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AfD and COI tags in Suman Kumar Mallick removed multiple times by both accounts. Issue of socks being involved also bought up at the AfD. Edit histories as well are indicative. MT TrainDiscuss 11:55, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  16:44, 20 January 2018 (UTC) — Berean Hunter   (talk)  16:48, 20 January 2018 (UTC)
 * with MEAT being possible. They are using the same ISP ranges and in the same place but using different devices.
 * Blocked master for two weeks and indeffed sock.

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Obvious duck is quacking. CHRISSY MAD ❯❯❯  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  14:21, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

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 * , closing. Primefac (talk) 14:22, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

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obvious. theinstantmatrix (talk) 18:21, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

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I have blocked User:Suman Kumar Mallick Sorry per DUCK. Other duck-blocked socks have included User:Suman K. Mallick, User:BiharPradesh, and User:S.K.Mallick India. --MelanieN (talk) 18:34, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

Add: very obvious, recreating Draft:Suman Kumar Mallick. Would be good to change the master's block to indef. (which is already done) -★- PlyrStar93. → Message me. ← 18:48, 22 January 2018 (UTC)
 * This seems to get more interesting... A sock of Bucktony left a message at Suman Kumar Mallick's talk page: 1. Earlier today at Sockpuppet investigations/Bucktony, Turtlemitch (which is a sock of Bucktony) is technically confirmed with S. K. Mallick (which is a sock of Suman Kumar Mallick). But otherwise the behaviors between these two farms may be quite different, just leaving this out here and up to others to decide, since the technical match may be false positive. -★- PlyrStar93 . → Message me. ← 19:06, 22 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Hmm, yes, interesting--really a matter for, with all their knowledge of proxies and stuff. Drmies (talk) 19:12, 22 January 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm just getting into this, but I'll be sure to watch some extra pages. I really have no explanation for S. K. Mallick == Turtlemitch other than it's extremely unlikely they're different users. But of course, because Suman K. Mallick is User:Suman Kumar Mallick. I will try and figure what's going on but unless we figure something out, I recommend just whacking them all without any hesitation. -- zzuuzz (talk) 19:23, 22 January 2018 (UTC)


 * And another sockpuppet, with . This one has been blocked as well. Of note; the same account on Commons has uploaded a copyright violating image, taken from a broadcast by Bharti Airtel. When he created this latest account, he immediately created a biography page for himself on his userpage (see version), which has since been replaced by the sockpuppet banner. --Hammersoft (talk) 20:06, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

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Unfortunately CU is all over the place--via proxy. Drmies (talk) 18:51, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

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Quack CHRISSY MAD  ❯❯❯  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  23:00, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

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 * Blocked by Yamla. Marking as closed. clpo13(talk) 23:47, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

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Quack quack. CHRISSY MAD ❯❯❯  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  16:36, 25 January 2018 (UTC)

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 * - . Please block the new sock indefinitely. Sir Sputnik (talk) 18:23, 25 January 2018 (UTC)
 * blocked and tagged, . clpo13(talk) 18:40, 25 January 2018 (UTC)

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The userpage of INCREDIBLE INDIA as well as the behavior sits firmly in line with the other socks. Requesting a check for sleepers as he has had numerous accounts within days. 178.200.236.89 (talk) 00:03, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

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 * - . Please block the new sock indefinitely. This editor was checked a few days ago and found to be using proxies, so CU isn't going to tell us much. Sir Sputnik (talk) 03:06, 27 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Sir Sputnik - ✅.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   03:06, 27 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Tagging and closing. Sir Sputnik (talk) 03:25, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

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Quack. CHRISSY MAD ❯❯❯  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  19:34, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

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✅ to those socks in the archive that use proxies. . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:58, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

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Srijan Don was registered a day after blocked Shri Suman Kumar Mallick and recreated their deleted article Suman Kumar Mallick. GSS (talk |c|em ) 09:42, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

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 * Account now blocked. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 15:24, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

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Yet another attempt to create an article about Suman kumar mallick. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 12:53, 25 April 2018 (UTC) WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 12:53, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

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 * Account now blocked. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 16:42, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

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Yet another attempt to create Suman Kumar Mallick under Suman Kumar Malick. IND POL was registered a week after blocked. GSS (talk |c|em ) 12:54, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

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 * IND POL is ✅ plus I blocked these a few days ago when I saw them in a range while working on a different case:

