Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/No barometer of intelligence

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 * If the contributor has added creative content, either evaluate it carefully for copyright concerns or remove it.
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Background
 No barometer of intelligence


 * Reported by MER-C
 * See . Blanked articles include Adam Cohen (journalist), David Shipley and Lawrence Downes. MER-C 11:48, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Note that No barometer of intelligence redirects to User:Joel Rennie who indicated they were the user of the other 4 accounts. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 00:42, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

Contribution survey
This report covers contributions to 75 articles from timestamp 2007-07-09 20:29:01 UTC to timestamp 2013-03-01 02:59:19 UTC.

Articles 1 through 20

 * Ernst & Young: Much had been removed, but what was left was still closely paraphrased. Rewritten. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 12:20, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
 * N Scott Shane: Close paraphrasing has been rewritten.  Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  04:40, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Alberto Gonzales: While it shows heavy comparison to its sources, this is only in direct quotes.  Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  04:50, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
 * N Joby Warrick: Some paragraphs were almost exactly paraphrased. Rewritten.  Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  22:57, 7 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Robertson Panel: Verbatim copying from cited book source. Cleaned out what was left. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 12:46, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
 * N Paul Toback: close para. has been fixed.  Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  04:46, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Funeral in Berlin (film): close para. has been fixed.  Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  05:06, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
 * NSA warrantless surveillance controversy:  Sennecaster  ( Chat ) 02:59, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Central Intelligence Agency:  Sennecaster  ( Chat ) 06:46, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Some content was moved to CIA black sites and needs checking there. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 00:43, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act:  Sennecaster  ( Chat ) 06:46, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Nuclear program of Iran: (13 edits, 13 major, +1434) (+1434)(+922)(+687)(+562)(+445)(+608)(+543)(+407)
 * Jo Becker: Seems okay. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 12:51, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Bally Total Fitness: removed
 * Dick Cheney: (27 edits, 27 major, +1310) (+533)(+585)(+976)(+666)(+769)(+470)(+661)(+447)(+1310)(+528)(+439)(+632)(+640)
 * John Michael McConnell: (5 edits, 5 major, +1293) (+1293)(+627)(+603)(+448)
 * Jim Inhofe: (8 edits, 8 major, +1276) (+1276)(+389)
 * Stuxnet:
 * Protection of sources: gone. Moneytrees🌴Talk🌲Help out at CCI! 02:51, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Citigroup: Looks like properly cited quote. Alanl (talk) 13:53, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Valerie Plame: (3 edits, 3 major, +1010) MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 01:52, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Articles 21 through 40

 * David Brooks (journalist): no longer in article and of questionable originality (one is a quote and the other is a deadlink I didn't bother investigating further) Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 02:58, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Mark Mazzetti: (1 edits, 1 major, +922)  echidnaLives  -  talk  -  edits  01:56, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Intellipedia: (2 edits, 2 major, +860)  echidnaLives  -  talk  -  edits  01:56, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * National Reconnaissance Office: (1 edits, 1 major, +846)  echidnaLives  -  talk  -  edits  01:56, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Dana Priest: (11 edits, 11 major, +819)  echidnaLives  -  talk  -  edits  01:56, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Jill Abramson: (2 edits, 2 major, +800) already reverted --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 00:36, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
 * David Addington: (8 edits, 8 major, +769)  echidnaLives  -  talk  -  edits  01:56, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * John W. Rogers, Jr.: (1 edits, 1 major, +743)  echidnaLives  -  talk  -  edits  01:56, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Top Secret America: (4 edits, 4 major, +728)  echidnaLives  -  talk  -  edits  01:56, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Argo (2012 film): (2 edits, 2 major, +705)  echidnaLives  -  talk  -  edits  01:56, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film): (2 edits, 2 major, +695)  echidnaLives  -  talk  -  edits  12:27, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Mossad: (3 edits, 3 major, +672)  echidnaLives  -  talk  -  edits  12:27, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Donald Rumsfeld: (1 edits, 1 major, +650)  echidnaLives  -  talk  -  edits  12:27, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Federal Bureau of Investigation: (2 edits, 2 major, +639) Possible copyvio from, cited in addition, locked behind paywall.  echidnaLives  -  talk  -  edits  12:27, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * George H. W. Bush: (1 edits, 1 major, +602)  echidnaLives  -  talk  -  edits  12:27, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Whistleblower protection in United States: (1 edits, 1 major, +593)  echidnaLives  -  talk  -  edits  12:27, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Khalid El-Masri: (2 edits, 2 major, +562)  echidnaLives  -  talk  -  edits  12:27, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 1953 Iranian coup d'état: (2 edits, 2 major, +552)  echidnaLives  -  talk  -  edits  12:27, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia: (2 edits, 2 major, +546)  echidnaLives  -  talk  -  edits  12:27, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

