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:::Oh, did forget to mention that I agree too? Sorry. Best regards, [[User:Codename Lisa|Codename Lisa]] ([[User talk:Codename Lisa|talk]]) 08:04, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

:{{done}}. Have gone ahead and made the change. --[[User:McGeddon|McGeddon]] ([[User talk:McGeddon|talk]]) 09:48, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

== define "genre" in [[template:uw-genre2]] ==

Hello all- Does anyone know if the term "genre", as it appears in the above-linked template message, has a specific WP-related meaning, or is it purely general? For example, if I encounter a one-issue user who is making the same, unsourced change to many infoboxes relating to one subject (in this case historic battles), would this subject be an example of what the template intends with "genre"? Thanks in advance for any info. [[User:Eric|Eric]] [[User talk:Eric|^talk]] 14:09, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

:{{replyto|Eric}} It's mainly used in connection with arts, principally music; see [[music genre]]. We get people who will edit the article about an album, and in the {{tlx|infobox album}}, alter the {{para|genre}} parameter to what they perceive to be "correct", others then alter it back - or even to something else again. Some of these can be very petty - "it's not ambient grunge, you idiot; it's grunge with ambience". But it is also relevant to books ([[literary genre]], {{tlx|infobox book}}), where edit-warring is somewhat less of a problem.

:I don't see how it might be relevant to battles, unless we assign "genres" (as in Napoleonic, trench-warfare, etc.) to battles. --[[User:Redrose64|<span style="color:#a80000; background:#ffeeee; text-decoration:inherit">Red</span>rose64]] ([[User talk:Redrose64|talk]]) 17:20, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

::{{reply_to|Redrose64}} Ah, thanks for the clarification! Should we add some indication of that in the template message text, maybe à la {{xt|(music, literature, art)}}? The word ''genre'' currently links to the wp article [[Genre]]. [[User:Eric|Eric]] [[User talk:Eric|^talk]] 18:31, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

== Uw-disruptive3 wording ==

I think the wording in [[Template:Uw-disruptive3]], if an article is linked, is confusing - "Please stop your disruptive editing, as you did at (insert article here)." This wording makes it seem like the user has stopped editing disruptively at that article but is editing disruptively at other articles, but often, disruptive editors could possibly continue to edit at the same article. Any suggestions on alternate wording? [[User:Electricburst1996|<font color="000FF">Electric</font>]][[User:Electricburst1996|<font color="00FFFF">Burst</font>]]^{([[User talk:Electricburst1996|Electron firings]])}_{([[Special:Contributions/Electricburst1996|Zaps]])} 15:41, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

:"Please stop editing disruptively, as you did at..." [[User:Doniago|DonIago]] ([[User talk:Doniago|talk]]) 17:17, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

::I like this one. --[[User:Marksomnian|Sincerely, Marksomnian.]] ([[User talk:Marksomnian|talk]]) 11:13, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

:::Agree. Another alternative: "Please stop making disruptive edits, such as those you made on ______" [[User:Eric|Eric]] [[User talk:Eric|^talk]] 12:53, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

::::I think this is a little better than my own suggestion, which may not have entirely addressed the underlying concern. [[User:Doniago|DonIago]] ([[User talk:Doniago|talk]]) 16:14, 15 June 2016 (UTC)