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Gorgeali has for the salted title Draft:M.Zaid to be recreated. The user name of the new account is similar to the blocked alleged master account (Gorge vs Geroge) which has previously repeatedly created the draft and that in February replaced the article about cricketer Muhammad Zaid with content about the non-notable teenager. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 12:53, 6 March 2021 (UTC) Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 12:53, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * . Sir Sputnik (talk) 20:01, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

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Having recently their sock banned, this editor is now using an IP, about a draft that I tagged for speedy deletion, and  after they restored the speedy deletion tag that had been improperly removed. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 12:55, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

Notaeditor101 created their account yesterday; their first activity was to set up their user page where they give their name as Muhammad Zaid. The layout of the page is based on mine with identical elements like the master editor badge, AfC, Article Rescue Squadron and WikiProjecr YouTube user boxes. They've then gone on to do odd things to Muhammad Zaid Alam including a cut-and-paste move to a different title, presumably as the first step towards trying to create another autobiography. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 13:51, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

User:Notaeditor101/sandbox repeats their previous attempts to create autobiographies eg Draft:M.Zaid. Mahmood-ul-Hassan repeats their efforts at Draft:Mahmood-ul-hassan. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 14:35, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

I've added 182.189.168.73 as this IP user tried to delete the speedy deletion tag on Mahmood-ul-Hassan and therefore is more than likely connected to the others. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 15:55, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

Further update:, but says they are sorry. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 16:17, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * Blocked the 182 IP for a week, Notaeditor is already blocked and tagged. Closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 00:55, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

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Another attempt to add a non-notable film by M Zaid to the list at List of Pakistani films of 2020 including a link to Mahmood-ul-Hassan which was created by one of their previous socks, Notaeditor101. Danishali01's user page is identical to how 's was, but with a new assumed name. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 19:03, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Added Aqua Pro Editor as their user page follows the same pattern as their other socks, and they've returned to edit Draft:AzzyLand which had been created by Notaeditor101 and List of Pakistanis which had been edited by that sock. They edited Airrack which had been created by their other sock Mahmood-ul-hassan101. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 17:59, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * Added (namesake of the subject Mahmood-ul-Hassan) who is editing Danishali01's sandbox and created M.Zaid. There may be an overlap with Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Mondayudowong here: Danishali01 edited Draft:Airrack (that Mondayudowong created) and Mahmood has just copied it over to mainspace (Airrack). – Thjarkur (talk) 19:50, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment - I have just reported as a sock of, another blocked account.  I haven't searched extensively, but Zed may be an older account than these accounts.  Robert McClenon (talk) 05:13, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * It gets even better than that - I count no fewer than four near-identical drafts/articles (though two of the drafts were all submitted by the same person). The image in the articles/drafts was uploaded by, who is associated with the Carmellow15 farm. Normally I would call this UPE, though promotion of a 13-year-old is a bit hard to swallow as UPE. I am quite convinced that these three socks are Geroge Mason, they're pending CU. I am not, however, convinced that these are related to Zed Pascual. Gut is saying that they're their own group of UPEs...but again...13-year-old...maybe it's the 13-year-old trying to make a quick buck?  - if it's at all practical, can you take a look and see if this sockmaster is someone we already know? If their ISP makes it impractical, don't spend too much time on it. GeneralNotability (talk) 01:15, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
 * FWIW, Danishali01, Mahmood-ul-hassan101, and Aqua Pro Editor are CU-confirmed. Those are poor edits. Drmies (talk) 01:26, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Drmies - Are you going to checkuser and compare these accounts to the master and finish the check, or do you want me to do that?  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   01:29, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Sorry User:Oshwah, guess I forgot about that, and I closed my windows. I will tell you that I did not see any other accounts than those three. Drmies (talk) 01:33, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Drmies - No worries! I can do it. :-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   01:36, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Bagging and tagging socks. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   01:40, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Bagging and tagging socks. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   01:40, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Bagging and tagging socks. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   01:40, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Bagging and tagging socks. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   01:40, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Bagging and tagging socks. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   01:40, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Bagging and tagging socks. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   01:40, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

