GSWiki:Counter-Vandalism Unit/end
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What should be reported
- Blanking pages.
- Posting offensive material, whether it be images or words.
- Adding nonsensical or meaningless content.
- False or deceptive information is being added to an article when the contributor knows that it is false.
- Blatant personal attacks on a user.
- Content which encourages breaking any of the Rules of Gemini Station.
- Advertising in any form (aside from websites listed under "External Links" which relate to the article that it is being put in).
- Impersonating another user.
What should not be reported
- A discussion where differing opinions are being debated or discussed.
- Common mistakes, such as incorrect categorization or misspelled words.
- Contributing in languages other than English. As this is an English Wiki.
- Articles about players, except in cases of repeated articles.
- Incorrect information is being added to an article when the contributor is not aware of them being incorrect.
- Vandalism that was reverted by a sysop.
Warning users
Before you report a user for vandalism, it is strongly recommended that you first warn them on their talk page. (Warnings are not necessary in the case of grossly obvious and repeated vandalism.) To warn a user, add one of the following templates to their talk page, followed by your signature.
In all templates that use it, the page
parameter is optional. Replace page
with the name of an article in question, and the template will link to it.
{{subst:test1|page}}
- politely informs the user that their edit has been removed. This warning template assumes good faith by treating the edit as a test edit. Suitable for low-level vandalism, as not all vandalism edits are intentionally malicious.{{subst:test2|page}}
- asks the user not to remove content or add nonsense to pages, and warns that these edits are considered vandalism.{{subst:warn3|page}}
- strongly informs the user that if they continue with their disruptive editing, they will be blocked. Use this when a vandal is persistently making bad-faith edits.{{subst:No Vandal}}
- describes what vandalism is and asks them to stop it.
Objections
If you feel you have been wrongly accused of vandalism, leave a comment on the warning user's talk page.