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UPE
Hello MER-C, If I'm correct you added the UPE tag here and I think a paid editor is now trying to delete it (probably first as 194.230.146.178, then - after adding it back - as Superboilles). I just added the UPE tag again and want to avoid an edit war. Maybe you can have a lock. Have a good new week --FinanceGeek25 (talk) 06:03, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I agree this is suspicious but there is not enough evidence to take action. MER-C 13:02, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I would write you if the UPE is removed again. --FinanceGeek25 (talk) 10:45, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

CCI Closure
Hi MER-C, I hope you're well. When you have a moment, would you mind closing Contributor copyright investigations/CommanderWaterford? Thanks, --Jack Frost (talk) 10:44, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Done. MER-C 12:56, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

Indefinitely blocked user emailed me
Hello, MER-C:

User:Taniatos emailed me via my wiki-preferences, signing herself Tetiana, while requesting an unblock. Knowing nothing, I checked User:Taniatos' contributions and saw only that the contributions are sporadic but intense, suggesting automated workbench operation, with a day job or a poor communications setup. There appears to be no hobby-oriented or other motivation for edits, to me. Because I prefer communicating via Wikipedia I am hitting your talk page. I do not know if other admins are being canvassed.

If at some time you decide to clear Tetiana/User:Taniatos you are free to declare that to me, and I could unblock T if you like. I can understand if you do not want to communicate directly with T.

I do not know if there is a higher-up ban involved. As it stands, I choose not to intercede or reply to the T.-email. --Ancheta Wis   (talk  &#124; contribs) 21:43, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
 * You are correct in your assessment. The chances of me changing my mind and unblocking are zero. MER-C 19:16, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

Paid Syndicate trying to create an article again and again
Hello, MER-C,

I've marked you in Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Markand Adhikari. Can you can please assist me with the matter. Nirupammathur (talk) 06:00, 8 July 2021 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!
 Happy First Edit Day! Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

From the Birthday Committee, CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 08:49, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

Undeletion page request
Hi MER-C, I want to ask you if you may have a look on a page deletion you performed last month. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elrond_(cryptocurrency). Could you please check again and reconsider a restore of a page? Page had contributors and I do believe a delete was not needed. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cosminsimi (talk • contribs)
 * No. The author of the page is banned by Wikipedia's owners. MER-C 11:25, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

Gro Intelligence
Hello User:MER-C, I'm speaking on behalf of the people who created the Gro Intelligence page that you placed in draft review. They told me they felt like they were following the rules of not sounding like an advertisement and used legit sources so hence they're confused on how to move forward and looking for guidance to have it back up.Broadmoor (talk) 15:46, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
 * What is your connection with said people? I'm not interested in helping marketers promote their company on Wikipedia; quite the opposite. MER-C 16:34, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm a friend to someone affiliated with the company. So why you don't feel it's a legit company such as Google, Delta, and the thousands of other companies on Wikipedia? And how are they promoting their company by simply giving a fact-based profile of it?Broadmoor (talk) 18:05, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
 * This isn't what I'd expect an editor with 23000 edits and 13 years tenure to say. I should not need to read the move log for you, nor read or explain the core policy Paid editing disclosure and key guidelines Conflict of interest and notability, nor tell you about the fundamental nature of this project. Cut it out. MER-C 18:29, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

