SPA accounts promoting Matthias Manasi ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views). They are clearly closely connected to the subject as they repeatedly add detailed personal information to the article which has not been published anywhere. Both ArtistForum and BuffaloOpera were indef blocked from Commons on 10 and 13 September 2017 respectively for socking and uploading dozens of copyvio images of Manasi [1], [2]. Both ArtistForum and SaturnFakts were also indef blocked at the German Wikipedia for socking on the equivalent article on 19 and 23 August 2017 respectively [3], [4].
Observe the state of Matthias Manasi as written by ArtistForum on 28 August 2017 [5]. BuffaloOpera, SaturnFakts, and PaoloFontanella continued "tweaking" it, e.g. [6], [7], [8]. I cleaned up and re-rewrote the article on 16 September 2017 [9]. PaoloFontanella returns 10 days later to re-add the material from ArtistForum's version [10]. Matthias Manasi was nominated for deletion on 29 September 2017. (See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Matthias Manasi.) On 30 September PaoloFontanella creates Matthias Daniel Manasi ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) [11] using essentially ArtistForum's 28 August 2017 version of the article [12]. For informational purposes I have also added 2003:ec:23c3:b180:f530:210e:27b0:5eb3 who added yet another copyvio image to the article [13] the same day that BuffaloOpera uploaded it to Commons [14].
There are several more stale throw-away accounts associated with this article and its German equivalent, many of them based on entities related to Manasi or names suggesting news sources, e.g. User:Naplesclassic, User:Stanfordnews, User:Britishnews, User:Sinfoniaclassica. Both ArtistForum and BuffaloOpera follow this pattern. One of Manasi's booking agents is forumartists.com and Manasi conducts for Nickel City Opera in Buffalo, New York. Given the modus operandi, the huge amount of socking at Commons (see commons:Category:Sockpuppets of LatvianCulture), and the multiple Manasi socks blocked on German Wikipedia ( [15], [16], [17], [18], [19]. [20]), I suggest a checkuser to look for sleepers. Voceditenore ( talk) 08:24, 30 September 2017 (UTC)
Background on the stale accounts I have listed ArtistForum (the oldest non-stale account) as the master at this SPI. However, Musicintime ( talk + · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser( log) · investigate · cuwiki) is undoubtedly the ultimate master of this sock zoo. He is the oldest registered account ( 27 April 2010) and created Matthias Manasi 4 days later [21]. He was indef blocked here and on the German Wikipedia (and for one week on Commons) for copyright violations on 18 November 2010. The next oldest one is Operamadrid (see below for links) created 22 July 2010 and blocked here the same day as a spam username [22] (also blocked on the German Wikipedia as a sock of Musicintime [23]). He was followed by Espagna2000 (see below for links) created on 5 August 2010 who briefly edit-warred to add Maanasi's blog to the article [24] and was blocked here for "abusing multiple accounts" on 18 November 2010 [25]. More background on the shenanigans from these three at this 2010 discussion at ANI. Other now stale SPA accounts followed in succession and remain unblocked on English Wikipedia:
Voceditenore ( talk) 08:20, 1 October 2017 (UTC)
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I suggest blocking and tagging the entire Manasi SPA sockfarm:
I've already filed a report at COIN: WP:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard#Matthias_Manasi. -- Softlavender ( talk) 08:59, 30 September 2017 (UTC)
@ L235:
I hope that this is helpful. Thanks, GAB gab 22:03, 13 October 2017 (UTC)
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Same obsession with getting and keeping an article about himself on Wikipedia. Both Matthias Manasi and Matthias Daniel Manasi have been deleted and salted. Draft:Matthias Manasi (created by confirmed socks) was deleted twice and semi-protected on October 14. MatthiasManasi created Draft:Matthias Manasi (conductor) the following day. The last two incarnations to attempt creating and recreating the draft are confirmed socks:
MatthiasManasi also created it:Matthias Manasi on the Italian Wikipedia on 21 October [35]. It was previously created there by yet another confirmed sock, PaoloFontanella ( talk · contribs). Obvious duck, but the last SPI ran a Checkuser and turned up two sleepers. Not sure if another one should be run. Voceditenore ( talk) 06:45, 28 October 2017 (UTC) Voceditenore ( talk) 06:45, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
I have also added the accounts Claudine Gilberti and Lomita17. They have accounts here and although they have made no edits yet, they have both been active this month on the French Wikipedia adding additional promotional material to fr:Matthias Manasi, e.g. [36], [37], in tandem with confirmed socks Felicitas09Mant ( talk · contribs) and SaturnFakts ( talk · contribs). See [38]. Voceditenore ( talk) 08:38, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.
