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== John Ortberg == | ||
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| {{userlinks|AnnieCR 1991}} | |||
| * {{pagelinks|John Ortberg}} | |||
| Users: | |||
| {{pagelinks|Draft:Ashlee Rich Stephenson}} | |||
| * {{userlinks|Timothydw82}} | |||
| {{pagelinks|Draft:Chris Wilson (pollster)}} | |||
| {{pagelinks|Draft:Todd Vitale}} | |||
| {{pagelinks|Draft:Bryon Allen}} | |||
| {{pagelinks|Draft:WPA Intelligence}} | |||
| {{pagelinks|Draft:Alex Muir (political consultant)}} | |||
| {{pagelinks|User:AnnieCR 1991/sandbox/Ashlee Rich Stephenson}} | |||
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| Timothydw82 is a ] which is used solely to promote, defend and censor valid information about ]. Timothydw82 admits to consulting with Ortberg about the article on ] and has also used that page to make disparaging comments about Ortberg's son, Daniel Lavery. This is both a serious COI and POV problem. He has been warned before by other editors. My most recent warning (for POV editing) was met with what seems to be feigned incomprehension and "Do you work for Misplaced Pages?". I think it is time to put an end to this farce. ] (]) 02:44, 9 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| All of this editor's edits have to do with persons associated with the political consulting firm of WPA Intelligence. The editor has attempted to declare a conflict of interest with regard to Stephenson (but has created a malformed declaration box) but has not made any declaration with any other subjects, and they are all associated with the same firm.] (]) 01:57, 23 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| ::By the way, I have nominated all of these for deletion. See ]. ] (]) 23:37, 25 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :::Robert, the editor has now made such a declaration on their user page. ] 06:41, 2 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| == Your semi-regular helping of suspicious articles == | |||
| *{{la|Trendy shopping}} | |||
| *{{la|PasteFS}} - <small>]</small> | |||
| *{{la|Nikolai Buinov}} | |||
| *{{la|Big Bang Entertainment}} | |||
| *{{la|Roman Trotsenko}} | |||
| *{{la|Maxil Technology}} | |||
| *{{la|Tommy John (company)}} | |||
| *{{la|Olegoethe}} | |||
| *{{la|Abdulaziz Al Kuwari}} | |||
| *{{la|Abdullahi Sadiq}} | |||
| *{{la|Kseniya Shoygu}} | |||
| *{{la|Ajai Kumar}} | |||
| *{{la|Paul Ardaji}} | |||
| *{{la|Maayan Keret}} | |||
| *{{la|Center for Innovative Phage Applications and Therapeutics}} | |||
| *{{la|Paul Aversano}} | |||
| *{{la|Norwegian Air Norway}} | |||
| *{{la|Skip Bus}} - Merged to ] ] (]) 21:37, 6 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|Nivesh.com}} - <small>]</small> | |||
| *{{la|Korean Astronomical Society}} | |||
| *{{la|Project Jaguar Incorporated}} | |||
| *{{la|Michael J. Biercuk}} | |||
| *{{la|FeedbackFruits}} | |||
| *{{la|Susan Cooper (producer)}} | |||
| *{{la|Steve Carr (artist)}} | |||
| *{{la|Kalinga Commercial Corporation Limited}} | |||
| *{{la|Daniel Delamare}} | |||
| *{{la|Patricia Osita Onumonu}} | |||
| *{{la|Abid Hussain Ansari}} | |||
| *{{la|Boat Rocker Media}} | |||
| *{{la|Paul Niel}} - <small>]</small> ] (]) 21:39, 6 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|Psifiako Media}} | |||
| *{{la|Heal (corporation)}} | |||
| *{{la|Bastien Girod}} | |||
| *{{la|Enfuce Financial Services}} | |||
| *{{la|Bíóstöðin}} | |||
| *{{la|Sofie Quidenus-Wahlforss}} | |||
| *{{la|Wapt (logiciel)}} | |||
| *{{la|Poetry School}} | |||
| *{{la|Tangoe}} | |||
| *{{la|Mobi, Inc.}} | |||
| *{{la|CycleHop}} | |||
| *{{la|Simona Fusco}} | |||
| *{{la|Joe Fuca}} | |||
| *{{la|LV 1871}} | |||
| *{{la|Round Hill Music}} | |||
| *{{la|Siluvai Ignaci}} | |||
| *{{la|Kisure Sports}} - moved to draft at ]; lacks notability, and possibly created by a COI editor.- ] (]) 23:24, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|Wayne Wheeler (US Lighthouse Society)}} | |||
| *{{la|Wayne Messam}} | |||
| *{{la|Ariana Rockefeller}} | |||
| *{{la|CYM Group}} | |||
| *{{la|Lukasz Gadowski}} | |||
| *{{la|Herkless Prize}} | |||
| *{{la|News on the Green}} | |||
| *{{la|Mighty Sports Apparel and Accessories}} | |||
| *{{la|Insurers Committee}} | |||
| *{{la|Pale Honey}} | |||
| *{{la|Lee Waite}} | |||
| *{{la|Dreams In Frame}} | |||
| *{{la|YSL Records}} | |||
| *{{la|Core dashboard}} | |||
| *{{la|42Q}} | |||
| *{{la|Michael Krawitz}} | |||
| *{{la|Sarah Simonds}} | |||
| *{{la|Alexander Dmitrievich Donets}} | |||
| *{{la|Courtney Aleleye}} | |||
| I've rejigged the heuristics used to generate the list - hopefully there are a lot less false positives this time around but less places for spammers to hide. For reference, this is about 16 days worth of pages. ] 12:57, 23 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|Shivam Mishra}} | |||
| *{{la|Jarred Cole}} | |||
| *{{la|BizTech Magazine}} | |||
| *{{la|Clootrack}} | |||
| *{{la|YTWO}} | |||
| *{{la|Helium Health}} | |||
| *{{la|Sapphire and Crystals}} - Article needs cleanup (more sources, footnotes), but seems to have been created by an editor working with ]. ] (]) 19:50, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|Ved Prakash Gupta}} | |||
| *{{la|Sanjay Kothari}} | |||
| *{{la|Euwyn Poon}} - Redirected to ] ] (]) 23:17, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|Natural Intelligence}} - Article recently kept at AFD. ] (]) 19:02, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|Nathan Thornburgh}} - creator has declared PE but is highly likely to be an already blocked sock. {{la|Matt Goulding}} also needs attention. ] (]) 19:02, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|Roads & Kingdoms}} - As above. ] (]) 19:02, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|French Institute of Estonia}} | |||
| *{{la|Abu Issa Holding}} | |||
| *{{la|Fivetran}} - at AFD. ] (]) 19:02, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|Qt Visual Graph Editor}} - Seemingly created by software creator. PRODd. ] (]) 18:53, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|Mirror Khabar}} - At AFD. ] (]) 18:53, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|Neural Style Transfer}} - Based on ] this does not appear to be COI/UPE. ] (]) 18:53, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|Elizabeth Kerekere}} - Also created at event below. ] (]) 18:53, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|Cornelia Estelle Smith}} - created at event below. Coverage in ONDB probably means they are notable. ] (]) 18:53, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|Xheni Karaj}} - created at ] so not UPE. Has reasonable Albanian coverage. ] (]) 18:53, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|Sonia Mackwani}} - Sent to AFD ] (]) 18:53, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|LesPAC}} - translated article, but possibly lacking notability; sent to ] | |||
| *{{la|3log Systems}} | |||
| *{{la|Robert J. McCarthy}} | |||
| *{{la|Gian A. Jones}} - BLPPRODd ] (]) 18:38, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|Blue Rose Publishers}} - PRODd ] (]) 18:53, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|Picodi}} - At AFD ] (]) 18:38, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|Hello Molly}} - Created as part of this . Looks unlikely to meet CORP. ] (]) 18:38, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|Robert Shostak}} - At AFD, looking to be kept per PROF. ] (]) 18:38, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|Musicpromotoday}} - G11d. Previously at ] created by {{noping|Robgold21}} ] (]) 18:38, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|Kate Bell (entrepreneur)}} - sent to AFD ] (]) 18:38, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{la|Timthetatman (streamer)}} | |||
| *{{la|CADE Ejecutivos}} - May not be notable, but based off translation of es.wiki and so I don't think it is UPE. ] (]) 18:38, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| Sorry, missed a bunch. I think you'll find even richer pickings in this sublist. I've also found a way to reduce false positives further. ] 16:08, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| ===Batch until 9 March=== | |||
| *{{la|Adel Sajan}} | |||
| *{{la|Adewunmi Emoruwa}} | |||
| *{{la|Ajaita Shah}} | |||
| *{{la|Alberto DeJesus}} | |||
| *{{la|Alfie Best Jnr}} | |||
| *{{la|Allied Express}} | |||
| *{{la|Anatoly Loktionov}} | |||
| *{{la|Anwar Abdi}} | |||
| *{{la|Auctus Advisors}} | |||
| *{{la|Bae Li Na}} | |||
| *{{la|BestChange}} | |||
| *{{la|Bewyx}} | |||
| *{{la|Bleems}} | |||
| *{{la|Bruno Bobone}} | |||
| *{{la|CAMplete TruePath}} | |||
| *{{la|Cassie Petrey}} | |||
| *{{la|Charles M. Elson}} | |||
| *{{la|CheckUp & Choices}} | |||
| *{{la|Chinmayi Arun}} | |||
| *{{la|Christine Lang}} | |||
| *{{la|Click and Boat}} | |||
| *{{la|Damian Lang (mason)}} | |||
| *{{la|Danube Group}} | |||
| *{{la|Darian Kovacs (professor)}} | |||
| *{{la|Deptford Pride}} | |||
| *{{la|Devika Malik}} | |||
| *{{la|Dict.cc}} | |||
| *{{la|Doug Cameron (engineer)}} | |||
| *{{la|Edward J. Crawford}} | |||
| *{{la|Elias G. Carayannis}} | |||
| *{{la|ENGI}} | |||
| *{{la|EZone57}} | |||
| *{{la|Florian Koschat}} | |||
| *{{la|FMovies}} | |||
| *{{la|Foo Conner}} | |||
| *{{la|Françoise Cactus}} | |||
| *{{la|Fumio Takashima}} | |||
| *{{la|Gab Dissenter}} | |||
| *{{la|Ganool}} | |||
| *{{la|Gene Sherman (art specialist)}} | |||
| *{{la|Gloria Fluxà}} | |||
| *{{la|Harvey Ferrero}} | |||
| *{{la|Hringbraut (Icelandic TV station)}} | |||
| *{{la|Hygger}} | |||
| *{{la|Hypergiant (company)}} | |||
| *{{la|Ingrid Cloud}} | |||
| *{{la|Interlog Group}} | |||
| *{{la|Inxeption}} | |||
| *{{la|Jeff Burningham}} | |||
| *{{la|John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance}} | |||
| *{{la|John Stankey}} | |||
| *{{la|Jon Michael Dunn}} | |||
| *{{la|Judy Frater}} | |||
| *{{la|Julius Heldman}} | |||
| *{{la|Kamal Kumbhar}} | |||
| *{{la|Kavita Iyer Rodrigues}} | |||
| *{{la|Kh Siile Anthony}} | |||
| *{{la|Kshetrimayum Indira Devi}} | |||
| *{{la|LesPAC}} | |||
| *{{la|LetsTrack}} | |||
| *{{la|Lien Choong Luen}} | |||
| *{{la|Luis Pardo Céspedes}} | |||
| *{{la|Maggie FitzPatrick}} | |||
| *{{la|Matt McIlwain}} | |||
| *{{la|McGee Air Services}} | |||
| *{{la|Naijaloaded}} | |||
| *{{la|NAXC}} | |||
| *{{la|Nicholas Oliver Broadhurst}} | |||
| *{{la|Nicolai Tangen}} | |||
| *{{la|Nicolas Noguier}} | |||
| *{{la|Nightfood}} | |||
| *{{la|Nilima Chaturvedi}} | |||
| *{{la|Niyi Makanjuola}} | |||
| *{{la|Nuclio}} | |||
| *{{la|Olga Zoutendijk}} | |||
| *{{la|Patricia Onumonu}} | |||
| *{{la|Peter Lauterbach}} | |||
| *{{la|Piickme}} | |||
| *{{la|Platform ecosystem}} | |||
| *{{la|Pranshu Patni}} | |||
| *{{la|PulseEffects}} | |||
| *{{la|Rajan Simkhada}} | |||
| *{{la|Rajlakshmi Borthakur}} | |||
| *{{la|Rakesh Sarna}} | |||
| *{{la|Ramone Remmie}} | |||
| *{{la|Renu Agrawal}} | |||
| *{{la|Robomart}} | |||
| *{{la|Rose Funja}} | |||
| *{{la|Rula Asad}} | |||
| *{{la|Sabrina Kemeny}} | |||
| *{{la|Sam Slater (entrepreneur)}} | |||
| *{{la|Sara Sperling}} | |||
| *{{la|Sarah Miyazawa LaFleur}} | |||
| *{{la|Seema Prem}} | |||
| *{{la|Shi Nguyen-Kuok}} | |||
| *{{la|Shield Media}} | |||
| *{{la|Shikha Shah}} | |||
| *{{la|Shilpa Sharma}} | |||
| *{{la|Shivendu Madhava}} | |||
| *{{la|Silk Road Group}} | |||
| *{{la|Sporttotal}} | |||
| *{{la|Star Rapid}} | |||
| *{{la|Stefan Hansen}} | |||
| *{{la|Stephane De Baets}} | |||
| *{{la|Steve Collett}} | |||
| *{{la|Talend (business)}} | |||
| *{{la|Terri O'Sullivan}} | |||
| *{{la|The Kit}} | |||
| *{{la|Tommy Jackett}} | |||
| *{{la|Toni Whited}} | |||
| *{{la|V. J. Mathews}} | |||
| *{{la|Vin Murria}} | |||
| *{{la|William "Hawk" Birdshead}} | |||
| *{{la|William S. Stavropoulos}} | |||
| *{{la|Wilson Electronics}} | |||
| *{{la|Yamuna Sastry}} | |||
| :Thanks for sharing your concerns. I’d like to address the points you’ve raised to clarify any misunderstandings about my contributions and intentions. | |||
| Have fun! ] 14:38, 9 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :First, while my account may appear to have a narrow focus, my goal has always been to ensure that articles on Misplaced Pages adhere to its principles of neutrality, verifiability, and reliable sourcing. My edits related to John Ortberg and related topics are aimed at upholding these standards, not promoting or censoring information. If there are specific examples where you believe I’ve violated these principles, I welcome a constructive discussion to address them. | |||
| :Second, regarding my consultation with John Ortberg: I acknowledge that I have communicated with him, as I’ve disclosed on my user talk page. However, my involvement has been strictly limited to ensuring that edits align with Misplaced Pages’s guidelines and reflect accurate information. | |||
| :Third, concerning the comments about Daniel Lavery, I understand how sensitive these matters are. My intent was not to disparage anyone, and if any of my remarks were perceived as inappropriate, please bring them to my attention. | |||
| :I'd also like to express my disappointment in your accusing me via direct message of treating you like "idiots". That felt like a curt, uncalled for accusation with little to no dialogue or support. You have not engaged in a discussion with me but clearly expressed your desire to see me blocked for little to no good reason I can discern. | |||
