor: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia] and ,

&maltese; ZenDragoX&maltese;   (contact)    11:46, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

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 * An IP editor contacted me on my talk page to report this user as well with some additional diffs.  vs,  vs ,  vs .  Ravensfire  (talk) 15:33, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * There are so many busy ranges at play with this sockmaster, but there is enough technical evidence linking the account to, combined with the behavioural overlap of this VERY prolific sock (1k+ edits in a few days), for me to block them. Still figuring out the best tag, but in the meantime I'll close this.-- Ponyo bons mots 19:06, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Based on some very obvious behavioural bits I have tagged as proven.-- Ponyo bons mots 19:15, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
First edit is to restore edit from just blocked sock. Google translate has this user name very similar to prior account.  Ravensfire  (talk) 05:12, 9 March 2024 (UTC)


 * And just to make it easier, admitted here.  Ravensfire  (talk) 05:47, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

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They've been blocked as a sock by Widr.  Liliana UwU  (talk / contributions) 10:42, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * , based solely on the technical evidence. I echo Ponyo's comments, "There are so many busy ranges at play with this sockmaster". However, this sockpuppet admitted the sockpuppetry. See for example, their user page, edited by them, and their admission here. --Yamla (talk) 11:35, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
New editor, heavily editing Indian election articles. Here, they're using the same preferred heading as prior socks vs. Similar edit as sock   Ravensfire  (talk) 21:40, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

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 * Yup, I'll block for that as proven. Closing. Izno (talk) 22:46, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
New editor, restoring more than few edits from prior socks. See vs,  vs.  Ravensfire  (talk) 13:55, 19 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Not too sure about Soumava2002. One of the habits of SB2007 socks is they like certain headers. See  when the SB2007 changes the header.  Then Soumava2002 edits a few hours later and goes back to the prior header format .  Here's where Soumava2002 added to the header  followed immediately a SB sock removing it .  Not conclusive by any stretch, but it's been an interesting tell, given enough time.  Ravensfire  (talk) 19:29, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

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 * Blocked the reported but I think a CU is probably merited given previous sock behavior. I think is also a sus creation date, and I was wondering about . This second one should probably have been caught in an earlier go and the apparent date doesn't 'line up' with the master's, so less sus about this one but still worth mentioning given the interest. Izno (talk) 18:56, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Ramchandra is them, so is . BJMC24 is ❌; I did not find grounds to check Soumava2002 and they did not appear in my check. Spicy (talk) 01:40, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Another WP:SLEEPER account like. This account started heavily editing Indian election articles like the previous socks after the last set was blocked.
 * Restored the edit of two of the previous socks.
 * Resumed editing the section added by previous socks., ,
 * On 19 March, edits from 3:27 to 3:56 UTC,, a hour later   edits from 5:41 to 6:43 UTC,, 2 hours later Vistaatsiv edits from 9:04 to 9:11 UTC and after 19 minutes,  again starts their editing session. -  SUN EYE 1  10:43, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

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 * I think that is likely to be a SB2007 sock as well.  Making this edit  which is substantially the same as  and  from Horace Dendy.  Ravensfire  (talk) 02:01, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I was about to bring up this account. There is another one called.
 * Horace Dendy made this edit to replace the party leader then this edit  to replace the same leader with someone else.
 * Iamnonelol tried the same, replaced the party leader with yet another person . He also gives the same reason in edit summary. MrMkG (talk) 05:03, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * I've blocked the two reported. Izno (talk) 21:08, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
 * And Iamnoone. Izno (talk) 21:10, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
@Maphumor is also a sock of @Srimonbanik2007 both of them edit mostly the same page. And Maphumor reedit the edits of socks after few time. Maphumor usually don't leave edit summary similar to that sockmaster. 223.239.116.16 (talk) 10:16, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
 * @Maphumor created the page Next Goa Legislative Assembly election which had been moved by sock of @Srimonbanik2007. 223.239.116.16 (talk) 10:20, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * This is a poorly evidenced report by a disreputable filer. Spicy (talk) 16:33, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Another batch of socks. They edit the same election pages. They came up around or after the other socks. They repeat the same edits as the other socks. -:, :. - :. - : MrMkG (talk) 02:44, 3 April 2024 (UTC)


