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			:It's fair to say that these are so brazen as to be for all practical purposes, never actually going to be taken into account in page-move request discussions. Though the more cut-and-dried the better, I suppose. (Where's my match?) ] 09:34, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

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This is the place to request sockpuppet checks and other investigations requiring access to the Checkuser privilege. Possible alternatives are listed below.

Requests likely to be accepted

Code	Situation	Solution, requirements
A	Blatant attack or vandalism accounts, need IP block	Submit new section at #Requests for IP check, below
B	Evading blocks, bans and remedies issued by arbitration committee	Submit case subpage, including link to closed arb case
C	Ongoing, serious pattern vandalism with many incidents	Submit case subpage, including diffs
D	Vote fraud, closed vote, fraud affects outcome	Submit case subpage, including link to closed vote
E	3RR violation using sockpuppets	Submit case subpage, including diffs of violation
F	Evading blocks, bans and remedies issued by community	Submit case subpage, including link to evidence of remedy
G	Does not fit above, but you believe check needed	Submit case subpage, briefly summarize and justify

Requests likely to be rejected

Situation	Solution
Obvious, disruptive sock puppet	Block, no checkuser needed
Disruptive "throwaway" account used only for a few edits	Block, no checkuser needed
Checkuser on yourself to "prove your innocence"	Such requests are rarely accepted, please do not ask
Related to ongoing arbitration case	Request checkuser on the arbitration case pages
Vote fraud, ongoing vote	Wait until vote closes before listing, or post at Misplaced Pages:Suspected sock puppets
Vote fraud, closed vote, did not affect outcome	List at Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents or Misplaced Pages:Suspected sock puppets
Other disruption of articles	List at Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents or Misplaced Pages:Suspected sock puppets
Open proxy, IP address already known	List at Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Open proxies
You want access to the checkuser tool yourself	Contact the Arbitration Committee, but such access is granted rarely

When submitting a request

If submitting a new case subpage, use the inputbox below; if adding to an existing case subpage, see WP:RFCU/P#Repeat requests.
Choose the code letter that best fits your request. Provide evidence such as diff links as required or requested. Note that some code letters inherently require specific evidence.
When listing suspected accounts or IP addresses, use the {{checkuser}} or {{checkip}} templates. Please do not use this template in a section header.
You may add your request to the top of the #Outstanding requests section, by adding {{Misplaced Pages:Requests for checkuser/Case/CASENAMEHERE}}. If you do not, clerks should check for pages in Category:Checkuser requests to be listed and will do this for you.
Sign your request.

After submitting a request

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Checkuser clerks assist with maintenance of the page but do not directly respond to checkuser requests. If you need help, post at Misplaced Pages talk:Requests for checkuser.
Responses will be brief in order to comply with Misplaced Pages's privacy policy. Likewise, the privacy policy often prevents us from running a check which has the effect of revealing IP addresses.
Due to technical factors, results are not always clear.
Check back regularly to see the outcome of your request.
Checkusers and clerks do not generally issue blocks. You may need to do this yourself or submit a request at Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents.
Case subpages are typically archived several days after a checkuser responds.
More procedures at Misplaced Pages:Requests for checkuser/Procedures.

Privacy violation?

If you feel that a checkuser has led to a violation of the Wikimedia Foundation privacy policy regarding yourself, please refer the case to the Ombudsman commission.

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File a Checkuser Request

This page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference.
Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus on its purpose has become unclear. To revive discussion, seek broader input via a forum such as the village pump.

Cases are created on subpages of Misplaced Pages:Requests for checkuser/Case.
If you require help or advice, ask at Misplaced Pages talk:Requests for checkuser.

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 (if the case has been archived). When editing an existing case, be sure to list it here or add Category:Checkuser requests to be listed to the subpage.

If creating a new case subpage, add the name of the main account (or "puppetmaster", not the sockpuppet!) in the box below. Leave out the "User:" prefix. Do not remove the text in the box, add the name to the end only (that is, append the name to the existing text). Then press "Request a checkuser" and you will be taken to a page where you can fill out the request.

