User:Caliburn/CVU

Starting

 * 1) Enable Twinkle in your preferences.
 * 2) Configure your Twinkle settings to your liking. If you don't understand any options, don't worry!

Definitions

 * 1) CSD means "criteria for speedy deletion", pages like this can be deleted without discussion. This includes advertising, nonsense pages, non-notable pages, etc. See this page for a full list. :)
 * 2) Vandalism is a term used to describe deliberately unhelpful changes on Wikipedia. For example: deliberately deleting information or deliberately adding wrong information.
 * 3) AGF edits are edits that are unintentionally unhelpful, and stem from misunderstanding or a simple mistake.
 * 4) Twinkle is a tool that makes routine maintenance tasks faster and more efficiant. It is recommended that you enable it if you intend to fight vandalism.

It is important for you to be able to explain the difference between a good-faith edit and vandalism. If you're confused or wish to learn more about any of these definitions, check out the linked pages.

Indentifying vandalism
There are numerous ways you can find vandalism:
 * 1) Through recent changes.
 * 2) Through IRC feeds such as
 * 3) Through Real-Time Recent Changes (may require activating a Special:Preferences gadget)
 * 4) Through the use of tools such as Huggle or STiki.