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. 8ball 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

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Susandema

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Status: open • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 04:24, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: These accounts like to upload images related to Vietnamese politicians (particularly Tô Lâm), see their upload logs, and almost all of them are taken from external sources without permission). A1Cafel (talk) 04:24, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

SleepyHollowGuy1999

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Status: open • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 01:05, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: I had filed here where a user was uploading copyrighted (non-libre) derivative files and vandalizing the sub-pages of the administrator noticeboard that I have on my watchlist. - THV | ♂ | U | T - 01:05, 3 August 2024 (UTC); edited: 01:36, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I'm glad they deserved a block, but who's next? - THV | ♂ | U | T - 01:42, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A3cb1

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Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 17:14, 31 July 2024 (UTC)


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Rationale, discussion and results

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Usual edit pattern. Please check also for other possible SP.--Friniate (talk) 17:14, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed Krd 06:36, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]



I Kadékk Gilang

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Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 22:45, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: These appear to fit in with the pattern of edits (subject matter, timeline of a new account every few days, false claims of own work as CC-zero) for Category:Sockpuppets of I Kadékk Gilang, which is itself an admitted sock of en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/YilevBot/Archive. Considering that they're incredibly prolific, I also suspect there are sleepers. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 22:45, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Elcobbola: Thanks. The biggest giveaway for Elijah Mahoebessy is File:Eastern Sumatra Malay.png. Virtually all of the I Kadékk Gilang socks have these same two shades of blue linguistic maps of Southeast Asian languages. Between that, the date range of account activity, and the copyvios as CC-zero, I'd be comfortable with a DUCK block if that's not enough for a CU. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 00:01, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Compare that upload with File:Bali Aga dialect map.jpg by confirmed sock አምላክ ብቻ, File:Idioma Balinés.png by confirmed sock Alèxandroedeutchland, and File:Sumbawan languages.png by suspected sock Œka. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 00:04, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Maps with that colouration are in wide use. How do you rule out Elijah Mahoebessy merely mimicking a style they observed? I don't say they are or aren't a sock, of course, but I don't consider that data point alone to be sufficient for a check. Is there more? Эlcobbola talk 00:10, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If anything Elijah Mahoebessy looks to me like Jellywings19; are you familiar with them? Are they or their socks blocked on Commons? Эlcobbola talk 00:20, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
For this reason I've checked Elijah Mahoebessy related to Jellywings19. Elijah Mahoebessy is Confirmed to be Dhivehi Man, which is blocked on id.wiki for abusing multiple accounts. While no master is named there, the edits significantly overlap with known socks Blackman Jr., Ree11, etc, which is good enough for me to consider this Jellywings19.
It is difficult to imagine that en.wiki, which has been tracking I Kadékk Gilang (w:Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of YilevBot) and Jellywings19 as separate masters for years--including with SPIs (YilevBot; Jellywings19)--would not have combined them if they were the same. Indeed, on Commons they are on different ISPs, regions, and devices, so current information is that Elijah Mahoebessy is technically Unrelated to I Kadékk Gilang. Эlcobbola talk 18:21, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mammadli99

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Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 17:13, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: User:Memoli13 (I know he is not listed here as sock) was blocked globally (blocked here by Yann for LTA) for undisclosed paid edits and LTA, he also has multiple blocks on different projects for same reason. Here he confirms that Zaur Darabzade is his friend and thats why he created an article for him on multiple wikis (ukwiki, afwiki). Here is article for Zaur Darabzade created by Mammadli99 12 days ago: en:Zaur Darabzada. Mammadli99 also created Mehrali Gasimov, an article heavily edited by Memoli13 on azwiki. If we look at history of Mehrali Gasimov, we can see that an anonymous user added new image for this person. Image (File:Mehrali Gasimov.jpg) was uploaded here by Farahim1992, a 2 days old account. I believe he created a new account to avoid WP:SCRUTINY, and I'm sure these users are the same person. Nemoralis (talk) 17:13, 28 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Alexus002

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Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 17:47, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

