Wikipedia talk:Requests for investigation/Archives/2006/05

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 * -- User appeared today and began removing links to material I wrote for think tank where I work, claiming it was original research. Request investigation. I have edited hundreds of pages and seldom add a link to my own work. Others have added links to my work as well. Not always me. This matter has been through arbitration - I try to follow the guidelines. (My outside world identity is Chip Berlet. I apologize for being a magnet for controversy.// Cberlet 23:10, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
 * comment All three links in question were to writings by Chip Berlet hosted on the publiceye.org website. All three were added to Wikipedia articles by User:Cberlet.  Read the rules: "Because of neutrality & point-of-view concerns, a primary policy of Wikipedia is that no one from a particular site/organization should post links to that organization/site etc. Because neutrality is such an important -- and difficult -- objective at Wikipedia, this takes precedence over other policies defining what should be linked. The accepted procedure is to post the proposed links in the Talk section of the article, and let other - neutral - Wikipedia editors decide whether or not it should be included."  68.239.87.12 02:49, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
 * comment the second User:Cberlet has again restored the links to his own articles in violation of the above rules. More generally, writings from Chip Berlet and Political Research Associates are questionable as sources on Wikipedia given his peculiar world view, a mutant version of post-1960s identity politics which often veers into an extreme anti-populism analysis.  He also continues to be obsessed with keeping old and now irrelevant controversies alive by taking jabs at other groups on the left he had disagreements with, e.g. with the Christic Institute.  Is there any way Use:Cberlet can be directed not to edit any articles on people or groups that he is known as a critic of in real life?  It seems that NPOV and basic ethics would demand it.  68.239.87.12 03:11, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Response: Michael Ruppert. Added critical material written by Norman Solomon, stored on publiceye.org with permission of Solomon. see diff: . Other link was to online review of articles by many other authors.--Cberlet 03:14, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Response: Conspiracism. Created page after conspiracy theorists repeatedly place text on Wikipedia wrongly claiming that I had invented the term. Page identified scholar who actually had popularized the term. See: . Survived vote for deletion.--Cberlet 03:17, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Response: Christic Institute. Added first alternative POV to what was a puff piece on this controversial group. My monograph--published in print form--is one of the few published extensive discussions of the Christic Institute--and text added to Wikipedia primarily cites former Christic client with serious criticism. Prior to my addition, entry failed to mention that Christics's "most high-profile case" had been dismissed by a judge and that the clients had complained about Christic's handling of the case.--Cberlet 03:23, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Summary. I have edited hundreds of pages, and before I link to a page at  I search for other pages that can be linked.--Cberlet 03:25, 27 May 2006 (UTC)


 * constantly changes articles about bands that have proper nouns for names. For instance, a passage in the Guns N' Roses article said "Guns N' Roses is" (correct) and he changed it to "Guns N' Roses are" (incorrect). The vandal suggested we discuss it on the Guns N' Roses talk page. We did so and concluded with proper evidence that "Guns N' Roses is" is the correct wording. However, when we go back to revert the changes 64.142.89.105 has made, he reverts back immediately and calls us vandals that should discuss the situation further. He then threatens to report us to Wikipedia, despite the fact that he has been blocked and banned from Wikipedia numerous times for doing the exact same thing. Please prevent him from further trolling and vandalizing Wikipedia. TheNewMinistry 19:51, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Objection - TheNewMinistry has been refusing to discuss his changes on talk page when I asked him to stop changing "Guns N' Roses are" back to "Guns N' Roses is". I have been trying to prove to him that "Guns N' Roses are" is actually correct. 64.142.89.105 20:02, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
 * That's a lie - the situation has been discussed in full on the talk page, but 64.142.89.105 ignores that fact. TheNewMinistry 20:20, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Blocked 64.142.89.105 for breaking WP:3RR, warned both to avoid personal attacks and stay civil. See also resolving disputes. Petros471 20:39, 18 May 2006 (UTC)


 * -- This IP keeps on putting on a version of the article Turkey national football team which is questionable and full of weasel words. // Panairjdde 17:01, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Article is now sprotected. Petros471 19:22, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Protection is now removed. See WP:RFPP if needed again. Petros471 12:09, 3 June 2006 (UTC)


