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| :''This page has been '''shut down''' after ].'' | |||
| This page is intended to request administrator investigation of '''certain''' types of abuse only. Do not use this page until you read the ]. For obvious vandalism, see ]. | |||
| :Please use ] as an alternate venue for cases of simple vandalism that require an immediate block and ] for cases that require further investigation. | |||
| '''Alerts that do not belong on this page may be removed without action or notice.''' | |||
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| <small>''To update this page, {{purge|purge the cache}}. For alerts that have already been addressed, see the ].''</small> | |||
| ==Old instructions for this page== | |||
| ==Watchlist== | |||
| <small> | |||
| * Report in this section: | |||
| Choose one of three sections to make a report: ], ], or ]. Follow the recommended format for each section including the heading markup. Place the request at the top of the ''New requests'' subsection or the top of the watchlist. Provide page diffs from edit histories if appropriate and links to specific problem pages. | |||
| # Articles being hit with a very high level of vandalism or are repeatedly vandalised with an extended time before reverts. | |||
| </small> | |||
| # Registered users or IPs that have carried out clear vandalism but have currently stopped. | |||
| ==History== | |||
| * Do not report here: | |||
| # Articles featured on the front page, or very high profile articles - these will already be watched | |||
| # Vandals needing to be blocked - see ] instead. | |||
| # Users needing investigation - see one of the sections below. | |||
| The first page used for tracking vandalism was a user subpage, ], some time before 4 November 2001. The vandalism in progress page was established as VANDALISM IN PROGRESS - the title was upper-case to make it easily distinguishable on ]). Around the same time, the Misplaced Pages Militia (since renamed to the ]) was formed to coordinate responses to press releases about Misplaced Pages. The "VANDALISM IN PROGRESS" page was moved to the Misplaced Pages namespace in August 2002 and was renamed to the current title in 2006. Its archives since 2003 may be found in ] and the talk archives since august 2002 can be found in the history of ] and in text form as subpages of ]. Old subpages can also be found through ]. the ] page also grew out of "vandalism in progress". A section on the "vandalism in progress" page for persistent vandalism was added in ], later ], and then re-created as ] in September 2004; in December 2004 it was ] to ], titled ]. | |||
| *Use the following format: | |||
| : <code><nowiki>* {{article|article name}} - brief explanation // ~~~~</nowiki></code> '''or ''' | |||
| : <code><nowiki>* {{vandal|username}} - brief explanation // ~~~~</nowiki></code> '''or ''' | |||
| : <code><nowiki>* {{IPvandal|Ip_Address}} - brief explanation //~~~~</nowiki></code> | |||
| *Reports will be removed from the list and watched by users in . | |||
| ===Watchlist requests=== | |||
| * {{vandal|example}} - Example user blanked several articles, but stopped after being warned. ] 19:59, 12 April 2006 (UTC) | |||
| <!-- Report new alerts below this line --> | |||
| ==IP addresses== | |||
| {| style="background-color:#F9F9F9; border:1px solid #A00; padding:5px;" | |||
| | ] | |||
| | '''Do not report obvious vandalism here;''' see ]. Only report IP addresses that are engaged in complicated, deceptive vandalism that will require more than a few moments for an administrator to analyse. Please read the ]''' before reporting. | |||
| |} | |||
| ===Requests=== | |||
| Please use this format at the top of this section: | |||
| : <code><nowiki>*{{IPvandal|IP Address}} -- Brief Description // ~~~~</nowiki></code> | |||
| <!-- DO NOT REPORT SIMPLE VANDALISM HERE, SEE WP:AIV INSTEAD --> | |||
| <!-- Report new alerts below this line (to the top of the list)--> | |||
| *{{IPvandal|149.43.252.5}} Persistent vandal, has been warned numerous times, most recently engaged in subtle vandalism to the ] page and adding nonsense to the ] page.] 11:47, 7 July 2006 (UTC) | |||
| * {{IPvandal|202.79.179.227}} -- Someone at this IP address appears to enjoy inserting subtle errors into articles. Examples: , , . The user also does more obvious vandalism. In some cases, editors reverting the obvious vandalism have missed earlier subtle vandalism of the same article. An example of this was the change from "rougher" to "smoother" in the Sonar article. // ] 03:41, 6 July 2006 (UTC) | |||
| *{{IPvandal|24.178.75.122}} -- keeps adding links for commercial spam/news sites not relevant to related articles ] 02:43, 5 July 2006 (UTC) | |||
| *{{IPvandal|71.50.181.15}} -- Has a string of subtle and not-so-subtle vandalizings, some of which have stayed up for quite a while--see ] history for an example. Sometimes deletes stubs or categories, or alters dates in lists. // ] 23:18, 4 July 2006 (UTC) | |||
| *{{IPvandal|209.86.8.186}} {{IPvandal|69.111.108.70}} {{IPvandal|69.108.13.67}} All three IPs have been replacing the ] article with highly favorable to Vanguard News Network. ] 01:23, 3 July 2006 (UTC) | |||
