User talk:Lady Lostris/Archive 2

Can I report a user for...
...attacking other users and using profanities? I'm not sure whether this particular user has done the same thing in other wikis, but s/he has been blocked in at least one wiki. Alxnr (talk) 09:17, July 16, 2015 (UTC)
 * While that's obviously not the politest thing to do, just using profanities isn't a global blockable offense. If it's true harassment, it can be, however, so it really depends on the situation. However, without a link to the user in question, there isn't much I can say about it. That said, harassment is a social issue, meaning that it doesn't fall under VSTF responsibility. You can about it if they've breached Wikia's Terms of Use.  09:31, July 16, 2015 (UTC)
 * This is the user in question. This thread shows what s/he did in the chat. What do you think? Alxnr (talk) 11:33, July 16, 2015 (UTC)
 * Hoh, the request for suicide is definitely not acceptable, and I saw that he was blocked on anther wiki for swearing as well. However, as said above, this is a social issue at best -because swearing an sich isn't that bad, it falls under local wiki policies. The suicide note is something else, but it's for Wikia staff to decide if they want to take more action than the local block given already. 11:40, July 16, 2015 (UTC)
 * My main concern is the way s/he attacked other people; The swearing is my lesser concern. I agree it's a social issue at best, and therefore not VSTF's responsibility. Thank you for your help, Lady Lostris! Alxnr (talk) 16:47, July 16, 2015 (UTC)

RSplayers
it seems that Kent_Knifen tried to adopt the wiki before but JH denied due to an admin returning, he closed the request. I just wanted to let you guys know that despite kent reverting the vandalism, most of what he needs are blocks as local staff isn't really around. i talked to him on rsplayers but was confused why no further action was taken regarding this ip? no idea if he asked or not. --Nerfmaster8 (talk) 23:14, July 20, 2015 (UTC)
 * No further action seemed to have been taken on that IP because of the necessity of it having passed. While that IP did vandalize pages, they have stopped. Part of the VSTFs role is to support the administrative team by preventing vandalism and spam from continuing when it is happening. Our role does not mean that we can block to "punish", we merely block to prevent further damage from occurring. The IP hasn't caused more trouble, meaning the need for a block is no longer there. At least not from a VSTF point of view. 23:25, July 20, 2015 (UTC)
 * alright though it is changing [67.180.240.164 IP] to cause more issues. --Nerfmaster8 (talk) 05:19, July 21, 2015 (UTC)
 * Since an admin returned, can't the user ask them then to join the admin team? Or if that administrator isn't a bureaucrat, some consensus between them for Kent to adopt the wiki of that admin to adopt it? Has he tried that, because that would be a more suitable option on the long term, because while I can see the issues the wiki is having, a lot of what I said about why we previously didn't intervene still stands :-/ 08:24, July 21, 2015 (UTC)
 * local staff isn't around that's the problem, kent has asked them to be more active - fell on deaf ears --Nerfmaster8 (talk) 05:29, July 22, 2015 (UTC)

He should still try to have a convo like the one I suggested. 06:55, July 22, 2015 (UTC)
 * i mean, i can have kent try again but adoption won't work due to the rules and JH's strict on following guidelines in which this situation pops up and adopters can't do much unfortunately. that conversion also depends on a bureaucrat returning --Nerfmaster8 (talk) 08:49, July 22, 2015 (UTC)
 * I didn't mean try for adoption again, as I know that with the return for the administrator, he does no longer fit the requirements. I suggested that Kent worked it out with the administrator themselves. 08:54, July 22, 2015 (UTC)


 * Muzzy34 was the last to login 10 days ago, which makes that difficult if they are not around. i'll have kent try though. --Nerfmaster8 (talk) 04:09, July 23, 2015 (UTC)

VSTF?
A question. If i want to be a VSTF member, should i keep reporting bad wiki, spam wiki, report cross-vandalism and revert vandalism that has been reported to VSTF? and i will be VSTF automatically? i'm not sure how this work. i already readed this http://vstf.wikia.com/wiki/Membership   ﻿Ｅｖｉｌｄｏｇ１   Talk    11:32,7/24/2015
 * If they see a user who is consistently fighting vandalism (either reporting it or reverting it themselves) they will contact the user in question.  Z mario  11:37, July 24, 2015 (UTC)
 * If you desire to become VSTF, consistently doing the things that you've listed above is definitely a good way to show your commitment. However, VSTF members are selected by Staff, so even if you do all of the above, it is no guarantee. 10:17, July 26, 2015 (UTC)

