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-==Regular users==
+{{nutshell|Vandal edits should be cleaned up as quickly as possible. Let a staff member know if you need a hand. }}
-Regular users should immediately report vandalism to an [[Special:Listusers/sysop|administrator]] via instant messaging or [irc://irc.systemnet.info/bulbapedia IRC]. Do not use User Talk pages - these will not alert the user until they visit Bulbapedia.
+As a wiki that encourages contributions from all registered users, Bulbapedia is sometimes subject to vandal edits caused by users who do not have Bulbapedia's best interests at heart. Vandal edits are not the end of the world, but this page outlines how to deal with vandalism.
-In the meantime, regular users should manually revert any vandalism.
+==For Bulbapedia users==
+===Verify if the edit is vandalism===
+Sometimes, nonconstructive edits may be made without vandal intent. If a contributor appears to be deliberately filling articles with jargon, false information, or spam, it is likely vandalism. Be careful, though, not to automatically assume bad faith. It may be that a newer contributor is struggling to use the wiki interface.
-==Administrators==
+===Revert the vandalism===
-Administrators should ban large-scale vandals on sight. To revert changes, go to the user's list of contributions and click the rollback links. When reverting changes, please remember to add <code>&bot=1</code> to the URL of the list of contributions, for example: <code><nowiki>http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&target=Vandal&bot=1</nowiki></code>
+All users can revert vandalism. Staff members at the {{bp|junior administrator}} level and higher have a tool called "rollback" which lets them quickly revert vandalism.
-This will hide both the vandalism and the reverts from the recent changes list.
-==System administrators==
+===Alert a staff member===
+If you think disciplinary action should be taken on the user, such as a block or reprimand, please contact an active staff member. Staff names are italicized in the [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]]. Contact via the talk page is fine, although you may also use the Bulbgarden forums, [irc://irc.systemnet.info/bulbapedia IRC], or instant messaging clients to contact staff.
+==For administrators==
+Administrators should ban large-scale vandals on sight. Take care to ensure that the user you are blocking a user contributing in bad faith.
+===System administrators===
 Extremely large-scale vandalism involving the use of multiple sockpuppets should be resolved by immediately enacting the following measures:
 # Blocking all instances of the vandal. Be sure to check the user list for unactivated ones.