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== Change to [[Template:Uw-autobiography]] ==
== [[Template:uw-spamublock]] ==

I'm wondering if [[Template:Uw-autobiography]] needs a bit of revision. A lot of times I see new users create an article about themselves, totally oblivious to [[WP:NOTWEBHOST]]. The current warning mentions not creating an article about themselves, but makes no mention of userpages, where they can write (a little bit) about themselves. If we put some mention of userpages in the message, it could turn a common newbie blunder into an opportunity to retain and educate a new user. Comments/thoughts? --[[User:Drm310|Drm310]] ([[User talk:Drm310|talk]]) 19:07, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
:The problem is that this may lead users to use their use page as a social networking page or personal webhost, when the user page is specifically for information about your your Wikimedia-related activities and personal information that impacts your editing (conflicts of interest, languages known, geographic location, topics of interest, etc). While there is an allowance for a very limited disclosure of unrelated personal information, a user that just tried posting their CV as a new Wikipedia page is not likely to exercise proper restraint on a user page. --[[User:Ahecht|Ahecht]] ([[User_talk:Ahecht|<span style="color:#FFF;background:#00f;display:inline-block;padding:1px 1px 0;vertical-align:-0.3em;line-height:1;font-size:62.5%;text-align:center;"><b>TALK<br />PAGE</b></span>]]) 19:23, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
::They do need to be cautioned that user pages may still be deleted under [[WP:CSD#U5]]. --[[User:Redrose64|<span style="color:#a80000; background:#ffeeee; text-decoration:inherit">Red</span>rose64]] ([[User talk:Redrose64|talk]]) 20:10, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
:::Oh, trust me, I know how userpages can be abused! My [[User:Drm310/CSD log|CSD log]] is full of U5 entries and I've left tons of notices about it, to the point of creating a [[User:Drm310/Userpage|preformatted message]] because I needed it so often. Yet, I can't help but wonder how many of those individuals [[WP:AGF|did not have malicious intent]], felt dejected and quit, never to return. ''Some'' could have redeemed themselves and become positive contributors with further guidance, including the rules about proper userpage usage. --[[User:Drm310|Drm310]] ([[User talk:Drm310|talk]]) 20:59, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

== Missing space between sentences for [[Template:Uw-editsummary]] ==


{{edit template-protected|template:uw-spamublock|answered=yes}}
The template [[Template:Uw-editsummary]] is not putting a space between sentences when an article name parameter is provided. For example, {{tlg|uw-editsummary|Article}} produces "...does not have an edit summary.Please be sure..." (with no space before "Please"). The same thing happens regardless of whether or not additional text is provided, as in {{tlg|uw-editsummary|Article|Additional text}}, which produces "... does not have an edit summary.Additional text ..." (with no space before "Additional text"). I just [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3AUw-editsummary&diff=636214671&oldid=629352751 tried to fix it], but my attempt seemed to fail, so I [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Uw-editsummary&diff=next&oldid=636214671 self-reverted it]. I also see that someone else appears to have recently [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3AUw-editsummary&diff=629338810&oldid=626861578 tried to fix the same problem], but the problem persists. —[[User:BarrelProof|BarrelProof]] ([[User talk:BarrelProof|talk]]) 20:25, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
your account has been used for advertising or promotion -> it has been used for advertising or promotion
:[[User:John of Reading|John of Reading]] seems to have just fixed the problem, with [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3AUw-editsummary&diff=636221402&oldid=636215437 this edit]. —[[User:BarrelProof|BarrelProof]] ([[User talk:BarrelProof|talk]]) 21:15, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
::{{replyto|BarrelProof}} It's a feature of parser functions that leading and trailing spaces are stripped - that is, <code><nowiki>{{#if: x | y | z }}</nowiki></code> is exactly the same as <code><nowiki>{{#if:x|y|z}}</nowiki></code>. So if you need a trailing space, you either need to hide it with something like {{tag|nowiki|s}} or encode it, as John of Reading did using <code>&amp;#32;</code> --[[User:Redrose64|<span style="color:#a80000; background:#ffeeee; text-decoration:inherit">Red</span>rose64]] ([[User talk:Redrose64|talk]]) 22:28, 1 December 2014 (UTC)


Minor nitpick to reduce repetition. <i><span style="font-family:Segoe print">[[User:Mori Calliope fan|<span style="background-color:black;color:#ffb8f3">Mori Calliope fan</span>]] [[User talk:Mori Calliope fan|<span style="background-color:#870900;color:#ffb8f3">talk</span>]]</span></i> 21:58, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
== Shortcut templates ==


:This seems to be a side effect of the changes made by {{u|Jpgordon}} in [[Special:Diff/1162488493]]. --[[User:Ahecht|Ahecht]] ([[User talk:Ahecht|<span style="color:#FFF;background:#04A;display:inline-block;padding:1px;vertical-align:-.3em;font:bold 50%/1 sans-serif;text-align:center">TALK<br />PAGE</span>]]) 23:24, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
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::Good nitpick, fixed. [[User:Jpgordon|--jpgordon]]<sup><small>[[User talk:Jpgordon|&#x1d122;&#x1d106;&#x1D110;&#x1d107;]]</small></sup> 00:02, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
Hello.


