User:Ajaxspank

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Hi! I saw your post on the Elton John page. Yes, vandalism is a problem on Wikipedia. I was alarmed to see that the vile vandalism in question stayed un-noticed for 90 minutes. Most vandalism is reverted within 5 minutes, sometimes within seconds.

To revert changes to a page, open the page, click on the "History" tab at the top, then click on the time and date of the version before the vandalism (or dubious or irrelevant data). Be aware that sometimes vandalism is created in stages, so make sure you click on the one before the vandal arrived - the IP address or user name of the "vandal" is listed beside each entry in the history.

You will see a warning that you are editing an out-of-date version. You can ignore this warning, as this is exactly what you want to do.

It is a good idea to leave an "Edit Summary" whenever you revert changes, or even when you make your own edits. For vandalism, the least to do is to enter "revert vandalism", but experienced users also add more details.

Next, click on save (unless you want to make any other additions or edits). That's all there is to it!

You can find more information at WP:Vandalism.

BTW, it's a good idead to sign your posts on articles or user talk pages by typing ~.

Happy editing! Camillus (talk) 16:37, 11 January 2006 (UTC)