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*Checking for open proxies: trusty tool per Favonian 2020: https://www.ipqualityscore.com/free-ip-lookup-proxy-vpn-test/lookup/203.88.145.59
*Checking for open proxies: see Materialscientist . To test if I can get in: preferences -> advanced -> proxies, set the IP in question and port 80 or 81. To become myself again, return to "Direct connection to the internet".
*Titles to watch for: ] (misspelled version deleted), ] (misspelled version deleted), ], ], ] (misspelled version blocked), ] (draft version repeatedly recreated, now salted), ], ], ], ], ], ] (I prodded that, and then it got speedied for copyvio) ]. ]; I've deleted the misspelt ] as promotional. ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] (keep an eye out for ], ], etc..), ], ] (misspelled account ] has been blocked), ]. ] - the original article ] has been deleted per AfD.


===Clever stuff by others, for plagiarizing===
:Or, simpler, use this tool: http://www.ip-adress.com/Proxy_Checker/. Enter an IP followed by a colon and the port you want to test.
* contains much useful stuff to plagiarize re persistent tendentious editing.
*And so does .
*And so does .
*And .
* has good stuff for reasoning with a paid editor.


===ArbCom sanctions===
:For more ports to test, see hidemyass.com.


===Discretionary sanctions=== ====Contentious topics sanctions====
] have been superseded by contentious topics sanctions. Notes on those are a work in progress below. See also ] and ].


*'''Alerts'''<br>
I'm still trying to figure out why there's one list of ArbCom general sanctions at ] and a totally different list of Arbcom discretionary sanctions at ]. Before I die I may understand the difference between General and Discretionary sanctions. (They both seem to be discretionary, for sure.) List of community general sanctions are .
There are three types of contentious topics alerts (groan). Listed at ].


Use <nowiki>{{subst:Ds/sanction|topic=topic}}</nowiki> But these templates are in flux and liable to be wrong (old versions) in lists on WP pages. :-( The first alert, <nowiki>{{subst:alert/first|topic code}}</nowiki>, leaves a "contentious topic alert" tag in the history.


====Discretionary sanctions====
*'''Pseudoscience''':
<nowiki>{{subst:Ds/alert|topic=ps}}</nowiki> expands to:
{{Ivm|2='''Please carefully read this information:'''


To put 1RR (the only '''AE page sanction''' I care for) on an article, put f ex <nowiki>{{Ds/editnotice|1=1RR|topic=ap}}</nowiki> for American politics at the top of the talkpage, and add an edit notice to the article.
The Arbitration Committee has authorised ] to be used for pages regarding ] and ], a topic which you have edited. The Committee's decision is ].


Use <nowiki>{{subst:alert|topic}}</nowiki> to alert users to discretionary sanctions. The template is explicitly "informational only and does not imply misconduct regarding your contributions to date". These alerts ''expire'' after one year.
Discretionary sanctions is a system of conduct regulation designed to minimize disruption to controversial topics. This means ] administrators can impose sanctions for edits relating to the topic that do not adhere to the ], our ], or relevant ]. Administrators may impose sanctions such as ], ], or ]. This message is to notify you sanctions are authorised for the topic you are editing. Before continuing to edit this topic, please familiarise yourself with the discretionary sanctions system. Don't hesitate to contact me or another editor if you have any questions.


'''See all topic codes ]!'''
This message is informational only and does not imply misconduct regarding your contributions to date.
}}{{Z33}}<!-- Derived from Template:Ds/alert -->


'''NOTE: all ArbCom sanctions now to be logged in ]'''


*Use ''']''' for AE bans. No; use the simplified ''']''' for topic bans!
*'''India, Pakistan and Afghanistan''':
<nowiki>{{subst:Ds/alert|topic=ipa}}</nowiki>, expands to: {{Ivm|2='''Please carefully read this information:''' *Use <nowiki>{{Subst:Uw-aeblock}}</nowiki> for AE blocks. See ] for parameters.


*'''Biographies of living people alert''':
The Arbitration Committee has authorised ] to be used for pages regarding ], ], and ], a topic which you have edited. The Committee's decision is ].


<nowiki>{{subst:alert|blp}}</nowiki> which expands to {{ivmbox | image = Commons-emblem-notice.svg |imagesize=50px | bg = #E5F8FF | text = This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. ''It does '''not''' imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date.''
Discretionary sanctions is a system of conduct regulation designed to minimize disruption to controversial topics. This means ] administrators can impose sanctions for edits relating to the topic that do not adhere to the ], our ], or relevant ]. Administrators may impose sanctions such as ], ], or ]. This message is to notify you sanctions are authorised for the topic you are editing. Before continuing to edit this topic, please familiarise yourself with the discretionary sanctions system. Don't hesitate to contact me or another editor if you have any questions.


You have recently shown interest in living or recently deceased people, and edits relating to the subject (living or recently deceased) of such biographical articles. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called ] is in effect: any administrator may impose ] on editors who do not strictly follow ], or any ], when making edits related to the topic.
This message is informational only and does not imply misconduct regarding your contributions to date.
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For additional information, please see the ] and the ] decision ]. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.
}}<!-- Derived from Template:Ds/alert -->


*'''''Community'' sanctions for caste articles''':


*'''Complementary and alternative medicine alert''' (acupuncture):
*Warning: <nowiki>{{subst:Uw-castewarning}}</nowiki> expands to:


<nowiki>{{subst:Ds/alert|topic=cam}}</nowiki> which expands to
{| class="messagebox" style="width: 100%; background: ivory;"
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| The Misplaced Pages community has permitted ] to impose ] on any editor who is active on any page about social groups, explicitly including caste associations and political parties, related to ], ], ], ] and ]. Discretionary sanctions can be used against an editor who repeatedly or seriously fails to adhere to the ], any expected ], or any ]. If you engage in further inappropriate behavior in this area, you may be placed under sanctions, which can include blocks, a revert limitation, or an article ban. The discussion leading to the imposition of these sanctions can be read <span class="plainlinks"></span>.


{{ivmbox | image = Commons-emblem-notice.svg |imagesize=50px | bg = #E5F8FF | text = This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. ''It does '''not''' imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date.''
Please familiarise yourself with the information page at ]. ]<!-- Template:uw-castewarning -->
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You have recently shown interest in ]. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called ] is in effect: any administrator may impose ] on editors who do not strictly follow ], or any ], when making edits related to the topic.
*My own much-patched final version of a template for a discretionary ''topic ban'' on caste articles, per community general sanctions, is . Actual — new! — sanction template for caste articles is <nowiki>{{subst:uw-castesanction|insert description of misconduct here|insert description of sanction here}}</nowiki>. For example, <nowiki>{{subst:uw-castesanction| persistent disruptive editing at ]|you have been indefinitely banned from making any edits to caste-related pages}}</nowiki> expands to {{Ivmbox
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|1=For persistent disruptive editing at ], I have decided, in my capacity as an ] under the terms of {{plainlink|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Misplaced Pages:Administrators%27_noticeboard&oldid=476357766#Discretionary_sanctions_on_caste_articles_and_more|name=this community's discussion}}, to impose the following sanction on you:


For additional information, please see the ] and the ] decision ]. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.
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*'''Pseudoscience alerts''':
{{Talkquote|1=you have been indefinitely banned from making any edits to caste-related pages}}
<nowiki>{{subst:Ds/alert|topic=ps}}</nowiki> expands to:


{{ivmbox | image = Commons-emblem-notice.svg |imagesize=50px | bg = #E5F8FF | text = This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. ''It does '''not''' imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date.''


You have recently shown interest in ] and ]. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called ] is in effect: any administrator may impose ] on editors who do not strictly follow ], or any ], when making edits related to the topic.
This sanction has been logged at ]. If the sanction includes a ban, please read the ] to ensure you understand what this means. If you do not comply with this sanction, you may be ] for an extended period, by way of enforcement of this sanction—and you may also be made subject to further sanctions.