| :Finally, regarding warnings from other editors: I value feedback and strive to learn from it. I am more than willing to engage in dialogue to resolve disputes and improve the quality of articles. If there are ongoing concerns about my edits, I encourage the use of formal dispute resolution processes so we can work collaboratively toward a solution. ] (]) 02:53, 9 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| ::Is that AI generated text? I ran it through a few different detectors and most thought that it was at least partially AI generated. ] (]) 03:01, 9 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| ::Unbelievable. Indeffed. Thank you, ]. ] | ] 20:34, 9 January 2025 (UTC). | |||
| == Mirae Asset Park Hyeon Joo Foundation == | |||
| ==Mary Kay Letourneau== | |||
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| * {{la|Mary Kay Letourneau}} | |||
| * {{pagelinks|Mirae Asset Park Hyeon Joo Foundation}} | |||
| * {{userlinks|Smmary}} | |||
| * {{pagelinks|Park Hyeon-joo}} | |||
| Users: | |||
| * {{userlinks|Channy Jung}} | |||
| * {{userlinks|203.239.154.130}} | |||
| * {{userlinks|Chisu1020}} | |||
| <!-- Copy and use the templates above if there are more users or articles. --> | <!-- Copy and use the templates above if there are more users or articles. --> | ||
| Suspected undisclosed COI editors. Single-purpose accounts used exclusively to edit on this person and his foundation. All of the edits are complimentary, and almost entirely unsourced. | |||
| Need some opinions on what to do about an editor known as Smmary, who says she is Mary Kay Letourneau, editing the Mary Kay Letourneau article and wanting things in the article changed if she is not to edit it. See and what Smmary stated below it. ] (]) 15:11, 23 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :{{u|Smmary}} was asked by {{u|SarekOfVulcan}} to verify their identity with OTRS, to which, they gave where they stated, among other things, {{tq|"I only have a little time each week work {{sic}} on this...but I will keep on it"}} and {{tq|"I will be learning."}} I don't know if OTRS was ever contacted by Smmary about this, but if that is the only mechanism which exists for identification, then it would seem prudent for them to do so. '''<span style="font-size:75%;border:2px solid #EF2B2D;border-radius:50px;font-color:#00008b">]</span>''' 10:51, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| ::Yeah, Spintendo. I'll see if anyone watching ] has any interest in weighing in on this. ] (]) 15:21, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| I warned Channy Jung () and 203.239.154.130 () but both have continued editing ] and have ignored the warning (, ). Chisu1020 has been inactive for a while though, but same pattern of behavior. | |||
| ::As seen , Smmary is going on about why the '']'' isn't a reliable source, and on with other thoughts about what reliable sources are. And the posts are so lengthy. I don't know where to begin, and, because Smmary is a newbie, it will take a lot of time to get Smmary to understand how things work here. The lengthy replies are far too lengthy for me to patiently dissect. ] (]) 17:05, 28 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| I recently rewrote ] entirely to get rid of the unsourced promotional-like writing . State of article before the rewrite: . | |||
| ::Will see if the ] will weigh in on this. ] (]) 17:09, 28 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| * ] is relevant, but is not sufficient to verify identity. ]] 18:58, 28 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *So if some anon someone's entire edit history had been to whitewash one single article, and they exhibited such poor understanding as to label the LA Times as a non reliable source, wouldn't we be indeffing out of hand for NOTHERE? So why should we be doing different because the anon has made a sketchy claim to be the subject of the article? ] (]) 19:26, 28 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| Also worth noting the is similarly fluffy. I suspect Park/his foundation are watching these articles. | |||
| I hope the answer is that this editor can be treated with respect and understanding. Also, the editor is not whitewashing. Many of the editor's changes are substantiated by additional NPOV-secondary sourcing. Tabloid journalism permeates the subject's story, but mustn't also shape this BLP. I continue helping this editor and have found only one divergence from NPOV-secondary, which I can as easily attribute to the salicious and near-tabloid status of People magazine as to any deception on the editor's part. While single-issue with COI, the editor has improved this BLP, and has grown more aware of NPOV-Secondary dynamics. Understand how NPOV-Primary tends to call out to those whose lives hinged on those sources, even as the tabloid press of so-called journalists twisted salicious details beyond recognition. It's enough to naturally attract ya to Misplaced Pages. This editor asserts we need to treat the sourcing of tabloid sensations among the most skeptically, and I agree. ] (]) 16:01, 1 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :], the editor was adding material based on their own account of what happened, and continues to try and do that. We can see that the editor is also challenging sources like ''Los Angeles Times''. You don't seem to be using the ] policy accurately. Being neutral on Misplaced Pages does not mean what being neutral means in common discourse. It does not mean, for example, that we should present the matter as simply some forbidden love affair when the vast majority of sources do not. Regarding and , you actually seem to think it's a good idea to use that ] "Mary Kay Letourneau: The Romance That was a Crime" source, including to state that Fualaau initiated and enjoyed the sex. First, some sources disagree on whether or not he initiated the sex. Second, this shows a lack of understanding of ] and ]. A child or other underage minor "initiating the sex" doesn't excuse the adult's actions or commonly make the matter any less damaging to the child or other underage minor, especially in the case of a very young child who might be "initiating the sex" because he or she was sexually abused already or saw a sexual act in person, on television, or the Internet. It is irrelevant in reporting on child sexual abuse unless the source is talking about those previously exposed matters, or how a child thinks that the sexual activity is okay because they found it pleasurable, or how the child might feel guilty about it (as a child, or once they are a teenager or adult) because they found it pleasurable. Yes, it's common for boys to think of the sexual activity with an adult woman as a having been a positive experience, but there are societal reasons for that (in addition to perhaps biological reasons) and it doesn't make the matter any less child sexual abuse or statutory rape. It doesn't automatically mean that the boy will not have psychological issues when older as a result of the sexual activity. And as for ], it was not permeating the Mary Kay Letourneau article at all. If anything, the "Mary Kay Letourneau: The Romance That was a Crime" source is akin to tabloid journalism. And as for '']'' magazine? We already had ]. Consensus was that it is not a tabloid source. | |||
| ] (]) 05:35, 9 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| :I understand what ] means. ], you have worked a lot on the WP:COI guideline and COI issues. Do you have any opinion on this? ], you tend to be strict on BLP matters. Any ideas on how to handle this? ] (]) 23:53, 2 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :Those accounts, as well as ], all seem to be SPA/COI accounts which are not responding to multiple discussion attempts, and should be blocked for some period of time to get their attention. The "foundation" article seems like it would also fail GNG, and should probably be either deleted or merged into the Hyeon-joo article. ] ] 06:07, 13 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| :And, given you received on your talk page from ] and ] not that long ago about BLP articles, I'm not convinced that you know what is appropriate for BLP articles. Well, except for "no tabloid journalism." And I see that ] needed to make you aware of discretionary sanctions in the case of certain BLPs. ] (]) 00:13, 3 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :I BOLDly redirected the foundation article to the main Park Hyeon-joo article. ] (]) 19:05, 23 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| * The obvious thing is to warn {{u|Smmary}} that if she edits the article again she will be blocked. She can request changes via Talk, but if the requests become disruptive that also can lead to blocking. <b>]</b> <small>(])</small> 08:06, 3 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| * I just examined the last revert by Flyer22 of Smmary's last change. I was able to substantiate every change made by Smmary, and have added strong citations for each. In response to Flyer22: TruTV was then called Court TV, and my review did not reveal it to be unreliable based on its WP article, but maybe you can teach me the best way to make such an appraisal. This couple has maintained over all sources and over two decades that no crime occurred, which is noteworthy. The two citations I provide to conclude that the couple was not found having sex in the car by police by the Washington Post and Associated Press go into much greater detail than contrary claims found in People and elsewhere. In summary, this COI contributed verifiable facts in place of misleading nonsense that you reverted back to. I understand the risk of a COI, and the rules of BLP. I'm happy to collaborate with Smmary, as she has requested explicitly over 8 years of messages on her talk page. Please revert any failures on my part to adhere to the high standards of Misplaced Pages with my apologies. <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 20:59, 3 March 2019 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> | |||
| ::], thanks. But I've also taken issue with a bit of ]'s editing. Mcfnord, Smmary's latest changes being able to be substantiated does not negate her previous problematic edits. Above, you stated you were "able to substantiate every change made by Smmary, and have added strong citations for each." If we look at revert by ], we see that you added products.kitsapsun.com source, which is a part of the '']'' network and seems to be reporting on an ] article. You used it, in part, because you , "Two highly credible sources dispute the claim in some sources that they were found engaged in sex." The products.kitsapsun.com. source shows that David Gehrke, LeTourneau's attorney, said the two were clothed and merely talking. That's his claim. And '']'' source that you used states, "''The next witness, Detective Dane Bean, said the young man told him that there had been no sexual contact, but he and LeTourneau had kissed frequently and that he had touched her on the thigh. The two were found fully clothed.''" First, kissing can be sexual, as noted in the ] article. Second, that is a witness reporting on Fualaau's claim. Of course, if Fualaau was trying to protect Letourneau, he would state that. Most importantly, per ], two sources do not trump what the literature generally states. Per WP:Due weight, we give most of our weight to what the literature mostly or generally states. We do not give ]. We don't try to "balance" out every view or aspect with an opposing view or aspect, as if the article is a trial we are involved in with rebuttals for every piece. Like ] states, "If reliable sources disagree, then maintain a ] and present what the various sources say, giving each side its ]." But not everything is due for inclusion. Per WP:Due weight, minority views are not automatically included. And Fualaau's claim is not a WP:Reliable source; it's just his claim. If reliable sources generally state, or at least often state, that Letourneau was caught "having sex with Fualaau in a car," then we go with that unless the report was proven as false. We certainly don't remove the statement that "Letourneau was caught having sex with Fualaau in a car," like you did. That is what is misleading nonsense. '']'' source clearly states that "she was caught having sex with Fualaau in her car." ''Washington Post'' source clearly states that "she was caught having sex with Fualaau in her car." products.kitsapsun.com source, reporting on an Associated Press report, clearly states that "she was caught having sex with Fualaau in her car." It's not just ''People'' magazine stating it. The most we might add as a counter report is that Fualaau, or both Letourneau and Fualaau, stated that they didn't have sex while in the car. | |||
