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Deleting answers is considered vandalism because if it is a good answer, it should remain on the question, and getting rid of the answer violates the WikiAnswers' Community Guidelines and other rules on WikiAnswers.
In perspective, it is like someone placing a pig near a trough, then someone takes the pig away from the trough, and no other farm animals get to enjoy that pig's company and knowledge when they are near the trough. The person who takes away the pig near the trough didn't do anything to help the community, but rather hindered the community by taking away the pig. Therefore, deleting answers isn't just considered vandalism, it is vandalism.
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Can non-supervisors remove vandalism on WikiAnswers?
They can, but they don't have the ability to do reverts and block or warn users. It would also seem suspicious if someone was constantly deleting answers. If an answer is inappropriate, by all means please remove it. But don't forget to report it to a supervisor, or to post in the community forum in the 'Report vandalism and abuse' sub-forum.
Is vandalism considered as literature?
No.
What will happen to a supervisor who is deleting legitimate answers and is reversing grammatical corrections?
A supervisor who is deleting legitimate answers and reversing the grammatical question can be reported to the Community Advisor.
What is WikiAnswers policy on Vandalism?
WikiAnswers feels very strongly against vandalism. Vandalism is cause for warning, and possibly blocking, whether temporary or permanent. Vandalism ruins the site for all the legitimate users that are interested in some answers. If vandalism is found, please click 'Report Abuse' in the top right hand corner of a question. You may also post in the 'Report Vandalism and Abuse' forum.
Why doesn't wikianswers use real answers?
There are many good answers on wikianswers. Unfortunately, as with any public wiki site, there is a risk of vandalism and unintentional wrong answers.
Why are there locked questions in WikiAnswers?
Some questions attract vandalism, when people change good answers to nonsense. Therefore, those answers are 'locked'.
What is your policy on submitted wrong answers?
There is no policy against posting wrong answers if you do so in good faith. If you deliberately post wrong answers or blank good answers, then that is considered vandalism and dealt with according to the Community Guidelines and Terms of Useof this site. Such changes will be fixed or reverted, and the contributor could face warnings, with multiple infractions leading up to a block from participating.
How come you've got to sign in to answer?
You usually don't have to sign in to answer. Most of the vandalism of empty pages comes from unregistered users. You do have to sign into the site to edit answers or add more information. Requiring the user to be logged in to edit helps reduce vandalism of established answers.
Why is vandalism not considered not considered a felony offense in the United States?
It can be a felony offense. It depends on premeditation and dollar damages.
Why is graffiti illegal?
In my opinion, it is considered vandalism. So that's why I think it is considered illegal. I personally love it!
Does DingoBot only flag questions on WikiAnswers?
DingoBot is our Vandalism & Spam robot who flags answers not questions.
Is there a limit for how many questions you can answer on WikiAnswers?
There is no limit to how many questions someone can ask or answer. But they must be real answers without nonsense & or profanity, etc. Any existing valid answers must remain. Deleting nonsense is ok, deleting good answers not only impolite but not allowed . For opinion questions that can have multiple correct answers, just add new under existing. have at it.
