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

Populated account categories: confirmed

04 February 2024

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

Suspected sockpuppets

• Devil Alby (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Haddock Archibald (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Jennifer M Penty (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Thalapathy Leo (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Tools: Editor interaction utility • Interaction Timeline • SPI Tools

New accounts associated with Cricket Butterfly based on the following:

• Account Devil Alby created on January 16, 2024, account Haddock Archibald created on January 17, 2024. Same naming styles and editing same pages according to the editor interaction analyser.
• Above listed interactions took me to Indian Police Force (TV series) to see the edits between Devil Alby and Haddock Archibald (since they were withing 2 minutes of each other). This led me to find Account Jennifer M Penty who also edited the page a few hours before the other two. Analyser shows that account editing same pages as Haddock Archibald (note these two accounts using the same OS).
• Devil Alby shows similar editing and cross editing as sock Tintin Phoneix (blocked sock of Cricket Butterfly – the majority of which socks have similar naming styles).
• Devil Alby also shows similar editing and cross editing as sock 56Kite (now blocked sock of Cricket Butterly).
• All accounts seem to be editing plots and reception information on film-related pages known for sock activity. Last known sock of Cricket Butterfly is user:Zoro Kumar which was banned on January 14, 2024, two to three days prior to the creation of the new accounts listed.
• Final evidence I found which caused me to file this SPI is the editing of page Aadi Lakshmi. The last four edits at the time of this filing were made by Haddock Archibald and Devil Alby. Prior to that, blocked sock 56Kite had edited the page without only two edits between (one by an experienced user and the other by an IP known to be associated with the Indian film related sock farms).
• Note that one sock is editing from Android OS which is normally associated with Nauman335 sock farm. However, the most recent SPI for Nauman335 shows that the accounts are now using multiple devices so these could also be connected to that farm. CNMall41 (talk) 02:45, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• User:Thalapathy Leo (same username style as Cricket Butterfly and their socks), creates account on December 18, 2023. Caught my attention from an edit they made on Leo (2023 Indian Film), a page previously heavily edited by Tintin Phoneix (now blocked sock of Cricket Butterfly). User interaction analyser shows cross editing on many of the same film-related pages. One such page ([[Animal (2023 Indian film), also being edited by user:Haddock Archibald. User:Thalapathy Leo also editing Bheeshma (2020 film) which was edited by both Tintin Phoneix.

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

•  In progress - Girth Summit _(blether) 18:03, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Haddock Archibald and Devil Alby are  Confirmed to one another and to past socks. Thalapathy Leo looks different, and is  Confirmed to Sivadarsan Kannan. Jennifer M Penty looks different again, but is doing a lot of inappropriate loutsocking, and is  Confirmed to the following accounts:
  • Jennifer Penty (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  • Dr. Kaynaat (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  • Dua Qureshi DQ (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• The editing pattern looks highly suspect, and I'm not prepared to AGF with so much account swapping and logged-out editing. Blocking all. Girth Summit _(blether) 18:14, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• I managed to tie Dr. Kaynaat to a confirmed sock of Jha09, so that resolves how to tag them. Closing. Girth Summit _(blether) 18:20, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

05 February 2024

– A checkuser has completed a check on relevant users in this case, and it is now awaiting administration and close.

Suspected sockpuppets

• Milli's Boy (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Falimy (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Danger Ashu (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Tools: Editor interaction utility • Interaction Timeline • SPI Tools

Was not sure which farm to file this under but going with Cricket Butterfly since the naming of accounts is similar to previous.

• Milli’s Boy - Account created December 15, 2023. First edit isn’t until December 21, 2024 (only one edit), then doesn’t edit again until January 4, 2024. Creates first page Valayam (film) via draft through AfC on January 6, 2024. Creates a total of 17 pages in a matter of a couple of weeks. There is at least one other account that raises a read flag in relation to those creations but I do not have enough put together as evidence at the moment. If a CU feels like wasting time and looking at the creations, they may see the same flag.
• Siddhu Jonnalagadda – Previously edited by NaanReady (now blocked sock of Nauman335 who was blocked on November 12, 2023, one month prior to Milli’s Boy creating account). Was also edited on January 2, 2024 by now blocked IP 103.178.208.9 and then edited by Milli’s Boy on January 4, 2024. Note that Milli's Boy and NaanReady have edited 13 of the same pages (3 have been talk page messages to experienced users which is a strange outreach for both accounts to do - especially to the same experienced users).
• Bhimaa created by user:Danger Ashu on January 17, 2024. Edited by Falimy on January 23rd and then Milli’s Boy on January 29th. Interaction tool shows that Falimy has edited 14 of the pages edited by Danger Ashu in the fewer than 2 weeks they have had an account.
• Falimy has edited 19 of the pages edited by NaamReady in the fewer than 2 weeks they have had an account. Note that there are a lot of IP edits to these pages as well, what appear to be possible LOUTSOCKing.
• One of the first edits by Danger Ashu is to the page Hanu-Man on December 26, 2023. This is a week after edits were made to that page by user:Tintin Phoneix (now blocked sock of Cricket Butterfly), and five days after Tintin Phoneix was blocked as a sock. Interaction tool shows that Danger Ashu has edited 17 of the pages edited by Tintin Phoneix. Note that Falimy also heavily edits the page Hanu-Man.
• Possible connection is with page Neru (film). Edited by Danger Ashu several days after Shruthi Nandagopah (now blocked sock of Eswaran Naveen). While this is an outside changes, notice the username stylings are the same as most socks listed.
• Page Yuva (2024 film) created by Yethin Nanba (now blocked sock of Cricket Butterfly – note that the page was created before Cricket Butterfly’s original block). Few edits to the page since creation but two have been from Danger Ashu. Again, similar user names.
• Interaction tools show a lot of similar editing between these three accounts. CNMall41 (talk) 07:51, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

