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id="toc-Avoidant_vandalism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Blanking,_illegitimate" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Blanking,_illegitimate"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4</span> <span>Blanking, illegitimate</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Blanking,_illegitimate-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Repeated_uploading_of_copyrighted_material" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Repeated_uploading_of_copyrighted_material"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5</span> <span>Repeated uploading of copyrighted material</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Repeated_uploading_of_copyrighted_material-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Edit_summary_vandalism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Edit_summary_vandalism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6</span> <span>Edit summary vandalism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Edit_summary_vandalism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Format_vandalism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Format_vandalism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.7</span> <span>Format vandalism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Format_vandalism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gaming_the_system" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gaming_the_system"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8</span> <span>Gaming the system</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gaming_the_system-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Hidden_vandalism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hidden_vandalism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.9</span> <span>Hidden vandalism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hidden_vandalism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Hoaxing_vandalism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hoaxing_vandalism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.10</span> <span>Hoaxing vandalism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hoaxing_vandalism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Image_vandalism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Image_vandalism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.11</span> <span>Image vandalism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Image_vandalism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Link_vandalism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Link_vandalism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.12</span> <span>Link vandalism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Link_vandalism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Page_creation,_illegitimate" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Page_creation,_illegitimate"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.13</span> <span>Page creation, illegitimate</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Page_creation,_illegitimate-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Page_lengthening,_illegitimate" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Page_lengthening,_illegitimate"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.14</span> <span>Page lengthening, illegitimate</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Page_lengthening,_illegitimate-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Page-move_vandalism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Page-move_vandalism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.15</span> <span>Page-move vandalism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Page-move_vandalism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Redirect_vandalism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Redirect_vandalism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.16</span> <span>Redirect vandalism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Redirect_vandalism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Reverting_to_vandalism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Reverting_to_vandalism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.17</span> <span>Reverting to vandalism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Reverting_to_vandalism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Silly_vandalism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Silly_vandalism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.18</span> <span>Silly vandalism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Silly_vandalism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Subtle_vandalism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Subtle_vandalism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.19</span> <span>Subtle vandalism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Subtle_vandalism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Spam_external_linking" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Spam_external_linking"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.20</span> <span>Spam external linking</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Spam_external_linking-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Talk_page_vandalism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Talk_page_vandalism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.21</span> <span>Talk page vandalism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Talk_page_vandalism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Template_vandalism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Template_vandalism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.22</span> <span>Template vandalism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Template_vandalism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-User_and_user_talk_page_vandalism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#User_and_user_talk_page_vandalism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.23</span> <span>User and user talk page vandalism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-User_and_user_talk_page_vandalism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Vandalbots" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Vandalbots"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.24</span> <span>Vandalbots</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Vandalbots-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-What_is_not_vandalism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#What_is_not_vandalism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>What is not vandalism</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-What_is_not_vandalism-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle What is not vandalism subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-What_is_not_vandalism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Boldly_editing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Boldly_editing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Boldly editing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Boldly_editing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Copyright_policy_violations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Copyright_policy_violations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Copyright policy violations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Copyright_policy_violations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Disruptive_editing_or_stubbornness" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Disruptive_editing_or_stubbornness"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Disruptive editing or stubbornness</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Disruptive_editing_or_stubbornness-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Edit_summary_omission" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Edit_summary_omission"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Edit summary omission</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Edit_summary_omission-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Editing_tests_by_experimenting_users" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Editing_tests_by_experimenting_users"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>Editing tests by experimenting users</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Editing_tests_by_experimenting_users-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Harassment_or_personal_attacks" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Harassment_or_personal_attacks"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>Harassment or personal attacks</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Harassment_or_personal_attacks-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Incorrect_wiki_markup_and_style" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Incorrect_wiki_markup_and_style"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7</span> <span>Incorrect wiki markup and style</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Incorrect_wiki_markup_and_style-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lack_of_understanding_of_the_purpose_of_Wikipedia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lack_of_understanding_of_the_purpose_of_Wikipedia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.8</span> <span>Lack of understanding of the purpose of Wikipedia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lack_of_understanding_of_the_purpose_of_Wikipedia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Misinformation,_accidental" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Misinformation,_accidental"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.9</span> <span>Misinformation, accidental</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Misinformation,_accidental-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-NPOV_contraventions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#NPOV_contraventions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.10</span> <span>NPOV contraventions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-NPOV_contraventions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Nonsense,_accidental" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Nonsense,_accidental"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.11</span> <span>Nonsense, accidental</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Nonsense,_accidental-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Policy_and_guideline_pages,_good_faith_changes_to" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Policy_and_guideline_pages,_good_faith_changes_to"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.12</span> <span>Policy and guideline pages, good faith changes to</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Policy_and_guideline_pages,_good_faith_changes_to-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Reversion_or_removal_of_unencyclopedic_material" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Reversion_or_removal_of_unencyclopedic_material"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.13</span> <span>Reversion or removal of unencyclopedic material</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Reversion_or_removal_of_unencyclopedic_material-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-How_to_spot_vandalism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#How_to_spot_vandalism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>How to spot vandalism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-How_to_spot_vandalism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-How_to_respond_to_vandalism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#How_to_respond_to_vandalism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>How to respond to vandalism</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-How_to_respond_to_vandalism-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle How to respond to vandalism subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-How_to_respond_to_vandalism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Undetected_vandalism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Undetected_vandalism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Undetected vandalism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Undetected_vandalism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-For_beginners" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#For_beginners"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>For beginners</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-For_beginners-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Template_and_CSS_vandalism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Template_and_CSS_vandalism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Template and CSS vandalism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Template_and_CSS_vandalism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Image_vandalism_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Image_vandalism_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Image vandalism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Image_vandalism_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-How_not_to_respond_to_vandalism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#How_not_to_respond_to_vandalism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>How not to respond to vandalism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-How_not_to_respond_to_vandalism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Warnings" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Warnings"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Warnings</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Warnings-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Warnings subsection</span> 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href="#Reminding_responding_users_to_correctly_warn"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>Reminding responding users to correctly warn</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Reminding_responding_users_to_correctly_warn-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tracing_IP_addresses" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tracing_IP_addresses"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Tracing IP addresses</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Tracing_IP_addresses-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Tracing IP addresses subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Tracing_IP_addresses-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Identifying_associated_IP_addresses" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Identifying_associated_IP_addresses"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Identifying associated IP addresses</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Identifying_associated_IP_addresses-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Proxies,_VPNs_and_Tor_exit_nodes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Proxies,_VPNs_and_Tor_exit_nodes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Proxies, VPNs and Tor exit nodes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Proxies,_VPNs_and_Tor_exit_nodes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-See_also-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Адыгабзэ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalisme" title="Wikipedia:Vandalisme – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Wikipedia:Vandalisme" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-als mw-list-item"><a href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalismus" title="Wikipedia:Vandalismus – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Wikipedia:Vandalismus" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ang mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C7%A3dia:Bealu" title="Wikipǣdia:Bealu – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Wikipǣdia:Bealu" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7:%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8" title="ويكيبيديا:تخريب – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ويكيبيديا:تخريب" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A7%B1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE:%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A7%B0%E0%A7%B1%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE" title="ৱিকিপিডিয়া:ধ্বংসপ্ৰৱণতা – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="ৱিকিপিডিয়া:ধ্বংসপ্ৰৱণতা" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalismu" title="Wikipedia:Vandalismu – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Wikipedia:Vandalismu" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipet%C3%A3:Mbyai" title="Vikipetã:Mbyai – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Vikipetã:Mbyai" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipediya:Vandalizm" title="Vikipediya:Vandalizm – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Vikipediya:Vandalizm" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7:%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B2%D9%85" title="ویکی‌پدیا:واندالیزم – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="ویکی‌پدیا:واندالیزم" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE:%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE" title="উইকিপিডিয়া:ধ্বংসপ্রবণতা – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="উইকিপিডিয়া:ধ্বংসপ্রবণতা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bjn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bjn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipidia:Vandalisme" title="Wikipidia:Vandalisme – Banjar" lang="bjn" hreflang="bjn" data-title="Wikipidia:Vandalisme" data-language-autonym="Banjar" data-language-local-name="Banjar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Banjar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F:%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BC" title="Википедия:Вандализм – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Википедия:Вандализм" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%8B%D1%8F:%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B7%D0%BC" title="Вікіпедыя:Вандалізм – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Вікіпедыя:Вандалізм" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BF%D1%8D%D0%B4%D1%8B%D1%8F:%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B7%D0%BC" title="Вікіпэдыя:Вандалізм – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Вікіпэдыя:Вандалізм" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE:Vandalism" title="विकिपीडिया:Vandalism – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="विकिपीडिया:Vandalism" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F:%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B7%D1%8A%D0%BC" title="Уикипедия:Вандализъм – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Уикипедия:Вандализъм" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalizam" title="Wikipedia:Vandalizam – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Wikipedia:Vandalizam" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalerezh" title="Wikipedia:Vandalerezh – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Wikipedia:Vandalerezh" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bxr mw-list-item"><a href="https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%8D%D0%B4%D0%B8:Vandalism" title="Википеэди:Vandalism – Russia Buriat" lang="bxr" hreflang="bxr" data-title="Википеэди:Vandalism" data-language-autonym="Буряад" data-language-local-name="Russia Buriat" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Буряад</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viquip%C3%A8dia:Vandalisme" title="Viquipèdia:Vandalisme – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Viquipèdia:Vandalisme" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bandalismo" title="Wikipedia:Bandalismo – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Wikipedia:Bandalismo" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedie:Vandalismus" title="Wikipedie:Vandalismus – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Wikipedie:Vandalismus" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:H%C3%A6rv%C3%A6rk" title="Wikipedia:Hærværk – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Wikipedia:Hærværk" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalisma" title="Wikipedia:Vandalisma – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Wikipedia:Vandalisma" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Davvisámegiella</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalismus" title="Wikipedia:Vandalismus – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Wikipedia:Vandalismus" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipeedia:Vandalism" title="Vikipeedia:Vandalism – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Vikipeedia:Vandalism" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B9%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1:%CE%92%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B4%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BC%CF%8C%CF%82" title="Βικιπαίδεια:Βανδαλισμός – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Βικιπαίδεια:Βανδαλισμός" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalismo" title="Wikipedia:Vandalismo – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Wikipedia:Vandalismo" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipedio:Vandalismo" title="Vikipedio:Vandalismo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Vikipedio:Vandalismo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bandalismoa" title="Wikipedia:Bandalismoa – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Wikipedia:Bandalismoa" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7:%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C" title="ویکی‌پدیا:خرابکاری – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ویکی‌پدیا:خرابکاری" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Herverk" title="Wikipedia:Herverk – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Wikipedia:Herverk" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Vandalisme" title="Wikipédia:Vandalisme – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Wikipédia:Vandalisme" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalismo" title="Wikipedia:Vandalismo – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Wikipedia:Vandalismo" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%84%ED%82%A4%EB%B0%B1%EA%B3%BC:%EB%AC%B8%EC%84%9C_%ED%9B%BC%EC%86%90" title="위키백과:문서 훼손 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="위키백과:문서 훼손" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8E%D5%AB%D6%84%D5%AB%D5%BA%D5%A5%D5%A4%D5%AB%D5%A1:%D5%8E%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A4%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%AB%D5%A6%D5%B4" title="Վիքիպեդիա:Վանդալիզմ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Վիքիպեդիա:Վանդալիզմ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE:%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE" title="विकिपीडिया:बर्बरता – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="विकिपीडिया:बर्बरता" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedija:Wandalizm" title="Wikipedija:Wandalizm – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Wikipedija:Wandalizm" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedija:Vandalizam" title="Wikipedija:Vandalizam – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Wikipedija:Vandalizam" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bandalismo" title="Wikipedia:Bandalismo – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Wikipedia:Bandalismo" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalisme" title="Wikipedia:Vandalisme – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Wikipedia:Vandalisme" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Skemmdarverk" title="Wikipedia:Skemmdarverk – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Wikipedia:Skemmdarverk" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalismo" title="Wikipedia:Vandalismo – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Wikipedia:Vandalismo" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%93%D7%99%D7%94:%D7%98%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%9C_%D7%91%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%AA%D7%94" title="ויקיפדיה:טיפול בהשחתה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ויקיפדיה:טיפול בהשחתה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Vandalisme" title="Wikipédia:Vandalisme – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Wikipédia:Vandalisme" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%99%E1%83%98%E1%83%9E%E1%83%94%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%90:%E1%83%95%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%96%E1%83%9B%E1%83%98" title="ვიკიპედია:ვანდალიზმი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ვიკიპედია:ვანდალიზმი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F:%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BC" title="Уикипедия:Вандализм – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Уикипедия:Вандализм" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Uharabu" title="Wikipedia:Uharabu – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Wikipedia:Uharabu" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ltg mw-list-item"><a href="https://ltg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipedeja:Vanda%C4%BCu_gors" title="Vikipedeja:Vandaļu gors – Latgalian" lang="ltg" hreflang="ltg" data-title="Vikipedeja:Vandaļu gors" data-language-autonym="Latgaļu" data-language-local-name="Latgalian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latgaļu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicipaedia:Malefactor" title="Vicipaedia:Malefactor – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Vicipaedia:Malefactor" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikip%C4%93dija:Vandalisms" title="Vikipēdija:Vandalisms – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Vikipēdija:Vandalisms" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalismus" title="Wikipedia:Vandalismus – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Wikipedia:Vandalismus" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipedija:Vandalizmas" title="Vikipedija:Vandalizmas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Vikipedija:Vandalizmas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Vandalizmus" title="Wikipédia:Vandalizmus – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Wikipédia:Vandalizmus" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0:%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BC" title="Википедија:Вандализам – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Википедија:Вандализам" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%A1%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AF:%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%B6%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%82" title="വിക്കിപീഡിയ:നശീകരണം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="വിക്കിപീഡിയ:നശീകരണം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7:%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8" title="ويكيبيديا:تخريب – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ويكيبيديا:تخريب" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Laku_musnah" title="Wikipedia:Laku musnah – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Wikipedia:Laku musnah" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B0:%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BC" title="Википедиа:Вандализм – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Википедиа:Вандализм" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalisme" title="Wikipedia:Vandalisme – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Wikipedia:Vandalisme" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulpe:Vandalisme" title="Hulpe:Vandalisme – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Hulpe:Vandalisme" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE:%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE" title="विकिपिडिया:बर्बरता – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="विकिपिडिया:बर्बरता" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:%E8%8D%92%E3%82%89%E3%81%97" title="Wikipedia:荒らし – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="Wikipedia:荒らし" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8:%D0%97%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BC" title="Википеди:Зулам – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Википеди:Зулам" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalisme" title="Wikipedia:Vandalisme – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Wikipedia:Vandalisme" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:H%C3%A6rverk" title="Wikipedia:Hærverk – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Wikipedia:Hærverk" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A8dia:Vandalisme" title="Wikipèdia:Vandalisme – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Wikipèdia:Vandalisme" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipediya:Vandalizm" title="Vikipediya:Vandalizm – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Vikipediya:Vandalizm" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%DA%A9%D9%8A%D9%BE%DB%90%DA%89%D9%8A%D8%A7:%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A" title="ويکيپېډيا:ورانکاري – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="ويکيپېډيا:ورانکاري" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-km mw-list-item"><a href="https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%9C%E1%9E%B7%E1%9E%82%E1%9E%B8%E1%9E%97%E1%9E%B8%E1%9E%8C%E1%9E%B6:%E1%9E%80%E1%9E%B6%E1%9E%9A%E1%9E%94%E1%9F%86%E1%9E%95%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%9B%E1%9E%B7%E1%9E%85%E1%9E%94%E1%9F%86%E1%9E%95%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%9B%E1%9E%B6%E1%9E%89" title="វិគីភីឌា:ការបំផ្លិចបំផ្លាញ – Khmer" lang="km" hreflang="km" data-title="វិគីភីឌា:ការបំផ្លិចបំផ្លាញ" data-language-autonym="ភាសាខ្មែរ" data-language-local-name="Khmer" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ភាសាខ្មែរ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wandalizm" title="Wikipedia:Wandalizm – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Wikipedia:Wandalizm" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Vandalismo" title="Wikipédia:Vandalismo – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Wikipédia:Vandalismo" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Wikipedia:Vandalism" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipidiya:Wandalismu" title="Wikipidiya:Wandalismu – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Wikipidiya:Wandalismu" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F:%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BC" title="Википедия:Вандализм – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Википедия:Вандализм" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Wikipedia:Vandalism" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalismu" title="Wikipedia:Vandalismu – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Wikipedia:Vandalismu" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%93%E0%B6%A9%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%8F:%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%81%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%93%E0%B6%B8" title="විකිපීඩියා:විනාශකිරීම – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="විකිපීඩියා:විනාශකිරීම" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Wikipedia:Vandalism" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DA%AA%D9%8A%D9%BE%D9%8A%DA%8A%D9%8A%D8%A7:%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8_%DA%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A" title="وڪيپيڊيا:تخريب ڪاري – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="وڪيپيڊيا:تخريب ڪاري" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Vandalizmus" title="Wikipédia:Vandalizmus – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Wikipédia:Vandalizmus" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedija:Vandalizem" title="Wikipedija:Vandalizem – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Wikipedija:Vandalizem" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7:%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%BE%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C" title="ویکیپیدیا:خراپکاری – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ویکیپیدیا:خراپکاری" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a 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selflink">Vandalism</a></th></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Dealing with vandalism</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrator_intervention_against_vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism">Obvious vandalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations" title="Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations">Sockpuppet investigations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Long-term_abuse" title="Wikipedia:Long-term abuse">Long-term abuse reports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_on_open_proxies" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject on open proxies">WikiProject on open proxies</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Resources and assistance</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Counter-Vandalism_Unit" title="Wikipedia:Counter-Vandalism Unit">Counter-Vandalism Unit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Counter-Vandalism_Unit/Academy" title="Wikipedia:Counter-Vandalism Unit/Academy">Counter Vandalism Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleaning_up_vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Cleaning up vandalism">Cleaning up vandalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_counter-vandalism_tools" title="Category:Wikipedia counter-vandalism tools">Counter-vandalism tools</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Further information</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_IP_addresses" title="Wikipedia:Blocking IP addresses">Blocking IP addresses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_insult_the_vandals" title="Wikipedia:Do not insult the vandals">Do not insult the vandals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Counter-Vandalism_Unit/Vandalism_studies" title="Wikipedia:Counter-Vandalism Unit/Vandalism studies">CVU Vandalism studies</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a 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href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1246091330"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1232484023"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks help-box noprint plainlist" style="width:200px;clear:right"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-title"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_policies#Conduct" title="Wikipedia:List of policies">Conduct policies</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy#Evasion_of_blocks" title="Wikipedia:Blocking policy">Block evasion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Civility" title="Wikipedia:Civility">Civility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Clean_start" title="Wikipedia:Clean start">Clean start</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">Consensus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution" title="Wikipedia:Dispute resolution">Dispute resolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">Edit warring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing_policy" title="Wikipedia:Editing policy">Editing policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Harassment" title="Wikipedia:Harassment">Harassment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_personal_attacks" title="Wikipedia:No personal attacks">No personal attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ownership_of_content" title="Wikipedia:Ownership of content">Ownership of content</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry" title="Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry">Sockpuppetry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Username_policy" title="Wikipedia:Username policy">Username policy</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Vandalism</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Conduct_policy_list" title="Template:Conduct policy list"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Conduct_policy_list" title="Template talk:Conduct policy list"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Conduct_policy_list" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Conduct policy list"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>On Wikipedia, <b>vandalism</b> has a very specific meaning: editing (or other behavior) <em><strong>deliberately</strong> intended to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DE">obstruct or defeat</a> the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars" title="Wikipedia:Five pillars">project's purpose</a></em>, which is to create a free encyclopedia, in a variety of languages, presenting the sum of all human knowledge. </p><p>The malicious <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PRESERVE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PRESERVE">removal</a> of encyclopedic content, or the changing of such content beyond all recognition, without any regard to our core content policies of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view" title="Wikipedia:Neutral point of view">neutral point of view</a> (which does not mean <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:YESPOV" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:YESPOV">no point of view</a>), <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verifiability</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research" title="Wikipedia:No original research">no original research</a>, is a <em>deliberate</em> attempt to damage Wikipedia. There are, of course, more juvenile forms of vandalism, such as adding irrelevant <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Offensive_material" title="Wikipedia:Offensive material">obscenities or crude humor</a> to a page, illegitimately <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Page_blanking" title="Wikipedia:Page blanking">blanking pages</a>, and inserting obvious nonsense into a page. Abusive creation or usage of user accounts and IP addresses may also constitute vandalism. </p><p><strong>Vandalism is prohibited.