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01 July 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

puppet made minutes after ban of puppeteer, makes same edits as puppeteer WesGeek (talk) 22:59, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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I just added another doing the same thing. Seems like a WP:DUCK. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 02:28, 2 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments[edit]

02 July 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Similar behaviour, see diff. Uses the exact same edit summaries as the other socks. Please consider extending the master's block beyond 48 hours due to block evasion and refusal to serve even two hours of their initial block. Spiderone(Talk to Spider) 09:23, 2 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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25 July 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

SILVAJASON created Ayan Nayak (119557005), which was previously created three times by AnonymousIndiaz (118482845, 118488954, 119009454). After the page was tagged for G4, SALHEB removed it. All three have impersonated more established Wikipedians: AnonymousIndiaz Spiderone, SILVAJASON Justiyaya, SALHEB KylieTastic and Materialscientist. Sdrqaz (talk) 00:10, 25 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Blocked, tagged, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 00:15, 25 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

11 August 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Another spam account trying to promote Ayan Nayak. This time he has been forced to do it under Ayan (actor) because of salting. Might be worth a check for other accounts as previously this person has operated multiple socks simultaneously. Spiderone(Talk to Spider) 19:37, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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  • OK, I just blocked Caboti24 (talk · contribs) and Vavank98 (talk · contribs), and Nexus2321 (talk · contribs) is one of them also. Problem is I can't really figure out the best range or ranges to run CU on and to block--and we need a serious rangeblock here. So I need one of the hardcore CUs, the ones who can keep their head straight with lots of screens open. In the meantime I'm going to clean up all their poorly-written drafts. Thanks. Drmies (talk) 00:50, 16 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • And User:Dramadevil. And User:Sparkt Social. And User:Skfazall. And User:BDSAH22111. Did I mention User:KARTIKEYDESAI111? --Drmies
    • KARTIKEYDESAI111 is also listed at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Vyom420. That means either more evidence for the ranges and more support for strong action against either a larger drawer or two separately-actionable drawers, or more diversity and despair at stopping this mess:( DMacks (talk) 02:05, 16 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
      • DMacks, that's why I need someone else, someone with better overview, to look at this. I did actually just block three /64 ranges, but there's a lot more. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 02:08, 16 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I don't envy CUs, especially for abusers who fancy these sorts of topics. DMacks (talk) 02:10, 16 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Since Drmies wants a 2O, I'll just mark this as endorsed. GeneralNotability (talk) 15:15, 17 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  •  In progress - Mz7 (talk) 00:52, 18 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Annoyingly, the way that this sockmaster's Internet service provider assigns IP addresses prevents us from making an effective range block—to do so would mean an inordinate amount of collateral damage to innocent users. If we need an alternative to whack-a-mole, I would instead look into requesting an edit filter to at least stop them from making more pages about Ayan Nayak specifically. In any case, when I looked, I didn't find any other accounts that Drmies didn't already find. I've blocked and tagged Nexus2321 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki), since it looks like Drmies forgot to do so. Closing. Mz7 (talk) 01:11, 18 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

20 August 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Made a draft for celebrity birthdays which happened to include their favorite person Ayan Nayak. Their userpage is copied from User:SACRED which is another MO of this sock master. This is enough quacking for me. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 04:07, 20 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  Likely.
Also found and  Confirmed to Boti2481:
GalbinGalith (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
Based off of the technical evidence, these users are on the same wide range and geolocate to the same area. They also use the exact same user agent. Given the contributions of both the accused sock, the accused master, and the account that I found and confirmed to Boti2481 while performing the check, they all have added "Ayan Nayak" in one or more of their edits. Based off of both the technical and behavioral evidence, I am blocking all accounts and tagging them as sock puppets of the master. This SPI will then be closed... ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 06:01, 20 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oshwah, this was only just archived, but if it's fresh on your mind, will you please have a look at User:Samita1212? Thanks. Drmies (talk) 16:39, 20 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Drmies -  Likely. There's enough technical and behavioral evidence for me to assert that this account is another sock puppet of AnonymousIndiaz. I've gone ahead and blocked and tagged. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 17:01, 20 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Oshwah--I thought I recognized the IP but I wasn't 100% sure, and the range, as you said, is indeed very wide. Drmies (talk) 17:11, 20 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

21 August 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]


Immediately after Boti2481 was blocked by Oshwah, Samita1212 appeared to make further edits to Draft:Rishton Ka Manjha and also to resume conversing with me on my talk page.