— Berean Hunter   (talk)  13:31, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
 * is ✅ to IND POL.
 * Jssmediabihar seems behaviorally distinct. Closing without prejudice to reopening if/when more evidence becomes available. Sro23 (talk) 17:26, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

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See Draft:Suman Kumar Mallick. Seems obvious but would like a check as he has not been around for a while. MyLidlThrowaday (talk) 18:43, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

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I'm going to block the account, but suggest it's worth a check for sleepers. --Yamla (talk) 18:49, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

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 * - Given the sockmaster's history of sleeper use, please check if any exist. Sir Sputnik (talk) 20:04, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
 * - L Faraone   06:03, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
 * L Faraone  06:06, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Closing. Sir Sputnik (talk) 13:59, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

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See Draft:Suman Kumar Malick. Once again, creating an article about himself, and violating copyright with the image on the article (a screenshot from a copyrighted program for which he does not own the rights). Pattern tracks with long list of prior sockpuppets already blocked (see archive). --Hammersoft (talk) 18:29, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

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 * Already blocked. Sir Sputnik (talk) 00:00, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

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Like last time. He created the bios at Draft:Suman Kr Mallick, Suman Kumar Dhar (actually edited there, did not create it), and User:Janata Dal Politics. The draft page looks like an obvious attempt at evading create-protection, even though there wasn't any protection at the time. theinstantmatrix (talk) 18:18, 10 September 2018 (UTC)
 * +. theinstantmatrix (talk) 18:25, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

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Sir,Let me assure you I am not"Suman Kumar Mallick" and I am not affiliated with this person. I am a proud Indian working to improve articles on Indian politics. Please,do not bring me into false allegations. Janata Dal Politics (talk) 18:20, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

I work together with Janata Dal Politics and this person is very good friend.He is not Suman Kumar Mallick and is not affiialed with that person. You must withdraw the allegations against Janata Dal Politics.R K Patna (talk) 18:22, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

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 * Both accounts are indefinitely blocked and tagged per obvious evidence. This SPI can be closed.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   18:38, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

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Last socks from yesterday have been blocked (User:Janata Dal Politics, User:R K Patna). He's created this one today. Editing pattern matches prior socks. See also his creation of Draft:Suman K Mallick, which again matches prior editing from this sock master. --Hammersoft (talk) 20:00, 11 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: As I saved this, the User:Bihar pradesh user account was blocked. Should however still be logged here. --Hammersoft (talk) 20:04, 11 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: And now the User:Janata Dal Leader one has been as well. --Hammersoft (talk) 20:39, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

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These accusations are false and slander. Please,remove. Janata Dal Leader (talk) 20:31, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

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 * They're hopping from continent to continent using dodgy IPs. The best route forward is just to block them as they appear and salt the misspelled article and draft names liberally as I've done for these two accounts.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 20:44, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

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I am afraid this nuisance has returned. See Draft:Suman Kumar Mullick as well as Surinder's other contributions. Very interestingly, the IP has been involving itself with the subject matter by changing the spelling of Mallick to Mullick, which Surinder later used as the basis for the latest incarnation of his article, and has done the same thing over at Simple English Wikipedia. Though back on this site, the same IP also removed Suman Kumar Mallick's name from the article after a previously blocked sock added it. Could be covering their tracks maybe? Forgotton user 6739124 (talk) 21:22, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Also added Yemla to the list, who is an obvious impersonation of Yamla of whom has encountered this user before. Also note that all their edits are also related to the same subject matter as previous socks. Forgotton user 6739124 (talk) 21:26, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

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Over at Draft talk:Suman Kumar Mullick, admits to meatpuppetry. --Yamla (talk) 11:52, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

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Surinder Patel is ✅ to Yemla and they are to the master. Proxies are in play. — Berean Hunter   (talk)  15:25, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
 * The accounts are already blocked. Nothing left to do here. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:37, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

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Very obvious. This one has made the exact same article at Simple English Wikipedia too. 27.72.50.126 (talk) 21:34, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

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+ to the list. theinstantmatrix (talk) 21:50, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
 * WP:DUCK. Block both. --Hammersoft (talk) 21:58, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Also, now the IndiaUnited united one is violating WP:NLT. See User talk:27.72.50.126 --Hammersoft (talk) 22:02, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
 * And another one: theinstantmatrix (talk) 22:08, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
 * first edit was on my talk page. theinstantmatrix (talk) 22:12, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

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 * - Please block the new socks indefinitely. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:50, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Socks blocked and tagged. --Yamla (talk) 22:26, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

