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Your submission at Articles for creation: Creator Economy (November 7)

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S0091 (talk) 16:59, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

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Suggest changing title

Hi MaskedSinger, since you are going to need to do some rework anyway, I suggest moving it to "Creator economy" before resubmitting. Generally titles are WP:SENTENCECASE unless there is a strong argument otherwise. S0091 (talk) 17:45, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

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S0091 (talk) 19:43, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

I plopped that Wired source I found in the lead so its there for future expansion. Thanks for creating the article! S0091 (talk) 19:52, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Re: WikiProject Israel

Hi MaskedSinger,

I have replied to your questions.

Happy Editing!

—Ynhockey ^(Talk) 19:09, 19 November 2021 (UTC)

Hi, yes as I wrote on the project talk page, it applies to both cases, and more. —Ynhockey ^(Talk) 18:34, 27 November 2021 (UTC)

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Hey! Just so you know, you forgot a starting bracket when attempting to ping me and another user on the Help Desk. ― Blaze The Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 15:33, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

Oh I see you fixed it... while also somehow removing your own username from your signature. ― Blaze The Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 15:34, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

Thanks. I'm still mastering the finer details of Wikipedia! MaskedSinger (talk) 15:35, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Snyk

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Snyk moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, Snyk, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more/better citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. I have moved ity to draft in the hope that you can save it in the relative peace of draft space. I suggest you work hard on it before submitting it for review Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 19:43, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

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Thanks @Jjj1238: I will go to dispute resolution MaskedSinger (talk) 19:13, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Snyk (December 9)

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Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 20:19, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks @Timtrent You're a hard task master but that's ok. I'll go again :) FWIW I don't think the tags are reasonable. I don't think it's written like an ad and I don't think notability is an issue MaskedSinger (talk) 21:06, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

The references I advised you to remove remain present. The tags are likely irrelevant in Draft: space, but you can learn from them. It looks like an advert because or churnalism as referencing

Our role as reviewers is to seek to enfure that an article will not immediately be subject to one of our deletion processes when it is accepted. That is why we push it back to the author. We want to accept articles. All we need is to see a better than 50% chance of surviving an immediate deletion process. The version I reviewed would not survive (0.97 probability) Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 22:42, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

@Timtrent By definition every page here is an advert - facts about an entirty, what they do, what makes them notable, etc. The key is - is this entity notably and noteworthy enough to deserve an entry in this online encyclopedia. Frankly, I don't understand how a company valued at 8 billion is not notable. So the counter would be - they're real life notable not wiki notable. Which gets me to the churnalism - I understood this to be if a accredited wiki source site (NY Times, BBC, etc)is basically syndicating the PR verbatim in which case people would find a loophole for adding Press Releases as sources in turn justifying notability. I don't think this is the case at all. Their funding was newsworthy and so it was picked up by news sites such as Techcrunch, Globes, etc. With what I've used as sources, reporters are writing the story with a byline. As I've said before, I'm not the most accomplished editor here. All I wanted to do was to start the page and then let the community take over. I thought there was enough there to establish notability and thus it's on me that I wasn't able to do a good enough job in establishing this. I'd love a more senior editor to take over and finesse as needed to get this over the line. Are you able to do so? MaskedSinger (talk) 06:55, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

@Timtrent For what it's worth, I didn't add the edits from the website. They were made by another editor. As for press releases, which ones are you referring to? MaskedSinger (talk) 09:43, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

In a sense, yes, you understand correctly: an article about anything good or desirable , or worthy, or interesting does have a secondary promotional effect. But the difference is that Promotional writing is what the subject would like readers to know about themselves, in contrast to encyclopedic writing, which is what a general reader might want to know. Promotional writing is typically addressed to prospective customers/investors/donors/students/applicants/ etc. In contrast, an encyclopedia article is addressed to the general reader who may have heard of the person or organization, and wants to know what it is and something about what it does. The reader knows that if it wants the details it will find them on the web site: That's what the web pages and promotional material are for. A useful rule of tEncycopedic writing is difficult ,because most of what you will see in the world is advertising, overt or disguised--and, unfortunately, a good deal of what you will find in WP is promotionalism whcih we accepted in our early more naïve daya, and have not yet removed., It will take years to remove or rewrite the hundreds of thousands of involved articles, but at least, we should not add to them. DGG ( talk ) 09:00, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

