Nikhil Srivastava

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06 June 2020

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19 September 2020

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This user Vikram Q1W2 comes to my talk page and starts abusing me as well as starts getting defensive about their "Nikhil sir" since in the talk I was discussing about sockfarm Nikhil Srivastava and his modus operandi. This user even starts explaining how the IPs recently trolling my talkpage are from Lucknow and not from Maharashtra from where Nikhil is [1]. I don't remember crossing paths with User:Vikram Q1W2 before. This looks like a clear case of sockpuppeetry or meatpuppetry. Adding more IDS and IPs for checking. Pinging @Deepfriedokra, Bishonen, and RegentsPark: since they know of the recent attacks on me. Would like to request CU as well. Fylindfotberserk (talk) 12:12, 19 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Also look at the diff [2] added by sock master and User:Vikram Q1W2 talking about the same thing in another user's talk page [3]. The content has since been removed by non-biased users in teh current version Kayastha.
Seems on a recruitment drive too [4]. Pinging @Sitush: as well. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 12:23, 19 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Look at this. Turned the sockfarm page into a memorial. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 12:36, 19 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Pinging @Abecedare: also. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 12:39, 19 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
This looks like a clear attack on Sitush with whom the sockfarm had problems the most. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 13:08, 19 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Another diff this by by banned sock User:Shitush and this by this new suspected sock User:Vikram Q1W2. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 18:21, 21 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Consider this checkusered. I'm afraid I can't comment on IP addresses, and many of the accounts are stale. However, I believe the main party of interest, Vikram Q1W2, is probably unrelated to both Nikhil Srivastava and today's socky IPs. I mean technically unrelated, because there's obviously some other relationship going on. Vikram Q1W2 is however part of another sock farm, partial details of which are available on their talk page - currently labelled as Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Sheeba Asia, though I doubt that's an original account. As for any new socky IPs turning up, they should probably just be blocked. -- zzuuzz (talk) 19:40, 23 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I think we can close this as nothing further to do at this time. I also wish to point out that the lack of technical relationship I mentioned above should not be interpreted as proof of anything. -- zzuuzz (talk) 20:02, 24 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

30 December 2020

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Similar topic area "Sena Dynasty". Similar caste-centric (Kayastha) unsourced POV like the suspected sock master [5], [6], [7]. Moreover the sock master declared that they are "Bengali" here, the new user also edited a biography of a Bengali person and the Sena Dynasty which was centred in modern Bengal. Fylindfotberserk (talk) 13:38, 30 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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14 January 2021

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Although there is a separate SPI page for Sanatanisena1920, the edits by the sockmaster Nikhil Srivastava [8] and Sanatanisena1920's sock Wonderfulindia [9] look very much similar. They are known for their edits in Kayastha related pages and are very persistent sock/meat puppeteers. Interaction here. Fylindfotberserk (talk) 16:36, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Fylindfotberserk, It seems to me, this should have been filed under the existing Sanatanisena1920 case. Is there some specific reason I shouldn't merge them? Normally I would just do that, but you've been around for a while, so I figured I'd wait to hear your input. -- RoySmith (talk) 20:46, 9 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@RoySmith: Sanatanisena1920 and its proven sock Wonderfulindia have already been blocked. SPI case page here. But since Nikhil Srivastava is the older account and the edits by Nikhil and Wonderfulindia are similar (above diffs), I have a hunch that these users (Sanatanisena1920 and Wonderfulindia) are Nikhil Srivastava's sock/meat puppets (known for such behavior) and thus IMO this case page should be merged here.- Fylindfotberserk (talk) 07:30, 10 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Ponyo, you cu-blocked Nikhil, but didn't note who they were a sock of. Do you remember who? -- RoySmith (talk) 15:31, 10 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
RoySmith It was a group of socks that were being used to edit caste articles disruptively who were attacking Sitush. I tagged Nikhil Srivastava as the master account.-- Jezebel's Ponyobons mots 16:37, 10 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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23 March 2021

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All these accounts are engaged in keeping a particular set of content on Srivastava (subcaste) Srivastava, recently when I undid content put by a Sockpuppet who was blocked a new account was created just few hrs ago to undo my edits.[10] Heba Aisha (talk) 03:58, 23 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Please add the following user, repeating the same edit on 24 March:

– Fayenatic London 11:08, 25 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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 Likely:
Wonderfulindia (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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Calculus Acharya (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
Nikhil Srivastava (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:05, 24 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

23 March 2021

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All these accounts are engaged in keeping a particular set of content on Srivastava (subcaste) Srivastava, recently when I undid content put by a Sockpuppet who was blocked a new account was created just few hrs ago to undo my edits.[11] Heba Aisha (talk) 03:58, 23 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Please add the following user, repeating the same edit on 24 March:

– Fayenatic London 11:08, 25 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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 Likely:
Wonderfulindia (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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Calculus Acharya (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
Nikhil Srivastava (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:05, 24 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

09 November 2021

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Differences are as follows: 1, 2. 3, 4. Ninja Roti and Ninja2019 are already blocked for disruptive editing or persistent sockpuppetry. Would request checkuser for initiating action against the user Large swipe, who is currently active. Ekdalian (talk) 05:16, 9 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Large swipe is there a reason you created Immuninati (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) and Under Oars (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)? Also, are you Pandya101 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)? There's not absolute evidence of abuse, so I want to give you a chance to speak here, but I'm pretty confident you're the three accounts I just linked. Any clerk or admin can act on this at their discretion without need to consult me further. TonyBallioni (talk) 02:52, 11 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

15 March 2022

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Tracking an abusive SPA today who returned to Srivastava and insisted on restoring "high quality sources including the university of oxford" led me very quickly to this case. See below. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 15:08, 15 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]


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Large swipe is  Unlikely with this group, and Dual Engine Boon is  Inconclusive for lack of data. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 15:08, 15 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It's also pretty obvious that the socks listed in Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Ninja Roti should be included here. They may not be the same person but they're pretty clearly working together and have a common agenda.  Clerk assistance requested: please evaluate merging that case to here, and tag all of the socks appropriately. The ones checked today should be marked proven, the others at your discretion. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 15:16, 15 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

29 July 2022

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See this post on my page. Compare especially this diff by కాయస్థ శిరోమణి with this by Wearsome studies, a known sock of Nikhil Srivastava. I have blocked కాయస్థ శిరోమణి per WP:DUCK. Bishonen | tålk 20:19, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Seems like it. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 09:27, 30 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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