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= SecondLooneyaccount =

= Ramblersen2 =

  • {{User5|Ramblersen2}}
  • Check requested by Fram (talk)
  • The autopatrolled editor has more than 100,000 edits across their accounts (User:Ramblersen was the first). They have received some copyvio warnings over the years, the most recent one in January 2022 from user:Diannaa. Their copyright violations seem to have remained undetected because they were translations, which don't get picked up by our tools. I removed a partial copyvio from their most recent contribution Arnold Eugen Reimann (landowner), and upon further checking found (next to instances of close paraphrasing) blatant copyvios in other very recent contributions like The Iron Foundry, Burmeister & Wain and Kronborg Tapestries, which I nominated for speedy deletion. But as copyright violations also seemed to appear further down his list of contributions (e.g. in Simon Aron Eibeschütz, the "Personal life and legacy" section, is in parts identical to the text of the source[https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/S._A._Eibesch%C3%BCtz]) a CCI seemed the way to go. I also would suggest that their Autopatrolled right should be revoked, because of the copyvios and because of very sloppy writing (highlighted in my comments on their talk page as well). Fram (talk) 09:53, 31 May 2024 (UTC) Fram (talk) 09:53, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
  • I checked further, and the copyvios seem to be going back a long time, judging from Johan Daniel Herholdt (physician) from December 2023 which has a long literal copy of the Google translated version of [https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/J.D._Herholdt_-_l%C3%A6ge the source]. Fram (talk) 11:44, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

= Deisenbe =

  • {{User5|Deisenbe}}
  • Check requested by MER-C
  • Editor has received multiple copyright warnings on their talk page, some handwritten (e.g. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Deisenbe&oldid=863274757#Speedy_deletion_nomination_of_Make_It_Right_Project][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Deisenbe&oldid=826881649#February_2018], note some other instances have had permission cleared). After investigating another matter, I came across [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=835915546], which was copied from https://eu.tallahassee.com/story/news/2014/02/05/neamathla-led-tribe-near-lake-lafayette/5218971/. I am concerned that there is more lurking in their 76000+ edits. MER-C 18:23, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
  • I haave 76,000 edits. There have been a few mistakes. This measure is intended for "large-scale systematic copyright violations only". My violations are neither large-scale nor systematic. deisenbe (talk) 14:56, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

= Phoenix7777 =

  • {{User5|Phoenix7777}}
  • Check requested by GreenLipstickLesbian (talk)
  • Brief spotcheck reveals these issues
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Smart_Lander_for_Investigating_Moon&diff=prev&oldid=1226355006] is a transvio of [https://x.com/SLIM_JAXA/status/1795310331209904222] (2024-08-13)
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=25th_World_Scout_Jamboree&diff=prev&oldid=1168684653] copies from [https://www.koreaherald.com/article/3184087] (2023-08-04)
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gravitational_Wave_High-energy_Electromagnetic_Counterpart_All-sky_Monitor&oldid=993865256] copies from [https://english.www.gov.cn/news/topnews/202011/27/content_WS5fc0d60bc6d0f72576940cb1.html] (2020-12-12)
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Freedom_on_the_Net&oldid=984122686] copies from [https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/Freedom%20OnThe%20Net_Full%20Report.pdf] (2020-10-18)
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diary_of_a_Japanese_Military_Comfort_Station_Manager&oldid=668102313] contains material copied from [https://web.archive.org/web/20150109024808/http://japandailypress.com/diaries-of-a-korean-brothel-clerk-may-shed-light-on-japans-wwii-sex-slavery-1433857/]
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seijuro_Arafune&oldid=640216903] contains material copied and closely paraphrased from [http://www.awf.or.jp/e1/facts-07.html] and Fukui, Haruhiro (1970). Party in Power: The Japanese Liberal-democrats and Policy-making (2014-12-30)
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KoreKorea&oldid=560014691] contains material closely paraphrased from pg.5 of [https://web.archive.org/web/20131030210044/http://www.fsm.ac.fj/files/Risky%20Bussiness%20Kiribati-%20HIV%20prevention%20amongst%20women%20who%20board.pdf] (2013-06-15) GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 11:43, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

