User:Linuxbeak/Sandbox/VIP overhaul/Intro

This page is for editors to report vandalism' to administrators for overview and response. If you witness a particular user or IP address repeatedly engaging in vandalism, please report the activity on this page.

=Using this page= If the vandal is operating under an anonymous IP address, please report the activity under IP Addresses. If the vandal is a logged-in user, please report said user under, you guessed it, Registered users.

=When NOT to use this page= Do not report any of the following here:
 * Edit wars
 * Incivility
 * Personal attacks
 * Clueless newbies (ie green users)
 * Trolls

=Manner of Reporting Vandalism=


 * Cautions and alternatives :


 * Please do not bite the newcomers. Do not list newbie tests and mistakes as vandalism. Instead, assume good faith and list them at Clueless newbies.
 * If you suspect an edit may be vandalism but are unsure, list the edit on RC patrol.
 * Do not report NPOV disputes here.
 * Do not report accuracy disputes here.
 * In both of these circumstances, use Requests for comment.
 * If a page is being defaced at a high rate, page protection may be requested here.
 * Report three revert rule violations at WP:AN/3RR.
 * If you come across very recent vandalism where it seems that the perpetrator should be blocked immediately (and has already been warned), try listing your report on Administrator intervention against vandalism.


 * Archives and related pages : How to spot vandalism, Dealing with vandalism, /Archive 1, /Archive 2, /archive06072004, /Archive 20040724, /Archive200408, /Archive200409, /Archive200410, /Archive200411, /Archive200412, /Archive200501, /Archive200502, /Archive200503, /Archive200504, /Archive200504-1 /New Imperialism, /Mr. Treason, /Wik, Old page history (pre May 2004)

=Tools for administrators=
 * Blocks
 * Block user
 * List of blocked users
 * Tracing information/Dealing with vandals
 * WHOIS information on IP addresses
 * Whois
 * Finding network abuse contacts,
 * Trace the location of an IP address

Pages suffering from repeated vandalism
See Most vandalized pages.