User:Cassiopeia/CVUA/Q28

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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.


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

Answer: A good faith edit is the one made when the user is not aware that they are doing wrong. These edits are generally performed by newcomers who do not fully understand Wikipedia's culture and guidelines and hence end up making unconstructive and unhelpful edits. However, the intention towards a good faith edits is never towards malice. For instance, if a user adds an improperly cited information to an article, that can be construed to be made in good faith. On the contrary, vandalism edits are a result of deliberate and malicious attempt towards damaging Wikipedia. For example, adding offensive content to articles, or blanking pages could be treated as vandalism. Normally it is possible to distinguish between a good faith edit from vandalism. In situations where we are not confident about the user's intentions, we should assume its good faith edit and make the revert as such. Hence, the intention of a good faith and a vandalism edit is what discriminates the two.


 * ✅. We could also check the editor history log and talk page to see their editing pattern if their edit is in question (could be good faith but dont know the Wikipedia guidelines). The key here is the editor "intention" when to tell good and bad faith of their edits. Cassiopeia(talk) 02:56, 1 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)SPECIAL:DIFF/0943737750/0984938207, an IP user is testing on the redirect page.
 * . This (above hist diff) is the second edit made by the editor. If you look at the first which was one minute prior to the above - see here, the editor was vandalized the page for fun. Cassiopeia(talk) 04:29, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
 * oh no :( Did you know? Alcremie's 1000th edit was made very close to the 20th anniversary day of Wikipedia. 05:06, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

(2)SPECIAL:DIFF/1003263722, an IP user added some content, but I removed it because there was no source.
 * ✅. It was an unsourced edit. Cassiopeia(talk) 04:29, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

(3)SPECIAL:DIFF/0869938604, an IP user didn't know that he was editing English Wikipedia, not Chinese Wikipedia.
 * ✅. Cassiopeia(talk) 04:29, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Answer:
 * Vandalism

(1)SPECIAL:DIFF/1003278407, an IP user adds content that violates BLP.
 * ✅. Good.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 04:29, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

(2)SPECIAL:DIFF/1003255997, an IP user redirects a character to another page and has been warned by a robot.
 * ✅.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 04:29, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

(3)SPECIAL:DIFF/1003333244, an IP user adds content that violates BLP.
 * ✅.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 04:29, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

- 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 note that the motto of CUVA is "Civility – Maturity – Responsibility." Welcome to CUVA. Stay safe and best.
 * Stay safe and best.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 06:29, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Pls write the answer in your own words and link to the guidelines with explanation/justification/reasons for all the answers and assignments where is applicable.. Pls redo/reword your answer Q1. Thank you.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 09:00, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I think I finished. Did you know? Alcremie's 1000th edit was made very close to the 20th anniversary day of Wikipedia. 14:18, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I think I finished the assignment you gave me. Did you know? Alcremie's 1000th edit was made very close to the 20th anniversary day of Wikipedia. 01:45, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
 * , Review. Let me know if you have any question 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>) 04:29, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
 * no problem, next pleace. Did you know? Alcremie's 1000th edit was made very close to the 20th anniversary day of Wikipedia. 05:06, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
 * , Just notice I missed Answer 1. Pls see comment and inform me when you have read them. Thank you.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 02:56, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
 * --Alcremie (talk) 08:16, 1 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: Warn users' purpose is to "educate" the editors on constructive editing, especially those who are new to Wikipedia and to "deter" them of such actions with stronger warnings leads up to a block.
 * ✅. An important note: Please DO NOT look  for answers from other CUVA trainees program as these exercises/assignments are designed for you to learn the about the topics by reading the material/links provided. It is ok to be wrong in the assignments and learn from it. You can always ask questions of any topics if you need help. There is a total of 10 assignments and final exam. If you dont know the answers of the assignments you would be doing well in the final exam which determine the result of the program. If you find certain topics particular difficult which you get majority of the answers wrong, then I will set up more same sort of questions for you to practice. Remember, I am here to help, so do ask any questions if needed.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 00:37, 31 January 2021 (UTC)


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


 * Answer: When someone vandal Wikipedia five times but no one warns him once in vandal's talkpage.
 * , it doesnt have to five times, but 4im is only for widespread and particularly egregious vandalism.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 00:37, 31 January 2021 (UTC)


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


 * Answer: Yes. For example, uw-d3 should use {{subst:uw-d3}}.
 * ✅. The reason is if the template is changed/altered, the message on the users talk page remain the same.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 00:37, 31 January 2021 (UTC)


 * (4) What should you do if a user who has received a level 4 or 4im warning vandalises again?
 * Answer: Go to VIP and report them.
 * ✅. Yes we report to WP:AIV/WP:VIP.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 00:37, 31 January 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.

Hello, I'm IN. I noticed that you recently removed all content from a page. Please do not do this. Blank pages are harmful to Wikipedia because they have a tendency to confuse readers. As a rule, if you discover a duplicate article, please redirect it to an appropriate existing page. If a page has been vandalised, please revert it to the last legitimate version. If you feel that the content of a page is inappropriate, please edit the page and replace it with appropriate content. If you believe there is no hope for the page, please see the deletion policy for how to proceed. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you wish to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks.
 * Answer i: {{subst:uw-blank1}}

I will use this template to notice a user when they (accidentally) clear a page.


