To add this auto-updating template to your user page, use{{totd3}}
About Me
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"Take that - Fake news!"
Hi, I'm awaiting a real name. If I made a mistake please let me know if you have any concerns over any of my actions. If I've made a really obvious or stupid mistake I authorise another experienced admin to revert my actions without the need to first consult me. I am not always around to respond immediately - just leave a note on my talk page if you've felt the need to reverse one of my actions or want to politely express any concerns about my edits here.
I am always keen to share my knowledge and experience, and to learn from others - whatever their age or gender. If you still feel the need for a WP:COI, please see below. I'm using the rest of this and other sub-pages as a notepad to help me manage or plan future editing. I variously edit via a desktop, a tablet, an iPhone and a laptop, catching whatever sleep I can in between!
Are you a bored administrator looking for a new area to pick up? Consider helping out at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations! We have a pretty large volume of cases and could use additional help. As long as you are an administrator, you do not need any special permissions or clerkships to perform many of the functions of SPI. As an administrator, you can (among other things):
Analyze the evidence presented in a case, commenting in the "Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments" section of each case
Block suspected sockpuppets if you are convinced by the evidence, adding sockpuppet tags like {{sockpuppet}} at your discretion
Request CheckUser attention on cases by switching {{SPI case status}} to {{SPI case status|curequest}} and leaving a comment explaining why
The "easier" cases tend to be the more recently filed ones under the "Open" category. The SPI case table is organized chronologically within each status category.
If you are not convinced by the evidence presented, you can state why then mark the case as closed without action. All cases that are marked as closed are sanity-checked by a clerk or checkuser before they are archived, so it is always a team effort.
Usually every September, the Arbitration Committee issues a call for CU/OS applications. Consider applying for CheckUser access after gaining experience as an SPI administrator.
IP checking tool - to help determine if a given IP is an open proxy/VPN/webhost/compromised host.
paid-en-wpwikipedia.org has been set up to receive private evidence related to abusive paid editing.
checkuser-en-wpwikipedia.org has been set up to receive private requests for CheckUser. For instance, requests for IP block exemption for anonymous proxy editing should now be sent to this address instead of the functionaries-en list.
To add a 'submit for review' button to a draft article {{subst:AfC draft|username}}.
To add Project Assessment Template to Talk Page add the code {{WikiProject Plants|class=stub|importance=low|needs-image=yes}}.
To convert sandbox article to Draft AfCWP:AfC: add the code {{subst:submit}} to top of the draft/sandbox page.
To mark a userpage as a Userpage draft: add the code {{user page|logo=yes|noindex=yes}}
To request Userpage delete: Put the code {{db-user}} at top of the page, and save; an administrator will delete the page.
To insert citation needed template with reasons/date add the code {{citation needed|reason=Your explanation here|date=October 2015}}
To flag a page containing no references, add the code: {{Unr}}. See Template:Unreferenced
DYK assessment::*
:* The article is a 5-fold expansion in last7 days: {{ok}}
:* The article is long enough: {{ok}}
:* The hook is interesting: {{ok}}
:* The hook is referenced: {{ok}}
:* The hook is below 200 characters: {{ok}}
:* No (0%) copyvio found with Earwig's tool: {{ok}}
:* The article follows most other important policies: {{ok}}
:* QPQ: {{ok}}
:* [[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] Article is good to go.
To bulk spellcheck using Google e.g.: find 'Portugese'"Portugese" -inurl:wiki/Template -inurl:wiki/File -inurl:wiki-User -intitle:Talk -inurl:wiki-Wikipedia -inurl:wiki-WP -"redirected-from" site:en.wikipedia.org
Common.js settings
Note Skript=Script to avoid any problems on a standard userpage)
Common .js scripts as at 31 Oct 2019
// load pageCollector script:
importScript('User:קיפודנחש/pageCollector.js');
/* Adds a toolbox link to do a copyvio check on the given page. */
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