User:WormTT/Adopt/Test/Ryan Vesey

Final Exam for Ryan Vesey
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'''This exam was begun at 15:31, June 28. It will end at 15:31,''' .

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:
 * Yep - Good job, well tagged.
 * -Ha! I helped with this one! Again, good tagging, and well done (and so did you, so I see)
 * PROD, possible merge into booting - Very good (though he reverted you... fancy taking it to AfD ;) )
 * VEry stubby but good.
 * Well, this is the first time I've done this, but 10/10. I might have to remark later. I don't like giving 10/10 for NPP.


 * ✅ - Participate in at least two AfD debates with reasoned comments. Diffs:
 * - Good job on the investigation
 * -Again, good job, looks reasonable.
 * I'm impressed that you chose AfDs that didn't already have votes. You've done a great job 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:
 * categorized[][]
 * Having some trouble with this one because many of the pages I find have bigger issues than cleanup tags. PRODed redirected to Wiktionary
 * I thought I'd include this as well. Not necessarily removing cleanup tags but it is in response to Featured article review/Duke University/archive2
 * Unsure whether to count this as well.


 * Well, yes. You've not exactly done cleanup, but you've done some great work there. I want to mark you down, but you've impressed me. 10/10. Dammit. I need to stop giving you such good marks.
 * ✅ - Make at least 5 anti-vandal reversions and warn the vandals appropriately. Diffs:
 * - not really vandalism, but correctly reverted and correctly warned
 * ditto
 * correctly identified, reverted and warned
 * ditto
 * ditto
 * ditto
 * Do I mark you down for doing 6 instead of 5? I don't think so. BUT I'm going to mark you down for not having all vandalism... 9/10
 * Personally, I would call the link vandalism, but used the warning I did because it was more applicable. It seemed like it was an intentional racial attack to me.
 * I can see why you'd say that, but if you look at the sourced article the image does appear to be primarily african american. I think it's more likely to be OR than vandalism. You were right to revert it, and did the right thing... and I find it hard to mark you down, but I can't face giving you 100% :P

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.
 * ✅ - Join a project associated with your interests. Diffs:
 * - Good job. And good luck with it's resurrection. And sorry if that's in bad taste. 10/10

Practical test 49/50 That's the highest I've ever given.

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 view of a majority of Wikipedia editors. It does not necessarily involve unanimous consent, but it needs to be a clear majority.  Consensus is viewed differently in different circumstances and by different editors.  In some cases 90% may constitute consensus, but in other cases it may be less.  Usually, if it is somewhere between 50 or 60 percent for one view, the discussion will be closed as "no consensus."  All policies are decided due to a consensus of editors.
 * Very good. I'm not sure about the percentages, that sounds a bit more like a vote, when it's the outcome of a decision that matters, but yes, that's pretty much it. 4/5
 * 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: You must take it to AFD since you still believe it is not notable . You cannot re-add the PROD tag.  If it is clearly not notable, it should easily be deleted in an AFD.
 * Bingo :) 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: Ignore the nasty note and remove it from your page. Remove the PROD tag again as it cannot be re-added once you have removed it with a detailed explanation in the edit summary and talk page.  I would probably point the edit summary to the talk page.  I would then leave an explanation of PROD rules on the talk page of the offending editor as well as another detailed explanation of why I removed the template.
 * Very good. well done on specifically ignoring the nasty note. 5/5
 * 1) When is it appropriate to report a vandal to administration?
 * A: There is no definite answer to that question as it varies. The safest way is to report the vandal after they have received a 4th or only warning and have made another edit constituting vandalism.  It is also appropriate if they have just become unblocked and have continued vandalizing Wikipedia.  Blatant personal attacks can sometimes be reported right away or after a second offense.
 * All very good. Basically, if a warning won't help, then report them - so terrible vandalism or any of your situations. 4/5
 * 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: I would tag it for speedy deletion under criteria G7
 * Indeed you would 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: I would leave a message apologizing for my error. I have had my own things reverted on accident at times and I have done it to others once or twice as well.  A simple apology and recognization of the error can go a long way.
 * Yep (perfect answer) 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: It is always safe to assume that an image is copyrighted unless it states that it is free content. This could be used under a fair use rationale.
 * A person? really? I didn't say they were living... but still that should have triggered something. You're right about copyright though. 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: Comment on the AFD with "speedy keep." If it is a very good article it should be closed pretty fast. Ryan Vesey (talk) 16:47, 28 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Bingo 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! Ryan Vesey (talk) 17:57, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Yep. 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: First, I would not use a warning template since I am working with the editor and it would not be consistent with the rest of my interactions with the editor; however, I would inform them of the copyright rules and the importance of not using plagiarism. Since copyright violations are such a dangerous problem, it needs to be moved from the mainspace right away.  I would move it to a userspace draft and work with the editor to do a quick rewrite of the article. Ryan Vesey (talk) 21:59, 28 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Yep. All good. 5/5.

48 out of 50 for the written test Again a fantastic score.

Overall - 97% Pass!

Questions and excuses
If you have any problems during the exam, please post them here. Good luck!
 * I hate the terms Lorem Ipsum and Foo. I didn't know until now that they were used fairly often in programming.  I think they just make everything confusing. Ryan Vesey (talk) 18:02, 3 July 2011 (UTC)