Admin coaching essay questions

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You don't really need to write an essay for these, just an answer long enough to be complete.

  1. Why are the criteria for speedy deletion so strict?
  2. What alternatives to speedy deletion are there?
  3. What is a "level three warning" and why is it significant?
  4. Under what circumstances can an established editor be blocked?
  5. How long can an IP address be blocked?
  6. How many times can an editor make the same edit before violating 3RR? Can an editor be blocked before they reach that number?
  7. How can you tell if an editor (whether an account or an anon IP) is a sockpuppet?
  8. What is "rollback"?
  9. What is the difference between protection and semi-protection?
  10. An article has been vandalized several times. Under what circumstances can it be protected or semi-protected?
  11. Why do editors sometimes write !vote instead of vote when talking about AfD, RfA, and other discussions?

Admin coaching trivia

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None of this is really important to know to be a good admin, but the more you know, the more well-rounded an admin you will be.

  1. Speedy deletion templates begin with the letters "db". What do they stand for?
  2. What is VfD?
  3. What is WoW?