User talk:HiddenHeinz

"Mithras Yekanoglu"?
Hi! A few people (notably User:Yekanoglu) have been adding this guy's name, uncited, to the "Founder" field on a lot of articles in the petroleum/mining industry (Vitol, BlackRock, Gunvor, Glencore). I had figured vandalism because I can't find anything on Google about this guy, but your edit summary implies he is known to be the founder. Do you know where we could find any sourcing? I don't feel comfortable letting these edits stand unless sourced because they otherwise feel kinda sketchy, but at the same time if the info is true, I think we should make a good faith effort to corroborate. I also saw an article by that name was deleted twice over on Turkish WP. Thanks! Thesixthstaff (talk) 14:17, 26 March 2024 (UTC)


 * There is no person called "Mithras Yekanoglu" at Vitol, almost certainly vandalism or something more fishy going on. HiddenHeinz (talk) 14:00, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I believe it to be some form of SEO scam. HiddenHeinz (talk) 14:03, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I thought that was the case and the user in question also made hoax edits to Wikidata. They've since been blocked. Thesixthstaff (talk) 16:37, 5 April 2024 (UTC)