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- 68.44.189.92 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) 68.44.189.92 began to introduce nonsense into Specific Area Message Encoding on June 16: [1] On June 20, 68.44.189.92 vandalized Specific Area Message Encoding several more times: he changed "Dam watch" and "Dam break warning" to "Damn watch" and "Damn break warning", respectively, and falsely described all of the codes as "new codes added in 2002" by appending astrisks to them: [2] Then he again inserted "AIW: Ailen invasion warning", "MAW: Monster attack warning", changed "Dam watch" and "Dam break warning" to "Damn watch" and "Damn break warning", and falsely described all of the codes as "new codes added in 2002" by appending astrisks to them, and falsely changed the date the new codes were added from 2002 to 2004: [3] After John254 reverted his edit, he reinserted exactly the same edit into the article: [4] On June 21, after recieving a test4 warning, he reinserted his falsified date for the addition of the new codes, and some of his false attributions of codes as new codes: [5] Due to his repeated vandalism to Specific Area Message Encoding over several days, I request that 68.44.189.92 be blocked for an adequate period of time. Peter50 17:29, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
- Most recent edits seem ok, if continues vandalism to Specific Area Message Encoding re-report for a block. Petros471 20:42, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
- I am relisting 68.44.189.92 because he continues to add misinformation to articles. His most recent edit to Entertainment Center (River LINE station) falsely described the "Entertainment Center" as "Sony Entertainment Center" [6], and had to be reverted by LrdChaos: [7] His sneaky vandalism also predates his edits to Specific Area Message Encoding: on June 11 he vandalized CONELRAD and Emergency Broadcast System by falsely described the "Emergency Action Notification System" as the "National Emergency Action Notification System" [8] [9] (a recent search for these terms using altavista revealed 34 hits for "Emergency Action Notification System", while "National Emergency Action Notification System" revealed only 2 hits, both in the two Wikipedia articles that 68.44.189.92 vandalized. Some of his other recent edits, such as inserting "Juniper Jones" after "Lazlo" in List of characters in Camp Lazlo [10] might be sneaky vandalism as well, although I could not easily verify the names of the characters. 68.44.189.92 has a long history of sneaky vandalism, and I believe that he will continue to engage in this practice until he is stopped. Peter50 15:34, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
- I've added to the IRC bl, otherwise just keep at watch out, make sure you warn, and then report to WP:AIV at the time of the vandalism. Petros471 19:40, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
- I am relisting 68.44.189.92 because he continues to add misinformation to articles. His most recent edit to Entertainment Center (River LINE station) falsely described the "Entertainment Center" as "Sony Entertainment Center" [6], and had to be reverted by LrdChaos: [7] His sneaky vandalism also predates his edits to Specific Area Message Encoding: on June 11 he vandalized CONELRAD and Emergency Broadcast System by falsely described the "Emergency Action Notification System" as the "National Emergency Action Notification System" [8] [9] (a recent search for these terms using altavista revealed 34 hits for "Emergency Action Notification System", while "National Emergency Action Notification System" revealed only 2 hits, both in the two Wikipedia articles that 68.44.189.92 vandalized. Some of his other recent edits, such as inserting "Juniper Jones" after "Lazlo" in List of characters in Camp Lazlo [10] might be sneaky vandalism as well, although I could not easily verify the names of the characters. 68.44.189.92 has a long history of sneaky vandalism, and I believe that he will continue to engage in this practice until he is stopped. Peter50 15:34, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
- Most recent edits seem ok, if continues vandalism to Specific Area Message Encoding re-report for a block. Petros471 20:42, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
- Prayer (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) User SpicyNugget is has used 8 different IP addresses to repeatedly add the same two commercial links to the Prayer article:
- Example 1 by 67.21.19.176 on May 17
- Example 2 by SpicyNugget on May 24
- Example 3 by 68.170.31.9 on May 25
- Example 4 by SpicyNugget on May 25
- Example 5 by 68.30.128.236 on May 25
- (removed further diffs, those give the idea and they are easy to spot in page history). Page protected. Petros471 19:09, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
- 68.44.189.92 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) 68.44.189.92 began to introduce nonsense into Specific Area Message Encoding on June 16: [11] On June 20, 68.44.189.92 vandalized Specific Area Message Encoding several more times: he changed "Dam watch" and "Dam break warning" to "Damn watch" and "Damn break warning", respectively, and falsely described all of the codes as "new codes added in 2002" by appending astrisks to them: [12] Then he again inserted "AIW: Ailen invasion warning", "MAW: Monster attack warning", changed "Dam watch" and "Dam break warning" to "Damn watch" and "Damn break warning", and falsely described all of the codes as "new codes added in 2002" by appending astrisks to them, and falsely changed the date the new codes were added from 2002 to 2004: [13] After John254 reverted his edit, he reinserted exactly the same edit into the article: [14] On June 21, after recieving a test4 warning, he reinserted his falsified date for the addition of the new codes, and some of his false attributions of codes as new codes: [15] Due to his repeated vandalism to Specific Area Message Encoding over several days, I request that 68.44.189.92 be blocked for an adequate period of time. Peter50 17:29, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
- Most recent edits seem ok, if continues vandalism to Specific Area Message Encoding re-report for a block. Petros471 20:42, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
- 71.210.145.73 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) has been making disruptive changes to a wide range of articles related to railways. He keeps splitting main articles into a set of sub articles that are just copy-and-pastes of the main article sections (see for example this edit where he creates links to sub-articles of Tank locomotive, then copies the section content to the new article e.g. here). He has also done this to Locomotive, and Culdee Fell Railway amongst others. He comes back every day and makes the same sets of changes, each time being reverted by multiple editors. He has been asked to participate in editor or article talk pages many times on his talk page. He refuses to discuss his changes or work with other editors to implement them. Every day he comes back and start making the same set of disruptive and unneccesary changes to the same articles and continues until he gets a {{test4}} at which point he waits 24 hours and starts over. No sign he is willing to discuss this behavior or modify it. Gwernol 13:19, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
- Blocked for 24 hours, for disruption. Petros471 14:04, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
- 63.205.198.198 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) -- Continuosly removes team leaders from Power Rangers articles. Leaders of Power Ranger teams are important in the fanbase. Left a note on the talk page, completely ignored. // Andros 1337 15:58, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
- I've tried another. Not sure this strictly counts as vandalism, but I can still block for disruption if continues persistently without discussion after a couple more warnings. Petros471 19:16, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
- 135.196.140.18 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) -- This user edits the Faceparty article, changing the tone to one promotional to the buisness, and removing any crtical content. I have placed a warning on the talk page, but it appers previous interventions have gone un-noted. As the only edits registered to this IP appear to be to this article, I would imagine that blocking would be an effective end to the disruption. Neo 11:29, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
- Given a final warning. Petros471 19:23, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
- 68.227.69.195 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) -- This user has been adding external links to articles about particular albums and films, all of which point to a review of the CD or film at the same website - presumably a site the user is trying to promote. I think this is inappropriate, but I don't want to simply revert all the changes as many of them are in obscure articles where it is now the only external link. // Grace 09:30, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
- Replied on reporters talk page. Petros471 19:48, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
- Willis Stephens (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) A vandal, possibly someone from a political campaign, has been deleting this article multiple times in the past few days. They have been logging on from the addresses 216.45.219.62 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log), 216.45.224.76 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log), and 216.45.156.46 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log).
