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Categories for discussion/Log/2019 June 15
Only a few of these got deleted, and the rest still seem to have their CfD tags on. Did something come up when you were carrying out deletion? I can help if you'd like. --BDD (talk) 20:54, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
 * From what I recall, the bot choked on those. They've since been deleted. MER-C 09:38, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

User talk:104.37.2.227
You may wish to revoke talk page access.--Cahk (talk) 08:17, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I decline to do so, as it's a rangeblock. MER-C 15:08, 26 June 2019 (UTC)

Unblock of Ericwg
Hello MER-C. I have reviewed the unblock request of Ericwg and he appears to be editing in good faith, despite creating one article that was written in a very promotional tone. He has now reviewed the relevant policies more closely and I feel has been very reasonable in his response. I am willingly to unblock unless you see any further outstanding issues you wish to address. Sincerely, Sasquatch t&#0124;c 15:25, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Responded by email for opsec reasons. MER-C 16:44, 26 June 2019 (UTC)

Back in time
As I often do, I review my CSD log archives to see if pages I nominated reappear. And one did...

Built Green Canada was first created by the user. It was deleted on 3 July 2014 by for G11 and G12. The user was blocked, quite obviously, for WP:ORGNAME. They gave a weak unblock request on 6 October 2014‎, which you commented on 9 October 2014‎. The request was declined.

Suddenly the article reappeared on 7 October 2014‎, this time created by, who coincidentally registered as a new user on the same day. I warned them about COI edits on 28 December 2015, but it went unreplied. They have contributed solely to that article as a WP:SPA for their entire existence.

Is this enough to warrant a report at SPI, or a stern warning for continued undisclosed paid editing? The evidence is circumstantial but I am convinced that this is the same person. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 17:23, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * No need for SPI - a spam only block is sufficient. Brand name in all caps with registered trademark symbols = deletion as obvious advertising. All the revisions are contaminated. MER-C 17:31, 28 June 2019 (UTC)

...
More UPE, yay! Praxidicae (talk) 18:04, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * It never ends, does it? (And it never will, for the foreseeable future.) MER-C 08:30, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

Indian Society of Cinematographers
Hi MER-C, if you get a few moments I would appreciate some input on how to best deal with a months-long campaign of spamming Indian articles with "Indian Society of Cinematographers". The relevant discussion is here and I apologise for the multiple pings if you got them. I also recently noticed this user, who is clearly here to spam ISC.. I have opened an SPI to see if they are related to Roastedcocoa, but I plan to indef them even if they're not. Thanks, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 04:17, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Paid Contribution
Proof: https://www.freelancer.com/u/uah55792357a5636?w=f Proof 2: https://www.freelancer.com/projects/articles/Wikipedia-posting-20171375/proposals Proof 3: https://www.freelancer.com/projects/wikipedia/Wikipedia-Page-20173957 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.130.115.134 (talk • contribs)
 * Sock blocked. MER-C 11:22, 2 July 2019 (UTC)

Inquiring about term used
Hi MER-C, in reference to ArtRabbit, I've attempted to amend everything that I could based on your feedback, and have also disclosed a conflict of interest on the Talk page. I was wondering if you could let me know what "ACPERM gaming" refers to? I haven't been able to find a direct answer yet. Thanks for your help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sandy Di Yu (talk • contribs) 14:23, 5 July 2019 (UTC)
 * All I can say is it refers to a behavioral pattern that you cannot change. What is your connection to Parakall87? MER-C 14:29, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

Ah okay, thanks for letting me know. I'll just leave it at that then. There's no connection? Sandy Di Yu (talk) 10:01, 9 July 2019 (UTC)

culling at CCI
Do you cull manually, or is there an automated tool that culls for you? Thanks, 💵Money💵emoji💵💸 23:10, 5 July 2019 (UTC)
 * There is a tool, which I wrote. It will never be available online due to the volume of API requests it generates. MER-C 09:15, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

Monday.com
Monday (software) is now approved article, can you please remove the protection you put on it? Thanks Uziel302 (talk) 09:40, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Before I consider whether to move the page, please answer the following question: do you have any connections or other conflict of interest regarding this subject, or have you been paid/employed to create this article? MER-C 12:18, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * MER-C, I have never been paid by anyone to edit in Wikipedia, and I have no connection to Monday.com. I just happen to live in Israel and heard a lecture about them on Facebook official conference.&#32; Uziel302 (talk) 14:08, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Done. MER-C 15:40, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot.&#32; Uziel302 (talk) 20:41, 21 July 2019 (UTC)

List of non-notable pages created by User:Sistaginna
User:MER-C, can you please review a list of pages created by User:Sistaginna, which very clearly fails WP:GNG.

