Template:Sockpuppet

An editor has expressed a concern that this account may be a sockpuppet of Example (talk • contribs • logs).
Account information: block log – current autoblocks – contribs – logs – abuse log – CentralAuth

Template documentation

Usage

Usage Code Output

Not blocked

{{sockpuppet|Example}}

An editor has expressed a concern that this account may be a sockpuppet of Example (talk • contribs • logs).
Account information: block log – current autoblocks – contribs – logs – abuse log – CentralAuth

Blocked (suspected)

{{sockpuppet|Example|blocked}}

This account is a suspected sockpuppet of Example and has been blocked indefinitely.
Account information: block log – current autoblocks – contribs – logs – abuse log – CentralAuth

Blocked (proven)

{{sockpuppet|Example|confirmed}}

This account is a sockpuppet of Example and has been blocked indefinitely.
Account information: block log – current autoblocks – contribs – logs – abuse log – CentralAuth

Locked globally (suspected)

{{sockpuppet|Example|blocked|locked=yes}}

This account is a suspected sockpuppet of Example and has been locked globally.
Account information: block log – current autoblocks – contribs – logs – abuse log – CentralAuth

Locked globally (proven)

{{sockpuppet|Example|confirmed|locked=yes}}

This account is a sockpuppet of Example and has been locked globally.
Account information: block log – current autoblocks – contribs – logs – abuse log – CentralAuth

The template adds the __NOINDEX__ magic word.

Parameters

Parameter(s)	Values	Notes	Status
First positional parameter	Username of the sockmaster or suspected sockmaster	Just include the name, no "User:" or square brackets.	Compulsory
Second positional parameter	`spi` `suspected` `blocked` `proven` `confirmed` `nbconfirmed`	`spi` and `suspected` - these are equivalent, and can be used if the user 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). `proven` and `confirmed` - these are used when the sockpuppet has been confirmed by checkuser. `nbconfirmed` - this is also for when the sockpuppet has been confirmed by checkuser, but mentions the Checkuser specifically ("A Checkuser has shown that this account is a sockpuppet of X" versus "This account is a sockpuppet of X"). If no second parameter is specified, the template outputs a generic message: "An editor has expressed a concern that this account may be a sockpuppet of X".	Optional
Third positional parameter `\|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.	Optional
`\|locked=`	`yes`	Use `\|locked=yes` if the account is globally locked.	Optional
`\|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".	Optional
`\|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.	Optional

Template:Sockpuppet

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