Annoying Orange Wiki:Warning vandals

To warn a vandal for vandalizing, spamming, or other disruption use this guide to make it much simpler.

What is a vandal?
''The above picture demonstrates an edit made by a vandal. This was an actual edit made on Annoying Orange: Excess Cabbage by a vandal. ''

A vandal is someone who:


 * Makes very disruptive edits.
 * Inserts false information.
 * Makes spelling/grammatical errors.
 * Introduces inappropriate content.
 * Insulting other members.

The list basically explains that a vandal is someone who spams, or vandalizes, a page. Warning them will be much easier for the administrators, and will also give them chances to stop.

Vandals are usually IP address (anonymous users). They are nicknamed "A Wikia contributor". To patrol the IPs, please go to this page. Use the "diff" link on an edit to see what they made. IF:


 * Their edit was helpful, leave it alone.


 * Their edit was unconstructive, undo it, and then warn them (see below).

The advantages of warning

 * The vandal might stop, especially if warned with vandalism warns 3 and 4.
 * Communication is very important in this wiki.
 * If the vandal wasn't warned, he or she might continue.
 * If the vandal still vandalizes even after warning four, you may contact an administrator. For the list, please see Administrators.

Warning the vandal
If someone makes a disruptive edit, after undoing it, go to their talk page, and warn them!

Instructions


See the list of templates below for the templates.

The picture above explains what it should look like when finished, before you press "Publish".


 * 1) Go to their talk page.
 * 2) Start a new section.
 * 3) Switch to Source mode.
 * 4) Type the month and year for the section name.
 * 5) Type " " or whatever warning number the vandal deserves. You can do, , or . The "subst:" at the beginning is very important. So just putting" "" isn't acceptable.
 * 6) Optionally, you can also put " Apple" to reference an article. This would reference the article Apple. But don't use Apple, if the vandal did not vandalize Apple! So if he vandalizes the article Excess Cabbage, put Annoying Orange: Excess Cabbage. You MUST put the whole article's name.
 * 7) After you reference an article, also give a comment if you want to, for example, "Apple. If you really don't want to tell the vandal "Knife!" and something useful, like "Please stop.", put Apple
 * 8) Press ENTER, type four tlides "~", and then click "Publish".

The vandal is then successfully warned. For more information for using the template, go to the template pages (list below) and read the documentation.

Reporting vandals to administrators
After using the vandalismwarn-4 template, and IF they continue, they should lose their privilege to edit the encyclopedia. Report the vandal to an administrator.

If you are an administrator, and need to block a vandal, please click here.

Blocking vandals
Vandals will be blocked by an administrator. Usually, the first time it is for a day or two, the second time it may range from weeks and even to months, and third, if it is a registered user, permanently blocked "indefinitely", or for an IP address, a year.

Warning blocked vandals
The above picture demonstrates an example of how to warn a vandal blocked by an administrator.
 * 1) Start a new section on their talk page.
 * 2) Title the title "Blocked!" or the month and year.
 * 3) Switch to Source mode.
 * 4) Put on the page.
 * 5) Optionally, use to warn a blocked anonymous user.
 * 6) Also, you can write time to reference the amount of time actually blocked.
 * 7) Press ENTER and put four tlides (~) to sign your name.
 * 8) Publish the page.