Yes massly, I'll try and get in touch with TheHelpfulOne. I'm sure you also met him at Wikimania but just didn't know he's The Helpful One (I just love his username). He used to be on this mailing list but no more for some 1 or two years now.
As the saying goes, if you can't beat them, just join them. In this case, as massly suggests, we can bond with whoever are behind those edits and try to gear their efforts into positive ways rather than their current disruptive way of doing things. I ask, though, that, do these or that person doing all that disruptive edits have a goal in mind? Or its just the fun that comes with breaking stuffs? If we could learn the reason or reasons behind their or his or her doings, we might be able to learn more and see how best to help. On Nov 15, 2014 3:34 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > MarkMysoe's edits are not only disruptive but they are so varied and > widespread that Admins and Check users are often eluded, its a good thing > Basalisk is back. Now that account and their socks have been editing for > well over three and half years and some medias have even > incorporated their work and published it. So what happens is that they > (MarkMysoe and his socks) in turn use those sources that were mirrored on > other websites and cite them as their references on Wikipedia. As crafty > as it sounds it violate WP:Verifiablity > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Wikipedia_and_sources_that_mirror_or_use_it>. > See WP:CopyWithin <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_reporting> and > WP:ContentForking > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Content_forking>. Examples are Akan > (Twi) at Rutgers <http://www.amesall.rutgers.edu/languages/128-akan-twi> > and Kingdoms of Ghana > <http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/kingdoms_of_ghana>published > on Ghana Web. That is how entrenched their edits have become. Well, we can > only blame some journalists for their lazy attitude when gathering > information. These were some of the things that got kwamikagami (a > Ghanaian) stripped off his admin status. > > So Enoch my first suggestion is that lets make a formal request as The > Ghanaian community to the admins as has been mentioned already. I have not > interacted with TheHelpfulOne before so maybe Rexford can lead us there. > > Secondly I will propose a radical idea, I don't know if it has been tried > before. Looking at their adaptability to the whole editing process why > don't we reach out to them and attempt to work with them. We could really > tap some of that energy to increase our cumulative edit count. There's no > denying that their actions are troublesome but they an experienced editor > too who could become useful if used properly and they've been around before > many of us started editing. Although I have tried this > with them before they were not willing to corporate. Maybe someone else > could try again but with a better approach. > > Lastly, we could all just simply keep an eye on them, at least we know > what their interests are and the themes they mostly edit around. Aside that > we should include more of Ghana related articles on our watch lists since > we don't know the next account he might be editing with. > > Kind regards to all of you and welcome back Sandister. > > -Masssly > > Sent from Windows Mail > > *From:* Sandister T's Stream <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, 15 November 2014 10:12 > *To:* Planning Wikimedia Ghana Chapter <[email protected]> > > Following discussions. > > Hope you all are fine. > > Regards, > Sandister Tei via mobile > > www.sandistertei.com > On 15 Nov 2014 09:45, "Nkansah Rexford" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Has the account been reported to admins on Wikipedia? Hopefully they can >> help >> >> TheHelpfulOne can be of assistance. >> >> On Saturday, November 15, 2014, Enock Seth Nyamador <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Don't know how to describe him or her. >>> >>> He or her is still vandalizing articles at a top speed. Very sad am not >>> *so* active on Wikipedia these days. >>> >>> Checking my watchlist earlier this week I saw that he/she has a created >>> a series user accounts again and vandalizing still goes on. >>> >>> @Massly What do we do? >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 8:29 PM, Nkansah Rexford < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> He's really stubborn, I must say. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Saturday, October 18, 2014, Enock Seth Nyamador <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> What do you suggest, Sadat. >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 6:22 AM, abdulai Mohammed Sadat < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I would have to admit that this User >>>>>> MarkMysoe/Thesunshinesate/Bantekas/"lots more" is very skillful and is a >>>>>> truly a master at his (assuming he is male) game. How is one single >>>>>> person >>>>>> is even able to co-ordinate up to twenty different accounts and IP >>>>>> addresses and still avoid detection. One trick he uses though is to wipe >>>>>> out his talk pages without archiving, and I'm not encouraging >>>>>> Wikipedia:Beans >>>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_stuff_beans_up_your_nose>. >>>>>> Now his latest sock has been found to be TruHeir >>>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:TruHeir>. Is there noting we can >>>>>> do about him as well a his "live edits" as a community? >>>>>> >>>>>> User talk:Thesunshinesate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia >>>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Thesunshinesate> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/150.108.30.221 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -Masssly >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thursday, 7 August 2014, 23:33, "[email protected]" < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I've encountered him before an if you remember I mentioned that he >>>>>> was sockpuppeting as Bantekas and Sintinon. >>>>>> >>>>>> Masssly >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from Windows Mail >>>>>> >>>>>> *From:* Enock Seth Nyamador >>>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, August 7, 2014 10:25 PM >>>>>> *To:* Planning Wikimedia Ghana Chapter >>>>>> >>>>>> If you've ever reverted edits of the said accounts..... 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