User:Cassiopeia/CVUA/A.WagnerC

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Twinkle Twinkle is a very useful tool when performing maintenance functions around Wikipedia. Please have a read through WP:TWINKLE. It's enabled. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 01:15, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Enable Twinkle (if haven't already) and leave a note here to let me know that you have enabled it.

Good faith and vandalism
When patrolling for vandalism, you may often come across edits which are unhelpful, but not vandalism - these are good faith edits. It is important to recognize the difference between a vandalism edit and a good faith edit, especially because Twinkle gives you the option of labelling edits you revert as such. Please read WP:AGF, WP:VANDALISM and WP:NOT VANDALISM before completing the following tasks.


 * Please explain below the difference between a good faith edit and a vandalism edit, and how you would tell them apart.

Answer:

Difference

Good faith but unhelpful, usually, are editions that do not escape from the theme of the article, and most of the time it can be true information, but are not maintained for various reasons:
 * Lack of fonts (although, in some situations, rollback can place a font instead of reverting the edition, or use the Citation needed template);
 * Information from a not reliable source;
 * Repetitive information;
 * Information in an inappropriate location (in some cases, the rollback may change the location of such information, if relevant and possible);
 * ✅. Cassiopeia(talk) 02:38, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Vandalism, on the other hand, are editions in which the author has no commitment to the truth or good sense, only the troll. Some examples: Those are some general examples, but in order to certify if is an unhelpful good faith edition or vandalism it is necessary to verify the specific case. Wikipedia has a recommendation of good faith presumption. If it is not possible to verify, objectively, that the edition is vandalism, it is assumed that it was in good faith. So, I believe the experience is the best method to differentiate them. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 23:34, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Offenses;
 * Random characters;
 * False informations (some false information may be included in good faith, by mistake of the editor himself, but it is depends of the specific case);
 * Unjustified content removal;
 * Unjustified name changes, dates, etc. (can also be in good faith, but depends on the specific case)
 * . Notes:
 * (1) For Random characters added/removal - It depends on if the the added/removal of character (usually just one character of random character which look like a person clicking the keyboard while their fingers are in position and the edit(new word arraignment/placed) is not considered a vandalism word) is made by new user which is their first edit then we usually take it as a "test edit" made by new editor. Examples of test edit includes new editor place "hi/hello/test" word into the articles in their first edit. Sometimes the editor would self-revert their own edit and we called that "self-revert test edit". Test edit is edit made by a new editor who tries "to see (their intention) if they can actually make an edit in Wikipedia"


 * On the other hand, if the random characters added made by an editor who is not new to Wikipedia or the same new editor continues to make such edit after has received a warning message, then we would take it as a vandalism edit.
 * (2) Content removal - If the content is removed is unsourced, then we would just leave the edit alone as unsourced content can be removed. However, it the content is sourced then that would be a vandalism (content removal) edit. Cassiopeia(talk) 02:38, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

How Appart

Unhelpful good faith editions, if they really cannot be reused, must be reversed. In ptwiki, when I revert, I justify in the editing summary in a succinct and explanatory way. This is usually sufficient, as the editor can see the justification in the notification him/herself. But the Rollback can also send a message on the talk page if the editor is novice. In the case of vandalism, it is more practical to use the "Vandalism" button. After that, send a warning. Depending on the severity of the issue and the number of warnings, the warning can be level low or high. In some cases, such as several vandalism in a row, or extremely serious edits, it is recommended to report to an administrator. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 23:34, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * . Some vandalism/good faith edits could be easily identify such as adding derogated words into the article and good faith edits such not knowing WP:MOS guidelines. We can check the editor talk page and talk page history log and their contribution log to see the behavior/edits of the editor if we are not sure/or want to be sure the intention/nature of their edits made. The key here is "intention". If an editor intends to help Wikipedia, and the edit is considered disruptive, they are still considered a "good faith" editor especially the new editor does not aware their edits are disruptive. Vandalism is a "deliberate attempt" to harm Wikipedia. Editor might edit adds incorrect or unsourced information and this does not necessarily mean a user is a vandal; the key is their "intention". Cassiopeia(talk) 02:38, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Answer:
 * Please find three examples of good faith but unhelpful edits, and three examples of vandalism. You don't need to revert the example you find, and I am happy for you to use previous undos in your edit history if you wish.
 * Good faith

