Commons:Requests for checkuser

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Shortcuts: COM:CHECK· COM:RFCU· COM:SOCK This is the place to request investigations of abuse of multiple accounts or of other circumstances that require use of checkuser privileges.

Requesting a check
These indicators are used by CheckUsers to allow easier at-a-glance reading of their notes, actions and comments.
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Please do not ask us to run checks without good reason; be aware of the following before requesting a check:

  1. Checkuser is a last resort for difficult cases; pursue other options first, such as posting on the administrator's noticeboard.
  2. Running a check will only be done to combat disruption on Commons, or as required to assist checkuser investigations on other Wikimedia wikis.
    • Valid reasons for running a check include, for example: vandalism where a block of the underlying IP or IP range is needed and suspected block evasion, vote-stacking, or other disruption where technical evidence would prevent or reduce further disruption.
  3. Evidence is required. When you request a check, you must include a rationale that demonstrates (e.g., by including diffs) what the disruption to the project is, and why you believe the accounts are related.
    • Requests to run a check without evidence or with ambiguous reasoning will result in delays or the request not being investigated.
  4. The privacy policy does not allow us to make a check that has the effect of revealing IP addresses.
  5. Requests to run a check on yourself will be declined.
Outcome

Responses will be brief in order to comply with Wikimedia privacy policy. Due to technical limitations, results are not always clear. Closed requests are archived after seven days.

Privacy concerns

If you feel that a checkuser request has led to a violation of the Wikimedia Foundation privacy policy regarding yourself, please refer the case to the Ombuds commission.

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To request a check:

Cases are created on subpages of Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case.

Creating a request
  • Insert the name of the suspected sockpuppeteer (the main account or puppetmaster, not the sockpuppet!) in the box below, leaving out the "User:" prefix. Do not remove the text in the box, add to the end only.
  • Please explain/justify the request by saying what it is you suspect and why it is important that the check be carried out. Indicate the usernames you suspect, using {{checkuser}}. Please do not use this template in the section header, as that makes it difficult to read the account names. Include the diffs or links required to support the request and reason for it.
  • There are people to assist you and help with maintenance of the page. Just ask for help on the admin noticeboard if you really are stuck, or take your best shot and note that you weren't completely sure of what to say.
  • 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/transclude the subpage here.
Example
If you want to request a checkuser on User:John Doe, enter the text Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/John Doe then click "Request a checkuser." You will be taken to a page where you can fill out the request. Please make your request there brief and concise.


Then transclude your subpage on the top of the list at Commons:Requests for checkuser and remove {{Checkuser requests to be listed}} from the top of the case subpage.

Requests[edit]

Ángel Olivares Aray[edit]

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Filed: 15:51, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Suspected related users[edit]

Rationale, discussion and results[edit]

Reason: File:José Gregorio Hernández OFS.jpg has been listed as a reupload of a file previously uploaded by Ángel Oilvares Altagracia --QTHCCAN (talk) 15:50, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Peluches extronidos[edit]

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Filed: 02:57, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Suspected related users[edit]

Rationale, discussion and results[edit]

Reason: File:Bill green smachl peluches.png has been identified as a reupload of File:Bill 90s.png. The first file was an upload by user:Bill green smachll, already tagged as sockpuppet. QTHCCAN (talk) 02:57, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

USA Council[edit]

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Filed: 02:53, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results[edit]

Reason: File:IMG BIKRAM JIT SINHA.png has been identified as a reupload of File:DIR.Bikram Jit Sinha.png. QTHCCAN (talk) 02:53, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Drapes1125[edit]

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Filed: 03:36, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results[edit]

Reason: File:GHSTJEKA.jpg and File:DEMONJESKA.jpg have been tagged as reuploads of previously uploaded files by Drapes1125. QTHCCAN (talk) 03:36, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Shiesuom 8832[edit]

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Filed: 04:22, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Suspected related users[edit]

Rationale, discussion and results[edit]

Reason: Their uploaded file have similar file name pattern. Also they are new users. Moreover, please check the sleeper if possible. Thank you. SCP-2000 04:22, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Kasramontazeri[edit]

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Filed: 05:15, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results[edit]

Reason: Uploaded files by Kasra.mnt are basically reuploads of Kasramontazeri deleted files. QTHCCAN (talk) 05:15, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Sahmflow.1990[edit]