 * -- Sockpuppet. // BlueGoose 05:59, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
 * -- Sockpuppet. // BlueGoose 05:59, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
 * -- Sockpuppet. // BlueGoose 05:59, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
 * -- Sockpuppet. // BlueGoose 05:59, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
 * -- Sockpuppet. // BlueGoose 05:59, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
 * you should talk <-- Sockpuppet, if you're going to use sockpuppets to 1) nominate and article, then 2) revert war over the font size of the tags you've added, then I don't see how using multiple IPs is any more or less deceptive--172.167.140.146 06:08, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
 * IPs are AOL, suggest user of them registers one account, BlueGoose was given a short block for use of sockpuppets. Petros471 08:54, 9 May 2006 (UTC)


 * -- Vandalized Belle Boyd and damaged the article in some way that prevents me from opening it and reverting - Foxfire 1.5.0.3 hangs up; need admin assistance // David 06:52, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Done (with rollback, then reverted further back to what looks like the last good version. Petros471 10:21, 3 May 2006 (UTC)


 * -- Apparently someone on a dialup service, keeps posting misinformation in the Chun-Li and Ken Masters articles. Has ignored my attempts to talk to him.  Just posted final warning at User talk:80.121.61.41. Danny Lilithborne 09:46, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I've semi-protected articles. Petros471 10:07, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Removed semi-protection. Petros471 08:34, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Registered users

 * User:Billy574 - Billy574 has repeatedly vandalized the user page User:Oscarthecat. I've reverted several times, but this person is fairly persistent.  I'll leave it up to you.--P-Chan 20:06, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Report to WP:AIV if continues. Petros471 14:15, 3 June 2006 (UTC)


 * - Images added to several articles with text apparently inviting votes for some competition; I have reverted the changes, but would welcome another opinion. Vandalism/inexperience/self-promotion... or is there really a Wikipedia photo competition going on that I'm not aware of??? // Charivari 03:43, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
 * No there isn't, but seems to have stopped so no further action for now. Petros471 14:06, 3 June 2006 (UTC)


 * -- Username and lone edit suggest loyalty to Wikipedia Review, so this could possibly be a reincarnation of a previously banned user. 69.117.11.27 22:19, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Been indef blocked. Petros471 14:04, 3 June 2006 (UTC)


 * -- Consistent vandlism especially of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerri-Anne_Kennerly article // Mike Beckham 13:04, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Been blocked for a week for vandalism. Petros471 14:02, 3 June 2006 (UTC)


 * -- Repeated (5 or 6 or so times) removal of a NPOV tag within a day, despite repeated warnings not to do so. Azate 08:46, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Been blocked under the WP:3RR. Petros471 10:49, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Now indef blocked as a sock. Petros471 14:01, 3 June 2006 (UTC)


 * -- Just appeared. But I reverted a few insertions of spam links (to something in a blog) by User:130.88.13.207 today, which I first noticed as ; the pattern does look like a continuation of the same thing. There is some subtlety; observe, which inserted an error into a URL that I had just reverted to; followed by which reinstates the URL I just deleted. I could just revert these pages, but perhaps there is a more appropriate action (e.g. could these links be blocked?) Notinasnaid 12:46, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
 * You can request for URLs to be blacklisted, but I don't think there is any need here, as seems to have stopped. Petros471 13:57, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

The information posted on the web site they keep deleting exposes a massive cover-up by Bob Brinker summarized here http://investment.suite101.com/discussion.cfm/7/86-94#message_9. Is there a way to hard code that information into the page? WikiHelperUSA 23:48, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
 * -- He is editing an article talk page, Talk:Bob Brinker, as if it were the article, changing headings and significantly editing, changing, removing previous editor's comments. He seems to be doing it out of ignorance of WP guidelines, though to promote his POV. An IP has done this previously, probably same person, and now this newly registered user is making the same edits. I posted a note on user's talk page, and have (Confession coming, please absolve me) reverted him 3 times within 24 hours. I couldn't find any WP policy I could quote, telling him not to edit other people's comments on an article talk page. What should I do next? // &#2384; Priyanath 03:01, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Redjax888 continues to remove other people's comments from the Talk:Bob Brinker page - see Talk:Bob Brinker history. He has done it seven times now, and possibly more under an IP. He has received four requests/warnings on his talk page User_talk:Redjax888, from two different editors, including a last warning. A 24 hour block would be most appropriate, I think. &#2384; Priyanath 17:14, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Redjax888 seems to be back deleting content with his AOL IP address 172.194.65.210
 * Redjax888 was blocked for 24 hours on 21 May, and seems to have stopped since then. Petros471 13:53, 3 June 2006 (UTC)


