Zuckerden is a semi-disclosed paid editor [1]. In the last week, HelgaStick has !voted keep at two AFDs of articles created by Zuckerden: [2] [3] and also removed a PROD: [4]. These are almost the only deletions that the user has been involved in, so it seems very unlikely to have occurred by chance.
This page move by Zuckerden of a draft also looks as suspicious and as if the MemeGeen was created as a sock but then the page was accidentally moved by Zuckerden. SmartSE ( talk) 18:22, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
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I found the way that Zuckerden and MemeGeen were supporting each other to be suspicious, and particularly deceptive if they're related accounts, so I set out to just check those accounts alone and give HelgaStick the benefit of the doubt. Sadly, I stumbled upon something else in the process. Confirmed that the following accounts are related:
Given that one of the accounts has a paid editing disclosure, I think this user has not behaved egregiously, but it's getting very close to that. I'd be inclined not to block them, but to warn them to stick to two accounts, one for personal contributions and one for paid editing, and abandon the other accounts. I'll let the closing administrator decide on that. -- Deskana ( talk) 11:23, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
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2 accounts involved at a clear paid-for article and their contributions both involve adding advertising, here and here therefore chances they are either one person or otherwise still involved. SwisterTwister talk 04:14, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
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Tarja Kardash, with a short contribution history started this month, restored the content originally added by the sockmaster Liborbital to the article Eric D. Goodman and added wikilinks to that article in several other articles (Goodman's high school, etc.). The activity strongly suggests a undisclosed paid editor. ~ Anachronist ( talk) 00:19, 23 September 2017 (UTC)
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Mfarazbaig first edits indicate they are not a new account. [7] [8] They than removed the paid editing tag on this article. [9] which was created by one of the prior socks in this edit. [10] Many of Mf's other edits are obviously paid aswell. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 14:13, 14 October 2017 (UTC) Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 14:13, 14 October 2017 (UTC)
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Unrelated to the master but
Likely to
RetroHunk (
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From several busy ranges:
Since getting blocked on Mfarazbaig, he is socking with IP. Restored an edit [19] originally by Mfarazbaig [20], edit warring on 2016–17 Kashmir unrest, [21] [22] Mfarazbaig had added Pakistan WP banner on Talk:Indian mathematics [23] and IP removed WP India banner on a related article Mathematics article Talk:Bakhshali_manuscript. [24] Removing material that concerns Pakistan on Persecution of Hindus [25] [26] like Mfarazbaig. [27] [28] Capitals00 ( talk) 08:08, 24 October 2017 (UTC)
@ Berean Hunter: had said that Mfarazbaig has used IP to edit war. [29] Seems like I have found the IP address and upon further investigation, this new edit by IP [30] is clear copy of Mfarazbaig's edit. [31] WP:DUCK.
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[35] [36] [37] Obviously a WP:DUCK. Since Mfarazbaig is using a different ISP now, [38] please range block this as well. Thanks, — MBlaze Lightning T 11:54, 31 October 2017 (UTC)
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Created
Peach & Lily (beauty brand) a recreation of
Special:Undelete/Peach & Lily that was created by Stale Jcpc63752. Tarja Kardash
!voted in a recent AFD about Peach & Lily's founder.