= Shah Jafer =

  • {{User5|Shah Jafer}}
  • Check requested by DoctorWhoFan91 (talk)
  • Three of their created articles has been tagged for deletion (by me) because of blatant copyright violation, with one already deleted. In addition, I have tagged their edits on a page as copyvio too, and they had their edits deleted here in November due to copvio. Due to interactions on their talk page and mine, I believe they do not understand copyright or wikipedia policies, as all of the above are exact translations from Sindhi, and they use a source called sindhiadabiboard, which provides access to sources (which they change to the actual book in later edits, so might be easier to check with the references in the earliest versions). Requesting an investigation, as the other articles copy from a variety of sources, and it's harder to search due to the sources being in Sindhi. They might also have a COI, as they edit Talpur articles, and mentioned being half Talpur in one of their edit summaries. DoctorWhoFan91 (talk) 10:27, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
  • :HALF TALPUR BUT IM NOT FROM THE ROYAL FAMILY NOR ARE THEY MY ANCESTORS. talpur is a big tribe, i have already mentioned this but you keep on leeching this. Shah Jafer (talk) 13:00, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

= Burberry47 =

{{Quote box|1="I am writing to you to inform you of a breach of our CC-BY-SA license on our FANDOM wiki, hollyoaks.fandom.com. Several of your articles feature content copied-and-pasted from our site, with no attribution. I have attempted to add templates alerting to this situation, but it is becoming a cumbersome process as it affects a number of sections. At present, I have noticed licence infringements on the following articles (for which I have not added notices):

List_of_Hollyoaks_characters_introduced_in_1998 infringes on the following articles:

  • https://hollyoaks.fandom.com/wiki/Kevin_Daniels
  • https://hollyoaks.fandom.com/wiki/Vicky_Green
  • https://hollyoaks.fandom.com/wiki/Paul_Millington
  • https://hollyoaks.fandom.com/wiki/Vernon_Booth
  • https://hollyoaks.fandom.com/wiki/Wayne_Clark
  • https://hollyoaks.fandom.com/wiki/Emily_Taylor

List_of_Hollyoaks_characters_introduced_in_1999 infringes on the following articles:

  • https://hollyoaks.fandom.com/wiki/Dan_Sanders
  • https://hollyoaks.fandom.com/wiki/Stephen_MacGregor
  • https://hollyoaks.fandom.com/wiki/Sorcha_Donnelly

List_of_Hollyoaks_characters_introduced_in_2000 infringes on the following articles:

  • https://hollyoaks.fandom.com/wiki/Kenneth_Boyd
  • https://hollyoaks.fandom.com/wiki/Taylor_James

I would request that your editors are reminded of these licensing requirements, as this is the second instance that we have had to flag this."}}

I presume there are more similar violations based on this evidence sent to VRT above and the users many edits. These would be ok to be on WIkipedia, but they require CC attribution (and old revisions be deleted where attribution is missing). Also given that Fandom is licensed under a 3.0 version of the license, are we really allowed to "fix" our missing attribution, given "This License and the rights granted hereunder will terminate automatically upon any breach by You of the terms of this License." is part of the 3.0 legal code https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode ? Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 17:54, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

:To address your questions, @Josve05a, enwiki does not revdelete CC license attribution errors, and we do routinely fix missing attribution even after our transition to CC-BY-SA 4.0 without much issue. It would be helpful to know of the first instance that Hollyoaks fandom wiki has reached out to us (either onwiki or on VRT, which I have access to so a ticket # would suffice) so we can assess the extent of the issue. If the violations were done by multiple users a format like the WP:Contributor copyright investigations/VRT case would be better. On List of Hollyoaks characters introduced in 1998, Paul Millington content was added in Special:Diff/1035773230 and not by Burberry47. I have fully attributed that article.

:As for the request itself; the user has self-reverted on most of the "List of Hollyoaks characters introduced in..." articles, which is not necessary. @Burberry47, I'm going to revert your edits and add attribution. Fandom, and hollyoaks fandom wiki, operates on a compatible license, and has not requested the removal of said content. All that is required is proper attribution and careful thought of how the content is used in terms of compliance with our editing policies (mostly due weight and verifiability considerations). You can use {{tlx|1=Fandom content|2=sitename=Hollyoaks|3=article=Hollyoaks article title|4=datecopied=date of Fandom page}} to repair attribution. Sennecaster (Chat) 20:38, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

::Regarding revdel, we are legally required we should remove and revdel all content copied without proper attribution. The reason is that under the Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0 license, a violation of the terms results in automatic termination of our right to use the content. This is explicitly stated in Section 7(a) of the legal code:

::{{tq|This License and the rights granted hereunder will terminate automatically upon any breach by You of the terms of this License.}}

::Because Wikipedia initially failed to provide attribution, we lost the right to use the content at the moment of the violation. That means we cannot simply “fix” the attribution retroactively. Instead, the only legally compliant course of action is to remove and revdel all improperly used content and, if appropriate, have a different editor reintroduce it with proper attribution afterward.

