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This is the place to request investigations of abuse of multiple accounts or of other circumstances that require use of checkuser privileges.

Requesting a check

These indicators are used by CheckUsers to allow easier at-a-glance reading of their notes, actions and comments.
Request completed
Confirmed  Technically indistinguishable
Likely  Possilikely
Possible Unlikely
Inconclusive Unrelated
 No action Stale
Request declined
Declined Checkuser is not for fishing
Checkuser is not magic pixie dust. 8ball The CheckUser Magic 8-Ball says
 It looks like a duck to me Checkuser is not a crystal ball.
Information
Additional information needed Deferred to
 Doing…  Info

Please do not ask us to run checks without good reason; be aware of the following before requesting a check:

  1. Checkuser is a last resort for difficult cases; pursue other options first, such as posting on the administrator's noticeboard. (This is not a venue for requesting administrative action such as blocks or file clean-up.)
  2. Running a check will only be done to combat disruption on Commons, or as required to assist checkuser investigations on other Wikimedia wikis.
    • Valid reasons for running a check include, for example: vandalism where a block of the underlying IP or IP range is needed and suspected block evasion, vote-stacking, or other disruption where technical evidence would prevent or reduce further disruption.
    • Requests to check accounts already confirmed on other projects may be declined as redundant.
    • Requests to run a check on yourself will be declined.
  3. Evidence is required. When you request a check, you must include a rationale that demonstrates (e.g., by including diffs) what the disruption to the project is, and why you believe the accounts are related.
    • Requests to run a check without evidence or with ambiguous reasoning will result in delays or the request not being investigated.
  4. The privacy policy does not allow us to make a check that has the effect of revealing IP addresses.

Outcome

Responses will be brief in order to comply with Wikimedia privacy policy. Due to technical limitations, results are not always clear. Closed requests are archived after seven days.

Privacy concerns

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

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To request a check:

Cases are created on subpages of Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case.

Creating a request
  • Insert the name of the suspected sockpuppeteer (the main account or puppetmaster, not the sockpuppet!) in the box below, leaving out the "User:" prefix. Do not remove the text in the box, add to the end only.
  • Please explain/justify the request by saying what it is you suspect and why it is important that the check be carried out. Indicate the usernames you suspect, using {{checkuser}}. Please do not use this template in the section header, as that makes it difficult to read the account names. Include the diffs or links required to support the request and reason for it.
  • There are people to assist you and help with maintenance of the page. Just ask for help on the admin noticeboard if you really are stuck, or take your best shot and note that you weren't completely sure of what to say.
  • 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 using {{subst:Commons:Requests for checkuser/Inputbox/Sample}} (if the case has been archived). When editing an existing case, be sure to list/transclude the subpage here.
Example
If you want to request a checkuser on User:John Doe, enter the text Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/John Doe then click "Request a checkuser". You will be taken to a page where you can fill out the request. Please make your request there brief and concise.


Then transclude your subpage on the top of the list at Commons:Requests for checkuser and remove {{Checkuser requests to be listed}} from the top of the case subpage.

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Requests

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Spiridon Ion Cepleanu

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Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 12:03, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason:

Globally blocked user, new account created on 21 January 2026, the user uploaded the same fake maps with the similars texts as previous sockpuppets. The user cannot stop uploading falsified history maps.

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Uploaded a falsified map: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Modified_map,_derivative_from_Shepherd%27s_Europe_mediterranean_1097.jpg

A very similar falsified map was deleted earlier: (I suppose admins can see the deleted image) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/File:Europe_1097-corrected.jpg

https://cdn.imgpile.com/f/Lqa6lXu_xl.jpg + https://cdn.imgpile.com/f/dyj7DLU_xl.jpg Change Anatolia, obsession to always add a never existed Vlach country at that time, and push Pechenegs east, separate Transylvania from Hungary in the 1096 map (even Principality of Transylvania established in 1570 and not existed in 1096), remove Roman Church religion from east Hungary, and even push Hungarians more west

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Troisi%C3%A8me_croisade.JPG Socks made the same map Spiridon Ion Cepleanu + Julieta39, same pattern: add Greek church to many areas which areas and countries actually belonged to Roman Church in medieval time (religion was very important at that time).

F.M.R.365 uploaded the same modified map: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Troisieme_croisade-fr.png

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AnimatieGraniteRomania_1859-2010.gif

Socks made the same map Spiridon Ion Cepleanu +Trecătorul răcit + Qualimac

F.M.R.365 uploaded the same modified map: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:History_of_territories_of_current_Romania_%26_Moldova.gif

The user instantly starts to add his maps to Wikipedia articles as he did this earlier (see reports below), his goal to replace tons of maps with his fantasy maps to rewrite history https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Histoire_de_la_Roumanie&diff=prev&oldid=232625469 OrionNimrod (talk) 08:34, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

From a technical point Inconclusive. Blocked on behaviour and tagged as suspected sock (no comments on temp accounts). --Lymantria (talk) 15:34, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Chandel itihasam