Samita1212 was subsequently blocked by Oshwah, after which Raviana48 appeared with the same modus operandi: Edit the draft and leave a comment on my talk page. Because I am a WP:INVOLVED admin I probably should not be taking action here.

Boti2481 protested in a block appeal that he never heard of the sockmaster, but the accounts created since then are clearly the same person based on behavioral evidence, particularly since Boti2481 threatened to keep creating new accounts in order to continue editing. ~Anachronist (talk) 17:33, 21 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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that USer:Discospinster had blocked but not noted as part of this drawer, focusing on Ayan Nayak. DMacks (talk) 18:11, 21 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Everyone is blocked, and I don't think CU will be super useful here given the very recent check and troublesome ranges noted in the archive. Concur about Axus1252, who I've  Tagged as suspected for good measure. Closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 11:00, 22 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

27 August 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Gghy appears to have made 10 edits for the purpose of editing Draft:Rishton Ka Manjha, which was semi-protected due to persistent sockpuppetry from AnonymousIndiaz. They introduced a copyright violation in the plot summary, similar to past socks like Boti2481 and Raviana48. DanCherek (talk) 17:57, 27 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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After I semi-protected Draft:Rishton Ka Manjha due to repeated block evasion and copyvio by sockpuppets, it was predictable that a new sockpuppet would emerge to circumvent the protection. This one quacks like a WP:DUCK.

I know from past comments in this SPI case that the IP range is quite wide, but can we maybe have a range block on some narrower ranges that would cover these socks? ~Anachronist (talk) 18:30, 27 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Update: Because the draft was created by an IP address now blocked as a sockpuppet, I have deleted it in accordance with WP:G5 and salted it. Although I was conversing with this editor in good faith before I found out about the sockpuppetry, my actions since then have been administrative, so I no longer consider myself WP:INVOLVED. Therefore I am blocking this sock per WP:DUCK due to the activity of this user since this SPI case was filed.
I suspect it is likely that there are sleeper accounts established for the same purpose of evading the block to promote that Indian TV show ~Anachronist (talk) 18:53, 27 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Closing - there may be sleeper accounts, but I do not believe CU will be practical in finding them. GeneralNotability (talk) 01:39, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

31 August 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

WP:DUCK: created Draft:Rishton Ka Manjha (2021) with the exact same kind of garbled plot summary as the old Draft:Rishton Ka Manjha, which is create protected. খানকির চালে's draft was moved to mainspace and then to Rishton Ka Manjha, with the help of a couple of good faith-assuming editors. খানকির চালে has also requested that Ayan Nayak be created – that title is also salted, having been created by AnonymousIndiaz and by SILVAJASON, who is another sock.

Clear COI issues: Ayan Nayak is an actor who appears in the TV show Rishton Ka Manjha. There is another brand-new article about an actor from the same series, Aanchal Goswami, and খানকির চালে's first edit was to that article. bonadea contributions talk 08:31, 31 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Adding Surajvicky023 who is another SPA; created four days ago, made 11 edits, created Draft:Ayan Nayak this morning and apparently tagged it for deletion again, and then moved Draft:Rishton Ka Manjha to Rishton Ka Manjha. A CU would be great, to see what other sleepers might have been created. --bonadea contributions talk 20:40, 31 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Added IP addresses, one or two of which added copyvio content identical to prior blocked sock. ~Anachronist (talk) 02:08, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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After the previous socks were blocked and Draft:Rishton Ka Manjha was deleted per WP:G5, the draft was quickly re-created by খানকির চালে with participation from the other suspected socks listed, including Surajvicky023 "accepting" the draft to move it into main space. Prior socks have admitted to a COI, and seem desperate to get an article about this TV show into main space, even resorting to copyright violations. I was not as sure about খানকির চালে being a sock because the new version of the draft was started with somewhat different content from the last deleted version, but it quickly evolved into being substantially identical to the last deleted version (including copyvio). The fact that খানকির চালে added a plot summary identical to a previously blocked sock quacks rather loudly. ~Anachronist (talk) 02:05, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have indef-blocked the suspected sockpuppets, blocked the IP addresses for 3 months, and deleted the draft per WP:G5. ~Anachronist (talk) 02:30, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

02 September 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]


See my update below; hold off blocking this one for now.