== Semi-protected edit request on 1 May 2024 ==
I would like to propose new shortcut templates for {{template|uw-unsourced}}...


{{edit semi-protected|Template:Uw-mislead3|answered=yes}}
{{template|uw-u}}
Please fix [[Template:Uw-mislead3]], it expands with a <code><nowiki><!-- Template:uw-move3 --></nowiki></code> comment instead of <code><nowiki><!-- Template:uw-mislead3 --></nowiki></code>.<br>
{{template|uw-u1}}
I just had this shocking moment where I warned someone with a level 4 move disruption warning because I copied it and thought 'oh no, I warned them for move disruption in the third warning too, how did I not see it' - but no, turns out it's just the comment that's been wrong since the template was made. &ndash; [[Special:Contributions/2804:F14:80C8:4701:9C49:A8E6:A25E:3091|2804:F14:80C8:4701:9C49:A8E6:A25E:3091]] ([[User talk:2804:F14:80C8:4701:9C49:A8E6:A25E:3091|talk]]) 03:12, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
{{template|uw-u2}}
:{{Done}} -- [[User:John of Reading|John of Reading]] ([[User talk:John of Reading|talk]]) 10:11, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
{{template|uw-u3}}
{{template|uw-u4}}


== Suggestion: Merge templates for removing XFD notices ==
This is in line with similar shortcuts for the {{template|uw-vandalism}} series, starting with {{template|uw-v}}. Let me know what you think. Thanks. [[Special:Contributions/2602:304:59B8:7839:8041:A51E:829A:728E|2602:304:59B8:7839:8041:A51E:829A:728E]] ([[User talk:2602:304:59B8:7839:8041:A51E:829A:728E|talk]]) 03:12, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
:I don't use the uw-v shortcut (since I just copy and paste from a notepad I keep open whenever editing), but uw-unsourced is probably the second most common warning template I use (after uw-vandalism), so I could see others benefitting it. Seconded, and thanks to 2602: for the suggestion. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson|talk]]) 03:17, 5 December 2014 (UTC)


Proposal: Merge AFD, RFD, TFD, CFD, FFD and MFD user warning templates into one. This would let editors use a centralized warnings list for deletion in general instead of having to go and carefully find the one for the appropriate XFD. If needed, we could add a parameter to disambiguate which.
:Sounds fine. There is an {{tl|uw-upload}} series but it's used far less. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] ([[User talk:PrimeHunter|talk]]) 03:41, 5 December 2014 (UTC)


Here's what the templates might look like:<br>
::In the particular case you've mentioned, we can use {{template|uw-up}}, {{template|uw-up1}}, {{template|uw-up2}}, {{template|uw-up3}}, and {{template|uw-up4}}.
Uw-xfd1: <code> Welcome to Wikipedia. Please do not remove deletion notices from articles, or remove other people's comments in deletion debates. Otherwise, it may be difficult to create consensus. If you oppose the deletion of an article, please comment at the respective page instead. Thank you.</code><br>
Uw-xfd2: <code> Please do not remove deletion notices from articles or remove other people's comments in deletion debates. Doing so won't stop the discussion from taking place. You are, however, welcome to comment about the proposed deletion on the appropriate page. Thank you.</code><br>
Uw-xfd3: <code> Please stop. If you continue to remove deletion notices or comments from deletion debates, you may be blocked from editing.</code><br>
Uw-xfd4: <code> You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you remove a deletion notice or a comment from a deletion debate.</code><br>
Uw-xfd4im: <code> This is your only warning; if you remove a deletion notice from a page or delete comments from a deletion debate again, you may be blocked from editing.</code><br>
Any suggestions welcome! <small>If you reply here, please ping me.</small> <span style="font-family:monospace; font-weight: bold"><span style="color:ForestGreen">[[W:EN:User:TheTechie|<span style="color:Green">thetechie@enwiki</span>]]</span>: [[User talk:TheTechie|<span style="MediumBlue">~/talk/</span>]] <span style="">$</span></span> 23:48, 2 May 2024 (UTC)


== Link the plain and simple COI guide? ==
::P.S. I forgot the '''im''' templates in both series. [[Special:Contributions/2602:304:59B8:7839:F5C3:BC10:3995:7951|2602:304:59B8:7839:F5C3:BC10:3995:7951]] ([[User talk:2602:304:59B8:7839:F5C3:BC10:3995:7951|talk]]) 17:22, 5 December 2014 (UTC)


