Hello, welcome to your Counter Vandalism Unit Academy page! Every person I instruct will have their own page on which I will give them support and tasks for them to complete. Please make sure you have this page added to your watchlist. Your academy page has been specifically designed according to you and what you have requested instruction in - for that reason, please be as specific as possible when under my instruction, so that I know the best ways to help you (and do not be afraid to let me know if you think something isn't working). If you have any general queries about anti-vandalism (or anything else), you are more than welcome to raise them with me at User talk:Cassiopeia/CVUA/Q28.
Make sure you read through Wikipedia:Vandalism as that's the knowledge which most of the questions I ask you and tasks you do will revolve around.
This page will be built up over your time in the Academy, with new sections being added as you complete old ones. Each section will end with a task, written in bold type - this might just ask a question, or it might require you to go and do something. You can answer a question by typing the answer below the task; if you have to do something, you will need to provide diffs to demonstrate that you have completed the task. Some sections will have more than one task, sometimes additional tasks may be added to a section as you complete them. Please always sign your responses to tasks as you would on a talk page.
Twinkle
Twinkle is a very useful tool when performing maintenance functions around Wikipedia. Please have a read through
WP:TWINKLE.
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 gives you the option of labelling edits you revert as such. Please read WP:AGF, WP:VANDALISM and WP:NOT VANDALISM before completing the following tasks.
Answer: A good faith edit is the one made when the user is not aware that they are doing wrong. These edits are generally performed by newcomers who do not fully understand Wikipedia's culture and guidelines and hence end up making unconstructive and unhelpful edits. However, the intention towards a good faith edits is never towards malice. For instance, if a user adds an improperly cited information to an article, that can be construed to be made in good faith. On the contrary, vandalism edits are a result of deliberate and malicious attempt towards damaging Wikipedia. For example, adding offensive content to articles, or blanking pages could be treated as vandalism. Normally it is possible to distinguish between a good faith edit from vandalism. In situations where we are not confident about the user's intentions, we should assume its good faith edit and make the revert as such. Hence, the intention of a good faith and a vandalism edit is what discriminates the two.
Answer:
(1) SPECIAL:DIFF/0943737750/0984938207, an IP user is testing on the redirect page.
(2) SPECIAL:DIFF/1003263722, an IP user added some content, but I removed it because there was no source.
(3)
SPECIAL:DIFF/0869938604, an IP user didn't know that he was editing English Wikipedia, not Chinese Wikipedia.
Answer:
(1) SPECIAL:DIFF/1003278407, an IP user adds content that violates BLP.
(2)
SPECIAL:DIFF/1003255997, an IP user redirects a character to another page and has been warned by a robot.
(3) SPECIAL:DIFF/1003333244, an IP user adds content that violates BLP.
IN Good day.
When you use Twinkle 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.
{{Tlsubst|''name of template''}}
) of three different warnings with three different levels (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.
Hello, I'm IN. I noticed that you recently removed all content from a page. Please do not do this. Blank pages are harmful to Wikipedia because they have a tendency to confuse readers. As a rule, if you discover a duplicate article, please redirect it to an appropriate existing page. If a page has been vandalised, please revert it to the last legitimate version. If you feel that the content of a page is inappropriate, please the page and replace it with appropriate content. If you believe there is no hope for the page, please see the deletion policy for how to proceed. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you wish to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks.
I will use this template to notice a user when they (accidentally) clear a page.
Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia. While objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you.
This template is a level 2 warning template used to warn editors for repeated instances of advertising or promotion on Wikipedia, while they have been already warned once using a {{ uw-ad1}}.
This is your only warning; if you remove or blank page contents or templates from Wikipedia again, you may be blocked from editing without further notice.
When a user deletes page content five times but no one warn this user, I should use this template to warn him.
IN See assignment 2 above. For question 5 - use (example) {Tlsubst:uw-vandalism1}}
subs three different templates (different warning and different level of warning}} see example below. Stay safe and best
Hello, I'm Cassiopeia. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse. Thanks.
Stay safe and best. Cassiopeia( talk) 05:13, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Recent changes patrol#Tools includes a list of tools and resources for those who want to fight vandalism with a more systematic and efficient approach.
What you have been doing so far is named the old school approach. As well as manually going through Special:RecentChanges, it includes undos, "last clean version" restores, and manually warning users.
