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::Also, "In other words" reads confusingly and is a superfluous phrase. Words other than what? If the change were to proceed, I would suggest a rewording to: "Being blocked means you cannot edit or create pages,..." [[User:Hertz1888|Hertz1888]] ([[User talk:Hertz1888|talk]]) 22:34, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

== 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|<font color="#FFF">DK</font>]]</span>[[User:DKqwerty/T|<font color="#D60">qwerty</font>]] </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|<font style="background:#fafad2;color:#C08000">Spinning</font>]][[User talk:Spinningspark|<font style="color:#4840a0">Spark'''</font>]]''' 18:17, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

== transclusions ==

Please link this to a definition.

[[Special:Contributions/109.155.70.221|109.155.70.221]] ([[User talk:109.155.70.221|talk]]) 21:20, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

:See [[Wikipedia:Transclusion]]. But where is this not linked? The word doesn't appear at [[Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace]]. --[[User:Redrose64|<span style="color:#a80000; background:#ffeeee; text-decoration:inherit">Red</span>rose64]] ([[User talk:Redrose64|talk]]) 21:51, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

== Uw-coi ==

{{tl|Uw-coi}} does not work very well on an IP talk page. The username and history substitutions do not get substituted. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:198.185.18.207&diff=prev&oldid=574491522 Example]. '''[[User:Spinningspark|<font style="background:#fafad2;color:#C08000">Spinning</font>]][[User talk:Spinningspark|<font style="color:#4840a0">Spark'''</font>]]''' 18:03, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

:But you didn't substitute it, as can be seen from your diff... [[User:Jared Preston|Jared Preston]] ([[User talk:Jared Preston|talk]]) 21:15, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

::Strange, I thought I had copy and pasted from the documentation page. Never mind, my bad. '''[[User:Spinningspark|<font style="background:#fafad2;color:#C08000">Spinning</font>]][[User talk:Spinningspark|<font style="color:#4840a0">Spark'''</font>]]''' 23:58, 25 September 2013 (UTC)