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09 November 2012

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A plug-unplug IP user on Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group has been causing a mess on several Asian and American cable network articles for the past week by adding unsourced galleries, channel information, and discouraged disclaimers to these articles, along with edits which are filled with factual and grammar errors.

The first problem I noticed was with incorrect and errant image disclaimers being put in the article under the form:
 * (Network logo) logo used under registered permission due to (company name, often wrong company division)

as seen in these diffs;, , , ,

Second problem is probable incorrect channel information for Asian networks, often local cable systems which we never put in articles due to too many channel number variations;

,, (MTV channels being owned by Fox, an incredibly wrong error), ,

Also available in those edits is the reinstatement of logo galleries of older channel images, which have been de-facto removed from cable and broadcast television articles due to providing no critical commentary, and in this case, the only variations in many of the logos are only positioning of existing text. Of course, we're using the images only under fair-use, and not with the permission of the logo holders, which should be only in the image page itself, not the articles.

It was only now I was able to find as the probable master as until now the user has only used IPs to assert their edits. I'm asking for some time off for the IP range because a username block will probably be ineffective, and that there isn't much activity from the VNPT range. All warnings to each IP have been ignored without acknowledgement.

Because of the obvious trademarks of Nguyenducloc1997, CheckUser is likely unneeded in this case.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 07:52, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

Three more IP's cropped up since I notified Nguyenducloc1997 of the SPI, suggesting user is IDHT'ing and going on despite all of my strongly worded warnings to cease using both sockpuppets and the "used under registered permission" wording for fair use.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 17:37, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

November 13 update After the 188.60 IP received a 24h block, 113.190.193.94 is currently evading during the block. IDHT'ing continuing and they are not responding to any of the claims I have made at all.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 03:06, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

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 * I have blocked Nguyenducloc1997 for 48 hours, and range blocked the 113.190.x.x IP addresses for the same time. I would have range blocked for longer, but there have been a few constructive edits from the range recently, and I want to minimise the collateral damage. 123.16.99.16 is a dynamic IP address that edited only on 8 November, so it's doubtful whether there is any point in blocking it. If the problem continues then I will be willing to consider semi-protecting the worst affected articles for a while. JamesBWatson (talk) 17:28, 14 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I now see that at least two more 123.16... IP addresses (123.16.238.184, 123.16.237.17) have been involved, so I have placed a short range block on them too. JamesBWatson (talk) 17:37, 14 November 2012 (UTC)