There are a large number of tool which assist users in the fight against vandalism. They range from tools which help filter and detect vandalism to tools which will revert, warn and report users.
Twinkle, as you know, is very useful. It provides three types of rollback functions (vandalism, normal and AGF) as well as an easy previous version restore function (for when there are a number of different editors vandalising in a row). Other functions include a full library of speedy deletion functions, and user warnings. It also has a function to propose and nominate pages for deletion, to request page protection to report users to WP:AIV, WP:UAA, WP:SPI, and other administrative noticeboards.
In my early days of fighting vandalism on Wikipedia, one of the strategies I would use to find vandalism was to patrol the account creation log. This is located at Special:Log/newusers, and it logs every time a new user account is created on Wikipedia. You'll notice that new accounts with no contributions so far will have a red "contribs" links, whereas new accounts with some contributions will have blue "contribs" links. One great way not only to find vandalism, but welcome new users to Wikipedia is to check the blue contribs links that come in.
See rollback, this user right introduces an easy rollback button (which with one click reverts an editor's contributions). I'll let you know when I think you're ready to apply for the rollback user right.
Huggle is also an application you download to your computer which presents you diffs (orders them on the likelihood of being unconstructive edits and on the editor's recent history) from users not on its whitelist. It allows you to revert vandalism, warn and reports users in one click. The rollback permission is required to use Huggle.
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: {{ subst:uw-test1}}, {{ subst:uw-test2}} and {{ subst:uw-test3}}.
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.
# | Type | Diff of your revert | Your comment - If you report to AIV please include the diff | CASS' Comment |
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Example 1 | Vandalism ( report to AIV) | [1] | Already had up to level 4 warnings today on this article from other users, so straight to AIV My report to AIV Thankfully they were very rapidly blocked by the admin [2] Later, the admin hid the edits made by this editor - see User Contributions so the diff in 3rd column no longer works unfortunately - see also admins deletion log [3] | |
Example 2 | WP:NPOV | [4] | Added their own opinion "...well known for causing trouble" about a protest group, this editor already had level 1 NPOV warning today, so I gave a level 2 {{ subst:uw-npov2}}. | |
Example 3 | Vandalism | Bayley (wrestler) [5] | Obvious silly vandalism. Changed the name. Warned with a {{ subst:uw-vandalism1}} on their talk page [6] as it was their first warning | |
1 | Test edit | a | This IP user made 6 test edits in a row, and I backtracked him, but did not put a warning and welcome him. | . Test edit is the first/second edit makes by new editor who "try" to see if they could actually edit Wikipedia. Example: new editor would write "test/hi/hello/remove or add a character or number and sometime they would revert their edit (we call this self revert edit). Cassiopeia talk 01:20, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
2 | Test edit | b | An IP user removed a period. I didn't give him any warning, but I welcomed him. | . This is the the editor first edit - see here .Should place test editing message. Pls see and read WP:WARN on warning templates. Cassiopeia talk 01:20, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
3 | Vandalism ( report to AIV) | c 2 3 | Add any blog and wiki source. I admitted him 2~4 warning on his discussion page, After that, he posted spam messages in his user space, so I revert it and report AIV. The report proves that after seven minutes of the user, an administrator indef block the user and hid the edits made by this editor - see User Contributions. So the diff in 3rd column no longer works unfortunately - see also admin's deletion log ¹ ². | . Cassiopeia talk 01:20, 30 January 2022 (UTC) (next time just provide the same editor hist diff and the same editor who you report to AIV hist diff and not a few different editors in one answer. Cassiopeia talk 01:20, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
4 | Vandalism ( report to AIV) | d | There is a user posting an spam draft. I request delete the user's draft at G11, And report the user to AIV without warning. Not long after, an administrator indef block the user and hid the edits made by this editor - see User Contributions. So the diff in 3rd column no longer works unfortunately - see also admin's deletion log. | Cant find anything the links/hist diffs you provided. This assignment is about edit and not about the whole article. Cassiopeia talk 01:20, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
5 | WP:NPOV | e | Added their own opinion "...He is seen as a traitor to the nation." about a BLP. Because after I rollback, I found that the discussion page for the IP user had not been created yet, so I gave it to him {{ subst:uw-npov1}}. | . It also could be a vandalism edit. Cassiopeia talk 01:59, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
6 | WP:NPOV | f | Add their own opinions on the disambig page. The IP was previously warned, so I added {{ subst:uw-nor2}}. | . Cassiopeia talk 01:59, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