SPA accounts promoting Matthias Manasi ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views). They are clearly closely connected to the subject as they repeatedly add detailed personal information to the article which has not been published anywhere. Both ArtistForum and BuffaloOpera were indef blocked from Commons on 10 and 13 September 2017 respectively for socking and uploading dozens of copyvio images of Manasi [1], [2]. Both ArtistForum and SaturnFakts were also indef blocked at the German Wikipedia for socking on the equivalent article on 19 and 23 August 2017 respectively [3], [4].
Observe the state of Matthias Manasi as written by ArtistForum on 28 August 2017 [5]. BuffaloOpera, SaturnFakts, and PaoloFontanella continued "tweaking" it, e.g. [6], [7], [8]. I cleaned up and re-rewrote the article on 16 September 2017 [9]. PaoloFontanella returns 10 days later to re-add the material from ArtistForum's version [10]. Matthias Manasi was nominated for deletion on 29 September 2017. (See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Matthias Manasi.) On 30 September PaoloFontanella creates Matthias Daniel Manasi ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) [11] using essentially ArtistForum's 28 August 2017 version of the article [12]. For informational purposes I have also added 2003:ec:23c3:b180:f530:210e:27b0:5eb3 who added yet another copyvio image to the article [13] the same day that BuffaloOpera uploaded it to Commons [14].
There are several more stale throw-away accounts associated with this article and its German equivalent, many of them based on entities related to Manasi or names suggesting news sources, e.g. User:Naplesclassic, User:Stanfordnews, User:Britishnews, User:Sinfoniaclassica. Both ArtistForum and BuffaloOpera follow this pattern. One of Manasi's booking agents is forumartists.com and Manasi conducts for Nickel City Opera in Buffalo, New York. Given the modus operandi, the huge amount of socking at Commons (see commons:Category:Sockpuppets of LatvianCulture), and the multiple Manasi socks blocked on German Wikipedia ( [15], [16], [17], [18], [19]. [20]), I suggest a checkuser to look for sleepers. Voceditenore ( talk) 08:24, 30 September 2017 (UTC)
Background on the stale accounts I have listed ArtistForum (the oldest non-stale account) as the master at this SPI. However, Musicintime ( talk + · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser( log) · investigate · cuwiki) is undoubtedly the ultimate master of this sock zoo. He is the oldest registered account ( 27 April 2010) and created Matthias Manasi 4 days later [21]. He was indef blocked here and on the German Wikipedia (and for one week on Commons) for copyright violations on 18 November 2010. The next oldest one is Operamadrid (see below for links) created 22 July 2010 and blocked here the same day as a spam username [22] (also blocked on the German Wikipedia as a sock of Musicintime [23]). He was followed by Espagna2000 (see below for links) created on 5 August 2010 who briefly edit-warred to add Maanasi's blog to the article [24] and was blocked here for "abusing multiple accounts" on 18 November 2010 [25]. More background on the shenanigans from these three at this 2010 discussion at ANI. Other now stale SPA accounts followed in succession and remain unblocked on English Wikipedia:
Voceditenore ( talk) 08:20, 1 October 2017 (UTC)
Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.
I suggest blocking and tagging the entire Manasi SPA sockfarm:
I've already filed a report at COIN: WP:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard#Matthias_Manasi. -- Softlavender ( talk) 08:59, 30 September 2017 (UTC)
@ L235:
I hope that this is helpful. Thanks, GAB gab 22:03, 13 October 2017 (UTC)
Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.
Same obsession with getting and keeping an article about himself on Wikipedia. Both Matthias Manasi and Matthias Daniel Manasi have been deleted and salted. Draft:Matthias Manasi (created by confirmed socks) was deleted twice and semi-protected on October 14. MatthiasManasi created Draft:Matthias Manasi (conductor) the following day. The last two incarnations to attempt creating and recreating the draft are confirmed socks:
MatthiasManasi also created it:Matthias Manasi on the Italian Wikipedia on 21 October [35]. It was previously created there by yet another confirmed sock, PaoloFontanella ( talk · contribs). Obvious duck, but the last SPI ran a Checkuser and turned up two sleepers. Not sure if another one should be run. Voceditenore ( talk) 06:45, 28 October 2017 (UTC) Voceditenore ( talk) 06:45, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
I have also added the accounts Claudine Gilberti and Lomita17. They have accounts here and although they have made no edits yet, they have both been active this month on the French Wikipedia adding additional promotional material to fr:Matthias Manasi, e.g. [36], [37], in tandem with confirmed socks Felicitas09Mant ( talk · contribs) and SaturnFakts ( talk · contribs). See [38]. Voceditenore ( talk) 08:38, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.