@DGG It's so refreshing to read what you wrote so thankyou for that. And as I said at the outset, I agree 1000% with the AFC process being strict and erring on the side of rejection. Saying this I was careful, or at least I thought I was not to write copy that was advertising or promotional in nature. Hence the draft was - this is the company, information about funding (cause this is what makes it notable), this is what it does. I tried to be as minimalistic as possible. My goal wasn't to make a finished masterpiece - rather do enough to establish notability and then the community can edit as it sees fit.MaskedSinger (talk) 09:41, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

The fact that it has funding may be notable. Generally people who receive funding or those who provide finding wrote about that themselves. These tend to be PR pieces because they are self generated. Even when those PR pieces are taken up by ostensibly reputable, ostensibly reliable, ostensibly independent sources they are still Churnalism because they are regurgitated PR.

You ask how to identify these. Broadly, anything that starts with the location, anything that starts "announces" or similar, anything that ends with a couple or more of paragraphs of the description of the announcing party, these are PR pieces.

However dull-but-worthy your prose, if it is garnished with churnalism, that denotes it as advertorial. We need references that pass WP:42, a broad shorthand for what is required, and only those references, though there are restricted circumstances when that is not the case. Better to ignore those restricted circumstances than to fall foul of missing the mark!

Let us set that aside.

Assuming I had accepted it in the version I declined (not rejected, but declines, the difference is real) I predict that the article would have been deleted after a Wikipedia:Articles for deletion discussion. That creates an enormous problem for future editors (or you) because once deleted in this manner there are rules about re-creation, rules which cause new versions to be looked at with far more rigour that you could possibly imagine. By not accepting it any reviewer has done you a great favour, though it seems that they have not. This is the paradox of declining with a view to (potential) later acceptance.

All experienced reviewers, of which DGG is one, know the value of pushing drafts back for iterative incubation, and know when to accept a draft. Much of it is rule based, and some is pure instinct Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 09:57, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

Ok cool .Thanks for your explanation @Timtrent. I'm going to try again. Thank you for your patience and understanding. MaskedSinger (talk) 10:17, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

As all reviewers will tell you, we want to accept drafts Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 10:19, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

As an example of churnalism, this Reuters item may have a by-line, but it is regurgitated PR. It is patently by Snyk, and not about Snyk. Reutrers can be reliable and independent, but is also a news aggregator. Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 10:23, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

Thats nice to know. I for one applaud your efforts and appreciate all you do @Timtrent. I am a significantly better editor just for interacting with you and I will try to follow in your footsteps and emulate the way your carry yourself with class and grace. MaskedSinger (talk) 10:25, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the Reuters note @Timtrent Will delete it and bear it in mind when I review the others. MaskedSinger (talk) 10:27, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

I try very hard to teach folk to fish rather than giving them fish. I'm glad you are getting better fishing equipment. Thank yoiu for the compliment. All I ask is that you pay it forward when you are asked for help yourself. Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 10:35, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

Of course I will pay it forward @Timtrent: but I'm not sure how much I have to pay forward. MaskedSinger (talk) 11:01, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Israellycool has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Israellycool. Thanks! DGG ( talk ) 05:52, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Israellycool has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Israellycool. Thanks! Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 10:28, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

@Timtrent: Thanks for your feedback. I thought it was notable based on 2 reasons.