(1) Among Us - Morales tried to include some information regarding the development of Among Us, but he used a Reddit post as a source. At first moment, I was in doubt if the source could be considered primary, as the post is from one of the game's developers, but after talking to another more experienced editor on the talk page, I removed the content. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 00:46, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ reddit.com is not considered reliable source. Cassiopeia(talk) 02:38, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

(2) Monster Train - The editor placed the studio's Twitter as a source to reference the introduction. Although the edition appears to be in good faith, the source did not reference the content (it's only the inital page), in addition, the Twitter account was not marked as verified (although it appears to be actually from the studio). I preferred to remove the font and replace it with the Steam store, just to reference the release date and platform. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 00:46, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 02:38, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

(3) Tiny Toon Adventures The IP, in the topic Reboot, quoted the names of the main characters, and said that they would return in the reboot. It was information without a source and also unnecessary for that topic. If was the participation information of a different character (accompanied by a source), I believe that the editing could be maintained in that hypothesis. It appears to be a good faith edition, but from someone with no experience with Wikipedia, who thought it was relevant to include that information. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 01:14, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 02:38, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Answer:
 * Vandalism

(1) Martin Lawrence - Year of birth, 6666, classic vandalism. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 00:46, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 02:38, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

(2) John Napier - Name change. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 00:46, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 02:38, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

(3) Garrett Morgan - "i am epic" (sic). ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 00:46, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 02:38, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

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 * Good day. See Assignment 1 above.
 * (1) Any question regrading the assignment, please let me know here. For other questions not relating to the assignments, ping me on the talk page of this subpage  Here.
 * (2) Do note, you need to provide the hist diff as per diffs guidelines
 * (3) pls note (important) - do not revert more than 3 times within 24 hours on the same article unless the edits are absolutely considered blatant vandalisms for you will be blocked from editing.
 * (4) If you are not sure about the edits (whether it is a vandalism or not"), pls do nothing and let other more experience/counter vandalism editors to take action.
 * (5) Pls write all answers in your own words and link to the guidelines with explanation/justification/reasons (in details) and /hist diff(s) for all the answers and assignments where they are applicable.
 * (6). The motto of CUVA is "Civility – Maturity – Responsibility." Welcome to CUVA. Stay safe and best.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 22:39, 6 February 2021 (UTC)


 * , pls indicate if you have enable Twinkle on Twinkle section. If you have finished answering the question, pls inform me. Thank you.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 01:03, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I finished now. Yes, I have enabled Twinkle and RedWarn. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 01:15, 7 February 2021 (UTC)


 * On more question on "Good faith and vandalism" to be answered. Ping when you are done.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 09:32, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Answered. Forgive me if I missed a word. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 23:34, 7 February 2021 (UTC)


 * see comments above. Pls let me know if you have any questions or you are ready to move to next assignment. Stay safe and best.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 02:38, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Oh.. sorry. I read it wrong the "apart" 🤦‍♂️. I usually see the type of edition, but if I have a little more doubt I see the contributions and the talk page of the user. However, I intend to apply your advices to differentiate between bad faith and good faith editions, yes, the key intention. By the way, I was approved for a rollback, but as you are a more experienced rollback on enwiki, I believe I can learn more. For my part, I agree to move on to the next assignment. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 04:43, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

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Warning and reporting
When you use Twinkle to warn a user, you have a number of options to choose from: you can select the kind of warning (for different offences), and the level of warning (from 1 to 4, for increasing severity). Knowing which warning to issue and what level is very important. Further information can be found at WP:WARN and WP:UWUL.


 * Please answer the following questions:
 * (1) Why do we warn users?


 * Answer: We use the warnings basically as an educational form. From the internal point of view, that is, who is being warned, the warns show the errors and guide the user not to persist in the conduct anymore. Externally, warns may indicate whether or not the editor is interested in contributing to Wikipedia. Since almost all newbies are subject to errors, it is important to use the warnings firstly instead of applying severe sanctions. The level of the warn will depend on the persistence of the conduct and also on the existence of good faith or not. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 17:25, 8 February 2021 (UTC)


 * ✅. Yes the key point is to educate the editors.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 08:13, 11 February 2021 (UTC)


 * (2) When would a 4im warning be appropriate?


