User:Ingenuity/CVUA/Tasks

Introduction
Welcome to the CVUA! As you finish each of the sections, please me to let me know you're done. Make sure that you read through the relevant pages listed before answering the questions. Thanks!

Twinkle

 * Relevant pages: Twinkle

Twinkle is an extremely useful tool that can perform a variety of tasks, such as reverting, warning, requesting page protection, and reporting, very easily. I highly recommend that you enable Twinkle if you haven't already. To enable Twinkle on your account and receive any future updates automatically, you can simply enable the "Twinkle" gadget in the Gadgets section of your Special:Preferences page. (Don't forget to click "Save" at the bottom of the list of gadgets!)

Identifying vandalism

 * Relevant pages: Vandalism

One of the main tools used to identify vandalism is Special:RecentChanges. You can apply filters so that most helpful edits are hidden. For example, this filter only shows edits by IPs and new users. To answer the questions below, please ensure you are familiar with what does and what does not constitute vandalism.

Questions

 * 1. What is the difference between a good faith edit and vandalism?

Scenarios
For each scenario below, identify it as vandalism, an unhelpful edit (but good faith), or not vandalism. Explain your reasoning for each.


 * 1. An IP deletes content from a biography with the edit summary "libelous". The content was sourced to a blog and a reporter's Twitter comment. (Relevant policy: WP:BLP)


 * 2. A new user deletes the "Geography" section from Nashville, Tennessee.


 * 3. A user deletes all of the warnings from their talk page. (Relevant policy: WP:NOTWALLOFSHAME)


 * 4. A user adds "They are the best player ever" to the page of a football player. (Relevant policy: WP:POV)

Practice
Find three instances of vandalism, and three instances of an unhelpful edit. You do not have to revert them. Post the diffs below once you are done.

The three-revert rule

 * Relevant pages: WP:3RR

One of the policies that you need to be aware of while reverting vandalism is the three-revert rule (often referred to as 3RR). Aside from a few exemptions, you should not make more than three reverts to one page within any 24-hour period, or you risk being blocked for edit warring. While obvious vandalism is exempt from 3RR, good faith edits are not, so be very careful that you do not exceed 3RR on edits that are made in good faith.

Warning

 * Relevant pages: WARN (table of warnings) and WARNVAND

You can warn users easily using Twinkle. Hover over the "TW" beside the search bar, click "Warn", and select the appropriate warning template.

Questions

 * 1. Why should we warn users?

Scenarios
For each scenario below, choose a warning type and level from the table of warnings above. (Just add the name of the warning template -- for example, )


 * 1. A user adds "kjhebf a;sojdfn wef nj" to the bottom of an article. This is their first edit.


 * 2. A user changes Yusei Kikuchi's name to "The Worst Pitcher in Baseball". This is the third time they have vandalized in the past month and they currently have a on their talk page.


 * 3. A user adds "They are a pedophile and should die" to the biography of a living person. This is their first edit.


 * 4. A user changes every instance of "Muhammad" to "Muhammad (PBUH)" in an article (Relevant policy: WP:PBUH)


 * 5. A user adds an external link to freeonlinecasinogames142.com. They have been warned for doing this twice before.

Biting new editors

 * Relevant pages: WP:BITE

Often new editors do not understand all of Wikipedia's policies. It is very important that you do not discourage editors by leaving too many warning messages on their talk page. If an editor makes an edit that is unhelpful, but obviously made in good faith, you can leave a personalized message explaining why you reverted their edit (and maybe leave a welcome message while you're at it).

Good:


 * Hi, I'm Ingenuity. I noticed that you made an edit to Page name that appeared to change the formatting of the page. I've reverted the edit, because Wikipedia's manual of style says that . If you have any questions please ask on my talk page. Thanks!

Bad:


 * Information orange.svg Please do not use styles that are nonstandard, unusual, inappropriate or difficult to understand in articles, as you did in Page name. There is a Manual of Style, and edits should not deliberately go against it without special reason. Thank you.

Reporting

 * Relevant pages: Administrator intervention against vandalism and Guide to administrator intervention against vandalism

If a user continues vandalizing even after they have been given warnings, they can then be reported at WP:AIV. To do this using Twinkle, hover over "TW", click "ARV", and enter your reasoning for reporting.

Questions

 * 1. What are the default reasons Twinkle gives you when reporting to AIV?


 * 2. A brand-new user makes three vandalism edits. There is now a on their talk page. Can they be reported to AIV?

Practice
Correctly report two vandals to WP:AIV. Post the diffs of your reports below.

Dealing with harassment

 * Relevant pages: Harassment and No personal attacks

Revision deletion and oversight

 * Relevant pages: Revision deletion and Oversight

Administrators can delete revisions from pages if it meets one of the criteria for revision deletion. If you think a revision should be deleted, do not contact an administrator or oversighter on their talk page, to prevent the Streisand effect. Instead you can either email them or request deletion via IRC on the channel.

Oversight (also known as suppression) works similarly to revision deletion, but even administrators can't see material that has been suppressed. Oversight should usually only be used when personally identifying information is posted to Wikipedia, such as outing (posting the IRL name of an editor). To request oversight, you can use Special:EmailUser/Oversight.

Protecting pages

 * Relevant pages: Protection policy and Requests for page protection

Protecting pages is generally used in the case of persistent vandalism or a content dispute. For a page to be protected, there needs to be several different users engaged in disruptive behavior. My general rule of thumb is to request protection if at least three different users have vandalized a page within the previous 24 hours. Twinkle has an option to request protection -- when on the page you want protected, hover over "TW", select "RPP", and enter your reasoning.

Questions
Make sure you read through the protection policy and understand it before answering the questions below.


 * 1. In what circumstances should a page be semi-protected?


