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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Jurisdrew

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Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 19:58, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: making identical edits as Nerdqwertyoof (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log ) All the Best -- Chuck Talk 19:58, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Inconclusive --Krd 06:23, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Kriestovo Nysian

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Status: open • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 15:44, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

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Per discussion and behavioral evidence in Commons:Administrators'_noticeboard/User_problems#Mass_vandalism/falsification_on_'Slavic'_issues. List of IP addresses is unfortunately not conclusive, there are more in these ranges. Constantine ✍ 15:44, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See also COM:ANU#Mass vandalism/falsification on 'Slavic' issues.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:54, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
What exactly is the goal for the check? Krd 16:10, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If confirmed, blocking the accounts and IP ranges. Plus detecting if possible whether there are more accounts, that would be very useful, as the disruption is chronic and on a massive scale and there are definitely more accounts that the above active. Constantine ✍ 16:24, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The mentioned accounts are not directly related, but it appears not impossible to draw some connections anyway. It will need some time to sort this. Krd 06:37, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Krd (talk · contribs). Another likely (albeit stale) sock account on behavioral grounds: Vojtech Ctvrtnik (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Constantine ✍ 12:48, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Ricardinho da Souza Silva 7

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Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 02:30, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: Many of these accounts have already been verified locally on the Spanish Wikipedia, but there are others that have been appearing in recent days, including some that have uploaded files on Commons, but have not been registered on the Spanish Wikipedia.

The local list is here: Categoría:Wikipedia:Títeres bloqueados de Ricardinho da Souza Silva 7

This puppeteer's pattern is fragment his contributions on Commons to make it difficult to track files, but it boils down to repeatedly uploading logos of banking entities (many of them have designs that are reaching COM:TOO), photos of bank headquarters without metadata and some others that are copyvio. Since he is fragmented in multiple accounts, the warnings he has received have been distributed among them and appear to be little problematic, but accumulating everything this user has already broken numerous notices.

From what is outlined in three listed accounts, it could be an imitator or a new incarnation of Andrez 8976 (talk · contribs) / Kurara7 (talk · contribs), see Category:Sockpuppets_of_Kurara7 Taichi (talk) 02:30, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Andrez1973 and Capivara - Carpincho are stale, Confirmed is:
--Krd 07:38, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
All accounts are blocked, please advise what shall happen to the uploads. Krd 07:40, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I checked a few files which were copyright violations, so I deleted all pictures which didn't have EXIF data. I also found Ayapanis (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log ) which looks suspicious. Yann (talk) 19:38, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Yann: Ayapanis is also Confirmed, I think I just missed them in the above list. --Krd 06:10, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

D1551D3N7

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Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 21:56, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: User is continuing to harass Wikipedia pages, making non-factual claims, citing low level blog posts. . . Cybermanwill (talk) 21:56, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Declined No reason for check at Commons. --Krd 06:14, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sockpuppets of Trantrongnam~conmonswiki

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Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 17:13, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: while all the above socks have been blocked, I was wondering if there is anything that can be done to prevent their socking (such as a blockable IP range or a filter). Thanks. M.Bitton (talk) 17:13, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I support the request. Yann (talk) 17:38, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed --Krd 06:00, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oltregiu1991

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Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 00:03, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: Oltregiu1991 was recently blocked for uploading copyvios related to the Italian artist Claudio Baglioni, see this DR. Today the user 2025wiki was created and it is uploading the same kind of images, see this other DR. Günther Frager (talk) 00:03, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Before Krd can decline this request as the accounts are both already blocked, Checkuser is needed to prevent reoccurance. (also might want to remove TPA and email on the master account as @The Squirrel Conspiracy saw cause to remove it on the sock account. All the Best -- Chuck Talk 04:17, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Alachuckthebuck: TPA and email are removed from sock accounts, but not from the sockmaster account (unless there is a reason to do so separate from socking). The idea is to funnel all communication through the sockmaster account. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 05:21, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed --Krd 05:58, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Vinayvinyill

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Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 16:52, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: Likely sockpuppets of globaly-locked sock-puppeteer User:Vinayvinyill, who is committed to changing the current infobox image on the Wikipedia page for Vishnu e.g [1], [2], [3]. Now these likely sock-puppets have the sole purpose of trying to get the image deleted from Wikipedia Commons by removing the original source and author information and then claiming it to be a copyright violation, e.g. [4], [5]. Chariotrider555 (talk) 16:52, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Filesveiwer is an edge case of the username policy, further investigation needed before blocking. All the Best -- Chuck Talk 04:20, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed Ramachandra Rrr = Filesviewer. Vinayvinyill is stale. --Krd 05:54, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Added Bipinmavath. New account that immediately jumps to my talk page trying to push Shiva image [6] that previous puppets did on Wikipedia with same writing style e.g. [7].
Confirmed --Krd 14:10, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

AlkyzawyHsyen

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Status:  to be archived • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 05:12, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: The first user was blocked for constantly adding mentions of terrorism to captions of the Syria-related files and replacing English-language captions with foreign ones. Some time after his blocking, a user with a similar username appears and starts doing similar things (compare: [8] and [9]). Apparently, similar actions should be expected from him in the future. Based on all this, I suspect that this is the same person, and I ask you to check these accounts. Поль Крол Злой Диктатор (talk) 05:12, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed --Krd 09:08, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Kalinators

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Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 20:36, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: Uploaded another similar picture. C F A 20:36, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed --Krd 05:24, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]


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