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I realise that CU results on an IP will result in a No Comment. But it informs the SPI team. CU will also discover if this master is under investigation elsewhere.

The master has edited while logged out to tag team on Mohammed Shaheen and is strongly suspected of UPE Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 10:37, 10 March 2022 (UTC)


 * @Dreamy Jazz please may I draw your attention to the comment at User talk:Rogueoutfits369 left by @JBW. This might lead to your choosing to widen this SPI further Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 13:59, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

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 * Checked the account. The following are ✅ to each other:


 * . Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 11:37, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
 * - case needs moving to oldest. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 11:39, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ (moved from Sockpuppet investigations/Brandlife). GABgab 23:29, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I've run more checks on all the accounts I could find. No additional accounts were connected to these through CU evidence, but it is clear that there are some other people involved in promoting this person. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 22:17, 12 March 2022 (UTC)
 * As far as I can tell, all that's left to be done here is tagging and closing, so I'm doing that. -- RoySmith (talk) 18:33, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
see creation of Draft:Suhail Shaji, edits to Kshanikam among others. CUPIDICAE💕 12:19, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 18:34, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
This IP address and this registered account are recreating the deleted article on Vipin Das. The previous article was created by this sockfarm. The recreation is having its name tweaked by adding an unnecessary disambiguator, which indicates deceptive intention. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:28, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

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 * Technically exceedingly to, who is blocked as a suspected sock of this puppeteer; given the editing interests, I'm calling that connection confirmed. Blocking, tagging accordingly. No comment on IP.   Girth Summit  (blether)  10:39, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
 * The IP is obviously a sock but it hasn't edited in a few days so there wouldn't be much point to blocking it now. If someone wants to G5 the article, I'd say it's still applicable. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 13:14, 2 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I would G5 it, but there is an active AfD, so I shall defer to that. The SandDoctor  Talk 16:00, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

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 * ( original case name)

Take a look Draft:Enthada Saji The IP is submitted socks draft.  O n m yw a y 22  talk 15:15, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

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 * - This should be merged to WP:Sockpuppet investigations/SuhailShaji786 and closed as the IP has not edited in two months. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 00:01, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Merged, closing per Spicy. --Blablubbs (talk) 01:34, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
and are likely the same person, as both accounts have recently attempted to move the same article Draft:Suhail Shaji from draft to mainspace, with  having joined 8 days ago and  having previously attempted the same action.

The user is suspected to be the same person as   due to their shared interest in the article Vipin Das and both accounts have recreated the deleted article on the same topic. Additionally, has been previously blocked for UPE, and the similarity in the username, ,  and  suggests that they could be the same person. Akevsharma (talk) 10:45, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

The account were created on the same day   was blocked, this is additional evidence that  and  are likely the same person. Akevsharma (talk) 11:14, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

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Based on the behavioral evidence provided, it appears that there is strong indication that the accounts, , , and are all being operated by the same person or group of people. This evidence alone may be sufficient to support the conclusion that these accounts are part of a sock farm used for UPE. It may not be necessary to perform a checkuser in this case. Akevsharma (talk) 11:09, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * MarthandanVarma blocked and tagged and Window369 tagged. Closing Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 05:52, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Yesterday, a new user named was created and their first action was creating a draft for a non-notable film actor, similar to previous socks in this list. I recommend that a checkuser investigate this user and also check for any possible sleeper accounts. Akevsharma (talk) 10:18, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

,The naming convention using the numbering, is a strong indication that the account is a sockpuppet. This is consistent with the behavior of previous sockpuppet accounts and the edits made by this account are mostly related to movies, following a similar pattern.Akevsharma (talk) 12:21, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

's editing pattern and interests seem similar to those of previous sockpuppet accounts, as seen in the editing history of the articles they created about people in the film industry and the majority of their edits being movie-related. However, there is no concrete evidence linking this account to the previous sockpuppet accounts as the articles created by those accounts have been deleted under the G5 criteria. It appears that the way in which Ameer al safar creates articles is similar to the previous socks. But I have no revision to prove this.Akevsharma (talk) 12:14, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

recently created an article with the title Draft:Ganesh Raj in the draft space, and then created the same article in the main space under the same title. The user was aware that having an article with the same title Ganesh Raj in the draft space would prevent it from being moved to the main space. It is suspected that this user may be a sockpuppet of another user with similar behavior, such as, , ,  or any other socks with similar behavior. A checkuser investigation is necessary to determine the sleeping socks. Akevsharma (talk) 04:02, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

