User:Missionedit/Adoption

Welcome to Missionedit's Adoption Headquarters
Wikipedia can be a very confusing place, and I'm here to help you understand how it works. My goal as a mentor in the Adopt-A-User program is to make sure that you know how to contribute to the Free Encyclopedia constructively. The adoption program will help you understand a lot of the rules on Wikipedia, how to edit using the basics of Wiki Markup, and much more! As your mentor, I will answer all your questions to the best of my ability, and if I don't know the answer, I'll direct you to someone who does. Please visit User talk:Missionedit to make an inquiry if you are interested in joining this program as an adoptee/mentee.


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Active Adoptees

 * Ploreky

Graduates

 * FiendYT

Inactive Adoptees

 * Jtamad - Incomplete
 * AmazingAlec - Disappeared
 * Faiz7412 - Retired
 * Hisashiyarouin - Disappeared
 * Molly's Mind - Disappeared
 * Ntomlin1996 - Disappeared
 * Scribbleink - Disappeared
 * Elsa Enchanted - Long wikibreak
 * Marcus1093 - Long wikibreak
 * WelshWonderWoman - Long wikibreak
 * Venustar84 - Blocked
 * Acj1 - Blocked


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FAQ

 * When did you join Wikipedia?
 * I joined November 10, 2012.


 * Were you ever adopted?
 * Yes, I was adopted by User:Brambleberry of RiverClan, and successfully graduated in June 2013. She was a wonderful mentor (thanks, Bram!), however, she is currently not active on Wikipedia.


 * How will I know if you go on holiday?
 * If I take a break from editing (longer than a few days), I will place a big notice on this page in addition to notifying all of my active adoptees personally. I hope that if you go on a break, you will notify me as well.


 * What if I want to take a break from lessons?
 * If you need to take a break from editing Wikipedia, whether for personal reasons, or you just want to try to recover from Wikipediholism :), that's fine with me! Everyone needs a break once in a while. However, please leave me a message on my talk page and/or in your adoption classroom to let me know if you're leaving for a long period of time.


 * What happens if I forget about lessons?
 * If you forget your lessons [which sometimes happens, real life can be distracting :) ], after a week, I will send you a reminder. If you still don't respond, I'll continue to send you gentle reminders. If you don't respond within a month to my reminders, you'll be listed as inactive on this page. However, you are still welcome to start up your lessons again anytime.


 * What do you do on Wikipedia?
 * Rather than being a writer of articles, I work more in the area of maintenance tasks, such as cleaning up spelling and grammar, reviewing new and changed articles for problems, and fixing poor reference formatting. I also enjoy helping newer editors at places like the Teahouse and Articles for Creation. I usually don't edit articles of a specific topic, like some editors do, instead, I usually just hack away at backlogs, which are lists of articles with the same problem.


 * Is there a specific adoption course plan?
 * Yes and no. There are some necessary subjects that need to be covered when learning how to edit Wikipedia. However, instead of using a strictly laid out course, I try to play to the interests and strong suits of my adoptees.


 * When will I graduate?
 * You will graduate when I feel that you have learned all you need to know to justify graduation :) An adoption course usually takes between 4 and 12 months of work to complete. Don't be afraid to graduate earlier or later than originally estimated, however: everyone learns at a different pace, and we all have different schedules. Your exact graduation date is up in the air depending on how much time both you and I commit to your lessons.


 * What if I'm graduated and still have questions?
 * My door is always open to adoptees, current or graduated. Like I always say, if you have questions about anything, I'll do my best to answer, and if I don't know the answer, I'll try to direct you to someone who does :)