7 | WP:SPAM | g | A user uses its user page to advertise, and I tag this page as G11 and report it to AIV. | Cant find the info you provided (hist diff). That is a different between G11 - a tag which indicated the "article" is promotional and a spam/promote "edit". Here in assignment 3, we are dealing with "edit" and not the article itself. Article G11/G12 and other GX will be discuss in later assignment. Cassiopeia talk 01:59, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
8 | Talking on the article | h | A user seems to have put {{ help me}} template on the article and I removed it. | talking on the article is and editor add content/talking on an article. Example: I think XXX School is the great school in US and I am so bored now why dont you come play the video game with me. Help me is an editor needs help and place "help me" tag so other more experience editor would provide the assistance to the user/editor. Cassiopeia talk |
9 | Unsourced | i | A user added some content to the BLP, but I undid it because it was unsourced. I gave him no warning but I welcomed him. | . Cassiopeia talk 01:59, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
10 | del | j | Someone has previously backtracked the user's edits, so I give {{ subst:uw-d2}}. | . Pls note if an editor removed "unsourced" content, then we leave the edit alone as unsouced content can be deleted from articles. Cassiopeia talk 01:59, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
11 | vand (no report) | k | A user removed {{ COI}} and I gave him a {{ subst:uw-v3}} therefore did not report it to AIV. After that, the IP user did the same thing. I retreated his editor again and gave him a {{ subst:uw-tdel4}}, but I haven't reported him yet. | . COI is not a vandalism but if the editor who remove the COI tag is the involved (COI) editor and keep on removing it then we would considered disruptive editing and we can place the disruptive warning message on the editor talk page. Cassiopeia talk 01:59, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
12 | vand (no report) | m | An IP user removed the advertising template. I didn't report him, but I hung one up for him {{ subst:uw-advert4im}} because this IP user has been block once before. | removing a tag is not a vandalism edit. Cassiopeia talk 01:59, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
13 | Unsourced | n | An IP user added some content to the BLP, but I undid it because it was unsourced. I gave him {{ subst:uw-biog2}}. | . Cassiopeia talk 01:59, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
14 | del | p | An IP user removes an entire chapter without reason. I left no warning and welcomed him. | The editor removed "sourced" content for such it was an vandalism edit. We should place either vandalism/delete warning message on the editor talk page and we dont usually welcome the editor who has the intention of vandalizing an article.02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
15 | vand (no report) | q | Obvious silly vandalism. Tampering with school names. I didn't give him any warning, but I welcomed him. | it was a vandalism and should be warned the editor and dont welcome the editor.02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
16 | unsourced | r | An IP user added unsourced content to the entry, so I removed it. I gave him a {{ subst:uw-unsor}}. | . Cassiopeia talk 02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
17 | unsourced | s | An IP user added some content, but I removed it because it was unsourced. But since the edit was made the day before I rollbacked, I didn't give him any warning. | . Cassiopeia talk 02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
18 | vand (report to AIV by others) | t u v | An IP user adds a lot of nonsense to a lot of article. I rollback to them and gave it {{ subst:uw-v4im}} (Previously, it was proved that users had been warned twice by bot). Then it turned out that the IP user was vand again, and a robot returned him and reported it. Because this time I didn't report it to VIP but a bot do it, According to the following talk, as long as I am not the reporter, then I can only deal with it as if it had not been reported before. | First of all, you don need to be the one who warms the editor in order to report the editor to AIV if the editor continues vandalsed after the final (4th) warning. Secondly we use the word "revert" and not rollback here. The editor has not been blocked. Cassiopeia talk 02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
19 | unsourced | w | An IP user added some content, but I removed it because it was unsourced. Instead of warning him, I welcomed him. | . Cassiopeia talk 02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
20 | unsourced | x | An IP user added some content, but I removed it because it was unsourced. I gave him {{ subst:uw-biog1}}. | . Cassiopeia talk 02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
21 | unsourced | y | A user added some content, but I removed it because it was unsourced. I gave him {{ subst:uw-biog1}} and welcome him. | . Cassiopeia talk 02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
22 | unsourced | z | An IP user added some content, but I removed it because it was unsourced. I gave him {{ subst:uw-biog1}}. | . Cassiopeia talk 02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
23 | unsourced | 9 | An IP user added some content, but I removed it because it was unsourced. I gave him {{ subst:uw-biog2}} because he had been given a warning by the robot before. | . Cassiopeia talk 02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
