[00:57:41] [1/2] what a curious fellow [00:57:41] [2/2] https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/CakeByTheOceanYuh [00:57:52] needs meta admin cleanup if not a steward's gaze [01:05:03] appears they've been vandalizing more than a few pages [01:05:41] They also vandalized Loathsome Characters Wiki, where I've blocked them as a possible LTA [01:06:19] in that case looks like it's time to book them [01:29:51] [1/2] heavy spam account creation including some posted spam here [01:29:51] [2/2] https://podpedia.org/wiki/Special:RecentChanges [01:30:09] saw another on the gazetteer but silly me closed the tab before I realized 'wait is that spam' [01:30:39] CakeByTheOceanYuh should definitely be locked; they're most likely -abigblueworld- [01:31:53] that seems increasingly likely yes [01:32:03] cc @Stewards as available for both ^ [01:34:51] Thank you, will check [01:43:39] https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/My_YouTube_channel_or_you%27re_lying - Another ABBW sock [01:45:18] locked [01:46:04] yeah once the names go off the rails like that you know abbw is at it [01:46:11] Maybe there should be an abuse filter on Meta to prevent more socks from being created, like one I made on LCW: https://loathsomecharacters.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:AbuseFilter/5 [01:46:15] you can salt her and it might deter but she'll probably go through a few prepared ranges [01:47:58] Likely sock just created: https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Opeohiefwhipefoi_NO_NO_NO_NO_WAY [01:50:12] cc @Meta-Wiki Administrators to keep an eye on recent changes for a bit, abbw is going at it today [01:50:23] kiju has some work cut out [01:50:51] ^ this may be helpful [01:55:56] well I know I can keep pace with it but probably no point until someone with big guns comes in to wipe the accounts [01:56:05] all I'm doing is clogging up page history [01:57:11] Looks like that just happened [01:57:23] yep, and it's a simple mass page delete from there [01:57:49] Another sock: https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Enter_my_name_here%3F%3F%3F [01:57:55] their IP range was blocked [01:59:04] They have been known to abuse multiple ranges; they're clearly -abigblueworld- based on behavorial evidence [01:59:07] Their IP range is already blocked [01:59:13] How are they bypassing the global block? [01:59:26] I know but the abused ranges I blocked over half a year ago [02:00:28] I see why [02:00:45] https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Only-vandaIism_accou [02:13:24] https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/PewDlEPlE [02:14:33] Oh man I love pewdleple /j [02:19:01] [1/3] their post has been deleted [02:19:02] [2/3] + I did cu, but their IP seems to change from account to account 😦 [02:19:02] [3/3] No consistent IP [02:19:28] yes, abbw is an old hat at the game [02:19:49] may be able to trace by asn possibly unless the provider completely changes which I wouldn't put past abbw [02:20:14] if they're verifiably proxy ips it might be time to update the mass blocks as I thought those were supposed to seriously curb that kind of behavior [02:21:38] [1/2] might be interesting to see if the IPs correspond to this list which I've picked up recently, if so it might be something to bring up with the others [02:21:38] [2/2] https://github.com/X4BNet/lists_vpn [02:22:31] agent is also someone to talk to directly has he has plenty of abbw experience, reception's also been around the block lately [02:23:11] I actually ran through this list a while ago [02:23:21] the issue was that global blocks weren't applying to Meta [02:23:31] re-enabling that fixed the issues [02:23:32] An abuse filter could also be considered; I made such a filter on Loathsome Characters Wiki that blocks usernames with more than three spaces or that contains commas [02:24:31] commas are a huge flag and might be worth pre empting [02:25:00] I've seen 4 spaces but that's a very rare legit instance [18:56:11] Possible UP violation? https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/JFKGotNoScoped [19:04:34] tasteless but not necessarily