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Shortcuts: WP:RCU WP:RFCU WP:RFCHU Read this first This is the place to request sockpuppet checks and other investigations requiring access to the Checkuser privilege. Possible alternatives are listed below. Requests likely to be accepted 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 Requests likely to be rejected 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 Purge cache 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,

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

Contents 1 Outstanding requests 1.1 The Indian Institute of Planning and Management Sockpuppets 1.2 A plague of rainbows 1.3 Väino Koorberg 1.4 Naj-GMU 1.5 BreakEvenMatt 1.6 NisarKand(1 December 2008) 1.7 Nimbley6 1.8 Kermanshahi 4 1.9 Plastikspork 1.9.1 On The Real World 1.9.2 On Real World/Road Rules Challenge 1.10 Veecort 2 Declined requests 3 Completed requests 3.1 Xetra80 3.2 Cameron Tate 3.3 Cukiger (2) 3.4 Cowboycaleb1 3.5 Tfoxworth 3.6 JARIAN 3.7 Bruce99999 3.8 EuroHistoryTeacher 3.9 Jvolkblum 12 3.10 Peterwill 3.11 Tom Sayle 5 3.12 Ron liebman (7th) 3.13 Fangusu (3rd) 3.14 Fossett&Elvis 3.15 Plyjacks 4 Requests for IP check 4.1 User:Handllrich 4.2 User:AfrowJoww 4.3 74.86.13.50 4.4 User:Bell V Bell 4.5 Various IPs harassing User:Gwen Gale 5 Non-compliant requests 5.1 Djaysplace

Outstanding requests

The Indian Institute of Planning and Management Sockpuppets

request links: view • edit • links • history •  watch Filed: 10:54, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

• Addy kundu (talk⁺ • tag • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Deborah Fernandes (talk⁺ • tag • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Joshua Artgobain Benedict (talk⁺ • tag • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Solankikumar (talk⁺ • tag • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Sumitpatel12 (talk⁺ • tag • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Ianchapell (talk⁺ • tag • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Maheshbopara (talk⁺ • tag • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Mohit006 (talk⁺ • tag • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Fastmovement (talk⁺ • tag • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Possibly related to

• Carlisle Rodham (talk⁺ • tag • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Mrinal Pandey (talk⁺ • tag • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Code letter: D, and possibly E as well

• Supporting evidence:

All the accounts I have listed here are involved in this debate who supported a proposal to delete a controversial section, and these accounts have very little edits, and all their userpage sounds like it was written by one person. Deletion of well-cited information is obviously against any sort of consensus in the Wikipedia community and these accounts are obviously created for the sole purpose to skew consensus. I'm also suspecting that User:Carlisle Rodham, and User:Mrinal Pandey, who actively edits the article, may also be involved in this case as well. So far I have blocked all the obvious sockpuppets, which are accounts with few edits, and I just want to make sure that the less obvious sock puppets gets checked before any action are taken. 山本一郎 (会話) 10:54, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

• Clerk note: Please note that CheckUser Luna-San (talk • contribs • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights) has already ran a CheckUser and blocked the majority of the involved accounts. Though, a range block may be in order here. Tiptoety ^talk 20:05, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

The following are Confirmed as the same user:

1. Addy kundu (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
2. Mrinal Pandey (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
3. Carlisle Rodham (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
4. Deborah Fernandes (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
5. Joshua Artgobain Benedict (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
6. Sanjay Acer (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
7. Shilpanayar12 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
8. Maheshbopara (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
9. Ianchapell (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
10. Richapatell (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
11. Sumitpatel12 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
12. Solankikumar (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
13. Abhinavv01 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
14. Atul005 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
15. Bigbangboom (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
16. Kumarsingh (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
17. Fastmovement (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
18. Articlesheet (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
19. Smartarticle (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
20. Amazingarticle (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
21. Articlerelease (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
22. Articlexpert (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
23. Shilpanayar12 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
24. Highestheight (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
25. Whitepaperr (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
26. Editorrahul (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
27. Mrs.hidden (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
28. Missshivani (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
29. Arjunsingh11 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
30. PromilaGaur (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
31. PreetiSehgal (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
32. PramodMehta (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
33. NamithaSahu (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
34. Nancy1986 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
35. Mohit006 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
36. Mathewlocker (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
37. Rawat2008 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
38. Newsexpress (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
39. Ravindra Singh Rawat (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
40. MfginIndia (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
41. RAVIRAWAT (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)
42. Doublecover (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log)

Individual IPs and a /21 range blocked. Nishkid64 _{(Make articles, not wikidrama)} 21:36, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Clerk note:

• All accounts indef blocked & tagged;
• Case renamed to state that Mrinal Pandey (talk · contribs) is the sockmaster;

Tiptoety ^talk 22:22, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

• Another one:

• Chocco chips (talk⁺ • tag • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser) (Already blocked) Tiptoety ^talk 19:25, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

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A plague of rainbows

request links: view • edit • links • history •  watch Filed: 12:17, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

• A plague of rainbows (talk⁺ • tag • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• TGH1970 (talk⁺ • tag • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