Appeared a few hours after I create-protected Draft:Rishton Ka Manjha (semi-protected). २ तकर पेप्सी proceeded to make a bunch of decent main space edits, probably in an effort to get autoconfirmed (which happens in a couple of days), after which the user requested on my talk page to unprotect the draft. Because this user apparently edits from a wide range of IP addresses, a checkuser may not be able to confirm a connection, but please try. ~Anachronist (talk) 17:27, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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@Anachronist: I am curious to see whether their draft will mention Ayan Nayak (who AnonymousIndiaz has been attempting to promote from day one), because from what I can tell, not a single RS mentions him as being a part of this show, and yet all previous drafts have attempted to place him front and center. That would be strange coming from an employee of the TV production company. I guess we'll see. DanCherek (talk) 18:42, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@DanCherek: I share your curiosity also. That's why I'd like to give this one some WP:ROPE. ~Anachronist (talk) 18:56, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Today २ तकर पेप्सी moved Kolkatar Harry into mainspace (an IP created it as a draft). This appears to be another attempt to spam Ayan Nayak, whose name does not actually appear in any of the article's sources but is mysteriously listed second in the Cast section. I believe २ तकर पेप्सी and the IP are both sockpuppets of AnonymousIndiaz. DanCherek (talk) 17:04, 16 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments[edit]

Update: this conversation on my talk page explains the situation, and why the IP addresses have been so diverse. It's a team of different people.

I'd like to hold off blocking this one for now. I believe that this is a new user, not one person evading a block, who has explained that we have blocked several different people on their team, and he was asked by his employer to try to solve the problem of people getting blocked and the article being deleted. The user is willing to abide by Wikipedia policies and guidelines. There is already a paid editing disclosure on the user page.

This SPI appears to be a case of meatpuppetry instigated by an employer (likely the supervisor of all the users we've blocked in this SPI case so far) who is clueless about Wikipedia policies and guidelines. I want to see how this one goes. I'll monitor it. ~Anachronist (talk) 18:35, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

22 February 2022[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Discussion from Talk:Ayan Nayak

There has been a relatively long campaign by UPE editors and sockpuppets to promote this actor. See this talk page post, which links to a number of previous discussions and evidence of fishy goings-on, including falsification of images to make it look as if the person was notable. Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/AnonymousIndiaz/Archive is also relevant, in particular the report from 2 September 2021, which concerns the user who created this redirect; two days later, the same user requested removal of the salt at Ayan (actor) in order to redirect it to an article about a different film. The promotionalism is strong in this one. --bonadea contributions talk 10:14, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes coz TOI covered him as Ayan not by his full name ... २ तकरपेप्सी talk 10:22, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Bonadea: I did an extensive search and found c:User talk:२ तकर पेप्सी and c:Commons:Deletion requests/File:Signature of actor Ayan.png discussions says that they are only here for promotion and inter-wiki spam. 2402:3A80:1A42:3221:ED5F:7D15:2CAD:74D2 (talk) 10:46, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Again this IP is back who is already blocked in a page for dispurative editing. ... २ तकरपेप्सी talk 10:55, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@GeneralNotability, @Anachronist with evidences from above I request to re-check if (२ तकर पेप्सी) is a sock per last filling Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/AnonymousIndiaz/Archive#02_September_2021. Please note that I am not the guy that posted article request at talk page of २ तकर पेप्सी, it looks like I shared the same IP range 2402:3A80 by coincidence only. Thank you. 2402:3A80:1A46:6454:71A2:8CBB:2547:FCD7 (talk) 12:00, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Bonadea Just to note things, User:२ तकर पेप्सी also requested me to help him develop his draft Ayan Nayak. Later I came to know that it was promotional. I really don't know whats going on out here. I think a CU needs to be performed. ItcouldbepossibleTalk 12:15, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@DanCherek: tagging you since you were first to catch and to present anything more evidence apart from above if you wish. Thanks 2402:3A80:1A46:6454:71A2:8CBB:2547:FCD7 (talk) 12:24, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
All thinks done previously CU check has been done. Also DanCherek knows everything. I have cleared everything on the talkpage. Requesting the IP (who is a Sockpuppet not to interfere). As per seniors guidance need to improve the draft then submit it for AFC reviewing. ... २ तकरपेप्सी talk 12:55, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Please do not speak for me or invoke my username in support of this content. DanCherek (talk) 13:19, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Question:

