DesertDana

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Nomination of David Fox (lawyer) for deletion

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A barnstar for you!

		The Excellent New Editor's Barnstar A new editor on the right path
		You've done a great job re-settling in! I know you're not "new" per se, but it's nice that you've started editing again. WikiMacaroonsCinnamon? 08:47, 16 August 2020 (UTC) Thank you, WikiMacaroons! I appreciate it. My recent activity is partly due to pandemic-related free time (lol), but I'm enjoying it and plan to continue editing. I should probably change my page since I'm no longer new. Thanks again!DesertDana (talk) 02:48, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of David Fox (lawyer)

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Bob McDonald (Businessman)

Thank you for the recent approval of content to the Bob McDonald article.Tsmith47 (talk) 16:55, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

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SVPGlobal moved to draftspace

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Your submission at Articles for creation: SVPGlobal (May 23)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Theroadislong was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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Theroadislong (talk) 19:54, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

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AfC notification: Draft:SVPGlobal has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:SVPGlobal. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 19:37, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

Thank you. I responded on the Draft page. DesertDana (talk) 21:26, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: SVPGlobal (August 4)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Nomadicghumakkad was:  The comment the reviewer left was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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Nomadicghumakkad (talk) 10:56, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

Blocked as a sockpuppet

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for abusing multiple accounts as a sockpuppet of User:Branpedia per the evidence presented at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Branpedia. Note that multiple accounts are allowed, but not for illegitimate reasons, and any contributions made while evading blocks or bans may be reverted or deleted.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  --Blablubbs (talk) 12:04, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

Unblock request

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

DesertDana (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

Please consider unblocking my account. I do not know Branpedia or MaggieBC and cannot speak for them. Looking through our edit histories, it appears we have never edited the same page. It seems that the accusation is that IP accounts have edited the same pages as our accounts. I would suspect that any IP account with enough edit history would eventually edit the same pages of multiple user accounts, especially if those accounts focus on similar subject matter. This is a tangential connection and doesn't mean that those accounts are related. I have been editing in good faith since 2018 and I would love to keep using my account. (I am tagging the users involved in the original investigation: Blablubbs, MarioGom, and AmandaNP) Thanks for your consideration.DesertDana (talk) 19:48, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

Decline reason:

There is no such thing as "IP accounts"; by definition an IP is not an account. Regarding the block, I don't think this situation is a coincidence. It isn't just about the subject matter. I am declining your request. 331dot (talk) 23:50, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

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331dot, forgive me if I used the wrong term; by "IP account" I simply mean an IP. As far as I understand it the accusation boils down this: 154.17.0.0/16 edited the same pages as Branpedia and me (DesertDana), and therefore I am an alleged sockpuppet of Branpedia. However, a CU by AmandaNP determined "Unrelated - not using proxies, with very static IP a solid distances away from each other." Also, we never edited the same page, despite me making 169 total edits on 106 pages and Branpedia making 514 total edits on 292 pages. Furthermore, Branpedia uses a reference style different than mine. Below is a list of our last three citations.

Branpedia's last three citations:

Sarah Pringle, "Avista to Make 3.7 Times its Money with Sale of Arcadia Consumer Healthcare," PE Hub, August 9, 2021.

"The Fog 1979," Movie-Locations.com, retrieved September 25, 2021.

Nick Turner and Gregory Calderone, "GameStop Soars After Founder of Chewy Acquires a Stake," Bloomberg News, August 31, 2021.

DesertDana last three citations:

"Mayoral Spotlight: William Carr Lane". StLouis-MO.gov. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

"William Carr Lane". New Mexico History. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

"Our Team". The Asian American Foundation. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

I am focusing on Branpedia because that is the account of which I'm being accused of being a sockpuppet; I would prefer it if MaggieBC was dealt with separately from me. I do not know what, if anything, was going on between Branpedia and MaggieBC, but I can assure you the tangential connection made between me and Branpedia is a coincidence. Thank you for your time.DesertDana (talk) 18:48, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

You are free to make another request for another administrator to review. If you can convince another administrator that this is a coincidence, they will unblock you. 331dot (talk) 20:37, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

