Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Ghoyt98/Archive

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has been soft-blocked for a username violation. The account was created on May 10, 2020, and was used to make a few edits to Rivier University and upload File:Pres. Kennedy at Rivier in 1960.jpg to Commons. None of this is all that unusual except the file that was uploaded is the same one uploaded locally as File:President John F. Kennedy at Rivier University, Nashua, 1960.jpg by. The local file was uploaded as non-free content and its non-free use is being disputed as explained on the file's page. Discussion related to this file's use can be found at User talk:Ghoyt98 and the file's non-free use has yet to be reviewed by an administrator.It seems a bit WP:DUCKy for a newly created WP:SPA account with a clearly unacceptable username to upload a disputed non-free file that is very likely a WP:COPYVIO to Commons. This is only a guess, but I don't think the choice of username was random but rather an attempt to justify the file's use in the article by making appear that it's somehow sanctioned by the university. The Commons file will be dealt with on Commons, but the possible WP:SOCK (or maybe WP:MEAT?) should be handled on Wikipedia. It seems unlikely that Rivier-university will request a username change since that account appears to have served its purpose, but it should probably be WP:INDEFed if CU verified to the master. As for the master, if CU verifies a connection between the accounts, then some kind of action most likely needs to be taken to address the matter. I get that the socking was a probably the result of being frustrated over the file being challenged; so, if the reviewing admin wants to just issue a warning or only a short block, then that's fine. Ghoyt98 also posted a question at the Teahouse (which is where I came across the concerned article) here in which they imply they are connected to the university in some way. It's not really a huge WP:COI issue for well-meaning students (or even staff) to edit articles about their schools as long as they try to be WP:HERE when doing so and follow relevant COI guidelines and WP:PAID; it can, however, start to become a problem if they're going to SOCK or make other edits which are not in accordance with relevant policies and guidelines. Marchjuly (talk) 23:45, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

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 * ✅ -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 06:50, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Closing per the above. The SandDoctor  Talk 17:05, 16 May 2020 (UTC)