 * Answer: I will assume is only warning. Well, according to WP: UWLEVELS, the only warning is used "in cases of gross, extreme, or numerous vandalism". In Template index/User talk namespace there are some examples of when the 4im warning should be appropriate. In ptwiki we haven't 4im warning, only the 3 warns, and the level 3 warning plays the role of the level 4 and 4im warning.✍A.WagnerC (talk) 17:48, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. 4im is an only warning it should be reserved for when it is clearly a bad faith edits for  widespread and particularly egregious vandalism and for use lower warning for less egregious vandalism.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 08:13, 11 February 2021 (UTC)


 * (3) Should you substitute a template when you place it on a user talk page, and how do you do it?


 * Answer: I don't usually use subst. I usually use it when someone doesn't sign. It is a code used to prevent any modification in the template mother also reflect in the template child. For example, if I use , if someone modifies the original content of  page, the change will not be noticed in the page that I added the subst, unlike other pages that have the template IMDB Warn without the subst. However, I am afraid to use this template because of its numerous desavantage, although there are also benefits.

To use, just put "subst:" first, like in or.


 * the first part of the question is " should you subst a template when you place it on a user talk page" The answer is yes, we always subst when we place it manually so if the template changed the warning that we had placed will not change.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 08:13, 11 February 2021 (UTC)


 * (4) What should you do if a user who has received a level 4 or 4im warning vandalises again?
 * Answer: Report the user to Administrator. If even warned, the user was not intimidated, it means that she/he has no intention of contributing to Wikipedia. But, for security, it is good to check if the level 4 or 4im warning was sent correctly. Normally I use the Twinkle to report, but the Red also work. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 17:57, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
 * . There are a lot of reporting (venues) in Wikipedia and for vandalism we report it to WP:AIV (be specific please).<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 08:13, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
 * In Twinkle I use the function ARV. In RedWarn is "Report 'user name' to AIV. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 19:07, 11 February 2021 (UTC)


 * (5) Please give examples and please do the substitution (using ) of three different warnings with three different levels (not different levels of the same warning and excluding the test edit warning levels referred to below), that you might need to use while recent changes patrolling and explain what they are used for.


 * Answer i: -> It is used when someone creates a article that not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, or when the user has already created, but has never received the warning. It is an important warning, which unfortunately has become obsolete on ptwiki ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 03:28, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 08:13, 11 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Answer ii: -> It is used when the person removes at least twice the deletion tags. Articles indicated for deletion by WP:CSD and WP:AFD usually cannot have their tag removed, although there are specific situations mentioned in the elimination policy that allows. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 03:28, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 08:13, 11 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Answer iii: -> Used when the editor puts defamatory content in the article. The level 4 is when the user persists in misconduct even previously warned. Depending on the severity of the defamation, it can be a 4im. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 03:28, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 08:13, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

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See assignment 2 above. For question 5 - use (example)  subs three different templates (different warning and different level of warning}} see example below.  Stay safe and best

Hello, I'm Cassiopeia. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse. Thanks.

Stay safe and best.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 08:49, 8 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Sorry, but I didn't quite understand the question. Would "4im warning" be a warn level 4? I will reply the others soon. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 17:25, 8 February 2021 (UTC)


 * (I bring the conversation down to the communication section - here) For every assignment, there are usually some reading material (links) provided on top the assignment page. Participants are advised to read them all and also some of the "read also" section" links or other links in the page to gain more info of the topics before answered any questions. In this assignment, there are two links provided (reading material) - you need to go them and you will find the answer you asked (Q4). If after you have read the info and still have question (the guidelines or the applications) then ping me and let me know. <b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 01:09, 9 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Btw I added a few examples of test edit on Assignment 1 "Vandalism" comment on (1) For Random characters added/removal. Pls have a read and let me know you have done so. Thank you.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 03:45, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I will finish at night (morning in Australia). ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 17:57, 9 February 2021 (UTC)


 * I ended. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 03:29, 10 February 2021 (UTC)


 * See above comment and let me know if you have any questions or you are ready to move on to next assignment. Stay safe and best.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 08:13, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, I'm ready. Thanks for the comments. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 19:07, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

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Tools
Recent changes patrol includes a list of tools and resources for those who want to fight vandalism with a more systematic and efficient approach.