1) The June 2020 profile in the Jerusalem Post 2) The fact that its been cited many times by notable news organizations. If this isn't enough to establish notability - no mas. I'm done. MaskedSinger (talk) 10:56, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Snyk has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Snyk. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 11:49, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

@Theroadislong: I don't think you can make a blanket statement that interviews don't do anything for notability and Wikipedia:Interviews says that. I thought I used interviews sparingly and only when it was appropriate to do so. MaskedSinger (talk) 11:12, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Israellycool has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Israellycool. Thanks! Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 14:11, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

@Timtrent: I was looking at some other pages and found this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadspin#Reporting. Would it help if I did something similar citing instances where it's broken news? MaskedSinger (talk) 14:19, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

@MaskedSinger Not in my view. Wikipedia is only interested in what other people say about a topic, and has no interest in what the topic of an article has said.

Let us imagine I am the subject of an article, and that I have said something that I, perhaps you, think to be notable. "All green cars will burn on impact!" I am not notable for having said it. In fact I am an idiot! Idiocy is not notable.

What might make me notable is if several national daily papers, not tabloids, repot that I have said it, and devotee three or more paragraphs each to commenting upon my and my comment about green cars. Even then I am likely not to be notable, even if referenced im national TV news, because one episode is probably an aberration. I become notable if media and other serious outlets call out my sayings over time on multiple topics. Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 17:37, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

I need to modify the first sentence. "Not necessarily." Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 17:47, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

So isnt that's what happened here @Timtrent: - https://www.israellycool.com/notable-mentions-2/? Is this sufficient mentions over time?

In any event, I have to be honest with you. The back and forth has taken a lot out of me. Not just this page but also Snyk. I didn't create them because I thought they were problematic. If there was any doubt in my mind about the validity, I wouldn't have started in the first place. The time I devote here I want to be constructive and enjoyable. This isn't the case. Not that you're a bad guy - very much the opposite. But I'm way out of my league in dealing with editors of your stature. I gave it my best but I don't think I can provide what you're looking for. The bar is high and that's what it should be but I think I've pushed this as far I can take it and if this isn't good enough, So be it. Let's delete them although I fail to see how an 8+ billion company fails to be Wiki worthy. If you want to do what's possible to make the Snyk page acceptable go for it.MaskedSinger (talk) 18:08, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

Please don't give up.

https://www.israellycool.com/notable-mentions-2 may have useful commentary in it. But just mentioning the name of the entity is not enough. Be selective. Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 20:17, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

It's involuntary @Timtrent: - I'm not sure what else I have to give. As an aside, either the 2 subjects are notable or they're not. If they're not, what am I wasting my time for? If they are notable, it will probably require someone more skilled to give them the page they deserve. I crafted the pages as I saw fit - doing a deep dive for sources and then writing it from what I found. So what I've done can be considered the first draft and if someone wants to pick up the slack from there, perfect. MaskedSinger (talk) 05:24, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

While it's always possible that someone else will pick up the draft it's something that happens only rarely. I your conclusion is that the entities are not notable that is a good conclusion. If you have done all you can then the effort has not been wasted, though it feels like it right now.

Do not, however, give up on Wikipedia. It works well enough in its convoluted way. If you can write for Wikipedia successfully you can write anywhere. You're close, but the topics have let you down (probably) Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 08:45, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

Thank you @Timtrent: - Israellycool isn't notable at this point in time but Snyk? How can a company valued at 8+ billion and had articles written about it not be? Even if the whole page is 2-3 sentences. I can't concede it isn't notable. MaskedSinger (talk) 08:55, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

I'll tell you what, I'll take a punt at Snyk. I think the reference are very mixed, especially those press releases and the interviews with the principal(s). But I'll punt it to main space and we can see what happens Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 09:01, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

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Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 09:03, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

I propose to take no part, now, in whatever happens to it. It may survive, it may be discussed for deletion. I am genuinely unsure. The reviewer's role is to accept when we believe it to have a better that 50% chance of surviving deletion. I believe it to be exactly on the border, or perhaps a tad the wrong side Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 09:08, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

Wow. Thank you @Timtrent:! I won't take any part either. Have an outstanding weekend! MaskedSinger (talk) 11:41, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

All I ask you to do is to pay it forward to at leat two people who need help. That way we all improve. I have no idea what will happen to the article. All I knew is that it stood no chance where it was.

