User:Cassiopeia/CVUA/AnApple47

Hello, welcome to your Counter Vandalism Unit Academy page! Every person I instruct will have their own page on which I will give them support and tasks for them to complete. Please make sure you have this page added to your watchlist. Your academy page has been specifically designed according to you and what you have requested instruction in - for that reason, please be as specific as possible when under my instruction, so that I know the best ways to help you (and do not be afraid to let me know if you think something isn't working). If you have any general queries about anti-vandalism (or anything else), you are more than welcome to raise them with me at User talk:Cassiopeia/CVUA/AnApple47.

Make sure you read through Vandalism as that's the knowledge which most of the questions I ask you and tasks you do will revolve around.

This page will be built up over your time in the Academy, with new sections being added as you complete old ones. Each section will end with a task, written in bold type - this might just ask a question, or it might require you to go and do something. You can answer a question by typing the answer below the task; if you have to do something, you will need to provide diffs to demonstrate that you have completed the task. Some sections will have more than one task, sometimes additional tasks may be added to a section as you complete them. Please always sign your responses to tasks as you would on a talk page.
 * How to use this page
 * Once you graduate I will copy this page into your userspace so you have a record of your training and a reference for the future.

Twinkle Twinkle is a very useful tool when performing maintenance functions around Wikipedia. Please have a read through WP:TWINKLE.
 * Enable Twinkle (if haven't already) and leave a note here to let me know that you have enabled it.

I have enabled twinkle.

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 recognise 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.

Answer: A good faith edit is an edit which is trying to improve the encyclopedia, but are unconstructive because they lack sources, or don't conform to wikipedia's guidelines. I would tell them apart by the wording of the edits. Vandalism edits usually blank the page, add offensive words, and are just generally disruptive. Good faith edits are usually trying to add a fact or claim to an article, but aren't constructive or helpful to the article.
 * Please explain below the difference between a good faith edit and a vandalism edit, and how you would tell them apart.
 * ✅. Right. 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; they key is their "intention". Cassiopeia(talk) 23:11, 13 May 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) This user tried to add unsourced and unhelpful content. They do seem to have the intention to help the article though.
 * ✅. Cassiopeia(talk) 23:11, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

(2) Tried to add that the movie is available on Netflix without a source, and in the wrong section of the article.
 * ✅. Cassiopeia(talk) 23:11, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

(3) WP:MOS  This user tried to add an unfinished sentence about Ecosia, that was trying to be helpful, but ended up being non-constructive
 * ✅. Cassiopeia(talk) 23:11, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Answer:
 * Vandalism

(1) Changed Standing Bear to foot master.
 * ✅.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 23:11, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

(2) Added "luss luss luss" and a photo of a starved girl to the article.
 * ✅.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 23:11, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

(3) Changed instances of "Larry King" to "Parry King"
 * ✅.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 23:11, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

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 * Good day.
 * (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 and not you usual hist diff link.
 * (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 provide your justification/reasons/analysis which supported by the guidelines to all your answers.
 * (6) When you have done with the assignment, pls ping me. If you have any question while working on assignment, pls let me know.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 01:01, 11 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Should this section already be filled out? (Also, is it okay to ping u?) AnApple47 (talk) 01:11, 11 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Do answer the question as it was accidentally filled. <b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 01:20, 11 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi, I just noticed you have done some of the mission of WP:TWA but no all of them. Kindly finish TWA program prior you start working on Assignment one for TWA would provide you with the fundamental guidelines of Wikipedia which will be beneficial to you. Stay safe and best.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 10:43, 11 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Pls info if you have enable Twinkle (top of the page) and ping me when you have finished the assignment so I may review it. thank you.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 02:49, 12 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Finished with the assignment.Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four tildes.


 * , Well-done. Btw, you just need to type 4 tilde at the end of your message. See Help:Wikitext for more Wikipedia markup. Let me know if you have any questions or you are ready to move on to next assignment. <b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 23:11, 13 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Ready to move on. Only question I have is, do you recommend using RedWarn? AnApple47 (talk) 20:02, 14 May 2021 (UTC)


 * , Yes you can RedWarn.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 23:05, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

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 warn users to make sure they know the rules, and so that if they made a mistake, they won't make it again.


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


 * Answer: When a user is clearly editing in bad faith, and is actively disruptive.


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


 * Answer: You should always substitute a template when placing it on a user talk page so it changes along with the template. You incorporate it by adding a subst: before the warning template. Ex. subst:Uw-joke4im (would normally have –  around it)


 * (4) What should you do if a user who has received a level 4 or 4im warning vandalises again?
 * Answer: Report them to AIV immediately.


 * (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:  for repeated and obvious vandalism


 * Answer ii:


 * Answer iii:

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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.