 * -- adding POV to the Actuarial Outpost article again. It requires reversion. -- Avi 21:56, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Appears to be a content dispute rather than actual vandalism. I'm attempting to mediate. Request another opinion though. Although, recommend further investigation to the sockpuppetry claims below. ^ demon [yell at me] /22:24, 18 May 2006 (UTC)


 * - There is a user User:Joe Smythe, AAAA, MAAAA who has a personal vendetta against the site and its administrator's, and has been vandalizing the article under a number of sock puppet accounts, please see here: Suspected sock puppets/Joe Smythe, AAAA, MAAAA. If this person is using the same IP, I think some kind of warning/ban may be due. The user also has launched a 3RR investigation againstme to prevent my revsion of his vandalism. Please see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/3RR#Avraham.2C_TheActuary Thank you. // Avi 21:08, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Appears to be a content dispute rather than actual vandalism. I'm attempting to mediate. Request another opinion though. ^ demon [yell at me] /22:24, 18 May 2006 (UTC)


 * ,, , , and there are sure to be many others. -- Let's call him the Anti-Manchurian Vandal.  Vandalism/disruption in Manchuria, Manchukuo, Liaoning, Northeast China, Heilongjiang and other related pages. // Endroit 17:36, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
 * This vandal may be related to . Endroit 17:43, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
 * All these usernames appear to have stopped editing. Petros471 13:36, 3 June 2006 (UTC)


 * — Keeps incorrectly changing the spelling of "Mithral Hall" to "Mithril Hall" in order to promote his band, which is Mithril Hall.  &rArr;  Jarlaxle Artemis   02:57, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I've given another warning. I'll issue a block if they continue with no response. Petros471 19:49, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Icewindfiresnow edited the page again on 17 May 2006, without edit summaries or use of the talk page. --140.32.18.3 19:47, 19 May 2006 (UTC)


 * , - I found these 2 accounts at Talk:Arran (Azerbaijan). The first one is an attempt to attack User:Tabib, second one is anti-Turkish and consist of obscene Turkish words (ibne means homosexual, for example). I suspect that these accounts are created by banned users, probably related to the arbcom decision: Requests_for_arbitration/Baku_Ibne%2C_et_al.. User:Köpek Ibne Sösömüs made some vandal edits to the article Arran (Azerbaijan) a couple of months ago, but has been inactive for quite a while. I think the one who’s behind those accounts just waits for the right time to use them again. Grandmaster 10:39, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Both now username blocked (one by Curps, one by me). Petros471 10:50, 18 May 2006 (UTC)


 * ,, , : All have added the same nonsense paragraph about zombies to .  By following their contrib pages, I've found other vandalism to , , and .  I'm sure that looking at history pages of those articles would reveal more sockpuppets and more vandalism, but I'm just a part-time dabbler and out of my depth.  Someone get on this guy, please!  --Tisco 05:07, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Think I blocked the lot of then (including some not listed here). Please report any others that appear. Petros471 10:50, 18 May 2006 (UTC)


 * continues to add a copyrighted, no-fair-use image to Kobe Bryant despite repeated reverts & requests not to add; refuses to participate in talk page. Simishag 02:43, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Has been blocked for edit warring. Petros471 19:45, 17 May 2006 (UTC)


 * He has been incorrectly crediting himself and tagging the pictures he uploads as being the creator of different pictures, including this one and this one when in fact they are copyrighted pictures taken off of other websites. I called him on this and he became very hostile. The Styles Clash 04:19, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Has stopped editing for now, but still need to check all the images he's uploaded. Petros471 13:06, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
 * All images are now either deleted or up for deletion. Petros471 19:05, 17 May 2006 (UTC)