I am not sure I can yet do the same for Israellycool. I will give that some more thought with no real idea yet of the outcome of my thinking. Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 12:34, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

Fantastic. Thankyou @Timtrent:. Have a good weekend. MaskedSinger (talk) 13:20, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

I was just coming here as you posted. I have concluded that I cannot accept Israellycool. I think it is simply too early in their life. I will not decline it either, leaving that for a reviewer who has not stood so close to it as I have.

Every reference that I have checked has spoken about it in a single mention, sub one paragraph. If I accepted it then the risk of immediate WP:AFD is too great. That would mean, were it to be deleted, that future creation of the article would be much harder.

At present I think it would only have a less than 20% chance of being kept, so I am not going to prejudice a future article by accepting it today Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 13:25, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

No problem. Understood. Thankyou @Timtrent:. MaskedSinger (talk) 13:28, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

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Dear @Styyx: Thank you for taking the time to review it. Much appreciated. MaskedSinger (talk) 13:56, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

Help me! Adding image to page

I'd like to add an image of Cammy Myler to Cammy Myler. Anyone know of a photo of her out there we can add to the page? MaskedSinger (talk) 16:16, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requested pictures is the place to ask for this sort of content. If you want more help, change the {{help me-helped}} back into a {{help me}}, stop by the Teahouse, or Wikipedia's live help channel, or the help desk to ask someone for assistance. Primefac (talk) 16:49, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks @Primefac:! I will head there now :) MaskedSinger (talk) 16:52, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

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Thank you @Liz:! You are and have always been a class act :) MaskedSinger (talk) 03:52, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

I'm not sure how I can participate in the discussion @Liz:. Clearly I'm conflicted. MaskedSinger (talk) 03:55, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

I commented without voting. I wasn't comfortable voting keep. MaskedSinger (talk) 04:17, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

It will be interesting to follow the discussion. Good to meet you again too. 🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦 07:45, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

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What book have you published?

Edits in the health/medical sphere are definitely not for me. Could I still have you as a mentor? MaskedSinger (talk) 09:25, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

Willing to mentor. My books evolved from a newspaper history column about my town, so nothing to do with my science career. David notMD (talk) 09:28, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

Ok cool. What is the process for you to be my mentor? The book sounds interesting. I love history! MaskedSinger (talk) 09:30, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

In looking at your contribution history, not sure I can be of much value as a mentor; you have created more articles that I have! One area might be if you decide to raise an article to Good Article status. You are always welcome to leave a question on my Talk page. Locally - in my small town - I am a best-selling author. Elsewhere, not. David notMD (talk) 09:42, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

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Thank you! MaskedSinger (talk) 18:09, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Genocide against Palestinians

Your comments at this page appear to be disruptive. Referring to people as "antisemites" is a no no. The page is not about what happened to Jews it is about what happened to Palestinians. You are entitled to your opinion about whether the page should exist but the community at AfD already decided that it should. Selfstudier (talk) 11:17, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Actually they didn't. There was no consensus.

And the logic of your comment is crazy. Who's it saying committed this supposed genocide if not the Jews?? So yes it's talking about what the Jews supposedly did.

Whats wrong with referring to people as antisemites? MaskedSinger (talk) 11:25, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

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Information about Nicholas McKenzie's ethics -- why COATRACK?

Hello MaskedSinger,

I was surprised that you removed the adverse remarks (well documented) about Nicholas McKenzie's unethical behaviour as a journalist and said that the bit that you removed was COATRACK material. (Here's the link to your change.)

To me, the material that you removed seems very relevant to the topic of Nicholas McKenzie and his career. (And I did read the article on COATRACK material.)

Would you like to comment? JimH44 (talk) 10:52, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

I sure would. A number of IP editors vandalised Nick McKenzie's page and the moment some edit protection is put in place, a number of long-time dormant editors come out of the woodwork, one of them who is coincidentally yourself. You haven't edited in 4 years and lo and behold here you are.

You didn't edit the page before the edit protection was in place, just after. Which makes me believe you're a sock puppet, so you should tread carefully.

