Wikipedia:Requests for investigation: Difference between revisions

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• Report here:

1. Articles being hit with a very high level of vandalism or are repeatedly vandalised with an extended time before reverts.
2. Registered users or IPs that have carried out clear vandalism but have currently stopped.

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1. Articles featured on the front page, or very high profile articles - these will already be watched
2. Vandals needing to be blocked - see WP:AIV instead.
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* {{article|article name}} - brief explanation // ~~~~ or

* {{vandal|user_name}} - brief explanation // ~~~~ or

* {{IPvandal|Ip_Address}} - brief explanation //~~~~

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Requests

• example (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) - Example user blanked several articles, but stopped after being warned. Petros471 19:59, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• NSA warrantless surveillance controversy (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) - AfD not ended but notice removed; content being deleted retail. They won't discuss on Talk page. // Metarhyme 04:59, 18 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Do not report obvious vandalism here; see Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism. 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 policies, guidelines, and procedures before reporting.

Requests

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* {{IPvandal|IP Address}} -- Brief Description // ~~~~

New requests

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* {{vandal|User_name}} -- Brief Description // ~~~~

Usernames are case sensitive and please note that spaces in usernames need to be replaced by underscores (as shown in the example above).

• Some1whodontcare (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) vandalized blocker and user pages. Skywa 19:20, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Contributions show last edit was 14 March 2006, am I missing something? Petros471 19:26, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• LugerDoesntKnow (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), GoGoGodzilla (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), ChildrensCrusade (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), 141.222.21.8 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log): All have added the same nonsense paragraph about zombies to Fort Herkimer (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views). By following their contrib pages, I've found other vandalism to Poland, Herkimer County, New York (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views), Common wood sorrel (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views), and Bark (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views). I'm sure that looking at history pages of those articles would reveal more sockpuppets and more vandalism, but I'm just a part-time dabbler and out of my depth. Someone get on this guy, please! --Tisco 05:07, 16 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• 84.47.9.43 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) - A user is taking advantage of apparently being on dial-up to consistently include Moshzilla on the article Internet phenomenon without allowing the discussion to be settled on its talk page. On previous IPs, he engaged in personal attacks against me and vandalized my user page. (Note: Vandalized user page under this IP as well.) Danny Lilithborne 03:10, 15 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Last IP was 87.197.201.150 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) Danny Lilithborne 03:48, 15 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• Moby_Dick (talk · contribs). As per the arbitration hearing, User:Davenbelle has been found to be stalking me. I feel User:Moby Dick is davenbelles sockpuppet. Please see [1] for the evidence I have gathered regarding this. I also feel user:Moby Dick is stalking me to a lesser degree, never the less stalking. --Cat out 22:25, 14 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• Dongbei_Tiger (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Fabrication (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Dongbei (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Donbei (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Nbvcg (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) and there are sure to be many others. -- Let's call him the Anti-Manchurian Vandal. Vandalism/disruption in Manchuria, Manchukuo, Liaoning, Northeast China, Heilongjiang and other related pages. // Endroit 17:36, 14 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This vandal may be related to NaziJapanese (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). Endroit 17:43, 14 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• Kurt_Leyman (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Has not stoped with the sneaky vandalism and contiunes to do it. It can be seen here http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Winter_War&diff=48249693&oldid=48249392 and here http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Berlin&diff=48270580&oldid=48226180. He contiunes with his sneaky vandalism. He alters numbers without stateing any sources and removes key paragraphs. He has done so far all his time in wiki and it does not look like he will stop any time soon. If there is any doubt about him beeing a sneaky vandal then I can post all the times he has done it. He also often ignores the talk pages and almost never responds to them. (Deng 15:49, 13 April 2006 (UTC))[reply]

The vandal continues with his vandalism in every article he removes the word NAZI from NAZI germany. This causes the problem that when you click on the word germany you come to the germany of today page and not nazi germany. He has done this in many articles if not all that he has seen. Also where there is no link he still removes the word nazi. Which can be seen here http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_K%C3%B6nigsberg&diff=49776482&oldid=49751473 The he says he removes it because other battle boxes dosent have it. Well that is because he has removed it from the other boxes. He has removed it from other boxes and then says look at the other boxes. He contiunes with his changeing of sourced figures without stateing any source for example here http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Kiev_%281941%29&diff=49954899&oldid=48309290 and as always he minimizes axis losses and maximizes allied ones just as he has done in many other articles. And now he has started with grammatical vandalism which can be seen here http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anglo-Soviet_invasion_of_Persia&diff=49834302&oldid=49251690 (Deng 21:38, 24 April 2006 (UTC))[reply]

Deng was posting about Kurt on Woohookitty's talk as I recall, check there also for info. ~Chris {t|c|e} 21:17, 7 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This user is the subject of a request for comment, see Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Kurt Leyman. Petros471 14:29, 14 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Under investigation

• Biff_loman9 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) -- I have reason to believe that this user also uses the anon-IP addresses 64.231.15.62, [70.50.52.51, and 70.49.243.237, among others. These users keep on reinserting images uploaded by Biff loman9 after other users have removed them, leaving in their edit messages stuff such as "Reversing idiocy of twit DrBat". These users have also my vandalised my userpage twice ([2] and [3]). DrBat 21:47, 16 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• Icewindfiresnow (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) — Keeps incorrectly changing the spelling of "Mithral Hall" to "Mithril Hall" in order to promote his band, which is Mithril Hall. ⇒ JarlaxleArtemis 02:57, 7 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • I've given another warning. I'll issue a block if they continue with no response. Petros471 19:49, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• Tasmanet (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) -- Keeps repeatedly adding the same external link of little value to the Walt Disney World Resort article; makes multiple edits within minutes to disguise the change; now being abusive when asked to stop Whoville 16:05, 5 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • I see no talk page edits, so given a {{spam2}} warning. Let's see if that has any effect. Petros471 17:11, 5 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • No effect. Tasmanet (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) put the link right back and added Please leave links alone in the edit summary. Whoville 13:40, 6 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• RockmanX (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) He has been incorrectly crediting himself and tagging the pictures he uploads as being the creator of different pictures, including this one and this one when in fact they are copyrighted pictures taken off of other websites. I called him on this and he became very hostile. The Styles Clash 04:19, 3 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Has stopped editing for now, but still need to check all the images he's uploaded. Petros471 13:06, 14 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • All images are now either deleted or up for deletion. Petros471 19:05, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• Mines45 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). Mines45 has targeted several professional wrestling articles, most frequently Amy Dumas. Despite opposition, Mines45 has continually reverted to a version that contains misspellings and other errors. Mines45 has yet to provide a single edit summary in over four months of editing, and has not responded to several messages left on his or her talk page. Mines45 is dogmatically restoring his or her own edits despite opposition and refuses to justify these edits. McPhail 14:54, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Followed up with a message on the user's talk page. --Zsinj^Talk 15:48, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Mines45 has resumed editing the pages in question, again without edit summaries or use of the talk page. McPhail 15:25, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      • I have given a final warning on the user's talk page. Admin intervention would be nice. --Zsinj^Talk 17:39, 22 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
        • Mines45 has one again blanked his or her talk page and edited the articles in question. McPhail 19:13, 22 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Is there any chance of getting intervention from an administrator? Mines45 continues to unilaterally edit the Amy Dumas page, and is now making controversial edits to Torrie Wilson. McPhail 18:02, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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