24 | unsourced | 8 | An IP user added some content, but I removed it because it was unsourced. I gave him {{ subst:uw-unsor2}} because he had been given a warning before. | . Cassiopeia talk 02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
25 | Test edit | 7 | A user is testing on a article. Since this happened in May this year and this user haven't his talkpage, I roll back and sent him a welcome message. | That was a vandalism edit and dont welcome the editor but give warning message. Cassiopeia talk 02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
# | Type | Diff of your revert | Your comment - If you report to AIV please include the diff | CASS' Comment |
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26 | vandalism (you need to be the one who report the the editor to AIV) | A | ||
27 | vandalism (you need to be the one who report the the editor to AIV) | B | ||
28 | vandalism (you need to be the one who report the the editor to AIV) | C | ||
29 | vandalism (you need to be the one who report the the editor to AIV) | D | ||
30 | vandalism | E | ||
31 | vandalism | F | An anonymous user emptied the page, which I identified as a breach and rolled back, and then welcomed him without warning because the breach occurred more than 24 hours ago. | |
32 | Talking on the page | G | ||
33 | test edit | H | One user created a draft in non-English, others returned it, and I welcomed it. | |
34 | Test edit | J |
IN Good day. If Twinkle does not show the template in the drop down list, then manually subst it. Pls provide article name, hist diffs, editor talk page where you place the warning message, reports hist diffs and any links that is applicable. Also, pls provide the reasons/justification/explanate of your answers. Do note that Wikipedia counter vandalism system is a flexible system. We normally would give level warning and increase the warning on the subsequent vandalism edit leading up to a block. However, for more serious vandalism we could place level 2 or level 3 warning and this is a subjective call, so do exercise cautiously if higher warning level is to be given. This is the hardest assignment in the program besides the final exam, so that you time to find the required edits and pld ask any questions if you need any help. Stay safe and best. Cassiopeia( talk) 04:19, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
Do you think my report #18 should be written on the #4? If not, is it because the reporter is a bot and NOT me?-- Alcremie ( talk) 09:01, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello, welcome to your Counter Vandalism Unit Academy page! Every person I instruct will have their own page on which I will give them support and tasks for them to complete. Please make sure you have this page added to your watchlist. Your academy page has been specifically designed according to you and what you have requested instruction in - for that reason, please be as specific as possible when under my instruction, so that I know the best ways to help you (and do not be afraid to let me know if you think something isn't working). If you have any general queries about anti-vandalism (or anything else), you are more than welcome to raise them with me at User talk:Cassiopeia/CVUA/Q28.
Make sure you read through Wikipedia:Vandalism as that's the knowledge which most of the questions I ask you and tasks you do will revolve around.
This page will be built up over your time in the Academy, with new sections being added as you complete old ones. Each section will end with a task, written in bold type - this might just ask a question, or it might require you to go and do something. You can answer a question by typing the answer below the task; if you have to do something, you will need to provide diffs to demonstrate that you have completed the task. Some sections will have more than one task, sometimes additional tasks may be added to a section as you complete them. Please always sign your responses to tasks as you would on a talk page.
Twinkle
Twinkle is a very useful tool when performing maintenance functions around Wikipedia. Please have a read through
WP:TWINKLE.
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 gives you the option of labelling edits you revert as such. Please read WP:AGF, WP:VANDALISM and WP:NOT VANDALISM before completing the following tasks.
Answer: A good faith edit is the one made when the user is not aware that they are doing wrong. These edits are generally performed by newcomers who do not fully understand Wikipedia's culture and guidelines and hence end up making unconstructive and unhelpful edits. However, the intention towards a good faith edits is never towards malice. For instance, if a user adds an improperly cited information to an article, that can be construed to be made in good faith. On the contrary, vandalism edits are a result of deliberate and malicious attempt towards damaging Wikipedia. For example, adding offensive content to articles, or blanking pages could be treated as vandalism. Normally it is possible to distinguish between a good faith edit from vandalism. In situations where we are not confident about the user's intentions, we should assume its good faith edit and make the revert as such. Hence, the intention of a good faith and a vandalism edit is what discriminates the two.
Answer:
(1) SPECIAL:DIFF/0943737750/0984938207, an IP user is testing on the redirect page.
