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Petriceicu@ro.wikipedia

Status:  Done
List of users
Petriceicu (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
RAMSES44932ドル (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): Similar choice of edited files and similar edit style. RAMSES is currently blocked, and suspicion arises that Petriceicu is a clone created to avoid the block. Victor Blacus (talk) 11:27, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
Doing... --Alaa :)..! 09:47, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

Unrelated Unrelated From the technical point of view --Alaa :)..! 09:50, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

Thanks! -- Victor Blacus (talk) 12:42, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

Ilianpetrov98@bg.wikipedia

Status:  Done
List of users
Ilianpetrov98 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Vaskokolev03 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): Ilianpetrov98 has a permanent main namespace ban due to not "Here to build an encyclopedia" on 12 June 2021. Five days after that Vaskokolev03 account was registered and started editing pretty much the same pages (history, history, history) and some with a similar topic, with the same style, making the same spelling errors. Two editors already expressed suspicion that the it's a sockpuppet account: diff, diff. StanProg (talk) 21:18, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
Can you please provide diff examples of the "same style, makeing the same spelling errors" for those who do not speak bulgarian? -- Amanda (aka DQ) 22:01, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
Ilianpetrov98: "най - негативен" should be "най-негативен", "21 - та" => "21-та" , "най - отдалечено" => "най-отдалечено", "най - често" => "най-често"
Vaskokolev03: "91 - ва" => "91-ва", "най - южният" => "най-южният","най - еднородната" => "най-еднородната", "по - евтино" => "по-евтино"
Putting spaces around dash in these words is extremely uncommon mistake. --StanProg (talk) 02:46, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

 Confirmed Ilianpetrov98 & Vaskokolev03 -- Amanda (aka DQ) 17:50, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

C.Chandra Kanth Rao@te.wikipedia

Status:  Not done
List of users
C.Chandra Kanth Rao (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
ప్రభాకర్ గౌడ్ నోముల (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
2600:1700:53F0:AD70:CDE6:A40E:4248:639B (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
2409:4070:440F:3105:AB50:3C08:903E:3515 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
106.76.214.107 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
106.76.209.56 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
2402:8100:2866:FF04:57F:D868:4D9:9283 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
2402:8100:2856:3754:8F2C:DF37:E353:2DE1 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
2409:4070:4503:7FD7:6EDC:2BF3:40:9BB2 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
2409:4070:4415:3F01:31C2:FB07:308F:E6E2 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )

Reason(s): The user attacked admins in general and four admins in particular. Despite several appeals by various users to stop the malice, the attacks continued. The user worked in tandem with the IP Address users mentioned here. Actually, the attacks were made from more than 40 IP addresses. The user and the IP users were all speaking the same language.

The user C.Chandra Kanth Rao was blocked indefinitely after repeated warnings and two one-day blocks. Many IP addresses were range blocked. After this, the attack from the IP users spilled over to other projects like Wikidata and Meta. Here are our requests to admins on Wikidata and Meta.

Based on the similarities in the type of attacks, the period of the attacks, the targets of attack and the language used, these IP users seem to be the same as or closely connected to C.Chandra Kanth Rao. Meanwhile, on 25 June, I received Wikipedia alerts that three failed attempts were made from a new machine to log into my account. I suspect these attempts were made by this user/one of these users. Other Admins on the Admins' noticeboard also felt that the issue should be referred to the checkuser. recent post on my talk page (on July 1) by an IP user (106.76.214.107) was almost threatening me with "dire consequences". Request to investigate the issue. Thanks Chaduvari (talk) 07:22, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

The IP addresses can not be connected to accounts by policy. I see no evidence presented to directly check the two users listed, especially with high edits counts. Please refile with the accounts with evidence for them to be checked. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 18:10, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

Leeyitong@zh.wikipedia

Status:  Done
List of users
Leeyitong (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Leexiaolu (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )

Reason(s): These newly created users share similarities in the following:

  1. Both usernames are names of actresses.
  2. Both edit only articles of actresses.
  3. Several edits involve editing the birth year of actresses.
We would like to see whether they are the same person and, if so, whether they have sleepers. Itcfangye (talk) 10:31, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

 Confirmed Leexiaolu, Leeyitong, 玛丽莲梦 -- Amanda (aka DQ) 17:34, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

Ujjjval@hi.wikipedia

Status:  Not done
List of users
Ujjjval (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Anshul81 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Vijuvb (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): Edits on an article named Acharya Prashant, creating deleted page for multiple times. Similar promotion is going on at enwiki. One suspect is already blocked globally for spamming.☆★Sanjeev Kumar (talk) 04:34, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

