Template:editnotices Group Wikipedia:sockpuppet Investigations

Do not make accusations without providing evidence. Doing so is a personal attack and will likely be summarily removed. Do not link to or include material that may reveal personal information about an editor. Doing so is outing and will be dealt with accordingly.

Are you requesting checkuser attention to this investigation?

If you have requested that a checkuser supply information to this investigation, you must:

explain how you know the accounts belong to one person
explain how the accounts are being used abusively
explain why CheckUser evidence is needed (in most cases it isn't)
support your case using diffs: Clerks and checkusers will not do so for you!

If you do not clearly and adequately explain why you suspect sockpuppetry or you fail to provide supporting evidence, the investigation may be summarily closed (and the request for CheckUser will certainly be declined). For assistance, contact an SPI clerk.

Indicators and other notes (for internal use)

Admin actions:
Administrator note `{{ adminnote}}`	Clerk assistance requested: `{{ Clerk Request}}`
CheckUser requested `{{ CURequest}}`	Blocked and tagged `{{ bnt}}`
IP blocked `{{ IPblock}}`	Blocked without tags `{{ bwt}}`
Blocked but awaiting tags `{{ Sblock}}`	Blocked and tagged. Closing. `{{ btc}}`
Looks like a duck to me `{{ duck}}`	Global lock(s) requested `{{ glr}}`
Sounds like a duck quacking into a megaphone to me `{{ Megaphoneduck}}`	Tagged `{{ Stagged}}`
Clerk actions:
Additional information needed `{{ MoreInfo}}` (or `{{ DiffsNeeded}}` for a more descriptive message; see documentation)
Clerk note: `{{ Clerknote}}`	Relisted `{{ Relisted}}`
Clerk declined `{{ Decline}}`	Clerk endorsed `{{ Endorse}}`
Completed `{{ Completed}}`	Not possible `{{ Impossible}}`
Self-endorsed by clerk for checkuser attention `{{ selfendorse}}`
Awaiting administrative action `{{ awaitingadmin}}`
checkuser actions:
Checkuser note: `{{ CUnote}}`	In progress `{{ Inprogress}}`
Confirmed `{{ Confirmed}}`	Unrelated `{{ Unrelated}}`
Confirmed with respect to the named user(s). No comment with respect to IP address(es). `{{ Confirmed-nc}}`
Likely `{{ Likely}}`	Unlikely `{{ Unlikely}}`
Possible `{{ Possible}}`	Inconclusive `{{ Inconclusive}}`
Check declined by a checkuser `{{ Cudecline}}`	Unnecessary `{{ Unnecessary}}`
No sleepers immediately visible `{{ Nosleepers}}`	Behavioural evidence needs evaluation `{{ behav}}`
No comment with respect to IP address(es) `{{ nc}}`	No comment `{{ Nocomment}}`
Endorsed by a checkuser `{{ Cu-endorsed}}`	No comment regarding X `{{ nc\|regarding X}}`
Stale `{{ StaleIP}}`	Technically indistinguishable `{{ Tallyho}}`
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}}`

Useful tools:

Scripts and bits:

You need to get User:GeneralNotability/spihelper.js in your life: mw.loader.load('//en.wikipedia.org/?title=User%GeneralNotability%2Fspihelper.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript'); //[[User:GeneralNotability/spihelper.js]]
The markblocked script
The {{ checkuser}} staleness script
enwp editor interaction analyzer
Other editor interaction analyzers

Checkusers:

Parameter	Returns
none or open	– This SPI case is open.
CU or checkuser or CUrequest or request	– A user has requested CheckUser. An SPI clerk will shortly look at the case and endorse or decline the request.
admin	– An SPI clerk has requested administrator assistance for action regarding the case below. The requested action is below.
clerk	– Clerk assistance is requested in the case below.
decline or declined	– An SPI clerk has declined a request for CheckUser, and the case is now awaiting administration.
CUdecline or CUdeclined	– A CheckUser has declined a request for CheckUser, and the case is now awaiting administration.
hold	– An SPI clerk has placed this case on hold pending further information or developments.
cuhold	– A CheckUser has placed this case on hold pending further information or developments.
moreinfo	– An administrator or SPI clerk requires more information to determine what action to take.
cumoreinfo	– A user has requested CheckUser, but more information is required before deciding whether to check.
endorse or endorsed	– An SPI clerk has endorsed a request for CheckUser. A CheckUser will review the case in a timely manner.
inprogress or checking	– A CheckUser is in the process of checking relevant users.
checked or completed	– A CheckUser completed a check on relevant users in this case, and it is now awaiting administration and close.
relist or relisted	– An SPI clerk has relisted this case for a CheckUser to make another check.
close	– This SPI case is closed and will shortly be archived by an SPI clerk or CheckUser.