Template:Sockpuppetry
 | An editor has expressed a concern that this account may be a sock puppet of Example.
Please refer to editing habits and/or contributions; this policy subsection may also be helpful. The abuse of multiple accounts is prohibited; using new accounts to evade blocks or bans results in the block or ban being extended. |
This is a master template for all sockpuppetry templates, it can be used for every sort of puppet/master.
Usage
General Sockpuppets
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| Not blocked | {{Sockpuppetry|Example}}
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| Blocked (suspected) | {{Sockpuppetry|Example|status=susblock}}
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| Blocked (proven) | {{Sockpuppetry|Example|status=confirmed}}
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| Blocked (proven with checkuser) | {{Sockpuppetry|Example|status=confirmed|checked=yes}}
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IP Sockpuppets
| Usage | Code | Output | ||
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| Suspected | {{Sockpuppetry|Example|t=ip}}
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| Confirmed | {{Sockpuppetry|Example|status=blocked|t=ip}}
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| Confirmed with Checkuser | {{Sockpuppetry|Example|status=blocked|t=ip|checked=yes}}
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Master account
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| Suspected | {{Sockpuppetry|t=master}}
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| Proven | {{Sockpuppetry|status=proven|t=master}}
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| Checkuser has been performed, resulting action not specified | {{Sockpuppetry|status=proven|t=master|checked=yes}}
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| Checkuser and indef block | {{Sockpuppetry|status=blocked|t=master|checked=yes}}
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| Checkuser and timed block | {{Sockpuppetry|status=timeblocked|t=master|checked=yes}}Or with |blocklength=1 month
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| Confirmed and indef block | {{Sockpuppetry|status=blocked|t=master}}
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| Confirmed and timed block | {{Sockpuppetry|status=timeblocked|t=master}}Or with |blocklength=1 month
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Evidence links
Every different type of these templates support the below evidence links. Links to SPI or RFCU pages are automatic if a page named after the tagged user exists in one of those venues, but can be overridden using the parameters given below.
| Usage | Code | Output | ||
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| SPI page | {{Sockpuppetry|Example|spipage=Username}}
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| RFCU page | {{Sockpuppetry|Example|casename=Casename}}
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| A link or description of/to any other kind of evidence | {{Sockpuppetry|Example|evidence=[[EvidenceLink]] or <DESCRIPTION>}}
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Categories
This template adds pages to one of (as appropriate):
- Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets and Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of {{{1}}};
- Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of {{{1}}}.
Template:Sockpuppet category may be used for these categories.
