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|name = Mmbabies
|Originalname = [[User:Mmbabies|Mmbabies]]
|image =
|shortcut = [[WP:LTA/MMB]]
|lifespan = [[January 29]], [[2007]] - [[March 17]], [[2008]]<br>November 2009 - 2014<br>September 2018 - present
|ISP = [[AT&T Yahoo! DSL]]/[[AT&T Internet Services]]
|IPs = Usually on the [[Houston]] node of [[AT&T]]'s network, 200+ IP's; also the [[Alief Independent School District]] and [http://www.hcde-texas.org/ Harris County DoE] networks
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|RFARs =
|location = [[Houston]] & [[Alief, Texas]]
|severity =
|Instructions = Revert and block on sight, non-administrators report to [[WP:AIV]]
}}
{{vandal-m|Mmbabies}} is a prolific vandal who frequently adds nonsense and outright fabrication to many articles. This behavior earned them an indefinite block on
Since then, they continued the pattern of disruptive editing—sometimes on a daily and sometimes on a weekly basis. They edit primarily from [[AT&T]]'s DSL network in the [[Houston, Texas]] area. As this is the largest DSL provider in Houston, at times the collateral damage from his blocked IPs leaves portions of that city unable to edit Wikipedia.
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Due to their abusive edits, particularly their threats to the lives of celebrities (see below), numerous complaints were made to AT&T by both administrators and regular users. These complaints went unanswered. As a result, range blocks were put on almost 7,200 IP addresses within AT&T's Houston address space (''dsl.hstntx.swbell.net''), requiring all users in that range to create an account in order to edit Wikipedia. A semi-protect wall was set up on all pages relating to Houston television. However, he has since moved on to other stations across the country.
Since March 2008 they seemed to cool down, but tested the waters as of November 2009 on the article for [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] with the insertion of their usual 'dream lineup' of programming into that article, followed by a late June 2010 flareup with the usual MO on the Houston television articles. As of April 2015 however, their vandalism
After a long hiatus, around the end of September 2018, they began to make an attempt to return, this time taking advantage of IPv6 addresses, still on AT&T and within metro Houston. The vandalism is much lighter and compared to the usual general vandalism seen now, is benign compared to their 2007 peak (and easier to revert with common tools unavailable a decade ago), but still within their usual haunts such as ''Gospel Bill'' and Oxygen.
==Modus operandi==
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===Articles===
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**Some of these edits also involved stations not located in the Houston market -- Dallas / Fort Worth and Bakersfield in particular. In some of these edits, they also implemented the ''Gulf Coast Weather Authority'' slogan, even though the station being edited is located nowhere near the Gulf Coast. Also will occasionally use stations not in the state of Texas, as displayed [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kellie_Copeland-Kutz&diff=prev&oldid=178866630 here].
*Insists there is a fictional program called ''[[Maniac Mansion]] Babies'' based on the game (and the inspiration for their original account's username) which aired on various networks since the early 80s (and that the game was created in 1981, not 1987). To bring this across, they inserted the now-deleted image [[:Image:Maniac Mansion (Commodore 64) box front cover art.jpg|Commodore 64 cover art for the game]] constantly into other articles such as ''[[Muppet Babies]]'' and ''[[Superbook]]''.
*Vandalizes articles about Christian television programs such as ''[[Gospel Bill]]'' and ''[[The Flying House]]'' with other images and fictional network/station affiliations.
*Insists other network shows (such as ''[[Matt Houston]]'') premiered and aired on religious broadcasters, some which did not exist at the time of
* Constant references to two specific [[public service announcement]]s as television shows; the ''End Abuse'' campaign for the [http://www.endabuse.org/ Family Violence Prevention Fund], and a [http://courses.unt.edu/kt3650_1/Video/marines.rm late 80's recruitment commercial (RealVideo)] for the [[United States Marine Corps|Marines]] (referred by them as the one with the ''lady making the sword''),
*Seems to have an odd fixation on using images of food to do incorrect "math" to assert their alternate Houston TV reality.
*Is aggressive to other editors cleaning up their vandalism; a constant edit summary seems to be ''stupid (bleep)-hole from KETH TV-39'' (which is actually channel 14), and calling [[User:Azumanga1|Azumanga1]] ''a f***ing lady'' when his edits were reverted by that editor. Other times though, they tries to come across as an innocent party asking if there's a ''channel 46'' in Houston (there is not), and asked an editor how they knew about the PSA scripts mentioned above while mentioning fictitious Houston channels, although the editor asked lives in Wisconsin. (It should be known that some of the PSAs Mmbabies were referring to, especially the one involving the Marines, were seen on stations nationwide.)