::Additionally, failing to follow the license correctly could expose Wikimedia to potential copyright claims, as we would be using content in direct violation of the licensing terms. This is different from cases where content was properly attributed at the time of import but later had attribution removed—there, we could restore the missing attribution. In this case, no valid attribution was provided initially, meaning we had no legal right to use the content in the first place (also note we provide data dumps of all revisions, so a revision without attribution is still considered to be a “live version” of the article according to the law. Hence all revisions without attributions needs to be revdel’d.)

::In short, any content copied from Fandom without attribution under CC-BY-SA 3.0 must be fully removed and revdel’d before it can be added back with proper attribution. The argument that Wikipedia “routinely fixes missing attribution” does not apply here, because no right to use the content ever existed due to the original licensing violation. Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 00:31, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

::::(Stroke and adjusted parts of my message which sounded a bit "legal threath-y".) Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 12:19, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

:::I've revdeleted the ones listed here. People can re-add the content with attribution if they want to. Summarily this is too tedious to expect us to do at this point if we have to revdel everything after we attribute, and with the urgency of the ticket I am going to say that the tediousness and burden on us is too high for this amount of articles (it's about 4-5 fandom pages for one list). The only one I haven't done this on is 2005 because someone already reverted and questioned that it was a copyvio to begin with.Note for anyone looking; pardon my French but it's an absolute shitfest because these lists are the results of individual articles getting merged in. Special:Diff/1066973985 {{noping|Green WU}} is another user that copied. Read the edit histories very carefully for dates, and I recommend that people install Who Wrote That or use Wikiblame rigorously for this if you want to take it on. Sennecaster (Chat) 05:15, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

:Looking at the sections that are concerned with the ticket, I'm certain at least a few of these violations date back to 2021 with additions from {{user|Jordan2k19}}, based on these diffs: Special:Diff/1035778601, Special:Diff/1035773230 Reconrabbit 20:58, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

:Not sure if anyone's following up on this or not, but I added attribution to a decent number of Hollyoaks character pages a while ago. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 05:41, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

= Roberto221 =

:Roberto221 has a history of uploading non-free media under inappropriate licenses. Specifically, he frequently uploads images of episcopal coats of arms under the "governmental seal" license. Not only are ecclesiastical coats of arms not governmental seals, they are also easily replaceable with free media (WP:NFCC#1). A wikiproject exists for this purpose and several highly dedicated users, User:SajoR and User:Linestamp, also devote their time to this. He will do this with team or stadium logos, uploading them under the incorrect governmental seal license as well (while for these logos it might not be possible to recreate).

: Examples of infringements: :File:Coat of Arms of Artur Bubnevych.jpg :File:Coat of Arms of Kevin Thomas Kenney(Saint Paul and Minneapolis).jpg :File:Coat of Arms of Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix.jpg :File:Coat of Arms of Dennis Gerald Walsh(Davenport).jpg :File:Coat of Arms of Scott Bullock(Rapid City).jpg :File:Coat of Arms of Yousif Habash.jpg :File:Rate Field.jpg :File:BOS Nation FC temp.jpg and countless others viewable in his upload log.

:Roberto truly does great work in creating and editing wiki pages for Roman Catholic bishops and is highly dedicated but he continues to misunderstand or ignore copyright and fair-use policy. ~Darth StabroTalk{{nbsp}}•{{nbsp}}Contribs 23:37, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

To whom it may concern,

The differences between the above Coats of Arms and the MLB/NFL stadiums logos, NBA/NHL arenas logos, Bowl games logos, AAC conference, ACC conference, etc. is what now? Maybe I am using the incorrect license but if you go to the Upload page and click on the This is a copyrighted, non-free work, but I believe it is Fair Use button and then click on the logo of an organization button, the drop-down menu reads Official seal, Coats of Arms etc. If this is not correct, then someone needs to tell me the correct version/process since, for over 10+ years, I've never had/heard a complaint until now.

