Wikipedia talk:Sockpuppet investigations/HGV1

Hello General - I confess that, while not being aware of the crime of sockpuppetry until now, I am guilty as charged, with the following explanation - i tried to add content earlier (first time ever) to this page and created an account with a username which, from the best of my ability to understand the guidelines, was not in violation, but nevertheless was blocked. I requested a new username and requested to be unblocked. When that was not immediately forthcoming, I decided to enter with a new user name, and re-write the content. After that I received your message. Not sure what is the best path forward here. TSOModular (talk) 19:58, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
 * The issue is not that you created another account. The issue is that you created another account and then immediately used it to repeat the same promotional editing, against Wikipedia policy, about which you were warned on your other accounts and . Using multiple accounts to violate Wikipedia policy is called sockpuppetry here, and is specifically prohibited.  General Ization   Talk   20:40, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Clarification request
If what I posted was considered to qualify as "soapbox" material, then the content posted about the Cisco product and HP products should be considered to meet the same criteria.

Note the other content: "Containerized data centers typically come outfitted with their own cooling systems. Cisco makes an example of this type of data center, called the Cisco Containerized Data Center.[3] " I pointed out that SmartCube also does this and has a patent on the technology. If the first part is objectionable, then the aforementioned Cisco content should be treated the same. If the second part, reference to a patent is objectionable, that I can re-post with without the patent reference.

However, there is clearly product description material found later on the page.

"For example, HP’s version of this type of modular data center, which it calls Flexible Data Center, is constructed of sheet metal components that are formed into four data center halls linked by a central operating building.[4]"

The singular difference that I see if that I referenced a patent. TSOModular (talk) 21:12, 29 December 2015 (UTC)


 * There is at least one other significant difference, which clearly you overlooked: both of those statements are based on independent, reliable sources, with citations of those sources (as reflected by the [3] and [4] in the statements as you reproduced them). I can also assure you that if representatives of Cisco or HP are found to be editing this article, they will be similarly warned and, if they persist, blocked from editing. In this case, rather than mention (on the article's Talk page) your objection to those references to what I assume are competing products, you repeatedly insisted on adding your own unsourced, promotional information, using multiple accounts to do so and even after being warned.  General Ization   Talk   21:21, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Concerning your citation of a patent, please see WP:PRIMARY and WP:PATENT. The citation of a USPTO record is not the same thing as inclusion of published information from an independent, secondary source (such as a trade publication).  General Ization   Talk   21:38, 29 December 2015 (UTC)