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Dolby–Blob–Cars vandal
Wikilifespan	2007–present
Known IPs	See list
Physical location	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Instructions	Report disruption. Please link WP:ANI / WP:AN3 reports to this long-term abuse report, and then please update this report with the latest information.
Status	Active

Basic information[edit]

The Dolby–Blob–Cars vandal, also known as the Ottawa music vandal, is an editor who has repeatedly vandalized articles related to the musician Thomas Dolby, the 1988 film The Blob, and the band known as the Cars. The person started vandalizing in 2007 and is still active.

Typical edits include changing to wrong acting credits in The Blob,[1][2][3] wrong musician credits at the Cars articles,[4] and wrong musician credits at Thomas Dolby articles.[5] Other wrong information may include song durations, record label[6] and dates.[7]

The vandalism began in 2007 in the Toronto area of Canada (the first 2 IP addresses have since been reassigned). Around 2015, the exact same vandalism shifted to IPs in Ottawa, Canada.

Noticeboard reports:

March 2021 – Challenging rangeblock for Ottawa music vandal
February 2022 – Please make it harder for the Ottawa music vandal

Targeted areas[edit]

Thomas Dolby[edit]

The Cars[edit]

J. J. Cale[edit]

Jurassic Park[edit]

Movies[edit]

Other[edit]

Involved IP addresses[edit]

2022–2023 - 2607:FEA8:BD43:9700:0:0:0:0/64 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)) (/64 blocked 1 year in November 2023)
23 May 2022 - 184.147.5.193 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial))
16 Oct 2021 — 2 Feb 2022 - 2607:FEA8:BD46:6400:0:0:0:0/64 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)) (blocked six months February 2022)
28 Aug — 10 Oct 2021 – 2607:FEA8:BD42:D500:0:0:0:0/64 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)) (blocked three months October 2021)
1 May — 8 Aug 2021 – 72.138.217.84 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) (blocked one month, rangeblocked three months November 2021, seems to belong to the Thames Valley District School Board)
15—17 Jun 2021 – 2607:FEA8:BD45:E400:0:0:0:0/64 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial))
13—27 May 2021 – 2607:FEA8:BD42:1300:0:0:0:0/64 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)) (blocked three months)
26 Feb — 6 Apr 2021 – 2607:FEA8:BD43:6400:0:0:0:0/64 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)) (blocked twice)
17—21 Feb 2021 – 2607:FEA8:BD64:6700:0:0:0:0/64 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial))
9 Dec 2020 — 30 Jan 2021 – 2607:FEA8:BD41:BE00:0:0:0:0/64 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial))
2—12 Nov 2020 – 2607:FEA8:BD61:3A00:0:0:0:0/64 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial))
29 Sep — 25 Oct 2020 – 67.210.165.248 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) (blocked twice, registered to the City of Ottawa IT)
28 Aug 2020 - 2607:F2C0:EB70:1542:1091:4802:2C99:653A (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
27 Aug 2020 – 2607:FEA8:BE20:14C4:B1D5:B419:92E:44F5 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) (/64 blocked three months)
15 Aug 2020 – 192.234.223.96 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) (registered to the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton)
31 Jul 2020 — 13 Aug 2020 – 174.114.162.149 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) (blocked twice)
10—21 Jul 2020 – 2607:F2C0:EB72:8E7:0:0:0:0/64 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial))
7—8 Jul 2020 – 192.234.223.97 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) (blocked twice, registered to the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton)
5—6 Jul 2020 – 2607:FEA8:BE20:898:0:0:0:0/64 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)) (blocked three months)
19 Apr 2020 — 17 Jun 2020 – 2607:FEA8:BE20:1F90:0:0:0:0/64 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)) (blocked twice)
1 Aug 2019 – 2607:FEA8:BE20:655:B1D5:B419:92E:44F5 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
14 Jul 2019 – 174.114.167.120 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
15 Oct 2018 — 13 Jul 2019 – 2607:FEA8:BE20:6E0:0:0:0:0/64 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial))
7 Dec 2017 — 29 Apr 2018 - 99.251.181.113 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) (registered to Rogers Cable in Kitchener, Ontario)
14 Jun 2017 – 2607:FEA8:BE20:8CF:3146:1CC:28B4:B3EA (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
21 Feb 2016 - 99.241.198.141 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) (registered to Rogers Cable in Toronto, Ontario)
27 Aug 2015 - 135.23.117.80 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) (registered to TekSavvy Solutions in Ottawa, Ontario)
21 Oct 2012 — 1 Apr 2013 - 67.193.199.170 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) (registered to Cogeco Cable in Kingston, Ontario)
30 Jul 2010 - 99.245.170.252 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
8 May 2010 - 99.254.154.59 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
15 Jan 2010 - 99.254.155.210 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
8 Nov 2009 — 3 Jan 2010 - 99.235.5.248 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
26 May — 21 Oct 2009 - 99.234.168.21 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
18 Oct 2009 - 99.240.167.179 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
6 Mar — 23 Jul 2009 - 99.234.173.0 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
1—30 Mar 2009 – 99.234.171.103 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
3 Jan — 24 Feb 2009 – 99.235.47.76 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
18 Feb 2009 - 99.235.54.92 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
7 Oct 2007 — 15 Jan 2008 - 99.235.56.49 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
21—29 Sep 2007 – 74.124.157.120 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) (has been re-assigned to Pembroke Telephone Company in Pembroke, Georgia since usage by LTA)
16 Jan — 20 September 2007 – 74.107.127.60 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) (blocked one week, has been reassigned to Verizon in Baltimore, Maryland since usage by LTA)

Known ranges[edit]

2607:FEA8:BD61:2500:0:0:0:0/50 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)) (blocked for six months)
2607:FEA8:BD43:0:0:0:0:0/48 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)) (blocked for six months)
2607:fea8:bc00::/38 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)) (registered to Rogers Cable in Ottawa, Ontario)
2607:f2c0:eb70::/46 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)) (registered to TekSavvy Solutions in Ottawa, Ontario)
192.234.223.96/31 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)) (registered to the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton in Ottawa, Ontario)
174.114.160.0/21 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)) (registered to Rogers Cable in Ottawa, Ontario)