GuildWiki:Quietly deal with vandals

Summary

 * Assume good faith.
 * Spend the minimal amount of time/effort as necessary to counter vandalism.

Details
Malicious vandals feed on attention. Verbal warning and threats will not stop them. Posting on their talk pages when they start only challenges them to keep going, giving them a good time and treating it as a game, trying to bait more of us to flame them.

When dealing with disruptive edits, keep in mind the following:
 * 1) Remember to assume good faith when possible.  If an IP/account makes a single edit that screws up an article somehow, try to imagine if someone completely new to wiki may have accidentally saved some stuff while experimenting around (or blanking a section etc).  If so, kindly point them to the Sandbox.  If it is obviously vandalism judging from the language used in the edit, just quietly revert it without making a fuss.
 * 2) If an IP/account is repeatedly making disruptive edits on one or multiple articles, keep up the reverts, and put a ban tag on the IP/account's user page.
 * 3) Treat each IP/account as an unique person. We cannot actually know if they are the same people. A different vandal might simply claim to be the same as the previous vandal just for fun and for the sake of building up a reputation (fame).  By treating each IP/account on a case-by-case basis, we rob them of that fun.
 * 4) Do NOT troll the vandal's talk page. This only provokes them.
 * 5) If a vandal starts a discussion in reply to a ban notice, politely and succinctly explain why the notice is there.
 * 6) Do NOT get into big lengthy discussions over whether they can and cannot be banned. If the vandal has a problem, they can email an admin and discuss it.
 * 7) Do not dignify those who are trolling with a response at all.
 * 8) If you disagree with a ban on someone else, clearly and concisely explain the situation and your point of view in a single post at the admin noticeboard, leave a note on the banning admin's talk page pointing to your post, as well as inform any other admin you would like to involve.  Do not go into a debate with other people over any technicality, interpretation, accusation, or any other aspect of this issue.  The admins will examine the evidence presented in your first post and make a decision.