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This page is for the reporting of vandalism within the Urban Dead wiki, as defined by vandalism policy. On this wiki, the punishment for Vandalism is temporary banning, but due to security concerns, the ability to mete out this punishment is restricted to System Operators. As such, regular users will need to lodge a report for a Vandal to be banned from the wiki. For consistency and accountability, System Operators are requested to note on this board their actions in dealing with Vandals.

Guidelines for Vandalism Reporting

In dealing with Vandalism, time is often of the essence. As such, we ask that all users include the following information in a Vandalism report:

• A link to the pages in question.

Preferably bolded for visibility. If the Vandalism is occurring over a sufficiently large number of pages, instead include a time range of the vandalism attempt, or alternatively, a link to the first vandalised page. This allows us to quickly find the damage so we can quickly assess the situation.

• The user name of the Vandal.

This allows us to more easily identify the culprit, and to check details.

• A signed datestamp.

For accountability purposes, we ask that you record in your request your user name and the time you lodged the report.

• Please report at the top.

There's conflict with where to post and a lot of the reports are missed. If it's placed at the top of the page it's probably going to be seen and dealt with.

If you see Vandalism in progress, don't wait for System Operators to deal with it, as there may be no System Operator online at the time. Lodge the report, then start reverting pages back to their original form. This can be done by going to the "History" tab at the top of the page, and finding the last edit before the Vandal's attack. When a System Operator is available, they'll assess the situation, and if the report is legitimate, we will take steps to either warn the vandal, or ban them if they are on their second warning.

If the page is long, you can add new reports by editing the top report and placing your new report above its header in the edit screen.

Before Submitting a Report

• This page, Vandal Banning, deals with bad-faith breaches of official policy.
• Interpersonal complaints are better sorted out at UDWiki:Administration/Arbitration.
• As much as is practical, assume good faith and try to iron out problems with other users one to one, only using this page as a last resort.
• Avoid submitting reports which are petty.

Vandalism Report Space

Administration Notice Talk with the user before reporting or accusing someone of vandalism for small edits. In most cases it's simply a case of a new user that doesn't know how this wiki works. Sometimes assuming good faith and speaking with others can avoid a lot of drama, and can even help newbies feel part of this community. Administration Notice If you are not a System Operator, the user who made the vandal report, the user being reported, or directly involved in the case, the administration asks that you use the talk page for further discussion. Free-for-all commenting can lead to a less respectful environment. Administration Notice Warned users can remove one entry of their warning history every one month and 250 edits after their last warning. Remember to ask a sysop to remove them in due time. You are as responsible for keeping track of your history as the sysops are; In case of a sysop wrongly punishing you due to an outdated history, he might not be punished for his actions.

Spambots

Spambots are to be reported on this page. New reports should be added to the top. Reports may be purged after one week.

There were a bunch of spambit-looking account creations on the 17th, these are the live ones at present.

• HaroldBeaman (contribs | logs | block | del userpage | IP Check)
• HallieKetcham7 (contribs | logs | block | del userpage | IP Check)
• AlexanderNoyes7 (contribs | logs | block | del userpage | IP Check)--Cheese 17:51, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

  Damn I legit missed these, thanks. --  AHLGTG THE END IS NIGH! 03:13, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

• Blocked a large surge of bots --  AHLGTG THE END IS NIGH! 01:08, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
• YasminLashbrook (contribs | logs | block | del userpage | IP Check) --VVV ^RPMBG 06:35, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
• LoganDos626 (contribs | logs | block | del userpage | IP Check) --VVV ^RPMBG 06:35, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

  Both done DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION 09:25, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

August 2009

J3D (2)

J3D (talk | contribs | logs | block | IP Check | vndl data | discuss)

Verdict	{{{1}}}
Action taken	{{{2}}}

For adding the sysop template to his user page, when he isnt. --People's Commissar Hagnat ^{[talk] [wcdz]} 18:42, 10 August 2009 (BST)

