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=== 0mtwb9gd5wx ===
* {{User5|0mtwb9gd5wx}}
* Check requested by <span class="nowrap">— [[User:SamX|SamX]] [[[User talk:SamX#top|talk]] '''·''' [[Special:Contributions/SamX|contribs]]]</span>
* Four prior warnings for copyright violations on talk page. I've found some copyright violations in their recent contributions:
**[[WP:CLOP|close paraphrasing]] from [https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/08/08/mm-vs-smarties/ this source] added to [[M&M's]] with [[Special:Diff/1182949946|this edit]]
**Close paraphrasing from [https://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/13812/ this source] added to [[NBC Orange Network]] with [[Special:Diff/1183479332|this edit]]
**<s>Verbatim copying</s> <u>close paraphrasing</u> from [https://fadedsignals.com/post/67518354911/warren-cox-and-his-cox-manufacturing-company this source] added to [[The Plain Dealer]] with [[Special:Diff/1183520179|this edit]] <small><u>edited 18:38, 12 November 2023 (UTC)</u></small>
**Close paraphrasing from [https://www.nysun.com/article/obituaries-manny-farber-91-eccentric-film-critic this source] added to [[Manny Farber]] with [[Special:Diff/1180996280|this edit]]
:This editor's misuse of quotes is also a concern. Excessive quoting using the <code><nowiki>|quote=</nowiki></code> parameter in CS1 templates seems to be common (as seen [[Special:Diff/1184078939|here]], [[Special:Diff/1183226017|here]], [[Special:Diff/1181425795|here]], [[Special:Diff/1182068483|here]], and [[Special:Diff/1180157378|here]]), as well as very long verbatim quotes from sources (as seen [[Special:Diff/1184066740|here]], [[Special:Diff/1181473351|here]], [[Special:Diff/1181017981|here]]) and at least one case of very large verbatim copying into a hidden text comment ([[Special:Diff/1089796283|here]]). <span class="nowrap">— [[User:SamX|SamX]] [[[User talk:SamX#top|talk]] '''·''' [[Special:Contributions/SamX|contribs]]]</span> 05:52, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
::quotes & paraphrasing are allowed ? .... 17:44, 12 November 2023 (UTC) [[User:0mtwb9gd5wx|0mtwb9gd5wx]] ([[User talk:0mtwb9gd5wx|talk]]) 17:44, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
:::{{ping|0mtwb9gd5wx}} Thanks for following up. They are sometimes, but not always. Very limited quotes of non-free works are allowed per [[WP:NFCC]], but quotations that are very large, could be replaced with handwritten prose, or that comprise a significant or critical portion of copyrighted works are not. [[Wikipedia:Do not include the full text of lengthy primary sources]] and [[WP:COPYQUOTE]] explain this in more detail. Paraphrasing can also be problematic. It's usually alright if it's very limited in scope, but using similar wording with a few tweaks or presenting a series of ideas in the exact same order of a source is generally not acceptable. I'd highly recommend reading [[Wikipedia:Plagiarism]] and especially [[Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing]] for a more detailed explanation. <span class="nowrap">— [[User:SamX|SamX]] [[[User talk:SamX#top|talk]] '''·''' [[Special:Contributions/SamX|contribs]]]</span> 18:12, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
::::I don't remember the details of the context, most likely I found citations that answered questions about the subject, but I didn't understand it well enough to paraphrase it. Why don't you paraphrase them ? ... [[User:0mtwb9gd5wx|0mtwb9gd5wx]] ([[User talk:0mtwb9gd5wx|talk]]) 18:29, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
