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Eventually it came down to the edits themselves. Taurgo almost exclusively edits the same articles that Chanakyathegreat did. The POV seems identical. There is just too much of a coincidence there, so much that I can comfortably conclude that they are the same person. I've blocked Taurgo as a sockpuppet. -- '''[[User:Atama|<span style="color:#06F">At</span><span style="color:#03B">am</span><span style="color:#006">a</span>]]'''[[User talk:Atama|<span style="color:#000">頭</span>]] 20:36, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
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=====<big>08 October 2011</big>=====
;Suspected sockpuppets
* {{checkuser|1=Growingnuerons}}
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*[http://toolserver.org/~betacommand/cgi-bin/uc?uc=Chanakyathegreat User compare report] <small>''Auto-generated every hour.''</small>
Came right out and said it. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Anthony_Bradbury&diff=prev&oldid=454538401]. Sighted sock, slammered same. Posting here for the record and for confirmation. Don't ''think'' a CU is necessary? - [[User:The Bushranger|The Bushranger]] <sub><font color="maroon">[[User talk:The Bushranger|One ping only]]</font></sub> 21:40, 8 October 2011 (UTC) [[User:The Bushranger|The Bushranger]] <sub><font color="maroon">[[User talk:The Bushranger|One ping only]]</font></sub> 21:40, 8 October 2011 (UTC)
=====<big>09 October 2011</big>=====
;Suspected sockpuppets
* {{checkuser|1=Taurgo}}
* {{checkuser|1=Flyingalbatross}}
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*Patrolling clerk please note that I'm nominating "Taurgo" for double confirmation per suggestion below and to check for sleepers. As a regular of Indian Navy related pages, these are signs of socking and for "Flyingalbatross", I'm trying to eliminate that possibility of him being a quiet sock of "Chanakyathegreat" and to check if he might instead be a sock of {{User|Shivanshkhare}}, due to recent image copyvios (besides the transferral of copyrighted text, which is another obvious long-term problem on the pages) on the related pages. --<small>[[User:Dave1185|<font face="Rage Italic" size="4" style="color:#000000;color:green"><i>Dave</i></font>]] <sup><span style="font-family:Italic;color:black">[[User talk:Dave1185#top|♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®]]</span></sup></small> 13:58, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
======<span style="font-size:150%">Comments by other users</span>======
<small>''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SPI/Guidance#Defending yourself against claims|Defending yourself against claims]].''</small>
======<span style="font-size:150%">Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments</span>======
*{{clerknote}} Only problem here is Taurgo. Do we keep that account blocked? Do we want CU to check for sleepers and a relationship between the two if any? It all is very similar. ''[[User:NativeForeigner|NativeForeigner]]'' <sup>[[User talk:NativeForeigner|Talk]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/NativeForeigner|Contribs]]</sub> 00:41, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
*Flyingalbatross and Growingneurons appear to be the same person, but neither is related to Taurgo by checkuser evidence. Taurgo however appears to have two sleepers, [[User:U.ravishankar]] and [[User:Skonduri]]. Neither have edited. I'm reluctant to block until one of the regular checkusers can have a look. --[[User:Elen of the Roads|Elen of the Roads]] ([[User talk:Elen of the Roads|talk]]) 16:55, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
*Shivanshankare is stale as far as checkuser goes. --[[User:Elen of the Roads|Elen of the Roads]] ([[User talk:Elen of the Roads|talk]]) 16:59, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
*Check up after Ellen, per ellen's request. ''[[User:NativeForeigner|NativeForeigner]]'' <sup>[[User talk:NativeForeigner|Talk]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/NativeForeigner|Contribs]]</sub> 18:26, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
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<small>Line break for readability. [[User:AGK|<font color="black">'''AGK'''</font>]]<small> <nowiki>[</nowikI>[[User talk:AGK|•]]<nowiki>]</nowiki></small> 21:45, 9 October 2011 (UTC)</small>
I looked into this, per Elen's request. Technical evidence supports the following conclusions. {{likely}} that Flyingalbatross = Growingneurons. Also {{Likely}} that these are additional socks of Flyingalbatross/Growingneurons.
::* {{checkuser|Politicalpandit}}
::* {{checkuser|Desertcharioteer}}
::* {{checkuser|Touchtheskywithglory}}
Bizarrely, Taurgo has edited in the past two days from the same nation and geographical area as the above users, but also from a country that is in the other half of the world; perhaps that individual is travelling. Anyway, although he has edited from the same area, it was using a different ISP, and other technical indicators are weak, so a ''direct'' link there is {{unlikely}}. However, the geographical proximity may suggest meatpuppetry or collusion; the patrolling administrators may want to take this into account. Also, the following are {{confirmed}} socks of Taurgo:
::* {{checkuser|Skonduri}}
::* {{checkuser|U.ravishankar}}
{{Possible}}, erring on {{likely}}, socks. A final decision on these will need to draw from behavioural evidence more than technical data:
::* {{checkuser|Cosmoboy ram}}
::* {{checkuser|Vinclement}}
::* {{checkuser|2sharking}}
These editors are periodically editing anonymously, but their ranges are also occasionally, although not terribly often, shared by unrelated editors. Do not hesitate to block with autoblock, but also do not be unsympathetic if there are unblock requests from other editors; there could be a small volume of collateral. [[User:AGK|<font color="black">'''AGK'''</font>]]<small> <nowiki>[</nowikI>[[User talk:AGK|•]]<nowiki>]</nowiki></small> 21:45, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
*{{adminnote}}I've blocked the three socks of Flyingalbatross/Growingneutrons/Chanakyathegreat. The Taurgo sockfarm I'll leave to another to deal with, given the complications of the status of the sockmaster. - [[User:The Bushranger|The Bushranger]] <sub><font color="maroon">[[User talk:The Bushranger|One ping only]]</font></sub> 02:33, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
*{{adminnote}} I've blocked and tagged the two accounts that were confirmed as Taurgo. As to the other three, I'm going to let it go for now. Neither of the first two accounts has edited yet, so let's assume a little good faith. The third seems to be editing in a different domain. Relist if any of these accounts become active, or if there are others. — [[User:HelloAnnyong|'''<span style="color: #aaa">Hello</span><span style="color: #666">Annyong</span>''']] <sup>[[User talk:HelloAnnyong|(say whaaat?!)]]</sup> 18:00, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
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