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| ::You argued that "this couple has maintained over all sources and over two decades that no crime occurred, which is noteworthy." What? If you are stating that they are claiming that there was no sexual activity between them, all the evidence points to sexual activity having occurred between them. If you are stating that they do not view the sexual activity as a crime, their view contrasts what the law deemed. It was a crime. If one is talking about the "in the car" matter, it was a violation either way. And the products.kitsapsun.com source notes that she "pleaded guilty last August to two counts of second-degree child rape." Their view that it wasn't a crime because they were "in love" could go in the "Release from prison and marriage to Fualaau" section if they claim that, but that section already has Fualaau's view that he's not a victim, which, again, And that section states that "Letourneau considered her relationship with Fualaau to be 'eternal and endless'." As for TruTV, I am familiar with TruTV. That it is reliable for some things does change the fact that ], especially when the author of the source is taking a "romance that was a crime" viewpoint, | |||
| Well, that's what they ''say'' on openpr.com. For the interested. I was going to link it, but my edit was not saved because it contains a new external link to a ] or ]. Despite that, it seems to have some WP-presence: ] (]) 12:41, 10 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| ::Oh, and now we have this suspicious new account -- {{User|AlienStarChild}} -- editing the article. ] (]) 02:24, 5 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :{{re|Gråbergs Gråa Sång}} That's just a press release site. The company that published it is already listed on ] at ]. ] (]) 15:08, 12 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| :::There are clearly points on which we disagree, but is there a great reason to proceed within this Noteboard, rather than on the Talk page, as ] directed? I'm unrelated to the subject and not a COI. These are my edits based on my research. What's the compelling COI issue? ] (]) 02:32, 5 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| == Paul Devlin (footballer) == | |||
| == Creating new drafts although a possible COI exists? == | |||
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| The editor claims to be the subject of the article and is repeatedly adding altered statistics, replacing ones which appear to be referenced. I and {{u|Struway2}} have made suggestions at the editor's talk page. I am reluctant to continue reverting in the circumstances (for all I know the edits are correct, if unsourced), but on the other hand it could be a hoax or subtle vandalism. What's the best way forwards? ] (]) 12:27, 11 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| :Their stats look correct for what they are, per the sources in the career stats table lower down the article where they appear in the totals columns, but they include data for matches that don't belong in the infobox. The editor has removed all but big-league clubs from the infobox, lumped together separate spells with the same club, and included statistics for cup competitions; I've explained to them that conventionally we don't do that. The editor also suggests there are errors and omissions, which could well be true, but they haven't yet elaborated. cheers, ] (]) 13:00, 11 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| ::They are now blocked from making changes to that article. They are more than welcome to suggest changes on the article's talk page. <b>]</b><sup>]</sup>/<sub>]</sub> 20:07, 11 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| == ] == | |||
| {{pagelinks|User:SHEJO VARGHESE}} | |||
| Undisclosed COI editor writing an autobiography at ].<span id="LunaEclipse:1736800296227:WikipediaFTTCLNConflict_of_interest/Noticeboard" class="FTTCmt"> — 💽 ] 💽 🌹 ⚧ <sup>(''']''')</sup> 20:31, 13 January 2025 (UTC)</span> | |||
| :With the page in draft space and placed for CSD, and the copious user page warnings, with a grand total of 3 edits by this apparent COI editor, I would caution ]. I think no further action is likely necessary as their draft page will either be deleted under CSD but failing that would most certainly fail a formal AfD. ] ] 20:46, 13 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| ::], my bad :( I had no intention to come off as overly harsh.<span id="LunaEclipse:1736801352397:WikipediaFTTCLNConflict_of_interest/Noticeboard" class="FTTCmt"> — 💽 ] 💽 🌹 ⚧ <sup>(''']''')</sup> 20:49, 13 January 2025 (UTC)</span> | |||
| :::Just remember to have good faith -- when they have only made three edits and stopped editing at 16:52, and then subsequently 4 consecutive posts to their talk page is a bit overbearing. It would be one thing if they were editing between your posts (so it appears they are ignoring you), but in this case, zero edits since the first notice, there's not a huge need to escalate unless they continue to persist in unconstructive behavior after the notifications. ] ] 00:46, 14 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| == Gilles Epié == | |||
| Dear Misplaced Pages-Community, | |||
| the following case occurred to my accounts: My original account has got blocked for having a firm name in it, my drafts have been deleted. Due to this issue, an admin stated that I have a COI on my current account. I read a lot of guidelines regarding this concern, but the guidelines are, in my view, a little bit unclear. My question would be: If I have a COI, am I still allowed to create new, neutral drafts of the topic I’m involved in? Of course, I will keep neutrality, reliability and cover relevant aspects in the consent of the Misplaced Pages guidelines. I am willing to create and improve these drafts without any promotional content to ensure that my articles are neutral, justified and reliable. | |||
| Thanks a lot in advance! | |||
| Best regards. ] (]) 09:12, 26 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :I can't speak for "the Misplaced Pages-Community" (no one person can!) but I don't see any reason why you couldn't write a draft article as long as it clearly notes your conflict of interest in Talk. I'd think that you'd want to seek input from other editors and be open to their suggestions and edits and perhaps even ask someone else to determine if the article is ready to be reviewed and moved to article space. But other editors may have different advice or different interpretations of our policies and practices. ] (]) 20:06, 28 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :I'd agree with this. Furthermore, the journals are all or mostly notable and appropriate for articles. The articles however are promotional in tone and content, and possibly copyvio, and do not give the basic information necessary for an article on a journal, such as indexing. This is why we discourage COI editing even if declared--there is no inherent reason why an editor from the firm could not do this properly, but it almost always they do what they would do for aPR or a webpage. Some learn, but most do not. ''']''' (]) 03:13, 1 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| == Singapore Management University == | |||
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| Epie2020 has acknowledged a personal connection to Gilles Epié on their ] but does not seem to consider this a conflict of interest. They were most recently warned about this behavior on 20 December 2023 but to make edits to the Gilles Epié article. ] (]) 22:41, 15 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| :It's been nearly a year since this user's last contribution, unless there are edits to deleted pages. I don't think there's any action to be taken here given that a COI notice has been on the page since 2023. Maybe some work could be done on the article itself? --] (]) 02:37, 17 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| User had been adamant over a few days to restore advertisements in Singapore Management University page. Additionally user has removed the advertisement tag without solving the outstanding issues. <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 11:38, February 28, 2019 (UTC)</small> | |||
| ::Unfortunately I don't think the article has a version in page history that doesn't suffer from ] issues. I've gone ahead and trimmed it down a bit. --] (]) 03:19, 17 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| :::This seems like a reasonable approach to me. They've been off and on editing the same article for years now, so I wouldn't be surprised if they come back at some point. Hopefully this notice will dissuade them from directly editing the article. Thank you for your work on this. ] (]) 15:43, 17 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| == Burning River Buckets == | |||
| == ] and ] == | |||
| The site's founder and owner, Andrew Torba, has for months now been recruiting COI and possibly UPE POV-pushing on the main article ]; one such SPA editor was already TBanned from the article for a month (and has now returned to it). Today someone created an article on the spin-off product ] (not independently notable; currently less than 250 words long), and random seemingly canvassed people are coming out of the woodwork to !vote on the merge RfC: ]. Could use some eyes. ] (]) 04:03, 1 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :{{echo|Softlavender}} I will not be remotely surprised if the site-banned User:Ridiceo and their two other block evading IP socks is actually Andrew Torba or someone from his company. Having random, seemingly experienced editors coming out of the blue to cast !vote and edit the dissenter article ''before'' the merge discussion becomes an RfC is indeed strange. ]]] 16:49, 1 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| '''Note''': I have asked the following editors to clarify if they have a COI connection to the subject: ]]] 08:59, 2 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| * {{userlinks|X-Editor}} | |||
| * {{userlinks|Vsync}} | |||
| :No, I am not employed by any of the subjects under discussion nor are they clients of mine. I have never taken compensation of any kind, including payment, for editing Misplaced Pages nor do I expect to do so. If this ever changes I will of course follow applicable policies. --] (]) 19:20, 5 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| * {{userlinks|Ginjuice4445}} | |||
| :{{ping|Softlavender}}{{ping|Tsumikiria}} No, I do not work for Gab or Torba. I've been editing Misplaced Pages way before I discovered the Gab article and have made many edits to other articles. ] (]) | |||
| '''Comment''': The original notice here is not without irony but I concur with the need for uninvolved editors/administrators to assess the discussion. Heated ] are flying and before they land the participants leave the discussion to edit-war over forcing the issue. For my part I cast my vote, followed up on interesting counterarguments, and stated what would change my view; ] tagged all my comments. I made 3 substantive edits, removing vendor hype; they suggested I was paid ''by'' that vendor. I directly expressed concern about one editor's statement casting the service as an ] and thereby undeserving of an article; notably this was one of the few comments ''not'' replied to. When an editor was called out here without notification I simply supplied it rather than see things escalate; for this I got mocked, variously, for how much I do or don't edit Misplaced Pages. This is not an environment that encourages one to contribute further. -- P.S. As a new service a discussion about it is bound to involve new editors. P.P.S. I've just learned about ] and this article seems as good a use case as any I can imagine. ] (]) 19:20, 5 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :I replied to that concern on another location. I've reiterated in a direct reply to you just now. For a new editor, citing ] is rather impressive. We might be overalert due to past disruptions, but ] concerns aren't invalid. ]]] 23:11, 5 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| == Jusinjacob == | |||
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| ] has identified himself as the owner of the ] basketball team on , on , and on . I've tried over a period of months (and on each of those talk pages) to share information on the COI policy and the need for reliable sources, to no apparent avail. Perhaps others could give it try. -- ] (]) 01:54, 16 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| If anyone can read the (deleted) article on Saikatham Books, it is mentioned that the director of the company is Jusin jacob. The user himself added The promotion doesn't stop with that article, he also goes into other wiki articles and adds his company's site link to them. ] (]) 08:41, 2 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :I think this is resolved for now. I've done a run through for links to the website, and left some advice on the editor's talk-page. Unless I missed something, this can be archived. ] (]) 23:05, 13 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :I've posted a on their talk page. For now I think it's worth letting their changes to the page more or less stand; their ''actual contributions'' in the latest round of edits consisted of deleting some unreferenced information and accidentally removing one reference. --] (]) 20:48, 16 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| == Mike Bullard (comedian) == | |||
| ::Went back and restored the external links section as well. --] (]) 20:50, 16 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| :::Link to a ] thread from 2024 regarding an IP editor claiming to be the team's owner: ] --] <span style="color:red">🍁</span> (]) 16:02, 20 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| == ] == | |||
