Draft:Željko Krušlin & Ivana Radaljac Krušlin
- Draft:Željko Krušlin (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Ivana Radaljac Krušlin (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Latinozvuk (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Editor is ignoring mandatory disclosure requirement for paid editing posted on their page and continuing to edit. Pattern of editing, including claim of 'my article' found at c:Commons_talk:Abuse_filter#Report by Latinozvuk, suggests close afiliation with subjects of the articles which are edited. In addition, there is a music industry company of the same name, Latinozvuk, based in Zagreb, Croatia. See here and here. Further, uploading a professional headshot of the subject, previously unposted on the internet based on my reverse image searches, suggests close affiliation with the subject. Could a sysop please review account activity and consider appropriate enforcement action? Melmann 16:08, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
- The content of Draft:Željko Krušlin also states that this person is affiliated with a musical group called "Latino". Also, the word "zvuk" translated from Croation means "sound" according to Google Translate. So a business named "Latinozvuk" seems to imply a management company for this group. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 15:03, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
- Indeed. Not just affiliated, the article subject is the founder and singer of the band, it's their band in a sense (although they do, to some degree, maintain a separate brand from the band). The username literally translates to 'Latinsound' from Croatian (the -o suffix is a grammatical case form required in Croatian). Melmann 15:37, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
- I've listed them at WP:UAA as a WP:CORPNAME violation, and left a link to this discussion. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 15:45, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
- Indeed. Not just affiliated, the article subject is the founder and singer of the band, it's their band in a sense (although they do, to some degree, maintain a separate brand from the band). The username literally translates to 'Latinsound' from Croatian (the -o suffix is a grammatical case form required in Croatian). Melmann 15:37, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
vivo (technology company)
Hello - I have a question about the process of requesting an edit for users that have a conflict of interest. I work at vivo and there is a lot of information on our page that is outdated or incorrect. Following the Conflict-of-interest editing on Wikipedia process, I have made requests to update the information with uncontroversial, accurate information on the vivo Talk Page with a disclosure of my conflict. I have received a response from an editor and they made one of the requested edits, but the editor has not engaged on the others without citing an issue with the content. While I understand that editors are volunteers and there are a high volume of edit requests, are there any issues with the requested edits or can anyone share guidance on how best to update our page? I am committed to following Wikipedia's conflict of interest rules and I want to ensure that our company issue accurately depicted on Wikipedia. I would appreciate any assistance with this process and let me know if there are any questions. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by COFFEELOVERS2022 (talk • contribs) 02:09, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you for respecting and following the COI guidelines. As you have already noted, the backlog is substantial and for this I can only suggest patience. Glancing at your edit requests on the talk page, I might suggest that you read about WP:Reliable sources as some of your suggested references seem to fall a bit short of the mark. Cheers, --SVTCobra 03:52, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for the heads-up! I'll be sure to review Wiki guidelines and make further adjustments on the references accordingly. Meanwhile, is it possible that we can have an estimated timeline? Would you be following up with us re the request? Appreciate your help and welcome any questions! COFFEELOVERS2022 (talk) 02:44, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
Monisha Shah
- Monisha Shah (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Monisha Shah (2nd nomination) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- MichaelMaggs (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
This is to clarify a situation. Monisha Shah is Chairwoman (or Chairwoman-elect?) of Wikimedia UK. As MichaelMaggs has declared 1079637152 he has has no interaction with with Shah, stating: "One of the subject's current roles, namely chair of Wikimedia UK, is a role I occupied some years ago. I have never met Shah nor interacted with her in any way." He has not edited the article but has participated in the XfD, with Joe Roe stating " And given the COI concerns in the last AfD, I don't think it's a "good look" that WMUK people have already showed up to circle the wagons here." at Special:Diff/1079715716. So the question is does MichaelMaggs have a COI that prevents him from !voting or updating the article should he choose to do so. Thankyou. Djm-leighpark (talk) 21:01, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
- Note:Self block for a week. scope_creepTalk 08:44, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
- @Djm-leighpark: Obviously not. I have no love for WMUK, but MichaelMaggs has acted entirely appropriately here by pointing out that he has an indirect connection with the subject, and thus allowing participants to judge his opinions accordingly. Just having done the same job as an article subject doesn't create a conflict of interest to the point where someone isn't permitted to participate; by your logic, nobody who'd served in the military would ever be allowed to even participate in discussions of the biographies of former soldiers. ‑ Iridescent 14:22, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
- Note:Self block for a week. scope_creepTalk 08:44, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
User:Tapasyam the great
- User:Tapasyam the great (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Tapasyam the great (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
This user uses its user page to promote a person named Tapasyam. Seemingly duckable. Pavlov2 (talk) 16:19, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
- In the future, just tag such pages for speedy deletion under U5. --SVTCobra 01:14, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
Canvassing articles with NGO reports using non-specific links
- Various pages; examples diffs: Health_in_Surinam,Kiribati,Education in Madagascar.