(2) SPECIAL:DIFF/1003263722, an IP user added some content, but I removed it because there was no source.
(3)
SPECIAL:DIFF/0869938604, an IP user didn't know that he was editing English Wikipedia, not Chinese Wikipedia.
Answer:
(1) SPECIAL:DIFF/1003278407, an IP user adds content that violates BLP.
(2)
SPECIAL:DIFF/1003255997, an IP user redirects a character to another page and has been warned by a robot.
(3) SPECIAL:DIFF/1003333244, an IP user adds content that violates BLP.
IN Good day.
When you use Twinkle 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.
{{Tlsubst|''name of template''}}
) of three different warnings with three different levels (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.
Hello, I'm IN. I noticed that you recently removed all content from a page. Please do not do this. Blank pages are harmful to Wikipedia because they have a tendency to confuse readers. As a rule, if you discover a duplicate article, please redirect it to an appropriate existing page. If a page has been vandalised, please revert it to the last legitimate version. If you feel that the content of a page is inappropriate, please the page and replace it with appropriate content. If you believe there is no hope for the page, please see the deletion policy for how to proceed. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you wish to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks.
I will use this template to notice a user when they (accidentally) clear a page.
Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia. While objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you.
This template is a level 2 warning template used to warn editors for repeated instances of advertising or promotion on Wikipedia, while they have been already warned once using a {{ uw-ad1}}.
This is your only warning; if you remove or blank page contents or templates from Wikipedia again, you may be blocked from editing without further notice.
When a user deletes page content five times but no one warn this user, I should use this template to warn him.
IN See assignment 2 above. For question 5 - use (example) {Tlsubst:uw-vandalism1}}
subs three different templates (different warning and different level of warning}} see example below. Stay safe and best
Hello, I'm Cassiopeia. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse. Thanks.
Stay safe and best. Cassiopeia( talk) 05:13, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Recent changes patrol#Tools includes a list of tools and resources for those who want to fight vandalism with a more systematic and efficient approach.
What you have been doing so far is named the old school approach. As well as manually going through Special:RecentChanges, it includes undos, "last clean version" restores, and manually warning users.
There are a large number of tool which assist users in the fight against vandalism. They range from tools which help filter and detect vandalism to tools which will revert, warn and report users.
Twinkle, as you know, is very useful. It provides three types of rollback functions (vandalism, normal and AGF) as well as an easy previous version restore function (for when there are a number of different editors vandalising in a row). Other functions include a full library of speedy deletion functions, and user warnings. It also has a function to propose and nominate pages for deletion, to request page protection to report users to WP:AIV, WP:UAA, WP:SPI, and other administrative noticeboards.
In my early days of fighting vandalism on Wikipedia, one of the strategies I would use to find vandalism was to patrol the account creation log. This is located at Special:Log/newusers, and it logs every time a new user account is created on Wikipedia. You'll notice that new accounts with no contributions so far will have a red "contribs" links, whereas new accounts with some contributions will have blue "contribs" links. One great way not only to find vandalism, but welcome new users to Wikipedia is to check the blue contribs links that come in.
See rollback, this user right introduces an easy rollback button (which with one click reverts an editor's contributions). I'll let you know when I think you're ready to apply for the rollback user right.
Huggle is also an application you download to your computer which presents you diffs (orders them on the likelihood of being unconstructive edits and on the editor's recent history) from users not on its whitelist. It allows you to revert vandalism, warn and reports users in one click. The rollback permission is required to use Huggle.
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: {{ subst:uw-test1}}, {{ subst:uw-test2}} and {{ subst:uw-test3}}.
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.
