About WikiVandalism

WikiVandalism is the Wikipedia equivalent of vandalism.

Types of WikiVandalism

Doodling

When a user types nonsensical,non-related text into an article, it is called doodling. A common example of doodling is "So-So wuz heer". Doodlers generally have no malicious intent, but usually doodle out of curiosity or boredom.

Trolling

Not all doodles are nonsensical. Some deliberately type misleading, or grossly incorrect information.

Blanking

When a user blanks an article or talk page, the action is called blanking.

Attack Edits

Attack editing is when an editor makes an edit to a page that attacks a target in some way.

Link Vandalism

Link vandalism is when a user modifies a link to make it appear to lead to one source and it leads to a different source. An example is making a link say http://www.cbc.ca when it actually leads to a different website.

Vandalism should be reverted and perhaps reported. You will learn about reverting in the next tutorial.

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