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Could we have {{tl|uw-vandalism1}} modified to read something like: "Hello, I'm xxx. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions has been undone because it did not appear constructive. If you think this was a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks!"

Any thoughts? [[User:PamD|<fontspan colorstyle="color:green;">'''''Pam'''''</fontspan>]][[User talk:PamD|<fontspan colorstyle="color:brown;">'''''D'''''</fontspan>]] 15:32, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

:There is also {{tl|uw-vandalism0}} which replicates the completely passive voice of the old versions of uw-vandalism1. You can also skip to level 2, which uses the passive voice. The reason we suggested not using that kind of passive message [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Level one user warnings|in the RFC]] that lead to the current version is because A) the most common use case by far is warning someone you reverted B) brand new or anonymous editors don't understand how reverting really works. When you say "has been undone" they don't necessarily understand that you mean another (human) editor, as opposed to some kind of automated system. It's more effective with both good and bad faith editors to introduce them to the idea that people like you are paying attention and reverting bad edits. <font style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">[[User:Steven (WMF)|Steven Walling (WMF)]]&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;[[User talk:Steven (WMF)|<span style="color: #8080b0">talk</span>]]</font> 20:52, 11 June 2013 (UTC)