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This is the place to request investigations of abuse of multiple accounts or of other circumstances that require use of checkuser privileges.

Requesting a check

These indicators are used by CheckUsers to allow easier at-a-glance reading of their notes, actions and comments.
Request completed
Confirmed  Technically indistinguishable
Likely  Possilikely
Possible Unlikely
Inconclusive Unrelated
 No action Stale
Request declined
Declined Checkuser is not for fishing
Checkuser is not magic pixie dust. 8ball The CheckUser Magic 8-Ball says
 It looks like a duck to me Checkuser is not a crystal ball.
Information
Additional information needed Deferred to
 Doing…  Info

Please do not ask us to run checks without good reason; be aware of the following before requesting a check:

  1. Checkuser is a last resort for difficult cases; pursue other options first, such as posting on the administrator's noticeboard. (This is not a venue for requesting administrative action such as blocks or file clean-up.)
  2. Running a check will only be done to combat disruption on Commons, or as required to assist checkuser investigations on other Wikimedia wikis.
    • Valid reasons for running a check include, for example: vandalism where a block of the underlying IP or IP range is needed and suspected block evasion, vote-stacking, or other disruption where technical evidence would prevent or reduce further disruption.
    • Requests to check accounts already confirmed on other projects may be declined as redundant.
    • Requests to run a check on yourself will be declined.
  3. Evidence is required. When you request a check, you must include a rationale that demonstrates (e.g., by including diffs) what the disruption to the project is, and why you believe the accounts are related.
    • Requests to run a check without evidence or with ambiguous reasoning will result in delays or the request not being investigated.
  4. The privacy policy does not allow us to make a check that has the effect of revealing IP addresses.

Outcome

Responses will be brief in order to comply with Wikimedia privacy policy. Due to technical limitations, results are not always clear. Closed requests are archived after seven days.

Privacy concerns

If you feel that a checkuser request has led to a violation of the Wikimedia Foundation privacy policy regarding yourself, please refer the case to the Ombuds commission.

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To request a check:

Cases are created on subpages of Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case.

Creating a request
  • Insert the name of the suspected sockpuppeteer (the main account or puppetmaster, not the sockpuppet!) in the box below, leaving out the "User:" prefix. Do not remove the text in the box, add to the end only.
  • Please explain/justify the request by saying what it is you suspect and why it is important that the check be carried out. 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 to support the request and reason for it.
  • There are people to assist you and help with maintenance of the page. Just ask for help on the admin noticeboard if you really are stuck, or take your best shot and note that you weren't completely sure of what to say.
  • If a case subpage already exists, edit the existing page instead, either adding to the currently open section (if the case is not yet archived) or adding a new section to the top using {{subst:Commons:Requests for checkuser/Inputbox/Sample}} (if the case has been archived). When editing an existing case, be sure to list/transclude the subpage here.
Transcluding the request
Example
If you want to request a checkuser on User:John Doe, enter the text Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/John Doe then click "Request a checkuser". You will be taken to a page where you can fill out the request. Please make your request there brief and concise.


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ZertifizierterService

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Reason: Suspected spam bot or SEO service. German language text & usernames refer to electrical service in Hamburg. Please check for others I don't see. --Achim55 (talk) 20:10, 2 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Alexander Kolpachenkos

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Reason: Uploaded the same copyrighted photo across three accounts within 3 days (Special:Undelete/File:Lukjanovich-andrej-julianovich.jpg, Special:Undelete/File:Андрей Юльянович Лукьянович.jpg, Special:Undelete/File:Lukjanovich-andrej-julianovich (1).jpg). Pattern is the same: upload the photo, no contributions on other wikis. Magog the Ogre (talk) (contribs) 17:47, 1 August 2026 (UTC)reply

Blackbombchu

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Reason: More incoherent screeds like Special:Diff/1254651395, where the link is reinforced with the sock's own words.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:35, 31 July 2026 (UTC)reply

GeniusElephant678

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Reason: Per status on en:wiki/simple:wiki & cross-wiki contributions. Kontributor 2K (talk) 11:20, 31 July 2026 (UTC)reply

Mongies

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Reason: Uploaded a picture used in crosswiki articles likely created by themselves. On enwiki and eswiki the article was created by their known sock Maxnoc. --Titore (talk) 18:46, 29 July 2026 (UTC)reply

三重高中曾慧媚校長

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Reason: Suspected to be Category:Sockpuppets of 蘇俞安 at Commons:Deletion requests/File:教務人員官職等階及俸級表.png. Midleading (talk) 02:05, 28 July 2026 (UTC)reply

Zatony2016

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Reason: A user uploading images with various Zatony accounts. There may well be more around, but I was only able to find these two at the moment. זיו「Ziv」For love letters and other notes 19:27, 27 July 2026 (UTC)reply

Results: Confirmed together with Zatony156. Blocked and tagged. --Lymantria (talk) 20:39, 27 July 2026 (UTC)reply

SamsungBerdaiOthmane

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Reason: We have a large group of socks. This user creates a new account each time and uploads only a few files. These are usually downgraded versions of existing files. The new file names and / or Username often contain variations of the spammer's name, "Berdai Othmane", "BerdaiOthmane", "Berdai-Othmane" etc. Besides self-promotion, there are also ads for online marketplaces and microfinance organizations. I don't know which account is the primary one. I've only listed a partial list of accounts. There are most likely many more. IP address blocking is necessary if confirmed. Self-portrait of this spammer
George Chernilevsky talk 15:00, 26 July 2026 (UTC)reply

 Comment He also uploaded images from the Internet (see here or here). These are mostly logos and/or graphics associated with specific companies. I believe blocking the IP address is a very sensible measure to prevent unnecessary “out-of-scope” material in the future. DimiDimi (talk) 18:37, 26 July 2026 (UTC)reply
Already on behaviour this is clearly a sock farm of burner accounts, many of them Stale, Udona.ma does not exist. I will block and tag the lot on behavior. There is no reasonable IP or IP range to be blocked. I identified two sleeper accounts, Tmobilemosqueezoubir1 and PorscheBlue that will be blocked as well. --Lymantria (talk) 07:54, 27 July 2026 (UTC)reply
 Info I meant Uduno.ma (talk contribs Luxo SUL deleted contribs logs block user block log). And actually there are more accounts. DimiDimi (talk) 15:53, 27 July 2026 (UTC)reply
Dealt with on behavioral grounds. --Lymantria (talk) 06:36, 28 July 2026 (UTC)reply
He continues (created today):
And here another older account:
DimiDimi (talk) 19:47, 30 July 2026 (UTC)reply

Astrawiki3203

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Reason: Blocked on enwiki. I can provide additional details privately. SuperPianoMan9167 (talk) 03:10, 26 July 2026 (UTC)reply

Already locked, and stale. --Krd 15:52, 26 July 2026 (UTC)reply

DJRubinitoYtxd

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Reason: This account has similarly been uploading multiple copyrighted images about the Comerciantes Unidos football club. (See 1, 2, 3, etc) --Ovruni (talk) 01:48, 26 July 2026 (UTC)reply

Likely, blocked and tagged. --Lymantria (talk) 07:12, 27 July 2026 (UTC)reply

Makakacaconut

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Reason: New accounts created the same day, and uploading the same kind of copyright violations: pictures of record holders of age. Yann (talk) 18:05, 22 July 2026 (UTC)reply

Results: Confirmed:

Blocked and tagged. --Lymantria (talk) 08:32, 23 July 2026 (UTC)reply


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