User:Cassiopeia/CVUA/HurricaneTracker495

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Twinkle
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 * ✔️ on November 4. HurricaneTracker495 (talk) 17:35, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

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 and WP:NOT VANDALISM before completing the following tasks.

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

Any good faith edit is an edit that has an intent to improve Wikipedia, but doesn't work out. A neutral edit may be an edit that isn't designed to help, but isn't designed to hurt Wikipedia. Any bad faith attempt to hurt Wikipedia is vandalism. Not all edits are good faith or vandalism, some are neutral. HurricaneTracker495 (talk) 17:35, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

Answer: (1)
 * 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

(2)

(3)

Answer:
 * Vandalism

(1)

(2)

(3)

- Good day. 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. Pls do not revert more than three times on the same article within 24 hours unless the edits you reverted are considered obvious vandalism edits for you will be blocked - pls read WP:3RR. See assignment 1 above. Pls note that the CUVA motto is "Civility – Maturity – Responsibility". Ping me here if you have any question and when you are done and ready for review. Stay safe and best. Cassiopeia(talk) 06:50, 5 December 2020 (UTC)