- Added to CVU watchlist. If page protection is needed see WP:RFPP. Petros471 19:08, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
- 70.69.192.205 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) -- repeatedly removes information on the Kenneth Montgomery Keillor article without an edit summary or comment on the talk page. I have asked about the reasons for the removal of the information on the discussion page, but have not been replied to. The address undoes edits within half an hour, sometimes as little as 30 seconds JonnyChance 03:54, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
- Seems to have died down. You can always request page protection (WP:RFPP) if it gets bad, but for now I'd just keep on watchlist. Petros471 19:57, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
- 72.242.65.58 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) - continued POV edits and reverts in Lindsey Graham despite numerous warningsmtz206 (talk) 18:54, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
- Has been blocked. Petros471 10:33, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
- 67.84.157.12 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) All of this user's contributions have been posting a link to what appears to be his or her personal blog. They have been warned on their talk page already for spamming these links, and while the user in question does not edit too frequently, they are not stopping with the spam links. They appear to be posting the link only a few times in a day, then wait a week, then go back to posting the spam links. Cowman109Talk 02:10, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
- Blocked for 24 hours. Petros471 19:00, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
- User:Rsm99833 (edit | [[Talk:User:Rsm99833|talk]] | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Anonymous 70.115.211.122 (talk · contribs) vandalizing, threats, etc. Rsm99833 00:04, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
- IP has been blocked. See WP:AIV for simple vandalism. Petros471 18:37, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
- 63.86.10.125 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) & 71.39.227.217 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) are the same editor, who keeps adding personal biography to Brent Russel the SA rugby player. This is the only edits carried out by these IP's as far as I can see, and have received numerous test warnings. Khukri (talk . contribs) 20:17, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
- Report to WP:AIV if continues after last warning. Petros471 11:54, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- 1914 (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) - An anonymous 82.194.62.22 (talk · contribs) keeps adding a detailed chronicle of the World War I events to the page. (User notified.) I have exhausted my three reverts, so I am reporting it here. - Mike Rosoft 21:17, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
- Seems to have stopped editing that article. Petros471 18:50, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
- 82.16.121.131 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) -- Adding referral links to the Adult FriendFinder article. Alex Krupp 04:11, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
- Given {{spam2}}. Petros471 21:30, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
- 132.241.246.111 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) -- Persists in removing content in subtle ways from pages to accomplish POV pushing; suspected sockpuppet; already blocked multiple times. Use of derogatory terms in edit summaries, and "yes he was, no he wasn't" type fighting[16]. Repeated last warnings. My attention was brought by this scribbling edit, but his/her recent contributions are far more worrisome than mere scribbling. Likely sock of 67.117.24.88 based on similar editing patterns[17].
- Not vandalism, so better request a full WP:SSP or WP:RFCU investigation. Petros471 11:59, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- 207.172.223.214 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) -- Persists in making a certain change to Eton College despite consensus to the contrary. I have tried repeatedly to engage in dialogue with the user but have received no response. Would appreciate intervention to prevent this mini-edit war escalating. See my posts on the relevant talk page for more information. Raoul2 21:43, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
- Was blocked for 24 hours for edit warring. Seems ok so far on return. Petros471 12:01, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- 12.103.148.197 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) -- has removed pertinent information on the Kathleen Rice article several times.Paul 22:06, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
- I've given a gentle warning. Petros471 09:25, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
- ...And removed a list of IP addresses that have done so from Talk:Kathleen Rice.Paul 03:56, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
- Warned again. Please remember to be careful when editing biographies of living people (see Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons). Petros471 18:33, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
- This IP has, on six occasions, blanked Kathleen Rice, and has removed mention of the blanking from the talk page. Paul 03:16, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
- Seems to have stopped for now, report to WP:AIV if continues. Petros471 18:56, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
- This IP has, on six occasions, blanked Kathleen Rice, and has removed mention of the blanking from the talk page. Paul 03:16, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
- Warned again. Please remember to be careful when editing biographies of living people (see Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons). Petros471 18:33, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
- ...And removed a list of IP addresses that have done so from Talk:Kathleen Rice.Paul 03:56, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
- I've given a gentle warning. Petros471 09:25, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
- 132.70.50.117 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) - this is a shared IP registered to Bar-Ilan university, and is used by a vandal who *wants* Bar-Ilan to be blocked. I have blocked him indefinitely to stop the current spate of vandalism while investigation goes on, but this is a shared IP used by some good contributors as well. This vandal's creativity and scope are mindboggling, I've begun investigating at user:woggly/Bar-Ilan_vandal but I need help. Thanks. --woggly 07:57, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
- Currently unblocked (investigation taking place away from RFI). Petros471 20:49, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
- 207.156.196.242 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) -- accelerating activity today w/evidence of preparing a sock puppet vandal army. see my notes at User:Paleorthid/RfI 207.156.196.242 -- Paleorthid 18:43, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
- Archive as currently inactive. Petros471 20:49, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
Registered users
- User:Neuropean - PART 3 - was warned not to do such things yesterday by user:Weregerbil but....[18] - this is getting out of hand. Robertsteadman 11:56, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
- User:Robsteadman was warned not to keep making unproved allegations of sockpuppetry by User:Neuropean but......