| *{{IPvandal|203.218.219.239}} user has attempted to take an unhealthy ownership of the article on ]. user also made 2 personal attacks against me on Wallace's discussion page. user was sent warning template on personal attacks yet continues to engage in rude, hostile behavior. user also '''FALSELY''' accused me of inserting POV into the article. ] 03:54, 4 July 2006 (UTC) | |||
| *{{IPvandal|84.146.243.10}} {{IPvandal|84.146.228.83}} {{IPvandal|84.146.223.217}} {{IPvandal|84.146.243.105}} Same person under these four IPs (and user has probably used more in other articles) has been vandalizing, deleting and trolling the ] (as one example). Also vandalized an ] //] 18:46, 8 July 2006 (UTC) | |||
| ==Registered users== | |||
| '''Read the ]''' before reporting. Do not report content or user disputes here, unless you can provide links demonstrating a strong attempt at ] Please use this format at the top of this section: | |||
| : <code><nowiki>* {{vandal|User_name}} -- Brief Description // ~~~~</nowiki></code> | |||
| Usernames are case sensitive and ''please note that spaces in usernames need to be replaced by underscores (as shown in the example above)''. | |||
| ===New requests=== | |||
| <!-- Report new alerts below this line (at the top of the list) --> | |||
| * Complex case, several user names (sockpuppets) over several hoax articles (which have now been speedied). See ]. -- ] 09:49, 3 July 2006 (UTC) | |||
| * {{vandal|Wikibase}} User appears to be here solely for purposes of linkspamming to a domain-squatting page or whatever those things are supposed to be. On some occasions, he's replaced valid links. --] 17:24, 2 July 2006 (UTC) | |||
| * {{vandal|205.188.116.132}} User has been warned several times to stop vandalizing my user page yet had ignored all verbal warnings and templates. i '''HIGHLY''' suggest rather than sending the same unheeded warning messages that you '''BAN''' this IP immediately. ] 16:36, 2 July 2006 (UTC) | |||
| * {{vandal|Bull-Doser}} User first registered as ], and became very notorious for his poor pictures of cars, where they were either covered in snow, or taken from the back in bad condition or in bright sun. We would try to be nice and talk to him about his pictures and try to work the thing out, but he would just ignore us and upload more bad pics. We filed a RfC that he completely ignored, and he continued to ignore our advice/warnings. He uses his talk page for a blog, so we know he sees them, but perfers not to respond to them. After getting numerous warnings from us for our bad pics, he registered the account ] hoping that we wouldn't know that it is him, so he wouldn't be bogged by us warning us about his pics. This failed however, as he continued to upload the same bad pics, and we easilly saw through it. This is when our patience with him ran out, as he continued to ignore our warnings. Every picture except for a few salvageable ones were removed from articles. Me, and two other members of ] agreed that at this point, we will step back and let the admins handle him, so here you go. {{unsigned|Karrmann}} | |||
| : Comment: ] is also overlinking dates and places, and reverting when we change his overlinking. He had the same behavior when he was ]. He also reverts information on certain automotive infoboxes, thus making the articles region-centric instead of international. --] 11:49, 2 July 2006 (UTC) | |||
| :: Well Bull-Doser self-identifies as being {{userlinks|Take Me Higher}} so I don't think that's a problem, especially as only one account is being used. I realise it is frustrating to have to sort through the photos looking for the better ones, but as far as I know there is no actual policy against making less-than-perfect contributions if they don't fall under the definition of ] (these don't). Possibly disruption if there is edit warring involved- is that the case? I.e. does he ever dispute you removing his images from articles? Also please remember to stay ] in your messages. ] 12:52, 2 July 2006 (UTC) | |||
| ::: A couple of times he disputed it, and sometimes he puts the images abck after we remove them. ] 14:15, 2 July 2006 (UTC) | |||
| * {{vandal|Rollosmokes}} User continues to revert my edits, which annoys me because they are very constructive. Also, removes merge tags from two articles that I think should be merged: ] and ]. Someone needs to stop him. ] 22:55, 1 July 2006 (UTC) | |||
| * {{vandal|Whizkidravi}} - User continues to change the information on my userpage, which is personal. I know what I do, not him. Someone needs to stop him. ] | |||
| * {{vandal|lostsociety}} User lostsociety has been posting profane and abusive posts, plus posting promotional language over and over again. Please see this and this as just 2 examples. User also has posted 10 images which had to be removed for false copyrights and continues to post promotional lanugage on the Bambu page. User is related to the Bambu company and therefore is trying to use Wiki to promote his family's product :( He also posts under the IP 24.215.229.224 18:09, 23 June 2006 (UTC) | |||
| ** Warned . ] 17:49, 25 June 2006 (UTC) | |||
| Further info; ] AKA ] | |||