Anshul81 and Vijuvb are Stale from a CU viewpoint. Not done -- Amanda (aka DQ) 16:07, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

Professor TS@az.wikipedia

Status:  Done
List of users
Professor TS (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Ocaqova (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Subbotnikov (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): !voting on AfD of articles which created by some blocked user (User:Ustacli). This users hasn't been active for months and now they came back to !vote. Most likely meatpuppetry case. NMW03 (talk) 08:23, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

 Confirmed Subbotnikov, Ocaqova, Sollova, Cumayeva

Likely Likely Ustacli & Professor TS are related to the above From a technical viewpoint only. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 17:28, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

İstirahetci@az.wikipedia

Status:  Done
List of users
İstirahetci (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s):
@AmandaNP: thanks. Can you also check User:İstirahetci? And this: Steward_requests/Global#Global_lock_for_İstirahetci --NMW03 (talk) 20:55, 7 July 2021 (UTC)
Split from above. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 00:34, 8 July 2021 (UTC)

Possible Possible I think this is someone else, but even after getting data from meta CUs, there is only a very slight hint of a connection to the above. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 01:16, 8 July 2021 (UTC)

Insect flyyyy@zh.wikipedia

Status:  Done
List of users
Insect flyyyy (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
今天又有下雨了,怎麼辦? (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
今天又沒有下雨了,怎麼辦? (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): Insect flyyyy's only edits are posting false accusations on local AIV page. Our admin thinks they may be an LTA but we are not sure which LTA they are. According to their editing pattern, they are unlikely to be QCHM or 哈密瓜油, who don't usually write in Cantonese. A sleeper check would be appreciated, thank you! --Super Wang (Chinese Wikimedian since 2009 | Greetings from Dalian) 01:33, 10 July 2021 (UTC)
  •  Confirmed 今天又沒有下雨了,怎麼辦? & Insect flyyyy trouble
  • Likely Likely Insect flyyyy
  • Inconclusive Inconclusive 今天又有下雨了,怎麼辦?- on a proxy

-- Amanda (aka DQ) 00:44, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

Stopshalon@zh.wikipedia

Status:  Done
List of users
Stopshalon (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reefssump (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Rarewing (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Lookserse (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): Stopshalon tried to remove speedy deletion template in some articles and add complicated relationship between characters in some Taiwanese TV drama. All these behavior are similar to that of w:zh:LTA:WEN, yet we still wish to have a CU to confirm. Itcfangye (talk) 12:17, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
Could you please provide some evidence, including diffs, of this pattern that you see. Simply removing speedy deletion templates and editing the same topic area is not enough for a check. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 22:26, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
@AmandaNP: Here are the examples:
  • In the edits of Stopshalon (e.g 1, 2), they wrote like "Character A is the son and the adopted nephew of Character B", "Character B is the mother and the adopted aunt of Character A", and so on. This is a really weird way of writing relationships between characters in Chinese (and I believe even in English): if Character A is already the son of Character B, why would anyone care about their relationship in adoption after Character B's sister adopts Character A?
  • The editing behavior above is commonly and only seen used by long-term abuser Wen Ng Ng (e.g 1, 2). Itcfangye (talk) 14:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
    By the way, Reefssump and Rarewing are confirmed socks of Wen Ng Ng. Itcfangye (talk) 14:43, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
  • I added Lookserse to the CU list because they tried to add back abuse edits made by Wen Ng Ng's socks (e.g [1]). Their other edits also share similarity with the LTA. Itcfangye (talk) 02:35, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

All 4 accounts (Stopshalon, Reefssump, Rarewing, and Lookserse) are  Confirmed directly back to Wen Ng Ng themselves among several other already blocked socks. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 17:44, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

@AmandaNP: I think it would be helpful if you could list out the checked users for us to verify that there were not unjustified blocks. --Luciferian Talk 12:45, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
The list is quite long and would take some time, plus CU never guarantees that all the socks will be listed by the nature of how CU works. If you still want the list, it'll have to wait till I have some extra free time to sit down and do it. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 02:21, 6 July 2021 (UTC)
I think only those who weren't found from previous CUs would be enough. Luciferian Talk 05:55, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

 Confirmed

  • Wen Ng Ng
  • Stopshalon
  • Lookserse
  • Reefssump
  • LuciferianThomas2
  • Rarewing
  • Koreapoets
  • Kindasilva
  • Irmahelix
  • Trayslags
  • 愛心能量
-- Amanda (aka DQ) 00:49, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

不爱思考的猪@zh.wikipedia

Status:  Done
List of users
不爱思考的猪 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
不爱思考得猪 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): Vand-only account 不爱思考的猪 impersonated 不爱思考得猪 by insulting other users who was in a debate with the latter. We have no clue who is behind 不爱思考的猪 and would like to find it through CU. Thank you. Itcfangye (talk) 13:18, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

