Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/Georgehaller

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Georgehaller

Status: open • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 05:49, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

• Georgehaller (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Suspected related users

• AHadjighasem (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Jolascoa (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• ARSanderson (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• JKasten83 (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Manikandan mathur (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Fberonwiki (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Mfarazmand (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Rationale, discussion and results

Is it possible that these users are in fact the same? They all uploaded just one or two images from papers co-authored by Georgehaller (talk · contribs), and almost all of those images are now used on en:Lagrangian coherent structure (an article where a conflict of interest currently exists). I believe that that person contacted their co-authors/colleagues and convinced each of them to create an account to upload the relevant files. But I could be wrong and I just want to check. Thanks! Ariadacapo (talk) 05:49, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

Yes, these users have been asked to contribute to this Wikipage as the original creators of these images. Some had no Wikipedia user names and created one solely for the purpose of uploading their contributions.

The intent was to give them credit for it and allow them to upload the figures under the copyright terms of their own choice. (Not much convincing was needed.) What exactly is the issue with this? Georgehaller

@Ariadacapo: Please elaborate which kind of misuse you are seeing here. --Krd 17:00, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

I do not see any misuse. I simply wanted to be sure that these single-purpose accounts were not created to re-license other people’s work in order to illustrate one problematic en:wiki article. Ariadacapo (talk) 17:31, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

If there is reasonable doubt that the images are not uploaded by their respective creator, or if they have been previously published, COM:OTRS should be applied. From checkuser point of view the request has to be Declined. --Krd 12:57, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

I understand. I should have been more considerate, and contacted the authors directly. Thank you for your time. Ariadacapo (talk) 15:30, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

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