In an early version of this page, I also claimed someone deleted two other pages also, in addition to the one's I mentioned above. I am not too sure now whether they did or did not, and I would not want to accuse people of doing something they didn't do. That is one of the bad things about totally deleting pages -- no public record is kept that it was done, and hence all one has to rely upon is one's memory of the page previously existing.
In the case of Wikipedia, as all modifications are authorized and none can be truly destructive, vandalism refers to undesired modification of its pages.
Since most modifications are desired and encouraged (see Wikipedia policy, Be bold in updating pages), only the most egregious cases of editing can be considered vandalism.
Even downright bad jokes and other nonsense are not generally considered vandalism, and often are simply cases of misunderstanding, confusion, or humor unnecessary to the entry.
Cases of Wikipedia vandalism involve the total replacement of on-topic content with off-topic content, often vulgar? or obscene, especially with the inclusion of off-server images.
The most inviting target for such vandalism is the HomePage. Its contents have been replaced at least ten times by anonymous people with off-topic material, which is why editing of the page is currently restricted to Wikipedians with administrator access. To gain access to editing the HomePage, e-mail Jimbo Wales.
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