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| The user ] is repeatedly editing the ] article to remove the section about legal issues. The information is properly sourced, and the username implies an obvious COI. --] (]) 05:15, 3 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| User appears to be/is part of a (self-published) substack publication called ''Shatter the Standards'' and since joining on January 13 2025 have been adding the publication's reviews to album articles (]). For example/recently, on Mac Miller's '']'' (today). // ] (]) 20:52, 16 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| == indexsciences.com == | |||
| : {{u|Chchcheckit}} The top of this noticeboard clearly says {{tq|This page should only be used when ordinary talk page discussion has been attempted and failed to resolve the issue}}. Why wasn't this done first? I have now left a COI notice on the user's talk page. ] (]) 22:20, 16 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| ::my bad. i rushed / wasn't thinking {{facepalm}} // ] (]) 22:37, 16 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| ::: No wirres {{u|Chchcheckit}}, thanks for responding. Hopefully they will respond either here or there. ] (]) 02:27, 17 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| :{{linksummary|shatterthestandards.com}} ] (]) 16:23, 19 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| == Alexander H. Joffe == | |||
| This is just a heads up, I have no idea how to identify this company, but perhaps somebody here has ideas. Today I received the following email, from editor@indexsciences.com, at my personal (real life) email. There is no website at this address and, unsurprisingly, a WHOIS search does not offer any information about who is behind this site. The text of the email is copied here (with my name removed): | |||
| <blockquote>Dear Dr.XXXXXX, | |||
| Have you ever wondered of having a Misplaced Pages page for yourself or your company? We can help you get a Misplaced Pages page for yourself or your brand. | |||
| Usually Misplaced Pages only accepts pages on celebrities and famous companies, if you are looking to get one for your self, we can help you with that. Having a page for yourself in Misplaced Pages, brings you more credibility and makes you more famous. | |||
| We have been editing on Misplaced Pages for 7+ years and We've created tons of pages for companies, people, brands, products, and of course for academic purposes as well. | |||
| We own multiple accounts on Misplaced Pages with page curation and new page reviewer rights, so i can create and moderate pages with almost zero risk of another mod taking it down. | |||
| There are few[REDACTED] editors who are willing to create a page for money, and most of them are scared to offer this service directly, so they do it through their trusted sellers who markup the price to $1500 - $2500 per page. | |||
| Because you're buying directly from an experienced[REDACTED] editor and mod, you'll get your page a lot cheaper, faster and with more reliability. | |||
| Let me know if you are interested | |||
| Regards | |||
| Patricia M. Carnes</blockquote> | |||
| I'm apparently not the only one, . The email contains a few typos and slightly unusual grammar, and unusually refers to "mods" when they mean editors or admins --] (]) 12:17, 3 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :We are aware of similar emails as well and we're also doing what we can to look into it, but as you point out, there is not much information seemingly available. ''']''' ] 18:17, 6 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| == QuisLex == | |||
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| * {{userlinks|69.121.25.122}} Claims to be Joffe in a 2007 edit | |||
| * {{la|California Innocence Project}} | |||
| * {{userlinks|71.249.231.9}} Edited the article only a day after the above IP to remove a notability tag, has only edited the Joffe article, Joffe's area of expertise of ] and ], Joffe's former employer per here. | |||
| * {{la|Audrey McGinn}} | |||
| * {{userlinks|74.88.198.179}} Claims to be Joffe in this talk page edit | |||
| * {{la|Alex Simpson (attorney)}} | |||
| * {{userlinks|24.191.44.177}} Claims to be Joffe in the same talk page as above | |||
| * {{la|Justin Brooks}} | |||
| * {{userlinks|31.154.131.245}} Single edit on the page promoting Joffe's podcast, IP is from Israel where Joffe has done work in the past. I find it rather unlikely some random Israeli wants to add a link to a minor academic's podcast. | |||
| * {{la|Michael Semanchik}} | |||
| * {{userlinks|67.82.155.243}} Made 2 edits to Joffe article, has ] IP, only a few miles from ] where Joffe formerly taught. | |||
| * {{la|Brian Banks (American football)}} | |||
| There are other IPs which have only one edit to Joffe's article that could well be him as well but I don't think that's enough evidence to go by, nor would it be worthwile given how much Joffe's IP seems to change. ] (]) 03:07, 18 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| * {{la|Lynne Serpe}} | |||
| * {{la|Rare Beer Club}} | |||
| :Not really actionable directly as all of these account edits are from several years ago. IP addresses span multiple networks and we wouldn’t block them broadly without good reason. Only thing at the moment is to keep an eye out on this article. If new IP edits become persistently disruptive you could request page protection, but one or two anonymous edits once a year wouldn’t even qualify for that unless there were serious BLP concerns. Use revert instead. ] ] 05:09, 18 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| * {{userlinks|Dylanexpert }} | |||
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| Last week I a brief comment asking Dylanexpert if they had a conflict of interest, and explaining ]. This was based on to ] which added "award-winning" to the first sentence, and a lot of bland, vaguely promotional descriptions based on flimsy sources. After looking at their history, several other articles had similar problems with flattering-but-vague bloat. Most of these articles are connected to the ], such as to the Brian Banks article. | |||
| Today they responded with . There's a lot of filler here, but three things seem pretty alarming: | |||
| *{{tq|When I was approached by my client, representing the organization QuisLex, to edit their page for compensation, I thought “why not”? Obviously you disagree, but if all information in an article is properly sourced, it shouldn’t matter whether an editor has been paid or is working for free.}} - It's not that I "disagree", it's that, well... hopefully the problems here are obvious. | |||
| *{{tq|However, I was recently approached by a client to represent a company that has had many legal claims and other public complaints against it. I was appalled by this company and immediately turned the client down. I refuse to edit the Misplaced Pages page of a company that I believe may be fraudulent or otherwise unsavory.}} - This suggests freelance paid editing. Why is this editor being approached? Who is the other company, and did they sucker someone else into editing? This seems like a good illustration of a problem with paid editing, as disclosing this would improve the project but would also potentially hurt this editor's chances of finding more work. We should be concerned with neutrality and notability, not with how "unsavory" a company is. | |||
| *{{tq|The rules say that paid editors are strongly discouraged from contributing to Misplaced Pages. It doesn’t say that they are forbidden from doing so. I suspect that that wording is included because to forbid editors from making edits to an article for which they are being paid by a client would constitute ]. Certainly, I would claim restraint of trade if I were thus prevented from editing this article.}} - This is an implied legal threat. My response on my talk page mentions ], and I have asked them to respond here. | |||
| As this editor explained in great detail on my talk page, not all of their edits are promotional, but unless they disclose all activity, it's not clear exactly which are clean and which are not. The above articles seem like plausible candidates. The edits to ] suggest that this might be a long-term behavior, since that activity dates to 2013 and includes a] which later received an OTRS ticket. Normally this wouldn't mean anything, but combined with the comments about "clients", it's an additional red flag. ] (]) 00:28, 4 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :This matter should never have been referred to the Noticeboard. Please note the first bullet point of the “Additional Notes” above: “This page should only be used when ordinary talk page discussion has been attempted and failed to resolve the issue, such as when an editor has repeatedly added problematic material over an extended period.” Obviously, my actions do not qualify as “repeated” or “extended”: indeed, I’ve taken no action at all to edit the QuisLex article since Greyfell posted his comment on February 24 on my ] page. In addition, Greyfell did not at all use our discussion on his ] page to resolve this matter, dismissing my sincere questions as “filler.” | |||
| :I also included this sentence: “Particularly, if you happen to find any negative articles about QuisLex, by all means let me know, since to help maintain NPOV, I will gladly include references to those negative articles in the text.” (This is on the theory that his Internet search might uncover something I overlooked.) Apparently, Greyfell has plenty of time to put me on the Noticeboard, but not to do some simple research that might have made the QuisLex article better. | |||
| :Also, Greyfell completely fails to mention in his comments that in addition to posting his brief comment on my Talk page on February 24, he literally deleted ''all'' my work on the QuisLex article, as well as the work of a former editor or editors. This is despite the fact that the main objection he expressed to my edit of the article (other than the possible conflict of interest) was my use of the words “award winning” in the first sentence of my version of the article, a phrase which was, in fact, supported by a cited reference to this blog by UK-based attorney Chris Dale, who is described as the creator of “an authoritative and objective web site and blog on the subject and is a well-known speaker and commentator in the UK, the US and any jurisdiction which requires electronic discovery of documents.” (On the article ] page, Greyfell disagrees that Dale is a legitimate authority, calling Dale's post an example of “acrylic paperweights”!) However, Greyfell completed ignored my offer to delete the words “award winning” (and the citation) from my version of the article, which would have resolved the problem. | |||
| :On the other hand, I apologize for my carelessness in not realizing that I had to reveal publicly that I was being compensated for my work on the article. I have already indicated the fact of my compensation on the QuisLex Talk page, and will shortly indicate it on my own Talk page as well. | |||
| :Also, I apologize that I gave the misleading impression that I was threatening Greyfell personally with legal action, which was not true. However, ] does specify the following: “Administrators should first seek to clarify the user's intention if there is doubt.” Greyfell did not allow me the opportunity to apologize and retract my statement. He simply went ballistic and posted to this Noticeboard. | |||
| :I know that the dispute between Greyfell and myself has been of too brief a duration to qualify as ], but I certainly feel harassed! And as I informed Greyfell, situations like this do not encourage talented editors to contribute to Misplaced Pages! | |||
| :I strongly encourage other editors to view the history of this dispute and of the article and to respond. Thank you. | |||
| :] (]) 15:12, 4 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| ::Dylanexpert, first, I am not an administrator. This post was to bring this problem to wider attention people with more experience dealing with these issues. | |||
| ::As I explained, this wasn't merely about QuisLex, this was about several years of past activity writing promotional articles, which are listed above. You have admitted to writing for pay, but have carefully avoided explaining any details, or discussing previous edits. | |||
| ::I have enough first-hand experience with legal action and Misplaced Pages that I don't take it lightly. You made an implied legal threat, and you still haven't clarified your intentions. It's not just ''me'' that you implied you would take legal action against, it was Misplaced Pages. Just spit it out, why would you even mention ] if not because you felt if gave you grounds for legal action? Instead of vague legalize, and complaining about policies, state your intentions using direct language. | |||