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Filed: 22:50, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

Suspected related users[edit]

Rationale, discussion and results[edit]

Reason: File:Tangier.sahm.flow.jgp.jpg is identified as a reupload of File:Sahm flow.jpg.jpg. Both users have almost same username. Also, most of pictures uploaded by both (according to Sahmflow.1990 talk page) contains the words Sahm Flow. It seems to be for self-promotion. QTHCCAN (talk) 22:50, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

Adding one more possible sockpuppet Mohamed.mesbahi, uploaded two Sahm Flow pictures in late june 2020.--QTHCCAN (talk) 15:30, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

From File:Sahmflow.jpg uploaded by Mohamed.mesbahi: |author=[[User:Mohamed.mesbahi|sahm_flow]] --QTHCCAN (talk) 00:02, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Adding one more possible sockpuppet Simou.sahmflow, already globally blocked. Seems to be the original.--QTHCCAN (talk) 00:10, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

@QTHCCAN: Global blocks only apply to IP Addresses.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 04:15, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

EnissayJafy[edit]

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Filed: 22:38, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results[edit]

Reason: File:Ampoules7658.jpg has been identified as a reupload of File:20200205115051-500x500.jpg. EnissayHamid seems to be currently active while EnissayJafy is currently blocked. QTHCCAN (talk) 22:38, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

Some4real[edit]

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Filed: 22:08, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results[edit]

Reason: See en:Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Some4real. QTHCCAN (talk) 22:08, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

  • Declined - 1) Per COM:RFCU: "Evidence is required. When you request a check, you must include a rationale that demonstrates (e.g., by including diffs) what the disruption to the project is." (underline in original) This is the Commons, not en.wiki; evidence of disruption to the Commons has not been presented and it is not the job of checkusers to build a case for you. 2) Both Olukiesy and Ilovegod112 are confirmed socks on sister projects; there is nothing to be accomplished by a redundant Commons check. Эlcobbola talk 12:38, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Sayeedmehmood[edit]

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Filed: 18:50, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results[edit]

Reason: Currently under investigation on English Wiki. QTHCCAN (talk) 18:50, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

  • Declined - Per COM:RFCU: "Evidence is required. When you request a check, you must include a rationale that demonstrates (e.g., by including diffs) what the disruption to the project is." (underline in original) This is the Commons, not en.wiki; evidence of disruption to the Commons has not been presented and it is not the job of checkusers to build a case for you. Эlcobbola talk 12:37, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Nguyễn Hữu Đăng Trình[edit]

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Filed: 08:24, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results[edit]

Reason: Uploading Google maps screenshots that's related to Milano Coffee. Seems duckish enough but requesting a check to confirm. --Minoraxtalk 08:24, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

LosMinions345[edit]

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Filed: 04:37, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results[edit]

Reason: Interested in the same topic & uploading same files File:AceHole title.png (LosMinions345) and File:AceintheHole title.png (WoodyWoodpecker235). --Minoraxtalk 04:37, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Mazum24[edit]

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Filed: 21:32, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results[edit]

Reason: They have similar usernames and a shared interest in tropical cyclone tracks, including some of the same file. Most notably, File:Tina 1997 trackc5.png, which was uploaded by the sock, was then promptly used by the main account on Wikipedia. This image ought to be deleted, but I'm unwilling to believe that this is just a coincidence.Jasper Deng (talk|meta) 21:32, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

@Jasper Deng: what is the disruption to the Commons? Эlcobbola talk 16:11, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
@Elcobbola: Creation of that hoax image (now deleted), among other things. It's telling to me that the user chose to use a sock to upload it, as if to avoid responsibility for their main account.--Jasper Deng (talk|meta) 18:49, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
@Jasper Deng: Thanks, my lack of familiarity with the subject matter wasn't allowing me to see the issue. Эlcobbola talk 19:05, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

Rocking Star Rahul[edit]

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Filed: 06:14, 11 September 2020 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results[edit]

Reason: Uploading images with the same person depicted, see their deleted contribs. Please check for sleepers. Minoraxtalk 06:14, 11 September 2020 (UTC)

- Эlcobbola talk 20:35, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
@Elcobbola: 2 more came up Rahul Rocking Star & RokingStarRahul. Please check again if possible. Thanks. --Minoraxtalk 08:15, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
Artículo bueno.svg Confirmed/ Likely. Эlcobbola talk 16:18, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

