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== Seeking comment regarding possible new warning template ==

I think we need a warning template at multiple levels for users who added excessive plot detail to articles. Any comments or suggestions? <span style="border:1px solid;border-radius:1.5em 0;"><span style="background-color:#F82;border-radius:1.5em 0 0;"> [[Special:Contributions/DKqwerty|<fontspan colorstyle="color:#FFF;">DK</fontspan>]]</span>[[User:DKqwerty/T|<fontspan colorstyle="color:#D60;">qwerty</fontspan>]] </span> 04:51, 22 September 2013 (UTC)<br/><small>If I missed an already-existing template for this, I apologize and just point me in the right direction.</small>

:I don't think that this is suitable for templated warnings. Gratuitous problematic editing like vandalism, content removal, test edits etc are the right thing to use templates on. Such editors aren't worth wasting a great deal of effort on. Unlike vandalism, writing excessive plot details takes a degree of editorial effort, so first of all it is not likely to be done at a prolific rate. It is not going to be particularly onerous to give an individual human response. Secondly, good-faith editors who have put such effort into their contributions to the encyclopaedia deserve better treatment. We should not be discouraging them with template warnings, we should talk to them as fellow editors. '''[[User:Spinningspark|<span style="background:#fafad2; color:#C08000;">Spinning</span>]][[User talk:Spinningspark|<span style="color:#4840a0;">Spark</span>]]''' 18:17, 25 September 2013 (UTC)