12:29, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
- User:Neuropean - PART 2 - has been placing wikilinks such as this [19] and [20]in various places. Due to his edit history and his behaviour more than one editor consider this account to be a sockpuppet. Robertsteadman 06:58, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
- User:Neuropean - clearly not a new user, almos certainly a sockpuppet (user:Syrthiss agrees - their 2nd edit was an AfD, they seem out to make a WP:POINT and seem to be, targetting, inparticular, articles with which I am associated. Many of their contributions, to date, are AfDs and there appears little constructive in their purpose (though they have tried to cover this up with a few random edits). Robertsteadman 18:02, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- Comment: I am not going to waste time here defending myself. This user has accused me of being a sock of everybody who has argued against him (whether those involved in Hockey, or those involved with Ruth Kelly). I have made no personal attacks, I have attempted to assume good faith and I have committed no acts of vandalism. It is true that I have edited on some articles and talk pages that he has been involved in, but the opposite is true. Yes it is true that Syrthiss has accused me of being a sock puppet, but this assumption of bad faith was not strong enough for him to file a RFCU. What this user fails to understand is that I am NOT a new user. However, there is nothing at all wrong with ANY user deciding that he would like to create a new user name (after all the editor concerned has done the same thing himself). I have done nothing wrong. I would be interested in receiving some support from those editors who have recently been on the receiving end of this user's assumption of bad faith in anyone who does not actively agree with him. Neuropean 18:21, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- What's your old account name? --Lord Deskana Dark Lord of YOUR OPINIONS 19:57, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- What does it matter? As long as I only use one account, is it important? Policy allows editors to close one account and open another - policy does not permit this if it is with the intention of disrupting wikipedia or harassing others. I'm pretty sure that apart from a spate of cat based WP:POINT violations I'm free of that. (And before anyone mentions a block for this, I have no intention of creating or deleting any MORE famous cat articles so there is no point in blocking me for that - policy is not about punishing past edits but ensuring that future edits are productive or, if this is unlikely, preventing future disruption).Neuropean 20:12, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- To be honest, I didn't want to see your answer to the question, but your reaction to the question. You got quite defensive. --Lord Deskana Dark Lord of YOUR OPINIONS 22:42, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- God, no! Please note that I wasn't just answering your question, but forestalling further questions that at least one editor is bound to put to me now that you have asked that question. I have, apparently, more socks than a cold centipede.Neuropean 22:49, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- What does it matter? As long as I only use one account, is it important? Policy allows editors to close one account and open another - policy does not permit this if it is with the intention of disrupting wikipedia or harassing others. I'm pretty sure that apart from a spate of cat based WP:POINT violations I'm free of that. (And before anyone mentions a block for this, I have no intention of creating or deleting any MORE famous cat articles so there is no point in blocking me for that - policy is not about punishing past edits but ensuring that future edits are productive or, if this is unlikely, preventing future disruption).Neuropean 20:12, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- Comment While I cannot state for certain the reasoning behind Neuropean's AfD, I do support his argument that RobertSteadman is acting in bad faith with his own accusations of bad faith. RobertSteadman seems to have involved himself in two separate battles, hockey and Ruth Kelly, and to this point, his only defense has been to violate the same policies that he is nominating Neuropean for. Specifically WP:POINT: [21], [22], [23], [24], [25], [26], [27], [28] Also of note, a specific comment: " I am already in discussion over this with a number of people - THunder Bay Northern Hawks days are limited" ([29]). That comment was made following two failed AfD's, indicating that RobertSteadman is acting as a result of a personal vendetta. While it appears at a cursory glance that this specific RfI stems from the Ruth Kelly debate, I cannot possibly consider this a good faith nomination based on RobertSteadman's signficant history, regardless of any reason for Neuropean's actions. Resolute 01:52, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
- Comment Yeah, Rob is not exactly a genuine person. By the way, I am interested by Rob's interest in the term "Cock Puppet"... is he sensitive to the fact that his current account is a Cock Puppet? Right or Wrong, with User:Robsteadman/User:Robertsteadman's history... and his love for harrassment and wikistalking... I'm still wondering why he is allowed to edit on Wikipedia. DMighton 03:45, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
- ThaDawg25 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) -- all contributions have been vandalism, so far as I can see. I'm reverted two of them (and put warnings on the talk page), but am unsure how to do it for his edits to Peter North (porn star) since there have been several edits since his... how can one edit be rolled back without removing all the rest that came after? // JByrd 01:47, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
- All seems to be reverted. Petros471 21:09, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
- User:Comanche cph has been braking the 3RR, making personal attacks against me and other users both on talk pages and in edit summaries and has consistently been removing warnigs from his own talk page. Inge 17:29, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- Has now been blocked for a week. Petros471 09:57, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
- user: Deskana has now removed it, but for a while this admin had [this] as his user page from the 16th to the 19th June (4 days). Is this suitable behaviour for an admin? It seems particularly ironic when he has recently blocke someone for having poor taste images on his user page....[30] - pots and kettles come to mind. Robertsteadman 18:07, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
- Comment: This is a personality clash between two editors with a long history. Does it really belong here?Neuropean 00:19, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- (Copied from User talk:Robertsteadman)Well, in response, the images was recommended by someone else. It was a joke. Regardless, the block of User:CAYA, the user keeps placing an image of a penis on the user page, and edit warring over it, against the community. You will infact find that I removed the image from my talk page a day after I was asked to [31][32], despite the fact that the user in asking, User:Iodyne, has a bad track record with collaborating with sockpuppets and trolls, has been blocked for incivility directed towards referring to me as "Dark Lord of the Black Dicks", and the post asking me to remove it was full of rants and raves about my "admin abuse" about blocking a sockpuppet that was proven using WP:RfCU. I feel I have done nothing wrong. This is all I have to say on the matter. --Lord Deskana Dark Lord of YOUR OPINIONS 05:22, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- Comment but you had the page and that image up for quite some time - it was clearly unsuitable (just as the one you blocked the other user for was) but particularly as an admin suggesting you had no interest in the opinions of others. I questioned the approrpiateness of this editor to be an admin this is proof of his unsuitability. Robertsteadman 06:26, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- Well, I question your suitability to edit Wikipedia legal threats, alleged sockpuppetry and repeated 3RR violations, but I don't file investigation reports about issues like that if they rarely popup and you spend the majority of time adding to the encyclopedia. I