User:Dbiel/Vandalism Worksheet

Administrator intervention against vandalism

User:Dbiel/Vandalism Worksheet/Sample Warnings

Template_messages/User_talk_namespace

Recent_changes_patrol

Recent Changes IP Address

Special:Recentchangeslinked/Category:Living_people

Link to template pages

 * Using article as sandbox
 * WelcomeExamples

Cut and paste copy
Page Blanking - 1st offense

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== Second Warning regarding Page Blanking ==

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newbie unwanted edit warning unintentional vandalism

== First Message ==

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Your unwanted edit of the Wikipedia article Name of Article  at ( replace with time stamp ) was quickly reverted, please refraim from these type of edits in the future. ~

== Additional Warning about Inserting Nonsense into Wikipedia pages ==

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Use if an edit is clearly vandalism

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== Second Warning regarding Vandalism ==

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== Additional Warning regarding Vandalism ==

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Your vandalism of the Wikipedia article Name of Article  at ( replace with time stamp ) was reverted at ( replace with time stamp ). Deliberate vandalism will not be tolerated and is quickly reverted, in this case within XX minutes of being posted. ~

Spam
see Spam is a useful "first warning" to put on the Talk page of a spammer. For new users, an alternative is {{subst:welcomespam}} may be used for users who may have added spam or inappropriate external links in good faith.

Subsequent offenses can be tagged with {{subst:uw-spam2}}, then {{subst:uw-spam3}} (warning of possible block) and {{subst:uw-spam4}} (final warning). If an editor spams numerous articles in a systematic fashion, they may be warned with {{subst:uw-spam4im}} as the only warning that they will receive before they are blocked. The template {{subst:uw-sblock}} indicates that the spammer has been blocked.

If you have tagged an article for speedy deletion with {{subst:db-spam}} because it is blatant spam, you may add {{subst:spam-warn}} to the originating editor's talk page to warn them of the impending deletion, and to allow them to possibly edit the article so it is no longer spam.

Please remember to substitute these templates using for example   instead of.

Trace IP
Also, consider tracing the IP. Find owners by using:


 * ARIN (North America)
 * RIPE (Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia)
 * APNIC (Asia Pacific)
 * LACNIC (Latin American and Caribbean)
 * AfriNIC (Africa)

If an address is not in one, it will probably be in another. Then add   to the talk pages of users who vandalise - the realisation that they can be traced is often sufficient to make them stop.

Vandalism only accounts
New admin school/Blocking the following was copied from posts at User talk:Ohnoitsjamie

Blocking policy question
Just to help me better understand the blocking policy, could you explain your block posted at User talk:Goatfur which does not seem to comply with the notification policy as I understand it. There was no warning that indicated that continued actions would result in an block, let alone an indefinate block. I would agree that his edit history would justify it had the warning policy been followed. I realize there might be other factors involved, but they are not mentioned, which makes your blocking action seem excessive. Dbiel (Talk) 19:36, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Two warnings are sufficient for an obvious vandalism-only account, which are routinely blocked indefinitely. OhNo itsJamie Talk 21:00, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the reply Dbiel (Talk) 02:07, 16 January 2009 (UTC)