For additional information, please see the ] and the ] decision ]. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.
You may appeal this sanction to the community at the ] and to the ]. You may also appeal directly to me on my talk page, before or instead of appealing to the noticeboard. Even if you appeal this sanction, you remain bound by it until you are notified by an uninvolved administrator that the appeal has been successful. You are also free to contact me on my talk page if anything of the above is unclear to you.<!-- This message generated from Template:uw-castesanction.--> ] &#124; ] 09:27, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
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}} (will be signed automagically)


*'''India, Pakistan and Afghanistan''':
Log sanctions at ].
<nowiki>{{subst:Ds/alert|topic=ipa}}</nowiki>, expands to: {{ivmbox | image = Commons-emblem-notice.svg |imagesize=50px | bg = #E5F8FF | text = This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. ''It does '''not''' imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date.''


You have recently shown interest in ], ], and ]. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called ] is in effect: any administrator may impose ] on editors who do not strictly follow ], or any ], when making edits related to the topic.
===COI edit notice===


For additional information, please see the ] and the ] decision ]. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.
<nowiki>{{COI editnotice}}</nowiki> for company page talkpages, expands to: {{tmbox
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*'''GamerGate'''
===Use edit summaries===
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<nowiki>{{subst:uw-editsummary}}</nowiki> which renders as


You have recently shown interest in (a) GamerGate, (b) any gender-related dispute or controversy, (c) people associated with (a) or (b), all broadly construed. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called ] is in effect: any administrator may impose ] on editors who do not strictly follow ], or any ], when making edits related to the topic.
] Thank you for ] to ]. Please make sure to include an ] with every edit. Please provide one before saving your changes to an article, as the summaries are quite helpful to people browsing an article's history.


For additional information, please see the ] and the ] decision ]. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.
The edit summary appears in:
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===Community sanctions===
Please use the edit summary to explain your reasoning for the edit, or a summary of what the edit changes.
Community sanctions are imposed via AN or ANI discussion. If there's no special page for logging sanctions, log 'em .
Thanks!<!-- Template:uw-editsummary -->


There's a general <nowiki>{{subst:Community sanction}}</nowiki> template.
===NPOV===
<nowiki>{{Uw-npov2}}</nowiki> expands to
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*''']'''. For DS alerts, use <nowiki>{{subst:gs/alert|topic=covid}}</nowiki>; for blocks, use <nowiki>{{subst:uw-csblock}}</nowiki>; for other sanctions (usually topic bans), use <nowiki>{{subst:community sanction|sanction=|rationale=|topic=covid}}</nowiki>.
===Don't change the English variety:===
<nowiki>{{subst:uw-lang}}</nowiki>, which reads:<br>
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*'''Community article probation for pages related to the Men's rights movement''': See ].
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*User alert template, for instance for the page ]: <nowiki>{{subst:uw-probation|Masculism|Talk:Men's rights movement/Article probation}} -- ~~~~</nowiki> expands to:<br>


] Thank you for ] to the encyclopedia! In case you are not already aware, an article to which you have recently contributed, ], is on ]. A detailed description of the terms of article probation may be found at ]. Also note that the terms of some article probations extend to related articles and their associated talk pages.<p>''The above is a ]. Please accept it as a routine friendly notice, not as a claim that there is necessarily any problem with your edits. Thank you.''<!-- Template:uw-probation --> -- ] &#124; ] 23:10, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
===Vandalism warning:===
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*As long as the talkpage of the article in question has the <nowiki>{{Community article probation|Talk:Men's rights movement/Article probation}}</nowiki> template, anyone who edits the page is '''automatically considered to be on notice''', but getting an individual alert is surely good, especially for new users.


Log alerts and sanctions at ].
'''First vandalism warning''': <br>


*'''Community sanctions for caste articles''':
Old version, must be copypasted:


*<nowiki>{{subst:Uw-castewarning}}</nowiki> expands to:
] Welcome to Misplaced Pages. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Misplaced Pages, at least one of ] did not appear to be constructive and has been ] or removed. Please use ] for any test edits you would like to make, and read the ] to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you.<!-- Template:uw-vandalism1 -->
<br>
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Upgraded yucky milquetoast version:


{| class="messagebox" style="width: 100%; background: ivory;"
<nowiki>{{subst:uw-vandalism}}</nowiki>, which reads:
| ]
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| The Misplaced Pages community has permitted ] to impose ] on any editor who is active on any page about social groups, explicitly including caste associations and political parties, related to ], ], ], ] and ]. Discretionary sanctions can be used against an editor who repeatedly or seriously fails to adhere to the ], any expected ], or any ]. If you engage in inappropriate behavior in this area, you may be placed under sanctions, which can include blocks, a revert limitation, or a topic ban. The discussion leading to the imposition of these sanctions can be read <span class="plainlinks"></span>.


Please familiarise yourself with the information page at ]. ]<!-- Template:uw-castewarning -->
] Hello, I'm ]. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of ] because it didn't appear constructive. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on ]. Thanks!<!-- Template:uw-vandalism1 --><!-- Template:uw-cluebotwarning1 -->
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*Use the {{tls|Community sanction}} template when imposing caste sanctions. Will be signed automagically. For example, <nowiki>{{subst:Community sanction| sanction = You have been indefinitely topic banned from making any edits to pages related to castes or social groups.| rationale = for persistently poor sourcing at caste pages| decision = sasg}}
(Isn't that special?)
</nowiki>


expands to
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<br>
'''Second vandalism warning:'''<br>
<nowiki>{{subst:uw-vandalism2}}</nowiki>, which reads:<br>] Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Misplaced Pages. Your edits appear to constitute ] and have been ] or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the ]. Thank you.<!-- Template:uw-vandalism2 -->
<br>
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'''Stern vandalism warning''':<br>
<nowiki>{{subst:uw-vandalism3}}</nowiki>, which reads:<br> ] Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to ] Misplaced Pages, you may be ].
<br>
<br>
'''First and only vandalism warning''':<br>
<nowiki>{{subst:uw-vandalism4im}}</nowiki>, which reads:<br> ] This is the '''only warning''' you will receive regarding your disruptive edits. If you ] Misplaced Pages again, you may be '''] without further notice'''.
<br>
<br>
'''First content blanking warning: <br>
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==Notice that you are now subject to a community sanction==
===Spammy external links:===
{{Ivmbox
'''Level 1''': <nowiki>{{Subst:uw-spam1}}, which reads:</nowiki> <br/>
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{{{icon|]}}} Hello, I'm <includeonly>]</includeonly><noinclude>]</noinclude>. I wanted to let you know that I removed an external link you added{{ {{{|safesubst:}}}#if:{{{1|}}}|&nbsp;to the page ]}}, because it seemed to be inappropriate for an encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on ], or take a look at our ] about links. {{{2|Thank you.}}} <includeonly>{{{category|]}}}</includeonly><!-- Template:uw-spam1 --></noinclude>
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{{Talkquote|1=You have been indefinitely topic banned from making any edits to pages related to castes or social groups.}}
'''Level 2''': <nowiki>{{Subst:uw-spam2}}</nowiki>, which reads: <br/>


You have been sanctioned for persistently poor sourcing at caste pages
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This sanction is imposed in my capacity as an ] as authorised by the community's decision at ], and the procedure described by the ]. This sanction has been recorded in the log of sanctions for that decision. If the sanction includes a ban, please read the ] to ensure you understand what this means. If you do not comply with this sanction, you may be ] for an extended period, by way of enforcement of this sanction—and you may also be made subject to further sanctions.
'''Level 3''': <nowiki>{{Subst:uw-spam3}}</nowiki>, which reads: <br/>
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You may appeal this sanction at the ]. You may also appeal directly to me (on my talk page), before or instead of appealing to the noticeboard.&nbsp;Even if you appeal this sanction, you remain bound by it until you are notified by an uninvolved administrator that the appeal has been successful. You are also free to contact me on my talk page if anything of the above is unclear to you.<!-- Template:Community sanction --> ] &#124; ] 20:30, 5 August 2020 (UTC)
'''Level 4''': <nowiki>{{Subst:uw-spam4}}</nowiki>, which reads: <br/>
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::Log sanctions at ].
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*'''Community sanctions for ]''':
===First and only npa warning:===
<nowiki>{{subst:Gs/Ecig notification}}</nowiki> expands to {{t|Gs/Ecig notification}}
Information page is ]; also log alerts and sanctions on that page. (''Not'' at arbcom's central sanctions log, because these aren't arbcom sanctions.)