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Account was created a day after Geroge Mason's sock Mahmood-ul-hassan101 was blocked for sockpuppetry and promoting Muhammad Zaid. The sock has recreated the article in draftspace under a different title to conceal the deletion history and the references they have added are about a different person (Pakistani–Canadian YouTuber) with a similar name. Pls also have a glance at their user page, they have added several misleading user boxes which is not in line with talk page policies. Umakant Bhalerao (talk) 18:05, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I have gone ahead and marked their user page as well for deletion under WP:G3.--Umakant Bhalerao (talk) 18:07, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * . Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 23:07, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

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Straight back to editing several articles that the previous socks were interested in such as Muhammad Zaid (previously edited by Notaeditor101, Aqua Pro Editor, Muhammad Ahmad Jutt), List of Pakistani films of 2020 (previously edited by Muhammad Ahmad Jutt, Danishali01 and Notaeditor101) and Amna Riaz (previously edited by Aqua Pro Editor and Muhammad Ahmad Jutt). Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 12:52, 29 March 2021 (UTC)


 * While dealing with this could someone delete their Draft:Beauty of Iqbal Park which I had tagged for G5 but it was declined? Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 12:56, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * . Also semi-protected the articles they've been working on.  As for the G5,  declined that, and technically the reason she declined is still valid, so I'm not going to wheel-war with her.  I suggest WP:PROD or WP:MFD. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:11, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

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Possible sock? They created M.Zaid, which is an unusual article to create given the lack of notability. The account was created just after the last one was blocked, however, the majority of edits have been constructive... Requesting CU to be sure. Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 19:25, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

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 * Their previous behaviour has involved beginning with ten or more constructive edits in order to become autoconfirmed. I don't think a CU is needed in this case, certain duck behaviour. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 11:11, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

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 * - TonyBallioni (talk) 18:38, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to the master:
 * All . Closing. TonyBallioni (talk) 18:48, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I'll also let a clerk/other CU decide whether it is worth moving this to Zaid Zayd, which apparently is the oldest account. I'm not really a stickler on naming conventions so long as we have a place where people know where to report, and I can see benefits from keeping it here in additions to some benefits from moving. Up to you. TonyBallioni (talk) 18:57, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Moved and retagged. Blablubbs&#124;talk 19:21, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
 * All . Closing. TonyBallioni (talk) 18:48, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I'll also let a clerk/other CU decide whether it is worth moving this to Zaid Zayd, which apparently is the oldest account. I'm not really a stickler on naming conventions so long as we have a place where people know where to report, and I can see benefits from keeping it here in additions to some benefits from moving. Up to you. TonyBallioni (talk) 18:57, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Moved and retagged. Blablubbs&#124;talk 19:21, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
 * All . Closing. TonyBallioni (talk) 18:48, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I'll also let a clerk/other CU decide whether it is worth moving this to Zaid Zayd, which apparently is the oldest account. I'm not really a stickler on naming conventions so long as we have a place where people know where to report, and I can see benefits from keeping it here in additions to some benefits from moving. Up to you. TonyBallioni (talk) 18:57, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Moved and retagged. Blablubbs&#124;talk 19:21, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

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Requesting CU because this doesn't appear to be a new account and I think that there is enough to at least suspect that it's related to Zaid Zayd/Geroge Mason. The main evidence is that they have recreated Dananeer Mobeen after it was deleted last week. The content is fairly similar, if memory serves me correctly. They have also created a lot of articles that the previous socks didn't, so it's not a clear cut WP:DUCK case, in my view. Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 07:06, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

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Well spotted. Other behavioural similarities include: Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 09:03, 12 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Straight after creating their account, with claims that are not true (e.g. after their second edit they had a userbox claiming 320+ edits and that they had created five templates)
 * interest in cricket (per the sandbox article they are working on)
 * overlinking country names and everyday words
 * unnecessarily adding __INDEX__ to articles e.g., . See on the Muhammad Zaid article.
 * unnecessarily adding __INDEX__ to articles e.g., . See on the Muhammad Zaid article.