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Reason: File:Rare Image of Terry a O'Neal.jpg uploaded by Teonea4815 at 18:56 UTC +3, and after that a duplicate file uploaded but with metadata by Alexus002 File:Terry a. O'Neal's Wedding Day Shoot.jpg . so, i suspect (meat)sockpuppetery. modern_primat ඞඞඞ ----TALK 17:47, 27 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  • Declined - Meat/sockpuppetry is the abuse of multiple accounts, not the mere use of multiple accounts. This photograph has not been previously deleted and both referenced uploads occurred before any talk page communication noting a concern. There is no articulated, or apparent, abuse here. Even assuming these are the same person, cessation of the use of the Teonea4818 (account has not edited since before Alexus002's first edit) and instead uploading another, higher resolution version of an existent image as Alexus002 violates no policy and is nowhere near a "difficult case" requiring the "last resort" of a CU. Эlcobbola talk 18:10, 27 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    oh.. im sorry.. we have strict rules about sockpuppetery in tr wiki. when i suspect sockpuppetery i rush to RfCu because im used to it. modern_primat ඞඞඞ ----TALK 18:15, 27 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    That tr.wiki is substantively different would surprise me. The Meta Checkuser Policy is mandatory for all Wikimedia projects, and it includes the notion I referenced: "Note that alternative accounts are not forbidden, so long as they are not used in violation of the policies". Эlcobbola talk 18:19, 27 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sthubertliege

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Status:  to be archived • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 15:04, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: LeHardi45 recently started contributing on the same files as Sthubertliege. Looking at the contributions for both users, there could be a pattern of logging in and out to contribute under one or the other user. Cryptic-waveform (talk) 15:04, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Calsecale5

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Status:  to be archived • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 11:55, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: Uploading a few files of the same kind from similar sources, and then vanish. Also Desire1906 and Cosmic1908 are similar usernames. Yann (talk) 11:55, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

All stale. --Krd 12:38, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Krd: OK, I will block them for advertising if you can't find evidence of sockpuppetry. OK to consider Calsecale5 the oldest account? Thanks, Yann (talk) 17:53, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not stale. They were uploading copyright violations just 2 days ago with
Yes stale. Each of the accounts listed in Yann's request, and their last Commons edit, are as follows:
  • Calsecale5 - 18 January 2024
  • Kakolarca - 28 February 2024
  • Dzekoy - 19 March 2024
  • Papazon8 - 21 March 2024
  • Sinanotz - 28 February 2024
  • İsikliyol1 - 10 March 2024
  • Formender1 - 26 March 2024
  • Papazovski - 24 February 2024
  • Nukasio - 22 February 2024
  • Turanimsi - 15 February 2024
  • Cosmic1908 - 18 February 2024
  • Kazovaz - 21 March 2024
  • Desire1906 - 13 February 2024.
For the new accounts you've only now added, please provide evidence of a connection as described and required by COM:RFCU. Эlcobbola talk 15:03, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Blocked and nuked some who share an IP. Krd 15:14, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, never posted here so hadn't realized that, now having concrete evidence is made harder by me being an idiot but all these accounts uploaded the same type of content (mostly 3D stock images with another stock photograph in the background behind a gradient, or a solid color background) with a description starting with "It is a ..." or "It is the ...", often followed with descriptions containing "dreams", "visual", "depict", "carefully created", "main topic", "universes", "virtual", "site", an entirely different description mentioning Canva, or Turkish descriptions, which had no recurring theme I believe, sourcing to a spam website despite the author being the name of the account that uploaded the file (not an {{Own}} template) alongside logos with bare descriptions like "Sites logos pictures" (plural random), most of which were categorized in Category:Canva, Category:Logo (specifically this redirect) and Category:Photos. Although the older accounts only uploaded logos, or names of websites against a white background with the same font style (compare File:Dijitaldental.png, File:Sikayetmerkezi.png, File:Ilanpet.png and File:Avokadokonsept.png). Also none of the files these accounts uploaded had any spaces in them, despite consisting of multiple words. Nutshinou Talk! 16:20, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Found Sturudige (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log ) just now, who has uploaded files with the description mentioning Canva. --Nutshinou Talk! 16:28, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Stale. Krd 07:15, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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