Hello. Before making potentially controversial edits, it is recommended that you discuss them first on the article's talk page. Otherwise, people might consider your edits to be vandalism. Thank you.
| Vandalism: {{uw-vandalism1}}, {{uw-vandalism2}}, {{uw-vandalism3}}, {{uw-vandalism4}}, {{uw-vandalism4im}} |
| Content removal: {{uw-delete1}}, {{uw-delete2}}, {{uw-delete3}}, {{uw-delete4}} |
| Testing: {{uw-test1}}, {{uw-test2}}, {{uw-test3}}, {{uw-test4}} |
| Spam linking: {{uw-spam1}}, {{uw-spam2}}, {{uw-spam3}}, {{uw-spam4}} |
| Other behavior: see Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace. |
Warning templates should
always be used with the "subst:" keyword, as strongly suggested on
Wikipedia:Template substitution. They are shown without subst here to reduce the display space occupied by this table, not to encourage their use without subst. For example, type
{{subst:uw-vandalism1}}~~~~ (not {{uw-vandalism1}}) to warn common first-time vandals.
The levels of templates are:
- Assumes good faith
- No faith assumption
- Assumes bad faith; stern cease and desist
- Assumes bad faith; strong cease and desist, last warning
Usage
| Usage | Output |
| {{subst:Test2}} | Please do not add nonsense to Wikipedia. Such edits are considered vandalism and quickly undone. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox instead. Thank you. |
| {{subst:Test2|Article}} | Please do not add nonsense to Wikipedia, as you did to the Article page. Such edits are considered vandalism and quickly undone. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox instead. Thank you. |
Usage
| Usage | Output |
| {{subst:Test0}} | Hello. Before making potentially controversial edits, it is recommended that you discuss them first on the article's talk page. Otherwise, people might consider your edits to be vandalism. Thank you. |
| {{subst:Test0|Article}}* | Hello. Before making potentially controversial edits, such as those you made to Article, it is recommended that you discuss them first on the article's talk page. Otherwise, people might consider your edits to be vandalism. Thank you. |
- *You can use {{subst:Test0|Article|subst=subst:}} to substitute the contained ParserFunctions.
 | Template usage notes - See documentation.
- Most test(n) templates take a single optional parameter: the name of the page to which the template applies. If provided, this page will be cited in the warning.
- test5 optionally takes two parameters:
- The first is the duration of the block (with "temporarily blocked" as the default if a specific period is not provided).
- The second is the name of the page to which the template applies. If provided, this page will be cited in the warning.
- Please refer to the index of test templates before using any template on user talk pages to warn a user. Applying the best template available for your purpose may help reduce confusion from the message you are sending.
- Please remember to substitute the template—use {{subst:Test0}} rather than {{Test0}}.
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