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(contracted; show full) [[TWiki]]) provide ways to unlimit edit permissions. Many engines allow individual users to be blocked as editors by blocking their particular [[IP address]]es or usernames. However, some [[Internet service provider]]s regularly assign a new IP address, some within a single session ([[AOL]] is infamous for this), so IP blocks can often be circumvented relatively easily and may prevent legitimate users from editing. Entire IP ranges can be blocked to stop vandals, but this may affect many legitimate users.
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== Prevalence ==
It is not 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]]
* [[Preaching experiment]]
* [[Page widening]]

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