Defiant Elements

#Don't create conversation fragments.  If someone leaves a query or a comment on your talk page, respond on your talk page.  The expectation is that if that person is looking for a response, they'll be keeping an eye on your talk page (either with Recent Changes or with their Watchlist).

#Deal quietly with vandals (i.e. don't feed the vandals).  Vandals are looking for attention, they want to get a rise out of someone.  Responding to them, beyond a simple, initial warning, is likely to merely reinforce their desire to vandalize.  The more quietly you deal with them, the faster they go away -- they all do eventually.   

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