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This page is for editors to report vandalism to administrators for overview and response. If you witness a particular user or IP address repeatedly engaging in vandalism, please report the activity on this page.
When NOT to use this page
Do not report any of the following here:
- Edit wars
- Incivility
- Personal attacks
- Clueless newbies (ie green users)
- Trolls
- Misplaced Pages:Vandalism
Times this instruction has been ignored
- Edit wars: 984
- Incivility: 340
- Personal attacks: 451
- Clueless newbies (ie green users): 770
- Trolls: 490
Times this section has been vandalized: 844
Manner of Reporting Vandalism
To report a user for vandalism, follow these steps:
- Cautions and alternatives
- Please do not bite the newcomers. Do not list newbie tests and mistakes as vandalism. Instead, assume good faith and list them at Misplaced Pages:Clueless newbies.
- If you suspect an edit may be vandalism but are unsure, list the edit on RC patrol.
- Do not report NPOV disputes here.
- Do not report accuracy disputes here.
- In both of these circumstances, use Requests for comment.
- If a page is being defaced at a high rate, page protection may be requested here.
- Report three revert rule violations at WP:AN/3RR.
- If you come across very recent vandalism where it seems that the perpetrator should be blocked immediately (and has already been warned), try listing your report on Misplaced Pages:Administrator intervention against vandalism.
- Archives and related pages
- How to spot vandalism, Dealing with vandalism, /Archive 1, /Archive 2, /archive06072004, /Archive 20040724, /Archive200408, /Archive200409, /Archive200410, /Archive200411, /Archive200412, /Archive200501, /Archive200502, /Archive200503, /Archive200504, /Archive200504-1 /New Imperialism, /Mr. Treason, /Wik, Old page history (pre May 2004)
Tools for administrators
- Blocks
- Tracing information/Dealing with vandals