User talk:QwertyForest

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Happy editing! Cheers, -- Aunva6^{talk - contribs} 20:15, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Previous account(s)?[edit]

Hello, QwertyForest,

You have only been editing for two weeks but your edits are not those of a brand new editor. Your first two edits were comments in AFD deletion discussions...most new editors don't even know about the AFD area until they have been editing for weeks or months but you headed right there. If you previously edited Wikipedia with other accounts, you need to identify them on your User page or your conduct might prompt questions about sockpuppetry.

Better to be open and honest with your past editing experience because you clearly know your way around the project that an editor with your experience wouldn't know. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:15, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, @Liz. I understand your concern here, since I agree that many newbies do not do this.

This account may be considered a clean start, but I was not sure that I needed to tag myself as one because my previous account was abandomned after barely any edits. Also, I was worried that tagging myself as a clean start would make me look like I have been on Wikipedia for much longer than I have. I do not currently operate any accounts other than this one.

In the weeks before I created this account, I was waiting out some sort of IP block. Therefore, I spent a lot of time reading around the Wikipedia namespace. This is how I learned about AFD. When I created the account, I could not find any typos to fix on the suggested edits and was unsure about additions due to lack of experience with sourcing. Therefore, I went to AFD since I have an idea of what to do there.

Additionally, I have previously edited on other wikis such as Fandom and TV Tropes. This has helped me with getting some experience, such as introducing me to some wikiformatting, using templates and the concept of article deletion.

Although your suspicion about me is understandable, I can confirm that I am not a sockpuppet. Hope to see you around again sometime! QwertyForest (talk) 06:52, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dealing with consecutive vandalism edits[edit]

Hello, thanks for reverting vandalism. However, there have been several cases where vandals have made more than one edit and you haven't completely reverted the vandalism, such as at Alexander Cartwright, Betty Shabazz, Digital library, and Heinrich Klaasen. This arguably happened with your edit to Fawaz Gerges too, but that was a much more unusual situation. Please make sure you have reverted all the edits by a user when doing vandalism-fighting. I would very strongly recommend that you use semi-automated tools to help you revert vandalism and warn users like Twinkle or RedWarn. Also, above you mentioned not being able to find typos to fix; there's always the typo team. There's also WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors if that's your thing. Graham87 (talk) 16:05, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Graham87! I have now installed RedWarn, which should help with reverting vandalism. I appreciate the advice! QwertyForest (talk) 17:26, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello this is blaze wolf's alt account. Please refrain from making unconstructive edits as you did at my own talk page. The fact that you would delete an ADMINS talk page is not the smartest move. This is clearly Vandalism and has been reverted, so next time you should use your sandbox page and maybe vandalize less. I’m banning you without any more warnings.

sincerely, (ADMIN) HoveringTurtle9 (talk) 18:23, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I am unsure what you are talking about, since I am unable to delete pages. ~~Also, I have checked your permissions and you are not currently an admin~~. Edit: Also, I have reason to believe that you are not Blaze Wolf. You are not acknowledged as an alt on either of your user pages. Additionally, blocks and bans are not the same thing, so even if I had deleted the page it would not result in a ban. Any admin would know that a block is the more appropriate action for stopping someone from editing in that case. QwertyForest (talk) 18:25, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]