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January 2023

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Drmies (talk) 17:18, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

As Hammerman Gunmetal I've enjoyed a long and untroubled history with Wikipedia, so I'm dismayed to find my IP blocked. I know of no use of my account being used abusively, but have been hosting houseguests as well as using public WiFi in a variety of locations to post. I also had some identity theft reported to the FCC and needed to take extra measures to secure my accounts. I would appreciate being allowed to post since if you review my history I am corrected inaccurate information about three personalities and several projects I am personally acquainted with. I would also like to know what activity has been linked to this account that may have created problems please. Hammerman Gunmetal (talk) 18:49, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

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As Hammerman Gunmetal I've enjoyed a long and untroubled history with Wikipedia, so I'm dismayed to find my IP blocked. I know of no use of my account being used abusively, but have been hosting houseguests as well as using public WiFi in a variety of locations to post. I also had some identity theft reported to the FCC and needed to take extra measures to secure my accounts. I would appreciate being allowed to post since if you review my history I am corrected inaccurate information about three personalities and several projects I am personally acquainted with. I would also like to know what activity has been linked to this account that may have created problems please. I had my social media accounts compromised over a year ago and believed everything was secured, so I would appreciate additional information as well as having this IP unblocked so I can maintain online integrity. Hammerman Gunmetal (talk) 19:00, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

Decline reason:

 Confirmed sockpuppetry. This is one of the more unambiguous cases I've ever seen. Combined with an overlap in editing, too, and this is a pretty easy decline. Yamla (talk) 11:00, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

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I have seen two identities I do not recognize as well as some edits with identities using what appears to be this IP. These are not my work as I don't use "puppets" and have a long, untroubled history. I have taken additional measures to secure my accounts. Hammerman Gunmetal (talk) 20:32, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

• Not public wifi, not social media, not identity theft. If you want to have even the slightest chance of coming back here you'll have to be more forthcoming. Drmies (talk) 22:20, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
  • I'm being forthcoming as I've been trying to discern what occurred. I moved into a new area at the onset of the pandemic and shared my WiFi with two or three people when they visited, only one I didn't know, a neighbor who said she was having an emergency, and now have discovered some activity I do not recognize here. Some of it from the last few days, which I can surmise who was using this during that time, but some without an identity from a long time ago, just an IP address. That may have coincided when I had a visitor from Wisconsin since one of the entries pertained to that. I checked with my service provider that found over forty "inactive devices" tied into my account and removed them all as I only currently use three. I am in the process of adding further protections to my account. That's the legitimate truth. If you review the history of Hammerman Gunmetal I believe it shows integrity. Hammerman Gunmetal (talk) 23:09, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
  • Contrary to what I've seen, I was actually rectifying users posting information that was negative as opposed to neutral and providing concurrent links. Hammerman Gunmetal (talk) 02:29, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
  • While I may have made some errors that I don't understand, I am sorry to see the creator of the show's page removed as there's more than enough online evidence of this person being a public figure, but this seems vindictive somehow for whatever reason. I was merely trying to add accurate information with links. One of my colleagues is a TV historian as well that worked at the Paley. Hammerman Gunmetal (talk) 02:57, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
    • So here's the thing--I don't know when your starting date of the pandemic is, but we're talking about edits made between January 11 and 16--of this year. The edits by HistorianRex to Sledge Hammer! are particularly interesting, given your interest in that article and, of course, your user name. I'll add, for the benefit of any admin who looks at your unblock request, that one of my colleagues thought you had a conflict of interest with that article, and after looking at all angles, I completely agree. You could have used any of those three accounts to add secondary sources to that Alan Spencer article, of course. Drmies (talk) 03:25, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

      Yes, I'd mentioned that a colleague was here visiting from back east, using my WiFi for Zoom and other work, and that person was adding outstanding links to the TV show Sledge Hammer! to coincide with the longstanding requests for verification. He worked for the Paley. I saw those, knew that was Carl, but I saw nothing malicious or inaccurate. I think I clarified something. How is an acquaintance of mine adding verified information in response to citations requested causing a problem? I'm completely plebian to this since I'd been adding information without troubles for years. Also, Alan Spencer is a public figure with multiple project pages here, movies and TV shows including a series co-created with Mel Brooks no less, and suddenly he's not worthy of a page that's been up for years? Do you have some personal vendetta against this person? John Simpson54 does and was openly trolling the creator's interviews over on YouTube, posting snide comments and monkeying around with the show page and creator. I don't want the subject matter victimized for whatever mistakes I made by letting someone else use my service. I hadn't seen any objectionable material and am simply trying to put accurate information up that helps people seeking information on a cult show and creator. An upcoming reboot certainly seems noteworthy. My friend is a TV historian. You seem as if the goal is objectivity, but you're not a personal fan of this show or its creator. Hammerman Gunmetal (talk) 03:37, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

