HRWiki:WikiTroll

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A WikiTroll is a person who purposefully defaces a document on a wiki. There are a few methods in place for dealing with WikiTrolls.
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[[File:troll.png|thumb|Or maybe a troll?]]
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A '''WikiTroll''',  unlike a [[HRWiki:WikiGnome|WikiGnome]], is a person who purposefully defaces a document on a wiki. There are a few methods in place for dealing with WikiTrolls.
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*Any page can be reverted back to a previous version. To do this, simply click "history" at the top of the page you wish to roll back. Position the radio buttons at the current version and the version you want to roll back to, then click "Compare selected versions". Next, click the "rollback" link near the upper right side of the page (directly to the right of the most recent author's name).
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==How to revert a page==
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*After repeated defacings, an offender's IP address can be blocked by several users who have admin rights. These admins pay careful attention to this page, and will block IP addresses where/when appropriate.
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Any page can be reverted to a previous version. Simply click "diff" in [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent changes]], and then click "undo". State after the text that is already in the summary box that you are reverting because of a troll and click "Save page". This can also be accomplished by comparing versions of a article in its page history.
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== Known Offenders ==
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After repeated defacings, an offender's IP address can be blocked by [[Special:Listadmins|several users]] who have [[HRWiki:Sysops|sysop]] rights. These admins pay careful attention to the [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]] page, and will [[Special:Ipblocklist|block]] IP addresses where/when appropriate.
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If you see any suspicious, defamatory, or objectionable behavior by any individuals on our wiki, please add their IP address to the list following the same format as the example shown below. The dates with an individual's name indicate how many offenses the person has committed and when they were committed. For our purposes, an "offense" is defined as the defacement of a single document of our wiki. Admins should block the IP address of the offender after three offenses within a two month period. If an offense remains listed here after two months, it should be removed.
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== Example ==
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*example-user45.dont.remove.com
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**(Jan 12, 1936) - offense #1 description
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    *                 IT IS NO LONGER NECESSARY                *
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**(Jan 14, 20X6) - offense #2 description
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    *                TO LIST VANDALS ON THIS PAGE              *
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== Offenders ==
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==See also==
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*[[HRWiki:WikiTroll Archive|WikiTroll Archive]]
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*[[HRWiki:Blocking policy|Blocking policy]]
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Current revision as of 23:01, 15 August 2015

Shortcut:
HRW:WT
Or maybe a troll?

A WikiTroll, unlike a WikiGnome, is a person who purposefully defaces a document on a wiki. There are a few methods in place for dealing with WikiTrolls.

[edit] How to revert a page

Any page can be reverted to a previous version. Simply click "diff" in Recent changes, and then click "undo". State after the text that is already in the summary box that you are reverting because of a troll and click "Save page". This can also be accomplished by comparing versions of a article in its page history.

After repeated defacings, an offender's IP address can be blocked by several users who have sysop rights. These admins pay careful attention to the recent changes page, and will block IP addresses where/when appropriate.

[edit] See also

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