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Revision as of 23:57, 26 May 2015
There are two kind of vandalism with different approaches:
- Newly created pages
- Editing an existing article
After taking care of vandalism, please warn the vandal at their user talk page, or report them to a sysop if needed.
Contents
Identifying vandalism
Vandalism pages or edits appear in the following forms:
- Nonsense (duh!)
- Apparently wrong information
- Test edits
- Changing images in articles
- Uploading of irrelevant images
- Using articles as talk pages
Newly created pages
When a spam page is newly created the best way to handle it, is to replace the complete text with {{Delete|Spam}}. Replacing the complete text is important to prevent search bots to index the page's content. And if it wasn't spam, the previous status is still available in the page history.
Hopefully an sysop will delete the page and block the user.
Editing an existing article
To fight vandalism in existing articles simply undo the changes. In the page history there is an undo link after each edit which redirects to the editor with the page prior to this edit. Adding a short notice in the summary and clicking Save page removes the vandalism entry. Unfortunately this doesn't remove the vandalism entirely, as both edits – the vandalism and the revert – are visible in the page history, but at least the page itself is then vandalism free. This is also completely possible without being a sysop.
Warning the vandal
Vandals should be warned with the appropriate template.
Remember to sign your warning with ~~~~.
Minor vandalism
For first-time minor vandalism, such as adding a few nonsense words, use {{vandal1|article}}.
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Kerbal Space Program Wiki. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. Repeated vandalism can result in the loss of editing privileges.
Severe or repetitive vandalism
For severe vandalism such as blanking, creating spam pages, or repetitive (second-time) vandalism, use {{vandal2|article}}.
This is your last/only warning. The next time you vandalize Kerbal Space Program Wiki, you may be blocked from editing without further notice.
