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}}.

Code Use Displays
{{sockpuppet|Example}}

{{sockpuppet|Example|suspected}} {{sockpuppet|Example|spi}}

Account is not yet blocked but is under investigation.
{{sockpuppet|Example|blocked}} The account has been blocked based on behavioural evidence.
{{sockpuppet|Example|proven}} Behaviour proved beyond a reasonable doubt (WP:DUCK) or similar but there is no CU Confirmed Confirmed result (CU may have given another result).
{{sockpuppet|Example|confirmed}}

{{sockpuppet|Example|cuconfirmed}}
{{sockpuppet|Example|nbconfirmed}}

A CU has Confirmed Confirmed that the accounts are related.
{{sockpuppet|Example|confirmed|locked=yes}} Account has been confirmed by a CU, locally blocked indef and globally locked.
{{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.

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.
{{Sockpuppet|Example|confirmed |altmaster=Example2|altmaster-status=suspected}} User:Example has been confirmed to another sock account but User:Example2 is the suspected master.
{{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.

The template adds the __NOINDEX__ magic word.

Parameters

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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 Possible).
  • proven - Behaviour is beyond reasonable doubt but there is no CU Confirmed Confirmed result (CU may have given a different result).
  • confirmed, cuconfirmed and nbconfirmed - A CU has Confirmed 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

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This template adds pages to one of (as appropriate):

TemplateData

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This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.

Përdorues i shumëfishtë

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

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Master's username1

Username of the sockpuppeteer

Userrequired
Status2

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'.

Stringsuggested
Evidence3 evidence

Use this parameter to specify evidence different from the normal link to the case page

Contentoptional
Block length (if not indefinite)length

The length of time the user has been blocked for. Defaults to indefinite.

Stringoptional
Block overridenotblocked

Set to no if the account has not been blocked and the status template is not the default

Lineoptional
Globally locked?locked

Set to "yes" if the account has been globally locked

Lineoptional
Subpage name of SPIspipage

Define if the SPI has a different name to the master

Stringoptional
Custom categorycategory 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.

Unknownoptional
Remove categoriesnocat

Defining this parameter will remove the categories

Lineoptional

See also

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