Wikipedia:Long term abuse/MascotGuy

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MascotGuy Shortcut: WP:LTA/MG, WP:MASCOT
Original name(s):	unknown
Wikilifespan:	September 2004–present
ISP:
Known IPs:	See below
Known hostmasks:
Physical location:	San Diego, California
Severity:	Low to Moderate
Requests for comment:
Requests for arbitration:
Instructions:	Block on sight

This is a collection of information about a user nicknamed MascotGuy. See Wikipedia talk:Long term abuse/MascotGuy for discussion. Unlike most LTA vandals, most of the annoyance comes from the mass amount of accounts he makes, in addition to the violations and vandalism he adds to articles.

1 Modus operandi
- 1.1 Articles
- 1.2 Editing style
2 Usernames
3 Other notes
- 3.1 Most recently used accounts
4 Requests for checkuser

[edit] Modus operandi

He frequently violates WP:MOS, adds false information, re-creates deleted articles, and performs cut-and-paste moves. Attempts to interact with the user have been unsuccessful. Often times he will create an account and make edits with them, then when that is blocked create four-five new accounts.

[edit] Articles

This editor focuses on cartoon characters (particularly Nicktoons, Tintin, Cartoon Cartoons, and more recently Disney), advertising mascots, bridges, grocery products, confectionery brands, restaurants (particularly McDonald's), grocery chains (particularly Wal-Mart), and concrete among other topics.

[edit] Editing style

Changes dates to American format (i.e., "31 January" to "January 31")
Wikifies years and decades (i.e., 1980, 1990s)
Rarely provides edit summaries
Never marks edits as minor
Never uses the edit links on sections (that is, he always edits the entire article)
Never responds to messages
Probably does not preview edits before submitting; there will often be several edits within a very short period of time.
Uploads images found on websites
Creates redirects for not-quite synonyms and plurals of articles ("Neighborhood market," "Neighborhood markets," and "Supermarkets" for "Supermarket," for example)
Sometimes stops using one particular account and then creates a new one, even when the account has not been blocked yet.

[edit] Usernames

This user's account names are usually phrases, often garbled or difficult to comprehend; single word account names never use CamelCase. Words frequently used in names include:

"Li'l _____"
"Mr. _____"
"Dr. _____'s _____ _____"
"_____ de la _____"
"_____ vs. _____"
"_____ 5000"
"_____ Bully"
"_____ Clef"
"_____ Goofs"
"_____ the Great"
"_____'s Blues"
"_____'s Glowball"
"_____'s Killers"
"_____ Guy" (particularly after being referred to as "MascotGuy" by other editors)
"_____ Star"

[edit] Other notes

IP addresses used by this editor mostly originate in San Diego, California, USA.
An editor stated that they had contacted MascotGuy's mother, who said he was autistic.

This editor has edited this page, apparently to be helpful: [1] [2]

The editor will occasionally tag his own sockpuppets, as seen here and here.

This editor does make useful edits, but his frequent bad edits, and noncommunication with other editors makes him a problem.

Dr. Sunset's Chariot Railroad (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log) on February 16, matched plural-redirect pattern of vandalism. Blocked indefinately as MascotGuy sock by Ryulong.