 * . OutRider2003 has on four occasions removed a free image from the Dalip Singh page and replaced it with a copyrighted image that claims fair use "in the absence of a free alternative". My arguments against this course of action have been somewhat flippantly rebuffed, with OutRider2003 erasing my comments from his talk page. I have warned him that his actions verge on vandalism but this does not appear to have deterred him. McPhail 21:12, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Filed 3RR report on the Administrator's Noticeboard here. --ZsinjTalk 18:02, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
 * This person seems to be blanking everything someone says on their talk page immediately after they put it there. Chuck 16:01, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Archived as old report. Please report again with specific diffs if there is still a problem. Also make sure 'free' images really are free. Petros471 13:50, 14 May 2006 (UTC)


 * -- Obviously not an admin; yet they closed two MfDs here and here while also managing to spend some time at the infamous GNAA page which sockpuppets often frequent. Additionally, created the extraneous articles Three-million pool and Hundred-million pool around the same time. I strongly suspect that both of them are sockpuppets, especially since Hundred-million pool directly associates the latter with User:Hot water heater and User:Car salesman who have already been banned as socks (see here). // Big Smooth 23:59, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Possibly file a checkuser request if continues, however I'm not sure the creation of the pool pages is that serious. If suspected socks are affecting more important votes please bring attention to that on the individual voting page. Petros471 19:03, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Note the contribs of new user as well - compare them to the previously mentioned users. -Big Smooth 21:46, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Both accounts now indef blocked. Petros471 13:41, 14 May 2006 (UTC)


 * -- As the username suggests, this user is engaging in an anti-Japanese POV vandalism, in multiple pages // Endroit 17:16, 8 May 2006 (UTC)


 * -- We should probably keep an eye on this one. Has stopped editing for the moment, but his contribs include vandalizing the Wikipedia article by transcluding multiple user pages onto it, vandalizing a user page, and transcluding User:Jimbo Wales onto his user page. // E WS23 | (Leave me a message!) 21:29, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment- With the new arrangement of these pages, I'm not sure if I've put this in the right place, or if something like this needs to be reported at all. However, I felt this case was slightly less benign than most, as the user is obviously fairly familiar with Wikipedia and tried to impersonate Jimbo. Please leave me a message that says something to the effect of "you put this report in the right place" or "this was an absolute waste of time; in the future, please do this..." Thanks. :o) E WS23 | (Leave me a message!) 21:34, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Has been indef blocked for impersonation. Petros471 19:11, 8 May 2006 (UTC)


 * This user keeps putting all these strange, drug induced words and images on Manna and the talk page. He's been asked to stop, but refuses.  He's convinced that Manna is psychadelic mushrooms and keeps writing about how if you take the drug you will see God.  this has been long term abuse.  he even states on his user page that this is his ultimate mission. Sparsefarce 00:15, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Has now received a three day block. Petros471 10:13, 9 May 2006 (UTC)


 * -- Keeps repeatedly adding the same external link of little value to the Walt Disney World Resort article; makes multiple edits within minutes to disguise the change; now being abusive when asked to stop Whoville 16:05, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I see no talk page edits, so given a spam2 warning. Let's see if that has any effect. Petros471 17:11, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
 * No effect. put the link right back and added Please leave links alone in the edit summary. Whoville 13:40, 6 May 2006 (UTC)


 * -- Suspected sockpuppet of banned user Israelbeach. See Requests for comment/Israelbeach and Suspected sock puppets/Israelbeach. Potterseesall immediately added link to a company website operated by Israelbeach to an article, and then voted to keep Articles for deletion/Michele Shohatovitz, a bio about a contributor to same company. The 'Potter' in the username is a suspected reference to Harry Potter, a recurring theme in Israelbeach edits. BillC 17:20, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Seems to have stopped using that account for now. Report again if returns. Petros471 12:56, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Three edits yesterday. --woggly 08:27, 17 May 2006 (UTC)


 * -- I think this is probably a reincarnation of banned user, as his only edit was to vandalize the Rovoam section of WP:LTA on 4/26. (On a side note, no one reverted his vandalism until I did so today, so this is why I did not report this to AIV.) 69.117.7.84 05:59, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I've indef blocked. Petros471 10:21, 9 May 2006 (UTC)