*'''Community general sanctions related to the Zeitgeist Movement''':
<nowiki>{{subst:uw-npa4im}}</nowiki>, which reads:
ANI consensus .


<nowiki>{{subst:GS/ZG notification}}</nowiki> displays as {{Ivmbox
] This is the '''only warning''' you will receive regarding your disruptive comments. <br> The next time you make a ], you may be '''] without further notice'''. Comment on content, not on other contributors or people. <!-- Template:uw-npa4im -->
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] is a system of conduct regulation designed to minimise disruption in controversial topic areas. This means ] administrators can impose sanctions for edits relating to these topics that do not adhere to the ], our ], or relevant ]. Administrators may impose sanctions such as ], ], or ]. An editor can only be sanctioned after he or she has been made aware that general sanctions are in effect. This notification is meant to inform you that sanctions are authorised in these topic areas, which you have been editing. It is only effective if it is logged ]. Before continuing to edit pages in these topic areas, please familiarise yourself with the general sanctions system. Don't hesitate to contact me or another editor if you have any questions.
===Edit warring:===


This message is informational only and does not imply misconduct regarding your contributions to date.
Nice friendly first editwarring warning: <nowiki>{{subst:uw-ewsoft}}</nowiki>, which reads:
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*'''Community sanctions for the Syrian Civil War and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant''' are ]. Log warnings and sanctions on that page. (''Not'' at arbcom's central sanctions log.) Use <nowiki>{{subst:Gs/SCW&ISIL notification|1=page}}</nowiki> for notifications. There is also a 1RR rule for these pages, which does not require notice.
] Hello, and ]. You appear to be engaged in an ] with one or more editors. Although repeatedly ] another editor's contributions may seem necessary to protect your preferred version of a page, on Misplaced Pages this is usually seen as obstructing the ], and often creates animosity between editors. Instead of edit warring, please try to reach a ] on the ].


===COI edit notice===
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<nowiki>{{subst:uw-ew}}</nowiki>, which reads: <nowiki>{{COI editnotice}}</nowiki> for company page talkpages, expands to: {{tmbox
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===COI warning (polite, for new users)===
] You currently appear to be engaged in an ]. Users are expected to ] with others, to avoid editing ], and to ] rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.<br>
<nowiki>{{subst:uw-coi}}</nowiki>, with optional parameters: <nowiki>{{subst:uw-coi|Article|Additional text}}</nowiki>, which expands to
:Please be particularly aware, ] states:
:# '''Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made'''; that is to say, editors are not automatically "entitled" to three reverts.
:# '''Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.'''
:If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's ] to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents ] among editors. You can post a request for help at an ] or seek ]. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary ]. If you engage in an edit war, you '''may be ] from editing.'''<!-- Template:uw-ew -->


] Hello, Bishonen. We ] your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things ] on Misplaced Pages, you may have a ] (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the ''']''' and ] for more information. We ask that you:
<nowiki>{{subst:uw-3rr}}</nowiki>, which reads


*'''avoid editing or creating''' articles about yourself, your family, friends, company, organization or competitors;
] You currently appear to be engaged in an ]. Users are expected to ] with others and avoid editing ].<br>
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* '''disclose''' your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see ]);
:# '''Making more than three reversions on a single page within a 24-hour period is almost always grounds for an immediate block.'''
*'''avoid linking''' to your organization's website in other articles (see ]);
:# '''Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.'''
*'''do your best''' to comply with Misplaced Pages's ].
:If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's ] to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents ] among editors. You can post a request for help at an ] or seek ]. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary ]. If you continue to edit war, you '''may be ] from editing without further notice.'''<!-- Template:uw-3rr -->


In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see ]).


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It's probably better to add the article name as a parameter, which improves the text altogether. Like this:
===PAID warning===
<nowiki>{{subst:Uw-paid1}}</nowiki>, to say "Don't edit again until you have replied". There is a 2, 3, 4 series also.


===COI questions for blocked promotional accounts requesting a name change===
<nowiki>{{subst:uw-3rr|Buckingham Palace}}</nowiki>, which displays as:
<nowiki>{{subst:coiq}}</nowiki> expands to


Here are a few key questions:
] Your recent editing history at ] shows that you are currently engaged in an ]. '''Being involved in an edit war can result in you being ]'''&mdash;especially if you violate the ], which states that an editor must not perform more than three ] on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring&mdash;'''even if you don't violate the three-revert rule'''&mdash;should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly.
* Do you understand that Misplaced Pages is an encyclopedia, and ]?
* Do you understand ]?
* Do you understand that to be considered for an encyclopedia article, the subject must be ]?


You are currently blocked because your username appears directly related to a company, group or product that you have been ], contrary to ]. Changing the username will not allow you to violate the three important principles above.<!-- Template:coiq -->
To avoid being blocked, instead of reverting please consider using the article's ] to work toward making a version that represents ] among editors. See ] for how this is done. You can post a request for help at a relevant ] or seek ]. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary ]. <!-- Template:uw-3rr -->


===]===
===Fringe warning===
*<nowiki>{{subst:Uw-fringe1}}</nowiki>, which displays as: <nowiki>{{subst:welcome-coi}}</nowiki> is useful for e. g. new writers of likely autobiographies. It expands to
== Welcome! ==
Hello, Bishonen, and ''']'''!&#32;Thank you for ].


I noticed that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a ]. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a ] and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article.&#32;Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.
] Welcome to Misplaced Pages. I notice that you added some content to a Misplaced Pages article that appears to be a ]. Unfortunately, this edit appears to give ] to this minority viewpoint, and has been reverted. To maintain a ], an idea that is not broadly supported by scholarship in its field must not be given undue weight in an article about a mainstream idea. Feel free to use the article's ] to discuss this, and take a look at the ] to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you.<!-- Template:uw-fringe1 -->


To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, and then ask me or another editor to proofread it. See ] for more details. If the page you created has already been deleted from Misplaced Pages, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask ] and they will ].
Or add article and additional text as parameters like this:


One rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately ]. Misplaced Pages generally does not allow editors to have ]. If you have a username like this, you should ] or create a new account. (A name that identifies the user as an individual within a given organization may be OK.)
<nowiki>{{subst:Uw-fringe1|''article''|''additional text''}}</nowiki>, which displays as:


In addition, if you receive, or expect to receive, compensation for any contribution you make, you '''must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation''' to comply with our ] and our ].
] Welcome to Misplaced Pages. I notice that you added some content to ] that appears to be a ]. Unfortunately, this edit appears to give ] to this minority viewpoint, and has been reverted. To maintain a ], an idea that is not broadly supported by scholarship in its field must not be given undue weight in an article about a mainstream idea. Feel free to use the article's ] to discuss this, and take a look at the ] to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. additional text<!-- Template:uw-fringe1 -->


Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
===No legal threats===
* ''']'''
*<nowiki>{{subst:uw-legal}}</nowiki>, which displays as:
* ]
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* ] and ]
* ] (using the ] if you wish)
* ]


I hope you enjoy editing here and being a ]! Please ] your messages on ]s using four ]s (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out ], ask me on ], or ask your question on this page and then place '''{{Tlc|Help me}}''' before the question. Again, welcome! <!-- THE FOLLOWING CATEGORY SHOULD BE REMOVED IF THE USER IS BLOCKED, OR IT IS DECIDED THAT THIS USER DOES NOT HAVE A COI, OR THIS TEMPLATE HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR A WHILE WITH NO ACTION. -->{{#ifexpr: ({{CURRENTTIMESTAMP}} - 20220930212824) < 5000000000 | ] | }} <!-- Template:Welcome-COI -->
] ] could give Misplaced Pages contributors the impression that you may consider legal or other "off-wiki" action against them, or against Misplaced Pages itself. Please note that making such threats on Misplaced Pages is '''''strictly prohibited''''' under Misplaced Pages's policies on ] and ]. '''Users who make such threats may be ]'''. If you have a dispute with the content of any page on Misplaced Pages, please follow the proper channels for ]. Please be sure to comment on content, not contributors, and where possible make specific suggestions for changes supported by ] and focusing especially on ] errors of fact. Thank you. <!-- Template:uw-legal -->


===Don't write about yourself===
*<nowiki>{{subst:uw-legal|Article}}</nowiki> references a specific article
*<nowiki>{{subst:uw-legal|Article|Additional text}}</nowiki> adds text onto the end of the message instead of "Thank you" <nowiki>{{Subst:uw-autobiography|<article name>}}</nowiki> displays as


<br>] Please do not write or add to an article about yourself, as you apparently did at ]. Creating an ] is ''strongly'' discouraged – see our guideline on ]. If you create such an article, it may be deleted. If what you have done in life is genuinely notable and can be verified according to our policy for ], someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later (see ]). If you wish to add to an existing article about yourself, please propose the changes on its talk page. Please understand that this is an encyclopedia and not a personal web space or social networking site. If your article has already been deleted, please see: ], and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss it with the deleting administrator. Thank you.<!-- Template:uw-autobiography -->
===Don't mark that "minor"===
<nowiki>{{subst:Uw-minor|Article|Additional text}}</nowiki>, which displays as:


===Copyvio warning===
] Thank you for ]. Please remember to mark your edits, such as your recent edits to ], as "minor" only if they truly are minor edits. In accordance with ], a minor edit is one that the editor believes requires no review and could never be the subject of a dispute. Minor edits consist of things such as typographical corrections, formatting changes or rearrangement of text without modification of content. Additionally, the ] of clear-cut ] and test edits may be labeled "minor". Additional text <!-- Template:uw-minor -->
Twinkle will do <nowiki>{{uw-copyright}}</nowiki>, but it's better to use <nowiki>{{subst:uw-copyright-new}}</nowiki>, the one that Diannaa normally uses. With an article name and sig, say ], <nowiki>{{subst:uw-copyright-new|Donald Trump| ~~~~.}}</nowiki> displays as:


{{uw-copyright-new|Donald Trump| ] &#124; ] 18:19, 11 September 2020 (UTC).}}
===Unsourced===
*<nowiki>{{subst:uw-unsourced1}}</nowiki>, which displays as


===Use edit summaries===
] Hello, I'm ]. I noticed that you made a change to an article, but you didn't provide a ]. It's been removed for now, but if you'd like to ] and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the ] tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on ]. Thank you. <!-- Template:uw-unsourced1 -->
<nowiki>{{subst:uw-editsummary}}</nowiki> which renders as


] Thank you for ] to ]. Please make sure to include an ] with every edit. Please provide one before saving your changes to an article, as the summaries are quite helpful to people browsing an article's history.
*<nowiki>{{subst:uw-unsourced2}}</nowiki>, which displays as


The edit summary appears in:
] Please do not add or change content without ] it by citing a ]. Please review the guidelines at ] and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you.<!-- Template:uw-unsourced2 -->
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ] and
* ]

Please use the edit summary to explain your reasoning for the edit, or a summary of what the edit changes.
Thanks!<!-- Template:uw-editsummary -->

===Don't change the English variety:===
<nowiki>{{subst:uw-lang}}</nowiki>, which reads:<br>
] In a recent edit, you changed one or more words from one national variety of English to another. Because Misplaced Pages has readers from all over the world, our policy is to ] in Misplaced Pages articles.

For a subject exclusively related to the United Kingdom (for example, a famous British person), use British English. For something related to the United States in the same way, use American English. For something related to another English-speaking country, such as Canada, Australia, or New Zealand, use the variety of English used there. For an international topic, use the form of English that the ''original'' author used.

In view of that, please don't change articles from one version of English to another, even if you don't normally use the version in which the article is written. Respect other people's versions of English. They, in turn, should respect yours. Other general guidelines on how Misplaced Pages articles are written can be found in the ]. If you have any questions about this, you can ask me on my talk page or visit the ]. Thank you. <!-- Template:uw-lang -->

===Fringe warning===
*<nowiki>{{subst:Uw-fringe1}}</nowiki>, which displays as:

] Welcome to Misplaced Pages. I notice that you added some content to a Misplaced Pages article that appears to be a ]. Unfortunately, this edit appears to give ] to this minority viewpoint, and has been reverted. To maintain a ], an idea that is not broadly supported by scholarship in its field must not be given undue weight in an article about a mainstream idea. Feel free to use the article's ] to discuss this, and take a look at the ] to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you.<!-- Template:uw-fringe1 -->

Or add article and additional text as parameters like this:

<nowiki>{{subst:Uw-fringe1|''article''|''additional text''}}</nowiki>, which displays as:

] Welcome to Misplaced Pages. I notice that you added some content to ] that appears to be a ]. Unfortunately, this edit appears to give ] to this minority viewpoint, and has been reverted. To maintain a ], an idea that is not broadly supported by scholarship in its field must not be given undue weight in an article about a mainstream idea. Feel free to use the article's ] to discuss this, and take a look at the ] to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. additional text<!-- Template:uw-fringe1 -->


===Please sign your comments=== ===Please sign your comments===
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Thank you.<!-- Template:uw-tilde --> Thank you.<!-- Template:uw-tilde -->

===Bad list entry===
<nowiki>{{Uw-badlistentry}}</nowiki> displays as <br>
] Hello. Your recent edit appears to have added the name of a non-notable entity to a list that normally includes only notable entries. In general, a person, organization or product added to a list ] a pre-existing article before being added to most lists. If you wish to create such an article, please first confirm that the subject qualifies for a separate, stand-alone article according to Misplaced Pages's ] guideline. Thank you. <!-- Template:Uw-badlistentry -->


===Don't abuse warning templates=== ===Don't abuse warning templates===
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] Please refrain from abusing ]. Doing so is a violation of ]. Please use the ] for any tests you may want to do, or take a look at our ] to learn more about contributing to the encyclopedia. Thank you.<!-- Template:Uw-tempabuse2 --> ] Please refrain from abusing ]. Doing so is a violation of ]. Please use the ] for any tests you may want to do, or take a look at our ] to learn more about contributing to the encyclopedia. Thank you.<!-- Template:Uw-tempabuse2 -->


===Block messages=== ===Don't use AI===
<nowiki>{{subst:uw-ai1}}</nowiki> displays as <br>
*To insert duration of block and an individualised reason, use this: <nowiki>{{subst:uw-block |time=duration |reason=reason}}</nowiki>
] Hello, I'm ]. An edit that you recently made seemed to be generated using a ] (an "]" or other application using such technology). Text produced by these applications can be ], and output must be carefully checked. Your edit may have been ]. If you want to practice editing, please use the ]. If you think a mistake was made, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on ]. Thanks.]<!-- Template:uw-ai1 -->


