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{{selfref|This page concerns the general phenomenon of vandalism on wikis; for information on vandalism to [[Wikipedia]], see [[Wikipedia:Vandalism]].}}

'''Wiki vandalism''' is generally defined as changing a [[wiki]] in a way that is intentionally disruptive or destructive. There are four generally acknowledged types of vandalism: deletion of legitimate information, insertion of nonsense or irrelevant content, addition of unwanted commercial links ([[link spam|spam]]), and policy violations specific to that wiki.

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== Prevalence ==
It is difficult to find or create general statistics on the prevalence of wiki vandalism. Controversial or high-traffic topics (usually organizations or people unpopular with the vandal concerned, e.g. [[Jimmy Wales]]/[[Wikimedia Foundation]]) seem to attract the most vandalism. Small wikis rarely have unmanageable vandalism problems, since they are protected by their relative obscurity. Even very politically charged ones such as [[openpolitics.ca]], [[dkosopedia]], or [[sourcewatch]] usually receive only a few attempts at vandalism from those opposed to their ideology. In general, [[spambot]]s are the most common vandals on small wikis.

==See also==
* [[Internet troll]]
* [[Breaching experiment]]
* [[Page widening]]

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