Similar names, both edit Sachin Vashist. A short time after Syed amjad contested the deletion for Aakash Kumar Jha on the talk page, MortalSyed removed the CSD G11 template, citing the same reason as amjad. Same style of small, rapid edits on Sachin Vasnist. WhoAteMyButter ( 📨talk│ 📝contribs) 04:38, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
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Very similar username, shared interest in Indian politics and politicians, unexplained vandalism to User talk:Syed amjad08 [1] — twotwofourtysix(My talk page and contributions) 03:04, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
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Similar username, continued work in Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs) and other Indian political pages — twotwofourtysix(My talk page and contributions) 05:58, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
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Continued work in pages created by the alleged sockpuppeteer. Also, considering that Amjad090909 with a similar username and similar interest in Indian politics was blocked as a sockpuppet of Arshifakhan61, this case should probably merged with that one if there is enough evidence for it. — twotwofourtysix(My talk page and contributions) 00:00, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
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After exactly 4 days and 10 edits, they started creating fully formed articles about Indian politicians. That is all they have done, and the articles are rather identical to the ones created by previous socks, e.g. User:TryingToDo. See also this Teahouse question and compare with this recent thread initiated by a previous sock.
Sheikh911 has now created Shadab Chauhan, previously created by User:Amjad090909 and User:Syed amjad08; there is an overlap here with another SPI, Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Syed amjad08. See also Draft:Shadab Chouhan and the deletion log of Shadab Chouhan. bonadea contributions talk 13:55, 17 September 2021 (UTC)
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Creates new Indian politician pages, edits politics-related articles. See deleted history for Sachin Vashist. I have requested a CU to confirm and to check for other accounts. I have one other in mind because of some overlap with Bihariboy Rahul, but the behavioral evidence is less strong for Abhisekh Raj ( talk + · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser( log) · investigate · cuwiki). Bbb23 ( talk) 12:45, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
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Created draft which was then almost exclusively edited by recently blocked sock Abhisekh Raj. Other than that, it is hard to tell, as their other contribs are deleted. Can someone with access to deleted contribs please look these over and advise if this is worth following up? Obviously, no checkuser needed yet. If the deleted contribs don't back this up, this should be closed as there would be insufficient evidence otherwise. Mako001 ( talk) 13:40, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
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HumDDZ has recreated Draft:Acme Group India as Draft:Acme Cleantech Solutions with at least an identical lead and identical sources, similar edit summaries to past socks, specifically this one PRAXIDICAE💕 14:44, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
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Similar editing pattern to previous accounts: strong focus on Indian politics (compare, e.g., [2] to [3]), intermixed with spam creations (cf. Henry Harvin, Faisal Shaikh (influencer) by Poli Hunt, Draft:Acme Group India, Rahul Sasi by Abhisekh Raj, Anmol Joon by Bihariboy Rahul...) Similar edit summary patterns - compare [4], [5], [6]. All accounts use the mobile web editor & advanced mobile editor. Both Poli Hunt and previous sock Amjad4life claim to be based in Bihar. Similar timecards [7] [8]. There is some additional evidence related to this SPI that I have sent to checkuser-en-wp. Spicy ( talk) 08:39, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
> Special:Diff/1079790660 > Special:Diff/1079790688 > Special:Diff/1079790705 > Special:Diff/1079790774
Both accounts have limited editing history and have voted keep on AfD Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pankaj Choudhary (professor) (2nd nomination). Like, User:Rath Butcher was inactive since September 2022 (became active again this month when Pankaj Choudhary (professor) was re-nominated for deletion. GermanKity's socks have recreated this assistant professor's article multiple times, so there must be some connection between these accounts. US-Verified ( talk) 16:26, 23 May 2023 (UTC)
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SPI case status|clerk}}
to flag a case for clerk action. Closing. Thanks,
Spicy (
talk) 16:25, 1 June 2023 (UTC)More socking on Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Pankaj_Choudhary_(professor)_(2nd_nomination) UtherSRG (talk) 12:37, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
Another new user with similar editing habits to the puppeteer and several of their socks, such as Kinkordada, who I mistakenly reported under another sock, Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Rath Butcher. Onel5969 TT me 10:05, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
The AfD discussion Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Pankaj_Choudhary_(professor)_(2nd_nomination) would benefit more generally from a look from people with experience in sockpuppetry and WP:UPE. There are a large number of non-policy-based keep !votes from users with a small number of edits (a bit over where I would tag as an SPA) who have not previously shown any interest in AfD. It could be just canvassing or meat puppetry, but the pattern is unusual, and I am finding my assumption of good faith to be severely tested. Russ Woodroofe ( talk) 17:18, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
Julie568 created a page Ekar which was deleted in 2017 previously and was drafted in March 2023 ( https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Draft:Ekar&action=history). Then User:Intellectual I - recreates and publishes the same page with a slightly different name. Then User:Rath Butcher emotionally defends the page on AfD procedure. It's definitely the same people, at least the one blocked (Julie568) and the one who republished (Intellectual I). BoraVoro ( talk) 05:45, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
recreation of Bharat Singh Kushwah article DSP2092 talk 14:06, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Strong interest in Tipu Sultan Masjid Tollygunge, which was created by a previous sock. - UtherSRG (talk) 15:39, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
Similar names, both edit Sachin Vashist. A short time after Syed amjad contested the deletion for Aakash Kumar Jha on the talk page, MortalSyed removed the CSD G11 template, citing the same reason as amjad. Same style of small, rapid edits on Sachin Vasnist. WhoAteMyButter ( 📨talk│ 📝contribs) 04:38, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
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Very similar username, shared interest in Indian politics and politicians, unexplained vandalism to User talk:Syed amjad08 [1] — twotwofourtysix(My talk page and contributions) 03:04, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
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Similar username, continued work in Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs) and other Indian political pages — twotwofourtysix(My talk page and contributions) 05:58, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
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Continued work in pages created by the alleged sockpuppeteer. Also, considering that Amjad090909 with a similar username and similar interest in Indian politics was blocked as a sockpuppet of Arshifakhan61, this case should probably merged with that one if there is enough evidence for it. — twotwofourtysix(My talk page and contributions) 00:00, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.
