EverQuest 2 Wiki:Policy/Vandalism

This page documents an official policy on the English EQ2i. It has wide acceptance among editors and is considered a standard that all users should follow. Please do not edit this page without first ensuring that your revision reflects consensus . When in doubt, discuss it first on the talk page .

This page in a nutshell: If it's not about Everquest 2, it doesn't belong on this wiki. Use the Report a Problem link to let the Admins know about vandalism or edit the page and remove it.

This is the Vandalism policy . It describes what EQ2i considers vandalism, and what we do to vandals. (Not what we would like to do to vandals, though.)

EQ2i definition of vandalism Edit

This is the definition of vandalism for the purposes of this policy:

1. Removing valid content without explanation or an explanation that makes no sense.
2. Adding content to this wiki not about or related to EQ2i or Everquest 2.
3. Pretending to remove other vandalism content in order to prevent cleaning. This includes minor edits or minor removals while leaving a bulk of unwanted content ("spam"), but making a comment as if you removed the unwanted content.
4. Items listed in the Do not post policy .

Cleaning vandalism Edit

BEFORE YOU START REVERTING VANDALISM: Please read "About reverting vandalism" .

An act of vandalism can be removed or reverted with only a comment in the edit summary identifying the type of vandalism (most are usually spam or unexplained deletes). Disagreement with the edit should be posted in the related discussion page. People who regularly watch the recent changes to the wiki in order to revert vandalism are cordially invited to join the Recent Changes Patrol .

Blocking vandals Edit

Blocking by an admin will occur as soon as possible after they are notified of the vandalism. If the user is seen to be posting with non-malicious intent, they will get a warning from the admin before a block occurs. For reference you can look at the list of currently blocked users .

Appealing a block Edit

Generally there is no recourse to a block, but you could create another user and post an appeal with reasons in the discussion area of the Vandalism policy .