My opinion is that we can probably count this as bad faith because there's no good reason for claiming to be a sysop when you aren't. My ruling is for vandalism. However, given the lack of precedent, I will leave this for a while to allow the other sysops to comment.--The General ^{T Sys U! P! F!} 21:10, 10 August 2009 (BST)

This policy might be relevant. - User:Whitehouse 21:33, 10 August 2009 (BST)

As General - there's really no reason as to why it should be there, and having a sysop template on a non-sysop user page will only cause confusion and drama. Vandalism. Linkthewindow  Talk  22:16, 10 August 2009 (BST)

J3D

J3D (talk | contribs | logs | block | IP Check | vndl data | discuss)

Verdict	{{{1}}}
Action taken	{{{2}}}

enough is enough. I am tired of seeing 2 cool propaganda all over the wiki where such group has no merit for being cited. Its not even funny! --People's Commissar Hagnat ^{[talk] [wcdz]} 18:42, 10 August 2009 (BST)

Not sure you can really count this as vandalism. A/VB isn't intended for page editing disbutes. Revert it and take him to arbitration if he continues. If you can demonstrate consistent and widespread spamming then I will change my ruling but at present Not Vandalism.--The General ^{T Sys U! P! F!} 21:05, 10 August 2009 (BST)

User:NorseGod

User:NorseGod (talk | contribs | logs | block | IP Check | vndl data | discuss)

Verdict	Vandalism
Action taken	Permaban

[1] and [2]. Perma'd as per the 3-edit clause of the Guidelines. --ϑϑℜ 11:17, 9 August 2009 (BST)

User:The Colonel

The Colonel (talk | contribs | logs | block | IP Check | vndl data | discuss)

Verdict	Not Vandalism
Action taken	Warning Retracted

This piece of art. Basically he replaced an image on a page which was not his, with the same image only with a drawn dick over it.--Thadeous Oakley 10:23, 7 August 2009 (BST)

Warned. Cyberbob  Talk  11:20, 7 August 2009 (BST)

On the contrary, he is helping in making the event much better than the other years. He has permission to edit that page. --Haliman - Talk 20:41, 7 August 2009 (BST)

I demand 2 things, 1 this to be stricken I'm helping run the fifth of November this year, I showed Mega and he approved everything. 2: Thadeous Oakley to find the nearest thing of bleach, and swallow it. That is all. I don't hold anything against Bob he's just doing his job before knowing all the facts. -- 

•   Timmah!  

•   Talk  

22:08, 7 August 2009 (BST)

more on the talk page --ϑϑℜ 02:12, 8 August 2009 (BST)

Not vandalism, he looks to be part of the group, and so has ownership rights to the page. Obviously guilty of bad taste though -- boxy ^{talk • teh rulz} 23:19 7 August 2009 (BST)

Huh. I did consider the possibility that he was involved with the event or had permission but I couldn't find anything to show it. Was permission given off-site? Cyberbob  Talk  03:03, 8 August 2009 (BST)

Not Vandalism - He had permission from Hal. --ϑϑℜ 02:21, 8 August 2009 (BST)

Not Vandalism - although I don't blame Bob for warning him in the first place - I had to look to find evidence of his involvement (and that should always be checked by the person reporting the case anyway). Warning struck. Linkthewindow  Talk  03:05, 8 August 2009 (BST)

Where was it? I thought I looked everywhere. Cyberbob  Talk  03:06, 8 August 2009 (BST)

5th_of_November/2009#User.27s_Running_it. Linkthewindow  Talk  03:07, 8 August 2009 (BST)

Ugh. I checked the talk page, the talk pages of everyone I could find that looked like they were in charge but not the bottom of the page itself. That's really depressing. Cyberbob  Talk  03:11, 8 August 2009 (BST)

User:EllenUNO

EllenUNO (talk | contribs | logs | block | IP Check | vndl data | discuss)

Verdict	Spambot
Action taken	Permaban

Looks like advertising to me, the only original part of that is the signature and link at the end. --Bob Boberton ^{TF / DW} 17:38, 4 August 2009 (BST)