Also can you see Irene Roberts, something is wrong at AFD, not sure what is wrong with it.Meeanaya (talk) 04:34, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm not familiar with Ghana sourcing, it is outside my area of expertise. I'll take a closer look at Dce2956, though. MER-C 19:54, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Most of the Ghana pages look OK to me. African countries don't have the level of Internet news that western countries have, but the level of coverage I'm seeing makes it clear these are commonly known people and entities in that country, and most likely have numerous cites in national printed press, TV and radio. Kudos to them for bringing more coverage of WORLDWIDE topics. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 20:27, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

Hi Meeanaya am surprise you created this discussion, this are some the reasons most Africans do not want to contribute to Wikipedia. We have less/no online references to notable items. Thank you Amakuru for adding your voice. And to Meeanaya it is about time we appreciate the little effort Africans put on this platform to bridge the gap. --Sistaginna (talk) 12:58, 15 August 2019 (UTC)

Removal of article on Tagomi
Hi User:MER-C,

A couple of months ago I posted a wikipedia article about Tagomi (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ANoweiitsmichael&type=revision&diff=891119375&oldid=890914883), but it was deleted and marked as promotional. We tried to make the article very neutral, and simply stated what we are, historical events, and all the news articles about us, which included many from reputable sources like Bloomberg, Forbes, etc. In full disclosure I am an employee of the company, but we're hoping that simply posting basic information without any adding any biased statements would meet the affiliation requirements.

Would you be able to help identify where we were being promotional? We're happy to make any changes required. Thank you for your consideration!

Noweiitsmichael (talk) 22:55, 9 July 2019 (UTC)


 * The very fact that you wrote it means it's promotional. Intent matters as much as content.


 * Can you point out where you disclosed your paid relationship with Tagomi, as required by paid editing policy, and where you disclosed the nature, scope, and amount of compensation received in exchange for this article in accordance with US securities law? Needless to say, the special enforcement measures are there to stop you from doing exactly what you did, and you should expect your editing privileges to be terminated without further notice if you continue to promote Tagomi. MER-C 13:17, 10 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Apologies for not disclosing earlier - I've updated my user page to reflect that I work at Tagomi. I'm not being paid specifically to post this article, I'm a full-time engineer at Tagomi. We simply wanted Tagomi to have a presence on Wikipedia. Also, just to clarify, we do not offer any ICOs and do not interact with ICOs in any way. We also do not raise money for or issue any kind of cryptocurrency. We provide brokerage services to institutions, similar to banks and brokerages like Fidelity or UBS. Noweiitsmichael (talk) 19:28, 10 July 2019 (UTC)
 * > We simply wanted Tagomi to have a presence on Wikipedia.
 * That is promotional intent. Our readers expect neutral, independent, reliable and encyclopedic information. Therefore we are not interested in what an organization has to say about itself because such speech is none of those things. Per WP:COI and WP:OWN, the decision to include stuff in Wikipedia is not yours to make. MER-C 14:03, 11 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Ah I see. Thanks for taking the time to clarify. Noweiitsmichael (talk) 20:42, 11 July 2019 (UTC)

Featured picture candidates/Sarah Bernhardt, par Nadar/2
Just to note, there's a second version of this up. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.8% of all FPs 16:17, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

Featured_picture_candidates/Lillian_Feickert
Think you were right, and I've acted accordingly. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.8% of all FPs 03:17, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

Obtaining log/content of deleted page
MER-C,

I am researching the details surrounding a Wikipedia page which was deleted on 18 May 2019. The entry on the page shows that it was deleted by you for "G5: Creation by a blocked or banned user".

