User talk:Ben Mandelson

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Sulfurboy (talk) 04:19, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Alessio Zaccone (May 2)

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September 2020

You are suspected of sock puppetry, which means that someone suspects you of using multiple Wikipedia accounts for prohibited purposes. Please make yourself familiar with the guide to responding to investigations, then, if you wish to do so, respond to the evidence at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Ben Mandelson. Thank you. – The Grid (talk) 00:31, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

Hi Ben. I'm Kevin, an administrator here on Wikipedia. I would appreciate it if you could disclose any connection you may have to Michal Borkovec and/or Alessio Zaccone. It's OK if you're colleagues or work together; there are just some rules about what kinds of things you have to disclose, and to protect Wikipedia these rules are often enforced through user sanctions. Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 17:19, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Hi Kevin, thank you for your message. I would like to confirm that I have been running the accounts Ben Mandelson, Michal Borkovec and Alessio Zaccone. These were meant to be alternate accounts (since I tend to use multiple pc's and I tend to forget passwords, and for reasons of anonimity). However, I have never used these accounts simultaneously for voting, malicious editing or other frauds on Wikipedia. The accounts have been used exclusively for creating/editing Wikipedia articles on a variety of subjects, particularly in the area of science and physics. To rectify and clarify this situation, I would like to declare these as alternate accounts explicitly; I apologize I was not aware about the exact procedure until now that I have read the rules and situations behind sock and meat puppetry. Also I can consolidate them into a single account (e.g. Michal Borkovec) and delete the alternate accounts if that is better in your opinion. Thanks. Best, Ben (aka Ben Mandelson ) 08:59, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Hi Ben, thanks for disclosing this. Yes, if you're using multiple accounts on the same topic area (the Zaccone paper), that's considered an illegitimate use of multiple accounts and raises a presumption of intent to deceive; your edits at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Krausser–Samwer–Zaccone equation also pose the same problems and wasted valuable volunteer time. I am required by policy to block the sockpuppet accounts. Because you were forthcoming here, I will not block this account (Ben Mandelson); however, your broader pattern of editing is also concerning from an administrative perspective. If you have a conflict of interest with respect to Zaccone, as is apparent, you should review WP:COI and the Wikipedia:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide; you must disclose that you have such a conflict of interest, and you should generally submit edit requests rather than editing any page directly (see Wikipedia:Edit Request Wizard). Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 03:58, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Actually, I have another question for you at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Ben Mandelson and would appreciate a prompt response. Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 04:03, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Hi Kevin, thank you for pointing out these issues. I am totally fine with the other accounts being closed down. I am also controlling the Ronny Lifshitz account, but I don't think I have ever used it at all, so feel free to have it also closed down. As for the future, I have now read the COI articles, that you pointed out, carefully, and from now on I will always submit to the edit submission and COI policies whenever this will be relevant/applicable. Thank you very much again for your help with this. Best, Ben

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