User:Mr.Gear/WoW
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| Original name(s) | WoW |
| Wikilifespan | August 20, 2004 — present? (Claims to have quit, but may have returned.) |
| ISP | Cable Internet Ltd., Blueyonder (may be others) |
| Known IPs | 195.188.152.0/24 69.44.58.97 217.107.212.159 84.9.72.164 65.167.69.0/24 205.188.0.0/16 193.251.149.11 66.197.201.70 63.23.13.12 |
| Known hostmasks | Unknown |
| Physical location | Yorkshire, United Kingdom? [1] |
| Severity | High |
| Requests for comment | None
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| Requests for arbitration | None |
| Instructions | Revert, and block on sight |
| Vandalism |
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| Dealing with vandalism |
| Obvious vandalism Long-term abuse |
| Resources & assistance |
| Cleaning up vandalism
Counter-vandalism tools |
| Further information |
| Blocking IP addresses Do not insult the vandals |
Willy on Wheels is a page-move vandal who may have imitators.
Modus operandi[edit | edit source]
The following is the form of vandalism that Willy most frequently engages in:
- Accounts are created, frequently many at once, the vast majority of which contain either or both "Willy" and "on Wheels" or some variation thereon in their names, sometimes imitating legitimate users's names or using crude translations.
- Using these accounts, random pages are retitled, usually by adding "on Wheels!".
- Occasionally makes references to Liverpool or Merseyside, e.g. Wheels_Of_Liverpool (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • nuke contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log).
Willy has also vandalised to a lesser extent in other manners, such as by adding this image to pages. It should also be noted that has claimed to have used Vandalbot.
Action[edit | edit source]
Any username containing the words "On Wheels" or any near permutation or discernible reference (e.g. on Tires, Not on Wheels) can be considered a WoW-type account and blocked indefinitely and without warning. Be sure to replace the userpage with {{tl|WoW}}. If the name seems on the outer edge of likelihood, add {{tl|UsernameBlock}} or {{tl|UsernameBlock-WoW}} below it or on the talk page. Any user that moves any pages in a blatantly bad-faith manner, or with references to wheels, should be blocked indefinitely and tagged as above.
Suspected sockpuppets[edit | edit source]
As it is believed that some other users have created accounts that resemble WoW accounts; accounts should not be considered proven WoW sockpuppets unless they actually participate in vandalism of a WoW nature. Nonetheless they should be blocked on sight.
A list of all accounts suspect of being Willy on Wheels can be seen at Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Willy on Wheels. The category both accounts suspected because of behavior and accounts that were blocked before they could be used for malicious behavior.
IP addresses[edit | edit source]
Some IPs used:
- 195.188.152.14 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) (a blueyonder.co.uk proxy)
- 69.44.58.97 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)
- 217.107.212.159 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)
- 195.188.152.16 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)
- 84.9.72.164 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) (24 July, 2005)
- 65.167.69.0/24 range (Homestar Runner Wiki)
- 205.188.0.0/16 range (Homestar Runner Wiki)
- 193.251.149.11 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)
- 66.197.201.70 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)
Open proxies used[edit | edit source]
The following have been used for WoW style vandalism and are open proxies, and so have been banned indefinitely (or until the administrator closes down the proxy server):
- 216.148.246.90 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) — MarketScore spyware open proxy.
- 216.148.246.91 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) — Same as above.
- 217.107.212.159 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)
- 212.155.169.124 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) — Interesting edit: [2] (Note: Norm was once thought to be WoW due to his last edit before leaving for a long time.
Other appearances and connections[edit | edit source]
- Mr. Pelican Shit may be Willy, although he/she has claimed otherwise.
- The Communism Vandal is possibly Willy. This can be seen in blocked users whose contributions display both WoW tendencies and TCV tendencies, although it is far more likely that such users are impersonators who have knowledge of both vandals.
- MilkMan may be Willy.
- The Loyola vandal has been alleged to be Willy.
- Bobby Boulders has been alleged to be Willy, though evidence seems to suggest this is not the case.
Other notes[edit | edit source]
- Jesus On Wheels is a legitimate user despite the resemblance between his name and those of WoW sockpuppets.
- The original person (or one of them) claims to have quit. [3] (link also explains things such as Willy having used vandalbots)
- They use WoW in their edit summaries.