Template:Sockpuppet

An editor has expressed a concern that this user may be a sock puppet of [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]. Please refer to contributions for evidence. See block log and current autoblocks.

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Brief guide to using this template   {{Sockpuppet  &  sockmaster  &  blank/blocked/proven/confirmed }} You think the account is a sock, but aren't sure and you haven't blocked it: {{Sockpuppet|Master account}} Sock has been blocked based on edits: {{Sockpuppet|Master account|blocked}} Sock has been blocked based on CheckUser evidence: {{Sockpuppet|Master account|confirmed}}. To append links, evidence, or a brief note, use |3=. Useful for adding a diff to a checkuser's talk page, if the check was not conducted at SPI. If explaining behavioural evidence, be mindful of WP:BEANS. For sockmasters, use {{Sockpuppeteer}}.

Usage

Code	Use	Displays
{{sockpuppet|Example}} {{sockpuppet|Example|suspected}} {{sockpuppet|Example|spi}}	Account is not yet blocked but is under investigation.	An editor has expressed a concern that this user may be a sock puppet of Example. Please refer to contributions for evidence. See block log and current autoblocks. Template:Do not delete
{{sockpuppet|Example|blocked}}	The account has been blocked based on behavioural evidence.	This user is a suspected sock puppet of Example, and has been blocked indefinitely. Please refer to contributions for evidence. See block log and current autoblocks. Template:Do not delete
{{sockpuppet|Example|proven}}	Behaviour proved beyond a reasonable doubt (WP:DUCK) or similar but there is no CU  Confirmed result (CU may have given another result).	An editor has expressed a concern that this user may be a sock puppet of Example. Please refer to contributions for evidence. See block log and current autoblocks. Template:Do not delete
{{sockpuppet|Example|confirmed}} {{sockpuppet|Example|cuconfirmed}} {{sockpuppet|Example|nbconfirmed}}	A CU has  Confirmed that the accounts are related.	This user is a sock puppet of Example, and has been blocked indefinitely. Please refer to contributions for evidence. See block log and current autoblocks. Template:Do not delete
{{sockpuppet|Example|confirmed|locked=yes}}	Account has been confirmed by a CU, locally blocked indef and globally locked.	This user is a sock puppet of Example, and has been blocked indefinitely. Please refer to contributions for evidence. See block log and current autoblocks. Template:Do not delete
{{sockpuppet|Example|cuconfirmed|notblocked=yes}}	A CheckUser has confirmed that the account is a sock (as above) but has not been blocked. This works with all parameters.	An editor has expressed a concern that this user may be a sock puppet of Example. Please refer to contributions for evidence. See block log and current autoblocks. Template:Do not delete
{{checked sockpuppet|Example}}	A CheckUser has confirmed that the account is a sockpuppet, and indefinite blocks can be added.	This user is a sock puppet of Example, and has been blocked indefinitely. Please refer to the referenced master account's edits for evidence. See block log and current autoblocks. Template:Do not delete

For use when there is a master which is not confirmed

(can be used in addition to the parameters below)

Code	Use	Displays
{{Sockpuppet|Example|confirmed |altmaster=Example2|altmaster-status=proven}}	User:Example has been confirmed to another sock account but there is a very strong connection to another master (Example2) which is not CU confirmed.	This user is a sock puppet of Example, and has been blocked indefinitely. Please refer to contributions for evidence. See block log and current autoblocks. Template:Do not delete
{{Sockpuppet|Example|confirmed |altmaster=Example2|altmaster-status=suspected}}	User:Example has been confirmed to another sock account but User:Example2 is the suspected master.	This user is a sock puppet of Example, and has been blocked indefinitely. Please refer to contributions for evidence. See block log and current autoblocks. Template:Do not delete
{{Sockpuppet|Example|proven |altmaster=Example2|altmaster-status=suspected}}	User:Example is proven to be a sock of another account but both are suspected to be a sock of User:Example2.	An editor has expressed a concern that this user may be a sock puppet of Example. Please refer to contributions for evidence. See block log and current autoblocks. Template:Do not delete

The template adds the __NOINDEX__ magic word.