</strong> While editors are encouraged to <a href="#Warnings">warn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy#Preliminary:_education_and_warnings" title="Wikipedia:Blocking policy">educate</a> vandals, warnings are by no means a prerequisite for blocking a vandal (although administrators usually block only when multiple warnings have been issued). </p><p><strong>Even if misguided, willfully against <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CONSENSUS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CONSENSUS">consensus</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DE">disruptive</a>, any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume good faith">good faith</a> effort to improve the encyclopedia is <em>not</em> vandalism.</strong> For example, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">edit warring</a> over how exactly to present encyclopedic content is not vandalism. Careful consideration may be required to differentiate between edits that are beneficial, edits that are detrimental but well-intentioned, and edits that are vandalism. If it is clear that an editor is intending to improve Wikipedia, their edits are not vandalism, <em>even if</em> they violate some core policy of Wikipedia. Mislabeling good faith edits "vandalism" can be harmful, as it makes users less likely to respond to corrective advice or to engage collaboratively during a disagreement. For that reason, avoid using the term "vandalism" unless it is clear the user means to harm Wikipedia; this is even true when warning a user with a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_index/User_talk_namespace" title="Wikipedia:Template index/User talk namespace">user warning template</a>. Choose the template that most closely matches the behavior you are trying to correct. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Types_of_vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-Types_of_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Types_of_vandalism"></span>Types of vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:VANDTYPES"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:VANDTYPES&redirect=no">WP:VANDTYPES</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Vandalism on Wikipedia usually falls into one or more of these categories: </p><p><span class="anchor" id="Abuse_of_tags"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Abuse_of_tags" data-mw-thread-id="h-Abuse_of_tags-Types_of_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Abuse_of_tags-Types_of_vandalism"></span>Abuse of tags<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Abuse_of_tags-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Bad faith placing of non-content tags such as <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Afd" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Afd">afd</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Db" title="Template:Db">db</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Sprotected" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Sprotected">sprotected</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, or other tags on pages that do not meet such criteria. This includes baseless removal of <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Policy" title="Template:Policy">policy</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> and related tags. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Account_creation,_malicious" data-mw-thread-id="h-Account_creation,_malicious-Types_of_vandalism"><span id="Account_creation.2C_malicious"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Account_creation,_malicious-Types_of_vandalism"></span>Account creation, malicious<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Account_creation,_malicious-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Creating accounts with usernames that contain deliberately offensive or disruptive terms is considered vandalism, whether the account is used or not. For Wikipedia's policy on what is considered inappropriate for a username, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Username_policy" title="Wikipedia:Username policy">Wikipedia:Username policy</a>. See also <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Sock_puppetry" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Sock puppetry">Wikipedia:Sock puppetry</a>. </p><p><span class="anchor" id="Avoidance_vandalism"></span><span class="anchor" id="Avoidant_vandalism"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Avoidant_vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-Avoidant_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Avoidant_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span>Avoidant vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Avoidant_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Removing <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Afd" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Afd">afd</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Copyvio" title="Template:Copyvio">copyvio</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> and other related tags in order to conceal deletion candidates or avert deletion of such content. However, this is often mistakenly done by new users who are unfamiliar with AfD procedures and such users should be given the benefit of the doubt and pointed to the proper page to discuss the issue. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Blanking,_illegitimate" data-mw-thread-id="h-Blanking,_illegitimate-Types_of_vandalism"><span id="Blanking.2C_illegitimate"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Blanking,_illegitimate-Types_of_vandalism"></span>Blanking, illegitimate<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Blanking,_illegitimate-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For legitimate cases of blanking articles, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Redirect#Redirects_that_replace_previous_articles" title="Wikipedia:Redirect">Wikipedia:Redirect § Redirects that replace previous articles</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:NOBLANK"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:NOBLANK&redirect=no">WP:NOBLANK</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Blanking"></span><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PRESERVE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PRESERVE">Removing encyclopedic content</a> without any reason, or replacing such content with nonsense. Content removal is <em>not</em> considered to be vandalism when the reason for the removal of the content is readily apparent by examination of the content itself, or where a non-frivolous explanation for the removal of apparently legitimate content is provided, linked to, or referenced in an edit summary. </p><p>Blanking that could be legitimate includes blanking all or part of a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:LIVING" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:LIVING">biography of a living person</a>. Wikipedia is especially concerned about providing accurate and unbiased information on the living; blanking may be an effort to remove inaccurate or biased material. Due to the possibility of unexplained good faith content removal, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Uw-test1" title="Template:Uw-test1">uw-test1</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> or <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Uw-delete1" title="Template:Uw-delete1">uw-delete1</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, as appropriate, should be used as initial warnings for content removals without more descriptive edit summaries. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Repeated_uploading_of_copyrighted_material" data-mw-thread-id="h-Repeated_uploading_of_copyrighted_material-Types_of_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Repeated_uploading_of_copyrighted_material-Types_of_vandalism"></span>Repeated uploading of copyrighted material<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Repeated_uploading_of_copyrighted_material-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Uploading or using material on Wikipedia in ways which violate <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_problems" title="Wikipedia:Copyright problems">Wikipedia's copyright policies</a> after having been warned is vandalism. Because users may be unaware that the information is copyrighted, or of Wikipedia policies on how such material may and may not be used, such action becomes vandalism <em>only</em> if it continues after the copyrighted nature of the material and relevant policy restricting its use have been communicated to the user. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Edit_summary_vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-Edit_summary_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Edit_summary_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span>Edit summary vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Edit_summary_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Making offensive edit summaries in an attempt to leave a mark that cannot be easily expunged from the record (edit summaries cannot simply be "reverted" and require <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Revision_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Revision deletion">administrative action</a> if they have to be removed from a page's history). Often combined with malicious account creation. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Format_vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-Format_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Format_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span>Format vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Format_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Changing the formatting of a page unreasonably and maliciously. But many times, editors might just make an unintended mistake or are testing how the wikicode works. Sometimes it might be a bug in the Wikipedia software. Some changes to the format are not vandalism, but rather either good faith edits of editors who don't know the guidelines or simply a different opinion on how the format should look, in which case it is just a disputed edit. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gaming_the_system" data-mw-thread-id="h-Gaming_the_system-Types_of_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Gaming_the_system-Types_of_vandalism"></span><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GAME" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GAME">Gaming the system</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Gaming_the_system-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Deliberate attempts to circumvent enforcement of Wikipedia policies, guidelines, and procedures by causing bad faith edits to go unnoticed. Includes marking bad faith edits as minor to get less scrutiny, making a minor edit following a bad faith edit so it won't appear on all watchlists, recreating previously deleted bad faith creations under a new title, use of the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Construction" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Construction">construction</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> tag to prevent deletion of a page that would otherwise be a clear candidate for deletion, or use of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SOCK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SOCK">sock puppets</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hidden_vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-Hidden_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Hidden_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span>Hidden vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Hidden_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Any form of vandalism that makes use of embedded text, which is not visible to the final rendering of the article but visible during editing. This includes link vandalism, or placing malicious, offensive, or otherwise disruptive or irrelevant messages or spam in hidden comments for editors to see. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hoaxing_vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-Hoaxing_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Hoaxing_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Hoaxes" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Hoaxes">Hoaxing vandalism</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Hoaxing_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p><span id="VDHOAXES"></span>Deliberately adding falsities to articles, particularly to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BLP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BLP">biographies of living people</a>, with hoax information is considered vandalism. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Image_vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-Image_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Image_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span>Image vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Image_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Uploading shock images, inappropriately placing explicit images on pages, or simply using any image in a way that is disruptive. Please note though that <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#Wikipedia_is_not_censored" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">Wikipedia is not censored</a> and that explicit images may be uploaded and/or placed on pages for legitimate reasons (that is, if they have encyclopedic value). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Link_vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-Link_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Link_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span>Link vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Link_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Adding or changing internal or external links on a page to disruptive, irrelevant, or inappropriate targets while disguising them with mislabeling. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Page_creation,_illegitimate" data-mw-thread-id="h-Page_creation,_illegitimate-Types_of_vandalism"><span id="Page_creation.2C_illegitimate"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Page_creation,_illegitimate-Types_of_vandalism"></span>Page creation, illegitimate<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Page_creation,_illegitimate-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Creating new pages with the sole intent of malicious behavior. It also includes <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ATTACK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ATTACK">personal attack pages</a> (articles written to disparage the subject), <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:HOAX" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:HOAX">hoaxes</a> and other intentionally inaccurate pages. There are many other types of pages that merit deletion, even <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SPEEDY" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SPEEDY">speedy deletion</a>, but which are not vandalism. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NEWBIE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NEWBIE">New users</a> sometimes create test pages containing <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NONSENSE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NONSENSE">nonsense</a> or even autobiographies, and doing so is not vandalism; such pages can also be moved to become their sandbox or userpage. Pages on non-notable topics are not vandalism. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SPAM" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SPAM">Blatant advertising pages</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:POVPUSH" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:POVPUSH">blatant POV pushes</a>, are not vandalism, but frequently happen and often lead to editors being blocked. It's important that people creating inappropriate pages be given appropriate communication; even if they aren't willing to edit within our rules, they are more likely to go away quietly if they understand why their page has been deleted. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Page_lengthening,_illegitimate" data-mw-thread-id="h-Page_lengthening,_illegitimate-Types_of_vandalism"><span id="Page_lengthening.2C_illegitimate"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Page_lengthening,_illegitimate-Types_of_vandalism"></span>Page lengthening, illegitimate<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Page_lengthening,_illegitimate-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Adding very large (measured by the number of <a href="/wiki/Byte" title="Byte">bytes</a>) amounts of bad faith content to a page so as to make the page's load time abnormally long or even make the page impossible to load on some computers without the browser or machine crashing. Adding large amounts of good faith content is not vandalism, though prior to doing so, one should consider if splitting a long page may be appropriate (see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_size" title="Wikipedia:Article size">Wikipedia:Article size</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Page-move_vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-Page-move_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Page-move_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span>Page-move vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Page-move_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:MOVEVANDAL"></span><span id="WP:PAGEMOVEVANDAL"></span><span id="WP:MOVEVAND"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:MOVEVANDAL&redirect=no">WP:MOVEVANDAL</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:PAGEMOVEVANDAL&redirect=no">WP:PAGEMOVEVANDAL</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:MOVEVAND&redirect=no">WP:MOVEVAND</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Changing the names of pages to disruptive, irrelevant, or otherwise inappropriate names. Only <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AUTOCONF" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AUTOCONF">autoconfirmed or confirmed</a> users can move pages. Because of this, vandals of this variety will often create "sleeper" accounts to gain autoconfirmed status. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Redirect_vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-Redirect_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Redirect_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span>Redirect vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Redirect_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Redirect" title="Wikipedia:Redirect">Redirecting</a> or changing the target of redirect pages to other pages that are vandalism, nonsense, promotional, non-existent pages, or attack pages. This also applies when a redirect or its title is created only to disparage its subject. Pages that redirect to non-existent or deleted pages are also applied with <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion#G8._Pages_dependent_on_a_non-existent_or_deleted_page" title="Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion">G8</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reverting_to_vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-Reverting_to_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Reverting_to_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span>Reverting to vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Reverting_to_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Reverting edits to the latest revisions that are nonsense, promotional, personal attacks, and/or harassment (except for when done by mistake). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Silly_vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-Silly_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Silly_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span>Silly vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Silly_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Adding <a href="/wiki/Profanity" title="Profanity">profanity</a>, <a href="/wiki/Graffiti" title="Graffiti">graffiti</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Patent_nonsense" title="Wikipedia:Patent nonsense">patent nonsense</a> to pages; creating nonsensical and obviously unencyclopedic pages, etc. This is one of the most common forms of vandalism. However, the addition of random characters to pages is often characteristic of an editing test and, though impermissible, may not be malicious. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Subtle_vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-Subtle_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Subtle_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span><span class="anchor" id="Sneaky_vandalism"></span>Subtle vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Subtle_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:SNEAKY"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:SNEAKY&redirect=no">WP:SNEAKY</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Vandalism that is harder to spot, or that otherwise circumvents detection, including adding plausible misinformation to articles (such as minor alteration of facts or additions of plausible-sounding hoaxes), hiding vandalism (such as by making two bad edits and reverting only one), simultaneously using <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SOCK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SOCK">multiple accounts</a> or IP addresses to vandalize, abuse of maintenance and deletion templates, or reverting legitimate edits with the intent of hindering the improvement of pages. Impersonating other users by signing an edit with a different username or IP address also constitutes sneaky vandalism, but take care not to confuse this with appropriately correcting an unsigned edit made by another user. Some vandals even follow their vandalism with an edit that states "Rv vandalism" or similar in the <a href="/wiki/Help:Edit_summary" title="Help:Edit summary">edit summary</a> in order to give the appearance the vandalism was reverted. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spam_external_linking" data-mw-thread-id="h-Spam_external_linking-Types_of_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Spam_external_linking-Types_of_vandalism"></span><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:External_links#AVOID" title="Wikipedia:External links">Spam external linking</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Spam_external_linking-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Adding or continuing to add spam external links is vandalism if the activity continues after a warning. A spam external link is one added to a page mainly for the purpose of promoting a website, product or a user's interests rather than to improve the page editorially. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Talk_page_vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-Talk_page_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Talk_page_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span>Talk page vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Talk_page_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:TPV"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:TPV&redirect=no">WP:TPV</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Tpv"></span> Illegitimately removing or editing other users' comments, especially in closed discussions, or adding offensive comments. However, it is acceptable to blank comments constituting vandalism, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Canvassing" title="Wikipedia:Canvassing">internal spam</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Harassment" title="Wikipedia:Harassment">harassment</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_personal_attacks#Removal_of_text" title="Wikipedia:No personal attacks">personal attack</a>. It is also acceptable to identify an unsigned comment. Users are also <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:OWNTALK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:OWNTALK">permitted</a> to remove comments from their own user talk pages. A policy of prohibiting users from removing warnings from their own talk pages was <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Perennial_proposals#Talk_pages_and_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Perennial proposals">considered and rejected</a> on the grounds that it would create more issues than it would solve. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Template_vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-Template_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Template_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span>Template vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Template_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Modifying the wiki language or text of a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TM" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TM">template</a> in a harmful or disruptive manner. This is especially serious, because it will negatively impact the appearance of multiple pages. Some templates appear on hundreds or thousands of pages, so they are <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:High-risk_templates" title="Wikipedia:High-risk templates">permanently protected from editing</a> to prevent vandalism. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="User_and_user_talk_page_vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-User_and_user_talk_page_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-User_and_user_talk_page_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span>User and user talk page vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-User_and_user_talk_page_vandalism-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Unwelcome, illegitimate edits to another person's user page may be considered vandalism. User pages are regarded as within the control of their respective users and generally should not be edited without the permission of the user to whom they belong. See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:UP#OWN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:UP">WP:UP#OWN</a>. This is why there is an <a href="/wiki/Special:AbuseFilter/803" title="Special:AbuseFilter/803">edit filter that prevents new and non-(auto)confirmed users from editing user pages other than their own</a>. Related to this is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_personal_attacks" title="Wikipedia:No personal attacks">Wikipedia:No personal attacks</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vandalbots" data-mw-thread-id="h-Vandalbots-Types_of_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Vandalbots-Types_of_vandalism"></span><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Vandalbot" class="extiw" title="m:Vandalbot">Vandalbots</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Vandalbots-Types_of_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Internet_bot" title="Internet bot">script or "robot"</a> that attempts to vandalize or add spam to a mass of pages. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="What_is_not_vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-What_is_not_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-What_is_not_vandalism"></span><span id="NOT"></span>What is <em>not</em> vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-What_is_not_vandalism"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:VANDNOT"></span><span id="WP:NOTVAND"></span><span id="WP:NOTV"></span><span id="WP:NOTVANDALISM"></span><span id="WP:NOTVAN"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:VANDNOT&redirect=no">WP:VANDNOT</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:NOTVAND&redirect=no">WP:NOTVAND</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:NOTV&redirect=no">WP:NOTV</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:NOTVANDALISM&redirect=no">WP:NOTVANDALISM</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:NOTVAN&redirect=no">WP:NOTVAN</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Although at times the following situations may be referred to colloquially as "vandalism", they are not usually considered vandalism within the context of Wikipedia. However, each case should be treated independently, taking into consideration whether or not the actions violate Wikipedia policies and guidelines. If an editor treats situations which are not clearly vandalism as such, it may harm the encyclopedia by alienating or driving away potential editors. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boldly_editing" data-mw-thread-id="h-Boldly_editing-What_is_not_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Boldly_editing-What_is_not_vandalism"></span><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_bold" title="Wikipedia:Be bold">Boldly editing</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Boldly_editing-What_is_not_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Bold edits, though they may precede consensus or be inconsistent with prior consensus, are not vandalism unless other aspects of the edits identify them as vandalism. The Wikipedia community encourages users to be bold and acknowledges <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BRD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BRD">the role of bold edits in reaching consensus</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Copyright_policy_violations" data-mw-thread-id="h-Copyright_policy_violations-What_is_not_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Copyright_policy_violations-What_is_not_vandalism"></span><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_problems" title="Wikipedia:Copyright problems">Copyright policy violations</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Copyright_policy_violations-What_is_not_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Uploading or using material on Wikipedia in violation of Wikipedia's copyright policies is prohibited, but is not vandalism unless the user does so maliciously or fails to heed warnings. It is at least as serious an issue as vandalism and persistent offenders will ultimately get blocked, but it is well worth spending time communicating clearly with those who violate copyright as they are far more likely to reform than vandals or spammers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Disruptive_editing_or_stubbornness" data-mw-thread-id="h-Disruptive_editing_or_stubbornness-What_is_not_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Disruptive_editing_or_stubbornness-What_is_not_vandalism"></span><span class="anchor" id="disruptive_editing"></span><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disruptive_editing" title="Wikipedia:Disruptive editing">Disruptive editing</a> or stubbornness<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Disruptive_editing_or_stubbornness-What_is_not_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Some users cannot come to an agreement with others who are willing to talk to them about an editing issue, and repeatedly make changes against consensus. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">Edit warring</a> is not vandalism and should not be dealt with as such. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution" title="Wikipedia:Dispute resolution">Dispute resolution</a> may help. See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Tendentious_editing" title="Wikipedia:Tendentious editing">Tendentious editing</a>. </p><p>Starting a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_process" title="Wikipedia:Deletion process">deletion process</a> in bad faith is disruptive editing, but is not vandalism. However, misusing deletion template messages <i>with no intention</i> to start a deletion process is vandalism by <a href="#Abuse_of_tags">abuse of tags</a>. </p><p>In short, all vandalism is disruptive editing, but not all disruptive editing is vandalism. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Edit_summary_omission" data-mw-thread-id="h-Edit_summary_omission-What_is_not_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Edit_summary_omission-What_is_not_vandalism"></span><a href="/wiki/Help:Edit_summary" title="Help:Edit summary">Edit summary</a> omission<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Edit_summary_omission-What_is_not_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Help:Edit_summary" title="Help:Edit summary">edit summary</a> is important in that it helps other editors understand the purpose of your edit. Though its use is not required, it is strongly recommended, even for minor edits, and is considered proper <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Etiquette" title="Wikipedia:Etiquette">Wikipedia etiquette</a>. Even a brief edit summary is better than none. However, not leaving edit summaries is not considered vandalism. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Editing_tests_by_experimenting_users" data-mw-thread-id="h-Editing_tests_by_experimenting_users-What_is_not_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Editing_tests_by_experimenting_users-What_is_not_vandalism"></span>Editing tests by experimenting users<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Editing_tests_by_experimenting_users-What_is_not_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Users sometimes edit pages as an experiment. Such edits, while prohibited, are treated differently from vandalism. These users should be warned using the uw-test series of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WARN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WARN">user warning templates</a>, or by a talk page message including, if appropriate, a welcome and referral to the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About_the_Sandbox" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:About the Sandbox">Wikipedia sandbox</a>, where they can continue to make test edits without being unintentionally disruptive. Registered users can also create their own sandboxes as a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:USER#How_do_I_create_a_user_subpage?" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:USER">user subpage</a>. If a user has made a test edit and then reverted it, consider placing the message <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Uw-selfrevert" title="Template:Uw-selfrevert">uw-selfrevert</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, on their talk page. Pages created as test edits outside of userspace may be deleted under <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:G2" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:G2">speedy deletion criterion G2</a>. Editing tests are considered vandalism only when a user continues to make test edits despite receiving numerous warnings. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Harassment_or_personal_attacks" data-mw-thread-id="h-Harassment_or_personal_attacks-What_is_not_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Harassment_or_personal_attacks-What_is_not_vandalism"></span><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Harassment" title="Wikipedia:Harassment">Harassment</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_personal_attacks" title="Wikipedia:No personal attacks">personal attacks</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Harassment_or_personal_attacks-What_is_not_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Personal attacks and harassment are not allowed. While some harassment is also vandalism, such as user page vandalism, or inserting a personal attack into an article, harassment in itself is not vandalism and should be handled differently. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Incorrect_wiki_markup_and_style" data-mw-thread-id="h-Incorrect_wiki_markup_and_style-What_is_not_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Incorrect_wiki_markup_and_style-What_is_not_vandalism"></span>Incorrect <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:How to edit a page">wiki markup</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style">style</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Incorrect_wiki_markup_and_style-What_is_not_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Inexperienced users are often unfamiliar with Wikipedia's formatting and grammatical standards, such as how to create internal and/or external links or which words should be bolded or italicized, etc. Rather than label such users as vandals, just explain to them what the standard style would be for the issue at hand, perhaps pointing them towards the documentation at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:How to edit a page">How to edit a page</a>, and the like. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lack_of_understanding_of_the_purpose_of_Wikipedia" data-mw-thread-id="h-Lack_of_understanding_of_the_purpose_of_Wikipedia-What_is_not_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Lack_of_understanding_of_the_purpose_of_Wikipedia-What_is_not_vandalism"></span><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">Lack of understanding of the purpose of Wikipedia</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Lack_of_understanding_of_the_purpose_of_Wikipedia-What_is_not_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Some users are not familiar with <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PURPOSE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PURPOSE">Wikipedia's purpose</a> or policies and may start editing it as if it were a different medium—such as a forum or blog—in a way that it <a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/284393758" title="Special:Diff/284393758">appears as unproductive editing</a> or borderline vandalism to experienced users. Although such edits can usually be reverted, it should not be treated as vandalism. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Misinformation,_accidental" data-mw-thread-id="h-Misinformation,_accidental-What_is_not_vandalism"><span id="Misinformation.2C_accidental"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Misinformation,_accidental-What_is_not_vandalism"></span><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">Misinformation, accidental</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Misinformation,_accidental-What_is_not_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>A user who, in good faith, adds content to an article that is factually inaccurate in the belief that it is accurate, is trying to contribute to and improve Wikipedia, not vandalize it. If you believe inaccurate information has been added to an article in good faith, remove it once you are certain it is inaccurate, and consider discussing its factuality with the user who has added it. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NPOV_contraventions" data-mw-thread-id="h-NPOV_contraventions-What_is_not_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-NPOV_contraventions-What_is_not_vandalism"></span><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NPOV_dispute" title="Wikipedia:NPOV dispute">NPOV contraventions</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-NPOV_contraventions-What_is_not_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>The neutral point of view policy is difficult for many of us to understand. Even Wikipedia veterans occasionally introduce material which is not ideal from an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NPOV" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NPOV">NPOV</a> perspective. Indeed, we are all affected to a greater extent than we estimate by our beliefs. Though the material added may be inappropriate, it is not vandalism in itself. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nonsense,_accidental" data-mw-thread-id="h-Nonsense,_accidental-What_is_not_vandalism"><span id="Nonsense.2C_accidental"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Nonsense,_accidental-What_is_not_vandalism"></span><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Patent_nonsense" title="Wikipedia:Patent nonsense">Nonsense, accidental</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Nonsense,_accidental-What_is_not_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>While intentionally adding nonsense to a page is a form of vandalism, sometimes honest editors may not have expressed themselves correctly (e.g. there may be an error in the <a href="/wiki/Syntax" title="Syntax">syntax</a>, particularly for Wikipedians who use <a href="/wiki/English_as_a_second_language" class="mw-redirect" title="English as a second language">English as a second language</a>). Also, connection errors, browser extensions, or <a href="/wiki/Help:Edit_conflict" title="Help:Edit conflict">edit conflicts</a> can unintentionally produce the appearance of nonsense or malicious edits. In either case, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume good faith">assume good faith</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Policy_and_guideline_pages,_good_faith_changes_to" data-mw-thread-id="h-Policy_and_guideline_pages,_good_faith_changes_to-What_is_not_vandalism"><span id="Policy_and_guideline_pages.2C_good_faith_changes_to"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Policy_and_guideline_pages,_good_faith_changes_to-What_is_not_vandalism"></span><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines#Changes_to_guideline_and_policy_pages" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">Policy and guideline pages, good faith changes to</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Policy_and_guideline_pages,_good_faith_changes_to-What_is_not_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Editors are encouraged to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_bold" title="Wikipedia:Be bold">be bold</a>. However, making edits to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">Wikipedia policies and guidelines</a> pages, such as this one, does require some knowledge of the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">consensus</a> on the issues. If people misjudge consensus, it would not be considered vandalism; rather, it would be an opportunity to discuss the matter with them, and help them understand the consensus. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reversion_or_removal_of_unencyclopedic_material" data-mw-thread-id="h-Reversion_or_removal_of_unencyclopedic_material-What_is_not_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Reversion_or_removal_of_unencyclopedic_material-What_is_not_vandalism"></span>Reversion or removal of unencyclopedic material<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Reversion_or_removal_of_unencyclopedic_material-What_is_not_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Even <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TRUTH" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TRUTH">factually correct</a> material may not belong on Wikipedia, and removing such content when it is inconsistent with <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CONPOL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CONPOL">Wikipedia's content policies</a> is not vandalism. </p><p>Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced—whether the material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable—should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion, per <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons" title="Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons">Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons</a>. </p><p>Make sure that the removed content is consistent with Wikipedia's standards before restoring it or treating its removal as vandalism. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="How_to_spot_vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-How_to_spot_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-How_to_spot_vandalism"></span>How to spot vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-How_to_spot_vandalism"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:HTSV"></span><span id="WP:SPOTVAN"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:HTSV&redirect=no">WP:HTSV</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:SPOTVAN&redirect=no">WP:SPOTVAN</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Useful ways to detect vandalism include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Recent_changes_patrol" title="Wikipedia:Recent changes patrol">Recent changes patrolling</a>, using the <a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="Special:RecentChanges">recent changes</a> link with filters to spot suspicious edits</li> <li>Keeping an eye on your <a href="/wiki/Special:Watchlist" title="Special:Watchlist">watchlist</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Help:Page_history" title="Help:Page history">edit history</a> of an article can be checked for recent suspicious edits. Article size, as given in bytes, usually increases slightly with time, so a sudden large decrease may indicate a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Section_blanking" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Section blanking">section blanking</a>. Similarly, if an article's size change is inappropriately large for the stated edit summary (e.g. "Fixing typo" while removing 100 bytes), it is an indication of vandalism.</li></ul> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:23em; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>Even in Rome itself, the City of the Popes, the vandalism of the ignorant wrought dreadful havoc. </p> </blockquote> <p style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="right-aligned" style="">Rev. <a href="/wiki/James_MacCaffrey" title="James MacCaffrey">James MacCaffrey</a>, <i>History of the Catholic Church From the Renaissance to the <span class="nowrap">French Revolution</span></i></cite></p> </div> <p>In all the three methods above, examples of suspicious edits are those performed by IP addresses, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Red_link" title="Wikipedia:Red link">red linked</a>, or obviously improvised usernames. A good way to start is to click on every edit in watchlists, histories etc. with the least suspicion of being vandalism. Increased experience will probably give a sense of which edit descriptions are worth to check further and which may likely be ignored. Some descriptions like "Fixed typo" may be vandalism as that is one of the default edit summaries. IP editors should not be approached with the assumption that they are vandals. Although many vandals do vandalize without registering an account, there are many IP editors who are <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:HUMAN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:HUMAN">great contributors to Wikipedia</a>. Always read the actual changes made and judge on that, rather than who made the changes or what was entered in the <a href="/wiki/Help:Edit_summary" title="Help:Edit summary">edit summary</a>. </p> <ul><li>See the <a href="/wiki/Help:What_links_here" title="Help:What links here">what links here</a> pages for <a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Insert_text" title="Special:WhatLinksHere/Insert text">Insert text</a>, <a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Link_title" title="Special:WhatLinksHere/Link title">Link title</a>, <a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Headline_text" title="Special:WhatLinksHere/Headline text">Headline text</a>, <a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Bold_text" title="Special:WhatLinksHere/Bold text">Bold text</a> and <a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/File:Example.jpg" title="Special:WhatLinksHere/File:Example.jpg">Example Image</a> to detect test edits. (See also <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Toolbar_experiments" title="Template:Toolbar experiments">toolbar experiments</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>).</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Automatic_edit_summaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Automatic edit summaries">auto-summary feature</a> can also help users spot vandalism.</li> <li>Viewing the <a href="/wiki/Special:AbuseLog" title="Special:AbuseLog">abuse log</a> or this version<a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RecentChanges?hidebots=1&hidepreviousrevisions=1&tagfilter=de-userfying%7Cadding+email+address%7Cremoval+of+articles+for+deletion+template%7CExtraneous+formatting%7Cmw-blank%7Cblanking%7Ccanned+edit+summary%7Ccategories+removed%7Cchanging+height+or+weight%7CCiting+predatory+open+access+journal%7Cremoval+of+COI+template%7Cmw-contentmodelchange%7Ccontenttranslation%7Cremoval+of+copyvio+templates%7Cextraneous+markup%7Cbad+external%7Cmobile+app+edit%7Cmobile+edit%7Cmobile+web+edit%7Cnew+blank+article%7Cmw-new-redirect%7CRapid+reverts%7Cnon-English+content%7Cnonsense+characters%7Cnowiki+added%7Cautobiography%7Cpossible+libel+or+vandalism%7Ccoi-spam%7CPossible+self+promotion+in+userspace%7Cuserspace+spam%7Cpossible+vandalism%7CPossible+vandalism%7Cmw-changed-redirect-target%7Creferences+removed%7Cremoval+of+Category%3ALiving+People%7Cmw-removed-redirect%7Cpossible+link+spam%7Crepeating+characters%7Cmw-replace%7Creverting+anti-vandal+bot%7CPossible+disruption%7CSection+blanking%7Cself-renaming+and+bad+user+talk+moves%7Cshouting%7Cremoval+of+speedy+deletion+templates%7Ctalk+page+blanking%7CEnd+of+page+text%7Cunusual+redirect&limit=50&days=7&damaging__maybebad_color=c3&damaging__likelybad_color=c4&damaging__verylikelybad_color=c5&goodfaith__likelygood_color=c1&goodfaith__maybebad_color=c3&goodfaith__likelybad_color=c4&goodfaith__verylikelybad_color=c5&urlversion=2&highlight=1">[1]</a> if the regular abuse log is cluttered by spambots.</li> <li>Watching for edits <a href="/wiki/Special:Tags" title="Special:Tags">tagged</a> by the abuse filter. However, many tagged edits are legitimate, so they should not be blindly reverted. That is, do not revert without at least reading the edit.</li> <li>Plausible, subtle changes not supported by sources or by text elsewhere in the article, particularly without an edit summary, may suggest vandalism. Changing numbers, sometimes by 1, is a common stealth tactic.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="How_to_respond_to_vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-How_to_respond_to_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-How_to_respond_to_vandalism"></span>How to respond to vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-How_to_respond_to_vandalism"></span></h2></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Handling"></span> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:RVAN"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:RVAN&redirect=no">WP:RVAN</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Upon discovering vandalism, <a href="/wiki/Help:Reverting" title="Help:Reverting">revert</a> such edits, using the undo function or an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleaning_up_vandalism/Tools" title="Wikipedia:Cleaning up vandalism/Tools">anti-vandalism tool</a>. Once the vandalism is undone, <a href="#Warnings">warn</a> the vandalizing editor. Notify <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">administrators</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrator_intervention_against_vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism">vandalism noticeboard</a> of editors who continue to vandalize after multiple warnings, and administrators should intervene to preserve content and prevent further disruption by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy" title="Wikipedia:Blocking policy">blocking</a> such editors. Users whose <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism-only_account" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism-only account">main or sole purpose is clearly vandalism</a> may be blocked indefinitely without warning. </p><p>If you see vandalism on a list of changes (such as your <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Watchlist" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Watchlist">watchlist</a>), then revert it immediately. You may use the "undo" button (and the automatic edit summary it generates), and mark the change as minor. It may be helpful to check the <a href="/wiki/Help:Page_history" title="Help:Page history">page history</a> to determine whether other recent edits by the same or other editors also represent vandalism. Repair all vandalism you can identify. </p><p>For a new article, if all versions of the article are pure vandalism, mark it for <strong><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion">speedy deletion</a></strong> by tagging it with <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Db-g3" title="Template:Db-g3">Db-g3</a>}}</code>. </p><p>To make vandalism reverts easier you can ask for the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Rollback" title="Wikipedia:Rollback">rollback feature</a> to be enabled for your registered Wikipedia account. This feature is only for reverting vandalism and other obvious disruption, and lets you revert several recent edits with a single click. See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions">Wikipedia:Requests for permissions</a>. </p><p>If you see that a user has added vandalism you may also check their <strong><a href="/wiki/Help:User_contributions" title="Help:User contributions">other contributions</a></strong>. If most or all of these are obvious vandalism you may report the user immediately at the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrator_intervention_against_vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism">Administrator intervention against vandalism noticeboard</a>, though even in this case you may consider issuing a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_messages/User_talk_namespace" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace">warning message</a> first, unless there is an urgent need to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy" title="Wikipedia:Blocking policy">block</a> the user. Otherwise, you can leave an appropriate warning on the user's <strong><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Talk_page#User_talk_pages" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Talk page">talk page</a></strong>. Remember that any editor may freely remove messages from their own talk page, so they might appear only in the talk history. If a user continues to cause disruption after being warned, report them also at the Administrator intervention against vandalism noticeboard. An <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">administrator</a> will then decide whether to block the user. </p><p>For repeated vandalism by an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:IP">IP user</a> it is helpful to trace the IP address (e.g. <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://whois.domaintools.com/">http://whois.domaintools.com/</a>) and add <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Whois" title="Template:Whois">whois</a>|<var style="padding-right: 1px;">Name of owner</var>}}</code> to the user talk page of the address. If it appears to be a <a href="/wiki/Proxy_server" title="Proxy server">shared IP address</a>, add <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:SharedIP" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:SharedIP">SharedIP</a>|<var style="padding-right: 1px;">Name of owner</var>}}</code> or <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Shared_IP_edu" title="Template:Shared IP edu">Shared IP edu</a>|<var style="padding-right: 1px;">Name of owner</var>}}</code>. The <i>OrgName</i> on the IP trace result should be used as the <code><var style="padding-right: 1px;">Name of owner</var></code> parameter in the above three templates. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Undetected_vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-Undetected_vandalism-How_to_respond_to_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Undetected_vandalism-How_to_respond_to_vandalism"></span>Undetected vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Undetected_vandalism-How_to_respond_to_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>Sometimes vandalism takes place on top of older, undetected vandalism. With undetected vandalism, editors may make edits without realizing the vandalism occurred. This can make it harder to detect and delete the vandalism, which is now hidden among other edits. Sometimes <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Bots" title="Wikipedia:Bots">bots</a> try to fix collateral damage and accidentally make things worse. Check the <a href="/wiki/Help:Page_history" title="Help:Page history">page history</a> to make sure you're <a href="/wiki/Help:Reverting" title="Help:Reverting">reverting</a> to a "clean" version of the page. Alternatively, if you can't tell where the best place is, take your best guess and leave a note on the article's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Talk_page_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines">talk page</a> so that someone more familiar with the page can address the issue—or you can manually remove the vandalism without reverting it. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="For_beginners" data-mw-thread-id="h-For_beginners-How_to_respond_to_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-For_beginners-How_to_respond_to_vandalism"></span>For beginners<span data-mw-comment-end="h-For_beginners-How_to_respond_to_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleaning_up_vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Cleaning up vandalism">Wikipedia:Cleaning up vandalism</a></div> <p>For relatively inexperienced Wikipedians, use these simple steps to quickly respond to what you consider vandalism. This is essentially an abridged version of the above page. </p> <ol><li><strong>Assess</strong> whether the edit was made in good or bad faith. If in good faith, it is <em>not</em> vandalism as such, so question the accuracy of information on the talk page or add an <a href="/wiki/Template:Inline_cleanup_tags" title="Template:Inline cleanup tags">inline cleanup tag</a>, such as a "<span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Dubious" title="Template:Dubious">dubious</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>" tag, to the disputed edit. If it is in bad faith, then it <em>is</em> vandalism and you may take the appropriate steps to remove it.</li> <li><strong>Revert</strong> the vandalism by viewing the page's history and selecting the most recent version of the page prior to the vandalism. Use an edit summary such as 'rv/v' or 'reverted vandalism' and click on 'Publish changes'.</li> <li><strong>Warn</strong> the vandal. Access the vandal's talk page and warn them. A simple note explaining the problem with their editing is sufficient. If desired, a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:UWT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:UWT">series of warning templates</a> exist to simplify the process of warning users, but <strong>these templates are not required</strong>. These templates include <ul><li>Level one: {{<a href="/wiki/Template:Uw-vandalism1" title="Template:Uw-vandalism1">subst:uw-vandalism1</a>}} This is a gentle caution regarding unconstructive edits; it encourages new editors to use a sandbox for test edits. This is the mildest warning.</li> <li>Level two: {{<a href="/wiki/Template:Uw-vandalism2" title="Template:Uw-vandalism2">subst:uw-vandalism2</a>}} This warning is also fairly mild, though it explicitly uses the word 'vandalism' and links to this Wikipedia policy. It is the first to warn that further disruptive editing or vandalism may lead to a block, however it uses the wording "loss of editing privileges" rather than "block".</li> <li>Level three: {{<a href="/wiki/Template:Uw-vandalism3" title="Template:Uw-vandalism3">subst:uw-vandalism3</a>}} This warning is sterner. It is the first to warn that further disruptive editing or vandalism may lead to a block while actually using the word "block".</li> <li>Level four: {{<a href="/wiki/Template:Uw-vandalism4" title="Template:Uw-vandalism4">subst:uw-vandalism4</a>}} This is the sharpest vandalism warning template, and indicates that any further disruptive editing may lead to a block without warning.</li> <li>Level four-im: {{<a href="/wiki/Template:Uw-vandalism4im" title="Template:Uw-vandalism4im">subst:uw-vandalism4im</a>}} This warning template should be used only in the worst conditions of vandalism. It indicates that this is the only warning the target will receive, and that further disruptive edits will result in a block without warning.</li></ul></li> <li><strong>Watch</strong> for future vandalism from the vandal by checking the user's contributions. If bad faith edits continue, revert them and warn them again, letting the users know that they can be blocked. Note that it is <em>not</em> necessary to use all four warning templates in succession, nor is it necessary to incrementally step through warnings.</li> <li><strong>Report</strong> vandals that continue their behavior after being warned to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrator_intervention_against_vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism">Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism</a>. While not strictly required, administrators there are most likely to respond rapidly to requests which include at least two warnings, culminating in the level-four "last chance" template.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Template_and_CSS_vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-Template_and_CSS_vandalism-How_to_respond_to_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Template_and_CSS_vandalism-How_to_respond_to_vandalism"></span>Template and CSS vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Template_and_CSS_vandalism-How_to_respond_to_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p>If no vandalizing edits appear in the page's edit history, or the vandalism obscures the page tabs so you can't easily access the history or edit the page, it is probably <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Template">template</a> or <a href="/wiki/Help:Cascading_Style_Sheets" title="Help:Cascading Style Sheets">Cascading Style Sheets</a> vandalism. These are often not difficult to fix, but can be confusing. </p><p>To access the page history or edit the page when the "View history" or "Edit" tabs are inaccessible, use <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Keyboard_shortcuts" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Keyboard shortcuts">Wikipedia keyboard shortcuts</a>. You can also access the history through a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleaning_up_vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Cleaning up vandalism">vandalism patrolling tool</a> if you're using one, or from your <a href="/wiki/Help:Watchlist" title="Help:Watchlist">watchlist</a> if you are <a href="/wiki/Help:Watching_pages" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Watching pages">watching the page</a>), or from your <a href="/wiki/Help:User_contributions" title="Help:User contributions">user contributions</a> if you have edited the page. Or, enter the <a href="/wiki/Uniform_Resource_Locator" class="mw-redirect" title="Uniform Resource Locator">URL</a> manually into the <a href="/wiki/Address_bar" title="Address bar">address bar</a> of your browser: it will take the form <code>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/<var style="padding-right: 1px;">Name_of_article</var>?action=edit</code> or <code>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/<var style="padding-right: 1px;">Name_of_article</var>?action=history</code>. </p><p>If vandalizing edits do not appear in the page history, the vandalism is likely in a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Transclusion" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Transclusion">transcluded</a> template instead of the page itself. To find the template page, edit the article (using <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Keyboard_shortcuts" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Keyboard shortcuts">Wikipedia keyboard shortcuts</a> if necessary); toward the bottom of the edit page is a list of all templates transcluded into the page. Look for vandalism in the transcluded templates not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Protection_policy" title="Wikipedia:Protection policy">protected</a>. Alternatively, look for <span class="nowrap">{{<var style="padding-right: 1px;">Template name</var>}}</span> or <span class="nowrap">{{<var style="padding-right: 1px;">Template name</var>|<var style="padding-right: 1px;">parameter<span class="nowrap"> </span>...</var>}}</span> in the text, approximately where the vandalism appears, then go to the page Template:<var style="padding-right: 1px;">Template name</var> and revert any vandalism. When you return to the original page, the vandalism should be gone, though you may need to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Purge" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Purge">purge</a> the page. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Image_vandalism_2" data-mw-thread-id="h-Image_vandalism_2-How_to_respond_to_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Image_vandalism_2-How_to_respond_to_vandalism"></span>Image vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Image_vandalism_2-How_to_respond_to_vandalism"></span></h3></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Images" title="Wikipedia:Images">Images</a> are occasionally used for vandalism, such as by placing shock or explicit images where they should not be. When an image has been created exclusively for vandalism, it can be requested for speedy deletion: under criterion <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CSD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CSD">G3</a> if hosted on Wikipedia or as <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_policy#Self-promotion_or_vandalism/attack" class="extiw" title="commons:Commons:Deletion policy">vandalism</a> if hosted on <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/" class="extiw" title="commons:">Commons</a> (a file repository for <a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation" title="Wikimedia Foundation">Wikimedia Foundation</a> projects). When an image is used for vandalism due to its explicit nature but has legitimate encyclopedic uses (Wikipedia <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CENSOR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CENSOR">is not censored</a>) or is hosted on Commons and has legitimate uses on other projects, it can be requested for being added to the <a href="/wiki/MediaWiki_talk:Bad_image_list" title="MediaWiki talk:Bad image list">bad image list</a>, which precludes its addition on any page except those specified. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="How_not_to_respond_to_vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-How_not_to_respond_to_vandalism"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-How_not_to_respond_to_vandalism"></span>How not to respond to vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-How_not_to_respond_to_vandalism"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:NORESVAND"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:NORESVAND&redirect=no">WP:NORESVAND</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <ul><li>Do not nominate a page for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_policy" title="Wikipedia:Deletion policy">deletion</a> because it is being vandalized. If a page is persistently vandalized, consider requesting <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Protection_policy" title="Wikipedia:Protection policy">protection</a> of the page at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_page_protection" title="Wikipedia:Requests for page protection">Wikipedia:Requests for page protection</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deny_recognition" title="Wikipedia:Deny recognition">Do not feed the trolls</a>. Fanning the fire will only serve to make the situation worse. Similarly, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_insult_the_vandals" title="Wikipedia:Do not insult the vandals">do not insult the vandals</a>. If someone is doing something they know is wrong, insulting them over it is likely to make them vandalize more, just to get that reaction. Furthermore, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_personal_attacks" title="Wikipedia:No personal attacks">Wikipedia is not the place for personal attacks</a>, it is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#BATTLE" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">not a battleground</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Two_wrongs_make_a_right" class="mw-redirect" title="Two wrongs make a right">two wrongs don't make a right</a>. Instead, report them to the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">administrators</a> if they continue.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_the_word_%22vandal%22" title="Wikipedia:Avoid the word "vandal"">Avoid the word "vandal"</a>. In particular, this word should not be used to refer to any contributor in good standing nor to any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume good faith">edits that might have been made in good faith</a>. This is because if the edits were made in good faith, they are <a href="#NOT">not vandalism</a>. Assume good faith yourself; instead of calling the person who made the edits a "vandal", discuss your concerns with them. Comment on the content and substance of the edits, instead of making <a href="/wiki/Ad_hominem" title="Ad hominem">personal attacks</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Warnings" data-mw-thread-id="h-Warnings"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Warnings"></span>Warnings<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Warnings"></span></h2></div> <table style="padding: 0.2em; margin-left:15px; border: 1px solid #B8C7D9; background:#f5faff; font-size: 95%" align="center"> <tbody><tr> <td><b>Warning templates</b> <dl><dd><i>PageName is optional</i></dd></dl> <ul><li><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Uw-vandalism1" title="Template:Uw-vandalism1">subst:uw-vandalism1</a>|<i>PageName</i>}}</code> <code> ~~~~</code> (unintentional vandalism/test)</li> <li><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Uw-delete1" title="Template:Uw-delete1">subst:uw-delete1</a>|<i>PageName</i>}}</code> <code>~~~~</code> (unintentional removal of content)</li> <li><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Uw-vandalism2" title="Template:Uw-vandalism2">subst:uw-vandalism2</a>|<i>PageName</i>}}</code> <code>~~~~</code> (suitable for intentional nonsense or disruption)</li> <li><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Uw-delete2" title="Template:Uw-delete2">subst:uw-delete2</a>|<i>PageName</i>}}</code> <code>~~~~</code> (variant for removal of content)</li> <li><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Uw-vandalism3" title="Template:Uw-vandalism3">subst:uw-vandalism3</a>|<i>PageName</i>}}</code> <code>~~~~</code> ("please stop" for use after level 2 warning)</li> <li><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Uw-delete3" title="Template:Uw-delete3">subst:uw-delete3</a>|<i>PageName</i>}}</code> <code>~~~~</code> (please stop removing content)</li> <li><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Uw-vandalism4" title="Template:Uw-vandalism4">subst:uw-vandalism4</a>|<i>PageName</i>}}</code> <code>~~~~</code> (last warning for vandalism)</li> <li><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Uw-delete4" title="Template:Uw-delete4">subst:uw-delete4</a>|<i>PageName</i>}}</code> <code>~~~~</code> (last warning for removing content)</li> <li><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Uw-vandalism4im" title="Template:Uw-vandalism4im">subst:uw-vandalism4im</a>|<i>PageName</i>}}</code> <code>~~~~</code> (only warning; for severe or grotesque vandalism only)</li> <li><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Uw-delete4im" title="Template:Uw-delete4im">subst:uw-delete4im</a>|<i>PageName</i>}}</code> <code>~~~~</code> (only warning; for many blankings in a short period of time)</li></ul> <p><i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_messages/User_talk_namespace#Multi-level_templates" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace">See additional templates and examples of output</a></i> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:WARNVAND"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WARNVAND&redirect=no">WP:WARNVAND</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>The purpose of warning a user who has vandalized is to inform the user that the user's conduct is abusive and prohibited, and seek the user's compliance. Not all that appears to be vandalism is in bad faith, and a warning can politely advise and correct users unaware of the nature of their actions. A warning may even dissuade a user acting in bad faith from continuing, particularly as the warnings escalate and the user is informed of the consequences of continuing. </p><p>Warning a user for vandalism is generally a prerequisite to administrator intervention. Because of this, users should be warned for each and every instance of vandalism. