[00:14:29] [Special:CentralAuth/Radel1996 Plus]] [[Special:CentralAuth/Fruit]] I suspect these 3 accounts might also be related. [00:14:29] https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Fruit [00:14:30] [ Global account information for Fruit - Miraheze Meta ] - meta.miraheze.org [15:32:58] Hi, there are several spam-only accounts being created on [[mh:snapwiki:]]. They have even managed to get past the abuse filter and create spam pages. This has happened to my wiki before but the spammers never succeeded to create pages before. I have already tried IP blocking them but they are still able to create accounts. Could you please help me? Thank you very much. [15:32:59] https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/mh:snapwiki: [15:33:00] [ Mh:snapwiki - Miraheze Meta ] - meta.miraheze.org [15:33:22] [[Special:CentralAuth/SpongeBoi1999]] LeroyManTheFirst might be behind this account with some clues: https://awfulmovies.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=Topic:Vyuglplbq2xpxmhx&action=history [15:33:22] https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/SpongeBoi1999 [15:33:23] [ Excuse me for a second: on User talk:SpongeBoi1999 ] - awfulmovies.miraheze.org [15:33:23] [ Global account information for SpongeBoi1999 - Miraheze Meta ] - meta.miraheze.org [15:35:23] https://awfulmovies.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=Topic:Vyu3z2qijiardakz&topic_postId=vyulvyzl00dyv2z2&topic_revId=vyulvyzl00dyv2z2&action=single-view [15:35:25] [ hey trevor on User talk:Trevor807 ] - awfulmovies.miraheze.org [16:46:15] @R4356th what exactly did you need me to do? [16:46:53] locked [16:47:15] I really do not know. I have tried everything I could do to prevent them from creating new accounts. Even IP blocking them hasn't worked! [16:47:50] @Reception123 can you try and get a steward to range block etc [16:48:09] I mean I can't do anything more that you in that respect [16:48:14] just ping @Stewards and @NDKilla [16:48:31] @R4356th I recommend as a temporary measure you enable the ProtectSite extension and prevent anon and user editing for a few hours [16:49:14] That's a good point [16:49:30] Use ProtectSite to disable user editing and account creation by anyone [16:49:35] Should put it to a stop [16:50:41] How do I enable that extension or is that a setting? [16:51:07] it's an extension, just in Special:ManageWiki/extensions [16:51:09] (And could any @Stewards look into this, please?) [16:51:14] and then you use Special:ProtectSite [16:51:50] Oh, I thought it would be named as ProtectSite (without any space in between). [16:54:27] Special:ProtectSite, click admins only for all boxesz [16:54:29] Thank you both so much! I restricted everything (with the exception of editing pages) to administrators. [16:54:40] s/boxesz/boxes [16:54:40] blackwidowmovie0 meant to say: Special:ProtectSite, click admins only for all boxes [18:41:12] Looks like a few major proxy providers have some unblocked IPs [18:41:30] Opera [18:41:40] 77.111.246.### [18:41:52] thanks Void [18:42:01] I noticed when you were investigating those. Thank you so much! [18:43:26] @Void Opera can probably be a range-block, 77.111.000.000-77.111.999.999 [18:44:26] @blackwidowmovie0 MediaWiki technically limits the maximum size a range can be blocked on-wiki. I believe the block is /16. While no CIDR expert, I believe that would exceed the allowable range. [18:44:42] That's not even a valid range [18:44:52] But I'll take a look [18:45:20] Don't want to have more than two mass block scripts running at the same time [18:45:26] of course [18:45:30] just an idea [18:45:45] @Void I didn't check, but did you happen to flood flag yourself on Meta? [18:45:48] if range-blocking though, make sure it should be 77.111 at the start [18:46:17] can't use the tool without the flag, I've already thought of that :P [18:46:23] @Doug He did [18:47:34] what tool do you use? [18:48:41] Rangeblocks aren't really my thing. Void's the expert on that, tbh. 🙂 [18:48:59] ok [18:51:28] https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/User:Void/massGBlock.js Made it myself [18:51:29] [ User:Void/massGBlock.js - Miraheze Meta ] - meta.miraheze.org [18:52:33] @Void no clue what it means, but it looks well written and well done [18:53:26] I'm trying to range-block on starwarswiki and marvelwiki, can't figure out how [18:55:25] would take a look at https://mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Range_blocks also be aware that the tool probably can't be used on a local wiki without modification [18:55:26] [ Help:Range blocks - MediaWiki ] - mediawiki.org [18:57:04] ok [20:54:34] @DarkMatterMan4500 are you on Discord? [20:54:46] want to discuss possible abuse of multiple accounts [20:55:31] > @DarkMatterMan4500 are you on Discord? @Miraheze-IRC Yes I'm here. [20:55:52] Can you message me on Discord? [20:55:59] BlackWidowMovie0#8377 [20:56:32] @CVT possible username policy violation [20:56:35] .mhca Frigg [20:56:35] https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Frigg [20:56:46] how is that a username policy violation? [20:57:04] [[Special:CentralAuth/Eawfafas]] Does it involve this user BlackWidow? [20:57:05] https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Eawfafas [20:57:06] [ Global account information for Eawfafas - Miraheze Meta ] - meta.miraheze.org [20:57:32] I don't see how either usernames could violate the UP [20:58:01] @Reception123 possible relationship to the word f***k, which basically rolls over into something else, not sure if that was the intention, though [20:58:09] @DarkMatterMan4500 idk [20:58:16] It's a bit weak [20:58:20] > I don't see how either usernames could violate the UP @Reception123 The word Frigg isn't even a username policy violation of any kind. [20:58:23] see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frigg [20:58:24] [WIKIPEDIA] Frigg | "Frigg () is a goddess in Germanic mythology. In Norse mythology, the source of most surviving information about her, she is associated with foresight and wisdom, and dwells in the wetland halls of Fensalir. In wider Germanic mythology, she is known in Old High German as Frīja, in Langobardic as Frea..." [20:58:47] our policy is to assume good faith, and there's no need to assume that "frigg" is referring to a swear word of any sort [20:58:56] ok [20:59:01] fair enough, just checking [21:00:39] BlackWidow, it's best you take your time to think about your report more carefully. [21:02:14] Also, refer to this, so you don't become a WikiVampire. [[w:WP:WikiVampire]] [21:02:14] https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/w:WP:WikiVampire [21:02:15] [ Wikipedia:WikiVampire - Wikipedia ] - meta.miraheze.org [21:08:11] a new user just created 2 accounts? [21:08:13] seems odd [21:29:09] What's odd about it? People are allowed to have multiple accounts as long as they don't misuse it or use them as sockpuppets. [21:30:24] I know, it just seems odd they're doing it so early [21:30:55] you wouldn't know to create an alt account for a bot or something unless you're generally knowledgable about MediaWiki [21:31:23] That is also correct.