Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/Operahome

If you are creating a new request about this user, please add it to the top of the page, above this notice. Don't forget to add {{Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/Operahome}} to the checkuser page here. Previous requests (shown below), and this box, will be automatically hidden on Requests for checkuser (but will still appear here).

The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a Request for checkuser. Please do not modify it.

Operahome

Status: open • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 23:22, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

• Operahome (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Suspected related users

• Operahome1 (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Republika.Makedonija (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Ratkojanev (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Gaga0000 (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• 178.222.71.190 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • RBL • tools • luxo's • crossblock • block user • block log • checkuser)
• 77.46.192.177 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • RBL • tools • luxo's • crossblock • block user • block log • checkuser)

Rationale

These users are all connected to the cross-wiki case that pushes the Wikipedia biographies for Igor Janev and Ratko Janev. Gaga0000 is the account with the oldest contributions which can probably no longer be checked. However, it is connected to Operahome as this file was uploaded by Gaga0000 first, then deleted through this DR and subsequently re-uploaded by Operahome as File:Igor slika22.JPG. The uploads of Gaga0000 are also interesting for the point that they include a picture of Igor Janev and three of Ratko Janev. This upload by Operahome, depicting Igor Janev, and the uploads by Ratkojanev were apparently taken with the same camera, a Canon iVIS DC50. Republika.Makedonija did not upload anything but is interesting for this edit where he claims an upload by Operahome to be his own and he is also connected to Operahome1 per this comment. The IPs were active in the related DRs, acting on behalf of the other accounts.

These accounts were active at Commons. There exist many more accounts related to them at various Wikipedia projects. See this DR at de-wp for a whole army of sockpuppets which were all subsequently blocked. Some of the named accounts were already blocked at Commons for abusing multiple accounts, i.e. Operahome1 by Gmaxwell, Operahome by Jameslwoodward, and Republika.Makedonija for his inappropriate username by Jameslwoodward. Ratkojanev and Gaga0000 are still unblocked. --AFBorchert (talk) 23:22, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

Results

Likely Ratkojanev and Gaga0000 are stale, but considering the other evidence presented I think it's highly likely they're connected to the rest. I've blocked both.

Confirmed The other accounts/IPs are connected per CU. Vladasrbije, already blocked, is also connected. Other connected accounts: Radoslav Gacinovic, IPS-u-Beogradu, Gaga999. I've blocked these 3 as well. RTS TV Vesti is another previously blocked sock. INeverCry 00:10, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

• More confirmed socks: Radoslav Gaćinović1, and Imeto.RM. INeverCry 00:28, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
• Another confirmed sock: Gaga007. INeverCry 01:45, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
• Another confirmed sock: Ambassador.MFA.RM. INeverCry 02:26, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
  • fyi: blocked on DE NS.PRES.RM, BND.mk, Wikileaks.belgrade, Operahome, Operahome1, PEN.CENTRE.Macedonia, Nac.Sec.Adv, Intel.pentium.5, IPS-u-Beogradu, MFA.RM, Gaga000, Вики.мак greetings --Nolispanmo 13:56, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
  • As well as Ambassador.MFA.RM, FCI.Makedonija. --Anka (talk) 15:35, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

• Also note w:en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Operahome. --Rschen7754 18:48, 28 August 2013 (UTC)~

• See another 3 suspected socks here with the same behavior: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Igor_the_facetious_xmas_bunny Legacypac (talk) 15:25, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the Request for checkuser. Please do not modify it.
Subsequent requests related to this user should be made above, in a new section.