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Administrator instructions

If you suspect sock puppetry by an administrator, or if you need to submit off-wiki evidence for some other reason, you must email the CheckUser team to open an investigation. Private information, emails, logs, and other sensitive evidence must not be posted on Wikipedia. All evidence related to a sockpuppet investigation must otherwise be posted on the designated page.
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This page is for requesting that we investigate whether two or more Wikipedia accounts are being abusively operated by the same person.

Before opening an investigation, you need good reason to suspect sock puppetry.

  1. Evidence is required. When you open the investigation, you must immediately provide evidence that the suspected sock puppets are connected. The evidence will need to include diffs of edits that suggest the accounts are connected. (This requirement is waived if the edits in question are deleted; in this case just provide the names of the articles that both have been editing.)
  2. You must provide this evidence in a clear way. Vaguely worded submissions will not be investigated. You need to actually show why your suspicion that the accounts are connected is reasonable.

Investigations are conducted by a clerk, who will compare the accounts' behaviour and determine whether they are probably connected; this is a behavioural evidence investigation. Upon request, investigations can also be conducted by a CheckUser, who can look at the physical location of the accounts (and other technical data) in order to determine how likely it is they are connected; this is a technical evidence investigation.

Due to Wikipedia's CheckUser policy, CheckUsers will conduct a technical investigation only if clear, behavioural evidence of sock puppetry is also submitted; if you ask for technical evidence to be looked at but do not provide behavioural evidence, the investigation may not be allowed to proceed. Additionally, CheckUsers will not publicly connect an account with an IP address per the privacy policy except in extremely rare circumstances.

How to open an investigation:

To open an investigation (or case), enter the user name (or if there isn't one, IP address) of the oldest-created account (the "sockmaster"), or the previous case name, in the box below, then click "Submit". Note: Do not include "User:" or any other commentary.

For example, if the case name is about User:John Doe or a prior case was at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/John Doe, you should enter John Doe in the box below.

You will then be taken to another page containing a form you must complete to open the investigation. The process for opening a subsequent investigation on the same user is the same as for creating a new case. Again, do not include "User:" in any of the sock or ip fields.

If you also wish a CheckUser to investigate, change |checkuser=no to |checkuser=yes in the edit box on the next page and explain why you are requesting it.

If you are an anonymous (IP address) editor, and the case page is protected or does not exist, please click "show" to the right and use the box below