You clearly have an undeclared COI here so for your sake you should declare it. MaskedSinger (talk) 11:15, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

you behave and sound like an activist.. I have seen a number of your edits and you clearly have a bias.. you have no place being on, or policing this platform 51.198.0.191 (talk) 16:05, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, MaskedSinger, for responding to my question.

I don't edit often at Wikipedia because you regular editors do such a good job of keeping it a good and unbiased source of information. A lot of my online support work goes into fixing issues with the family tree for the whole world at geni.com, and there are only 24 hours in a day :-) My wife and I support WP with a gift each year.

I did not edit Nicholas McKenzie's page at all. I looked at the history first, because I didn't want to start or contribute to an edit war. I approached you via talk, hoping to understand why you had regarded the further information about the court case as coathanger material. It still seems very relevant to the kind of journalism that Nicholas McKenzie does, and his methods of operation. JimH44 (talk) 21:15, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

McKenzie did the report on Schiff. Schiff sued the Nine Network - he didn't sue McKenzie personally and nor is McKenzie liable for the report. Schiff settled with the 9 Network and that's the end of it. Any additional information has nothing to do with McKenzie's page and thus is WP:COATRACK. If you aren't sure what this is, its explained as gets away from its nominal subject, and instead gives more attention to one or more connected but tangential subjects. Typically, the article has been edited to make a point about something else.

This is exactly what is happening here. Hope it makes sense. If you have any other questions, I'm happy to help :) MaskedSinger (talk) 08:51, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

it's funny how you are such an expert on this specific issue.. it's also funny how you cite articles behind paywalls to justify your clearly partisan approach. Peter Schiff did sue Nick McKenzie and he won. You clearly have an issue with Mr Schiff I would guess you are a bitcoin fanatic.. you should stick to trolling his Twitter (X) feed 51.198.0.191 (talk) 16:09, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

@51.198.0.191: You clearly have an issue with Mr Schiff I would guess you are a bitcoin fanatic If they had a WP:COI, then they would have told us by now. it's also funny how you cite articles behind paywalls. Your telling us that NYT can't be in an article just because it has a paywall? Newspaper paywalls are completely normal. "to justify your clearly partisan approach" and "you should stick to trolling his Twitter (X) feed: you desperately need to read WP:NPA. The 🏎 Corvette 🏍 ZR1^{(The Garage)} 16:21, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

where is the personal attack? You are clearly personally involved in policing Peter Schiff's page,, apparently the truth hurts 51.198.0.191 (talk) 16:42, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

December 2023

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is MaskedSinger. Thank you. Just so you know, I did not report you, an IP did. The 🏎 Corvette 🏍 ZR1^{(The Garage)} 16:07, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/australian-federal-court-finds-that-australian-nine-networks-60-minutes-its-reporter-and-two-producers-published-and-conveyed-seven-defamatory-imputations-about-financial-expert-and-banker-peter-schiff-and-his-euro-pacific-ban-301635860.html

"Specifically, the judge found that these defendants defamed Schiff and his bank in seven specific defamatory imputations"

you previously stated that Peter Schiff did not take Nick McKenzie to court, but this claim flies in the face of verifiable fact. Stop interfering with Peter Schiff's page

Sign your comments. Anyway, see WP:PRNEWSWIRE. The 🏎 Corvette 🏍 ZR1^{(The Garage)} 16:32, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Hoist with his own petard??

With this, I think we're done. You attack me for not allowing the addition of content from a source that isn't allowed. Thank you for putting your foolishness and idiocy on display for the whole world to see. MaskedSinger (talk) 16:36, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

yep, as I suspected you clearly are a whiny activist with an agenda.. hopefully the other moderators will get your account shut down before you can spread any more of your deranged bias 51.198.0.191 (talk) 16:40, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Fr though, the IP is going to get banned the second an admin finds this and other personal attacks. The 🏎 Corvette 🏍 ZR1^{(The Garage)} 18:22, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

A new section

It's about nothing at all. Just to have a new item on this talkpage to demonstrate a feature of the archive bot. DMacks (talk) 05:58, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

