Sockpuppet investigations |
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SPI clerk pages |
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SPI archives |
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Sockpuppet investigations (SPI) is the investigation and resolution of allegations of sock puppetry (editor abuse of multiple Wikipedia accounts). If you believe there is good evidence from Wikipedia edits that an individual is using multiple accounts or IPs to violate our policy on sock-puppetry to abuse or manipulate editor discussions or processes on Wikipedia, or to evade blocks or bans, this is the right place to file an investigation. Administrators and others with experience in dealing with sock-puppetry will determine from the evidence whether to take administrative action.
An investigation will only take place if your evidence clearly shows, from suspicious Wikipedia edits and/or log entries, that two or more accounts (or different IP editors) seem likely to have the same operator and to be breaching our sock-puppetry policy.
Wikipedia’s CheckUser team also watches these pages. CheckUsers are Wikipedia editors who are highly experienced and trusted at investigating sock puppetry cases. Their access to the "Checkuser" tool may provide additional technical evidence in some cases. A request for CheckUser may be helpful when abuse is likely but the visible public evidence alone is insufficient to show the underlying situation clearly. Checkuser has strict usage and privacy policies. The CheckUser tool will be used only if a CheckUser believes there is evidence of likely sock abuse and also good reason why Checkuser is needed to resolve the matter. Requests for CheckUser attention without both of these will be declined.
The two most common use cases for requesting CheckUser are:
{{SPI case status}}
to {{SPI case status|curequest}}. The request will be queued for review.The day-to-day running and housekeeping of SPI is undertaken by the " SPI Clerks" team, editors with considerable experience who help ensure cases are managed properly and remain in good order, and who provide clerical and administrative support when needed. SPI clerks also evaluate CheckUser requests before endorsing for CheckUser attention, review completed cases for loose ends before closure, and help with other tasks such as userpage-tagging of confirmed and blocked socks.
For administrators: If you would like to assist at SPI, please feel welcome, and thank you for contributing. We maintain a set of procedural notes on common SPI patroller procedures and the Clerks’ page contains information on patrolling and how patrollers can help. If you need any further help, please ask one of the active SPI clerks, or join #wikipedia-en-spi connect on Libera Chat IRC.
Sockpuppet investigations |
---|
Information pages |
SPI clerk pages |
IRC |
SPI archives |
|
Sockpuppet investigations (SPI) is the investigation and resolution of allegations of sock puppetry (editor abuse of multiple Wikipedia accounts). If you believe there is good evidence from Wikipedia edits that an individual is using multiple accounts or IPs to violate our policy on sock-puppetry to abuse or manipulate editor discussions or processes on Wikipedia, or to evade blocks or bans, this is the right place to file an investigation. Administrators and others with experience in dealing with sock-puppetry will determine from the evidence whether to take administrative action.
An investigation will only take place if your evidence clearly shows, from suspicious Wikipedia edits and/or log entries, that two or more accounts (or different IP editors) seem likely to have the same operator and to be breaching our sock-puppetry policy.
Wikipedia’s CheckUser team also watches these pages. CheckUsers are Wikipedia editors who are highly experienced and trusted at investigating sock puppetry cases. Their access to the "Checkuser" tool may provide additional technical evidence in some cases. A request for CheckUser may be helpful when abuse is likely but the visible public evidence alone is insufficient to show the underlying situation clearly. Checkuser has strict usage and privacy policies. The CheckUser tool will be used only if a CheckUser believes there is evidence of likely sock abuse and also good reason why Checkuser is needed to resolve the matter. Requests for CheckUser attention without both of these will be declined.
The two most common use cases for requesting CheckUser are:
{{SPI case status}}
to {{SPI case status|curequest}}. The request will be queued for review.The day-to-day running and housekeeping of SPI is undertaken by the " SPI Clerks" team, editors with considerable experience who help ensure cases are managed properly and remain in good order, and who provide clerical and administrative support when needed. SPI clerks also evaluate CheckUser requests before endorsing for CheckUser attention, review completed cases for loose ends before closure, and help with other tasks such as userpage-tagging of confirmed and blocked socks.
For administrators: If you would like to assist at SPI, please feel welcome, and thank you for contributing. We maintain a set of procedural notes on common SPI patroller procedures and the Clerks’ page contains information on patrolling and how patrollers can help. If you need any further help, please ask one of the active SPI clerks, or join #wikipedia-en-spi connect on Libera Chat IRC.