Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/RohithKumarPatali/Archive


RohithKumarPatali

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25 March 2017

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Recreation of master's work Kinare (film) and Na Panta Kano. Exactly same style of creating articles and editing in the same area. GSS (talk|c|em) 09:44, 25 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  Confirmed RohithKumarPatali and Editor1153 belong to the same editor. No sleepers found. - Mailer Diablo 09:50, 27 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Tagged and closing. GABgab 13:58, 27 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

08 January 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

  • TheArteMisParadox (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  • Shravanshravi (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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TheArteMisParadox was registered in October last year and his first edit was to recreate Draft:Kiranraj K in one go, made 10 edits to get his account autoconfirmed and then he moved the page to mainspace (Kiranraj K). There are some more similarities which can be provided if required. Thank you – GSS (talk|c|em) 18:04, 8 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The case is  Stale. CU declined.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:16, 8 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

information Administrator note I had a look at the deleted edits to Kiranraj K and whilst they could be different persons it is hard to see how TheArteMisParadox as a brand new editor could create a new article complete with similar filmography tables to the original without some sort of collusion even if the facts about the individual had been separately researched. Ben MacDui 12:05, 14 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ben MacDui TheArteMisParadox was registered in October last year and his first edit was to create Kiranraj K in one go +2,888 bytes (very well formatted) and if you look at the old revision of these two articles this created by RKP and this created by TheArteMisParadox the way they used infobox and templates etc. doesn’t it looks like created by the same person? GSS (talk|c|em) 12:37, 14 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
If you asked me to come down one way or the other I'd have to say that in the absence of any information to the contrary that I agree with you. However, having had a long career below decks I am fairly new to the view from the crow's nest and it is possible I mistaking clouds for dry land. I am therefore venturing a more tentative opinion than you might otherwise hope for. Ben MacDui 12:52, 14 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I notice there is also considerable similarity with the first edit of the RohithKumarPatali sock User:Editor1153 which created Mugulu Nage as a fully formed article. Ben MacDui 13:02, 14 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

information Administrator note Shravanshravi indef blocked - first thing they did was recreate Kiranraj K under the title Kiranraj k, which has now been deleted. Ben MacDui 18:00, 3 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  • TheArteMisParadox likewise now indef blocked. Ben MacDui 18:06, 3 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

19 February 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

  • Varunbhatkt1997 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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A newly registered user, editing in the same area and recreated masters' work 777 Charlie in one go and the style of creation is very similar. His first edit was to edit Paramvah Studios and continue where the previous sock left. Thank you – GSS (talk|c|em) 09:32, 19 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  • Varunbhatkt1997 was registered on February 11, three days after the previous sock added unblock request on his talk page who was blocked by Ben MacDui. If you look at this edit he created his sandbox in one go and the use of Infobox, citation etc. is beyond my expectation from a one day user. GSS (talk|c|em) 09:41, 19 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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information Administrator note Varunbhatkt1997 indef blocked and tagged. Ben MacDui 19:43, 19 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  • Marking as closed. Mz7 (talk) 03:29, 20 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

04 March 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

  • Poojarysoorajchem (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  • Varunkanthila (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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Poojarysoorajchem's last edit was in January last month a few days before Varunbhatkt1997 was registered and editing in the same area. Poojarysoorajchem reappeared today a week after Ben MacDui blocked Varunbhatkt1997 and recreated Katheyondu Shuruvagide a single lined article without citing any source may be to avoid similarities. GSS (talk|c|em) 12:19, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  • Varunkanthila was registered 10 days after Varunbhatkt1997 was blocked and a day after their UTRS review was closed. His username is very similar to Varunbhatkt1997 who was blocked by Ben MacDui and editing in the same area. He made his 3rd edit at Paramvah Studios where he delinked a wikilink, after I redirected their article Katheyondu Shuruvagide created by Poojarysoorajchem to Senna Hegde exactly same as Vb97 when their article 777 Charlie was deleted. He is creating the same kind of articles and if you look at articles he created it looks like created by Varunbhatkt1997 e.g. this appears to be a copy of this by Vb97. Thank you – GSS (talk|c|em) 09:31, 15 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Poojarysoorajchem is very  Unlikely to socks in the archive.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:16, 10 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Varunkanthila (talk · contribs · deleted · count · AfD · logs · block log · lu · rfar · spi) looks likely to me on behavioural grounds but as this is getting persistent and smacks of UPE I wonder if a CU check and if necessary range block is in order. Ben MacDui 18:16, 15 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    Varunkanthila blocked and tagged. Ben MacDui