- Emilyhdsn (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
I placed a COI notice as well as a note about canvassing references (especially references lacking links to the specific data added to the article) on this users page a few weeks ago, but there was no response. They are canvassing a large number of articles about countries and sub articles with data from Human Rights Measurement Initiative, which is hosted by "hosted by Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, Wellington, New Zealand" and RightsTracker.org, which is affiliated wtih HRMI. While including data from non-commercial organizations like this isn't particularly problematic, it is unfortunate that the references being added just link to the main pages of those sites, so it's quite difficult for the reader to verify the content being added to the articles. I'm not a fan of canvassing like this, even for non-profits, but I'd like to solicit more opinions before taking any further action. OhNoitsJamie Talk 21:24, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
- I agree, just because the links are to non-commercial (or even respected, helpful) sites, I do not think this kind of editing behaviour without response/discussion to concerns raised is appropriate; and nor is linking four times in each article to the same home page without any of the specific data that is being included in the article, and putting this in the lead section (or even as the opening sentences) of various articles. I have removed those that I thought were most egregious, although Rathfelder has disputed a number of those. Melcous (talk) 22:59, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
User:IAmAtHome
continous spamming islamansiklopedisi.org.tr to various Islam related article despite revert. Their past 100 contribution can be checked for evidence of spamming. Hajrakhala (talk) 12:39, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
- Can you give 2-3 diffs of edits you especially disagree with? It would seem that İslâm Ansiklopedisi could be a good source for Islam related articles, but as always, context matters. Also, why do you think there's a COI? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 11:47, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
- Again they have started spamming [check this]
@Gråbergs Gråa Sång:: You can check their past hundred contribution where they have spammed nearly dozen of articles by adding those links either by changing the further reading section to bibliography or as source. Hajrakhala (talk) 11:56, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
- I suspect canvassing here by IAmAtHome. Hajrakhala (talk) 12:06, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
- Ok. In your first example, @IAmAtHome added a cite where there was a [citation needed]. The cite supports the info asked for, and is a WP:RS in context. Why do you see this edit as problematic? Fwiw, I wasn't canvassed here. And you didn't say why you think there's a COI. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:18, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
- You might like to read Wikipedia:Spam, which states,
Adding external links to an article or user page for the purpose of promoting a website or a product is not allowed, and is considered to be spam. Although the specific links may be allowed under some circumstances, repeatedly adding links will in most cases result in all of them being removed. Citation spamming is the illegitimate or improper use of citations, footnotes, or references. Citation spamming is a form of search engine optimization or promotion that typically involves the repeated insertion of a particular citation or reference in multiple articles by a single contributor. Often these are added not to verify article content, but rather to populate numerous articles with a particular citation. Variations of citation spamming include academics and scientists using their editing privileges primarily to add citations to their own work, and people replacing good or dead URLs with links to commercial sites or their own blogs. Citation spamming is a subtle form of spam and should not be confused with legitimate good-faith additions intended to verify article content and help build the encyclopedia.
thanks. Hajrakhala (talk) 12:44, 31 March 2022 (UTC)- also my first example was not regarding adding citation, but it was on spamming further reading section by replacing it with bibliography and insertion of link at Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, please check carefully. Hajrakhala (talk) 12:49, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
- By first example I meant [8], first in your list of diffs above. Neither that or [9] (earlier diff) seems obviously "for the purpose of promoting a website or a product" to me. They are on topic and I'm not offered to buy any goods or services. Is your hypothesis that IAmAtHome is part of whatever org that runs the İslâm Ansiklopedisi? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:02, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
- It looks like you need to read wikipedia:spam again, in their past 50 contribution they have excessively used only that website as source or link spam, please check again,
Citation spamming is the illegitimate or improper use of citations, footnotes, or references. Citation spamming is a form of search engine optimization or promotion that typically involves the repeated insertion of a particular citation or reference in multiple articles by a single contributor.
