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What I learned

I learned that signing your posts to talk pages is good practice, and I already knew that signing your name to edits on articles is bad practice. I learned that articles must be well-sourced, and it's bad if they are not well sourced. I also read the page on verifiabiltiy, and found out what is and what isn't a reliable source. I learned that even if an edit looks like vandalism if it was made with good intentions it is not vandalism.

I learned that you must remain civil in conversations with other users. I learned that Wikipedia is centered around five (I think) core policies, and that the policies are not rules, they're just guidelines. I learned that if you want to make an edit, but you're not sure if it is right, be bold and do it anyway, because if it's wrong someone will come and clean it up and let you know that you've made a mistake. Oh, and I also learned that using edit summaries is good practice, too. TheTrainEnthusiast (talk) 14:46, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

Very good :) I'm impressed, remember that competence is required and that while civility and good-faith are required when engaging others in discussion, especially dealing with users who repeatedly insert false information or defamatory material into an article, sure they may "mean well" the first 3/4 edits and claim that they're "new and aren't familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, but after numerous warnings there's simply no room to continue assuming good-faith, that is where one should be "to-the-point" and warn them in a passive-aggressive manner:

"You have been warned multiple times to stop inserting vandalism and defamatory material into the article on John Doe, you are violating the policy on biographies of living people and if you refuse to comply you may be blocked.", after which if they still refuse you should ask for administrator intervention on the matter.

Choose another course and perhaps take on some article writing/improving, you're interested in topics on Nevada and trains, try find a stub about something related to Nevada or trains that you'd be familiar with and improve it, when using references may I suggest using the Gadget "ProveIt" it's a helpful tool that makes adding references a whole lot easier, to add it just go to Special:Preferences and click on the Gadgets tab, under Editing gadgets check the box next to "ProveIt" and click save preferences. Keep up the good work :) —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 3:56pm • 05:56, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

How can I find a stub article about Nevada or trains? TheTrainEnthusiast (talk) 19:40, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

Goto Category:Nevada stubs or Category:Rail stubs. Good luck and remember if you need help just give me a holler :) —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 10:03am • 00:03, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

I chose this article: Currant, Nevada. How do I add an information box to it? TheTrainEnthusiast (talk) 00:57, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) A quick look at Template:Infobox should be helpful to you. Since you're working on a settlement article, I would probably use Template:Infobox settlement. I use this template all the time when writing articles on Utah's ghost towns and unincorporated communities. Good luck. The Utahraptor^Talk/_Contribs 17:22, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for that Utahraptor :) The main container category for infoboxes is located here: Category:Infobox_templates. You'll find the subcategories that are most relevant to the article you want to write there and the documentation as appropriate. —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 10:02am • 00:02, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Thank you Utahraptor and AA. I will add the box to the article. Also, I've decided what lesson I want to do next. I want to do the vandalism lesson next. TheTrainEnthusiast (talk) 00:45, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

Sure thing, as always I'm here if you need anything :) —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 11:02am • 01:02, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

OK, I added the box. Can you take a look at it? TheTrainEnthusiast (talk) 01:07, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

I moved the infobox above the test of the article, remember infoboxes to the top of the article. Also if you can expand the article and add references as it's currently a stub. See WP:YFA and WP:REFB for help. —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 11:16am • 01:16, 29 May 2011 (UTC)`

I can't find any online sources other than the one source that is already in the article. I have books about Nevada, but none of them mention Currant. What do I do now? TheTrainEnthusiast (talk) 21:23, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

Also, the vandalism page said to inform you if I'm using Internet Explorer. I am. What do I do now? By the way, I've been using popups to revert vandalism; how am I doing? TheTrainEnthusiast (talk) 21:38, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

You're doing well, if you want I can do a Credo Reference search for Currant. Also with Internet Explorer you can't use scripts such as Twinkle, Friendly and Igloo. If you can I suggest you download Firefox. —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 9:24am • 23:24, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

OK, I downloaded it. Now what do I do? TheTrainEnthusiast (talk) 23:40, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

Install Firefox, then log into Wikipedia on Firefox after it's installed, after logging in goto Special:Preferences and click on Gadgets and check the Twinkle and Twinkle: Friendly boxes to enable the gadgets. —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 10:17am • 00:17, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

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Help me with this please?

