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| * Explicit information on an individual, grotesque or malicious allegations, etc. | * Explicit information on an individual, grotesque or malicious allegations, etc. | ||
| '''These are typically added by Internet users who want to "test" the Misplaced Pages system, or just enjoy shocking people.''' |
'''These are typically added by Internet users who want to "test" the Misplaced Pages system, or just enjoy shocking people.''' We have not been "hacked". Vandalism on Misplaced Pages is a side effect of the open editing process and does not require "hacking" in the sense of complex schemes of unauthorized entry. Vandalism is not regular Misplaced Pages content and is against Misplaced Pages's rules. | ||
| '''Please do not give more importance to these people than they should have.''' Remember: vandals enjoy seeing how much they shock people, how much indignation they create. The more fuss they create, the happier they are. | '''Please do not give more importance to these people than they should have.''' Remember: vandals enjoy seeing how much they shock people, how much indignation they create. The more fuss they create, the happier they are. It is much better to fix the problem quietly and deprive the vandals of the notoriety they crave. (See ].) | ||
| == Solutions == | == Solutions == | ||
| We can restore pages to a state prior to the unsavory modifications. All revisions are kept indefinitely in the article history, so vandalism is trivial to fix. | |||
| ===Misplaced Pages is a '']'', so you can fix the article yourself=== | |||
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| * Find out how to ''']''' to a state before, much like "undo". | |||
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===Fix the article yourself=== | ||
| Misplaced Pages is a ], so you can edit the content yourself — you don't even need to create an account! We use the term "]" to refer to | |||
| * Articles about major countries, personalities, scientific concepts etc. get vandalized fairly often. '''However, vandalism also gets removed pretty quickly, generally within minutes.''' | |||
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| ⚫ | Go to the article and click '''edit this page''' near the top. <div style="font-size:85%;font-style:italic;color:#666">Never edited before? Read the ].</div> | ||
| ⚫ | '''If the offending content does not appear when you try to edit, then it has already been fixed.''' In that case, you don't need to do anything, even to "let us know". Force your Web browser to reload the page with Ctrl-F5, shift-Reload or whatever your browser uses. | ||
| ===Wait a little while=== | |||
| ⚫ | Our volunteers process email vandalism reports quickly. However, vandalism gets spotted even faster by volunteers patrolling the web site. '''In the case of articles about major topics, or of the "home page" or "main page", it is mostly useless to email us''' because by the time a volunteer gets around to reading the email, the problem has long been fixed (generally within minutes). Almost all vandalism cases are solved before the emails are processed; it is well worth doing something else and coming back one hour later. | ||
| ===Email us=== | ===Email us=== | ||
| If you'd still like to e-mail us, then please include only the following information: | |||
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| ⚫ | * We |
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| ⚫ | * '''Exact''' URL for the article with the problem. This is the part that your Web browser shows above the article itself. Please copy and paste this ''exactly'', without any change; otherwise we may not be able to assist. | ||
| * '''Please also copy and paste what you think is wrong, including if it is offensive profanity.''' | |||
| * A brief description of what you think is wrong, ''including'' any offensive remarks or profanity. This works best if you copy and paste the improper text; in some cases, though, screenshots can be useful. | |||
| ⚫ | * Please keep to the point: URL of the article and what is wrong. While general remarks on how to improve Misplaced Pages, the Internet, Internet-related law or other similar topics may be interesting, they just get in the way of telling us about the issue. | ||
| ⚫ | * '''We |
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| We do have a few extra guidelines for e-mail. | |||
| * '''We have means to restore pages to a state prior to the unsavory modifications.''' | |||
| * We have not been "hacked". Vandalism on Misplaced Pages is a side effect of the open editing process and does not require "hacking" in the sense of complex schemes of unauthorized entry. | |||
| * '''If the offending content has disappeared when you try to edit the page, reload the page, use the printable version, use a different browser or other action, then it has been corrected in our database. Please do not email us.''' There are no "hidden tricks" or "hacking issues" involved. | * '''If the offending content has disappeared when you try to edit the page, reload the page, use the printable version, use a different browser or other action, then it has already been corrected in our database. Please do not email us.''' Misplaced Pages pages are designed to change quickly. There are no "hidden tricks" or "hacking issues" involved. | ||
| ⚫ | * Please keep to the point: list the URL of the article and tell what is wrong. While general remarks on how to improve Misplaced Pages, the Internet, Internet-related law or other similar topics may be interesting, they just get in the way of telling us about the issue. | ||
| ⚫ | * Our email system does not show colors. Please stick to plain |
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| ⚫ | * We can only fix Misplaced Pages; we cannot directly change content on Answers.com, Google, or other sites. | ||
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| ⚫ | * '''We cannot deal with disputes about content''' through this email address. Please see ] instead. | ||
| ⚫ | * Our email system does not show colors, boldface, italics, or other forms of text formatting. Please stick to plain text. | ||
| ⚫ | Send your concerns to '''''' with the details of the problem. | ||
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Revision as of 17:41, 24 June 2008
Problem
There's nonsense in an article, or an article is blank.
