User:Binksternet/CombatMarshmallow

User:CombatMarshmallow was the first account registered to George Barberio, a musician in Hogan's Heroes (band) from New Jersey. Barberio was blocked indefinitely for promoting his band, increasing their importance far beyond the way they are described by third party sources.

Barberio started in July 2007 with this IP edit adding Hogan's Heroes to the New Jersey hardcore article. In July 2008, the same IP added George Barberio to the article about Toms River High School North. Then the IP asked Gwen Gale about how to create a Hogan's Heroes band page, signing the note "George Barberio". Three hours later, the CombatMarshmallow account was registered. CombatMarshmallow went to the same high school page and wrote that he himself, George Barberio, was a notable alumni, and that he would "contact the proper channels" at Wikipedia to make certain his biography entry would stand. He has expressed frustration that his band has not been given the proper credit for influencing others, for instance writing, "...if some Groups are getting credit when we influenced them with our metal sound then We Desrve Credit."

CombatMarshmallow and the many IPs continued to alter the historic record at music articles to raise up the status of Hogan's Heroes, for instance calling them a genre "pioneer".

Most of the involved IPs have been from New Jersey, including the Newark area and smaller places such as Toms River. For a few months in mid-2012, some Connecticut IPs were used, and then a Brooklyn IP was used. For nearly a year in 2014, an IP from Indianapolis was used.

Noticeboard discussions

 * December 2014 Administrators'_noticeboard/IncidentArchive865. IP 73.193.195.69 complained about 4TheWynne reverting him at Rise Against.
 * March 2015 Administrators'_noticeboard/IncidentArchive269. IP 73.193.195.69 complained about Mashaunix reverting him at Metalcore.
 * September 2015 Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_197. Multiple discussions from CombatMarshmallow looking for reliable sources to back up his claims.
 * September 2015 Administrators'_noticeboard/IncidentArchive897. Vortienne complained about Combatmarshmallow pushing Hogan's Heroes.
 * September–October 2015 Conflict of interest/Noticeboard/Archive 91. Binksternet reporting on conflict of interest with regard to CombatMarshmallow and the band Hogan's Heroes. CombatMarshmallow blocked indefinitely.
 * June 2017 Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive956. Report by Binksternet.

Major blocks

 * June 10, 2017 Special:Contributions/2603:301B:701:3200:0:0:0:0/64 blocked for 3 months

Registered accounts

 * July 2008 – October 2015

Involved IPs

 * May–June 2017 (blocked 1 month)
 * April 10, 2017
 * April 1, 2017
 * March 18, 2017
 * February 27, 2017
 * February 27, 2017
 * February 27, 2017
 * February 23, 2017
 * February 22, 2017
 * January 9, 2017
 * December 29–30, 2016
 * December 2016 – May 2017 (blocked 3 months)
 * August 6, 2016
 * August 6, 2016
 * May 1, 2016
 * August 17, 2015
 * August 16, 2015
 * August 16, 2015
 * August 11–12, 2015
 * July 28, 2015
 * July 4, 2015
 * December 2014 – September 2015
 * February–December 2014
 * February 2013 – January 2014
 * February 2013 – January 2014
 * December 21, 2012 – January 14, 2013
 * November 21 – December 21, 2012
 * November 11 – December 17, 2012
 * October 21 – November 6, 2012
 * October 20–21, 2012
 * October 12–20, 2012
 * October 8–9, 2012
 * October 5–7, 2012
 * October 3, 2012
 * September–October 2012
 * September 16–19, 2012
 * September 15–16, 2012
 * September 12–14, 2012
 * September 7–9, 2012
 * August–September 2012
 * June 28 – July 2, 2012
 * July 26, 2012
 * June 20–22, 2012
 * June 17–24, 2012
 * May 23 – June 10, 2012
 * April 9 – August 21, 2012
 * March 18, 2012
 * December 2011 – March 2012
 * January–March 2010
 * April 2009 – November 2011
 * July 2007 – March 2009