 * The IP address user is probably a sock too. is a different person doing his own thing. MrMkG (talk) 02:50, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
 * There is another brand new account active on the same articles called likely trying to be an imposter of User:XYZ 250706. First edit was to create the accounts's user page which was modelled on his page. Added it to the list. MrMkG (talk) 16:07, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
 * @MrMkG I noticed the editor XYZ 91973. But I have absolutely no idea who the editor really is and about his intentions. XYZ 250706 (talk) 16:20, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
 * @XYZ 250706 I think it's just Srimon Banik trying a be your imposter. He behaves like him for sure. Very heavy editing on the same election pages, the same aggression and unreasonable changes.
 * He is trying a new thing, he tried to implicate Maphumor as an IP and now he is trying it with you. MrMkG (talk) 16:34, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
 * P.S - After going through the archive, I see that he has tried to impersonate other people before too. MrMkG (talk) 08:01, 6 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Last one (XYZ 91973) becomes obvious after restoring this field saying "why you are removing them again and again". The old socks were trying to keep the field  and it was last removed well before this new account was created. He has also started messaging from one of his blocked accounts  after this account was added. MrMkG (talk) 17:53, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
 * And now he is just openly trying to restore a bunch of other old edits of his. and,  and . The socks also want to add this map caption everywhere. , , , , . MrMkG (talk) 05:02, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

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 * SamsonM2 has two sand boxes and their first edit in both of them is to create an election result table, and two weeks earlier, 's first edit in their sandbox is also an election result table.. SamsonM2 added weblinks in the edit summary of 2024 state elections articles like previous sock. -  SUN EYE 1  13:38, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I've added to the list who is most likely another WP:SLEEPER like  and . The account started to edit election articles which the previous socks were also interested in, after almost 10 months of staying idle.
 * Restored edits of previous socks.,
 * Added the same section with the same title ("General Election 2024") to a constituency articles like many of the previous socks.
 * Resumed editing the section added by one of the previous socks. - SUN EYE 1  13:48, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

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 * The following are ✅ to Horace Dendy:


 * SamsonM2, Arjun8027, Laurent Jack and Ashraf Alam 435678+- really don't look much like this case or each other technically; I'd call them trending . . Spicy (talk) 16:31, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Behaviorally, I'm just not seeing enough to tie the remaining accounts to each other or any sockmaster. The timelines overlapping is natural, when a national election is getting close many inactive editors start editing those articles. The evidence could show sockpuppetry, but it could also show a similar interest. There just isn't enough here to justify a block. <span style="font-family:Papyrus, Courier New">The Wordsmith Talk to me 18:18, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

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Recognizing a pattern of behaviour consistent with the previously identified sockpuppet, User:GauMutra, it appears that the user has reinstated their previous edits. ZenDragoX (User) (Contact) 12:03, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * Also see their edit vs prior sock .  Ravensfire  (talk) 12:19, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * Now blocked and tagged, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 12:53, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

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Every edit by this account has been on pages where Srimonbanik or their sockpuppets have been active; and have had their edits reverted. Additionally, all of those edits are pretty identical to ones which have been written by Srimonbanik2007's sockpuppets and removed repeatedly.

See: 1957 Indian general election 2009 Indian general election, etc. AriTheHorse<sup style="color: 'green'; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'">Talk to me! 12:26, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * Now blocked, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 12:54, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

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The only edit they've made is one which perfectly reproduces the text of one of Srimonbanik's sockpuppets.