Another Fix
Hey. The Wiki "pmp-training-in-abu-dhabi" is repeated on both Report:Wiki/Backlog and Report:Wiki/Checked. Could you fix one of those please? Also, there is a broken template on Report:Wiki/Backlog under the "S" section. "strikealpha" Wiki doesn't have a closing. Thank you for the help. Ripto (talk) 05:26, July 27, 2015 (UTC)
 * Done, thanks for noticing :-) 06:18, July 27, 2015 (UTC)

I am sorry, I do not know how to reply to your question on the main reporting page.

Vandalism
I wrote 'The other accounts (except the one I just caught after one comment) have been renaming pages, applying inappropriate categories, replacing content with song lyrics, and uploading extremely sexual pictures.'

I deleted the pictures, of course, but I am just wondering if something can be done since we have been going through so many multiple attacks lately.

HMcCoy (talk) 17:06, August 12, 2015 (UTC)
 * Problem is, while a few IP ranges have already been blocked, the user can't be caught by just an IP block. They're switching. As such, there is sadly not much we can do more than blocking and reverting :-/ However, feel free to always contact us to help you with the cleanup, especially if they were to upload pornographic images and such. 17:15, August 12, 2015 (UTC)

Re:User report
Thank you for letting me know. Trip391 (talk) 22:16, August 13, 2015 (UTC)

Small request
Hey, sorry to bother you, but on Report:Wiki/Backlog and Report:Wiki "it-will-supply-higher-results" and "it-is-the-only-antman-watch-what-you-need-to-read" is repeated on both of those pages. Thanks for the help. Ripto (talk) 19:36, August 21, 2015 (UTC)
 * Fixed.
 * Cool thanks :) Ripto (talk) 02:26, August 22, 2015 (UTC)

Are VSTF able to delete videos?
A user (already blocked) has uploaded a lot of random videos on this wiki which I administrate. I need them removed, but I am unable to continue manually deleting them for a long period of time due to not being able to stay here and do so. I'm not sure if VSTF is the right person to ask for this, however. If you can or someone else can, please do. If there's a way to easily remove large amounts of videos, I wouldn't mind knowing how to do so, as well. Thanks!

Anzu-TLK (please contact me here) 11:49, August 25, 2015 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look at the cleanup :-) And you came to the right place, part of VSTF's role is to help communities clean up after vandalism/spam attacks. 11:56, August 25, 2015 (UTC)

Hey
I wonder why you don't add my reported wikia to the list? aren't harrasment allowed like this on wikia? if those pages simillar to this are allowed, can i create pages out of bad users/persons too without violate the Terms of use? GC16 (talk) 12:08, September 2, 2015 (UTC)
 * That wiki was reported before, added to the list for staff assessment, and Rappy decided not to take action against that wiki. As such, I'm not adding it again, as judgment has already been passed on that wiki, and it was deemed fine. If you have any further questions about the specific reasons for that, I suggest you talk to Rappy. 12:10, September 2, 2015 (UTC)

Help on Greeny Phatom Wiki
I need help restoring a page called "GreenyWorld Airlines".

--Televisionforpeoplewithnailtoez (talk) 19:23, September 29, 2015 (UTC)
 * Please ask a local administrator to do this. 19:34, September 29, 2015 (UTC)
 * I can't --Televisionforpeoplewithnailtoez (talk) 20:13, September 29, 2015 (UTC)

Report:Wiki
Hi. When you have time would you restore the " <!-- example: DO NOT EDIT.... " under new VSTF reports on Report:Wiki back to what it was before this edit? Ripto (talk) 20:10, September 29, 2015 (UTC)
 * My goodness... do they not read?
 * Apparently not O_o Thanks for fixing it. Ripto (talk) 22:34, September 29, 2015 (UTC)

Uh sorry to bother, but looks like it's been changed again in this and this edit. Would you mind restoring it back again please? Ripto (talk) 11:03, October 3, 2015 (UTC)
 * Done. Feel free to correct that yourself in the future, though :-) 11:05, October 3, 2015 (UTC)
 * Awesome thanks! And alright, was just being safe since it your guy's place :) Ripto (talk) 11:57, October 3, 2015 (UTC)
 * This would just be correcting an error made to the format of things, so that's fine for you to edit as well :-) 11:58, October 3, 2015 (UTC)

Question on Check / Block Progress
Greetings.

