Wikipedia:Misconduct
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User misconduct on Wikipedia range from minor misbehavior to egregious violations of community norms. Below is a non-exhaustive list of problematic behavior.
Misconduct list[edit]
- Wikipedia:Edit warring
- Making legal threats
- Wikipedia:Griefing
- Wikipedia:Sock puppetry
- Wikipedia:Undisclosed paid editing
- Editing from an open proxy
- Wikipedia:Vandalism
- Personal attacks
- Violating the Wikimedia Terms of use
- Publishing content in a way that is a copyright violation
- Wikipedia:Sock farming
Responses[edit]
Human moderation[edit]
Humans manage most responses to misconduct through various community processes.
Automated moderation[edit]
Main page: Wikipedia:Automated moderation
Increasingly the response to some kinds of misconduct includes detection, response suggestions, or even direct response by Wikimedia bots.