Forum:Hacked

On LBP Wiki, a user named Dreamer002, has vandalised 3 times, and has got 3 blocks, and every time he says he's been hacked. Obviously i don't believe him, but just to be sure, is there a way i can see which IP Adress the edits came from to see if he was hacked? Tezzla Cannon 16:49, October 3, 2010 (UTC)

im just throwing this out there but it dose seem like he is lieing, his werding is all wrong on how he explains what happen (i looked at the users talk page) but there are things he said that made me think that he was not. just look at the history and see if the vandelising happend around the same time he said he changed his clan thingy. but thats all i can really help with (i just felt like adding all this) but i would say hes lieing --MrDot01 00:02, October 4, 2010 (UTC)

3 times... He's either a liar, or doesnt take security seriously... Agent c 00:47, October 5, 2010 (UTC)
 * Whether he's lying or not is not the issue. If he's been hacked, he's a security risk and should be put down. Nitty Tok. 00:53, October 5, 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree with Agent c and Nitty. If he can't get his shit together then the block is deserved whether it was him or some "hacker" who made the edits in his name. -- 00:54, October 5, 2010 (UTC)

Ffff, if he's dumb enough to get hacked a lot, wouldn't he just get a new username and/or change his password? Just sayin. Glomulus 01:23, October 5, 2010 (UTC)
 * He's dumb enough to not change it after the first hack. Nitty Tok. 01:24, October 5, 2010 (UTC)
 * That should tell you something, then :P Maybe he's got multiple personalities and one of them is a vandal? Glomulus 01:33, October 5, 2010 (UTC)

To answer the original question, the CheckUser tool (which can be used to see which IP addresses an account used when editing) is restricted to Wikia staff. IIRC, admins can request this via Special:Contact if necessary. -- Porter21 (talk) 11:31, October 5, 2010 (UTC)

wow, you guys are so mean for no real reson--MrDot01 21:16, October 5, 2010 (UTC)
 * Mean? How so? -- 22:12, October 5, 2010 (UTC)
 * There's no meanness about it... Just an analysis of the facts provided. Vandalism is bad, people who vandalise are bad, people who enable vandalism are bad.  this person either vandalised, or by not taking action to halt these persistent hacks (ie- a secure password) he's therefore bad.  The only way this could be seen as "mean" is if you support vandalism... Do you? Agent c 22:14, October 5, 2010 (UTC)

now i dont want to start a thing or anything so plz stay calm but thats pritty closed minded for u to say Agent c. some times being hacked cant be helped do to lack of how to prevent it, or him just not loging off and some one useing it (it happend to me the last time i was blocked). im just saying jumping out and calling people stupid and just dishing on thim is a little mean, i really forgot to put the haha thing at the end of no real reson. so if i got on your nervs then i dont know what to say but sorry, its just its a little funny when people are mean and i was not note not trying to bash on anyone or say ur all mean and u suck, i was just stateing the analysis of the facts provided so to speeck --MrDot01 23:39, October 5, 2010 (UTC)


 * It's not closed-minded at all. Being hacked CAN be prevented. Not signing off? That's no excuse, that's a preventable situation caused by his own carelessness, and thus is no one's fault but his own. Bottom line: it's not mean to say he's responsible for his own actions, it's called personal accountability, and it's something that a LOT of people need to be taught in this day and age. -- 23:47, October 5, 2010 (UTC)

Can we please stop discussing a user who doesn't even contribute here? This forum is for discussing things relevant to The Vault, which this is not. Thanks. -- Porter21 (talk) 23:54, October 5, 2010 (UTC)


 * Good point. I've moved this to Off-topic but I don't see any need for the discussion to continue as it's not really relevant to THIS wiki. -- 23:57, October 5, 2010 (UTC)

think you Porter21, i was about to say that. it seems that some has taken what i said and changed it onece agien so i think its time it stoped. o ya i was saying that its mean to call some one stupid, not that its mean to say he's responsible. im sorry porter i felt a need to add that, i think its time i left the wikia idk. --MrDot01 00:01, October 6, 2010 (UTC)