User:ClosedEyesSeeing/Adoption

First, add this to your userpage. Then, I would like to know your interests here on the project. Thanks, -- Lord   ₪   Sunday   18:12, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

First
Well, firstly, I appreciate your offer again. I look forward to this!

Next, I'm interested in several things:


 * 1) Reverting Vandalism (surprise! I think everyone likes this)
 * 2) Article update/cleaning
 * 3) Mediation/Peace keeping

Things I'd like to learn:


 * 1) Wikipedia layouts and commonly used templates
 * 2) Other applications/addons that will help with Wikipedia (ie WP:TW)
 * 3) Common knowledge that it just seems I lack here in Wikipedia :)

I'd love to be able to become a successful editor. I have a strong drive and knowledge with gaming and technology but I want to broaden my editing abilities to allow good practices that can be applied to any article.

I'll stop ranting now. :) ClosedEyesSeeing (talk) 14:14, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Articles
I've never seen anything below a stub before, are those usually deleted? And is there a good list of what criteria is needed for the stages? Or is it all vote based? ClosedEyesSeeing (talk) 14:26, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, there is GA criteria, and FA criteria, but individual projects have their own criteria for A-class and B-Class. -- Lord   ₪   Sunday   19:57, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

Searching
Also, is there a way to search recent changes for specific things (ie. Blanked, replaced, etc)? ClosedEyesSeeing (talk) 22:33, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Um, not really. You can guess if it is a blanking or big vandalism if the number linked in red (how much content is removed) is in bold. -- Lord   ₪   Sunday   19:59, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I found Huggle to be an awesome tool for this. ClosedEyesSeeing (talk) 02:16, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

My Criteria
Alright, ClosedEyesSeeing. Normally this is a criteria i have written up for my adoptees. First, i would like to see a good article, if possible. Find a referencable article on something you enjoy. Add references, expand it, and make sure it meets the GA criteria. You can always ask me to review it first. Then, after it passes, generally I like the adoptee to create some did you knows. You'll never have to do featured articles with me, I'm not that mean (: . After you've done that, I'll elaborate more. There will probably be three steps to my adoption, and then you'll pass! Cheers, -- Lord   ₪   Sunday   20:03, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Bring it on! I'm ready! Now... to find a good referencable article.... would this be considered from scratch or taking a stub to GA standards? ClosedEyesSeeing (talk) 02:14, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Doesn't matter. Just bring an article to GA standards, please. Good luck! -- Lord   ₪   Sunday   03:01, 1 September 2008 (UTC)