SmartSE (
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19:56, 15 November 2017 (UTC)
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New account, that restored [39] originally composed by Mfarazbaig. [40] Capitals00 ( talk) 10:22, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
@ GeneralizationsAreBad: This is a WP:DUCK case. Max Cooper is abusing the IP 39.50.205.191 to edit war with @ Adamgerber80: on dozens of articles. Same was done by Mfarazbaig. That he went to edit war with his IP [41] to put his edits back [42] and his IP, and used same [43] edit summary as Max Cooper. [44]
Abuse of IP (39.50.205.191) by Max Cooper:-
Mfarazbaig was also obsessed with putting WikiProject Pakistan on talk pages. [53](edit summary: WP Pakistan) while the IP's edit summary is: WP:PAK [54] Capitals00 ( talk) 12:53, 4 December 2017 (UTC)
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Has similar edits to sock Albert Dawkins on the Pakistani passport page. Also, continues to undo edits without a pro Pakistani tilt as other socks like Max Cooper and Mfarazbaig Adamgerber80 ( talk) 16:08, 8 January 2018 (UTC)
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Same edits as Max Cooper of adding other scripts and removing Hindi scripts. The diff of the edits are here [68], [69]. Adamgerber80 ( talk) 11:11, 18 January 2018 (UTC)
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Same IP frequently being abused by Mfarazbaig. Edits are [70] [71] same as those made by Mfarazbaig with his IP, for removing mention of India. [72]
Similar interest in opinions of Pervez Hoodbhoy. [73] [74] D4iNa4 ( talk) 18:50, 10 February 2018 (UTC)
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Same as previous IPs. Disrupted a template [75] recently that was previously edited by one of the sock account. [76] D4iNa4 ( talk) 15:12, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
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[77] [78] Still evading his block. — MBL talk 05:55, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
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Same IP as usual. Calling others edits a vandalism [79] [80] when requesting page protection. Interest in antisemitism in Pakistan. [81] [82] Capitals00 ( talk) 08:27, 5 March 2018 (UTC)
Now socking with [83] like previous IPs. [84] [85] Capitals00 ( talk) 08:01, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
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Now socking on 2018 Sukma attack ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs). — MBL talk 05:31, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
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Same obsession of opposing/supporting attack-related articles for news, [88] [89] [90] [91] created 2018 Sukma attack [92] and now raises an issue related to this article on ANI. [93] D4iNa4 ( talk) 11:30, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
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IP edits too old. Closing.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 13:24, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
@ Berean Hunter and Smartse: This account came out of nowhere to engage in edit war on Insurgency in Balochistan. [94] It looks like a sock of Mfarazbaig.
Same style of adding sources. [95] [96]
Obsessing over Wikipedia talk:In the news/Recurring items [97] [98] concerning sports and also articles about incidents in India, [99] [100] and then trying to get these incidents-related articles passed on Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates. [101] [102] Capitals00 ( talk) 09:36, 23 April 2018 (UTC)
Has shown his opposition against " T20" cricket on WP:ITN, [103] like Mfarazbaig. [104]
Similar votes in WP:ITN/C:
File complaint against multiple editors in ANI after failing to get his version accepted. [116] [117] Capitals00 ( talk) 13:22, 26 April 2018 (UTC)
Clear WP:DUCK. Capitals00 ( talk) 17:26, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
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(a) "Same style of adding sources." - I see that Mfarazbaig would even put square brackets within refs to link news sources which I don't. e.g. [138] [139] [140]
(b) "Obsessing over Wikipedia talk:In the news/Recurring items concerning sports and also articles about incidents in India" - According to filer I have an obsession over ITNR concerning sports but I don't see myself commenting on a Suggestion to add: Other multi-national Olympic-style sporting events, which was up there during the same time. And the suggestion of me having obsession over "incidents in India" is trivial. It seems the filer is going to accuse anyone editing articles about "incidents in India".
(c) "Has shown his opposition against "T20" cricket on WP:ITN" - This accusation is as dumb as it gets. Fact is I opposed the Proposed Addition: Domestic Football Leagues.
(d) "cleanup" - My edit summary was cleanup while Mfarazbaig's was Cleanup. with a capital C and a full stop.
(e) "no source" - My summary is no source. Mfarazbaig's is WP:OR, no source. Again the usage of full stop.
This investigation was filed on lies and deceit. And if any admin is taking any of this seriously, tag me here so I can debunk the rest. -- Uncle Sargam ( talk) 05:56, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
@ Bbb23: It seems to me that the evidence is too strong for the report to be closed as no action. The account is continuously engaging in a pattern of disruptive editing that is same as the master. -- 1990'sguy ( talk) 18:25, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
Adding these to the archive. I was notified of this at WT:ITN with this edit. – Muboshgu ( talk) 05:58, 28 April 2018 (UTC) – Muboshgu ( talk) 05:58, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
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Closing.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 07:00, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
Much evidence against Uncle Sargam being associated with this sock farm had been already added here earlier, ( archive) hence I am not going to rehash it.
Similarities in the selection of their usernames speaks volumes. Uncle and Auntie are both terms used for defining second-degree relatives. Other than this, " Uncle Sargam" and " Auntie Agni" are names of two different Pakistani characters.
Same isolated votes on AfD of 2016 Indian Line of Control strike. Both wants article to be "Redirect" or "merge" with both citing " WP:CFORK" and " WP:POVFORK". [141] [142]
Contributions on WP:ITN about the incidents involving fatalities are same, [143] [144] [145] as well as Pakistani individuals, [146] like recently blocked sock IP of the sockmaster. [147] 1990'sguy ( talk) 23:50, 22 May 2018 (UTC)
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Uncle Sargam and Auntie Agni are Technically indistinguishable from each other. Blocked without tags.--
Bbb23 (
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00:53, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
Created hardly 14 days ago and shows same traits as Mfarazbaig.