Unblock request 2

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

DesertDana (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

I am making one more unblock request in an attempt to present a more succinct argument that I am not a sockpuppet of Branpedia based off a CU result, distinct citation styles and a lack of content overlap. #CU by AmandaNP determined "Unrelated - not using proxies, with very static IP a solid distances away from each other". #Branpedia uses a reference style different than mine. Below is a list of our last three citations. #*Branpedia's last three citations: #**Sarah Pringle, "Avista to Make 3.7 Times its Money with Sale of Arcadia Consumer Healthcare," PE Hub, August 9, 2021. #**"The Fog 1979," Movie-Locations.com, retrieved September 25, 2021. #**Nick Turner and Gregory Calderone, "GameStop Soars After Founder of Chewy Acquires a Stake," Bloomberg News, August 31, 2021. #*DesertDana last three citations: #**"Mayoral Spotlight: William Carr Lane". StLouis-MO.gov. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2021. #**"William Carr Lane". New Mexico History. Retrieved 7 September 2021. #**"Our Team". The Asian American Foundation. Retrieved 7 September 2021. #As for overlap, we never edited the same page, despite me making 169 total edits on 106 pages and Branpedia making 514 total edits on 292 pages. As for the fact that 154.17.0.0/16 edited the same pages as Branpedia and me, I would suspect that any IP with enough edit history would eventually edit the same pages of multiple user accounts. This is a tangential connection and doesn't mean that those accounts are related. I have focused my argument on Branpedia because that is the account of which I'm being accused of being a sockpuppet; I would prefer it if MaggieBC was dealt with separately from me. I do not know what, if anything, was going on between Branpedia and MaggieBC, but I can assure you the tangential connection made between me and Branpedia is a coincidence. I have been editing in good faith since 2018 and I would love to keep using my account. Thank you for your consideration.DesertDana (talk) 17:39, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

Decline reason:

Procedural decline only. This unblock request has been open for more than two weeks but has not proven sufficient for any reviewing administrator to take action. You are welcome to request a new block review if you substantially reword your request. To be unblocked, you must convince the reviewing administrator(s) that

• the block is not necessary to prevent damage or disruption to Wikipedia, or
• the block is no longer necessary because you
  1. understand what you have been blocked for,
  2. will not continue to cause damage or disruption, and
  3. will make useful contributions instead.

Please read the guide to appealing blocks for more information. Yamla (talk) 11:01, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

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Thrive Capital moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, Thrive Capital, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more 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. MarioGom (talk) 13:39, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

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Concern regarding Draft:SVPGlobal

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Unblock Request 3 - previous request declined for "procedural" reasons only

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

DesertDana (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

Hello, I assert that the block on my account is unnecessary to prevent disruption on Wikipedia because my conduct is not connected with the block, I have been a positive contributor to Wikipedia since 2018 and would like to continue contributing in a constructive manner.

Positive contributions: 171 edits (163 live); my focus: Women - 11 pages edited; Artists - 18 pages edit; American Southwest - 16 pages edited; Private equity - 7 pages edited.

Block: I was blocked for being a suspected sockpuppet of Branpedia because an IP range (154.17.0.0/16) edited a page Branpedia edited (Avista Capital Partners) and two pages I edited (Li Lu and Thrive Capital). Also the investigation claimed that my account and Branpedia's had "Similar interests in US companies, same edit summary style, same timecard."

Evidence I'm not a sockpuppet of Branpedia:

• A CU by AmandaNP determined "Unrelated - not using proxies, with very static IP a solid distances away from each other".
• "Similar interests in US companies" - By my count I've edited 2 US companies (XPO Logistics and Warby Parker). More accurately, I've edited 7 Private Equity Firms and 2 banks.
• Subject matter overlap - I made 171 edits and 154.17.0.0/16 made approximately 175 edits; I don't find it unusual to have edited 2 of the same pages. Also, as far as I can tell I never edited the same page as Branpedia.
• "same edit summary style" - when I began editing on Wikipedia I mimicked edit summaries on the site. I think my style is pretty generic.
• Branpedia uses a reference style different than mine. Below is a list of our last three citations to illustrate this point.

• Branpedia's last three citations

• Sarah Pringle, "Avista to Make 3.7 Times its Money with Sale of Arcadia Consumer Healthcare," PE Hub, August 9, 2021.
• "The Fog 1979," Movie-Locations.com, retrieved September 25, 2021.
• Nick Turner and Gregory Calderone, "GameStop Soars After Founder of Chewy Acquires a Stake," Bloomberg News, August 31, 2021.

• DesertDana last three citations:

• "Mayoral Spotlight: William Carr Lane". StLouis-MO.gov. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
• "William Carr Lane". New Mexico History. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
• "Our Team". The Asian American Foundation. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

I would like to continue contributing to Wikipedia and I would prefer to do it under my established account. Thank for reconsidering the block on my account. DesertDana (talk) 22:17, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Decline reason:

You would need to explain User:AnnaLatte, who seems to be another account of yours. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 18:42, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

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Someone else will review your request, but "I would prefer to do it under my established account" sounds like you intend to evade your block if necessary. 331dot (talk) 22:22, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

331dot, apologies. It's not my intention to evade the block. I was under the misconception that a person could create a new account and start over. Is there a proper way to continue editing after a person's account is blocked indefinitely or is it only possible if and when that block is removed? Thanks. DesertDana (talk) 22:45, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

The block is on you as an individual, not just your account. You may not edit under any account or IP address until the block on this account is successfully appealed and removed. 331dot (talk) 00:02, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

OK, understood. Thanks. DesertDana (talk) 22:48, 6 June 2022 (UTC)