User talk:Helenginn

My talk page is in a mess!

Adoption
I'd be willing to adopt you. Let me know on my talk page. I've been here for a while now and I know a lot of wiki syntax so let me know. Cheers.  M w w 1 1 3    (talk) 15:59, 14 June 2008 (UTC) Thank you! I'd love adoption :) I'm a bit frightened of doing many edits on subjects I know lest they be considered vandalism and reverted... or generally messing something up. :( Helenginn (talk) 09:46, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Great, in that case, consider youself adopted!  M w w 1 1 3    (talk) 11:18, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

What are you supposed to do when there's something you're not sure about as to whether it's vandalism or not? Referring to http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Theodore_Roosevelt_High_School_%28Gary%29&diff=219680522&oldid=215532304 - how do you ask someone if this is correct? Can you flag an edit?
 * No, unfortunally you can't :(. As for notifing somone, it's best to use your own judgement. If you think it is but your unsure, revert with the edit summary "Not sure if this is vandalism or not". I just reverted it however, so no need to worry about it. Helenginn can we take future decussion to my classroom? I will be better able to answer your questions there. I don't want us to fill up (not that theres a limit, things would just be very messy) our talk pages in one day XD.  M w w 1 1 3    (talk) 11:43, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Classroom
Would you be ready for me to start giving you assignments?  M w w 1 1 3    (talk) 12:07, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Yup, that'll be fine. I'll be done with exams in about ... 4 days and I'll have even more time then, but start them earlier too! :D

Oh dear, I'm totally confused as to whether I put talkback on your page now, or when I ... no... yes... yes. I'll be away for about an hour and thirty minutes while I do a practise biology paper! Helenginn (talk) 12:16, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Ok, Ill leave a few for you to do when you have the time. Just place :✅ ~ under an assignment when you have finished with it.  M w w 1 1 3     (talk) 12:18, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry I seem to have ruined your talk page :( I'll tidy it up when you've seen it :) 12:19, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Seems fine to me  M w w 1 1 3    (talk) 12:31, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Rollback
I've heard that you've tried to revert vandalism by undoing the edit. There is a faster feature called rollback, which other vandal-fighters, and myself, maintain. If you want, you could request for it at the WP:RFR (Requests for Rollback) page, but maybe you should make sure that you're experienced enough on how to revert vandalism. ;) Schfifty  Three  19:27, 16 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Oh, I thought that was admins only! Thank you for mentioning it :) I'm very slow with the undoing edits, so maybe that would help... Helenginn (talk) 19:29, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Your recent edits
Hi there. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126; ) at the end of your comment. If you can't type the tilde character, you should click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your name and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you! --SineBot (talk) 11:17, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I signed it afterwards, you just beat me to it! :P Helenginn (talk) 11:26, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Huggle
Hey, thanks :) Why don't you try applying for rollback and downloading Huggle too? It really speeds things up! Gail (talk) 11:33, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I've applied for rollback so far, and I may download Huggle after that. Thank you :) For now I just make do with undoing edits, although slow I catch one or two! Helenginn (talk) 11:34, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Heh, that's the longer route :p In case you don't get rollback, you could try downloading one of the older versions of Huggle; only the most recent version requires you to have rollback on your account. Good luck! Gail (talk) 11:38, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Anti-Vandal Tools
Hi, you could also check out WikiProject User scripts/Scripts/Twinkle which helps with dealing with vandalism, lets u roll back, revert etc & issue warnings v. easily....works fine for me in Firefox (But doesn’t work with MS Internet Explorer yet I believe). Gail always beats me to reverts as well :), Best Wishes! --Badgernet (talk) 11:47, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Hey
I haven't noticed you in my classroom lately, so I thought I'd drop in to tell you that you have a new assignment. Best Wishes,  M w w 1 1 3    (talk)

New assignments
I added some. :D  M w w 1 1 3    (talk) 12:16, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

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