Bad Faith rules

Not even the most wholesome wiki community can expect to be completely vandalism free.

--- FyxFyr, 6/1/2019, Discord

These are rules dealing with the finding and punishing of users or IP addresses who consistently edit pages in bad faith. The following below includes the types of Vandalism, and how to effectively deal with it.

Blatant vandalism
Blatant Vandalism is very easy to spot. Examples include spam and editing random phrases, words, and pictures on pages.

To deal with it, simply revert the edit with the Undo button in the Edit History. Then place a warning on their Message Wall. If they persistently Vandalise, then contact an Admin and they can Block, Ban, and completely revert all edits they have done.

First Offence: Warning

Second Offence: Block (Admin can decide on time length)

Third Offence: Ban

Note to Admins: if the Vandal seems to be creating new accounts, then ban account creation on their IP address

Disruptive vandalism
Disruptive Vandalism is harder to find than blatant vandalism. Users who disrupt pages usually edit them so that they are adequately formatted, but include false and misleading information for readers.

The first step in dealing with disruptive users is simply reverting their edits. Then the user should continue to give their Message Wall a warning. If they respond and undo your reversion, saying that their information is actually fact correct, then you should find a adequate source to cite your correct information. If they keep on arguing that they are correct, then obtain support from other editors. If they continue making disruptive edits, contact an Admin and they will decide to Block or Ban the user.

First Offence: Warning

Second Offence: 2nd Warning

Third Offence: Block from Editing (Admin will decide on time length)

Fourth Offence: Ban

Note to Admins: if the Vandal seems to be creating new accounts Ban their account, then ban account creation on their IP address.