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CVUA
Hi. I'm leaving you this message because you have previously been involved with Counter-Vandalism, and may  still  be. The Academy project has been restructured, placing responsibility for it on the trainers themselves and as part of the process I am trying to find out who is still interested in remaining as active trainers.

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 * I saw the change and will be interested to see how this goes. I know that some have been lobbying for the disbanding of the CVUA, so I think this may be the first step in accomplishing that.  I don't think any initiative survives long without someone coordinating and driving it, but perhaps this will prove the exception.  I will continue to mentor as I can and as people reach out to me for assistance.  I noticed that the rubric I created was used as a foundational piece of the syllabus, so I'm glad that others found it useful.  All the best to you... see you around the wiki!   Vertium '' When all is said and done 21:34, 25 September 2012 (UTC)


 * I don't think there is any chance of the CVUA being abolished - it will still get customers because we are sending people there who apply for Rollbacker who are not ready for it, applicants who are not ready for Stiki, and editors we catch who are making a mess of their reverts. The entire exercise was really to get rid of all the puff, unnecessary chat and 'clerking' templates, and ensure that in future, all instructors are more than beginners themselves. Your rubric was the best thing that ever happened to the project. As far as driving the project is concerned, there will be enough people around (like me for example) who won't let it go stale. The rest is up to the trainers themselves who never really needed an entire secretariat to herd them around. It's interesting to note that there has also been a dramatic reduction of dilettante clerking at PERM. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 21:53, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

Your RV of A. M. Homes
Your RV of my edit to A. M. Homes restored a damaged and mis-formatted version. Please put my edit back; it fixed several problems and as far as I can see introduced none. Thanks. 108.7.232.142 (talk) 17:32, 29 September 2012 (UTC)


 * I have no recollection of making such a reversion, as I've never seen that article before. I've reversed the edits nonetheless.   Vertium '' When all is said and done 17:45, 29 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks. As you can see in the article's history, I didn't just pull your name out of a hat. Someone logged in under your ID made the revert. 108.7.232.142 (talk) 12:24, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

david cerullo
the comments I made on Daves page are the absolute word for word truth. I watch this show when I wake up in the morning and campmeeting preys on the desperate and uneducated. '''THese evengelists are primarily focused on people sending in "seed" AKA money. In return, they make promises such as divine debt elimination, triple favor from God and even claim that by sending in your seed, god will send you money via FedEx and UPS....'''

Would you please tell me why you feel that my comments are not legitimate? If you watched this show you would see that what i said is 100% accurate

Onmonopia (talk) 23:40, 30 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Well, there are a couple of reasons, the first of which is that it's not at all referenced by a reliable source. I don't know about the subject itself, but the content on Wikipedia has to be encyclopedic, which means it has to be supported by reliable sources.  Also, it would be helpful if the content was edited to be more clearly written.  I'm not 100% sure of the point that is being made in the article at this point.  There have been so many poorly constructed edits that right now, your talk link is in the article itself.  I would suggest that perhaps you preview your edits before you commit them with a "Save Page" click and by all means, use the Edit summary to describe what you're doing.  If you need help on how to edit, let me know and I'll be happy to point you in the right directions.   Vertium '' When all is said and done 00:54, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

THe reliable sources of my information come from actually watching the show. This is not meant to be a personal attack. In my opinion this show tries to take advantage of uneducated and desperate persons, but im simply posting the actual wording used in the show and letting the reader make their own educated decision of this shows real intentions. So, what am i missing? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Onmonopia (talk • contribs) 01:58, 2 October 2012 (UTC)


 * I'm not calling into question whether it was said on the show or not... but anything can be said by anyone, and that doesn't make them a reliable source. Secondly, you never cited your sources, so there's no way anyone could verify the content you put in there.  So, here's my advice:  1) Read the Wikipedia article on Reliable Sources and the proper way of citing sources (both available via the links shown).  You'll see in those articles that it doesn't matter if someone said it or not, it's whether or not it can be verified and that the source meets the criteria of reliability.   2) Get all your citations and content ready before you update the article again.  You can set up a personal sandbox if you like.   3) Be very cautious as you update the article, paying really close attention to capitalization, punctuation, formatting and grammar, as those are things that draw people's attention to the article and revert messy updates.


 * Lastly, it's common to indent your contributions to converstaions (using the colon or multiple colons depending on how much you want to indent). You'll see how I did that when you edit this conversation to reply.  Also, be certain to always end your talk page entries with four tildes ~ to insert your signature.  Thanks for your willingness to edit Wikipedia.  If you need assistance in doing any of this, please ask any of the experienced editors (myself included) for help.   Vertium '' When all is said and done 13:14, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

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CVA Student?
Hey, I noticed you were a "tutor" at the CVA. Would you be willing to accept me? I have used Twinkle for a while, and I have rollback already, but I'd just like the extra reinforcement of having a more experienced editor help me learn about vandalism. Thanks! gwickwire &#124; Leave a message 22:14, 15 October 2012 (UTC)


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 * Hi, I've set up your Academy page, located at User:Vertium/CVUA/Gwickwire. See you there!  Vertium '' When all is said and done 13:37, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

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