WikiIndex:Open proxy events - 2014-03: Difference between revisions

This began as a list of IPs involved in harassment of [[User:Leucosticte|Leucosticte]] here. Below, there are additional IPs that vandalize. It turns out, so far, that all involved IPs in harassment are using open proxies. No legitimate edits have been noticed in this period from open proxies. There is a possible obvious recommendation.

The time period begins with March 7, the appearance of [[User:Sophie Wilder|Sophie Wilder]] here, going after Leucosticte. Sophie Wilder, presumably the same user, is a moderator on [[RationalWiki]]. ("Sysop" on RationalWiki means almost nothing. I am a sysop on RationalWiki. At least today I am! Moderators there are elected and have advanced privileges.

For each IP, I searched for global blocks on meta.wikimedia.org. If the IP showed as globally blocked, I linked to the global block display for it. nb means not blocked globally. Most meta blocks for open proxies are range blocks.

Then, if the IP was not globally blocked on metaI searched for the IP with google.

See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_on_open_proxies/Guide_to_checking_open_proxies Wikipedia WikiProject] on identifying open proxies. I am not going to those lengths. I'm just looking for obvious indications by googling the address. If a search showed accusations of open proxy, that is shown by "google." If not, by ng. I did not search for addresses shown as blocked open proxies by meta.

 

#[[Special:Contributions/194.132.32.42|Contributions/194.132.32.42]] Blocked nb google

#'''[[Special:Contributions/5.199.130.188|Contributions/5.199.130.188]] 1 contrib, harassing, not blocked''' (same user as above, threatens TOR) nb see [http://www.maxmind.com/en/proxy/5.199.130.188 open proxy.]

#[[Special:Contributions/77.244.254.227|Contributions/77.244.254.227]] Blocked [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AGlobalBlockList&ip=77.244.254.227 open proxy]

#'''''[[Special:Contributions/37.221.162.226|Contributions/37.221.162.226]] 4 contribs, harassing, not blocked''' [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AGlobalBlockList&ip=37.221.162.226 open proxy]

#'''''[[Special:Contributions/77.95.231.11|Contributions/77.95.231.11]] 1 contrib, harassing, not blocked''' nb google

#[[Special:Contributions/70.39.66.59|Contributions/70.39.66.59]] Blocked nb google

#[[Special:Contributions/93.184.66.227|Contributions/93.184.66.227]] 1 contrib, Blocked [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AGlobalBlockList&ip=93.184.66.227 open proxy]

#'''''[[Special:Contributions/89.207.132.76|Contributions/89.207.132.76]] 1 contrib, harassing, not blocked'''  nb google

#[[Special:Contributions/109.163.234.2|Contributions/109.163.234.2]] Blocked [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AGlobalBlockList&ip=109.163.234.2 open proxy]

#[[Special:Contributions/62.210.129.149|Contributions/62.210.129.149]] Blocked [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AGlobalBlockList&ip=62.210.129.149 open proxy]

#[[Special:Contributions/212.232.24.57|Contributions/212.232.24.57]] Blocked nb google

#[[Special:Contributions/95.130.9.190|Contributions/95.130.9.190]] Blocked [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AGlobalBlockList&ip=95.130.9.190 open proxy]

#'''''[[Special:Contributions/77.247.181.164|Contributions/77.247.181.164]] not blocked.''''' Harassing, active, connected with other harassing IPs, see [http://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Redgreenfourties&diff=prev&oldid=176343]. nb google

#[[Special:Contributions/171.25.193.20|Contributions/171.25.193.20]] contributions possibly positive. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AGlobalBlockList&ip=171.25.193.20 open proxy]

#[[Special:Contributions/81.89.96.89|Contributions/81.89.96.89]] 1 contrib, Blocked [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AGlobalBlockList&ip=81.89.96.89 open proxy]

#'''''[[Special:Contributions/141.138.141.208|Contributions/141.138.141.208]] 1 contrib, harassment, not blocked.''' nb google

#[[Special:Contributions/178.217.187.39|Contributions/178.217.187.39]] 1 contrib. Blocked nb google

#'''''[[Special:Contributions/77.109.141.138|Contributions/77.109.141.138]] 2 contribs, harassing, not blocked.''' nb google

#[[Special:Contributions/82.94.251.227|Contributions/82.94.251.227]] Blocked nb google

#[[Special:Contributions/37.221.171.236|Contributions/37.221.171.236]] Blocked [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AGlobalBlockList&ip=37.221.171.236 open proxy]

