Commons:Requests for checkuser

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This is the place to request investigations of abuse of multiple accounts or of other circumstances that require use of checkuser privileges.

Requesting a check

These indicators are used by CheckUsers to allow easier at-a-glance reading of their notes, actions and comments.
Request completed
Confirmed	Technically indistinguishable
Likely	Possilikely
Possible	Unlikely
Inconclusive	Unrelated
No action	Stale
Request declined
Declined	Checkuser is not for fishing
Checkuser is not magic pixie dust.	The CheckUser Magic 8-Ball says
It looks like a duck to me	Checkuser is not a crystal ball.
Information
Additional information needed	Deferred to
Doing…	Info

Please do not ask us to run checks without good reason; be aware of the following before requesting a check:

1. Checkuser is a last resort for difficult cases; pursue other options first, such as posting on the administrator's noticeboard. (This is not a venue for requesting administrative action such as blocks or file clean-up.)
2. Running a check will only be done to combat disruption on Commons, or as required to assist checkuser investigations on other Wikimedia wikis.
   • Valid reasons for running a check include, for example: vandalism where a block of the underlying IP or IP range is needed and suspected block evasion, vote-stacking, or other disruption where technical evidence would prevent or reduce further disruption.
   • Requests to check accounts already confirmed on other projects may be declined as redundant.
   • Requests to run a check on yourself will be declined.
3. Evidence is required. When you request a check, you must include a rationale that demonstrates (e.g., by including diffs) what the disruption to the project is, and why you believe the accounts are related.
   • Requests to run a check without evidence or with ambiguous reasoning will result in delays or the request not being investigated.
4. The privacy policy does not allow us to make a check that has the effect of revealing IP addresses.

Outcome

Responses will be brief in order to comply with Wikimedia privacy policy. Due to technical limitations, results are not always clear. Closed requests are archived after seven days.

Privacy concerns

If you feel that a checkuser request has led to a violation of the Wikimedia Foundation privacy policy regarding yourself, please refer the case to the Ombuds commission.

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To request a check: Cases are created on subpages of Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case. Creating a request Insert the name of the suspected sockpuppeteer (the main account or puppetmaster, not the sockpuppet!) in the box below, leaving out the "User:" prefix. Do not remove the text in the box, add to the end only. Please explain/justify the request by saying what it is you suspect and why it is important that the check be carried out. Indicate the usernames you suspect, using {{checkuser}}. Please do not use this template in the section header, as that makes it difficult to read the account names. Include the diffs or links required to support the request and reason for it. There are people to assist you and help with maintenance of the page. Just ask for help on the admin noticeboard if you really are stuck, or take your best shot and note that you weren't completely sure of what to say. If a case subpage already exists, edit the existing page instead, either adding to the currently open section (if the case is not yet archived) or adding a new section to the top using {{subst:Commons:Requests for checkuser/Inputbox/Sample}} (if the case has been archived). When editing an existing case, be sure to list/transclude the subpage here. Example If you want to request a checkuser on User:John Doe, enter the text Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/John Doe then click "Request a checkuser". You will be taken to a page where you can fill out the request. Please make your request there brief and concise. Then transclude your subpage on the top of the list at Commons:Requests for checkuser and remove {{Checkuser requests to be listed}} from the top of the case subpage.

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Requests

Activeayurvediclife

Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 05:21, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

• Activeayurvediclife (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Suspected related users

• Ayurvedi (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Rationale, discussion and results

Reason: Both master and sock appear to be advertising-only accounts whose respective filter logs (Master, sock) show attempts to insert ad copy that has the exact same language. I'm fairly confident that these are the same user, but I suspect that these are not the only sorts of spambots that are related. As such, I am requesting checkuser to conduct a technical investigation as to whether these two accounts are technically connected and, if so, if any obvious sleepers exist. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 05:21, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

• Confirmed, no sleepers. Эlcobbola _talk 15:30, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

  Alright. Both master and sock are blocked indef. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 07:26, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

Wiki4052023

Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 17:56, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

• Wiki4052023 (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Suspected related users

• MarwaneBen (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Nofo10280 (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Alihrzz (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Rationale, discussion and results

Reason: I suspect these are related to user Alawites, which I believe is a sock of Wiki4052023 according to an earlier CU ([1]).

• MarwaneBen added File:Moulay Hassan Alaoui.jpg (nominated for deletion for copyvio) to an article on Wikipedia ([2]) literally in the same minute that it was uploaded to Commons by a new account, Nofo10280, which is almost certainly a sockpuppet.
• On Wikipedia ([3], [4]), MarwaneBen has been adding File:شعار النبالة المغرب.png, a semi-duplicate of File:Coat of arms of Morocco.svg that was uploaded by Alawites before their block. There's no other clear reason to be replacing the Coat of arms image on Wikipedia with this new image by Alawites.
• Less clear, but if it's reasonable to also check, I would suggest also looking at Alihrzz, a slightly older account with a history of uploading copyvio images on very similar topics. MarwaneBen just recently added one of their images (File:Moulay Chérif.jpg) to an article on Wikipedia ([5]).