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="How_to_warn_vandalizing_users" data-mw-thread-id="h-How_to_warn_vandalizing_users-Warnings"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-How_to_warn_vandalizing_users-Warnings"></span>How to warn vandalizing users<span data-mw-comment-end="h-How_to_warn_vandalizing_users-Warnings"></span></h3></div> <p>A list of user warning templates, with descriptions and instructions for their use, is at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_messages/User_talk_namespace" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace">Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace</a>. In addition to a series of user warning templates for vandalism, there are series for specific types of vandalism. Use the most specific user warning template for the conduct. The existence of these templates is intended as a convenience, and <strong>their use is not required</strong>. A specifically tailored note, written personally and directly addressing the problematic behavior is equally as acceptable as a form of warning, and in many cases, will often result in better engagement with the user in question. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume good faith">Assume good faith</a> (such as that the user is simply unaware of the policies and guidelines) unless it is clear that the user is deliberately harming Wikipedia from the outset, for instance in cases of abusive, vulgar, or juvenile vandalism. </p><p>If you do choose to use warning templates, please choose templates that are appropriate to the type and level of problem in question. If edits are questionable, but not clearly vandalism, consider using lower-level templates (level 1 or 2) and wait for a few further contributions to see if the other editor responds or changes their behavior. If the behavior continues, or if it is clear the edits are in bad faith from the outset, the use of a higher-level template (level 3 or 4) may be appropriate. If, after receiving multiple warnings, the behavior persists past the point where good faith can be extended, or it becomes clear that the user has <em>had</em> the opportunity to notice they have been warned, and they <em>still</em> persist with the problematic behavior, consider reporting them to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AIV" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AIV">the Vandalism noticeboard</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Administrator_response_to_vandalism" data-mw-thread-id="h-Administrator_response_to_vandalism-Warnings"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Administrator_response_to_vandalism-Warnings"></span>Administrator response to vandalism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Administrator_response_to_vandalism-Warnings"></span></h3></div> <p>Response from administrators at the vandalism noticeboard varies depending on the type of vandalism and the specifics of the report. Keep in mind: </p> <ul><li>Admins are unlikely to block a user who has not been warned at all, or who has been warned, but has stopped editing since being warned. It must be clear that the user has been told to stop vandalizing, and still persists despite such warnings, except for egregious cases.</li> <li>Reports of vandalism from registered accounts are handled differently than that from IP users, and reports from newly registered accounts are handled differently from accounts of experienced Wikipedia users. <ul><li>IP addresses may or may not be kept by the same person for long periods of time; a dynamic address which appears to have stopped vandalizing will probably not be blocked, while one that <em>is</em> actively vandalizing will likely receive a short (1–2 day) block. If there is evidence that an IP address is being used by the same person over a long period of time to repeatedly vandalize Wikipedia, or if it is clear the IP address is being used by multiple people to vandalize Wikipedia (such as a school-based IP, which can sometimes attract lots of juvenile vandalism over long periods of time from many different people) then an administrator may block the IP for a longer time period (several months to a year). IP addresses are almost never blocked indefinitely.</li> <li>Brand-new accounts who repeatedly vandalize despite multiple warnings are usually blocked indefinitely, especially when there is no history of quality editing on the account.</li> <li>Reports which involve experienced Wikipedia users rarely result in blocks for vandalism, as these reports are usually mislabeling other problematic behavior (such as misrepresenting sources, or removing text, or edit warring) as vandalism. The vandalism noticeboard is not designed to litigate disputes or to investigate complex behavior problems. Instead, other noticeboards such as <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ANEW" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ANEW">the edit warring noticeboard</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ANI" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ANI">the incidents noticeboard</a> are more appropriate to deal with those issues.</li></ul></li> <li>Check back in to the vandalism noticeboard to see how your report has been dealt with. If an administrator declines to block someone you report, they will always leave a note explaining why they did not respond as you requested. Often, this does not mean the person you reported is behaving properly, or should not be dealt with, but merely that the <em>mechanisms</em> of the vandalism noticeboard are not well suited for handling many types of reports. Consider taking the issue up at a more appropriate noticeboard, which has been tailored to the specific type of problem you are seeing. Other times, a report is declined for being stale (blocks to abandoned accounts, or to IP addresses which have been dormant for some time are rarely done), or to the admin being unable to easily identify the edits as vandalism.</li> <li>If the vandalism in question is "sneaky vandalism", is being committed by a person who was <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SOCK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SOCK">blocked under a prior account or IP address</a>, or requires in-depth and direct knowledge of a prior problem, consider taking the report to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ANI" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ANI">the incidents noticeboard</a> instead. There are hundreds of Wikipedia administrators, and many of them are unfamiliar with the intricacies of past cases. Unless it is the sort of vandalism that needs no explanation at all, it should be taken elsewhere and not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AIV" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AIV">WP:AIV</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reminding_responding_users_to_correctly_warn" data-mw-thread-id="h-Reminding_responding_users_to_correctly_warn-Warnings"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Reminding_responding_users_to_correctly_warn-Warnings"></span>Reminding responding users to correctly warn<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Reminding_responding_users_to_correctly_warn-Warnings"></span></h3></div> <p>Because warnings for vandalism are generally a prerequisite to administrator intervention, it is important that users responding to vandalism warn vandalizing users. To inform responding users of this responsibility, use the user warning template <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Uw-warn" title="Template:Uw-warn">uw-warn</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>. </p><p>Likewise, incorrect use of user warning templates, even if well-intended, should be identified to the mistaken user. The <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Uw-tempabuse" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Uw-tempabuse">uw-tempabuse</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> series of user warning templates may be used, but a detailed talk page message is better. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Tracing_IP_addresses" data-mw-thread-id="h-Tracing_IP_addresses"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Tracing_IP_addresses"></span>Tracing IP addresses<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Tracing_IP_addresses"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:WHOIS"></span><span id="WP:TRACEIP"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WHOIS&redirect=no">WP:WHOIS</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:TRACEIP&redirect=no">WP:TRACEIP</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>The owners of <a href="/wiki/IP_address" title="IP address">IP addresses</a> can be found using: </p> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://whois.arin.net/ui">ARIN</a> (North America)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://stat.ripe.net/widget/whois">RIPE NCC</a> (Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.apnic.net/apnic-info/whois_search">APNIC</a> (Asia Pacific)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lacnic.net/cgi-bin/lacnic/whois">LACNIC</a> (Latin American and Caribbean)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.afrinic.net">AfriNIC</a> (Africa)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ipligence.com/geolocation/?lang=en&search#">IPLigence</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ipaddress.com/">ipaddress.com</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.find-ip-address.org">Find-IP-address.org</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://who.is/">who.is</a></li></ul> <p>If an address is not in one registry, it will probably be in another. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Identifying_associated_IP_addresses" data-mw-thread-id="h-Identifying_associated_IP_addresses-Tracing_IP_addresses"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Identifying_associated_IP_addresses-Tracing_IP_addresses"></span>Identifying associated IP addresses<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Identifying_associated_IP_addresses-Tracing_IP_addresses"></span></h3></div> <p>If you're trying to determine whether a <em>set</em> of IP addresses involved in vandalism is related, a command-line WHOIS query will generally list this information, or can be shown using the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.routeviews.org">Routeviews</a> <a href="/wiki/Domain_Name_System" title="Domain Name System">DNS</a> <a href="/wiki/Name_server" title="Name server">name server</a> asn.routeviews.org reverse <a href="/wiki/IP_address" title="IP address">IP</a> look-up to find the <a href="/wiki/Classless_Inter-Domain_Routing" title="Classless Inter-Domain Routing">CIDR</a> and <a href="/wiki/Autonomous_system_(Internet)" title="Autonomous system (Internet)">ASN</a> for a set of IP addresses. This can be done using <a href="/wiki/IP_address#Diagnostic_tools" title="IP address">IP lookup tools</a>. </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Whois#Query_example" class="mw-redirect" title="Whois">WHOIS query</a> will typically return NetRange, CIDR, NetName, NetHandle, and OriginAS, all of which identify specific network spaces. Data and labeling vary considerably by WHOIS registrar. </p><p>The Routeviews data is far more uniformly structured and returns ASN and CIDR as a reverse-lookup TXT query result. It is more useful and faster than WHOIS when checking multiple IP addresses and can be scripted or automated. </p><p>CIDR identifies a set of related addresses ("network space") and ASN identifies an <a href="/wiki/Autonomous_system_(Internet)" title="Autonomous system (Internet)">Autonomous System</a>—that is, a single administrative entity with control over multiple (and often very many) addresses. Some (though not all) abuse from multiple sources does come from such unified spaces—possibly corresponding to a set of hosts within a single facility. </p><p>Abuse originating in a short period of time from different IP addresses within the same CIDR or ASN may indicate a dedicated non-distributed attack, as opposed to a <a href="/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack#Distributed_attack" title="Denial-of-service attack">distributed denial of service attack</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Proxies,_VPNs_and_Tor_exit_nodes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Proxies,_VPNs_and_Tor_exit_nodes-Tracing_IP_addresses"><span id="Proxies.2C_VPNs_and_Tor_exit_nodes"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Proxies,_VPNs_and_Tor_exit_nodes-Tracing_IP_addresses"></span>Proxies, VPNs and Tor exit nodes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Proxies,_VPNs_and_Tor_exit_nodes-Tracing_IP_addresses"></span></h3></div> <p>It's possible that a user's source location is being masked by routing traffic through a <a href="/wiki/Proxy_server" title="Proxy server">Proxy server</a>, <a href="/wiki/VPN" class="mw-redirect" title="VPN">VPN</a> or the <a href="/wiki/Tor_(network)" title="Tor (network)">Tor network</a>. Such addresses typically serve many, not just one, person, and though they can be valid present challenges when used for abuse. </p><p>A proxy VPN is not necessarily detectable, but commercial services may be indicated by the hostname when resolving an IP address. </p><p>Users of the Tor anonymity network will show the IP address of a Tor "exit node". Lists of known Tor exit nodes are available from the Tor Project's <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://check.torproject.org/cgi-bin/TorBulkExitList.py">Tor Bulk Exit List exporting tool</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><div class="side-box metadata side-box-right plainlinks"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">This page is referenced in the <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Glossary" title="Wikipedia:Glossary">Wikipedia Glossary</a></span>.</div> <div class="side-box-imageright"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6c/Wiki_letter_w.svg/44px-Wiki_letter_w.svg.png" decoding="async" width="44" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6c/Wiki_letter_w.svg/66px-Wiki_letter_w.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6c/Wiki_letter_w.svg/88px-Wiki_letter_w.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="44"/></a></span></div></div> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vandalism_on_Wikipedia" title="Vandalism on Wikipedia">Vandalism on Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2009-06-22/Vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2009-06-22/Vandalism">Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2009-06-22/Vandalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/User:ClueBot_NG" title="User:ClueBot NG">User:ClueBot NG</a> – A bot specifically designed for fixing vandalism.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tools" data-mw-thread-id="h-Tools-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Tools-See_also"></span>Tools<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Tools-See_also"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleaning_up_vandalism/Tools" title="Wikipedia:Cleaning up vandalism/Tools">Wikipedia:Cleaning up vandalism/Tools</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AntiVandal" title="Wikipedia:AntiVandal">AntiVandal</a> – Web-based counter-vandalism tool. (requires <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ROLLBACK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ROLLBACK">rollback</a> permission).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Huggle" title="Wikipedia:Huggle">Huggle</a> – Cross-platform application for dealing with vandalism (requires <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ROLLBACK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ROLLBACK">rollback</a> permission).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Igloo" title="Wikipedia:Igloo">Igloo</a> – JavaScript-based browser window for reverting vandalism. (requires <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ROLLBACK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ROLLBACK">rollback</a> permission).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/User:DannyS712/Undo" title="User:DannyS712/Undo">mobileUndo</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:US" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:US">userscript</a> which allows you to revert vandalism on mobile.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:STiki" title="Wikipedia:STiki">STiki</a> – Cross-platform and Java-based anti-vandalism application. Connects to a remote, non-Wikimedia server. (requires <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ROLLBACK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ROLLBACK">rollback</a> permission).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Twinkle" title="Wikipedia:Twinkle">Twinkle</a> – JavaScript gadget allowing reversion of vandalism from page <a href="/wiki/Help:Diff" title="Help:Diff">diffs</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ultraviolet" title="Wikipedia:Ultraviolet">Ultraviolet</a> – User-friendly Javascript-based diff browser and counter-vandalism tool (works with or without <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ROLLBACK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ROLLBACK">rollback</a> permissions).