This is the CVUA page for A 10 fireplane.

Initial Survey

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Important Note: This survey is intended to be taken without any use of onwiki links or guidelines/policies. Only use your current knowledge. I want to see how much you know; I'm not testing you. Please answer honestly and to the best of your ability so I can best accustom the rest of the CVUA course to your strengths.

Done @Vermont:

I will add the next task in about a day. In the meantime, please read over my responses. If you have any questions, you can bring them up here or on my talk page. Thank you, Vermont (talk) 11:00, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Phase I

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Part I

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Please read WP:AGF and WP:VAND. Once you believe you understand those, go to Special:RecentChanges and answer the below.

@Vermont: I have found the edit, how do I link you to specific edits?

Add a link to the diff. Also, please remember to sign your comments with ~~~~. Thanks, Vermont (talk) 15:58, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
@Vermont: Done, ok I didn't think about that since its not a talk page A 10 fireplane (talk) 16:32, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
I noticed your links were all from the mobile site. Are you doing this on your phone? Vermont (talk) 21:04, 29 November 2018 (UTC)

I've gone through and checked the edits you found. See my notes above. Before we start actually reverting, you'll need a good grasp on identifying types of vandalism and what to do. Your next task is below. Vermont (talk) 21:16, 29 November 2018 (UTC)

Part 2

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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 recognize the difference between a vandalism edit and a good faith edit, especially because Twinkle gives you the option of labeling edits you revert as such. Please read WP:AGF and WP:NOT VANDALISM before completing the following tasks.

Please explain below the difference between a good faith edit and a vandalism edit, and how you would tell them apart.

A 10 fireplane, are you editing solely with a phone? All of your links are mobile site links. Also, I will add your next task tonight or tomorrow morning. Vermont (talk) 14:38, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
@Vermont: Awesome thanks, yes sir I mostly edit off an ipad my school provides. A 10 fireplane (talk) 14:57, 30 November 2018 (UTC)

Here's your next task:

Why do we warn users?

We warn user so if they are unaware they are doing something wrong they now do. Also to warn them of the possible consequences of their actions.

Users are warned to inform them that their edits are disruptive. In some cases, it may cause someone to stop vandalizing. Vermont (talk)
When would a 4im warning be appropriate?

If I (or another editor) has warned the vandal multiple times and worked the way up the chain of warnings. And the next one would be 4im

4im is what is known as an "only warning". It is only for severe or particularly grotesque vandalism, and is used when there were no previous warnings. See this page for a table showing warning levels and templates. Vermont (talk)
Should you substitute a template when you place it on a user talk page, and how do you do it?

It depends if the template wouldn't work in its current form, you would by adding --> subst: in front of the name.

You should almost always substitute talk page templates and warnings. You are correct as to how. Vermont (talk)
What should you do if a user who has received a level 4 or 4im warning vandalises again?

Report them to Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism to be blocked

Yes. You can use Twinkle for that; it makes it quite easy. Vermont (talk)
Please give examples of three different warnings (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.

Your recent edit

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Information icon Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions did not appear constructive and has been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use the sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Thank you.

Recent Vandalism

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Information icon Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you.

Be Kind

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Information icon Hello, I'm A 10 fireplane. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, it's important to be mindful of the feelings of your fellow editors, who may be frustrated by certain types of interaction. While you probably didn't intend any offense, please do remember that Wikipedia strives to be an inclusive atmosphere. In light of that, it would be greatly appreciated if you could moderate yourself so as not to offend. Thank you.

Done @Vermont:

For the last question, I had expected you to do something like:
"((subst:uw-vandalism1)). I would use this to warn a user for their first instance of vandalism."
Regardless, I see you have a grasp of user warnings. Onto the next section! Vermont (talk)

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.

