User:Toomai/Wiki test thing

Because people might be surprised.

Filled out: 00:27, 6 July 2017 (EDT)

The test

Question	Answer	Points
Do you typically use SmashWiki at least once a week? (1)	Where "use" equals "glance at RecentChanges for a moment".	1
Do you typically use SmashWiki at least once a day? (2)	It's part of the standard daily webwalk.	2
Do you typically use SmashWiki for more than an hour a day? (4)	Can't say this is true in modern times.	0
Is more than 60% of your time online spent at SmashWiki? (10)		0
...75%? (25)	This was most definately the case back in the golden years though.	0
...exactly 100%? (100)		0
Do you start new articles? (2)	It's been a while since I've made a non-redirect page, but they're in there.	2
...Every day? (25)	Honestly I should do this for moveset subpages.	0
Do you hook up to SmashWiki over a public wireless Internet connection? (2)	Does "you need to be a student at this university to get the password" count as "public"? I'll say it doesn't. Mostly because it's been a while.	0
Do you edit SmashWiki articles while over such a connection? (4)		0
Is that connection in a restaurant? (6)	Does McDonalds count? Even if it did this is a no.	0
...Do you edit SmashWiki while waiting for your meal? (8)	What else are you supposed to do with that huge waste of time I guess, but still.	0
...During your meal? (20)	To be clear: I don't go to restaurants for a myrad of reasons, so none of these apply.	0
...While eating? (25)	And if they did, I wouldn't be rude enough to bring a laptop.	0
...One hand on the keyboard, and one on your food? (100)	Young punks, is this really what the world's come to?	0
Do you stop eating to edit SmashWiki and then throw your meal away, because it spoiled while you were editing? (50)	It probably spoiled before it got to the table, to be honest.	0
Did you pick that restaurant because of the free WiFi? (5)	This line of questions is disturbingly long.	0
Are you on an aircraft with wireless access to the Internet during flight? (25)	I probably haven't been on a plane since before you were born.	0
...because you can edit on SmashWiki on it? (35)	I tried to use the internet on a bus once. Got bored.	0
Do you talk in wiki markup code? (2)	How would that even work?	0
...Every day? (50)		0
Do you request that articles be created, improved, expanded, deleted, etc.? (1)	No need.	0
Do you fulfill such requests? (2)	Kind of my job.	2
Have you requested a new software feature, or reported a bug, in the last few weeks? (2)	Can't even think of anything obvious at the moment.	0
Do you make redirect pages? (1)	It's technically an automatic process from moving pages but yes.	1
Do you think you're using a significant portion of SmashWiki's bandwidth? (5)	No but XL does when he's around so I'll count it.	5
Do you click on "Random Page" at least once a day (or just because you're bored)? (2)	Nah, prefer to check recently-edited pages instead.	0
When you click 'Random Page' do you, more often than not, find an article you have edited? (3)	I wouldn't hesitate to say I've touched 90%+ of the non-competitive pages on this wiki.	3
...Written? (10)	Not "more often than not", so no.	0
...Always? (200)		0
Have you ever gotten the same random page twice in a row? (3)	I don't think so actually. I've definately seen a duplicate with something in between though.	0
...Three times in a row? (10)		0
Do you check new pages every week? (1.5)	Honestly I forget it exists because it's not a "log" like most of the other reports.	0
Do you check new pages every day? (3 more)		0
Do you check new pages every hour? (30 more)		0
Do you check Recent Changes almost every day? (2)	Every day at least twice.	2
Do you check Recent Changes more than ten times a day? (5)	Not on a regular basis, but it's not unheard of. Half-credit.	2.5
...50 times a day? (50)	What counts as a "check"? If you have to close the browser/tab and reopen, then certainly not, but if not then probably at some point.	0
Do you have Recent Changes bookmarked? (1)	Nope, just the main page. I'm a little baffled as to why but don't feel like caring.	0
Do you have Recent Changes set as your start page? (12)		0
Do you check your Watchlist almost every day? (1)	I don't use watchlists on websites. They irk me.	0