Hajrakhala (talk) 13:58, 31 March 2022 (UTC)- It continues: "Citation spamming is a subtle form of spam and should not be confused with legitimate good-faith additions intended to verify article content and help build the encyclopedia." Can you give a diff example where they cited İslâm Ansiklopedisi in a way that didn't verify article content and helped build the encyclopedia? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 15:21, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
- That said, @IAmAtHome this one [10] looks odd to me. You're putting something under References that's not used as a ref in the article. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 15:35, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
- I don't know why you are taking TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi as spam. @Hajrakhala: Plus I'm not an agent of İÂ as you thought. You were also taking the use of İÂ source as vandalism.(see). Beshogur also used it sometimes. Although its in Turkish, but it mentions authentic and reliable historical allusions and it also contains analysis of credible authors sometimes, so I used it. Other encyclopediac sources (like Encyclopedia Britannica, World History Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia Iranica, etc) are also used for citations. Cplakidas also agreed adding this in contents bibliography and further reading is useful. Wikipedia always requires more reliable sources. @Gråbergs Gråa Sång: Its Okay to remove this addition [11]. Would anyone tell me the reason of reverting this? IAmAtHome (talk) 11:37, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
- It looks like you need to read wikipedia:spam again, in their past 50 contribution they have excessively used only that website as source or link spam, please check again,
- By first example I meant [8], first in your list of diffs above. Neither that or [9] (earlier diff) seems obviously "for the purpose of promoting a website or a product" to me. They are on topic and I'm not offered to buy any goods or services. Is your hypothesis that IAmAtHome is part of whatever org that runs the İslâm Ansiklopedisi? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:02, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
- also my first example was not regarding adding citation, but it was on spamming further reading section by replacing it with bibliography and insertion of link at Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, please check carefully. Hajrakhala (talk) 12:49, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
- You might like to read Wikipedia:Spam, which states,
- Ok. In your first example, @IAmAtHome added a cite where there was a [citation needed]. The cite supports the info asked for, and is a WP:RS in context. Why do you see this edit as problematic? Fwiw, I wasn't canvassed here. And you didn't say why you think there's a COI. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:18, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
Draft:Sam Brown (veteran)
- Draft:Sam Brown (veteran) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- David Oh (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- X72153 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Normally I would not be overly-concerned about CoI in a draft but when I noticed this post I took a look at Draft:Sam Brown (veteran). It really reads promotionally (not unusual for a draft) but years ago the author removed unflattering but cited material and, having been reverted did it again on the bio of another veteran involved in politics. When I pressed them on this they repaid me thusly. Chris Troutman (talk) 19:41, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
- Because, somehow despite all your free time, you refuse to explain *how* the article comes across as promotional. Despite the fact that I removed the sensationalized content associated with mainstream media outlets. Instead, I parsed those down to just straight facts (as dull as they may appear to read). And when I pressed for constructive feedback or how to improve the article, you had nothing to say and nothing to contribute. And...you won't even agree to meet up for coffee or a zoom. I would have more respect for you if you could constructively articulate how to make the article less "promotional" and more fact based.
- You should take note, because the other gentleman who declined the article, that person made a beautiful assessment and said simply "candidates usually do not qualify for notable persons. Will re-assess if he wins the General." You know what that is called? Constructive feedback. It makes sense. I understand it.
- You, however. Not very direct and you can't back up your testimony with facts about how to change the article or what needs to be removed as "promotional." X72153 (talk) 20:00, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
- X72153 the entire draft reads as though it was written by/for the candidate himself, i.e. promotionally. For just a couple of the many examples, you have "While many outlets and pundits have described [his] candidacy as improbable" with no source whatsoever, and then just a link to the FEC page on contributions but with the wording "more than" and "just" - words that imply a point of view ("isn't this remarkable!") rather than merely stating facts. Wording like he has "spoken to a long list and wide range" of groups is meaningless puffery, as well as completely unsourced. While the article cited uses the words "grassroots" and "knocked on doors" combining them into the sentence "His grassroots, door to door campaign" is entirely the kind of thing that would be written on his own website, not how an encyclopedia should read. There are many more examples of this kind of thing - but this is really not the place to discuss them. Suffice to say, it needs a complete rewrite and if you can't understand why, you should read more of the guideline on WP:NPOV and WP:V, as well as respond clearly to the WP:COI concern. Melcous (talk) 23:16, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
- Melcous, that helps a lot. Truly. Thank you. From your explanation I can see why the article needs to be re-written and also needs to have more sourced cited. For me, something as innocuous as “door to door” doesn’t seem that bad to write, but if someone hasn’t watched all of the interviews or seen his Facebook or read his Twitter feed, then it would be hard to justify “door to door.” It comes off the wrong way (and I need to provide plenty more citations). I will pull down the article and work a rewrite focusing on the constructive feedback given here. Thank you. This makes sense now. (And I will read WP:V and WP:NPOV. Thank you! 71.113.184.124 (talk) 20:31, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
