User:WormTT/Adopt/Test/Bennydigital

Final Exam for Bennydigital
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'''This exam was begun at 14:13, March 21. It will end at 14:13,''' .

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.


 * ✅ - Patrol at least 4 pages in new page patrol Diffs:
 * 1) Exodus Athletic - 30 mins from start to prod, did not notify creator. Also did not notify creator on AfD.
 * 2) Everywhere I Go (Song) - could possibly be redirected (per AfD discussion). Creator notified.
 * 3) Pini (Web Series) - said it didn't cite sources, although there are 3 references, just not inline. 7 minutes from creation to tagging, perhaps would be better to work from bottom of log.
 * 4) Blackwell Elementary School - 2 mins from creation to tagging.. a bit bitey. tags appropriate.
 * Overall - 5/10 - comments next to each.


 * ✅ - Participate in at least two AfD debates with reasoned comments. Diffs:
 * 1) Accusations of Arab Apartheid - Very good comment, would have been helpful to show a source where it has been used to back it up.
 * 2) Everywhere I Go (Song)- If commenting on my own AfD counts... - Indeed it does. Merge was a reasonable solution and you were being helpful to the new editor.
 * Overall - 9/10 - comments next to each.


 * ✅ - Cleanup at least three articles (i.e., resolve at least one noted problem on at least three articles and remove that tag) Diffs:
 * 1) TurboGrafx-16 - good job. Though... you left the article with as many tags as you started ;)
 * 2) Julia Buckley - Not really a clean up, though good job on the prod.
 * 3) Beat 'Em Up - good job.
 * Overall - 7/10 - comments next to each.


 * ✅ - Make at least 5 anti-vandal reversions and warn the vandals appropriately. Diffs:
 * 1) Prediction of volcanic activity - Yep, that's vandalism and good warning.
 * 2) Celery - good spot and good warning - though generally, it's best to put the warnings in the same section and to remember to sign.
 * 3) Consumer Bill of Rights - good job
 * 4) Brian Cox (physicist) - good spot.
 * 5) Liberal Democrats - Not that they deserve it, heartbreakers... - good job, good warning.
 * Overall - 8/10 - comments next to each.


 * ✅ - Join a project associated with your interests. Diffs: - sounds like a perfect project for you.
 * Overall - 10/10

In the event you attempt to do a task above but a bot beats you the the task a ridiculously obscene number of times, please make a note of that here. I've tried to do similar tasks before and been incredibly frustrated by the automatic bots. You should be able to demonstrate that you put an honest effort into completing the task.

Practical test - 39/50

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 the means by which decisions are made on wikipedia. Essentially, it is the agreement of the majority of users. Policy is decided by this, along with smaller matters such as page deletions, merges etc...
 * I'm happy with this answer. 5/5
 * 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: Ask an admin to look into it. It's easier than edit warring!
 * That's one option, certainly. I'm going to dock a point, because there's not enough admins to do things that you could sort yourself ;) 4/5
 * 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: Start an AfD discussion, and request for comment. Depending on the severity of the nasty note, take it further, but most likely, assume good faith.
 * You'd start an AfD on something you don't feel should be deleted? It's an option, I guess! I'm going to dock a point for not saying how you'd take it further, but only one, because I do like the answer overall. 4/5
 * 1) When is it appropriate to report a vandal to administration?
 * A: Continual vandalism, and ignoring repeated warnings, clever vandalism (hiding it in tags etc), deliberate copyvio, severe vandalism (goaste, tubgirl etc...) of personal attacks.
 * yes, yes, not necessarily, yes, yes, yes. Yeah, I'm happy with a 5/5 here.
 * 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: relist it, or the empty page will sit there, and say something to the author on their talk page, explaining why I did this, and offering him the joys of adoption!
 * Re-list it under A7? I'm assuming not - but since you've not said so, I'm going to have to dock you a point. BUT I'm going to give it back to you because you were SO helpful on the talk page 5/5.
 * 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: Apologise, stand corrected, learn, move on!
 * Perfect. 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: Make sure it is for free usage (email user or similar), check again (what type of free usage is it for?) and in the unlikely possibility it is free use, upload it.
 * Sounds good to me. There's also the posibility of fair use if the person is not alive, but you know that ;) 5/5
 * 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: Stick a {hold up} in there, and ask the new user why. Get consensus, and hope that you haven't written a fine article that should be deleted!
 * The problem here is that it might affect the featured status. It all depends on the reasons behind the deletion, but since you didn't say "It's a new user, just delete it and give him a bollocking" I'm happy to give you 4/5.
 * 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 again for helping with Lorem Ipsum! It's a great help. Thanks again! WormTT
 * Should I dock you a point for not getting my signature perfect. Hmmm. 5/5
 * 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: Remove the offending part, and let them know that this violates copyright, and that they should paraphrase the useful part of their research, and cite it accordingly.
 * Yep, 5/5. (and if the entire article is a copy, delete it)

Written test: 47/50

Overall: 86% - PASS

Questions and excuses
If you have any problems during the exam, please post them here. Good luck!


 * Phew. Doing the whole thing straight from the edit box was a bit scary! Bennydigital (talk) 14:13, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
 * You were allowed to save it, you know ;) Doing a good job so far. You may want to see what's happening at Exodus Athletic though - it can be a good idea to watchlist pages you've worked on. Oh by the way, if you do more NPP in future (which you seem to be doing quite well), it's best to work the bottom of the log, so that people get a few minutes to update their article before you suggest it's deleted!  WormTT   &middot; &#32;(talk) 15:56, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
 * EPIC FAIL- I've just been listing the article, not the edit. Is this going to be a problem? Bennydigital (talk) 13:16, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Not at all. I noticed you doing it earlier, but I "haz da mad skillz" to work out what you were doing. Don't worry about it ;)  WormTT   &middot; &#32;(talk) 13:41, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Be helpful to give me actual divs for the vandalism though ;)  WormTT   &middot; &#32;(talk) 13:42, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
 * That's it. Hope I did okay. You did fantastically! Bennydigital (talk) 16:19, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Well done indeed. I hope you won't mind if I mark it tomorrow?  WormTT   &middot; &#32;(talk) 17:51, 22 March 2011 (UTC)