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Vandal/Spam account reports
Vandalism, previous offender of trolling/disruption. Disaster Flare  (talk)  16:16, 16 November 2015 (EST)

Vandalized Smasher:SiSu. Disaster Flare  (talk)  15:14, 16 November 2015 (EST)

Vandalism. Disaster Flare  (talk)  02:08, 16 November 2015 (EST)
 * Seems like the same vandal that's been targeting Miles and 15Dollars for a while now... Disaster Flare   (talk)  02:17, 16 November 2015 (EST)
 * This guy has also been making false rumors of you and me being gay. - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  02:27, 16 November 2015 (EST)

Vandalized Trophy Rush. Disaster Flare  (talk)  22:51, 15 November 2015 (EST)

Same stuff. Serpent   King   02:39, 15 November 2015 (EST)
 * Well thanks, Captain Obvious. I was just glad to have rollback. - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  03:00, 15 November 2015 (EST)
 * ...Where did that come from? Serpent  SKSig.png  King   03:00, 15 November 2015 (EST)
 * What's "that"? - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  03:01, 15 November 2015 (EST)
 * "Captain Obvious"... nevermind, actually. Serpent  SKSig.png  King   03:02, 15 November 2015 (EST)

Um, their userpage appears to be an advertisement for a cleaning company. In Arabic. Zyrac (talk) 20:20, 14 November 2015 (EST)

Same as the last 2... Serpent   King   02:02, 12 November 2015 (EST)
 * (sigh) - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  02:13, 12 November 2015 (EST)

Again...? - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  15:31, 11 November 2015 (EST)

Vandalism and assaulting 15DollarsWentSouth. Sound familiar, anybody? - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  02:10, 11 November 2015 (EST)
 * Poor guy...... Ganonmew,  The Thankful Evil Clone  07:11, 11 November 2015 (EST)

Vandalized talk pages. Disaster Flare  (talk)  13:43, 9 November 2015 (EST)

...idek... ---Preceding unsigned comment added by a turkey ! Or maybe DatNuttyKid. 13:10, 9 November 2015 (EST)
 * If needed, I can rollback. [[file:INoMedssig.png|20px]]  INoMed (Talk •  Contribs) 13:14, 9 November 2015 (EST)
 * I think that may be needed... AidanzapunkSig1.png Aidan, the Wandering Space Warrior AidanzapunkSig2.png 13:16, 9 November 2015 (EST)

The same person who vandalized User talk:IronMaidMaryan earlier. Disaster Flare  (talk)  01:47, 8 November 2015 (EST)
 * Can we get this protected? Serpent  SKSig.png  King   01:48, 8 November 2015 (EST)
 * Clearly, all 3 of them are the same person. - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  01:49, 8 November 2015 (EST)

Vandalized. Disaster Flare  (talk)  18:12, 6 November 2015 (EST)

Judging by this person's contrib history, going on a limb, but have a sneaking suspicion they're a troll. They refuse to sign comments and they keep constantly going to people asking for characters they want for Smash added to their wishlists. Disaster Flare  (talk)  13:38, 6 November 2015 (EST)
 * Still feel like it's not quite enough to assume bad faith yet. If we have any more problems in the near future, I'll block them. Nyargleblargle.png Nyargle blargle (Talk | Contribs) 13:45, 6 November 2015 (EST)

Vandalized Smasher:Denti. Disaster Flare  (talk)  22:48, 3 November 2015 (EST)

Vandalized Smasher:Charliedaking. Disaster Flare  (talk)  11:21, 3 November 2015 (EST)

Vandalising Smasher:DerpinGoose. Zyrac (talk) 05:31, 3 November 2015 (EST)
 * Yeah, as the dude sent in SWASTIKAS! [[file:INoMedssig.png|20px]]  INoMed (Talk •  Contribs) 05:46, 3 November 2015 (EST)

