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| lifespan = 2010–present (possibly 2008)
| lifespan = 2010–present (possibly 2008)
| ISP = [[BSkyB]]
| ISP = [[BSkyB]]
| IPs = 2.120.*.* to 2.223.*.*, 90.195.*.* to 90.221.*.*, 94.0.*.* to 94.7.*.*
| IPs = 2.120.*.* to 2.223.*.*<br>90.195.*.* to 90.221.*.*<br>94.0.*.* to 94.7.*.*
| hostmasks =
| hostmasks =
| location = Burton-on-Trent
| location = UK
| severity =
| severity =
| RFCs =
| RFCs =
| RFARs =
| RFARs =
| Instructions = Revert non-constructive edits on sight. Report new accounts to [[WP:AIV|AIV]] with a link to this page.
| Instructions = Revert non-constructive edits on sight. Report new accounts to [[WP:AIV|AIV]] with a link to this page.
| status = Pending
| status = active
}}
}}
<font color="red">Please report all ongoing incidents of abuse to [[WP:AIV|AIV]] or [[WP:ANI|ANI]].</font>
{{warning|<big>'''Please report all ongoing incidents of abuse to [[WP:AIV|AIV]] or [[WP:ANI|ANI]]'''</big>}}


==Basic information==
==Basic information==
The martial arts vandal is a long-term disruptive user who primarily targets Hong Kong martial arts films, especially those that star [[Sammo Hung]] and [[Jackie Chan]]. He also targets American action films that star [[Dolph Lundgren]], [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]], [[Cuba Gooding, Jr.]], and [[Cynthia Rothrock]]. Any film in these stars' filmography should be considered high risk. His edits generally fall under several narrow behaviors: genre warring, removing categories, enforcing alphabetical order in categories, and edit warring to maintain these changes. He is on a [[dynamic IP|highly dynamic IP range]], but the IP addresses generally stick for about three to seven days, during which he will be inactive if blocked. Once his IP address changes, he will evade his block and immediately return to edit warring. Short blocks (less than three days) may prove ineffective in preventing further disruption. Although he has never had a known user account, he can be identified by IP range, behavior, or geolocation. Attempts to reason or converse with him are ignored, and he has never used an edit summary. He has certainly been active since 2010, and some reports date back to 2008.
The martial arts vandal is a long-term disruptive user who primarily targets Hong Kong martial arts films, especially those that star [[Sammo Hung]] and [[Jackie Chan]]. He also targets American action films that star [[Dolph Lundgren]], [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]], [[Cuba Gooding, Jr.]], and [[Cynthia Rothrock]]. Any film in these stars' filmography should be considered to be at high risk. His edits generally fall under several narrow behaviors: genre warring, removing categories, enforcing alphabetical order in categories, adding unsourced information, and edit warring to maintain these changes. He is on a [[dynamic IP|highly dynamic IP range]], but the IP addresses generally stick for about three to seven days, during which he will be inactive if blocked. Once his IP address changes, he will evade his block and immediately return to edit warring. Short blocks (less than three days) may prove ineffective in preventing further disruption. Although he has never had a known user account, he can be identified by IP range, behavior, or geolocation. Attempts to reason or converse with him are ignored, and he almost never uses an edit summary. He has certainly been active since 2010, and some reports date back to 2008.


This is a tenacious edit warrior. He will patiently wait out blocks and page protection, even if the protection lasts a month. He likely uses his browser to bookmark articles in lieu of a watchlist. He checks the articles daily, and it is likely that he will revert dozens of articles in a single session. He has been repeatedly blocked and was subject to a community ban proposal; this LTA report was filed as an alternative to the ban.
This is a tenacious edit warrior. He will patiently wait out blocks and page protection, even if the protection lasts a month. He likely uses his browser to bookmark articles in lieu of a watchlist. He checks the articles daily, and it is likely that he will revert dozens of articles in a single session. He has been repeatedly blocked and was subject to a community ban proposal; this LTA report was filed as an alternative to the ban.

He was blocked until March 2017 in a range block (2A02:C7D:9EC5:3800::/64).