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Alleges people of socking or meat puppetry [160] [161] like months ago he did. [162] [163]
Son of Kolachi jumped to restore edits of above IPs. [164] [165] Mfarazbaig and Son of Kolachi edit wars and tells others to "raise them on talk page" [166] or "take it to the talkpage" [167]
Notify @ Accesscrawl and DBigXray: so that they can familiarize themselves. Sdmarathe ( talk) 20:52, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
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Unrelated.
No comment with respect to IP address(es).--
Bbb23 (
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00:22, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
This IP popped up at WP:ITN/C today to make a nomination regarding the Pakistani general election ( diff). The ITN edits are a dead giveaway, given the master's addiction to ITN/C ( 1, 2, 3 4), which is no secret. It is also the same IP that asked SheriffIsInTown to make edits for him in March, [172] since he finds the said user to be loyal to him. Finally, the IP geolocate to the same location and is in the same range as previously blocked IPs (e.g., see #24_October_2017) The quacking is loud enough, in my opinion, to block the IP. MBlaze Lightning talk 15:14, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
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The IP's edits are too old. Closing.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 15:47, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
These IPs popped up after User:Son of Kolachi was blocked yesterday. Trying to make disruption on atleast three BLPs - which I often edit - after I refused to entertain his request [173].. the listed IPs geolocate to the same location and is in the same range as previously blocked IPs.
Berean Hunter blocked 2 ranges of this sockfarm very recently ( 122.8.0.0/16 and 39.57.128.0/17) this could be the reason why this sock has now has switched to a new range. Saqib ( talk) 14:16, 12 October 2018 (UTC)
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39.38.37.97 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) created Shahid Shafaat (who is also blocked for block evasion) and 122.8.37.164 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) continues to remove g5 tagging. Both ips are in the same range as past blocked (ranges and individual ips) of Liborbital. Praxidicae ( talk) 14:43, 25 October 2018 (UTC)
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This IP in the same range as past blocked of Liborbital and co. Requesting undeletion of BLPs Wikipedia:Requests_for_undeletion#Sana_Sarfaraz and edit warring at Sana Sarfaraz. Saqib ( talk) 05:54, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
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Had been blocked before too by Bbb23. Same geolocation as all other recently blocked IP addresses. Criticizes reading ability of others during edit war. [174] [175] Contributions on ITN, [176] like other blocked IPs, [177] and accounts [178] [179] sounds same. Also check the edits from March 2018, [180] when he was using his other recently blocked range (39.48..) to restore edits of this reported IP (58.27.134.133). [181] Capitals00 ( talk) 17:59, 4 November 2018 (UTC)
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Created hardly a week ago and shows same traits as Mfarazbaig. Saqib ( talk) 18:29, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
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Mahzain is very
Likely to
Son of Kolachi (
talk ·
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count). Blocked, tagged, closing.--
Bbb23 (
talk)
22:44, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
Same geolocation as all other recently blocked IP addresses and shows same traits as Liborbital. Edit warring and creating BLPs on non-notable person. Saqib ( talk) 08:05, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
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Shows same traits Liborbital.. Hardly a month old account with 50 or so edit yet interest in "In the news", and request for undeletion. Saqib ( talk) 08:30, 9 December 2018 (UTC)
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Registered after the last sock had been blocked. Updated the article [189] created by Son of Kolachi. [190] Restored content [191] which was added by Mfarazbaig. [192] D4iNa4 ( talk) 17:01, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
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Confirmed to previous socks.
Blocked without tags. Closing.--
Bbb23 (
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18:53, 12 January 2019 (UTC)
Registered after the last sock had been blocked. Shows same traits sa Liborbital.. following my contributions (hounding) and editing my drafts [193] Saqib ( talk) 15:35, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
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Credauth and
Mike Foxtrot Bravo (
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Berean Hunter
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Makes "new article" on Indian and Pakistan news events [194] [195] [196] and appears active on Portal:Current events. [197] [198] ML talk 09:01, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
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Confirmed, blocked, tagged, closing.--
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13:36, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
Showing same traits as Liborbital.. adding OR to Pakistani bios despite warning. Saqib ( talk) 12:31, 8 March 2019 (UTC)
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Blocking random stale IPs on a mobile phone network isn't going to be productive. Nothing to be done. Closing. Cabayi ( talk) 09:24, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
New user with same sort of obsession with ITN [199] [200], Quetta Gladiators, [201] [202] updates on Mohammad Asif (snooker player). [203] [204]
Using the named IP to evade 3RR. [205] [206] D4iNa4 ( talk) 03:31, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
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New user, reactivated after Bigfoot Yeti got blocked as a sock with same sort of obsession with ITN, [207] [208] Naseem Shah, [209] [210] Template:Terrorist attacks in Pakistan. [211] [212] D4iNa4 ( talk) 04:34, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
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The user is editing on the same pages with similar agenda. Störm (talk) 14:10, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
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Reinstated content previously created by the former sock Credauth ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log).
