Template:Sockpuppet
 | This user is a suspected sockpuppet of template error: no user specified.Please refer to logs and contribs for evidence. See block log and current autoblocks. |
Use this template on the userpages of accounts that are suspected or confirmed sockpuppets.
The template automatically sets the following categories: Sockpuppets of {{{1}}}
Usage
{{Sockpuppet |1= |2= |evidence= }}
Template parameters
- TemplateData
TemplateData is a way to store information about template parameters (the description of those and of the whole template) for both humans and machines. It is used by VisualEditor and possibly other tools like Upload Wizard.
Existing template documentation
At Wikimedia Commons, it is recommended to use {{TemplateBox}} with either useTemplateData=1 or useTemplateData=only on the /doc subpage and transcluding it with {{Documentation}} into the template. <nowiki>-tags can be wrapped around the arguments, if required, to avoid templates being expanded.
Newly created template documentation and imports
Another option, especially for imported templates, or for users with JSON experience, is placing raw <templatedata>-tags into the Wikitext of the template, as described in various Wikipediae.
Wikipedia's help about TemplateData • Commons-specific information
Use this template on the userpages of accounts that are suspected or confirmed sockpuppets.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| username | 1 | Username of the puppeteer controlling the puppet | User | required |
| status | 2 | Set to “blocked” for blocked, suspected sockpuppets. Set to “confirmed” for blocked, confirmed sockpuppets.
| Line | optional |
| evidence | evidence 3 | Link to evidence showing that the account is a sockpuppet. If the parameter is omitted, a link to the user's contributions is shown instead.
| String | optional |
Additional information
The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the User namespace
The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: no user group specified
Example
{{Sockpuppet|Sockpuppeteer}}
renders as:
| This user is a suspected sockpuppet of Sockpuppeteer. Please refer to logs and contribs for evidence. See block log and current autoblocks. |
See also
- For illegal sockpuppets:
- {{Sockpuppet}} (for the sockpuppet account)
- {{Sockpuppeteer}} (for the original user)
- {{Sockpuppet category}} (for the category)
- For legitimate alternate accounts:
- {{User Alternate Acc}} (box)
- {{User Alternate Acct}} and {{User Alternate Acct Name}} (userboxes)
- {{Alternate acc inline}} (inline)
Localization
This template is localized through {{Autotranslate}}. The layout of the template can be found under Template:Sockpuppet/layout.
To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please copy the code of Template:Sockpuppet/en (or any other language version you prefer to translate) and replace the text strings in there (the form below can be used to create a translation, the English version is preloaded in the edit box). Please change the parameter lang from en (or whatever language you are translating) to the language code of your language.