Parameters

The first parameter in this table is required and the template will fail without it. All the other parameters are optional.

Parameter(s)	Values	Notes
First positional parameter (optionally |1=)	Username of the sockmaster or suspected sockmaster	Just include the name, no "User:" or square brackets.
Second positional parameter (optionally |2=)	spi suspected blocked proven confirmed cuconfirmed nbconfirmed	spi, suspected and default (nothing specified) - these are equivalent, and can be used if the user is still under investigation or has not yet been blocked or confirmed by checkuser. blocked - this is used for sockpuppets that have been blocked on behavioural evidence (the duck test) or behavioural evidence combined with a non-conclusive CU result (such as  Possible). proven - Behaviour is beyond reasonable doubt but there is no CU  Confirmed result (CU may have given a different result). confirmed, cuconfirmed and nbconfirmed - A CU has  Confirmed that the accounts are related.
Third positional parameter (optionally |3=) |evidence=	Evidence of sockpuppetry	This field can be used to link to the evidence of sockpuppetry, or to give a very brief summary (a couple of words). If this parameter is left blank and the sockpuppet investigation case page is a blue link, then a link to the case page is provided automatically.
|spipage=	Subpage name (just the master) of the SPI if not the same as the master	This field can be used to specify a different SPI page if the page is not named for the master in parameter 2.
|locked=	yes	Use |locked=yes if the account is globally locked.
|notblocked=	yes	This parameter can be used to remove the note about the account being blocked, such as when a version other than the default applies. Such as if an account is confirmed by a CheckUser but is left unblocked. This parameter works with all parameters.
|length=	Length of time the sockpuppet or suspected sockpuppet was blocked	Use this field if the sockpuppet or suspected sockpuppet was blocked for a specific length of time. This parameter defaults to "indefinitely". This parameter is ignored, and does not default to indefinitely, if nbconfirmed is used.
|cat= |category=	Custom category name for the sockpuppet or suspected sockpuppet	This parameter defaults to the category "Wikipedia sockpuppets of X" if the second positional parameter is set to "confirmed", and "Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of X" if the second positional parameter is set to anything else. Here, "X" is the username specified in the first positional parameter.

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}}}.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Sockpuppet in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Sockpuppet

This template is placed on the user pages of accounts which are sockpuppets, usually by patrolling administrators at SPI.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Master's username	1	Username of the sockpuppeteer	User	required
Status	2	The status of the account. Set to "spi" or "suspected" if the user is not yet blocked or confirmed by a checkuser but is under investigation. Set to "blocked" if the user has been blocked on behavioral evidence (checkuser not used). Set to "proven" if the user is a sock beyond reasonable doubt. Set to "confirmed" "cuconfirmed" or "nbconfirmed" if the account has been confirmed by a checkuser. If defined, defaults to the 'not yet blocked or confirmed by a checkuser but is under investigation'.	String	suggested
Evidence	3 evidence	Use this parameter to specify evidence different from the normal link to the case page	Content	optional
Block length (if not indefinite)	length	The length of time the user has been blocked for. Defaults to indefinite.	String	optional
Block override	notblocked	Set to no if the account has not been blocked and the status template is not the default	Line	optional
Globally locked?	locked	Set to "yes" if the account has been globally locked	Line	optional
Subpage name of SPI	spipage	Define if the SPI has a different name to the master	String	optional
Custom category	category cat	Adds the user to a custom category. Defaults to "Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of [sockmaster]" or "Wikipedia sockpuppets of [sockmaster]" based on the "Status" parameter.	Unknown	optional
Remove categories	nocat	Defining this parameter will remove the categories	Line	optional

See also

• {{subst:Uw-socksuspect}}
• {{subst:Socksuspectnotice}}
• {{Sockpuppeteer}}
• {{IPsock}}
• {{Checked sockpuppet}}
• {{SockmasterProven}}

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Sockpuppet/doc. (edit | history)
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