Unsurprisingly, both accounts are Unrelated Unrelated. No other accounts found. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 04:24, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

MonsterHunter32@en.wikiquote

Status:  Withdrawn
List of users
MonsterHunter32 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
MonstrumVenandiXXXII (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
ZeGoyMan (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
27.7.1.163 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): MonstrumVenandiXXXII is MonsterHunter32 in English. I have checked Translation tool, this is exact translation. And MonsterHunter32 is a blocked user. The user edits and interests are very similar. Also adding two more users because same edits interests and same arguing using bad language (see for example [2] this was the previous article title of the same article which was moved later to new title of article) 어떤 자유 사회도 말을 두려워해서는 안 된다 (talk) 21:55, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
  • Stale MonsterHunter32
  •  Declined to comment on the IP
  • MoreInfo  Additional information needed in the form of diffs for MonstrumVenandiXXXII & ZeGoyMan -- Amanda (aka DQ) 04:11, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

Thank you AmandaNP for the reply.

User:MonstrumVenandiXXXII is the exact translation of Monsterhunter32.
Monstrum = Monster
Venandi = Hunter
XXXII = 32

And the user is editing in the same topic areas.

But after looking more into this, it seems rather this is the sockpuppet TwoHorned/Xsaorapa impersonating an innocent user (MonsterHunter32). TwoHorned/Xsaorapa is a LTA sock who is indef blocked on multiple wikis and has a massive history of sockpuppetry and of impersonating other users. Please see the new case below. --어떤 자유 사회도 말을 두려워해서는 안 된다 (talk) 23:03, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

TwoHorned@en.wikiquote

Status:  Not done
List of users
TwoHorned (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Xsaorapa (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
ZeGoyMan (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Sylvester Millner (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
JonMilkins (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
MonstrumVenandiXXXII (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )

Reason(s): I added the case about User:MonstrumVenandiXXXII see above. User:MonstrumVenandiXXXII is the exact translation of Monsterhunter32. MonsterHunter32 is an editor who is inactive now and edited about similar topics like the socks. But after looking into details, it seems that another sockpuppet is using socks to impersonate MonsterHunter32, and that MonsterHunter32 is actually innocent. This means that the sockpuppet TwoHorned/Xsaorapa has been using socks to impersonate an innocent user MonsterHunter32. Actually TwoHorned/Xsaorapa has been using socks to impersonate other users previously, for example he used multiple socks to support his main sock on talkpages and even in a dispute resolution process, and he used socks to make fake OTRS claims while claiming that he is a third party.

TwoHorned is a LTA sock who is indef blocked on multiple wikis and has a massive history of sockpuppetry and of impersonating other users. TwoHorned is indef blocked on at least english wikipedia, french wikipedia and wikiquote and had sockpuppetry claims on other wikis.

Xsaorapa is one of the latest sockpuppets of TwoHorned and is indef blocked on wikiquote.

Xsaorapa has been checked several times here at Meta, by Wim b, Ruslik and Sotiale.

Here are some of the cases:

There is also this an overview of User TwoHorned.

To summarize some of the behavioural evidence showing that Xsaorapa is the sock of TwoHorned.

  • Both socks have been using identical phrases, arguments, edits and have identical POVs
  • Both socks are obsessed with Rene Guenon (+ both socks are concerned about exactly the same content about Evola on the Rene Guenon page)
  • Both socks are obsessed with articles about Taqiya, Al-Fatiha, Quran (+ both socks are repeatedly deleting exactly the same content using same arguments and phrases)
  • Both socks are obsessed with the same Jewish and Hindu scholars, especially those that write about Neoconservatism or Politics or about Islamism
  • Both socks are obsessed with articles about Islamic terrorism and with anti-semitic conspiracy theories
  • Both socks have identical behaviours, for example both socks are maintaining large sockfarms and using proxies for hiding socks
  • Both socks have been claiming they are not socking and were later found out to be lying by the checkuser

and

  • Several of the socks edit pages on Taqîya [3] [4] [6] [7] [8]
  • Both accounts are obsessed with Rene Guenon [9] [10] [11] see above
  • Several of the sock accounts were editing the Al-Fatiha article. [12] [13] [14] and both socks edit a lot on the Quran articles [15] [16]
    • At Al-Fatiha, Feitoria several times deletes content from the Taguieff source [17], the same content is deleted several times with identical arguments (and using identical phrases) by Betapictoris who is a confirmed sock of TwoHorned [18] [19]. This was already pointed out at one of the frwiki SPI.
  • Both write about Ibn Warraq [20] [21] [22] [23] (both argue that he is not a philosopher or humanist)
  • Both write about Jewish relations [24] [25] and secularism [26] [27]

Below are some diffs, more can be added, that show that these new socks are socks of TwoHorned/Xsaorapa.