suggest you do the same. Yet again, I have no more to say on this matter. Do what you must, Robertsteadman. --Lord Deskana Dark Lord of YOUR OPINIONS 17:26, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- Am I the only one to think that there is a big difference between 'distasteful' and 'offensive'? Deskana's picture was (arguably) inappropriate, but if I was editing Wikipedia with my son I'd far rather accidentally see a man holding his clothed crotch to 2 naked semi-erect penises.Neuropean 23:03, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- Well, I question your suitability to edit Wikipedia legal threats, alleged sockpuppetry and repeated 3RR violations, but I don't file investigation reports about issues like that if they rarely popup and you spend the majority of time adding to the encyclopedia. I suggest you do the same. Yet again, I have no more to say on this matter. Do what you must, Robertsteadman. --Lord Deskana Dark Lord of YOUR OPINIONS 17:26, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- Comment but you had the page and that image up for quite some time - it was clearly unsuitable (just as the one you blocked the other user for was) but particularly as an admin suggesting you had no interest in the opinions of others. I questioned the approrpiateness of this editor to be an admin this is proof of his unsuitability. Robertsteadman 06:26, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- (Copied from User talk:Robertsteadman)Well, in response, the images was recommended by someone else. It was a joke. Regardless, the block of User:CAYA, the user keeps placing an image of a penis on the user page, and edit warring over it, against the community. You will infact find that I removed the image from my talk page a day after I was asked to [31][32], despite the fact that the user in asking, User:Iodyne, has a bad track record with collaborating with sockpuppets and trolls, has been blocked for incivility directed towards referring to me as "Dark Lord of the Black Dicks", and the post asking me to remove it was full of rants and raves about my "admin abuse" about blocking a sockpuppet that was proven using WP:RfCU. I feel I have done nothing wrong. This is all I have to say on the matter. --Lord Deskana Dark Lord of YOUR OPINIONS 05:22, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- Comment: This is a personality clash between two editors with a long history. Does it really belong here?Neuropean 00:19, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- Johnny the Vandal (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) - The users who vandalized Hephaestos' talk page (Mike Ness, Lirrillirril, Johnny Wickersham and Charlie Quintana) are likely Johnny the Vandal. Please block them permanently. 65.222.216.15 19:39, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
- Anglicanism (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) - Vaquero100 blanking comments on the talk page and violating 3RR on the main page. He and I have an ongoing dispute, and if I post a warning on his talk page, I'm afraid it will inflame the situation. Fishhead64 22:04, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
- Vaquero100 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) doesn't seem to have edited those pages recently so leaving for now. Petros471 19:48, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
- Cj cawley (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) -- Constant adding his personal stories [33] and other unsourced slanderous stuff [[34]] also delete good edits [35] on the article Falun Gong. Many many people (CovenantD[36], Miborovsky[37], myself, Mcconn[38], Omid) have complained and tried to stop him. But this still occurs. Please help or advise. Thanks. Fnhddzs 00:03, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
- For content disputes see WP:DR, however some of those edits are borderline vandalism, or possibly disruption. Either way the page is now protected. Petros471 19:58, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
- Otomon (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) -- Username appears to have been created to impersonate a member of a forum, I think the user created Otomon article, it got userfied and is still being edited by members of the forum today. I added {{db-attack}} template to the user page. So I request the users be blocked indef, userpage deleted, and users talk page be deleted.// Andeh 09:44, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
- User page has now been deleted.--Andeh 10:06, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
- I'll leave the indef block as no edits have been made. Talk page doesn't need to be deleted. Petros471 10:47, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
- User page has now been deleted.--Andeh 10:06, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
- Together%26forever (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). He does seem to be acting in good faith, but I think he is just... well... a stupid kid. Anyhow, I'm tired of babysitting: see his contributions, especially so his image uploads (he has uploaded 8 images, all copyright violations. tagged for speedy deletion by me.), Letterkenny (see page history: basically him making edits and me cleaning them up) and Talk:Letterkenny (the best demonstration of my own patience ever). Regretfully, Jobjörn (Talk | contribs) 22:04, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
- He's only been registered for a week and two days, everything points to "clueless newbie". Nothing to investigate, I think. Stifle (talk) 10:09, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
- Was given a week block for copyvio problems. Petros471 10:43, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
- He's only been registered for a week and two days, everything points to "clueless newbie". Nothing to investigate, I think. Stifle (talk) 10:09, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
- Pcnate (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) - possible link spammer. - Davodd 17:10, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
- Reverted (most) and warned (generaly as it looks like 'good faith' addition of links. Petros471 19:11, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
- Kb00462 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) -- This vandal continually removes the "Instructional Controversy section of the Erwin_Ballarta page because he has personal ties with Ballarta. The information in the "Instructional Controversy" has been cited, and is truthful. This has been occuring for over a month. Several attempts to discuss the problem with the user have resulted in no reply. // Truth 03:24, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
- My initial investigation suggests that you, User:Truth2008, made a peculiar allegation about Kb00462 on his or her talk page. Perhaps you had better examine your own behavior on WP before making accusations about others. Meanwhile, I have added this page to my watchlist. -- Hoary 08:51, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
- The articles for deletion pages for Dave Roberts (reporter) and Jim Gardner are full of apparent sockpuppets who are biased against Philly TV News personalities. They include FunkyChicken! (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), UncleFloyd (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Nertz (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), The Matt Feldman Experience! (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), MrPhillyTV (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) and ShigeruNomi (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). This isn't the first time this has happened, as the actions of this user were documented last year on this page. ErikNY 19:43, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
- I've opened a checkuser case. See Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/FunkyChicken!. Petros471 10:54, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
- Here's a hint to help your investigation along. Check out the following users. 53ND, WWACArtist, WashingtonWillie, UncleFloyd, FunkyChicken!, Spotteddogsdotorg, TVXpert, Toasthaven, Toasthaven2, Ngsantia, ShyLou, JER53Y, NevilleShunt, NYTVGuy, JAA01A, WestchesterGuy, SquirrelKabob, TheSpottedDogsOrganisation, ShureMicGuy, Hohokus, KiwiPunter, Tobyvonmeistersinger, Melvis, MrPhillyTV, Frühstücksdienst, 209.137.173.69. See also the recent AfD votes on Jersey Shore Communications, List of US railfan jargon, List of UK railfan jargon, Boring Business Systems, and WWAC-TV. 70.108.82.120 17:13, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