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Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 10:52, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Both sockpuppets nominated file:Map of Chandelas of Jejakabhukti (during Madanavarman Chandel).jpg for speedy deletion after the file was kept after regular DR. I protected the file and Chandel still tried to delete it through file discussion page. The master is apparently stale, but Chandel itihasam zy claimed to be the same user as Chandel itihasam here. Taivo (talk) 10:52, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 Comment Quite a duck IMO. I blocked both socks, and deleted all files uploaded by Chandel itihasam zy, per DENY. Out of scope, no source, and wrong license anyway. Yann (talk) 13:51, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed
Blocked (if necessary) and tagged. --Lymantria (talk) 16:36, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

P-Scientist

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Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 18:42, 12 February 2026 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: Appeared on February 10, the day before Prof Kombe, who was banned as a sockpuppet today; the account edited only on that day and only the same two pages as Prof Kombe. Their sole interest was "correcting" the political spectrum position of the Liberal Party of Canada, as shown in the histories of List of federal political parties in Canada and Liberal Party of Canada. The wording of their edit summaries was very similar. G. Timothy Walton (talk) 18:42, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Declined Neither of these accounts exist on Commons. Please bring this to en:WP:SPI. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 16:01, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

United states zaN

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Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 19:41, 9 February 2026 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: Two accounts created today, and out of nowhere, started to revert the category I added a few minutes before. Obviously not new users. Please check for sleepers. It would be useful to know to which master they are linked. Thanks, Yann (talk) 19:41, 9 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

They're unsurprisingly Confirmed to one another. No sleepers, no technical link to a master. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 20:04, 9 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Ikaoch

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Status: open • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 15:21, 9 February 2026 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: There's a possibility that one or more people are working and uploading promotional content for a Japanese band. These two accounts have been uploading content unsuitable for use on Commons for use on the English and Spanish Wikipedias; all of this material has been removed. It's worth noting that there's another suspicious account editing on the English and Spanish Wikipedias but not on Commons, doing something similar. The suspected account was blocked on the Spanish Wikipedia, and an attempt was made to verify the connection, but it's not entirely conclusive, although the editing pattern doesn't rule out the possibility that it's the same person. Now I'm looking here to see if there's a connection to Ikaoch. Taichi (talk) 15:21, 9 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Declined Ikaoch is stale, and you only listed one suspected sock with activity on Commons, so a CheckUser check would be unlikely to provide useful data. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 17:21, 9 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
You may be able to get some useful information from the Stewards checking loginwiki though. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 17:23, 9 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

DJRubinitoYtxd

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Status: open • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 22:34, 8 February 2026 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: After the previous accounts were blocked, this account started uploading more similar images about the Comerciantes Unidos club of Peru. --Ovruni (talk) 22:34, 8 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed Blocked and tagged. --Lymantria (talk) 06:26, 9 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Please see Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by CulturaNacional. Yann (talk) 08:56, 9 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]


AzmanMasudi

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Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 10:15, 8 February 2026 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: Promotion of w:ms:AI Team. AzmanMasudi (talk · contributions · Statistics) was temporarily blocked for uploading unfree files and uploaded File:Pejabat AI Team.jpg, which was then also uploaded by Koman 06 (talk · contributions · Statistics). I am also adding Kojim cihuyyy06 (talk · contributions · Statistics) as they share similar uploads (of members of the same team), which gravely violate COM:SS by pasting cropped out pictures onto a neutral background. Given all three accounts also edited the mswiki page I suspect they are a part of the same spam group. A09 (talk) 10:15, 8 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I had a quick look at the deleted uploads. File:Tarikh Join AI Team.jpg is not the same but clearly has the same source as File:AHLI AI Team (2021 - Kini).jpg, File:AHLI AI TEAM (2023 - Kini.jpg, File:AHLI AI TEAM (2024 - Kini).jpg and File:AHLI AI TEAM (2025 - Kini).jpg. It clearly it violates {{Dont recreate}}. Cheers, VIGNERON (talk) 10:37, 8 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Results: Confirmed together with Mustarjo06. Blocked and tagged. --Lymantria (talk) 13:56, 8 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

AzmanMasudi

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Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 23:30, 12 February 2026

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: Overlap of editing both at the mswiki article as well as similar employee spam sharing similar usernames and I assume content as well. See File:Riev Wafa.png and file:AI Riev.png uploaded by Kojim cihuyyy06 (talk · contributions · Statistics), previously blocked as a sock of AzmanMasudi.--A09 (talk) 22:28, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed Blocked and tagged. --Lymantria (talk) 17:30, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

GMatteotti

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Status: resolved • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 01:36, 6 February 2026 (UTC)

GMatteotti (talk • contribs • Luxo • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: Logged-out activity on itwiki related to files they uploaded. Also, continued interest in Dal Piaz and distinctive cosmetic edits. --Titore (talk) 01:36, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

  • Confirmed Anavrin20, Balencof
  • Likely Omar9441kbp, Edolago123
All blocked and tagged. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 02:28, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]


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