| 1) Lostsociety claims they “called Miguel Y Costas” and found out that Abadie papers were discontinued. He says this because he works for Bambu, who has all of their papers made by Miguel Y Costas. However in the USA, Abadie is a trademark of Republic Tobacco (a competitor of Miguel Y Costas), and it is certainly not discontinued. This was only posted so that he could justify removing Abadie from the rolling paper list to make Bambu the top slot. | |||
| 2) Lostsociety has posted 14 images of Bambu papers and products. Each time he makes incorrect claims such as “image from Bambu website”. However the images are not found on the Bambu website and are very clearly promotional images | |||
| 3) Lostsociety continually reverts and posts promotional language such as “Bambu papers are the best in the world” type comments (Bambu are the #1 selling rolling paper in the Carribean, Bambu are the #1 selling paper, Bambu is the last independent company, Bambu rules, etc..). He continually adds these comments to various rolling paper pages (Bambu, Rolling Papers, Miguel Y Costas, Juicy Jays and others, and undoes anyone’s changes that removes or alters this promotional language | |||
| 4) Lostsociety posts slanderous and defamatory text on brands that compete with Bambu. | |||
| 5) Lostsociety posts under 3 names, all with the same IP address and all have the same tactic of promoting Bambu papers above all others | |||
| 6) When cornered, Lostsociety tries to deflect blame by saying that people who revert or alter his promotional language & image posts work for Bambu competitors (yes, it’s all one big conspiracy against Bambu, this is classic caught-blame-others psychology). | |||
| * {{vandal|24.215.229.224}} User 24.215.229.224 is 'lostsociety'. Now that he has been warned he is just using his IP to continue to add promotional language for his brand, Bambu. Please see above warning against Lostsociety (same person) | |||
| *] has repeatedly removed warnings that I have placed on his Talk page, even after I have warned him for removing them. He has edited my comments on article discussion pages, and left unsigned comments. When I advised him, politely, to always remember to sign his comments he proceeded to remove what I said from the article's discussion page. He believes that if he labels my warnings "personal attacks" then he can remove them. I have warned him repeatedly, and I would like someone to investigate this situation and take the most appropriate action. If you could respond to my talk page with the outcome of your investigation and final decision I would appreciate it. Thank you. ] 04:53, 25 June 2006 (UTC) | |||
| *{{vandal|CoolKatt_number_99999}} has, on various Wiki articles, contributed what could be considered unsubstaniated information on articles related to television stations. , he/she added unverified information about what the call letters of television stations mean; the information was later verified and proven to be factually incorrect. In the instance of ], there is no way the call letters could mean what he/she lists them as, because ] didn't exist when the station was founded. In other cases, he/she speculates that the letter W in call letters means "We're" (see ) - when, in may cases, that's not correct. I don't think this user is doing it in bad faith, but at the same time, it is a persistent problem. I'm hesitant to bring this up with the user because he/she is involved in several edit disputes / personal conflicts with other users. ] 13:52, 26 June 2006 (UTC) | |||
| ::The user in question also has six kajillion user subpages related to a fictional history of TV stations, which may or may not be related to the current situation. I mention it here for informational purposes only, as an uninvolved observer. -]<sup>]</sup> 16:19, 26 June 2006 (UTC) | |||
| :::'''Follow-up''' User has - again - re-added his interpretation of the AETN letters, even though they are factually incorrect. (I can provide documentation if needed.) ] 04:17, 30 June 2006 (UTC) | |||
| ::::I don't like being called a vandal. The callsigns on AETN have to mean something, even if there is no source. And the KMYL calls were adopted after its parent station, ], was announced as a MNT affliate. ] 04:42, 30 June 2006 (UTC) | |||
| :::::I apologize if the latter was an error on my part. However, AETN insists the call letters -- officially -- mean nothing. I'm simply asking that you verify any call letter changes you make with the station in question before making them. ] 05:13, 30 June 2006 (UTC) | |||
| ::::::Another idea: Use {{tl|fact}}. ] 05:48, 30 June 2006 (UTC) | |||
| ===Under investigation=== | |||
| * {{vandal|Amykocot}} - I've come across a sophisticated spammer who has done the full range of spamming - images, blatantly advertisement articles for (minor) companies, link-spamming and even promotional categories! They are obviously quite aware of all kinds of wikitricks, including making a null edit to their user page so they show up as a blue link (grrr) and getting rid of speedy deletion notices. Unfortunately I was the first one to apply the "spam" warning template to their talk page so it may be quite some time before they end up stopping or being banned. ] 06:00, 24 June 2006 (UTC) | |||
| ** Articles up for deletion, editor seems to have stopped. ] 17:42, 25 June 2006 (UTC) | |||