In discussions with Wikipedia support, I have been advised to contact you via your talk page to obtain the pre-deletion content and log history of the page.

Since this is a public forum, I have omitted the specifics. Please contact me via email at  for details.

173.56.250.62 (talk) 13:16, 18 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Please address this request to one of the administrators at Category:Wikipedia administrators willing to provide copies of deleted articles (RHaworth has answered one similar query I had in the past). For privacy reasons, I am not willing to share my email address with you. The content was deleted because it was undisclosed paid-for advertising posted by a banned user in violation of their ban. MER-C 14:12, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

Need a CCI
Hi MER-C. Could you please help me out? I think we need to open a CCI case on a user -I've never opened a case and I'm not sure how to go about doing it. The user is BrugesFR. There's some information at User talk:Diannaa. Thank you very much, — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 12:11, 20 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Done. MER-C 12:27, 20 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks. By the way - thanks for adding completed CCIs to the archive - I didn't even realize we had one until today, when I was digging around looking for how to create a new case page! Super cool to have things to archive again! Thanks to User:Money emoji — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 12:31, 20 July 2019 (UTC)

Mixed bag of group portals
Thank you. I have a question. Does your closure mean that the portals that were not deleted were procedurally kept, so that they may be renominated immediately, or did you find that there was a consensus to keep any of them, or did you actually find no consensus (in which case they may be renominated after a pause)? Robert McClenon (talk) 00:26, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Also, did you notice that the transclude of WP:ANRFC in WP:AN appears to have been dropped? Was this done on purpose, or by accident?  Robert McClenon (talk) 00:27, 22 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Yes, it was a procedural keep with no intention of precluding an immediate renomination. With respect to your second question - it was deliberately removed in favor of the list of open tasks (which mentions ANRFC). MER-C 10:04, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

ygm
GSS (talk |c|em ) 08:38, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

Contributor copyright investigations/20190722- cull?
Before I go all guns-a-blazing as usual on the new CCI, should I wait for you to cull it? If you have other things that are more important, I can wait. 💵Money💵emoji💵💸 01:48, 24 July 2019 (UTC)
 * CCI culled. MER-C 16:40, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

COI Edit Filters
As part of implementing last years wishlist they're working on a new notification when COI is suspected. To implment this they're going to be checking edit filters 148 and 149. Do you know if these are the correct filters to be using? Thanks and best, Barkeep49 (talk) 05:56, 24 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I've been patrolling recent changes and abuse filter to find username violations and self-promotions. Filter 148 is triggered when someone creates or edit a page with a same name as their username. And filter 149 is triggered when someone adds or tries to add a link containing their username. So yeah, these filters are correct to be using. I also recommend this recent changes page. Masum Reza 📞  07:30, 24 July 2019 (UTC)


 * There are a few more: "userspace spam", "Possible self promotion in user or draftspace" and "removal of COI template". MER-C 09:54, 24 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Are those recent changes tag? Masum Reza 📞 09:55, 24 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes. MER-C 10:15, 24 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks to you both. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 16:13, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

Userbox galleries CfR rename order
Hello, thank you for closing the CfR discussion about Userbox galleries. I'm not sure about the order of renames by Cydebot. Pages in Wikipedia namespace that were in Category:Lists of userboxes should have stayed in Category:Userbox galleries (it is now a category-redirect—this was not the intention of CfR discussion). However, I see them in Category:Personal userbox galleries now. I should have warned about the fact that name "Userbox galleries" appears twice in the nomination, and order of renames is important. —⁠andrybak (talk) 10:40, 26 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, the order is screwed up. I'll see if I can fix it. MER-C 11:19, 26 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I've reverted the bad category move from Category:Userbox galleries to Category:Personal userbox galleries. MER-C 11:40, 26 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I have moved all User namespace galleries from Category:Userbox galleries to appropriate subcategory. For Wikipedia namespace galleries, I have created a bot request. We that request done, restructuring would be finished. —⁠andrybak (talk) 12:50, 26 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Cool. Apologies for the screwup. MER-C 13:43, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