Nothing changed MaskedSinger (talk) 13:03, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

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Notice of Concerns Regarding Personal Attacks

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that your campaign against me is getting out of hand. As Ivanvector has already said on my talk page (see notification), the edit that I made was likely done "inadvertently." Especially since I went out of my way to make sure I logged in and signed my comment. Even TarnishedPath has told you that there is no case for WP:SPI. Please note that according to WP:SPI, "Evidence is required." Furthermore, your comments are a clear indication of WP:GRAVEDANCING and WP:BADGERING. I have been indefinitely topic banned. I've been warned that I cannot even comment on the talk pages related to certain subjects. You're not helping anyone by now trying to go after me for sockpuppetry that did not occur. Daniel, Ivanvector, and Red-tailed hawk please take note of this warning and the several instances where MaskedSinger has accused me and others of sockpuppetry and meatpuppetry without evidence (see Talk:Nick_McKenzie). As WP:MEATPUPPET says, "The term meatpuppet may be seen by some as derogatory and should be used with care, in keeping with Wikipedia:Civility. Because of the processes above, it may be counterproductive to directly accuse someone of being a "meatpuppet", and doing so will often only inflame the dispute." Mkstokes (talk) 14:03, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

@Mkstokes this is a violation of your topic ban. You're not allowed to write about Nick McKenzie or Peter Schiff anywhere on Wikipedia including any talk pages. You're not allowed to even allude to those subjects. Please read link on you topic ban notice titled "broadly construed". @Ivanvector has already stated that your last warning was your final warning. TarnishedPath^talk 14:13, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

My comments are clearly not about either of those individuals. Rather, it is a reference to the topic ban. But I'll let the administrator make that judgement. In the meantime, to ameliorate your concerns, I'll remove their names from the personal attacks note and let the warning/notification stand. Mkstokes (talk) 14:41, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

@Mkstokes I have to admire your chutzpah.

1) How can you say it's not meat puppetry? Peter Schiff went on twitter calling for his followers to go edit wikipedia and they did. One has said so. You're going to cling to the fact that it's a derogatory term? Lol. It also says that "For the purpose of dispute resolution when there is uncertainty whether a party is one user with sockpuppets or several users with similar editing habits they may be treated as one user with sockpuppets." Case closed.

2) As I told the blocked editor who took me to ANI, to those who thought they were putting water on my fire, you're really adding gas to it. And now I'm really burning so bright right now. To be honest I was concerned that the moment you were blocked, others would come in your place and we already have one. And this isn't WP:GRAVEDANCING or WP:BADGERING. You brazenly and flagrantly break them the rules and spirit of Wikipedia as it suits you and then want them upheld when you're called out. MaskedSinger (talk) 14:20, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

@MaskedSinger fortunately that Twitter post by the individual that you mentioned was a fake. I checked to validate it's authenticity and there was no such tweet. You're welcome to do the same. Mkstokes (talk) 14:44, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

I'm going to leave this image here

(Redacted) MaskedSinger (talk) 14:53, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

(Redacted) MaskedSinger (talk) 14:58, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

That is a shame and I didn't realize there were other tweets. I was referencing the one specifically mentioning your name. I stand corrected. Mkstokes (talk) 15:27, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

• @TarnishedPath and MaskedSinger: Mkstokes is banned from commenting on this topic; they're not banned from responding to your accusations. I've removed the Twitter screencaps you added - I see no use for them except to goad Mkstokes into violating their ban, and yes that's WP:GRAVEDANCING. Like Mkstokes said above and like I've just posted at Talk:Nick McKenzie: a mistake was made, and it has been appropriately dealt with. A topic ban is not an invitation for you to follow the sanctioned user around and point out every mistake they make; if you want to request enforcement for a topic ban violation please post at WP:AE, and if you have clear evidence of sockpuppetry other than the single logged-out edit yesterday, please file at WP:SPI; you can ping me for help with either one if you need it. But please don't harass editors even if they are sanctioned, unless you want to see your names beside logged interaction bans at WP:AELOG. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 15:30, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

