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This page is considered an official policy on the Aerican Empire Wiki. It has wide acceptance among editors and is considered a standard that everyone should follow. Except for minor edits, please make use of the discussion page to propose changes to this policy. |
Vandalism is any addition, removal, or change of content made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the Aerican Empire Wiki.
To report vandalism, click here.
The most common types of vandalism include the addition of obscenities to pages, page blanking, or the insertion of jokes or patent nonsense. Fortunately, these types of vandalism are usually easy to spot.
Any 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. For example, adding a personal opinion once is not vandalism — it's just not helpful, and should be removed or restated.
Committing blatant vandalism, however, is a violation of Wikia policy; once it is spotted it should be dealt with accordingly — if you cannot deal with it yourself, you can seek help from others.
Not all vandalism is obvious, nor are all massive or controversial changes vandalism; careful attention needs to be given to whether changes made are beneficial, detrimental but well intended, or outright vandalism.
Consequences of Vandalism[]
The Aerican Empire Wiki considers two types of vandalism: blatant vandalism and repeated detrimental edits which may or may not be vandalism. The following illustrates the warning, ban, and appeal process for the different types of vandalism:
Warning System[]
Warnings are given in the following manner:
- A note will be left on your talk page informing you that you have been warned due to vandalism.
- A note will be left on the page User:anonymous user/VANDAL_COUNT informing the public of your warning. This page will be protected so that only system administrators can edit it.