Find and revert some vandalism. Warn each user appropriately, using the correct kind of warning and level. Please include at least two test edits and at least two appropriate reports to AIV. For each revert and warning please fill in a line on the table below
# Diff of your revert Your comment (optional). If you report to AIV please include the diff My comment
1 [9] was adding comments Yes, that was vandalism. Wrong warning though; you should have used a level 1 vandalism warning.
2 [10] General Warning Good, AGF.
3 [11] Update ^ Good.
4 [12] adding non-useful imformation Good.
5 [13] Reported for promotional actions --> Blocked It should not have been reported to AIV; it simply required a warning and notification of NPOV guidelines. Also, it wasn't blocked.
6 [14] 2nd Promotional account --> Blocked See above. Neither of these accounts were blocked, and they both simply needed to be informed of NPOV guidelines/policies.
7 [15] Added Vandalism Good, although I would have started at a level 1 warning.
8 [16] Added false claim Good; blatant vandalism.
9 [17] Added question (could be viewed as a test edit) That's spam. It's now blocked.
10 User talk:Lolurmomisverynice only warning for extreme vandalism I would have gone to level 3, although your only warning seems to have worked. Good.
11 [18] Unexplained removal of content (assumed test edit) Good; typical blanking.
12 [19] Promotional account Yep. Violation of WP:UAA.
13 [20] Repeated Vandalism Good.
14 [21] Added what could be good faith Good, although you didn't revert the edit.
15 User talk:As7180 Assumed good faith That's a personal attack. I would have gone to level 2.

Done @Vermont: A 10 fireplane Imform me 04:08, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

Checked; see above. I'll add your next task soon, probably on Wednesday (it's a busy week for me irl, sorry). Until then, you can check for vandalism through Special:RecentChanges and Special:PendingChanges. Vermont (talk) 02:35, 10 December 2018 (UTC)
Yes sir I'll read and follow above, no problem take your time A 10 fireplane Imform me 03:36, 10 December 2018 (UTC)

Part III

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Protecting and deleting pages are two additional measures that can be used to prevent and deal with vandalism. Only an administrator can protect or delete pages (I am not an admin); however, anyone can nominate a page for deletion or request protection. If you have Twinkle installed, you can use the Twinkle menu to request page protection or speedy deletion (the RPP or CSD options). If you want to report manually, either place a CSD tag on the page, or report at WP:RFPP.

Protection

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Please read the protection policy.

In what circumstances should a page be semi-protected?
A page should be semi-protected if there is consistent vandalism from multiple IP or new accounts.
In what circumstances should a page be pending changes level 1 protected?
If its a page that gets vandalized fairly regularly over a prolonged period of time
In what circumstances should a page be fully protected?
Only as a last resort if no other protection works
In what circumstances should a page be creation protected ("salted")?
If a page has been deleted multiple time but is still being re-created
In what circumstances should a talk page be semi-protected?
only in the most severe cases of vandalism
Correctly request the protection of one page; post the diff of your request (from WP:RPP) below.
I cannot find a page that needs protection at this time

Speedy deletion

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Please read WP:CSD.

In what circumstances should a page be speedy deleted? (very briefly, no need to go through the criteria.)
If it doesn't contribute to the encyclopedia
Correctly tag two pages for speedy deletion (with different reasons) and post the diff and the criteria you requested it be deleted under below.
I requested User:A 10 fireplane/Vandal list be deleted after I found out it was in violation of WP:POLEMIC
[22] Was being used for advertising Dominos Pizza

Second Try

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Done @Vermont: A 10 fireplane Imform me 15:13, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

Please read WP:CSD, the criteria, then go to Special:NewPages and correctly tag 2 pages for deletion. Of the two you have above, one you created and the other wasn't deleted. Vermont (talk) 15:16, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
Ok, will do A 10 fireplane Imform me 17:38, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
Done @Vermont: A 10 fireplane Imform me 15:44, 20 December 2018 (UTC)
Good tags. Your next task will be added below. Vermont (talk) 03:11, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

Assessment

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(from ThePlatypusofDoom's training guide)

Here's a test so I can measure your progress in this area. The following scenarios each have multiple questions that are based on WP: VANDAL, WP:3RR, WP: REVERT, WP: BLOCK, WP: GAIV, WP: WARN, WP:UAA, WP:CSD, WP:911, WP:OS, WP:REVDEL and WP:UN. Good Luck!

Scenario 1

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You encounter an IP disrupting the article on Homosexuality. They are adding extremely nasty homophobic slurs, and death threats.

Vandalism as slurs and death threats are obvious vandalism.
checkY Vermont (talk)
It violates WP:HA and WP:PA
Orange tickY WP:HA yes, WP:PA applies to discourse between editors. There's a wide array of policies this sort of action breaks. Vermont (talk)
I would give them a 4im warning after the first time, however depending on the severity I might report them immediately
Orange tickY For death threats, it's best to just report immediately. They're not here to contribute. Vermont (talk)
I would request a revision delete first to hide it quicker, then I would request it be oversighted
Orange tickY Depending on severity, Oversight may be needed, although probably will not be. For death threats, revision deletion will be needed. A user who does this should be reported to WP:AIV. Vermont (talk)

Scenario 2

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You see a new account called "Hi999" that has added random letters to one article.

