User:Peteg913/warnings

Note that these templates need not be used sequentially. If the edit is clearly vandalism, consider using {{tl|blatantvandal}} or starting with {{tl|test2}}. For continuing severe vandalism, {{tl|test3}} may be skipped and a {{tl|test4}} given straight after a test2. If, however, you are not sure that the edit is vandalism, always start with {{tl|test}}. For extreme or extensive cases of vandalism committed by users with who have received no prior warnings, {{tl|test4im}} may be used. The ~~~~ in the templates below cause the time and your signature to be added to the warning.

;{{subst:test}} ~~~~ (use if an edit appears to have possibly not been an intentional act of vandalism): Thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia.

;{{subst:blatantvandal}} or {{subst:testblatant}} or {{subst:bv}}~~~~ (use if an edit is clearly vandalism):

;Image:Stop hand.svg Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing. However, unconstructive edits are considered vandalism, and if you continue in this manner you may be blocked from editing without further warning. Please stop, and consider improving rather than damaging the hard work of others. Thank you.

;{{subst:test2}} ~~~~ : Please do not add nonsense to Wikipedia. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you.

;{{subst:test2a}} ~~~~ (a variant suitable for vandalism that consists of blanking text) : Please do not remove content from Wikipedia; it is considered vandalism. If you want to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you.

;{{subst:test3}} ~~~~ : Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia.

;{{subst:test4}} ~~~~ : Image:Stop_hand.svg This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize a page, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia.

;{{subst:test4im}} ~~~~ (used as a first warning for extreme cases of vandalism) :

;Image:Stop_hand.svg This is your only warning. Your recent vandalism has shown you to be intent on doing harm to Wikipedia. The next time you vandalize a page, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia.

Alternatively, you can use:

;{{subst:test-n|PageName}} ~~~~

;{{subst:blatantvandal-n|PageName}} ~~~~

;{{subst:test2-n|PageName}} ~~~~

;{{subst:test2a-n|PageName}} ~~~~

;{{subst:test3-n|PageName}} ~~~~

;{{subst:test4-n|PageName}} ~~~~

;{{subst:test4im-n|PageName}} ~~~~

to explicitly state which articles were vandalized (suffix -n stands for named) and to add your signature. For example:

;{{subst:test-n|France}} : Thanks for experimenting with the page :France on Wikipedia. Your test worked, and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks.

The "subst" causes the template text to be pasted into the talk page as if you had typed it out, instead of leaving {{subst:test}} visible when editing the page. This makes the messages more personal to the user, and thus, more friendly. Also, if someone vandalizes the template, then the vandalism will not affect every page that uses the text from the template.

If the vandal strikes again, list them at Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism. The blocking admin leaves this on the vandal's talk page:

;{{subst:blocked}} ~~~~ :

Remember to sign and timestamp your warnings by leaving four tildes (like this: ~~~~).

Also, consider tracing the IP address. Find owners by using:

• [http://ws.arin.net/whois ARIN] (North America)
• [http://www.ripe.net/fcgi-bin/whois RIPE] (Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia)
• [http://www.apnic.net/db/index.html APNIC] (Asia Pacific)
• [http://lacnic.net/sp/index.html LACNIC] (Latin American and Caribbean)
• [http://www.afrinic.net/ AfriNIC] (Africa)

(If an address is not in one, it will probably be in another registry.) Then add {{vandalip|Name of owner}} to the talk pages of users who vandalize.

If the IP address continues to vandalise and is registered to a school or other kind of responsive ISP, consider listing it on Wikipedia:Abuse reports. Follow the instructions there and read the guide to see if it applies. If it does, list it.