- X72153 the entire draft reads as though it was written by/for the candidate himself, i.e. promotionally. For just a couple of the many examples, you have "While many outlets and pundits have described [his] candidacy as improbable" with no source whatsoever, and then just a link to the FEC page on contributions but with the wording "more than" and "just" - words that imply a point of view ("isn't this remarkable!") rather than merely stating facts. Wording like he has "spoken to a long list and wide range" of groups is meaningless puffery, as well as completely unsourced. While the article cited uses the words "grassroots" and "knocked on doors" combining them into the sentence "His grassroots, door to door campaign" is entirely the kind of thing that would be written on his own website, not how an encyclopedia should read. There are many more examples of this kind of thing - but this is really not the place to discuss them. Suffice to say, it needs a complete rewrite and if you can't understand why, you should read more of the guideline on WP:NPOV and WP:V, as well as respond clearly to the WP:COI concern. Melcous (talk) 23:16, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
Melcous, that helps a lot. Truly. Thank you. From your explanation I can see why the article needs to be re-written and also needs to have more sourced cited. For me, something as innocuous as “door to door” doesn’t seem that bad to write, but if someone hasn’t watched all of the interviews or seen his Facebook or read his Twitter feed, then it would be hard to justify “door to door.” It comes off the wrong way (and I need to provide plenty more citations). I will pull down the article and work a rewrite focusing on the constructive feedback given here. Thank you. This makes sense now. (And I will read WP:V and WP:NPOV. Thank you! Sig by user:71.113.184.124. Added by scope_creepTalk 21:03, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
Sudhir G. Pawar
- Draft:Sudhir Pawar (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Sudhir G. Pawar (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Looks like a duck to me Pavlov2 (talk) 10:55, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
Steve Kirsch
- Steve Kirsch (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Monsieur Voltaire (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
The editor left a message on the talk page of the Steve Kirsch article, suggesting the article was biased. The latest of probably, now about 6-9 editors who have came in, in the last few months and tried to alter the article, or suggested altering in a way that breaks neutrality. The article has recently undergone a consensus based update with a group of editors and is largely accurate based on the source and within NPOV. This editor seems to think its ok to break NPOV and I believe they have some kind of coi. scope_creepTalk 10:54, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
- Atm I don't get why you think this is an editor with a COI rather than an editor with an opinion. Per definition, WP:NPOV doesn't apply to a talkpage comment, and they haven't edited the article, not yet anyway. The SK talkpage edits are their first edits this year, afaict they're far from disruptive. What action against this editor are you hoping for? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:16, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
- I doubt this is stkirsch (talk · contribs) (who is indefinitely blocked). Probably just someone who read one of Kirsch's social media posts complaining about the article. MrOllie (talk) 12:53, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
- Possibly. There has been six to eight people in the last couple of months trying to change the article. That is a pattern. scope_creepTalk 10:32, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
Samir Shah
I've indefinitely blocked OliverSeager as a compromised/shared account and followed up on their talk page. Hopefully the person most recently operating the account, if they create a new one, is now aware of and will stick to the COI guidelines. If not, yes a partial block would probably be in order. – Joe (talk) 08:33, 5 April 2022 (UTC) |
- The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
- Samir Shah (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- OliverSeager (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Samir Shah is an article created by OliverSeager as this draft who has made no edits outside the article and the draft was refused at AfC. I became aware Samir Shah was likely a notable figure and improved the draft and took it so mainspace as the AfC was long and their were existing poor quality redirects occupying the mainspace target name. In that process I became aware likely had an undeclared paid coi with the article (probably not trying to be deceptive about it), and challenged him on that point, but he has continued to add unsourced but likely WP:V continued contribute to the article. at e.g. Special:Diff/1079790593 which is to a agree promotional, especially given Shah's production company. I'm reluctant to keep reverting and need other eyes on this. Thankyou. Djm-leighpark (talk) 21:01, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
- If I am not mistaken a snapshot of Shah's Juniper website from 16th March 2022 [12] is a strong indicator of an undeclared paid relationship in the team at that or an earlier point. Thankyou. Djm-leighpark (talk) 00:13, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
Propose page block for OliverSeager on Samir Shah as in apparent position of (former) PA (Personal Assistant) really needs to have editing on the article restricted unless they can demonstrate no COI/PAID connection. Edit request on talk page via {{Request Edit}} would be welcome. Djm-leighpark (talk) 09:29, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
- There has been a response at Special:Diff/1080932411 and I'd be grateful if someone else could ensure they have matters handled with due diligence and respect. I need to micro-wikibreak shortly on :en:WP after adding some sources I've just found to a draft article. It is just possible a page block could be avoided. Thankyou. Djm-leighpark (talk) 10:17, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
- Notice that the person who responded with the OliverSeager account calls himself "Tomos Harrison", who claims to have "taken over" from Oliver Seager as Shah's assisstant. Looks like there are some WP:ROLE account concerns here. Miracusaurs (talk) 12:24, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
- The [current version of the webpage] above is compatible with that claim. The easiest way out of this will likely be indef OliverSeager and require the current account operator to create another account properly declaring the COI from the start. But that's really up to the user which may they want to try to handle this situation. Thnakyou. Djm-leighpark (talk) 18:48, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