Edit warred with Harshil169.
Pinging DBigXray for any additional comments. Kautilya3 ( talk) 22:14, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
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Same dawn.com spam [213] [214] like all other socks in the archive, [215] [216] and the usual habit of WP:STONEWALLING by reverting on a page he hasn't even edited before. [217] [218] [219] [220] Azuredivay ( talk) 01:09, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
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Same spam of dawn.com [221] [222] edits about recent pakistani affairs, [223] [224] and attempting to create anti-indian pages/redirects. [225] [226] Azuredivay ( talk) 17:09, 30 June 2020 (UTC)
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IP socking by the sockpuppeteer. Exact same disruptive addition of content [despite explained removals by multiple users] with the same meaningless edit summaries (update, restore). Master, IP1, IP2, IP3 (same edits or edit summaries); Master, IP1 (same edit summaries); Master, IP4 (similar edits); IP2, IP5 (exact same edits); IP6, IP7 (same edit summaries). Clearly not a case of mistaken logout sine the IPs have been working in tandem with the main sockpuppeteer and each other on multiple articles.
And clearly not a new inexperienced account either: has created Talk pages, with WP projects to boot, edited templates and created dubious disamb pages. Might be a sock of another master (the range has been used by at-least one other LTA abuser in the past WP:LTA/SAMI). Gotitbro ( talk) 03:00, 1 July 2020 (UTC)
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Exact same reinsertion of content as by previous socks and IPs. Prev sock, Current sock; Prev sock, IP sock, current sock.
Also tagged as likely in the previous checkuser. Gotitbro ( talk) 19:02, 1 July 2020 (UTC)
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Exact same reinsertion of content as previous IP socks in the same range. Prev IP1, Current IP; Prev IP2, Current IP.
@ Mz7: we need a larger range block here, the socking is getting ridiculous here. Gotitbro ( talk) 21:25, 1 July 2020 (UTC)
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Admits on his userpage that he is using multiple accounts but has not named any accounts. [227] See WP:SCRUTINY.
Came back after the last 2 week range block was made on him. Made his first main page edit to conflict with Gotitbro (who reported him most in the recent times), [228] then started edit warring him across many articles. [229] [230] [231] Aman Kumar Goel ( Talk) 06:33, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Comment I used to have a previous account, but I am not him. It's a clean start that's why i do not want to declare anything previous. But I want to declare that my previous account was not under any scrutiny, sanctions or block. Consider WP:AGF, that's all i have to say. Islam Treasure66 ( talk) 07:24, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
Comment. The filer has failed to "explain how the accounts are being used abusively". Moreover, the comparisons made are merely superficial & hilarious at best. Please note that my account is active since May 2019 and I use it from multiple locations. -- Invisible Lad ( talk) 16:19, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
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Abusing this range once again just like he did weeks ago. [236] Wareon ( talk) 16:11, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
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Same misleading and dodgy edit summaries for restoring problematic articles: [237] [238]
Alleging same opponents of edit warring while himself avoiding any use of talk page: [239] [240] Wareon ( talk) 09:50, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
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Same interests as earlier socks, [241] [242], [243] [244], [245] [246] dawn.com use, [247] [248] comes back to create/update page about a recent terrorist attack in Pakistan. [249] [250] Aman Kumar Goel ( Talk) 17:43, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
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@ Callanecc and RoySmith: Same obsession with:-
Looks like a duck to me.
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07:06, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
Alright. Some more striking similarities:-
Ivanvector's analysis
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This report and this case in general have a lot working against it. Some thoughts in no particular order:
That said, let's take a look at the evidence presented here:
On the evidence added later:
And on the comparison with War Wounded:
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Zuckerden is a semi-disclosed paid editor [1]. In the last week, HelgaStick has !voted keep at two AFDs of articles created by Zuckerden: [2] [3] and also removed a PROD: [4]. These are almost the only deletions that the user has been involved in, so it seems very unlikely to have occurred by chance.