As to the users User:SajoR and User:Linestamp, I send them the CoA's or put out the versions and then inform them where they can do their magic since I'm not proficient in creating an .SVG file

Roberto221 (talk) 22:33, 29 January 2025 (UTC)

:I was just driving by, so have no axe to grind. I took a quick look at one of your recent uploads, :File:Coat of Arms of John Michael Kudrick.jpg. You stated that it met the NFCC for John Michael Kudrick by writing "to serve as the primary means of visual identification at the top of the article dedicated to the entity in question." You did not place the image at the top of the article, the image is not discussed at all in the article, and it is not the primary means of visual identification for a person - that would be a photograph of the person themselves. It clearly doesn't meet the NFCC. Your argument, above, suggests that you are relying on the upload script to select a license for you rather than reading and understanding the NFCC properly. MarcGarver (talk) 08:22, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

= Greyshark09 =

= Mgreason =

  • {{User5|Mgreason}}
  • Check requested by Nikkimaria (talk)
  • I noticed the recent creation of Jim Hinson, which is closely paraphrased from the subject's biography - compare for example "Hinson loved to teach and his desire to improve his student's lives never faltered. Fiscal efficiency, strengthening academic programs for students, improving compensation for faculty, and upgrading facilities were the attributes of his administrations" with [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/atlanta/name/james-hinson-obituary?id=32883284 "His genuine love of teaching and his driving force to improve the lives of students never wavered. Fiscal efficiency, improving academic programming for students... increasing salaries for faculty, and expanding facilities were hallmarks of his administrative talents"
  • Looking further, many other creations have similar or more significant issues. For example, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leon_County_Emergency_Medical_Services&diff=prev&oldid=1279965669 this diff] contains direct copying from several sources, including [https://cms.leoncountyfl.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Safety/Leon-County-Emergency-Medical-Services/Services/9-1-1-Services this one] for the 911 Services section, [https://cms.leoncountyfl.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Safety/Leon-County-Emergency-Medical-Services/Services/Special-Operations this one] for the Special Operations section, and [https://cms.leoncountyfl.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Safety/Leon-County-Emergency-Medical-Services/Services/AED-Registration this one] for the AED registration section. Each of these pages has an all-rights-reserved notice.
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tallahassee_Fire_Department&diff=prev&oldid=1280148768 This edit] copies directly from [https://fun4tallykids.com/Programs-Classes/Outreach-Programs/Tallahassee-Fire-Department/View-details here]
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tallahassee_Fire_Department&diff=prev&oldid=1280044030 This edit] closely paraphrases [https://www.talgov.com/publicsafety/tfd-about this source] (click on 'TFD History')
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tallahassee_State_College&diff=prev&oldid=1280363230 This edit] closely paraphrases [https://catalog.tsc.fl.edu/content.php?catoid=14&navoid=1776#History_of_the_College this source]
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=JEA_Tower&oldid=1276654325 This article] copies directly from [https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/the-universal-marion-jea-building-is-worth-saving-page-2/ this source]
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=COMMON_(user_group)&oldid=1275282021 This article] copies marketing from multiple sources, including [https://www.fortra.com/blog/as400-dead this], [https://programmers.io/blog/everything-to-know-about-ibmi-as400-i-series/#:~:text=Today%2C%20there%20are%20more%20than,platform%%20others%20at%20IBM. this], and [https://www.fortra.com/blog/60-ibm-i-user-groups-and-communities-join this].
  • Nikkimaria (talk) 02:03, 20 March 2025 (UTC)
  • :Greetings, Nikkimaria:
  • :I was quite surprised to see your post on my page. I do not copy from a source to articles. I move the source text to a userspace, read the sources, write a section, then run Earwigs Copyvio Detector to make sure I haven't used phrases from the source. Sometimes I do, so I will reword the passage. I don't see how the first example you cite, Jim Hinson, could be construed as a copying the source. Earwigs doesn't find it so.
  • :
  • :In the second example, three consecutive sections contained copied text when the article was moved to mainspace. I have rewritten the offending sections.
  • :
  • :In the third example, two phrases were copied from the source. I don't understand why Earwigs didn't flag it.
  • :"Local teenagers from 14-18 interested in firefighting as a career can join the Fire Cadet program." is not the same as
  • :"The Tallahassee Fire Department Cadet Program is open to local youth ages 14-18 who are interested in a fire service career."
  • :The phrase, "meet one Sunday each month from 1-5" should have been flagged by Earwigs and should have been changed.
  • :When including a list of items, changing the order may be the only way to change the source.
  • :"Skills include CPR, Hose line use, search & rescue, ladder use, car extrication, forcible entry, rappelling (ropes/knots) and emergency medical services.
  • :"Skills taught in the program include: Hose line use Ladder use Search/rescue Forcible entry Car extrication rappelling (ropes/knots) Emergency medical services CPR
  • :"Cadets also have the opportunity to ride along with TFD members responding to emergency calls and participate in various community service events. Cadets can also participate in community service events and ride along with TFD while responding to calls.
  • :"Cadets also have the opportunity to ride along with TFD members responding to emergency calls and participate in various community service events. Cadets can also participate in community service events and ride along with TFD while responding to calls.
  • :The first sentence was rewritten and the source should have been deleted, not copied to the article.
  • :
  • :The fourth example was a mistake. I don't remember moving that to TFD and I don't understand why Earwigs didn't flag that as a violation. I have rewritten that section.
  • :The fifth example occurred with the fourth example. I have rewritten that section.
  • :
  • :The sixth example was an error. I didn't run Earwigs after the update. I have rewritten that section.
  • :
  • :I must disagree with the seventh example.
  • :"In the 2020s, over 100,000 organizations used mid-range computers." is not the same as
  • :"There are over 100,000 companies that use AS/400 technology"
  • :"In a 2021 survey of users, 43% were running most or all of their business applications on Power Systems." does not plagiarize
  • :"In a recent survey of IBM i users, 43% say they are running 76-100% of their workload and business applications on IBM i,
  • :
  • :In summary, I agree that I have made several mistakes recently. Perhaps it would be best if I submitted new articles for peer review to identify possible errors. I think I'll stop editing late in the evening when I'm tired. Mgrē@sŏn (Talk) 19:27, 20 March 2025 (UTC)
  • ::Hi Mgreason, the use of Earwig you describe might be part of the problem - it's designed to flag word-for-word copying, but close paraphrasing can be problematic without triggering Earwig. So for example, "IBM releases new hardware/software versions every two or three years that make quantum advancements in functionality and processing power." might not be flagged by Earwig as a direct copy of "Every two to three years, they release new versions of the hardware and software that feature quantum leaps forward in processing power and functionality.", but it's too close nonetheless. Nikkimaria (talk) 23:29, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