What you have been doing so far is named the old school approach. As well as manually going through Special:RecentChanges, it includes undos, "last clean version" restores, and manually warning users.

There are a large number of tool which assist users in the fight against vandalism. They range from tools which help filter and detect vandalism to tools which will revert, warn and report users.

Twinkle
Twinkle, as you know, is very useful. It provides three types of rollback functions (vandalism, normal and AGF) as well as an easy previous version restore function (for when there are a number of different editors vandalising in a row). Other functions include a full library of speedy deletion functions, and user warnings. It also has a function to propose and nominate pages for deletion, to request page protection to report users to WP:AIV, WP:UAA, WP:SPI, and other administrative noticeboards.

User creation log
In my early days of fighting vandalism on Wikipedia, one of the strategies I would use to find vandalism was to patrol the account creation log. This is located at Special:Log/newusers, and it logs every time a new user account is created on Wikipedia. You'll notice that new accounts with no contributions so far will have a red "contribs" links, whereas new accounts with some contributions will have blue "contribs" links. One great way not only to find vandalism, but welcome new users to Wikipedia is to check the blue contribs links that come in.

Rollback
See rollback, this user right introduces an easy rollback button (which with one click reverts an editor's contributions). I'll let you know when I think you're ready to apply for the rollback user right.

Huggle
Huggle is also an application you download to your computer which presents you diffs (orders them on the likelihood of being unconstructive edits and on the editor's recent history) from users not on its whitelist. It allows you to revert vandalism, warn and reports users in one click. The rollback permission is required to use Huggle.

Make sure you keep in mind that some edits that seem like vandalism can be test edits. This happens when a new user is experimenting and makes accidental unconstructive edits. Generally, these should be treated with good faith, especially if it is their first time, and warned gently. The following templates are used for test edits:, and.

I just wanted to make sure you know about Special:RecentChanges, if you use the diff link in a different window or tab you can check a number of revisions much more easily. If you enable Hovercards in the Hover section of your preferences, you can view the diff by just hovering over it. Alternately, you can press control-F or command-F and search for "tag:". some edits get tagged for possible vandalism or section blanking.


 * Find and revert some vandalism. Warn each user appropriately, using the correct kind of warning and level. Please include at least two test edits and at least two appropriate reports to AIV. For each revert and warning please fill in a line on the table below

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 * Good day. If Twinkle does not show the template in the drop down list, then manually subst it. Pls provide article name, hist diffs, editor talk page where you place the warning message, reports hist diffs and any links that is applicable. Aslo, pls provide the reasons/justification/explanate of your answers. Stay safe and best.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 10:17, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I ended. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 19:36, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, See comments above and let me know if you have any questions. Pls work on the additional 5 questions (16-20) and dont forgive to (1) revert the edit (2) place warning message on the editor talk page (3) explant/justify your revert based on which guidelines and its application. (4) Reason the warning level you have placed on editor's talk page. In EnWiki, the counter vandalism by experience editors is very fast but the amount of vandalism traffic is very high each day, we are always shortage of good counter vandalism editors. When you are familiar with the counter vandalism in En, you will be as fast and effective in the future. However, better right then fast is the key, and if we have made any mistake when doing vandalism work, we always apologies as at time we would click the revert a little to fast. Ping when you have done with the additional questions. Stay safe and best.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 10:57, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I think I ended. Finding Spam to reverse is hard work. It is not very common. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 16:20, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
 * See above comments. Btw you have missed Q16. When you have done answering it, let me know here. Thank you.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 05:47, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

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Shared IP tagging
There are a number of IP user talk page templates which show helpful information to IP users and those wishing to warn or block them. There is a list of these templates


 * Shared IP - For general shared IP addresses.
 * ISP - A modified version specifically for use with ISP organizations.
 * Shared IP edu - A modified version specifically for use with educational institutions.
 * Shared IP gov - A modified version specifically for use with government agencies.
 * Shared IP corp - A modified version specifically for use with businesses.
 * Shared IP address (public) - A modified version specifically for use with public terminals such as in libraries, etc.
 * Mobile IP - A modified version specifically for use with a mobile device's IP.
 * Dynamic IP - A modified version specifically for use with dynamic IPs.
 * Static IP - A modified version specifically for use with static IPs which may be used by more than one person.

