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Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( original case name)

Suspicious editing behaviour at Draft:Dilip Maharana, Draft:Laxmi Narayan Maharana (artist), Draft:Narayan Maharana (artist), Draft:Laxmi Narayan Maharana (actor), Draft:Narayan Maharana, and Draft:Arun Sahu Artist between the sockmaster and the various socks. With all drafts relating to the same BLP topic as evidence in the drafts and are created after either one was rejected which is seriously WP:GAMING the system and shouting WP:NOTHERE and WP:DUCK. Also similar behaviour of deleting AfC headers and comments despite being told off between the sockmaster and 2nd/3rd/7th socks. And literally blanking the entire draft with the 8th sock The 4th sock didn't edited here yet, but adding here as they uploaded the image used in the 3rd drafts as "own work" in which the sockmaster also uploaded the image used in the 1st draft as "own work" on Commons. The 5th sock are added because their behaviour at Commons suggested, they may be related which similar like the sockmaster, 3rd/4th/8th socks, also uploaded image of the BLP topic as "own work". The 5th sock also hijacked Prabhakar Maharana and overwriting it with same BLP topic as all of the draft as seen here. Requesting to verify all of the socks and also check if there are any created sleeper waiting to pounce given that if I didn't dig very deep then the 4th sock is basically "hidden" hence I believe it's worth checking. If all are related, then all of the drafts should be deleted per WP:DENY and probably salted as well even though I'm not sure if it is going to help since they kept creating the same draft but with slight variation in the title, and also based on the sockmaster's username and the draft's subject name, it's most likely an autobiography.  — Paper9oll  (🔔 • 📝)  13:00, 7 August 2023 (UTC)


 * I also filed for SPI at Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/Satyanarayan1233 where the sockmaster and the 1st/3rd/4th/5th/7th/8th socks are likely related. The 2nd/6th/9th sock didn't edited there hence nothing could be found.  — Paper9oll  (🔔 • 📝)  15:39, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

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I too have noticed this strange behavior at AfC. Is it possible for a checkuser to look deeper? Netherzone (talk) 04:34, 11 August 2023 (UTC)


 * , there's some cross-site activity from this group (especially see Llnjkkoo and Urgevvdj ), would it make sense to see about global locks for these accounts?  Ravensfire  (talk) 14:47, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * Salvio giuliano 14:43, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅:
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 * . Salvio giuliano 15:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
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 * . Salvio giuliano 15:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * . Salvio giuliano 15:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * . Salvio giuliano 15:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * . Salvio giuliano 15:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
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 * . Salvio giuliano 15:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( original case name)

Suspicious editing behaviour at Draft:Dilip Maharana, Draft:Laxmi Narayan Maharana (artist), Draft:Narayan Maharana (artist), Draft:Laxmi Narayan Maharana (actor), Draft:Narayan Maharana, and Draft:Arun Sahu Artist between the sockmaster and the various socks. With all drafts relating to the same BLP topic as evidence in the drafts and are created after either one was rejected which is seriously WP:GAMING the system and shouting WP:NOTHERE and WP:DUCK. Also similar behaviour of deleting AfC headers and comments despite being told off between the sockmaster and 2nd/3rd/7th socks. And literally blanking the entire draft with the 8th sock The 4th sock didn't edited here yet, but adding here as they uploaded the image used in the 3rd drafts as "own work" in which the sockmaster also uploaded the image used in the 1st draft as "own work" on Commons. The 5th sock are added because their behaviour at Commons suggested, they may be related which similar like the sockmaster, 3rd/4th/8th socks, also uploaded image of the BLP topic as "own work". The 5th sock also hijacked Prabhakar Maharana and overwriting it with same BLP topic as all of the draft as seen here. Requesting to verify all of the socks and also check if there are any created sleeper waiting to pounce given that if I didn't dig very deep then the 4th sock is basically "hidden" hence I believe it's worth checking. If all are related, then all of the drafts should be deleted per WP:DENY and probably salted as well even though I'm not sure if it is going to help since they kept creating the same draft but with slight variation in the title, and also based on the sockmaster's username and the draft's subject name, it's most likely an autobiography.  — Paper9oll  (🔔 • 📝)  13:00, 7 August 2023 (UTC)