Do you check your Watchlist every day? (2)		0
Do you check your Watchlist more than ten times a day? (4)		0
Do you have your Watchlist set as your start page? (8)		0
Do you have more than 50 items in your watchlist? (1)		0
...More than 100? (2)		0
...More than 1000? (4)		0
...More than 10,000? (8)		0
...too much? (100, plus 12 for every hour you wasted)		0
Do you occasionally promote SmashWiki, either in person or by mentioning it on social media, IRC, forums or message boards, web pages, mail signatures, etc.? (2 for each promotion)	I'm not active anywhere where promoting this wiki is meaningful.	0
...Every day? (5)		0
...Incessantly? (10)		0
Do you find yourself writing regular text using SmashWiki link and layout conventions? (3)	I'm too well-compartmentalized.	0
Is something you have thought was important, such as social life, career or studies, suffering because you spend so much time on SmashWiki? (10)	The opposite is true. I'm taking the negative of this score.	-10
Are you not getting enough sleep because of time on SmashWiki? (9)		0
Are you sleeping during the day (as of 8 AM) because you edited SmashWiki overnight? (5 points, plus overslept time in hours)	8:00 is late to wake up? Sheesh.	0
Do you forget to think twice before you say something to real people but re-check a hundred times what you have typed in before posting your comment in a talk page? (5)	The latter yes, but the former no. Half-credit.	2.5
Do you judge people you know in "real life" partly on the basis of their SmashWiki contributions? (6)	I would hate to know someone from the internet in real life.	0
Do you think quality of contributions to SmashWiki is an important criterion in choosing a partner for a close relationship? (17)	Wouldn't know.	0
Do you argue that contributions to SmashWiki are "productive" or "useful" - unlike "wasting time" playing games or watching football? (5)	Well building a knowledge base is certainly more impactful on the world at large than being another stat to a TV network.	5
Have you ever phoned another SmashWikian? (1)	I'm not sure if I have a phone.	0
Have you ever met another SmashWikian in "real life"? (2)	No thanks.	0
Have you ever had sex with another SmashWikian? Sock puppet accounts don't count. (10)	...why the strange callout of sockpuppets?	0
Did you buy a second monitor so you could edit SmashWiki more efficiently? (25)	Honestly that'd just make it worse. Alt-tabbing doesn't work as expected on multiple screens.	0
Did you immediately think of ways to improve this test, or adjust the scores so that they neatly add up to 100? (3.14)	Could, but nah.	0
Do you think your score is too high and maybe you'll do something about it after "a few more edits"? (6)	My score is far, far too low for someone of my reputation.	0
...after "a lot more edits"? (10)		0
...after "a billion more edits"? (150)		0
Or are you so proud of it that you retake the test every month to see how more addicted you've become? (10)		0
Have you ever looked for the edit this page link on an ordinary Web page? (3)	The Tetris effect isn't that strong.	0
Have you ever instinctively reached for the edit link to correct an unfortunate wording while reading a newspaper or book? (4)	You humans are weird.	0
Have you ever edited an article on SmashWiki while paying long distance charges to connect to the Internet? (5)	I've never left this province in the internet era.	0
Do you make edits while drunk or under the influence of other intoxicating substances and find that nobody reverts your changes? (1)	n/a	0
Have you ever edited SmashWiki while taking a bath because you found it made the experience even more relaxing? (5)	Baths suck.	0
Have you ever publicly declared that you've quit SmashWiki but found yourself lingering about anyway? (7)	If only...	0
Have you ever requested to be a sysop? (2)	It worked too, somehow.	2
Are you a sysop? (2)		2
Have you ever requested to be a bureaucrat? (3)	If you're not up on your ancient SmashWiki history, I was given the position for free after the Wikia move because the last b'crat retired.	0
Are you a bureaucrat? (3 points more)	Taking double for being the only one.	6
Do you edit articles in your sleep? (17)	My dreams are much more amusing than sitting at a computer.	0
