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m (Reverted edits by Seventyfiveyears (talk) to last version by ToBeFree. This parameter should not be used per AGF and a bunch of other clerking-related reasons, ToBeFree's removal from the documentation was a good call)
(BOLD cleanup and removal of non-policy compliant parameters per ongoing discussion on talk page, WP:HSOCK and common practice, + harmonisation with {{sockpuppeteer}})
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===Usage===
===Usage===
This template should only be applied by [[Wikipedia:Administrators|Administrators]] or [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SPI/Clerks|Clerks]] as part of the [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations|Sockpuppet investigations]] process.

==== For use with a single master ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! width="10%" | Code
! width="10%" | Code
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|{{Sockpuppet|Example|proven|spipage=Example|nocat=yes}}
|{{Sockpuppet|Example|proven|spipage=Example|nocat=yes}}
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|-
|{{tlx|sockpuppet|Example|confirmed}}<br/>
|{{tlx|sockpuppet|Example|confirmed}}<br/>{{tlx|sockpuppet|Example|cuconfirmed}}<br/>{{tlx|sockpuppet|Example|nbconfirmed}}
{{tlx|sockpuppet|Example|cuconfirmed}}<br/>
{{tlx|sockpuppet|Example|nbconfirmed}}
|A CU has {{confirmed}} that the accounts are related.
|A CU has {{confirmed}} that the accounts are related.
|{{Sockpuppet|Example|confirmed|spipage=Example|nocat=yes}}
|{{Sockpuppet|Example|confirmed|spipage=Example|nocat=yes}}
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|Account has been confirmed by a CU, locally blocked indef and globally locked.
|Account has been confirmed by a CU, locally blocked indef and globally locked.
|{{Sockpuppet|Example|confirmed|locked=yes|nocat=yes}}
|{{Sockpuppet|Example|confirmed|locked=yes|nocat=yes}}
|-
|{{tlx|sockpuppet|Example|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.''
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|{{Sockpuppet|Example|cuconfirmed|notblocked=yes|nocat=yes}}
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|-
|}
|}


===For use when there is a master which is not confirmed===
====For use with a suspected alternate master====
(can be used in addition to the parameters below)
(can be used in addition to the parameters below)
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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! width="60%" | Displays
! width="60%" | Displays
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|-
|<nowiki>{{Sockpuppet|Example|confirmed |altmaster=Example2|altmaster-status=proven}}</nowiki>
|{{tlx|Sockpuppet|Example|<nowiki>confirmed |altmaster=Example2|altmaster-status=proven</nowiki>}}
|User:Example has been confirmed to another sock account but there is a very strong connection to another master (Example2) which is not CU confirmed.
|User:Example has been confirmed to another sock account but there is a very strong connection to another master (Example2) who is not CU confirmed.
|{{Sockpuppet|Example|confirmed|altmaster=Example2|altmaster-status=proven}}
|{{Sockpuppet|Example|confirmed|altmaster=Example2|altmaster-status=proven}}
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|-
|<nowiki>{{Sockpuppet|Example|confirmed |altmaster=Example2|altmaster-status=suspected}}</nowiki>
|{{tlx|Sockpuppet|Example|<nowiki>confirmed |altmaster=Example2|altmaster-status=suspected</nowiki>}}
|User:Example has been confirmed to another sock account but User:Example2 is the suspected master.
|User:Example has been confirmed to another sock account but User:Example2 is the suspected master.
|{{Sockpuppet|Example|confirmed|altmaster=Example2|altmaster-status=suspected}}
|{{Sockpuppet|Example|confirmed|altmaster=Example2|altmaster-status=suspected}}
|-
|-
|<nowiki>{{Sockpuppet|Example|proven |altmaster=Example2|altmaster-status=suspected}}</nowiki>
|{{tlx|Sockpuppet|Example|<nowiki>proven |altmaster=Example2|altmaster-status=suspected</nowiki>}}
|User:Example is proven to be a sock of another account but both are suspected to be a sock of User:Example2.
|User:Example is proven to be a sock of another account but both are suspected to be a sock of User:Example2.
|{{Sockpuppet|Example|proven|altmaster=Example2|altmaster-status=suspected}}
|{{Sockpuppet|Example|proven|altmaster=Example2|altmaster-status=suspected}}
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* <code>spi</code>
* <code>spi</code>
* <code>suspected</code>
* <code>blocked</code>
* <code>blocked</code>
* <code>proven</code>
* <code>proven</code>
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* <code>nbconfirmed</code>
* <code>nbconfirmed</code>
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* <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 [[WP:DUCK|duck test]]) or behavioural evidence combined with a non-conclusive CU result (such as {{possible}}).
* <code>blocked</code> - this is used for sockpuppets that have been blocked on behavioural evidence (the [[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>proven</code> - Behaviour is beyond reasonable doubt but there is no CU {{Confirmed}} result (CU may have given a different result).
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* <code>yes</code>
* <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.''
| This parameter can be used to remove the note about the account being blocked, such as if an account is globally locked as a sockpuppet, but has not been blocked locally. ''This parameter works with all parameters.''
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| This parameter defaults to the category "Wikipedia sockpuppets of X" if the second positional parameter is set to "confirmed", and "Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of X" if the second positional parameter is set to anything else. Here, "X" is the username specified in the first positional parameter.
| This parameter defaults to the category "Wikipedia sockpuppets of X" if the second positional parameter is set to "confirmed", and "Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of X" if the second positional parameter is set to anything else. Here, "X" is the username specified in the first positional parameter.
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|}

=== Deprecated parameters ===
Use of this template with the second positional parameter {{code|suspected}} or {{code|spi}} or without any second positional prameter will produce
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{{Sockpuppet|Example|nocat=yes}}
The template should '''not be used in this manner''', as [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry#Handling suspected sock puppets]] mandates that only blocked accounts be tagged as sockpuppets.


===Categories===
===Categories===
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