| ::You also have not explained how you were approached, nor why some other company approached you. As I said on my talk page, you need to be transparent about all this. Who else has payed you to edit, and is anyone else still paying you to edit? What other articles have you written for pay? ] (]) 21:59, 4 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :Given the responses you were already giving to Greyfell, where you were denying the import of noting paid editing, and given that more eyes could be used to look at your prior edits, then yes, Greyfell was acting appropriately to bring this matter to the attention of those concerned with conflict-of-interest editing. Your eagerness to call having noticed your legal threat as going "ballistic" and say that you were feeling harassed for having your problematic edits and statements noted is inappropriate (as is any suggestion that you be entrusted with adding any negative material to your client's article.) I recommend that you not edit your client's articles, but use the Talk page to suggest edits, so that they may be seen by editors who are not inherently biased before inclusion. --] (]) 16:58, 5 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| ::{{u|Dylanexpert}}, you asked for advice ], and received some that seems to me very good indeed. It's a pity that you haven't followed the first suggestion, which was to list on your user page all articles that you've edited for pay, with details of who paid you, and on whose behalf (and yes, I've seen that you've placed some {{tl|Connected contributor (paid)}} tags). Until you do that, ''all'' your edits are under suspicion. It might be good to do this before you make any further edit elsewhere. Thanks, ] (]) 23:21, 13 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :::{{u|Justlettersandnumbers}}: Thank you for weighing in, but I'm a bit puzzled. I never said anywhere that I didn't intend to list on my user page any articles that I've edited for pay. In fact, as you can see, when the editor Grayfell brought up the subject on my user Talk page, I wrote, ''prior'' to your edit above, the following sentence, "I am going to put all the information in when I have time," meaning within the next day or two, owing to personal pressures that I have had to deal with. Also, my placement of the Connected Contributor tags on the relevant article Talk pages would seem to indicate my good faith in this matter. Unfortunately, I had originally believed that the COI information should go on my Talk page, rather than the main user page. I have rectified that error, and the statement has now been entered on my main user page for all to see. | |||
| :::As an additional note, I want to declare that I was ''not'' compensated for my work on the Lynne Serpe article. | |||
| :::I want to apologize that I unknowingly violated Misplaced Pages's Terms of Use and want to assure you and others that it won't happen again. I'm also sorry that I reacted overly emotionally to Grayfell's original concerns about the QuisLex article. Thank you again. | |||
| :::] (]) 14:03, 14 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| == Emily Jane Fox == | |||
| == Earth System Governance Project == | |||
| {{Resolved| Discussion should remain at ] ] (]) 16:02, 22 January 2025 (UTC)}} | |||
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| User:Emilyjanefox1 has edited ]. Some talk page and/or user talk page templates may be needed. ---] <sub>(])</sub> 18:38, 4 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| : Oh, and I forgot to mention, someone called "Emilyjanefox" has edited the article before. This is noted on the article's talk page, in the connected contributor template. ---] <sub>(])</sub> 18:52, 4 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| ::Well, both accounts have now been templated to within an inch of their lives. However, note that both edits made by these accounts were simply to remove patently false information, e.g. . In one case the "information" involved doctoring an alleged statement she made to MSNBC not supported by the reference . She did not ask for this article, and frankly I don't envy her the position she's in. Perhaps a little more of the personal touch when communicating and little less ] might be considered. ] (]) 15:45, 5 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| == UglyDolls (film) == | |||
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| These two users continue to add a so-called actor named "Jonathan Favela" as a character voice in the Uglydolls movie. No actor with this name seems to exist, but the user with the name Jonathan Favela has created ] ], one on the account of the other, which seems to be a false attempt to paint himself as a legitimate author source as well. ] (]) 00:19, 5 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| == ] == | |||
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| * {{la|Kilgore College Rangerettes}} | |||
| * {{userlinks|KingOfKilgore}} | |||
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| Pinging {{ping|EMsmile}}. See the extensive discussion on ]. Would like a subject matter expert/COI expert to figure this out. ] (]) 18:12, 19 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| Does COISELF extend to organizations/companies connected to a family member? While a person is genreally considered to have a COI when they are trying to create/edit content about a family member per ], I'm wondering if the same can be said about persons creating/editing content about organizations, etc. which are directly connected to a family member. For example, a person editing content about their spouse would be considered to have a COI, right? Would the same person, however, also have a COI if they were editing content about their spouse's company or some other organization in which the spouse held some position of authority?{{pb}}The specific example I've come across is ] where {{u|KingOfKilgore}} has been expanding the article. He has stated on his user page that he is married to assistant director and choreographer of the Rangerrettes; the editor may also be working on a ] about his wife and one of the photos (]) added to the team's article may be of his wife. While the licensing on the photos seems OK, the fact they were uploaded "for publication and marketing the Kilgore College Rangerettes on Misplaced Pages and other publications" makes me a bit concerned about why they're being added to the article.{{pb}}Anyway, I've already posted about some general COI stuff at ], but I figured it would be good to get other opinions on this after reading KingOfKilgore, and also in case I'm the one who's really in the wrong here. -- ] (]) 05:31, 5 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :Adding a personal comment to the article as done ] about images not being allowed in the article is another reason which I feel KingOfKilgore probably should refrain from directly editing the article except per ]. A non-free image uploaded by KingOfKilgore was previously removed from the article per a ] discussion because it was deemed not to comply with ]. The comment added to the article seems to be a response to that. Being frustrated over something being deleted is understandable, but articles are not really the right place to express such frustrations whether you’ve got a COI or not. — ] (]) 09:43, 5 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :Hello ], that ANI thread has become crazy long, should we (or someone) perhaps summarise what the COI question about me is exactly, for the benefit of the people watching this noticeboard? You might be in a better position to do that than me. - My question would be: is the COI management explanation that I give on my profile page at the top under "disclosure" sufficient/correct? The ANI got started by someone who claimed my edits at ] were adding "PR" because I am a paid editor and have a COI. I have rejected this claim and believe I have followed procedures correctly. I have however said in the ANI thread that I would be happy to ban myself from editing the ] article in future due to the various connections between that alliance of academics and my client, the "Earth System Governance Foundation". ] (]) 11:06, 20 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| ::{{u|Marchjuly}} I don't think you're in the wrong, and especially not after his comment on the talk page . ] (]) 11:30, 5 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :Just a note here that EMsmile also wrote 98% of ], the founder of the ESG Project. I'm not sure what question this COIN thread is supposed to be answering. What are we supposed to be figuring out here? ] (] <nowiki>|</nowiki> ]) 18:30, 20 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| == Jewish Voice for Labour == | |||
| ::no clue. never posted anything to COI/N. Just trying to get folks who know how to handle it or similar situations' take. ] (]) 19:25, 20 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| :::OK, since you don't have a specific question for COIN, I suggest that people who are interested comment at AN/I instead of here. Having a discussion take place in two different pages is very stressful, especially for the person whose conduct is being discussed. ] (] <nowiki>|</nowiki> ]) 19:38, 20 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| == Mockbul Ali == | |||
| {{Resolved|Page has been deleted and salted ] (]) 16:30, 22 January 2025 (UTC)}} | |||
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| Article had been deleted after prior WP:COIN , has now been created again. I've tagged for deletion. ] (]) 13:38, 21 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| Per , {{ping|RolandR}} admitted a COI in relation to this small activist group. Today they information sourced to The New York Times from the article.] (]) 10:46, 5 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :His edit seems perfectly correct? You took a quote from a news article and attempted to restate it in Misplaced Pages's voice without even attributing it. This is a cut and dry BLP issue. ] (]) 11:16, 5 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| ::It's not a quote - it is in the NYT's voice - "Jewish Voice for Labour, set up in 2017 by Mr. Corbyn to take on allegations of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party". The attributed quote of Goldstein is there since I inserted that elsewhere in the article - attributed to Goldstein (and I wanted a single ref) - but the line on the founding of the group is clearly made by the NYT itself. ] (]) 11:21, 5 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :: The full context (if you can't see NYT behind a paywall) is {{tq|"Ms. George said she meant only to say it was "<long quote of George>". Jewish Voice for Labour, set up in 2017 by Mr. Corbyn to take on allegations of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party, defended Ms. George."}} - so no - this is not a quote in the NYT, but the NYT saying it itself. ] (]) 11:26, 5 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :The page in question complies with all of Misplaced Pages’s criteria and is factual with no commentary. There are references also included. The page is also identical in form to dozens of other pages for British diplomats. The UK diplomatic service has only a handful of diplomats from ethnic minority backgrounds, therefore it is worthwhile having a page on one of the very few ethnic minority British Ambassadors (of which there have been less than a dozen in the last 100 years). The aim surely has to be to improve the page and not delete it. ] (]) 16:20, 21 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| == ] == | |||
| ::Long history of puffery and sock puppetry. Probably does not meet our notability guidelines and we strongly suspect it's an autobiography. ] (]) 08:24, 22 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| Pinging {{Ping|Jay8g}} and {{Ping|Axad12}}. ] (]) 14:01, 21 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
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| ] previously had an account name that identified them with ], but has subsequently changed their name, and has not made a declaration under the new account name. ] is tagged as having ]. ], on the founder of Soundwalk, also has not had a declaration made. ] (]) 02:21, 6 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :The page in question complies with all of Misplaced Pages’s criteria and is factual with no commentary. There are references also included. The page is also identical in form to dozens of other pages for British diplomats. The UK diplomatic service has only a handful of diplomats from ethnic minority backgrounds, therefore it is worthwhile having a page on one of the very few ethnic minority British Ambassadors (of which there have been less than a dozen in the last 100 years). The aim surely has to be to improve the page and not delete it. ] (]) 16:20, 21 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| :The ] article has a long list of suspected connected contributors. --] <span style="color:red">🍁</span> (]) 15:46, 6 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| == EnterpriseDB == | |||
| Dear editors, I understand it might look like I have an involvement in Soundwalk Collective financially, but I do not, I am a big fan of their work and Stephan Crasneanscki as a stand alone artist. I have followed Soundwalk Collectives work for many years, I do not know any of them personally. Can we please work together on cleaning anything up? It would be a shame for this work to go to waste. | |||
