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AbhijitSonavane

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

12 January 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

TrulyFan (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
MrLatur (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
LinkingPark (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
DashingPolitician (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
DumbledoreDon (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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All three accounts are here as part of some political campaign related to Latur that involves deleting opponent politicians and promoting their own, including votestacking at AFDs. I'm ready to duck block but bringing here as I think there's more to the farm than meets the eye. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gopalrao Patil. —SpacemanSpiff 03:33, 12 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I blocked 2 & 3 as socks of 1 but on deeper investigation, I've found the likely master and also another sock. I'm leaving this open for CU and then a clerk to retag as appropriate. The goal seems to be to promote Keshavrao Sonawane and remove political opponents from en.wiki. cheers. —SpacemanSpiff 03:48, 12 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- Adding a fifth sock to check, this appears to be more of a regional division of the political party working together. —SpacemanSpiff 03:55, 12 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

In progress - Katie^talk 12:34, 12 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed. I don't see any sleepers. All blocked and retagged, closing. Katie^talk 12:45, 12 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

24 January 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

MumbaikarLaunda (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
ShaileshLahoti (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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I've already blocked ShaileshLahoti as a suspected sock. MumbaikarLaunda I think has sufficient behavioral overlap to warrant a duck block too, but the only reason I'm not doing that is because on the master's unblock decline, Jpgordon listed another sock but not this. As for edits by this one in comparison with earlier socks: this compared to this and this and then back to disruption on Keshavrao Sonawane (which was autoconfimed due to sockign: removal of maintenance tags with dubious edit summary like this and so on. All accounts seem to be part of a political campaign, I'm not sure I've found them all, so requesting a CU check for others too. I'm not listing the other one confirmed by Jpgordon as it has no edits yet. —SpacemanSpiff 13:21, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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My Take on My Nomination

I am Based in Maharashtra and not in any contact with the User @AbhijitSonavane: I am related to Indian Film Industry (Bollywood) and Makes edits only on TV Shows, Actors, TV Channels, Politicians, etc. I am no either any kind of sock-puppet or anything. Whenever I get free Time I go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random and starts finding mistakes in Random Article. I seek and destroy vandalism too on Wikipedia. --MumbaikarLaunda (talk) 13:27, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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ShaileshLahoti is Confirmed. MumbaikarLaunda is between Unlikely and Possible.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:18, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- Closing as dealt with here. —SpacemanSpiff 13:46, 26 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

24 January 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

103.249.241.56 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · spi block · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))

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Editing this SPI's archives here and persistent editing of Keshavrao Sonawane evident at Special:Contributions/103.249.241.56 (similar to prior socks). Looks like a duck to me However, 99% chance that CU will not link IP to sock. Already CU-blocked by Bbb23 (talk · contribs). Hence, just logging. Kindly review and close, thanks. JustBerry (talk) 16:11, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Range-blocked, closing. GAB^gab 16:19, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]