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: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 ~[[User:Anachronist|Anachronist]] <small>([[User talk:Anachronist|talk]])</small> 18:53, 27 August 2021 (UTC)
: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 ~[[User:Anachronist|Anachronist]] <small>([[User talk:Anachronist|talk]])</small> 18:53, 27 August 2021 (UTC)
* Closing - there may be sleeper accounts, but I do not believe CU will be practical in finding them. [[User:GeneralNotability|GeneralNotability]] ([[User talk:GeneralNotability|talk]]) 01:39, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
* Closing - there may be sleeper accounts, but I do not believe CU will be practical in finding them. [[User:GeneralNotability|GeneralNotability]] ([[User talk:GeneralNotability|talk]]) 01:39, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
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===31 August 2021===

====Suspected sockpuppets====
* {{checkuser|1=খানকির চালে}}
* {{checkuser|1=Surajvicky023}}
* {{checkip|1=2409:4060:10d:7316:5d68:451b:48c:7ae5|master name={{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}
* {{checkip|1=2409:4060:e93:7fbe:25d8:fa29:dc53:8913|master name={{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}
* {{checkip|1=2405:201:8001:8808:3050:7ffa:39e2:6d78|master name={{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}
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*'''Tools''': <span class="plainlinks">[https://tools.wmflabs.org/sigma/editorinteract.py?users={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}&users={{urlencode:Surajvicky023}}&users={{urlencode:খানকির চালে}}&users={{urlencode:2409:4060:10d:7316:5d68:451b:48c:7ae5}}&users={{urlencode:2409:4060:e93:7fbe:25d8:fa29:dc53:8913}}&users={{urlencode:2405:201:8001:8808:3050:7ffa:39e2:6d78}} Editor interaction utility] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/interaction-timeline?wiki=enwiki&user={{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}&user={{urlencode:Surajvicky023}} Interaction Timeline] • [https://tools.wmflabs.org/betacommand-dev/UserCompare/{{urlencode:{{#titleparts:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}}}.html User compare report]</span> <small>''Auto-generated every hour.''</small>

[[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 [[Special:Diff/1041536525|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. ''[[User:Bonadea|bonadea]]'' <small>[[Special:Contributions/Bonadea|contributions]] [[User talk:Bonadea|talk]]</small> 08:31, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Adding {{noping|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. --''[[User:Bonadea|bonadea]]'' <small>[[Special:Contributions/Bonadea|contributions]] [[User talk:Bonadea|talk]]</small> 20:40, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

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

====<big>Comments by other users</big>====
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====<big>Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments</big>====
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. ~[[User:Anachronist|Anachronist]] <small>([[User talk:Anachronist|talk]])</small> 02:05, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
:I have indef-blocked the suspected sockpuppets, blocked the IP addresses for 3 months, and deleted the draft per [[WP:G5]]. ~[[User:Anachronist|Anachronist]] <small>([[User talk:Anachronist|talk]])</small> 02:30, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
* Already blocked and tagged, closing. [[User:GeneralNotability|GeneralNotability]] ([[User talk:GeneralNotability|talk]]) 01:40, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
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AnonymousIndiaz

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

01 July 2021

Suspected sockpuppets

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

02 July 2021

Suspected sockpuppets

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

Suspected sockpuppets

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

Suspected sockpuppets

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

Suspected sockpuppets

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

Suspected sockpuppets


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

Suspected sockpuppets

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

Suspected sockpuppets

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]
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