Steward requests/Global/2012-11
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Requests for global (un)block
Global block for 91.228.199.186
IP is creating useless pages: w:bm:Firma i biuro, w:tt:Księgowość, w:la:Fachowcy jak zduni, w:als:Rybołówstwo --RalgisWM-CR 01:52, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
- Doesn't seem to be editing now. -- Avi (talk) 05:43, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
Global block for 220.160.129.71
Cross-wiki spambot.--Jasper Deng (talk) 03:46, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
Done -- Avi (talk) 19:35, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
Global unblock for user:220.255.2.152
This is not an open proxy, pls check again. Tks --220.255.2.136 17:29, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
- You are correct, as it is an internal proxy for SingNet. That said there is no global block 220.255.2.152. Presumably it is a local block at one of the wikis, so you will need to ask there. — billinghurst sDrewth 11:30, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
Global block for 68.3.67.81
Can I get unblocked quicker on November 6, 2012? comment added by 68.3.67.81 (talk) 11:20, 3 November 2012 (UTC)
Not done user was directed to discuss with the blocking steward for the resolution. — billinghurst sDrewth 11:31, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
Global block for 2001:838:2:1:21E:C9FF:FEBA:9B5D
Is an open proxy (ipv6.sixxs.org IPv6-to-IPv4 web gateway), one of several IPs used by that gateway.--Jasper Deng (talk) 06:04, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
Global block for 222.76.169.147
Spambot.--Jasper Deng (talk) 06:58, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
- done for appropriate short term — billinghurst sDrewth 11:35, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
Global block for 94.181.130.157
Cross wiki comment bot, still at it and could do with gblock now - thanks. --Herby talk thyme 14:29, 6 November 2012 (UTC)
Global block for 94.181.128.148
Cross wiki spam/comment bot. --Mark91it's my world 20:20, 6 November 2012 (UTC)
- Done. -- Tegel (Talk) 20:21, 6 November 2012 (UTC)
Global block for 2607:FF48:1:2:0:0:1641:E4B7
Open proxy (blocked on two wikis). --Francisco (talk) 01:07, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
Global block for 217.232.62.3
Cross-wiki spamming. --Stryn (talk) 00:51, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
- not certain that I would define that as spamming. I would think that we can assume good faith and talk to the user about editing appropriately. — billinghurst sDrewth 11:14, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
Global unblock for User:96.46.249.211
Description, evidence, diffs, etc.
- THIS IS AN "IP" OF A US PUBLIC LIBRARY, LOCATED IN BROWARD COUNTY - FLORIDA. PLEASE CONTACT THE LIBRARY MANAGER: IT IS AGAINST THE US LAW TO BLOCK A PUBLIC SERVICE. USER VITUZZU SEEMS TO PLAY WITH THIS SERVICE AND HAS BLOCKED IT UNTIL "20121219203546".This is a repetition of an unanswered question done last october 6, 2012 and archived after a few days with only a strange comment.User:Vituzzu has been accused of similar wrongdoing in the Italian wikipedia (and even processed there for his reelection as sysop). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 96.46.249.211 (talk) 16:15, 10 November 2012
- This IP is blocked for being abused by the long-term vandal Brunodam. So unblocking is not a good idea imho. Trijnsteltalk 16:20, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
- Who is Brunodam? This request is done by a US public library manager.