This page move by Zuckerden of a draft also looks as suspicious and as if the MemeGeen was created as a sock but then the page was accidentally moved by Zuckerden. SmartSE ( talk) 18:22, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
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I found the way that Zuckerden and MemeGeen were supporting each other to be suspicious, and particularly deceptive if they're related accounts, so I set out to just check those accounts alone and give HelgaStick the benefit of the doubt. Sadly, I stumbled upon something else in the process. Confirmed that the following accounts are related:
Given that one of the accounts has a paid editing disclosure, I think this user has not behaved egregiously, but it's getting very close to that. I'd be inclined not to block them, but to warn them to stick to two accounts, one for personal contributions and one for paid editing, and abandon the other accounts. I'll let the closing administrator decide on that. -- Deskana ( talk) 11:23, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
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2 accounts involved at a clear paid-for article and their contributions both involve adding advertising, here and here therefore chances they are either one person or otherwise still involved. SwisterTwister talk 04:14, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
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Tarja Kardash, with a short contribution history started this month, restored the content originally added by the sockmaster Liborbital to the article Eric D. Goodman and added wikilinks to that article in several other articles (Goodman's high school, etc.). The activity strongly suggests a undisclosed paid editor. ~ Anachronist ( talk) 00:19, 23 September 2017 (UTC)
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Mfarazbaig first edits indicate they are not a new account. [7] [8] They than removed the paid editing tag on this article. [9] which was created by one of the prior socks in this edit. [10] Many of Mf's other edits are obviously paid aswell. Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 14:13, 14 October 2017 (UTC) Doc James ( talk · contribs · email) 14:13, 14 October 2017 (UTC)
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Unrelated to the master but
Likely to
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00:23, 15 October 2017 (UTC)
From several busy ranges:
Since getting blocked on Mfarazbaig, he is socking with IP. Restored an edit [19] originally by Mfarazbaig [20], edit warring on 2016–17 Kashmir unrest, [21] [22] Mfarazbaig had added Pakistan WP banner on Talk:Indian mathematics [23] and IP removed WP India banner on a related article Mathematics article Talk:Bakhshali_manuscript. [24] Removing material that concerns Pakistan on Persecution of Hindus [25] [26] like Mfarazbaig. [27] [28] Capitals00 ( talk) 08:08, 24 October 2017 (UTC)
@ Berean Hunter: had said that Mfarazbaig has used IP to edit war. [29] Seems like I have found the IP address and upon further investigation, this new edit by IP [30] is clear copy of Mfarazbaig's edit. [31] WP:DUCK.
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[35] [36] [37] Obviously a WP:DUCK. Since Mfarazbaig is using a different ISP now, [38] please range block this as well. Thanks, — MBlaze Lightning T 11:54, 31 October 2017 (UTC)
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Created
Peach & Lily (beauty brand) a recreation of
Special:Undelete/Peach & Lily that was created by Stale Jcpc63752. Tarja Kardash
!voted in a recent AFD about Peach & Lily's founder.
SmartSE (
talk)
19:56, 15 November 2017 (UTC)
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New account, that restored [39] originally composed by Mfarazbaig. [40] Capitals00 ( talk) 10:22, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
@ GeneralizationsAreBad: This is a WP:DUCK case. Max Cooper is abusing the IP 39.50.205.191 to edit war with @ Adamgerber80: on dozens of articles. Same was done by Mfarazbaig. That he went to edit war with his IP [41] to put his edits back [42] and his IP, and used same [43] edit summary as Max Cooper. [44]
Abuse of IP (39.50.205.191) by Max Cooper:-
Mfarazbaig was also obsessed with putting WikiProject Pakistan on talk pages. [53](edit summary: WP Pakistan) while the IP's edit summary is: WP:PAK [54] Capitals00 ( talk) 12:53, 4 December 2017 (UTC)
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Has similar edits to sock Albert Dawkins on the Pakistani passport page. Also, continues to undo edits without a pro Pakistani tilt as other socks like Max Cooper and Mfarazbaig Adamgerber80 ( talk) 16:08, 8 January 2018 (UTC)
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Same edits as Max Cooper of adding other scripts and removing Hindi scripts. The diff of the edits are here [68], [69]. Adamgerber80 ( talk) 11:11, 18 January 2018 (UTC)
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Same IP frequently being abused by Mfarazbaig. Edits are [70] [71] same as those made by Mfarazbaig with his IP, for removing mention of India. [72]
Similar interest in opinions of Pervez Hoodbhoy. [73] [74] D4iNa4 ( talk) 18:50, 10 February 2018 (UTC)
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Same as previous IPs. Disrupted a template [75] recently that was previously edited by one of the sock account. [76] D4iNa4 ( talk) 15:12, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
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[77] [78] Still evading his block. — MBL talk 05:55, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
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Same IP as usual. Calling others edits a vandalism [79] [80] when requesting page protection. Interest in antisemitism in Pakistan. [81] [82] Capitals00 ( talk) 08:27, 5 March 2018 (UTC)
Now socking with [83] like previous IPs. [84] [85] Capitals00 ( talk) 08:01, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
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Now socking on 2018 Sukma attack ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs). — MBL talk 05:31, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
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Same obsession of opposing/supporting attack-related articles for news, [88] [89] [90] [91] created 2018 Sukma attack [92] and now raises an issue related to this article on ANI. [93] D4iNa4 ( talk) 11:30, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
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IP edits too old. Closing.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 13:24, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
@ Berean Hunter and Smartse: This account came out of nowhere to engage in edit war on Insurgency in Balochistan. [94] It looks like a sock of Mfarazbaig.
