Wikipedia talk:Long-term abuse/MascotGuy

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What does he do

What does this guy do out of curiosity? I saw one of his vandals had made a constructive edit http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Celanese&diff=90101914&oldid=86429253 Timan123 05:16, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The long term abuse page says that he frequently violates WP:MOS, adds false information, re-creates deleted articles, and performs cut-and-paste moves. When he first started to edit pages, he edited under an IP address. Pants^(T) 19:19, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I believe that this user is banned since every one of his accounts gets blocked by an admin. MascotGuy has been given chances to edit articles without an admin blocking him. Pants^(T) 19:20, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

MascotGuy finally edits a talk page???

Has our favorite sockpuppet show, MascotGuy finally edited a user talk page? [1] (You have been temporarily blocked $\rightarrow$ You have been temporarily busted) Here he's editing from an IP address, for either he forgot to create a new account or he ran out of names to call himself. What the heck could this mean? If anything, I suppose this confirms that he does read the messages sent to him after all. Now all we need is for him to improve on his idea of communicating to other editors. Tuxide 00:25, 13 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think that's MascotGuy; that looks like the Warner Independent Pictures/Columbia Pictures/studio merger vandal. —tregoweth (talk) 03:24, 13 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And, he's back...

This time as Mr. Trix (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), separating information from one of his favourite targets, Atomic Betty, and creating new articles for individual characters that basically say the same thing as their entry in the main article. (Can we speedy those, too? Pretty please?) --BlueSquadronRaven 22:17, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Headline text

Another probable sock: User:Mad Max Guy. User name and edit history seem to confirm this -- Antepenultimate 21:47, 10 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

MascotGuy edits Wikinews now?

Found another one that I believe to be him, Bam-Bam the Maid (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). What's interesting is his edits [2] to Wal-Mart coincide with the creation of this article on Wikinews. On Wikinews he was using an ip address 75.18.112.197 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) which is registered in San Diego. Tuxide 06:18, 26 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Wikinews article was just deleted, and as per its log page, it looks like that was not the first time [3]. Tuxide 06:27, 26 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Freaky Friday Guy

Freaky Friday Guy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) seems to fit the pattern of Mascot Guy socks because this user name is a phrase and it ends with "guy." The user never marks his edits minor, never provides edit summaries and doesn't use the edit link. Squirepants101 17:57, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Now this sockpuppet really needs to be blocked. He's now created a hoax about a TV show based on The Ant Bully. Squirepants101 20:37, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

was this the same guy as

I was monitoring at User:Morwen/Cartoon? Morwen - Talk 16:33, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A lot of those IPs look like MascotGuy. I'll add them to the list here. —tregoweth (talk) 22:17, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Has he left Wikipedia?

No one seems to have reported any accounts on the page for about nine days now, so I'd like to ask this question: Has MascotGuy left Wikipedia for good or is it the fact that he has received some form of punishment? I've checked some of this target articles (especially Wal-Mart) to see if he's edited them and it turns out that he hasn't. Squirepants101 22:08, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'd been wondering that too. Hopefully he isn't just editing articles that aren't on our watchlists... —tregoweth (talk) 22:23, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Even MascotGuy needs a wikibreak now and then. Give him some time. He'll be back in some other bafflingly named incarnation; keep your eyes peeled for Western Omelet Rolltop Woo-hoo Desk of the Forest Guy.--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back 22:28, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If that name was half as long, I would totally accept it as a MG username. Are you sure you're not MascotGuy? :)—tregoweth (talk) 02:51, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

He's back, I think

User:Mr. Power-Mad! shows some of the same habits as him. Pacific Coast Highway ^{{talk • contribs}} 04:57, 1 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

MascotGuy invades Commons?

I know this was back in October, but I just noticed this on Commons, a single purpose account that uploaded a bunch of images of Kmart and Wal-Mart. This is obviously our MascotGuy. Notice the user name, commons:User:Derekdespie. Doing a google search for the phrase "derek despie" returns a list of urls to freakish cartoon desktop theme downloads, all linked to the email address Ddespie@san.rr.com...which remarkably is also a blocked MascotGuy sockpuppet account (User:Ddespie@san.rr.com) on the English Wikipedia. Regards, Tuxide 06:27, 1 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Just another note that this "derekdespie" also seems to be quite active on the topix.net forums, apart from Wikipedia [4]. Tuxide 06:18, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And his posts make no damned sense. —tregoweth (talk) 17:08, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have a few things to say about this. One, it's obvious that this "derekdespie" user is MascotGuy. Just look at his posts and compare them to what MascotGuy edits. Two, if derekdespie/MascotGuy can communicate with other people on Topix.net, why can't he do it here? Squirepants101 01:24, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I believe his activity on topix.net is posting articles on discount retailers and supermarket chains, whether they are true or not. And his posts make no damned sense. Tuxide 01:29, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Example [5] Tuxide 01:34, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you read his Topix.net posts, he doesn't interact with anyone else; he just posts his, um, "news stories." I really wish we could figure out a way to get a hold of whoever is responsible for him, and suggest they keep an eye on his Internet use. —tregoweth (talk) 02:46, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's obvious that his email address is ddespie@san.rr.com (where the first d stands for derek)...maybe his mother uses a similar one but with a different starting letter? Just a thought, Tuxide 03:10, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's cdespie@san.rr.com, this is most likely his mom's email address and the one that User:Lucky 6.9 emailed. Note the edit history of the account Cdespie@san.rr.com (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), where the account user posts on his or her own talk page and says "MascotGuy has been behaving" [6] in the third person. Tuxide 03:19, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think that's him copying text from various sources trying to fake an unblock notice, because he thought that would get him unblocked. —tregoweth (talk) 12:40, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe his mom was trying to show him how to request an unblock (or least communicate to others)? User:Lucky 6.9 claims that this is indeed a valid email address. Also [7]. In addition, there is also a Cdespie and a Ddespie account on the Wake-Up Wal-Mart forums [8][9], both registered on the same day (and never posted); however they state their email addresses as being from Yahoo.com. Tuxide 21:00, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I found some new posts made by Derek. Two of them were made last month, while one was made in April. Here they are: [10], [11], and [12]. In the last link, Derek appears to be posting from Orlando, Florida. Pants^(T) 03:29, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