Each of these templates take two parameters, one is the organisation to which the IP address is registered (which can be found out using the links at the bottom of the IP's contribution page. The other is for the host name (which is optional) and can also be found out from the links at the bottom of the IP's contribution page.

Also, given that different people use the IP address, older messages are sometimes refused so as to not confuse the current user of the IP. Generally any messages for the last one-two months are removed, collapsed, or archived. The templates available for this include:
 * OW for when the messages are deleted from the talk page.
 * Old IP warnings top and Old IP warnings bottom for collapsing the user warnings and leaving them on the talk page.
 * Warning archive notice for when the messages are archived, and that archiving follows the usually naming sequence (that is, /Archive 1).

NOTE: All of the templates in this section are not substituted (so don't use "subst:").

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 * Hi, Posted Assignment 4 above. No exercises for this assignment but only some reading material. Once you have done reading, pls let me know so I would post Assignment 5 for you. Best.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 05:49, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi. I read all the material. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 03:58, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Harassment and trolling

 * Occasionally, some vandals will not appreciate your good work and try to harass or troll you. In these situations, you must remain calm and ignore them. If they engage in harassment or personal attacks, you should not engage with them and leave a note at WP:ANI. If they vandalise your user page or user talk page, simply remove the vandalism without interacting with them. Please read WP:DENY.

Answer: We must deny recognition just to discourage them. Many people vandalize just to get fame even negative. In WP:DENY there are some recommendations on how to act. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 19:12, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Why do we deny recognition to trolls and vandals?
 * ✅. The main point/goal of the trolls is that they want attention. We dont feed them and dont get mad by denying them the recognition that they seek is critical to countering them.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 04:25, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

Answer: It is usually possible to perceive in the way the user writes in the discussion. If there is the use of defamatory, insulting, accusatory or widespread distrust words, there is a good indication of being a user in bad faith. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 19:12, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
 * How can you tell between a good faith user asking why you reverted their edit, and a troll trying to harass you?
 * One way to know the intention (we go back to Assignment 1 here) is to review/read the editor contribution log and their talk page to see the behaviour of the editor to understand the nature of their edits especially when we could not tell if it is a disruptive edits or just being no knowing how to edits/know the guidelines. Do note sometimes good faith editor do get upset when we reverted their edit and place a warning message and convey their message which might not be pleasant for your standard. Many times troll might not use personal attacks but being rude, condescending, put down, name calling and etc. The bottom line is that trolls want to annoy you and good faith editors annoyed at you and that is the subtle different.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 04:25, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

Emergencies
I hope this never happens, but as you participate in counter-vandalism on Wikipedia, it is possible that you may come across a threat of physical harm. In the past, we have had vandals submit death threats in Wikipedia articles, as well as possible suicide notes. The problem is, Wikipedia editors don't have the proper training to evaluate whether these threats are credible in most cases.

Fortunately, there's a guideline for cases like this. Please read Responding to threats of harm carefully and respond to the questions below.

Answer: Wikimedia Foundation (I would also contact a trusted administrator). About the messages: If it's written on Wikipedia, diffs; Offwiki, a print. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 19:12, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Who should you contact when you encounter a threat of harm on Wikipedia? What details should you include in your message?


 * . All threats (including the threats is against you) are to be notified by email to  and admin and provide the name of the article with the hist diff(s) of the edit(s) making the threat.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 04:25, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

Answer:If it's really not serious, I would report it to the administrators. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 19:12, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
 * What should you do if an edit looks like a threat of harm, but you suspect it may just be an empty threat (i.e. someone joking around)?
 * . Also contact . - see Responding to threats of harm.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 04:25, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

Sock pupperty
Please read Sock puppetry and answer the question below
 * What forms socks puppetry usually takes? and where to report it?

