Welcome the List of Wikipedia Gangsters edit
What is Wikipedia Gangsterism? It is the organized effort by one or more editors and/or Admins to purposefully and with malice of forethought, conspire to prevent fellow Wikipedian(s) from editing articles through territorial article squatting. In other words, editors who revert or delete edits by anyone they don't like or agree with, or who use Wikipedia Admins to bash, block or harass fellow Wikipedians with little or no valid reason, but rather because their motive is to deter, intimidate, or drive the editor away from the article they are squatting on, or even away from Wikipedia altogether. Hopefully with the help of the Wikipedia members at large, the worst offenders can be identified and their actions exposed, and put to a stop for the betterment of the Wikipedia community at large. The list will be comprised of user names documented by Wikipedia members to have engaged in gangsterism and include a tally of the relevant examples. I want to thank everyone who has encouraged me to finally set this list up and also those who have helped investigate just how widespread and organized this activity really is.
How does this list work? The list included the usernames, aliases, and/or IP addresses of those editors who have displayed gangsterish behavior as defined above. The list should use the following template:
Username/allias/IP address edit
User names of known Sockpuppets.
Detailed description of type of activities that qualify the editor as a Wikipedia Gangster. Usernames of known accomplices.
- List of links to edits that show proof of the editors Gangsterish behavior.
Editors may discuss each candidate for the gangster list on the talk page before posting the entry. Opinions should be kept to the talk pages and the entry in the article should contain just the facts.
This list is mirrored on other sites in case of deletion. Links to those mirrors are listed at the bottom of the page.