  • Sylvester Millner:

this user is adding an external link that is promoting genocide denial of the 1971 Bangladesh genocide. This genocide was committed by the Pakistani army against the Bengali population. Three million people died in the genocide (there are different estimates of the death toll, but as with other genocides, there are also genocide deniers, especially among some hardline Pakistanis). TwoHorned/Xsaorapa seems to have created a sock just to add an external link promoting genocide denial. TwoHorned/Xsaorapa has been accused by other users of radical fundamentalist and apologist pov pushing and genocide trivialization. Here Xsaorapa added the npov tag to the same article, presumably because the hardline Pakistani (or genocide denial) viewpoint is missing.

  • ZeGoyMan:

this user is defaming an author, and also removing content about this author. This is typical of TwoHorned/Xsaorapa who has been doing exactly the same to the same author and to many people who hold similar views such as Daniel Pipes. TwoHorned a confirmed sock, see previous SPI at Meta See also this comment [28] [29] by another user See also [30] [31] [32] Also the rearranging of quotes is typical

  • JonMilkins:

Here [33] [34] another user noted how Xsaorapa's censorship of quotes is often camouflaged: for example here he deletes a quote by Christopher Hitchens, doesn't say anything in the edit summary, and at the same time adds other material so no one notices the removal. This is exactly what JonMilkins is doing in his edits [35] [36] (there are more examples in the short edit history)

The user is also deleting references (of authors and views he doesn't like), another typical behaviour deletes Bostom from the references

Also the rearranging of quotes (while at the same time deleting some content, see the comment about camouflaging) and the adding of NPOV or cleanup tags is typical [37]

  • MonstrumVenandiXXXII:

Here [38] [39] another user noted how Xsaorapa's censorship of quotes is often camouflaged: for example here he deletes a quote by Christopher Hitchens, doesn't say anything in the edit summary, and at the same time adds other material so no one notices the removal. This is exactly what MonstrumVenandiXXXII is doing in his edits [40] (there are more examples in the short edit history)

The user is also deleting references (of authors and views he doesn't like), another typical behaviour.

Also see the edit histories of these articles, MonstrumVenandiXXXII has returned to the same articles and topics typical of his previous socks.

Also the rearranging of quotes (while at the same time deleting some content, see the comment about camouflaging) and the adding of NPOV or cleanup tags is typical [41] [42]

어떤 자유 사회도 말을 두려워해서는 안 된다 (talk) 23:43, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

Thank you very much Amanda. I did not have the time to show all examples and diffs, but here I am adding a few more.

Sylvester Millner should be checked because the suspected sock edited the same article [43] with an edit suggesting that the viewpoint of the Pakistani military which committed the 1971 Bangladesh genocide is missing, and the new account Sylvester Millner added external links with the said viewpoint.

JonMilkins should be checked due to edits exactly the same as those of MonstrumVenandiXXXII. Examples:

  • Rearranging of quotes (while at the same time deleting some content, so the censorship of quotes is camouflaged, he deletes content, doesn't say anything in the edit summary, and at the same time adds other material so no one notices the removal)
  • Deleting references and content (of authors and views he doesn't like), another typical behaviour.
  • JonMilkins [53] (deletes reference to Dr. A. Bostom) Note that in this edit the same was done [54] by an IP previously blocked as a sock of Xsaorapa
  • MonstrumVenandiXXXII [55] [56] [57] (there are more examples)
  • Articles and topics both MonstrumVenandiXXXII or JonMilkins and Xsaorapa edited (there are many more examples)
  • Example Article Islamic terrorism
  • Example articles on Jews:
    • [60] [61] and a few more examples in his edits ]
    • previous socks: [62] [63]
    • a thread showing previous socks pushing anti semitic conspiracy theories [64]
    • there is even an article on a wikipedia userpage about his anti semitism [65]
  • JonMilkins adding cleanup tags:[66]
  • MonstrumVenandiXXXII adding cleanup tags: [67] (many more examples) [68]
  • Xsaorapa adding npov tags to same article as MonstrumVenandiXXXII [69] [70] (there are many more examples of Xsaorapa adding npov and cleanup tags)

So I think also JonMilkins and Sylvester Millner should be checked with MonstrumVenandiXXXII. Of course it is also possible that MonstrumVenandiXXXII is MonsterHunter32, but after I saw the JonMilkins account I think now it is more likely they are socks of TwoHorned/Xsaorapa. --어떤 자유 사회도 말을 두려워해서는 안 된다 (talk) 20:40, 18 July 2021 (UTC)