Answer: the normal sock puppet and the meat puppet. Report investigation in WP:SPI. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 19:19, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
 * . Sock-puppetry to deceive other users/admins and take the form of:
 * 1. Logging out deliberately and using your IP to make a problmatic edits.
 * 2. Creating an additional or multiple accounts, usually for block evading or vote stuffing or trying to avoid 3 Revert Rule, or to support/stand against certain content disupute in article talk page or in article for deletion or recreate another account after the user has been banned from Wikpedia. The main account is the "Puppet Master" the others are the "Sock(s)"
 * 3. The use of someone els's account (known as "Piggybacking")
 * 4. Reviving an old disused "Sleeper" account
 * <b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 04:25, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * Hi, see Assignment 5 above. Stay safe and best.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 04:04, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
 * . Hello. I finish. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 19:19, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Pls provide a more comprehensive/details answers back with Wikipedia guidelines of your analysis/reasons with links and hist diffs where there required. Let me know if you have any questions or you are ready to move to next assignment. Stay safe and best.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>)
 * . Yes, we can. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 00:11, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

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Protection and speedy deletion
Protecting and deleting pages are two additional measures that can be used to prevent and deal with vandalism. Only an administrator can protect or delete pages; however, anyone can nominate a page for deletion or request protection. If you have Twinkle installed, you can use the Twinkle menu to request page protection or speedy deletion (the RPP or CSD options).

Protection
Please read the protection policy. Done

1. In what circumstances should a page be semi-protected?


 * Answer: It should normally be requested when there is an excess of vandalism practiced by unregistered (or unverified registered) users. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 18:26, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. Semi-protection applies to pages that constantly attract a large amount of vandalism by many editors.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FF8000"> Cassiopeia</b>  talk  05:41, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

2. In what circumstances should a page be pending changes level 1 protected?
 * Answer: "Pending changes protection" it is a kind of lighter protection, as it allows all users to edit, however edits made by unregistered users are hidden until they are validated. WP:PCPP cites as hypotheses for the application: "Infrequently edited pages with high levels of vandalism, BLP violations, edit-warring, or other disruption from unregistered and new users". ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 18:26, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ . The key is low volume vandalism but persistence over a period of time (a few days to a few weeks).<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FF8000"> Cassiopeia</b>  talk  05:41, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ . The key is low volume vandalism but persistence over a period of time (a few days to a few weeks).<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FF8000"> Cassiopeia</b>  talk  05:41, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

3. In what circumstances should a page be fully protected?
 * Answer: It is a type of protection applied only in ultima ratio, since the restriction of editing is contrary to the spirit of a collaborative encyclopedia. WP:FULL cites "Articles with persistent disruption from extended confirmed accounts; critical templates & modules".
 * ✅. Full protection prevents anyone except administrators from editing the page.. This applies when there is serious disruption that cannot be addressed by using a lower level of protection or blocking the involved users, such as due to large scale edit warring or content disputes, or persistently being vandalized by users who have gamed the extended confirmed system.

4. In what circumstances should a page be creation protected ("salted")?


 * Answer: It is used to avoid creating pages that have been repeatedly created and deleted due to lack of notability. If in any way the topic becomes notable, the interested person should contact the administrator to recreate the article. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 18:26, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. Good.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FF8000"> Cassiopeia</b>  talk  05:41, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

5. In what circumstances should a talk page be semi-protected?


 * Answer: If the target of excessive vandalism is the talk page. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 18:26, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FF8000"> Cassiopeia</b>  talk  05:41, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

6. Correctly request the protection of three page (pending, semi or full); post the diff of your request (from WP:RPP) below.


 * Answer i (pending): 2021 Facebook outage, diff. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 17:31, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FF8000"> Cassiopeia</b>  talk  05:41, 23 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Answer ii (semi):
 * . Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba page is being vandalized by several ips. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 15:42, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FF8000"> Cassiopeia</b>  talk  05:41, 23 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Answer iii (your choice):
 * semiprotection - Among Us. It was on pending, but that protection was not enough. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 17:53, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

Speedy deletion
Please read WP:CSD.

