Ban-Evader Reversion Thread
Please read the outline below before proceeding any further.Important Note: This thread is devoted to reverting the edits of Tropers who have repeatedly chosen to evade their bans and suspensions, since serial ban-evasion is an act which is by its very nature a display of untrustworthiness, the fact that some ban-evaders outright engage in vandalism or add false information notwithstanding.
Depending on how much of the pages can be salvaged, they will either be noted in the B.E.R.T. Watch-List, locked if necessary, or cut if unsalvageable.
Any Frequently Vandalized Pages will also be monitored for suspicious activity.
If you notice a page is primarily edited by a certain ban-evader and/or their socks, please bring your findings to this thread so that cleanup can commence.
Potentially valid examples added by ban evaders should be transferred to Ban-Evader Example Rewrites so they can be salvaged. Make sure to mention transferring examples to the sandbox in your edit reason so others who may be willing to rewrite are aware.
Handling General Ban-Evader Edits:
To paraphrase what is stated here and here:- Bad faith is not necessarily assumed with the contributions of first-time ban-evaders, and their contributions can simply be rephrased assuming they're accurate.
- Any serial (more than once) ban-evader cannot be taken at their word, so their contributions are subject to harsher scrutiny. Any verifiable examples can be reworded (especially if there are grammatical or formatting issues), but unverifiable, false, or otherwise prohibited edits are removed.
- Ban-evaders who deliberately contribute inaccurate or false information are able to have their contributions deleted with little hesitation.
- Rewording or reverting can be as simple as expanding on a ban-evader's existing edits, especially if it means adding sufficient context or trimming word cruft.
The subsequent portions of this section outline further how to handle different kinds of edits and contributions.
The following types of edits can be left alone to preserve wiki quality:
- Grammatical corrections.
- Spelling corrections.
- Formatting updates and corrections.note
- Crosswicked examples from other tropers.
- Indexing (if accurate).note
- Accurately written potholes.note
- Links to the correct Work/Recap/Instalment/Franchise page, including red-linked works.note
- Archive edits. (See here.)
- Launched Tropes.note
The following edits might need to be reworded in order to stay on the wiki, and depending on the examples, may need to be re-evaluated/verified in this thread or in the proper cleanup threads.
- Zero-Context Example expansion.
- Otherwise correctly formatted and valid edits.
The following edits should remain hidden until they can be verified, and deleted if proven inaccurate:
The following items must be sent to the cut-list/otherwise removed on principle (and if applicable, re-created by a trustworthy editor from scratch using a Sandbox):
- Pages created by ban-evaders using their socks.note
- Videos uploaded by ban evaders using their socks.note
- Please refrain from "popcorn posting". This means refraining making comments such as "man, they don't know when to quit", or otherwise unproductive posts.
- Please maintain an atmosphere of civility.
- Please do not withhold information about potential sock-puppetry or other ban-evasion related misconduct, as withholding such information makes one an accessory to ban-evasion.
- When reverting edits, please make notes in the sandboxes, and transfer any potentially valid edits to the appropriate sandbox.
- When reverting ban-evader edits, please use an appropriate (and civil) edit reason.
- Should you suspect a ban-evader has shown up in this thread, please do not make open accusations, trash-talk them, or engage in other uncivil behaviour. Quietly holler the post and wait for mod input; if necessary (especially if suspicious edits or issues unrelated to the forum are involved), make a query at "Ask The Tropers".
- Please respect the thread consensus once it has been established. If an item is resolved, it is usually resolved for a reason.
- If you have any suggestions for new policies, or wish to contest an old one, do it in the General Policy Discussion, not here.
Edited by SkyCat32 on Apr 13th 2024 at 10:23:58 AM
junipersprings is a sockpuppet of nargleinfestation and queenhippolytas; our favorite Rowling transphobia apologist. Cleanup can proceed according to policy.
As part of the investigation, I determined that Plutopiter shares their IP addresses, but has not come to our attention in the past for bigoted edits. I have bounced it as a policy matter and it may be worthwhile to check the edits for issues, but do not revert on sight unless we post more information. (My suspicion is that it's someone else in the same household, but we won't know until/unless they appeal.)
Edited by Fighteer on Dec 2nd 2023 at 9:33:25 AM
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Adding to the header, under "Resolved Items":
Handling Ban-Evader Edits:
To paraphrase what is stated here and here:- Bad faith is not necessarily assumed with the contributions of first-time ban-evaders, and their contributions can simply be rephrased assuming they're accurate.