Abhi007singh[edit]

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Filed: 09:03, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

Suspected related users[edit]

Rationale, discussion and results[edit]

Reason: The only global edits (outside Wikimedia Commons) made by the two suspected users are to a proposed user group page on Meta-Wiki. For information, the user group is promotional and dubious in nature, and doesn't meet any of the user group guidelines of Affiliations Committee - it is just made up by a group of newly registered users. The files uploaded by these two accounts are related the user group only (one self-portrait of the founder and the other is a group photograph). I have already nominated one of the files for speedy deletion under F10 criteria. I suspect that multiple accounts have been created to meet the three members guideline for Wikimedia user groups. KCVelaga (talk · mail) 09:03, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

  • Declined - Per COM:RFCU: "Checkuser is a last resort for difficult cases; pursue other options first." Notwithstanding that Cyberduck icon.png It looks like a duck to me: a) as of 2 September 2020 (date of Abhi010singh's last edit), neither account had been warned or otherwise sanctioned (i.e., the alternate account cannot have been for evasion of scrutiny on Commons, etc.); b) neither has recreated deleted material; and c) neither has edited subsequent to 10 September 2020 (the first time a talk page notice was given.) In short, there's no disruption here and no indication that other options have been pursued and been ineffective. Эlcobbola talk 15:59, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

MdupontMobile[edit]

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Filed: 00:19, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

Suspected related users[edit]

Rationale, discussion and results[edit]

Reason: Refused in this edit to name all the accounts referred to in this older edit.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 00:19, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

  • As this is a checkuser request "on sus", with no apparent evidence non-legitimate use of alternative accounts, it should be closed as no action. If alternative accounts have been made to contribute from different scenarios, roles, projects or platforms, that's relatively common, even for those with sysop access. There is no policy requirement for our contributors to publicly declare or connect accounts, so long as they are using every account for legitimate purposes. In some cases alternative anonymous accounts may even be a means of legitimate user protection from harm. Thanks --Fæ (talk) 01:35, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Declined - Per COM:RFCU: "When you request a check, you must include a rationale that demonstrates (e.g., by including diffs) what the disruption to the project is, and why you believe the accounts are related." (underline in original) This request does not evidence either, and appears not even to allege disruption. Even if there were evidence of disruption, Mdupont has not edited the Commons since 2018 and would thus be Time2wait.svg Stale anyway; we cannot go seeking the unknown "many accounts" as Checkuser is not for fishing. Эlcobbola talk 15:04, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
    @Эlcobbola: Sorry.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 15:41, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

Howhontanozaz[edit]

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Filed: 17:52, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

Suspected related users[edit]

Rationale, discussion and results[edit]

Reason: I have had suspicions on Mrcl lxmna being a sockpuppet, since being a relatively new account but having the experience to do mass DR (typically newbies have no idea what a DR is let alone filing multiple files into a single DR) on Philippines related photographs (mostly on the basis of no FoP) and have a VFC script (which newbies struggle to understand).

It has been brought to my attention by User:MGA73 on COM:AN/U that Howhontanozaz has been filing mass DR as well under the very same reasons as Mrcl lxmna. While the spelling used by Mrcl lxmna is sloppy shorthand the reasoning given are similar (Example) to those given by Howhontanozaz (Example). Bidgee (talk) 17:52, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