Personally according to the username I'd say vandalism, however when warning the user I would AGF
checkY Vermont (talk)
I would use Template:Uw-subtle1
checkY That, a disruptive editing warning, or test editing warning would work. Vermont (talk)
Rollback-AGF
checkY Vermont (talk)
Yes, after 3 Warnings if there is another vandal edit it would be appropriate to report them
☒N It should go to 4 warnings, then a report/block, although there is no formal requirement to go through 4 warnings. If it's really bad you might start at a level 3 warning, or a 4im, or report straight out. Vermont (talk)
Yes they very well could, they would have the opportunity to appeal it tho
checkY Vermont (talk)
((vandal)) as it is a user account and not an IP user
checkY Vermont (talk)
Repeated disruptive editing after final warning
checkY Vermont (talk)

Scenario 3

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Yes I would because of policies
checkY Vermont (talk)
I would use Template:Uw-biog1
checkY Vermont (talk)
Yes I would report them to AIV
checkY Vermont (talk)

Scenario 4

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You see a new account called "LaptopsInc" which has created a new page called "Laptops Inc" (which only contains the words "Laptops Inc" and a paragraph copied from www.laptopsinc.com). The user also added "www.laptopsinc.com" on the Laptop article. You research Laptops Inc on Google and find that is a small company.

I would go neural because although it is against policy they have not been warned yet
checkY Neutral allows you to add a comment, so unless I want to do that I usually go with AGF or Vandalism, which in this case would be AGF. But, you can decide how you best want to revert. Vermont (talk)
I would use Template:Uw-advert1
checkY or none at all, and just leave the uw-coi-username template. Vermont (talk)
Yes I would tag it G11. Unambiguous advertising or promotion
checkY this, or A7, or G12 (content copied from website, likely copyrighted) Vermont (talk)
Yes, it violates Wikipedias Promotional names policies. I would request they changing their username
checkY Yes, and use ((uw-coi-username)) Vermont (talk)
If they did not voluntarily change their username and stop making promotional edit I would as an account that is inly being used for promotional purposes
☒N They should be reported to UAA, and blocked, so that they cannot edit before their username is changed. Vermont (talk)
Ok, I didn't think about the fact that they could request a name change while being blocked. A 10 fireplane Imform me 01:00, 22 December 2018 (UTC)

Scenario 5

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You come across an account named "JohnIsAFag". You find that it's created the page "John Simmonds", which reads "John Simmonds is a guy born in 1991. He is still alive today, unfortunately, because he is an idiot. ahsjjdshhsd".

I would tag it, G3. Pure vandalism and blatant hoaxes
checkY Yes, although G10 (attack page) would be better. Vermont (talk)
The user violates WP:U's Disruptive or offensive usernames as a username that contains or implys personal attacks.
checkY Vermont (talk)

No, due to Exemption #4 Reverting obvious vandalism—edits that any well-intentioned user would agree constitute vandalism, such as page blanking and adding offensive language.

checkY Vermont (talk)

Done @Vermont: A 10 fireplane Imform me 17:44, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

Results

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Your score:  Pass 18.5/22 (84%)

Phase 2

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Part 1

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I'm going to be taking a semi-wikibreak for Christmas week (i'll be working - it's the biggest tourist week of the year). In this time, if you're editing, just edit normally and do some patrolling in Special:RecentChanges. I will look over your edits, and give feedback, and we will continue from there. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact me here or on my talk page. Vermont (talk) 20:14, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

No problem take your time, Merry Christmas 🎄 A 10 fireplane Imform me 01:00, 22 December 2018 (UTC)
@A 10 fireplane: Sorry for the delay; your recent vandalism edits are good, and I have no/few issues with them. Would you like to take the final test? Vermont (talk) 22:39, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
@Vermont: Not a problem at all , yes I feel confident A 10 fireplane Imform me 00:44, 22 January 2019 (UTC)

Part 2

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Final exam from ThePlatypusofDoom

When responding to numbered questions please start your response with "#:" (except where shown otherwise - with **). You don't need to worry about signing your answers.

GOOD LUCK!