===Targeted areas, pages, themes===
===Targeted areas, pages, themes===
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! Article !! Edits || IPs || Notes
! Article !! Edits || IPs || Notes
|-
|-
| ''[[Yes, Madam]]'' || 30 || 10 || disruption going back to August 2011
| ''[[Yes, Madam]]'' || 30 || 10 || disruption going back to August 2011. Indefinitely semi-protected
|-
|-
| ''[[Don't Give a Damn]]'' || 30 || 9 || article created in June 2014
| ''[[Don't Give a Damn]]'' || 30 || 9 || article created in June 2014. Indefinitely semi-protected.
|-
|-
| ''[[Double Impact]]'' || 33 || 11 || disruption going back to April 2011
| ''[[Double Impact]]'' || 33 || 11 || disruption going back to April 2011
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| ''[[Ninja in the Dragon's Den]]'' || 40 || 22 || disruption going back to February 2011
| ''[[Ninja in the Dragon's Den]]'' || 40 || 22 || disruption going back to February 2011
|-
|-
| ''[[Rob-B-Hood]]'' || 44 || 26 || disruption going back to October 2010
| ''[[Rob-B-Hood]]'' || 44 || 26 || disruption going back to October 2010. Indefinitely semi-protected.
|-
|-
| ''[[Legacy of Rage]]'' || 46 || 10 || disruption going back to August 2011
| ''[[Legacy of Rage]]'' || 46 || 10 || disruption going back to August 2011
|-
|-
| ''[[Heart of Dragon]]'' || 53 || 24 || disruption going back to April 2011
| ''[[Heart of Dragon]]'' || 53 || 24 || disruption going back to April 2011. Indefinitely semi-protected.
|-
|-
| ''[[No Retreat, No Surrender 2]]'' || 55 || 17 || disruption going back to October 2011
| ''[[No Retreat, No Surrender 2]]'' || 55 || 17 || disruption going back to October 2011
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| ''[[No Retreat, No Surrender]]'' || 95 || 35 || disruption going back to October 2010
| ''[[No Retreat, No Surrender]]'' || 95 || 35 || disruption going back to October 2010
|-
|-
| ''[[Crime Story (film)]]'' || 125 || 20 || disruption going back to October 2010
| ''[[Crime Story (film)]]'' || 125 || 20 || disruption going back to October 2010. Indefinitely semi-protected.
|-
|-
|}
|}


'''Edits''' is number of obvious edits by this vandal. '''IPs''' is number of individual IP addresses used. A small number of IP addresses means constant edit warring in a short period of time.
'''Edits''' is number of obvious edits by this vandal counted until August 2014. '''IPs''' is number of individual IP addresses used. A small number of IP addresses means constant edit warring in a short period of time.


Other commonly targeted articles include:
Other commonly targeted articles include:
{{cot|List courtesy of StG88, AWNH, and others}}
{{cot|List courtesy of StG88, AWNH, and others}}
* [[Lethal Weapon 4]]
* [[Lethal Weapon 4]] (indefinitely semi-protected)
* [[Total Recall (1990 film)]]
* [[Total Recall (1990 film)]]
* [[Total Recall (2012 film)]]
* [[Total Recall (2012 film)]]
* [[Machete (film)]]
* [[Machete (film)]] (indefinitely semi-protected)
* [[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]]
* [[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]]
* [[Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story]]
* [[Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story]]
* [[Special ID]]
* [[Special ID]] (indefinitely semi-protected)
* [[Faster (2010 film)]]
* [[Faster (2010 film)]]
* [[U.S. Marshals (film)]]
* [[U.S. Marshals (film)]]
* [[War (2007 film)]]
* [[War (2007 film)]]
* [[Ninja in the Dragon's Den]]
* [[Grown Ups 2]]
* [[Grown Ups 2]]
* [[12 Rounds 2: Reloaded]]
* [[12 Rounds 2: Reloaded]] (indefinitely semi-protected)
* [[Eraser (film)]]
* [[Eraser (film)]]
* [[I Come in Peace]]
* [[I Come in Peace]] (indefinitely semi-protected)
* [[Half a Loaf of Kung Fu]]
* [[Half a Loaf of Kung Fu]]
* [[Enter the Fat Dragon]]
* [[Enter the Fat Dragon]]
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* [[Training Day]]
* [[Training Day]]
* [[I, Robot (film)]]
* [[I, Robot (film)]]
* [[The Expendables (2010 film)]]
* [[The Expendables (2010 film)]] (indefinitely semi-protected)
* [[Paul Blart: Mall Cop]]
* [[Paul Blart: Mall Cop]]
* [[Once Upon a Time in China]]
* [[Once Upon a Time in China]]
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* [[Once Upon a Time in China III]]
* [[Once Upon a Time in China III]]
* [[Game of Death]]
* [[Game of Death]]
* [[Game of Death II]]
* [[Game of Death II]] (indefinitely semi-protected)
* [[Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky]]
* [[Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky]]
* [[Missionary Man (film)]]
* [[Missionary Man (film)]]
* [[Puncture Wounds]]
* [[Puncture Wounds]] (indefinitely semi-protected)
* [[Zodiac Killers]]
* [[Zodiac Killers]] (indefinitely semi-protected)
* [[Red Tails]]
* [[Red Tails]] (indefinitely semi-protected)
* [[American Gangster (film)]]
* [[American Gangster (film)]] (indefinitely semi-protected)
* [[Armour of God (film)]]
* [[Armour of God (film)]]
* [[Armour of God II: Operation Condor]]
* [[Armour of God II: Operation Condor]]
* [[Badges of Fury]]
* [[Badges of Fury]] (indefinitely semi-protected)
* [[Drunken Monkey (film)]]
* [[Drunken Monkey (film)]]
* [[Flaming Brothers]]
* [[Flaming Brothers]]
* [[Heat (1995 film)]]
* [[Heat (1995 film)]] (indefinitely semi-protected)
* [[Island of Greed]]
* [[Island of Greed]]
* [[Tai Chi Master (film)]]
* [[Tai Chi Master (film)]] (indefinitely semi-protected)
* [[The Young Master]]
* [[The Young Master]]
* [[Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon]]
* [[Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon]]
* [[Men of War (film)]] (indefinitely semi-protected)
{{cob}}
{{cob}}


