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Hi, I'm not new to wikipedia and have been a minor editor for a while. I'd like to get more involved in the maintenance of wikipedia. In particular I think I can help in editing articles for grammar and style, but I'm also interested in fixing vandalism and entering debates on contentious issues of policy. Despite my enthusiasm I'm a bit lost! Would really appreciate some direction from a more experienced member of the community to help me get on my feet.

Thanks in advance

Hello Basalisk! Thank you for your willingness to help out Wikipedia. Vandalism is a major issue on Wikipedia right now. First, it would be best to install a vandalism-fighting tool, such as Twinkle or Huggle. Both are very good vandalism-fighting tools. You can install Twinkle by going to the "Gadgets" tab in your preferences. After getting used to Twinkle or Huggle, you can request the rollback feature. Generally, you need a substantial amount of vandalism reverts in order to request the tool. The rollback feature is a very useful tool in vandalism fighting. If you want, you can participate in Articles for deletion requests by posting if the article meets Wikipedia's policies. I hope this helps you out, if you have any other questions, please post on my talk page or re-add the {{helpme}} template. Happy editing! -- Luke (Talk) 01:13, 16 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

hi , thanks for your help with yoko ono I would like to update the John Lennon article but it's "locked" how do I make a request to include the information on his son? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.96.80.15 (talk) 17:52, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Basalisk. After reviewing your request for rollback, I have enabled rollback on your account. Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback:

• Getting rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle.
• Rollback should be used to revert clear cases of vandalism only, and not good faith edits.
• Rollback should never be used to edit war.
• If abused, rollback rights can be revoked.
• Use common sense.

If you no longer want rollback, contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some more information on how to use rollback, see Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback (even though you're not an admin). I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, but feel free to leave me a message on my talk page if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Thank you for helping to reduce vandalism. Happy editing! FASTILY ^(TALK) 21:08, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Basalisk. Do you mind explaining this edit in Petroleum industry in Azerbaijan. You deleted suggested reading and sourced data from the article. I'd appreciate a response. Thank you in advance! Tuscumbia (talk) 14:09, 10 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi tuscumbia. I don't know what has happened there. I did revert the addition of the reference list, but had no intention to remove anything else. I did so because I believed the editor who placed it there was engaged in a campaign of self-promotion (a few minutes before I'd reverted an edit where he'd added his personal email address to a reference list of an article. I left him a message on his talk page reminding him to format further reading lists according MOS). I probably overstepped the mark anyway; I never thought of it as "further reading" and probably should have just left it there. Beyond that I can only apologise and admit I could've handled it better. Sorry for the damage, never meant to cause trouble. Sorry! Basalisk ^{inspect damage}⁄_berate 20:11, 10 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Basalisk. I did not find any addition of personal email, etc. Anyway, I restored the text. No need for apologies :) Happens. Thanks for your quick response. Tuscumbia (talk) 20:24, 10 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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I've only had to rv twice, so I don't count that "war", yet, but he's put it back a 3d time, I see. I'll post on talk there; your comment is welcome, since I also notice you agree it's spam. TREKphiler ^{any time you're ready, Uhura} 00:44, 15 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

IDK if this warrants anything so serious. (I've seen worse.) What I will do is post on the Project talk for more comment. Maybe it'll attract an Admin. TREKphiler ^{any time you're ready, Uhura} 14:08, 17 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There's at least one good thing: there's already at least 3 people rv'ing this, so none of us will hit the 3RR, but I'm betting the anon will, & it'll bite him. Hard way to learn a lesson, but... G'day, mate. ;p TREKphiler ^{any time you're ready, Uhura} 14:19, 17 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

FYI, the IP already bought himself a warning under NPA, so fighting with him is only going to cause you trouble. If it really bugs you, take the page off your watchlist awhile. (I have to when it gets bad, 'cause I'm terrible about letting it go by. 8o) Otherwise, you're giving yourself grief for nothing. He sure doesn't care. TREKphiler ^{any time you're ready, Uhura} 01:19, 23 October 2011 (UTC) (Post scriptum I should have thought to tell you before... 01:21, 23 October 2011 (UTC))[reply]

I wish I understood it. It leaves me thinking he works at or for CGC, which he's denied, & I honestly can't think of another reason to do it, let alone keep doing it. Unless he's just a natural-born dickhead, which isn't impossible. :( (Which may be NPA, too. 8o ) TREKphiler ^{any time you're ready, Uhura} 13:53, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That has its drawbacks. It's a presumption of intent to return, & when I first came here, I wasn't sure I'd come back. (I'm also annoyed at websites, including news sites, requiring pre-registration just to add a comment, especially when their registration process is a PITA....) There's really no cure, since the same junk does get added by users, too. :( I favor a tougher blocking policy, or at least a consistent one. From what I've seen, it's at the whim of whoever imposes the block. Would that fix it all? Probably not, unfortunately... :( TREKphiler ^{any time you're ready, Uhura} 14:11, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]