<nowiki>{{subst:uw-ai2}}</nowiki> displays as <br>
*This text can be added to the end of any block message: {{tq|If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may ] by adding below this notice the text <!-- Copy the text as it appears on your page, not as it appears in this edit area. Do not include the "tlx|" code. -->{{tlx|unblock|2=reason=''Your reason here &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126;''}}, but you should read the ] first.}}
] Please refrain from making edits generated using a ] (an "]" or other application using such technology) in Misplaced Pages pages without carefully reviewing them, even if you intend to fix them later. Your edits have been ]. If you would like to experiment, please use the ]. Thank you.<!-- Template:uw-ai2 -->


===Nice sweet sock warning template===
(Get that from the edit window, as the <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> needs to be coded, or it'll just say Bishonen again.)
<nowiki>{{Subst:uw-agf-sock}}</nowiki> displays as


] Hello, Bishonen, ] and thank you for ]. Your editing pattern indicates that you may be using multiple accounts or coordinating editing with people outside Misplaced Pages. Our ] usually does not allow this, and users who use multiple accounts may be ]. If you operate multiple accounts directly or with the help of another person, please remember to disclose these connections. Thank you.<!-- Template:uw-agf-sock -->
* contains much useful stuff to plagiarize re persistent tendentious editing.


===Block messages===
Special block templates:
*]


*<nowiki>{{subst:uw-block}}</nowiki>, which reads: <div class="user-block" style="min-height: 40px"> ] You have been ''']''' temporarily from editing for ]. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to ]. If you would like to be unblocked, you may ] by adding the text <!-- Copy the text as it appears on your page, not as it appears in this edit area. Do not include the "tlx" argument. -->{{tlx|unblock|2=reason=''Your reason here &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126;''}} below this notice, but you should read the ] first. </div><!-- Template:uw-block -->


*With parameters: <nowiki>{{subst:uw-block |time=duration |reason=reason}}</nowiki>. It reads for example: <div class="user-block" style="min-height: 40px"> ] You have been ''']''' from editing for a period of '''6 months''' for persistent disruptive editing. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to ]. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may ] by adding the following text below this notice: <!-- Copy the text as it appears on your page, not as it appears in this edit area. Do not include the "tlx|" code. -->{{tlx|unblock|2=reason=''Your reason here &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126;''}}. However, you should read the ] first. </div><!-- Template:uw-block --> This text can be added to the end of any block message: {{tq|If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the ], then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: <!-- Copy the text as it appears on your page, not as it appears in this edit area. Do not include the "tlx|" code. -->{{tlx|unblock|2=reason=''Your reason here &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126;''}}.}}


(Get that from the edit window, as the <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> needs to be coded, or it'll just say Bishonen again.)


Alternative: You can request unblock from an uninvolved administrator by placing <nowiki>{{unblock|your reason here}}</nowiki> on this page.
*<nowiki>{{subst:uw-blockindef}}</nowiki>, which reads: <div class="user-block" style="min-height: 40px"> ] You have been ''']''' '''indefinitely''' from editing for ]. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may ] by adding below this notice the text <!-- Copy the text as it appears on your page, not as it appears in this edit area. Do not include the "tlx|" code. -->{{tlx|unblock|2=reason=''Your reason here &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126;''}}, but you should read the ] first. </div><!-- Template:uw-blockindef -->



*<nowiki>{{subst:uw-blockindef |reason=being a vandalism-only account}}</nowiki>, which reads:
:<div class="user-block" style="min-height: 40px"> ] You have been ''']''' '''indefinitely''' from editing for being a vandalism-only account. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may ] by adding below this notice the text <!-- Copy the text as it appears on your page, not as it appears in this edit area. Do not include the "tlx|" code. -->{{tlx|unblock|2=reason=''Your reason here &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126;''}}, but you should read the ] first. </div><!-- Template:uw-blockindef -->

*<nowiki>{{subst:uw-vaublock}}</nowiki> which reads:

:<div class="user-block" style="min-height: 40px"><p>]Your account has been '''blocked indefinitely''' because it has become apparent that it is ]. Furthermore, your username is a blatant violation of our ], meaning that it is profane; threatens, attacks or impersonates another person; or suggests that your intention is not to contribute to the encyclopedia (see our ] and ] policies for more information).</p><p>We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia, but users are not allowed to edit with inappropriate usernames, nor is ] or other disruptive behavior ever tolerated. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may ] by adding the text <!-- Copy the text as it appears on your page, not as it appears in this edit area. Do not include the "tlx" argument. -->{{tlx|unblock-un|2=''new username''|3=reason=''Your reason here &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126;''}} on ], but you should read the ] first. </p></div><!-- Template:Uw-uhblock -->{{#switch:User|User|User talk=]}}{{z13}}<!-- Template:uw-uhblock --><!-- Template:Uw-vaublock -->]{{z18}}<!-- Template:uw-vaublock -->


*<nowiki>{{subst:uw-ewblock|time=duration}}</nowiki>, which reads for example:
:<div class="user-block" style="min-height: 40px"> ] You have been ''']''' from editing for a period of '''24 hours''' for ]. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to ]. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may ] by adding below this notice the text <!-- Copy the text as it appears on your page, not as it appears in this edit area. Do not include the "tlx|" code. -->{{tlx|unblock|2=reason=''Your reason here &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126;''}}, but you should read the ] first.<p>During a dispute, you should first try to ] and seek ]. If that proves unsuccessful, you are encouraged to seek ], and in some cases it may be appropriate to request ]. </p></div><!-- Template:uw-ewblock -->


*<nowiki>{{subst:Uw-sblock|anon=yes|time=Duration|reason=For a different reason|notalk=yes|page=Targeted page|sig=yes}}</nowiki>, which reads for example<br/>
:{{<includeonly>safesubst:</includeonly>uw-block
|time={{{time|}}}
|for={{{for|}}}
|reason={{{reason|adding ] links. Persistent spammers will have their websites ] from Misplaced Pages and potentially<span class="plainlinks"></span> by search engines}}}
|indef={{{indef|}}}
|anon={{{anon|}}}
|notalk={{{notalk|}}}
|sig={{{sig|}}}
|hiddentext=no}}<includeonly>{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{{indef|}}}|yes|{{{category|]}}}|{{{category|]}}}}}</includeonly><!-- Template:uw-sblock --></noinclude>
*See ''']''' for several variants of block messages for promotion-only accounts.


*<nowiki>{{subst:sockBlock}}</nowiki>, which displays as *<nowiki>{{subst:sockBlock}}</nowiki>, which displays as
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| text = '''''This account has been ] indefinitely''''' as a ]&#32;that was created to violate Misplaced Pages policy. Note that multiple accounts are ], but using them for ] reasons '''is not'''. If this account is not a sock puppet, and you would like to be unblocked, you may ] by adding the text <!-- Copy the text as it appears on the page, not as it appears in this edit area. Do not include the "tlx" argument. -->{{tlx|unblock|Your reason here &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126;}} below, but you should read the ] first. <!-- Template:SockBlock --> | text = '''''This account has been ] indefinitely''''' as a ]&#32;that was created to violate Misplaced Pages policy. Note that multiple accounts are ], but using them for ] reasons '''is not'''. If this account is not a sock puppet, and you would like to be unblocked, you may ] by adding the text <!-- Copy the text as it appears on the page, not as it appears in this edit area. Do not include the "tlx" argument. -->{{tlx|unblock|Your reason here &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126;}} below, but you should read the ] first. <!-- Template:SockBlock -->
}} }}

====Partial block template for userpage====
<nowiki>{{uw-pblock}}</nowiki>


===Userpage tags for socks=== ===Userpage tags for socks===
Note, these are for the ''user'' page. I'm supposed to replace all its content with the tag. I'll do that if I want to, not otherwise.

