class SpamRule::FlagSockpuppets def initialize(post) @post = post end def perform if SiteSetting.flag_sockpuppets && reply_is_from_sockpuppet? flag_sockpuppet_users true else false end end def reply_is_from_sockpuppet? return false if @post.try(:post_number) == 1 first_post = @post.topic.posts.by_post_number.first return false if first_post.user.nil? !first_post.user.staff? && !@post.user.staff? && @post.user != first_post.user && @post.user.ip_address == first_post.user.ip_address && @post.user.new_user? && !ScreenedIpAddress.is_whitelisted?(@post.user.ip_address) end def flag_sockpuppet_users system_user = Discourse.system_user PostAction.act(system_user, @post, PostActionType.types[:spam], message: I18n.t('flag_reason.sockpuppet')) rescue PostAction::AlreadyActed if (first_post = @post.topic.posts.by_post_number.first).try(:user).try(:new_user?) PostAction.act(system_user, first_post, PostActionType.types[:spam], message: I18n.t('flag_reason.sockpuppet')) rescue PostAction::AlreadyActed end end end