R Prazeres (talk) 17:56, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

• Confirmed. Эlcobbola _talk 19:43, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Wiki4052023

Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 02:03, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

• Wiki4052023 (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Suspected related users

• HassanGX820 (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Alawites (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Rationale, discussion and results

Reason: Reuploaded Special:Undelete/File:Hassan of Morocco.jpg as Special:Undelete/File:Mulay Hassan.jpg. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 02:03, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

• This is Wiki4052023. Already  Done. Эlcobbola _talk 20:15, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Phillypaboy123

Status:  to be archived • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 21:47, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

• Phillypaboy123 (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Suspected related users

• Sleevachan (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Rationale, discussion and results

Reason: Phillypaboy123 is blocked for, among other things, using the sockpuppet Sleevachan. They deny this. The two accounts do indeed share similar interests (although they do not seem to upload identical photos), see e.g. Special:Undelete/File:Joseph Srampickal.jpg vs Special:Undelete/File:Mar Joseph Srampickal.jpg; Special:Undelete/File:Mar John.png vs Special:Undelete/File:Panamthottathil.jpg. Technical evidence regarding sockpuppetry would help in deciding whether to grant an unblock. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 21:47, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

Unrelated --Krd 06:24, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

A3cb1

Status:  to be archived • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 13:08, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

• A3cb1 (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Suspected related users

• Pegnarc (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Rationale, discussion and results

Same edit pattern as always.--Friniate (talk) 13:11, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

• Confirmed. Эlcobbola _talk 15:56, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

Makturk63

Status:  to be archived • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 12:02, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

• Makturk63 (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Suspected related users

• Ussammahkemeleri (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Rationale, discussion and results

Reason: Spamming the same article in Turkish about the International War Crimes Investigation Courts Turkey in Ussam. Uploading copyvios and unsourced files. Ussammahkemeleri uploaded File:Uluslararası Savaş Suçlarını Soruşturma Mahkemeleri.png for use in both of their spam and is blocked indefinitely on Turkish Wikipedia for having an inapppropriate username. Numerous abuse log entries. I suspect sockpuppetry.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 12:02, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

• Confirmed. Эlcobbola _talk 15:46, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

Guilherme delara

Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 21:43, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

• Guilherme delara (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Suspected related users

• Roberta silveira6 (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Lorenzo Nunes 29 (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Guilherme delara 20 (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• GUI DELARA (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Girler Elcomon (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• NovaesMoraesoficial (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Rationale, discussion and results

Reason: All these accounts obsessed with uploading personal pictures of someone called "Guilherme Delara". Some of the accounts like "Guilherme delara 20" and "GUI DELARA" are obvious socks, but I believe it may have more socks. Kacamata! ^Dimmi!!! 21:43, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

I have duck indeffed all five and deleted all of their uploads as speedy F10. Several are also indeffed on pt.wiki for the same behavior. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 23:18, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

Thanks @The Squirrel Conspiracy. Can you also delete File:GuilhermeDelara.jpg? I believe the uploader, Girler Elcomon (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) is also a sock. Kacamata! ^Dimmi!!! 00:05, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Done. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 00:55, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Thanks Kacamata! ^Dimmi!!! 03:04, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Another sock (NovaesMoraesoficial (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)). They just uploaded File:Guilherme delara sua foto em Facebook.jpg and File:Guilherme DelaraFB.jpg. Kacamata! ^Dimmi!!! 03:33, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Getting real tired of their bullshit. Also blocked the IP they used to vandalize Kacamata's userpage. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 05:08, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

• Checkuser is not for fishing ("believe it may have more socks") -- all accounts already blocked as duck socks. Эlcobbola _talk 15:45, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

  @Elcobbola This LTA is a mass creator of socks. Yesterday, they created another sock in the pt.WP. That why I said it may have more socks, we are yet to find out. Kacamata! ^Dimmi!!! 17:37, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

  @Kacamata: Capitalista Opressor has never edited here, so couldn't be checked here. I reported them all at m:srg#Guilherme delara and socks.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 23:02, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

  Thanks, @Jeff G.. Yes, I know they never edited here, this why I didn't include them in the list of socks. I just mentioned it, to show that this LTA creates lots of socks. Kacamata! ^Dimmi!!! 23:05, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

  @Kacamata: You're welcome. All locked.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 00:11, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

  Gabriella Rodrigues de Santos (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser) made an excuse here and got blocked and reported to m:srg.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 15:12, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

F. Tales Massei

Status: open • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 00:01, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

• F. Tales Massei (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Suspected related users

• Felipe299 (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Histórias Puritanas (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Retratos de teólogos (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Rationale, discussion and results

Reason: I'm pretty sure these three accounts are socks of F. Tales Massei (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions). They all uploaded pictures of Massei or related to him. Histórias Puritanas (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) tried to create and recreated and article for him in the pt.WP. Kacamata! ^Dimmi!!! 00:01, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

• Confirmed that Histórias Puritanas = Retratos de teólogos. Felipe299 is  Possilikely to those two. Master and known socks are Stale, so connection of preceeding three, if any, will need to be based on behaviour. Эlcobbola _talk 00:24, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

  Thanks, @Elcobbola. Their behavior are very similar. They are en:WP:DUCKS to me. Kacamata! ^Dimmi!!! 00:30, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

  @Elcobbola Are you blocking these accounts or do I have to start a thread at COM:AN/U? Thanks again. Kacamata! ^Dimmi!!! 02:46, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

+L Oai iu aahhaahh

Status:  to be archived • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 23:13, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

• +L Oai iu aahhaahh (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Suspected related users

• Finsoja2 (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Rationale, discussion and results

Reason: Another suspect per this edit.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 23:13, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

• Finsoja2 has never edited the Commons, or any other project. Creation was February 2023, so even attachment would be Stale. Эlcobbola _talk 23:20, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

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