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If you guy’s could pop in some tips that would be greatly appreciated. I need all the help I can get with patrol, I try my hardest to patrol right, anyways thanks.

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Hi @Hayden.Wood ! I’ve sent you some tips on your Talk Page . Just in case you’d like to see it here, here it is again:

  • Don’t forget to read How to Patrol Recent Changes on wikiHow first; we’re counting on you to make sure that every single edit you approve is a good one. If you end up approving a bad edit, it can really hurt wikiHow’s credibility, so if you’re not sure what to do, just press “Skip”. Here’s some general advice to get you started:
  • Article edits:If they’re accurate and helpful additions, hit Mark as Patrolled . If they’re vandalism or involve unnecessary inclusions of brand names or external links , hit Rollback . If they are helpful but are not in wikiHow style or format, or the edit contains mistakes, do a Quick Edit to fix the change. Edits made by “ Seymour Edits ” or “ WikiHow Projects ” (accounts used by staff editors) are OK to mark as patrolled after doing a quick review for any typos or spelling mistakes.
  • Articles needing lots of help:If you come across an article with tons of mistakes, you can use Quick Edit to fix them up, or add templates for further editing . If you’re not sure what needs fixing, just go ahead and skip it so someone else can add any necessary templates.
  • Talk pages:Generally, messages between talk pages that aren’t vandalism or abuse are fine, too. You can mark them as patrolled, most of the time.
  • Discussion pages:Generally, most comments here are fine to patrol, but if you see obvious or repeat spamming, abusive or offensive content, you can remove it.
  • User pages:Most edits here are okay. Only rollback or question the edit if it’s clearly vandalism by another editor or contains abusive content.

These tips are generally enough to make patrolling a little easier for beginners. But if you’re still unsure, it’s better to “skip” than to remove good edits and :keep bad ones. If you want more tips, just let me know and I’ll try to help you.:grinning:

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@Buterflie Thanks for the tips!:slight_smile:

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Thank you to @anon35810716 and @Buterflie for the likes and the tips!

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@anon35810716 I’m gonna pop a message on your talk page in a minute.

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