There are two different LTAs who are catalogued on this page. They have similar behavior, primarily adding hoax casting to animated children's films.
Original flavor
editThe animation hoaxer primarily targets upcoming children's animated films for hoax casting information, though he will sometimes target adult animation. The most common hoax is to add A-list Hollywood talent. These names are cited to existing sources in the article, but the content will fail verification. He also frequently changes the director, composer, and production company. When he adds a hoax name to a film, check the associated biographical article for edits that propagate the hoax. The user may also add to cast lists a very long, unsourced list of actors who auditioned for parts.
Geolocation: usually Vivid Wireless or Telstra in Western Australia, Australia.
Discussions
edit- Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive909#Persistent hoaxing
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Diamese – possibly related
IP addresses
editIPv4
|
|---|
|
IPv6
|
|---|
|
Commonly targeted articles
editActors
edit- Tommy Chong
- Michael J. Fox
- Eddie Izzard
- Bill Murray (pending changes)
- Ray Romano
- Adam Sandler / Adam Sandler filmography
- Christopher Walken / Christopher Walken on stage and screen
- James Woods
Films
edit- Animal Crackers (2016 film)
- The BFG (2016 film)
- Finding Dory (pending changes)
- Ice Age: Collision Course (semi-protected until 22 July)
- Sausage Party
- The Secret Life of Pets
- Sing (2016 film)
- Zootopia (semi-protected until 30 August)
Copycat
editA possible copycat from the US also engages in hoax casting. Cast changes are unsourced and generally target older films that have a well-established and known cast. One actor may be substituted for another. The most common targets are Rugrats franchise films. Actor filmographies will often be vandalized to include roles in Rugrats films ([1]), though other animated franchises also appear ([2]). Actors who have died will occasionally be added to films, and the actor's biography may be vandalized to indicate that he or she is still alive ([3], [4]). Articles about film adaptations of the The Chronicles of Narnia franchise may also be vandalized, especially with hoax crossovers between it and Rugrats ([5]). The same is true for The Swan Princess and its sequels, again with hoax crossovers ([6]). Also, hoax songs are added to soundtracks ([7]) and released singles ([8]). In most cases, the composer will be changed to James Horner.
Geolocation: varies, but usually Texas or Arkansas. The ISP is always AT&T Wireless. Also note that some IP's registered to AT&T Wireless do not have precise geolocations, and instead may merely point to the geographic center of the contiguous United States in Kansas.
This edit from a 107.77 IP potentially ties LTA vandal Langesam1234 (talk · contribs) to at least some of these hoaxes.
Discussions
edit- Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive917#Proposing a community ban for 166.137.105.84
- User:Bishonen/Archive 20#Need an IP range blocked again
- Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive922#Rangeblocks for the 166 animation hoaxer IP
- Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive924#Range block requested for LTA vandal
- Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive925#Another range block requested for an LTA vandal
- Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive926#New range block requested for LTA vandal
- Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive927#More range blocks requested for an LTA vandal
IP addresses
edit
Most of these IP addresses are range-blocked. If you're confused by the below notation, just stick stuff at the bottom.
107.77.200.0/22
|
|---|
|
166.177.120.0/22
|
|---|
|
2602:30A:2C95:6B0::/64
|
|---|
|
2600:100b:b020::/44
|
|---|
Range blocks
editThis is maybe more for my own benefit. History of range blocks:
| Active | Range | Date | Length | Expires | Discussion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | 107.77.196.0/24 | 26 May 2016 | 1 month | — | link |
| 166.137.105.0/24 | 21 March 2016 | 2 weeks | — | link | |
| 166.137.104.0/21 | 18 April 2016 | 3 months | — | — | |
| 166.137.216.0/22 | 5 May 2016 | 44 days | — | link | |
| 166.173.48.0/20 | 18 April 2016 | 3 months | — | — | |
| 166.173.184.0/22 | 5 May 2016 | 44 days | — | link | |
| 166.177.96.0/19 | 18 April 2016 | 3 months | — | — | |