• Code letter: F

• Supporting evidence: I believe TGH1970 is a sockpuppet of A plague of rainbows, previously blocked indefinitely for vandalism and sockpuppetry (see below (another edit: when I say see below, I meant the archive of his checkuser, which isn't appearing here for some reason)). This time it is hard to provide specific diffs, however, looking at TGH1970's contributions Special:Contributions/TGH1970, his account was created after his block, and 50% of his edits are in regards to me. As the user who gave him his final warning and blocked him, followed by discovering his sockpuppets and blocking them, I feel he has harbored some sort of grudge against me. The reason for this is (as see below the original request, the ip) he has got on proxies to continue to make an edit to the Pogs article that he did with his socks. This time he has been smarter about it, however, and was using this account to watch the Pogs page then getting on a proxy to revert it (that is what I believe happened, obviously I cannot prove that without a checkuser). I really want to assume good faith but as he rarely attempts to discuss it with me (see Talk:Pogs at the bottom) I have a strong suspicion it is him. He brought me up at AN/I which is a different issue, and my motivation is not based on that, however I've been looking for the account that he's been watching Pogs with for weeks and I think that is the evidence needed to initiate this checkuser and find out once and for all. As I said, the ANI is a different issue and I just want to make sure he's not evading his block. Banime (talk) 12:24, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

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Väino Koorberg

request links: view • edit • links • history •  watch Filed: 09:24, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

• Väino Koorberg (talk⁺ • tag • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• 82.131.107.213 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • RDNS • RBLs • block user • block log • checkip)

• F:

• Supporting evidence: The same pattern of editing, reverts articles blindly to previous versions by a known hoax&sock puppet master.--Termer (talk) 09:24, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Particularly disquieting is the fact that the vandal uses a name combination, that a number of people actually have, as a google search demonstrates... --Miacek (talk) 10:00, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

I have personally witnessed Bloomfield's "contributions" to the project; his/her main style is to produce hoaxes to the Livonian, early dukes pages etc using range of IPs. To clean up his/her mess takes a lot of time as you may easily miss such edits. I think, that "newest" appearance of this user is on Belarusian People’s Republic page (perhaps semi-protection of page should be considered as well), used IP: 82.131.18.136 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • RDNS • RBLs • block user • block log • checkip). As this problem continues for years now I strongly suggest the IP range block to prevent the further damage of the project. M.K. (talk) 10:26, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

I second to M.K.. 'Bloomfield' has established tens of sock puppets that have caused significant disruption to Wikipedia. If 'John is fag' -style vandalism is quickly reverted, hardly any of 'Koorberg''s today's reverts were undone before I caught this user, having one of the articles concerned in my watchlist. At first sight, I was in doubt, whether it is an obdurate newbie or some old acquaintance.
Also, as already mentioned, he has now started using real persons' names, which I find absolutely outrageous. Miacek (talk) 10:38, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Well we still need to identify is Väino Koorberg same as Bloomfield and his socks/IP. Second I think that WP prohibits to use real names as your editing name, if that name is not yours as such per Wikipedia:Username_policy#Real_names. M.K. (talk) 11:12, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Väino Koorberg is certainly not the real name of the vandal here, for who would vandalize when using his/her real name? But I'm afraid in such cases it wouldn't be easy to convince a sysop to block a user due to user name policy violation, if the person concerned poses as the real X.Y.
Amazingly, I've also found out that User:Väino Koorberg began his wiki career with creating a certain hate page on Väino Koorberg. The question arises, how competent our sysops are, if they let one do such a trick and continue editing.
But let's wait till the checkuser results. --Miacek (talk) 11:23, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Also, this Estonian IP 90.190.105.12 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • RDNS • RBLs • block user • block log • checkip) acted in the similar manner as the one pointed out by M.K.
From the range Termer listed, 82.131.16.134 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • RDNS • RBLs • block user • block log • checkip) this one is almost certainly involved. --Miacek (talk) 11:48, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

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Naj-GMU

request links: view • edit • links • history •  watch Filed: 20:45, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

• Eteklema-GMU (talk⁺ • tag • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Naj-GMU (talk⁺ • tag • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Amrit-GMU (talk⁺ • tag • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Skhanal-GMU (talk⁺ • tag • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Fshaikh GMU (talk⁺ • tag • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

• code letter:G

• Supporting evidence: A bizarre pattern of editing by apparent socks or meatpuppets in HIV-related articles. Beginning on 31 October, user/s (using a sequence of related names, different with each group of edits) began adding unsourced or poorly sourced information. On 21 November, user began using a 2001 Nature article by Gary Nabel as a source for additional edits, copying multiple lines from the article on 1 Dec. I attempted to explain the copyvio policy to user, but under a new name (or whatever, I'm at a loss here), the user introduced a four-paragraph copy-and-pastiche from another copyrighted source several hours later, as well as another copyright violation (from this website at Antiretroviral drug. Keepcalmandcarryon (talk) 20:45, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Behaviorally, all of these users are very similar; from a technical perspective, it looks like they all have a certain institution in common. All are