- And, Wikimedia has the legal right, as a private website, to restrict anyone from accessing any part of its websites, so it was perfectly legal for Vituzzu to block it.--Jasper Deng (talk) 20:44, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
- I hardly believe "a US public libray manager" would have done the same writing mistakes of Brunodam's. --Vituzzu (talk) 23:03, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
- This IP is blocked for being abused by the long-term vandal Brunodam. So unblocking is not a good idea imho. Trijnsteltalk 16:20, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
Global block/unblock for 68.208.127.1
This IP address belongs to a public library. Is it possible to only block anonymous users so that registered users can still make edits? --68.208.127.1 18:53, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
- Done To note that there is a long term vandal abusing from this address, so it may reappear, depending on the abuse. There may also be local blocks in place, I didn't check. Please revisit and continue the conversation if a block reoccurs. — billinghurst sDrewth 07:48, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
Global block for 91.207.9.146
Spam-only IP has been blocked on en.wiki and fr.wiki and is now spamming Commons with the same thing (poorly); listed as toxic at http://www.stopforumspam.com/ipcheck/91.207.9.146 --Closeapple (talk) 19:49, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
- Done--Shizhao (talk) 02:10, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
Global block/unblock for 128.72.60.123
Vandal bot. --Eumolpa (talk) 08:37, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
- Done--Shizhao (talk) 02:36, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
Global block for 122.174.117.214
cross-wiki spam. ko.wiktionary.org, ko.wikiquote.org, la.wiktionary.org, etc.. --Sotiale (talk) 09:13, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
- Done by Ruslik0.—Teles «Talk to me ˱@ L C S˲» 09:13, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
Global unblock for 79.125.4.70
Hello, I received twice the following message when editing fr.wiki from my smartphone :
Votre adresse IP a été bloquée sur tous les wikis. Le blocage a été fait par Bastique (meta.wikimedia.org). Le motif donné est Cross-wiki spam: Amazon Web Services - Service has been used for trojan/spam attacks - Little or no good edits - Please email [email protected] if you are affected by this block. Début du blocage: 21 juillet 2010 à 03:03 Expiration du blocage: infinity Vous pouvez contacter Bastique pour discuter du blocage. Vous ne pouvez pas utiliser la fonctionnalité "Envoyer un courriel" à moins d'avoir spécifié une adresse de courriel valide dans vos préférences de compte et de n'avoir pas bloqué son utilisation. Votre adresse IP actuelle est 79.125.4.70. Veuillez inclure tous les détails ci-dessus dans toutes les demandes que vous ferez.
This is a 3G IP from the french mobile operator Free. Many people are impacted.
I tried to contact Bastique on his talk page but it seem he retired.
Can you please unblock this address ?
--90.59.106.234 00:46, 28 October 2012 (UTC)
- "Please email [email protected] if you are affected by this block." Ruslik (talk) 18:34, 4 November 2012 (UTC)
- Where established editors are affected by our block of AWS IP addresses, then we will consider assigning IP block exemption too. — billinghurst sDrewth 12:35, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
- Not done sufficient direction provided, and no follow-up occurred. — billinghurst sDrewth 12:52, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
- Where established editors are affected by our block of AWS IP addresses, then we will consider assigning IP block exemption too. — billinghurst sDrewth 12:35, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
Global unblock for 180.235.163.20
This is an IP owned by an Mongolian ISP. A quick whois check confirms this:
