Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/VigneshSiva/Archive

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Either sockpuppets or meatpuppets because the first account started an account and the second one contests and adds information afterwards, both haven't touched anything else. Next, first account then wikilinks what the second account added. Suspiciously, second account actually appeared after the first was warned. SwisterTwister  talk  19:10, 1 June 2017 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  10:18, 2 June 2017 (UTC) — Berean Hunter   (talk)  17:52, 2 June 2017 (UTC) — Berean Hunter   (talk)  12:52, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
 * - Could an admin please check the deleted material? Thanks, GABgab 00:47, 2 June 2017 (UTC)
 * They are certainly connected. has been ✅ to the above sock by  and the named master warned. Instead of revealing connections to accounts as requested by GW, they have instead created a variant of their deleted article, Riversand Technologies today (a few minutes ago). I've tagged it G11 and waiting for the next sock to show up as that wouldn't surprise me. I am assuming that the two confirmed accounts are to the named master. Will wait to see what GW wants to do here. I would have blocked 72 hours here but GW may want to continue with questioning.
 * Checkuser evidence didn't point to VigneshSiva being involved with the other two, though it seems to be a pretty clear WP:DUCK/meatpuppetry situation. If they're continuing to recreate the article instead of discussing the issues with it, I think an indef block as a spam-only account would be appropriate. GorillaWarfare (talk) 14:26, 2 June 2017 (UTC)
 * I traced the external links related to the Riversand articles (the above plus Riversand Global Technologies) and found that they have been acquired by Weatherford International. The two accounts that I have listed above are just the latest two to promote on that article (other IPs and accounts for years). These are likely to be tangential meats and not necessarily related to this group but or  may be interested in giving this a shake out in case it turns up more.
 * I traced the external links related to the Riversand articles (the above plus Riversand Global Technologies) and found that they have been acquired by Weatherford International. The two accounts that I have listed above are just the latest two to promote on that article (other IPs and accounts for years). These are likely to be tangential meats and not necessarily related to this group but or  may be interested in giving this a shake out in case it turns up more.
 * I traced the external links related to the Riversand articles (the above plus Riversand Global Technologies) and found that they have been acquired by Weatherford International. The two accounts that I have listed above are just the latest two to promote on that article (other IPs and accounts for years). These are likely to be tangential meats and not necessarily related to this group but or  may be interested in giving this a shake out in case it turns up more.
 * Master indeffed and tagged. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  19:53, 4 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Post-archive note: Indeffed after recreation of Riversand Technologies.

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The first account per my post-archive note and the second account per recreation of Riversand Technologies today. — Berean Hunter   (talk)  16:38, 18 June 2017 (UTC)

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to confirm socking. In the archive, there may not have been enough evidence before to connect the pair that was confirmed to each other to the named master but the above names strongly suggest it. — Berean Hunter   (talk)  16:38, 18 June 2017 (UTC) — Berean Hunter   (talk)  19:16, 18 June 2017 (UTC)
 * VigneshOoty is ✅ and SivaOoty is . ​—DoRD (talk)​ 18:19, 18 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Indeffed remaining sock and tagged both accordingly. Closing.