How to Patrol Recent Changes on wikiHow

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   Click on Recent Changes in the column to the right of any page.
   
   
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   • Optional: If you use Mozilla Firefox, you can download the Editor's Toolbar. To access RC, click on the sun, clouds or number to the right of them.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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   Look for red exclamation points !, indicating unpatrolled edits.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   • Click on "diff" to view previous edits in the left column and current edits in the right column. Clicking diff will start you patrolling.
     
     
     
     
   • Click on Mark as patrolled if the change that you see obviously improves the page (corrects spelling or grammar, adds a category, adds new info).
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
   • Click on the Edit or Quick Edit to make corrections or work in the recent edit right on the spot. For example, if someone adds a tip that starts off as "In Step three you should do XYZ" you'll want to move it to the third step, removing the words "In Step three". Another example is if someone adds a few sentences, but there are some spelling errors in them, use quick edit to make corrections.
     
     
   • Click on Skip if you're uncertain in any way. If the info added is questionable (such as if you don't know anything about the topic, and the new info might be incorrect), or if someone adds a link and you're not sure it's consistent with our external links policy, or if you're simply not sure if that edit is good or bad, please skip that edit for now.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
   • Click on Rollback if the edit is obviously bad. If you notice that the old revision looks like it suffered from some bad edits already, try to do a manual revert using view history or skip the edit.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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   Optional (but preferable): Before taking action, click on "quick note" and leave a note for the person who made the edit. You can click on any of the buttons at the top, or write a personalized message. Keep it as friendly as possible, even if the edit they made was unhelpful. Assume good faith.

Patrolling Recommendations

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   Correct easy errors. Correct grammar and remove personal reference. Delete redundant or extraneous concepts. Move appropriate tips to the steps section.
   
   
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   Remove external links if they weren't added by an editor also making content additions. See external link guidelines
   
   
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   Decide if an article needs attention. It may be incomplete, inaccurate or poorly written. Improve it or add a template.
   
   
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   Do a manual revert instead of a rollback when you see low quality edits from multiple editors in a row. A rollback only removes the most recent editor's work and will leave any older unpatrolled vandalism in place.
   • If vandalism persists, contact the Administrator Notice Board.