 * and his suspected sockpuppets, including:
 * Repeatedly uploading this image from a family website and substituting it for images in articles including (but not limited to) Rush Limbaugh, Geek, North Korea, etc. Pattern of abuse has been going on since late April .  OhNo itsJamie Talk 22:36, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
 * All have been blocked. Petros471 09:44, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
 * All except original Tooj117 account that is. Leaving here for a bit to check for return. Petros471 20:08, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Archived. Report Tooj117 again if needed. Petros471 14:39, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Repeatedly uploading this image from a family website and substituting it for images in articles including (but not limited to) Rush Limbaugh, Geek, North Korea, etc. Pattern of abuse has been going on since late April .  OhNo itsJamie Talk 22:36, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
 * All have been blocked. Petros471 09:44, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
 * All except original Tooj117 account that is. Leaving here for a bit to check for return. Petros471 20:08, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Archived. Report Tooj117 again if needed. Petros471 14:39, 14 May 2006 (UTC)


 * -- This user will not allow any changes to the digg.com article that remove any of the sprawling, citationless criticisms against the site. Does full reverts either immediately or the following day, against attempts by multiple users (including myself) to clean the article up and reduce it's slant.  Responds almost exclusively via the history comments if at all, with lines like "what guidelines?" // relaxathon 05:38, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Has been indef blocked. Petros471 13:39, 14 May 2006 (UTC)


 * . He's made slews of vandalous redirects to Augusta, Georgia (under other usernames, too, but I can't see them). Could someone block him (maybe), or at least speedy all the harmful redirects? Thanks. Matt Yeager ♫ ( Talk? ) 22:35, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
 * All vandalous redirects to the article have been deleted or tagged for speedy deletion. --ZsinjTalk 01:56, 20 April 2006 (UTC)


 * Has not stoped with the sneaky vandalism and contiunes to do it. It can be seen here http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Winter_War&diff=48249693&oldid=48249392 and here http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Berlin&diff=48270580&oldid=48226180. He contiunes with his sneaky vandalism. He alters numbers without stateing any sources and removes key paragraphs. He has done so far all his time in wiki and it does not look like he will stop any time soon. If there is any doubt about him beeing a sneaky vandal then I can post all the times he has done it. He also often ignores the talk pages and almost never responds to them. (Deng 15:49, 13 April 2006 (UTC))


 * The vandal continues with his vandalism in every article he removes the word NAZI from NAZI germany. This causes the problem that when you click on the word germany you come to the germany of today page and not nazi germany. He has done this in many articles if not all that he has seen. Also where there is no link he still removes the word nazi. Which can be seen here http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_K%C3%B6nigsberg&diff=49776482&oldid=49751473 The he says he removes it because other battle boxes dosent have it. Well that is because he has removed it from the other boxes. He has removed it from other boxes and then says look at the other boxes. He contiunes with his changeing of sourced figures without stateing any source for example here http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Kiev_%281941%29&diff=49954899&oldid=48309290 and as always he minimizes axis losses and maximizes allied ones just as he has done in many other articles. And now he has started with grammatical vandalism which can be seen here http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anglo-Soviet_invasion_of_Persia&diff=49834302&oldid=49251690 (Deng 21:38, 24 April 2006 (UTC))


 * Deng was posting about Kurt on Woohookitty's talk as I recall, check there also for info. ~Chris { t | c | e  } 21:17, 7 May 2006 (UTC)


 * This user is the subject of a request for comment, see Requests for comment/Kurt Leyman. Petros471 14:29, 14 May 2006 (UTC)


 * . Mines45 has targeted several professional wrestling articles, most frequently Amy Dumas. Despite opposition, Mines45 has continually reverted to a version that contains misspellings and other errors. Mines45 has yet to provide a single edit summary in over four months of editing, and has not responded to several messages left on his or her talk page. Mines45 is dogmatically restoring his or her own edits despite opposition and refuses to justify these edits. McPhail 14:54, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Followed up with a message on the user's talk page. --ZsinjTalk 15:48, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Mines45 has resumed editing the pages in question, again without edit summaries or use of the talk page. McPhail 15:25, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I have given a final warning on the user's talk page. Admin intervention would be nice. --<b style="color:#22AA00;">Zsinj</b><sup style="color:#888888;">Talk 17:39, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Mines45 has one again blanked his or her talk page and edited the articles in question. McPhail 19:13, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Is there any chance of getting intervention from an administrator? Mines45 continues to unilaterally edit the Amy Dumas page, and is now making controversial edits to Torrie Wilson. McPhail 18:02, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Mines45 is now blocked for a week. Petros471 16:57, 18 May 2006 (UTC).