#[[Special:Contributions/198.96.155.3|Contributions/198.96.155.3]] Blocked (one old edit from this IP) [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AGlobalBlockList&ip=198.96.155.3 open proxy]

#'''''[[Special:Contributions/109.163.234.7|Contributions/109.163.234.7]] harassment, not blocked. Note same range as above, x.x.x.2 [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AGlobalBlockList&ip=109.163.234.7 open proxy] [http://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=ChildWiki&diff=prev&oldid=175887 threatens ddos attacks]

#'''''[[Special:Contributions/192.99.8.96|Contributions/192.99.8.96]] harassment, not blocked. New attack page creation. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AGlobalBlockList&ip=192.99.8.96 spambot, likely open proxy]

#'''''[[Special:Contributions/212.83.187.52|Contributions/212.83.187.52]] harassment, not blocked. nb google

#'''''[[Special:Contributions/95.211.98.166|Contributions/95.211.98.166]] harassment, not blocked. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AGlobalBlockList&ip=95.211.98.166 open proxy]

#'''''[[Special:Contributions/81.169.151.138|Contributions/81.169.151.138]] harassment, not blocked, nb google

#'''''[[Special:Contributions/5.104.224.5|Contributions/5.104.224.5]] harassment, not blocked, nb google

#'''''[[Special:Contributions/77.109.141.138|Contributions/77.109.141.138]] nb google

#'''''[[Special:Contributions/85.10.211.53|Contributions/85.10.211.53]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AGlobalBlockList&ip=85.10.211.53 open proxy]''''' This IP did not go after Leucosticte or siteadmin, but after a new user, apparently the same as .241 listed above with "many positive contributions," who is now doing a great deal of positive editing from a registered account. If the IP is connected with the attack on Leucosticte, this would be an attempt to harass a WikiIndex user as retaliation for the site allowing Leucosticte to edit.

#'''''[[Special:Contributions/185.17.93.142|Contributions/185.17.93.142]] nb google

#'''''[[Special:Contributions/77.247.181.164|Contributions/77.247.181.164]] nb google

 

Fascinating how some who call others "cowards" are using anonymizing techniques, starting with IP editing, then anonymizing the IP, while harassing registered users who are using -- or readily connected with real names. Cowards, full of hatred, terrorists.

That these are related does not indicate specific connection. While Sophie Wilder was radically uncivil, that is merely the custom at RationalWiki. I have seen no evidence that the IP connection with Sophie Wilder was anything more than an offer of assistance from them to her. I know of no history of Sophie Wilder using open proxies.

*[[Special:Contributions/Sophie_Wilder]] Blocked

*[[Special:Contributions/76.28.31.199|Contributions/76.28.31.199]] was me.

==Disclosure of my position==

 

Leucosticte is a user who creates massive controversy. He supports ''highly unpopular causes.'' However, he also responds to community restraint, usually, if it is civil and rational. He may argue endlessly, given the opportunity, but he is also capable of backing off and simply contributing within site purpose.

My initial work here was to interdict the vandalism, the attack on Leucosticte, which was pure bullying and what I called "terrorism," that is, an attempt to attain ends deemed, by the terrorists, to be so important as to allow massive collateral damage, and whatever extreme action is considered, by them, as necessary. The enemies of Leucosticte have done much worse than what has been seen here. Threats of physical violence have been made, and threats have extended to others seen as defending him. I.e., me. Here, there has merely been gross incivility, vandalism, and revert warring.

The flood of IP vandalism having abated, for the moment, I then turned to the other side of this. Leucosticte has been adding provocative content here. I have begun to tag some of this for deletion. One might, in Leucosticte's defense, notice that he does not revert war over a deletion tag. Rather, he argues on the attached talk page. He ''is'' an experienced wiki user and only revert warred, in the last week, with blatant vandals. (As did I).

(I was blocked on a WMF wiki by a somewhat dizzy admin for revert warring with a blocked editor, editing IP, who was repeatedly adding "outing" information. And I'd do it again. Basically, being blocked causes no pain. The real problem there was administrative inattention, a common problem on wikis. The administrator who blamed me for disturbing his nap. No, I did, however, probably cause him to wake up a little sooner. Which was the point. Otherwise there would have been one or two edits buried in the noise.)

(There is a policy here against revert warring. Such policies need exceptions. The policy assumes good faith editing.) --[[User:Abd|Abd]] ([[User talk:Abd|talk]]) 21:53, 12 March 2014 (UTC)