Same style of adding sources. [95] [96]
Obsessing over Wikipedia talk:In the news/Recurring items [97] [98] concerning sports and also articles about incidents in India, [99] [100] and then trying to get these incidents-related articles passed on Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates. [101] [102] Capitals00 ( talk) 09:36, 23 April 2018 (UTC)
Has shown his opposition against " T20" cricket on WP:ITN, [103] like Mfarazbaig. [104]
Similar votes in WP:ITN/C:
File complaint against multiple editors in ANI after failing to get his version accepted. [116] [117] Capitals00 ( talk) 13:22, 26 April 2018 (UTC)
Clear WP:DUCK. Capitals00 ( talk) 17:26, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
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(a) "Same style of adding sources." - I see that Mfarazbaig would even put square brackets within refs to link news sources which I don't. e.g. [138] [139] [140]
(b) "Obsessing over Wikipedia talk:In the news/Recurring items concerning sports and also articles about incidents in India" - According to filer I have an obsession over ITNR concerning sports but I don't see myself commenting on a Suggestion to add: Other multi-national Olympic-style sporting events, which was up there during the same time. And the suggestion of me having obsession over "incidents in India" is trivial. It seems the filer is going to accuse anyone editing articles about "incidents in India".
(c) "Has shown his opposition against "T20" cricket on WP:ITN" - This accusation is as dumb as it gets. Fact is I opposed the Proposed Addition: Domestic Football Leagues.
(d) "cleanup" - My edit summary was cleanup while Mfarazbaig's was Cleanup. with a capital C and a full stop.
(e) "no source" - My summary is no source. Mfarazbaig's is WP:OR, no source. Again the usage of full stop.
This investigation was filed on lies and deceit. And if any admin is taking any of this seriously, tag me here so I can debunk the rest. -- Uncle Sargam ( talk) 05:56, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
@ Bbb23: It seems to me that the evidence is too strong for the report to be closed as no action. The account is continuously engaging in a pattern of disruptive editing that is same as the master. -- 1990'sguy ( talk) 18:25, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
Adding these to the archive. I was notified of this at WT:ITN with this edit. – Muboshgu ( talk) 05:58, 28 April 2018 (UTC) – Muboshgu ( talk) 05:58, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
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Closing.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 07:00, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
Much evidence against Uncle Sargam being associated with this sock farm had been already added here earlier, ( archive) hence I am not going to rehash it.
Similarities in the selection of their usernames speaks volumes. Uncle and Auntie are both terms used for defining second-degree relatives. Other than this, " Uncle Sargam" and " Auntie Agni" are names of two different Pakistani characters.
Same isolated votes on AfD of 2016 Indian Line of Control strike. Both wants article to be "Redirect" or "merge" with both citing " WP:CFORK" and " WP:POVFORK". [141] [142]
Contributions on WP:ITN about the incidents involving fatalities are same, [143] [144] [145] as well as Pakistani individuals, [146] like recently blocked sock IP of the sockmaster. [147] 1990'sguy ( talk) 23:50, 22 May 2018 (UTC)
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Uncle Sargam and Auntie Agni are Technically indistinguishable from each other. Blocked without tags.--
Bbb23 (
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00:53, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
Created hardly 14 days ago and shows same traits as Mfarazbaig.
