Template:Sockpuppet
 | This account is a suspected sockpuppet of Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽logs) and has been blocked indefinitely. Please refer to editing habits or contributions of the sockpuppet for evidence. This policy subsection may be helpful. Account information: block log – contribs – logs – abuse log – CentralAuth – SI |  |
Brief guide to using this template
{{Sockpuppet|sockmaster|blank/blocked/proven/confirmed}}
- 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}}.
 | This template is used on approximately 281,000 pages. To avoid major disruption and server load, any changes should be tested in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them. |
 | This template should not be substituted – use {{Sockpuppet}}. |
Usage
In general, this template should only be applied by Administrators or Clerks as part of the Sockpuppet investigations process.
For use with a single master
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{{sockpuppet|Example|blocked}}
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The account has been blocked based on behavioural evidence. |
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{{sockpuppet|Example|proven}}
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Behaviour proved beyond a reasonable doubt (WP:DUCK) or similar but there is no CU  Confirmed result (CU may have given another result).
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{{sockpuppet|Example|confirmed}}{{sockpuppet|Example|cuconfirmed}}{{sockpuppet|Example|nbconfirmed}}
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A CU has Confirmed that the accounts are related.
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{{sockpuppet|Example|confirmed|locked=yes}}
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Account has been confirmed by a CU, locally blocked indef and globally locked. |
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For use with a suspected alternate master
(can be used in addition to the parameters below)
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{{Sockpuppet|Example|confirmed |altmaster=Example2|altmaster-status=proven}}
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User:Example has been confirmed to another sock account but there is a very strong connection to another master (Example2) who is not CU confirmed. |
"Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Example" does not exist.
Please use this link to create the category page (The page will be pre-loaded. All you need to do is save it) "Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Example2" does not exist.
Please use this link to create the category page (The page will be pre-loaded. All you need to do is save it) | |||
{{Sockpuppet|Example|confirmed |altmaster=Example2|altmaster-status=suspected}}
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User:Example has been confirmed to another sock account but User:Example2 is the suspected master. |
"Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Example" does not exist.
Please use this link to create the category page (The page will be pre-loaded. All you need to do is save it) "Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Example2" does not exist.
Please use this link to create the category page (The page will be pre-loaded. All you need to do is save it) | |||
{{Sockpuppet|Example|proven |altmaster=Example2|altmaster-status=suspected}}
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User:Example is proven to be a sock of another account but both are suspected to be a sock of User:Example2. |
"Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Example" does not exist.
Please use this link to create the category page (The page will be pre-loaded. All you need to do is save it) "Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Example2" does not exist.
Please use this link to create the category page (The page will be pre-loaded. All you need to do is save it) |
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.
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Username of the sockmaster or suspected sockmaster | Just include the name, no "User:" or square brackets. |
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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. |
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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 1. |
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Use |locked=yes if the account is globally locked.
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This parameter can be used to remove the note about the account being blocked, such as if an account is globally locked as a sockpuppet, but has not been blocked locally. This parameter works with all parameters. |
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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.
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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. |
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Suppresses categorization of the page | When set to nocat=1, the page will not be categorized. Should only be used in test or example uses of the template.
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Deprecated parameters
Use of this template with the second positional parameter suspected or spi or without any second positional parameter will produce
| An editor has expressed a concern that this account may be a sockpuppet of Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽logs). Please refer to editing habits or contributions of the sockpuppet for evidence. This policy subsection may be helpful. Account information: block log – contribs – logs – abuse log – CentralAuth – SI |
The template should not be used in this manner, as Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry#Handling suspected sock puppets mandates that only blocked accounts be tagged as sockpuppets.
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}}}.
Notes
- Find subst count and examples of this template on User talk pages using this advanced search.
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.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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| 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 |
| Not blocked? | notblocked | Set to "yes" 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}}
- {{Sockpuppeteer}}
- {{Checked sockpuppet}}
- {{SockmasterProven}}
- {{SockBlock}}