CFD closed as not merged?
Re Categories_for_discussion/Log/2019_June_4, may I suggest appending to your close the words "to Medieval Portugal", or otherwise clarifying? – Fayenatic  L ondon 22:52, 28 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Done. MER-C 09:24, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

ygm
GSS (talk |c|em ) 15:55, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Marscoin draft
Hi Mer-C, Could you explain why my Marscoin entry was deleted even though I supplied more references, two of which were from scientific publications? The Mars Society has an entry in wikipedia and Marscoin has been adopted as their community project. Does someone else have to create the entry? Any guidance would help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Novalis78 (talk • contribs)
 * > Does someone else have to create the entry?
 * Yes. Wikipedia takes a zero tolerance approach to cryptocurrency promotion. Please show me where you disclosed your conflict of interest, and where, if applicable, you disclosed the nature, scope, and amount of compensation received in accordance with US securities law. MER-C 18:09, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

I am the IT Director for the Mars Society (www.marssociety.org) and I can vouch that Marscoin is a real community project that we are participating in. It is managed by a separate non-profit (the Marscoin Foundation) which is unrelated to us. - James Burk

65.94.180.189
Could you please block user: 65.94.180.189 asap. She clearly will not stop vandalizing until she is blocked. CLCStudent (talk) 16:14, 7 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Done. MER-C 16:15, 7 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I don't see any edits that implies they are female. Masum Reza 📞 16:31, 7 August 2019 (UTC)

Deletion of Page Convex Interactive
Hi. A page I created was just deleted. I am actually documenting the digital marketing companies of my country. Please guide me where was I wrong and what I ought to not put if and when I create again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smo1257 (talk • contribs)
 * There is a presumption that pages about digital marketing companies are spam because that's what their business is. You must ensure that the company is notable, cite only reliable sources and do not describe their services in the excessive detail you did. Do you have any connection with this subject, or are you paid to create this article? MER-C 19:08, 7 August 2019 (UTC)

Categories for renaming
Hi MER-C, I noticed that you have been involved with relisting discussions at Categories for Renaming to try to move toward consensus. I'm following two proposals I was involved with here and here. Should I relist these myself, or leave them to you or another uninvolved party to close or relist? Thanks, Sdkb (talk) 02:50, 9 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look at them tomorrow. MER-C 09:48, 9 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for closing the July 20 one. Is there anything I ought to do for the July 22 one? Sdkb (talk) 15:55, 23 August 2019 (UTC)
 * No. There's been a large and persistent backlog, and only now are we starting to get control over it. MER-C 16:16, 23 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks! It's actually good to know there's a backlog, since that means it'll be gotten to eventually. (I don't care about timing for that category, I just want to make sure it doesn't fall off the table.) - Sdkb (talk) 18:14, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

I think...
You forgot one when you blocked. Praxidicae (talk) 16:04, 9 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Oversight corrected, thanks for letting me know. MER-C 16:05, 9 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Oops, this one too! They're all making the typical edits with fake corrections to existing articles followed by a final to the AFd. Praxidicae (talk) 16:06, 9 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Bagged that one as well. MER-C 16:08, 9 August 2019 (UTC)

Annastasia Seebohm
Having just created the Annastasia page, I am wondering why Annastasia Seebohm was removed from article space.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 20:41, 12 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Likely violation of WP:PAID based on the exclusively promotional edits of the creator. MER-C 08:10, 13 August 2019 (UTC)
 * O.K. I'll remove it from the list.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 03:52, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:COI top
Template:COI top has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. --Trialpears (talk) 23:40, 12 August 2019 (UTC)

Sixty Rayburn
I'm trying to find out why an entire article was deleted. I think there has been some kind of mistake. I had contributed to the article in the past, but now it is gone. Is there a way to request that it be reinstated, and allow me to work on or fix whatever the issues are with it? Sf46 (talk) 20:48, 13 August 2019 (UTC)
 * The author,, is banned for massive copyright infringement. Per WP:Copyright violations, contributions of extensive copyright infringers may be assumed to be copyvios and removed indiscriminately (and should in this case, because it's really time intensive and Billy Hathorn is also an abusive sockpuppeteer). For that reason, it cannot be restored. MER-C 20:54, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

