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The "what is" column lists those behaviors that surely are vandalism. The "what is not" column lists related behaviors that may be viewed as vandalism by some, but that is not considered to be vandalism. In some cases, those behaviors are normal and acceptable; in other cases, they are not, and they
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that the type of vandalism be cited. This will help make the term vandalism less ambiguous, track problems the article and all of
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Legitimate removal of content. There are many legitimate reasons for removal, including information that is inaccurate, unreferenced, is being transferred to another page, or is vandalism itself. At the very minimum, all removals should be explained in the edit
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Creating accounts with usernames that contain deliberately offensive or disruptive terms is considered vandalism, whether the account is used or not. For
Knowledge (XXG)'s policy on what is considered inappropriate for a username, see
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This page lists different forms of vandalism that occur, sometimes frequently, sometimes seldom. It is not a complete list. Occasionally, new types of behavior that can be considered vandalism will occur.
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Modifying a template in a harmful or disruptive manner. This is especially serious, because it'll negatively impact the appearance of multiple pages. Some templates appear on hundreds of pages.
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