User blog comment:Susanolivia/Fixed Width, Sidebar, and the Removal of Monaco/@comment-1372024-20101004044341/@comment-113335-20101004192852

I disagree. Smiley's idea isn't vandalism. Wikia does not have any legal authority to force a wiki to stay. Each site's Special:Statistics provides a database dump to be used for personal archives, exporting, and backup.

Vandalism is defined by each community. For example, on the CPFW, posting a swear word is vandalism, but on the (conviently exempted) Uncyclopedia, it's encouraged.

If the community consents to a mass exodous and a mass deletion to punish Wikia, it is not vandalism. All Wikis are collectively bound by the federal Terms of Use, and there is nothing saying that a mass deletion with consent by the community is illegal. In fact, if it's not laid down by Wikia, it's up to the community. Think of it like the Tenth Amendment to the United States of America's Constitution. Anything that's not delegated by the federal government (Wikia) is left to the decision of the states (each community).

Therefore, Smiley's reccomendation isn't only legal by terms of use, but genius. It's not vandalism is the community says it isn't.

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