How can I add another line to a discography like this? Conkern65 (talk) 17:21, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

{{Richard D. James}}

June 2011 Wikification Drive

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Abuse response e-mail

Hi James, while actioning on an abuse response report and contacting ISPs, should I just mail the ISP, or should I cc it to the mailing list or something? Thanks. Lynch7 •^Talk 10:28, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

All communications via email should be CC'd to the mailing list, that way everything is manageable. —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 6:37pm • 08:37, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Okay. I should use this template right? Lynch7 08:59, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Yes, that is correct. —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 7:07pm • 09:07, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hey there! Thanks for helping me on the Abuse Response! --Damirgraffiti ☺Say Yo to Me!☺ 13:57, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome :) If there's a case waiting for investigation, why don't you take it on as investigator and contactor? I'll give you help along the way. Regards, —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 10:23am • 00:23, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

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—James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 9:37pm • 11:37, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

Vandalism lesson assignment

What is vandalism?

Vandalism is the changing of a page in order to disrupt Wikipedia.

List 3 situations where a edit which could be considered vandalism, may not actually be vandalism.

1. When a new user makes an edit but doesn't know exactly what they're doing.

2. When a reason is given for removing content, in the case of content removing vandalism.

3. Test edits to the sandbox.

What are obvious indicators of a vandalism edit while watching recent changes?

The tags sometimes indicate vandalism.

How do you revert vandalism?

With popups you move your mouse over the prev button and if it's vandalism, click rv. With Twinkle you click on the prev button, and if it's vandalism you click the "rollback vandal" button.

What warning template would you use if a user removed or blanked all the content from a page?

It depends. If it's their first time, then you would add the uw-vand1 template. If it's their second time, you would add the uw-vand2 template, etc.

What warning template would you use if a user add the words "i really hate wikipedia!" to an article?

See above.

How do you add an article to your watchlist?

By clicking the star on the top of the screen.

If you misuse such tools as WP:TW or WP:VPRF what could happen?

You could have your rights removed.

I'm not sure about a couple of these answers, so please tell me where (and if) I went wrong. TheTrainEnthusiast (talk) 01:19, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Very good, however, if the vandalism is very serious you would use {{uw-vand4im}} straight off, template's 1-4 are for first instances any instances afterward. —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 11:33am • 01:33, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

OK. What happens after I finish the required lessons? Do I graduate, or is there more planned for me? TheTrainEnthusiast (talk) 21:47, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

When you finish the required lessons and I am confident of your abilities I'll give you a test which will be a recap of everything you've done/learned. —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 9:14am • 23:14, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Image

How do I upload an image? I have a photo of me and my grandson that I want to put on my userpage. TheTrainEnthusiast (talk) 21:56, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

To upload an image goto Special:Upload and then fill in the fields as appropriate. Add the {{Information}} template to the description field of the upload form. —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 9:14am • 23:14, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Look at File:TheTrainEnthusiast.jpg. It glitched. I don't know what to do now. How do I reupload it? TheTrainEnthusiast (talk) 23:38, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Andrew Mason

Wikipedia:Requested moves/Closing instructions states that non-administrators should restrict themselves to closing "unanimous or nearly unanimous discussions after a full listing period". With that in mind, why did you close Andrew Mason (businessman) contrary to popular consensus without relisting or waiting for an admin to do it? You seem to have supervoted saying "there is no evidence that the subject is the primary topic" despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. You even forgot to add the correct formatting to your closure. I would have let this oversight go if it weren't for this butchered move (moved to the wrong place before the customary 7 day waiting period), or this one. Marcus Qwertyus 01:16, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Edit notices

What on Earth is the purpose of these?  Chzz  ►  05:36, 31 May 2011 (UTC)