User talk:Blaze Wolf/CVUA/Idkiguessus

Hello, and welcome! Here is where I will help you become a vandal fighter. When I post an assignment, please respond under the assignment (or in a table, if there is one). In some exercises I will ask you to provide "diffs". See Help:Diffs for how to do this.

Tools
Before we start, I wanted to show you some useful tools for counter-vandalism work which can be used by any editor. You can use all of these, none of these, or some of these. I don't mind, these links are just for your convenience. If you do use any of these I will teach you how to use them. You may have already installed some of these in the past.

Twinkle
Twinkle is a very popular gadget which is helpful for a variety of tasks. To install it, go here and tick the box that says Twinkle. Then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click "save". When you refresh the page, a "TW" tab will be available on every page, next to the "More" tab. Scrolling over the TW tab will show a list of modules you can use on the particular page. Twinkle has a large number of useful modules, including but not limited to, one which can be used to warn users, one which can be used to request page protection, one which can be used to suggest a page is deleted, and many many more helpful features. It also adds a non-admin "rollback" feature on all diff pages. I highly suggest you enable Twinkle, as it's incredibly useful and poses no risk of harming your account.

RedWarn/Ultraviolet
RedWarn and Ultraviolet are also very popular tools that are helpful with anti-vandalism. To install RedWarn, simply go to WP:RW/GET and follow the instructions there. To install Ultraviolet, simply go to WP:UV/GET and follow the instructions there. Do note, however, that Ultraviolet is currently in a very early beta so certain features may be missing or not work properly, so install it at your own risk. If you do decide to use it I will teach you how to use it using my alt account User:Blaze Fire Wolf since it is currently not fully compatible with RedWarn. Both tools are similar to Twinkle, however, they both mostly focus on tools to aid in anti-vandalism. When you go to any page, in the top right hand corner of the actual page you will see a series of icons. Hovering over each one will tell you what it does. When viewing a diff it has a number of pre-set rollback reasons, and 2 in which you can add an additional reason, one for assuming good faith, and another for just rollback with reason. I highly suggest using these along with Twinkle as RedWarn and Ultraviolet's interface is much simpler than Twinkle's, and Twinkle is able to fill in the gaps of features not yet in either tool.

'''Now that you've read these, reply below with which scripts you installed/what you signed up for. I don't mind how many you installed, or if you installed none, it's just so I know and can set tasks using those scripts. Also note that there are many more advanced scripts out there, but they'll only be available to you when you have more experience.'''

I currently have both installed, however i have been using Ultraviolet for anti-vandalism. Idkiguessus (talk) 15:51, 12 May 2023 (UTC)


 * @Blaze Wolf Is this good? Idkiguessus (talk) 22:33, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Sure! Things involving Ultraviolet will be done with my alt cause I have it installed on there. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 22:41, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I've posted the next section for you down below. Please use the source editor when replying to things like this. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 22:42, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Ok, Sorry. Idkiguessus (talk) 22:44, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
 * No, you're alright. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 22:52, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

Good faith and vandalism
When patrolling for vandalism, you may often come across edits which are unhelpful, but not vandalism - these are good faith edits. It is important to recognise the difference between a vandalism edit and a good faith edit, especially because Twinkle and Ultraviolet give you the option of labelling edits you revert as such. Please read WP:AGF and WP:NOT VANDALISM before completing the following tasks.

Good faith edits are where the user attempts to help Wikipedia, but fails to do so in some way. Vandalism edits are where the user attempts to harm Wikipedia. I would tell them apart by trying to tell whether or not the user tried to help. If the user is obviously trying to harm Wikipedia, i would assume they are a vandal, Otherwise, I would assume good faith
 * Please explain below the difference between a good faith edit and a vandalism edit, and how you would tell them apart.
 * Please find three examples of good faith but unhelpful edits, and three examples of vandalism. You don't need to revert the example you find, and I am happy for you to use previous undos in your edit history if you wish.
 * Good faith
 * |North Korean defectors
 * | Henry Ruggs
 * |Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
 * Vandalism
 * | Norsemen
 * |The Boscombe Valley Mystery
 * | Cursor


 * You haven't done the first half. . Also, just so you know, when using a single bracket external link, the bar is completely unnecessary and all that's needed is a space. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 00:36, 13 May 2023 (UTC)


 * I have fixed this. Sorry for not reading directions carefully. Idkiguessus (talk) 01:48, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
 * It's alright! Sorry for the long delay in posting the next section. I've been a bit busy irl lately. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 14:23, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

Warning and reporting
When you use Twinkle or Ultraviolet to warn a user, you have a number of options to choose from: you can select the kind of warning (for different offences), and the level of warning (from 1 to 4, for increasing severity). Knowing which warning to issue and what level is very important. Further information can be found at WP:WARN and WP:UWUL.

To tell them that what they are doing is not allowed
 * Please answer the following questions:
 * Why do we warn users?

When it is the first time they have been warned, but it is there only warning
 * When would a 4im warning be appropriate?

Yes, add subst to the beginning to the template name
 * Should you substitute a template when you place it on a user talk page, and how do you do it?

Report the user to AIV
 * What should you do if a user who has received a level 4 or 4im warning vandalises again?


 * Please give examples of three different warnings (not different levels of the same warning and excluding the test edit warning levels referred to below), that you might need to use while recent changes patrolling and explain what they are used for.

User is blatantly vandalising

User is being disruptive, but not vandalising

User is deleting content without giving a reason to, I don't know if this would count as usually used, but I have used a few times, so I included it.

Make sure you keep in mind that some edits that seem like vandalism can be test edits. This happens when a new user is experimenting and makes accidental unconstructive edits. Generally, these should be treated with good faith, especially if it is their first time, and warned gently. The following templates are used for test edits:, and.

I just wanted to make sure you know about Special:RecentChanges, if you use the diff link in a different window or tab you can check a number of revisions much more easily. If you enable Hovercards in the Hover section of your preferences, you can view the diff by just hovering over it. Alternately, you can press control-F or command-F and search for "tag:". some edits get tagged for possible vandalism or section blanking.
 * Your answer to moreso just describes what a 4im warning is, rather than when you would use one. Why would a user need to be given an only warning when its the first time being warned? ― Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 02:25, 18 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Ok, a user would be given a 4im when it is their first warning when the user is continuously or majorly breaking wikipedia policy. Idkiguessus (talk) 13:43, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Alright I"ll take that. I almost never give users an only warning unless its egregious vandalism that might not be quite enough for a block (though usually if its at that point then admin discretion will be to block them regardless) ― <b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q;">Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 13:45, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I've added the next part of this down below. ― <b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q;">Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 13:47, 18 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Find and revert some vandalism. Warn each user appropriately, using the correct kind of warning and level. Please include at least two test edits and at least two appropriate reports to AIV. For each revert and warning please fill in a line on the table below