Template:Sockpuppet/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Sockpuppet.
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Brief guide to using this template

{{Sockpuppet & sockmaster & blank/blocked/confirmed }}

You think the account is a sock, but aren't sure and you haven't blocked it: {{Sock|MASTER}}
Sock has been blocked based on edits: {{Sock|MASTER|blocked}}
Sock has been blocked based on CheckUser evidence: {{Sock|MASTER|confirmed}}.

To append links, evidence, or a brief note, use |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 WP:BEANS.

For sockmasters, use {{Sockpuppeteer}}.

Usage

Usage Code Output

Not blocked

{{sockpuppet|username}}

An editor has expressed a concern that this account may be a sockpuppet of Username (talk · contribs · logs).
Please refer to editing habits or contributions of the sockpuppet for evidence. This policy subsection may also be helpful.

Account information: block log – contribs – logs – abuse log – CentralAuth

"Category:Suspected sockpuppets of username" does not exist.
Please use this link to create the category page
(The page will be pre-loaded. All you need to do is save it)

Blocked (suspected)

{{sockpuppet|username|blocked}}

This account is a suspected sockpuppet of Username (talk · contribs · logs) and has been blocked indefinitely.
Please refer to editing habits or contributions of the sockpuppet for evidence. This policy subsection may also be helpful.

Account information: block log – contribs – logs – abuse log – CentralAuth

"Category:Suspected sockpuppets of username" does not exist.
Please use this link to create the category page
(The page will be pre-loaded. All you need to do is save it)

Blocked (proven)

{{sockpuppet|username|confirmed}}

This account has been confirmed by a CheckUser as a sockpuppet of Username (talk · contribs · logs), and has been blocked indefinitely.
Please refer to editing habits or contributions of the sockpuppet for evidence. This policy subsection may also be helpful.

Account information: block log – contribs – logs – abuse log – CentralAuth

"Category:Sockpuppets of username" does not exist.
Please use this link to create the category page
(The page will be pre-loaded. All you need to do is save it)

Locked globally (suspected)

{{sockpuppet|username|blocked| locked=yes}}

This account is a suspected sockpuppet of Username (talk · contribs · logs) and has been blocked indefinitely as well as being globally locked.
Please refer to editing habits or contributions of the sockpuppet for evidence. This policy subsection may also be helpful.

Account information: block log – contribs – logs – abuse log – CentralAuth

"Category:Suspected sockpuppets of username" does not exist.
Please use this link to create the category page
(The page will be pre-loaded. All you need to do is save it)

Locked globally (proven)

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

This account has been confirmed by a CheckUser as a sockpuppet of Username (talk · contribs · logs), and has been blocked indefinitely as well as being globally locked.
Please refer to editing habits or contributions of the sockpuppet for evidence. This policy subsection may also be helpful.

Account information: block log – contribs – logs – abuse log – CentralAuth

"Category:Sockpuppets of username" does not exist.
Please use this link to create the category page
(The page will be pre-loaded. All you need to do is save it)

The template adds the __NOINDEX__ magic word.

Parameters

The first parameter in this table is required and the template will fail without it. All the other parameters are optional.

Parameter(s)	Values	Notes
First positional parameter (optionally `\|1=`)	Username of the sockmaster or suspected sockmaster	Just include the name, no "User:" or square brackets.
Second positional parameter (optionally `\|2=`)	`spi` `suspected` `blocked` `proven` `confirmed` `nbconfirmed`	`spi` and `suspected` - these are equivalent, and can be used if the user has not yet been blocked or confirmed by checkuser. `blocked` - this is used for sockpuppets that have been blocked on behavioural evidence (the duck test). `proven` and `confirmed` - these are used when the sockpuppet has been confirmed by checkuser. `nbconfirmed` - this is also for when the sockpuppet has been confirmed by checkuser, but mentions the Checkuser specifically ("A Checkuser has shown that this account is a sockpuppet of X" versus "This account is a sockpuppet of X"). If no second parameter is specified, the template outputs a generic message: "An editor has expressed a concern that this account may be a sockpuppet of X".
Third positional parameter (optionally `\|3=`) `\|evidence=`	Evidence of sockpuppetry	This field can be used to link to the evidence of sockpuppetry, or to give a very brief summary (a couple of words). If this parameter is left blank and the sockpuppet investigation case page is a blue link, then a link to the case page is provided automatically.
`\|locked=`	`yes`	Use `\|locked=yes` if the account is globally locked.
`\|length=`	Length of time the sockpuppet or suspected sockpuppet was blocked	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 `nbconfirmed` is used.
`\|cat=` `\|category=`	Custom category name for the sockpuppet or suspected sockpuppet	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.

Template data

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. Click here to see a monthly parameter usage report for this template based on this TemplateData.

TemplateData for Sockpuppet

This template is used to mark users that are (suspected) sockpuppets.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Sockmaster	`1`	The user name of the (suspected) sockmaster, without "User:" or linking.	String	required
Status	`2`	The status of the account. Set to "spi" or "suspected" if the user has not yet been blocked or confirmed by checkuser. Set to "blocked" if the user has been blocked on behavioral evidence (checkuser not used). Set to "proven" or "confirmed" if the user is a confirmed sockpuppet (using checkuser). Set to "nbconfirmed" if you want a mention of checkuser in the template and it has been confirmed. If unused, defaults to a generic message.	String	optional
Evidence	`3` `evidence`	A link to or short description of the evidence of sockpuppetry. Defaults to a link to the case page.	String	optional
Globally locked?	`locked`	Set to "yes" if the account has been globally locked.	String	optional
Block length	`length`	The length of time the user has been blocked for. Defaults to indefinite.	String	optional
Custom category	`category` `cat`	Adds the user to a custom category. Defaults to "Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of [sockmaster]" or "Wikipedia sockpuppets of [sockmaster]" based on the "Status" parameter.	String	optional

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