  @Ivanvector, thank you for the clarification. Please note my only comments in that thread that you closed were to comment that anyone can open a SPI and then a latter comment that there wasn't evidence for one. TarnishedPath^talk 23:26, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

  Thank you, @Ivanvector, for accurately identifying that this was indeed WP:GRAVEDANCING, WP:HARASSMENT, I'm allowed to respond to accusations, the charges of WP:SOCKPUPPETRY against me were unfounded, and the need for clear evidence of sock sockpuppetry are essential. Hopefully this is the end of this and we will be able to move forward without further incident. Mkstokes (talk) 21:56, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

@User:Ivanvector Thank you for your commment. I've got nothing further to add. Saying this, I will continue to keep a close eye on the page and should there be any monkey business, I will let you know. But I sincerely genuinely hope this is the end of this bizarre chapter. MaskedSinger (talk) 15:49, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

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Repeated personal attacks

I was trying to follow the dispute resolution steps in this discussion but I was responded by personal attacks from you [1] saying things like "Your double standards are atrocious". I politely asked you not to comment on editors but you did not stop. After my caution, you described my comments as "trolling" and when I asked you to remove those personal attacks, so I don't report to admins, you again commented on me, which is a personal attack. You are also casting aspersion against me like [2]. Look at the discussion, where the application of an improper language made the consensus building nearly impossible. I am now making a courtesy ping to an admin (@Ivanvector:) with one pervious interaction in your talk page. Mhhossein ^talk 21:11, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

So let me just make sure I correctly understand.

You're currently involved in an arbitration case for promoting the Iranian government POV here on wikipedia.

You have a history of anti israel edits

You then come to a page connected to Israel adding more of your anti israel sentiment and when you find pushback, you complain about how you were spoken to.

Do I have this right? MaskedSinger (talk) 17:03, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

Refer to WP:BATTLE, please: "Wikipedia is not a place to hold grudges, import personal conflicts, carry on ideological battles, or nurture prejudice, hatred, or fear. Making personal battles out of Wikipedia discussions goes directly against our policies and goals." Mhhossein ^talk 22:20, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

Yes there's a war going on and you see yourself doing your bit as a keyboard warrior against the evil zionists. I get that, but otherwise, I'm not sure if you know what you're doing.

The arbitration case against you now isn't the first one you've been involved with there was also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Iranian_politics where by a vote of 11-2 you were judged to have engaged in battleground and uncivil behavior and now you're lecturing me about WP:BATTLE?

You don't understand why you're conflicted when it comes to editing pages about Israel? MaskedSinger (talk) 22:44, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

A report regarding you at ANI

Hello. There is a report at ANI [3] which involves you. --Mhhossein ^talk 15:06, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

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COI?

Hi, MaskedSinger. Could you explain what you mean by accusing Mhhossein of having a COI when editing Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics? Being "someone who [according to you] doesn't like Israel" is definitely not a COI (see WP:COI, or Wikipedia:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide), so I presume you have more and better reasons? Bishonen | tålk 10:22, 31 March 2024 (UTC).

sure. ill answer on the talk page. MaskedSinger (talk) 10:38, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

I'm speaking to you with my admin hat on, so I'd appreciate getting an answer here on your page, where we can discuss your posts and actions more fully. (Not telling you to not explain it at article talk as well, of course, if you wish.) Bishonen | tålk 11:16, 31 March 2024 (UTC).

just replied there and got real life to attend to. if you want me to, will reply to you here later. can't do it now. MaskedSinger (talk) 11:31, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

so its not coi at all. rather wp:advocacy. you have to forgive my ignorance. my apologies. MaskedSinger (talk) 11:54, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

OK. I did give you links, which you might have read before starting in on "optics" and similar waffle. Anyway, I've answered on article talk too, along with Doug Weller, so we may as well keep it there in case you have more to say. Bishonen | tålk 12:05, 31 March 2024 (UTC).

I find your tone quite aggressive and not becoming of an admin. MaskedSinger (talk) 12:07, 31 March 2024 (UTC)