Vandalized Mario. Disaster Flare  (talk)  16:03, 2 November 2015 (EST)
 * Also is making inappropriate pages. AidanzapunkSig1.png Aidan, the Wandering Space Warrior AidanzapunkSig2.png 16:07, 2 November 2015 (EST)
 * Thank god for rollback. - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  16:08, 2 November 2015 (EST)
 * And Miles of SmashWiki, for blocking that dude. [[file:INoMedssig.png|20px]]  INoMed (Talk •  Contribs) 16:09, 2 November 2015 (EST)
 * Are you 16? - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  16:09, 2 November 2015 (EST)
 * Nope I'm (3.14*59)(1.4142). [[file:INoMedssig.png|20px]]  INoMed (Talk •  Contribs) 16:11, 2 November 2015 (EST)
 * Take this kind of unrelated discussion elsewhere please. Miles ( talk)   16:12, 2 November 2015 (EST)

Blanking out random parts of pages. Ganonmew, The Thankful Evil Clone  21:34, 1 November 2015 (EST)

Vandalized. Serpent ∞ King ( talk ) 03:55, 31 October 2015 (EDT)

Vandalized Smasher:Kels. Disaster Flare  (talk)  21:35, 30 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Also vandalized Smasher:Mew2King. Disaster Flare   (talk)  21:36, 30 October 2015 (EDT)

Vandalized Smasher:Chillin. Disaster Flare  (talk)  20:16, 28 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Also vandalized Chillin. Due to the manner of the vandalism, could be the same person. Disaster Flare   (talk)  23:43, 28 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Wasn't there an autoblock enabled? - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  00:09, 29 October 2015 (EDT)
 * What? Serpent ∞ King ( talk ) 00:12, 29 October 2015 (EDT)
 * What do you mean "what"? - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  00:15, 29 October 2015 (EDT)
 * There is no such thing as an autoblock. Serpent ∞ King ( talk ) 00:16, 29 October 2015 (EDT)
 * You don't know that because you've never been blocked, nor have you actually paid attention to Special:BlockList. - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  00:18, 29 October 2015 (EDT)

Vandalized the rumors page. A small vandalize, but still vandalism regardless. Disaster Flare  (talk)  19:34, 27 October 2015 (EDT)

Vandalised Serpent ∞ King  ( talk ) 22:55, 25 October 2015 (EDT)

Vandalised SSB4. Only one violation so far, but don't drop your guard. Drill Blaster Mark 2 ( talk ) 12:00, 25 October 2015 (EDT)
 * I went to click undo, but you beat me to the punch. Oh well better luck next time... Ganonmew,  The Evil Clone  12:01, 25 October 2015 (EDT)
 * I'm on guard. [[file:INoMedssig.png|20px]]  INoMed (Talk •  Contribs) 12:02, 25 October 2015 (EDT)
 * I'm also playing SSBM opening (Brawl version) theme for this. xD [[file:INoMedssig.png|20px]]  INoMed (Talk •  Contribs) 12:04, 25 October 2015 (EDT)
 * xD I have to go for now so... I'll leave it to you. Sorry, Ganonmew... Drill Blaster Mark 2  ( talk ) 12:08, 25 October 2015 (EDT)

Vandalism and continuously puts inappropriate content. - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  04:03, 25 October 2015 (EDT)
 * I really can't leave for more than a half hour can I? Serpent ∞ King ( talk ) 04:19, 25 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Can't you take a break and just leave it to me? - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  04:22, 25 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Nah, me and INoMed have it under control. Serpent ∞ King ( talk ) 04:26, 25 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Um, what about me? - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  04:27, 25 October 2015 (EDT)
 * You can help if you want...Serpent ∞ King ( talk ) 04:28, 25 October 2015 (EDT)

(reset indent) Sure, but I'm saying that if you want a 30-minute coffee break, you can just leave it to INoMed and me. - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  04:29, 25 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Can't you take a break, INoMed? - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  04:37, 25 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Seriously, may I get a chance? - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  04:42, 25 October 2015 (EDT)

Vandalized Serpent ∞ King  ( talk ) 02:41, 25 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Oh Nvm. Miles got it. Serpent ∞ King ( talk ) 02:41, 25 October 2015 (EDT)

He's back. Serpent ∞ King ( talk ) 01:56, 25 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Um... who is he? - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  02:00, 25 October 2015 (EDT)

