Vandalism is when an editor, in bad faith, makes an unconstructive edit to a page, such as blanking or adding gibberish. Sometimes gibberish or blanking can be an accident (making it simply an unconstructive edit, not vandalism), which is why it is important to always assume good faith. Most of the time, my reverting edit summaries say possible vandalism, not vandalism, because I often can't know if it's vandalism, a test, or a mistake.
My edit wasn't vandalism. How do I get it fixed without engaging in an edit war?
I may mistakenly revert your edit and label it as vandalism. If I do so, I apologize. Please state why your edit wasn't vandalism on your talk page or mine.
How can I help revert vandalism?
Thanks for wanting to help! Reverting vandalism is a never-ending job. You can join an anti-vandalism WikiProject, or you can just revert vandalism on your own. A useful tool is the recent changes page, which is especially helpful if you use the filters to find vandalism.
I'm sometimes an impulsive editor, so please be patient with me! I thought I was more careful with my edits, but NOPE! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ My overeager self always takes control. Sorry for any inconveniences that may cause. I'll do my best!
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