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Welcome!

Welcome to Wikipedia, Offend! Thank you for your contributions. I am Girth Summit and I have been editing Wikipedia for some time, so if you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. You can also check out Wikipedia:Questions or type ((help me)) at the bottom of this page. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name using four tildes (~~~~); that will automatically produce your username and the date. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! GirthSummit _(blether) 16:03, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Counter vandalsim

Hi - thanks for your recent efforts in countering vandalism. If you'd like to learn more about best practice, and how to do it more efficiently, take a look at WP:CVUA. Cheers GirthSummit _(blether) 16:10, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

That's great, I will take a look. Thank you. Offend (talk) 16:20, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A friendly advice

Hello. Regarding the recent revert you made: you may already know about them, but you might find Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace useful. After a revert, these can be placed on the user's talk page to let them know you considered their edit inappropriate, and also direct new users towards the sandbox. They can also be used to give a stern warning to a vandal when they've been previously warned. Thank you. INeedSupport ^:3 16:40, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again - good to see you starting to use warnings. It looks like you're reverting and adding the templates manually - you might want to read up on WP:Twinkle, a really useful counter-vandalism tool - it lets you do all sorts of things very easily, such as reverting edits, welcoming and warming new users, and filing reports at AIV etc. All this (and more!) can be explained if you'd like to sign up for CVUA. Don't know what time zone you're in, but I've got a slot if you're interested. Cheers GirthSummit _(blether) 17:55, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I can't use it yet because I'm not autoconfirmed, according to the Wikipedia:Twinkle page. Offend (talk) 18:04, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, of course. Well, that won't take long.

Do you mind if I ask you a slightly awkward question? I see that you recently added a CSD tag to a page (one that the author had been messing about with since I tagged it myself). That's not something that brand new editors usually know how to do. Have you edited before under a different account? GirthSummit _(blether) 18:42, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I referred to WP:GCSD for the speedy deletion tags. Offend (talk) 18:48, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

That's certainly the right guideline - I'm just astonished that you found the problematic draft article and the relevant guideline on how to deal with it (entirely appropriately) on your second day of editing. I'm genuinely not accusing you of anything - so far as I can see, everything you've done since registering has been entirely productive - I just wondered if you had some experience already, perhaps under a different account or an IP. I'm not trying to trick you into admitting to socking - per WP:CLEANSTART, users are permitted to start again with a new account if they've had issues in the past - I just don't want to spend time teaching you to suck eggs if you already know your way around. GirthSummit _(blether) 18:59, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I had an old account some time ago in the past but forgotten the details and was locked out. I'm not super knowledgeable in the policies/guidelines here but I think they're simple enough to help me find my way around. Thanks for offering to help. Offend (talk) 20:12, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]