 Declined. While I did check MonstrumVenandiXXXII, they were on a proxy. Nothing immediate came up for ZeGoyMan. The evidence from there is weak at best and insufficent for a CU to be ran on the other accounts. Stale Xsaorapa. TwoHorned does not exist locally. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 18:29, 18 July 2021 (UTC)

Windy8786@zh.wikipedia

Status:  Done
List of users
Windy8786 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Jacky8931 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Brucechen0857 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
阿于 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
秋月若水子 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): Windy8786, Jacky8931 and 阿于 created several articles about Nanjing again and again that violate copyright and do not suit the style of Wikipedia, and they have been blocked as ducked socks. We suspect that Brucechen0857 is a sock of them. But since they do not have contributions that are not deleted, we cannot duck it. Some also suspect 秋月若水子, which cannot be ducked because their edits focus on a different city (and is removed because of copyright violations). Thus we need a CU to check their identity. Itcfangye (talk) 19:00, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
  • Likely Likely Windy8786, Jacky8931
  • Unlikely Unlikely 阿于
  •  Declined Brucechen0857, 秋月若水子

From a technical viewpoint. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 18:18, 18 July 2021 (UTC)

@AmandaNP: For clarfication, "declined" means "not checked" instead of "unrelated"?--GZWDer (talk) 21:06, 18 July 2021 (UTC)
@GZWDer: Brucechen0857 has no available contributions while 秋月若水子 has too few, I think it's too hard to judge the relation between that account and others. --Super Wang (Chinese Wikimedian since 2009 | Greetings from Dalian) 22:58, 18 July 2021 (UTC)

Nikosrodos@el.wikivoyage

Status:  Done
List of users
Nikosrodos (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Tasosrodos (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Oka with (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): All three accounts share the same spammish pattern. ǁǁǁ ǁ Chalk19 (talk) 20:33, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

 Confirmed plus el:voy:User:Chalk19 is Likely Likely -- Amanda (aka DQ) 17:35, 18 July 2021 (UTC)

愛思考得豬@zh.wikipedia

Status:  Done
List of users
愛思考得豬 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
不爱思考的鸡 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
不爱思考的猪 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
不爱思考的狗 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
不爱思考的牛 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): These impersonating accounts were created over short time, and we're quite sure they are existing LTAs. But, we still want to know if they are w:zh:LTA:QCHM or w:zh:LTA:HMGY. Thank you. For previous checks on HMGY, please see Steward_requests/Checkuser/2021-05#哈密瓜油@zh.wikipedia. --Super Wang (Chinese Wikimedian since 2009 | Greetings from Dalian) 08:57, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

Inconclusive Inconclusive While they obviously have some relation, none are showing any technical connection. 不爱思考的鸡 does not exist. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 18:04, 18 July 2021 (UTC)

MachSpilt@eo.wikipedia

Status:  Done
List of users
MachSpilt (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Barrakudaw (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Bodiadub (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): Yesterday I have noticed that articles about w:eo:Wikibusines and w:eo:Bohdan Dubylovsky (owner of globally banned account Bodiadub) were created in Esperanto Wikipedia. Please check whether these accounts are related to each other.Renvoy (talk) 10:43, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

MachSpilt is Unrelated Unrelated to Barrakudaw from a technical viewpoint. Bodiadub is Stale and has no local contribs. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 18:07, 18 July 2021 (UTC)

Jack55233@zh.wikipedia

Status:  Done
List of users
Jack55233 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
安糖 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
幻羽乘风 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
潘潘潘225 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): Users above repeatedly added libelous accusations and speculations to/about w:zh:潘石屹 (a controversial Chinese entrepreneur), some didn't edit the article itself but the public sandbox, and some created an article about him violating BLP. We'd like to know their technical relationship. Thank you. --Super Wang (Chinese Wikimedian since 2009 | Greetings from Dalian) 09:03, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
-- Amanda (aka DQ) 03:56, 21 July 2021 (UTC)

Halelin0202@zh.wikipedia

Status:  Done
List of users
Halelin0202 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
TNT1123 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
黃亭瑜 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): They created the same pages in a short period of time, and the quality of the articles was poor. Then, 黃亭瑜 seems to be an SPA. --Yining Chen (Talk) 02:27, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
Doing... --Sotiale (talk) 10:53, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
  •  Confirmed Group 1: Hale0202, Halelin0202
  • Unrelated Unrelated(compared to Group 1): TNT1123 and 黃亭瑜

From a technical point of view. --Sotiale (talk) 11:05, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