Part 1

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For each of these examples, please state whether you would call the edit(s) described as vandalism or good faith edit, a reason for that, and how you would deal with the situation (ensuring you answer the questions where applicable).
  1. A user inserts 'ektgbi0hjndf98' into an article. What would you do if it was their first warning? What about after that.
    I would start off with a "test edit" warning, then work my way up to level 4 then block if they don't stop
checkY
  1. A user adds their signature to an article after one being given a ((Uw-articlesig)) warning. What would you the next time they did it? What about if they kept doing it after that?
    Give them a level 2 warning, continue giving warnings and removing signatures until a final warning is left. Then report.
checkY
  1. A user adds 'John Smith is the best!' into an article. What would you do the first time? What about if they kept doing it after that?
    I would start off with a level 1 "disruptive editing warning. Continue warning until level 4 then report
checkY
  1. A user adds 'I can edit this' into an article. The first time, and times after that?
    I would start of with a "disruptive editing" warning, if it continues work up to level 4 then report
checkY
  1. A user removes sources information from an article, with the summary 'this is wrong'. First time, and after that? What would be different if the user has a history of positive contributions compared with a history of disruptive contributions?
    I would restore the imformation and give a "removal of content" warning, continue till level 4 and report. If it was an experienced user I would state that there was sources and ask for different sources saying otherwise; while being sure not to edit war. If none are given I would say it was a WP:COI and request another editors opinion before requesting a page protection or the user to get a topic ban.
Orange tickY You should first check the sources and determine if it is correct yourself. Regardless of if the editor is experienced or not, you should assume good faith, and attempt to start discussion over the information. In discussions over whether or not to include information, consensus is to not include until consensus is achieved, so reverting will do nothing other than bring you closer to 3RR. In other words: don't revert unless it's obvious vandalism or obviously well-sourced and indisputable. If it isn't, start a discussion.

Part 2

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Which templates warning would give an editor in the following scenarios. If you don't believe a template warning is appropriate outline the steps (for example what you would say) you would take instead.
  1. A user blanks Cheesecake.
    Template:Uw-blank1
checkY
  1. A user trips edit filter for trying to put curse words on Derek Jeter.
    Hello, I'm A 10 fireplane You recently tripped an edit filter for possibly adding curse words to Derek Jeter. While it is unlikely mistakes do happen, if this was a mistake please let me know.
☒N Not possibly; they tried, and the edit filter stopped them. As such, it isn't a mistake, and I would probably write a message similar to the disruptive editing warning.
  1. A user trips edit summary filter for repeating characters on Denis Menchov.
    Hello, I'm A 10 fireplane, one or more of your recent edits to Denis Menchov have tripped an edit filter. Please refrain from repeating characters. Thanks
Orange tickY No need to mention the edit filter; simply the please refrain bit.
  1. A user puts "CHRIS IS GAY!" on Atlanta Airport.
    Template:Uw-vandalism4im also I would report them even if no other edit is made
checkY I would start at 3, although considering it's a personal attack I don't see an issue going to 4im. There's little chance of constructive contributions with that sort of behavior.
  1. A user section blanks without a reason on David Newhan.
    Template:uw-delete1
checkY
  1. A user adds random characters to Megan Fox.
    Template:uw-test1
checkY
  1. A user adds 'Tim is really great' to Great Britain.
    Template:uw-disruptive1
checkY
  1. A user adds 'and he has been arrested' to Tim Henman.
    Template:uw-biog1
checkY
  1. A user blanks Personal computer, for the fifth time, they have had no warnings or messages from other users.
    Template:uw-vandalism4 (Please note this is your only warning) would be added into to "optional message" area on twinkle
Orange tickY As they have not received any warnings, they should not be started at 4im. Rather, I would start a level 3.
  1. A user blanks Personal computer, for the fifth time, they have had four warnings including a level 4 warning.
    revert and report to AIV
checkY
  1. A user blanks your userpage and replaced it with 'I hate this user' (you have had a number of problems with this user in the past).
    Template:uw-npa1 also I would probably report the user if I have had problems in the past with them
checkY Personal attacks against other editors can just be reported outright.
  1. A user adds File:Example.jpg to Taoism.
    Template:uw-image1 or Template:uw-upload1 depending on the image
checkY

Part 3

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What CSD tag you would put on the following articles (The content below is the article's content).
  1. Check out my Twitter page (link to Twitter page)!
    G11
checkY
  1. Josh Marcus is the coolest kid in London.
    G2
Orange tickY A7 is better
  1. Joe goes to [[England]] and comes home !
    G2
Orange tickY A7
  1. A Smadoodle is an animal that changes colors with its temper.
    A11
checkY
  1. Fuck Wiki!
    G10 or G3
checkY G3

What would you do in the following circumstance:

Orange tickY I'd tag it a few minutes after they blank it, or even directly after. If they intend to re-add content, they can remove the notice.
Orange tickY It would be ((uw-speedy1)), and you should change the deletion reason to A3 if they do not add content.

