Hunterpedia:Vandalism

Vandalism is the abuse of articles on Hunterpedia.

What is Vandalism?
Vandalism is the misuse of articles on Hunterpedia. Anything from the list is considered vandalism:
 * 1) Blanking a page
 * 2) Adding swear words or other random words or letters to a page
 * 3) Removing huge chunks of the article
 * 4) Replacing text with random words etc.
 * 5) Personal attacking (for example, User is gay)
 * 6) Uploading and adding images with nothing to do with the wiki and the content
 * 7) Spamming web links or email addresses

Blocking
If users vandalize twice, they will be blocked for a time between 3 days and 1 month, depending on the severity of the vandalism. If they continue to vandalize, then they will be blocked for a period of up to 1 year, and even after that, infinitely.

Types of Vandalism

 * Spam: The placing of links to Non Hunter x Hunter related websites.
 * Blanking: The blanking of a page.
 * Replacement: Replacing a page with random nonsense.
 * Speculation: Inserting false information on articles. Everything needs to be sourced.
 * Nonsense: Random strings of letters, numbers, and symbols.
 * Misuse of Template: Randomly placing templates on pages for no reason.
 * Unrelated Content: Content not related to Hunter x Hunter.
 * Profanity: Use of inappropriate language.
 * Foreign Languages: Placing of foreign languages on articles for no apparent reason.
 * Threats: Making threats to people, users, or this Wiki.
 * Misuse of Signature: Randomly placing a signature on a non-talk page.
 * Promoting Sales: Promoting sales for products, alcohol, tobacco, drugs, weapons etc.
 * Boyocotting Sales: Boycotting the sales for what is said above on this Wiki.
 * Category Misuse: Placing articles into wrong categories.
 * Defaultsort Misuse: Placing a false name into a defaultsort or randomly using it.

Normal Users
If you notice someone vandalize a page, firstly remove the vandalism. We do not want readers finding a vandalized article, especially if it uses swear words as there are young readers out there. Then, notify an administrator. There is a list of active administrators at Hunterpedia:Administrators. Alternatively, you can report it. There is a link at the bottom of each article. explain the problem there.

Rollback and Admins
Administrators and users with rollback are allowed to place the vandalism template on the user talk page of the vandal. To do this, type Article name For example, Tonpa will be displayed as:

Warning
If you have rollback and you notice a user vandalize after receiving a warning, please notify an administrator and they will deal with it from there.