Low risk topics include articles on United States-based [[professional wrestling]], such as wrestlers and wrestling films. These articles are traditionally subject to fewer edits and much less disruption.
Low risk topics include articles on United States-based [[professional wrestling]], such as wrestlers and wrestling films. These articles are traditionally subject to fewer edits and much less disruption. Rare targets include American and British heavy metal bands, which are ''generally'' not subject to disruption.

Articles listed as indefinitely semi-protected have been protected per request against this vandal; if protection is lifted, please consider adding the article to your watchlist.


===Habitual behavior===
===Habitual behavior===
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* [[User:AddWittyNameHere/Martial Arts Film Vandal]] (2014)
* [[User:AddWittyNameHere/Martial Arts Film Vandal]] (2014)


Several further discusions can be found linked from those pages.
Several further discussions can be found linked from those pages.


===Other notes===
===Other notes===
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==Confirmed and suspected accounts==
==Proven and suspected accounts==
IP accounts are normally in the 2.120.*.* to 2.222.*.* and 90.195.*.* to 90.221.*.* ranges. Additional ranges include 94.0.*.* to 94.2.*.* and a one-off at 176.251.46.19. IP addresses outside these ranges are possible but break with habitual behavior, which does not seem to indicate the use of VPNs or proxies. Compulsive genre warring across dozens of Hong Kong film articles from non-habitual IP ranges should be treated as suspect regardless of geolocation. Note that geolocation might not ''always'' result in Burton-on-Trent; neighboring cities are occasionally possible, and locations as distant as Singapore have been suspected.
IP accounts are normally in the 2.120.*.* to 2.222.*.* and 90.195.*.* to 90.221.*.* ranges. Additional ranges include 94.0.*.* to 94.2.*.* and a one-off at 176.251.46.19. IP addresses outside these ranges are possible but break with habitual behavior, which does not seem to indicate the use of [[VPN]]s or [[Proxy server|proxies]]. Compulsive genre warring across dozens of Hong Kong film articles from non-habitual IP ranges should be treated as suspect regardless of [[geolocation]]. Note that geolocation might not ''always'' result in Burton-on-Trent; neighboring cities are occasionally possible, and locations as distant as Singapore have been suspected. Due to the BT system in the UK, any geolocation with a UK address will be the address of the ISP offices for that range of addresses, and will '''never''' be the location of the user.