= 62.28.10.10 =

  • {{User5|62.28.10.10}}
  • Check requested by Sariel Xilo (talk)
  • Removed a [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Krakoa&diff=1283943255&oldid=1283939646 copyright violation at Krakoa] (copied from a [https://www.cbr.com/krakoa-nightmare-reality-tv-show-mojo/ CBR article]) & when adding a warning, noticed the IP editor had been previously warned for copyvio at Jean Grey in March 2025 (edit was WP:RVDL) & had a first time warning in 2023 along with RDVLs in March 2022, April 2022, May 2023, June 2023 & September 2023. Spot checked a few 2025 edits & had to tag the 3 comics articles with copyvio issues ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lilandra_Neramani&diff=1283949062&oldid=1282768511 Lilandra Neramani], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cyttorak&diff=1283950037&oldid=1282889076 Cyttorak], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Power%20ring%20(DC%20Comics)&curid=4667517&diff=1283951918&oldid=1283836261 Power ring (DC Comics)]). IP editor started to edit comics releated articles in 2019 so there's a lot of edits to review. Sariel Xilo (talk) 18:07, 4 April 2025 (UTC) Sariel Xilo (talk) 18:07, 4 April 2025 (UTC)

= Obversa =

  • {{User5|Obversa}}
  • Check requested by   ▶ I am Grorp ◀
  • Summary: User has already received 5 copyvio warnings on their user talk page, has continued to copyvio for years with multiple articles affected, has numerous copyvio warnings for images, inserts original research into articles, has resorted to editing while logged out to hide their work from scrutiny, and generally has left a mess to clean up, most recently in the horse breed articles.