23 May 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

  • Thurthunirgamana.account (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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Created a userspace draft about the Kannada film which was also created by User:Varunkanthila, who was blocked by @Ben MacDui:. The writing style of the drafts shows similarity. » Z0 | talk 10:59, 23 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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  • information Administrator note Not a great deal to go on but clearly a special purpose account with significant similarities to earlier sock. Blocked and tagged. Ben MacDui 13:18, 27 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

03 June 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

  • TheUnbeatable (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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The suspected sockpuppet was registered 3 days after Varunbhatkt1997 (talk · contribs) was blocked by Ben MacDui and a day after his unblock request was declined by Yamla and using a mobile device since then (possibly to avoid the same IP). He is editing in the same area and recreated their deleted article 777 Charlie under 777 Charlie (film) which looks very similar to the deleted version and Editor Interaction Analyser showing a huge percentage of overlap. GSS (talk|c|em) 09:54, 3 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  • He also removed the redirect from Katheyondu Shuruvagide which was earlier created by one of RKP's sockpuppet and then recreated by Poojarysoorajchem. Looking at the EIA TheUnbeatable has edited every article where Varunbhatkt1997 and Varunkanthila were active. GSS (talk|c|em) 06:28, 15 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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  • I have to lean  Unlikely for the technical results. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 04:47, 7 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Blocked and tagged and article salted. The article has been recreated many times by this sockfarm clearly using the same copy each time. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 15:11, 4 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

01 November 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

  • Hesarittilla (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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The suspected user was registered a day after their previous sock was blocked and recreated their deleted articles Kotigobba 3 under Kotigobba 3 (film) and Aadi Purana under Aadi Purana (2018 film). I don't want to spill the beans, but I'll be happy to answer an email. GSS (talk|c|em) 16:34, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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  • This is far too obvious to require CU attention.  Blocked and tagged. Sir Sputnik (talk) 19:29, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

04 April 2019

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Nearly every single edit overlaps with Hesarittilla[3], Wikieditorksd[4]

Also worth noting that Panchami registered within days of Hesarittilla's block. Praxidicae (talk) 18:33, 4 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

  • In Ihe last report on this case GSS pointed to Hesarittilla's creation of Aadi Purana which appears to have dodged G5 by the work of Mohankamakshi who, despite registering in 2011, has never edited before or since. Cabayi (talk) 09:22, 5 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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  • This case is being reviewed by Cabayi as part of the clerk training process. Please allow Cabayi to process the entire case without interference, and pose any questions or concerns either on Cabayi's Talk page or on this page if more appropriate. Cabayi (talk) 09:13, 5 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pink clock Awaiting administrative action - Please indef the socks. Cabayi (talk) 09:49, 5 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Blocked and tagged. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 12:02, 5 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

21 January 2020

Suspected sockpuppets

  • ShramanJain (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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Yet another SPA interested in Kiranraj K that was last created by this sock farm multiple times. ShramanJain was registered two months after previous socks were blocked, editing in the same area (South Indian actors) and created Draft:Kiranraj K. GSS 💬 14:15, 21 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Easy open-and-shut case given the evidence provided. Account has been indef'd and tagged; closing SPI report... ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 10:56, 22 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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