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COLTashrif1499

COLTashrif1499 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)

03 January 2024

Suspected sockpuppets

142.113.138.93 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · spi block · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
Tools: Editor interaction utility · Interaction Timeline · SPI Tools

Clear attempts to avoid 3RR by using the IP to restore COLT's edits on Atiśa. Edit Interaction Analyser shows significant overlap with short times between edits: https://sigma.toolforge.org/editorinteract.py?users=142.113.138.93&users=COLTashrif1499&users=&startdate=&enddate=&ns=&server=enwiki — Czello ^(music) 10:16, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Czello: Looks like WP:DUCK to me. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 11:53, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

Beyond the recent edit-warring, there's too much overlap, and, in some cases, edit-warring on other articles. I've therefore blocked the named account of two weeks and the IP for one month. Any block evasion or resumption of logged out editing after expiration of the named account's block should trigger an indefinite block. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 14:21, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

06 January 2024

Suspected sockpuppets

2607:FEA8:571E:8E00:0:0:0:0/64 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · spi block · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
Tools: Editor interaction utility · Interaction Timeline · SPI Tools

Same editing area. Also note the comments where they try WP:OWNERSHIP over Bengal related articles [1] [2]. Fylindfotberserk (talk) 10:51, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging @Bbb23:. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 10:52, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Blocked the master indefinitely and tagged. Blocked the IP range for one month. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 15:04, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

31 March 2024

Suspected sockpuppets

ColNaz (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
Tools: Editor interaction utility · Interaction Timeline · SPI Tools

Same editing area, style and user name. [3] [4] [5] [6]. Substantial overlap [7]. Fylindfotberserk (talk) 12:03, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Very similar edits [8] [9]. Pinging @Bbb23:, thanks. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 18:28, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Blocked, tagged, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 20:10, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

05 April 2024

Suspected sockpuppets

99.241.103.138 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · spi block · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
Tools: Editor interaction utility · Interaction Timeline · SPI Tools

IP began editing 4 April 2024, the day after sock ColNaz was blocked and mass reverted by Bbb23. IP has the same preoccupation with biographies of Bangladeshis, especially military figures, and related topics. Same pace of changes. Same mix of well-intended edits and disruptive ones that violate consensus regarding style in some way (for example, adding {{small}} to infoboxes, where text size is already reduced, in contravention of MOS:ACCESS#Font size and MOS:SMALLFONT).

Redid reverted edits of sock, such as [10] (sock) and [11] (IP). -- Worldbruce (talk) 12:30, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Blocked 3 days. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 12:45, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

09 October 2024

Suspected sockpuppets

James Conan Niag (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
142.214.115.54 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · spi block · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
76.68.24.60 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · spi block · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
Tools: Editor interaction utility · Interaction Timeline · SPI Tools

When COLTashrif1499 was engaged in an edit war with @Czello:, an IP from a particular location joined in to assist with the edit-warring. Similarly, when James Conan Niag has disputes with other editors, IPs from the same location appear to either assist in edit-warring or direct personal attacks against those editors, as seen in their abuse towards @FlightTime: or the times they had conflicts with me: [12], [13], [14]. These IPs consistently emerge from the same location to support Colonel and Conan, suggesting they are likely the same person rather than mere coincidence. Sheriff | ☎ 911 | 15:42, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

All of these IPs have same location as the IPs blocked on previous sockpuppet investigations under this master. Pinging @Fylindfotberserk, Worldbruce who either filed or assisted in previous cases. Sheriff | ☎ 911 | 18:26, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

More evidence

Both COLTashrif1499 and James Conan Niag have a strong interest in Bangladesh-related articles, particularly those concerning the Bangladesh military and military personalities. Together, they have contributed to 158 shared articles, as shown by the editor interaction utility.
The James Conan Niag account was created on 3 May 2024, while ColNaz (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), the last known sock puppet, was blocked on 3 April 2024 a month earlier.
Both users frequently modify the “birth_place” parameter in the infoboxes of Bangladeshi personalities by piping the district and division locations into simplified names, omitting “District” and “Division.” For instance, COLTashrif1499 pipes “Kishoreganj District” to “Kishoreganj” and “Dhaka Division” to “Dhaka.” Similarly, James Conan Niag has made similar edits, such as piping “Bengal Presidency” to “Bengal” and “Dhaka Division” to “Dhaka,” while expressing strong opinions on this behavior. Sheriff | ☎ 911 | 21:09, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

Technical evidence isn't particularly helpful here, and of course No comment with respect to IP address(es). Behavioural evidence needs evaluation. Vanamonde93 (talk) 02:20, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'll block as suspected on behavior. Izno (talk) 23:02, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

03 November 2024

Suspected sockpuppets

005 SRO (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
Tools: Editor interaction utility · Interaction Timeline · SPI Tools

This account was created 18 October 2024 about 5 days along with another sleeper sock account Lass121212 (which is already blocked) after the recent major sock account was blocked. Both have similar interest on editing Bangladeshi Military figures especially on List of serving generals of the Bangladesh Army and start editing warring if anyone disagrees with them. Substantial analysis shows significant overlap between the master at https://sigma.toolforge.org/editorinteract.py?users=COLTashrif1499&users=005+SRO and the recent sock at https://sigma.toolforge.org/editorinteract.py?users=James+Conan+Niag&users=005+SRO&users=&startdate=&enddate=&ns=&server=enwiki Pinging Worldbruce & SherrifIsInTown who filed and assisted previous investigations of this SPI. 76.68.24.171 (talk) 01:22, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk endorsed - overlap, and given Lass121212 & James Conan Niag (neither stale), there's a good chance technical data may be useful (unlike previously). Ping @Izno: as you blocked those two. — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 12:23, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'd be inclined to put this somewhere between Inconclusive and Unrelated. There is no technical connection between this account and the two non-stale socks, or with any of this historic data in the CU logs; there has been some use of proxies in this case which makes it impossible for me to say with any confidence that they are definitely unrelated, but if it is the same person their MO has changed with this account. Behavioural evidence would need to be persuasive to justify any action. Girth Summit _(blether) 12:42, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This just looks like somebody who has an interest in Bangledeshi military history. There's enough overlap in editing to raise suspicion, but I can't say it rises to the level of "persuasive". Closing with no action taken. RoySmith (talk) 01:53, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]