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11 February 2014

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SciQuest page history, Missionispossible contribution log, Graylyn2013 contribution log, Sciquest_marketing contribution log. Anupmehra - Let's talk!  12:50, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

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I only have one account. I think that the other user is a coworker, but I am trying to find out who. It's definitely not me, however. I have no need for multiple accounts. I definitely promise to not use multiple accounts on here. Missionispossible (talk) 14:15, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Clear COI violations from all these accounts. Whether they are the same person or not, they are all devoted to the single cause of advertising this company. —    Bill W.     (Talk)  (Contrib)  — 14:40, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

That is not true at all, Bill. I found out who "sciquest_Marketing" was and addressed that. I am still waiting on you to tell me how the page is now advertising after it has been addressed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Missionispossible (talk • contribs) 15:04, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Reply: This page is for the discussion of the WP:Sockpuppet/WP:Meatpuppet issue involving the accounts named. This is not the forum to discuss the article itself.  The page is not currently listed for deletion, even though certain problems exist.  Please visit the newly rebuilt article talk page to discuss the article itself. —     Bill W.     (Talk)  (Contrib)  — 16:46, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Comment Despite explanation given by the creator of the article, I suspect him to be a WP:MEATPUPPET using Wikipedia to advertise his company either by introduction of promotional content or deletion of defamatory content and continuously removing maintenance tags. Speedy and Coi tag removed by Graylyn2013, Advert and Notability tag removed by Missionispossible A check user is requested. Regards, Anupmehra  - Let's talk!  15:54, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Nope. I have no clue who Graylyn2013 is. You all say it's someone with this IP, and I am asking people and have gotten no answers. Trust me, I am trying to find out because I don't want my account deleted, and I don't want them to cause that to happen. Some of the other stuff noted is due to me having no clue at all how to work Wikipedia to edit, delete or whatever so I know even yesterday I overwrote a tag on the first version of the site. We all aren't experts. I am not good at this and I am really done trying to mess with it and deal with this. Funny enough, I was actually going to go to your page to thank you for your edits and help. Oh well.Missionispossible (talk) 18:41, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Reply: Everyone realizes that you are not an expert. That's why every message that's been directed to you has had multiple links to Wikipedia policies and guidelines.  User:Anupmehra edited your article out of a genuine concern to help improve the article.  Neither you nor the article are lost causes, so please feel free to continue to contribute.  But at the end of the day the policies must be maintained to ensure that Wikipedia remains a trusted source of information. —     Bill W.     (Talk)  (Contrib)  — 19:11, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Reply: I'm waiting for some SPI person to perform check user. User:Missionispossible, stay calm and don't take the accusations too personally. If you have not abused multiple accounts or IPs and have not breached the policy on meat-puppetry, then that will almost always be the finding. If there is a good reason for the evidence provided, point it out in your own section. Sockpuppet inquiry pages are only about account and IP misuse—nothing else. If the evidence is not there, then the case will be closed without any adverse finding of any kind. Anupmehra  - Let's talk!  19:23, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

I could have multiple IPs from logging in at home and at work. Work is where I believe the Graylyn account is (since that name was flagged) but I don't know who it is. Other than that, it's been me. It seems the page itself is being smoothed out and I thank you for that. My frustration has been with the complete new "world" that seems to exist here with its own language of sorts (by the way, the wikipedia policies make no sense to someone who is new, and I have seen that thought repeated elsewhere). Like sockpuppet and meatpuppet? Foreign languange. Anyhow, I am just going to put in a new reference link and be done with it. I thought wikipedia would be a neat thing, but really, this is miserable. Absolutely miserable. Also, that access denied that you were finding, it works for me. Which is weird. I dont know if it's a country thing or not.Missionispossible (talk) 21:39, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * - Enough evidence for a check to be done which looks like it'll be the only way to solve this. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:40, 13 February 2014 (UTC)
 * all three listed accounts came from one same source. For purposes of SPI, the three accounts are ✅ as the same. - Mailer Diablo 18:59, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closing. Rschen7754 19:57, 14 February 2014 (UTC)