User blog comment:TheNegativeKid/Unknown People editing Website/@comment-961279-20110109033648

Let me put a couple things to rest.

1) Hacking into an account and ruining the wiki. If you have good passwords and change them on a regular basis, this isn't likely to happen. It's even less likely when you don't use words in your password or at least add numbers and symbols to them, and make them longer. Plus, pretty much anything can be fixed, either by an admin or by getting help from Wikia employees.

2) Bad edits/spamming We have the option to require people to register before they can make any edits. We talked about this over a year ago, figuring it would cut down on the bad edits. Within a week of starting the discussion, an anonymous user who had been blocked created an account so that they could keep right on doing what they were doing. That ended the discussion because requiring registration wouldn't solve the problem and would turn away people that want to make good edits but hadn't signed up yet.

3) Reacting to bad edits A lot of times, it's just better do fix the bad edit instead of getting worked up over it. Trying to figure out why they're doing it or asking them why is a bit like asking "Why do people steal/kill/vandalize property" or anything else that is against the law. Some won't care what they are doing. As I mentioned before, some of these people are looking for the thrill of seeing us react to what they do.

Stick to the facts, keep it impartial and reference our policies. And sometimes, the less you talk about it, the better.