User blog:ItsAsIf/How to Deal with a Vandal

Hey guys. It's the guy who has a dreaded username that most of you think has an 'L' in it but it doesn't. Today I was going to talk about dealing with vandals. At my wiki, there are two vandals: Big hekker, who was permanently blocked, and another user who's name I forgot. Here is how I stopped the vandals.

How To

1) Check for vandalism. I thought the edits of the two users were constructive. But they weren't. On the page Arnold Perlstein, they moved it to Lil Yachty. I love Lil Yachty but Arnold Ain't him. On the Ralphie Tenelli page, they wrote 'he is portrayed by fat.' On the Tim Jamal page, the vandals wrote, he is known for his massive (a swear word.) I had to check and the other vandal, I thought, was a normal user, but change the release date for the series to the events of World War II. I didn't notice until another admin pointed it out.

2) Undo the edits via Page History. I removed the edits manually, but then I missed a few. If you spot that the user did something else in history, click the 'undo' button for all the unconstructive and (hopefully not) offensive edits the user has made. If this user creates a new account, make sure you find a way to keep blocking. On Animal Jam Wiki, Mooziq told Xyvier, Block. Rinse. Repeate. This is true if a user keeps creating new accounts to vandalize with.

3) Leave the Wiki (not really.). A strategy is to leave the wiki, and if they think the admins are not paying attention they will continue. Then, out of nowhere, return and block them. This strategy is commonly used. If you leave the wiki they will grow so then you can stop them- fully. After blocking them, check their IP, and copy paste it so you remember it. Then, if you see a new user, see if they have a matching user address. Always check up on users because you never know when a vandal can arrive at your wiki.

4) Done! You have successfully gotten the vandals! Congratulations!