Wikipedia talk:Template index/User talk namespace/Archive 12: Difference between revisions

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If you would like to experiment with editing, please use the '''[[Wikipedia:Sandbox|sandbox]]''' instead. Please take a look at the [[Wikipedia:Introduction|welcome page]] to learn more about contributing to [[Wikipedia|this encyclopedia]] or, if you have a question about editing, ask at [[Wikipedia:Help desk|Wikipedia's Help Desk]].

Gives them somewhere specific to go to ask questions instead of them having to hunt for the proper way to do whatever they're trying to do. --[[User:NeilN|'''<fontspan colorstyle="color:#003F87;">Neil<fontspan colorstyle="color:#CD0000;">N</fontspan></fontspan>''']] ^{<font facestyle="font-family:Calibri;">''[[User talk:NeilN|<fontspan colorstyle="color:#003F87;">talk to me</fontspan>]]''</font>} 13:43, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

:Support. Since the Help Desk isn't linked from the welcome page or the sandbox, this seems sensible. It probably could just say "the [[Wikipedia:Help desk|Help Desk]]"; that's the construction I use when I write a personalized note to a newby. [[User:Rivertorch|Rivertorch]] ([[User talk:Rivertorch|talk]]) 17:28, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

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Shouldn't there be guidelines on who is allowed to post the highest level of warning and also that an earlier warning must be given (and explained) before a fellow editor is threatened with a ban? If this exists already, please point me in the right direction because I see more instances where template messages are used incorrectly (as blunt instruments) than where they are used appropriately. [[Special:Contributions/69.125.134.86|69.125.134.86]] ([[User talk:69.125.134.86|talk]]) 13:15, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

:Generally the progression is 1-2-3-4, yes. But experienced editors may choose to skip a level or two (or give an only warning) based on the situation - Wikipedia is not some rigid bureaucracy. And don't forget earlier warnings could have been deleted. If an editor is abusing templates the best thing is to bring it up with them and then go to [[WP:ANI]] if the behaviour doesn't change. As to your other point, I looked at a few templates and they all say "may be blocked". What template says "will be blocked"? --[[User:NeilN|'''<fontspan colorstyle="color:#003F87;">Neil<fontspan colorstyle="color:#CD0000;">N</fontspan></fontspan>''']] ^{<font facestyle="font-family:Calibri;">''[[User talk:NeilN|<fontspan colorstyle="color:#003F87;">talk to me</fontspan>]]''</font>} 13:59, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

== uw-test series ==

We now have a test page for Visual Editor users: [[User:Sandbox]]. Can we come up with appropriate wording to direct VE editors to this page? --[[User:NeilN|'''<fontspan colorstyle="color:#003F87;">Neil<fontspan colorstyle="color:#CD0000;">N</fontspan></fontspan>''']] ^{<font facestyle="font-family:Calibri;">''[[User talk:NeilN|<fontspan colorstyle="color:#003F87;">talk to me</fontspan>]]''</font>} 14:03, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

== Unblock review-related templates ==