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Is there a preferred way to link en.wiki and Commons SPIs?

For example, is there a way to note in Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/YilevBot/Archive that there is a case at Commons:Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/I Kadékk Gilang and DUCK socks at Commons:Category:Sockpuppets of I Kadékk Gilang? YilevBot isn't registered on Commons and we only became aware of the pattern with I Kadékk Gilang. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 23:02, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@The Squirrel Conspiracy: I don't think there is a preferred way. We already have the |crosswiki= flag set to yes in the {{SPIarchive notice}} template on Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/YilevBot, which informs SPI folks to consider reporting results on Meta so that socks can be globally locked. I suspect that's probably sufficient, but if you think it would be helpful to note the Commons SPI, maybe you could add an {{mbox}} or something on the archive page. Mz7 (talk) 07:28, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 02:09, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also, be aware that each project has their own governance and policies about socking. So while it can sometimes be useful to cross-reference investigations on other projects, it's also something that needs to be done with care. RoySmith (talk) 14:24, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can someone please close Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/JamesOredan

I'm finished and it's still being used for editors to attack each other. Even in the section for Clerks etc. Doug Weller talk 08:14, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

RoySmith closed it. It would be helpful if one of you archived it.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:11, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I was going to say the same about Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/R2dra. It has complaints going back to June when the page was last archived. At the least, it would help if a SPI clerk reviewed some of the posts on the investigation page. Thanks for all of the work you do! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:41, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Proxies/ST47ProxyBot

CUs and SPI clerks might be interested in the discussion at WP:BOTN#ST47ProxyBot and related Community Wishlist request. S0091 (talk) 19:35, 11 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Template talk:Album rationale

See Special:Diff/1240169372. A user placed text on this talk page and talks about sockpuppets of someone. The user also seems to self-identify as a sockpuppet of an unnamed user (If you still want to report my Idd.. in spI it's okay). Maybe something should be done with this information. --Stefan2 (talk) 15:35, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That is one weird post. I've blocked the user.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:08, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]