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paid editing

This is obviously some sort of COI/paid editor who is just ignoring warnings. They've also recreated content previously created by this user you recently blocked. Praxidicae (talk) 20:31, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Quarantined and blocked, but not as a sockpuppet. MER-C 18:52, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Shore City Shopping Centre

Shore City Shopping Centre has been created by a new user as their first article-space edit. It's about as promotional as you would expect, and I suspect the creator Funwithcooking is either a sock or meatpuppet of the person that's been paid to create this article. Ravensfire (talk) 01:05, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Deleted and blocked. MER-C 12:36, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Government House, Baku

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Gobierno de Azerbaiyán, Baku, Azerbaiyán, 2016-09-26, DD 27.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Armbrust The Homunculus 17:30, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

AbelWagner

Hi MER-C. Take a look at new user AbelWagner, who has made an edit on Draft:PCloud, a UPE/PROMO piece whose author was blocked. I would suspect that AbelWagner's other major edits on Axcient and Byron Williamson indicate that they are also clients of his firm (several other editors have been blocked on these), and some of AbelWagner's edits have been reverted as promotional (plus they has another article, Draft:Perfect Money G11'ed in draftspace. Britishfinance (talk) 10:22, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

And, as expected, they just moved Draft:PCloud to PCloud. Britishfinance (talk) 10:55, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

Dealt with. Also blocked: TangstenSpark (talk · contribs) and Ophelia97 (talk · contribs) for associating with these users on Draft:Sergei Eremenko (scientist). MER-C 11:48, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

new upe

you might wanna take a look at the new creator here Praxidicae (talk) 13:50, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

Sock blocked. MER-C 16:18, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

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Edits flagged for possible conflict

After reading the complete conflict of interest guidelines, I am more unclear about why anything was flagged on a Wikipedia page that was edited. I am requesting a detailed explanation, please.

There was absolutely no copyrighted material used on the edited page. The first response from Wikipedia referenced a photo that was used by another website, but that photo and its rights are used with permission. That particular photo is used all over the web with permission. Now the Wikipedia page has reverted back to a very old version of Wikipedia page with a majority of significantly outdated information, including reference to organizations that no longer exist.

All of the edits on the Wikipedia page in question were factual, containing information about the current artistic/musical organizations with whom the referenced person is connected. There was no soapboxing, promotion, or advertising.

I am requesting a detailed explanation of your actions, please. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sbyess (talk • contribs) 20:57, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

>> There was no soapboxing, promotion, or advertising.

That is demonstrably false. From the removed text, which was very similar to http://nmsymphony.com/conductor:

> Celebrated for his work in opera, Byess has conducted acclaimed productions

> Byess is a passionate advocate for the arts

> Equally adept with symphonic, opera, operetta, musical theatre, and ballet repertoire,

If you don't understand why that is promotional, you shouldn't be editing. Wikipedia readers aren't interested in what Mr Byess has to say about himself. I regret not revoking your editing privileges for making that edit. MER-C 09:49, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

EricFullMetal

I was looking at the block on Eric and the unblock request. Some digging moved me to leave the following comments there. Just in case Eric decides to delete from own Talk and stop editing, I wanted to share the same observations with you. I have come to believe that this is an operation with people are contracted to create articles, and then other editors clean up and falsely assign high classifications. Posted at Eric's Talk:

Setting aside the relationship/no relationship with DoshNomad (currently blocked), it can reasonably be inferred from your article creation behavior that you are an undisclosed paid editor. You registered with Wikipedia on 10 Feb, and then starting on Feb 12 created an article about Merrin D. Garretson. Then, between March 19 and April 10 you created eleven short articles on people or businesses that have no connection with each other - different countries and different careers - strongly suggesting that this is paid work for which you are given assignments and a handful of possible references to create articles. MER-C has converted most (missed Hatsuye Yamaguchi and Berrell Jensen) back to draft state and tagged as possible undeclared paid. David notMD (talk) 19:13, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