| ] (]) 10:42, 7 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :Looks like nonsense to me, and please explain how, if you don't know them personally, you took the picture? -] ] 11:48, 7 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| Dear all, the photo was given to me by a photographer friend of mine. She was in Abu Dhabi at the same time as Stephan Crasneanscki. I own this photo, but I did not take it. Hi ], Is the underlying issue that Stephan Crasneanscki is not 'noteworthy' enough for Misplaced Pages? | |||
| ] (]) 14:48, 8 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :{{Reply to|Sonnenalle44}},Ok but the statement above makes it sound like your friend met Crasneanscki by coincidence. Did your friend take all three images you have claimed? ] (]) 15:33, 8 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| ::The underlying issue is that you have a COI regarding Soundwalk Collective, as indicated by your editing behaviour, and your previous username. -] ] 13:12, 11 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| == Debbie Tisinger-Moore == | |||
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| Repetitive edits with promotional and unsourced content. Article has a history of seemingly paid editors and/or closely affiliated editors. ~<span style="font-variant:small-caps">]</span><sup>]{{nbsp}}•{{nbsp}}]</sup> 22:05, 21 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| User was ] by {{u|Agent00x}} of ]. Edits have persisted at clearly connected article nonetheless. –<span style="font-family:CG Times">] ]<sup>]</sup></span> 23:04, 6 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :User hasn't responded to any talk page messages or made any other attempt to communicate besides two very short edit summaries. A block might be needed to get their attention (and also per ]). See also ]. --] (]) 22:30, 21 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| ==]== | |||
| :They've been blocked for spam. ] (]) 08:25, 22 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
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| * {{la|Howard Pechet}} | |||
| * {{userlinks|Laurie Wallace-Lynch}} | |||
| * {{userlinks|76.69.27.17}} | |||
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| Laurie Wallace-Lynch first came to my attention when they added mass additions of unsourced (and unencyclopedicly worded) content to ] . Despite asking the user directly if they were paid (as their username matches ) they have ignored my warnings and continued to edit without disclosing. They also have appeared to have tried editing while logged out . ] (]) 22:57, 8 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| ::I listed all the potential COI/undisclosed paid editors in the article's history on the article talk page. Not a single one ever disclosed a connection to the company, but a bit of searching found that the majority were rather obvious. As the blocked editor is the only one recently active, there's no point in notifying any of the others. --] <span style="color:red">🍁</span> (]) 14:13, 22 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| == User:Lminati == | |||
| == Long history of undisclosed COI editing by SerChevalerie == | |||
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| Lminati has added new sections dealing with his own work to about a half dozen articles. is a representative sample. I pointed him to ] (admittedly, I could have avoided the suggestive redirect name) and how he's accusing me of . That's fine, I've got a thick skin, but now that the dispute is personalized I would appreciate it if some other folks could weigh in. If I'm the one in the wrong here, please tell me so. Thanks. - ] (]) 23:33, 8 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :OK, MrOllie, thank you for raising the issue here, it is a good idea. Let us seek guidance and I will absolutely abide to what what advice is given. I have added recognized academic contributions that we have given to the following articles, trying to be balanced and just briefly mention results that have been widely recognized as important and are published on peer-reviewed scientific articles and journals - nothing related to personal business, websites etcetera. I have also added some references to the work of others. I have taken the liberty of creating and adding several illustrative images, that have been found helpful in academic presentations etcetera, I hopes they would be appreciated. This seemed to me to be a valuable contribution, but maybe I am incorrect. All my changes on all pages have been systematically reverted, twice, without any discussion on the scientific content, which I feel very demotivating. If it is inappropriate to include these results, they can be deleted and I will quit this community and refrain from making any further contributions. For the benefit of those involved here is the list of pages | |||
| https://en.wikipedia.org/Central_pattern_generator | |||
| https://en.wikipedia.org/Field-programmable_analog_array | |||
| https://en.wikipedia.org/Hexapod_(robotics) | |||
| https://en.wikipedia.org/Zero_instruction_set_computer | |||
| https://en.wikipedia.org/Neon_lamp | |||
| https://en.wikipedia.org/Sierpinski_triangle | |||
| https://en.wikipedia.org/Ring_oscillator | |||
| Thank you in advance for the guidance and help. <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 23:41, 8 March 2019 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> | |||
| I would also, politely and humbly, request that due notice is taken of this rule "Hounding on Misplaced Pages (or "wikihounding") is the singling out of one or more editors, joining discussions on multiple pages or topics they may edit or multiple debates where they contribute, to repeatedly confront or inhibit their work. This is with an apparent aim of creating irritation, annoyance or distress to the other editor. Hounding usually involves following the target from place to place on Misplaced Pages." It is very hurtful when as a senior academic you try to contribute, and someone chases you everywhere to delete everything repeatedly, with a blanket accusation. I have not promoted myself or my company, only attempted to divulge scientific results by adding academically appropriate citations: these have been peer-reviewed and are citations to official journals, so it is not just "my work". Additionally, I have little or no benefit from a citation on Misplaced Pages, which, as we know, is not officially counted. Then, I am new so I trust that the community will give me feedback: if what I did was wrong, or is otherwise unwelcome, I shall withdraw. <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 02:56, 9 March 2019 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> | |||
| == Singapore Management University == | |||
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* {{pagelinks|Frederick Noronha}} | ||
| * {{pagelinks|Subodh Kerkar}} | |||
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| * {{pagelinks|Museum of Goa}} | |||
| * {{pagelinks|Isidore Dantas}} | |||
| * {{userlinks|SerChevalerie}} | |||
| SerChevalerie has been involved with a number of undisclosed COI editing over the years. Starting off with this recent COI article on his grandfather ], he contributed to it significantly for months even after he was warned by an admin | |||
| User has been defiance in maintaining page’s independence by restoring promotional materials on the following dates: | |||
| He also edits on BLP articles like ] and ] with whom he has external relationships, some of his edits on Noronha are , , . For Dantas' article see , , | |||
| - 21/02/2019<br> | |||
| - 27/02/2019<br> | |||
| - 09/02/2019<br> | |||
| SerChevalerie has also an apparent undisclosed paid COI on articles ] and ]. I have the relevant private evidence to prove for the same. Another fact to add here is Kerkar's article that was created had some copyvio problems when it was created. SerChevalerie created the page again and reworked on it from start , which he himself has confirmed it via the article's talk page . The article ] is a business owned by Kerkar, SerChevalerie is also seen involved in editing during the same 2018-19 phase, see , | |||
| Besides the advertisement tag and third party tag (added on 05/03/19) placed by administrators were remove without resolving outstanding issues in the page. | |||
| My conclusion with the last two articles is that he has a business or private relationship with Subodh Kerkar himself. I'm not sure how much COI or paid COI editing he has done so far. But the articles he created on and before the year 2020 need further scrutiny.]<sup>2003</sup>(]) 11:09, 24 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| Please be the judge as this user has shown unrestrained aggressiveness. | |||
| ] (]) 14:27, 9 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| I have explained my reasons clearly numerous times but this user Rongyao has chosen to bulldoze them. This user is also suspected as a sockpuppet of other users who have been banned for using this advert template and promotional concerns as a reason to just delete relevant materials, key achievements, and legitimate history that is common to and needed for most institutions especially universities. S/he is the one with a conflict of interest. He has also been suspended several times for abusing his editorial right. | |||
| ] <!--Template:Undated--><small class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added 17:19, 9 March 2019 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> | |||
| == ] == | |||
| Longish bio of a frankly pretty obscure associate professor, by a new account that has done very little else. Done at a local . The editor also took the (rather nice) photo 4 days ago. ] (]) 01:41, 10 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :It's quite possible the editor is a student or colleague of the subject, but... even if either were true that's a pretty minimal COI and the article isn't promotional. ] was added as a suggested article (then a red link) back in January by a completely different editor when the edit-a-thon was being organized . The article was started on February 6th in the editor's sandbox, the date of the first workshop for the edit-a-thon. Observe , obviously notes from the workshop. It was then gradually built up. It was one of the organizers of the editathon who moved it into article space , not its creator. Whether or not the subject is notable is an entirely different question, but that's a frequent problem with these sorts of events. I'm not seeing a COI problem here. ] (]) 12:21, 12 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| == Sword and Scale == | |||
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| Obvious conflict of interest, owning the article and removing cited controversy. More eyes on the article would also be good to help regulate that.<br /> — ] ] 01:48, 10 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *{{nacc}} '''Comment''': The "cited controversy" has been repeatedly removed and re-added countless times and it appears that {{u|MBoudet}} is doing so for ] reasons per ]. This might be allowed per ] and ], but there doesn't seem to be any discussion of this at all on the article's talk page or at a place like ]; maybe there should be (see ]) and perhaps it should be left out until it's determined not to be a BLP violation. The editing warring going on over this by both {{u|Satani}} and MBoudet has really not been productive at all, and edit summaries like ] and ] left by Santanai were not very helpful, particularly because of the defamation claim, and probably only led to more edit warring. It's surprising that this didn't end up at ] with one or both editors being blocked over it.{{pb}}There are, however, some other issues which need to be resolved. MBoudet is the creator of the article, which is basically about his podcast. Whether the article is ] enough for a stand-alone article to exist, it's quite clear he (if he's really MBoudet, but that's a ] issue) does have a conflict-of-interest with respect to anything about the podcast or about himself on Misplaced Pages and, thus, shouldn't be editing such content directly (except per COIADVICE). It's also possible that his conflict-of-interest is also a ] which means that ] is also applicable. So, MBoudet needs to properly disclose his COI per ] and also declare his status as a paid contributor as well. -- ] (]) 02:32, 10 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| *I've added ], an article that he created as well as his sandbox version. COI needs explored here.<br /> — ] ] 04:03, 10 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| **Alhtough MBoudet created the "Reality Kings" article, he doesn't appear to have edited it (at least not with the MBoudet account) since 2011. A Mike Boudet is specifically mentioned by name in '''Sword and Scale'''; so, it's not much of a reach to see how MBoudet might be connected to that article. I'm not, however, seeing any obvious connection between the account and "Reality Kings". What about the article makes you feel that he's also somehow connected to it? -- ] (]) 01:07, 11 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| ***A number of things make me think that but we need to hear from him first as he may explain it.<br /> — ] ] 03:24, 11 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| == ] and ] == | |||