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Obvious. theinstantmatrix (talk) 17:50, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

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 * All accounts reported so far have been blocked. --Yamla (talk) 18:29, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

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This edit is all the evidence you will need. I suggest you check for sleeper accounts too. 36.239.74.81 (talk) 13:38, 29 January 2019 (UTC)

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 * Add to the list. Account created today at 13:40. 3 minutes later, reverted on Nitish Kumar and left a message at User talk:Indian Embassy Of Bihar Pradesh saying "Good work". --Hammersoft (talk) 13:46, 29 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked for making legal threats and sock & ban evasion. --Hammersoft (talk) 14:26, 29 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Add . Created Draft:S Kumar Mallick, yet another iteration of this guy. --Hammersoft (talk) 21:08, 29 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Question. Should User:Nitish Kumar indnr also be considered? Their only edit was on Nitish Kumar. Of course, I am disregarding the similarities in the name of the account and the article. &#8213; Matthew J. Long -Talk-☖  14:58, 30 January 2019 (UTC)
 * I would also take a look at: Special:Contributions/2405:204:C08D:6068:0:0:E12:B0A5, User:POLITICS BEUREU, and User:Ahnaf Lion. There are a few other users I am concerned about, but those would be the ones I suspect the most of being WP:SOCKs. &#8213; Matthew J. Long -Talk-☖  15:30, 30 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Checkuser:, , , and . &#8213; Matthew J. Long -Talk-☖  15:33, 30 January 2019 (UTC)

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 * - Please check for sleepers. Sir Sputnik (talk) 00:32, 30 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Please list the users/accounts for which you are endorsing a check. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:27, 31 January 2019 (UTC)


 * I'm endorsing a check of Indian Embassy Of Bihar Pradesh, N Kumar Pandey, and Sanjay Yangnathan. These are the only one I've looked at so far, as the others were listed here yet when I first looked at this report. Sir Sputnik (talk) 17:24, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
 * I am not a clerk and not a checkuser so cannot myself endorse this check, but am an admin with some familiarity with the sockmaster. I believe, , are socks. Not listed here and already blocked, I also believe  and  are socks. I do not believe the following accounts are: , , . If it is inappropriate for me to write this here, feel free to move my comment into the section above. --Yamla (talk) 17:43, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
 * . Although you cannot change the case status to "endorse", you can always request a check, if not already requested, or agree with an endorse. Finally, it is entirely appropriate for you to comment in this section. Your willingness to help is appreciated.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:00, 31 January 2019 (UTC)


 * With the exception of Sanjay Yangnathan who is ✅/, the following accounts are ✅:
 * Indian Embassy Of Bihar Pradesh
 * N Kumar Pandey
 * No other accounts seen.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:19, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Tagging and closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  22:15, 17 February 2019 (UTC)
 * No other accounts seen.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:19, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Tagging and closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  22:15, 17 February 2019 (UTC)

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This. 125.24.191.209 (talk) 21:37, 17 May 2019 (UTC)

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 * Blocked. Note I'm an admin, not a clerk and not a checkuser. This long-term troublemaker often creates a slew of accounts, so a checkuser investigation may turn up a number of sleepers. --Yamla (talk) 21:42, 17 May 2019 (UTC)
 * ., patrolling admins who are familiar with socks are welcome to help out at SPI, so no need to preface the statement. Thank you for your help :) Closing this case. TonyBallioni (talk) 21:55, 17 May 2019 (UTC)

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As written in the article of Shrey Mallick, he is son of Suman Kumar Mallick, (created by proved sock) and Danish Daniel 99 is the creator of Shrey article and Er Naanu and NITA227  have commented on AfD to keep it, and not to delete. Misterrrrr (talk) 12:45, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to each other:


 * to Danish Daniel 99 and Er Naanu, though I strongly suspect WP:MEAT here:

Trying to compare against Suman Kumar Mallick or any of the earlier blocked socks is challenging as they are stale and there's not much in the logs to go off. Based solely on technical evidence, I'd go with here. There's a bit of technical evidence that pushes it a little stronger, but only a little. Without the behavioural evidence, there's enough to block all three as socks of each other. Add in the behavioural evidence and I think this is pretty clear-cut. I will go tag (as suspected) and block all three and note this information where they have voted in the AfD's. --Yamla (talk) 16:10, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Done. No sleepers found. --Yamla (talk) 16:21, 2 February 2023 (UTC)