Additional concerns: After you have created these articles, User:Lenticel follows by assigning Categories and User:Ipigott does some clean-up. Ipigott is also extremely active converting the classifications of scores of articles from Start to C-class or B-class. David notMD (talk) 19:31, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

I am probably wrong on Ipigott being involved. Instead, appears that Ipigott - a long-time, experienced editor - may be just a bit too enthusiastic in upgrading articles. As to why Ipigott showing up as editor on articles created by Eric, could be that Ipigott is finding these by doing new article patrolling. David notMD (talk) 19:31, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

Your primary observation is correct. There are other things that don't add up about Eric, which I won't go into here for opsec reasons. The two I left are deceased and a lower spam risk. Your observations about Lenticel and Ipigott are probably wrong - if they do what you describe indiscriminately then they will end up editing spam articles inadvertently. NPP is the subject of active infiltration attempts by spammers though. MER-C 19:52, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

Only for the two subjects of articles who are not alive, their children, and for one, grandchildren are named (I deleted names), so it is possible that children contacted to have the articles created. David notMD (talk) 21:12, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

I just add cats and assessment tags in bio articles which shows up at Category:Unassessed biography articles. I usually work on the "A" articles since that get filled up with articles quickly. --Lenticel ^(talk) 00:08, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

Understood. Coincidence is not necessarily conspiracy. David notMD (talk) 01:38, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

See my talk page for further explanations.--Ipigott (talk) 09:04, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

User:Paxkahlo

Mind having a look at Paxkahlo/the page Judi Rever? The page is setting off a lot of my "UPE" alarm bells - large creation by a brand new user with lots and lots of citations. It also sure looks like it has an agenda to push, since the "Controversy" section goes out of its way to refute all of the controversies. creffett (talk) 19:39, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

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Praxidicae (talk) 11:56, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

Emma Rydal

Hi, I am trying to create this page for Emma Rydal. I made her website at Laal Marra Productions and have copied the material from there. It is my content that I am copying. There is no sensitive intellectual property or copyright material there. How long does it normally take for the page to be published and available in searches? Thanks, Rob Robstato Robstato (talk) 19:11, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

Blocked for advertising. MER-C 19:22, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

Cfd

Hi MER-C, there's a bunch of people active these days at CFD, and I've been tackling the old backlog, but if you could spare a little time again, may I ask for your help to close some of the oldest dozen cases at Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Old_unclosed_discussions as I'm WP:INVOLVED? – Fayenatic London 19:31, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

I'll take a look, but I will not promise anything. Closing CFDs leaves me far too thinly stretched. MER-C 16:43, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

• For some reason two categories you closed as to be relisted (from Feb 3 and March 18) do not yet appear on today's CFD page. Is this just a matter of (im)patience or did something go wrong? Marcocapelle (talk) 21:18, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
  • It's all right, they are on tomorrow's page. That works! Thanks for these and the others that you closed. – Fayenatic London 22:08, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

Message for MER-C

Excuse us sir, are you British or American so we can present you with the appropriate barnstar. As on User talk:GSS#Your Tunak Tunak Tun barnstar. Md Abdul Big Boy (talk) 06:35, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for this information. I am not aware of this thing and I apologise to wekipedia and others. I hope that you forgive me and can't block me. Thank you Hardipsinhjadeja1 (talk) 05:02, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Questions about the apparent move and subsequent deletion of the pages for Rain Man (DJ) and Kris Trindl

Hello. Forgive the length of my inquiry, as I'm relatively new to this type of request.

I've reached out to User talk:TonyBallioni who refered me to you.

I was interested in reading about Rain Man (DJ) who is Kris Trindl on Wikipedia. However, the articles were deleted. As I looked into it, I couldn't find the reason that they were deleted.

Based on the tags I see on the deleted pages, it looks like there was a consensus to move the page Kris Trindl over to Rain Man (DJ). So the Rain Man (DJ) page was deleted with a G6 tag (non-controversial/make way for the move).

However, the Rain Man (DJ) page is no longer up, apparently due to problems with copyright.

