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Vandal/spam account reports

98.177.173.91 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log · WHOIS) vandalism. BRAWLS OF FURY 00:45, 27 June 2014 (EDT)

I see a pattern and it's likely that this guy will definitely be coming back once another 3 months passes. Mind if we, I guess, make his ban longer or permaban him? Dots (talk) The Pokéball 01:04, 27 June 2014 (EDT)

I think the reason for why we don't permaban IPs, even if they are vandals, is because IP addresses can change. BRAWLS OF FURY 01:13, 27 June 2014 (EDT)

True, but this one seems to be the same one every time. .-. Dots (talk) The Operator 10:19, 27 June 2014 (EDT)

If an IP changes, and the new one tries to edit constructively, then yeah. We lose a contributor.

This is a bit overkill, but he should probably be banned for 6 years.Qwerty the lord 15:48, 10 July 2014 (EDT)

A rather old discussion/report but yeah, I personally think a year or two could do. Dots (talk) The Operator 15:56, 10 July 2014 (EDT)

Or we could do this:

1. Permaban the IP.
2. Give him the ability to create an account.
3. If he creates spam/vandal accounts, then ban his account creation power for however long you want.
4. If we see that a positive contributor comes from the IP (which I highly doubt), then unblock the IP.

Try that admins.Qwerty the lord 18:05, 10 July 2014 (EDT)

Ooooooooorrrrrrrrrrr not bother permabanning the IP. Vandals vandalize for fun, and if the person has nothing better to do than vandalize, than whatever. We just block them again if they come back. The repeat vandal has come back multiple times, and giving them an option to create an account when the person doing the vandalizing was willing to just occasionally drop in and vandalize is just a terrible idea when logically, they would just go and vandalize. Repeat vandals are surprisingly not that hard to deal with when you have rollbackers online very often. Permabanning IPs is also a bad decision because people can, *gasp*, change IPs. If some reasonable person ever decides to use the IP to edit, then the 3 month block is more than enough time for said reasonable person to have gained control of the IP instead. You're making a situation far more complicated than it has to be. If a vandal comes, they can be dealt with. MegaTron1XD 18:42, 10 July 2014 (EDT)

Johansen (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log · WHOIS) - Blatant ZeRo hater. Has vandalized his page several times. Give this guy the boot. --Timson622222 (talk) 13:31, 15 July 2014 (EDT)

Donezo'd. Toomai Glittershine The Non-Toxic 13:33, 15 July 2014 (EDT)