:::::Paraphrasing large passages or adding a passage with minimal changes from the source usually means using the same [[WP:FACTSONLY|creative expression]], which is legally protected. These criteria are more strict than a lot of people realize. For example, the passage you added to [[The Plain Dealer]] would probably be better written as {{tq|[[WHK (AM)]] and [[WHLO#WJAY|WJAY]] were purchased by United Broadcasting Company in 1934 and 1936, respectively. United Broadcasting company was owned by the Forest City Publishing Company, which in turn owned ''The Plain Dealer''}}. This passage states the facts in a different order and uses different language, thereby using different creative expression than the source. [[Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing]] explains this in more detail. This particular instance is admittedly smaller than the other diffs I've cited and might even meet [[WP:LIMITED]], which is why I used it to illustrate an example of acceptable paraphrasing. <span class="nowrap">— [[User:SamX|SamX]] [[[User talk:SamX#top|talk]] '''·''' [[Special:Contributions/SamX|contribs]]]</span> 18:53, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
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:* Found another diff: [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Columbia_University&oldid=424111168 this diff], copies from [http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!20526~!0#focus here]. [https://copyvios.toolforge.org/?lang=en&project=wikipedia&title=Columbia_University&url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp%3Fprofile%3Dall%26source%3D~!siartinventories%26uri%3Dfull%3D3100001~!20526~!0%23focus Copyvio report]⸺[[User talk:Randomstaplers|RandomStaplers]] 05:16, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
:*:LSU is blatant copy-pasting in some cases, verification failing in others. Requires manual review because of Archive.org not playing nicely with Earwig at the moment. [[User:Sennecaster|<span style="color:#104853">Sennecaster</span>]] ([[User talk:Sennecaster|<span style="color:#5C5379">Chat</span>]]) 03:55, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
:::I ran the surveyor and found the following. Pasting here since it's small. [[User:Wizardman|<span style="color:#030">'''''Wizardman'''''</span>]] 01:58, 12 September 2024 (UTC)
*'''N''' [[:History of Columbia University]] (2 edits): [[Special:Diff/424310902|(+36701)]][[Special:Diff/424311307|(+658)]]
*[[:Certified registered nurse anesthetist]] (11 edits): [[Special:Diff/864936240|(+25609)]][[Special:Diff/1034605611|(+8410)]][[Special:Diff/1015861331|(+1059)]][[Special:Diff/1015740173|(+967)]][[Special:Diff/1015963746|(+575)]][[Special:Diff/1016397871|(+387)]][[Special:Diff/1034614886|(+241)]][[Special:Diff/1034616204|(+232)]][[Special:Diff/1034579326|(+223)]][[Special:Diff/1215531370|(+187)]][[Special:Diff/1034753045|(+158)]]
*[[:Columbia University]] (65 edits): [[Special:Diff/424489640|(+8765)]][[Special:Diff/427486356|(+5089)]][[Special:Diff/424655851|(+4664)]][[Special:Diff/424506775|(+2941)]][[Special:Diff/423847294|(+2713)]][[Special:Diff/423846261|(+2477)]][[Special:Diff/424624477|(+1538)]][[Special:Diff/422286793|(+1457)]][[Special:Diff/434847251|(+1344)]][[Special:Diff/423841207|(+1313)]][[Special:Diff/424111168|(+1262)]][[Special:Diff/424645773|(+1141)]][[Special:Diff/424343568|(+1065)]][[Special:Diff/424508694|(+924)]][[Special:Diff/424633746|(+907)]][[Special:Diff/423838822|(+865)]][[Special:Diff/424320273|(+802)]][[Special:Diff/427813294|(+777)]][[Special:Diff/424348375|(+725)]][[Special:Diff/423944329|(+594)]][[Special:Diff/434222213|(+570)]][[Special:Diff/424335459|(+506)]][[Special:Diff/424366301|(+489)]][[Special:Diff/436653055|(+477)]][[Special:Diff/427357445|(+472)]][[Special:Diff/424514883|(+455)]][[Special:Diff/433790653|(+438)]][[Special:Diff/424779361|(+411)]][[Special:Diff/424332193|(+387)]][[Special:Diff/424785017|(+368)]][[Special:Diff/424347478|(+359)]][[Special:Diff/424788415|(+357)]][[Special:Diff/424664875|(+357)]][[Special:Diff/457515991|(+342)]][[Special:Diff/424339505|(+311)]][[Special:Diff/483111734|(+299)]][[Special:Diff/424337618|(+265)]][[Special:Diff/461962548|(+259)]][[Special:Diff/424332678|(+255)]][[Special:Diff/424626911|(+254)]][[Special:Diff/424344610|(+241)]][[Special:Diff/423943980|(+233)]][[Special:Diff/424