- How can I resolve this issue? I really would like to avoid having the page come down completely, and would appreciate any advice from you. I'm not overly-familiar with using Wiki, so am unsure what the best options are at this point. Thanks again for your help. OliverSeager (talk) 08:00, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
- The [current version of the webpage] above is compatible with that claim. The easiest way out of this will likely be indef OliverSeager and require the current account operator to create another account properly declaring the COI from the start. But that's really up to the user which may they want to try to handle this situation. Thnakyou. Djm-leighpark (talk) 18:48, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
- Notice that the person who responded with the OliverSeager account calls himself "Tomos Harrison", who claims to have "taken over" from Oliver Seager as Shah's assisstant. Looks like there are some WP:ROLE account concerns here. Miracusaurs (talk) 12:24, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
California Housing Shortage
- California housing shortage (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- FinancialCents (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Replace this with a brief explanation of the situation. FinancialCents (talk) 05:19, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
This topic is presented as factual but is rather a biased point of view. I have made an initial attempt to edit the article and present that there is an opposing viewpoint. I was told to create a separate page. But, this keeps the topic of the "California Housing Shortage" in the hands of those promoting the viewpoint as factual. What would the separate page be? Developers and others in real estate and construction-related industries are poised to receive massive funding and highly profitable advantages, under the guise of "affordable housing" which largely fails to benefit the populations purported to be central to the state mandates. Agencies referred to as "experts" are advancing overly simplistic Supply-Demand models which need to be replaced by more sophisticated and up-to-date Queueing Theory models recognizing the dynamic nature of demand, such that additional supply will simply attract more people to the state that is already drought parched and strained in resources and infrastructure. I need a source - other than those maintaining this biased article - to allow inclusion of the opposing viewpoints. I will add the required links to reference article. First I need to be allowed access to this page to make the edits. FinancialCents (talk) 05:19, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
- @FinancialCents: Can the template you have put in. Thanks. scope_creepTalk 08:42, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
- Hi, please pardon that I am not completely sure what you are asking me for. Do you mean the existing article page on this topic? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_housing_shortage Or do you mean the edits I am attempting to make to the page? I am following what Slywriters says that I have to begin with the sources and then add the text, so I suppose I will need to do some searches for fairly major obvious ones. FinancialCents (talk) 06:34, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
- @FinancialCents: Is the California Housing Shortage a draft. I made an attempt to fix the template but doesn't seem to be an article there. Can you please take a look at them. scope_creepTalk 08:47, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
- Sources are your friend. You can not just add what you perceive at the truth, you need to provide sources that WP:Verify the information you are adding to an article.Slywriter (talk) 14:01, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
- @FinancialCents: Can the template you have put in. Thanks. scope_creepTalk 08:42, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
Black_hole_information_paradox
- Black hole information paradox (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Jacob2718 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
It seems that jacob2718 is an active researcher in the field of black hole information. His edits have mainly supported the (sometimes disputed) conclusions in journal papers listed below, see the article talk page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Black_hole_information_paradox#Technical_details
1) "Lessons from the information Paradox", PhysicsReports https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0370157321003720
2) "The Entropy of Hawking Radiation", Reviews of Modern Physics https://journals.aps.org/rmp/abstract/10.1103/RevModPhys.93.035002
According to Wikipedia policy, jacob2718 should declare a COI regarding edits to this article, or clarify that he or she has no conflict of interest with respect to the article. Signature by user:Xcalmet User talk:Xcalmet Added by scope_creepTalk 19:19, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
- I don't understand what the COI is. The fact that he's an active researcher in the field of black hole information is a good thing; we want more subject-matter experts editing our articles, not fewer. His talk page posts seem to be suggesting that the article should cite more to actual scientific research than pop science media outlets; again, this strikes me as a good thing. So what is the COI? Is he adding links to papers he authored or something? Mlb96 (talk) 21:52, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
- Black hole information is an area of active research, and there is sometimes sharp disagreement between experts as to what is known or not known, what has been rigorously established, etc. It seems that Jacob2718 is using this Wiki article to advance his own opinions. He is not fairly describing other work in the field. For example, the work in
- "Lessons from the information Paradox", PhysicsReports https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0370157321003720
- of Raju et al. have been criticized and are not widely accepted, see e.g. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2203.04947.pdf. But this work features prominently in Jacob2718's recent edits.
- Jacob2718 eliminated a discussion in the Recent Developments section about the work of Calmet et al. He moved mention of published papers in top journals like Physical Review Letters [16] and Physics Letters [17] into the Popular Culture section. It appears that the original reference to this work, written by Jacob2718 himself, described it as supportive of Raju et al.'s earlier papers. It is strange that it has now been moved into the entirely wrong section.