      So there's the thing--Spencer has been on talk shows of recent talking about violence in media, comedy and variety of subjects. How is he not worthy of a biography page? I attended an evening at the TV Academy to hear him speak. https://boingboing.net/2015/11/17/sledge-hammer-a-hilarious-pr.html]https://boingboing.net/2015/11/17/sledge-hammer-a-hilarious-pr.html Hammerman Gunmetal (talk) 03:44, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

      Does this Republican comment have something to do with this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Sledge_Hammer! Hammerman Gunmetal (talk) 03:56, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

      I'm not trying to have a combative tone, but I still haven't seen anything malicious or harmful done. A colleague diligently added citations that a corresponding page here said had been requested since 2017. It seems strange that Spencer is now the only person without a bio from the show or the other shows he's created. Everything was sourced from interviews. The links on the Sledge Hammer! show were provided to preexisting text where citations where asked for so how could that be against policy? Hammerman Gunmetal (talk) 03:49, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

      Looking up your user name, I'm sorry that I somehow drew your ire along with a colleague trying to add reputable information here. You state in one of your edits "unexciting" which seems like a judgment, but people do enjoy having authority. It seems odd that this other person has their own page and included the person you deemed not worthy of a page in an interview in his book about America's top humorists. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Sacks I'm just sorry the subject matter gets penalized for sincere efforts to contribute. Hammerman Gunmetal (talk) 04:37, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

      The creator of this show's Wikipedia page was referenced on the air on Decades TV, using the information and accrediting Wikipedia, and you now have removed the page and deem the subject isn't worthy of BLP? Why is the creator referred to as "legendary" on this Crackle page featuring the credit sequence? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdCYTzzQIfI Hammerman Gunmetal (talk) 07:08, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

• Yamla, thank you. Next admin: if the editor requests again to be unblocked, please look at this edit, for instance, and the rest of their edits to that sad article. Look at the promotional tone, but look especially at the blatant abuse of this forum post to verify the most outrageous statements, none of which are found in that forum post. This is blatant COI editing and falsification of sources. Drmies (talk) 16:15, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
  • Sorry to have made the apparent mistake of sharing access with a friend who was visiting here that works for the Paley and is an archivist that fulfilled many longstanding citations going back to 2017 or more. That particular forum post you referred to was initially linked by another editor along with a quotation, but I did listen to the whole thing after a Collider column made specific mention about the studio interference. Also the recent Bernard Goldberg interview gave more detail. This is the first reprimand during my long tenure. The posts about Reggie Nalder and a few others were ones I didn’t recognize. Apologies. Hammerman Gunmetal (talk) 16:33, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
    • Stop it already with the visiting friends. Your entire Wikipedia career, with the possible exception of Olivia Durant, has been dedicated to beefing up the coverage of Alan Spencer. The very first thing you should have done is acknowledge and properly document the conflict of interest. Drmies (talk) 17:42, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

      My entire Wikipedia career, as evidenced by my screen name, has been to add factual and correct information about a cult TV show with an international following that is still referenced to this day. The Wikipedia entries here have been mentioned on television and podcasts. Of course the creator would be of auxiliary interest to me, as well as their other works, just like any other auteur with a following. I have provided links to reputable sources as well as my colleague who hadn't contributed to Wikipedia before due to it being user generated. His work is displayed at the Paley both in the library and online. We met at a TV festival where the anniversary of this show was celebrated. The event has been chronicled online. I've also contributed entries to Get Smart and Marty Feldman which I am knowledgeable about. I've been reading disputes where the actual subjects of Wikipedia pages are thwarted when trying to correct information and I find it confusing since you're clearly willing to interact: https://twitter.com/PenFarthing/status/1532289281250795521 Hammerman Gunmetal (talk) 18:07, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

      There were attempts to link this to him and it's not the same individual. It was removed from the IMDB: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/brentwood-md/alan-spencer-9790034 Perhaps semantics sometimes imply a positive slant, but it's certainly not malicious. Despite the castigating, at least this dialog is helpful. I'm a fan of The Prisoner too and there's a plethora of unverified and speculative information online. Hammerman Gunmetal (talk) 18:16, 17 January 2023 (UTC)