More-or-less confirmed:
More-or-less proven:


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{{cot}}
|+ Proven
* {{ip|2.121.130.4}}
! IP address !! From !! To !! Notes
* {{ip|2.124.213.167}}
|-
* {{ip|2.127.228.78}}
| {{ip|2.121.130.4}} || December 5, 2013 || December 9, 2013
* {{ip|2.127.230.64}}
|-
* {{ip|2.216.204.97}}
| {{ip|2.124.196.10}} || February 17, 2012 || February 23, 2012
* {{ip|2.216.206.81}}
|-
* {{ip|2.220.251.190}}
* {{ip|2.220.254.10}}
| {{ip|2.124.213.167}} || April 22, 2014 || May 4, 2014
|-
* {{ip|2.222.145.203}}
* {{ip|2.222.145.217}}
| {{ip|2.124.215.133}} || May 8, 2015 || May 10, 2015
|-
* {{ip|2.222.145.251}}
| {{ip|2.124.212.230}} || July 7, 2015 || July 7, 2015 || Blocked until January 2016
* {{ip|2.222.145.236}}
|-
* {{ip|2.223.224.27}}
| {{ip|2.127.228.78}} || December 30, 2013 || January 2, 2014
* {{ip|2.223.225.29}}
|-
* {{ip|2.223.225.124}}
| {{ip|2.127.229.244}} || October 8, 2014 || October 8, 2014
* {{ip|90.195.176.24}}
|-
* {{ip|90.195.244.157}}
| {{ip|2.127.230.64}} || April 15, 2014 || April 22, 2014
* {{ip|90.195.244.166}}
|-
* {{ip|90.195.244.157}}
| {{ip|2.216.204.27}} || March 21, 2014 || March 26, 2014
* {{ip|90.195.244.182}}
|-
* {{ip|90.196.1.149}}
| {{ip|2.216.204.97}} || January 19, 2014 || January 28, 2014
* {{ip|90.196.1.231}}
|-
* {{ip|90.196.3.222}}
| {{ip|2.216.206.81}} || August 20, 2014 || August 20, 2014
* {{ip|90.197.98.22}}
|-
* {{ip|90.198.30.134}}
| rowspan=2| {{ip|2.216.207.193}} || May 26, 2015 || May 30, 2015
* {{ip|90.199.99.3}}
|-
* {{ip|90.199.99.29}}
| June 3, 2015 || June 3, 2015
* {{ip|90.199.99.87}}
|-
* {{ip|90.199.99.147}}
| rowspan=2| {{ip|2.220.248.141}} || April 30, 2015 || May 1, 2015
* {{ip|90.199.99.186}}
|-
* {{ip|90.199.99.218}}
| May 5, 2015 || May 5, 2015
* {{ip|90.200.85.80}} October 10, 2013
|-
* {{ip|90.200.85.84}}
| {{ip|2.220.249.126}} || February 1, 2014 || February 9, 2014
* {{ip|90.200.85.15}}
|-
* {{ip|90.200.85.25}} October 10, 2012
| {{ip|2.220.250.65}} || June 21, 2015 || June 25, 2015
* {{ip|90.200.85.95}}
|-
* {{ip|90.200.85.120}}
* {{ip|90.200.85.127}} October 9, 2012
| {{ip|2.220.250.177}} || July 8, 2015 || July 8, 2015
|-
* {{ip|90.200.85.145}}
* {{ip|90.200.85.196}} October 28, 2013
| {{ip|2.220.251.190}} || August 14, 2014 || August 16, 2014
|-
* {{ip|90.200.85.220}}
| {{ip|2.220.251.25}} || January 29, 2014 || January 29, 2014
* {{ip|90.200.85.223}}
|-
* {{ip|90.200.85.80}}
|rowspan="2"|{{ip|2.220.254.10}} || March 5, 2014 || March 5, 2014
* {{ip|90.200.85.127}}
|-
* {{ip|90.200.85.196}}
| March 15, 2014 || March 20, 2014
* {{ip|90.201.155.179}}
|-
* {{ip|90.205.208.98}}
| {{ip|2.222.145.203}} || September 3, 2013 || September 5, 2013
* {{ip|90.205.210.134}}
|-
* {{ip|90.205.211.135}}
| {{ip|2.222.145.217}} || August 11, 2012 || August 14, 2012
* {{ip|90.211.105.144}}
|-
* {{ip|90.212.5.172}}
| {{ip|2.222.145.251}} || January 31, 2012 || January 31, 2012
* {{ip|90.218.116.10}}
|-
* {{ip|90.221.149.41}}
| {{ip|2.222.145.236}} || June 11, 2012 || June 17, 2012
* {{ip|94.0.242.224}}
|-
* {{ip|94.0.242.227}}
| {{ip|2.223.224.27}} || February 13, 2014 || February 15, 2014
* {{ip|94.2.192.7}}
|-
* {{ip|94.2.197.202}}