So he's making up news stories now? Great... —tregoweth (talk) 06:22, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Regex

I am considering making a list of regex patterns that can match MascotGuy sock candidates, for those of you who use WP:VF to detect new MascotGuy accounts like I do. If this interests anyone (or if anyone else uses WP:VF for this), please reply. Regards, Tuxide 04:14, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Autism

The section saying that because the editor edits articles for autism centers and therefore may not appreciate the gravity of his edits is both baseless and insulting. Insulting to both people with autism and the editor. I recommend it be removed immediately. - Ocatecir 05:53, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It is not baseless. I remember someone saying that he has contacted MascotGuy's mother through email, and confirmed that he indeed has autism. It could probably be reworded to reflect this confirmation. I also remember an ip address that has requested an unblock with the message "MascotGuy is behaving". Regards, Tuxide 06:02, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, here is the edit from this very talk page. Regards, Tuxide 06:04, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think "MascotGuy is behaving" is something I said when (optimistically) unblocking an account. In any event, I'm rewriting the description, since evidence is mostly circumstantial. —tregoweth (talk) 07:17, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

(finally found the account he is looking for) Not true, as per Cdespie@san.rr.com (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). Tuxide 03:21, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Did he exist?

According to his logs, this user doesn't seem to exist. Could someone explain this? --AAA! ^(AAAA) 09:05, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The username is definitely registered - however (see User:MascotGuy) it wasnt the vandal that created it. I often wondered this myself, especially as the LTA page says he "never" uses CamelCase in his usernames (its ironic our nickname for him is in CamelCase then) However Im not 100% sure of the origin Glen 09:15, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm pretty sure I came up with the name; at the time he was editing a lot of mascot-related articles, and he hadn't started using "Guy" in his name yet. I had to call him something. :) —tregoweth (talk) 18:39, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Page format changes?

Glen and Tuxide have suggested that this page's format be changed, as it's becoming a bit of a trophy list for MascotGuy. I hate to delete information, but I'm not sure how useful year-old usernames are. Suggestions? —tregoweth (talk) 18:39, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

In my opinion the list of usernames have been useful for recognizing patterns in his naming. Although it is not complete (the category page is more complete than WP:LTA/MG), the dates that he registered might also be relevant (like the day he started using "___ Guy" accounts). Tuxide 19:01, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Let us taunt it by adding Image:Sock puppetting2.png to its baduser infobox. It may become so crossed that it'll make a mistake. Tuxide 19:06, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Jewish Guy?

Is this user one of MascotGuy's sockpuppets? The user was already blocked indefinitely because of the username. Squirepants101 00:01, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Jewish Guy never made any edits, MG style or otherwise, so it remains a mystery. Personally, I see MascotGuy more as Scots-Irish Protestant, but that's idle speculation.--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back 05:04, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

More inactivity

MascotGuy hasn't edited since the 19th of February. It is now March. What the hell happened to him? Tuxide 01:39, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I asked a similar question on January 30th and about a day later, he came running back creating more accounts. Squirepants101 03:59, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

So what, does he like take ten-day long breaks and then return on the beginning of the following month? Tuxide 04:52, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't get it

I've looked at some of the sock's contributions, and some of the edits seemed legitimate, such as this, this, and this; but they were still reverted. How come? --AAA! ^(AAAA) 07:57, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Added a lot of sockpuppets onto this page

I've recently added 17 MascotGuy sockpuppets onto the page. All of them have been blocked by Mike Rosoft. Some of the accounts were created by Variety Speak Guy before he was blocked. What I don't get is, why would Variety Speak Guy/MascotGuy create these socks when he wasn't going to be blocked? Squirepants101 19:03, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps he's using a proxy server, like most universities use. Even though he's logged in, he may still get an older version of a web page asking him to register. Tuxide 22:03, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

[13] Damn. I'm surprised he hasn't blocked Colorvision (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). Tuxide 22:11, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Isn't there just a way on MediaWiki to disable user creation on registered usernames, as there is for ip addresses—but without giving a full block? If MascotGuy doesn't ever sign off of his accounts then this will help keep him from registering new ones when he's logged in. Tuxide 08:28, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

When I block him, I always check "Prevent account creation" and "Block this user's last IP address, and any subsequent addresses he/she attempts to edit from. If he starts again from a different IP address and creates a new account, then the old block won't have any effect (if I'm understanding things correctly). —tregoweth (talk) 16:41, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

My question is if there's a way to let him edit and not create new accounts when he's signed in. Sorry for the wordage. Regards, Tuxide 21:35, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think that's just a MediaWiki ~~bug~~ feature. —tregoweth (talk) 23:33, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

...so, does this mean we're officially back to perpetual MascotGuy blocking again? Tuxide 05:12, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah. Some of his previous edits have been kind of dubious, and he still has the habit of uploading images from random websites (I've deleted Atomic Betty wallpaper images so many times...) —tregoweth (talk) 05:33, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]