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CheckUser is the process of checking information about two or more users (including named users and IP addresses). Some administrators are able to check if two or more accounts have been used from the same computer. These users also see User agents. This can help them decide if two accounts are related in the way described above. It is also possible to see if a user is editing from an open proxy.

On this page, users can request some users or IPs to be checked. Good reasons should be given for why a checkuser is needed; you should provide links which show the questionable edits, etc. Questions should usually be created so that they can be answered by yes or no. Responses will be short in order to comply with Wikipedia privacy policy. Sensitive information (like the IP addresses used by an account) are usually not reported. The results are not always clear, and a decision should not be made only on the basis of checkuser results.

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The tool should not be used for political control; to apply pressure on editors; or as a threat against another editor in a content dispute. There must be a valid reason to check a user. Note that alternative accounts are not forbidden, so long as they are not used in violation of the policies (for example, to vote more than once or to make it look like more people support an idea). Checkusers will refuse a request, if the reason for checking is not good enough to warrant the use of the tool.

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Recent problematic cross-namespace pagemovers

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Latest comment: 2 months ago6 comments2 people in discussion

I would like to note that several users are moving non-userpages to userspace with similar tone (complicated language that may not make sense) and vice versa. The 2nd user has WP:ONESTRIKE for this reason. In w:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Krishan avatar, an editor pointed out similarities between the 1st and 3rd user (who is equal to the 4th-11th user, Wikipedia:Requests_for_checkuser/Archive22#Behgal_Jats_accounts, Special:Diff/9737930, w:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Truthfindervert, Wikipedia:Requests_for_checkuser/Archive22#Truthfindervert/Khalsajudicary). Both the 1st and 3rd user has interests in similar South Asian history topics, and have a history of problematic page moves (examples are explained in Wikipedia:Requests_for_checkuser/Archive22#Behgal_Jats_accounts and Special:Diff/9737930). MathXplore (talk) 03:25, 12 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Please also note that the users like to move pages with semi-protection (especially the 1st and 2nd users). MathXplore (talk) 05:13, 12 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
I will also add Repulsive hegemony card (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · SUL · CA · checkuser (log)) for doing similar page moves against semi-protected entries. MathXplore (talk) 00:20, 20 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
  Administrator note: The user is locked. MathXplore (talk) 05:16, 20 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
  Administrator note: 1st and 2nd user is locked, please see w:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Balakashyap/Archive#27_August_2024. MathXplore (talk) 00:39, 20 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Accounts around Chris M. Walker and Chris M Walker

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Latest comment: 1 day ago3 comments3 people in discussion

I previously deleted Chris M. Walker per QD G5 by the 1st user. The article has been recreated as Chris M Walker, and a new user quickly joined Wikipedia:Requests for deletion/Requests/2024/Chris M Walker (Special:Diff/9936069). MathXplore (talk) 12:21, 11 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

I looked at both users, and no, they don't overlap; they use diffewnt browsers and are from different countries, so CU-wise this likely isn't the same user. Eptalon (talk) 22:43, 15 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
  This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. BRP ever 04:13, 17 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

Revisiting the Battle of Qara-Hamid accounts

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Latest comment: 1 day ago4 comments2 people in discussion

Possible WP:EVASION around this article. After the previous CU-blocks at Wikipedia:Requests_for_checkuser/Archives/2024-12#Battle_of_Qara-Hamid_accounts by Bsadowski1, more new users have joined here to continue the content dispute of the previous accounts. Despite having lower edit counts, many of them were able to find this article. The 7th and 9th user made statements about casualities with similar scale ([1], [2]) trying to deny the claim of being "unknown" made by their opponents (such as the 4th user, [3]). The 1st user is the author of this article and the 6th user has tried to blank this page (see the deleted edits like [4]), and the page history is a conflict among them. I guess the 7th and 9th user is on the same of the 1st user and the 8th user who tagged this page ([5]) is on the same side with the 6th user. MathXplore (talk) 14:11, 11 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

No overlap fr33kman 16:48, 15 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Fr33kman: Thank you for the checks. I have found another user Txseen (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · SUL · CA · checkuser (log)), who tried to blank the article (Special:AbuseLog/555728), just like the 6th user tried to do so. MathXplore (talk) 13:26, 16 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
Can't confirm that one fr33kman 17:17, 16 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

Sam Williams

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Latest comment: 1 day ago3 comments2 people in discussion

There's a long term spammer who creates articles about "Sam Williams" (sometimes "Joseph Williams") which use incorrect sources about other people with similar names. Several of their accounts were blocked at RFCU in November. The first one listed here is a new account that appeared today.

Depextual (talk) 15:11, 15 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

Already cu-blocked and locked.-- BRP ever 04:13, 17 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
  This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. BRP ever 04:14, 17 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

Fiorenzo Manganiello accounts

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Latest comment: 12 hours ago5 comments3 people in discussion

I'm reporting possible vote stacking at Wikipedia:Requests for deletion/Requests/2024/Fiorenzo Manganiello. The 1st user is the author of the article (special:redirect/logid/2878432) and joined the RFD (Special:Diff/9928413). Then the 2nd user has appeared and also joined the RFD (Special:Diff/9943973). Please also note that the 2nd user's edits are focused around the article and the RFD, and the 1st user has a history of RFD vote stacking (w:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Fanalrino/Archive#08_December_2024). MathXplore (talk) 13:42, 16 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

User agents same but IPs are widely different fr33kman 17:19, 16 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Fr33kman: Please note that another new user (Amina Khan12 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · SUL · CA · checkuser (log))) has joined the RFD (Special:Diff/9950726) with a w:WP:ITSNOTABLE-like statement. MathXplore (talk) 08:35, 17 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
Not related fr33kman 10:06, 17 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
So probably some WP:MEAT puppetry happening - always interesting to see brand new accounts magically popup at a RFD. Ravensfire (talk) 15:41, 17 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
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