- How can Jacob2718 justify first citing Calmet et al. as (presumably) important work in the Recent Developments section, supporting Raju et al., and now claim it is only an example of Popular Culture? This is not only unjustified, it shows active bias at work. Xcalmet (talk) 11:41, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
- Being biased is not the same as having a conflict of interest. Based on what you've posted, I do not see any evidence of a conflict of interest. Your concern seems to be about NPOV, not COI. Mlb96 (talk) 22:51, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
- My interpretation of the Wikipedia page on COI is that self-promotion (in this case, promotion of the research of Jacob2718) falls under the definition of COI. The information I provided above documents bias. The likely motivation of that bias is self-promotion.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest
- "Readers expect to find neutral articles written independently of their subject, not corporate or personal webpages, or platforms for advertising and self-promotion."
- It is also true (as discussed in my previous post) that Jacob2718 does not exhibit a NPOV, and I will make a separate note of that here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view/Noticeboard Xcalmet (talk) 10:39, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- @Xcalmet:, I do not see any "Jacob" listed as an author or researcher in any of the sources you have mentioned. So how exactly do you classify it as self-promotion? I think you were closer to the mark in your previous comment when you used the phrase "active bias". --SVTCobra 15:47, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Being biased is not the same as having a conflict of interest. Based on what you've posted, I do not see any evidence of a conflict of interest. Your concern seems to be about NPOV, not COI. Mlb96 (talk) 22:51, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
Patrick Roche (Northern Ireland politician)
- Patrick Roche (Northern Ireland politician) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- DrRochy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Identifies as the subject of the article, and persists in editing despite a COI warning. FDW777 (talk) 12:36, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- @FDW777:, please notify the user of this discussion per the instructions at the top of this page. Thanks, --SVTCobra 12:48, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
User:Sahiba Ahluwalia
- PTC News (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- PTC Punjabi (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- PTC News (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Draft:Rabindra Narayan (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Sahiba Ahluwalia (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
User seems to be employed by the subject of these articles as suggested by their message on my Talk Page and a quick Google search. No disclosure of paid editing even after multiple notices. Entire editing history promotional in nature and devoted to these articles. Tow (talk) 16:08, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
Webhelp
- Webhelp (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- ABWebhelp (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Article about a large "Bpo/Business process outsourcing" company. Recent editing clearly in favor of it. Geheimnisenthüller (talk) 19:38, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
- I just restored the article to the last version that wasn't edited by obvious COI editors. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 19:48, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
Note: - User has been blocked by Ponyo. --SVTCobra 01:00, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
Child In Need Institute
- Child In Need Institute (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Kausikmaitra (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
This editor has an undeclared COI and continues to add promotional, unsourced, and/or poorly sourced language to the Child In Need Institute Even after multiple warnings . VVikingTalkEdits 12:51, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
John Junior
- John Junior (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Walker567 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
- Stickers1882 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
- Mayhem223 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
- Hogroast92 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
- Recyclebean103 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
- Cheshitewriter99 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
- Manicmonday22 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
- Scooterlife (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
- Gamingnicole305 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
- Helskini77 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
- Jockey8821 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
- Franmcr89 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
- Gamingnicole305 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
This is only a partial list of suspicious accounts as there are many. The subject of this article does not appear to be particularly notable judging from the number of followers on various social media. The length and number of edits to the article thus seems rather odd. Particularly so when one considers that a number of the main editors have only ever contributed to this one article. It seems possible that one or two individuals, potentially with conflicts of interest, are setting up multiple accounts to edit this article while attempting to avoid detection. 2A02:C7C:362C:4B00:6925:230E:1318:36E8 (talk) 13:24, 10 April 2022 (UTC)
- May meet notability via breath of coverage, but the article has serious flaws and the number of SPAs is staggering. At a glance, this needs attention. --SVTCobra 00:53, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
- I filed a report at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Scooterlife, which is the oldest account of the ones above. This might be the work of one or more sockmasters, or a ring of WP:MEATpuppets that were WP:CANVASSed. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 15:04, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
Remote (company)
- Remote (company) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Husond (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Since his recent return to Wikipedia, Husond created an article about an HR company that does payroll and employment verification: subjects not known to attract edits from ardent fans. Jeepday speedy deleted it but Husond complained only hours later, so Jeepday restored the article and draftified it. The next day, Husond moved the draft back into main namespace and then removed the tag questioning subject notability. I nominated the article for deletion. Husond has not disclosed a CoI even after I pressed him on the subject, opining that he doesn't have to disclose and even if he did I'm not allowed to ask. It would seem to me that Husond came back to Wikipedia only to edit for hire and is now pushing to defend his actions. Chris Troutman (talk) 21:48, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
- I find your obsession slightly disturbing and will not entertain this discussion. Húsönd 08:20, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
- @Chris troutman: I believe that is well. Its native advertising. scope_creepTalk 08:27, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
- I almost brought this here myself as I noticed Husond basically being resurrected just to spam some non-notable corporation that has been advertising for months for an article. But their insistence that they don't have to disclose leads me to believe that 1.) there's a COI and 2.) they don't know policy. CUPIDICAE💕 18:49, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
- With such strong suspicions I'm surprised you guys are not spending a few hours trying to find actual evidence of COI. Oh wait, maybe you have already.