Vandalizing Daisy and Dr. Mario. --- Preceding unsigned comment added by  BOO ! Or maybe Nutta.   11:28, 23 October 2015 (EDT)
 * I honestly have to believe that all of these vandals are the same person. Particularly since they seem to know several of the users on here (i.e. Ganonmew and Nyargleblargle). --- Preceding unsigned comment added by  BOO ! Or maybe  Nutta.   11:30, 23 October 2015 (EDT)
 * I doubt it. It's definitely just a coincidence, despite their similar behaviors. - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  02:10, 25 October 2015 (EDT)

Another one, vandalizing the board. <span style="font-family:Chiller; font-size:18px; color:rgb(220, 85, 0); text-shadow:0px 0px 3px DarkGray;">Serpent ∞ King ( talk ) 04:35, 23 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Looked it up, he was blocked once already. <span style="font-family:Chiller; font-size:18px; color:rgb(220, 85, 0); text-shadow:0px 0px 3px DarkGray;">Serpent ∞ King ( talk ) 04:42, 23 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Think it's time for an indefinite superblock. - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  04:43, 23 October 2015 (EDT)

Vandalized Meta Knight. possibly a sockpuppet of the below. <span style="font-family:Chiller; font-size:18px; color:rgb(220, 85, 0); text-shadow:0px 0px 3px DarkGray;">Serpent ∞ King ( talk ) 02:27, 23 October 2015 (EDT)
 * The thing is, I saw this guy create this account yesterday, but is acting now, I had my suspicions, but I doubt it's the same person. Disaster Flare (talk) 02:28, 23 October 2015 (EDT)
 * This guy also seems to take a liking to ZSS... Disaster Flare (talk) 02:37, 23 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Who wouldn't? <span style="font-family:Chiller; font-size:18px; color:rgb(220, 85, 0); text-shadow:0px 0px 3px DarkGray;">Serpent ∞ King ( talk ) 02:39, 23 October 2015 (EDT)
 * True, but he doesn't have to be...pardon by rudeness...public perv about it. Disaster Flare (talk) 02:40, 23 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Um, gay males...? Seriously, this perv needs to be dealt with (in the name of Ta__s Checkers!). - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  03:47, 23 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Not trying to be offensive, trying to lighten the mood. <span style="font-family:Chiller; font-size:18px; color:rgb(220, 85, 0); text-shadow:0px 0px 3px DarkGray;">Serpent ∞ King ( talk ) 02:43, 23 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Nah we get ya, to be honest I have a liking to her too, but I would not be this perverted about it. Disaster Flare (talk) 02:44, 23 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Why would you like her? - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  03:47, 23 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Why the heck not? XD Anyway vandal's gone now, we can sleep...or at least I can. Good night guys. Disaster Flare (talk) 02:46, 23 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Seriously, stop (Ta_l_ Checkers is Canadian, BTW). - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  03:47, 23 October 2015 (EDT)

Vandalized. Disaster Flare (talk) 19:56, 22 October 2015 (EDT)

Blanking pages and replacing it with the delete tag marked vandalism. Disaster Flare (talk) 19:00, 21 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Also sent a personal attack against Drilly Dilly. Disaster Flare (talk) 19:01, 21 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Creating spam pages. Disaster Flare (talk) 19:06, 21 October 2015 (EDT)

Sockpuppet reports
I suspect that this user is a sockpuppet of Fidel ofoajoku. <font face="Times New Roman"> INoMed (Talk •  Contribs) 14:00, 11 November 2015 (EST)
 * Suspicious username yes, but with a decently different IP address. I'm going to let this one slide for now, with the knowledge that if it is indeed a sock, its behaviour will be blatantly obvious. Toomai Glittershine Toomai.png The Non-Toxic 14:06, 11 November 2015 (EST)
 * Ped Toomai. Fidel has also apparently vandalized multiple wikis, but nothing for Edith after a quick Google search. Nyargleblargle.png Nyargle blargle (Talk | Contribs) 14:08, 11 November 2015 (EST)
 * Really? I found a block log on Wikipedia. Apparently both of them made very similar vandal edits to Wikipedia's Happy Tree Friends article. Disaster Flare   (talk)  14:13, 11 November 2015 (EST)
 * I did not realize that when I posted the report. Well, that just made edith a very plausable sock of fidel! [[file:INoMedssig.png|20px]] <font face="Times New Roman"> INoMed (Talk •  Contribs) 14:23, 11 November 2015 (EST)
 * That person just edited, claiming Yoshi's in the Mario universe. It's seemingly the same person. Disaster Flare   (talk)  17:40, 11 November 2015 (EST)