336402|(+231)]][[Special:Diff/426185863|(+228)]][[Special:Diff/424535627|(+220)]][[Special:Diff/424510618|(+217)]][[Special:Diff/436641207|(+205)]][[Special:Diff/426182989|(+203)]][[Special:Diff/424527724|(+191)]][[Special:Diff/424509813|(+191)]][[Special:Diff/424317555|(+186)]][[Special:Diff/436427848|(+182)]][[Special:Diff/434215254|(+182)]][[Special:Diff/424782648|(+181)]][[Special:Diff/424368220|(+180)]][[Special:Diff/424360621|(+180)]][[Special:Diff/427487490|(+178)]][[Special:Diff/424331461|(+175)]][[Special:Diff/435357273|(+169)]][[Special:Diff/424347161|(+166)]][[Special:Diff/436636609|(+158)]][[Special:Diff/452747878|(+156)]][[Special:Diff/452747708|(+156)]][[Special:Diff/423507528|(+154)]][[Special:Diff/423836891|(+153)]]
*[[:Nurse anesthetist]] (17 edits): [[Special:Diff/1163673537|(+6971)]][[Special:Diff/1163671189|(+6047)]][[Special:Diff/1163671704|(+4485)]][[Special:Diff/1163676219|(+3746)]][[Special:Diff/1163678169|(+2646)]][[Special:Diff/861386685|(+1559)]][[Special:Diff/864937491|(+1125)]][[Special:Diff/1016396586|(+662)]][[Special:Diff/883156974|(+429)]][[Special:Diff/1163680483|(+327)]][[Special:Diff/1163676535|(+296)]][[Special:Diff/861872223|(+232)]][[Special:Diff/1163679387|(+222)]][[Special:Diff/1163672698|(+196)]][[Special:Diff/1163672368|(+180)]][[Special:Diff/1228226389|(+179)]][[Special:Diff/883147797|(+169)]]
*[[:Louisiana State University]] {{y}} cleaned at CP [[User:Sennecaster|<span style="color:#104853">Sennecaster</span>]] ([[User talk:Sennecaster|<span style="color:#5C5379">Chat</span>]]) 01:56, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
*[[:A. Hays Town]] (2 edits): [[Special:Diff/351086065|(+3450)]][[Special:Diff/351088877|(+249)]]
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=== SecondLooneyaccount ===
* {{User5|SecondLooneyaccount}}
::Re the warnings, 4 of them are between 2018 and 2020, the fifth was mistaken, the material was in quotes with inline attribution and the person giving the warning reverted it, which I then restored and subsequently instead the editor changed his complaint to one of the quote being too long, which I don't think it was. Just the usual back and forth editing for an ongoing current event.
::That leaves the recent June warning, which I confess was a screwup on my part. If you look back in 2023, I was editing this article frequently from the same source (periodic UN OCHA updates) with no problems and then the Gaza war intervened so I stopped doing that. Then in June, OCHA resumed reporting as it had done previously but with some format and other changes so I thought to resume editing as previously. What I was intending to do was to copy the relevant material out to the article and then use it like a sandbox (I know, bad...) to get the new information into the same way I was doing it in 2023. My mistake, won't happen again. [[User:Selfstudier|Selfstudier]] ([[User talk:Selfstudier|talk]]) 17:30, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
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=== Fanoflife27 ===
* {{User5|Fanoflife27}}
* Check requested by [[User:Lazman321|Lazman321]] ([[User talk:Lazman321|talk]])
* I don't know if this will even matter as this user has been inactive since June 2020, but given how blatant their actions are and how long they have been committed, having been going on since January 2012, I am surprised an investigation wasn't opened earlier. I only came across this user out of dumb luck: I was looking into the record label behind the 2008 re-recording of Coolio's "[[Gangsta's Paradise]]", [[Cleopatra Records]], and just happened to notice their Wikipedia page was clearly plagiarized. After reverting the page back to its earliest non-offending revisions and requested revision deletions, I looked into the user that first included the plagiarized material and found that the problem was much worse. Here's a select list of articles they have edited with revisions I could identify as plagiarized.
