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Final Exam for Barts1a
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'''This exam was begun at 09:29, April 23. It will end at 09:29,''' .

Practical Test
Following are your tasks for the practical exam. When a task is completed, replace the Not done template with Done. You may also use Doing to indicate a task that is currently underway. All tasks must be marked completed before the time stated above. Even if you have done these tasks in the past, please do them again during this exam period.


 * ✅ - Patrol at least 4 pages in new page patrol Diffs:
 * diff - well, having only primary sources isn't necessarily a notability concern - though it is a problem, and I see you watched the article and removed the tag when it was fixed. So, right handling, with the wrong tag.
 * diff - and this time, yes, it's not notable, but not because of the sourcing.
 * diff - again, right problem, wrong reason.
 * diff - This one looks plausibly notable to me, just being poorly sourced is irrelevant to it's notability
 * Well.. not great I must say. Sourcing is not the same as notability. True, non-notable stuff cannot be sourced, but just because it is not does not mean it cannot be - meaning you've used the wrong tag for what you mean in a number of situations there. However, you didn't do anything particularly problematic, and you did watch the articles afterwards for improvements, so I'll give you a bonus point or two there. 6/10.

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 * ✅ - Participate in at least two AfD debates with reasoned comments. Diffs:
 * diff - Good reasoning
 * diff Reasonable
 * No problems there, 10/10
 * ✅ - Cleanup at least three articles (i.e., resolve at least one noted problem on at least three articles and remove that tag) Diffs:
 * diff added a dead link tag and cleaned a URL. very good.
 * diff More URL cleanup
 * diff And more
 * Well, it's not the hardest of tasks, but you did it very well - 10/10
 * ✅ - Make at least 5 anti-vandal reversions and warn the vandals appropriately. Diffs:
 * diff - appropriately reverted and appropriate level of warning left.
 * diff - appropriately reverted and appropriate level of warning left.
 * diff - appropriately reverted and appropriate level of warning left.
 * diff - First instinct was that that it could be a good faith edit, but the names aren't exactly likely. Perhaps borderline, perhaps not, but you did not over warn.
 * diff sounds like a phonetics difference to me. Could well be good faith. Reasonable warning though.
 * Times beaten by bot: 1 2 3
 * I'd say 9/10 here.
 * ✅ - Join a project associated with your interests. Diffs:
 * diff Perfect - 10/10

Practical test - 45/50

Written Test
Please leave your response to each question where indicated. Worm That Turned will check your responses at the end of the exam. Note that for some questions there may be multiple correct answers - as long as a response is in accordance with Wikipedia policies and guidelines, it will be marked correct.


