Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Long term abuse/Madman C


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the miscellaneous page below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result of the debate was delete without prejudice to recreation if it becomes necessary. Although this was back in September '07 (in wikitime, ancient), vandals can come back without warning. Although I'm deleting from the Wikipedia namespace, I'm saving a cut-and-paste copy in my userspace (User:PeterSymonds/Madman C) which means the text will be preserved if this is brought up again. And if the vandal returns and needs similar action, this page can be easily restored. PeterSymonds (talk)  11:29, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Long term abuse/Madman C
Previous 'Long Term Abuse' pages on longterm vandals have been deleted, and I believe this one should be as well. While the vandal in question does seem to be still active, I'm not sure there's any use in actually having this page; the type of vandalism here is relatively easy to spot and revert, and doesn't need any particular experience to deal with. Apart from issues with WP:DENY, this page also has privacy and WP:BLP concerns, in that it prominently mentions the names of two (arguably non-notable) real people. If the aim of this page is to get mentions of those people off Wikipedia, having a page about them here seems counterproductive. Finally, this page itself has been targeted by the vandal, through both direct vandalism and malicious redirects; it's now semi-protected, but that suggests to me it's more trouble than it's worth. For all these reasons, it should be deleted. Terraxos (talk) 01:45, 1 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Simply because it isn't written like the other LTA pages (partly that, but mostly becaus the others are all or mostly deleted already), my instinctive reaction is Delete. &mdash; $PЯINGεrαgђ  01:54 1 August, 2008 (UTC)
 * If the vandalism is not continuing, it should be sufficient to blank and protect. If you're sure that this vandal won't return to vandalism, and there is no possible value for internal research purposes, then delete.  --SmokeyJoe (talk) 09:17, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Vandal isn't evidently active. Nothing special about this vandal either; WP:DENY. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 20:57, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment (as principal author of page) -- this page was created because Madman C's various subtle vandal edits were *not* being recognized as the work of one person. Because a lot of it was redirects, sandbox edits, etc, nobody had realized that this was one long-term vandal, and a lot of his sockpuppets weren't being blocked.  That said, it won't bother me too much to delete this page (it seems to attract Madman C's attention), but a short summary should be added to the main long-term abuse page so that new admins and editors will be able to recognize this pattern.  NawlinWiki (talk) 00:05, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.