Talk:Powelliphanta patrickensis

Copyright problem removed
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Problems regarding veracity of photos used here
There was a photo used in this article I have just removed as I am fairly certain that it is not P. patrickensis. I see there has been drama regarding the deletion of the photo before; I don't really care about what vendettas or feuds people have with other users. I am an educator in New Zealand and am simply interested in making sure the information is correct. Perhaps I am wrong; can anyone find a valid source of this image so we can clear up this mess? I remind everyone of wp:v - verifiability. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2404:4404:1758:400:C925:F7C7:719E:EC5F (talk) 05:47, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Hello, yes, it was identified by the uploader and others on iNaturalist, refer to the deletion discussion on Commons. The uploader has been acting in bad faith trying to disrupt this image and everything related to it. Disappointingly, they seem to have resorted to proxying. Mako001 (C) (T)  🇺🇦 05:50, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
 * An identification provided based upon location data that is dubious. I also note the uploader withdrew their identification. As for the allegations of proxying, they don't really help and I'd appreciate if you could stay on topic. That's really quite uncalled for.
 * Look at the leaf litter background. P. patrickensis live in sandy, gritty, poorly drained, infertile coal measures and sandtones. They are surrounded by manuka scrubland, which are small needle-leafed conifer like plants that don't have leaves. Rarely, they live in podocarp/rata/beech dominant forest, and even that is rare. Are what is this snail sitting on? Large, leafy, broad leaved plants. It's not even close to the right habitat, that looks coastal, almost like Seddonville, where P. lignaria is from. 2404:4404:1758:400:C925:F7C7:719E:EC5F (talk) 06:06, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
 * The easiest way to show that it is not the correct image would be to provide a source that shows the correct image, regardless of whether that image can be used on wikipedia. Also, all additons must be sourced to reliable sources and can not just be added because of personal knowledgeSlywriter (talk) 06:50, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
 * The uploaders withdrawal of their identification was a bad faith move made to "wreck" the image, in the style of "well if I can't get my way, then I'll just try to make this image worthless". Since the number of Powelliphanta experts is very small, it isn't entirely uncalled-for to suggest that you may be proxying for a colleague, as you yourself even said that you had been alerted to it by a colleague. Mako001 (C) (T)  🇺🇦 11:44, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
 * You are indeed VoidseekerNZ. You are on the same /64 as they were when they logged out. Reporting time, and I think I'll get a global block for you while I'm at it. Mako001 (C) (T)  🇺🇦 12:06, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

A note about the history of a picture on this article.
A high-quality picture of this snail was uploaded back in mid-to-late 2022 by. After a long period of inactivity on the account, Voidseeker returned to Wikipedia in late January 2023 to begin a protest against the new "Vector 2022" default skin. They started with vandalism, then tried to pull an image off Commons (an image which as of today, is currently used in this article). They also soon found themselves needing to build a web of lies to support themselves in this. These lies convinced many users and very nearly got the image deleted, until they began to be pointed out and steadily countered. Upon realising that they were being found out in their earlier lies, they resorted to ever more desperate lies and bad faith tactics, such as claiming in the image was misidentified and pulling their identification from iNaturalist, claiming that their computer was hacked by some malicious actor, and claiming it was a random photo they had pulled off Flikr. Eventually, it became clear that nothing they said since returning in January 2023 was able to be trusted. So then they just threw it all away and started blatantly trolling. This (unsurprisingly) ended in a block. They would also be blocked on en.wiki, and eventually globally locked.

Now why mention all this? Because they and their sockpuppets are on a campaign to remove that picture and generally disrupt Wikimedia Foundation projects (including Wikipedia) by any means possible. Along the way, they will almost certainly lie, and lie, and lie, and lie. They will obfuscate a situation and sow doubt wherever possible, but don't be taken in. The full refutation of their lies (and therefore the most powerful tool against them) is this c:Commons:Deletion requests/File:Powelliphantapatrickensis2.jpg which this (memo?) is based on. The second most powerful tool against them is a global block or lock, so it is a good idea to request one if you have identified them.

Why have I put this on the article talkpage? Because this is where they must come to discuss their attempts to remove the image. Mako001 (C) (T)  🇺🇦 13:53, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for speedy deletion
The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for speedy deletion: You can see the reason for deletion at the file description page linked above. —Community Tech bot (talk) 09:23, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Powelliphantapatrickensis2.jpg


 * The above is what happens when someone takes one of VoidseekerNZ's VRT tickets at face value. Fortunately, it was caught. Mako001 (C) (T)  🇺🇦 01:55, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * What happened? Trade (talk) 21:54, 20 September 2023 (UTC)