That is joe jobbing.
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------ Original message------ From: LB Date: Wed, Dec 10, 2014 11:58 AM To: Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects.; Subject:Re: [Gendergap] a gender gap meet-up?
Is there a term (like "joe job") for when someone pretends to be you to get you into trouble? In my case, after I'd already been blocked for a week, an IP address deleted some info that I'd asked to have revdeled. It's possible it was someone who thought they were helping me, but it's also possible - maybe probable - that someone did it maliciously so an admin would think I was dodging my block.
Lightbreather
On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 8:57 AM, Fæ faewik@gmail.com wrote: See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_job. This was a targeted attack on Russavia by someone deliberately pretending to be them.
It's a malicious form of attack intended to have Wikimedians take action on each other in error in order to cause disruption. With more sophisticated spoofing going on it is something we all need to stay aware of.
Fae
On 10 December 2014 at 15:32, Sarah Stierch sarah.stierch@gmail.com wrote:
Russavia claims he did not start it. On Dec 10, 2014 6:09 AM, "reguyla@gmail.com" reguyla@gmail.com wrote:
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Also in re gards to the google group that russavia started. I think that was done in good faith to allow a more interactive venue where people could chat more real time rather than in a moderated email list. So i wouldnt get too upset about the invitations to it even though some folks dont like him. I think hes just trying to be helpful.
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Let's just call it what it is - internet fraud...
On 12/10/2014 12:02 PM, reguyla@gmail.com wrote:
That is joe jobbing.
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------ Original message------
*From: *LB
*Date: *Wed, Dec 10, 2014 11:58 AM
*To: *Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects.;
*Subject:*Re: [Gendergap] a gender gap meet-up?
Is there a term (like "joe job") for when someone pretends to be you to get you into trouble? In my case, after I'd already been blocked for a week, an IP address deleted some info https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?limit=100&tagfilter=&title=Special%3AContributions&contribs=user&target=69.16.147.185&namespace=&tagfilter=&year=2014&month=12 that I'd asked to have revdeled. It's /possible/ it was someone who thought they were helping me, but it's also possible - maybe probable
- that someone did it maliciously so an admin would think I was
dodging my block.
Lightbreather
No, nothing described below constitutes fraud of any kind.
On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Carol Moore dc carolmooredc@verizon.net wrote:
Let's just call it what it is - internet fraud...
On 12/10/2014 12:02 PM, reguyla@gmail.com wrote:
That is joe jobbing.
Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE device
------ Original message------
*From: *LB
*Date: *Wed, Dec 10, 2014 11:58 AM
*To: *Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects.;
*Subject:*Re: [Gendergap] a gender gap meet-up?
Is there a term (like "joe job") for when someone pretends to be you to get you into trouble? In my case, after I'd already been blocked for a week, an IP address deleted some info https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?limit=100&tagfilter=&title=Special%3AContributions&contribs=user&target=69.16.147.185&namespace=&tagfilter=&year=2014&month=12 that I'd asked to have revdeled. It's *possible* it was someone who thought they were helping me, but it's also possible - maybe probable - that someone did it maliciously so an admin would think I was dodging my block.
Lightbreather
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