Seems to be the hacker known as IronMaidMaryan. - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  17:43, 7 November 2015 (EST)

On User talk:Disaster Flare, a bunch of accounts that have not made any edits except arguing the exact same point within little time of each other are trying to stir up drama.
 * --- Preceding unsigned comment added by  BOO ! Or maybe  Nutta.   00:05, 1 November 2015 (EDT)
 * Seems to be good faith, though. <span style="font-family:Chiller; font-size:18px; color:rgb(220, 85, 0); text-shadow:0px 0px 3px DarkGray;">Serpent ∞ King ( talk ) 00:19, 1 November 2015 (EDT)
 * Ehhh... I mean, they made what appears to be a vanity article, got unacceptably irritated when questioned, made several accounts to argue their own point, and then backpedaled when they were called out on it. I wouldn't call that good faith. --- Preceding unsigned comment added by  BOO ! Or maybe  Nutta.   00:22, 1 November 2015 (EDT)
 * Although, they do appear to be sticking around despite the article being deleted. Who knows. --- Preceding unsigned comment added by  BOO ! Or maybe  Nutta.   00:24, 1 November 2015 (EDT)
 * I deleted what appeared to be the page of contention. If they demonstrate bad faith more blatantly, I'll take action. Miles ( talk)   00:25, 1 November 2015 (EDT)
 * Are you at least going to look into the sockpuppet thing? At the very least he's a good-faith user that we can just tell "hey that's against the rules" and he won't do it again in the future. --- Preceding unsigned comment added by  BOO ! Or maybe  Nutta.   00:27, 1 November 2015 (EDT)
 * Let's see. Those four are indeed all the same IP, as are "Suno", "P0lka", "Hhggjghfgdudh", "Pikmintho", "Scorpionmasterxd", and notably, "Ness sucks" (blocked for vandalizing Jamal's talk page by spamming notable). I think it's time to permablock all of those but J7paul, who is on his last chance. Miles ( talk)   00:31, 1 November 2015 (EDT)
 * Well now I'm a little concerned. Here's hoping he becomes a functioning member of society. --- Preceding unsigned comment added by  BOO ! Or maybe  Nutta.   00:34, 1 November 2015 (EDT)
 * I wondered if it was Ness Sucks. I saw him lurking. <span style="font-family:Chiller; font-size:18px; color:rgb(220, 85, 0); text-shadow:0px 0px 3px DarkGray;">Serpent ∞ King ( talk ) 00:36, 1 November 2015 (EDT)
 * Let's see. Those four are indeed all the same IP, as are "Suno", "P0lka", "Hhggjghfgdudh", "Pikmintho", "Scorpionmasterxd", and notably, "Ness sucks" (blocked for vandalizing Jamal's talk page by spamming notable). I think it's time to permablock all of those but J7paul, who is on his last chance. Miles ( talk)   00:31, 1 November 2015 (EDT)
 * Well now I'm a little concerned. Here's hoping he becomes a functioning member of society. --- Preceding unsigned comment added by  BOO ! Or maybe  Nutta.   00:34, 1 November 2015 (EDT)
 * I wondered if it was Ness Sucks. I saw him lurking. <span style="font-family:Chiller; font-size:18px; color:rgb(220, 85, 0); text-shadow:0px 0px 3px DarkGray;">Serpent ∞ King ( talk ) 00:36, 1 November 2015 (EDT)

