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:According to the conversation at [[Wikipedia talk:Double redirects#Is this done automatically?]], double redirects are still something of an issue. Seems to me that editors should still try to clean up double redirects, and therefore that the template has value.--<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype">[[User:Kubigula|Kubigula]] ''([[User talk:Kubigula|talk]])''</span> 03:54, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

== [[Template:uw-bv]] ==

Hi. What exactly qualifies for "Blatant vandalism" {{tltts|uw-bv|Blatant vandalism.}}? Thanks! &nbsp; — [[User:Jeff G.|Jeff G.]] ([[User:Jeff G./talk|talk]]&#124;[[Special:Contributions/Jeff G.|contribs]]) 05:15, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

:Determining the "severity" of vandalism is often in the eye of the beholder. Some might consider [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=One_Piece&diff=prev&oldid=173629993 this] or perhaps [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lettuce&diff=173631248&oldid=172262093 this], but it is often a judgment call. --[[User:Kralizec!|Kralizec!]] ([[User talk:Kralizec!|talk]]) 05:44, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

::As Kralizec says, it's a judgment call. I personally reserve bv for situations where the vandalism is hateful - racist, misogynistic etc.--<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype">[[User:Kubigula|Kubigula]] ''([[User talk:Kubigula|talk]])''</span> 04:11, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

And what's the intended difference between this and {{tltts|uw-vandalism4im}}? --[[User:Damian Yerrick|Damian Yerrick]] ([[User talk:Damian Yerrick|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Damian Yerrick|stalk]]) 22:12, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

:I don't have a complete answer to your question, but uw-bv assumes less experience than 4im - there's much more information and policy in the bv template. I have used uw-bv when I have reason to think a user is new and needs more information, but their vandalism is especially offensive and thus deserving of a stronger warning. Kubigula's examples are good ones, and I also use bv for attack vandalism. Level 4im seems more appropriate for someone who obviously knows their way around, but has either vandalized a lot without being warned, or is committing vandalism of an especially sneaky nature. [[User:Natalie Erin|Natalie]] ([[User talk:Natalie Erin|talk]]) 22:18, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

::I tend to agree with what Natalie said, though I find the examples a bit lame for bv warnings. Looking through my own edits, the last bv warning I gave was for [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virginity&diff=prev&oldid=173014017], but I also use them for vandals who are on a blatant spree and haven't yet been warned, just to get their attention. I think the bv warning means the vandal ''may'' be blocked if they vandalise again, and the 4im warning means they ''will'' be blocked if they vandalise again. I will quite often follow a bv warning with a level 3 or 4 warning (or both, or even a lower level warning). I tend to use the 4im warning for vandals whose next edit is entirely predictable. But I think the real difference between the two, as Natalie suggests, is in the level of intent. -- [[user:zzuuzz|zzuuzz]] ^{[[user_talk:zzuuzz|(talk)]]} 23:02, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

:::I thought the difference was the blatantwarning was deprecated, but it seems to have been added again (or perhaps I allways was wrong. ). But appart from that, I tend to behave as if people has gotten a uw-vandalism4im if I find a Blatant vandalism-warning. I think the blatanwarning serves good if you find someone with several vandal-edits, but no warnings. [[User:Greswik|Greswik]] 16:03, 30 November 2007 (UTC)-

== TfD nomination of [[:Template:{{ucfirst:TestTemplates}}]] ==

[[Template:{{ucfirst:TestTemplates}}]] has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at [[Wikipedia:Templates for deletion#{{{2|Template:{{ucfirst:TestTemplates}}}}}|the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page]]. Thank you.<!--Template:Tfdnotice--> — [[User:Papa November|Papa November]] ([[User talk:Papa November|talk]]) 11:50, 29 November 2007 (UTC)