ProudIndian007 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)

Populated account categories: confirmed

21 July 2017

– This SPI case is closed and will be archived shortly by an SPI clerk or checkuser.

Suspected sockpuppets

• MehulWB (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Anatha Gulati (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Jionakeli (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• 2405:204:4088:FB16:5ED1:7708:419C:FF23 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · spi block · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))

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@Vanjagenije: after discussion with you and @Ponyo: I am posting evidence. That how ProudIndian007, Anatha Gulati, MehulWB are related and Jionakeli is recent account of same sock farm.

• creates articles about incidents of persecution of Muslims in India when the incident occurred just one day ago. For example, MehulWB created an article on 19 July 2013 about the incident that occurred on 18 July 2013, while Jionakeli created an article on 27 March 2017 about the incident that occurred on 26 March 2017. Another example

• Worli riots was created by ProudIndian007[1] and MehulWB edit warred on Worli riots[2][3] and created talk page.[4]

• Jionakeli adds links to Template:Violence against Muslims in India.[5][6] Anatha Gulati did that with multiple socks [7] [8]

• Asks Bbb23 to checkuser against his opponent. Jionakeli, ProudIndian007

• starts with Sir and ends messages with thank you and don't even sign the message.MehulWB[9],ProudIndian007

• typical edit warring at Growth of religion: Anatha Gulati,[10][11] MehulWB[12][13]

• first ever edit was to create own userpage and usertalk, Anatha Gulati[14][15][16][17] and ProudIndian007[18][19]

• Alleges of "blind revert"/"reverting blindly"[20][21][22] (Diffs concerns Anatha Gulati and ProudIndian007)

• ProudIndian007 created Template:Hindu Nationalism[23] and MehulWB edit warred[24][25][26][27] and defended its existence[28]

• Disruptive editing on List of converts to Islam from Hinduism. MehulWB, Anatha Gulati, ProudIndian007

• Claims Hema Malini to be a Muslim. First MehulWB claimed that with his IP 117.194.208.7 and later registered a new account to push this,[29] and socked more,[30] same has been done by Anatha Gulati, ProudIndian007

• Also claims Dharmendra and A R Rahman to be a Muslim. Anatha Gulati[31], ProudIndian007

• Always quick to reply SPI against him, though no one notified him,MehulWB, Proudindian007, Anatha gulati, and now Jionakeli, replying in same manner without pressing enter twice, the comment appears same line as header.

• ProudIndian007 created redirect,[32] then turned into article[33] with summary "expanded with citation", Anatha Gulati also creates a redirect first, then turned it into article.

[34][35] ("updating with citations"), same as [36][37][38]("updating with citations")

[39][40]("expanding with references") same as [41][42]("expanding with references")

Nearly all article these articles had file uploads too.[43][44][45][46]

Because all of these articles are now deleted, I don't have much to add, but this still proves that operator is same.

• makes argument as "Firstly,... Secondly,..."MehulWB, Anatha Gulati,ProudIndian007
• ends nearly all messages with "Thank you", even multiple times in the same section, Anatha Gulati[47][48][49] ProudIndian007[50][51][52] or Regards,Anatha Gulati ProudIndian007
• "your rationale"Anatha Gulati,ProudIndian007[53]
• "Anyone can check the page's edit history"ProudIndian007 and "Any editor can check the page's edit history"Anatha Gulati.
• Goes back to edit the format of message, Anatha Gulati,Mehul WB,Jionakeli

• 405:204:4088:FB16:5ED1:7708:419C:FF23 IP has been used by Jionakeli for evading the block for 3RR. this revert was made because Jionakeli had already made 4 reverts[54] [55][56] [57]

Made 3 reverts over a different content[58][59][60] and soon Jionakeli made 4th revert concerning this content[61]

Jionakeli called MorpheusZ a sock[62], so did the IP.[63]

