Wikipedia:Abuse response/Melbourne High School

Registry information
Contact information: Australian Associated Press Telecommunications - Melbourne High School
 * Registered to: AAPT Limited (prx5.vicdir.schools.net.au)
 * WHOIS report

180-188 Burnley Street

Richmond VIC 3121

Australia

+61 3 8687 5770

abuse (at) connect.com.au

paul.wright (at) mhs.vic.edu.au

Website:

Initial report
Synopsis: Just over 300 contributions since June 2003; almost all (>90%) childish vandalism, a few good edits. Nine blocks by nine different admins since October 2005. edit count GTBacchus(talk) 02:39, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Registered to "an Australian school (via AAPT Limited)" according to talk page. I can't make heads or tails of Whois except that we're definitely in Victoria, probably in the Melbourne area, based on articles edited &mdash; Whois

Abuse summary

 * Accepted by at 16:53, 23 May 2006 (UTC).


 * IP address is in accordance with all IPs related to the 210.8.0.0 - 210.11.255.255 range. Childish vandalism, unknown school somewhere in Victoria, Australia.  K ilo-Lima|(talk) 16:53, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I think it could be possible for the computer to change IPs accordingly.  K ilo-Lima|(talk) 17:00, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * most edits are too articles that are current, relating to education (homework edits) and, based on the edits to Melbourne High School, I think this is where the IP originates from. Only assuming this is true, the contact page for the school is here (includes e-mail addresses to the specific teachers).  K ilo-Lima|(talk) 18:08, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Samples of vandalism, from newest to oldest (All times UTC):
 * 1) http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Melbourne_High_School&diff=prev&oldid=54657816
 * 2) http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Melbourne_High_School&diff=prev&oldid=54654912
 * 3) http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Werribee_Secondary_College&diff=prev&oldid=54640098
 * 4) http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bomb&diff=prev&oldid=54638100
 * 5) http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Solar_power&diff=prev&oldid=53594061

List of blocks:
 * 210.11.188.11 (talk &bull; contribs &bull; [ page moves] &bull; block user &bull; [ block log])
 * 210.11.188.12 (talk &bull; contribs &bull; [ page moves] &bull; block user &bull; [ block log])
 * 210.11.188.13 (talk &bull; contribs &bull; [ page moves] &bull; block user &bull; [ block log])
 * 210.11.188.14 (talk &bull; contribs &bull; [ page moves] &bull; block user &bull; [ block log])
 * 210.11.188.15 (talk &bull; contribs &bull; [ page moves] &bull; block user &bull; [ block log])
 * 210.11.188.16 (talk &bull; contribs &bull; [ page moves] &bull; block user &bull; [ block log])
 * 210.11.188.17 (talk &bull; contribs &bull; [ page moves] &bull; block user &bull; [ block log])
 * 210.11.188.18 (talk &bull; contribs &bull; [ page moves] &bull; block user &bull; [ block log])
 * 210.11.188.19 (talk &bull; contribs &bull; [ page moves] &bull; block user &bull; [ block log])
 * 210.11.188.20 (talk &bull; contribs &bull; [ page moves] &bull; block user &bull; [ block log])

Contact information:
 * AAPT Contact page  K ilo-Lima|(talk) 18:08, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Contact summary

 * Assigned to.
 * Initiated contact. E-mailed intial report today at 10:30 UTC, explained situation and that a permanent block may be necessary if vandalism does not cease. Can&#39;t sleep, clown will eat me 11:02, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * No response from abuse (at) connect.com.au as of yet. Sent a follow up email message and another inquiry through their on-line helpdesk form at aaptbusiness.com.au.  Can&#39;t sleep, clown will eat me 17:58, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Received response this afternoon from Paul Wright, the Internet and Intranet Coordinator, explicitly requesting that the addresses be blocked permanently from editing Wikipedia. Closing case.  Can&#39;t sleep, clown will eat me 05:52, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Update
As of March 2007, the above IP addresses have all been switched over to anon-only schoolblocks. --  Netsnipe  ►  17:20, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Again with the protection
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Please change the categorization to: Thanks! --Darkwind (talk) 03:44, 13 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Done. - auburn pilot   talk  04:45, 13 September 2007 (UTC)