Shek Ming Fai@zh.wikipedia

Status:  Done
List of users
Shek Ming Fai (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Wesleytan (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Fung Michael Yu Kin (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Tim Cheng koros (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
A233240 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): After w:zh:港鐵市區綫現代化列車 gets semi-protected, the first four users added unnecessary details of line colors to the article, and they triggered similar edit tags. For A233240, we suspect them as Shek's sock, for they attempted to edit the article moved by Shek, so other users can't move it back. From edit summary in Shek's move log, they just vandalized deliberately. --Super Wang (Chinese Wikimedian since 2009 | Greetings from Dalian) 12:21, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
Doing... --Sotiale (talk) 06:38, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
  • Unrelated Unrelated Shek Ming Fai, Wesleytan, Fung Michael Yu Kin, Tim Cheng koros, A233240

From a technical point of view. --Sotiale (talk) 06:54, 24 July 2021 (UTC)

MARdF@en, es, fr, hu, id, it, pt, ro, zh and Wikidata

Status:  Done
List of users
MARdF (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Pantell (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Idoumou33 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Cervantes04 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Gaudiem (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Aspic80 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
FloricaMihalba (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Mihály64 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Satynath (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
TangoYalin (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )

Reason(s): These are single purpose accounts writing about the Prix Versailles and related topics across multiple Wikipedias, Commons and Wikidata. The first four were investigated at en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/MARdF and fr:Wikipédia:Vérificateur d'adresses IP/Requêtes/juillet_2021#MARdF, Pantell, Idoumou33, Icheus, - 24 juillet and Jules* suggested a wider investigation at Meta. TSventon (talk) 18:48, 24 July 2021 (UTC)

Evidence that the editors were all single purpose accounts in 2021, writing about en:Prix Versailles and related subjects such as en:Cultural footprint, en:Purple economy and en:International Appeal of 7 June 2020 includes: fr:special:contributions/MARdF (except on 24 July after en SPI), en:special:contributions/MARdF, fr:special:contributions/Pantell, en:special:contributions/Pantell, fr:special:contributions/Idoumou33, en:special:contributions/Idoumou33, fr:special:contributions/Cervantes04, es:special:contributions/Cervantes04, pt:special:contributions/Cervantes04, it:special:contributions/Gaudiem, es:special:contributions/Aspic80, pt:special:contributions/Aspic80, hu:special:contributions/FloricaMihalba, ro:special:contributions/FloricaMihalba, hu:special:contributions/Mihály64, id:special:contributions/Satynath, wikidata:special:contributions/TangoYalin, zh:special:contributions/TangoYalin (see also older contributions at ru:special:contributions/TangoYalin). TSventon (talk) 01:27, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Of course, I endorse this request. Regards, — Jules* Talk 08:41, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
Doing... If necessary, there may be a delay until cooperation is obtained, as it requires cooperation from multiple wiki checkusers. --Sotiale (talk) 08:51, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
@Sotiale: I would like to add the following accounts (same userpage design, same file upload on commons, same articles created):
Thanks! — Jules* Talk 09:14, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
  •  Confirmed Gaudiem, Mihály64, Cervantes04, FloricaMihalba, Satynath, MARdF, Idoumou33, Aspic80, Pantell
  • Stale TangoYalin

@Jules*: All of the accounts you suggested except AigeusMare(data available on itwiki) are Stale, so at this time, no data can be obtained by investigating those accounts. If they are logged in and active, the data is there and they can proceed with the investigation, but this is currently not possible because the data has expired. If you want to investigate AigeusMare, I will contact itwiki checkusers team. Also, ping @TSventon: for notification. --Sotiale (talk) 09:24, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Sorry @Sotiale:, I did not pay attention to their last contributions beeing old. Yes, please, for AigeusMare. — Jules* Talk 09:27, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
@Jules*: Oh, no problem. After contacting them, I will let you know the results. Have a nice Sunday afternoon. --Sotiale (talk) 09:30, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
Thanks both. I only included SPAs who had edited a version of the main Prix Versailles article and were active in the last 6 months, which coincidentally generated exactly ten names. TSventon (talk) 10:34, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

@Jules* and TSventon:  Confirmed AigeusMare. Thanks to itwiki checkuser for their cooperation. --Sotiale (talk) 10:37, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Thanks a lot @Sotiale: (and it-wp CU) and good afternoon too! — Jules* Talk 10:46, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Tnihhytgrem@zh.wikipedia

Status:  Done
List of users
Tnihhytgrem (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Hm isadoghaha (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )

Reason(s): The users above had similar editing tendencies with w:zh:LTA:冏. They added w:en:WP:OR to the articles. Then, the users below were confirmed that they were sock puppets of w:zh:LTA:冏. A sleeper investigation is requested. For comparation:m:Steward requests/Checkuser/2021-05#Murrkfjsty@zh.wikipedia. Thank you. --Yining Chen (Talk) 03:09, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

