Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Faizanalivarya

Faizanalivarya

Faizanalivarya (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)

For archived investigations, see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Faizanalivarya/Archive.

12 April 2024[edit]

– This SPI case is closed and will be archived shortly by an SPI clerk or checkuser.

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Piyushghadgep2 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
Tools: Editor interaction utility • Interaction Timeline • SPI Tools

Faizanalivarya has a track record of COI and perhaps paid editing as well. Outside of WP, he operates what appears to be a PR agency & promotes himself as a senior Wikipedia editor, potentially seeking financial benefits.

On 18 February 2024, he had a meeting with an Indian actor Sahil Khan (evidence provided via email). On the same day, a newbie SPA Piyushghadgep2 (talk · contribs) removed controversial content from Sahil's page as well of his ex wife Negar Khan. This raises suspicions of sockpuppetry by Faizanwalivarya. —Saqib (talk | contribs) 12:22, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Additionally, Faizanalivarya is blocked on Commons due copyvio and they're doing the same here on EN WP as well. --—Saqib (talk | contribs) 12:31, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@RoySmith: Are you referring to technical evidence such as identical IP ranges? If so, combined with the behavioral evidence I've provided above, wouldn't that be sufficient grounds to block the sock puppets? —Saqib (talk | contribs) 17:15, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Technical evidence refers to data which is available through the checkuser tool. IP addresses are certainly part of that, but there's other data as well. In my judgement, the technical evidence considered in conjunction with the behavioral evidence you provided was insufficient to justify a block. RoySmith (talk) 18:32, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by other users[edit]

Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.

you are trying to manuplate administrators' here, @Saqib you are the one who requested for deletion and requested for blocking my account on Wiki Commons, evidence, as requested were initiated by saqib and now admin has unblock me on commons Faizan Munawar Varya^chat_{contributions} 10:06, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Concern Editor,

Saqib is lying without any grounds and trying to add with with some random Id btw thats so nice to see that you are following me on social media, and what you are trying to prove here which is totally invalid, yes, I write Editor Wikipedia because I am editing Wikipedia since 2010. I was not active for past year because I was busy, and I am a digital influencer with millions of views I don't need to money for writing articles on Wikipedia, as far as my meeting is concern yes I do meet with many celebrities if they request me to make any changes for them and I think as editor its our moral responsibility to change it after conducting research. Faizan Munawar Varya^chat_{contributions} 10:48, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So it's been admitted that there is involvement in editing BLPs on behalf of subjects. —Saqib (talk | contribs) 11:28, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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

Noting for the record that ticket:2024041210006786 is the ticket in question. Primefac (talk) 13:09, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Based on technical evidence, it's Possible, but there's not enough here to take any action. RoySmith (talk) 16:43, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]