 * 1) What is consensus, and how does it apply to Wikipedia policies?
 * A: Consensus is a conclusion reached by the majority of editors in a discussion occuring on wikipedia and it applies to wikipedia policies because consensus is required before any changes are made to policies. Barts1a / Talk to me / Help me improve 09:29, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Ooooh, very nearly. It's certainly the conclusion, but it's relation the the majority is tenuous. We can have consensus without a majority and we can have a majority without consensus. I'll give you 4.5/5 for that - because it's quite mean.
 * 1) You add a PROD tag to an article as it doesn't seem to be notable, but it gets removed by the author ten minutes later. You don't believe he's addressed the notability concerns, so what is one step you could take from here?
 * A: Attempt to discuss the concerns with the author and if that fails list the article at AfD. Barts1a / Talk to me / Help me improve 09:29, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Sounds like a plan. 5/5.
 * 1) Flip that situation around. You come across a PROD that you don't think should be deleted, and remove the tag. Your edit is reverted and you get a nasty note on your talk page. What do you do?
 * A: I undo the edit, notify the user that a removed PROD tag cannot be reinstated and open discussion with the reverter as to why they think the article should be deleted. Barts1a / Talk to me / Help me improve 09:29, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Well... I'd disagree with the undo. That's just pushing for an edit war (which, yes, you are on the right side of - but there's no need to have it, it's not like an admin will delete it with discussion going on AND a prod tag which had been removed), concentrate on the de-escalation of problems. Otherwise, you're all good. 3.5/5
 * 1) When is it appropriate to report a vandal to administration?
 * A: After they have recieved four warnings for vandalism within that month and have continued to vandalize despite the increasingly stern warnings. Barts1a / Talk to me / Help me improve 09:29, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Ye-es... but I'd say it'd also be appropriate with 3 warnings and continuing to vandalise, or extremely bad vandalism eg unpleasant BLP violation, or a recently unblocked vandalism account returning to form, or... well, I'd have liked a more comprehensive answer. 2/5
 * 1) You mark a non-notable article for speedy deletion under CSD A7. Moments later, you notice in Recent Changes that the page has been blanked by the author. What do you do?
 * A: You undo the page blanking (Unless the CSD bot beat me to it...) and notify the author that CSD tags cannot be removed by the author of the article up for deletion. Barts1a / Talk to me / Help me improve 09:29, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
 * No. The page was blanked by the author, and it's non-notable, that fits G7 - Author requests deletion. Forcing them to sit by and wait for an admin to make a decision when they've agreed with you is perverse at best. G7s are less controversial and so will be done faster and is the right way to go. 1/5
 * 1) You revert something thinking it's vandalism, but you get a rather irate reply on your talk page: "That's not vandalism! This is a serious fact covered my many research articles! How dare you accuse me of (insert type of vandalism here, as well as more complaints)!" You check, and sure enough, he's right. What do you do?
 * A: Apologize and take back the accusation of vandalism. Barts1a / Talk to me / Help me improve 09:29, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Sounds good. I don't expect you to dine on humble pie, but an apology goes a long way 5/5
 * 1) I found an image on a website of a person that could be really useful in an article I'm writing about them. The website doesn't say the image is copyrighted, so what should I do to upload it to Wikipedia?
 * A: No. Unless it is explicitly licensed under the terms of the CC-BY-SA 3.0 licence or similar it cannot be uploaded
 * Well, you're right, but I asked what I should do - options would have included contacting the website asking for usage, tracking down where the picture came from to ask the original author, also fair use if the person is not living and public domain images if they were published long enough ago. Quite a lot of assumptions you made - but you're not wrong... 2/5
 * 1) You've been a frequent contributor to an article and have helped get it so it's almost ready for nomination as a featured article. You log in one day to find that it's just been put up for AfD by a new user. Nobody has commented on the debate yet, so what should you do?
 * A: Read the deletion concern, !vote "keep" in the debate with an explanation for your vote and what you are doing and improve the article to eliminate the concerns identified in the AfD. Barts1a / Talk to me / Help me improve 09:29, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Sounds good, and not an over-reaction. 5/5
 * 1) If I wrote a template "foo" with this code, what would be displayed when I called it like this: Thanks again! ? Thanks for helping with ! It's a great help.
 * A: Thanks for helping with Lorem Ipsum! It's a great help. Thanks again! Barts1a / Talk to me / Help me improve 09:29, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Oooh, close - but Lorem Ipsum would have been linked. 4/5
 * 1) You're working with an new editor to cleanup a page they created. During the course of your discussions, you realize that the content of the article is an exact copy of a textbook the other editor is reading off of. What should you do?
 * A: Notify the other editor that this is Plagiarism and rewrite the article so that the copyright within the textbook is no longer violated. If that is impossible then put it up at CSD as a copyvio. Barts1a / Talk to me / Help me improve 09:29, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Perfect. 5/5

Written Test - 37/50

Questions and excuses
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Overall - 82% - Pass!
 * "In the world of emoticons I was Colon Capital D. :D". Barts1a / Talk to me / Help me improve 22:21, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll see if I can get you a full barnstar, so you can be colon, capital o!  WormTT   &middot; &#32;(talk) 07:42, 30 April 2012 (UTC)