More users:

Done. Checkuser was implemented on loginwiki focusing on unlocked accounts;  Confirmed WKthhhre, Zhurugexia, 貝勒和貝殼, Hankwattsze, Peersnuck, 金融家理财, 精妙啊精妙, Kultomyyt, Hm isadoghaha, Tnihhytgrem. --Sotiale (talk) 12:00, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Kill-Vearn@global

Status:  Done
List of users
Kill-Vearn (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Quýnh lộn hông? (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Thiên binh phục hận 1999 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Khóc thêm lần nữa (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Bèn ben chocolate (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Xồn xồn quá (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
L.ồ.n - má NhacNy2412 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
B.ó.p l.ồ.n NhacNy2412 hai cái (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): I know these 6 accounts are the same owner. Still need checkuser to find all sockpuppets. This person comes from the Vietnamese project and is being blocked here. He created many accounts to destroy other wikis, insult the members of Vietnamese Wikipedia. This vandalism is cross-wiki, so a global checkuser is needed. Please checkuser this account to prevent large-scale cross-wiki vandalism.

Đức Anh (talk) 07:31, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

More accounts of this person. NhacNy2412 (talk) 10:47, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
One more account found and passed on to a steward. I'm nog going to list it here, due to the abusive username. --Daniuu (talk) 10:59, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Done. All locked. The list is not provided for several reasons. --Sotiale (talk) 11:51, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

@Sotiale He continues to vandalize with account name hidden  (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs  • xwiki-date  (alt ) • gblock  • ST  • lwcheckuser ). Is there a method to solve the problem completely? ༒nhacny༒ Talk to me ♥ 17:19, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
@NhacNy2412: As far as I remember, the ranges they use are normal IP bands, so there are some things to consider to prevent their behavior. And those IP ranges can fluctuate widely, potentially making editing difficult for users in certain country. It is also possible to block the account creation function through a filter, but I don't think it will have much meaning because it is easy to bypass. I will take the necessary measures in consideration of these aspects. --Sotiale (talk) 01:19, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

ColorfulLuxury@zh.wikipedia

Status:  Done
List of users
ColorfulLuxury (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Tonggood (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Tongtongood (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): ColorfulLuxury shares similar editing patterns with Tonggood (a sockpuppet of Tongtongood). Yet it is not enough for duck. Also, we noted that ColorfulLuxury is registered 2 hours after we blocked Tonggood. Thus a CU would be needed to identify them.

--ClayM300 (talk) 07:10, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

Doing... --Sotiale (talk) 12:40, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
  •  Confirmed ColorfulLuxury, Tonggood

  • They used OPs/VPN.

From a technical point of view. --Sotiale (talk) 12:44, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

Mealiyta@en.wikipedia

Status:  Done
List of users
Mealiyta (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): This looks related to the request made here on Meta. This user Mealiyta like Pseudo Nihilist (sock of this sock farm) are all active on Wikidata.[71] [72] They are editing same articles on Wikipedia as well.[73] [74] Ping User:Sotiale for check. I am reporting this issue here because this is the place where this sock farm was reported last time. Abhishek0831996 (talk) 17:36, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
Hello @Abhishek0831996. The English Wikipedia has its own checkuser team. The same is true for Wikidata. Stewards are not able to conduct regular checks over there. Are you refering to hi.wikipedia instead? —MarcoAurelio (talk) 17:47, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
Could be, after all, he is also acting on hi.wikipedia just like all other socks checked earlier. Abhishek0831996 (talk) 18:00, 20 July 2021 (UTC)

I changed the target wiki of this request to hiwiki and proceeded with the investigation, but couldn't find a conclusive connection. --Sotiale (talk) 13:07, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

Pluntong21678@en.wikipedia

Status:  Not done
List of users
Pluntong21678 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
7Magix (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
MagmaDragon2042 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Yangr2099 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): I've been noticing that these 4 accounts have been reverting to the exact same edit as this old revision, and I do believe that they possibly could be the same person even from this history. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 11:54, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
Not done. enwiki(English Wikipedia) has their own checkusers team, and we can't act on wikis that already have local checkusers, unless there are special circumstances. Please submit your request to enwiki SPI. --Sotiale (talk) 12:34, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

A Wikimedian@global

Status:  Not done
List of users
A Wikimedian (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Football is very great (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): This user attempted to remove a lot of content on Free Bloc's user page (Phạm Văn Rạng).