Please note Wikipedia is an encyclopedia not a PR site. If Ayan really exists and is notable it will be available here in appropriate time from our fellow volunteeres and editors. 2402:3A80:1A46:6454:71A2:8CBB:2547:FCD7 (talk) 13:35, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

For clarity I call upon {{checkuser needed}} for २ तकर पेप्सी (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki). I would not comment further watch on २ तकर पेप्सी edits/creation after the outcome. 2402:3A80:1A46:6454:71A2:8CBB:2547:FCD7 (talk) 13:47, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I am just beyond mesmerized by this IPs judgement. How does he observe things so closely? Thanks for keeping this place so neat and clean. ItcouldbepossibleTalk 14:31, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Sharma, Anjali (7 January 2022). "Aparajita natok finally released after so much struggle".
  2. ^ "Shoot of Oporajita finally gets over and releasing soon -". 17 January 2022.

Thanks for your comment I appreciate that this time you really cleared things professionally. Some reply to your question

Hope more coverage somes soon and then you will help creating the draft. ... २ तकरपेप्सी talk 13:57, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I object book my know covers only when subject is notable (as per their requirement if user has did some movie) no user can create. Also it's a start and you are not reviewing the draft. ... २ तकरपेप्सी talk 14:22, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Tamzin: I have copied all the discussion from the talk page for better reference. २ तकर पेप्सी was new when they tried to re-create Ayan Nayak and per last SPI reports plus this talk page post, which links to a number of previous discussions and evidence of fishy goings-on, including falsification of images to make it look as if the person was notable. In particular the report from 2 September 2021, which concerns the user who created this redirect; two days later, the same user requested removal of the salt at Ayan (actor) in order to redirect it to an article about a different film makes me feel they may be the sock or meatpuppet of User:AnonymousIndiaz. There is a need to check behaviouraly beside a CU check. Thanks 2402:3A80:68E:735F:410B:A7F5:DB18:F1B2 (talk) 19:17, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Also Atul2901 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) have similar editing interest with २ तकर पेप्सी as they both were involved in Draft:Raavan (2022 film) → Raavan (2022 film) and editing Draft:First HelpCare. Thanks 2402:3A80:68E:735F:410B:A7F5:DB18:F1B2 (talk) 19:41, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
See this for the similarity. 2402:3A80:68E:735F:410B:A7F5:DB18:F1B2 (talk) 19:47, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

information Note: २ तकर पेप्सी has been renamed now to Anachroliz per [4] Thanks 2402:3A80:68E:735F:410B:A7F5:DB18:F1B2 (talk) 20:22, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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  • I plan to comment (briefly) on this once I finish responding to an unrelated matter elsewhere. DanCherek (talk) 20:26, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    The hyperfocus on Ayan, whom the community has twice deemed to be thoroughly non-notable, has always been the biggest red flag to me. For a while that name was synonymous with the AnonymousIndiaz SPI because they alone were obsessed with him – it wasn't like he was one of those minor celebrities who falls short of WP:NACTOR but had a decent online fanbase. So yes, I think it's strange that Anachroliz has been trying so hard to create this article and shoehorn him into related TV articles, uploading Ayan's now-deleted signature to Commons marked as "own work" (among doctored and Flickrwashed photos of Ayan), and extensively editing Ayan's now-deleted Wikidata entry. And I think it's strange – and I suppose you will assess how coincidental it is – that AnonymousIndiaz, who stubbornly created twenty-one confirmed or suspected sockpuppets in a two-month period (SPIs from July 1 to August 31, 2021), suddenly stopped and has not resurfaced since, while Anachroliz started editing on September 1, 2021. FWIW, I don't think CU will do much here nor do I think Atul2901 is related. DanCherek (talk) 20:57, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • I will wait for what ADMINS and CU decides. Check this to know more how this IP bullying me evrytime [5] (Just for the information this ip is a sock of User:Amkgp see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Amkgp/Archive) ... २ तकरपेप्सी talk 20:40, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
As per DanCherek comment I know Ayan is the biggest red target for him; but the user never bullied nor even tried to bully me. When I did mistakes the user undone it. ((For example when I added Ayan Nayak on Raavan (2022 film) he removed the actor's surname)) and explained me in detail where I was wrong. But this IP user harassing me for a long time on my talk page and another IP came and said the same thing on my talk page. ... २ तकरपेप्सी talk 21:12, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I was suspicious when I found out the editor was changing their username to that of their "two favorite admins". Admins shouldn't have fans. There can be editors who appreciate the work we do but having a "fan" made me suspect he thought we would bail him out of any trouble he got himself into. Didn't work. Liz Read! Talk! 02:35, 24 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments[edit]