| {{ip|2.223.224.139}} || June 12, 2015 || June 13, 2015 || Blocked until September 2015
* {{ip|94.7.102.30}}
|-
* {{ip|176.251.46.19}}
| {{ip|2.223.225.29}} || June 5, 2014 || June 8, 2014
|-
| {{ip|2.223.225.124}} || May 6, 2014 || May 6, 2014
|-
| {{ip|2.223.227.69}} || June 18, 2015 || June 18, 2015
|-
| {{ip|2.223.227.152}} || May 15, 2015 || May 16, 2015
|-
| rowspan=3| {{ip|86.174.161.231}} || May 5, 2015 || May 5, 2015
|-
| May 7, 2015 || May 7, 2015
|-
| May 9, 2015 || May 9, 2015
|-
| {{ip|90.195.176.24}} || December 15, 2013 || December 20, 2013
|-
| {{ip|90.195.244.157}} || January 27, 2012 || January 29, 2012
|-
| {{ip|90.195.244.166}} || June 2, 2012 || June 7, 2012
|-
| {{ip|90.195.244.157}} || January 27, 2012 || January 29, 2012
|-
| {{ip|90.195.244.182}} || May 29, 2012 || May 31, 2012
|-
| {{ip|90.196.0.132}} || January 3, 2014 || January 3, 2014
|-
| {{ip|90.196.1.149}} || January 6, 2014 || January 6, 2014
|-
| {{ip|90.196.1.231}} || May 5, 2014 || May 5, 2014
|-
|rowspan="2"| {{ip|90.196.3.222}} || July 5, 2014 || July 8, 2014
|-
| July 15, 2014 || July 15, 2014
|-
| {{ip|90.196.3.111}} || April 16, 2015 || April 16, 2015
|-
| {{ip|90.196.3.220}} || July 3, 2015 || July 3, 2015
|-
|rowspan=2| {{ip|90.197.96.26}} || March 5, 2015 || March 6, 2015
|-
| March 15, 2015 || March 15, 2015
|-
| {{ip|90.197.96.60}} || September 9, 2014 || September 9, 2014
|-
| {{ip|90.197.98.22}} || June 9, 2014 || June 9, 2014
|-
| {{ip|90.197.99.5}} || December 18, 2014 || December 18, 2014
|-
| {{ip|90.198.28.213}} || January 30, 2015 || January 30, 2015
|-
| {{ip|90.198.30.134}} || January 7, 2014 || January 7, 2014
|-
| {{ip|90.199.99.3}} || August 27, 2012 || August 28, 2012
|-
| {{ip|90.199.99.29}} || June 26, 2012 || June 26, 2012
|-
| {{ip|90.199.99.87}} || September 11, 2012 || September 16, 2012
|-
| {{ip|90.199.99.135}} || November 10, 2013 || November 11, 2013
|-
|rowspan="3"| {{ip|90.199.99.147}} || July 3, 2012 || July 6, 2012
|-
| July 13, 2012 || July 17, 2012
|-
| July 31, 2012 || July 31, 2012
|-
|rowspan="2"| {{ip|90.199.99.186}} || October 10, 2011 || October 11, 2011
|-
| November 12, 2011 || November 14, 2011
|-
| {{ip|90.199.99.218}} || June 28, 2012 || June 29, 2012
|-
| {{ip|90.199.99.238}} || March 8, 2010 || April 3, 2010
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{ip|90.199.99.239}} || September 3, 2011 || September 3, 2011
|-
| October 3, 2011 || October 4, 2011
|-
|rowspan="2"| {{ip|90.200.85.2}} || October 11, 2010 || October 11, 2010
|-
| October 23, 2010 || October 24, 2010
|-
| {{ip|90.200.85.3}} || February 15, 2010 || February 16, 2010
|-
| {{ip|90.200.85.15}} || October 6, 2012 || October 6, 2012
|-
| {{ip|90.200.85.62}} || June 15, 2011 || June 22, 2011
|-
| {{ip|90.200.85.80}} || October 10, 2013 || October 17, 2012
|-
| {{ip|90.200.85.84}} || August 15, 2012 || August 15, 2012
|-
|rowspan="2"| {{ip|90.200.85.25}} || February 8, 2010 || February 14, 2010
|-
| October 10, 2012 || October 10, 2012
|-
| {{ip|90.200.85.95}} || September 7, 2012 || September 7, 2012
|-
| {{ip|90.200.85.127}} || October 9, 2012 || October 9, 2012
|-
| {{ip|90.200.85.145}} || July 2, 2012 || July 2, 2012