I did, however, manage to find my way to the page Wikipedia:Copyright problems/2020 April 5, where I found the entry for Rain Man (DJ) listed on that page.

So far, I've been unable to locate any of the discussions related to the move or the deletion.

My interest as an editor is to see if I can fix the article. If it is a steaming pile of unsalvagable garbage, I'd like to attempt to rewrite it. For these reasons, access to the talk pages Talk:Rain Man (DJ) and Talk:Kris Trindl would be very appreciated.

Per Wikipedia guidelines, contacting you, the administer responsible for the deletion of the pages is the first step in this process.

Regards,

Fantasticawesome (talk) 22:21, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

There is nothing stopping you from rewriting the article. There is nothing that will help you rewrite the articles on the talk pages. What I can give you, however, is this: User:Fantasticawesome/Temp. MER-C 18:40, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Nicholas Samartis

Hi, I created a page for Nicholas Samartis (artist), however it was deleted because I used a blurb based on one that had already been authored by me for another source. I'm creating original content for the wiki article now. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FREDVECCHIO (talk • contribs)

What is your connection with the subject of this article? Have you declared any conflicts of interest or financial relations you have with Mr Samartis? MER-C 18:45, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Trimeresurus gumprechti female

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Trimeresurus gumprechti, Gumprecht’s pit viper (female) - Phu Suan Sai National Park (46711073485).jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Armbrust The Homunculus 18:15, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Deleted wiki page for Kunal Sharma

Hi Mer-C,

Hope all is well. Sending you a quick message to see if it's possible to find out the exact reason Kunal Sharma's wiki page, which seemed to be in draft mode was deleted. Is it possible to recover the contents of that page or has it been lost to the intrawebs forever? I'm asking because i'm currently collaborating with him to get an online presence built and thus wanted to make sure that we get the wiki page up after of course making sure everything is properly cited and vetted.

Thanks. Looking forward to hearing from you.

--Kaoskuri (talk) 19:02, 21 April 2020 (UTC) Kaoskuri

(by talk reader) @Kaoskuri: I'm afraid that your request is entirely inappropriate and as such, you should leave Wikipedia. MER-C has a message at the top of this talk page explaining that Wikipedia is not an "online presence" and yet, you've posted here without bothering to read. Draft:Kunal Sharma was deleted for being advertising. Please understand, Wikipedia is not the place for this!! Next time, offer money. Chris Troutman (talk) 19:10, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

And if you insist on doing so, I will remove your editing privileges. MER-C 19:12, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply back. I'm brand new to the world of wikipedia and do understand that it is not a place to be used as an "online presence" or place of advertising, that was a poor choice of words on my part and I apologize for that. There are several mentions of him in various published Wikipedia articles, so I was actually trying to get those all articles connected back to "his" wiki page, which does not exist. I realize that the wiki needs to be well written and vetted before it can get approved to be published. I was just trying to get some background information as to why the previous page was deleted or if any of the information from that page could be recovered to see what mistakes had been made and make sure that I myself repeat those mistakes as this page would not be used for advertising. I'm not trying to be rude or get myself removed, i'm just trying to understand the process here. --Kaoskuri (talk) 19:50, 21 April 2020 (UTC)Kaoskuri

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@SamHolt6: banhammered. MER-C 18:04, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

...and the Lord did grin. SamHolt6 (talk) 18:08, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Sorry for the repetition MER-C but you've got another one headed to your inbox. SamHolt6 (talk) 18:57, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

There was a third article that was paid for (Rahul Narvekar). Blocked. MER-C 12:36, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

upe

quackity quack quack, check out this super shady creation, sourced entirely to fake outlets (and i'm talking truly fake, not like TOIs publishing of ill repute.) Appears to be a sleeper account too from 2006! Praxidicae (talk) 18:16, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Blocked. Bagged another UPE account (Aj517) and managed to get to a sleeper (VelikClovek) before they spammed. MER-C 18:38, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks. I have a couple more things on my watchlist that are bound to pop up soon based on these black hat sites. It also appears our friend has already appealed with the same bullshit excuse they usually do. Praxidicae (talk) 18:52, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the unblock

Hi MER-C, thank you for unblocking my account. I will do my best to follow the suggestions and instructions put forward by you and ToBeFree.

