User:Steven Crossin/My Adoption

This page is to keep track of Cro0016's progress within Tiptoety's adoption program

Completed lessons

 * Copyright
 * Permissions - with a 99.5%
 * Wikimark-up
 * Vandalism 1.1
 * Vandalism 1.2
 * Deletion

Users interests

 * 24 (television series)
 * Fighting vandalism

Final test score
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 * 98%
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 * 1. What is the slogan of wikipedia?
 * A:The free encyclopaedia. [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 2. Why are there such things as permissions on wikipedia?
 * A:To help the wiki run better, and to control certain permissions that could be dangerous if in the wrong hands [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 3. What pages are unregistered users unable to edit?
 * A.Unable to edit pages that are protected in any way [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 4. What level of access does a registered user account have, such as what pages are they able to edit, and are they able to perform deletion or block a user?
 * A:They can edit pages [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 5. What is an “autoconfirmed” account?
 * A:A four day old account [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 6. What is Wikipedia licensed under?
 * A:Under the GDFL [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 7. What information must be provided in order to use an image on wikipedia?
 * A:License info. [[Image:GA candidate.svg|15px]] Partly Correct - Source of image, fair use rational
 * 8. What are Government works (in relation to images) considered?
 * A:Public domain images [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 9. Please write the word “example” in italics.
 * A: example [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 10. Please write the word “example” in bold.
 * A: example [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 11. Where should you make test edits?
 * A:The sandbox [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 12. How do you create a redirect, please provide a step by step example.
 * A: [[Image:Symbol partial support vote.svg|15px]] 'Wrong
 * 13. Please write the word “example” in small text.
 * A: example [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 14. What is vandalism?
 * A:An unconstructive or unhelpful edit to an article [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 15. In questionable cases of possible vandalism what should you do?
 * A:Assume good faith [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 16. Are unregistered accounts able to create articles?
 * A:No. [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 17. What does the "rollbacker" permission allow/enable a user to do?
 * A:Revert multiple edits from a single user,. [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 18. What can be the consequences of abuse of the rollback permission, or any other anti-vandal tool?
 * A:A block may be applied, and the rollback permission may be withdrawn [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 19. What does rollback do? (Dont think to hard on this one, really)
 * A:Reverts an article to the first revision by a different user to the one that has been rolled back. [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 20. When should rollback not be used?
 * A:In edit wars, or when it would violate 3RR. [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 21. What level of warning do you feel is appropriate for a first offense (of vandalism that is)?
 * A:The Level 1 Vandalism template [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 22. What technical abilities/functions are administrators be-stowed with?
 * A:protect/Unprotect pages, edit protected pages, delete pages, grant rollback, block/unblock users, view deleted contributions, make changes to the MediaWik interface [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 23. How do users request adminship?
 * A:Through an RFA [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 24. What technical functions do bureaucrats have?
 * A:Rename accounts, change bot status, grant admin/burecrat user status[[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 25. What technical functions do Stewards have?
 * A:edit all user permissions, grant user levels, on ANY wiki project [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 26. What is a checkuser able to check for, and why is this important?
 * A:Checking to see if a user is a sockpuppet. [[Image:GA candidate.svg|15px]] Partly Correct
 * 27. What is Oversight, and when should it be used?
 * A:The hiding of a revision from public view, used when the revision may have caused legal trouble or contained copyrighted info [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 28. Where do you report vandalism, and request a block of the user?
 * A:AI/V [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 29. When should you report vandalism and request a block of the user?
 * A:When they consistently contiune to vandalise [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 30. Should you ever take what a troll or vandal has to say to heart (ex. Personal attacks)?
 * A:No [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 31. When should you use an “only warning” template?
 * A:For very severe cases of vandalism [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 32. Must an image be of low resolution?
 * A:If it is a non-free image [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 33. A newly registered user has just added content that does not have any sources to verify it, but appears to be possibly legitimate, though it adds controversial content. Do you:
 * A: E. Not revert it and discuss it with the user first [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 34. Where should you check for recently created articles?
 * A:The new pages list. [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 35. If an article meets notability requirements but does not have any sources to verify that the person is indeed notable and you are unable to locate any sources, should you:
 * A: B. Send it to AfD [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 36. What is speedy deletion G1 for (what articles would you tag with G1)?
 * A:Nonsense tag, for articles that contain gibberish, no meaningful purpose [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 37. When should you improve an article instead of tag it for speedy deletion?
 * A: [[Image:Symbol partial support vote.svg|15px]] Wrong
 * 38. If a user (other than the article creator) removes a speedy deletion template from a page, citing why they removed it. Should you:
 * A: E. Talk with the user about why they removed the tag, and then PROD tag it [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 39. What sort of content should you tag as an attack page?
 * A:G10 [[Image:GA candidate.svg|15px]] Partly Correct

40. If a page is clearly a hoax, what speedy deletion criteria would you use?
 * A: [[Image:Symbol partial support vote.svg|15px]] Wrong

Bonus questions

 * 1. Should you revert a user who removes warnings from their usertalk page?
 * A:No. If a user removes warnings from their talk page, it is showing they read it. [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 2. How can you add an external link to a page


 * B. By placing one bracket “[link]” around the link
 * C. By placing no links around it and just pasting the link on the page
 * A: [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Correct
 * 3.What is the difference between a ban and a block?
 * A:

Test closed at 05:09, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Final Score: 39.5/40 98% A+


 * (Each bonus question was worth 2 points)
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Requirements to graduate from adoption
Please note these change per user, depending on interests and prior experience
 * Have at least 5,000 edits (user performs vandalism reverts, should be easy) ✅
 * Pass test with at least a 90% or better ✅
 * Pass all required assignments plus two optional ✅
 * Significantly improve any article relating to 24 (tv series), meaning re-write to extent that tags on article can be removed (Article was List of 24 characters) ✅