|-
| {{ip|90.200.85.196}} || October 28, 2013 || October 28, 2013
|-
| {{ip|90.200.85.200}} || February 18, 2010 || March 6, 2010
|-
| {{ip|90.200.85.220}} || October 8, 2012 || October 8, 2012
|-
| {{ip|90.200.85.223}} || August 23, 2012 || August 24, 2012
|-
| {{ip|90.200.85.80}} || October 10, 2013 || October 17, 2013
|-
| {{ip|90.200.85.127}} || October 9, 2012 || October 9, 2012
|-
|rowspan="2"| {{ip|90.200.85.129}} || July 2, 2011 || July 3, 2011
|-
| August 3, 2011 || August 3, 2011
|-
| {{ip|90.200.85.196}} || October 28, 2013 || October 28, 2013
|-
|rowspan="2"| {{ip|90.200.85.232}} || April 25, 2011 || May 9, 2011
|-
| June 10, 2011 || June 10, 2011
|-
|rowspan="2"| {{ip|90.200.123.41}} || February 5, 2015 || February 6, 2015
|-
| February 22, 2015 || March 2, 2015
|-
|rowspan="2"| {{ip|90.201.141.7}} || February 17, 2010 || February 18, 2010
|-
| October 3, 2012 || October 3, 2012
|-
| {{ip|90.201.155.179}} || August 16, 2014 || August 18, 2014
|-
| {{ip|90.205.208.43}} || July 31, 2014 || August 1, 2014
|-
| {{ip|90.205.209.50}} || December 9, 2014 || December 9, 2014
|-
| {{ip|90.205.208.98}} || June 11, 2014 || June 13, 2014
|-
| {{ip|90.205.210.134}} || June 23, 2014 || June 28, 2014
|-
| {{ip|90.205.211.135}} || August 2, 2014 || August 2, 2014
|-
| {{ip|90.205.211.165}} || March 2, 2015 || March 2, 2015
|-
| {{ip|90.205.211.205}} || April 22, 2015 || April 26, 2015
|-
| {{ip|90.211.104.222}} || January 4, 2014 || January 4, 2014
|-
| {{ip|90.211.105.144}} || May 30, 2014 || June 4, 2014
|-
| {{ip|90.211.107.23}} || May 7, 2015 || May 7, 2015
|-
| {{ip|90.212.5.172}} || January 9, 2014 || January 12, 2014
|-
| {{ip|90.212.180.107}} || January 5, 2014 || January 5, 2014 || Geolocates to Glasgow, Scotland
|-
| {{ip|90.213.44.4}} || June 19, 2015 || June 20, 2015
|-
| {{ip|90.213.44.49}} || December 4, 2014 || December 4, 2014
|-
| {{ip|90.213.44.138}} || April 8, 2015 || April 12, 2015 || Blocked until July 2015
|-
| {{ip|90.213.45.30}} || June 15, 2015 || June 15, 2015
|-
| {{ip|90.217.16.66}} || February 17, 2010 || February 17, 2010
|-
| {{ip|90.218.116.10}} || May 10, 2014 || May 21, 2014
|-
| {{ip|90.218.117.65}} || January 24, 2015 || January 24, 2015
|-
| {{ip|90.218.118.91}} || December 13, 2014 || December 13, 2014
|-
|rowspan="4"| {{ip|90.221.149.41}} || August 21, 2014 || August 23, 2014
|-
| August 26, 2014 || August 26, 2014
|-
| September 2, 2014 || September 2, 2014
|-
| December 2, 2014 || December 2, 2014 || Blocked until June 2015
|-
|rowspan=2| {{ip|90.218.117.98}} || September 18, 2014 || September 18, 2014
|-
| September 20, 2014 || September 20, 2014
|-
| {{ip|90.221.151.47}} || September 12, 2014 || September 12, 2014
|-
| {{ip|94.0.242.4}} || December 6, 2014 || December 6, 2014
|-
| {{ip|94.0.242.224}} || August 20, 2014 || August 21, 2014
|-
| {{ip|94.0.242.227}} || May 24, 2014 || May 29, 2014
|-
| {{ip|94.2.197.202}} || January 30, 2014 || January 30, 2014
|-
| {{ip|94.5.49.99}} || November 16, 2013 || November 18, 2013
|-
| {{ip|94.7.102.30}} || June 14, 2014 || June 20, 2014
|-
| {{ip|176.251.46.19}} || April 5, 2014 || April 14, 2014 ||
|}