  •  In progress - -- RoySmith (talk) 16:07, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Anachroliz is  Confirmed to Atul2901. Based on CU logs, they are  Likely to AnonymousIndiaz; tagging as suspected. -- RoySmith (talk) 16:18, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

19 March 2022[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

New user, registered 7 hours ago, submitting fully promotional draft Draft:Raavan (2022 film) for AFC submission, which has a long history of paid editing, promotion of actor Ayan Nayak, and sockpuppetry. It looks like AnonymousIndiaz could be back. ItcouldbepossibleTalk 01:57, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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 Comment: I have already tagged the draft for CSD deletion. ItcouldbepossibleTalk 01:58, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Noting that the page has been already deleted by Bbb23. ItcouldbepossibleTalk 02:18, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Just to say something, the account might not be directly related to AnonymousIndiaz, but it could be related to Anachroliz or Atul2901. I am saying this because I don't think a new editor would suddenly come and find the draft and submit it for review. It seems really weird. Maybe the IP ranges doesn't match but still. Requesting for your comment RoySmith. Regards. ItcouldbepossibleTalk 04:36, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Itcouldbepossible Hi. CU is a funny thing; there's some technical data available for us to look at. There's lots of reasons multiple accounts run by a single person can show up unrelated; some are entirely innocent, some are the result of deliberate attempts at deception, or anywhere in between. I can only report what the data shows, and a behavioral evaluation needs to be done using my CU result as just one input. There's lots of socks, we don't catch them all. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:20, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments[edit]

  • CU says Red X Unrelated -- RoySmith (talk) 02:38, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm not going on a behavioural or technical fishing expedition; if there is solid evidence that they are related to a different master, please make a new filing in the relevant case. Closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 12:38, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

21 March 2022[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Recreation attempt of Draft:Ayan (actor) on 21/02/2022 by LasXstar. Also, it looks previously Dxbnetwork has tried to game with the system by creating a redirect Aryan (actor) → Aryan Shiva and then thereafter Aryan Shiva → Velu Lakshmanan with suspicious edit summaries. Please also look for any sleepers. 112.79.58.45 (talk) 17:39, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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 Comment: Are they connected, if not then what to do? @@@XyX talk 17:55, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments[edit]

  •  In progress - -- RoySmith (talk) 20:02, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • LasXstar is  Confirmed to Atul2901, tagging as suspected to AnonymousIndiaz. Dxbnetwork appears Red X Unrelated. Closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 20:10, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

11 April 2022[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Hello I'm User:Bijoy2020 I lost my mobile and access to my account will take time to get back to my account user Diptadg17 created draft about Mr.Ayan but account is not new just for satisfaction have requesting CU to check whether it's a sock or not. 02:14, 11 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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17 April 2022[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

GentBeaus69 says on their Meta user page that they are Bijoy2020 and lost their password. Here are some reasons I think they may be AnonymousIndiaz:

  • GentBeaus69 adds Ayan to the cast of Draft:Raavan (2022 film) [6][7]. Anachroliz (talk · contribs) did this in the deleted version of the same page.
  • More fixation on Ayan Nayak from both accounts [8][9] and numerous sequential edits on Ayan [10]
  • Tendency to interact out of the blue with editors their socks have previously interacted with, like this comment on my talk page by Bijoy2020 (we have never interacted elsewhere and I was confused why they were watching my talk page at all); GentBeaus69 commenting on this Commons DR by আফতাবুজ্জামান, who has also reported past socks; GentBeaus69 copying Itcouldbepossible's talk page archive setup [11]
  • Manual updates to Wikipedia:Articles for creation/recent of drafts they moved themselves without AFC reviewer rights: [12][13]
  • Some similarities in edit summaries ("Article linked" [14][15], changing section headings with "Better" [16][17], "Fixed position" [18][19]) DanCherek (talk) 12:53, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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This draft must be deleted to stop the socks or further socks from editing it. Even if no CSD criteria applies to it, it can be deleted stating that it has been deleted to stop the LTA from editing it. ItcouldbepossibleTalk 13:53, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The amazing part of Bijoy2020 is that it had once filed a case against a user stating that they are AnonymousIndiaz, and now he himself is a sockpuppet of the said user. Funny though!ItcouldbepossibleTalk 16:21, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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