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Presently I do not have any concrete evidence to support my suspicions. I had hoped that these accounts would make some edits which would assist me in gathering more evidence. Unlucky me. Akevsharma (talk) 02:43, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * - is there any specific behavioural evidence linking these accounts to the alleged sockmaster, such as recreating a previously deleted article? The evidence here seems to boil down to the fact that the accounts create drafts about non-notable Indian actors and films, but frankly that describes about 50% of draftspace. In your last paragraph you've suggested that an account should be checked against 4 different sockfarms, which just sounds like WP:FISHING to me. Spicy (talk) 15:03, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Closing due to lack of evidence. Spicy (talk) 16:36, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Salmankhan2255 created a promotional article on Coolabee, a company founded by Suhail Shaji, the sockmaster. They use the same naming convention using the numbering. Please check for any possible sleepers. Akevsharma (talk) 08:14, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to MarthandanVarma. Sleepers are not easy to find in this case., closing. Mz7 (talk) 04:20, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I've decided to block as well—see the overlap on Draft:Anoop Mohan. Technically, but I think they're probably a separate person who knows SuhailShaji786 personally. Blocking per the WP:MEAT guidance (A new user who engages in the same behavior as another user in the same context, and who appears to be editing Wikipedia solely for that purpose, may be subject to the remedies applied to the user whose behavior they are joining.). Mz7 (talk) 04:33, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Moved Draft:Suhail Shaji (created by the sockmaster) to mainspace, in the exact same fashion as a couple of previous socks: prev sock Ssvlogs369, prev sock MarthandanVarma, QueCapture. QC's move was carried out a minute or two after the account had been autoconfirmed. There are a couple of other similarities with previous accounts as well, but for BEANS reason I'd prefer not to list all of them unless asked for them. bonadea contributions talk 14:47, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

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 * - please indef QueCapture as a proven sock based on the behavioural evidence. I don't think CU is necessary, this is pretty obvious socking/meatpuppetry. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 20:43, 24 March 2023 (UTC)
 * A day may come when I learn enough to apply my own tags, but it is not this day. Vanamonde (Talk) 20:58, 24 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Tagged, closing., I suggest installing User:GeneralNotability/spihelper. No learning required :). Spicy (talk) 21:49, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Badurudeen Adka's last edit was in 28 August 2020 before emerging back in 28 June 2023 from sleep. They recreated Gopika Ramesh which was earlier created by SuhailShaji's sock (It is at draft now Draft:Gopika Ramesh). They create promotional article about actors exactly like SuhailShaji used to do. Vidhya Vijayakumar is one such article which is currently at AFD. 202.164.131.11 (talk) 05:41, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * - Lots of people like to write about bollywood actors and actresses. I'm not seeing enough here to justify running a check, but I'm willing to look at more evidence. RoySmith (talk) 20:14, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
 * More information was requested, but not provided — closing — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 12:51, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Draft:Suhail Shaji, a promotional article was created by the sockmaster. Now this user has recreated it under the new title Suhail Shaji (director) to bypass the scrutiny process. This article was also attempted earlier by the sockpuppets and. If CU data is stale, a behavioural block is easily justified as no other users have ever attempted to recreate this article. Obvious meatpuppetry/sockpuppetry. Also requesting to salt the title. Pinging who caught the earlier socks. 2409:40F3:24:1F6E:8000:0:0:0 (talk) 06:38, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * Also check Great2030. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Great2030&action=view. They joined only 8 days ago and removed the speedy deletion template with this edit.  111.92.118.26 (talk) 11:02, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * Fabysm111 is . RoySmith (talk) 18:12, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
 * — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 12:52, 8 August 2023 (UTC)