Cases currently listed at SPI

Investigation Status Date filed Last user to edit case timestamp Last clerk/checkuser to edit case timestamp
wuzzy CU requested 2018-01-03 21:52 UTC Sparkie82 2018-01-03 21:52 UTC
Stugys CU requested 2018-01-04 17:11 UTC Intgr 2018-01-04 19:34 UTC
Pleaschamp CU completed 2017-08-31 19:34 UTC Bbb23 2017-12-02 23:03 UTC Bbb23 2017-12-02 23:03 UTC
Shivamevolution CU completed 2017-10-24 12:04 UTC Berean Hunter 2017-11-04 19:38 UTC Berean Hunter 2017-11-04 19:38 UTC
Bobby Martnen CU completed 2017-11-02 12:16 UTC In ictu oculi 2017-12-20 18:37 UTC BU Rob13 2017-11-26 14:33 UTC
RobotRat CU completed 2017-11-04 10:08 UTC Jytdog 2017-12-10 20:57 UTC Bbb23 2017-11-30 00:32 UTC
JimmiCheddar CU completed 2017-11-11 07:47 UTC Gah4 2017-11-27 02:21 UTC Risker 2017-11-27 01:21 UTC
Acodomy CU completed 2017-11-21 14:30 UTC Bbb23 2017-11-30 00:20 UTC Bbb23 2017-11-30 00:20 UTC
Classyklowngrasper CU completed 2017-11-22 13:45 UTC BD2412 2017-12-08 23:40 UTC Bbb23 2017-11-28 23:37 UTC
Amitbhb12 CU completed 2017-12-17 16:50 UTC Bbb23 2017-12-17 20:20 UTC Bbb23 2017-12-17 20:20 UTC
Ptcloof khan CU completed 2017-12-19 17:59 UTC Philroc 2018-01-03 14:10 UTC DeltaQuad 2017-12-29 01:05 UTC
Basnayaka CU completed 2017-12-27 14:31 UTC DeltaQuad 2017-12-31 17:06 UTC DeltaQuad 2017-12-31 17:06 UTC
Skeptical-Scientist Researcher CU completed 2017-12-27 21:15 UTC Bbb23 2017-12-27 21:47 UTC Bbb23 2017-12-27 21:47 UTC
Weathertrustchannel CU completed 2017-12-29 17:31 UTC Bbb23 2017-12-29 23:58 UTC Bbb23 2017-12-29 23:58 UTC
Famousv CU completed 2017-12-31 12:13 UTC DeltaQuad 2017-12-31 17:16 UTC DeltaQuad 2017-12-31 17:16 UTC
Louisiana84 CU completed 2018-01-01 17:46 UTC Bbb23 2018-01-01 18:18 UTC Bbb23 2018-01-01 18:18 UTC
Countryballfan8 CU completed 2018-01-03 12:45 UTC Bbb23 2018-01-03 14:28 UTC Bbb23 2018-01-03 14:28 UTC
Sam3346 CU completed 2018-01-03 21:31 UTC Bbb23 2018-01-04 01:05 UTC Bbb23 2018-01-04 01:05 UTC
Mcgee235 CU completed 2018-01-04 06:28 UTC Bbb23 2018-01-04 16:15 UTC Bbb23 2018-01-04 16:15 UTC
Eeriyaka CU completed 2018-01-04 09:24 UTC Bbb23 2018-01-04 18:17 UTC Bbb23 2018-01-04 18:17 UTC
Superkeegan9100 Open 2017-12-09 22:43 UTC Theinstantmatrix 2017-12-09 22:56 UTC
ApostleVonColorado Open 2017-12-29 03:48 UTC Bbb23 2018-01-05 00:36 UTC Bbb23 2018-01-05 00:36 UTC
Lycoperdon Open 2017-12-29 16:43 UTC RainbowSilver2ndBackup 2018-01-02 00:45 UTC
Zeshan Mahmood Open 2017-12-29 17:54 UTC Sir Sputnik 2018-01-01 23:23 UTC Sir Sputnik 2018-01-01 23:23 UTC
Shafi674838393939 Open 2017-12-31 16:27 UTC Philroc 2018-01-03 16:55 UTC
ThomasPark02 Open 2018-01-01 12:33 UTC Mélencron 2018-01-01 12:33 UTC
Duan05 Open 2018-01-02 11:52 UTC WayKurat 2018-01-02 11:52 UTC
MFIreland Open 2018-01-04 00:47 UTC BilCat 2018-01-04 00:47 UTC
KCWikiEdits Open 2018-01-04 23:50 UTC MrX 2018-01-04 23:50 UTC
Aydinsalis More info req. 2017-11-19 10:17 UTC Geograf22 2017-12-06 05:35 UTC Bbb23 2017-12-02 19:12 UTC
FreshCorp619 More info req. 2018-01-01 12:10 UTC Bbb23 2018-01-03 19:03 UTC Bbb23 2018-01-03 19:03 UTC
Rtjfan Declined (CU) 2017-12-13 11:50 UTC Risker 2018-01-01 16:33 UTC Risker 2018-01-01 16:33 UTC
Whothe Awaiting admin 2017-12-01 09:57 UTC Oshwah 2017-12-18 22:47 UTC Sir Sputnik 2017-12-18 22:42 UTC
76.187.251.61 Awaiting admin 2017-12-01 22:46 UTC Sir Sputnik 2017-12-18 22:39 UTC Sir Sputnik 2017-12-18 22:39 UTC
2600:1:F15E:BA71:9071:3466:5E64:AF6 Awaiting admin 2017-12-28 20:12 UTC Sir Sputnik 2018-01-02 17:28 UTC Sir Sputnik 2018-01-02 17:28 UTC
Rudra.shukla Awaiting admin 2018-01-02 01:56 UTC Bri 2018-01-02 17:07 UTC Sir Sputnik 2018-01-02 04:31 UTC
Bluhaze777 Awaiting admin 2018-01-02 06:50 UTC Sir Sputnik 2018-01-02 17:32 UTC Sir Sputnik 2018-01-02 17:32 UTC
Tamara787 On hold 2017-10-13 20:37 UTC LightandDark2000 2017-12-29 03:38 UTC Sro23 2017-12-25 14:03 UTC
Hamzaramzan123 On hold (CU) 2017-12-23 21:11 UTC Bbb23 2018-01-04 01:27 UTC Bbb23 2018-01-04 01:27 UTC
SuperPassword Closed 2017-12-13 23:15 UTC NinjaRobotPirate 2017-12-19 05:18 UTC NinjaRobotPirate 2017-12-19 05:18 UTC
Branflakes452701 Closed 2017-12-15 22:09 UTC Bbb23 2018-01-01 15:27 UTC Bbb23 2018-01-01 15:27 UTC
Scholarscentral Closed 2017-12-26 15:34 UTC GeneralizationsAreBad 2018-01-04 23:15 UTC GeneralizationsAreBad 2018-01-04 23:15 UTC
Flamingoflorida Closed 2018-01-04 03:21 UTC KrakatoaKatie 2018-01-05 00:06 UTC KrakatoaKatie 2018-01-05 00:06 UTC
Nas42589 Closed 2018-01-04 19:09 UTC Sro23 2018-01-04 23:07 UTC Sro23 2018-01-04 23:07 UTC

Quick CheckUser requests

Use this section to request checkuser information relating to a situation that does not involve sock puppetry. You could use this section to request, for example:
  • Underlying IPs of an account, where the autoblock has expired or been ineffective.
  • Collateral damage checks for the informed hardblocking of IPs or ranges.
  • IP block exemption checks before granting IPBE (or to verify it is being used constructively).

For threats of harm (to self or others) you must email emergency@wikimedia.org (see the threats of harm page) and not use this page. Requests to investigate and confirm sockpuppetry should be listed in the sockpuppet section above, and not here (such requests will be summarily removed).

To make a request here, copy the following template and paste it to the end of this section (quick link to edit) – replacing "header" with an informative title, and adding underneath the template any relevant information – then sign using "~~~~", preview, and click "save".

==== HEADER ====
{{SPIquick}}
* {{Checkuser|username}}

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