Example: if you want to request a checkuser on User:John Doe, enter the text:
Misplaced Pages:Requests for checkuser/Case/John Doe

<inputbox> type=create editintro=Misplaced Pages:Requests for checkuser/Inputbox/Header preload=Misplaced Pages:Requests for checkuser/Inputbox/Sample default=Misplaced Pages:Requests for checkuser/Case/ buttonlabel=Request a checkuser bgcolor=#F8FCFF width=50 </inputbox>

Indicators and templates (v · e)
These indicators are used by Checkusers, SPI clerks and other patrolling users, to allow easier at-a-glance reading of their notes, actions and comments.
Case decisions:
IP blocked {{IPblock}}	Tagged {{Stagged}}
Blocked but awaiting tags {{Sblock}}	Not possible {{Impossible}}
Blocked and tagged {{Blockedandtagged}}	Blocked without tags {{Blockedwithouttags}}
No tags {{No tags}}	Blocked and tagged. Closing. {{Blockedtaggedclosing}}
Information:
Additional information needed {{MoreInfo}}	Deferred {{Deferred}}
Note: {{TakeNote}}	In progress {{Inprogress}}
Clerk actions:
Clerk assistance requested: {{Clerk Request}}	Clerk note: {{Clerk-Note}}
Delisted {{Delisted}}	Relisted {{Relisted}}
Clerk declined {{Decline}}	Clerk endorsed {{Endorse}}
Self-endorsed by clerk for checkuser attention {{Selfendorse}}	CheckUser requested {{CURequest}}
Specific to CheckUser:
Confirmed {{Confirmed}}	Unrelated {{Unrelated}}
Confirmed with respect to the named user(s). No comment with respect to IP address(es). {{Confirmed-nc}}
Technically indistinguishable {{Technically indistinguishable}}
Likely {{Likely}}	Unlikely {{Unlikely}}
Possible {{Possible}}	Inconclusive {{Inconclusive}}
Declined {{Declined}}	Unnecessary {{Unnecessary}}
Stale (too old) {{StaleIP}}	No comment {{Nocomment}}
CheckUser is not a crystal ball {{Crystalball}}	CheckUser is not for fishing {{Fishing}}
CheckUser is not magic pixie dust {{Pixiedust}}	The CheckUser Magic 8-Ball says: {{8ball}}
Endorsed by a checkuser {{Cu-endorsed}}	Check declined by a checkuser {{Cudecline}}
Possilikely (a mix between possible and likely) {{possilikely}}

Enter requests below:

DickyRobert (talk · contribs)

Going on several months now, a vandal known only as "User:DickyRobert" has been spamming and vandalising Misplaced Pages articles, as well as stalking, harassing, and otherwise making threats toward other editors (and administrators). Yesterday I marked over 112 registered accounts as sockpuppets of this person. If someone would work some of their CheckUser magic so that we may determine which ISP(s) are being used in order to put a halt to this ongoing problem it would be greatly appreciated. (Previously requested here.) Best regards, Hall Monitor 21:22, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

Yodo (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Monor (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Boxero (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

User:Yodo has a history of 19 edits. Of this 19 edits, 9 edits are to Romania, 2 to his userpage and remaining 9 edits are RfAdm votes.

User:Monor has a history of 11 edits. Of this 11 edits, 3 edits are to Romania, 1 to Bulgaria, 2 to his userpage and remanining 5 edits are RfAdm votes. Additionaly, vote is cast next to the vote of the user:Yodo above, both likely sockpuppets with a very similar pattern.

User:Boxero has a history of 12 edits. Of this 12 edits, 6 edits are to Romania, 1 to Tourism in Romania, 1 to his userpage and remanining 4 edits are RfAdm votes. Additionaly, identical pattern to Yodo (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) and Monor (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) above. All three are likely sockpuppets with a very similar pattern and sockpuppets of some other user . Strongly request a m:Checkuser. --Irpen 23:10, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

It's pretty clear that User:Monor and User:Boxero are socks of Bonaparte (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), who is quite probably using a botnet or other proxy mechanism to edit from a home base in Romania via proxies in the Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Taiwan. He slipped with one of Monor's and one of Boxero's edits, editing them from Romania instead of via the proxies he had assigned for their use. There is no evidence for concluding that User:Yodo is part of the puppet show -- could be, but nothing to prove, or disprove, it. Findings reported to WP:AN/I for further action. Kelly Martin (talk) 01:15, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

All blocked, including Bonaparte at least until more feedback can be gotten on AN/I as to what Bonaparte's ban should be. Jtkiefer ---- 01:30, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

Possible sock puppetry at Talk:South Tyrol and Talk:Trentino-South Tyrol

See Misplaced Pages:Administrators'_noticeboard#Sock_puppetry_at_Talk:Trentino-South_Tyrol_and_Talk:South_Tyrol; I'd request CheckUser on the following accounts:

Special:Contributions/Viewtool, Special:Contributions/Account101, Special:Contributions/Wikifun-usa, Special:Contributions/Nospu, Special:Contributions/Infinity88, Special:Contributions/Jamesbozen

Comparing them to User:192.45.72.27 and/or User:71.106.187.188. Thanks! —Nightstallion (?) 09:23, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

It's fair to say that these are so brazen as to be for all practical purposes, never actually going to be taken into account in page-move request discussions. Though the more cut-and-dried the better, I suppose. (Where's my match?) Alai 09:34, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

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