Template:Sockpuppet

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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 behavioral 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.
{{sockpuppet|Example|blocked}}	The account has been blocked based on behavioral evidence.
{{sockpuppet|Example|proven}}	Behavior proved beyond a reasonable doubt (WP:DUCK) or similar but there is no CU Template:Confirmed result (CU may have given another result).
{{sockpuppet|Example|confirmed}} {{sockpuppet|Example|cuconfirmed}} {{sockpuppet|Example|nbconfirmed}}	A CU has Template: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

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 behavioral evidence (the duck test) or behavioral evidence combined with a non-conclusive CU result (such as Template:Possible). proven - Behaviour is beyond reasonable doubt but there is no CU Template:Confirmed result (CU may have given a different result). confirmed, cuconfirmed and nbconfirmed - A CU has Template: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.

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