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Shortcuts: WP:RCU WP:RFCU Read this first This is the place to request sockpuppet checks and other investigations requiring access to the Checkuser privilege. Checkuser is a last resort for difficult cases. Whenever possible, use other methods first. Possible alternatives are listed below. Acceptable requests Code Situation Solution, requirements A Blatant attack or vandalism accounts, need IP block Submit new section at #Requests for IP check, below B Evading blocks, bans and remedies issued by arbitration committee Submit case subpage, including link to closed arb case C Ongoing, serious pattern vandalism with many incidents Submit case subpage, including diffs D Vote fraud, closed vote, fraud affects outcome Submit case subpage, including link to closed vote E 3RR violation using sockpuppets Submit case subpage, including diffs of violation F Evading blocks, bans and remedies issued by community Submit case subpage, including link to evidence of remedy G Does not fit above, but you believe check needed Submit case subpage, briefly summarize and justify Unacceptable requests Situation Solution Obvious, disruptive sock puppet Block, no checkuser needed Disruptive "throwaway" account used only for a few edits Block, no checkuser needed Checkuser on yourself to "prove your innocence" Such requests are rarely accepted, please do not ask Related to ongoing arbitration case Request checkuser on the arbitration case pages Vote fraud, ongoing vote Wait until vote closes before listing, or post at Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets Vote fraud, closed vote, did not affect outcome List at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents or Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets Other disruption of articles List at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents or Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets Open proxy, IP address already known List at Wikipedia:WikiProject on open proxies You want access to the checkuser tool yourself Contact the arbitration committee, but such access is granted rarely or by invitation only General procedure If submitting a new case subpage, use the inputbox below; if adding to an existing case subpage, see WP:RFCU/P#Repeat requests. Choose one code letter that best fits your request. Provide evidence such as diff links as required or requested. Note that some code letters inherently require specific evidence. When listing suspected accounts or IP addresses, use the {{checkuser}} or {{checkip}} templates. Please do not use this template in a section header. Sign your request. Specific procedure Checkuser clerks assist with maintenance of the page but do not directly respond to checkuser requests. If you need help, post at Wikipedia talk:Requests for checkuser. You may add your request to the top of the #Outstanding requests section, by adding {{Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/CASENAMEHERE}}. If you do not, clerks should check for pages in Category:Checkuser requests to be listed and will do this for you. In many cases, the privacy policy does not allow us to make a check that has the effect of revealing IP addresses. More procedures at Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Procedures. After submitting a request Responses will be brief in order to comply with Wikipedia's privacy policy. Due to technical factors, results are not always clear. Check back regularly to see the outcome of your request. Checkusers and clerks do not generally issue blocks. You may need to do this yourself or submit a request at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents. Case subpages are typically archived several days after a checkuser responds. Privacy violation? If you feel that a checkuser has led to a violation of the Wikimedia Foundation privacy policy regarding yourself, please refer the case to the Ombudsman commission.

File a Checkuser Request

Cases are created on subpages of Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case. If you require help or advice, ask at Wikipedia talk:Requests for checkuser. 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 (if the case has been archived). When editing an existing case, be sure to list it here or add Category:Checkuser requests to be listed to the subpage. If creating a new case subpage, add the name of the main account (or "puppetmaster", not the sockpuppet!) in the box below. Leave out the "User:" prefix. Do not remove the text in the box, add the name to the end only (that is, append the name to the existing text). Then press "Request a checkuser" and you will be taken to a page where you can fill out the request. Example: if you want to request a checkuser on User:John Doe, enter the text: Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/John Doe

Indicators
Request completed:
Confirmed	Likely
Possible	Unlikely
Unrelated	Inconclusive
IP blocked	Stale
Completed
Request declined:
Declined	Unnecessary
Checkuser is not for fishing	Rejected
Checkuser is not a crystal ball
Information:
Additional information needed	Deferred to
Note:
Clerk actions:
Clerk assistance required:	Clerk note:
Delisted	Relisted