Could be adbottery but I doubt it, it is probably a real person, so I'm ruling Vandalism. Thanks for removing it too, Boberton. --ϑϑℜ 03:45, 5 August 2009 (BST)

I'm calling this one as a well-coded Adbot. Cyberbob  Talk  04:41, 5 August 2009 (BST)

Simply copying the first paragraph or two from the main page, and pasting it onto the talk page, and then slapping an advertising link on the end... adbot (or an extremely poorly coded human). I permbanned it -- boxy ^{talk • teh rulz} 06:32 5 August 2009 (BST)

User:BlueSpurt

BlueSpurt (talk | contribs | logs | block | IP Check | vndl data | discuss)

Verdict	Not Vandalism
Action taken	{{{2}}}

Changing the listed frequency for Creedy. --Blake Firedancer ^{T E RNL? P.I.S.I.T.} 08:33, 4 August 2009 (BST)

Not vandalism - please talk to him, and if that doesn't work, use arbies -- boxy ^{talk • teh rulz} 09:23 4 August 2009 (BST)

It could be someone thinking that the listed is editable and pickable by anyone (which is technically true). Given that they seem to be a newbie, that looks even more like the case. You really should check with the users before bringing them here. (Edit conflict. You god damn cubes. >:/)-- High Overlord and Lead Conspirator of the Administrative Rebellion. Want help? 09:26, 4 August 2009 (BST)

Not Vandalism - he's a newbie, this could be anything as simple as him entering Creedy in-game and noticing that a different radio wave was mistakenly being used, and changed it to suit. There's nothing to say he wasn't trying to just help out. --ϑϑℜ 10:27, 4 August 2009 (BST)

Not Vandalism - pretty much as DDR. Remember to assume good faith. Linkthewindow  Talk  12:24, 4 August 2009 (BST)

Not Vandalism - "Talk with the user before reporting or accusing someone of vandalism for small edits. In most cases it's simply a case of a new user that doesn't know how this wiki works." Cyberbob  Talk  12:28, 4 August 2009 (BST)

User:Justinbronze

Justinbronze (talk | contribs | logs | block | IP Check | vndl data | discuss)

Verdict	Not Vandalism
Action taken	{{{2}}}

This could be a simple newbie mistake, or he's outright deleting kill votes on his own suggestion. But I'll leave the judging to you people.--Thadeous Oakley 17:41, 2 August 2009 (BST)

Not Vandalism. This could have been solved with a question on his talk page rather than coming to A/VB. "Talk with the user before reporting or accusing someone of vandalism for small edits." Cyberbob  Talk  17:50, 2 August 2009 (BST)

Not Vandalism. It was a mistake, caused by my mediocre skills with computer coding. I screwed up the coding, which must have accidentally deleted his vote. My humblest apologies. --Justinbronze 23:29, 2 August 2009 (BST)

Even though the outcome has been pretty much decided I'm am still "officially" withdrawing this case for what it's worth but mainly to comfort Justin. Also, Justin, please note that by bolding Not Vandalism it looks like your ruling on this case. Only sysops can rule on cases so please unbold that part.--Thadeous Oakley 23:34, 2 August 2009 (BST)

Don't worry Thad, nobody will accuse you of being a bully. Cyberbob  Talk  03:28, 3 August 2009 (BST)

Well, maybe Boberton. But that's all! Cyberbob  Talk  03:40, 3 August 2009 (BST)

I'd do it too.-- High Overlord and Lead Conspirator of the Administrative Rebellion. Want help? 04:29, 3 August 2009 (BST)

Case closed as Not Vandalism/Withdrawn. --ϑϑℜ 02:31, 3 August 2009 (BST)

User:Sevatividam

Sevatividam (talk | contribs | logs | block | IP Check | vndl data | discuss)

Verdict	Vandalism
Action taken	Warned

Just spotted this lovely bit. Delta isn't the vandal on that page. He was trying to fix everything. --Haliman - Talk 17:53, 1 August 2009 (BST)

Warned. Cyberbob  Talk  18:11, 1 August 2009 (BST)