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Alleges people of socking or meat puppetry [160] [161] like months ago he did. [162] [163]
Son of Kolachi jumped to restore edits of above IPs. [164] [165] Mfarazbaig and Son of Kolachi edit wars and tells others to "raise them on talk page" [166] or "take it to the talkpage" [167]
Notify @ Accesscrawl and DBigXray: so that they can familiarize themselves. Sdmarathe ( talk) 20:52, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
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Unrelated.
No comment with respect to IP address(es).--
Bbb23 (
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00:22, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
This IP popped up at WP:ITN/C today to make a nomination regarding the Pakistani general election ( diff). The ITN edits are a dead giveaway, given the master's addiction to ITN/C ( 1, 2, 3 4), which is no secret. It is also the same IP that asked SheriffIsInTown to make edits for him in March, [172] since he finds the said user to be loyal to him. Finally, the IP geolocate to the same location and is in the same range as previously blocked IPs (e.g., see #24_October_2017) The quacking is loud enough, in my opinion, to block the IP. MBlaze Lightning talk 15:14, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
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The IP's edits are too old. Closing.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 15:47, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
These IPs popped up after User:Son of Kolachi was blocked yesterday. Trying to make disruption on atleast three BLPs - which I often edit - after I refused to entertain his request [173].. the listed IPs geolocate to the same location and is in the same range as previously blocked IPs.
Berean Hunter blocked 2 ranges of this sockfarm very recently ( 122.8.0.0/16 and 39.57.128.0/17) this could be the reason why this sock has now has switched to a new range. Saqib ( talk) 14:16, 12 October 2018 (UTC)
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39.38.37.97 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) created Shahid Shafaat (who is also blocked for block evasion) and 122.8.37.164 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) continues to remove g5 tagging. Both ips are in the same range as past blocked (ranges and individual ips) of Liborbital. Praxidicae ( talk) 14:43, 25 October 2018 (UTC)
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This IP in the same range as past blocked of Liborbital and co. Requesting undeletion of BLPs Wikipedia:Requests_for_undeletion#Sana_Sarfaraz and edit warring at Sana Sarfaraz. Saqib ( talk) 05:54, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
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Had been blocked before too by Bbb23. Same geolocation as all other recently blocked IP addresses. Criticizes reading ability of others during edit war. [174] [175] Contributions on ITN, [176] like other blocked IPs, [177] and accounts [178] [179] sounds same. Also check the edits from March 2018, [180] when he was using his other recently blocked range (39.48..) to restore edits of this reported IP (58.27.134.133). [181] Capitals00 ( talk) 17:59, 4 November 2018 (UTC)
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Created hardly a week ago and shows same traits as Mfarazbaig. Saqib ( talk) 18:29, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
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Mahzain is very
Likely to
Son of Kolachi (
talk ·
contribs ·
count). Blocked, tagged, closing.--
Bbb23 (
talk)
22:44, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
Same geolocation as all other recently blocked IP addresses and shows same traits as Liborbital. Edit warring and creating BLPs on non-notable person. Saqib ( talk) 08:05, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
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Shows same traits Liborbital.. Hardly a month old account with 50 or so edit yet interest in "In the news", and request for undeletion. Saqib ( talk) 08:30, 9 December 2018 (UTC)
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Registered after the last sock had been blocked. Updated the article [189] created by Son of Kolachi. [190] Restored content [191] which was added by Mfarazbaig. [192] D4iNa4 ( talk) 17:01, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
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Confirmed to previous socks.
Blocked without tags. Closing.--
Bbb23 (
talk)
18:53, 12 January 2019 (UTC)
Registered after the last sock had been blocked. Shows same traits sa Liborbital.. following my contributions (hounding) and editing my drafts [193] Saqib ( talk) 15:35, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
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Credauth and
Mike Foxtrot Bravo (
talk
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tag ·
contribs ·
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logs ·
filter log ·
block user ·
spi block ·
block log ·
CA ·
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investigate ·
cuwiki) are
Likely to the master.