*For WP:DUCK cases: <nowiki>{{sock|SockMaster|blocked}}</nowiki> displays as

{{sock|SockMaster|blocked|nocat=1}}

*Aha, the missing link, for cases where the behavioural evidence makes the link beyond reasonable doubt: <nowiki>{{Sockpuppet|Puppetername|proven}}</nowiki> displays as

{{Sockpuppet|Puppeteername|proven|nocat=1}}


*<nowiki>{{blockedsockpuppet|username}}</nowiki> displays as *<nowiki>{{blockedsockpuppet|username}}</nowiki> displays as


{{sockpuppet|username|confirmed|locked=no|evidence=]|category=}} {{sockpuppet|username|confirmed|locked=no|evidence=]|nocat=1}}


*<nowiki>{{sock|puppeteername|confirmed}}</nowiki> displays as *<nowiki>{{sock|puppeteername|confirmed}}</nowiki> displays as


{{sockpuppet|puppeteername|confirmed|category=}} {{sockpuppet|puppeteername|confirmed|nocat=1}}


For puppeteer: For puppeteer:
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===Protection padlocks:=== ===Protection padlocks:===
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Use <nowiki>{{pp-protected|small=yes}}</nowiki> for just an icon at the top. Use <nowiki>{{pp-protected|small=yes}}</nowiki> for just an icon at the top.


'''Reason''' for protecting and/or '''duration''' can be added as parameters, which will show on mouseover. Like this: <nowiki>{{pp-vandalism|expiry=17 August 2013|small=yes}}</nowiki> But the reason parameter is fussy, I don't know anything that works except "vandalism" and "blp". <nowiki>{{pp-semi-blp|expiry=11 July 2013|small=yes}}</nowiki> will show as "This article is semiprotected until blabla to promote compliance with the policy on biographies of living people." '''Reason''' for protecting and/or '''duration''' can be added as parameters, which will show on mouseover. Like this: <nowiki>{{pp-vandalism|expiry=17 August 2017|small=yes}}</nowiki> But the reason parameter is fussy, basically only "vandalism" and "blp" work. <nowiki>{{pp-semi-blp|expiry=11 July 2017|small=yes}}</nowiki> will show as "This article is semiprotected until blabla to promote compliance with the policy on biographies of living people." a full list of the pretty useless other reason parameters that will work.


The lock icon will choose automagically between semi, full, and pending changes padlock (silver, gold, and green) according to what protection is in place. The lock icon will choose automagically between semi, full, and pending changes padlock (silver, gold, and green) according to what protection is in place.
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Must start with protecting, because these templates will not be visible on pages that are not protected. Must start with protecting, because these templates will not be visible on pages that are not protected.


==Answering edit requests to semi'd pages==
===Copyvio warning===
<nowiki>{{subst:Nothanks-sd|pg=PAGENAME|url=SOURCEURL}}</nowiki> <nowiki>{{subst:ESp|?}}</nowiki> expands to
*] '''Not done:''' it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format.<!-- Template:ESp -->

:PAGENAME should be the name of the page where the copyright violation has occurred. It will be used in links, so it should be the full page title.

:SOURCEURL should be the full URL of the source from which the content was taken. It will be used in an external link, so it should be the full URL, including "http://".

The whole thing will read:

<nowiki>==Copyright problems with ]==</nowiki>
]Hello. Concerning your contribution, ], please note that Misplaced Pages cannot accept ] text or images obtained from other web sites or printed material, without the permission of the author(s). This article or image appears to be a direct copy from SOURCEURL. As a copyright violation, ] appears to qualify for ] under the ]. ] has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message.
If you believe that the article or image is not a copyright violation, or if you have permission from the copyright holder to release the content freely under the '']'' (CC-BY-SA) then you should do one of the following:

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:*If you hold the copyright to the material: send an e-mail from an address associated with the original publication to {{NoSpam|permissions-en|wikimedia.org}} ''or'' a postal message to the ] permitting re-use ''under the ] and ]'', and note that you have done so on ].

However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. While contributions are appreciated, Misplaced Pages must require all contributors to understand and comply with its ]. Misplaced Pages takes copyright concerns very seriously, and persistent violators '''will''' be ] from editing. Thank you. <!-- Inserted via Template:Nothanks-sd -->
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Latest revision as of 22:59, 21 December 2024

Clever stuff by others, for plagiarizing

ArbCom sanctions

Contentious topics sanctions

Arbcom discretionary sanctions have been superseded by contentious topics sanctions. Notes on those are a work in progress below. See also WP:DSVSCT and Misplaced Pages:Contentious topics/Administrator instructions.

  • Alerts

There are three types of contentious topics alerts (groan). Listed at Template:Contentious topics/alert.

The first alert, {{subst:alert/first|topic code}}, leaves a "contentious topic alert" tag in the history.

Discretionary sanctions

To put 1RR (the only AE page sanction I care for) on an article, put f ex {{Ds/editnotice|1=1RR|topic=ap}} for American politics at the top of the talkpage, and add an edit notice to the article.

Use {{subst:alert|topic}} to alert users to discretionary sanctions. The template is explicitly "informational only and does not imply misconduct regarding your contributions to date". These alerts expire after one year.

See all topic codes here!

NOTE: all ArbCom sanctions now to be logged in this central log

  • Biographies of living people alert:

{{subst:alert|blp}} which expands to

This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. It does not imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date.

You have recently shown interest in living or recently deceased people, and edits relating to the subject (living or recently deceased) of such biographical articles. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect: any administrator may impose sanctions on editors who do not strictly follow Misplaced Pages's policies, or any page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic.

For additional information, please see the guidance on discretionary sanctions and the Arbitration Committee's decision here. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.


  • Complementary and alternative medicine alert (acupuncture):

{{subst:Ds/alert|topic=cam}} which expands to

This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. It does not imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date.

You have recently shown interest in Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect: any administrator may impose sanctions on editors who do not strictly follow Misplaced Pages's policies, or any page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic.

For additional information, please see the guidance on discretionary sanctions and the Arbitration Committee's decision here. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.

  • Pseudoscience alerts:

{{subst:Ds/alert|topic=ps}} expands to:

This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. It does not imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date.

You have recently shown interest in pseudoscience and fringe science. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect: any administrator may impose sanctions on editors who do not strictly follow Misplaced Pages's policies, or any page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic.

For additional information, please see the guidance on discretionary sanctions and the Arbitration Committee's decision here. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.

  • India, Pakistan and Afghanistan:

{{subst:Ds/alert|topic=ipa}}, expands to:

This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. It does not imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date.

You have recently shown interest in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect: any administrator may impose sanctions on editors who do not strictly follow Misplaced Pages's policies, or any page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic.

For additional information, please see the guidance on discretionary sanctions and the Arbitration Committee's decision here. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.

  • GamerGate

{{subst:Ds/alert|topic=gg}} expands to

This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. It does not imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date.

You have recently shown interest in (a) GamerGate, (b) any gender-related dispute or controversy, (c) people associated with (a) or (b), all broadly construed. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect: any administrator may impose sanctions on editors who do not strictly follow Misplaced Pages's policies, or any page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic.

For additional information, please see the guidance on discretionary sanctions and the Arbitration Committee's decision here. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.

Community sanctions

Community sanctions are imposed via AN or ANI discussion. If there's no special page for logging sanctions, log 'em here.

There's a general {{subst:Community sanction}} template.


