Board Thread:Wiki discussion/@comment-24143974-20140707023855

Recently you may have noticed my inactivity. This was because I've been dealing with vandals from other wikis. I have gathered tips and tricks to properly deal with vandalism. Save yourself the trouble. Don't bother with "why are you doing this?" messages.

Step 1) Don't panic. Panicking only makes it harder for yourself. If you see a vandal, take the time to calm down, and focus on reverting the edits that the vandal has made. If you're not sure how to spot vandalism, there are a number of ways to find so.
 * Frequently check the Recent changes page. Usually anon. editors are the worst of all, some new users may contain spelling mistakes, but is NOT counted as vandalism.
 * Put pages onto your Watchlist, and check on them periodically.

Step 2) Warn an administrator. In cases of repeated or particularly malicious vandalism, take note of that person's IP address or username and report them to the administrators.

Step 3) Focus on reverting their edits, rather than editing newer pages. Often it's the quality of pages rather than the quantity of pages. A quicker way is to check their contributions and revert the ones that haven't already been reverted.

Don't react to the vandals, remember vandals want attention and will do anything to get there. Wikias are created so that nothing can't be fixed. Anything can be fixed, and if none of us can't do so, we can call the Wikia Staff to help us. 