Vandalbot: Difference between revisions

A '''vandalbot''' is a [[bot]] that acts like a human [[vandal]], to [[blank]], [[revert]] or [[garble]] page titles and content.  It typically must be coded very specifically to a [[content management system]], e.g. [[wiki code]], so it is not usually possible to simply use a generic vandalbot against a new wiki - for these reasons bot code is often closely guarded and shared with friends of the developers.  For instance, [[Tim Starling]] shares his bot code only with those he personally trusts.   

Several typical vandalbot attacks were launched against [[Recyclopedia]] within a week of its launch.  These blanked pages and moved them to random titles to maximize the difficulty of undoing the damage or tracking references to those pages.  Specifically, pages criticizing [[Wikimedia]] and documenting [[Wikimedia corruption]] were attacked consistently over several such attacks.  This plus the confident quick use of bot code led many to conclude that Starling or other [[MediaWiki]] developers were personally involved in those attacks.  It has never been denied.

The [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] must take a strong stand against the use of vandalbots or [[crapflood]] techniques to resolve political issues.  If it is targetted by such tactics, it must be able to respond legally, politically and technologically in tandem, to totally destroy its opponents.