They've since recreated Kevin Andrew L. Tan which was originally written by their previous sock Mahmood-ul-hassan101. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 15:27, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

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 * – per filing and Curb Safe Charmer, plus additional overlap . Pretty clear based on behaviour, but a sleeper check seems warranted. Blablubbs&#124;talk 09:10, 12 April 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. Bagging and tagging sock account. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   17:30, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

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Perfect recreation of Kyle Giersdorf using a similar edit summary, userpage identical to the similarly named. – Thjarkur (talk) 08:59, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

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 * Yep, identical recreation, plus the userpages noted by the filer . – please block the sock indefinitely.  Blablubbs&#124;talk 11:11, 14 April 2021 (UTC)


 * ✔️. I added a tag, closing. Mz7 (talk) 05:54, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

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Per WP:DUCK. Still trying to publish the same article, this time at M.Zaid (content producer). Lahori Boy was created to try to remove speedy deletion templates GPL93 (talk) 14:39, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus ., closing. Mz7 (talk) 05:55, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

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Possible sockpuppetry on M.Zaid. Mahmood created the article but Danish is removing the CSD tags with the inappropriate edit summary 'fixed typo', implying the edit is minor. Both accounts are less than 2 days old but the editors seem very experienced. Is this potentially a sock of a long term vandal? Both users seem to be working on User:Danishali01/sandbox. Very strange that another editor would edit another user's sandbox! Did he forget which account he was logged in as? Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 18:42, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

I feel CU might be useful because, as referenced above, I've got a horrible feeling that we've seen this editor before but I can't put my finger on it. Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 18:43, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus Mzaidofficial, Gorgeali. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 10:33, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
 * is duck-blocked as a sockpuppet of George Mason, so this might need a merge. Blablubbs&#124;talk 12:30, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
 * merged, nothing further to do here. Closing. The SandDoctor  Talk 17:22, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

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Same user page content as previously blocked socks; recreated Kyle Giersdorf (now named Bugha (gamer) and just submitted Draft:Dananeer Mobeen.  Schazjmd   (talk)  14:16, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

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 * As we've seen on numerous of their previous socks, he's asked specific reviewers to review his draft, with similar wording about how well sourced it is, e.g. in this case . Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 15:45, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

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 * Most certainly them, and I don't think CU is needed here (we had a sleeper check just a couple days ago). For quick reference, the userpage links are ; – please block the sock indefinitely. Thanks and best,  Blablubbs&#124;talk 16:09, 18 April 2021 (UTC)
 * suspected, closing. The SandDoctor  Talk 17:09, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

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Another attempt to create the same article, this time at Draft:M.Zaid (actor) GPL93 (talk) 16:06, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

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 * as an obvious sockpuppet. SuperMarioMan (Talk) 17:42, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

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The most striking similarity is their user page, which has a table showing which countries they've visited. This is identical to the table on. Palander has edited Draft:Dananeer Mobeen which had substantial contributions by Zaid's previous socks Unnecessary Invention, Muhammad Furqan Butt and Notaeditor101. Apart from that, same interest in YouTubers and Pakistan. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 09:37, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Update: They must be aware of this SPI now, as they've . Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 14:48, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

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 * Comment - If this ends up not being a match, I'll eat my hat. Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 11:45, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment An edit by this person popped up on my watchlist and after I checked their user page, I came here to add them to report. Note the final "Message" section on the user page, identical to the "Message" section on the previous sock's user page. Schazjmd   (talk)  14:38, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

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 * Duck based on userpages and overlap, but  for a sleeper check since there have been some in the past. Thanks and best,  Blablubbs&#124;talk 14:53, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Also found and ✅:
 * Bagging and tagging sock accounts. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   18:03, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Bagging and tagging sock accounts. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   18:03, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Bagging and tagging sock accounts. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   18:03, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

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This SPA's only edits have been to Paras Gola which was created yesterday by Zayd's latest sock Alen Palander. The new account has !voted keep in the AfD. See also this report re another possible sock showing unusual interest in the same article. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 17:49, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

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 * - This seems pretty cut and dry, so I've gone ahead blocked Akashkumar9871. given the history of sleeper use, please check if any exist. Sir Sputnik (talk) 23:33, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
 * CU results are interestingly not quite a match. Most Zaid Zayd socks geolocate reliably to a particular area, but Akashkumar9871 seems to have crossed the border into an area of a different country that is still geographically close to where Zaid Zayd typically is. Given the state of the world right now, I'm not sure to what extent international travel is currently possible. There is a slight chance that this technical result can be explained by a deliberate effort to evade CU detection, so I'll go ahead and call this . Since the account is blocked on behavior, I'll go ahead and mark this case as closed. . Mz7 (talk) 04:34, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

