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*[[Sysop vandalism]] is systematic bias applied and reinforced by the [[sysop power structure]] - it only becomes vandalism when persistent [[ad hominem delete]]s or out of process actions occur, ''e.g. as [[Wikimedia]] authorizes'' | *[[Sysop vandalism]] is systematic bias applied and reinforced by the [[sysop power structure]] - it only becomes vandalism when persistent [[ad hominem delete]]s or out of process actions occur, ''e.g. as [[Wikimedia]] authorizes'' | ||
*Ordinary [[ad hominem revert]] is sometimes called vandalism, and it is, if and only if errors (not just bias) is restored to user visibility. It only becomes [[sysop vandalism]] if [[IP block]]s or [[protected page]]s are used to enforce the sysop's view over the non-sysop's view. ''This is very common in any [[Wikimedia]] forum, and sysops are encouraged to express their own biases.'' | *Ordinary [[ad hominem revert]] is sometimes called vandalism, and it is, if and only if errors (not just bias) is restored to user visibility. It only becomes [[sysop vandalism]] if [[IP block]]s or [[protected page]]s are used to enforce the sysop's view over the non-sysop's view. ''This is very common in any [[Wikimedia]] forum, and sysops are encouraged to express their own biases.'' | ||
*[[Sysop vigilantiism]] and [[developer vigilantiism]] are power abuses but they are not vandalism. They are more likely to involve [[libel]] against a person than damage to pages themselves, though they prevent some people contributing. | *[[Sysop vigilantiism]] and [[developer vigilantiism]] are power abuses but they are not vandalism. They are more likely to involve [[libel]] against a person than damage to pages themselves, though they prevent some people contributing. | ||
It is a common political tactic to call [[trolls]] "vandals" although there is a clear distinction between the two: one tells a vandal based on what ordinary end users would distinguish about the material; a troll on the other hand is a person whose view is merely offensive to someone in a [[sysop power structure]]; | It is a common political tactic to call [[trolls]] "vandals", e.g. as [[Tim Starling]] and [[M. R. M. Parrot]] do, although there is a clear distinction between the two concepts: one tells a vandal based on what ordinary end users would distinguish about the material; a troll on the other hand is a person whose view is merely offensive to someone in a [[sysop power structure]]; Both labels are used as simple insults and the use of neither has anything to do with the material's bias or even accuracy necessarily: calling someone "a troll" is a common [[usurper]] tactic, e.g. employed heavily by [[Auntie Angela]], [[Erik Moeller]]. [[Trolling]] and '''vandalism''' are ontological distinctions, not operational ones - one cannot tell they have occurred based on responses or excuses or vigilantiism that they appear to "cause". It's a social question. | ||