- Any serial (more than once) ban-evader cannot be taken at their word, so their contributions are subject to harsher scrutiny. Any verifiable examples can be reworded (especially if there are grammatical or formatting issues), but unverifiable, false, or otherwise prohibited edits are removed.
- Ban-evaders who deliberately contribute inaccurate or false information are able to have their contributions deleted with little hesitation.
- The subsequent sections outline further how to handle different kinds of edits and contributions.
Edited by SkyCat32 on Dec 3rd 2023 at 5:39:01 AM
Rawr.Adding another sayaka83564 sock, goanimate per this ATT.
Edited by eagle108 on Dec 12th 2023 at 12:31:14 PM
Reverted most of their edits. Miu Iruma's page is so heavily edited that it would be best if a mod restored to an earlier state.
Edit: Finished Miu’s page.
Edited by Ayumi-chan on Dec 12th 2023 at 10:18:03 PM
She/Her | Currently cleaning Char CloneEdit: Has been resolved here.
Edited by costanton11 on Dec 22nd 2023 at 2:13:56 PM
edit:
Edited by WarJay77 on Dec 22nd 2023 at 3:15:28 PM
Current Project: Incorruptible Pure PurenessShould we go ahead and revert the ones mentioned in that ATT?
Edited by costanton11 on Dec 22nd 2023 at 3:09:43 AM
A new year, adding another sayaka83564 sock, Phineas Fan 11 per this ATT. Some of their edits will need to be reverted, re-added, and/or maybe hidden until better re-written.
Edited by eagle108 on Jan 4th 2024 at 1:18:23 AM
Went to ATT and discovered this info from Offa, but William Shakesman and his other accounts (Clint Eastwood, Cumbersome Turcel, and Amuck Cricetine) have a prolific history of plagiarism on the site in trivia pages of recaps, especially What Could Have Been sections.
It seems that they’re inactive and/or been banned, but letting anyone know because they still have much plagiarized info on the website.
Edited by CanuckMcDuck1 on Jan 4th 2024 at 3:41:56 AM
Discombobulate. About that, Nuck: They did edit some pages today, so if I were you, I'd recommend requesting an IP check before making any conclusions beyond the fact that they have plagiarized.
My bad. You meant Shakesman, not Offa.
Edited by SkyCat32 on Jan 4th 2024 at 10:39:59 AM
Rawr.Yeah, I have no idea where Offa got their claims from. I think these are different tropers.
Current Project: Incorruptible Pure PurenessZirconVortex was AHI-3000 ban-evading per this ATT query.
Avatar by Butterscotch Arts. Used under license.Nicktasmocampinas is a sockpuppet of Nickaplto as per this ATT.
He/His/Him. No matter who you are, always Be Yourself.Foryouthbts was found to be a brand new shiny Sayaka sock per this ATT.
Silver and gold, silver and goldJust a friendly reminder to add any entries you are familiar with and/or wish to rewrite to Ban-Evader Example Rewrites and crosswick them once they are up to snuff.
I think we should also have a separate thread to discuss policy regarding this sort of stuff. Should I start it or should someone else?
Seeing as policy issues come up multiple times in this thread.
Edited by SkyCat32 on Jan 24th 2024 at 7:28:36 AM
Rawr.sure, this thread is for cleaning
Edited by Amonimus on Jan 24th 2024 at 9:21:26 PM
TroperWall / WikiMagic CleanupI'll see what I can do about a policy thread header when I have the time.
Edit: Created the thread here.
Edit 2:
Added to the header:
- If you have any suggestions for new policies, or wish to contest an old one, do it in the General Policy Discussion, not here.
Edited by SkyCat32 on Jan 25th 2024 at 10:37:32 AM
Rawr.Theamazingdonovan 207 was found to be a ban-evading Donmcdonough who was previously banned for vandalism.
I just found a couple of socks of an old ban evader named FireInTheJaws, who was themselves a sock of WinterDreams, a troper who kept vandalizing articles related to The Amazing World of Gumball.
These "new" socks are SwornToTheSword and KanardOfDeth. I don't have time to review their edits for quality, but they are a serial ban evader.
I'll poke around to see if there are any more.
Aha! ResurgenceBeast, but they made only one edit.
Adding to the list: FoolForYourLovinNoMore.
Suspected: MythicFox. I'd appreciate it if someone would check their edits for correlation.
Edited by Fighteer on Feb 8th 2024 at 8:35:25 AM
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Meiretasmo 66 was a ban-evading Nickangrybirds per this ATT.
GreatStormDragon was NobleWolf ban evading.
Patiently awaiting the release of Paper Luigi and the Marvelous Compass.
duckje3 is another Sayaka.
TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup