User talk:154.47.25.170

Prolific Editor - Integrity Issues
@Bishonen

Hello!

I am using a VPN to create this talk topic as I do not have an account and do not want my IP address associated with this website. If you block this IP address from editing before I am able to hand evidence over to the appropriate parties, that would be unfortunate. I would ask you do not call attention to this talk page outside of Wikipedia until I have been able to hand over the evidence I have compiled to the appropriate parties, because I am using a VPN it is possible for anyone to potentially figure out the server I am using and connect as well. This should not happen if you do not share this talk page outside of the necessary individuals. I will not be sharing this talk page with anyone, I am the only person with knowledge of this conversation existing outside of yourselves. Thank you for your understanding.

Recently I learned of a user on Wikipedia. I will call this person 'Prolific Editor' to avoid casting aspersions before presenting evidence. When I first learned of Prolific Editor, I initially thought the accusations being made against them were either in error or out of a desire to harm their reputation and discredit their edits here on Wikipedia. However, because I am a skeptical-minded individual myself(with too much time on their hands), I set out to prove to the people making the false accusations against Prolific Editor that there was no basis in reality for the claims.

Unfortunately, while I did find the specific accusations being made against this Prolific Editor were unsubstantiated, I made a discovery that does not stray far from the original accusations. Let me explain: Prolific Editor states through their user account on Wikipedia that they are Person A. The community accused Prolific Editor of being Person B, indicating Prolific Editor was lying about being Person A. I set out to prove this claim false, and I did partially, but I also proved true that Prolific Editor is indeed lying about being Person A.

Prolific Editor is not Person A as they have stated, they are not Person B as the community accused, they are in fact Person C. I have evidence for this claim as well as evidence that multiple(as of time of this writing only a small handful have been checked by myself and only myself) contributions by Prolific Editor contain false statements of attribution or otherwise lie about the true source in order to maintain their 'Person A' manufactured identity.

The real Person A is a living individual without knowledge that they are being misrepresented in this way.

I would like to know the best way to submit the evidence I have in hand, as well as how and where to submit the evidence that I will continue to compile. As stated, I have only touched a few pieces of hay out of a total mountain of hay-bales that need sifting through. The reason I am bringing this subject to light now instead of waiting to complete my review: there is too much, and Prolific Editor is prolifically editing while my work continues.

I believe it is warranted to hand over the evidence I have now because when I began my review of this user it was the first, second, third contributions that I pulled to review that proved to be clear lies upon further investigation. If I had to dig deep to find something strange, I would wait to complete a thorough review myself, but the hits were and continue to be constant. I need help, and I need to hand over what I have now so whatever needs to happen can happen.

I do not know why Prolific Editor has chosen to lie about their identity in this way. Perhaps through whatever process Wikipedia has for dealing with this you will discover that truth. I set out to prove the accusers wrong, and I did, but in doing so I have lost some faith in Wikipedia as a whole. I hope to see that faith restored, and in that spirit I am here to do whatever is needed next to hand over evidence. If you think I should wait to finish the review and present it in one go, I will do that.

The evidence I have contains, among other data, the PII of multiple individuals and I do not want to dox anyone. My intention is to restore trust where it has been broken. I need a way to submit evidence that will not risk PII of at least three individuals, one of which is a Prolific Editor, being revealed to the public at large.

Thanks, An Idiot 154.47.25.170 (talk) 20:47, 28 January 2024 (UTC)


 * If there's something you want to submit, please e-mail WP:ARBCOM. Bishonen &#124; tålk 10:27, 29 January 2024 (UTC).
 * slig154.47.25.170 (talk) 02:28, 19 February 2024 (UTC)