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joined the day after the last sock was blocked, created M.Zaid (vlogger), which is just a way to avoid the salt on M.Zaid TAXIDICAE💰  14:41, 2 May 2021 (UTC)
 * second account exists solely to stroke Zayne's ego, giving bogus barnstars etc... TAXIDICAE💰  14:45, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

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 * Primefac (talk) 15:07, 2 May 2021 (UTC)


 * as suspected. Blablubbs&#124;talk 16:04, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

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Creating exactly the same articles of the sockmaster, see deletion log for Irfan_Junejo and prevdel for Iqbal_Avenue CommanderWaterford (talk) 10:42, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

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 * The recreation of Iqbal Avenue is near-identical . - last check was a few weeks ago, I think it makes sense to have another sleeper sweep.  --Blablubbs&#124;talk 10:58, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Also found and ✅:
 * Bagging and tagging socks. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   14:53, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Bagging and tagging socks. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   14:53, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Bagging and tagging socks. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   14:53, 10 May 2021 (UTC)


 * . --Blablubbs&#124;talk 15:01, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

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see M.Zaid (content producer) YODADICAE👽  14:18, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

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 * . GeneralNotability (talk) 14:27, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
 * , Looks like you tagged Jeff Witteck, then deleted the user page. Was that your intention? -- RoySmith (talk) 15:31, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
 * , nope, I was overzealous with Special:Nuke. Retagged. GeneralNotability (talk) 18:07, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

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Jellychichi created Kevin L. Tan, which is now at Articles for deletion/Kevin L. Tan).

Kevin L. Tan is a recreation of Kevin Andrew L. Tan, which was nominated for deletion at Articles for deletion/Kevin Andrew L. Tan. Kevin Andrew L. Tan was previously created by and, who were blocked as Zaid Zayd sockpuppets. Cunard (talk) 00:24, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

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 * Probably them. . GeneralNotability (talk) 00:05, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

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The Muslim Boy Created M.Zaid (content director). DUCK in relation to Muhammad Zaid (actor) created by sock.  Eostrix  (&#x1F989; hoot hoot&#x1F989;) 15:33, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

Seguesubs was created and then edited the newly created article 23 minutes after creation and 4 minutes after The Muslim Boy. Unlikely coincidence for new account just created.-- Eostrix  (&#x1F989; hoot hoot&#x1F989;) 15:35, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

and are also newly created accounts jumping immediately into this article. Ditto who also made very not newbie user page edits. is the same.-- Eostrix  (&#x1F989; hoot hoot&#x1F989;) 15:43, 25 May 2021 (UTC) userlinks changed to make things easier to read. Primefac (talk) 16:27, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

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 * Comment - could User:Wajahatzafar321 be connected due to their involvement with GharBaar.com? Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 16:14, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment - Seguesubs's user page is a straight copy of a section of mine. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 16:28, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

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 * Checked, all listed users ✅ and blocked. Primefac (talk) 16:26, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
 * ,, closing. --Blablubbs&#124;talk 16:32, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

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Clearly WP:DUCK due to creating M.Zaid (Vlogger). Worth a CU imho due to previous history of using multiple socks simultaneously. Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 19:46, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

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 * Looking over the edit history of Mahmood-ul Hassan, it appears that there have been other sockpuppets recently blocked & tagged, including Tuaha Jalil and Stark Pablos, who probably haven't been included in a previous report. Liz Read! Talk! 20:41, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

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Um, confirmed. I've CU-tagged a few pre-blocked socks, and blocked a couple of zero-edit sleepers (available in my recent logs if anyone's interested). I think we're up to date here. -- zzuuzz (talk) 21:09, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

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Creating vi:Muhammad Zaid, also edits here. Please also see simple:Wikipedia:Requests for deletion/Requests/2021/Mahmood Ul Hassan for suspected accounts. Bencemac (talk) 10:51, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

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 * Already CU-blocked,, closing. --Blablubbs&#124;talk 11:21, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

