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I have mostly used the GSoW FaceBook group to ask technical questions, or to request that somebody reviews a draft article I have written: sometimes Rp2006 or Sgerbic helped out with such proof reading ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alan_Duffy_%28astronomer%29&type=revision&diff=797776926&oldid=797742139], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alan_Duffy_%28astronomer%29&type=revision&diff=797670405&oldid=797666755], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alastair_MacLennan_%28obstetrician%29&type=revision&diff=864502491&oldid=864467047], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alan_Cowman&type=revision&diff=901258476&oldid=901244810], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marcello_Costa&type=revision&diff=881918186&oldid=881909961]). I have also used the FB group to post lists of new [[Order of Australia]] winners as a source of ideas for articles. If a particular topic is about to hit the news, somebody might request that people review associated articles to be sure they are in good shape (e.g. [[Cupping therapy]] before the last Olympics).

I have never seen any inappropriate co-ordination at GSoW (e.g. [[WP:CANVASS|canvassing]], [[WP:MEAT|meatpuppetry]], or [[WP:TAGTEAM|tag teaming]]) – on the contrary, when there are contentious issues or votes (AfD, DYK, etc.) members are regularly reminded NOT to pile on with votes. Unfortunately, I don’t know of any way to provide evidence of what did not happen.--[[User:Gronk Oz|Gronk Oz]] ([[User talk:Gronk Oz|talk]]) 09:13, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

===Responses===

===Response to Bilby evidence===

Thanks Bilby and BilledMammal for removing implications against me.

Bilby’s allegation that I took part in stings is false, and frankly absurd: I live on the opposite side of the world. I had no part in any sting. Bilby also claimed that I added such off-wiki activism to articles, but my edits to [[Thomas John (medium)]] were unrelated ([https://sigma.toolforge.org/usersearch.py?name=Gronk+Oz&page=Thomas_John_%28medium%29&max=500&server=enwiki]) and I never edited his other listed articles ([https://sigma.toolforge.org/usersearch.py?name=Gronk+Oz&page=Matt_Fraser_%28psychic%29&server=enwiki&max=], [https://sigma.toolforge.org/usersearch.py?name=Gronk+Oz&page=Suzane_Northrop&server=enwiki&max=])

Bilby gives the impression that most GSoW members are involved in off-wiki activism. AFAIK that is not true. Before my time I understand Susan Gerbic started an activist organization called "Guerrilla Skeptics", who did stings and other activism. When Susan started the Wikipedia project, she used that "familiar brand" by calling it "Guerrilla Skeptics on Wikipedia" As RP2006 says, the two groups are separate. So when Susan talks about "my team of volunteers" for the Thomas John sting, there is no indication how many, if any, of them are related to GSoW.

===Response to BilledMammal evidence===

BilledMammal’s evidence could be interpreted that I made "significant contributions" to [[Barry Karr]]. But I only ever made two edits; both just copy-edits.([https://sigma.toolforge.org/usersearch.py?name=Gronk+Oz&page=Barry_Karr&server=enwiki]) --[[User:Gronk Oz|Gronk Oz]] ([[User talk:Gronk Oz|talk]]) 17:13, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

==Evidence presented by Geogene==