 * , not accidentally, but blank a page.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 00:37, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia. While objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you.
 * Answer ii: {{subst:uw-ad2}}

This template is a level 2 warning template used to warn editors for repeated instances of advertising or promotion on Wikipedia, while they have been already warned once using a uw-ad1.
 * ✅<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 00:37, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

This is your only warning; if you remove or blank page contents or templates from Wikipedia again, you may be blocked from editing without further notice.
 * Answer iii: {{subst:uw-d4im}}

When a user deletes page content five times but no one warn this user, I should use this template to warn him.
 * ✅<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 00:37, 31 January 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>) 05:13, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Hey, I think I have finished the homework you assigned me. By the way, did you know? Alcremie's 1000th edit was made very close to the 20th anniversary day of Wikipedia. 13:46, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
 * , see above comments. Le 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>) 00:37, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
 * There is no big problem, you can give me next assignment. By the way, did you know? Alcremie's 1000th edit was made very close to the 20th anniversary day of Wikipedia. 04:09, 31 January 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.

===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. Also, pls provide the reasons/justification/explanate of your answers. Do note that Wikipedia counter vandalism system is a flexible system. We normally would give level warning and increase the warning on the subsequent vandalism edit leading up to a block. However, for more serious vandalism we could place level 2 or level 3 warning and this is a subjective call, so do exercise cautiously if higher warning level is to be given. This is the hardest assignment in the program besides the final exam, so that you time to find the required edits and pld ask any questions if you need any help. Stay safe and best.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 04:19, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
 * you need to provide the hist diff as per diffs guidelines and not you usual hist diff link and not as per your edit on Answer 10 above.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 05:01, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
 * , When I found the vandal but no need to report it to AIV, should I write in the third and fourth columns? By the way, did you know? Alcremie's 1000th edit was made very close to the 20th anniversary day of Wikipedia. 09:04, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
 * , Yes, All answers in this program need to provide reasons/justification/explanation where it is applicable. I added example 3 above for your reference. Let me know if you have further questions. Stay safe and best.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 23:09, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Anyway, when I submit my homework, I had to report two people, Am I right, ?--Alcremie (talk) 07:30, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
 * , When you have finished your assignment, all you have to do is to ping me and let me know. Btw pls read the last message (on the communication section) from me on Assignment 1 and once you have read it, pls let me know. Thank you.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 08:09, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
 * It's midnight Beijing time. I'm going to bed, I'll hand in my assignment first, can review it after you get up tomorrow, if you still need me to continue to complete, please inform me, thank you.--Alcremie (talk) 16:38, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
 * , When you have found all the edits/answered all the questions, then ping me for I will review them. Thank you.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 23:15, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Do think my report #18 should be written on the #4? If not, is it because the reporter is a bot and NOT me?--Alcremie (talk) 09:01, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
 * , For Q#4, you need to be the one who report the editor to WP:AIV. You need to provide the hist diff of the report, and the reason of the why you report the editor. (note, the more info you provide, it would be benificial to you as I can see the how you think/analyze/justify your report so I can provide feed back to you if applicable. For Q#18, in column 2 should be just vandalism (and not vandalism report by other). Let me know if you have any questions. Stay safe and best.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 09:25, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
 * , Hi good day. Havent seen you work on the assignment for the last 2 weeks and if you need any assistance, pls let me know. Stay safe and best.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 01:02, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
 * gave me the assignment that I had to report two users to VIP. But until now, I haven't found another user who needs to report to VIPbecause some obvious breaches are often blocked by other editors and filters. Anyway, I think I've done my assistance.Alcremie (talk) 13:31, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
 * , Good day. There are still 5 questions you have not answered and there are 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. When you have answered/found all the edits needed, then ping me for review. Thank you.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 23:48, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Cassiopeia, I'm a little tired. Should I must to finish it?--Alcremie (talk) 09:24, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
 * You still have 3 questions to finish. Take your time, when you have done, then ping me. this is the hardest assignment of this program, and after this it will get easier. Stay safe and best.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 09:28, 27 February 2021 (UTC)


 * I think I've finished the form you gave me a year ago. It took me almost a year.--Q28 (talk) 12:13, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Ok. I will review them when I have sometime this week.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FF8000"> Cassiopeia</b>  talk  05:19, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
 * But until now, I haven't seen any comments from you about my work. Why is this?--Q28 (talk) 17:18, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Will review this weekend.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FF8000"> Cassiopeia</b>  talk  22:52, 28 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Pls read the comments and reread the WP:VAND and WP:WARN. Pls work on the additional questions and ping me when you have finished.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FF8000"> Cassiopeia</b>  talk  02:17, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't understand what WP:VAL means. Can you explain it again? ——Q28 has 5K edits ꧁(ღˇ◡ˇღ)꧂ 04:24, 6 February 2022 (UTC)


 * see WP:VAND. For the question "report to AIV - you need to be the one (not the robot) to report to AIV.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FF8000"> Cassiopeia</b>   talk  04:39, 6 February 2022 (UTC)


 * I was busy for some time before, so I didn't come to finish your task. Now I'm back, but I have a few questions. Does #31 and #32 mean that someone made a vand, but I just roll back and warn him without committing to VIP? Q𝟤𝟪 06:02, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Welcome back. First of all, do state all messages/communication about the assignment in the communication section (here) at the end of the assignment. As for Q31 - it is edit is considered a vandal edit. Q32 is about an edit is in the nature of "talking" but not adding any useful content. Ping me here when you have finished the additional questions. Be safe and best.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FF8000"> Cassiopeia</b>  talk  08:41, 29 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Your edits seem to have corrupted the page, which makes it necessary for me to start from the section at the top when I try to edit this area, and then I can start new work.-- Q𝟤𝟪 06:34, 1 June 2023 (UTC) Q𝟤𝟪 06:35, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, I need to announce the unfortunate news that I am no longer allowed to outline content in the AIV, because I have been banned for editing WP Namespace. I can only warn users now, but I can't report the damage. I'm afraid I can't finish some of your changing tasks. What should I do?-- Q𝟤𝟪 13:50, 5 June 2023 (UTC)