User:Cassiopeia/CVUA/TigerScientist

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/TigerScientist.

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.
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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.

Answer: A vandalism edit is when a user makes a bad edit that is intentional. A good faith edit is when a user tries to make a good edit. It might be helpful, it might be not. I will see if they just put a bunch of random letters or make a obviously inaccurate claim. If the edit is a copyright violation, or a new editor who seems to try to help, it is good faith.
 * Please explain below the difference between a good faith edit and a vandalism edit, and how you would tell them apart.
 * {{yellow tick}. 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". We could check the editor's contribution log and their talk page to gauge the editor's behavior if the we are unsure about their edit. Cassiopeia(talk) 11:03, 25 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) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/?diff=1023031674 The edit was unsourced.
 * ✅. Cassiopeia(talk) 11:03, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

(2) Diff They don't know that writing things about yourself is discouraged. It is not helpful but they weren't vandalising.
 * ✅. Cassiopeia(talk) 03:27, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

(3) WP:MOS Didn't vandalize but the user likely has a conflict of interest with the content being added.

(4) WP:MOS  It should be etymology instead.
 * No diff in hist diff. Pls find another WP:MOS and answer the question again.
 * No diff in hist diff. Pls find another WP:MOS and answer the question again.


 * Answer again: lots  of mistakes such as not putting a space after a period.
 * ✅. Cassiopeia(talk) 23:38, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/?diff=1023866284 Obviously not true.
 * ✅.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 11:03, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

(2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/?diff=1023141168 This is obviously vandalism.
 * ✅.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 11:03, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

(3) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/?diff=1021422305 Joe is a ongoing joke and this user's username is has Joe in it.
 * ✅.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 11:03, 25 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>) 10:46, 20 May 2021 (UTC)


 * I am done with the first assignment! TigerScientist  Chat > contribs 17:48, 20 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Pls place your message/ communication regarding the assignment at the "communication section" at the end of the the assignment. Secondly, pls use the  diffs to provide your hist diff. Finally, pls provide other good faith answer for question 2 and WP:MOS for question 3. When you have finished, pls ping me here.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 11:03, 25 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Sorry if this is not the communications section. are these good faith edits? Am I doing the diffs correctly now?  TigerScientist  Chat > contribs 18:51, 25 May 2021 (UTC)


 * On good faith, you need to provide an edit regarding WP:MOS (Question 4) which means editor edit something which is incorrect as per WP:MOS but is done in good faith. There are a lot of MOS sub guidelines, and it is not hard to find one. When you have done, ping me here (below this message). Remember to add additonal ":" (colon) from previous message for one space indentation to the right before you start your message. Stay safe and best.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 03:27, 26 May 2021 (UTC)


 * do the diffs have to be new? TigerScientist  Chat > contribs 18:15, 7 June 2021 (UTC)


 * For assignment 1 and 2 no, but for the rest of the assignment hist diffs are needed and they have been be your work (revert and warning messages). By the way, pls remember to add additional " ; " (colon) from the previous message for one indentation to the right for this is the communication protocol in talk pages. Stay safe and best.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 22:41, 7 June 2021 (UTC)
 * thank you. I have answered again. TigerScientist  Chat > contribs 23:22, 7 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Reviewed. Let me know if you have any questions or you are ready to move on to the next assignment.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:105%;color:#FA0"> Cassiopeia</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 23:38, 7 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I am ready to move on. TigerScientist  Chat > contribs 16:13, 8 June 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:


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


 * Answer: It is used when the vandalism is very extreme or numerous and obviously bad faith.


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


 * Answer:


 * (4) What should you do if a user who has received a level 4 or 4im warning vandalises again?
 * Answer:


 * (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:


 * Answer ii:


 * Answer iii:

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

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>) 07:18, 14 June 2021 (UTC)