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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.
Request completed
Confirmed  Technically indistinguishable
Likely  Possilikely
Possible Unlikely
Inconclusive Unrelated
 No action Stale
Request declined
Declined Checkuser is not for fishing
Checkuser is not magic pixie dust. 8ball The CheckUser Magic 8-Ball says
 It looks like a duck to me Checkuser is not a crystal ball.
Information
Additional information needed Deferred to
 Doing…  Info

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. (This is not a venue for requesting administrative action such as blocks or file clean-up.)
  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.
    • Requests to check accounts already confirmed on other projects may be declined as redundant.
    • Requests to run a check on yourself will be declined.
  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.

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 using {{subst:Commons:Requests for checkuser/Inputbox/Sample}} (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.

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Requests

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Yerbas Buenas 2024

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Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 15:18, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: (a) similar username as previous socks. (b) same interest in uploading image for Honor X6b 5G (File:Honor X6b 5g.png vs. File:Honor X6B 5G.png) and Yerbas Buenas. (c) File recreation: [1]. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 0x0a (talk • contribs)

Results: Confirmed to 13 Oct socks:

Blocked and tagged. --Lymantria (talk) 16:15, 27 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]


Baginda 480

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Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 06:22, 26 October 2025 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: Like uploading a large amount of video screenshot of former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad. A1Cafel (talk) 06:22, 26 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed Blocked and tagged. --Lymantria (talk) 08:20, 26 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]


Buddydml

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Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 05:22, 23 October 2025 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: Buddydml had their uploads deleted and their account blocked/locked after they uploaded promotional content such as this and this (more can be seen at Special:DeletedContributions/Buddydml). A day later, Caylaai was created and similar content was uploaded and they were deleted by me (as shown in Special:DeletedContributions/Caylaai). They also engaged in promotional editing at English Wikivoyage (as seen here). Kindly investigate this case. Thank you. Jianhui67 T★C 05:22, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 It looks like a duck to me Blocked and tagged. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 05:27, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

NancyThompson1984

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Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 10:42, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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NancyThompson1984 is editing the exact same Logos that another Sockpuppet (Bird Person) added, in the exact same manner. Like Jerry Dandridge, they are mostly focusing on Logos for Horror films from the US and Italy. Nancy Thompson is a character from the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series. The very first edit was an overwrite requests for one of "Bird Persons" files, more followed suit. Bird Person is listed as a confirmed Sockpuppet. Some diffs: [2] [3] Nobody perfect (talk) 10:42, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed that Bird Person = NancyThompson1984. I'v blocked and tagged NancyThompson1984 as sock of Jerry Dandridge (just like Bird Person), although I don't know what to make of this supposed sock master. --Lymantria (talk) 17:33, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
P.S. Aha, sock master has been renamed Jerry Dandridge~commonswiki back in 2015. Closing. --Lymantria (talk) 17:38, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Rihawi8416

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Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 14:07, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

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Reason: All five accounts are adding external links to the same two websites selling steroids (steroidpack.to and ecbproject.org). I have no reason to think that I've come across all the accounts that are doing this, so I think a checkuser would be helpful to determine if there others that have been missed. Marbletan (talk) 14:07, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Results: Confirmed:

Blocked and tagged. --Lymantria (talk) 15:18, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

AjlounyLaw

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Status:  to be archived • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 15:43, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: Looks like a new spambot. Exactly the same behavior: First WM login to Commons, same account name pattern, only 1 edit on their userpage, same pattern of page content. --Achim55 (talk) 15:43, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Results: Confirmed

Blocked and tagged. --Lymantria (talk) 17:00, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You were about 90 seconds ahead of me. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 17:07, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
With the same conclusion . --Lymantria (talk) 19:09, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sahilsambyal

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Status:  to be archived • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 17:50, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: Same behavior: Repeated uploads of copyvios. See also en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Sahilsambyal. --Achim55 (talk) 17:50, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Results: Very Likely to Confirmed:

Blocked and tagged. --Lymantria (talk) 20:55, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Also Confirmed: Source Producer (talk • contribs • Luxo • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log). --Lymantria (talk) 05:33, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Any clue where there user names are coming from? Seems too technical for someone to come up with randomly Trade (talk) 21:00, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Could you check Wiki Common Pilot (talk • contribs • Luxo • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log) as well? @Lymantria: --Trade (talk) 11:41, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Likely, blocked and tagged. --Lymantria (talk) 16:43, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]


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