 * 2. In what circumstances should a page be pending changes protected?


 * 3. In what circumstances should a page be extended-confirmed protected?


 * 4. In what circumstances should a page be fully protected?

Practice

 * 1. Correctly request the protection of one page and post the diff below.

Usernames

 * Relevant pages: Username policy and Usernames for administrator attention

Wikipedia has a policy which details the types of usernames which users are permitted to have. You can see a log of new users at Special:Log/newusers. If you see a username which you feel is inappropriate for Wikipedia, you can report it to WP:UAA. As a general rule, however, only users who have edited should be reported. There are five main reasons that a user can be reported to UAA (these can be seen in the Twinkle menu):


 * 1) Misleading usernames: these include usernames which imply they are in a position of authority, for example if they include "bot", "sysop", or "admin".
 * 2) Promotional usernames: for usernames that promote an organization or person. For example, "CompanyNameIsTheBest" should be reported for this if they have made promotional edits to CompanyName.
 * 3) Usernames which imply shared use: usually this means usernames which are the name of a company.
 * 4) Offensive usernames: usernames that offend a person or other contributors. For example, "Ingenuity is terrible".
 * 5) Disruptive usernames: this is likely the widest category. Much of the time it means there are profanities in the name.

There are other usernames which do not fall under these criteria, but are still not allowed; for example, impersonation (a username which is very close to an existing one).

Scenarios
For each of the following names, state whether it is allowed under the username policy. If it is not, state which of the criteria above it could be reported for.


 * 1. DJohnson


 * 2. LMedicalCentre


 * 3. 1ngenuity


 * 4. JoeAtBurgerKing


 * 7. Bieberisgay


 * 8. JoeTheSysop

Practice
Correctly report two users to WP:UAA. Post the diffs of your reports below once you are complete.

Speedy deletion

 * Relevant pages: Criteria for speedy deletion

Pages are eligible to be deleted immediately if they meet one of the criteria for speedy deletion. To tag a page for speedy deletion using Twinkle, hover over "TW" and select "CSD", and it will automatically add a message to the talk page of the user who created the page. You can also do this manually (but you have to remember to notify the user who created the page).

Scenarios

 * 1. A user creates a page titled Draft:Los Angeles Roofing Company - For All Your Roofing Needs, and submits it to articles for creation. The content of the page is "Contact us at (555)-555-5555 to get a free quote now!" What speedy deletion criteria, if any, does this meet?


 * 2. A user creates Aasdadasd with the content "i created a wikipedia page!!" What speedy deletion criteria, if any, does this meet?


 * 3. An IP creates Draft:Mr. Smith with the content "Mr. Smith is the worst teacher on the planet. They should be fired immediately because they suck at teaching." What speedy deletion criteria, if any, does this meet?

Practice
Correctly tag one page for speedy deletion under the G3 criteria (blatant hoax or vandalism). To find new pages, you can check the creation log.

Progress
Here's a test so I can measure your progress in these areas. After you are done, we can move on to more advanced methods of reverting vandalism.

Scenario 1
You encounter an IP disrupting the article on Homosexuality. They are adding extremely nasty homophobic slurs, and death threats.
 * Would this be considered vandalism or a good faith edit, why?


 * Which Wikipedia policies and/or guidelines is it breaching?


 * Should you automatically report this, or should you give this person a warning? Why?


 * In what place(s) would you report this? Why? Is revision deletion or oversight needed? Why?

Scenario 2
You see a new account called "Hi999" that has added random letters to one article.
 * Would this be considered vandalism or a good faith edit, why?


 * What would be an appropriate warning template to place on the user's talk page?


 * Which of the following Twinkle options should be used to revert these edits: Rollback-AGF (Green), Rollback (Blue) or Rollback-Vandal (Red)?


 * The user now has a level 3 warning on their talk page. They make a vandal edit, would it be appropriate to report this user to AIV? Why or why not?


 * If this user keeps on vandalizing, can this user be blocked indef.?


 * Which of the following reporting templates should be used in this case: IPvandal or vandal?


 * What would you include as the reason for reporting the editor?

Scenario 3

 * A user is adding unsourced comments to a BLP, but you're pretty sure that this person is acting in good faith. Do you revert?


 * What would be an appropriate template to use in this situation?


 * This user now has a lvl 4 warning on their talk page. They add the comment again. Do you report?

Scenario 4
You see a new account called "LaptopsInc" which has created a new page called "Laptops Inc" (which only contains the words "Laptops Inc" and a paragraph copied from www.laptopsinc.com). The user also added "www.laptopsinc.com" on the Laptop article. You research Laptops Inc on Google and find that is a small company.
 * Should you revert the edit to Laptop, if so which Twinkle option (agf, neutral, vandalism) would you use?


 * If you do revert which warning template would you use?


 * Would you tag the article they created with a speedy deletion tag(s). If so which speedy deletion criteria apply to the article?


 * Would you leave a template on the user's talk page regarding their username? If so which one and with which parameters?


 * Would you report the user to UAA? If so what of the four reasons does it violate?

Scenario 5
You come across an account named "JohnIsAFag". You find that it's created the page "John Simmonds", which reads "John Simmonds is a guy born in 1991. He is still alive today, unfortunately, because he is an idiot. ahsjjdshhsd".
 * Would you tag the article they created with a speedy deletion tag(s)? If so, which speedy deletion criteria apply to the article?


 * Would you report this user to UAA? If so, What part of the username policy does the username violate?


 * The user puts the same insults in a different page 4 times, you have reverted 3 times already. Would another revert be a violation of WP:3RR?

Practice
Find ten instances of vandalism, revert and warn the users appropriately. Post the diffs of the reverts below once you are done.

Correctly report two users to AIV. Post the diffs below once you are done.