Thought I just say something random about the recent vandalism on this wiki.
So it appears that most of the recent IP vandals that I've searched up are from the United Kingdom or Puerto Rico. It sure seems like we're having two different repeating vandals. :P D  o  t  s  (talk)  The Engineer 19:17, 20 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Huh... Ganonmew,  The Evil Clone  19:23, 20 October 2015 (EDT)
 * @Ganonmew: Sorry if I had bad grammar on my last sentence but what I mean is that I used this website to find out where the recent IP vandals' world locations are. D  o  t  s  (talk) Mega Man X SNES sprite.png The Marine 19:37, 20 October 2015 (EDT)
 * That's not what I meant. I meant that you could be on to something. Ganonmew,  The Evil Clone  19:50, 20 October 2015 (EDT)
 * What do you mean by I'm on to something? I was only stating a random fact to note about the recent vandalism that has been going around. D  o  t  s  (talk) Mega Man X SNES sprite.png The Sandvich 20:08, 20 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Eh, idk, but there is definitely sockpuppetry going on. It reminds me of a vandal that had to be dealt with a few years ago named Mr. Curious. (Go ask someone like OT or ToastUltimatum: I don't really know) The difference is that there is two instead of one. Ganonmew,  The Evil Clone  20:18, 20 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Yeah I remember the Mr. Curious user. Other than finding the locations of the IP vandals, I don't think I could find anything more about them, particularly I'm talking about the said British and Puerto Rican IPs. D  o  t  s  (talk) Mega Man X SNES sprite.png The Smiley 20:26, 20 October 2015 (EDT)

Obviously, we can't block entire territories. How closely grouped are these IPs? Nyargle blargle (Talk · Contribs) 20:49, 20 October 2015 (EDT)
 * I'm not sure if they're working on the same side against the wiki or not but its something to note on. The vandal usernames on the other hand, I have no idea if they're connected with the IPs as well. D  o  t  s  (talk) Mega Man X SNES sprite.png The EarthBound 21:11, 20 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Great. now my british life has worked AGAINST me. [[file:INoMedssig.png|20px]] <font face="Times New Roman"> INoMed (Talk •  Contribs) 03:23, 21 October 2015 (EDT)

On this note, why did we open up page creation again? I don't think I've seen many good new pages by IPs and Unconfirmed users, and, to be honest, the wait time is so low that I think legit editors would rather wait anyway... ScoreCounter 04:35, 21 October 2015 (EDT)
 * That...actually sounds like a good idea. --- Preceding unsigned comment added by  BOO ! Or maybe  Nutta.   14:25, 21 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Agreed. <span style="font-family:Chiller; font-size:18px; color:rgb(220, 85, 0); text-shadow:0px 0px 3px DarkGray;">Serpent ∞ King ( talk ) 15:10, 21 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Re-raising the point after what just happened. <font face="Agency FB">ScoreCounter 12:01, 22 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Y'know, creating new pages with absurd titles is not a very effective form of vandalism. It's annoying to us, but anyone coming here to look up information isn't going to be hindered at all. I'd rather have vandals doing that than messing with actual articles. Zyrac (talk) 12:05, 22 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Exactly. Nyargle blargle  (Talk · Contribs) 12:06, 22 October 2015 (EDT)
 * That's also true. --- Preceding unsigned comment added by  BOO ! Or maybe  Nutta.   12:09, 22 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Conversley, it's an invisible mess that's much more of a pain to clean up afterwards. You can argue it both ways, I guess. I personally would sooner have a more visible mess that no-one ends up seeing because it get's RB'ed within seconds, rather than a slightly less apparent mess that takes ages to get rid of. <font face="Agency FB">ScoreCounter 12:12, 22 October 2015 (EDT)

I think that we should let them do this. It is easier to clean up, as we just add d tags. It won't effect casual surfing. Don't make it harder to vandalize, as then it is also harder to check for real changes in rec changes and history. What do you think? <font color="Black">DekZek,  <font color="Orange">The creature of your nightmares  12:16, 22 October 2015 (EDT)
 * DekZek's got a point, we can't treat vandals like it's a problem we can permanently solve. It's a problem we will always face on any Wiki. The best thing we can do is add d tags and revert when necessary. Disaster Flare (talk) 12:18, 22 October 2015 (EDT)

I didn't really think that this section was to do with how to get rid of the vandals. We simply can't, but just blocking them and reverting their edits. If we get attacked daily, then we just have to prevent the vandals from doing damage. D o  t  s  (talk)  The Smiley 13:25, 22 October 2015 (EDT)