Test Introduction to Wikipedia
[edit]This test is going to be based on questions. One word "Yes" or "No" answers are unacceptable. I want to see some evidence of a thought process. There's no time limit - answer in your own words and we'll talk about your answers.
1) Q - You have just discovered from a friend that the new Ford Escort is only going to be available in blue. Can you add this to the Ford Escort article and why?
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2) Q - A mainstream newspaper has published a cartoon which you see is clearly racist as part of an article. Can you include this as an example of racism on the newspaper's article? What about on the racism article?
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3) Q - You find an article that shows that people in the state of Ohio eat more butternut squashes than anywhere in the world and ranks each of the United States by squashes per head. Interestingly you find another article that ranks baldness in the United States and they are almost identical! Can you include this information anywhere on Wikipedia? Perhaps the baldness article or the butternut squash article?
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4) Q - Would you consider BBC news a reliable source on The Troubles? Would you consider BBC news to be a reliable source on its rival, ITV?
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5) Q - Would you consider Ben and Jerry's official Facebook page a reliable source?
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6) Q - A "forum official" from the Daily Telegraph community forums comments on Daily Telegraph's stance on world hunger. Would this be a reliable source?
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7) Q - Would you have any problem with http://www.amazon.co.uk/ or an "iTunes" link being used in a music-related article?
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8) Q - Would you have any issue with using the About Us page on Xerox as a source for the history section of the Xerox article.
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9) Q - Everybody knows that the sky is blue right? An editor doesn't agree - he says it is bronze, do you need a source?
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Test: Basics of Wikiquette
[edit]Have a look at the conversation below:
What's the best car in the world? -- Rod
- Probably something German or Japanese. -- Freddie
- Like what -- Rod's Mate
- I dunno, something like Volkswagon? -- Freddie
- Volkswagon Passat --Passat Lover <-Postion:A
- What do you want it for? -- Jane
- Volkswagon Passat --Passat Lover <-Position:B
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Well, the Passat lover clearly loves his Passat, but who is he replying to? In
1) Position A?
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2) Position B?
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3) An editor who has a low edit count seems awfully competent with templates. Should he be reported as a possible WP:SOCK?
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Q1) Do you think Wikipedia *is* free?
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Q2) When can you upload a picture to Commons?
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Q3) You find music displaying this licence [1] (non-commercial). Wikimedia is non-commerical, can we upload it to Commons?
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Q4) A user uploads a poster which is a composite of all the Beatles album covers. Can he do this? It is his own unique composition.
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Q5) Can you upload a press image of the Pope?
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Q6) Can you upload a press image of a prisoner on death row?
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Q7) You find an article that matches a company website About Us page exactly. You check the talk page, and there's no evidence that the text has been released under WP:CC-BY-SA. What do you do?
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Q8) Can you see any issues with doing a cut-and-paste move?
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Q9) A final practical test... Go. Have a snoop around some wikipedia articles, see if you can find an image which is currently being used under "fair use". Come back and link to it (using [[:File:IMAGENAME]]. You must get the : before the File name, as we cannot display the image here!)
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Test: Dispute Resolution
[edit]1) What do you understand by bold, revert, discuss?
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2) Assuming that person A puts in an edit, person B reverts, person A reverts... and so on, but both stop short of WP:3RR (the bright line)... who wins the edit war?
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3) What is vandalism?
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4) What is the difference between editor assistance, third opinion and request for comment?
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Test: Deletion Policies
[edit]1) Describe a situation you would use a WP:PROD and one where you'd use WP:AfD?
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2) Most WP:CSD categories are fairly clear, but one of the more difficult is A7. Describe a situation where A7 would be appropriate :)
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Policies and Consensus
[edit]1) What is the difference between a policy, a guideline and an essay?
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2) Can Policy change?
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3) In your opinion. Is Wikipedia a bureaucracy?
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Q1) How would you define vandalism?
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Q2) We currently have 4 levels of warnings, have a look at them if you like 1, 2,3,4 - along with an only warning. Do you think we need 4 levels?
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Q3) Does an admin need all 4 levels to block? How many do you think they need? How many should you have gone through before going to WP:AIV?
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Q4) When do you think you might use the "only" warning?
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Q5) Do you think that vandals should be allowed to remove the warnings?
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Q6) Is a copyright violation vandalism?
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Q7) The vast majority of vandalism comes from IP editors... but the majority of good edits are also made by IP editors. Should Wikipedia require registration?
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