I have gathered more evidence and opened a sockpuppet investigation, omitting any parts involving personal data: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/BurritoSlayer
Personal data sent to functionaries-en@ is still relevant to verify some details, but I think that it is not crucial anymore to prove Go Fish Digital ongoing and undisclosed paid editing. On Thu, Jul 26, 2018 at 12:36 PM, Mario Gómez <mariogomw...@gmail.com> wrote: > I will not post actual evidence to this mailing list. My notes as of > Sunday are already sent to functionaries and I'm sure they will act on it > themselves. As I collect more evidence, I might open a sockpuppet > investigation on English Wikipedia anyway if there is enough of it to > continue even without personal data, which is just a small part. > > On Thu, Jul 26, 2018 at 11:29 AM, <jay...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Without getting into whether an outing policy exists/applies here, please >> bear in mind that if redaction is required, it is rather difficult to do >> it >> on a mailing list, especially a mailman mailing list like this one. >> >> i.e. Please avoid posting something here which may need redaction. >> >> On Thu, Jul 26, 2018, 16:00 Isaac Olatunde <reachout2is...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > Hi Mario, >> > >> > I don't think it will be considered harassment if the information is >> posted >> > here. I believe the WP:OUTING applies to the English Wikipedia and this >> is >> > not English Wikipedia mailing list. >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > Isaac >> > >> > On Jul 22, 2018 5:43 PM, "Mario Gómez" <mariogomw...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > There, is at least, one user that works for Go Fish Digital with a >> > sockpuppet account in English Wikipedia and has denied conflict of >> interest >> > or paid editing disclosure even if he was asked too, since some user was >> > suspicious. Should I send this privately? I don't want to incur in >> spurious >> > ousting/doxxing. >> > >> > Best, >> > >> > Mario >> > >> > On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 12:24 AM, MZMcBride <z...@mzmcbride.com> wrote: >> > >> > > Hi. >> > > >> > > Go Fish Digital is a company that whitewashes Wikipedia. From its own >> > site: >> > > >> > > >The primary platforms that define your online reputation include: >> > > > [...] >> > > > * Wikipedia >> > > > [...] >> > > > >> > > > With Online Reputation Management, we work hard to make all of the >> > > >positive information easy to find. At the same time, we use many >> > > >different strategies and tactics to diminish the visibility of >> negative >> > > >content, or in some cases, remove it from the web altogether. The >> end >> > > >result is a positive online reputation because when people search >> your >> > > >name or brand, they immediately find positive content. >> > > >> > > Source: https://gofishdigital.com/online-reputation-management >> > > >> > > Wikimedia Foundation Inc. has been working with this company on search >> > > engine optimization: <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T198970>. I >> > have a >> > > few questions about this work. >> > > >> > > How was this vendor chosen? Which other vendors were considered? >> > > >> > > Why is this work being undertaken? At least the English Wikipedia has >> > some >> > > of the best search engine results placement of any site on the Web, so >> > I'm >> > > curious to know who's prioritizing Wikipedia's search engine >> optimization >> > > and for what reason. >> > > >> > > How is it appropriate for Wikimedia Foundation Inc. to work with a >> > company >> > > that is, by its own admission, whitewashing Wikipedia? Doesn't this >> give >> > > Go Fish Digital a ton of legitimization by now being able to say it >> works >> > > directly with Wikimedia Foundation Inc. ("with Wikipedia")? >> > > >> > > Is it appropriate to give a company that sells whitewashing Wikipedia >> > > services access to private user data, as was done in >> > > <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T192893> and >> > > <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T193052>? The Wikimedia Foundation >> > Inc. >> > > legal department apparently approved this access, but I'm curious to >> know >> > > why, given the company's role in selling an "Online Reputation >> > Management" >> > > product. 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