| 2602:30A:2C95:6B0::/64 | 23 March 2016 | 2 weeks | — | link | |
| 2602:30A:2C95:8C0::/64 | 2 June 2016 | 1 month | — | link | |
| 107.77.197.0/24 | 12 June 2016 | 1 month | — | — | |
| 2602:30A:2C95:6B0::/64 | 7 April 2016 | 3 months | — | link | |
| 107.77.196.0/24 | 4 July 2016 | 2 months | 4 September 2016 | link | |
| 107.77.197.0/24 | 14 July 2016 | 51 days | 3 September 2016 | — | |
| 107.77.198.0/24 | 4 July 2016 | 2 months | 4 September 2016 | link | |
| 107.77.199.0/24 | 29 July 2016 | 2 months | 26 September 2016 | — | |
| 107.77.200.0/24 | 17 August 2016 | 1 month | 17 September 2016 | — | |
| 107.77.201.0/24 | 20 August 2016 | 1 month | 20 September 2016 | — | |
| 166.137.216.0/22 | 22 June 2016 | 44 days | 5 August 2016 | link | |
| 2602:30A:2C95:8C0::/64 | 4 July 2016 | 2 months | 4 September 2016 | link | |
| 166.137.105.0/24 | 22 July 2016 | 3 months | 22 October 2016 | — | |
| 166.137.106.0/23 | 23 July 2016 | 3 months | 23 October 2016 | — | |
| 166.137.104.0/24 | 25 July 2016 | 3 months | 25 October 2016 | — | |
| 107.77.196.0/22 | 17 December 2016 | 6 months | 17 June 2017 | — | |
| 107.77.200.0/24 | 22 December 2016 | ~6 months | 17 June 2017 | — | |
| 107.77.201.0/24 | 25 December 2016 | ~6 months | 17 June 2017 | — | |
| 107.77.223.0/24 | 29 May 2017 | 1 week | 5 June 2017 | — | |
| 107.77.192.0/18 | 20 June 2017 | 31 hours | 21 June 2017 | — | |
| 2600:100b:b000::/40 | 2 July 2017 | 1 month | 2 August 2017 | — | |
| 70.215.192.0/18 | 2 July 2017 | 1 month | 2 August 2017 | — | |
| 2600:100a:b000::/39 | 24 August 2017 | 1 week | 31 August 2017 | — | |
| 2600:100b:b000::/42 | |||||
| 2600:100b:b100::/42 | |||||
| Yes | 107.77.196.0/22 | 23 June 2017 | 1 year | 23 June 2018 | — |
| 107.77.200.0/22 | |||||
| 2600:100b:b000::/40 | 4 August 2017 | 3 months | 4 November 2017 | — | |
| 70.215.128.0/17 | 24 August 2017 | 1 month | 24 September | — | |
| 2600:387:1:800:0:0:0:0/59 | 11 September 2017 | 1 month | 11 October 2017 | — |
See Wikipedia:Database reports/Range blocks for more details, such as blocking administrator.
New suspected IPs
editSeptember 2017
- Special:Contributions/2600:387:1:800::/59
- Special:Contributions/2600:387:6:800::/56
- Special:Contributions/2600:100a:b000::/39
- Special:Contributions/2600:100b:b000::/40 (blocked)
- Special:Contributions/2600:100C:B200::/43 (or maybe /40)
- 70.196.20.79 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) (maybe Special:Contributions/70.196.0.0/18)
February 2018
- Special:Contributions/97.40.128.0/18 (blocked until 18 March)
March 2018
- Special:Contributions/97.41.128.0/18
- Special:Contributions/97.47.64.0/18 (blocked until 29 April)
- Special:Contributions/97.35.128.0/18 (blocked until 21 May)
- Special:Contributions/97.42.0.0/18 (blocked until 29 June)
- Special:Contributions/97.47.192.0/18 (blocked until 1 July)
- Special:Contributions/174.236.0.0/20 (blocked until 1 July)
Targeted articles
editActors
edit
- Jason Alexander
- Tim Allen (indefinite pending changes)
- Julie Andrews
- Jeff Bennett
- Jodi Benson
- Orlando Bloom
- Sandy Duncan
- Michael J. Fox (semiprotected under 26 March 2017)
- Holly Gauthier-Frankel
- Steve Irwin (indefinitely semiprotected)
- Terri Irwin
- Tony Jay
- Rick Jones (voice actor)
- Kevin Kline
- Jason Liebrecht
- William Moseley (actor)
- Liam Neeson filmography
- Haley Joel Osment
- Chris Pratt
- Susan Sarandon filmography
- David Ogden Stiers
- Tilda Swinton
- Elijah Wood
Films
edit
- A Grand Day Out
- Antz
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire
- Beyond Rangoon
- Caillou's Holiday Movie
- Chicken Run (semi-protected until 11 September)
- The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- Curious George (film)
- Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
- Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
- Dinosaur (film)
- Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon
- Hey Arnold!: The Movie
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
- The Land Before Time and sequels
- The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (pending changes)
- The Lion King 1½
- The Man from Snowy River II
- Night at the Museum and its sequels
- The Road to El Dorado
- Rugrats Go Wild
- Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
- The Rugrats Movie
- The Santa Clause
- Shrek the Third
- Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
- The Swan Princess and sequels
- The Wild Thornberrys Movie
- We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (film)