  • Community article probation for pages related to the Men's rights movement: See Talk:Men's rights movement/Article probation.
  • User alert template, for instance for the page Masculism: {{subst:uw-probation|Masculism|Talk:Men's rights movement/Article probation}} -- ~~~~ expands to:

Information icon Thank you for your contributions to the encyclopedia! In case you are not already aware, an article to which you have recently contributed, Masculism, is on article probation. A detailed description of the terms of article probation may be found at Talk:Men's rights movement/Article probation. Also note that the terms of some article probations extend to related articles and their associated talk pages.

The above is a templated message. Please accept it as a routine friendly notice, not as a claim that there is necessarily any problem with your edits. Thank you. -- Bishonen | talk 23:10, 16 July 2015 (UTC)

  • As long as the talkpage of the article in question has the {{Community article probation|Talk:Men's rights movement/Article probation}} template, anyone who edits the page is automatically considered to be on notice, but getting an individual alert is surely good, especially for new users.

Log alerts and sanctions at Talk:Men's rights movement/Article probation.

  • Community sanctions for caste articles:
  • {{subst:Uw-castewarning}} expands to:
The Misplaced Pages community has permitted administrators to impose discretionary sanctions on any editor who is active on any page about social groups, explicitly including caste associations and political parties, related to India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal. Discretionary sanctions can be used against an editor who repeatedly or seriously fails to adhere to the purpose of Misplaced Pages, any expected standards of behavior, or any normal editorial process. If you engage in inappropriate behavior in this area, you may be placed under sanctions, which can include blocks, a revert limitation, or a topic ban. The discussion leading to the imposition of these sanctions can be read here.

Please familiarise yourself with the information page at Misplaced Pages:General sanctions/South Asian social groups. Bishonen/Useful warnings

  • Use the {{subst:Community sanction}} template when imposing caste sanctions. Will be signed automagically. For example, {{subst:Community sanction| sanction = You have been indefinitely topic banned from making any edits to pages related to castes or social groups.| rationale = for persistently poor sourcing at caste pages| decision = sasg}}

expands to

Notice that you are now subject to a community sanction

The following sanction has been imposed on you:

You have been indefinitely topic banned from making any edits to pages related to castes or social groups.

You have been sanctioned for persistently poor sourcing at caste pages

This sanction is imposed in my capacity as an uninvolved administrator as authorised by the community's decision at Misplaced Pages:General sanctions/South Asian social groups, and the procedure described by the general sanctions guidelines. This sanction has been recorded in the log of sanctions for that decision. If the sanction includes a ban, please read the banning policy to ensure you understand what this means. If you do not comply with this sanction, you may be blocked for an extended period, by way of enforcement of this sanction—and you may also be made subject to further sanctions.

You may appeal this sanction at the administrators' noticeboard. You may also appeal directly to me (on my talk page), before or instead of appealing to the noticeboard. Even if you appeal this sanction, you remain bound by it until you are notified by an uninvolved administrator that the appeal has been successful. You are also free to contact me on my talk page if anything of the above is unclear to you. Bishonen | tålk 20:30, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

Log sanctions at WP:CASTE.

{{subst:Gs/Ecig notification}} expands to {{Gs/Ecig notification}} Information page is here; also log alerts and sanctions on that page. (Not at arbcom's central sanctions log, because these aren't arbcom sanctions.)

  • Community general sanctions related to the Zeitgeist Movement:

ANI consensus here.

{{subst:GS/ZG notification}} displays as

Please read this notification carefully:
A community discussion has authorised the use of general sanctions for pages related to the Zeitgeist Movement.
The details of these sanctions are described here.

General sanctions is a system of conduct regulation designed to minimise disruption in controversial topic areas. This means uninvolved administrators can impose sanctions for edits relating to these topics that do not adhere to the purpose of Misplaced Pages, our standards of behaviour, or relevant policies. Administrators may impose sanctions such as editing restrictions, bans, or blocks. An editor can only be sanctioned after he or she has been made aware that general sanctions are in effect. This notification is meant to inform you that sanctions are authorised in these topic areas, which you have been editing. It is only effective if it is logged here. Before continuing to edit pages in these topic areas, please familiarise yourself with the general sanctions system. Don't hesitate to contact me or another editor if you have any questions.

This message is informational only and does not imply misconduct regarding your contributions to date.

  • Community sanctions for the Syrian Civil War and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant are here. Log warnings and sanctions on that page. (Not at arbcom's central sanctions log.) Use {{subst:Gs/SCW&ISIL notification|1=page}} for notifications. There is also a 1RR rule for these pages, which does not require notice.

COI edit notice

{{COI editnotice}} for company page talkpages, expands to:

Individuals acting on behalf of this organization are strongly advised not to edit the article. Click here to request corrections or suggest content, or contact us if the issue is urgent.

COI warning (polite, for new users)

{{subst:uw-coi}}, with optional parameters: {{subst:uw-coi|Article|Additional text}}, which expands to

Information icon Hello, Bishonen. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Misplaced Pages, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

  • avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, company, organization or competitors;
  • propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (see the {{edit COI}} template);
  • disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see WP:DISCLOSE);
  • avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
  • do your best to comply with Misplaced Pages's content policies.

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Also please note that editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you.

PAID warning

{{subst:Uw-paid1}}, to say "Don't edit again until you have replied". There is a 2, 3, 4 series also.

COI questions for blocked promotional accounts requesting a name change

{{subst:coiq}} expands to

Here are a few key questions:

You are currently blocked because your username appears directly related to a company, group or product that you have been promoting, contrary to the username policy. Changing the username will not allow you to violate the three important principles above.

Template:Welcome-COI

{{subst:welcome-coi}} is useful for e. g. new writers of likely autobiographies. It expands to

Welcome!

Hello, Bishonen, and welcome to Misplaced Pages! Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, and then ask me or another editor to proofread it. See our help page on userspace drafts for more details. If the page you created has already been deleted from Misplaced Pages, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

One rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately be blocked from editing. Misplaced Pages generally does not allow editors to have usernames which imply that the account belongs to a company or corporation. If you have a username like this, you should request a change of username or create a new account. (A name that identifies the user as an individual within a given organization may be OK.)

In addition, if you receive, or expect to receive, compensation for any contribution you make, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation to comply with our terms of use and our policy on paid editing.

Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Misplaced Pages:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{Help me}} before the question. Again, welcome!

Don't write about yourself

{{Subst:uw-autobiography|<article name>}} displays as


Information icon Please do not write or add to an article about yourself, as you apparently did at ]. Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged – see our guideline on writing autobiographies. If you create such an article, it may be deleted. If what you have done in life is genuinely notable and can be verified according to our policy for articles about living people, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later (see Wikipedians with articles). If you wish to add to an existing article about yourself, please propose the changes on its talk page. Please understand that this is an encyclopedia and not a personal web space or social networking site. If your article has already been deleted, please see: Why was my page deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss it with the deleting administrator. Thank you.

Copyvio warning

Twinkle will do {{uw-copyright}}, but it's better to use {{subst:uw-copyright-new}}, the one that Diannaa normally uses. With an article name and sig, say Donald Trump, {{subst:uw-copyright-new|Donald Trump| ~~~~.}} displays as:

Control copyright icon Hello Bishonen! Your additions to Donald Trump have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Misplaced Pages:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Misplaced Pages, it's important to understand and adhere to guidelines about using information from sources to prevent copyright and plagiarism issues. Here are the key points:

It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices. Persistent failure to comply may result in being blocked from editing. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Bishonen | tålk 18:19, 11 September 2020 (UTC). Thank you.

Use edit summaries

{{subst:uw-editsummary}} which renders as

Information icon Thank you for your contributions to Misplaced Pages. Please make sure to include an edit summary with every edit. Please provide one before saving your changes to an article, as the summaries are quite helpful to people browsing an article's history.

The edit summary appears in:

Please use the edit summary to explain your reasoning for the edit, or a summary of what the edit changes. Thanks!