Contents 1 Outstanding requests 1.1 Ronosen 1.2 Disney Guy 1.3 Jacurek 1.4 Shine a lite 1.5 Saffi2k7 1.6 Sima-azad 1.7 Shake 3000 1.8 Johnyajohn (2008-07-10) 1.9 Logitech95 2 Declined requests 2.1 75.57.201.254 2.2 Napierk 2.3 Rnkroy 2.4 Pgsylv 2.5 74.208.16.55 3 Completed requests 3.1 ClaimJumperPete (fourth request) 3.2 Rezistenta 3.3 77.6.197.159 3.4 Muntuwandi 3.5 JeanLatore 3.6 Randy Jaiyan 3.7 Cody7777777 3.8 Sumerophile (6th case) 3.9 Giovanni33 3.10 VivianDarkbloom 3.11 Ethionet 3.12 Bebrahmin 3.13 Dbalderzak 3.14 DoDaCanaDa 3.15 Marcobadotti 3.16 PoliticianTexas 3.17 Micov 3.18 GENIUS(4th power) 3.19 Giovanni Giove 3.20 4.154.238.219 3.21 75.4.236.78 3.22 Jvolkblum 3.23 Sindhian 3.24 William Saturn 3.25 Beh-nam (7 July 2008) 3.26 L.L.King 3.27 Maurice27 3.28 WorkerBee74 3.29 Jack Forbes 3.29.1 Discussion 4 Requests for IP check 4.1 User:Wickzillareturns 4.2 IP:84.172.79.123 4.3 User:Hiwhispees 4.4 User:Tariqbiz89 5 Non-compliant requests

Outstanding requests

Ronosen

request links: view  links history  watch Filed: 00:21, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

• Ronosen (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• 69.197.132.98 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • RDNS • .html RBLs • block user • block log • checkip)
• 195.178.107.95 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • RDNS • RBLs • block user • block log • checkip)
• Worklikeadog (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• 212.227.114.82 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • RDNS • RBLs • block user • block log • checkip)

• Code letter: C

• Supporting evidence: The IPs are located far apart, so the 2 registered editors may each be using the respective ips as sockpuppets to revert, attack, etc.

Continued removal of an image against policy, by all 4 editors: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

212.227.114.82 did the same here: [11]

In addition, today User:Ronosen made a personal attack at Talk:Keshub_Chunder_Sen, along with revealing an editor's personal information. It was oversighted, so there is no diff. All the accounts have been making almost entirely disruptive edits, so there are likely plenty of other grounds to block. Thanks,~ priyanath talk 00:21, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Comment - At least one of them 195.178.107.95 (talk · contribs), is an open proxy that has since been blocked. --Ragib (talk) 00:56, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

IP blocked - Ronosen (talk · contribs) is exclusively using open proxies, all of which are blocked now. Also blocked Ronosen.

Worklikeadog (talk · contribs) is Likely to be the same editor, and also uses open proxies. Basically, all of the above IPs are open proxies.

Lillycottage (talk · contribs) is Likely to be related to the above accounts - Alison ^❤ 02:27, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Thank you, Alison! ~ priyanath talk 02:32, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Relisted ~ priyanath talk 02:27, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

• Ronosen (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Gayatrisavitr (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

The User:Gayatrisavitr account was created hours after User:Ronosen and his open proxies were blocked. User:Gayatrisavitr is focusing on the same article, same POV, and immediately attacked User:P.K.Niyogi with off-wiki evidence (dif) that forced User:P.K.Niyogi to retire (much like User:Ronosen's now oversighted attempts to expose the real-life identity of an admin). For that alone he should be blocked, or for being a SPA with a pattern of disruptive edits. Too many choices....

• Code letter: A, C, F
• Relisted Tiptoety ^talk 02:33, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

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Disney Guy

request links: view  links history  watch Filed: 01:24, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

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• Disney Guy (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• MascotGuy (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

• Code letter:G

• Supporting evidence: I thought that this might have been another obvious sock of banned vandal User:MascotGuy, but I may be wrong. If it is MascotGuy, it's the first time he's ever acknowledged another user's concern in more than four years. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 01:24, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

• Additional information needed You need to provide more information that just "I think this might be a sock of User:X". You need to provide evidence via editing behaviour (diff's) because checkuser is not for fishing. Tiptoety ^talk 02:19, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
• Clerk note: After reviewing Disney Guy's edits I see nothing that links him/her to MascotGuy other than simply a similar name. Tiptoety ^talk 02:36, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
  • Agreed. This was just coincidence. Thanks for investigating. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 05:30, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

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Jacurek

request links: view  links history  watch Filed: 08:54, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

• Jacurek (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• 154.20.146.225 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • RDNS • RBLs • block user • block log • checkip)
• 70.79.12.228 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • RDNS • RBLs • block user • block log • checkip)