Part 4

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Are the following new (logged in) usernames violations of the username policy? Describe why or why not and what you would do about it (if they are a breach).
  1. NikeShoes - Yes, it implys shared use checkY
  2. IWANTTOTROLLWIKI - Yes, Disruptive or offensive username checkY
  3. Brian's Bot - Yes, Misleading username
Orange tickY only if it's not actually a bot
  1. sdadfsgadgadjhm,hj,jh,jhlhjlkfjkghkfuhlkhj - Yes, Disruptive or offensive username, shows a clear intent to disrupt Wikipedia.
Orange tickY only if their edits indicate it's distruptive
  1. Bobsysop - Yes, Misleading username as it implies sysop permissions checkY
  2. SteveTheAdminSUCKS - Yes, Disruptive or offensive usernames, has a personal attack checkY
  3. Justin Stevens - Yes, there will need to be proof
Orange tickY Considering it's a Cornish cricketer, it's more likely to be someone's actual name.
  1. OfficialJustinBieber - Yes, it implys shared use
Orange tickY Doesn't imply shared use as Justin Bieber is a person, not multiple people. Unless, of course, he is a robot controlled by a vast army of lizard people. In which case, we have much worse problems to worry about than blocking this account.

Part 5

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Answer the following questions based on your theory knowledge gained during your instruction.
  1. Can you get in an edit war while reverting vandalism (which may or may not be obvious)?
  • Technically no, there is an exception to reverting vandalism. But if it's not obvious then yes checkY
  1. Where and how should vandalism-only accounts be reported?
  1. Where and how should complex abuse be reported?
  1. Where and how should blatant username violations be reported?
  1. Where and how should personal attacks against other editors be reported?
  • Removed and Oversighted, depending on the severity you could contact emergency@wikimedia.org Orange tickY not oversighted, and unless it's a threat you don't need to contact emergency. ANI is the best place.
  1. Where and how should an edit war be reported?
  1. Who should you contact for material needing revision deletion?

Part 6 - Theory in practice

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1. Find and revert three instances of vandalism (by different editors on different pages), and appropriately warn the editor. Please give the diffs the warning below.
  1. Special:Diff/877460464 checkY
  2. Special:Diff/874508658 Orange tickY this isn't blanking; this is a personal attack
  3. Special:Diff/872002489 - I started at a level 2 because the edit had been made twice checkY
2. Find and revert two good faith edits, and warn/welcome the user appropriately. Please give the diffs of your warn/welcome below.
  1. Special:Diff/881044709 checkY
  2. User talk:Hadil Sarah Belil (no diff) ☒N you warned them for test editing. It wasn't a test edit; it seems they misunderstood that "study" was intentional, as it referred to the field and not the action.
3. Correctly report two users (either AIV or ANI). Give the diffs of your report below.
  1. Special:Diff/878918557 checkY
  2. Special:Diff/877278208 checkY
4. Correctly request the protection of two articles; post the diffs of your requests below.
  1. Cannot find any at this time, still looking
5. Correctly nominate one articles for speedy deletion; post the diffs of your nominations below.
  1. I requested this redirect under R3 ((Db-r3)) checkY
6. Correctly report one username as a breach of policy.
  1. Special:Diff/878608185 checkY

@Vermont: I have completed all but the page protection part A 10 fireplane Imform me 18:43, 1 February 2019 (UTC)

I will check it soon; probably Sunday. Vermont (talk) 18:44, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
Sounds good A 10 fireplane Imform me 01:26, 3 February 2019 (UTC)

Final score

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34.5 / 43 or 80%

 Pass

Congratulations

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@A 10 fireplane: Congratulations, you have completed my CVUA course. You can now put this template on your user page: ((User CVUA|graduate)) . It has been a pleasure to help you become accustomed to anti-vandalism, and I hope you continue in that field of contributing on Wikipedia. Thank you, Vermont (talk) 01:10, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

@Vermont: awesome thank you I really appreciate it, it was very enjoyable. Happy editing A 10 fireplane Imform me 05:25, 5 February 2019 (UTC)