*Also suggested that all of the Houston television stations and many key celebrities "live" in one apartment complex, often with several living in a single apartment. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AGridlock_Joe&diff=197891455&oldid=197888557])
*Has made death threats against [[Juan Gabriel]], [[Enrique Iglesias]], [[Nicole C. Mullen]], [[Kellie Copeland-Kutz]] (daughter of [[Kenneth Copeland|Kenneth]]) ,[[Christina Aguilera]], and in more recent edits, [[Lisa Bevere]]. They also displayed what could either be condoned as cannibalism or sex towards [[Beyoncé]], who is from Houston.
**In addition, put a [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ARay_Charles&diff=159939460&oldid=155180569 death threat] on the talk page of [[Ray Charles]], who had already died three years ago at the time of the edit, and also [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Johnny_Cash&diff=prev&oldid=159939668 Johnny Cash]. As per [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3A70.132.150.205&diff=180200532&oldid=180179481 this edit in this talk page], they are apparently well-aware of their deaths.
**In this [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Roberto_Carlos_%28singer%29&diff=prev&oldid=169753826 death threat] against [[Roberto Carlos]], quoted from ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' and then the ticket pitch for ''[[The Price is Right]]'', with Bob Barker/Drew Carey's name replaced by Kellie Copeland and the CBS Television City address with an address in Houston.
*Some of the material used in vandalism, including brief descriptions of TPIR's pricing games and outcome references (such as "PAINFUL LOSS"), seemed to be lifted directly from [http://www.golden-road.net/ golden-road.net], a fan site that includes daily rundowns of the show's episodes. Following Mmbabies' misappropriation of golden-road material, the author of the recaps began to insert a disclaimer, ''REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT AUTHOR PERMISSION.'' into his recaps. It is unknown if Mmbabies' actions motivated
*Some bizarre edits include quotes from films, such as a quote from ''[[The Mask (film)|The Mask]]'' used in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:An_American_Tail&diff=prev&oldid=128546087 death threat] against the animated character Fievel Mousekewitz on the ''An American Tail'' talk page. They also frequently insert quotes from ''[[The Simpsons]]'', generally those involving [[Montgomery Burns]] and his lackey, [[Waylon Smithers]].
*Occasionally has edits and summaries which suggest they are an evangelical Christian (for example, the lyrics for the opening of TBN's ''[[Praise the Lord]]'').
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*Vandalizing the page of the late [[KTRK-TV]] reporter [[Marvin Zindler]] with an image of Pokemon's [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marvin_Zindler&diff=152843613&oldid=152843492 Tracey Sketchit].
*Changes the birthdate of celebrities, usually by two years, and changes the list of births on the affected dates' pages.
*Changed the content on [[
*Actually revealed a password when they [[User:Chrislk02/archive04#Please unlock for me, please.|asked an admin]] to unblock
*As of October 2007, they also frequently used talk pages to make new articles of either ridiculous or non-notable subjects, including very minor people involved in Houston media. Since these talk pages have no article attached to them, they are generally nominated for speedy deletion, per Wikipedia policy.
**Through this behavior, they added content to talk pages for non-existent amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which were "added" up to 52, their fictional channel for Dallas' [[KDFI]] (in reality, the channel for [[KFWD]]). This was seen on [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:The_Gospel_Bill_Show&diff=163473316&oldid=163473291 this edit] to the Gospel Bill talk page.
**During the 2007 Christmas season, they also added 25 ridiculous and, in some cases, unsavory, lyrics to ''[[The Twelve Days of Christmas (song)|The Twelve Days of Christmas]]'', totaling 37. The rationale behind that number is unknown, though it's likely to be derived from adding KRIV (26) with KHOU (11).
*A [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Jaci_Velasquez&diff=prev&oldid=165539221 death threat] by Mmbabies against singer/actress [[Jaci Velasquez]] was reported to Plano, Texas' police department by editor [[User:Yamla|Yamla]].
*On occasion, they utilized the talk pages of other banned users. On March 17, 2008,
===Editing style===
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==Recent sock puppets==
===September 2018===
*{{ipvandal|2600:1702:38C0:EDD0:61F4:1AE8:921A:28E4}}
*{{ipvandal|2600:1702:38C0:EDD0:9CD:C92E:F55D:9DB8}}
===April 2012===
*{{ipvandal|68.89.171.172}}
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