Since June 2016, he's begun to be addressed IPv6 ranges, which may make a range block easier.

{{cot|IPv6 addresses}}
* {{IP user|2A02:C7D:9EC5:3800:19E8:2709:A5FF:6246}}
* {{IP user|2A02:C7D:9EC5:3800:293D:638:E9E2:2B61}}
* {{IP user|2A02:C7D:9EC5:3800:29FC:DA0B:1FFA:13CC}}
* {{IP user|2A02:C7D:9EC5:3800:8FD:A548:53D6:D4C0}}
* {{IP user|2A02:C7D:9EC5:3800:91C8:D2E:30F7:97CD}}
* {{IP user|2A02:C7D:9EC5:3800:9CB3:F318:DD4A:7BAB}}
* {{IP user|2A02:C7D:9EC5:3800:A97D:B7A3:765B:6C38}}
* {{IP user|2A02:C7D:9EC5:3800:F1B7:3305:8A51:6D52}}
* {{IP user|2A02:C7D:9E64:2C00:74DD:6401:9FFD:B249}}
* {{IP user|2A02:C7D:9E64:2C00:7DBD:C11A:7A4A:1954}}
* {{IP user|2A02:C7D:9E64:2C00:8C8A:B463:BD9:8F43}}
{{cob}}
{{cob}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Range blocks
! Date !! Admin !! Length || IP range
|-
| 20 June 2016 || Malcolmxl5 || two weeks || rowspan=5|2A02:C7D:9EC5:3800::/64
|-
| 5 July 2016 || KrakatoaKatie || 45 days
|-
| 21 August 2016 || NeilN || 1 month
|-
| 21 September 2016 || NeilN || 3 months
|-
| 28 December 2016 || Black Kite || 3 months
|-
| 27 January 2017 || NinjaRobotPirate || 3 months || rowspan=3|2a02:c7d:9e64:2c00::/64
|-
| 28 April 2017 || NinjaRobotPirate || 6 months
|-
| October 2017 || NinjaRobotPirate || 1 year
|}

* [[Special:Contributions/90.193.96.0/21]], used June 2018 (check for collateral before blocking; not sure this is safe)
* [[Special:Contributions/90.192.64.0/19]], range blocked 1 month on 25 June 2018


Suspected:
Suspected:
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* {{ip|98.246.221.62}} Beaverton, Oregon (most recent activity March 5, 2014 – April 6, 2014)
* {{ip|98.246.221.62}} Beaverton, Oregon (most recent activity March 5, 2014 – April 6, 2014)


* Sockpuppet category (if any): [[:Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of 90.200.85.232]]
* Sockpuppet category (if any):
** [[:Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of 90.200.85.232]] (historical)
** [[:Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of The martial arts vandal]] (for new accounts)

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Latest revision as of 23:10, 27 February 2021

"Martial arts vandal" aka "Burton-on-Trent vandal"
Wikilifespan2010–present (possibly 2008)
ISPBSkyB
Known IPs2.120.*.* to 2.223.*.*
90.195.*.* to 90.221.*.*
94.0.*.* to 94.7.*.*
Physical locationUK
InstructionsRevert non-constructive edits on sight. Report new accounts to AIV with a link to this page.
StatusActive

Basic information

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The martial arts vandal is a long-term disruptive user who primarily targets Hong Kong martial arts films, especially those that star Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan. He also targets American action films that star Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Cuba Gooding, Jr., and Cynthia Rothrock. Any film in these stars' filmography should be considered to be at high risk. His edits generally fall under several narrow behaviors: genre warring, removing categories, enforcing alphabetical order in categories, adding unsourced information, and edit warring to maintain these changes. He is on a highly dynamic IP range, but the IP addresses generally stick for about three to seven days, during which he will be inactive if blocked. Once his IP address changes, he will evade his block and immediately return to edit warring. Short blocks (less than three days) may prove ineffective in preventing further disruption. Although he has never had a known user account, he can be identified by IP range, behavior, or geolocation. Attempts to reason or converse with him are ignored, and he almost never uses an edit summary. He has certainly been active since 2010, and some reports date back to 2008.

This is a tenacious edit warrior. He will patiently wait out blocks and page protection, even if the protection lasts a month. He likely uses his browser to bookmark articles in lieu of a watchlist. He checks the articles daily, and it is likely that he will revert dozens of articles in a single session. He has been repeatedly blocked and was subject to a community ban proposal; this LTA report was filed as an alternative to the ban.