- On a serious note though, I had no idea the company had been trying to get an article (where?). Irrespective of it, I do think it should have one. It's a $4B business, it's notable, it's sourced, people will look for it on WP. Inevitably we will have to have an article on it. Húsönd 13:10, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
- Noting that this is now at ANI, that passions went a bit high but at least some parties are dialing back the rhetoric. If someone sees this here and feels the need to participate at the AFD, that's great, but please do go evaluate the sources there impartially. While opinions vary, at least some of us have found them quite sufficient. @Praxidicae:, if indeed this company has been "advertising for months" for a paid article, that would indeed change presumptions. Do you have direct evidence/knowledge of that? It would also be easy to be mistaken about that. Martinp (talk) 12:22, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
Sarah Paravia
- Ash Bowers (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Matt Stell (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Sarah Paravia (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
The user has repeatedly made non-neutral edits to Ash Bowers in an attempt to erase his previous career as a singer and over-emphasize his current role as a songwriter/producer/manager. The edits contain promotional verbiage like "chasing the music of his heroes" and "Ash took fellow songwriter Jimmie Allen under his wing". User also removed a DOB from Matt Stell, an artist who is part of Bowers' management company. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 18:58, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
- Pretty clear case of UPE here. I will warn the user. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 19:24, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
- However please remember WP:DOLT. Considering per WP:RSPS we don't even have consensus on the accuracy of AllMusic for biography details, a birthdate sourced solely to AllMusic in the absence of something exceptional cannot comply with WP:BLPDOB. A date which may not even be accurate cannot be said to be widespread, and there's also no indication the AllMusic entry is linked to the subject. So I've re-removed the birthdate. Nil Einne (talk) 17:59, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
Monica Gandhi
- Monica Gandhi (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Wikiscientist578 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
- 128.218.42.66 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) (confirmed as UCSF)
- 128.218.42.191 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) (confirmed as UCSF)
- 128.218.42.215 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) (confirmed as UCSF)
- 128.218.42.189 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) (confirmed as UCSF)
- 128.218.42.107 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) (confirmed as UCSF)
- 69.181.180.133 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
The Monica Gandhi article has been repeatedly altered in the last few days by sockpuppets from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), which is where Gandhi works. They have been deleting cited passages. In addition, one of the sockpuppets added the deletion template to the article a few hours ago after protection on the page lapsed:
Asking for extended page protection and intervention with the sockpuppets. Thank you. TheNewMinistry (talk) 20:13, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
Metropolitan College of New York
- Metropolitan College of New York (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Tgeorgiou (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
This editor is a single-purpose editor who only edits this article. WP:OUTING prevents me from saying exactly who this editor likely is and their relationship with the college but I trust that anyone else who spends a few seconds looking into this will come to the same conclusion. They have not replied to a Template:Uw-coi-username template left on their User Talk page. Their continued editing appears to be a clear violation of WP:PAID. ElKevbo (talk) 22:44, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
- A quick Google search will show @ElKevbo is correct. It appears the editor has disconnected their account and the editing has stopped. The more recent editing has corrected some of the COI editing issues, but the COI banner heading should remain until the problem is completely resolved. ABT021 (talk) 22:34, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
XAG (company)
- XAG (company) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- XAG PR (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
- Jingming N (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Two users, one with a username with an obvious link to the company, have turned this article into a blatant advertisement. CockpitJim (talk) 12:49, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
Jon Moses
- Draft:Jon Moses (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Sarah Pesto (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Hello. I've been flagged as having a close connection to Jon Moses. Jon lives in the United Kingdom and I live in the United States. I'm a big fan. I'd love to see his shows but we don't have a close connection. I hope this issue can be resolved and that I am following a neutral point of view. --Sarah Pesto (talk) 23:35, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
- No evidence of COI so I removed the COI tag from the draft. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 17:51, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
Rishad Bathiudeen and removal of content
- Rishad Bathiudeen (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- AhamedSafnee (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Hey folks. Recently, the Rishad Bathiudeen article has had the allegations section of it removed multiple times by a user who claimed to "work for the office of Hon rishad Bathiudeen" (see here). Not only has this user not announced that they have a conflict of interest, they seem to want to purge Mr. Bathiudeen's page of any allegations made towards him. Cheers! Fakescientist8000 00:55, 21 April 2022 (UTC)
- Notified the user about conflict of interest/paid editing and edit warring. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 16:32, 21 April 2022 (UTC)
Alexander Betts
- Alexander Betts (political scientist) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Lucylimehouse (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
