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
Sorry, thought she was talking about the same sandbox Berrenta was talking about.
I'm lovin' it. (My Troper Wall)Was tempted to plead ignorance, but I was curious as to who created the Black Sunday Album page and found it was a ban evader called KJ Tropes. It's got enough examples to stand as a page (some ZCEs) and I just built out its description, so I'm a bit put out about it having to go, but policy's policy.
Vehicle-Based Characterization | Grief-Induced Split | Locker MailCutlist it, save it in a sandbox, rewrite the examples KJ left, and relaunch?
Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure PurenessAlright. Of all pages for me to make/rewrite, I never would've anticipated this one! Time to queue it up while writing since I can't remember if I've actually listened to it in full or not.
Vehicle-Based Characterization | Grief-Induced Split | Locker MailPrincessB3ndy303 was confirmed to be JojiMC ban evading; their edits will need to be reverted.
Edited by Willbyr on Jun 22nd 2023 at 8:22:15 AM
It may be worth noting I can usually recognize them from their edits on Total Drama and Big Mouth pages. I'm sure they edit more pages regularly that I just don't follow.
I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.These would be Diary of a Wimpy Kid and anything Disney-related.
Not much, but per this, Gerbert is Fidor ban-evading. Revert away.
TRS Queue | Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper Wallnargleinfestation was queenhippolytas ban evading.
Patiently awaiting the release of Paper Luigi and the Marvelous Compass.AcesFull was Traveler123 ban evading. Their edit history.
Edited by Willbyr on Jul 1st 2023 at 5:05:10 AM
And here’s their TLP history. They have a few active drafts. What should we do with them?
Edited by PurpleEyedGuma on Jul 1st 2023 at 6:14:57 AM
I'm not sure if this has ever come up before, but they also hatted and bombed multiple drafts. Since they're a ban evader, is there a way to remove these bombs and hats from the total number?
Mods can't remove hats/bombs.
Macron's notesAroundTheSun05 was found to be MalcolmMiddleReboot ban evading.
Guys, I could really use some help undoing Around the Sun's edits. They've edited a lot of pages, and virtually everything they've done has a problem of some kind. It's like they were trying to break every single one of the Wiki's rules in the shortest span of time.
Edited by TantaMonty on Jul 10th 2023 at 7:21:30 AM
Riddlegigi is the latest Sayaka sock. I'll revert the pages after dinner.
Edited by MacronNotes on Jul 21st 2023 at 11:22:51 AM
Macron's notesAlfan226 has been confirmed as a sock of JojiMC / PrincessB3ndy303.
I discovered that AurelaiOfTheNorth was SanaNaryon ban evading. Revert away.
Patiently awaiting the release of Paper Luigi and the Marvelous Compass.Re: Ban-Evaders with Active TLP Drafts.
To quote the header regarding tropes which have been launched:
If the draft has yet to be launched, there is still time to rework the draft if necessary.
Edit: Updated the header to link to my post regarding Popcorn Posting.
Edited by SkyCat32 on Aug 1st 2023 at 11:25:03 AM
Neglected to post in this thread when I discovered that Ashonite was GeekyBinka ban evading.
Patiently awaiting the release of Paper Luigi and the Marvelous Compass.x6 I've been working on undoing some of the edits from Around The Sun 05 that others haven't gotten to yet, but Awesome.Mulan might need a mod revert. They deleted or changed a lot of entries on there.
^ I did the revert.
Macron's notesThanks Macron!
Yes, she did.
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