– A checkuser has completed a check on relevant users in this case, and it is now awaiting administration and close.
Evidence
I went ahead and added some more "W" accounts that are virtual SPAs for a single pageant sponsor out of Thailand. Note more evidence:
Ends ☆ Bri ( talk) 20:22, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
New account Wahedimahshad added to case. This account has created 20 new pageant articles in March-April, and nearly all have been edited by Wictoriamalai. Several times they have created an article, then the Wictoriamalai account starts in on it when it's <60 minutes old. Outstanding examples:
This is quite unusual unless there's off-wiki coordination, at least. Taken in concert with the other evidence, it's of concern for meatpuppetry or sockpuppetry. Especially when a new account with about 2 dozen relatively minor edits can do all-at-once article creation like [17], which in my experience has always been a sign of socking. ☆ Bri ( talk) 21:55, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
– A checkuser has completed a check on relevant users in this case, and it is now awaiting administration and close.
Evidence
I went ahead and added some more "W" accounts that are virtual SPAs for a single pageant sponsor out of Thailand. Note more evidence:
Ends ☆ Bri ( talk) 20:22, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
New account Wahedimahshad added to case. This account has created 20 new pageant articles in March-April, and nearly all have been edited by Wictoriamalai. Several times they have created an article, then the Wictoriamalai account starts in on it when it's <60 minutes old. Outstanding examples:
This is quite unusual unless there's off-wiki coordination, at least. Taken in concert with the other evidence, it's of concern for meatpuppetry or sockpuppetry. Especially when a new account with about 2 dozen relatively minor edits can do all-at-once article creation like [17], which in my experience has always been a sign of socking. ☆ Bri ( talk) 21:55, 23 May 2024 (UTC)