- The checkuser request was declined. If you want this report to be taken further you will have to provide more specific evidence. Petros471 18:24, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
- They're all self-evidently the same person. This wasn't a checkuser request unless somebody wants to take it further. This was just a pointer to help anyone who wants to investigate for themselves. I checked around last week after the WWAC-TV hoax and it was pretty easy to figure out this person's game and his dozens of accounts. But I have no intention of pursuing it. If somebody else does, the list above is your place to start. 70.108.82.120 18:52, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
- Sorry. I now see your response was saying that the checkuser request as a whole was declined, not just my post. 70.108.82.120 19:08, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
- Looks like they ended up being blocked by Splash. See the checkuser case above for details. Petros471 10:51, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
- The checkuser request was declined. If you want this report to be taken further you will have to provide more specific evidence. Petros471 18:24, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
- User:Zello faking discussion see http://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AKom%C3%A1rno&diff=56962233&oldid=56961167 and http://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AZello&diff=56964361&oldid=56871523 --Mt7 07:45, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
- Replied on talk pages. Petros471 18:53, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
- Batman2005 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) and Moe Epsilon (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). Batman2005's user page contains numerous personal attacks on various people. When I removed the attacks him and Moe Epsilon reverted my edits and Moe Epsilon gave me a blatant vandal warning even though I was discussing the matter. Batman2005's edits are in violation of NPA, and Moe is vandalising my page by placing warnings on it without jusification. Paul Cyr 04:00, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
- NOTE: NONE of the "personal attacks" are directed at any users of wikipedia. Additionally, if you take a look at the "No Presonal Attacks Page" I have broken NONE of the examples. This is a case of a user, Paul Cyr, not liking what my page says and obfuscating what it says to fit his argument, I urge that this complaint be thrown out as complete nonsense! My page is HARDLY worthy of such uproar, especially when there are other pages MUCH more inflammatory than my lighthearted and humorous page! Batman2005 16:19, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
- What the hell?? First off; you added us under the IP vandals, which were not, were registered users. Second, I explained everything on your user talk page which is not vandalism. Next, Batman2005's edits are not in violation of NPA. See reasoning on your talk page. The King of Kings 04:31, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
- Fixed the IP placing. As for explaining everything, that is hypocritical because I explained the matter on Batman's page and you placed the warning on my page. In any case, let an admin look at the case and decide the proper course of action. Paul Cyr 04:40, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
- You can say that its hypocritical all you want, but the fact is I explained myself and I'm pretty clear about it. The King of Kings 04:47, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
- I find it humorous that my talk page has created such a furor. I don't believe it is a personal attack, as I don't say "John Kerry is a douche bag" I simply link to pages of people i believe fit best into the words on my talk page. If I want to say Freddy Adu sucks on my user page, that's my business, it helps other users to get to know me as an editor. Magic Johnson does have AIDS, so that's not really a personal attack. SAE at the school I went to were both losers and gay...so that's not really a personal attack...but rather truth. I've attacked no other users (although Cuthbert11 is dreaming and thinks i attacked him.) Batman2005 04:44, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
- You can say that its hypocritical all you want, but the fact is I explained myself and I'm pretty clear about it. The King of Kings 04:47, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
- And could someone please explain to Paul that NPA doesn't apply for the "John Kerry is a douchebag" remark? The King of Kings 04:48, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
- That and i never CALLED him a douche bag, i just linked to his page so that other people could read about him and detemine whether or not they agree with me! I'm 100% innocent! Batman2005 05:04, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
- Fixed the IP placing. As for explaining everything, that is hypocritical because I explained the matter on Batman's page and you placed the warning on my page. In any case, let an admin look at the case and decide the proper course of action. Paul Cyr 04:40, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
- What the hell?? First off; you added us under the IP vandals, which were not, were registered users. Second, I explained everything on your user talk page which is not vandalism. Next, Batman2005's edits are not in violation of NPA. See reasoning on your talk page. The King of Kings 04:31, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
- I'm replying over on the AN, as that is a more appropriate location for discussion. Petros471 20:17, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
- LemonVengence (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) -- Blatant vandalism of the Kelly Jones page. User edited a previous version to insult the article subject and made a scathing reference to the subject's daughter, suggesting paedophillia. attacks]. I have given User:LemonVengence a warning on their talk page James Fitzy 09:50, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- Report to WP:AIV if returns to vandalism. Petros471 12:38, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- SmellyKelly (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) -- Another vandalism of Kelly Jones page. This time by 'different' user, although it seems this account was set up for this vandalism purpose. Again this user made the peadophillic reference to kelly jones' daughter. [version] James Fitzy 19:51, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- Indef blocked. Petros471 20:03, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- I request hereby intervention from an administrator. It is about this page Suppressive person. My edits are persistently being reverted and no arguments or invalid arguments (brush offs) are being forwarded. I have tried to clear up matters on the talkpage, but as it appears entirely invain (the responses received should speak for themselves). The reverting is violating various Wiki rules and as far as I can conclude it is manipulating the information flow in the article by deliberately deleting other available information on the subject of the article. I have in particular laid out details about this matter in discussion #21 and #17 although other users also have discussed these issues in other discussions found on that discussion page. The persons involved in the reverting (vandalizing) are amongst other the users Futurix, Wikipediatrix and Stollery. --Olberon 09:24, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
- Several editors are reverting without discussion and doing it frequently. They are insisting that personal opinions on a personal website be included in the article as a secondary source of information. Those same editors raised the issue last month at WP:RS about the specific website used. The consensus at WP:RS remained that "Personal websites can not be used as secondary sources of information". But contrary to that discussion the reversions continue. 65.147.74.58 20:36, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
- Looks like a content dispute. See WP:DR. You might find WP:3RR/WP:AN3 and WP:RFPP useful. Petros471 13:26, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- If obvious Wiki rules are being violated it would not fall into the catagory of 'content dispute'. Anyway the problem appears handled on that page. Many thanks to everyone who has joined the dispute since I posted this here. --Olberon 11:02, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
