Terraria Wiki:Admin noticeboard/Vandals-2015

Changed many pages and added subtile things like ":)" or "bruh" examples:   ... Or he/she simple added wrong information:
 * Blocked, eventually. Gearzein (talk) 14:17, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

Vandalized Frost Moon Page (different changes), uploading irrelevant images, vandalized Tin Bars, Tin Pickax Pages, and most recently, Eye of Cthulhu. Also vandalized Skeletron Head and somehow i am not able to revert it (see Skeletron head talk).
 * It takes a while for uploaded images to update across the wiki, about 5-10 minutes; the image has been restored. Images deleted, user blocked. Gearzein (talk) 11:46, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

Vandalized Yoyo page by adding "derp" before each top column word. Created fake creature page about "Derp slime"
 * Blocked. Gearzein (talk) 13:14, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

Changed images on Eye of Cthulu to wrong boss monster, changed stats on pages to ridiculous numbers, giving false information etc.--MCFUser7428 (talk) 18:25, 4 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Blocked.  Chrisf1020  (talk)  18:31, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

Spammer of profanities, changes drop rates and other values.
 * Blocked (by KM100). Equazcion  ( talk ) 01:28, 3 Jul 2015 (UTC)

Vandalized several pages by changing drop rates to incorrect values and changing an image of the retinazer to the golem. Wymrite (talk)
 * Blocked.  Chrisf1020  (talk)  10:14, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

Reasonably sure this is the same person referenced [ here] using another proxy. Oscuritaforze (talk) 23:09, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I took care of it. And as an open message to this person, should they happen to read this page: You actually are dedicating space in your brain to remembering my name and being upset enough about regular wiki business to actively target me in your short-lived "disruptions", and that is bizarre and mystifying. I want you to consider the irony of calling someone a loser when you're still holding a grudge for almost a month about stuff that barely even happened. Gearzein (talk) 02:18, 15 March 2015 (UTC)

Vandalised Zombie page MrGlowing 15:09 10 March 2015 (Eastern Europe timezone)
 * I've dealt with it. Based on their contribs, I don't think this person is a vandal, just inexperienced with wiki editing. I've actually been keeping an eye on them for a bit, and I've advised them to use the sandbox in the future so they don't break tables. Likewise, I'm advising people reporting vandals to look into things a little bit instead of firing from the hip; flying into a frenzy over a couple of edits, especially by someone with a demonstrable history of legitimate (albeit unsuccessful) attempts at adding to the wiki, isn't constructive for anyone involved. Gearzein (talk) 15:18, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

another night vandal LuisYKW2 (talk) 02:21, 7 March 2015 (Brasilia timezone)
 * Got him. Gearzein (talk) 05:21, 7 March 2015 (UTC)

a good team attack together, that guys are attacking the weapons page repetitively! LuisYKW2 (talk) 18:17, 6 March 2015 (Brasilia timezone)
 * Blocked. Gearzein (talk) 23:02, 6 March 2015 (UTC)

Oscuritaforze (talk) 21:45, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Blocked. Gearzein (talk) 22:28, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

vandalizing Cyborg page. FunAlways (talk) 04:09, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Blocked. Gearzein (talk) 08:30, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

Repeated vandalism.  Chrisf1020  (talk)  01:01, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Blocked. Gearzein (talk) 08:30, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

Vansalism, like usual! LuisYKW2 (talk) 22:53, 13 February 2015 (Brasilia time zone)
 * Blocked. Gearzein (talk) 08:17, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

I need to say something? LuisYKW2 (talk) 14:41, 11 February 2015 (Brasilia time zone)
 * Yea, verily, t'was that he were banned for a fortnight; 14 days in yon pillory teacheth the knave a lesson. The trashy strolling of vandals is an eyesore. Gearzein (talk) 17:03, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Repeated vandalism. Gearzein (talk) 22:12, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Blocked. Gearzein (talk) 15:34, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

Persistence in the face of woeful incompetence. Gearzein (talk) 20:33, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Both taken care of. Good job, me. Gearzein (talk) 15:34, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