I just wanted to confirm one thing with you. From the list of articles I provided that I was going to create, is it all right if I create the ones that are not biographies and companies? I mean, articles about koya-dofu (a type of food), wildfires, Regulation H, drones and wildfire management, and Kumu/Komo people. Of course, any articles I create will be published through AfC as you and ToBeFree asked me to.

P.S. I have already submitted a draft for Koya-dofu. Thought about asking you only after I did. If it is not okay, I'll gladly take it down myself.

Thank you! NawJee (talk) 20:32, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

I am concerned about the food and drones because they have SEO potential. I don't object to you writing about them, you just need to be very scrupulous with your sourcing. MER-C 18:06, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

Is there a particular guide or essay to avoid such problems? What kind of sources to 'not consider' when writing about such topics? NawJee (talk) 20:19, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Reliable sources. MER-C 09:50, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Please check Divya Ajith Kumar

Hi, I was fixing Wikilinks in this article on Divya Ajith Kumar. It is listed on the Community Portal. However, the entire article is way too promotional. One thing that bugged me was that it was edited by 23 editors/bots before me, but nobody fixed or tagged it for the obvious promotion (or even the wikilinks for that matter). I searched the subject on Google, and she seems to be notable at a quick glance, but please take a look. Thanks. NawJee (talk) 02:06, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia's long tail, where there are literally tens, if not hundreds of thousands of articles like this. My advice is not to worry about it too much: pick one of the templates at Wikipedia:Template index/Cleanup#Neutrality and factual accuracy, tag it and someone will come around to review it... eventually. MER-C 11:21, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

I understand. I came across dozens of one/two-line articles while going thought the 'Add an image' list on the community portal. I'll do the needful. Do I need to register myself as a participant with a particular WikiProject to tag articles? NawJee (talk) 19:30, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

P.S. I understand that there's probably nothing wrong with 'stubs', just that they should be expanded. But, I have this conundrum and I couldn't find an adequate answer to it anywhere. I see that many stubs are created because there is a lack of information on those subjects out there, on the interwebs. Does that not tantamount to lack of notability? I would like to hear your thoughts on the matter, please. NawJee (talk) 19:39, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

Tamil Rockers

Hey there, not sure if you're interested, but this article I just discovered today, Tamil Rockers, appears to be a haven of awful spammers! I've blocked several accounts and some of the IPs[1] are just pure garbage pushers. I've indeffed some accounts, but if you wanted to collect shitty spammer sites, you might want to look here! Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 05:44, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Wow. I performed a little more cleanup. MER-C 09:49, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Confused over recent edits revoked

Was a little concerned over recent edits that have been revoked regarding references to copyrighted material. The text was from my own material and I was updating to reflect the history of article of the club. Not quite sure what triggered your response. As a committee member of said club, was merely attempting to correct and enhance the material in Wikipedia. Suspect you get plenty of feedback such as this, but if I cannot update then suspect the information will be left sparse and not updated. regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Roygm (talk • contribs) 17:04, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

1. How am I supposed to tell? When you pasted the text the only information you gave was your username, which tells me nothing copyright-wise.
2. Let's say you are correct. The text is not suitable for inclusion in an encyclopedia anyway because it was written in the first person. You're lucky I didn't notice this - I usually remove the editing privileges of those who add first person text into the encyclopedia. MER-C 17:47, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

The curious Rip van Winkle editor

I found an editor who used to edit British history related articles, then went on hiatus for years. Suddenly this month they reappear and start creating articles on Indian businesses. Is there a pattern of this happening on co-opted accounts? And what should I do with this find? ☆ Bri (talk) 18:18, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

It's probably a compromised account. I've been seeing quite a few accounts in the suspicious article lists with multi-year gaps in editing ended by spamming, but no established editors. I blocked them all. What is the username? MER-C 18:29, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

