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The most well-known bot that fights vandalism is ClueBot NG. The bot was created by Wikipedia users Christopher Breneman and Naomi Amethyst in 2010 (succeeding the original ClueBot created in 2007; NG stands for Next Generation) [9] and uses machine learning and Bayesian statistics to determine if an edit is vandalism.
On Wikipedia, vandalism has a very specific meaning: editing (or other behavior) deliberately intended to obstruct or defeat the project's purpose, which is to create a free encyclopedia, in a variety of languages, presenting the sum of all human knowledge.
On Wikipedia, vandalism in simple terms is defined as deliberate malicious editing.There are many different ways in which Wikipedia is vandalized. These include additions, removals, and modifications that cause intentional harm to the content of the encyclopedia.
Vandalism is the action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property. [1]The term includes property damage, such as graffiti and defacement directed towards any property without permission of the owner.
John Seigenthaler, an American journalist, was the subject of a defamatory Wikipedia hoax article in May 2005. The hoax raised questions about the reliability of Wikipedia and other websites with user-generated content. Since the launch of Wikipedia in 2001, the site has faced several controversies. Wikipedia's open-editing model, under which anyone can edit most articles, has led to concerns ...
Despite the community's attempts to deny them personal attention, Wikipedia's anti-vandalism process starts to act as a positive reinforcer, providing them with something to react against to keep their battle going. The vandal begins to see their vandalism activity as part of themselves, something precious, to be defended by any means possible.
Vandalism on Wikipedia is a widespread problem. A number of tools have been created to confront these problems, including editors that review recent changes to Wikipedia, automated programs (bots) that undo very obvious vandalism, an edit filter that flags and sometimes prohibits problem edits, a notice board to block vandalizing editors, and a multitude of software programs and scripts that ...
This category contains pages related to vandalism and other unconstructive editing on Wikipedia, including pages about how to deal with vandalism. Subcategories This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total.