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Berean Hunter
(talk)
13:29, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
Makes "new article" on Indian and Pakistan news events [194] [195] [196] and appears active on Portal:Current events. [197] [198] ML talk 09:01, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
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Confirmed, blocked, tagged, closing.--
Bbb23 (
talk)
13:36, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
Showing same traits as Liborbital.. adding OR to Pakistani bios despite warning. Saqib ( talk) 12:31, 8 March 2019 (UTC)
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Blocking random stale IPs on a mobile phone network isn't going to be productive. Nothing to be done. Closing. Cabayi ( talk) 09:24, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
New user with same sort of obsession with ITN [199] [200], Quetta Gladiators, [201] [202] updates on Mohammad Asif (snooker player). [203] [204]
Using the named IP to evade 3RR. [205] [206] D4iNa4 ( talk) 03:31, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
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New user, reactivated after Bigfoot Yeti got blocked as a sock with same sort of obsession with ITN, [207] [208] Naseem Shah, [209] [210] Template:Terrorist attacks in Pakistan. [211] [212] D4iNa4 ( talk) 04:34, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
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The user is editing on the same pages with similar agenda. Störm (talk) 14:10, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
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Reinstated content previously created by the former sock Credauth ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log).
Edit warred with Harshil169.
Pinging DBigXray for any additional comments. Kautilya3 ( talk) 22:14, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
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Same dawn.com spam [213] [214] like all other socks in the archive, [215] [216] and the usual habit of WP:STONEWALLING by reverting on a page he hasn't even edited before. [217] [218] [219] [220] Azuredivay ( talk) 01:09, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
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Same spam of dawn.com [221] [222] edits about recent pakistani affairs, [223] [224] and attempting to create anti-indian pages/redirects. [225] [226] Azuredivay ( talk) 17:09, 30 June 2020 (UTC)
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IP socking by the sockpuppeteer. Exact same disruptive addition of content [despite explained removals by multiple users] with the same meaningless edit summaries (update, restore). Master, IP1, IP2, IP3 (same edits or edit summaries); Master, IP1 (same edit summaries); Master, IP4 (similar edits); IP2, IP5 (exact same edits); IP6, IP7 (same edit summaries). Clearly not a case of mistaken logout sine the IPs have been working in tandem with the main sockpuppeteer and each other on multiple articles.
And clearly not a new inexperienced account either: has created Talk pages, with WP projects to boot, edited templates and created dubious disamb pages. Might be a sock of another master (the range has been used by at-least one other LTA abuser in the past WP:LTA/SAMI). Gotitbro ( talk) 03:00, 1 July 2020 (UTC)
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Exact same reinsertion of content as by previous socks and IPs. Prev sock, Current sock; Prev sock, IP sock, current sock.
Also tagged as likely in the previous checkuser. Gotitbro ( talk) 19:02, 1 July 2020 (UTC)
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Exact same reinsertion of content as previous IP socks in the same range. Prev IP1, Current IP; Prev IP2, Current IP.
@ Mz7: we need a larger range block here, the socking is getting ridiculous here. Gotitbro ( talk) 21:25, 1 July 2020 (UTC)
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Admits on his userpage that he is using multiple accounts but has not named any accounts. [227] See WP:SCRUTINY.
Came back after the last 2 week range block was made on him. Made his first main page edit to conflict with Gotitbro (who reported him most in the recent times), [228] then started edit warring him across many articles. [229] [230] [231] Aman Kumar Goel ( Talk) 06:33, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Comment I used to have a previous account, but I am not him. It's a clean start that's why i do not want to declare anything previous. But I want to declare that my previous account was not under any scrutiny, sanctions or block. Consider WP:AGF, that's all i have to say. Islam Treasure66 ( talk) 07:24, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
Comment. The filer has failed to "explain how the accounts are being used abusively". Moreover, the comparisons made are merely superficial & hilarious at best. Please note that my account is active since May 2019 and I use it from multiple locations. -- Invisible Lad ( talk) 16:19, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
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Abusing this range once again just like he did weeks ago. [236] Wareon ( talk) 16:11, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
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Same misleading and dodgy edit summaries for restoring problematic articles: [237] [238]
Alleging same opponents of edit warring while himself avoiding any use of talk page: [239] [240] Wareon ( talk) 09:50, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
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Same interests as earlier socks, [241] [242], [243] [244], [245] [246] dawn.com use, [247] [248] comes back to create/update page about a recent terrorist attack in Pakistan. [249] [250] Aman Kumar Goel ( Talk) 17:43, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
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@ Callanecc and RoySmith: Same obsession with:-
Looks like a duck to me.
Capitals00 (
talk)
07:06, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
Alright. Some more striking similarities:-
Ivanvector's analysis
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This report and this case in general have a lot working against it. Some thoughts in no particular order:
That said, let's take a look at the evidence presented here:
On the evidence added later:
And on the comparison with War Wounded:
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