User blog:Brian McClure/Before creating an article, make sure the subject exists

Sometimes, when a user sees something on a page, they decide to add it elsewhere or create a new page for it, even if they haven't confirmed its existance.

There was an incident a bit earlier, where I discovered three pages for supposed season 22 episodes. These titles were not confirmed elsewhere. I checked and saw they had the same creator, so I assumed he was a vandal and blocked him. However, I checked the season 22 history and found that an IP added the titles, and the user had just assumed they were accurate.

This is not the first time I've seen this happen. It seems to be an unfortunate trend here, and it needs to stop because that's how vandalism spreads.

So, if you see an episode title, or character listed somewhere, and you've never heard of it before, do not create a page for it. Either try to confirm it, tag it, or remove it. Do not automatically create a page for it.