Articles 41 through 75

 * National Security Agency: (3 edits, 3 major, +540)  echidnaLives  -  talk  -  edits  11:35, 12 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Cryptography: (2 edits, 2 major, +519) MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 01:38, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Benjamin Netanyahu:  Sennecaster  ( Chat ) 01:18, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Meir Dagan:  Sennecaster  ( Chat ) 01:18, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
 * The Washington Post:  Wizardman  02:43, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Pakistan and weapons of mass destruction: (1 edits, 1 major, +463) (+463)
 * Andy Kessler (author): appropriate quotation Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 03:00, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * India and weapons of mass destruction: (1 edits, 1 major, +456) (+456)
 * David Wilhelm: (1 edits, 1 major, +425) MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 01:38, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
 * John Kiriakou:  Wizardman  23:43, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Karl Rove: (1 edits, 1 major, +406) MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 01:38, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Elizabeth Cheney: (1 edits, 1 major, +397) MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 01:38, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Tulsa, Oklahoma:  Wizardman  03:09, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Dean Baquet:  Wizardman  00:53, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Harriet Miers:  Wizardman  00:53, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

This report generated by Contribution Surveyor at 2013-03-01T11:44:35+00:00 in 0.11 sec.

=An unattributed source=

This report covers contributions to 42 articles from timestamp 2007-06-27 01:03:55 UTC to timestamp 2009-03-29 22:19:10 UTC.

Articles 1 through 20

 * National security letter:  Sennecaster  ( Chat ) 06:46, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Dana Priest: (3 edits, 3 major, +1355) (+374)(+666)(+1355)
 * NSA warrantless surveillance controversy:  Sennecaster  ( Chat ) 02:59, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Central Intelligence Agency:  Sennecaster  ( Chat ) 02:59, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Dick Cheney: (25 edits, 25 major, +1151) (+777)(+435)(+283)(+481)(+409)(+221)(+253)(+892)(+251)(+223)(+237)(+354)(+248)(+638)(+1151)(+352)(+232)(+656)(+713)
 * Fred F. Fielding: (1 edits, 1 major, +1058) MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 19:18, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act:  Sennecaster  ( Chat ) 06:46, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia: (19 edits, 19 major, +937) (+629)(+937)(+416)(+453)
 * Maureen Dowd: (5 edits, 5 major, +783) (+783)(+472)
 * George W. Bush: (9 edits, 9 major, +772) (+205)(+379)(+772)
 * Bob Woodward: (1 edits, 1 major, +761) The4lines &#124;&#124;&#124;&#124; (Talk) (Contributions) 16:29, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Alberto Gonzales: (2 edits, 2 major, +683) The4lines &#124;&#124;&#124;&#124; (Talk) (Contributions) 16:29, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
 * The New York Times: Likely, no longer in article Wizardman  17:23, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Shannen W. Coffin: (2 edits, 2 major, +620) The4lines &#124;&#124;&#124;&#124; (Talk) (Contributions) 16:29, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Richard Nixon: (3 edits, 3 major, +613) (+174)(+253)(+613)
 * Lowell Bergman: (1 edits, 1 major, +581) The4lines &#124;&#124;&#124;&#124; (Talk) (Contributions) 16:29, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Intellipedia: minor and since rewritten. Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 01:08, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
 * David Addington:  Sennecaster  ( Chat ) 06:46, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Tony Snow:  Wizardman  01:44, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Oklahoma: Since rewritten Wizardman  01:19, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

Articles 21 through 42

 * Jill Abramson:  Sennecaster  ( Chat ) 05:15, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence:  Sennecaster  ( Chat ) 05:15, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.:  Wizardman  14:41, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Andrew Rosenthal: (3 edits, 3 major, +439) MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 03:38, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Steve Coll: Since rewritten Wizardman  14:41, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Matt Drudge: (2 edits, 2 major, +394) MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 03:38, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Tom Coburn:  Wizardman  03:22, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.: No longer in article Wizardman  00:43, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Bill Keller: Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 04:59, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Boardwatch: can't find where this would've been taken from, any searches for the text only return reverse copies. Given this, probably not a vio, but I've removed it anyway for being unsourced. Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 04:54, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Michiko Kakutani: no longer in article. Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 04:50, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Bill Clinton: no longer in article. Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 04:48, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * John Kerry: only one sentence, no longer in article. Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 05:03, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Barton Gellman: only one sentence, no longer in article. Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 05:03, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
 * David Halberstam: only one sentence, no longer in article. Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 05:03, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Alessandra Stanley:  Wizardman  17:38, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Jim Inhofe:  Wizardman  17:38, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

This report generated by Contribution Surveyor at 2013-03-01T11:54:14+00:00 in 0.04 sec.

=Plausible to deny=

This report covers contributions to 67 articles from timestamp 2008-02-05 00:46:38 UTC to timestamp 2008-10-04 21:49:24 UTC.

