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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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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.
==How to revert a page==
==How to revert a page==
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Any page can be reverted back to a previous version. Here's how:
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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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*''sysop:'' 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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*''non-sysop:'' Simply click "history" at the top of the page you wish to roll back.  Then click on the time and date of the archived version you want to revert back to.  The page will appear with the version indicated at the top of the page, just underneath the page title.  Next, click "edit" at the top of the page.  Add a note in the Summary box that you are reverting the page because of a troll, and then click "Save page".
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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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After repeated defacings, an offender's IP address can be blocked by [[Special:Listadmins|several users]] who have admin rights. These admins pay careful attention to this page, and will [[Special:Ipblocklist|block]] IP addresses where/when appropriate.
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== Known Offenders ==
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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.  For our purposes, an "offense" is defined as the defacement of a single document of our wiki.
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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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| 12/13/2004 || [[User:127.0.0.1|127.0.0.1]] ([[Special:Contributions/127.0.0.1|all edits]]) || [[Main Page|Page Defaced]] [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=0&oldid=1 actual edit] || Description of dastardly deed.
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== Offenders ==
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''For a listing of older offenders, please see [[HRWiki:WikiTroll Archive|the archive]].''
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| 9/1/05 || [[User:216.45.155.164|216.45.155.164]] ([[Special:Contributions/216.45.155.164|all edits]]) || [[HRWiki:WikiTroll]] [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:WikiTroll&diff=prev&oldid=137334], [[the bird]] [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=the_bird&diff=prev&oldid=137320], [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=the_bird&diff=prev&oldid=137321], [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=the_bird&diff=prev&oldid=137322], [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=the_bird&diff=prev&oldid=137335] || dismantled [[the bird]] section by section and blanked this page
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| 9/1/05 || [[User:65.167.69.198|65.167.69.198]] ([[Special:Contributions/65.167.69.198|all edits]]) || [[Template:whatsnew]] [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Template:whatsnew&diff=prev&oldid=137466], [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Template:whatsnew&diff=prev&oldid=137481], [[Pie]] [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Pie&diff=prev&oldid=137477], created [[hmmmmmmm!]], [[HRWiki:canibalism]], [[pieter pan]], and a userpage || page-creating troll
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| 9/2/05 || [[User:209.177.254.93|209.177.254.93]] ([[Special:Contributions/209.177.254.93|all edits]]) || [[privileges]] [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=privileges&diff=prev&oldid=138040]|| Added the fake link "curious page" to the External Links section of "privileges". A repeat offender.
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| 9/5/05 || [[User:BlueJay|BlueJay]] ([[Special:Contributions/BlueJay|all edits]]) || [[Talk:Homsar Main Page]] [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Homsar_Main_Page&diff=prev&oldid=139287], Page move vandalism of [[Homsar Main Page]] || Added pointless message to the talk page, referring to [[User_talk:Jay#RACIST.21.21.21.21.21.21.21.21|these]] incidents. This username is banned indefinitely, but likely is 66.169.138.252, who posted the original messages on Jay's talk page.
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| 9/6/05 || [[User:165.138.113.252|165.138.113.252]] ([[Special:Contributions/165.138.113.252|all edits]]) || [[:Image:ccommandos.png]] [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Image%3Accommandos.png&diff=140577&oldid=140573] || Trolled image description.
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|| 9/8/05 || [[User:60.176.193.250|60.176.193.250]] ([[Special:Contributions/60.176.193.250|all edits]]) || [[guitar]], [[Strong Bad Email]], [[H*R.com updates 2005]], [[Wilbur]] || Massive section spam
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|| 9/12/05 || [[User:80.68.242.97|80.68.242.97]] ([[Special:Contributions/80.68.242.97|all edits]]) || [[Help:Contents]] [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Help:Contents&oldid=142866] [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Help:Contents&oldid=142862] || Added porn links to Help page. A repeat offender.
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|| 9/16/05 || [[User:205.188.117.8|205.188.117.8]] ([[Special:Contributions/205.188.117.8|all edits]]) || [[HRWiki:The Stick]] [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:The_Stick&diff=prev&oldid=145429], [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:The_Stick&diff=prev&oldid=145434] || Copied all the text on the page and pasted it again.
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|| 9/16/05 || [[User:205.188.116.198|205.188.116.198]] ([[Special:Contributions/205.188.116.198|all edits]]) || [[HRWiki:Recent changes patrol]] [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Recent_changes_patrol&diff=prev&oldid=145433] || Copied all the text on the page and pasted it again.
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|| 9/18/05 || [[User:69.175.26.207|69.175.26.207]] ([[Special:Contributions/69.175.26.207|all edits]]) || [[Fonts]] [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Fonts&diff=prev&oldid=145737] || Blanked the page.
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|9/22/05|| [[User:Mecha Fang|Mecha Fang]] ||Main characters pages || Changed the thumbnails on all of the main character pages.
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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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