# | Type | Diff of your revert | Your comment - If you report to AIV please include the diff | CASS' Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Example 1 | Vandalism ( report to AIV) | [1] | Already had up to level 4 warnings today on this article from other users, so straight to AIV My report to AIV Thankfully they were very rapidly blocked by the admin [2] Later, the admin hid the edits made by this editor - see User Contributions so the diff in 3rd column no longer works unfortunately - see also admins deletion log [3] | |
Example 2 | WP:NPOV | [4] | Added their own opinion "...well known for causing trouble" about a protest group, this editor already had level 1 NPOV warning today, so I gave a level 2 {{ subst:uw-npov2}}. | |
Example 3 | Vandalism | Bayley (wrestler) [5] | Obvious silly vandalism. Changed the name. Warned with a {{ subst:uw-vandalism1}} on their talk page [6] as it was their first warning | |
1 | Test edit | a | This IP user made 6 test edits in a row, and I backtracked him, but did not put a warning and welcome him. | . Test edit is the first/second edit makes by new editor who "try" to see if they could actually edit Wikipedia. Example: new editor would write "test/hi/hello/remove or add a character or number and sometime they would revert their edit (we call this self revert edit). Cassiopeia talk 01:20, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
2 | Test edit | b | An IP user removed a period. I didn't give him any warning, but I welcomed him. | . This is the the editor first edit - see here .Should place test editing message. Pls see and read WP:WARN on warning templates. Cassiopeia talk 01:20, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
3 | Vandalism ( report to AIV) | c 2 3 | Add any blog and wiki source. I admitted him 2~4 warning on his discussion page, After that, he posted spam messages in his user space, so I revert it and report AIV. The report proves that after seven minutes of the user, an administrator indef block the user and hid the edits made by this editor - see User Contributions. So the diff in 3rd column no longer works unfortunately - see also admin's deletion log ¹ ². | . Cassiopeia talk 01:20, 30 January 2022 (UTC) (next time just provide the same editor hist diff and the same editor who you report to AIV hist diff and not a few different editors in one answer. Cassiopeia talk 01:20, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
4 | Vandalism ( report to AIV) | d | There is a user posting an spam draft. I request delete the user's draft at G11, And report the user to AIV without warning. Not long after, an administrator indef block the user and hid the edits made by this editor - see User Contributions. So the diff in 3rd column no longer works unfortunately - see also admin's deletion log. | Cant find anything the links/hist diffs you provided. This assignment is about edit and not about the whole article. Cassiopeia talk 01:20, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
5 | WP:NPOV | e | Added their own opinion "...He is seen as a traitor to the nation." about a BLP. Because after I rollback, I found that the discussion page for the IP user had not been created yet, so I gave it to him {{ subst:uw-npov1}}. | . It also could be a vandalism edit. Cassiopeia talk 01:59, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
6 | WP:NPOV | f | Add their own opinions on the disambig page. The IP was previously warned, so I added {{ subst:uw-nor2}}. | . Cassiopeia talk 01:59, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
7 | WP:SPAM | g | A user uses its user page to advertise, and I tag this page as G11 and report it to AIV. | Cant find the info you provided (hist diff). That is a different between G11 - a tag which indicated the "article" is promotional and a spam/promote "edit". Here in assignment 3, we are dealing with "edit" and not the article itself. Article G11/G12 and other GX will be discuss in later assignment. Cassiopeia talk 01:59, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
8 | Talking on the article | h | A user seems to have put {{ help me}} template on the article and I removed it. | talking on the article is and editor add content/talking on an article. Example: I think XXX School is the great school in US and I am so bored now why dont you come play the video game with me. Help me is an editor needs help and place "help me" tag so other more experience editor would provide the assistance to the user/editor. Cassiopeia talk |
9 | Unsourced | i | A user added some content to the BLP, but I undid it because it was unsourced. I gave him no warning but I welcomed him. | . Cassiopeia talk 01:59, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
10 | del | j | Someone has previously backtracked the user's edits, so I give {{ subst:uw-d2}}. | . Pls note if an editor removed "unsourced" content, then we leave the edit alone as unsouced content can be deleted from articles. Cassiopeia talk 01:59, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
11 | vand (no report) | k | A user removed {{ COI}} and I gave him a {{ subst:uw-v3}} therefore did not report it to AIV. After that, the IP user did the same thing. I retreated his editor again and gave him a {{ subst:uw-tdel4}}, but I haven't reported him yet. | . COI is not a vandalism but if the editor who remove the COI tag is the involved (COI) editor and keep on removing it then we would considered disruptive editing and we can place the disruptive warning message on the editor talk page. Cassiopeia talk 01:59, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
12 | vand (no report) | m | An IP user removed the advertising template. I didn't report him, but I hung one up for him {{ subst:uw-advert4im}} because this IP user has been block once before. | removing a tag is not a vandalism edit. Cassiopeia talk 01:59, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
