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{{Ivmbox|1=<big>'''Brief guide to using this template'''</big>

&nbsp;&nbsp;<code><nowiki>{{Sockpuppet</nowiki> <big>'''&nbsp;&&nbsp;'''</big> sockmaster <big>'''&nbsp;&&nbsp;'''</big> ''blank/''blocked/proven/confirmed&nbsp;<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>

*You ''think'' the account is a sock, but aren't sure and you haven't blocked it: {{tlx|Sock|MASTER}}

*Sock has been blocked based on ''edits'': {{tlx|Sock|MASTER|blocked}}

*Sock has been blocked based on ''CheckUser evidence'': {{tlx|Sock|MASTER|confirmed}}.

To append links, evidence, or a brief note, use {{para|3}}. Useful for adding a diff to a checkuser's talk page, if the check was not conducted at SPI. If explaining behavioural evidence, be mindful of [[w:WP:BEANS|WP:BEANS]].<p>For sock''masters'', use {{tlx|Sockpuppeteer}}.}}

=== Usage ===

{| class="wikitable"

! width="10%" | Code

! width="30%" | Use

! width="60%" | Displays

|-

|{{tlx|sockpuppet}}<br/>

{{tlx|sockpuppet|suspected}}

{{tlx|sockpuppet|spi}}

|Account is not yet blocked but is under investigation.

|{{Sockpuppet|Example|spipage=Example|nocat=yes}}

|-

|{{tlx|sockpuppet|blocked}}

|The account has been blocked based on [[w:WP:DUCK|WP:DUCK]] or behavioral evidence combined a with a possible or likely CU result (but it isn't certain).

|{{Sockpuppet|Example|blocked|spipage=Example|nocat=yes}}

|-

|{{tlx|sockpuppet|proven}}

|Behaviour is beyond a reasonable doubt (e.g., an admission) but there is no CU {{confirmed}} result (CU may have given another result).

|{{Sockpuppet|Example|proven|spipage=Example|nocat=yes}}

|-

|{{tlx|sockpuppet|confirmed}}<br/>

{{tlx|sockpuppet|cuconfirmed}}<br/>

{{tlx|sockpuppet|nbconfirmed}}

|A CU has {{confirmed}} that the accounts are related.

|{{Sockpuppet|Example|confirmed|spipage=Example|nocat=yes}}

|-

|{{tlx|sockpuppet|confirmed|locked{{=}}yes}}

|Account has been confirmed by a CU, locally blocked indef and globally locked.

|{{Sockpuppet|Example|confirmed|locked=yes|nocat=yes}}

|-

|{{tlx|sockpuppet|cuconfirmed|notblocked{{=}}yes}}

|A CheckUser has confirmed that the account is a sock (as above) but has not been blocked. ''This works with all parameters.''

|{{Sockpuppet|Example|cuconfirmed|notblocked=yes|nocat=yes}}

|-

|}

=== Parameters ===

* <code>cuconfirmed</code>

* <code>spi</code>, <code>suspected</code> and default (nothing specified) - these are equivalent, and can be used if the user is still under investigation or has not yet been blocked or confirmed by checkuser.

* <code>blocked</code> - this is used for sockpuppets that have been blocked on behavioural evidence (the [[w:WP:DUCK|duck test]]) or behavioural evidence combined with a non-conclusive CU result (such as {{possible}}).

* <code>proven</code> - Behaviour is beyond reasonable doubt but there is no CU {{Confirmed}} result (CU may have given a different result).

* <code>confirmed</code>, <code>cuconfirmed</code> and <code>nbconfirmed</code> - A CU has {{Confirmed}} that the accounts are related.

|-

|

* {{para|spipage}}

| ''Subpage name (just the master) of the SPI if not the same as the master''

| This field can be used to specify a different SPI page if the page is not named for the master in parameter 2.

|-

|

* {{para|notblocked}}

|

* <code>yes</code>

| This parameter can be used to remove the note about the account being blocked, such as when a version other than the default applies. Such as if an account is confirmed by a CheckUser but is left unblocked. ''This parameter works with all parameters.''

| Use this field if the sockpuppet or suspected sockpuppet was blocked for a specific length of time. This parameter defaults to "indefinitely". This parameter is ignored, and does not default to indefinitely, if <code>nbconfirmed</code> is used.

| This parameter defaults to the category "Sockpuppets of X" if the second positional parameter is set to "confirmed", and "Suspected sockpuppets of X" if the second positional parameter is set to anything else. Here, "X" is the username specified in the first positional parameter.

=== Categories ===

* [[Category:Suspected sockpuppets]] and ''Category:Suspected sockpuppets of <nowiki>{{{1}}}</nowiki>'';

* ''Category:Sockpuppets of <nowiki>{{{1}}}</nowiki>''.

=== See also ===

* {{tls|Socksuspectnotice}}

* {{tl|Sockpuppeteer}}

* {{tl|IPsock}}

* {{tl|Checked sockpuppet}}

* {{tl|SockmasterProven}}

* {{tl|SockBlock}}