Template:Requests for checkuser header

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Does your request belong here?

This is the place to request sockpuppet checks or other investigations requiring CheckUser privilege. Checkuser is a last resort for difficult cases. Use other methods first.

Code	Situation	Solution
—	Obvious, disruptive sock puppet	Block. No checkuser is necessary.
—	Disruptive "throwaway" account used only for a few edits	Block. No checkuser is necessary.
—	Checkuser on yourself to "prove your innocence"	Such requests are not accepted. Please do not ask.
—	Question about a possible sock puppet related to an open arbitration case	Request checkuser on the arbitration case pages.
A	Request to identify and block the IP addresses responsible for blatant vandalism and attack accounts	List here in the IP check section.
B	Evasion of bans or other remedies issued by the arbitration committee	List here along with a link to the closed case.
C	Ongoing, serious pattern vandalism involving dozens of incidents	List here with diffs.
—	Vote fraud on ongoing vote	Wait until vote closes before listing
—	Vote fraud where the possible sockpuppet votes do not affect the outcome of the vote	List on Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents
D	Vote fraud for a closed vote where the possible sockpuppet votes affect the outcome	List here with a link to the closed vote.
E	3RR violation using socks	List here with links to four diffs showing the 3RR violation
F	Evasion of community-based bans or blocks	List here with a diff of the discussion that resulted in the ban or block.
—	Other disruption of articles	List on Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents
—	Open proxy where you already know the IP address	List on Wikipedia:WikiProject on open proxies
—	You want access to the checkuser tool yourself	You may contact the Arbitration Committee, but be advised that such access is rarely granted
G	Request doesn't fit any of the criteria but you believe a check is warranted anyway	List here with a brief summary of the situation and links to further discussion

Procedure

List your request using the Input box below. Choose one code letter that most closely applies to your request. No code letter, no check.
Wikimedia:Privacy policy does not allow us to make a check that has the effect of revealing IP addresses.
Indicate the usernames you suspect, using {{checkuser}}. Please do not use this template in the section header, as that makes it difficult to read the account names.
Include the diffs or links required for the code letter you have chosen.
Sign your request.
There are clerks to assist you and help with maintenance of the page.

Outcome

Responses will be brief in order to comply with Wikipedia privacy policy.
Due to technical factors, results are not always clear.
Check back regularly to see the outcome of your request. In most cases, any block or other action based on the outcome will not be taken by the checkuser-people or the clerks. Instead, you will have to do this yourself.
Closed requests are archived after several days.

Indicators
Confirmed
Likely
Possible
Inconclusive
Unlikely
Unrelated
Additional information needed
Declined
Unnecessary
Checkuser is not for fishing.
Rejected
IP blocked
Note:
Deferred to
Clerk assistance required:
Clerk note:
Delisted
Relisted