13 | Unsourced | n | An IP user added some content to the BLP, but I undid it because it was unsourced. I gave him {{ subst:uw-biog2}}. | . Cassiopeia talk 01:59, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
14 | del | p | An IP user removes an entire chapter without reason. I left no warning and welcomed him. | The editor removed "sourced" content for such it was an vandalism edit. We should place either vandalism/delete warning message on the editor talk page and we dont usually welcome the editor who has the intention of vandalizing an article.02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
15 | vand (no report) | q | Obvious silly vandalism. Tampering with school names. I didn't give him any warning, but I welcomed him. | it was a vandalism and should be warned the editor and dont welcome the editor.02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
16 | unsourced | r | An IP user added unsourced content to the entry, so I removed it. I gave him a {{ subst:uw-unsor}}. | . Cassiopeia talk 02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
17 | unsourced | s | An IP user added some content, but I removed it because it was unsourced. But since the edit was made the day before I rollbacked, I didn't give him any warning. | . Cassiopeia talk 02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
18 | vand (report to AIV by others) | t u v | An IP user adds a lot of nonsense to a lot of article. I rollback to them and gave it {{ subst:uw-v4im}} (Previously, it was proved that users had been warned twice by bot). Then it turned out that the IP user was vand again, and a robot returned him and reported it. Because this time I didn't report it to VIP but a bot do it, According to the following talk, as long as I am not the reporter, then I can only deal with it as if it had not been reported before. | First of all, you don need to be the one who warms the editor in order to report the editor to AIV if the editor continues vandalsed after the final (4th) warning. Secondly we use the word "revert" and not rollback here. The editor has not been blocked. Cassiopeia talk 02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
19 | unsourced | w | An IP user added some content, but I removed it because it was unsourced. Instead of warning him, I welcomed him. | . Cassiopeia talk 02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
20 | unsourced | x | An IP user added some content, but I removed it because it was unsourced. I gave him {{ subst:uw-biog1}}. | . Cassiopeia talk 02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
21 | unsourced | y | A user added some content, but I removed it because it was unsourced. I gave him {{ subst:uw-biog1}} and welcome him. | . Cassiopeia talk 02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
22 | unsourced | z | An IP user added some content, but I removed it because it was unsourced. I gave him {{ subst:uw-biog1}}. | . Cassiopeia talk 02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
23 | unsourced | 9 | An IP user added some content, but I removed it because it was unsourced. I gave him {{ subst:uw-biog2}} because he had been given a warning by the robot before. | . Cassiopeia talk 02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
24 | unsourced | 8 | An IP user added some content, but I removed it because it was unsourced. I gave him {{ subst:uw-unsor2}} because he had been given a warning before. | . Cassiopeia talk 02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
25 | Test edit | 7 | A user is testing on a article. Since this happened in May this year and this user haven't his talkpage, I roll back and sent him a welcome message. | That was a vandalism edit and dont welcome the editor but give warning message. Cassiopeia talk 02:16, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |
# | Type | Diff of your revert | Your comment - If you report to AIV please include the diff | CASS' Comment |
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26 | vandalism (you need to be the one who report the the editor to AIV) | A | ||
27 | vandalism (you need to be the one who report the the editor to AIV) | B | ||
28 | vandalism (you need to be the one who report the the editor to AIV) | C | ||
29 | vandalism (you need to be the one who report the the editor to AIV) | D | ||
30 | vandalism | E | ||
31 | vandalism | F | An anonymous user emptied the page, which I identified as a breach and rolled back, and then welcomed him without warning because the breach occurred more than 24 hours ago. | |
32 | Talking on the page | G | ||
33 | test edit | H | One user created a draft in non-English, others returned it, and I welcomed it. | |
34 | Test edit | J |
IN Good day. If Twinkle does not show the template in the drop down list, then manually subst it. Pls provide article name, hist diffs, editor talk page where you place the warning message, reports hist diffs and any links that is applicable. Also, pls provide the reasons/justification/explanate of your answers. Do note that Wikipedia counter vandalism system is a flexible system. We normally would give level warning and increase the warning on the subsequent vandalism edit leading up to a block. However, for more serious vandalism we could place level 2 or level 3 warning and this is a subjective call, so do exercise cautiously if higher warning level is to be given. This is the hardest assignment in the program besides the final exam, so that you time to find the required edits and pld ask any questions if you need any help. Stay safe and best. Cassiopeia( talk) 04:19, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
Do you think my report #18 should be written on the #4? If not, is it because the reporter is a bot and NOT me?-- Alcremie ( talk) 09:01, 6 February 2021 (UTC)