 * I also filed for SPI at Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/Satyanarayan1233 where the sockmaster and the 1st/3rd/4th/5th/7th/8th socks are likely related. The 2nd/6th/9th sock didn't edited there hence nothing could be found.  — Paper9oll  (🔔 • 📝)  15:39, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

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I too have noticed this strange behavior at AfC. Is it possible for a checkuser to look deeper? Netherzone (talk) 04:34, 11 August 2023 (UTC)


 * , there's some cross-site activity from this group (especially see Llnjkkoo and Urgevvdj ), would it make sense to see about global locks for these accounts?  Ravensfire  (talk) 14:47, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Salvio giuliano 14:43, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅:
 * . Salvio giuliano 15:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * . Salvio giuliano 15:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * . Salvio giuliano 15:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * . Salvio giuliano 15:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * . Salvio giuliano 15:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * . Salvio giuliano 15:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * . Salvio giuliano 15:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * . Salvio giuliano 15:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * . Salvio giuliano 15:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * . Salvio giuliano 15:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * . Salvio giuliano 15:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * . Salvio giuliano 15:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
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 * . Salvio giuliano 15:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * . Salvio giuliano 15:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * . Salvio giuliano 15:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Block evasion. And also to SPI's admins, it's possible to protect or delete these autobiography drafts that the sockmaster and their socks keep on editing?  — Paper9oll  (🔔 • 📝)  15:36, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

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Same exact behavior, removing AfC template and comments. Netherzone (talk) 17:47, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

This sock now created: Draft:L.N (artist) on the same non-notable person. Netherzone (talk) 02:13, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * ✅. Already blocked. Tagged. Close. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 14:18, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Another WP:DUCK  — Paper9oll  (🔔 • 📝)  14:28, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅, and behaviour makes it obvious. Already blocked, don't see any others, tagging and closing.  Girth Summit  (blether)  16:08, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Just for the record: I've indeffed Student1234566, who created this. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 15:05, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * Duplicate report, see case above.  Girth Summit  (blether)  16:09, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Just for the record: I've indeffed Student1234566, who created this. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 15:05, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * Duplicate report, see case above.  Girth Summit  (blether)  16:09, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Recreating the same content as with the previous socks.  — Paper9oll  (🔔 • 📝)  09:08, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

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 * . Blocked. JBW (talk) 09:53, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Created the same topic draft as previous socks with WP:DUCK username. Requesting CheckUser to see if there are any sleepers lying around given that only the 1st sock created the draft, and I happened to catch the 2nd sock by viewing the revision's history. Also added IP range pointing to India originating which more or less is related to the same topic they kept recreating, hence maybe we can block that range too to prevent further account creation.  — Paper9oll  (🔔 • 📝)  14:56, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

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Same behavior by and. Netherzone (talk) 18:34, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * ✅, together with a few sleepers. All . – bradv  19:02, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Created the same topic draft as previous socks with WP:DUCK username. Requesting CheckUser to see if there are any sleepers lying around given that previous request found there are such. Also kindly considered range blocking the IP for block evasion (1st range is previously used, and 2nd range is the current) as evidenced changing topic of mainspace article which was the same behaviour exhibited by their sockpuppets as seen here and here, draft created by them, another draft created by them, and another draft created by them. Do let me know if this (IP blocking) should be requested at ANI instead of here.  — Paper9oll  (🔔 • 📝)  06:56, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Adding Laxmo, created this and this, already indeffed as just plain obvious. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 09:54, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