Fixed page Audrey Barcio
Hello, I attempted to address your concerns about the page Audrey Barcio by establishing notability and editing text to achieve a neutral voice. Would you mind letting me know if I succeeded, and/or what else is needed to repair the page? I did not create the page, as you can already see, but I am related to Audrey Barcio. This of course is not the same as being paid, but I am also very concerned that I do not show any favoritism and that I avoid any conflicts of interest. If anything I included isn't relevant, isn't notable, or is hyperbolic, please let me know. If I have fixed the problems that you noted, would you please let me know so I can remove the warnings on the page? Thank you in advance! Carter Sugarfoot (talk)
 * The reason I tagged the page was because it was created by an abusive spam sockpuppet. I think the best judge of whether the complex problems created spam editing have been addressed would be neither of us. MER-C 09:36, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Help with copyright cleanup template
Hi there! I'm messaging you because I need help with Template:Copyvio-revdel, and I noticed that you're a part of the copyright cleanup project. I must confess that I'm finding the template a little complicated to use. Over at Markazu Saqafathi Sunniyya, I removed a persistent copyvio which has been inserted into that article on-and-off for about eight years; check Talk:Markazu_Saqafathi_Sunniyya (today) and Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive798 (2013) for details. I removed the text again per WP:DCV, but I'm finding the template quite challening. The same copyvio as the 2013 text was re-inserted, almost verbatim, a few days ago. Thank you so much for any assistance you can provide! MezzoMezzo (talk) 17:18, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Copyvio removed and user issued final warning. MER-C 18:55, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the prompt response, MER-C; that was very helpful because I'm a little lost when it comes to the finer details of CV removal. Just now, I found two more copyright violations, at Qamaruzzaman Azmi and 'Abd al-Haqq al-Dehlawi respectively. I posted the copied sources and diffs at the talk pages for both articles. I'm concerned about a pattern and might look deeper into the rabbit hole, if that's appropriate. MezzoMezzo (talk) 15:46, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Mezzo is stalking me? MER-C, the edits at Qamaruzzaman Azmi were one month old and warning was given in the context of those edits yesterday only and the para was not verbatim copy but conclusion of a particular event in own words. The edits at 'Abd al-Haqq al-Dehlawi just few words from the source were taken which are essential to give the information about that scholar. I know there are mistakes. After your yesterday's warning, i am avoiding such mistakes. I hope that harshness will not be shown to me in such case. My apologies. ScholarM (talk) 16:16, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Copyright violations are a habit which I am seeing in your contribution history. It is not stalking to review past edits for copyvios once there is grounds to do so; we have an entire noticeboard for doing exactly that. This needs to stop, now, permanently, otherwise I have no choice but to block you and start an investigation into your entire contribution history. Wikipedia treats copyright violations seriously, and I know from bitter experience that blocking sooner is better than warning and blocking later. MER-C 17:07, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for understanding my concern. You will not see any violation in future. I will correct my editing habits. I hope Mezzo will not bring my previous edits here to target me. ScholarM (talk) 18:51, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
 * User:ScholarM, you don't leave me much choice with your recent edits. Right after you left your comments here on [MER-C's talk page, you made two edits removing a copy violation you'd made back in June 2020, when you'd first created the Ziaul Mustafa Razvi Qadri page based on a 2013 Facebook post you'd copied it from. I understand that everybody makes mistakes, but you didn't put any sort of notes on Talk:Ziaul Mustafa Razvi Qadri explaining that it was a mistake, nor did you note in the edit summary that you were amending a copyvio, plus you actually created the entire article based on a seven year old Facebook post. There's legitimate reason for me to look through your edits.
 * User:MER-C, can you please advise, if possible? MezzoMezzo (talk) 20:24, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
 * MezzoMezzo, that is very disappointing to read that my good faith edits based on valid sources is being stated as copied from Facebook. While actually, Facebook post is taken from above website. Intention matters, your intention is here to accuse me anyhow and get me banned. Hope to see some good faith comments from you. ScholarM (talk) 06:58, 18 July 2021 (UTC)
 * User:ScholarM, so instead of copy-pasting the "Education" section of the article from the 2013 Facebook post, you copied from the 2011 fan site named after the article's subject?
 * Do you not understand exactly why there's a pressing need to look through your edits now, especially when you seem to be burying evidence of the copy violations rather than apologizing and making a note of them? MezzoMezzo (talk) 13:00, 18 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I already apologized and had only tried to correct my mistake. That does not mean you can accuse me of anything. Have good intentions as i have promised to not repeat that mistake. ScholarM (talk) 14:59, 18 July 2021 (UTC)
 * User:ScholarM, you didn't apologize on this point; you continued arguing and claiming that your copy-past vio was a result of good faith editing, and then accused me of trying to get you banned and implied that I'm editing in bad faith. Please be mindful that you're on warning for launching personal attacks against me and focus on the content issues only.
 * User:MER-C, I made a note of the copyright violation at Talk:Ziaul Mustafa Razvi Qadri but then realized that a report at Copyright problems may be overkill because the violation was removed (albeit with an edit summary which obscures the violation) and all which needs to be removed are the earlier revisions in the article history. Do you know a noticeboard or other medium I should use? I apologize for leaning on you a bit much here; I can practice with the template in my sandbox if that's the most direct way to address the article history issue. MezzoMezzo (talk) 15:11, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Copyvio-revdel. You need the revision/oldid numbers when the copyvio was inserted and when it was removed. Please do not continue this argument here. MER-C 16:51, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