Please refer to Special:Diff/953276331. Then Special:Diff/768045541 (on a hunch) ☆ Bri (talk) 19:55, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

Under discussion at WP:COIN#Suspicious new articles (perma). They have categorically denied being a COI editor. ☆ Bri (talk) 21:51, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

Phil Sokowicz

Hello. I hired an editor to make me a page. I didn't know how to create a page or have no idea how to design a page. Is there anyway my page can be published? I believe I am notable enough to have a page about myself. I had no intention to advertise here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by PhilS223 (talk • contribs) 20:53, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) The article appears to be at Draft:Phil Sokowicz where it can be improved by uninvolved editors. ☆ Bri (talk) 21:05, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for the information. I do not know how to edit it and that's why I hired an editor to do it for me. Could you please help me to improve it? Many thanks, Phil — Preceding unsigned comment added by PhilS223 (talk • contribs) 21:17, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

No. That's not how Wikipedia works. We are not an extension of your own website or social media profiles. You do not get to decide whether you are covered by Wikipedia. If you or someone on your behalf makes that decision in the affirmative, you are promoting yourself. MER-C 12:04, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

SEO enthusiast

For your consideration: [2]. Especially odious considering the history of the Umair Ahmad article. ☆ Bri (talk) 03:46, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Sock blocked (Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/UA85). Please check whether that the three mentions in mainspace of this spammer aren't spam (no time right now). MER-C 08:27, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Smells like WP:PAID

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Hi MER-C, as you seem to be one of our premier authorities on spotting COI, would you mind reviewing this user's contributions? I asked the user if they had any declarations to make; they denied knowing the subject in question, but have not (yet) explicitly denied being paid. Most of the articles they've created fall in the borderline notability range, and the Jim Clash article feels like it's "trying a little too hard." Thanks! OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 04:22, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Hi. I am sorry for any trouble I have caused. I came across Jim Clash while browsing Forbes.com last year and read a bunch of his articles and did some research on him and thought he was a good candidate for an article since he has written for a bunch of credible publications and also is a mountain climber. I thought that was unique and had some kind of notability. Did I not write the article correctly or include something that was against the rules? Also, what do you mean by "declarations"? I just found him randomly on Forbes.com and thought Wikipedia should have an article on him. Salvatore42 (talk) 04:48, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

So let me get this right - you create Durdana Ansari, then five hours later Ansarimobeen794 (a brand new account) uploaded File:Durdana Ansari in Karachi.jpg, then four hours later you add the image to the article. I find it difficult to believe this is a coincidence - would you like to furnish an explanation? MER-C 17:12, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Hi again. I saw a video of her from a recent program on a Pakistani television network I watch and thought she had a great background in radio and now as a female empowerment activist. I published the article yesterday and then completed the infobox later in the day and added the photo I found on Wikimedia Commons. I did not upload the photo to Wikimedia Commons. I just added the actual article. Did I do this incorrectly? Salvatore42 (talk) 21:04, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

You don't see how the timing of the single purpose account's addition of the photo with your "discovering" the photo seems a bit coincidental? You are saying that you are not connected with user Ansarimobeen794 in any way? OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 21:23, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Hi again. I'm not sure how to answer this. I don't know what is considered a coincidence in Wikipedia. Maybe the user found the Wikipedia page on Google and saw it didn't have a photo and added it? I really don't know. I can state that I have no connection with user Ansarimobeen794 or this person. The user has her last name in it, so I don't know if that means anything? These last few days have left me feeling pretty awful. I am obviously not as good of a Wikipedia volunteer as I thought I was. I think I'm going to take a break from editing and re-educate myself. I would like to fix Jim Clash's page by removing at least half of the accomplishments and making the section in prose, if that is okay? Salvatore42 (talk) 21:44, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

sneaky upe

well, not so sneaky but it appears the creator has circumvented your spam block to publish their shitty black hat spam article. Praxidicae (talk) 13:38, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Blocked. MER-C 17:02, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Floating market

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Jukung Pasar Terapung.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Armbrust The Homunculus 17:08, 28 April 2020 (UTC)