First I would like to apologize on my horrible edit on Report:Users due to lack of sleep. Yet I would like to know the check / block progress on User:QATestsUser since no edit summary was found in your edit. Or I have go to wrong place and should contact wikia staff instead?

Thank you very much in advance.X2forever (talk) 10:53, October 2, 2015 (UTC)
 * You reported the user in the right place. However, I decided against blocking that user because I found no reason to do so. Just creating several (blank) wikis is not against Wikia's Terms of Use. Additionally, the user has been active on many wikis where good edits were made. 10:56, October 2, 2015 (UTC)
 * I see, thank you for your quick response :) X2forever (talk) 11:25, October 2, 2015 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. And thank you for the report, it never hurts to check :-) 11:27, October 2, 2015 (UTC)

javascript
Hi

Where are the javascript codes to "Report Vandalism" and "Report spam" forms located in VSTF? i would like to create a take a look at the source code and make a "Report Wiki" form and a blue button on Report wiki section. Sorry for my bad english. User:Evildog1/SigReal


 * The codes for those buttons are located on a private wiki only accessible for the VSTF, staff, and Helpers. However, I'm not the most code-savvy person around, so if you have more questions in regards to general coding, I advise you to contact Kopcap, who's better in that regard than me. 07:30, October 3, 2015 (UTC)
 * Actually, those codes are located here, and are publicly accessible and viewable for all users. You can see the vandalism and spam ones as examples. Those codes are then imported into our MediaWiki:Common.js.
 * Ah, well, there you go, case and point that I'm not a code-savvy person. 14:18, October 3, 2015 (UTC)
 * Oh thanks for the links. i'm gonna take a look at js codes, and make my own js which input.


 * 1) REDIRECT User:Evildog1/SigReal

Questions
Hey there! Just wondering, am I doing things properly/optimally? I've been reverting smaller edits and I've been leaving the longer/more spammy or repeated offences to report on this wiki. Is that the right thing to do, or should they all eventually be reported here to be blocked?

Another question: For the reports I submitted, are they appropriate enough to put into Report:Users and IPs needing checked? When should I be putting it in that page? Thanks! Noreplyz  talk  09:55, October 10, 2015 (UTC)
 * It can never hurt to report when you're doubting whether or not you should, though in terms of smaller vandalism, not that we seldom take action when it has just been one bad edit. In cases of advertising spam, it's best to always report, as even though they can be single instances, advertising always leads to global block -even when a local administrator had already dealt with it.
 * The IP/user check pages is generally used for users that are suspected of doing cross-wiki vandalism/spam (like this). However, it is not wrong if you report a user who's doing vandalism on multiple places on the vandalism report page, as we generally check for activity on other wikis anyway. Thanks for all your good reports, btw, they've been really helpful :-) 10:47, October 10, 2015 (UTC)
 * Awesome, thanks for clearing it up. Noreplyz  talk  10:51, October 10, 2015 (UTC)
 * You're welcome :-) 10:52, October 10, 2015 (UTC)

Unwanted rearranging
Your second last edit to R:W/C caused a movement of the 'g' section (probably because my submission was capitalised 'G'). Thought I'd point it out! Noreplyz  talk  12:36, October 11, 2015 (UTC)
 * Interesting. Fixed :-) 13:50, October 11, 2015 (UTC)

Stringy Cheese
The vandal named "Stringy Cheese" commented with an racist word at josh-and-joey.wikia.com/wiki/Joey .The worst is he has an unacceptable contents at his/her profile page. josh-and-joey.wikia.com/wiki/User:Stringy_cheese --A Masked Sheep (talk) 09:28, October 16, 2015 (UTC)
 * Done. 11:25, October 16, 2015 (UTC)

