Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/KurdîmHeval


KurdîmHeval
WikilifespanFebruary 2021 - present
Physical locationAustria
Sockpuppet investigationsWikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/KurdîmHeval
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StatusPending Approval

Basic information

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KurdîmHeval (talk · contribs · block log · arb · SPI confirmed suspected)
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KurdîmHeval is a sockpuppeteer initially blocked for nationalist edit-warring and personal attacks. They mainly make disruptive unsourced changes on pages related to the Middle East, especially biographies of celebrities and historical figures. This includes adding Kurdish ethnic origins to such articles by falsifying, removing, or not providing a source.

Targeted areas, pages, themes

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  • Biographical articles of celebrities and historical figures from the Middle East (specifically Turkey, Iraq, Egypt, etc.)
  • PKK-related articles (biographies or articles on clashes)

Habitual behavior

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  • Addition of ethnic origins to biographical articles of people from the Middle East or the Balkans by falsifying, deleting, or not providing any sources. This most notably includes claiming Kurdish origins in people noted to be of Turkish, Albanian, Arab, and other origins. Example: [1]
  • LTA may also add unsourced or poorly-sourced Turkish origins to such articles. Example:[2]
  • Addition of copyrighted non-free photos. Example: [3]
  • Username:
  • May indicate the part of Turkey they claim to originate from through place names sometimes combined with Turkish provincial location codes.
  • Is often in Kurdish (notably incl. letters ç, ê, î, ş, û), sometimes in Turkish (additionally ğ, ı, ö, ü).
  • They may declare Turkish or Kurdish ancestry as soon as they start the account. Example: [4]

Cases

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Other notes

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Confirmed and suspected accounts

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