Five (5) copyright warnings had already been placed on their user talk page by User:Diannaa:

and 1 warning for copying within Wikipedia without attribution

Their most recent copyvios which were made after the five warnings on their user talk page:

  • Budweiser Clydesdales, 2 April 2025 as IP ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Budweiser_Clydesdales&diff=1283604713&oldid=1276859248 diff], [https://copyvios.toolforge.org/?lang=en&project=wikipedia&oldid=1283604713&action=compare&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nprillinois.org%2F2023-09-21%2Fanheuser-busch-says-it-will-no-longer-amputate-the-tails-of-budweisers-clydesdales earwig])
  • Knabstrupper, 26 March 2025 as IP ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Knabstrupper&diff=1282479019&oldid=1266111851 diff], [https://copyvios.toolforge.org/?lang=en&project=wikipedia&title=&oldid=1282479019&use_engine=0&use_links=0&turnitin=0&action=compare&url=https%3A%2F%2Fvgl.ucdavis.edu%2Fnews%2Finsidious-uveitis-Knabstrupper earwig])
  • Yorkshire Coach Horse, 28 July 2024 as Obversa ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yorkshire_Coach_Horse&diff=1237096838&oldid=1185376832 diff], [https://copyvios.toolforge.org/?lang=en&project=wikipedia&title=&oldid=1237096838&use_engine=0&use_links=0&turnitin=0&action=compare&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.horsemagazine.com%2Fthm%2F2021%2F02%2Fwhat-made-german-dressage-great-part-one%2F earwig]) close paraphrasing

I discovered several more copyvios that the user made after they had received at least 2 copyvio-warnings on their user talk page.

  • Gem Twist, 13 September 2023 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gem_Twist&diff=next&oldid=1175247267 diff], [https://copyvios.toolforge.org/?lang=en&project=wikipedia&oldid=1221866456&action=compare&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tbheritage.com%2FPortraits%2FTheTetrarch.html earwig])
  • American Warmblood, 23 August 2023 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=American_Warmblood&diff=next&oldid=1149545622 diff], [https://copyvios.toolforge.org/?lang=en&project=wikipedia&oldid=1172308365&action=compare&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpastthewire.com%2Fsaluting-our-equine-veterans%2F earwig]) 3 paragraphs verbatim
  • Byerley Turk, 3 sources copyvio'd
  • 14 July 2023 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Byerley_Turk&diff=next&oldid=1165265928 diff], [https://copyvios.toolforge.org/?lang=en&project=wikipedia&oldid=1237101409&action=compare&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eurodressage.com%2F2000%2F06%2F05%2Fgermanys-favourite-sire-rubinstein-i-passed-away earwig])
  • 14 July 2023 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Byerley_Turk&diff=next&oldid=1165265928 diff], [https://copyvios.toolforge.org/?lang=en&project=wikipedia&oldid=1177529723&action=compare&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.horsemagazine.com%2Fthm%2F2010%2F08%2Fbolero%2F earwig])
  • 18 July 2023 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Byerley_Turk&diff=next&oldid=1165998220 diff], [https://copyvios.toolforge.org/?lang=en&project=wikipedia&oldid=1177529723&action=compare&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.horsestarhalloffame.org%2Finductees%2F3%2Fbrentina earwig])
  • Chincoteague pony 22 June 2023 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chincoteague_pony&diff=next&oldid=1161325477 diff], [https://copyvios.toolforge.org/?lang=en&project=wikipedia&oldid=1161649690&action=compare&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delmarvanow.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fvirginia%2F2022%2F08%2F01%2Fchincoteague-pony-auction-sets-new-records-in-2022-pony-penning%2F65386516007%2F earwig])
  • Misty of Chincoteague (horse) 24 June 2023 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Misty_of_Chincoteague_(horse)&oldid=1162389876 page creation], [https://copyvios.toolforge.org/?lang=en&project=wikipedia&title=&oldid=1162389876&action=search&use_engine=1&use_links=1&turnitin=0 earwig])

That is a total of 14 known articles affected with copyright violations by Obversa.

Obversa uploaded numerous images with copyright or licensing violations, many listed and warned on their [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Obversa&oldid=1285630894 user talk page] and [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Obversa&oldid=782486925 commons user discussion page]. Obversa has [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/upload/Obversa&subtype=upload&type=upload&user=Obversa&offset=&limit=500 uploaded 68 images to commons] (25 since deleted as non-free), and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special%3ALog%2Fupload%2FObversa?subtype=upload uploaded 10 to Wikipedia] (6 deleted). That is 40% deleted for violations, spanning three years (October 2021-December 2024).