CommunityDB/Commentary Community
You might consider the IP you blocked on CommunityDB on another wiki, http://commentary-community.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/203.214.78.151. Seems pretty minor at the moment though. Noreplyz  talk  11:36, October 30, 2015 (UTC)
 * Not really vandalism at the moment. If you have an issue with them, feel free to report it to Staff. Otherwise I'm sure they'll keep an eye on them. Ripto (talk)

Wiki question
Hi. Uh, sorry for the bother, but wouldn't classify as spam? Also thought this wiki was spam too since it was talking about courses and agencies and such in there. If not, oppsies for the report :c Ri pt o   ( Talk ) 09:32, November 6, 2015 (UTC)
 * While a lot of pages and videos relating to SEO are spam, this one isn't because it's just an educational video on how to improve one's SEO. SEO on itself isn't spam, it's only spam when a company is asking for money in order to help you improve on SEO. Just giving tips to do it yourself is fine.
 * A similar answer could be given in regards to the wiki: while it does talk about courses and agencies, it doesn't link to such agencies, nor does it really advertise anything that would cost money. For now that wiki is just a page about the school, which on itself is fine.
 * Hope this clarifies why I didn't withhold those wikis. That said, don't worry about making "false" reports. It happens -we too sometimes list wrong wikis or even block the wrong person. Mistakes are human, and in terms of reports, it's better to make a report that turns out to be nothing and is thus discarded than not report at all and possibly let something get away that should've been taken care of :-) 09:37, November 6, 2015 (UTC)
 * Ah okay I see then. Makes sense with your swift explanations. And I understand with the second one now looking back. No links or a name of a business mentioned at the moment. I'll be sure and remember that! Thank you for your detailed reply with this. Wanted to make sure there was no confusion and there is not now. So thank you :) Ri pt o   ( Talk ) 09:49, November 6, 2015 (UTC)
 * Anytime :-) Besides, that's a good attitude: when in doubt, just ask, I'm happy to explain why I did or didn't do something :-) 09:51, November 6, 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank! It helps a lot too when the person you're asking is kind and quick to answer. Oh and since I nagged your attention away, would it be too much trouble to ask about where I could put a laundry list of Wiki's that I'm not 100% about? Some of them are before 2014 and I didn't know if Wiki's that old should be reported and these other's I'm not comfortable classifying as spam. Since you mentioned that it's fine to report even if false, I have no worries now :) Ri pt o   ( Talk ) 10:00, November 6, 2015 (UTC)

To further clarify my remark about SEO from above: this wiki also talks about SEO, but they do it in relation to a specific company who wants to attract clients. That's advertising.

Hehehe, well, I try to answer as quick as possible when I'm around, as it's annoying waiting around for an answer to a question. However, sometimes it's just inevitable with the different timezones and all. Anyway, you could always try to compile a list in a sandbox -though I don't think you can create one here. But I wouldn't fear just reporting them on the regular form. Old or not, if they are wikis that breach Wikia's ToU, they should not be on the site. The only difference that reporting old wikis makes, is that perhaps no blocks are issued as there is no point to that anymore. 10:10, November 6, 2015 (UTC)
 * Oh yes, that's a Wiki any of us can spot a mile away. I recently learned about the video thing with Wiki's and get excited when I manage to find those. Thank you for being more clear with that part! I see now looking at that original site there isn't a services tab I could find. I should of known better lol. I agree with the annoying to wait for a question part. It makes communication easy when there is... well talking! On the sandbox part, yeah sadly I can't make one here. I'll just do it on the report page. I know all of them won't be valid reports but never hurts to make sure. Oh and great! Not that I come along with many old Wiki's but it helps to know that! Ri <font color="Turquoise">pt <font color="Aqua">o   ( Talk ) 10:22, November 6, 2015 (UTC)
 * Nah, it's not about "should've known better", because it's a good reflex that anything related to SEO raises a red flag, because usually it is spam -even staff member SEOkitten's post get picked up by Wildtech as being possible spam :-p
 * If you're not comfortable with making the report on the report page, you're always welcome to ask me here, though I think it would be easier to just use the report page, since we have a script that allows us to easily move the wikis that should be deleted to the list in alphabetical order and to remove those that aren't needed to be closed. If you'd report them here on my talk page, I'd have to do all that manually. So yes, lazy measures for the win and just use the report page :-D 10:31, November 6, 2015 (UTC)
 * Dude, what the fuck? XD 10:56, November 6, 2015 (UTC)
 * Well I like to be a disinclined reporter so for me I should of. But thank you for assuring me :)
 * And I went ahead and did it on the report page since it would be easier for you guys to handle as you pointed out with scripts. Wouldn't want the burden of you manually with that load. Oh and uh sorry XD I thought that would be nothing to you guys considering how many you bust in a day. <font color="Aquamarine">Ri <font color="Turquoise">pt <font color="Aqua">o   ( Talk ) 10:58, November 6, 2015 (UTC)