Do you curse out loud upon waking and realizing that you have to make all those edits over again? (2 points more)		0
...Or are the edits actually still there...? (200 points)		0
Do you edit SmashWiki on a laptop? (1)		1
Did your laptop's fan go on by itself while you were at SmashWiki? (2)	Yes but only because brresviewer has bad performance and the air conditioning is not always awake when it should be.	2
Did your laptop melt (or show serious signs of melting) while you were editing SmashWiki? (100 points and a new computer fan)	I have beefy laptops; this current one can run Overwatch on Epic at 50 FPS at 64C. A web browser with a few tabs open is nothing.	0
Do you edit SmashWiki with a mobile phone or tablet? (2)	Made a few 3DS edits just for fun. I'll say it doesn't count.	0
...Because you can't wait until you get access to a PC to add some obscure fact to SmashWiki? (4)	I can't obtain obscure facts without access to a real computer.	0
Have you edited before 6:30 am? (6)	What the hell is wrong with people to stay up past 1am???	0
...until 4 am? (2)		0
...until 6 am? (4)		0
...until 8 am or later? (7)		0
After reading the last question, did you give yourself 13 points because it is always 4, 6, or 8 AM somewhere? (13 points for cleverness :)		0
Do you edit SmashWiki at night (i.e. after midnight) consuming drinks to keep you up? (2)		0
Do you hold SmashWiki Nights, that is, nights when you intentionally go to bed late, after spending hours editing SmashWiki? (5)		0
Do you get people to join you in such an event? (10)		0
Do you have an urge to edit this nonexistent article? (1)	I see tricks too easily.	0
Did you immediately try to create the above nonexistent article? (10)		0
From how many locations or devices did you visit SmashWiki the past 30 days? (1 per machine)	Only because I took this test during a vacation week.	2
When people ask you questions, is your answer invariably a wiki link? (3)	I usually just come up with the answer myself, then double-check the wiki and maybe link if necessary afterward.	0
Do you use terms like "stub", "1rv", "rollback", "revert", "blanking", "content", or other terms in their SmashWiki sense in unrelated contexts? (2)	Only if it would be funny, and it never really is.	0
...ALL those terms? (50)		0
Have you ever thought about the social impact of SmashWiki? (15)	Sorta-kinda. Half credit.	7.5
Have you ever browsed SmashWiki while communicating with your significant other? (5)	n/a	0
Have you told your significant other something on SmashWiki while communicating with them? (10)		0
...Was he or she impressed? (5)		0
...Or bored? (-5)		0
Have you ever gone and done something new on this list, deliberately to raise your score? (1)		0
Have you broken some sort of rule just to visit SmashWiki? (6)	Why.	0
Have you spotted a typo in this test and now have a crushing urge to edit that typo but dare not edit it for you won't remember where you read up to? (3)	How could you not remember where you read up to?	0
...Are your hands shaking from not editing it? (4)		0
...Have you edited it? (5)		0
Do you use the shortcut keys when using SmashWiki? (2)	Not much but yes.	2
When you wake up in the night and can't get back to sleep due to some nagging worry do you get up and start working on SmashWiki so that you will get tired and have something relaxing to fill your mind when you go back to bed? (2)	What is this "wake up in the night" that you speak of?	0
...Did it work? (40)		0
Have you in your impatience for others to edit an article, brought an article all the way from a stub to featured article status? (10)		0
Have you ever signed a real email with ~~~~? (1)	Almost, but that doesn't count.	0
...Two emails with ~~~~? (2)		0
...100 emails with ~~~~? (50)		0
...All emails you have sent with ~~~~, and have done so for more than 250 emails? (500)		0
Have you ever argued with anyone over SmashWiki's accuracy? (5)	Probably enough for it to count.	5
...Did you win? (10)	No one ever wins those arguments. Half-credit.	5
...Did you win, but you were the one saying it was not accurate? (-15)		0
Do you find yourself caught up in SmashWiki discussions a lot? (14)	I try to strike a balance between "avoid them" and "give an opinion just so people can't say you ignored it".	0
...more than real-life discussions? (36)		0

Total: 52.5