User:WormTT/Adopt/Test/Porchcorpter

Final Exam for Porchcorpter
Hi PC. Time for your second bite at the apple. Remember, that there's no rush to do this, you should easily complete it within a week, but make sure you triple check your answers so you're certain they're right.

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. 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.
 * ✅ - Patrol at least 4 pages in new page patrol. Remember to patrol from the end of the log, don't be bitey. Diffs:
 * Skipton Devonshire Bowling Club - Time from creation to patrol - 9 minutes, you tagged as unreferenced and added a category. Didn't welcome new user.
 * Calliope daughter of Kratos - Time from creation to patrol - 14m, added tags. Didn't welcome new user.
 * Marvin Castro - Time from creation to patrol - 3m, CSD A7 (though it's a possible attack page) - was deleted A7, welcomed user. Page now deleted.
 * Basalt Rock Company - Time from creation to patrol - just under 2 hours - added stub. non new user.
 * Well, that's not too bad. You were bitey though, patrolling too fast and could have done with welcoming the new users, but 7/10.
 * ✅ - Participate in at least two AfD debates with reasoned comments. Remember about Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions. Diffs:
 * - Not really a reasoned comment - plus you added a speedy tag. You were right through.
 * Again, not really a "reasoned comment" no evidence etc. Plus you incorrectly added a BLP prod tag.
 * Not horribly wrong, but not the best I've seen either. 8/10.
 * ✅ - Cleanup at least three articles (i.e., resolve at least one noted problem on at least three articles and remove that tag) - Remember there are lots of different sorts of clean up tags. Chose what you feel is best. Diffs:
 * Rm caps. good job
 * added Cat. good job
 * basic wikification, but no linking.
 * Good job, 9/10.
 * ✅ - Make at least 5 anti-vandal reversions and warn the vandals appropriately. Diffs:
 * - Correctly identified vandalism and warned user.
 * - Correctly identified vandalism and warned user.
 * - Correctly identified vandalism and warned user.
 * - Correctly identified vandalism and warned user.
 * - Correctly identified vandalism and warned user.
 * Perfect. 10/10.
 * ✅ - Offer an opinion at an WP:RfC, or WP:3O or even at the WP:HELPDESK.
 * - Hmmm. When someone is asking for a plain english guide for something, is it really helpful to give them lots of three-letter acronyms? It's hardly going to be exactly what they're after. However, the guides you linked to were very good - good job. 8/10.

Practical test - Over all - 42/50.

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.

Since I believe your communication was one of the areas that need work, I'd like you to decide what message you'd give in each of the following situations and to who. You can decide to template the person, write a personal message or indeed write no message at all. If you decide to write a personal message, please write it out here - If you need more information about my imaginary situations, please ask. (They're worth 8 points each)
 * 1) How can policy change on the encyclopedia?
 * A: Mostly by consensus
 * Well, that's not wrong, but doesn't explain what other ways policy can change. 4/5
 * 1) I've been researching a band from the 1970s and I'm writing an article about the lead singer. She's alive, but she's a recluse and doesn't tour anymore. I've found a picture of her on one of her album covers, can I use that image in her infobox under fair use?
 * A: If it is published elsewhere first, and if there is no free equivalent.
 * No. No no no no no. There CAN be a free equivalent, so it cannot be fair use. 0/5
 * Why does it not come under fair use?
 * That's a very good question, one I we covered in the copyright section of the course. The first requirement of the non-free content criteria is that there no free alternative available or could be created. By definition, if the person is alive, an alternative could be created, someone just has to go to her and take a photo. Therefore, all living people cannot have free images - does that make sense?
 * Oh, I now see why.
 * 1) An estabilished editor and an IP are in an edit war on an article about a UK city which you are watching. The IP removed an unsourced statement about which ceremonial county the city is in. Both have reverted each other twice, with edit summaries "rvv". What do you do?
 * A: I use 3O for this. I say that that statement should not be added to the article without a reliable source. I also would take this matter to the talk page of the article or the WikiProject and mention there. Or otherwise use other dispute resolution or take it to WP:AN3. Message: "I think that that content needs a reliable source. Continued edit warring to this article will result in the article being protected and/or you blocked."
 * You don't say who you'd be writing this message to, specifically asked. I will assume that you're either writing it to both or on the article talk page. You would be the 3O, so you don't need to go there. Otherwise, looks like a good answer 6/8.
 * 1) A new editor (under 300 edits) comes to your talk page and tells you that he's been templated for WP:Plagiarism. You investigate further, and find the editor who templated him is experienced. The new editor had added an extensive quote (75 words) from a newspaper review of a book, fully attributed to the newspaper. What do you do?
 * A: I advise him to write in his own words. Message: "Your work is copying from a source. Please write in your own words. Please read WP:COPY and WP:PARAPHRASE."
 * Ah, but that doesn't really resolve the issue because an extensive quote could be argued as acceptable. However, you are correct in what you say. It would have been better to go into more detail for the new editor though. 7/8
 * 1) You start back up at WP:UAA, where an editor makes it clear that due to your past mistakes he does not trust your reports and will be double checking them for the forseeable future. What do you do?
 * A: For at least three months make good reports. Message: "Please assume good faith, I am not yet competent at UAA."
 * Hmm. Well, I wasn't expecting that - I'm actually quite impressed that you're willing to accept your failings. I'm not sure you fully understood the question, but I am impressed enough to give you 6/8
 * 1) An editor who was discussing your work has been misspelling your name, calling you Porkchop. What do you do?
 * A: I tell him that he misspelt my name, and clarify to him how my name is spelt. Message: "By the way, you spelt my name wrong, it is spelt "Porchcorpter" ("Porchcrop" if it is my older username)."
 * It did make me chuckle that you spelt your own username wrong. But otherwise, perfect. 8/8.
 * 1) You see me calling an editor an absolute idiot and blocking him indefinitely. You investigate further, and although it doesn't seem that I'm involved, you have concerns about my civility. What do you do?
 * A: I notify you about your civility problems. If your block is inappropriate, I will report and request to get your admin access revoked. But if it is only your civility problems, I take this issue to WP:WQA, WP:ANI or WP:RFCC Message: "Please be civil. If you cannot handle your civility, I will take this issue WP:WQA."
 * Admin accessed revoked for one mistake? Meanie! Otherwise, this is a perfect answer. 8/8.

Written test 39/50

 OVERALL SCORE 81% - PASS 

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