  • Time2wait.svg On hold - Need to discuss results with other CUs. Эlcobbola talk 18:24, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Kindly block this account, its child account Mrcl_lxmna and IP range of 120.29.109.24 for reckless DRs. --exec8 (talk) 21:49, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
    • User:Exec8 To be frank, I am disgusted by your statement. What proof do you have that I created user:Mrcl Ixmna? Penalizing a fellow volunteer based on unfounded accusations, I expect more from a longtime Wiki contributor. I wouldn't have been this irked if that opinion of yours were given after a proper discussion grounded on merits and facts, but no, you jumped to your own conclusions. I am terribly disappointed that these are the types of people running the place. Howhontanozaz (talk) 06:17, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Comment: While I am very irritated at the numerous DR's being conducted by Mrcl lxmna, Howhontanozaz, et. al., I might say they are very different. Looking at their contributions, they conduct deletion requests at the same time (not at interval times). Also the DR's made by this newbie are sloppy while Howhontanozaz's DRs are well-constructed. Nevertheless I will warn Howhontanozaz too to not carry out any new DR's since the Commons:FOP Philippines is under discussion. JWilz12345 (Talk|Contrib's.) 02:02, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
  • I categorically deny that the user User:Mrcl lxmna is me. I have been a contributor to Commons since 2016. I have uploaded many photos here in Commons, some are even at risk of being deleted due to Template:PD-PhilippinesGov issues. I do however concede that I have been creating many deletion requests this past couple of months because in my view, COM:FOP issues here in the Philippines are not in any way different that that of Ukraine, France, and Italy where we have seen countless mass deletions of very famous landmarks like the Louvre Pyramid. All my deletion requests are sourced, I have contacted various government institutions with regards to copyright ownership, and I have been very active in the deletion requests discussions of the new user, issuing many Symbol keep vote.svg Keep, Symbol delete vote.svg Delete and Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment replies. I am deeply hurt with these wild speculations but I completely understand your sentiments. Please provide solid proof, anything beyond mere guesswork, that User:Mrcl lxmna is a product of my alleged deletion kink. Why on earth would I create a sock puppet when I myself create DRs using my own account? Logic please. Howhontanozaz (talk) 03:10, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
  • As the checkusers discuss this case, please note that RfCU is not "ANU lite" and is not the place to discuss or request sanctions. This is a data gathering exercise and checks will be run (or not run) based on actual evidence provided and our own assessment of its (de)merits. If your comment is not providing objective evidence related to this case, it should not be made here. ANU is that way. Эlcobbola talk 15:17, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

Pcgmsrich[edit]

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Filed: 09:41, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results[edit]

Reason: Looks like the latest instance of that sockfarmer. There are more recent sock accounts I don't find again, please check. --Achim (talk) 09:41, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

Rossiemir[edit]

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Filed: 21:20, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results[edit]

Reason: Spam at File:Youtube to mp4.jpg. Both already blocked, but please check for sleepers. AntiCompositeNumber (talk) 21:20, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

  • Declined per Checkuser is not for fishing. Not an LTA, no evidence or historical precedent that sleepers are likely or reasonably expected to exist. Эlcobbola talk 15:01, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

Jrm1993[edit]

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Filed: 21:07, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

Suspected related users[edit]

Rationale, discussion and results[edit]

Reason: Recreation of File:Josez.jpg, Category:Josez, overlap on File:Josez 2020.jpg. Sock was created and began editing shortly before the master was blocked, but did not edit during the block. AntiCompositeNumber (talk) 21:07, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

  • Declined - both accounts are already globally blocked. No disruption to be prevented by using CU tool. Эlcobbola talk 14:58, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

Korollsm20[edit]

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Filed: 05:15, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

Suspected related users[edit]

Rationale, discussion and results[edit]

Reason: Se7aemad was created 1 week after Korollsm20 was glocked as a spam-only account. File:استاذ ضياء.jpg, File:Se7aemad.jpg, and File:Se7aemad2.jpg. are recreations of File:ضياء السبيري 3.jpg, File:سيحا.jpg, and File:سيحا 3.jpg, respectively. AntiCompositeNumber (talk) 05:15, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

ANUsethi01[edit]

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Filed: 20:46, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results[edit]

Reason: Ongoing vandalism regarding Olivia Arben, see history of File:Olivia Arben London 2017.jpg and Category:Olivia Arben. Blocked for edits on en:Olivia Arben. I'm not sure if Olivia Arben (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log ) is really different or an attempt to deceive. --Achim (talk) 20:46, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

ももくまのうち[edit]

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Filed: 09:28, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

Suspected related users[edit]

Rationale, discussion and results[edit]

Reason: same behavior as the blocked socks before, uploading copyvios of Japanese trains. Nyamo Kurosawa (talk) 09:28, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

  • It has been well over three months since the master/previous socks have edited, so comparison accounts are Time2wait.svg Stale. @Krd: will need to look at this as the CU who handled it previously, as usefulness of the CU tool would depend on retained historical data, if any. Эlcobbola talk 14:40, 8 September 2020 (UTC)
    I also call this stale. --Krd 17:32, 8 September 2020 (UTC)


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