| *** Be careful though - this user operates in bursts with gaps between, and demonstrates this pattern of editing from between June 2 and June 20. Another burst is likely soon - somebody needs to keep an eye on this user's contributions. ] 17:55, 25 June 2006 (UTC) | |||
| **** Returned as predicted, but it looks like an eye is being kept out for them. ] 22:19, 27 June 2006 (UTC) | |||
| *{{vandal|Dfrg.msc}} - Continuing abuse of the ] and its talk page, as well as my own talk page. Erratic use of his own talk page suggest malicious intent despite (or beecause of) warning, and I suspect he is a sock puppet of {{vandal|Carbine}}, with his most recent sock puppet being {{vandal|F 22}}. --] 14:49, 25 June 2006 (UTC) | |||
| ** Might need a checkuser and/or another admin who knows more about Carbine to confirm this to be sure. ] 17:37, 25 June 2006 (UTC) | |||
| **While obviously an offline friend of Carbine (both by his own admission and his similarities in interest), I don't believe that this user is the same person. His interest in positive contributions, as I've gathered from my frequent interactions with him, has been minimal — most of his edits are sloppy additions to the ], adding nonsense to his talk page, uploading images which end up deleted, or appeals that he isn't a Carbine sock. I wouldn't spend much time investigating or doing a checkuser, but all the same, he's on thin ice in my book. Like Carbine, he seems to regard the 'pedia as a playground rather than a serious project — he just hasn't gone to the length of creating a merry band of dwarves. Yet. <b>]<sup>]</sup></b> 05:11, 27 June 2006 (UTC) | |||
| **it is ovious that you have no evidence to support your claims! So they have made simular contributions. so what? That is not very strong evidence to go blocking people with. I would like to see more evidence then that. It wouldnt hold up in any court. PS i am not a sockpuppet or master or anything so leave me alone!!!!!!!!!!. | |||
| ] 10:25, 27 June 2006 (UTC) | |||
| ::I have no evidence? Shall we disregard all the edits made to my Talk page that I have arbitarily removed because they were obvious vandalism? I didn't accuse you of being a sock puppet; I was merely stating the reason for your block as cited through the Wiki template. I don't care if you're the same person, but I am concerned that you are being a major inconvenience to other editors. If you want others to leave you alone, it would behove you to leave us alone and let us make proper, constructive edits without some random guy playing with our hard work. Let the admins decide what to make of this situation, and stay away from my Talk page. --] 23:02, 27 June 2006 (UTC) | |||
| *{{vandal|WIN}} - For months this user has been posting long diatribes to the Talk page ], 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 Misplaced Pages, 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. ] 09:53, 24 June 2006 (UTC) | |||
| ** Warned for disruption. ] 17:23, 25 June 2006 (UTC) | |||
| * {{vandal|578}} -- 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 , 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. He has been uncivil in his comments to other users , and , including accusing them of sockpuppetry . The only edits (since his return) not involving talk pages or user pages are a vandalizing of ] (and labeling his change as rvv!) , and one change of which I can't judge the validity . ] 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... ] 19:58, 20 June 2006 (UTC) | |||
| :: . ] 21:01, 21 June 2006 (UTC) | |||
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Old instructions for this page
Choose one of three sections to make a report: Watchlist, IP addresses, or Registered users. Follow the recommended format for each section including the heading markup. Place the request at the top of the New requests subsection or the top of the watchlist. Provide page diffs from edit histories if appropriate and links to specific problem pages.
History
The first page used for tracking vandalism was a user subpage, ManningBartlett/Naughty people, some time before 4 November 2001. The vandalism in progress page was established as VANDALISM IN PROGRESS on 1 December 2001 - the title was upper-case to make it easily distinguishable on recent changes). Around the same time, the Misplaced Pages Militia (since renamed to the Volunteer Fire Department) was formed to coordinate responses to press releases about Misplaced Pages. The "VANDALISM IN PROGRESS" page was moved to the Misplaced Pages namespace in August 2002 and was renamed to the current title in 2006. Its archives since 2003 may be found in Misplaced Pages:Requests for investigation/Archives and the talk archives since august 2002 can be found in the history of Misplaced Pages talk:Requests for investigation/Archive 4 and in text form as subpages of Misplaced Pages talk:Requests for investigation. Old subpages can also be found through special:Prefixindex/Wikipedia:Vandalism in progress. the long-term abuse page also grew out of "vandalism in progress". A section on the "vandalism in progress" page for persistent vandalism was added in February 2004, later abandoned, and then re-created as "Ongoing alerts" in September 2004; in December 2004 it was split off to its own page, titled Misplaced Pages:Vandalism in progress/Long term alerts.
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