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re: vandalism

Since the last user_talk warning he got was from a long time ago, I gave him a starter-warning and thats that. He hasn't vandalized other pages in a while. It is possible it is also a different user using an IP that changes dynamically depending on who the ISP gives it to. This is why after about 48 hours since the last vandalism we give the starter-warning again. Sorry I can't do anything more. JoeSmack ^Talk 19:01, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Of Mice and Men vandal

Thanks for catching that one. I usually leave a tab open and refresh vandal IP's contributions occasionally for about 15 minutes, to know if they make any more edits or whether they've gone away; I must have just missed this one. I should have caught it later next time I checked my own contributions list for missing (top) marks, but thanks for getting it earlier :) --Firien § 10:41, 23 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

PS I find it unlikely that they'll be blocked quite yet; there usually needs to be an escalation of warnings from {{test1}} through {{test5}} skipping stages as appropriate. There should probably be a final warning (test5 or something similar) before blocking; 4 vandal edits in a row is tiresome, but they were pretty minor so probably not technically worth a full block yet. If it escalates, then WP:VIP is the next port of call, to alert an admin about it. --Firien § 10:46, 23 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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	Thanks for catching that one. I usually leave a tab open and refresh vandal IP's contributions occasionally for about 15 minutes, to know if they make any more edits or whether they've gone away; I must have just missed this one. I should have caught it later next time I checked my own contributions list for missing '''(top)''' marks, but thanks for getting it earlier :) --[[User:Firien\|Firi]]<font color="green">[[User:Firien/Esperanza\|e]]</font>[[User:Firien\|n]] [[User_talk:Firien\|§]] 10:41, 23 November 2006 (UTC)		Thanks for catching that one. I usually leave a tab open and refresh vandal IP's contributions occasionally for about 15 minutes, to know if they make any more edits or whether they've gone away; I must have just missed this one. I should have caught it later next time I checked my own contributions list for missing '''(top)''' marks, but thanks for getting it earlier :) --[[User:Firien\|Firi]]<font color="green">[[User:Firien/Esperanza\|e]]</font>[[User:Firien\|n]] [[User_talk:Firien\|§]] 10:41, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
			*PS I find it unlikely that they'll be blocked quite yet; there usually needs to be an escalation of warnings from <nowiki>{{test1}} through {{test5}}</nowiki> skipping stages as appropriate. There should probably be a final warning (test5 or something similar) before blocking; 4 vandal edits in a row is tiresome, but they were pretty minor so probably not technically worth a full block yet. If it escalates, then [[WP:VIP]] is the next port of call, to alert an admin about it. --[[User:Firien\|Firi]]<font color="green">[[User:Firien/Esperanza\|e]]</font>[[User:Firien\|n]] [[User_talk:Firien\|§]] 10:46, 23 November 2006 (UTC)