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Skyla_Talon&oldid=473061715 January 24, 2012 revision] of [[Skyla Talon]] plagiarizes [https://web.archive.org/web/20121209042427/http://www.blackburner.org/origins.html this]
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brainticket&direction=next&oldid=527631031 December 19, 2012 revision] of [[Brainticket]] plagiarizes [https://web.archive.org/web/20130810112754/http://brainticketband.com/biography/ this]
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hypnotic_Records&oldid=529007804 December 20, 2012 revision] of [[Hypnotic Records]] plagiarizes [https://web.archive.org/web/20120309020427/http://cleorecs.com/cleosaga.cfm this]
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cleopatra_Records&direction=next&oldid=533479709 January 16, 2013 revision] of [[Cleopatra Records]] plagiarizes [https://web.archive.org/web/20130601104648/http://cleorecs.com/home/about/ this]
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Spoonful_of_Time&oldid=808260393 November 1, 2017 revision] of ''[[A Spoonful of Time]]'' plagiarizes [https://cleorecs.com/products/nektar-a-spoonful-of-time-cd this]
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=L._Shankar&oldid=921303414 October 14, 2019 revision] of [[L. Shankar]] plagiarizes [https://web.archive.org/web/20191025174641/http://lshankar.com/ this]
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deadline_Music_Records&oldid=964188832 June 23, 2020 revision] of [[Deadline Music Records]] plagiarizes [https://cleorecs.com/products/tom-keifer-rise-cd this]
This is just from what I could find sifting through their revisions; many more articles I missed could've been plagiarized. I honestly have no idea how they have managed to evade notice by now, as this user was highly prolific and yet was never blocked. Their plagiarism was blatant and fairly easy to check, especially at the time. They repeatedly committed plagiarism across multiple articles related to [[Cleopatra Records]] for seven years, and systematically ensured that plagiarism remained. Much of the plagiarism they have committed remains to this day, with people noticing signs such as marketing prose, inconsistent formatting, and luckluster sources, while not noticing the more serious problem at the core. This needs investigated promptly. [[User:Lazman321|Lazman321]] ([[User talk:Lazman321|talk]]) 04:15, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
:'''Update:''' {{u|Isabelle Belato}} has just deleted 312 revisions of [[Cleopatra Records]] per my request. To me, this validates my concerns regarding Fanoflife27, as an administrator appears to have agreed that at least one article, the one that tipped me off to Fanoflife27, was plagiarized. I am considering asking them to look over my CCI request to determine whether an investigation should be opened. [[User:Lazman321|Lazman321]] ([[User talk:Lazman321|talk]]) 20:47, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
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=== Fmama7282 ===
* {{User5|Fmama7282}}
* Check requested by [[User:Szmenderowiecki|Szmenderowiecki]] ([[User talk:Szmenderowiecki|talk]])
* Self-initiated.
Not exactly sure where to report it, but it's about the extremely large block of text in Arabic on his talkpage, so big it crashes on mobile and does not let post a CCI notice on his talkpage - 1.5 MB wall of text (and that's considering 1.1 MB was deleted, which again, almost crashes my browser and it's now on PC). I have no direct proof of his infringement but several cues in that direction:
*The user posted 2.6 MB of the content within a ''week''.
*In the reverted edit, the first paragraph in Arabic, with 150 rats, is copied from [https://archive.org/stream/20210818_20210818_1823/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81%20%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B9%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%83%20%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%83_djvu.txt here]. Didn't bother to check more as I don't understand Arabic and I don't even know their alphabet or whatever you call their signs, I can't even get used to how the browser highlights right-to-left text.
*The [[User_talk:Fmama7282#ةا|last header on the talk page]] literally starts from "Chapter 30" of what is obviously some sort of novel. Same for [[User_talk:Fmama7282#ان_2|this header]] (starts from "chapter 15").
*Regardless of the above, the talk page definitely falls afoul of the rule that [[WP:NOTWEBHOST|Wikipedia is not a webhost]], so it should be deleted even if no copyright infringement is found.
The user has been inactive since June. [[User:Szmenderowiecki|Szmenderowiecki]] ([[User talk:Szmenderowiecki|talk]]) 16:59, 11 September 2024 (UTC) [[User:Szmenderowiecki|Szmenderowiecki]] ([[User talk:Szmenderowiecki|talk]]) 16:59, 11 September 2024 (UTC)
:CCIs are for large scale, systematic copyright violations spanning over multiple articles. This is just their user talk page. I've added the matter to [[Wikipedia:Copyright problems/2024 September 11]] and will consider looking into it later, but a CCI isn't needed here. [[User:NotAGenious|NotAGenious]] ([[User talk:NotAGenious|talk]]) 17:10, 11 September 2024 (UTC)
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