Myeah, but those are generally single reports, easier to tackle. This is like major :-p I'll get to that later when I'm on my next break :-D 11:00, November 6, 2015 (UTC)
 * Fair enough then! I guess I could of broken them up lol. Opps. Any-hoo, I appreciate the talk and help you've given me. Very much so. And maybe with any luck, when your break is over, someone else has already checked those over :) <font color="Aquamarine">Ri <font color="Turquoise">pt <font color="Aqua">o   ( Talk ) 11:03, November 6, 2015 (UTC)
 * Nah, that's okay, it's fine like this :-)
 * Hehe, you're welcome, and as said before, "anytime :-)". 11:06, November 6, 2015 (UTC)

Profile Headers with dead links
Hi. If it's not too much trouble, if there is a profile header that looks spammy and they have a website listed with a name that looks like spam except the website link is incorrectly entered on their part or doesn't exist, would that still be spam for you guys and thus worth the report? <font color="Aquamarine">Ri <font color="Turquoise">pt <font color="Aqua">o  ( Talk ) 01:27, November 22, 2015 (UTC)
 * If it's clearly a mistakingly-written spam URL, report it, and we'll review and double check it. If it's just a gibberish URL that isn't promoting a product, then it's fine (unless the other parts of the masthead state otherwise).
 * When in doubt, you may always report it for a double check, as the user may have suspicious behavior on another wiki that may be more of an indicator to decide whether or not it's spam. Though in general, if there is no actual spam, it's just a grey zone and they often fall under the "assume good faith". Though it's always best to just report, because we can also check with Staff to see what they think in such grey zones :-) 09:29, November 22, 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks from both of you. That helps. Wanted to double check because I didn't want to waste your time if "technically" they aren't advertising anything due to a broken/non-existent link. The links look like spam and a real website, just some of them don't link anywhere or say the website doesn't exist. Most of them are from 2014 so it may just be scratched off. Never hurts to ask and check.


 * I also came across these user-pages that seem to be owned by the same person. Would you care to take a look please at them and give your opinion? Kind of the same deal I was talking about. Look like spam only their links are broken. 1 /2 /3 /4 /5 /6  <font color="Aquamarine">Ri <font color="Turquoise">pt <font color="Aqua">o   ( Talk ) 15:24, November 22, 2015 (UTC)
 * They all seem to deal about Sandra Torres, a Guatemalan politician who was the First Lady of Guatemala from 2008 to 2011. When I googled the links and followed their fixed URL, it just seems to link to a blog or page of some sorts that just compiles articles and statements about her. Things like that are fine. As VSTF, we only delete external links that advertise things and entice users to spend money on stuff. Local administrators may decide otherwise, so if you ever feel like something like that doesn't belong on a wiki, you're always free to take it up with the local administrators, but as far as the VSTF is concerned, those kinds of links are fine :-) 15:57, November 22, 2015 (UTC)
 * Ah, quite of bit of looking up involved there. Thanks for finding all that. I didn't think to search for it on Google. The multiple links repeated various times alerted me and if they were advertising something, wouldn't want that to slide by. That's why I wasn't sure if reporting "dead links" like that would waste your time since it requires a bit of digging to see what it's about. I don't come across much of profiles like that so thankfully no-one's time will taken away for too long. I'll dump those user-pages with dead links I found and we'll go from there. Thanks for giving your knowledge as always and thanks to Joseph for the first reply if he peeks in here :) <font color="Aquamarine">Ri <font color="Turquoise">pt <font color="Aqua">o   ( Talk ) 18:43, November 22, 2015 (UTC)