Help with a spam clean up of the page
Hey MER-C, I wanted your help and ask if you may have a look at the page Geliyoo. After the page being vandalized for advertisement purposes, I recently nominated it for deletion, it was full with spam links, still is. Before further action, considering WP:WPSPAM, what do you suggest should be done? I think the page should be deleted as it's frequently edited for promotional purposes. Nudgepath (talk) 14:25, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Blocked for UPE. MER-C 15:23, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

Copyright problems
In response to this, the user is actually at CCI in Contributor copyright investigations/20190125 (username change). As a secondary question, wouldn't it have been more effective to G12 it since, only a single sentence remained? Hog Farm Talk 04:50, 23 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Noted, thanks. Yeah, I could have deleted it but for some unknown reason I salvaged it instead. MER-C 18:03, 23 July 2021 (UTC)

Cross-wiki coordination against UPE
Hi MER-C,

I don't think we met (online) before. I work on fr-wp, with several other Wikipedians from the fr:Projet:Antipub against UPE and more broadly promotion. With another sysop, we published an investigation on some UPE cases last year; you did handle it on the en-wp side (thanks!).

You're opinion about an idea I submitted on user:Blablubbs talkpage (regarding cross-wiki coordination against UPE and promotion) is welcome.

Best regards, Jules* (talk) 11:26, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Correctly Declared Paid Editor farm
There is a trail to be followed at User:Hillster which is way above my competence. Please woould you or a friendly TPS have a look and consider the appropriateness Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 20:27, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

Overt SPA
Literally, after 1 whole year of being here, the editor made their  very first edit straight to my TP,  see [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Celestina007#Ifie_Sekibo_Listing. this] they made the error of using the plural “we” as opposed to the singular I. I note that the draft article was created by  who is now blocked for sock puppetry see  here. Celestina007 (talk) 23:27, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

User:Insidus
It looks to me like this user is an WP:UPE. What do you think?--Bbb23 (talk) 00:28, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I was hesitant to block for UPE because the South African Broadcasting Corporation is a state broadcaster, but certainly it's a promotion only account. MER-C 17:01, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Recreation of a page
Recreation of a page that was deleted previously  as created by a banned user in violation of block or ban. TheChronium 15:41, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks - creator blocked and spam quarantined. MER-C 15:49, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

Tyler MacDuff
Hi,

I noticed that Tyler MacDuff, Tyler McDuff did not have a Wikipedia page. As he has quite a few appearances in various TV shows.

I did not realize why until I went to Create a page for the actor.

What was the reason you deleted the page?

I beleive it was for copyright infringement.

I would like to reinstate/recreate his page, as he has quite a history of Big screen and little screen appearances, into Wikipedia.

I am but a novice at this editing thing, so any feedback you can give me would be greatly appreciated.

Phil Fish (talk) 21:16, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
 * There's nothing stopping you from recreating the article, as long as you do so entirely in your own words and adhere to the usual editorial policies. MER-C 11:57, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

User creating only advertising pages
Recreation of a page that was deleted before many times,. Also this, deleted many times before. TheChronium 17:04, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
 * The first one is not actionable. I blocked the second. MER-C 18:29, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
 * This user seems to be a UPE editor. As completely ignoring warnings by other editors and creating promotional pages and removing old redirects.  TheChronium  14:50, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
 * This has a couple of red flags but is not enough to block. MER-C 15:19, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

Fixing AmirEyZed's Article
I tried to fix the article problems and change it to a natural point of view but I can't move the draft page because the original page is fully protected. Could you please help me with this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gholoomali (talk • contribs)
 * Do you have any other accounts? Do you have any connection with the subject of the article? MER-C 18:18, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

Heads up
Hey MC, just as a heads up I am going to take to WP:DRV the Categories for discussion/Log/2020 October 8 discussion, where Category:American propagandists was deleted, since I think the original nom. was flawed by ignoring Category:Italian propagandists, Category:German propagandists, etc. (as well as it being a minimally attended CfD discussion). Unless you suggest a different route for the more comprehensive discussion? Perhaps restore and immediately relist? Note it has already been recreated and speedy deleted since, and currently has a bunch of articles sitting in it as a WP:REDNOT. Thanks as always for all your good work, UnitedStatesian (talk) 20:45, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I have seen this and am not going to stand in the way of whatever you do. You do not have to notify me of any discussion. MER-C 19:16, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

Chi Beta Phi
Not sure if you were the one who deleted Chi Beta Phi for copyvio, but I've restarted it, mostly pulling the information from my copy of Baird's Manual of American College Fraternity (1991 edition). Probably will sprinkle through some of the history pulled from the Primary Source that was the Copyvio source, http://www.chibetaphi.org/about_us.htm. Just though you should be informed.