Articles 1 through 20 (3)

 * Central Intelligence Agency: (12 edits, 12 major, +2019)
 * Political positions of Barack Obama: (8 edits, 8 major, +1939)
 * N Bruce Riedel: (2 edits, 2 major, +1903)
 * Political positions of Hillary Rodham Clinton: (1 edits, 1 major, +1877)
 * Classified information in the United States: (7 edits, 7 major, +1800)
 * Michael Mukasey: (3 edits, 3 major, +1406)
 * NSA warrantless surveillance controversy: (6 edits, 6 major, +1257)
 * National security letter: (4 edits, 4 major, +1070)
 * United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: (4 edits, 4 major, +1061)
 * John Yoo: (1 edits, 1 major, +1057)
 * Clandestine HUMINT: (2 edits, 2 major, +1057)
 * Dick Cheney: (15 edits, 15 major, +1030)
 * Presidential directive: (1 edits, 1 major, +967)
 * CIA activities in Iran: (1 edits, 1 major, +955)
 * Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: (5 edits, 5 major, +935)
 * Political positions of John McCain: (1 edits, 1 major, +909)
 * Whistleblower: (1 edits, 1 major, +878) Nasty split from someone else
 * David L. Boren: (3 edits, 3 major, +852)  Sennecaster  ( Chat ) 01:03, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

Articles 21 through 60

 * State secrets privilege: (3 edits, 3 major, +801)
 * State Secrets Protection Act: (2 edits, 2 major, +791)
 * National Security Agency: (3 edits, 3 major, +784)
 * David Addington: (10 edits, 10 major, +764)
 * Director of Central Intelligence: (1 edits, 1 major, +741) unattrib PD
 * National Security Archive: (1 edits, 1 major, +695) MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 04:00, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
 * CIA influence on public opinion: No longer in article Wizardman  03:11, 11 December 2023 (UTC)
 * R. James Woolsey, Jr.: (2 edits, 2 major, +624)
 * National Reconnaissance Office: (3 edits, 3 major, +623)
 * Narus (company): (1 edits, 1 major, +596) MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 03:51, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Project MKUltra:  Wizardman  02:49, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Intellipedia: (2 edits, 2 major, +542)
 * Paul R. Pillar: (1 edits, 1 major, +536)
 * PorterDonald GossRumsfeld: Section fine.  Wizardman  1723:5347, 127 March 20132023 (UTC)
 * CIA transnational human rights actions: Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 04:43, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Federal Bureau of Investigation: No longer in article Wizardman  21:46, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * George Tenet: deadlink, no longer in article with current phrasing. Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 05:03, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Free Flow of Information Act: (3 edits, 3 major, +455)  Sennecaster  ( Chat ) 02:56, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia: Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 03:02, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Articles 61 through 67

 * Porter Goss: Section fine.  Wizardman  17:53, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Scooter Libby:
 * Clandestine HUMINT operational techniques:

This report generated by Contribution Surveyor at 2013-03-01T11:55:28+00:00 in 0.06 sec.

=Apparent public relationship=

This report covers contributions to 21 articles from timestamp 2007-07-10 19:42:46 UTC to timestamp 2008-05-10 18:10:27 UTC.

Articles 1 through 21

 * N Janet L. Robinson: and not just by this guy. What a mess. Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 18:59, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
 * N Jonathan Landman: fixed by  in November 2020, requested revdel now Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 05:09, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * N John M. Geddes: (1 edits, 1 major, +2287) remove/rewrote --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 20:11, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * N Andrew Rosenthal: removed (not revdelled, removal should be sufficient here). Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 04:44, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
 * N Eric Lichtblau: (2 edits, 2 major, +1589) False Positive from mirror – dudhhr talk contribs (he/they) 19:19, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Jill Abramson: Since rewritten  Wizardman  16:03, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Michiko Kakutani: No longer in article Wizardman  16:03, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
 * John Kerry:  Wizardman  14:56, 14 June 2020 (UTC)

This report generated by Contribution Surveyor at 2013-03-01T11:56:57+00:00 in 0.03 sec.

=First draft of history=

This report covers contributions to 8 articles from timestamp 2007-08-18 20:23:17 UTC to timestamp 2008-02-06 23:19:54 UTC.

Articles 1 through 8

 * N Benjamin C. Bradlee: Calliopejen1 (talk) 16:56, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia: but no longer present in article Calliopejen1 (talk) 16:56, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.: but no longer present in article Calliopejen1 (talk) 16:56, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
 * The New York Times: but no longer present in article Calliopejen1 (talk) 16:56, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Dick Cheney: probably not Calliopejen1 (talk) 16:56, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Mike Godwin: minor, rephrased Calliopejen1 (talk) 16:56, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Jonathan Landman: Calliopejen1 (talk) 16:56, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Katie Hafner: Calliopejen1 (talk) 16:56, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

This report generated by Contribution Surveyor at 2013-03-01T11:57:31+00:00 in 0.02 sec.