Google is your friend :-p The fact that the multiple links alerted you is a good thing, as in most cases, you'd be correct, as it completely fits the typical "spam account" profile. Though it is because of cases like this that we must always be wary about jumping the gun with the phalanx hammer and assume good faith -for example, sometimes you have spammers who create a spam profile with a clear advertisement link, but then immediately remove it again (and maybe even replace it with a normal profile, or just leave it blank). In such case, we also do not block the user, because they corrected their mistake, and we should always assume the best in people :-)

But as said before: when in doubt, don't hesitate to just ask for a second opinion. If it's nothing, then no harm done. If it turned out to be something, you've made Wikia a better place :-) And yeah, I was asleep when you initially posted, as I live in the UTC+1 timezone :-) Anyway, in case I haven't said it before, or at least not enough, thank you for all your help fighting spam and vandalism. Your reports are really appreciated! 18:52, November 22, 2015 (UTC)
 * I understand completely. Being cautious is what I also try to follow too. The dead links were just hanging over me because they look "spammy" but don't actually link to anything. So it's good to know it's fine to look out for them anyway and report. Just takes a bit of time on your part to look up. Assuming good faith is a good virtue for all of us to have when cleaning up :)


 * Glad to always have you guys open for questions! I don't have many, but when I do, they are tricky ones lol. And no worries on the time reply. Joseph managed to help out while you were away and you came back today to help out more. And wow, thank you for the gratitude on that! :) every little bit helps from everyone and of course you and every other member deserves a thanks for your time and effort cleaning up as you guys have a laundry list to do every day (:  <font color="Aquamarine">Ri <font color="Turquoise">pt <font color="Aqua">o   ( Talk ) 19:31, November 22, 2015 (UTC)

Quick question for spam wiki founders
If a wiki is spam, do we also have to report the founder (if they put up spam content) or do you check before moving to Wiki/Checked? Noreplyz <font color="#00729b">talk  03:59, November 23, 2015 (UTC)
 * LL is popular today with questions! But yes, founders of spam wiki's are checked (not always blocked) once the Wiki has been moved to Wiki/Checked. You can see an example of one a founder on a spam wiki you reported as they are blocked. She can give you specific details, but know that the founder is not getting away with anything if their spam wiki is reported :p <font color="Aquamarine">Ri <font color="Turquoise">pt <font color="Aqua">o   ( Talk ) 04:37, November 23, 2015 (UTC)
 * Alright, cool, just checking. :) Thanks! Noreplyz  <font color="#00729b">talk  04:46, November 23, 2015 (UTC)
 * I have little to nothing to add: when you report a wiki, we always check the founder as well. If the wiki is recent, they're blocked (there is little point in blocking a user whose last activity was at least a year ago), as they breached Wikia's ToU. We also check them to see if they may have other wikis under their name or even a spam masthead that we need to delete. 07:37, November 23, 2015 (UTC)
 * Wonderful, thanks. Only reason I asked was I noticed one or two that weren't blocked previously, and they were probably just an oversight or error. I've reported them already and they're cleared up. Noreplyz  <font color="#00729b">talk  09:18, November 23, 2015 (UTC)

Sometimes they're an oversight, sometimes they're a conscious decision. Though as I told Ripto before: when in doubt, no harm in reporting and/or asking about it. Better doubt check something that turned out to be nothing than not checking something that needed to be taken care of :-) 09:24, November 23, 2015 (UTC)
 * Yuss, thanks for answering our questions! It's as if you're our teachers :P Noreplyz  <font color="#00729b">talk  09:29, November 23, 2015 (UTC)
 * Haha, you're welcome. That's the whole point of Wikia: working together to achieve a common goal and helping each other get better and gain more understanding of how everything works along the way :-) And at least I'm the good kind of teacher then: NO HOMEWORK!! (although I could set a quota of needing at least 20 spam/vandalism reports a day ;-p) 09:32, November 23, 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know
Hi Lady Lostris,

Thanks for letting me know about the "spam". I appreciate the help. And to be clear, is vandalism only to be reported if it is on a massive scale or on multiple wikis?

Thanks in advance.