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User:Ehlboy uploaded a number of photos from IMDb (nominated for speedy deletion as copyright violations by me) of M.Zaid. User:Airrack also uploaded one image of M.Zaid from IMDb on to Commons (also nominated for speedy deletion as copyright violations by me). Both accounts have claimed to be the owner of this one image ( & ). While Ehlboy created a gallery page for M.Zaid on Commons, Airrack created the commons category for him. Airrack also a photo and created a category for Mahmood Ul Hassan on Commons, another failed draft by User:Muhammad Furqan Butt. The photo uploaded was taken in Brisbane, as was the since deleted File:M.Zaid in Brisbane.jpg which Muhammad Furqan Butt. As I gather from Sockpuppet investigations/Zaid Zayd/Archive, Draft:Airrack was another draft created by one of the socks. There is just to much connection there for this to be coincidence! Calistemon (talk) 09:57, 19 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Just as a note, some of the evidence from above has since disappeared as an admin on Commons deleted the copyright violations uploaded by the above mentioned users. See Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:M.Zaid. Calistemon (talk) 13:26, 19 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Activities on other wikis is not generally considered evidence of socking on enwiki (although, things that happen on commons are of more interest than most of other wikis). Is there any evidence of socking based on their enwiki edits? -- RoySmith (talk) 21:42, 19 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Ultimately I conducted the search based upon writing style, particularly around capitalizations, and IP history from other confirmed socks. Mkdw  talk 22:37, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

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I don't know how is connected, but they tried to forge your signature on this page. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 18:14, 19 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the ping, I'll have a look. --Blablubbs&#124;talk 21:17, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅ Ehlboy. . Mkdw  talk 22:21, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

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What tipped me off is diff in which Brascoian awards himself a barnstar signed by Ntrr123, despite Ntrr123 doing nothing of the sort. Ntrr123 is an account with 29 edits, much of them intersecting with Brascoian.

I then noticed the second barnstar was awarded by WizardingMZ, another low edit account (9 edits total, all on 22 June 2021), this one being made from the right account.

However, WizardingMZ shares with Brascoian the peculiarity of creating a user page with their first edit  and even odder creating a user talk page with a self made welcoming template/teahouse template  activities that are distinctly not new user like.

The two accounts were created less than a day apart, and intersect on Charles B. Fairbanks.

Checkuser to confirm and see what other accounts may be linked to this farm.  Eostrix  (&#x1F989; hoot hoot&#x1F989;) 18:59, 26 June 2021 (UTC)
 * , you posted on his user talk with a new account query as I was typing this report in.-- Eostrix  (&#x1F989; hoot hoot&#x1F989;) 19:00, 26 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Added . By itself wouldn't be too suspicious, but as yet another new account showing up to award a barnstar to Brascoian, it is. Obviously on a different device as this one uses the visual editors as opposed to advanced mobile for the other ones. In the interaction today Mooonswimmer creates Dominion (1995 film) without any formatting (however, yesterday, Moonswimmer was able to create an article with formatting, links, and references and has done so previously and since). Brascoian then jumps in and makes various formatting changes during which Mooonswimmer is mostly silent (two possibly time submits at the same moment, but I'd assume these are two separate devices). Brascoian then requests a barnstar and goes silent Mooonswimmer awakes from his inactivity and awards the barnstar following by Brascoian modifying it 2 minutes later (+barnstar text modification). By itself not too suspicious, and technically there are differences from other accounts here, but the "dumbed-down" article creation here (an unformatted 400 byte article from a contributor regularly creating new articles with thousands to ten thousands bytes of formatted content) coupled with the pattern of newbies awarding barn stars worth a look.-- Eostrix  (&#x1F989; hoot hoot&#x1F989;) 13:25, 27 June 2021 (UTC)


 * There may be a connection to, as mere hours after their unblock on 23 June (around when these other accounts became active), with their 3rd AfD vote ever they voted keep at AfD on article started by Brascoian. Brascoian cares enough about the AfD to do this improper close. However, checkusered YashPratap1912 on 22 June and found nothing remiss.-- Eostrix  (&#x1F989; hoot hoot&#x1F989;) 08:31, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

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Thanks for the ping, and thanks for filing this. I noticed all three users, and although I could block behaviorally, I suspect there are other accounts because of Brascoian's knowledge of certain Wikipedia processes that a brand new user would not know. So, I'll hold off blocking Brascoian for the moment, despite their being the most active and disruptive of the three accounts, and wait for a CU.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:14, 26 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Responding because I saw my name pinged. I find the connection to YashPratap1912 to be tenuous, however I cannot rule it out. No comment on the other users. I don't have much to add but have added this page to my watchlist. I am available as always on my talk page. HighInBC Need help? Just ask. 08:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)