For defacing golem and making everything "opposite day"... February 6, 2015 at 7:46
 * Blocked. --0icke0 (talk) 19:50, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

Two suckers of dicks vandals. LuisYKW2 (talk) 00:09 30 January 2015 (Brasilia time zone)
 * Blocked. --0icke0 (talk) 21:51, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

Vandalism, of course. Gearzein (talk) 15:11, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Blocked. --0icke0 (talk) 21:42, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

Previously blocked vandal, hasn't learned anything since last time. Gearzein (talk) 23:24, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Blocked. --0icke0 (talk) 21:42, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

and, because uhhhhhh Gearzein (talk) 00:56, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Blocked. --0icke0 (talk) 21:42, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

Multiple vandalism. LuisYKW2 (talk) 02:22 02 February 2015 (Brasilia time zone)
 * Blocked. --0icke0 (talk) 11:00, 2 February 2015 (UTC)

Vandalism. Gearzein (talk) 01:55, 1 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Blocked. --0icke0 (talk) 11:43, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

Multiple vandalism. LuisYKW2 (talk) 13:54 31 January 2015 (Brasilia time zone)
 * Blocked. --0icke0 (talk) 11:43, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

Multiple vandalism. LuisYKW2 (talk) 00:09 30 January 2015 (Brasilia time zone)
 * Blocked. --0icke0 (talk) 11:11, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

Don't give up of vandalism. LuisYKW2 (talk) 22:58, 27 January 2015 (Brasilia)
 * Blocked. --0icke0 (talk) 09:28, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

Repeated vandalism. Gearzein (talk) 00:09, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Blocked. --0icke0 (talk) 09:28, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

Persistent vandalism. Gearzein (talk) 01:46, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Blocked. --0icke0 (talk) 11:46, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

Only contribution was creating a vandalism article. FyreNWater (talk) 23:10, 25 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Blocked.0icke0 (talk) 09:15, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Only contribution was creating a fake item article. FyreNWater (talk) 23:10, 25 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Blocked.0icke0 (talk) 09:15, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Repeated vandalism.  Chrisf1020  (talk)  19:42, 24 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Blocked. --0icke0 (talk) 09:15, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Only contributions are elaborate vandalism pages. FyreNWater (talk) 03:21, 24 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Blocked. --0icke0 (talk) 11:32, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

Spambot. Also, a question: is it worth reporting vandals individually anymore, or do you normally look through other people's reverts and find them yourself? Gearzein (talk) 15:37, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Blocked. (Also if users creates a new page it is often easy to find them, but if they just make edits we may miss them, or at least I do as far as I'm still active.) --0icke0 (talk) 11:32, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

Just a note for when you block - he's got an account at he'll probably use to keep reposting the same crap. Gearzein (talk) 16:11, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Blocked both. Equazcion  ( talk ) 20:14, 15 Jan 2015 (UTC)

Edits have become increasingly vandalistic. Gearzein (talk) 00:29, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
 * He reverted himself after making those. I think it's likely he's misunderstanding the way the infobox works, and is attempting to trigger something in the infobox to make it state that the item is so rare/expensive that it can't be obtained. I'm going to keep an eye on him; holding off on action for now. Equazcion  ( talk ) 04:26, 7 Jan 2015 (UTC)

Something's going to eventually need to be done about. Their edits have always been minimally constructive at best, and they are entirely unresponsive to their talk page or edit summaries. Very often, one of their edits will be undone, only for them to come back a few days later and replace it without explanation. It's becoming increasingly more difficult to view this editor's actions as being committed in good faith, but their inability or unwillingness to communicate in any fashion, combined with a mixed history dotted with genuine attempts at being helpful, makes it difficult to remand them as a vandal outright. Gearzein (talk) 22:44, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I agree and have just left him/her a warning. If these edits occur again with no communication I'll have to begin escalating blocks of ThePyromancer13 (unfortunately). Equazcion  ( talk ) 01:10, 3 Jan 2015 (UTC)