User:Joshii/Quiz

Congratulations, you’ve completed all of the adoptee tasks I set out. There’s just one thing remaining, a simple quiz to test your knowledge of Wikipedia procedures. There’s nothing to be afraid of, nothing bad will happen if you don’t do well, it’s more a formality then anything (but it also shows me if there are any areas where you could do with more help).

There are two ways to complete the quiz. The first is to click the new section (“+”) link on my talk page, copy the questions there, and put answers next to them. The section is to create a subpage in your userspace, and answer the questions there, then notify me on my talk page (The second option is suggested, so we can discuss answers further if you wish).

Now, on with the questions! Remember to answer them with as much detail as is appropriate, and cite relevant policies and guidelines when necessary.

1. You encounter an AfD debate about a band that receives 500 independent, relevant (as in, they are all about the same band, and are not on the same website) Google hits, but has not had a song in the Billboard Top 100. How do you vote?

   Support delete unless they are notable for something other than music. If they have not had a hit then it is unlikely they are notable.

   Y - Might like to cite WP:BAND too.

2. In an RfA, a user’s answer to question 1 is that they would like to work on protecting good articles. Based on this answer alone, what do you do (disregard the user’s contributions and other answers)?

   No you look at the rest of their answers and contrbuions as an admin needs to do more than just GA.

   - If all they wish to do is protect GA articles, they don't really show a need for admin tools. But then, not everyone has that as a criteria, so neutral.

3. A vandal has made 5 edits to the same article. They were all made in the last 5 minutes, and all contain swearing and obscene images. He has not received a warning on this talk page yet. What do you do?

   Revert the edits and place a Uw-vandalism4im template on their talk page. (P.s) you said "He has not received a warning", sexist!

   Y - YOUR MUM's sexist :P

4. You encounter an article that is undergoing an edit war - two logged in users are reverting each other on the spelling (British vs. American) of the article’s subject in the lead paragraph, and another user is attempting to resolve the dispute by moving the article from one spelling to another (this is also being reverted). What do you do?

   Warn them both they could violate the 3RR rule if they carry on and tell them to debate it on the talk page to come to a concensus.

   Y - Consensus is always reached on the talk page. You should know that of all people ;) :P

5. An anonymous user blanks a spam article (he removes all content from it). What do you do?

   Add a speedy delete tag to it saying its an ad after putting the content back.

   Y - And notify them, obviously

6. You find an article that has been prodded for non-notability, but that you believe is notable. You remove the prod tag, stating in your edit summary that you believe the article meets notability guidelines, but this is reverted, along with an angry note on your talk page. What do you do?

   Report the user to WP:ANI for being so disgusting and oppose the prod.

   N - ANI is for misuse of admin tools etc. Take it to AfD (read WP:PROD concerning removal of prods).

7. A user with 29 edits submits an RfA, and you are the first to view it (he added it to the main page at the same time you visited it, and no one else has seen it yet). What do you do?

   De-list and warn them why it was de-listed.

   - I wouldn't warn them about it, just a friendly note. But correct to delist.

8. You revert something as being “inappropriate humour”, and the user you reverted leaves a note on your talk page telling you that it wasn’t inappropriate, but a serious scientific condition. They also inform you that your revert has been reverted. Upon research, you find that they were correct. What do you do?

   Say sorry and use a subst:Smile template on their talk page.

   Y - :D

9. A user continuously creates spam articles about his/her business. You tag each one with {{db-spam}}, and leave appropriate messages on his talk page (as indicated by the CSD template). This doesn’t stop him, and he continues to make the articles, so you report him to AIAV. Your report is rejected by a non-administrator, who leaves a note on your talk page telling you that the user had not vandalised past his final warning, as is rule for AIAV. How do you respond to this user, and how do you deal with the vandal (who, in the meantime, continues to create the article)?

   Keep tagging and warning till they have done it enough times to get blocked.

   Y - And tell the non admin that you're doing something legal too.

10. A user leaves a message on your talk page asking for your support in his RfA. You have not previously encountered the user, except that you left a message on his talk page a few days ago informing him that an article had been prodded. Do you vote in the RfA, and if yes, how do you vote?

    You can vote but you must read questions and look a contribs.

    - WP:CANVASS issues should be mentioned.

11. Brisbane is nominated for deletion (AfD), and you stumble upon the debate almost directly after it’s nominated (before anyone has had the chance to vote in it). What do you do?

    Remove the AFD and give the user a vandalism warning.

    Y - Not necessarily vandalism, but remove the AfD.

An interesting note: Out of the above questions, the following happened to me: Q1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9. Question 5 is a hypothetical based loosely on some vandalism that I reverted, but not after a good deal of though. Question 10 is based on events that took place in several RfAs in May 2007. Question 11 is based on Husond’s admin coaching questions.

_└^and-rew_┘^┌_talk^┐ 06:09, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Comments: You're a bit harsh on anti vandalism warnings, etc., but otherwise you did quite well. Your final score was 8.5/11 (half points for 3 questions where you got a neutral sign). You've now "graduated" from the program, and can add {{User:Giggy/Adopt/Quizbox|8.5|11}} to your userpage, and I'll certainly add {{AdopterProud|And-Rew}} to my adoption page!

Remember, if you EVER need ANY help at all with ANY aspect of Wikipedia, even a minor copyedit, I'm always happy to help you. Giggy _U^CP 01:10, 1 August 2007 (UTC)