Problem
editNon-notable bit part actor trying to use Wikipedia to boost his career, repeatedly adds his name to film articles
Creates, unreferenced, self-promotional, drafts
Will also add his name in random, totally unassociated, places - e.g. the SD of a Norwegian textile artist [1]
Numerous edits deleted before I started this log
Page Gaurav Dewasi has been deleted 4 times - the latest on 18 April 2023
Users and IPs
edit- Shamimanm (talk · contribs) created 05/10/2014 indeffed 20/06/2016
- Gauravdewasi (talk · contribs) created 13/09/2015 indeffed 17/01/2019
- Gauravdewasiactor (talk · contribs) created 19/09/2022 indeffed 14/10/2022
- Kala9090 (talk · contribs) created 27/10/2022 indeffed 30/10/2022
- Gaurav Dewasi Official (talk · contribs) created 30/11/2022 indeffed 01/12/2022
- Grsdk (talk · contribs) created 15/12/2022 indeffed 16/12/2022
- Malwarevoc (talk · contribs) created 20/07/2023 - globally locked 22/07/2023 for "undisclosed paid editing"
Created article within 29 hours and 2 other articles in first 7 hours - Amansharma111 (talk · contribs) created 26/09/2020 deleted 19/09/2023 IP sock created Dec 2023 draft
- 103.254.56.125 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) Bharatpur - Rajasthan - KNGD Infosys Pvt Ltd 27 Sept + 18 Oct - blocked 19 Oct for 3 days + 31 Oct for 1 month
- 223.189.135.123 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) Jodhpur - Rajasthan - Bharti Airtel Ltd - 26 May 2022
- 106.79.193.40 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) Kota - Rajasthan - Ideal cellular ltd - 06 Nov 2022
- 150.242.255.29 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) Udaipur - Rajasthan - Multinet (Udaipur) Private limited - blocked 24 Nov + 01 Dec 2022
- 2405:201:5C0B:11DF:A0DF:D2C6:9A:52E8 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) - Mumbai - Maharashtra - Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited - 16 December 2022
- 2405:201:5C0B:11DF:1147:91E:38F9:2976 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) - Mumbai - Maharashtra - Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited - 21 December 2022
- 182.68.236.44 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) - Jaipur - Rajasthan - abts-north-dynamic-044.236.68.182.airtelbroadband - 22 July 2023
- 110.227.157.255 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) - Sri Ganganagar - Rajasthan - Bharti Airtel Ltd - 11 November 2023 - ASN:24560
- 182.64.182.198 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) - Jodhpur - Rajasthan - Bharti Airtel Ltd - ASN:24560 - 16 January 2023
- 182.68.196.117 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) - Bikaner - Rajasthan - Bharti Airtel Ltd - ASN:24560 - 30 January 2024
- 182.68.187.112 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) - Jaipur - Rajasthan - Bharti Airtel Ltd - ASN:24560 - 27 February 2024
- 103.162.178.238 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) - Jodhpur - Rajasthan - Kamakshi Digital Networks Pvt. Ltd - ASN:134041 - 27 February 2024 + 16 + 29 March
Articles created
edit- Gaurav Dewasi - created 5 times - deleted 4 times for lack of notability, 1 for sockpuppet creation last deletion as Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gaurav Dewasi
- Talk:Gaurav Dewasi - deleted 3 times - 27 Feb + 18 March 2024 deletions were stand-alone pages, without an article - can create talk page despite article page being salted
- Draft:Gaurav Dewasi - 5 times - Extended Confirmed create protected 16/12/2022 - indefinite
- The Extended Confirmed create protection did not prevent an IP re-creating the article in December 2023 - deleted 28 Dec 2023
- This December 2023 recreation does not appear on the list if clicking the above link, but is at [2]
- Draft:Actor Gaurav - once
- Draft:Actor Gaurav Dewasi - 2 times
- Draft:Riti Riwaj
- Draft:Ganesh Gaurav Dewas
- Draft:Ganesh Gaurav D
- Other links
- Image at [File:Gaurav-devasi.jpg] [3] - Deleted on 01 April 2023 as "Personal photo by non-contributors (F10)"
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gaurav Dewasi - led to deletion on 28 July 2023
- Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Archive/2023/07 - confused - seems to be arguing article should not be deleted on the RPP page
Articles attacked
edit- Directly relevant
- 67th National Film Awards
- List of Rajasthani-language films
- Cinema of Rajasthan
- Gadar 2
- Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Gaurav Dewasi edited 6 months after it was closed
- Others
- TP pestering
- User talk:Explicit - delinked to reduce related changes
- User talk:Oaktree b - delinked to reduce related changes