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| * {{la|Sergio Ermotti}} | |||
| * {{La|Joseph Yam}} | |||
| * {{La|Chi-Won Yoon}} | |||
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| * {{userlinks| En ittomre }} | |||
| The user is a SPA on ] related articles. But the most recent edits are off the bar for so large, which ] recruitment link in the article UBS. ] (]) 15:20, 10 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| == Andrzej Sztando == | |||
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| Seems to be an obvious coi owning the article and fighting to keep it from being deleted with Afd discussion here: ]. Some more eyes on the Afd discussion would help. '''<span style="text-shadow:7px 7px 8px black;">]<sup>]</sup></span>''' 09:41, 12 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :Seems to be cleared up. '''<span style="text-shadow:7px 7px 8px black;">]<sup>]</sup></span>''' 12:34, 13 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| == ] == | |||
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| * {{la|Bhavi Chand Jindal}} | |||
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| This article could use some extra eyes. I tagged it for G11 but that was judged to be a very bad call ("bogus"). Meanwhile, the article creator has been indeffed for promotional editing and most of their articles deleted. --] (]) 18:53, 12 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
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| * {{la|Max Schneider discography}} | |||
| * {{userlinks|Dml407}} | |||
| * {{userlinks|Cantfullstopmenow}} | |||
| * {{IP|2605:E000:9A84:3600:5C7C:DB30:7411:7AF3}} | |||
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| This article could use some extra eyes. | |||
| There has been long term disruption on Max Schneider related pages by COIs since February. The IP listed above claims to be his manager (and was warned about COI editing). Their edit was subsequently replicated by Cantfullstopmenow showing they are the same user or working together. Their edits were overtly promotional and rejected. However, today Dml407 made a similar edit with a less over promotional tone but used similar text like "MAX is an iHeart 2019 ‘Best New Pop Artist" nominee to begin the paragraph and Lights Down Low charting. They also spammed a bunch of his performances with Youtube references which seems to just be to boost Schneider's resume. None of these users (or IPs) have followed proper COI procedure despite them all receiving warnings. ] (]) 19:20, 12 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
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| This is a highly influential multi-billion dollar corporation and their page reads like an advert. There are not many eyes on the article because the company is based in India, not California. is ]. The editors are now blocked but their advert remains. I have added a COI tag but think most of the content would usefully be removed, though it is referenced. <span style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva;">] (])</span> 10:31, 13 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| == Brian Frosh == | |||
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| * {{la|Brian Frosh}} | |||
| * {{userlinks|OliverC200}} | |||
| * {{userlinks|BBcomm}} | |||
| * {{IP|167.102.134.1}} | |||
| * {{IP|2601:143:C601:D520:4414:7AD8:1E93:8F07}} | |||
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| This was declined at protection requests with a suggestion that I bring it here. Article has a long history of promotional edits. OliverC200 is a Frosh ]. The account was unblocked with a request that they learn about ]. BBcomm is included as another ] for the page.] (]) 11:38, 13 March 2019 (UTC) I've also notified two ip addresses that were adding lenghty promotional material to the article. . There is a lot more if you want to go further back. I will do so on request. ] (]) 11:38, 13 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| == User:Josephintechnicolor and ] == | |||
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| * {{la|Kelly Hyman}} | |||
| * {{la|Giuseppe G. Ruisi}} | |||
| * {{userlinks|Josephintechnicolor}} | |||
| Was referred from declined CU request and SPI case ]. So, ], which was recreated at ] and ], was yet again recreated by Josephintechnicolor in namespace ] due to main space was SALTed to new user. It was recently MFD. | |||
| Based on ]. It seem the user {{u|Mohamed Ouda}} was paid to do so to create ]. On the AN thread, it was mentioned a few other user, which ] was a sock of ], while ] was another sockmaster that have 3 other socks that was mentioned in ] by admin {{u|BU Rob13}} as "the four accounts I blocked were related". So, it may be a ] on paid editing, and unlikely a new user, by coincidence , recreating ] in ] just by random chance of overlapping interest (despite it was different in structure by compare ] and ]) | |||
| Also, the user Josephintechnicolor somehow tagged himself for COI (see user page edit: ]) for the subject "Giuseppe G. Ruisi", which he then created ]. Despite Ruisi was deceased. User should not edit further in[REDACTED] unless they are disclosing their paid editing employer, and binding to ] guideline on avoid direct editing subjects and articles that have COI. ] (]) 20:27, 13 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| == PR Pundit == | |||
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| * {{userlinks|Aditibhalotra94}} | |||
| Per ] we have presumptive UPE probably connected to the Indian PR firm "PR Pundit". ☆ ] (]) 21:10, 13 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| == User:Mooeena & Wiki:Detransition == | |||
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| * {{la|Detransition}} | |||
| * {{userlinks|Mooeena}} | |||
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| User is openly trans on their user page. User claims detrans article isn't NPOV. User accuses other users of wrongdoing in edit logs, article talk page, and user talk pages, with exaggerated or false claims. This appears to be a case of trans-against-detrans COI. ] (]) 04:30, 14 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :I am not transgender, (not sure why two separate people today have assumed that I am. Maybe because of the "...identifies as female" userbox, but I digress.) however, I believe that there is no ban on transgender people editing transgender-related articles. Feel free to ping me if you need any more information! <span style="text-shadow: 4px 4px 20px lightskyblue, -4px -4px 20px HotPink;font-weight:bold;">] ● ] ● ] ● ]</span> 05:06, 14 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :: I didn't say trans folk should be "banned" from contributing to detrans topics. I'm saying there appears to be a pro-trans/anti-detrans bias. Please stop the exaggerations and hyperbole. ] (]) 05:15, 14 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :::{{u|Mooeena}}'s gender is absolutely immaterial. Even if there's non-neutral editing (I have not looked at that), that does not equal a COI. This appears to be a content dispute and this is not the pplace to address that. --] (]) 10:25, 14 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :::: I apologize for the confusion. The problem wouldn't be a user's gender, but rather a user's gender politics. If they're gender essentialist, and the detrans community is largely gender critical, this becomes problematic when they deny the detrans community even exists, and when they accuse editors of sockery and canvassing in lieu of addressing actual content added to the article. Thank you. ] (]) 17:29, 14 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :::::That's still not a COI, you're at the wrong place here. --] (]) 17:31, 14 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :::::: Could you advise please where would be a better place? Thanks. ] (]) 18:13, 14 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| :::::::Hi {{u|Jadepraerie}}. Have you tried discussing this on the relevant article talk page(s) per ]? Content disputes (which this sort of sounds like) generally should first attempted to be resolved through article talk page discussion. If article talk page discussion has been taking place and hasn't moved closer to a resolution, then maybe ] or a ] would be a good place to seek further assistance. You could post a ] on either to try and get others involved; just try not to run afoul of ] if you do. -- ] (]) 00:09, 15 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
| == Paid editing and Mike Duffy == | |||
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| * {{la|Mark Bourrie}} | |||
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| During the 2015 trial of Canadian Senator ] an individual named ] testified that he had been paid to edit Duffy's article. (See ). It appears that this never came to the attention of Misplaced Pages. I have noticed that there are editors heavily editing both articles to this day and I'm wondering if admins and checkusers can look into it and the articles. ] (]) 22:36, 14 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
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John Ortberg
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Users:
- Timothydw82 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Timothydw82 is a Single Purpose Account which is used solely to promote, defend and censor valid information about John Ortberg. Timothydw82 admits to consulting with Ortberg about the article on User talk:Timothydw82 and has also used that page to make disparaging comments about Ortberg's son, Daniel Lavery. This is both a serious COI and POV problem. He has been warned before by other editors. My most recent warning (for POV editing) was met with what seems to be feigned incomprehension and "Do you work for Misplaced Pages?". I think it is time to put an end to this farce. DanielRigal (talk) 02:44, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks for sharing your concerns. I’d like to address the points you’ve raised to clarify any misunderstandings about my contributions and intentions.
- First, while my account may appear to have a narrow focus, my goal has always been to ensure that articles on Misplaced Pages adhere to its principles of neutrality, verifiability, and reliable sourcing. My edits related to John Ortberg and related topics are aimed at upholding these standards, not promoting or censoring information. If there are specific examples where you believe I’ve violated these principles, I welcome a constructive discussion to address them.
- Second, regarding my consultation with John Ortberg: I acknowledge that I have communicated with him, as I’ve disclosed on my user talk page. However, my involvement has been strictly limited to ensuring that edits align with Misplaced Pages’s guidelines and reflect accurate information.
- Third, concerning the comments about Daniel Lavery, I understand how sensitive these matters are. My intent was not to disparage anyone, and if any of my remarks were perceived as inappropriate, please bring them to my attention.
- I'd also like to express my disappointment in your accusing me via direct message of treating you like "idiots". That felt like a curt, uncalled for accusation with little to no dialogue or support. You have not engaged in a discussion with me but clearly expressed your desire to see me blocked for little to no good reason I can discern.
- Finally, regarding warnings from other editors: I value feedback and strive to learn from it. I am more than willing to engage in dialogue to resolve disputes and improve the quality of articles. If there are ongoing concerns about my edits, I encourage the use of formal dispute resolution processes so we can work collaboratively toward a solution. Timothydw82 (talk) 02:53, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
- Is that AI generated text? I ran it through a few different detectors and most thought that it was at least partially AI generated. DanielRigal (talk) 03:01, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
- Unbelievable. Indeffed. Thank you, Daniel. Bishonen | tålk 20:34, 9 January 2025 (UTC).
Mirae Asset Park Hyeon Joo Foundation
Pages:
- Mirae Asset Park Hyeon Joo Foundation (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Park Hyeon-joo (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Users:
- Channy Jung (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
- 203.239.154.130 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
- Chisu1020 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Suspected undisclosed COI editors. Single-purpose accounts used exclusively to edit on this person and his foundation. All of the edits are complimentary, and almost entirely unsourced.
I warned Channy Jung () and 203.239.154.130 () but both have continued editing Mirae Asset Park Hyeon Joo Foundation and have ignored the warning (Channy Jung edit, Channy Jung second edit IP edit). Chisu1020 has been inactive for a while though, but same pattern of behavior.
I recently rewrote Park Hyeon-joo entirely to get rid of the unsourced promotional-like writing . State of article before the rewrite: .
Also worth noting the kowiki version of Park's article is similarly fluffy. I suspect Park/his foundation are watching these articles.
