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Welcome to | {{Policy}} | ||
Welcome to Halopedia's education center for '''vandalism'''! | |||
== | ==What is vandalism?== | ||
Vandalism is any addition, removal, or change of content made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of Halopedia. Anyone who commits such an act is a vandal. Vandalism is prohibited on Halopedia. | Vandalism is any addition, removal, or change of content made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of Halopedia. Anyone who commits such an act is a vandal. Vandalism is prohibited on Halopedia. | ||
There are four mechanisms by which vandals can vandalize: | There are four mechanisms by which vandals can vandalize: | ||
* | *Plain-text edits (includes "hidden" vandalism embedded within an article) | ||
* | *Image uploads/inclusions | ||
* | *Addition of external links | ||
* | *Page moves/redirects | ||
== Examples of vandalism== | |||
The following list of examples is non-exhaustive: | |||
*Sexual mentions | *Sexual mentions | ||
*Racist mentions | *Racist mentions | ||
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*Talk page blanking/replacement | *Talk page blanking/replacement | ||
*Creation of account(s) with offensive name(s) | *Creation of account(s) with offensive name(s) | ||
*Article blanking - If a user does not understand Halopedia policy and means to delete a page to recreate it, make space for a redirect, etc... | *Article blanking - If a user does not understand Halopedia policy and means to delete a page to recreate it, make space for a redirect, etc... | ||
*Spam - Examples could be advertisement or self-promotion on article namespace pages, etc... | *Spam - Examples could be advertisement or self-promotion on article namespace pages, etc... | ||
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*Deleted page re-creation | *Deleted page re-creation | ||
::Example: remaking <code>user talk:PENI.S</code> to taunt the vandal | ::Example: remaking <code>user talk:PENI.S</code> to taunt the vandal | ||
== | == What can I do? == | ||
#Leave a message on the vandal's talk page telling them to stop immediately. However, do ''not'' provoke the vandal in any way or form, and state it perfunctorily and business-like. | |||
#Inform administrators immediately | |||
#Administrators should administer a username/IP ban immediately without remonstration with the vandal | |||
#Be ''extremely'' careful not to mistake inexperience for vandalism! Accusing a user merely unfamiliar with the wiki's functions of deliberate vandalism could be very offensive! | |||
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