• Code letter: E

• Supporting evidence:It is highly probable that User:Jacurek is revert warring and evading his 4 month block for socking, block evasion and disruption [12] as IP 154.20.146.225 and IP 70.79.12.228 at History of Jews in Poland[13]. Besides the same pattern of editing, most convincing evidence that IP 154.20.146.225 and Jacurek is the same editor is here: Jacurek forgets to sign his post at talk page [14], IP 154.20.146.225 comes to sign it minutes later [15], and vice versa edit by IP 154.20.146.225[16] signed minutes later by Jacurek [17]. IP 70.79.12.228 displays the same pattern of editing and is coming from the same area as IP 154.20.146.225. Editor Jacurek was blocked for socking and block evasion before (see User:Cvc42) and IP 70.79.12.228 continues reverting the same articles with similar edit summaries as sock Cvc42 did: please compare [18] and [19] --- M0RD00R (talk) 08:54, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

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Shine a lite

request links: view  links history  watch Filed: 01:26, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

• Shine a lite (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Freyfaxi (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Foundinkualalumpur (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Blakeusa (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Bnk wkpd (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Roohub (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Wanaqueling (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Rosyatwiki (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

• Code letter: F, G

• Supporting evidence: There is quite an issue with meatpuppetry at Lyme disease; an advocacy group has been coordinating efforts to advance their agenda in the article (see this AN/I thread, for example). The above are accounts which have been used in the last month or so to solely to advance this agenda. Some are blocked (e.g. Shine a lite). I suspect these are mostly meatpuppets, based on the off-wiki recruiting, but would like to ask a checkuser to see if any of the accounts are technically matched as out-and-out socks - for example, the new account Roohub echoes the blocked user Foundinkualalumpur fairly closely. MastCell ^Talk 01:26, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

• Likely Foundinkualalumpur, Roohub and Wanaqueling. The rest are Unrelated. Thatcher 01:59, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
  • These are now all blocked. Perhaps the activities of the others should be scrutinized at WP:SSP for possible teamwork editing. Jehochman ^Talk 04:20, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

One more!

• Bapb (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

This single purpose account has been edit warring and misrepresenting what a source says.[20] Jehochman ^Talk 03:07, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

• Unrelated Thatcher 11:07, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Another:

• LeoBellew (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser), first post was to vote in an AfD on Lyme disease controversy. [21] SandyGeorgia (Talk) 05:09, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
• Relisted Tiptoety ^talk 14:16, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

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Saffi2k7

request links: view  links history  watch Filed: 02:38, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

• Saffi2k7 (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Shequan2 (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Harrimanning (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

• Code letter: A

• Supporting evidence: User:Saffi2k7, a user since February 2008, has been warned on various occasions (see talk page warnings) for copyvios, specifically the copying of entire NFL player biographies from websites for their respective articles, as was the case here and here, just as some examples. At 01:33 7 July 2008, he was warned again by Chrisjnelson for this activity, and Chrisjnelson went on to revert the most recent copyvios on a number of pages. The account Shequan2 was created on 01:30 8 July 2008, and has yet to edit, but at 01:42 8 July 2008, this account created another account (according to the user creation log), by the name of Harrimanning. At 01:46 8 July 2008, Harrimanning edited Saffi2k7s's talk page, saying "yOU SON OF A bLATCHE, YOU COPIED AND PASTED ALL OF THAT CAREER STUFF FROM THE COLTS SITE AND POSTED IT. you should be punished," leading me to believe that Harrimanning is a sock puppet of Saffi2k7 mocking Chrisjnelson's copyvio warning issued to Saffi2k7 for his edits on Antoine Bethea (the first example above). Harrimanning, at 01:50 8 July 2008, then went to Chrisjnelson's talk page and insulted Saffi2k7 for his copyvios, which again I believe is actually Saffi2k7 insulting himself to mock Chrisjnelson's block. Saffi2k7 has since asked who that user "was" who made those edits. Pats1 ^T/C 02:38, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

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Sima-azad

request links: view  links history  watch Filed: 22:29, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

• Sima-azad (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser) — last edited on June 3rd
• Stephaniesabb (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Michelle sufar (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Hamadifil (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• 137.99.4.25 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • RDNS • RBLs • block user • block log • checkip)
• 207.203.89.1 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • RDNS • RBLs • block user • block log • checkip)

• Code letter: F, banned for sockpuppetry ([22], [23])

• Supporting evidence: Sima-azad/Noriziba and his sockpuppets were banned back in March. The banning was probably related to various BLP violations on articles. He continued to edit one of his favorite articles, Alireza Jafarzadeh, after he was banned. His sockpuppets and IPs stick out in the history of that article as all of them have the distinct pattern of signing their name (~~~~) in their edit summaries ([24], [25], [26],