IP spam sock
You might want to take a look at this request by, which was successfully refunded after your block of the creator for spam. Seems pretty ducky to me. Praxidicae (talk) 13:03, 15 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Vietnamese, probably a compromised computer or third-world freelancer. Dynamic IP, so not really worth blocking. MER-C 18:59, 15 August 2019 (UTC)

Note
Hi Merc-c: Just a note that at Categories for discussion/Log/2019 August 8 you closed the Category:Non-standard portal pages discussion as delete, but the page was not deleted. North America1000 13:16, 16 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Deletion comes after the category is emptied by bots. This processing has not finished. MER-C 14:23, 16 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Aah, I overlooked this for some reason. Thanks for letting me know! North America1000 15:25, 16 August 2019 (UTC)

Barnstar

 * Thank you, it's very much appreciated. MER-C 19:45, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

A moral dillema
Hey, I found an article that is listed at PCP. I'm working on a version with a lot of the BH fluff removed (I even checked the sources to see if my new version isn't copyvio-ing) so that I can submit it to Women In Red as an improvement (they're doing Film+Stage this month), but I don't think it feels moral to remove a PCP warning. What do I do? (ping me) FoxyGrampa75 (talk) 23:27, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Start a rewrite at Talk:____/Temp and it will be moved into place after the listing expires. MER-C 13:05, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
 * The article is Beth Courtney. Thanks. FoxyGrampa75 (talk) 13:06, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
 * See the third item under "Can you help resolve this issue?" about providing copyvio rewrites. MER-C 13:08, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
 * There was one other thing I forgot to mention - copyvio rewrites count as new articles for DYK purposes if the copyvio article was deleted (which will be the case here). MER-C 13:28, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I’m submitting my rewrite for that article only to WIR, but I’ll keep that in mind for other articles in the future. FoxyGrampa75 (talk) 17:11, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

Hattons of London Review
Hi MER-C, I see that you are the most recent user to have reviewed the Hattons of London draft. I have fully re-worked the article and have re-submitted. To confirm, is this page now considered under review, or is there additional steps that i need to take? Thank you Sala90 (talk) 10:11, 23 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Please answer the following questions:


 * 1) Have you created this draft or any other draft or made any substantial contributions to Wikipedia as part of an employment relationship, including but not limited to being an employee, freelancer or (paid or unpaid) intern?
 * 2) Do you otherwise have a conflict of interest with the subjects of any of the drafts you have created or articles you have substantially edited?
 * 3) What is your connection, if any, to ? MER-C 10:39, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

Unblock
Regarding editor LightFromABrightStar, I am not convinced that you unblocking this individual has resulted in a "new start". Their track record since is not looking good.  William Harris talk  08:22, 24 August 2019 (UTC)
 * You've taken the right approach here, this is not yet ripe for a (temporary) block. FYI: I didn't unblock this user, Deepfriedokra did. MER-C 10:04, 24 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Apologies, my misunderstanding.  William Harris Canis lupis track.svg talk Canis lupis track.svg 12:10, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

Drat. She was not blocked originally (on the old account) for her dog-gonned edit warring, but for a comment on her talk page she attributed to her daughter. She received at least two edit warring notices on the old account. I will give her a final warning.--  Deep fried  okra    12:50, 24 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Yes, it is a confusing history. Many thanks; I only ask that people follow WP:POL.  William Harris Canis lupis track.svg talk Canis lupis track.svg 12:56, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

Categories for discussion
Hi, as you have closed several discussions in Categories for discussion/Log/2019 July 7, please could you possibly close or relist the last two (American cattlewomen and American cattlemen)? I have contributed to the discussion so I can't close it myself, and I couldn't find a process to request closure. TSventon (talk) 08:44, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

Featured picture candidates/Vitascope
Hey! I've added a restoration, and also pointed out the text on the image that shows the movies were in colour. Could you have another look? Cheers! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 6.9% of all FPs 04:01, 31 August 2019 (UTC)