This seems so obviously a personally-put-together PR page that it seems fair to assume bad faith on the part of @lucylimehouse. Indeed, that tag seems to exist only for the purpose of creating and amending the site. It seems to be simply a pseudonym for the person the page is about. There's no other input, other than corrective admin bots. It reads as a CV. It seems the worst kind of personal-promotion Wiki page. It's fairly large but contains nothing notable at face value. There's little or no other substatnive input. On the basis of discouraging COI inspired articles, it should be delete unless there is some useful defence put here, IMHO. Emmentalist (talk) 19:54, 21 April 2022 (UTC)
- I had a look, it seems to be. It does reads like a cv and some places it using commercial site references instead of academic sources, ala PR. As an supposed academic you wouldn't expect that. There is no dates, its one event flowing into the other. The only dates, dob, book publishing dates and of course, the honours. The main life section has nothing. I removed the impact section, the very name of indicates promo, again no dates in it, just listing and there is still puff in there. It is a terrible article. scope_creepTalk 10:58, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
nanoFlowcell
- NanoFlowcell (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- Alemanis2016 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
User seems to have edited nothing but that particular page... but something more suspicious happened last October when they completely shortened the article that also happens to remove negative information of the company, which should make anyone suspicious of what they're doing. FMecha (to talk|to see log) 01:42, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- They've also deleted a post on the company's talk page criticizing the company. Suspicious.... Miracusaurs (talk) 13:32, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- Apparently they're still going at it after being warned for removal of information but with re-spinning of information critical of them, as proven in this edit. FMecha (to talk|to see log) 08:08, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
Joseph DeCarolis
- Joseph DeCarolis (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
- RobbieIanMorrison (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Earlier discussions on the matter can be found here:
I will not repeat that material. But just say that I would like guidance, or better still, a determination that I should go ahead and edit — or not — as the case may be. Many thanks in advance. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 17:31, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
- @RobbieIanMorrison: What is the coi issue here, exactly? You know him in passing, professionally, your both doing the same job as energy system modellers. I see your in direct contact with DeCarolis. I think that would suggest you have a coi. I think you should use edit requests in the Talk:Joseph DeCarolis, or make suggestions in the talk page from this point forward and not edit the article directly. As you have created a sandbox article. I'm not exactly sure of the process regarding sandbox article, their use and coi. I'll defer. scope_creepTalk 09:46, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
- @Scope creep: Thanks for your observations. My sandbox edits were simply to get the events straight — I am not familiar with the processes used to appoint senior public officials in the United States and some detective work was needed, especially given that the first nomination expired and needed to be reissued. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 12:28, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
- @RobbieIanMorrison: Coolio. I would suggest selecting what sections you need put, create an WP:EDITREQ for that section/para/etc and let an uninvolved admin/editor in good standing, process the edit request accordingly. It might take some time but it will be done. scope_creepTalk 12:54, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
- @Scope creep: I have decided to err on the side of caution and refrain from direct editing. I also talked to my wife who works with high‑level academics and she thought this the safest too. Thanks for your help. This is not easy territory to navigate. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 13:10, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
- Also alerting KidAd. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 13:22, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
- RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 13:23, 23 April 2022 (UTC)Resolved
- Also alerting KidAd. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 13:22, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
- @Scope creep: I have decided to err on the side of caution and refrain from direct editing. I also talked to my wife who works with high‑level academics and she thought this the safest too. Thanks for your help. This is not easy territory to navigate. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 13:10, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
- @RobbieIanMorrison: Coolio. I would suggest selecting what sections you need put, create an WP:EDITREQ for that section/para/etc and let an uninvolved admin/editor in good standing, process the edit request accordingly. It might take some time but it will be done. scope_creepTalk 12:54, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
- @Scope creep: Thanks for your observations. My sandbox edits were simply to get the events straight — I am not familiar with the processes used to appoint senior public officials in the United States and some detective work was needed, especially given that the first nomination expired and needed to be reissued. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 12:28, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
- @RobbieIanMorrison: What is the coi issue here, exactly? You know him in passing, professionally, your both doing the same job as energy system modellers. I see your in direct contact with DeCarolis. I think that would suggest you have a coi. I think you should use edit requests in the Talk:Joseph DeCarolis, or make suggestions in the talk page from this point forward and not edit the article directly. As you have created a sandbox article. I'm not exactly sure of the process regarding sandbox article, their use and coi. I'll defer. scope_creepTalk 09:46, 23 April 2022 (UTC)