Is there a term (like "joe job") for when someone pretends to be you to get you into trouble? In my case, after I'd already been blocked for a week, an IP address deleted some info <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?limit=100&tagfilter=&title=Special%3AContributions&contribs=user&target=69.16.147.185&namespace=&tagfilter=&year=2014&month=12> that I'd asked to have revdeled. It's *possible* it was someone who thought they were helping me, but it's also possible - maybe probable - that someone did it maliciously so an admin would think I was dodging my block.
Lightbreather On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 8:57 AM, Fæ <fae...@gmail.com> wrote: > See <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_job>. This was a targeted attack > on Russavia by someone deliberately pretending to be them. > > It's a malicious form of attack intended to have Wikimedians take > action on each other in error in order to cause disruption. With more > sophisticated spoofing going on it is something we all need to stay > aware of. > > Fae > > On 10 December 2014 at 15:32, Sarah Stierch <sarah.stie...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Russavia claims he did not start it. > > On Dec 10, 2014 6:09 AM, "regu...@gmail.com" <regu...@gmail.com> wrote: > ... > >> Also in re gards to the google group that russavia started. I think that > >> was done in good faith to allow a more interactive venue where people > could > >> chat more real time rather than in a moderated email list. So i wouldnt > get > >> too upset about the invitations to it even though some folks dont like > him. > >> I think hes just trying to be helpful. > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >
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