seefooddiet (talk) 05:35, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
- Those accounts, as well as 203.239.154.131, all seem to be SPA/COI accounts which are not responding to multiple discussion attempts, and should be blocked for some period of time to get their attention. The "foundation" article seems like it would also fail GNG, and should probably be either deleted or merged into the Hyeon-joo article. TiggerJay (talk) 06:07, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
- I BOLDly redirected the foundation article to the main Park Hyeon-joo article. BubbaJoe123456 (talk) 19:05, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
Misplaced Pages Writers Marks a Milestone with 1,000 Successful Misplaced Pages Page Publications
Well, that's what they say on openpr.com. For the interested. I was going to link it, but my edit was not saved because it contains a new external link to a site registered on Misplaced Pages's blacklist or Wikimedia's global blacklist. Despite that, it seems to have some WP-presence: Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:41, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
- @Gråbergs Gråa Sång: That's just a press release site. The company that published it is already listed on WP:PAIDLIST at Misplaced Pages:List_of_paid_editing_companies#Hire_Wikipedia_Writers. SmartSE (talk) 15:08, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
Paul Devlin (footballer)
- Paul Devlin (footballer) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Pdfc2025 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
The editor claims to be the subject of the article and is repeatedly adding altered statistics, replacing ones which appear to be referenced. I and Struway2 have made suggestions at the editor's talk page. I am reluctant to continue reverting in the circumstances (for all I know the edits are correct, if unsourced), but on the other hand it could be a hoax or subtle vandalism. What's the best way forwards? John (talk) 12:27, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
- Their stats look correct for what they are, per the sources in the career stats table lower down the article where they appear in the totals columns, but they include data for matches that don't belong in the infobox. The editor has removed all but big-league clubs from the infobox, lumped together separate spells with the same club, and included statistics for cup competitions; I've explained to them that conventionally we don't do that. The editor also suggests there are errors and omissions, which could well be true, but they haven't yet elaborated. cheers, Struway2 (talk) 13:00, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
- They are now blocked from making changes to that article. They are more than welcome to suggest changes on the article's talk page. Jauerback/dude. 20:07, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
User:SHEJO VARGHESE
User:SHEJO VARGHESE (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) Undisclosed COI editor writing an autobiography at Draft:Shejo Varghese. — 💽 LunaEclipse 💽 🌹 ⚧ 20:31, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
- With the page in draft space and placed for CSD, and the copious user page warnings, with a grand total of 3 edits by this apparent COI editor, I would caution WP:BITE. I think no further action is likely necessary as their draft page will either be deleted under CSD but failing that would most certainly fail a formal AfD. TiggerJay (talk) 20:46, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
- Tiggerjay, my bad :( I had no intention to come off as overly harsh. — 💽 LunaEclipse 💽 🌹 ⚧ 20:49, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
- Just remember to have good faith -- when they have only made three edits and stopped editing at 16:52, and then subsequently 4 consecutive posts to their talk page is a bit overbearing. It would be one thing if they were editing between your posts (so it appears they are ignoring you), but in this case, zero edits since the first notice, there's not a huge need to escalate unless they continue to persist in unconstructive behavior after the notifications. TiggerJay (talk) 00:46, 14 January 2025 (UTC)
- Tiggerjay, my bad :( I had no intention to come off as overly harsh. — 💽 LunaEclipse 💽 🌹 ⚧ 20:49, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
Gilles Epié
- Gilles Epié (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Epie2020 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Epie2020 has acknowledged a personal connection to Gilles Epié on their talk page but does not seem to consider this a conflict of interest. They were most recently warned about this behavior on 20 December 2023 but continue to make edits to the Gilles Epié article. Vegantics (talk) 22:41, 15 January 2025 (UTC)
- It's been nearly a year since this user's last contribution, unless there are edits to deleted pages. I don't think there's any action to be taken here given that a COI notice has been on the page since 2023. Maybe some work could be done on the article itself? --Richard Yin (talk) 02:37, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
- Unfortunately I don't think the article has a version in page history that doesn't suffer from WP:PROMO issues. I've gone ahead and trimmed it down a bit. --Richard Yin (talk) 03:19, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
- This seems like a reasonable approach to me. They've been off and on editing the same article for years now, so I wouldn't be surprised if they come back at some point. Hopefully this notice will dissuade them from directly editing the article. Thank you for your work on this. Vegantics (talk) 15:43, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
- Unfortunately I don't think the article has a version in page history that doesn't suffer from WP:PROMO issues. I've gone ahead and trimmed it down a bit. --Richard Yin (talk) 03:19, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
Burning River Buckets
- Burning River Buckets (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- C.A. Buttons (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
User:C.A. Buttons has identified himself as the owner of the Burning River Buckets basketball team on his talk page, on my talk page, and on the article's talk page. I've tried over a period of months (and on each of those talk pages) to share information on the COI policy and the need for reliable sources, to no apparent avail. Perhaps others could give it try. -- Pemilligan (talk) 01:54, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
- I've posted a personalized explanation on their talk page. For now I think it's worth letting their changes to the page more or less stand; their actual contributions in the latest round of edits consisted of deleting some unreferenced information and accidentally removing one reference. --Richard Yin (talk) 20:48, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
- Went back and restored the external links section as well. --Richard Yin (talk) 20:50, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
- Link to a WP:COIN thread from 2024 regarding an IP editor claiming to be the team's owner: Misplaced Pages:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard/Archive 207#Burning River Buckets/ABA --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 16:02, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
- Went back and restored the external links section as well. --Richard Yin (talk) 20:50, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
User:Thebosullivan
User appears to be/is part of a (self-published) substack publication called Shatter the Standards (their about page makes this fact very obvious) and all of his edits since joining on January 13 2025 have been adding the publication's reviews to album articles (WP:PROMO). For example/recently, on Mac Miller's Balloonerism (today). // Chchcheckit (talk) 20:52, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
- Chchcheckit The top of this noticeboard clearly says
This page should only be used when ordinary talk page discussion has been attempted and failed to resolve the issue
. Why wasn't this done first? I have now left a COI notice on the user's talk page. Melcous (talk) 22:20, 16 January 2025 (UTC)- my bad. i rushed / wasn't thinking
Facepalm // Chchcheckit (talk) 22:37, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
- No wirres Chchcheckit, thanks for responding. Hopefully they will respond either here or there. Melcous (talk) 02:27, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
- my bad. i rushed / wasn't thinking
- shatterthestandards.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Misplaced Pages: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com SmartSE (talk) 16:23, 19 January 2025 (UTC)
Alexander H. Joffe
- Alexander H. Joffe (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- 69.121.25.122 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Claims to be Joffe in a 2007 edit
- 71.249.231.9 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Edited the article only a day after the above IP to remove a notability tag, has only edited the Joffe article, Joffe's area of expertise of Levantine archaeology and The David Project, Joffe's former employer per here.
- 74.88.198.179 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Claims to be Joffe in this talk page edit
- 24.191.44.177 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Claims to be Joffe in the same talk page as above
- 31.154.131.245 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Single edit on the page promoting Joffe's podcast, IP is from Israel where Joffe has done work in the past. I find it rather unlikely some random Israeli wants to add a link to a minor academic's podcast.
- 67.82.155.243 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Made 2 edits to Joffe article, has New Rochelle, NY IP, only a few miles from SUNY Purchase where Joffe formerly taught.
There are other IPs which have only one edit to Joffe's article that could well be him as well but I don't think that's enough evidence to go by, nor would it be worthwile given how much Joffe's IP seems to change. Gazingo (talk) 03:07, 18 January 2025 (UTC)
- Not really actionable directly as all of these account edits are from several years ago. IP addresses span multiple networks and we wouldn’t block them broadly without good reason. Only thing at the moment is to keep an eye out on this article. If new IP edits become persistently disruptive you could request page protection, but one or two anonymous edits once a year wouldn’t even qualify for that unless there were serious BLP concerns. Use revert instead. TiggerJay (talk) 05:09, 18 January 2025 (UTC)
Earth System Governance Project
Resolved – Discussion should remain at WP:ANI BubbaJoe123456 (talk) 16:02, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
- Earth System Governance Project (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- EMsmile (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Pinging @EMsmile:. See the extensive discussion on Misplaced Pages:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Non-neutral_paid_editor. Would like a subject matter expert/COI expert to figure this out. Bluethricecreamman (talk) 18:12, 19 January 2025 (UTC)
- Hello User:Bluethricecreamman, that ANI thread has become crazy long, should we (or someone) perhaps summarise what the COI question about me is exactly, for the benefit of the people watching this noticeboard? You might be in a better position to do that than me. - My question would be: is the COI management explanation that I give on my profile page at the top under "disclosure" sufficient/correct? The ANI got started by someone who claimed my edits at solar radiation modification were adding "PR" because I am a paid editor and have a COI. I have rejected this claim and believe I have followed procedures correctly. I have however said in the ANI thread that I would be happy to ban myself from editing the Earth System Governance Project article in future due to the various connections between that alliance of academics and my client, the "Earth System Governance Foundation". EMsmile (talk) 11:06, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
- Just a note here that EMsmile also wrote 98% of Frank Biermann, the founder of the ESG Project. I'm not sure what question this COIN thread is supposed to be answering. What are we supposed to be figuring out here? Clayoquot (talk | contribs) 18:30, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
- no clue. never posted anything to COI/N. Just trying to get folks who know how to handle it or similar situations' take. Bluethricecreamman (talk) 19:25, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
- OK, since you don't have a specific question for COIN, I suggest that people who are interested comment at AN/I instead of here. Having a discussion take place in two different pages is very stressful, especially for the person whose conduct is being discussed. Clayoquot (talk | contribs) 19:38, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
- no clue. never posted anything to COI/N. Just trying to get folks who know how to handle it or similar situations' take. Bluethricecreamman (talk) 19:25, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
Mockbul Ali
Resolved – Page has been deleted and salted BubbaJoe123456 (talk) 16:30, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
Article had been deleted after prior WP:COIN discussion, has now been created again. I've tagged for deletion. BubbaJoe123456 (talk) 13:38, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
- The page in question complies with all of Misplaced Pages’s criteria and is factual with no commentary. There are references also included. The page is also identical in form to dozens of other pages for British diplomats. The UK diplomatic service has only a handful of diplomats from ethnic minority backgrounds, therefore it is worthwhile having a page on one of the very few ethnic minority British Ambassadors (of which there have been less than a dozen in the last 100 years). The aim surely has to be to improve the page and not delete it. 2A02:C7C:F349:3A00:7507:2D93:8FC:5D8F (talk) 16:20, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
- Long history of puffery and sock puppetry. Probably does not meet our notability guidelines and we strongly suspect it's an autobiography. Secretlondon (talk) 08:24, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
Pinging @Jay8g: and @Axad12:. BubbaJoe123456 (talk) 14:01, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
- The page in question complies with all of Misplaced Pages’s criteria and is factual with no commentary. There are references also included. The page is also identical in form to dozens of other pages for British diplomats. The UK diplomatic service has only a handful of diplomats from ethnic minority backgrounds, therefore it is worthwhile having a page on one of the very few ethnic minority British Ambassadors (of which there have been less than a dozen in the last 100 years). The aim surely has to be to improve the page and not delete it. 2A02:C7C:F349:3A00:7507:2D93:8FC:5D8F (talk) 16:20, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
EnterpriseDB
- EnterpriseDB (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- EDBWiki25 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Repetitive edits with promotional and unsourced content. Article has a history of seemingly paid editors and/or closely affiliated editors. ~Darth Stabro 22:05, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
- User hasn't responded to any talk page messages or made any other attempt to communicate besides two very short edit summaries. A block might be needed to get their attention (and also per username policy). See also User talk:Bilal Ibrar at EDB. --Richard Yin (talk) 22:30, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
- They've been blocked for spam. Secretlondon (talk) 08:25, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
- I listed all the potential COI/undisclosed paid editors in the article's history on the article talk page. Not a single one ever disclosed a connection to the company, but a bit of searching found that the majority were rather obvious. As the blocked editor is the only one recently active, there's no point in notifying any of the others. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 14:13, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
Long history of undisclosed COI editing by SerChevalerie
- Gerald Pereira (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Frederick Noronha (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Subodh Kerkar (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Museum of Goa (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Isidore Dantas (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- SerChevalerie (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
SerChevalerie has been involved with a number of undisclosed COI editing over the years. Starting off with this recent COI article on his grandfather Gerald Pereira, he contributed to it significantly for months even after he was warned by an admin
He also edits on BLP articles like Frederick Noronha and Isidore Dantas with whom he has external relationships, some of his edits on Noronha are , , . For Dantas' article see , ,
SerChevalerie has also an apparent undisclosed paid COI on articles Subodh Kerkar and Museum of Goa. I have the relevant private evidence to prove for the same. Another fact to add here is Kerkar's article that was created had some copyvio problems when it was created. SerChevalerie created the page again and reworked on it from start , which he himself has confirmed it via the article's talk page . The article Museum of Goa is a business owned by Kerkar, SerChevalerie is also seen involved in editing during the same 2018-19 phase, see ,
My conclusion with the last two articles is that he has a business or private relationship with Subodh Kerkar himself. I'm not sure how much COI or paid COI editing he has done so far. But the articles he created on and before the year 2020 need further scrutiny.Rejoy(talk) 11:09, 24 January 2025 (UTC)
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