-- M emmon <span style="color:#888" title="Contact me!">(talk) 17:58, November 23, 2015 (UTC)
 * Vandalism generally requires a certain degree before the VSTF gets involved. By that I mean that we will seldom block for a user who made one vandalism edit (like blanking a page and replacing is with "LOL"). If it's a pattern and the action is repeated a few times, then action needs to be taken. At this point, you should see for yourself whether or not the vandalism is taking place on an active and big wiki, as those generally have an active administrative body that will take care of it by themselves (like Wookiepedia - the Star Wars Wiki; Fallout Wiki, Memory Alfa - the Star Trek Wiki, etc.). You can also view the active administrators and see when they were last on by checking the Special:ListUsers/sysop. If you see, even on an active wiki, that the last admin activity was at least an hour ago and the vandalism is still ongoing, then please contact the VSTF to bring a stop to it. However, if you see that that administrators are active -on a lot of wiki's, administrators have different colors or their usernames appear in a bolder font than "regular" users, so you can easily check on the recent wiki activity/recent changes whether or not they're active- then it's best to let them deal with it and/or contact them on their wall at the wiki. However, that said, as I said a couple of times already on this page, "when in doubt, no harm in reporting and/or asking about it. Better to double check something that turned out to be nothing than to not check something that needed to be taken care of".


 * Now, spam on the other hand, is a different case, as that generally requires a global block as well due to a breach of Wikia's Terms of Use. So if you ever encounter spam -like a user who inserts links to an external website that tries to sell you a new pair of shoes on several pages- it's always good to contact the VSTF. Even if a local administrator has already taken care of it, it should still be reported to the VSTF as we can then make sure that the user in question does not move on to another wiki to repeat the process. Spammers are generally more active cross-wiki than vandals, as vandalism is often born from a vengeful nature and is thus generally targeted at one specific image. So by reporting spam (of the kind of external advertising) to the VSTF even after local administrators already blocked and perhaps even deleted it, you give us the chance to investigate and block globally if necessary.


 * I hope this helps you some, and if you have more questions about anything spam and/or vandalism related, feel free to ask :-) 18:29, November 23, 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks so much for your speedy reply. :) I'll take this account if I ever have to report anything of that nature again. Thanks again. -- M emmon <span style="color:#888" title="Contact me!">(talk) 18:33, November 23, 2015 (UTC)


 * You're welcome. Glad I could help you out :-) 18:53, November 23, 2015 (UTC)

Question about a profile
Hi,

is the personal website here still a personal website or is it already spam? I'm not sure, but on the website you can also buy something, that's not that easy (for me). Thank you for your time! :)

Good night, Rain (talk)   21:44, November 23, 2015 (UTC)


 * I found the User "How2Media". He has a spam masthead, he founded a spam wiki and created spam on Community Central. Is it enough when I report his wiki or should I report him on all 3 pages (as I did because I wasn't sure). Thank you!--Rain (talk)   22:03, November 23, 2015 (UTC)
 * The personal blog site ... hoh, I'm inclined to let it be since the aim of the site is not to sell stuff, but just share her opinion about fashion. The selling is just a very minor detail.


 * As for the multiple report, it's enough to just report the wiki, as we always check the founder of a wiki and if we see that he has visited more than one place, we check 'm all. Got to catch them all! (Sorry, that just had to be said :-p) 22:19, November 23, 2015 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the answer. I just reported a wiki with a spam user. :)--Rain (talk)   18:14, November 24, 2015 (UTC)

Report:Wiki/Checked Duplicates
Hey, here's a quick list of some minor issues with Report:Wiki/Checked Noreplyz <font color="#00729b">talk  08:19, November 24, 2015 (UTC)
 * aumentomaschionaturale is listed twice
 * official-cool-cat is listed twice
 * wesaswihize is listed twice
 * Duplicates, what duplicates? ;-) 08:25, November 24, 2015 (UTC)
 * Hmmm, don't see any! I must've been mistaken. ;) Good luck with the uhh.... long list... I'm sorry for the time you need to spend looking at them :( Noreplyz  <font color="#00729b">talk  08:29, November 24, 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, feel ashamed, feel very ashamed about the fact that you're helping Wikia be a cleaner place! Urch, so annoying when people are kind and helpful. Damn you! ;-) (though the list will have to wait as far as I'm concerned as I don't have time atm :-D) 09:16, November 24, 2015 (UTC)