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I'd like to add other IPs and user accounts most likely by the same user, abusing other wikis, with insertion of "Laxmi Narayan Maharana" and/or related personal data into that of the renowned artist Pravakar Maharana:
 * 2409:4062:101:ef6f:18c0:d2b:5ab4:e3bb (Wikidata)
 * 2409:4062:2d9f:75cb:69b4:b06:cdda:8d0d (Wikidata)
 * 2409:4062:2e9b:d2a2:9684:feec:d219:da2c (Wikidata)
 * 2409:4062:2e9b:d2a2:a441:b5f5:2de3:fd9b (Wikidata)
 * 2409:4062:295:9406:6842:f532:6b04:6059 (Wikidata)
 * 2409:4062:4e17:3053:3b76:5a52:43ae:f7b2 (Wikidata)
 * 2409:4062:4e17:3053:eea3:59a1:dad1:3cfa (Wikidata)
 * 2409:4062:2d06:7d52:8c62:244b:6006:3a3b (Wikidata)
 * 2409:4062:2e9b:d2a2:a441:b5f5:2de3:fd9b (orwp)
 * 2409:4062:4E13:29E5:0:0:6B0B:DB13 (orwp)


 * User accounts:


 * Dilip Maharana2 (Commons)
 * Llnjkkoo (orwp)
 * Lolipooop1234 (commons)
 * Laxmo

--Psubhashish (talk) 18:14, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * - worth a look as sleepers were found just recently. The SandDoctor  Talk 06:25, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ Block/tag shortly, closing. Laxmo doesn't show up here but given they're already blocked for being obvious and I didn't see anyone else on their net I'll just leave that. Izno (talk) 00:08, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Block evasion using IP. Created/re-created Draft:Laxminarayan Maharana and Draft:Laxminarayana (artist). And of course, the same behaviour of overwriting mainspace article (mentioned above) is also evidenced here. The previous ranges has been blocked.

Also adding ବକକିଇଇ (already blocked) for the record since they created Draft:Laxmi Narayan Maharana (odia painter) and Draft:Satya Narayan Maharana, and also having the same behaviour of overwriting mainspace article. Not sure, why this user wasn't detected in previous CU.  — Paper9oll  (🔔 • 📝)  07:49, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

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Note: some other accounts used on Commons: Oojhh, Bhohfugig7zrx, Kkkkllllpp, ଜ୍ଜ୍ଜ୍ଜ୍ଜୀ and Laxminarayanmmmmm. None have edited here. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 11:03, 10 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Add User:Jdjhdhdjjhh to list of socks. Same exact behavior to promote the other person with a similar name. Netherzone (talk) 18:40, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * - Please, check for possible sleepers.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  23:32, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
 * ବକକିଇଇ is ✅ in addition to . Both blocked and tagged. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 00:33, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
WP:DUCK and block evasion. Creating the same topic draft of "Laxmi Narayan Maharana" that previous socks does. Also added new IPs range which hasn't been blocked previously.  — Paper9oll  (🔔 • 📝)  10:56, 6 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Also adding, , and for the record even though none has edited here.  —  Paper9oll  (🔔 • 📝)  17:43, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Below are other usernames that vandalised, that created the same article, and were later blocked on orwp. These usernames are only blocked on a single wiki and might vandalise on other wikis, including enwp, and hence adding here.
 * Psubhashish (talk) 07:22, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Psubhashish (talk) 07:22, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * Yjfhhhc and Baunsulikeonjhar. The other accounts listed are already blocked/locked or not attached to enwiki. but I see that the ranges listed here have already been blocked, so closing this. . Spicy (talk) 13:28, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Returned with Draft:Laxmi Narayan (painter) that should be nuked under G5. GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 07:33, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * /64 blocked for a week, draft deleted. Case closed. Courcelles (talk) 16:50, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Same behavior as in the past. Today tried to hijack the Pravakar Maharana and turn it into an article on Laxmi Narayan Maharana. Diff: Netherzone (talk) 00:48, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Second IP sock has created a new draft for Laxmi Narayan Maharana less than a week ago. [] Netherzone (talk) 01:09, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * Obvious IP sockpuppetry. Checking the editing history, I find that almost all of the editing from the /32 range has been unconstructive in one way or another, much of it unambiguous vandalism, over a long period. I have therefore blocked that range for two years. JBW (talk) 18:17, 6 May 2024 (UTC)