[Querying whois.arin.net] [Redirected to whois.apnic.net] [Querying whois.apnic.net] [whois.apnic.net] % [whois.apnic.net node-1] % Whois data copyright terms http://www.apnic.net/db/dbcopyright.html inetnum: 180.235.160.0 - 180.235.175.255 netname: YOKOZUNANET descr: YOKOZUNANET descr: internet service provider descr: ulaanbaatar, mongolia country: MN admin-c: JL3844-AP tech-c: JL3844-AP status: ASSIGNED NON-PORTABLE mnt-by: MAINT-MN-YOKOZUNANET changed: [email protected] 20100929 source: APNIC remarks: [email protected] remarks: [email protected] remarks: [email protected] route: 180.235.160.0/19 descr: yokozunaNET Internet Service Provider origin: AS38818 mnt-by: MAINT-MN-YOKOZUNANET changed: [email protected] 20100929 source: APNIC person: Jazag Lkhagvasuren address: 8F, 8th khoroo, Sukh-Bator District, Ulaanbaatar country: MN phone: 976-7011-0596 e-mail: [email protected] nic-hdl: JL3844-AP mnt-by: MAINT-MN-YOKOZUNANET changed: [email protected] 20100814 source: APNIC
Since all customers of this ISP use the IP to access the internet, the global block affects everyone who tries to edit Wikimedia. --chinneeb-talk 09:50, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
- Wouldn't this just be an individual user of that ISP? Usually, each ISP customer has a unique IP address within a range owned by that ISP. Is this not the case in Mongolia?—68.208.127.1 19:05, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
- No, users get addresses by DHCP, which is then NATed to the outside world via a pool of addresses owned by the ISP. The addresses seem to be periodically changed, though, mine has changed (so I can edit again), but I presume the users who've gotten the blocked address now won't be able to edit. --chinneeb-talk 06:22, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
- I have removed the global block BUT please would you be so kind to contact your ISP and point them to http://www.stopforumspam.com/ipcheck/180.235.163.20 and ask them to attend to the problem of the spammer. If the spamming restarts, then we will need to block it again. — billinghurst sDrewth 06:56, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
- Closing as done, though would like contact with ISP to occur. — billinghurst sDrewth 12:53, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
- I have removed the global block BUT please would you be so kind to contact your ISP and point them to http://www.stopforumspam.com/ipcheck/180.235.163.20 and ask them to attend to the problem of the spammer. If the spamming restarts, then we will need to block it again. — billinghurst sDrewth 06:56, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
- No, users get addresses by DHCP, which is then NATed to the outside world via a pool of addresses owned by the ISP. The addresses seem to be periodically changed, though, mine has changed (so I can edit again), but I presume the users who've gotten the blocked address now won't be able to edit. --chinneeb-talk 06:22, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
Global block for 37.0.123.113
Open proxy. --Kolega2357 (talk) 10:39, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks. — billinghurst sDrewth 12:59, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
Global block/unblock for 79.180.207.47
Vandal bot. --Eumolpa (talk) 13:23, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
- Does it have wrong edits in other projects than it.wikipedia?—Teles «Talk to me ˱@ L C S˲» 09:15, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
- [1] Targets user talk page, vandalbot. --M/ (talk) 14:20, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
- It has local history, and is currently being recorded on the next as spamming. Done — billinghurst sDrewth 13:02, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
- It has local history, and is currently being recorded on the next as spamming.
- [1] Targets user talk page, vandalbot. --M/ (talk) 14:20, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
Global block/unblock for 2.94.189.215
Vandal bot. --Eumolpa (talk) 14:24, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
Global unblock for 121.110.15.100
This is blocked as a Open proxy 3 months ago. Now, this does not seems to be a Open proxy. Please unblock it. --Ohgi (talk) 16:06, 14 November 2012 (UTC)
- Actually it still seems to be, do you got complains about the block? --Vituzzu (talk) 16:17, 14 November 2012 (UTC)
- Apache server, which is not a Open proxy, is running.
