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	'''Here's how to help restore pages that have been vandalized.'''		'''Here's how to help restore pages that have been vandalized.'''

	~~<span id~~=~~"vandalism"></span>~~		== Vandalism ==
	=~~= <span class="mw-headline">~~Vandalism~~</span>~~ ==

	To begin, you first must understand what vandalism is. Take this quote from [[Wikipedia:Vandalism\|Wikipedia]]:		To begin, you first must understand what vandalism is. Take this quote from [[Wikipedia:Vandalism\|Wikipedia]]:

	<blockquote>'''[[Vandalism]]''' is any addition, deletion, or change to content made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia (such as swearing, deleting letters to make inappropriate words, etc.) (see also [[Wikipedia:Newbie experiment\|Newbie experiment]]). The most common type of vandalism is the replacement of existing text with obscenities, namecalling, or other wholly irrelevant content. Any [[Wikipedia:Assume good faith\|good-faith]] effort to improve the encyclopedia, even if misguided or ill-considered, is not vandalism. Apparent bad-faith edits that do not make their bad-faith nature inarguably explicit are not considered vandalism at Wikipedia.</blockquote>		<blockquote>
			>'''[[Vandalism]]''' is any addition, deletion, or change to content made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia (such as swearing, deleting letters to make inappropriate words, etc.) (see also [[Wikipedia:Newbie experiment\|Newbie experiment]]). The most common type of vandalism is the replacement of existing text with obscenities, namecalling, or other wholly irrelevant content.

			>Any [[Wikipedia:Assume good faith\|good-faith]] effort to improve the encyclopedia, even if misguided or ill-considered, is not vandalism. Apparent bad-faith edits that do not make their bad-faith nature inarguably explicit are not considered vandalism at Wikipedia.
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	Vandalism is ''not'' synonymous with [[Internet troll\|trolling]], although some trolling is vandalism:		Vandalism is ''not'' synonymous with [[Internet troll\|trolling]], although some trolling is vandalism:

	<blockquote>''Trolling'' is deliberate and intentional attempts to disrupt the usability of a wiki for its editors, administrators, developers, and other people who work to create content for and help run that wiki. Trolling is deliberate violation of the implicit rules of Internet social spaces. It is necessarily a value judgment made by one user about the value of another's contribution.</blockquote>		<blockquote>
	~~<span id="recent-changes"></span>~~		>''Trolling'' is deliberate and intentional attempts to disrupt the usability of a wiki for its editors, administrators, developers, and other people who work to create content for and help run that wiki. Trolling is deliberate violation of the implicit rules of Internet social spaces. It is necessarily a value judgment made by one user about the value of another's contribution.
	== ~~<span class="mw-headline">~~Recent Changes~~</span>~~ ==		</blockquote>

			== Recent Changes ==

	So a vandal puts bad things on pages, basically. How do you help prevent this sort of thing?		So a vandal puts bad things on pages, basically. How do you help prevent this sort of thing?
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	One way you can help is by going to the [/wiki/Special:RecentChanges recent changes] page, and looking doing the following:		One way you can help is by going to the [/wiki/Special:RecentChanges recent changes] page, and looking doing the following:

	* First of all, every edit on the page with a <span class="unpatrolled">!</span> next to it has not been inspected yet.		If there are so many ! signs that you can't possibly check them all, then look for these things:
	* Click on the ''diff'' link next to an edit that has a <span class="unpatrolled">!</span> next to it to see the difference between the two most recent edits.
	* If the page is not vandalism, then click the [Mark as patrolled] link next to the edit.

	If there are so many ~~<span class="unpatrolled">~~!~~</span>~~ signs that you can't possibly check them all, then look for these things:

	* A new page, symbolized by a <span class="newpage">N</span>, is important to check out.
	* An edit made by an IP address, a red username, or a user name spoofing another user's name, needs to be inspected.
	* An edit without a description is often made by a vandal in a hurry. Check these out.

	If the page you find ''is'' vandalism, like if the page is blank, or if profanity has been added, you can revert the edit:		If the page you find ''is'' vandalism, like if the page is blank, or if profanity has been added, you can revert the edit:

	* While in the differences page, click ''previous diff'' and/or ''next diff'' until you find the most current non-vandalized version.		=== Page-move vandalism ===
	* Click on the '''(edit)''' link next to the '''Revision as of 00:00''' link above that version. Alternatively, you can find the last good version and click on the date (not the diff) in the page history.
	* Type "reverted vandalism" or "reverted spamming" in the edit summary. The shorthand for this is "rv/v" or "rv/s", repectively.
	* Save the page (without making any changes).
	* Now the page is the version that you selected, in effect removing the vandalism.

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	=== ~~<span class="mw-headline">~~Page-move vandalism~~</span>~~ ===

	Moving a page changes its title. Page-move vandalism is moving a page to deface it by giving it a title that is nonsensical or inappropriate.		Moving a page changes its title. Page-move vandalism is moving a page to deface it by giving it a title that is nonsensical or inappropriate.