He was blocked until March 2017 in a range block (2A02:C7D:9EC5:3800::/64).

Targeted areas, pages, themes

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His primary targets are Hong Kong martial arts films, but he will occasionally target American action films, especially if they star a martial artist. He seems to keep an eye on certain categories, such as Category:Hong Kong martial arts films and Category:American martial arts films, and he will target new articles as they are created. His most commonly targeted articles include:

Most edited articles as of August 2014
Article Edits IPs Notes
Yes, Madam 30 10 disruption going back to August 2011. Indefinitely semi-protected
Don't Give a Damn 30 9 article created in June 2014. Indefinitely semi-protected.
Double Impact 33 11 disruption going back to April 2011
Project A Part II 37 24 disruption going back to November 2011
Ninja in the Dragon's Den 40 22 disruption going back to February 2011
Rob-B-Hood 44 26 disruption going back to October 2010. Indefinitely semi-protected.
Legacy of Rage 46 10 disruption going back to August 2011
Heart of Dragon 53 24 disruption going back to April 2011. Indefinitely semi-protected.
No Retreat, No Surrender 2 55 17 disruption going back to October 2011
SPL: Sha Po Lang 85 24 disruption going back to October 2010
No Retreat, No Surrender 95 35 disruption going back to October 2010
Crime Story (film) 125 20 disruption going back to October 2010. Indefinitely semi-protected.

Edits is number of obvious edits by this vandal counted until August 2014. IPs is number of individual IP addresses used. A small number of IP addresses means constant edit warring in a short period of time.

Other commonly targeted articles include:

List courtesy of StG88, AWNH, and others

Low risk topics include articles on United States-based professional wrestling, such as wrestlers and wrestling films. These articles are traditionally subject to fewer edits and much less disruption. Rare targets include American and British heavy metal bands, which are generally not subject to disruption.

Articles listed as indefinitely semi-protected have been protected per request against this vandal; if protection is lifted, please consider adding the article to your watchlist.

Habitual behavior

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The most obvious and recognizable behavior is genre warring. This generally takes the form of editing the lead and the categories to remove unwanted genres. He may cite Allmovie in HTML comments for genre in the categories. He may also add information sourced from the IMDb, which WikiProject Film considers an unreliable source. Categories will always be forced into alphabetical order. Also possible are minor incidents of content blanking, removal of templates, and changing sourced text to values based on original research. In all cases, he will edit war for days or even weeks to retain his changes to the article. Continuing edit wars with Soangry (talk · contribs) are iconic and help to identify both old and new accounts. These edit wars may persist almost indefinitely. The vandal may even target new articles shortly after Soangry creates them. Continuing edit wars with other anti-vandals also exist, but they are not pathological.

Cases

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Diffs, discussions, and evidence are posted in the above cases. Refer to them for more detailed information.

User pages with information incorporated here:

Several further discussions can be found linked from those pages.

Other notes

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Proven and suspected accounts

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IP accounts are normally in the 2.120.*.* to 2.222.*.* and 90.195.*.* to 90.221.*.* ranges. Additional ranges include 94.0.*.* to 94.2.*.* and a one-off at 176.251.46.19. IP addresses outside these ranges are possible but break with habitual behavior, which does not seem to indicate the use of VPNs or proxies. Compulsive genre warring across dozens of Hong Kong film articles from non-habitual IP ranges should be treated as suspect regardless of geolocation. Note that geolocation might not always result in Burton-on-Trent; neighboring cities are occasionally possible, and locations as distant as Singapore have been suspected. Due to the BT system in the UK, any geolocation with a UK address will be the address of the ISP offices for that range of addresses, and will never be the location of the user.

More-or-less proven:

Since June 2016, he's begun to be addressed IPv6 ranges, which may make a range block easier.

Range blocks
Date Admin Length IP range
20 June 2016 Malcolmxl5 two weeks 2A02:C7D:9EC5:3800::/64
5 July 2016 KrakatoaKatie 45 days
21 August 2016 NeilN 1 month
21 September 2016 NeilN 3 months
28 December 2016 Black Kite 3 months
27 January 2017 NinjaRobotPirate 3 months 2a02:c7d:9e64:2c00::/64
28 April 2017 NinjaRobotPirate 6 months
October 2017 NinjaRobotPirate 1 year

Suspected:


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