 * - it certainly looks like there's COI socking afoot, and it looks like none of these users were new at the time they joined. Please compare the accounts and look for (previous) others. Thanks. Blablubbs&#124;talk 10:01, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Mooonswimmer seems to be just some random person on a different continent. Ntrr123 is in the same country as Brascoian/Zaid Zayd, but that's the only similarity.  I think it's pretty safe to assume that all the Ntrr accounts who've edited Fecto Group are the same person.  The following are the only ones that I'm sure are evading blocks.  Confirmed to Sockpuppet investigations/Zaid Zayd:
 * Brascoian
 * WizardingMZ
 * I'll block them. Ntrr might have forgotten a few passwords over the years. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 07:33, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Also, see Special:Diff/1031375168/1031410493 for an example of Zaid Zayd's trolling. It seems likely to me that ZZ is simply trying to get Ntrr in trouble. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 19:32, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * No further comments for a while, so closing. Addendum: a clerk could merge this to Sockpuppet investigations/Zaid Zayd if desired. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 01:40, 8 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Moved, closing. Cabayi (talk) 10:02, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Moved, closing. Cabayi (talk) 10:02, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

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WP:DUCK due to Mahmood Ul Hassan (government officer), which is a hoax and identical to Mahmood-ul-Hassan and Draft:Mahmood-ul-hassan. Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 16:12, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah i am a Sockpuppet just ban me already. Ukhano (talk) 16:45, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

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✅, also: -- zzuuzz (talk) 17:03, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

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Has created Mahmood Ul Hassan (government officer) with the exact same content as before. Clear WP:DUCK. Might be worth another sleeper check as the one conducted on 11 July pulled out two more socks. Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 10:11, 21 July 2021 (UTC)

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 * Zaid Zayd Yeah i am Zaid Zayd but not this user. This case should be on Zaid Zayd Sockpuppet investigation. Biaheza (talk) 10:18, 21 July 2021 (UTC)

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 * Zaid Zayd =  Nantumanya(?). I'll block now per admitted block evasion/socking. -- Deep fried okra  ( talk ) 10:24, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
 * too slow. -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 10:29, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
 * you moved this case from Zaid Zayd to Nantumanya, but as far as I can tell Nantumanya was found to not be Zaid – was this misclick, or did I miss something? --Blablubbs (talk) 00:23, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
 * , ah, crap - I'd intended to create a new case to the 14 July case, with Nantumanya as the master and their sock. Looks like I moved the whole case. Sorry, I screwed up there. Not at my proper screen for a bit today, I'll try to fix it later if nobody gets to it first - not going to attempt that on a smartphone. Girth Summit  (blether)  06:59, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Actually, I think I'm going to ask for a helping hand here, I don't want to screw this up any worse than I already have. - any chance you could help me clean up my mess? See the archives - the 14 July case was originally listed with Zaid Zayd as the master, and with Nantumanya and Ukuchinga as socks. We couldn't confirm a link to Zaed Zayd, but the two socks were likely to each other and behaviourally similar, so I thought I had created a new case with Nantumanya as the master and Ukuchinga as the sock. Turns out I moved the entire case history over to Nantumanya. How should I move the archive history (and this current case) back over the Zaed Zayd, and separate out that one Nantumanya case cleanly? Thanks and apologies in equal measure.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  11:29, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
 * @Girth Summit, apologies for chipping in unprompted, but in case it's helpful: I would just split the archive by copying (G6 Zaid Zayd, move this there without a redirect, cut and paste the archive back here and add an archivenotice) – if you had split the case section at the time, it would have been cut and paste with attribution. I can do it and take any potential blame if you prefer. -- Blablubbs (talk) 11:33, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
 * , if you're confident that's the best way to do it, be my guest! Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  11:48, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Will do as soon as the G6s go through. :) Blablubbs (talk) 11:54, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Now ✅, tagged the sock,, closing.
 * Meh. That's what Biaheza insisted-- Zaid Zayd, not Nantumanya. -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 02:08, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

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This user have recently blocked as a Sockpuppet, But I noticed that Zaid Zayd disruptive edits started probably 1 year ago but the user:bethesda account is created 15 years ago. Asteroidaz (talk) 09:44, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

