Template:Sockpuppet
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 | An editor has expressed a concern that this account may be a sock puppet of [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]. Please refer to editing habits, contributions or the sockpuppet investigation of the sockpuppeteer for evidence. This policy subsection may also be helpful. Account information: block log – current autoblocks – edits – logs – abuse log |
Brief guide to using this template
{{Sockpuppet & sockmaster & blank/blocked/proven/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}}.
|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
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{{sockpuppet}}
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Account is not yet blocked but is under investigation. |
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{{sockpuppet|blocked}}
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The account has been blocked based on WP:DUCK or behavioral evidence combined a with a possible or likely CU result (but it isn't certain). |
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{{sockpuppet|proven}}
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Behaviour is beyond a reasonable doubt (e.g., an admission) but there is no CU  Confirmed result (CU may have given another result).
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{{sockpuppet|confirmed}}
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A CU has Confirmed that the accounts are related.
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{{sockpuppet|confirmed|locked=yes}}
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Account has been confirmed by a CU, locally blocked indef and globally locked. |
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{{sockpuppet|cuconfirmed|notblocked=yes}}
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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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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.
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Username of the sockmaster or suspected sockmaster | Just include the name, no "User:" or square brackets. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Use |locked=yes if the account is globally locked.
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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. |
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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.
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Custom category name for the sockpuppet or suspected sockpuppet | 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
This template adds pages to one of (as appropriate):
- and Category:Suspected sockpuppets of {{{1}}};
- Category:Sockpuppets of {{{1}}}.
See also
- {{subst:Uw-socksuspect}}
- {{subst:Socksuspectnotice}}
- {{Sockpuppeteer}}
- {{IPsock}}
- {{Checked sockpuppet}}
- {{SockmasterProven}}
- {{SockBlock}}