Gary Shiffman
Hi, I’m an administrator from Wikidata. We are currently discussing an RfD for an item that was created for Gary Shiffman. You deleted this item last year. Could you have a look at the deleted page and confirm that it’s the same person as here and/or provide some hints about the person in question? Thank you! --Emu (talk) 20:56, 27 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I confirm they are the same person. There is also no reason to suspect cross-wiki spam. MER-C 09:19, 28 August 2021 (UTC)

Mail
Sent with some evidence. Sanketio31 (talk) 12:28, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

User:Sufferingsofferings
Hello MER-C. User:Sufferingsofferings is doing paid/COI editing since long. Draft:Caspio and Austin Okere are their recent spams. I think they should be stopped now. Cheers. 82.30.20.237 (talk) 14:10, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Blocked. MER-C 17:34, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

SPA for promo only
Please see this, this, this, this and finally this. Celestina007 (talk) 23:24, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Blocked. MER-C 17:21, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Cross-wiki spam: Sampada dutta
Hello MER-C,

The account m:Special:CentralAuth/Sampada dutta is busy with spamming their website cross-wiki. Thought you'd like to know. Best, - Bédévore [knock knock] 12:48, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Blocked. Links already reverted. MER-C 14:28, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

Recreation of page which was earlier created by banned user
Recreation of a page that was deleted previously as created by a banned user in violation of block or ban. TheChronium 08:32, 7 September 2021 (UTC)


 * JBW G4'd it 3 hours later. Sennecaster  ( Chat ) 16:47, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Minor question
How do you add a log summary when (un-)reviewing pages? I haven't found an option to do such a thing in PageTriage, but you did it when unreviewing Olaf Kosinsky's articles. Thanks for your help! Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 23:06, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I used the API - the note parameter is the reason. MER-C 18:05, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

NOTHERE promo only editor
I note is polite enough to ask them this which they denied but take a look at this, this, this and today, this. In summary their TP says it all. They seem to be here chiefly to promote Mac Nuru, note that both Mac Nuru and X’treme GH are one and the same. Now see this, this, and this. Celestina007 (talk) 12:47, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

Draft:Hem Raj BC
Hi! Hem Raj BC was deleted last year because the paid editor who created it refused to use WP:AFC or adhere to WP:NPOV and WP:RS. I recently found another UPE editor (stale) who created and edited related articles, before the stuff with the main article last year, Special:Contributions/Jimmysmithandrew. Aashirman DS Joshi and Raveena Desraj Shrestha, both very UPE-esque were the only things Jimmy did outside of the Hem Raj BC topics.Now, we have got a new SPA, trying to get Draft:Hem Raj BC through AFC. An admin says at Requests_for_undeletion/Archive_366 that the draft matches previously deleted content. However this editor has not declared paid, and instead tries to solicit help from others, claiming to be a fan of BC, and completely new to Wikipedia. They removed my comment from the draft when resubmitting. Then they created the article with a typo, and tried to get the correct title unsalted using the typo as the excuse. In all, I think this editor is just the latest incarnation of deceptive UPE in this topic area, and I was wondering if this is enough for admin action on individual discretion. Regards! Usedtobecool ☎️ 07:40, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for currecting me sir.
I wish to thank you for the recommendation you gave to the article I have created about Jeff Selingo. But nothing was given to me for the creation of the page, it is just love for his book that attracted me to create an article for his.

Hence, i noticed that i have made some mistakes in some of the formats of writing. Thank you very much for notifying me. Comments78 (talk) 17:23, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

Citadel SPI
Hey, thanks for filing Sockpuppet investigations/Texlaxer! I kept procrastinating. JBchrch  talk  21:00, 19 September 2021 (UTC)

Seem familiar?
I just blocked, and  for sock/meatpuppetry, and I suspect this isn't their first rodeo. The pattern is fairly distinctive – do you have any idea who the original master might be? --Blablubbs (talk) 13:45, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Nope, sorry. MER-C 16:58, 23 September 2021 (UTC)