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| + | '''Vandalism''' is any addition, removal, or change of content, in a deliberate attempt to damage Don't Starve Wiki. Examples of typical vandalism are adding irrelevant obscenities and crude humor to a page, illegitimately blanking pages, and inserting obvious nonsense into a page. Abusive creation or usage of user accounts and IP addresses may also constitute vandalism. |
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| − | Even if misguided, willfully against consensus, or disruptive, any good-faith effort to improve the wikia is not vandalism. Edit warring over content is not vandalism. Careful consideration may be required to differentiate between edits that are beneficial, detrimental but well-intentioned, and vandalizing. Mislabelling good-faith edits as vandalism can be considered harmful. |
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| ⚫ | '''Vandalism is prohibited.''' While editors are encouraged to warn and educate vandals, warnings are by no means necessary for an [[administrator]] to block. However mislabeling good-faith edits as vandalism can be considered harmful. The following section provides examples of vandalism for users to identify. |
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| + | Users should be judged with '''good faith''' before they are considered to be banned by [[administrators]]. |
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| + | == What is considered as vandalism? == |
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| + | '''Reminder to rollback:''' Please read [[Don't Starve Wiki:Rollbacks#Important Note]] before taking any actions. |
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| + | *Abuse of tags |
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| + | *Blanking whole page |
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| + | *Comment vandalism |
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| + | *Edit summary vandalism |
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| + | *Image vandalism |
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| + | *Link vandalism |
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| + | *Malicious multiple account creation |
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| + | *Misinformation (intentional) |
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| + | *Nonsense (intentional) |
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| + | *Page creation, lengthening, move (illegitimate) |
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| + | *Repeated uploading of copyrighted files |
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| + | *Removing tags and templates of an article |
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| + | *Template vandalism |
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| + | *User page and message wall vandalism |
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| + | == What is not considered as vandalism? == |
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| + | *Boldly editing despite consensus reached previously. |
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| + | *Disruptive writing or stubbornness or edit war. |
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| + | *Edit tests by experimenting users. |
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| + | **Such edits are prohibited but they are not vandalism unless they commit again after being reminded. |
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| + | *Harassment or personal attack. |
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| + | **Such edits are prohibited but they are not vandalism unless this is done on the victim's userpage or message wall. |
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| + | *Incorrect wiki markup and failure to [[Manual of Style]]. |
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| + | *Misinformation (accidental) |
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| + | *Nonsense (accidental) |
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== What you can do ? == |
== What you can do ? == |
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* '''Report vandalism to any active [[Admins]] on their message wall.''' |
* '''Report vandalism to any active [[Admins]] on their message wall.''' |
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** Request for protection or deletion of vandalise pages. |
** Request for protection or deletion of vandalise pages. |
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| − | ** Request for blocking vandals. |
+ | ** Request for '''[[blocking]]''' vandals. |
| − | * Revert the damage caused by vandalism. |
+ | * [[Help:Revert|Revert]] the damage caused by vandalism. |
* Apply for [[Rollback]] or [[Custodian]] to fight against vandalism. |
* Apply for [[Rollback]] or [[Custodian]] to fight against vandalism. |
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+ | * If a user commits serious disrutpive editing, you may issue a warning {{tl|vandal}} on his/her message wall. |
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+ | * If a user commits a little disruptive editing, you may insert {{tl|prevandal}}, or politely remind them not to commit further. |
== No active admins == |
== No active admins == |
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If there is no active admin in the wiki, you may report at '''[[w:c:vstf:Report:Vandalism|VSTF]]'''. The Volunteer Spam Task Force is a group of Wikia users who have volunteered to help keep Wikia clear and free of spam. |
If there is no active admin in the wiki, you may report at '''[[w:c:vstf:Report:Vandalism|VSTF]]'''. The Volunteer Spam Task Force is a group of Wikia users who have volunteered to help keep Wikia clear and free of spam. |
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This is a policy page for Don't Starve Wiki. It contains widely accepted standards that editors should normally follow. Any significant changes must require community consensus. You can make a discussion in forum. |
See also: Help:Vandalism
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There is a page on Wikipedia which gives more information about the topic. |
Vandalism is any addition, removal, or change of content, in a deliberate attempt to damage Don't Starve Wiki. Examples of typical vandalism are adding irrelevant obscenities and crude humor to a page, illegitimately blanking pages, and inserting obvious nonsense into a page. Abusive creation or usage of user accounts and IP addresses may also constitute vandalism.
Vandalism is prohibited. While editors are encouraged to warn and educate vandals, warnings are by no means necessary for an administrator to block. However mislabeling good-faith edits as vandalism can be considered harmful. The following section provides examples of vandalism for users to identify.
Users should be judged with good faith before they are considered to be banned by administrators.
What is considered as vandalism?
Reminder to rollback: Please read Don't Starve Wiki:Rollbacks#Important Note before taking any actions.
- Abuse of tags
- Blanking whole page
- Comment vandalism
- Edit summary vandalism
- Image vandalism
- Link vandalism
- Malicious multiple account creation
- Misinformation (intentional)
- Nonsense (intentional)
- Page creation, lengthening, move (illegitimate)
- Repeated uploading of copyrighted files
- Removing tags and templates of an article
- Template vandalism
- User page and message wall vandalism
What is not considered as vandalism?
- Boldly editing despite consensus reached previously.
- Disruptive writing or stubbornness or edit war.
- Edit tests by experimenting users.
- Such edits are prohibited but they are not vandalism unless they commit again after being reminded.
- Harassment or personal attack.
- Such edits are prohibited but they are not vandalism unless this is done on the victim's userpage or message wall.
- Incorrect wiki markup and failure to Manual of Style.
- Misinformation (accidental)
- Nonsense (accidental)
What you can do ?
- Report vandalism to any active Admins on their message wall.
- Request for protection or deletion of vandalise pages.
- Request for blocking vandals.
- Revert the damage caused by vandalism.
- Apply for Rollback or Custodian to fight against vandalism.
- If a user commits serious disrutpive editing, you may issue a warning {{vandal}} on his/her message wall.
- If a user commits a little disruptive editing, you may insert {{prevandal}}, or politely remind them not to commit further.
No active admins
If there is no active admin in the wiki, you may report at VSTF. The Volunteer Spam Task Force is a group of Wikia users who have volunteered to help keep Wikia clear and free of spam.