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This is an archived version of this page, as edited by Psychonaut (talk | contribs) at 08:35, 16 September 2014 (→‎Long-term, recurrent vandalism: list dedicated pages). It may differ significantly from the current version .
Vandalism reports
Before reporting, please take note of the following premises:
Most Wikimedia wikis are able to deal with vandalism on their own. This page is intended only for certain reports
Reporting requirements
  • The username(s) or IP address(es) of the offenders.
  • A description of their vandalism (spamming, adding junk, removing legitimate text, etc), preferably with diffs to examples.
  • The Wikimedia wikis affected.
  • Suggestions for monitoring strategies, blocks etc.

When reporting please use informative headings like: 

=== username(s), IP address ===
*{{luxotool|IP address}} <!-- for IP addresses -->
*{{sultool|Username}} <!-- for usernames -->
Description, evidence, diffs, etc. --~~~~
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Current cross-wiki vandalism

Please place new reports at the top of this section. Thank you.

Fahmi muhyiddin

Completely broke the front page of the IEG Grants page and any other page by adding nonsense to the "Light Grey" color template here on Meta with these edits: [1] [2]. I wasn't able to find another venue on meta to report obvious disruption like this, but I apologize if this belongs in a more appropriate venue. --I JethroBT (talk) 06:31, 7 September 2014 (UTC) [reply ]
Not exactly vandalism. Looks like a confused user in the wrong wiki. Anyway, RFH is the local venue for reporting meta-related stuff but this page also works since many meta admins have this page on their watchlist. --Glaisher (talk) 11:04, 7 September 2014 (UTC) [reply ]

Yul07vazqu

SPAM-account or SPAM-BOT. Same change to different projects and languages. --178.4.178.152 09:57, 6 September 2014 (UTC) [reply ]
Done. Account locked. -- Tegel (Talk) 10:16, 6 September 2014 (UTC) [reply ]

81.229.81.120

Done. Thanks for reporting. -- Tegel (Talk) 21:25, 27 August 2014 (UTC) [reply ]

120.56.215.156

Done. Thanks for the report. -- Tegel (Talk) 17:34, 27 August 2014 (UTC) [reply ]

promo pushing Brandon Richardson

Acounts:

IPv4 address:

IPv6 addresses, all from 2602:30a:2e55:c520::/64 range:

These accounts and IP addresses have been used (most of them solely) to promote the actor Brandon Richardson cross-wiki since March this year, flagging it as a featured article on pt:wiki ([3]), and referring to the non-existant English article as the source for translation (e.g. [4]). Some of the accounts have been blocked on one or two wikis already, because of being a "Brandon Richardson vandal" ([5]), for block evasion and/or referring to en:User:Danny.ESQ ([6], [7]; Danny.ESQ was blocked in 2012 for the same reasons), or generally using multiple accounts already ([8], [9] **, [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18]). One of the accounts was blocked just yesterday (**) but I wasn't sure of any follow-up. With kind regards — Mar(c). 07:47, 31 July 2014 (U T C )

Since 2012 actually: w:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Danny.ESQ/Archive. --Glaisher (talk) 08:15, 31 July 2014 (UTC) [reply ]
Yes, I mentioned that link too. The accounts and IPs listed all edited/created the current articles (cross-wiki) and the wikidata entry d:Q15980114, but there's the obvious duck connection indeed. With kind regards — Mar(c). 09:42, 1 August 2014 (U T C )

Significant issue, all aligned accounts from my investigation, with links being added to programs/movies/etc. Should all be deleted IMNSHO and I have started some of that notification. I also see these accounts that are aligned

— billinghurst sDrewth 01:03, 24 August 2014 (UTC) [reply ]

Articles at WPs 

 Akan
 Ænglisc
 Deutsch
 Español
 Français
 Kongo
 Português
 Svenska
 Wikidata

Previously deleted at WPs 

 English
 Simple
 Japanese
 Dutch
 Bm
 Tet

— billinghurst sDrewth 01:23, 24 August 2014 (UTC) [reply ]

Also suspected editing accounts

which participated in deletion conversations at w:en:Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Log/2014_August_2#Prince Richardson

The article was also deleted in May following a AfD on frwiki (fr:Discussion:Brandon Richardson/Suppression). Litlok (talk) 10:31, 24 August 2014 (UTC) [reply ]
Articles have continued to be recreated, in same name or now with a slight variation. New account Don718. IP addresses blocked, title blacklist to be put in place, and watchers for small wikis. — billinghurst sDrewth 09:10, 30 August 2014 (UTC) [reply ]
@Bsadowski1: --Rs chen 7754 16:37, 30 August 2014 (UTC) [reply ]

Current vandalism. Self-promotional pages + 3RR. No active local admins on es.wikisource. I request an provisional Steward/GS action. --Alan (talk) 12:14, 8 September 2014 (UTC) [reply ]

Now it's x-wiki (ie: tswiki). Alan (talk) 12:17, 8 September 2014 (UTC) [reply ]
(Edit conflict.) Blocked for 2 hours on es.ws. Vogone (talk) 12:18, 8 September 2014 (UTC) [reply ]

Long-term, recurrent vandalism

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