	Any time a page is moved, an entry in the [/wiki/Special:Log/move move log] appears on Recent Changes telling what page was moved to what title. If you see a page moved to a title that is nonsensical or contains inappropriate language or that simply adds random words, you should revert this move in this way:		Any time a page is moved, an entry in the [/wiki/Special:Log/move move log] appears on Recent Changes telling what page was moved to what title. If you see a page moved to a title that is nonsensical or contains inappropriate language or that simply adds random words, you should revert this move in this way:

	* The move log entry will begin with a link to the move log. Click this link.
	* You will see a list of the most recent page moves. Find the entry for the article that was vandalized and click the "revert" link at the end of the entry. (Note that often the vandal will have moved both the article and its corresponding talk page; you should click the revert link for the article, not the talk page).
	* The old name of the page and the reason "revert" will be filled in automatically. If applicable, click the box that says "Move associated talk page", then click "Move page".
	* The page has now been returned to its proper title.

	Note that there will still be redirects at the old title; a [[HRWiki:Sysops\|sysop]] will need to delete these. If there's no sysop around at the time, you can add {{delete\|Vandal page}} to the redirects to tag them for deletion.		Note that there will still be redirects at the old title; a [[HRWiki:Sysops\|sysop]] will need to delete these. If there's no sysop around at the time, you can add {{delete\|Vandal page}} to the redirects to tag them for deletion.
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'''Here's how to help restore pages that have been vandalized.'''


== Vandalism ==

To begin, you first must understand what vandalism is. Take this quote from [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|Wikipedia]]:

<blockquote>'''[[Vandalism]]''' is any addition, deletion, or change to content made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia (such as swearing, deleting letters to make inappropriate words, etc.) (see also [[Wikipedia:Newbie experiment|Newbie experiment]]). The most common type of vandalism is the replacement of existing text with obscenities, namecalling, or other wholly irrelevant content. Any [[Wikipedia:Assume good faith|good-faith]] effort to improve the encyclopedia, even if misguided or ill-considered, is not vandalism. Apparent bad-faith edits that do not make their bad-faith nature inarguably explicit are not considered vandalism at Wikipedia.</blockquote>
Vandalism is ''not'' synonymous with [[Internet troll|trolling]], although some trolling is vandalism:

<blockquote>''Trolling'' is deliberate and intentional attempts to disrupt the usability of a wiki for its editors, administrators, developers, and other people who work to create content for and help run that wiki. Trolling is deliberate violation of the implicit rules of Internet social spaces. It is necessarily a value judgment made by one user about the value of another's contribution.</blockquote>

== Recent Changes ==

So a vandal puts bad things on pages, basically. How do you help prevent this sort of thing?

One way you can help is by going to the [/wiki/Special:RecentChanges recent changes] page, and looking doing the following:

* First of all, every edit on the page with a ! next to it has not been inspected yet.
* Click on the ''diff'' link next to an edit that has a ! next to it to see the difference between the two most recent edits.
* If the page is not vandalism, then click the [Mark as patrolled] link next to the edit.

If there are so many ! signs that you can't possibly check them all, then look for these things:

* A new page, symbolized by a N, is important to check out.
* An edit made by an IP address, a red username, or a user name spoofing another user's name, needs to be inspected.
* An edit without a description is often made by a vandal in a hurry. Check these out.

If the page you find ''is'' vandalism, like if the page is blank, or if profanity has been added, you can revert the edit:

* While in the differences page, click ''previous diff'' and/or ''next diff'' until you find the most current non-vandalized version.
* Click on the '''(edit)''' link next to the '''Revision as of 00:00''' link above that version. Alternatively, you can find the last good version and click on the date (not the diff) in the page history.
* Type "reverted vandalism" or "reverted spamming" in the edit summary. The shorthand for this is "rv/v" or "rv/s", repectively.
* Save the page (without making any changes).
* Now the page is the version that you selected, in effect removing the vandalism.


=== Page-move vandalism ===

Moving a page changes its title. Page-move vandalism is moving a page to deface it by giving it a title that is nonsensical or inappropriate.

Any time a page is moved, an entry in the [/wiki/Special:Log/move move log] appears on Recent Changes telling what page was moved to what title. If you see a page moved to a title that is nonsensical or contains inappropriate language or that simply adds random words, you should revert this move in this way:

* The move log entry will begin with a link to the move log. Click this link.
* You will see a list of the most recent page moves. Find the entry for the article that was vandalized and click the "revert" link at the end of the entry. (Note that often the vandal will have moved both the article and its corresponding talk page; you should click the revert link for the article, not the talk page).
* The old name of the page and the reason "revert" will be filled in automatically. If applicable, click the box that says "Move associated talk page", then click "Move page".
* The page has now been returned to its proper title.

Note that there will still be redirects at the old title; a [[HRWiki:Sysops|sysop]] will need to delete these. If there's no sysop around at the time, you can add {{delete|Vandal page}} to the redirects to tag them for deletion.

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