VistApedia:Dealing with vandalism - Revision history

DavidWhitten at 17:55, 1 June 2015

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	==Vandalism in Progress==		==Vandalism in Progress==
	If you believe that a vandal is in the process of defacing multiple pages, add their name to the [[VistApedia:vandalism in progress\|vandalism in progress]] page, and list the username or IP address in the [[VistApedia:edit summary\|edit summary]], then save the page. The username or IP address will appear in the [[~~SpecialPages~~:Recent Changes\|Recent Changes]] page, alerting the members of the problem.		If you believe that a vandal is in the process of defacing multiple pages, add their name to the [[VistApedia:vandalism in progress\|vandalism in progress]] page, and list the username or IP address in the [[VistApedia:edit summary\|edit summary]], then save the page. The username or IP address will appear in the [[Special:Recent Changes\|Recent Changes]] page, alerting the members of the problem.

	==Blocking==		==Blocking==
	The [[~~VistApedia~~:administrators\|administrators]] have the ability to block vandals, either by username or by IP address. See [[VistApedia:bans and blocks\|bans and blocks]] for more details.		The [[Special:administrators\|administrators]] have the ability to block vandals, either by username or by IP address. See [[VistApedia:bans and blocks\|bans and blocks]] for more details.

	'''See Also:''' [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia: Dealing with vandalism\|Wikipedia: Dealing with vandalism]] for information concerning types of vandalism and other informative details.		'''See Also:''' [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia: Dealing with vandalism\|Wikipedia: Dealing with vandalism]] for information concerning types of vandalism and other informative details.

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	==Vandalism in Progress==		==Vandalism in Progress==
	If you believe that a vandal is in the process of defacing multiple pages, add their name to the [[VistApedia:vandalism in progress\|vandalism in progress]] page, and list the username or IP address in the [[VistApedia:edit summary\|edit summary]], then save the page. The username or IP address will appear in the [[~~VistApedia~~:Recent Changes\|Recent Changes]] page, alerting the members of the problem.		If you believe that a vandal is in the process of defacing multiple pages, add their name to the [[VistApedia:vandalism in progress\|vandalism in progress]] page, and list the username or IP address in the [[VistApedia:edit summary\|edit summary]], then save the page. The username or IP address will appear in the [[SpecialPages:Recent Changes\|Recent Changes]] page, alerting the members of the problem.

	==Blocking==		==Blocking==

DavidWhitten at 17:54, 1 June 2015

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	'''«- [[~~OpenVistA Wiki~~: Policies and Guidelines]]'''		'''«- [[VistApedia: Policies and Guidelines]]'''

	Dealing with [[Wikipedia:vandalism\|vandalism]] is simple and straightforward — if you find a page that has been vandalized, all you have to do is perform the following steps:		Dealing with [[Wikipedia:vandalism\|vandalism]] is simple and straightforward — if you find a page that has been vandalized, all you have to do is perform the following steps:
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	And that's it! It's that simple!		And that's it! It's that simple!

	'''Caveat:''' Don't confuse vandalism with really badly edited pages, poor styling, and other [[~~OpenVistA Wiki~~:Be bold in updating pages\|bold edits]].		'''Caveat:''' Don't confuse vandalism with really badly edited pages, poor styling, and other [[VistApedia:Be bold in updating pages\|bold edits]].

	==Vandalism in Progress==		==Vandalism in Progress==
	If you believe that a vandal is in the process of defacing multiple pages, add their name to the [[~~OpenVistA Wiki~~:vandalism in progress\|vandalism in progress]] page, and list the username or IP address in the [[~~OpenVistA Wiki~~:edit summary\|edit summary]], then save the page. The username or IP address will appear in the [[~~OpenVistA Wiki~~:Recent Changes\|Recent Changes]] page, alerting the members of the problem.		If you believe that a vandal is in the process of defacing multiple pages, add their name to the [[VistApedia:vandalism in progress\|vandalism in progress]] page, and list the username or IP address in the [[VistApedia:edit summary\|edit summary]], then save the page. The username or IP address will appear in the [[VistApedia:Recent Changes\|Recent Changes]] page, alerting the members of the problem.

	==Blocking==		==Blocking==
	The [[~~OpenVistA Wiki~~:administrators\|administrators]] have the ability to block vandals, either by username or by IP address. See [[~~OpenVistA Wiki~~:bans and blocks\|bans and blocks]] for more details.		The [[VistApedia:administrators\|administrators]] have the ability to block vandals, either by username or by IP address. See [[VistApedia:bans and blocks\|bans and blocks]] for more details.

	'''See Also:''' [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia: Dealing with vandalism\|Wikipedia: Dealing with vandalism]] for information concerning types of vandalism and other informative details.		'''See Also:''' [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia: Dealing with vandalism\|Wikipedia: Dealing with vandalism]] for information concerning types of vandalism and other informative details.

152.131.9.69 at 20:33, 15 June 2005

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'''«- [[OpenVistA Wiki: Policies and Guidelines]]'''

Dealing with [[Wikipedia:vandalism|vandalism]] is simple and straightforward — if you find a page that has been vandalized, all you have to do is perform the following steps:

# Revert the page to the last unvandalized version.

And that's it! It's that simple!

'''Caveat:''' Don't confuse vandalism with really badly edited pages, poor styling, and other [[OpenVistA Wiki:Be bold in updating pages|bold edits]].

==Vandalism in Progress==
If you believe that a vandal is in the process of defacing multiple pages, add their name to the [[OpenVistA Wiki:vandalism in progress|vandalism in progress]] page, and list the username or IP address in the [[OpenVistA Wiki:edit summary|edit summary]], then save the page. The username or IP address will appear in the [[OpenVistA Wiki:Recent Changes|Recent Changes]] page, alerting the members of the problem.

==Blocking==
The [[OpenVistA Wiki:administrators|administrators]] have the ability to block vandals, either by username or by IP address. See [[OpenVistA Wiki:bans and blocks|bans and blocks]] for more details.

'''See Also:''' [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia: Dealing with vandalism|Wikipedia: Dealing with vandalism]] for information concerning types of vandalism and other informative details.