- Generaleskimo (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) -- creates vandalism and uses an edit summary that claims to be reverting vandalism. I noticed him when he put a vandalism warning on my page; I'd recently been patrolling recent changes, reverting vandalism myself. Looks like one of those reverted vandals decided to take it out on me. --Disavian 04:58, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
- Report to WP:AIV for indef block if returns to vandalism. Petros471 12:44, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- Blocked for a week on the 6th. Petros471 11:40, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
- Report to WP:AIV for indef block if returns to vandalism. Petros471 12:44, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- The article 'Bodderton (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)' is fiction, i.e. the village in question does NOT exist. Please delete the article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 163.1.99.99 (talk • contribs) .
- User:8bitJake -- Has been attacking Henry M. Jackson since his return for a 24-hour suspension for violating WP:3RR with eight reverts, even after a warning. For example, he inserts "Right-wing" or "Fascist" as an adjective in front of anyone who has noted Jackson's influence on neoconservatism, even when the reports come from the Christian Science Monitor or Democrats like Peter Beinart, and otherwise editorializes with facts he finds unpleasant.[39] He's been insulting in the Talk:Henry M. Jackson page, where everyone (including long-time left-leaning Wikipedia editors) disagrees with him. He has a serious grudge and needs a firm and urgent word from admins to adhere to Wikipedia norms. NB also his deletion of his disciplinary record. -- FRCP11 20:01, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
- Been blocked again for violating WP:3RR. Petros471 14:42, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- Spex8929 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) -- Page move vandal. Moved 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, Dick Cheney and 1960s to titles such as "I eat pants". Zzxcnet 20:51, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
- Indef blocked as page move, vandal only account. NoSeptember talk 21:35, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
- Jessica_Liao (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) -- She is using this username, as well as Kyla (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Oahc (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Oh_behaVa (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Xtremeruna21 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Evets (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Enitsirhc (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) and perhaps others. I am her cousin and need to let you know that she is developmentally delayed. If you look at her talk history(ies), you will see that she doesn't understand many things. I have repeatedly told her that wikipedia requires that you use only one username but she continues to create new ones. She is using them often simultaneously. She has been banned from using wikipedia without supervision but continues to do so. Is there any way to ban all her usernames/IP addresses except for one? I know she will just create more, but perhaps if she is given warnings by wikipedia, she will understand that she cannot keep using multiple usernames. Jane8888 15:38, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
- Please note that she also posts frequently from her local library (IP address appears to be 204.168.120.178 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log), and has apparently been quite busy emailing administrators to delete her talk histories on her various usernames--she is aware that we have been following her wikipedia activities closely and that she is disobeying the rules her parents set up for her. Jane8888 23:44, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
- I've filled a WP:RFCU just to confirm that it is the same person using all these accounts. See Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Jessica Liao. Petros471 18:24, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
- One more IP--might belong to the library also, but some of her changes can be seen attached to this IP 204.168.120.179 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) as well. Looks like she deleted the talk history for "social promotion", wherein a user questioned her multiple identities, and then that other user reverted the talk history. Jane8888 04:15, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
- I've blocked all the registered accounts. Petros471 11:03, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
- One more IP--might belong to the library also, but some of her changes can be seen attached to this IP 204.168.120.179 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) as well. Looks like she deleted the talk history for "social promotion", wherein a user questioned her multiple identities, and then that other user reverted the talk history. Jane8888 04:15, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
- I've filled a WP:RFCU just to confirm that it is the same person using all these accounts. See Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Jessica Liao. Petros471 18:24, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
- Please note that she also posts frequently from her local library (IP address appears to be 204.168.120.178 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log), and has apparently been quite busy emailing administrators to delete her talk histories on her various usernames--she is aware that we have been following her wikipedia activities closely and that she is disobeying the rules her parents set up for her. Jane8888 23:44, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
- Ian_Chattan (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) seems to have taken a large stock of recreational pharmaceuticals; until recently his contributions have been small but constructive, but lately he's taken to spamming talk pages with essays on Egyptians, Catholicism, Jews, Occult matters, and extinct birds. I really can't figure it out; I left him a message, and he's posted a few more times since then (albeit shorter) in the same vein. I need an outside viewpoint here. -- nae'blis (talk) 22:06, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
- Watching to see if continues. Petros471 14:30, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- £ (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) creating slander article on an Estonian political party ([40], since deleted by an admin), currently vandalising similar articles [41]. Previous assault: [42]. //Constanz - Talk 09:44, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
- This user is fairly persistent as well [43], especially as he's not been blocked so far.// Constanz - Talk 14:50, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
- No recent edits, see WP:DR if returns. Petros471 11:58, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
- This user is fairly persistent as well [43], especially as he's not been blocked so far.// Constanz - Talk 14:50, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
- DJ BatWave (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) - DJ BatWave has recently engaged in several acts of outright vandalism [44] and uncivil behaviour. [45], [46]. He/she has also made numerous controversial page moves, either without providing an edit summary or with an edit summary such as "Who gives a damn!Wait I do cause I made this damn article!!!!" [47]. Thought DJ Batwave has made several valid contributions, these are outweighed by his or her frequent displays of immaturity or hostility. // McPhail 23:56, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
- Will probably need warning again about WP:CIVIL and WP:NPA if continues. Petros471 14:13, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- UniverseToday (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) and Bad Astronomer (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) --
- UPDATED at bottom with evidence that these usernames are sock puppets of a user that was blocked indefinitely.