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Guidelines" data-mw-thread-id="h-Guidelines-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Guidelines-See_also"></span>Guidelines<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Guidelines-See_also"></span></h3></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrator_intervention_against_vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism">Administrator intervention against vandalism</a> – intended to get administrator attention for obvious and persistent vandals and spammers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleaning_up_vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Cleaning up vandalism">Cleaning up vandalism</a> – introduction to cleaning up vandalism</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion">Criteria for speedy deletion</a> – English Wikipedia policy</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_create_hoaxes" title="Wikipedia:Do not create hoaxes">Do not create hoaxes</a> – content guideline</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Most_vandalized_pages" title="Wikipedia:Most vandalized pages">Most vandalized pages</a> – articles that have undergone repeated vandalism - This page is inactive</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Recent_changes_patrol" title="Wikipedia:Recent changes patrol">Recent changes patrol</a> – Wikipedia communal patrol</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_page_protection" title="Wikipedia:Requests for page protection">Requests for page protection</a> – for protection against long-term attacks</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_messages/User_talk_namespace" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace">Template messages/User talk namespace</a> – grid of templates for user talk page warnings and notices</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism-only_account" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism-only account">Vandalism-only accounts</a> – advice for dealing with vandalism from registered accounts</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_user_warnings" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject user warnings">WikiProject user warnings</a> – internal project for creating a complete, standardised set of user warning templates</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Vandalism_studies" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Vandalism studies">WikiProject Vandalism studies</a> – internal project for conducting research related to unconstructive edits on Wikipedia (currently semi-active)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Essays" data-mw-thread-id="h-Essays-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Essays-See_also"></span>Essays<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Essays-See_also"></span></h3></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_the_word_%22vandal%22" title="Wikipedia:Avoid the word "vandal"">Avoid the word "vandal"</a> – essay on the differences between vandals and those who make adverse edits</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deny_recognition" title="Wikipedia:Deny recognition">Deny recognition</a> – essay on not feeding the trolls</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_insult_the_vandals" title="Wikipedia:Do not insult the vandals">Do not insult the vandals</a> – essay on vandals and civility</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_trigger_happy" title="Wikipedia:Don't be trigger happy">Don't be trigger happy</a> – essay on care, courtesy, and professionalism when performing recent changes and new pages patrols</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_call_a_spade_a_spade" title="Wikipedia:Don't call a spade a spade">Don't call a spade a spade</a> – essay on civility and difficult editors</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_template_the_regulars" title="Wikipedia:Don't template the regulars">Don't template the regulars</a> – essay on how to use warning templates carefully</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_test_edits" title="Wikipedia:Identifying test edits">Identifying test edits</a> – essay on the difference between editing tests and vandalism</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IPs_are_human_too" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:IPs are human too">IP address editors are human too</a> – essay on assuming IP address editors are able and willing to make positive contributions</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Make_protection_requests_sparingly" title="Wikipedia:Make protection requests sparingly">Make protection requests sparingly</a> – essay recommending not overusing page protection</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Not_every_IP_is_a_vandal" title="Wikipedia:Not every IP is a vandal">Not every IP is a vandal</a> – essay on the common assumption that IP address editors are vandals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:On_assuming_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:On assuming good faith">On assuming good faith</a> – essay on the relationship between the Vandalism policy and the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume good faith">Assume good faith</a> behavioral guideline</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_motivation_of_a_vandal" title="Wikipedia:The motivation of a vandal">The motivation of a vandal</a> – essay on "Why would anyone wish to vandalize a source of information that benefits people?"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism_is_pointless" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism is pointless">Vandalism is pointless</a> – essay on why vandalism will get you nowhere</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandals_versus_Trolls" title="Wikipedia:Vandals versus Trolls">Vandals versus Trolls</a> – essay on the distinction between vandals and trolls</li> <li><a href="/wiki/User:Ritchie333/Plain_and_simple_guide_to_vandalism" title="User:Ritchie333/Plain and simple guide to vandalism">User:Ritchie333/Plain and simple guide to vandalism</a> – one <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ADMIN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ADMIN">administrator</a>'s view</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Meta" data-mw-thread-id="h-Meta-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Meta-See_also"></span><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Meta" title="Wikipedia:Meta">Meta</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Meta-See_also"></span></h3></div> <ul><li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Anti-vandalism_ideas" class="extiw" title="m:Anti-vandalism ideas">m:Anti-vandalism ideas</a></li> <li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Vandalbot" class="extiw" title="m:Vandalbot">m:Vandalbot</a></li> <li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/What_is_a_troll%3F" class="extiw" title="m:What is a troll?">m:What is a troll?</a></li> <li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_Wiki_Monitoring_Team" class="extiw" title="m:Small Wiki Monitoring Team">m:Small Wiki Monitoring Team</a> – cross-wiki anti-vandalism</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Further_reading" data-mw-thread-id="h-Further_reading"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Further_reading"></span>Further reading<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Further_reading"></span></h2></div> <ul><li><a class="external text" href="https://tools.wmflabs.org/wmcharts/wmchart0008.php">Statistics about reverts by bots, Huggle, Twinkle</a> in wmcharts (inactive since 2019)</li> <li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output 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navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">Verifiability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research" title="Wikipedia:No original research">No original research</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view" title="Wikipedia:Neutral point of view">Neutral point of view</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">What Wikipedia is not</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons" title="Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons">Biographies of living persons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights" title="Wikipedia:Copyrights">Copyright</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_violations" title="Wikipedia:Copyright violations">Copyright violations</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Image_use_policy" title="Wikipedia:Image use policy">Image use</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_titles" title="Wikipedia:Article titles">Article titles</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#0077A4;"><abbr title="Guidelines"><span style="font-size:120%">G</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability" title="Wikipedia:Notability">Notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Autobiography" title="Wikipedia:Autobiography">Autobiography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">Citing sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources">Reliable sources</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources_(medicine)" title="Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine)">Medicine</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_include_the_full_text_of_lengthy_primary_sources" title="Wikipedia:Do not include the full text of lengthy primary sources">Do not include copies of lengthy primary sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Plagiarism" title="Wikipedia:Plagiarism">Plagiarism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_create_hoaxes" title="Wikipedia:Do not create hoaxes">Don't create hoaxes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Fringe_theories" title="Wikipedia:Fringe theories">Fringe theories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Patent_nonsense" title="Wikipedia:Patent nonsense">Patent nonsense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:External_links" title="Wikipedia:External links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Conduct <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="describes how editors can successfully collaborate and what behavior is acceptable">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Civility" title="Wikipedia:Civility">Civility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">Consensus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Harassment" title="Wikipedia:Harassment">Harassment</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Vandalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules" title="Wikipedia:Ignore all rules">Ignore all rules</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_personal_attacks" title="Wikipedia:No personal attacks">No personal attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ownership_of_content" title="Wikipedia:Ownership of content">Ownership of content</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">Edit warring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution" title="Wikipedia:Dispute resolution">Dispute resolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry" title="Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry">Sockpuppetry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_legal_threats" title="Wikipedia:No legal threats">No legal threats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Child_protection" title="Wikipedia:Child protection">Child protection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Paid-contribution_disclosure" title="Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure">Paid-contribution disclosure</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#0077A4;"><abbr title="Guidelines"><span style="font-size:120%">G</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume good faith">Assume good faith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest" title="Wikipedia:Conflict of interest">Conflict of interest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disruptive_editing" title="Wikipedia:Disruptive editing">Disruptive editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_disrupt_Wikipedia_to_illustrate_a_point" title="Wikipedia:Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point">Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Etiquette" title="Wikipedia:Etiquette">Etiquette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Gaming_the_system" title="Wikipedia:Gaming the system">Gaming the system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_do_not_bite_the_newcomers" title="Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers">Please do not bite the newcomers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Courtesy_vanishing" title="Wikipedia:Courtesy vanishing">Courtesy vanishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Responding_to_threats_of_harm" title="Wikipedia:Responding to threats of harm">Responding to threats of harm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Talk_page_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines">Talk page guidelines</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Signatures" title="Wikipedia:Signatures">Signatures</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Deletion <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="explains the processes by which pages, revisions, and logs may be deleted">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="P" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_policy" title="Wikipedia:Deletion policy">Deletion policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Proposed_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Proposed deletion">Proposed deletion</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Proposed_deletion_of_biographies_of_living_people" title="Wikipedia:Proposed deletion of biographies of living people">Biographies</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion">Criteria for speedy deletion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Attack_page" title="Wikipedia:Attack page">Attack page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Oversight" title="Wikipedia:Oversight">Oversight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Revision_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Revision deletion">Revision deletion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Enforcement <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="explains the various means by which standards may be enforced">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="P" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">Administrators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Banning_policy" title="Wikipedia:Banning policy">Banning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy" title="Wikipedia:Blocking policy">Blocking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Protection_policy" title="Wikipedia:Protection policy">Page protection</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Editing <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="documents the various protocols about style and grouping">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing_policy" title="Wikipedia:Editing policy">Editing policy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#0077A4;"><abbr title="Guidelines"><span style="font-size:120%">G</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_size" title="Wikipedia:Article size">Article size</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Summary_style" title="Wikipedia:Summary style">Summary style</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_bold" title="Wikipedia:Be bold">Be bold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disambiguation" title="Wikipedia:Disambiguation">Disambiguation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Hatnote" title="Wikipedia:Hatnote">Hatnotes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Broad-concept_article" title="Wikipedia:Broad-concept article">Broad-concept article</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Make_technical_articles_understandable" title="Wikipedia:Make technical articles understandable">Understandability</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;">Style</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style">Manual of Style</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Contents" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Contents">Contents</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Accessibility" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility">Accessibility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers">Dates and numbers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Images" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Images">Images</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Layout" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout">Layout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lead_section" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section">Lead section</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Linking" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking">Linking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lists" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lists">Lists</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;">Classification</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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normal;"><b><span style="color:#0077A4;"><abbr title="Guidelines"><span style="font-size:120%">G</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Project_namespace" title="Wikipedia:Project namespace">Project namespace</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Guide" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide">WikiProjects</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:User_pages" title="Wikipedia:User pages">User pages</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Userboxes" title="Wikipedia:Userboxes">User boxes</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Subpages" title="Wikipedia:Subpages">Subpages</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;;background: #dddddd;color:inherit;"><abbr title="Wikimedia Foundation">WMF</abbr> <abbr title="official policies and statements of the Wikimedia Foundation">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="P" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal; background: #e6e6e6;color:inherit;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct" class="extiw" title="wmf:Policy:Universal Code of Conduct">Universal Code of Conduct</a></li> <li><a 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