Don't change the English variety:

{{subst:uw-lang}}, which reads:
In a recent edit, you changed one or more words from one national variety of English to another. Because Misplaced Pages has readers from all over the world, our policy is to respect national varieties of English in Misplaced Pages articles.

For a subject exclusively related to the United Kingdom (for example, a famous British person), use British English. For something related to the United States in the same way, use American English. For something related to another English-speaking country, such as Canada, Australia, or New Zealand, use the variety of English used there. For an international topic, use the form of English that the original author used.

In view of that, please don't change articles from one version of English to another, even if you don't normally use the version in which the article is written. Respect other people's versions of English. They, in turn, should respect yours. Other general guidelines on how Misplaced Pages articles are written can be found in the Manual of Style. If you have any questions about this, you can ask me on my talk page or visit the help desk. Thank you.

Fringe warning

  • {{subst:Uw-fringe1}}, which displays as:

Information icon Welcome to Misplaced Pages. I notice that you added some content to a Misplaced Pages article that appears to be a minority or fringe viewpoint. Unfortunately, this edit appears to give undue weight to this minority viewpoint, and has been reverted. To maintain a neutral point of view, an idea that is not broadly supported by scholarship in its field must not be given undue weight in an article about a mainstream idea. Feel free to use the article's talk page to discuss this, and take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you.

Or add article and additional text as parameters like this:

{{subst:Uw-fringe1|''article''|''additional text''}}, which displays as:

Information icon Welcome to Misplaced Pages. I notice that you added some content to article that appears to be a minority or fringe viewpoint. Unfortunately, this edit appears to give undue weight to this minority viewpoint, and has been reverted. To maintain a neutral point of view, an idea that is not broadly supported by scholarship in its field must not be given undue weight in an article about a mainstream idea. Feel free to use the article's talk page to discuss this, and take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. additional text

Please sign your comments

{{subst:sign}} displays as
Information icon Hello and welcome to Misplaced Pages. When you add content to talk pages and Misplaced Pages pages that have open discussion (but never when editing articles), please be sure to sign your posts. There are two ways to do this. Either:

  1. Add four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment; or
  2. With the cursor positioned at the end of your comment, click on the signature button ( or ) located above the edit window.

This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is necessary to allow other editors to easily see who wrote what and when.

Thank you.

Bad list entry

{{Uw-badlistentry}} displays as
Information icon Hello. Your recent edit appears to have added the name of a non-notable entity to a list that normally includes only notable entries. In general, a person, organization or product added to a list should have a pre-existing article before being added to most lists. If you wish to create such an article, please first confirm that the subject qualifies for a separate, stand-alone article according to Misplaced Pages's notability guideline. Thank you.

Don't abuse warning templates

{{Subst:Uw-tempabuse2}} displays as
Information icon Please refrain from abusing warning or blocking templates. Doing so is a violation of Misplaced Pages's policies and guidelines. Please use the user warnings sandbox for any tests you may want to do, or take a look at our introduction page to learn more about contributing to the encyclopedia. Thank you.

Don't use AI

{{subst:uw-ai1}} displays as
Information icon Hello, I'm Bishonen. An edit that you recently made seemed to be generated using a large language model (an "AI chatbot" or other application using such technology). Text produced by these applications can be unsuitable for an encyclopedia, and output must be carefully checked. Your edit may have been reverted. If you want to practice editing, please use the sandbox. If you think a mistake was made, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks.

{{subst:uw-ai2}} displays as
Information icon Please refrain from making edits generated using a large language model (an "AI chatbot" or other application using such technology) in Misplaced Pages pages without carefully reviewing them, even if you intend to fix them later. Your edits have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you.

Nice sweet sock warning template

{{Subst:uw-agf-sock}} displays as

Information icon Hello, Bishonen, welcome to Misplaced Pages and thank you for your contributions. Your editing pattern indicates that you may be using multiple accounts or coordinating editing with people outside Misplaced Pages. Our policy on multiple accounts usually does not allow this, and users who use multiple accounts may be blocked from editing. If you operate multiple accounts directly or with the help of another person, please remember to disclose these connections. Thank you.

Block messages

Special block templates:


This text can be added to the end of any block message: If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.

(Get that from the edit window, as the ~~~~ needs to be coded, or it'll just say Bishonen again.)

Alternative: You can request unblock from an uninvolved administrator by placing {{unblock|your reason here}} on this page.


  • {{subst:sockBlock}}, which displays as
This account has been blocked indefinitely as a sock puppet that was created to violate Misplaced Pages policy. Note that multiple accounts are allowed, but using them for illegitimate reasons is not. If this account is not a sock puppet, and you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here ~~~~}} below, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first.

Partial block template for userpage

{{uw-pblock}}

Userpage tags for socks

Note, these are for the user page. I'm supposed to replace all its content with the tag. I'll do that if I want to, not otherwise.

  • For WP:DUCK cases: {{sock|SockMaster|blocked}} displays as
Multi-user iconThis account is a suspected sockpuppet of SockMaster (talk · contribs · logs) and has been blocked indefinitely.
Please refer to editing habits or contributions of the sockpuppet for evidence. This policy subsection may be helpful.
Account information: block log – contribs – logs – abuse log – CentralAuth		This account is a suspected sockpuppet
  • Aha, the missing link, for cases where the behavioural evidence makes the link beyond reasonable doubt: {{Sockpuppet|Puppetername|proven}} displays as
Multi-user iconThis account is a sockpuppet of Puppeteername (talk · contribs · logs), and has been blocked indefinitely.
Please refer to editing habits or contributions of the sockpuppet for evidence. This policy subsection may be helpful.
Account information: block log – contribs – logs – abuse log – CentralAuth		This account is a sockpuppet
  • {{blockedsockpuppet|username}} displays as
Multi-user iconThis account has been confirmed by a CheckUser as a sockpuppet of Username (talk · contribs · logs), and has been blocked indefinitely.
Please refer to contributions for evidence.
Account information: block log – contribs – logs – abuse log – CentralAuth		A CheckUser has confirmed that this account is a sockpuppet
  • {{sock|puppeteername|confirmed}} displays as
Multi-user iconThis account has been confirmed by a CheckUser as a sockpuppet of Puppeteername (talk · contribs · logs), and has been blocked indefinitely.
Please refer to editing habits or contributions of the sockpuppet for evidence. This policy subsection may be helpful.
Account information: block log – contribs – logs – abuse log – CentralAuth		A CheckUser has confirmed that this account is a sockpuppet

For puppeteer:

  • {{sockpuppeteer|blocked}} displays as
This account has been blocked indefinitely because its owner is suspected of abusively using multiple accounts.

(Account information: block log · CentralAuth · suspected sockpuppets · confirmed sockpuppets)

  • {{sockpuppeteer|blocked| checked=yes}} displays the same:
This account has been blocked indefinitely because CheckUser evidence confirms that the account's owner has abusively used multiple accounts.

(Account information: block log · CentralAuth · suspected sockpuppets · confirmed sockpuppets)


Protection padlocks:

Use {{pp-protected|small=yes}} for just an icon at the top.

Reason for protecting and/or duration can be added as parameters, which will show on mouseover. Like this: {{pp-vandalism|expiry=17 August 2017|small=yes}} But the reason parameter is fussy, basically only "vandalism" and "blp" work. {{pp-semi-blp|expiry=11 July 2017|small=yes}} will show as "This article is semiprotected until blabla to promote compliance with the policy on biographies of living people." Here's a full list of the pretty useless other reason parameters that will work.

The lock icon will choose automagically between semi, full, and pending changes padlock (silver, gold, and green) according to what protection is in place.

Must start with protecting, because these templates will not be visible on pages that are not protected.

Answering edit requests to semi'd pages

{{subst:ESp|?}} expands to

  • Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format.