See: [] and [] AriTheHorse<sup style="color: 'green'; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'">Talk to me! 12:28, 16 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Oi, I forgot that you can put two accounts into one investigation. Can somebody who is better versed in the format of this noticeboard please merge this and the above if necessary.
 * AriTheHorse<sup style="color: 'green'; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'">Talk to me! 12:47, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * Added account to template/report I suspect filer was intending to also report per the diff provided. -- The SandDoctor Talk 06:14, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * IP too old to action, account CU . Closing. The SandDoctor  Talk 06:15, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

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Immediately after I removed the edits by one of the latest socks GauMutra:, ,. Another new account comes up and restores them. Same aggressive talking style, same rapid editing and editing the same election pages. MrMkG (talk) 13:26, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * ✅, blocked and tagged. check out the last entry of my user page on CU-wiki for the smoking gun.--  Ponyo bons mots 16:05, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

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Edits so far are restoring back to the preferred version of Srimonbanik2007. vs.  Ravensfire  (talk) 13:46, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * , yes. I'll tag and block. --Yamla (talk) 13:47, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

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Their edit changing the position to centre-left has been common from SB2007 socks -,   Ravensfire  (talk) 13:51, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * Account CU  The SandDoctor  Talk 06:15, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

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Edits to Indian National Congress page are very similar to two earlier Srimonbanik2007 socks. First edit ever was a revert, topics of interest seem similar enough (Indian politics, specifically infoboxes). Soni (talk) 06:33, 26 May 2024 (UTC) Soni (talk)  06:33, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

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The account is also restoring old edits. : MrMkG (talk) 19:13, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * Account CU  The SandDoctor  Talk 06:16, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

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Reverting others on INC related infoboxes. I do not know all the common behaviours for Srimonbanik's socks, but unexplained reverts feels like one of them. This may be less clear cut than my last report. Soni (talk) 12:41, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I feel more confident now. One of the reverts they made also changes the order of INC ideologies, identical behaviour to seen in other SrimonBanik socks. Soni (talk) 15:59, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * This sockmaster consistently creates strange usernames, sometimes in other languages just like this one.
 * Also one of his edit he restored was a edit that was previously done by a another sock. The user also altered the ideology of the INC in an article. ZenDragoX (User) (Contact) 12:04, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * Looks unrelated - maybe just someone with similar interests.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  12:21, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

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Editing same pages and same behaviour. It focuses on sockmaster exhibiting identical behavioral patterns and editing activities related to West Bengal and the Communist Party, indicating potential sockpuppetry.
 * Consistent Editing Patterns: Their consistently edits pages concerning West Bengal and the Communist Party, even altering the ideology within articles, which aligns with the behavior of the suspected sockpuppet.
 * Account: It's noted that this account was created after the previous sockpuppet was blocked. ZDX (User) (Contact) 14:35, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

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 * Confirmed and blocked, not yet tagged. Drmies (talk) 15:35, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

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Editing same pages. Restored old edit. : MrMkG (talk) 07:47, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

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 * Agreed, the infobox changing behaviour seems fairly clear cut. Soni (talk) 10:14, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to . Spicy (talk) 17:55, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

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Changing ideology on Communist political parties again. . Identical behaviour to previous socks Soni (talk) 15:51, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

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 * The Asian script username thing is an odd coincidence but this account is very, very ❌. Spicy (talk) 17:57, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

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Editing same pages and same behaviour. It focuses on sockmaster exhibiting identical behavioral patterns and editing activities related to West Bengal and the Communist Party, indicating potential sockpuppetry. Evidence - ZDX (User) (Contact) 09:30, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Consistent Editing Patterns: Their consistently edits pages concerning West Bengal and the Communist Party, even altering the ideology within articles, which aligns with the behavior of the suspected sockpuppet.
 * Account: It's noted that this account was created after the previous sockpuppet was blocked.

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 * Drmies CU blocked. Closing. Izno (talk) 19:23, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

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Restoring same edits as prior sock. The edit summaries are very similar as well.  Ravensfire  (talk) 19:41, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

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 * Spicy (talk) 22:25, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Spicy (talk) 22:25, 9 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Spicy (talk) 22:26, 9 July 2024 (UTC)