Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Vc4137/Archive

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I compiled a full list here - I'm not even sure who the oldest is at this point because it's been going on so long but they're all spamming the same Vivek Chourasia crap in mainspace, userspace and anywhere they can, along with several blocked accounts. CHRISSY MAD ❯❯❯  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  16:12, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

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 * — k6ka  🍁 ( Talk ·  Contributions ) 16:16, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

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Within a month of several VC socks being blocked, specifically note the username and, AR.Dmg was created.

AR.Dmg created their userpage just prior to doing the Wikipedia adventure (which 134 did as well) with this text: I, Vivek Chourasia from Durgapur, West Bengal which is similar to that of 143, I am a Wikipedian from Durgapur, West Bengal, India.


 * Overlapping edits with at least two of the socks, including the same photo.

There are some additional overlaps but AR.Dmg appears to have edited mainspace a little more than past socks. Additional socks here as well Praxidicae (talk) 13:50, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I'll also note that all of the socks and AR.Dmg specifically use quotation marks in all of their edit summaries, particularly the first few months after AR.Dmg registered, something you don't see often. Praxidicae (talk) 13:54, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

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 * - . Please indef the sock. &#8208;&#8208;1997kB (talk) 16:11, 22 June 2019 (UTC)
 * . GABgab 16:47, 22 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Closing.. &#8208;&#8208;1997kB (talk) 16:53, 22 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Closing.. &#8208;&#8208;1997kB (talk) 16:53, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

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I'm not very familiar with the case, but was looking into this accusation by IP. Compare to previous sock Special:Contributions/AR.Dmg. Crossover on Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2018 TV series), note summaries here and here, crossover on Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum with similar edits updating episode count 1 2 3 4, exact same pattern on Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji 1 2 3 4. MDPMHG was registered four days after AR.Dmg was blocked. ST47 (talk) 07:39, 6 July 2019 (UTC) ST47 (talk) 07:39, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

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 * https://tools.wmflabs.org/sigma/editorinteract.py?users=AR.Dmg&users=MDPMHG I convinced myself., closing. ST47 (talk) 07:46, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

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Account created 2 days after one of the socks User:MDPMHG was blocked to recreate one of the same deleted articles Singham (2019 film). Their very first edit to an article shows skill that are incompatible with a new user. Dom from Paris (talk) 15:08, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

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 * This account was first brought to my attention by on 12 July 2019, but at the time there was insufficient data to link the two, even though I believed that Sid was probably right. Seems ducky to me now. I'll let a clerk decide whether a CU is warranted or not and will hold off blocking and deleting articles until then. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 15:34, 26 July 2019 (UTC)
 * , too obvious. . I edit-conflicted with posting this, and it seems we're now going to race to nuke this sock's contribs GO!!!!! Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 15:36, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

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Recreating articles created by User:WikiDroppr. As per WP:DUCK Dom from Paris (talk) 15:32, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

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❌. In the future, if you file a report at SPI without evidence that I see, it will be summarily closed. And the word "duck" does not substitute for diffs.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:09, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

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Recreated a page deleted as part of the above SPI created by KiaraHood, has edited a lot of pages edited by other socks such as SheMoveItLike Dom from Paris (talk) 15:39, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

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sorry should have been clearer. KiaraHood is a confirmed sock and their article creations were TNTed as part of the investigation. The user I have reported has recreated this article Ace Of Space 2 which was G5ed and has also edited 3 or 4 other pages edited by Kiarahood. They have also edited other pages that were edited by other confirmed socks. They have showed skills in their first edits that are not compatible with a newbie. Dom from Paris (talk) 16:27, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
 * has also extensively edited Sanjivani (2019 TV series) created and almost exclusively edited by blocked socks. Dom from Paris (talk) 16:44, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

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Except for a link to EIA, which is certainly not enough in and of itself, you have provided no evidence in the form of diffs comparing this user with socks. I don't even understand what you mean by "Recreated a page deleted as part of the above SPI created by KiaraHood[a]".--Bbb23 (talk) 16:20, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ to previous socks of . . Please move this report to the Vc4137 case.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:55, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
 * move done. closing.. &#8208;&#8208;1997kB (talk) 13:34, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
 * move done. closing.. &#8208;&#8208;1997kB (talk) 13:34, 21 August 2019 (UTC)