Wikipedia:Abuse response/81.159.186.33

Above is the most recently offending address. Below are previous addresses under which the user has vandalized Simpsons-related pages...

Discussion

Every couple of days, a user from British Telecom vandalizes Simpsons-related pages. The edits are always the same -- adding invented stories to the upcoming Treehouse of Horror XVIII, adding embedded comments and repeatedly reverted information to List of recurring characters from The Simpsons and List of one-time characters from The Simpsons, changing the voice talent on numerous other Simpsons pages, adding made-up or just plain false facts to numerous other Simpsons pages, etc.

Another user has been keeping a log of the offending user's actions here.

The user's IP address is always different, but always from British Telecom -- and the edits always follow the same pattern, which is why we suspect it's the same user. Sometimes the edits are small; only a few pages. But often, as in the case of the top IP address, the user will edit a couple dozen pages, sometimes hitting the same page several times in a series of edits.

It's getting frustrating following this user and around and reverting his edits every couple of days. How can we put a stop to it, especially with the IP address varying each time? -FeralDruid 20:13, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
 * You can't... just report to AIV every time and we'll institute a separate block. The price of freedom is everlasting vigilance. Sasquatch t|c 20:27, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Comment: Actually, he shows up every single day. I call him "The Hidden Message Vandal" because he quite often leaves a hidden message in which he tries to justify his edits. You can learn more about his editing patterns and history here. -- Scorpion0422 20:31, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Aye, I actually linked your Hidden Message Vandal page earlier. Only, Sasquatch says there's nothing we can do about it except report his IP address every time he makes an edit.  Today he's been busy from two separate IP addresses.  -FeralDruid 20:42, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I will gladly contact the British Telecom! Just send me the word. Some phone (US) Email: Worldwide some postal. SLSB  talk 00:08, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

I've added the most recent entries, including the user's registered account (which lasted only three days before being banned for vandalism). How can we stop this guy? Note that I did contact British Telecom myself, but they require server logs in order to track down the user. I neither have access to, nor know how to acquire, Wikipedia server logs. Note that there is an open case file however, with the BT security team -- #12356595. I've left this information on two admin pages, who were involved with the user's most recent spate of vandalism. Hopefully we'll finally see some movement on ending this user's repeat edits of Simpsons-related pages. -FeralDruid 19:12, 5 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Diffs and/or contribs lists are typically enough information; if they won't accept that, then there's nothing further that WP:ABUSE can do, as we're all volunteers (not even admins, some of us). --User: (talk) 01:52, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

See above. --User: (talk) 01:52, 8 September 2007 (UTC)