1. In what circumstances should a page be speedy deleted? Briefly state all the CSD criteria in your own words.


 * Answer: These are cases in which there is a broad consensus in the community that such content is not encyclopedic. The circumstances are strictly described in WP:CSD. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 00:51, 23 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Pls briefly state all the CSD criteria as per your own words as per the question.
 * Answer again:


 * Please (G1-G14) criteria at WP:CSD and answer the following questions in your own words.


 * Please (A1-A11) criteria at WP:CSD and answer the following questions in your own words.

2. Correctly tag four pages for speedy deletion (1 promo, 1 copyvio and 2 can be for any of the criteria) and post the diff and the criteria you requested it be deleted under below. For COPYVIO pls check the text vs the source by using Earwig Copy detector


 * Answer i (promo):
 * Article Parappadi junction. In addition to being in a foreign language, when searching here, I realized that this is a hotel promo. And the creator was the own, Parappadi junction. Possible conflict of interest. My diff. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 14:50, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
 * it was deleted under A2 - see here. You can look up the new page and draft articles for promo, copyvio at NewPagesFeed
 * Answer again.


 * Answer ii (copyvio):
 * You missed this one. Kindly answer.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FF8000"> Cassiopeia</b>  talk  05:41, 23 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Answer iii (your choice):

A7. Elhuyar. It only talks about the surname, but there is no data or sources about that surname, it just reports that it exists and belonged to some notable people. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 16:52, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
 * . It is a disambiguation page.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FF8000"> Cassiopeia</b>  talk  05:41, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

G11. Draft:Silicon Mechanics. This draft is used for the sole purpose of promoting the Silicon Mechanics.
 * ✅<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FF8000"> Cassiopeia</b>  talk  05:41, 23 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Answer iv (your choice):
 * A7 for peoples. . The creator was BullDawg30 . The sources are all wikis, meaning there is no notability. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 01:42, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FF8000"> Cassiopeia</b>  talk  05:41, 23 October 2021 (UTC)


 * , See Assignment 6 above. You can find promotion and copyvio pages at new page patrol and article for creation. For other CSD only find the in new page patrol section -- important. Stay safe and best.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 08:22, 7 March 2021 (UTC)
 * , Havent seen you working on the assignment for some time. pls let me know if you have any questions and when you have complete the assignment, pls let me know.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 03:55, 1 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Sorry, it is a task that requires hours of attention. I will try to do your task and Onel's at the same time, since they are similar activities. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 17:53, 2 May 2021 (UTC)
 * , Happy to know that you will work on the assignment. One at a time is ok with me. This is the hardest assignment in this program and after this the rest of the assignment are fairly easy except the final exam. Let me know if you need any help.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 21:39, 2 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Hello, very sorry. It's open a civil service entrance examination to Public defender function in my state . I intend to spend a lot of my time studying to get that job. Because of this, I intend to take a break from Wikipedia, at least for activities that require time, for a few months. For quick activities like reversing or correcting, I'll still keep doing. But I will back. Is it okay to pause the school during that six-month period? ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 00:36, 26 May 2021 (UTC)


 * , No problems. You can take six-month off and come back and continue where you left off. Stay safe and best,<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 03:56, 26 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi, I think I answered the last session, finally. Sorry for the long time. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 17:33, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
 * , Welcome back. Give me a day of two to review it and I will come back to you. Stay safe and best.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FF8000"> Cassiopeia</b>  talk  09:13, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

, Pls see the review above and answer again on some of the CSD questions in CSD section. Before answering the questions,please do the following so I could view your nomination of CSD and it is also serve as a log for your own record in CSD.


 * 1) Pls set up your CSD log by installing MYCSD so I could review your CSD nomination. After saving, you have to bypass your browser's cache to see the changes - see instruction at Bypass your cache.
 * 2) Bookmark Earwig's Copyvio Detector in computer; and install Earwig Copyvio Detector script. (The "copyvio" will appear on the left panel under "Tools" section on every page in Wikipedia.
 * 3) Install CV-revdel and after saving, you have to bypass your browser's cache to see the changes - see instruction at Bypass your cache.

Let me know when you have done. Sorry for taking a little longer than usual to review the assignment. Stay safe and best.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FF8000"> Cassiopeia</b>  talk  05:41, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi . I have already the CSD log installed. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 17:36, 1 February 2022 (UTC)