Wikipedia talk:Recent changes patrol/Archives/2008/August

The old-school method to rv vandalism
To all,

Since I'm not allowed to download anything on my laptop (because it's owned by the school), I've found a way to revert vandalism efficiently for RC Patrol.
 * Hide logged in users. Most of them would know better, so they wouldn't vandalize. The IP's usually do the most vandalism...but they also are a big help.
 * Check for an IP talk page. Chances are, the talk pages are there because of warnings. This is helpful to spot repeated vandals.
 * Check bytes-but don't always count on it. Although a big drop in bytes is most likely vandalism (unless the user wrote an edit summary), AntiVandalBot usually reverts the articles. Actually, vandals may add an innocent 10 bytes, in which case evaluating the article manually is needed.
 * Well known article. Well known articles are a target for vandalism. They should be checked.
 * No edit summary. Lots of IP users don't write an edit summary. Users who delete a lot of bytes for no reason are most likely vandals. If you see anything suspicious, always manually check.
 * Go by your gut. Anything strange or suspicious should always be checked. If more than one of the criteria fit an edit, there is a chance of vandalism.

I hope this information is helpful. Sr13 (T|C) Editor review 08:43, 14 January 2007 (UTC)


 * for ip vandal hunting i like to use this list with popups. not as fast as some of the fancy-schmancy tools, but pretty close. oh, and i always check high school articles... 80% of the time the edit is "mr. fargin's class is boring" or something like that! -- frymaster 07:44, 17 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Additional hint: use a browser with tabbed browsing. Configure it so that the right (or middle) mouse button will open a tab in the background (so you keep looking at the existing page, not the newly opened tab).  Go through a page of 500 recent changes, opening a tab in the background for every edit you intend to investigate.  Then go through the tabs investigating, closing each one after you're done with it.  When you've closed all the tabs you are just left with the recent changes page; reload it and continue...  &mdash; Alan✉ 11:08, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Private equity articles
I wanted to bring your attention to some of the work we, the Private Equity Task Force, are doing in the private equity and venture capital universe. We know that for most Wikipedians it is difficult to discern a notable PE or VC firm from the hundreds if not thousands of non-notable firms.

We have created a list of some of the most notable private equity firms not currently on Wikipedia. This is not a comprehensive list but should you notice a firm on that list we would ask that you give the firm the benefit of the doubt from a notability perspective and quickly alert the PE Task Force so we can help rescue a troubled article. Also, we have collected some PE-related resources and some thoughts on what to look for in discerning whether a firm may be notable. If you want to discuss any new articles or stubs we can help with any of those discussions and would ask to be alerted to any proposed AfD debates.

Our goals are :
 * Protect and nurture notable PE related articles
 * Prevent Wikipedia from clogging up with non-notable articles
 * Encouraging new Wikipedians with an interest in finance and private equity

Thanks |► ϋrban яenewaℓ  •  TALK  ◄| 14:20, 27 August 2008 (UTC)