•  In progress - there's definitely something going on here, I scratched the surface but there's more digging to do, will come back to it ASAP. Girth Summit _(blether) 10:22, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• So far I'm prepared to say that the following accounts are  Confirmed to one another:
  • Danger Ashu (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  • ImVoldermort (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  • Aldenjerry (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  • AKASH TH15 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• I haven't been able to connect them to any blocked accounts yet, but there is obviously something very fishy going on with them. Blocking them without tags for now, still looking at this. Girth Summit _(blether) 13:10, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• The following are also  Confirmed to one another, or at least they are editing out of the same IPs at the same time but from different devices - could potentially be multiple people sharing an internet connection in a single office or similar.
  • Milli's Boy (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  • Mr.shaikmeer (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  • N1T3R N1R (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  • Alveer.rahman (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• I see concerns about paid/COI editing, and editors expressing concerns that they are using multiple accounts which have been denied - blocking all without tags for now, will come back to this ASAP. Girth Summit _(blether) 13:26, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Falimy is fairly likely to Juvalkjolly, a sock of Jomontgeorge, the master behind the NaanReady account that they overlap on so many articles with, so I've blocked and tagged as a sock from that case. I'll note for the record that I just took a look at SonaMani1, who was very active at Hanu-Man before getting blocked for edit warring, when the Falimy account took over; they're  Technically indistinguishable from one Falimy, so I've reblocked and tagged. I will try to give some thought as to how best to tag the untagged accounts later. Girth Summit _(blether) 15:45, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

06 February 2024

– A user has requested CheckUser. An SPI clerk will shortly look at the case and endorse or decline the request.

Suspected sockpuppets

• Anjithkumars04 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Arun0022 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Aryaraj12 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• GarvitChouhan2005 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Prudhvi17 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Siva chaitanya42 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Tools: Editor interaction utility • Interaction Timeline • SPI Tools

Accounts overlap with Jomontgeorge, Cricket Butterfly, and possibly Nauman335.

• Double iSmart, created by now blocked sock Milli’s Boy, also edited by three new\spa accounts with similar usernames (Anjithkumars04, Arun0022, and Aryaraj12).
• Note that SPI was filed for Arun0022 here in another film-related sock farm (CU pending). Created Draft:Thandel 2024 under disambiguation due to it previously being deleted for UPE.
• GarvitChouhan2005 is another account who edited Double iSmart and has a similar username as the other three who edited. They have also edited a TON of the pages that other socks have, most recently those by Arun0022.
• OG (upcoming film) edited by GarvitChouhan2005, Arun0022, and similar usernamed accounts (Prudhvi17, Siva chaitanya42 – note within the same day). This was a page previously edited by NaanReady (now blocked sock of Jomontgeorge).

NOTE - Also emailing private evidence of additional accounts likely involved. CNMall41 (talk) 05:28, 6 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@HJ Mitchell:, did you find the email sent to the CU email address? There is some additional information with more experienced users involved which would likely help tie everything together. --CNMall41 (talk) 21:59, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

And, I am likely to post it publicly at this point as it seems even more convincing with recent edits I have seen. --CNMall41 (talk) 22:15, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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• Note: I have received an email from User:Milli's Boy with the following content.

Hi DreamRimmer, I Have been block by Editing the wikipedia.

Please check this [1]

I Want your Help in this matter, If Possible please do the needful!

Thanks in Advance. DreamRimmer (talk) 13:12, 6 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

• From a purely technical perspective, I can't connect any of these accounts. I haven't checked every account in the list and gone as wide as possible on every range but on the checks I've done I've seen no overlap except that a couple of the accounts are on a huge and very busy range but with different UAs. I'll leave it open for another CU. Perhaps someone with more experience or expertise will find something I missed. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 22:35, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]