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Stamford Bull Run

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Thank you, and please feel welcome to continue contributing to Wikipedia. Happy editing! Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 10:39, 7 September 2014 (UTC)

Copyright investigation completed

Hello, BriceStratford. As you know from the notice above, this article was flagged for resemblance to external sites, including http://ourheritagelincolnshire.weebly.com/stamford.html. Investigation shows it was created as an unattributed split from Stamford, Lincolnshire, where the content was introduced to Wikipedia in 2009. This particular instance appears to be a backwards copy- explanation placed at the top of the original article's talk page.

The unattributed split is itself a copyright problem, although one that can be repaired. Content on Wikipedia is not public domain, but is liberally licensed for reuse. However, reusing it without meeting the terms of the license is not authorized. I have provided the necessary attribution for this instance. Please see Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia for more information on how to do this in the future.

The article also included a lengthy, bald quotation from an external, copyrighted source. Wikipedia does accept quotations, but these must be brief and used transformatively - not simply because we wish to include the information. When information comes from a copyrighted source, or from a source we cannot verify is free licensed or public domain, we should put it in our own words aside from brief and clearly marked quotations used for good reasons, such as those set out at Wikipedia:Non-free content policy and guideline. I have removed that content; you are welcome to include the information, but please put it in your own language. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 12:00, 25 September 2014 (UTC)

Notice of Conflict of interest noticeboard discussion

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SPI

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 notes for the suspect, then respond to the evidence at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/BriceStratford. Thank you. Jytdog (talk) 19:34, 12 April 2015 (UTC)

April 2023 - Adding COI report of over 30 disruptive accounts

I realize you haven't edited with this account in a while, but looking at the editing patterns of a handful of new accounts that are promoting your work, their editing patterns follow yours closely. Identically, actually. Though the tortuous SPI linked above, for some odd reason, did not wind up with your sockdrawer being blocked, other admins and I are revisiting this now that these spam-only accounts are disrupting the 'pedia. I am quite inclined to indef you along with all these spammers.

Quack

Admins and other Wikipedians in good standing, this is the pattern: A series of SPAs, gaming the system by avoiding overlaps. Edits up to warnings or blocks with one account, then abandons it and starts same pattern with new account. See the contribs for the clear pattern:

Author they were spamming for's COI account that has same editing pattern, suspected sockmaster:

• BriceStratford (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

(Hasn't edited in years, leaning towards blocking on principle). This archived COI report: Conflict of Interest Noticeboard: Brice Stratford identified over 30 accounts in this COI sock/meat farm. I guess he laid low for a bit but is now back.

Recent accounts:

• Craneshore (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) - spam account. Indeffed.
• Dennyala (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) - this account created and began identical spam edits after Craneshore was warned about spamming.
• Jonto95 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) - created some of the articles those accounts were spamming, same editing patterns.
• Cwhillubbyy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) - created Brice Stratford BLP for author they are spamming for.

- CorbieVreccan ^☊ ☼ 19:31, 17 April 2023 (UTC) Updated - CorbieVreccan ^☊ ☼ 20:09, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

April 2023

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for persistently making disruptive edits.

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 ~~~~}}.  - CorbieVreccan ^☊ ☼ 20:13, 21 April 2023 (UTC)