Commons:Requests for checkuser
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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. | |
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Request completed | |
Confirmed | Likely |
Possilikely | Possible |
Unlikely | Inconclusive |
Unrelated | Stale |
Request declined | |
Declined | Checkuser is not for fishing |
Checkuser is not magic pixie dust. | 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:
- Checkuser is a last resort for difficult cases; pursue other options first, such as posting on the administrator's noticeboard.
- 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.
- 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.
- The privacy policy does not allow us to make a check that has the effect of revealing IP addresses.
- Requests to run a check on yourself will be declined.
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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Requests[edit]
Porterland[edit]
- Porterland (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log )
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- Quarterband (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log )
- Quarterland (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log )
Rationale, discussion and results[edit]
Reason: I'm actually not sure why this user is uploading from different accounts, because there's no active block and they're not exactly hiding their connection, but the two sock accounts share the Flickrwashing account discussed at Commons:Deletion requests/Files found with "194568950@N04", and they've uploaded a lot of Colorado State University sports-related images (many of them without proper licensing), including two pics of w:Bob Green (coach) at [1], [2] and [3]. Ytoyoda (talk) 20:12, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
- For older requests, please see Commons:Requests for checkuser/Archives