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 * Comment I probably thinks that User:Bethesda account was hacked by Zaid Zayd. Asteroidaz (talk) 11:14, 10 August 2021 (UTC)


 * This is really strange case as I was under the impression that Zaid Zayd was a teenager. And now Asteroidaz (above) is blocked as another ZZ sock? Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 20:05, 10 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Zaid Zayd has been recently trying to compromise accounts (!). It is quite possible, though we will probably never know for sure, that the Bethesda account was compromised. -- zzuuzz (talk) 20:38, 10 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I find myself repeatedly bewildered by the actions of sockpuppets which often seems inexplicable and contradictory with other sockpuppets from the same master. But CUs always say something to the effect of "Don't spend time trying to make sense of sockpuppets. It's a waste of time." Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 05:08, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

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 * It's probable that this account may have been compromised by this sockmaster. As such I'm not immediately wanting to move this case to this username, especially if someone regains this account (though this seems unlikely due to it's age and inactivity). Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 11:01, 10 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Filer has been blocked as a sock of Zaid Zayd. I discourage a rename. -- zzuuzz (talk) 11:37, 10 August 2021 (UTC)
 * As we know, Bethesda was used by Zaid Zayd. It's quite possible it was compromised, but makes no difference. Asteroidaz is confirmed. Nothing more to do here.. -- zzuuzz (talk) 12:21, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

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Recreated M.Zaid (vlogger). GeoffreyT2000 (talk) 15:52, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

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 * Comment - see also Muhammad Zaid (vlogger) and Draft:Muhammad Zaid (vlogger) Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 16:39, 22 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Account blocked by following disruption of SPI, and global lock requested.  Java  Hurricane  16:53, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

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 * , compare M.Zaid (Vlogger) and M.Zaid (content producer). – a sleeper check seems like a good idea.  --Blablubbs (talk) 15:58, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
 * - ~TNT (she/they • talk) 22:06, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
 * is ✅ to . ~TNT (she/they • talk) 22:08, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
 * - please block the sock indefinitely per the overlap with a previous Zaid sock here. --Blablubbs (talk) 22:09, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Not as conclusive as I'd like, but has learned coyness. --  Deep fried okra ( talk ) 23:05, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
 * close enough. Not a checkuser, so I won't apply CU stuff. -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 23:07, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks. and closing.  --Blablubbs (talk) 00:41, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Tagged Shinplax as proven based on the above. -- RoySmith (talk) 21:55, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

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Quack quack quack

Requesting checkuser for a sleeper check. 192.76.8.74 (talk) 20:31, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

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 * Also, as a suggestion, perhaps it would be sensible to look into doing something with MediaWiki:Titleblacklist to stop more of these pages being created? This has been going on for 6 months now.

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Confirmed, plus: And again with the compromise attempts, so this one I'm going to call confirmed and compromised: -- zzuuzz (talk) 21:17, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

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Re-created Dananeer Mobeen which was previously created by two of Zaid Zayd's socks, Muhammad Furqan Butt and Young Brown Boy. Has also edited Young Stunners (music duo) which Zayd has shown interest in the past through their Heath Hussar, Jeff Witteck and Vermilim socks. Earlier this month Shoo Mila - not an indication of sockpuppetry of course but that we are likely dealing with an immature editor. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 17:14, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

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 * Sock indeffed and tagged. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  21:26, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

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The edit history of Antoine Viviani is interesting. Accepted at AFC by User:Luciapop (sock of Ugbedeg) and immediately tag teamed by a sock of the alleged master here.

Are we seeing a linkage between these two sock farms? Fiddle Timtrent Faddle Talk to me 08:55, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * CU - Orlando Gibs is stale, so there's nothing CU can tell us here. Behaviourally this doesn't particularly look like Zaid Zayd or Ugbedeg - both of those groups have some obvious behavioural tells that I'm not seeing with this account, and I don't think either is active on frwiki . The WP:SPA nature of this account suggests a COI, but I don't think it's a sock (not of these groups anyway). In any case it is somewhat moot as this account hasn't edited since April. Closing without further action for now. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 09:24, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

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Re-re-re-recreated Draft:Dananeer Mobeen after it was salted in article space. Someone who&#39;s wrong on the internet (talk) 19:45, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged as a suspected sock. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 07:07, 15 July 2023 (UTC)