While the ISP has been changed from BSNL to JIO, due to the mass distribution of free JIO internet services, all other technical details are same with the IP Jionakeli used for evading 3RR and the IP which was used by MehulWB, WB stands for West Bengal the state where this sockmaster is located. Capitals00 (talk) 03:40, 21 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• @SpacemanSpiff, Vanjagenije, and Ponyo: you can have a look here, it has been confirmed by CU below that these all accounts (including Jionakeli) are socks, although considers MehulWB to be stale. Behavioral evidence provided above is clearly enough, I could provide more but I felt that 14,000 bytes of evidence is certainly enough. Benfold (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is the sockmaster of all these accounts who was blocked as sock of MehulWB. Capitals00 (talk) 07:02, 8 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@GeneralizationsAreBad: What about blocking Jionakeli? Jionakeli is one grossly disruptive editor who is making same edits as these sockmasters, and CU says that connection is possible. Arnabgerit has same edits[64][65] on Growth of religion like Anatha Gulati and MehulWB socks (I linked above). MehulWB needs to be regarded as part of this sockfarm, who has 176 confirmed socks[66] and his oldest account Benfold (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) should be treated as sockmaster if you are thinking of combining. Capitals00 (talk) 08:24, 12 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This is enough! If you think Jionakeli is one grossly disruptive editor who is making same edits as these sockmasters then present proper diffs of my disruptive edits and report me. I do not have time to waste on your silly accusations trying to link me with these socks. For the CU results, I emailed the CU regarding this. Jionakeli (talk) 10:00, 12 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Just like you had "emailed" from MehulWB?[67] Do you think that we are not aware of your WP:GAMING of system? @Salvio giuliano: just letting you know that Jionakeli is doing exactly what he did with his past socks. Capitals00 (talk) 12:18, 12 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Who are "we" ? This is not the first time. You had reported me falsely in the past[68]. Today I found this[69] while searching my name in the noticeboard. Anyway, I am done with you and have no time to waste on you. Jionakeli (talk) 13:01, 12 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Good you remember your history of disruption with this account, but there is a lot more than that. You don't have to describe your actions because we have seen them before from Anatha Gulati/MehulWB/ProudIndian007. Capitals00 (talk) 13:42, 12 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by other users

Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.

Comment-@GeneralizationsAreBad: This meatfarm has many skilled sockmasters.

Jionakeli's second edit in Wikipedia was made on a template Template:Riots in India. Why does a newbie cares about template instead of article content?

In his third edit he linked the template in to the article with correct braces.

20th edit He links article inside edit summary (He figured that out by himself too soon?

First ever edit in any deletion discussion was to strike off the comment of a user blocked for sockpuppetry. How did he know that indefinitely blocked editor's comments are striked off?. --Marvellous Spider-Man 16:07, 24 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

• While conducting another investigation (Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Anatha Gulati), I uncovered a link between ProudIndian007 and the massive Anatha Gulati sock farm, because one of the accounts, Arnabgerit (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) and ProudIndian007 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) are a confirmed match. I have not investigated any other accounts listed here and don't plan on doing it until the other investigation is over. Other CUs are more than welcome to take it from here. Salvio ^{Let's talk about it!} 12:53, 5 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• During the other investigation, I came up with the following socks ( Confirmed):
  • Aheripratim (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  • Nreilamin (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  • Reknailmanr (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  • Worliseroa (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  • Cerioalni (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  • Juernatriol (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• It's  Possible these are Jionakeli (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki).
• It's also not impossible these are all operated by ProudIndian007 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki), but  Behavioural evidence needs evaluation
• The other accounts are  Stale.
• Any connection to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Anatha Gulati will have to be called on the basis of behaviour. Salvio ^{Let's talk about it!} 22:55, 7 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
•  Clerk note: Behaviorally, it is clear that the Aheripratim batch is Anatha Gulati, so they're now  Blocked without tags. I can also say that Arnabgerit demonstrates clear AG behavior, along with other ProudIndian007 socks. That being said, there may be technical anomalies to explain this, or this tactic (creating a redirect, then expanding it massively) may be widespread. These cases should probably be combined. GAB^gab 23:09, 10 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
•  Clerk note: at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Jionakeli, a clerk commented that this is "all too circumstantial", and with respect to Jionakeli in this case I concur. Case closed. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 01:57, 17 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]