- Significant evidence, provided below, suggests that User:UniverseToday is the same user as User:Bad Astronomer, who was already given several warnings, a final warning, and then additional warnings (all in the same day), to stop linkspamming; and that this user also uses a few IP address sock puppets. The main reason I think they're the same is that they keep inserting linkspam to the same sites, in close concert, often in close sequence to combat linkspam reverts, as apparently their primary activity on Wikipedia. The linkspam is to a BB called "Universe Daily", and much of it is in the form of redirect URL's including badastronomy.com, robertzubrin.com, and amateurspaceflight.com, that all redirect to the same "Universe Daily" site.
- User:UniverseToday explicitly claims ownership on his userpage of the linkspam site, the same site User:Bad Astronomer has posted prolifically. The User:UniverseToday username was apparently created two days after Bad_Astronomer was caught linkspamming after he had been given several warnings and a final warning to stop linkspamming (May 23, May 21, respectively).
- Since User:UniverseToday created his account, his chief activity (contribs) seems to have been adding linkspam to the same URLs that User:Bad Astronomer spent his time adding, but now under "stealth" URLs that seem relevant to the article, such as "[http://www.amateurspaceflight.com Amateur Spaceflight] - The Richard Branson Space Adventure" on Richard Branson; creating new sites such as Amateur Spaceflight with names corresponding to his redirect URL's to host his linkspam, and complaining of the "vandal" who keeps deleting the linkspam. This has also apparently included registration of new URL's corresponding to the names of articles but that serve as redirects to the original linkspam site. This has been in addition to deceptive labeling of his linkspam, such as [http://www.universedaily.com Miami Beauty Pageant Crowns Miss Florida - Official Site] at History of Miami, Florida, on the day that it was the featured article on the front page.
- User:Bad Astronomer's activity consists entirely of adding linkspam and making a few insulting responses to those who warn him about linkspamming; [48] User:UniverseToday's contributions consist mostly of adding linkspam, and accusing those who revert his linkspam of being vandals, monopolizing, being fake people, being contemptible, and (ironically) being spammers and being sock puppets, and recommending they be banned. [49]
- As one example of the continuity of linkspamming between these two usernames and a few other apparent sockpuppets, see Richard Branson history, with the linkspam added by User:Bad Astronomer on May 21 (the day Bad Astronomer was given an additional warning after final warning for linkspamming); the same linkspam re-added (after revert) by User:UniverseToday on May 23 (the day this username was created); and the same linkspam re-added again (after revert) by 203.10.59.63, an IP address that also acted in close concert with User:UniverseToday and User:Bad Astronomer on Robert Zubrin, see below.
- As another example of the continuity of linkspamming between these two usernames and a few other apparent sockpuppets, the Robert Zubrin article has had the same linkspam added six times in the past two weeks (History of Robert Zubrin article), including three times in the past few hours, by User:Bad Astronomer, a few IP addresses with no other contributions, and User:UniverseToday. The first time, the added link was to "universedaily.com" by User:Bad Astronomer; this happened to be the same day he was caught linkspamming after being given a final warning to stop linkspamming. Then, after that first linkspam was reverted away, the subsequent five times have all been to a URL, "robertzubrin.com", to match the title of the article, but which is just a redirect to Universe Daily. The "robertzubrin.com" URL was registered the day after the creation of the new User:UniverseToday username, and the same day that it was then added to the Robert Zubrin article, with a redirect to the same "Universe Daily" site; registration info here.
- Here is the history of the six times in the past few weeks the same linkspam has been added back to Robert Zubrin, after five reverts:
- first addition of linkspam by User:Bad Astronomer (contribs), [50]
- second addition of same linkspam by 203.217.13.143 (no other contribs, likely sock puppet), though from here on out, the bait-and-switch URL "robertzubrin.com" is used that redirects to same linkspam site: [51]
- third addition of same linkspam by 203.51.240.22 (no other contribs, likely sock puppet): [52]
- fourth addition of same linkspam by 203.10.59.63 (contribs, the same IP address that acted in concert with User:UniverseToday and User:Bad Astronomer on Richard Branson (see above), and that has an additional history of linkspamming to Universe Daily): [53]
- fifth addition of same linkspam by User:UniverseToday (contribs): [54]
- sixth addition of same linkspam by User:UniverseToday: [55]
- update - seventh addition of same linkspam by User:UniverseToday, after being informed about this request for investigation: [56]
- In addition, User:Bad Astronomer made abusive comments to those who warn him on linkspam, e.g. from talk page: "What is the point of having links then? Stop talking gibberish. Wpel? Speaky english??? Oh fine. While you try and figure out what the hell you mean I'll play around with my handle page. I assume THATS ok with you? You remind me of an old granny."
- In sum, this user has apparently done little but persist in adding linkspam to promote his personal website, continuously after being given a final warning and additional warnings after the final warning to stop the linkspamming; and has employed not only sock puppets but the extraordinary measures of registering URL's corresponding to article names that are redirects to the linkspam, to serve as apparently inocuous "stealth linkspam" in the articles. I think investigation and some kind of appropriate action is called for.
- I have given notice at User talk:UniverseToday and User_talk:Bad_Astronomer to invite the user to respond to this request for investigation.