- A user comes to the IRC channel #wikipedia-ja-unblock where talked about unblock of Japanese Wikipedia, and said want to edit on this IP. The IP has also blocked on jawiki. Then unblocked on jawiki, but the global block prevents the user's edit. --Ohgi (talk) 16:30, 14 November 2012 (UTC)
- Hosiryuhosi disabled the global block on jawiki. I did not know the local disabling of global block. --Ohgi (talk) 16:52, 14 November 2012 (UTC)
- It is unusual for editors to be operating from a web server, and the security seems to have been broken at a point on the server[2] in July, August and September. What guarantees do we have that the security will be able to be maintained so that we are not again to have spambots hit us, and especially when the last time it took a long time to resolve the problem. — billinghurst sDrewth 07:44, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
- Hosiryuhosi disabled the global block on jawiki. I did not know the local disabling of global block. --Ohgi (talk) 16:52, 14 November 2012 (UTC)
Not done at this time, no follow-up by requester. — billinghurst sDrewth 09:55, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
Global unblock for 70.33.197.113
The reason says Open proxy: webhosting. My ip is being blocked on many websites. Is there anyway I can get unblocked? --70.33.197.113 00:10, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
- see [3]--Shizhao (talk) 01:30, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
- Not done at this time, no response from requester. — billinghurst sDrewth 09:56, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
Global block for 5.254.144.35
Spambot. --Mark91it's my world 01:41, 24 November 2012 (UTC)
Global block for 220.188.108.172
It seems a spambot. --Buggia (talk) 07:07, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
- Done
07:43, 26 November 2012 Vituzzu (talk | contribs | block) globally blocked User:220.188.108.172 (expires 07:43, 26 December 2012) (Cross-wiki spam: spambot)— billinghurst sDrewth 09:57, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
Global block/unblock for 46.185.70.180
Vandal bot. --Eumolpa (talk) 16:13, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
Global block for 114.112.57.74
Cross-wiki spambot. --Mark91it's my world 01:32, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
Global block for 220.161.133.172
Cross-wiki spambot. --Ignacio 
(talk) 01:48, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
Requests for global (un)lock and (un)hiding
Global lock for Lencoo01
Cross-wiki spambot, including on Meta.--Jasper Deng (talk) 06:17, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
- Done by Shizhao. -- Tegel (Talk) 08:24, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
Global lock for user:Veysel Aral
Appears to be a vandal only account - thanks --Herby talk thyme 08:06, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
- Done. -- Tegel (Talk) 08:22, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
Global lock for cross wiki spam accounts
Cross wiki spammers on abused IP (will report that too the list) - thanks --Herby talk thyme 12:00, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
Global lock for cross wiki vandal accounts
No idea who they are but they are not useful - vandal only - thanks --Herby talk thyme 13:06, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
- He is a Finnish user. He has done many vandalism-only accounts. More is here, if somebody can globally block them:
--Stryn (talk) 13:33, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
- Done I think you should ask CheckUsers to perform a local check on these users, to see if there are some more socks and if you can block IPs to prevent further vandalism. Regards, -- Quentinv57 (talk) 08:37, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
Global lock for user:Ezimtech
Exclusively spam contribs - thanks --Herby talk thyme 08:27, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
Global lock for spammers on Incubator
Plz nuke kthxbye. I have changed the famous "new users adding external links to their userpage" filter a bit now. --MF-W 09:17, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
- First catch: Qcrbylwmo13 - incubator:Special:AbuseLog/1605. --MF-W 18:07, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
- Done. Will CU soon. Trijnsteltalk 13:49, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
Global lock for Mizuparfum
Please lock this cross-wiki spam-only account. Mathonius (talk) 11:13, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
Global lock for user:Wirelessmicrophone
Exclusively spam contribs - thanks --Herby talk thyme 11:05, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
Global lock for user:Websitecompany8
Cross-wiki spam: spambots --Ignacio (talk) 20:57, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
Locked both Snowolf How can I help? 21:03, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
Global lock for user:Nets x.
Spam only account to me - thanks --Herby talk thyme 09:07, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
- Done.—Teles «Talk to me ˱@ L C S˲» 09:12, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
Global locks for LTA socks
In addition, please lock all accounts listed at en:Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of YinYangJihad that aren't already locked.--Jasper Deng (talk) 03:25, 24 November 2012 (UTC)
- Locked all. Snowolf How can I help? 03:39, 24 November 2012 (UTC)
Global lock for Kobra011
Kobra011 sockpuppet of Snake bgd. The user is shown Check User the Serbian Wikipedia. Snake bgd user is blocked on Commons for a reason:"Uploading unfree files after warnings", there he made his sockpuppet to use after an order for vandalism. --Kolega2357 (talk) 10:03, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
- Not done Local issue only, local admins can handle. Global locks are not to be used this indiscriminately nor for the simple reason of being another SUL. — billinghurst sDrewth 21:32, 29 November 2012 (UTC)