Additional disruption includes having added uncited or unverifiable content (OR) that has had to be reverted. Recently found-and-reverted OR content occurred in these articles:

[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clydesdale_horse&diff=prev&oldid=1285847473 Clydesdale horse (GA)], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Narragansett_Pacer&action=history Narragansett Pacer (GA)], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lipizzan&diff=prev&oldid=1286571012 Lipizzan (GA)], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tersk_Stud&diff=prev&oldid=1285695629 Tersk Stud], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St._Simon_(horse)&diff=prev&oldid=1285695150 St. Simon (horse)], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Knabstrupper&diff=prev&oldid=1286173433 Knabstrupper], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frederiksborger&action=history Frederiksborger], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=1186407310 Arabo-Friesian (not yet removed content about Jalisco)], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=British_Spotted_Pony&action=history British Spotted Pony]. Many of their large-scale [non-copyvio & non-OR] additions have had to be trimmed or removed due to the content being UNDUE, COATRACK or CRUFT.

I'm not the only editor who has recently removed some of their content (others include User:Montanabw and User:Justlettersandnumbers), but Obversa recently posted several PAs directed at me: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:American_Warmblood#Disputing_deletionism_by_Grorp] [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Gem_Twist&diff=prev&oldid=1285590471] [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Grorp&diff=prev&oldid=1285591967].

For the last 4 months, Obversa has been editing while logged out in order to mislead (a form of sockpuppetry), for the purpose of evading scrutiny by me and others. They posted 3 confessions ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=American_Warmblood&diff=prev&oldid=1285254836 see edit summary], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:American_Warmblood&diff=prev&oldid=1285256258 post1], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Gem_Twist&diff=prev&oldid=1285590471 post2]). A search for IP-edits which match this user's patterns, and which geolocate to the same area, has uncovered numerous IP addresses (seemingly a new IP each day). The mutating IP addresses have greatly hindered the search for other edits by this user which might include more copyvios or unverifiable content which needs cleaning up. I have identified at least 12 IPs, though I'm sure there are more.

  • 27 April 2025 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2601:6C3:4201:52E0:34A7:6DF7:7753:F613 2601:6C3:4201:52E0:34A7:6DF7:7753:F613]
  • 12 April 2025 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2601:6c3:4201:52e0:8c8c:5786:ff57:bad7 2601:6c3:4201:52e0:8c8c:5786:ff57:bad7]
  • 2 April 2025 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2601:6C3:4201:52E0:3C16:3589:BC2D:E082 2601:6C3:4201:52E0:3C16:3589:BC2D:E082]
  • 30 March 2025 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2601:6c3:4201:52e0:80e9:e719:70a:d123 2601:6c3:4201:52e0:80e9:e719:70a:d123]
  • 26 March 2025 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2601:6c3:4282:67a0:e496:e539:76dc:7bb7 2601:6c3:4282:67a0:e496:e539:76dc:7bb7]
  • 25 March 2025 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2601:6c3:4282:67a0:941:6ed9:362e:61dc 2601:6c3:4282:67a0:941:6ed9:362e:61dc]
  • 12 February 2025 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2601:6C3:4200:9290:35BD:6743:6D77:134 2601:6C3:4200:9290:35BD:6743:6D77:134]
  • 17 & 18 January 2025 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2601:6C3:4200:9290:F4E4:8724:316A:6F20 2601:6C3:4200:9290:F4E4:8724:316A:6F20]
  • 17 January 2025 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2601:6C3:4200:9290:A8AA:7CEA:3033:D0F2 2601:6C3:4200:9290:A8AA:7CEA:3033:D0F2]
  • 11 January 2025 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2601:6C3:4200:9290:84D0:899C:9B66:DC6B 2601:6C3:4200:9290:84D0:899C:9B66:DC6B]
  • 19 December 2024 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2601:6C3:4200:9290:B4DB:DAE2:39B8:4D70 2601:6C3:4200:9290:B4DB:DAE2:39B8:4D70]
  • 19 December 2024 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/69.137.1.64 69.137.1.64] (oddly right in the middle of the other 19 Dec edits)

I am deeply concerned about User:Obversa's persistent copyright violations (well over 3 years), with their most recent copyright violations occurring as recently as 3 weeks ago. Though they have received copyvio notices spread out over 2 years, those as well as other corrections/warnings have gone unheeded. It is an unacceptable burden to other editors who must find and clear the violations. I cannot imagine that any further attempts at correction would result in any improvement since others have tried before, with no noticeable change in editing behavior. With their recent practice of editing while logged out, it is even harder to locate their edits to scrutinize them. Between that and their consistent pattern of disruptive editing, it may be time to look at a long-term restriction or ban.   ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 00:00, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

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