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You can report obvious and persistent [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandals]] at [[Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism]] (WP:AIV) to be [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked]] from further editing. Although blocks may be issued at any time, depending on circumstances, typically, before seeking a block there, a final [[Wikipedia:WARN2|warning]] in an ''escalating series'' should have been posted to the user's [[Wikipedia:Talk page|talk page]] (for example {{tl|Uw-vandalism4}}, {{tl|Uw-spam4}} or {{tl|Uw-speedy4}}), and the user must have vandalized within the last few hours, including ''after'' the final warning was given. Various warning templates can be found at [[Wikipedia:Template index/User talk namespace]] (easily remembered by the shortcut [[WP:WARN]]). Your block request is unlikely to be acted upon unless you follow these steps. Cases that are not simple vandalism can be reported at [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents]]. Of course, in conjunction with warning against and reporting vandalism, you have the ability, mandate and [[Wikipedia:Cleaning up vandalism|are encouraged]] to [[Wikipedia:Revert|revert]] all instances of vandalism you find yourself.<!-- Template:Report vandal --><noinclude>