Hi Will.

If you look at the Mugabe you will find the situation is more complex than 'anonymous vandalism'. User:Bakersville is currently under a 24 hour block for 3RR (this is not his first time), and the things he complains of as 'vandalism' are in fact reverts of his repeated additions to the article. Other users have stated that Bakersville's  additions are in fact copyvio, and it is certainly not obvious that they are appropriate to the article, or better than the versions he is reverting. 

What I think is really going on is an edit war involving Bakersville, an anon, and a couple of other editors. None of the parties are behaving well, and my view is that the anon is no worse than any of the other people in the war. I'm currently trying to persuade the various contributors to talk to each other rather than just reverting each other. I'd like to discuss whether protection is appropriate under those circumstances. Feel free to reply here.