Nonsense (or "vandalism") can include:
- Obviously fabricated information
- Profanity (where it's not relevant)
- Sexual remarks (where not relevant)
- Racist and other shocking remarks
- Inappropriate pictures
- Random junk text
- Explicit information on an individual, grotesque or malicious allegations, etc.
These are typically added by Internet users who want to "test" the Misplaced Pages system, or just enjoy shocking people. We have not been "hacked". Vandalism on Misplaced Pages is a side effect of the open editing process and does not require "hacking" in the sense of complex schemes of unauthorized entry. Vandalism is not regular Misplaced Pages content and is against Misplaced Pages's rules.
Please do not give more importance to these people than they should have. Remember: vandals enjoy seeing how much they shock people, how much indignation they create. The more fuss they create, the happier they are. It is much better to fix the problem quietly and deprive the vandals of the notoriety they crave. (See our "Deny recognition" page.)
Solutions
We can restore pages to a state prior to the unsavory modifications. All revisions are kept indefinitely in the article history, so vandalism is trivial to fix.
Fix the article yourself
Misplaced Pages is a wiki, so you can edit the content yourself — you don't even need to create an account! We use the term "revert" to refer to
Go to the article and click edit this page near the top.
Never edited before? Read the Introduction to Misplaced Pages.If the offending content does not appear when you try to edit, then it has already been fixed. In that case, you don't need to do anything, even to "let us know". Force your Web browser to reload the page with Ctrl-F5, shift-Reload or whatever your browser uses.
Wait a little while
Our volunteers process email vandalism reports quickly. However, vandalism gets spotted even faster by volunteers patrolling the web site. In the case of articles about major topics, or of the "home page" or "main page", it is mostly useless to email us because by the time a volunteer gets around to reading the email, the problem has long been fixed (generally within minutes). Almost all vandalism cases are solved before the emails are processed; it is well worth doing something else and coming back one hour later.
Email us
If you'd still like to e-mail us, then please include only the following information:
- Exact URL for the article with the problem. This is the http://en.wikipedia.org/... part that your Web browser shows above the article itself. Please copy and paste this exactly, without any change; otherwise we may not be able to assist.
- A brief description of what you think is wrong, including any offensive remarks or profanity. This works best if you copy and paste the improper text; in some cases, though, screenshots can be useful.
We do have a few extra guidelines for e-mail.
- If the offending content has disappeared when you try to edit the page, reload the page, use the printable version, use a different browser or other action, then it has already been corrected in our database. Please do not email us. Misplaced Pages pages are designed to change quickly. There are no "hidden tricks" or "hacking issues" involved.
- Please keep to the point: list the URL of the article and tell what is wrong. While general remarks on how to improve Misplaced Pages, the Internet, Internet-related law or other similar topics may be interesting, they just get in the way of telling us about the issue.
- We can only fix Misplaced Pages; we cannot directly change content on Answers.com, Google, or other sites.
- We cannot deal with disputes about content through this email address. Please see Misplaced Pages:Resolving disputes instead.
- Our email system does not show colors, boldface, italics, or other forms of text formatting. Please stick to plain text.
Send your concerns to info-en-v@wikimedia.org with the details of the problem.