Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Darrendeng

[edit] Darrendeng

• Darrendeng (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

• Code letter: F

Slow, sneaky spam. These accounts and IPs work in concert with each other adding brass-related spam from the set of links listed here Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam#Conex India. One user adds a link and another covers it up with minor changes. See the history of Bronze for prime example. Also trying to create linkfarms with sock user pages.

Users:

• Darrendeng (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser) Apparently the head account.
• Johnhardcastle (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser) Covered Darrendeng.
• Johnhardcastl (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser) Welcomed by Johnhardcastle.
• Urmilshah (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser) Readded links, welcomed by Darrendeng.
• Ketanashah (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser) Covered by Darrendeng.
• Nitinajain (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser) created spampage, 59.144.108.53 linked to it from another article

IPs involved: (both ranges from India)

• 59.144.97.240 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • block user • block log • checkip) Covered by Darrendeng, same link added by Urmilshah later.
• 59.144.106.169 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • block user • block log • checkip) Links dumped, covered by Darrendeng.
• 59.144.108.53 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • block user • block log • checkip) Links dumped, covered by Johnhardcastle.
• 202.159.232.58 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • block user • block log • checkip) Links dumped, covered 202.159.234.52.
• 202.159.232.246 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • block user • block log • checkip) edited userpage of 007deepak
• 202.159.234.21 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • block user • block log • checkip) Links dumped, caps changed.
• 202.159.234.52 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • block user • block log • checkip) Links dumped, minor changes.
• 202.159.234.140 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • block user • block log • checkip) Readded links.

Now, new users pop up whose only contribs are to create a userpage with a few links from this set:

• 007deepak (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• 111anil (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• 123rishabh (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• $nileshji (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Femto 21:15, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

It was pretty obvious to begin with, but Confirmed nonetheless. Essjay (Talk) 12:14, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Nonetheless, a piece of evidence that I think is needed before I'm going to block all except Darrendeng as spam socks. Solid evidence of sockpuppetry will also be very useful for dealing with these links in the future. Thanks from WikiProject Spam! Femto 12:43, 17 December 2006 (UTC)