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User:L10nM4st3r/Wikibookaholic

From Wikibooks, open books for an open world
TypeAddiction
Causewikibooks.org
Risk factorHaving a computer, having too much free time, existing.
TreatementThere is no treatment. This contagious disease is incurable. Exept by great effort.
MedicationTurning off the WiFi.

A Wikibookaholic is somebody who is addicted to Wikibooks. Wikipedia has an article on this, but represents Wikipedia more than Wikibooks.

Below are questions. Answer them truthfully to gain Wikibookaholic points.

Wikibookaholic test

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  1. You viewed Wikibooks today? (1 - in case you hadn't noticed, this test is on Wikibooks)
  2. You edited Wikibooks today? (1)
    • You edited Wikibooks at least once in the last hour? (2)
      • You are editing Wikibooks as you are reading this! (5 - impressive!)
  3. You spend 50% of your time online in Wikibooks? (25)
    • 70%? (60)
      • You only ever use Wikibooks? (100)
  4. You revert vandalism? (5)
    • Just to get the points? (-35)
  5. You are a vandal? (-50)
  6. You check your watchlist once a day? (2)
    • Twice a day? (3)
      • Ten times a day or more? (10)
    • Is it set as your start page? (15)
  7. You check recent changes every day? (2)
    • Five times a day? (5)
      • Ten times or more? (15)
    • Is it bookmarked? (3)
      • Set as your start page? (15)
  8. You invited friends over to Wikibooks? (-1 for each one who became a vandal, 1 for each reader, and 5 for each editor)
  9. You fight trolls? (2)
    • For breakfast? (4)
      • Before breakfast? (6)
        • Late at night and/or midnight? (10)
  10. You edited before 8am? (5)
    • From 7am? (2)
      • From 6am? (4)
        • From 5am? (6)
  11. You gave yourself 17 points in that last question as it is always 7, 6, and 5am somewhere in the world? (17 for cleaverness)
  12. You press "random page" every day? (3)
    • Did you once get to a page you edited? (5)
      • Made? (20)
    • You pressed it and found yourself on the same page twice in a row? (1)
    • You're upset because you only got one point for that last question, because the odds for that happening are about 3,371 to one? (1 - that really is a ripoff)
  13. You edit and eat at the same time? (5)
    • You put your food down to edit? (7)
      • You're food spoiled while you were editing? (10 - right, I'm dragging you to the nearest wikiclinic)
  14. You wikiprepend "Wiki" to some words? (5)
    • Wikifor wikievery wikiword? (10)
      • Wikiand wikiyou wikican wikiactually wikiread wikiit!? (100)
  15. You worrythat your score is too high and will do something after "a few more edits"? (15)
    • A hundred edits later and you never even tried? (25)
  16. You spotted the typo above and want to fix it, but you're worried that you will lose your place if you do? (3)
    • You fix it anyway? (20 - please revert it though, it's there on purpose)
  17. You greave the loss of editing privileges when you are perma-blocked? (12)
    • A temporary block? (20)
      • That lasts less than a week? (50)
        • You greave if you are blocked for 24 hours!!? (500 - you got serious problems)
  18. You feel depressed when you are inactive for a full day? (5 - real life is quite important)
  19. You feel ashamed if your edit count this month is lower than last months? (10)
    • You strive to make up for it by doing more edits next month? (15)
  20. You edited this page? (10)
    • You made this page? (100)
  21. You broke some sort of rule to edit Wikibooks? (20)
    • You got caught? (5)
      • You carried on anyways? (25)
  22. You are ashamed with your score? (q)
    • Is it too big? (5)
    • Or too small? (3)
  23. You dream of editing Wikibooks? (5)
    • You dream it every night? (10)
    • You actually edit while sleeping? (20)
  24. Something you one thought is important is suffering because of your addiction to Wikibooks? (10)
  25. You almost end emails with ~~~~? (5)
    • You actually end a few emails with ~~~~? (10)
      • Most emails? (15)
        • All? (30)
      • Without realizing? (50)
  26. You add links in most sentences to Wikibooks policies? (5)
  27. You are an admin? (10)
  28. You are a bureaucrat? (50)
  29. You are one of the top hundred active users? (10)
    • You are not one of the top hundred, but you want to be? (10)
    • You want to reach the top? (50)
      • You actually tried (or are trying)? (10)
        • You gave up? (-50)
  30. You randomly help other users? (10)
  31. As soon as you get you hands on a computer or phone, you're straight on Wikibooks? (20)
    • Even though you have important work to do? (25)
  32. You once tried to edit old emails to give it the most up-to-date information? (5)
  33. You put ~~~~ after comments without realizing? (5)
    • You do it on more than just talk pages? (15)
  34. You take this test multiple times just to make sure your score is updated? (5)
    • You scored a smaller score than before, and feel bad about it? (10 - it means you're recovering!)
      • You found the irony in that last one? (15 - me too!)
        • Is your score now higher than your last score? (20 - you need to work harder!)
    • You scored a higher score? (15 - there you go, now it's even higher!)
    • You scored the same? (25 - what are the odds?)
    • You are happy with the score? (10)
    • Or do you hate the new score? (10)
    • Or just dislike it or feel neutral about it? (10)

Point chart

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Less than 1 You must be a vandal!
1 - 10 You are safely away from this addiction. For now.
11 - 80 You are a regular contributor. Rest in peace.
81 - 350 Uh-oh! You are addicted!
351 - 700 There is still hope!
751 - 1500 You are so addicted to Wikibooks, it is about time you try and treat it...
1501 - 2800 You are fatally addicted to Wikibooks. There is little hope now.
2801 or more I mean... We have a policy that prevents me from accusing you of cheating! :D

Then you can proudly show your score on your userpage, by linking to this page and put your score after the link.. Or whatever works for you.