After exactly 4 days and 10 edits, they started creating fully formed articles about Indian politicians. That is all they have done, and the articles are rather identical to the ones created by previous socks, e.g. User:TryingToDo. See also this Teahouse question and compare with this recent thread initiated by a previous sock.
Sheikh911 has now created Shadab Chauhan, previously created by User:Amjad090909 and User:Syed amjad08; there is an overlap here with another SPI, Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Syed amjad08. See also Draft:Shadab Chouhan and the deletion log of Shadab Chouhan. bonadea contributions talk 13:55, 17 September 2021 (UTC)
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Creates new Indian politician pages, edits politics-related articles. See deleted history for Sachin Vashist. I have requested a CU to confirm and to check for other accounts. I have one other in mind because of some overlap with Bihariboy Rahul, but the behavioral evidence is less strong for Abhisekh Raj ( talk + · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser( log) · investigate · cuwiki). Bbb23 ( talk) 12:45, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
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Created draft which was then almost exclusively edited by recently blocked sock Abhisekh Raj. Other than that, it is hard to tell, as their other contribs are deleted. Can someone with access to deleted contribs please look these over and advise if this is worth following up? Obviously, no checkuser needed yet. If the deleted contribs don't back this up, this should be closed as there would be insufficient evidence otherwise. Mako001 ( talk) 13:40, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
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HumDDZ has recreated Draft:Acme Group India as Draft:Acme Cleantech Solutions with at least an identical lead and identical sources, similar edit summaries to past socks, specifically this one PRAXIDICAE💕 14:44, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.
Similar editing pattern to previous accounts: strong focus on Indian politics (compare, e.g., [2] to [3]), intermixed with spam creations (cf. Henry Harvin, Faisal Shaikh (influencer) by Poli Hunt, Draft:Acme Group India, Rahul Sasi by Abhisekh Raj, Anmol Joon by Bihariboy Rahul...) Similar edit summary patterns - compare [4], [5], [6]. All accounts use the mobile web editor & advanced mobile editor. Both Poli Hunt and previous sock Amjad4life claim to be based in Bihar. Similar timecards [7] [8]. There is some additional evidence related to this SPI that I have sent to checkuser-en-wp. Spicy ( talk) 08:39, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
> Special:Diff/1079790660 > Special:Diff/1079790688 > Special:Diff/1079790705 > Special:Diff/1079790774
Both accounts have limited editing history and have voted keep on AfD Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pankaj Choudhary (professor) (2nd nomination). Like, User:Rath Butcher was inactive since September 2022 (became active again this month when Pankaj Choudhary (professor) was re-nominated for deletion. GermanKity's socks have recreated this assistant professor's article multiple times, so there must be some connection between these accounts. US-Verified ( talk) 16:26, 23 May 2023 (UTC)
{{
SPI case status|clerk}}
to flag a case for clerk action. Closing. Thanks,
Spicy (
talk) 16:25, 1 June 2023 (UTC)More socking on Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Pankaj_Choudhary_(professor)_(2nd_nomination) UtherSRG (talk) 12:37, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
Another new user with similar editing habits to the puppeteer and several of their socks, such as Kinkordada, who I mistakenly reported under another sock, Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Rath Butcher. Onel5969 TT me 10:05, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
The AfD discussion Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Pankaj_Choudhary_(professor)_(2nd_nomination) would benefit more generally from a look from people with experience in sockpuppetry and WP:UPE. There are a large number of non-policy-based keep !votes from users with a small number of edits (a bit over where I would tag as an SPA) who have not previously shown any interest in AfD. It could be just canvassing or meat puppetry, but the pattern is unusual, and I am finding my assumption of good faith to be severely tested. Russ Woodroofe ( talk) 17:18, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
Julie568 created a page Ekar which was deleted in 2017 previously and was drafted in March 2023 ( https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Draft:Ekar&action=history). Then User:Intellectual I - recreates and publishes the same page with a slightly different name. Then User:Rath Butcher emotionally defends the page on AfD procedure. It's definitely the same people, at least the one blocked (Julie568) and the one who republished (Intellectual I). BoraVoro ( talk) 05:45, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
recreation of Bharat Singh Kushwah article DSP2092 talk 14:06, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Strong interest in Tipu Sultan Masjid Tollygunge, which was created by a previous sock. - UtherSRG (talk) 15:39, 19 February 2024 (UTC)