- Thank you. - Reaverdrop (talk/nl/wp:space) 02:52, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- Supplement: Original report to AN, re: the first incidents with User:Bad Astronomer. My initial concern was to simply verify that he was not Philip Plait. In a brief assessment, I did notice some of the same oddities noted above - chiefly the redirected domain names. I concur that it seems apparent that this user has no intention of contributing anything other than self-promotional and deceptive spam. Kuru talk 03:37, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- UPDATE: Now see the seventh linkspam in a row on the Robert Zubrin article (complete with characteristic insult to last reverter), without explanation or discussion, after I left him a message regarding this request for investigation. - Reaverdrop (talk/nl/wp:space) 06:15, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- This user has just created a new discussion board and linkspammed the Wikipedian article. It is hard for me to see how this user's actions could possibly be in good faith. --William Pietri 07:05, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- Note: User:UniverseToday has been blocked for 12 hours for a 3RR violation reported by William Pietri. - Reaverdrop (talk/nl/wp:space) 09:16, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- UPDATED AGAIN: On further research, the same linkspam was persistently inserted under another username, User:Universe Daily, who was blocked indefinitely. Not only the linkspam, but the deceptive labeling and the tone of the comments by this blocked user seem similar to those under the new usernames, including particularly abusive epithets toward those who reverted from his linkspam. - Reaverdrop (talk/nl/wp:space) 09:07, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- Clarification: User:UniverseToday nor User:Bad Astronomer are Philip Plait, aka the Bad astronomer, in fact, it is my opinion that this/these user(s) are impersonating him or trying to create the illusion he is the Bad Astronomer. This user has linkspammed, among others, the article Universe Today with links to his site universetoday.net which merely redirects to universedaily.com. This site is not universetoday.com which has an association with Plait's Bad Astronomer forum/site and this user in fact keeps making as much clear on the article I mentioned. This user has now also started accusing me of being a sockpuppet and publicly called me a "fake user" in edit summaries and defaced my user talk page with his accusation.--Kalsermar 14:01, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- comment - I've checked this myself, and I think Kalsermar is correct.Tom Harrison Talk 14:55, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- Blocks - I have indefinitely blocked User:Bad Astronomer and User:UniverseToday as puppets of the indef-blocked User:Universe Daily. Besides the linkspam and a pattern of name choices and edits likely to confuse the reader into thinking incorrectly that there is some association with Philip Plait, I was persuaded to block by this personnal attack.[57] Tom Harrison Talk 15:35, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- 203.217.13.143 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log), 203.51.240.22 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log), and 203.10.59.63 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) - Strong evidence that all three of these are sock puppets of an indefinitely blocked user, User:Universe Daily; please see entry on User:UniverseToday and User:Bad Astronomer below. - Reaverdrop (talk/nl/wp:space) 09:11, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
- UPDATE: At least one of these three sock puppet IP addresses has been used to revert to the same linkspam again, IMMEDIATELY AFTER two additional registered username sock puppets of the same user had been indefinitely blocked. Indefinite blocks of these three IP addresses seems appropriate at this point. See the referral resulting in the indefinite block of the two username sock puppets here; see an 8th reversion in a row to the same linkspam, under one of these three IP addresses, AFTER the indefinite block of the two username sock puppets, here. (Please note that the linkspam in question uses both a description and a URL that seem to be relevant to the article, but the URL is actually a redirect to the original linkspam site.) - Reaverdrop (talk/nl/wp:space) 01:20, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
- UPDATE AGAIN: One of these IP addresses was recently used in apparent collaboration with an apparent brand new sock puppet for this user, after two more of his registered username sock puppets were blocked indefinitely; see User_talk:Richard_Branson#Re:_Evidence_of_bad_faith_adoption_of_.22Richard_Branson.22_username_by_three-time_indefinitely_blocked_user. - Reaverdrop (talk/nl/ub/w:s/w:l) 05:32, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
- YET ANOTHER UPDATE: User:Yales is now making the same edits to Universe Today and Robert Zubrin. I believe it's yet another sockpuppet of Wayne Smith, owner of the linkspammed forums. --William Pietri 13:16, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
- STILL MORE: User:203.10.59.63 is part of the party, and is adding false, defamatory information to my talk page and edit summaries, presumably because I'm reverting his vandalism. Sigh. --William Pietri 08:22, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
- I have blocked 203.10.59.63 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) for 48 hours, the other two IPs only made one edit each so no block. Yales (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has been indef blocked. Petros471 10:36, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
- WIN (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) - For months this user has been posting long diatribes to the Talk page Indo-Aryan migration, treating the page as if it is a discussion forum to decide the truth of the theory. He constantly claims the theory is wrong with links to amateur websites to back him up, terrible English, and an unwillingness to listen to anyone. When told that the Talk page is to be used for creating consensus on scholarly opinion sourced from reputable places outside Wikipedia, and not a place to settle controversial theories, he has just ignored these warnings. I've starting reverted his additions outright as vandalism, with support from other users, but I just can't keep up with this guy. Please, look at his edit history for this Talk page, he's never made a productive edit, just endless rants. Make it stop. CRCulver 09:53, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
- Warned for disruption. Petros471 17:23, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
- 578 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) -- User, with whom I have a dispute over a number of pages (a RfM is filed), has posted a bad faith Blatant Vandal warning on my talk page [58], and is otherwise harassing. The user was inactibe for over a year, until a dispute with other users over some AfD's started. His third edit after his return was the addition of an article I had AfD'ed on my user page (not my talk page), in the list of my main contributions. [59] He has been uncivil in his comments to other users [60], [61] and [62], including accusing them of sockpuppetry [63]. The only edits (since his return) not involving talk pages or user pages are a vandalizing of Game tester (and labeling his change as rvv!) [64], and one change of which I can't judge the validity [65]. Fram 12:40, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
- Addition: user now says rather unicivil that RfI or RfM won't make a difference, as he will then change his IP... [66] Fram 19:58, 20 June 2006 (UTC)