User talk:Ivanvector/Archive 21

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Can you investigate whether this Ip address is a sock linked to User:Kanakasa08 and User:Hatimm Tai, who are confirmed sockpuppets? 2407:1100:1001:2002:4923:733:34E9:9061 (talk) 15:42, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

No. File an SPI and provide evidence. We are not permitted to check just because someone asked. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 16:07, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

I asked you because you confirmed and blocked both users. It will be helpful to file SPI if you create Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Kanakasa08.

Evidence is the summary of this revision and this revision as they look same. And User:Hatimm Tai and Ip address were editing List of Tamil films of 2025. 2407:1100:1001:2002:4923:733:34E9:9061 (talk) 16:37, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

Hi Ivanvector, I just wanted to let you know there is a discussion over at Template talk:Uw-gaming1 regarding potential improvements made to the Uw-gaming template series. Please feel free to leave any suggestions there. Thanks! Gommeh 🎮 17:33, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

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