Unnamed User Name me 05:08, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

Not done. If you want to lock their accounts, you have to visit SRG and request a lock, or if you want their checkusering, you have to go to viwiki and request for a checkuser. Either way, there is a more appropriate space than here. So, I mark this request as not done. --Sotiale (talk) 12:31, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

AYSO60@commons and rowiki

Status:  Not done
List of users
AYSO60 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Fmarioivan (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): These pathetic accusations done to me [75] [76] [77] (in this instance, trying to discredit me in a deletion discussion on rowiki). They're mad because I'm tagging their cross-wiki spam (which dates from 2018; I bet all the users adding articles in this Wikidata link are the same person) for deletion, and have copied my userpage to try to instigate others into believing that I'm a sockpuppet (awww, they be so naive and cute!). I invite checkusers to IP-check these users and compare with myself. This will be disproven very easily. Born2bgratis (talk) 06:58, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
Not done First, commons has their own CUs. Found a sockfarm on enwiki that was causing the crosswiki abuse you were talking about, and I locked them. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 18:57, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

Amina Elsever@az.wikipedia

Status:  Done
List of users
Amina Elsever (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Ustacli (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): Same situation with this. User started threatening and warning me for no reason and saying: "we know who you're working for; we are tired of your actions; this is last warning" blabla — NMW03 (talk) 10:19, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
Doing... --Sotiale (talk) 12:22, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
  • Likely Likely Amina Elsever, Ustacli

From a technical point of view. --Sotiale (talk) 12:29, 31 July 2021 (UTC)

Godistakingcare@zh.wikipedia

Status:  Done
List of users
Godistakingcare (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Hahayesyesyes (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Sohotsosexy (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): " Pushing original research in Qing concubine articles. ", an administrator of Chinese Wikipedia, Mys_721tx said. --Yining Chen (Talk) 04:52, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
Doing... --Sotiale (talk) 12:31, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
  •  Confirmed Godistakingcare, Hahayesyesyes, Sohotsosexy

From a technical point of view. --Sotiale (talk) 12:38, 31 July 2021 (UTC)

Parkliner1@zh.wikipedia

Status:  Done
List of users
Parkliner1 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Soccorboygirl (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Dragonfes (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Twaindock (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): These accounts are confirmed that they are sock puppets of w:zh:WP:D17C(LTA), so sleeper investigation is requested. Thanks.--Jonathan5566 (talk) 09:51, 30 July 2021 (UTC)
Doing... --Sotiale (talk) 13:09, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
  •  Confirmed Group 1: Nddvirus, Twaindock
  •  Confirmed Group 2: Parkliner1, Dragonfes
  • Stale Soccorboygirl

From a technical point of view. --Sotiale (talk) 13:19, 31 July 2021 (UTC)

Chiehccc@zh.wikipedia

Status:  Done
List of users
Chiehccc (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Yaya1201 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Wingthink (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Wingthink01 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Eyectv (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Friendlywriter001 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Thebesteyeone (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Smithbabyface02 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): "These users repeatedly added an unconfirmed (as per User:Dhampird001) real name of w:zh:眼肉芽 to several articles (e.g w:zh:眼球中央電視台). We would like to check if they are all socks of one person.", said w:zh:User:Itcfangye. --Yining Chen (Talk) 04:43, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
Doing... --Sotiale (talk) 12:41, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
  •  Confirmed LFFLFFLFF, Yaya1201, Icanflu, Chiehccc, Trumanchen88, Joelou411, Smithbabyface02, Zooler250, Thebesteyeone, Friendlywriter001, Taiwanyesgoo, Wingthink, Wingthink01, Eyectv

From a technical point of view. --Sotiale (talk) 13:07, 31 July 2021 (UTC)

Novelover@zh.wikipedia

Status:  Done
List of users
Novelover (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
JayJoau (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Mark089457 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Tommynet1 (contr · deleted · block · log · block log · guc · checkuser · lwcheckuser )
Reason(s): Novelover and JayJoau both voted keep in w:zh:Wikipedia:頁面存廢討論/記錄/2021/07/21#國立臺灣科技大學科技管理研究所 with reasons that may hint they are meats or socks (note that the account JayJoau was created recently). They also both edited/created w:zh:數位經濟暨產業發展協會. Furthermore, Mark089457 and Tommynet1 created ad article w:zh:數位經濟國際股份有限公司 (which has been speedy deleted). Judging by the names of the articles, we would like to check whether they are socks. Lightyears Talk 13:25, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
Doing... --Sotiale (talk) 13:31, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
  •  Confirmed Group 1: Tommynet1, 顏浚宏
  • Unrelated Unrelated Novelover, JayJoau, Mark089457

From a technical point of view. --Sotiale (talk) 13:42, 31 July 2021 (UTC)

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