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Vandalism, Spam, and General Misuse
Vandalism
There are two kinds of site vandalism: intentional and unintentional. Both kinds of site vandalism need to be edited as soon as possible. It should be easy to determine what is a malicious form of vandalism. Swear words, hateful speech, etc. in an article's content warrant the banning of a registered user. However, if you see that a user has created a new page and typed in a nonsensical stream of letters, it is possible that they are just experimenting with the site's editing capabilities. You should edit this immediately and if it was made by a registered user, offer to help them if they are curious about the site's various tools. Also see Minimizing Vandalism.-
Spam
Spam is usually defined as unsolicited advertising in the form of an email or forum post. Similarly, a wiki can become prey to spammers. You probably shouldn't be too strict with the addition of external links by users, as long as the link is relevant to your site's subject and is placed in a respectful manner. However, completely irrelevant advertising (especially those of the "adult" variety) should be removed immediately and using your own discretion, may warrant a ban. Also see the Spam page.-
General Misuse
General misuse is any kind of improper editing/additions to the site. Like unintentional vandalism, it is often due to a person's ignorance of wiki technology. As a moderator, it is your job to help those users in need learn about what a wiki is and how to use it properly. Another problem that falls under general misuse is poorly written content, which also needs your immediate attention and editing skills.-
See also:
Minimizing Vandalism
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| Quaysul | Problem. (Sorry if I posted this in the wrong place.) | 1 | Sep 16 2011, 9:28 PM EDT by CryingDove | ||
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Thread started: Sep 15 2011, 7:35 PM EDT
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Recently today, some Anonymous user copied content from the site http://jointheblackbloods.wetpaint.com
and pasted it here with very rude comments http://blackbloodspack.wetpaint.com/ Is there anything you guys can do about the Anonymous person/people that decided to do that? Thanks. |
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| RavenHeart98 | Trying to advertise real life products on wetpaint sites. | 5 | Apr 6 2011, 7:09 PM EDT by bellswebster | ||
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Thread started: Apr 5 2011, 6:38 PM EDT
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There's this guy (maybe..) named lloydenterprises that just joins sites and edits his profile with links to things to buy like buying links and and buying backlinks. I've see him on a few sites and he always has the same picture. I only have mod+ power on about two of the four or five sites I've found him on.
What should I/we do? |
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| Anonymous | There's a hacker following me... | 1 | Apr 24 2010, 2:30 PM EDT by Naru2008 | ||
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Thread started: Apr 24 2010, 7:35 AM EDT
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Ok, so this one hacker who usually goes by the name of "Kage" or "Niikao" is following me, I think. Well, not just me. He has some kind of grudge with my friend, ~Xelthious~. But anyways, he vandalized and hacks every site ~Xelthious~ makes, and even hacks into or bans other people from their own site. He got into my most recent site yesterday.....I really need help with him. He has ruined at least five sites belonging to ~Xelthious~. But he never joins the site, which is a problem. He either hacks into an Admin's account or doesn't even sign in and hacks the pages anyway, so we can't ban him. And even if he was banned he could probably still get in! Please help!
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