A lot of newcomers on Wikipedia might not be familiar with all of our policies and feel lost in the wordings, maybe it would be good to link a more beginner-friendly guide such as [[Wikipedia:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide]] in {{tl|uw-coi}} and {{tl|uw-coi-username}} to gently nudge them towards more responsible editing? [[User:Chaotic Enby|<span style="color:#8a7500">Chaotıċ <span style="display:inline-flex;rotate:30deg;color:#9e5cb1">Enby</span></span>]] ([[User talk:Chaotic Enby|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Chaotic Enby|contribs]]) 17:00, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
== Thanks! in uw-vandalism1 ==


== Vector legacy ==
I think "Thanks!" should be changed to a simple "Thank-you." Thanks! seems so phony and annoying. It's like walking into a store and some clerk halfway across the store who doesn't know you from Adam gives you a loud, phony and enthusiastic "Hi!'... not because she's actually happy to see you, but because her boss instructed her to greet ''everyone'' setting foot in the store with a loud, phony and enthusiastic "Hi!'. I don't want anyone thinking someone at Wikipedia has a dorky boss telling them to append their message with a loud, phony and enthusiastic "Thanks!" A simple and graceful "thank-you" will do. Thanks! &ndash;&nbsp;[[User:Jbarta|JBarta]] ([[User talk:Jbarta#top|talk]]) 15:25, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
:I think "Thanks much!" actually would be an even better replacement, honestly. "Thanks" by itself does sound a bit phony. [[User:Tharthan|Tharthandorf Aquanashi]] ([[User talk:Tharthan|talk]]) 03:12, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
::"Thanks much" is a regionalism. "Thank you" is more universal. --[[User:Ahecht|Ahecht]] ([[User_talk:Ahecht|<span style="color:#FFF;background:#00f;display:inline-block;padding:1px 1px 0;vertical-align:-0.3em;line-height:1;font-size:62.5%;text-align:center;"><b>TALK<br />PAGE</b></span>]]) 18:24, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
:::''Thanks much'' is a regionalism? Since when? o_O I'm not saying that it's not, but this is the first that I have heard of this. [[User:Tharthan|Tharthandorf Aquanashi]] ([[User talk:Tharthan|talk]]) 19:27, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
::::One quick google turned up [http://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/27253/what-is-the-difference-between-thanks-much-and-thanks-a-lot] and [http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=2320567], and while it probably isn't limited to Indiana and Pennsylvania, it is certainly limited to North America. --[[User:Ahecht|Ahecht]] ([[User_talk:Ahecht|<span style="color:#FFF;background:#00f;display:inline-block;padding:1px 1px 0;vertical-align:-0.3em;line-height:1;font-size:62.5%;text-align:center;"><b>TALK<br />PAGE</b></span>]]) 19:50, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
:::::Ah, I see. Well, I do live in North America, but I am not in any of those areas that you mentioned. [[User:Tharthan|Tharthandorf Aquanashi]] ([[User talk:Tharthan|talk]]) 20:20, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
::::::As a British person, I had never heard "thanks much" until I saw this thread. As to the matter at hand: the words "thank you" are used in level two templates and this is probably an intentional graduation. However I agree that "thanks" is too informal. It doesn't add any desirable qualities to the message and can come across as patronising or forced. I would make a [[WP:BOLD|bold]] edit to that effect were I confident enough that I wouldn't screw up the template code. [[User:BethNaught|BethNaught]] ([[User talk:BethNaught|talk]]) 21:07, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
:::::::It's not so much the "Thanks" as it is the exclamation point... "Thanks!". Even simply trimming it to a plain ordinary unenthusiastic "Thanks." would be an improvement. &ndash;&nbsp;[[User:Jbarta|JBarta]] ([[User talk:Jbarta#top|talk]]) 21:15, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
:::::::I could be happy with "Thanks." or to a slightly greater degree "Thank-you." Just not "Thanks!" or "OMG! Thanks so much! Really! OMG!"


The template currently says: "you should be able to move an article yourself using the [[Help:Moving a page|"Move" tab]] at the top of the page (the tab may be [[:File:Vector hidden move button.png|hidden in a dropdown menu]] for you)." This seems to apply to the Vector Legacy skin, but not the current Vector 2022 skin. I think there are now two places "Move" can be: the Tools sidebar, or Tools menu, but I don't know which one appears by default. Depending on this, please can the template be reworded, maybe to something like:
== uw-wikidata-notyet ==
* "you should be able to move an article yourself using the [[Help:Moving a page|"Move" action in the "Tools" menu]] at the top of the page (the "Tools" menu may be in a sidebar to the right of the page for you)."
or
* "you should be able to move an article yourself using the [[Help:Moving a page|"Move" action in the "Tools" sidebar]] to the right of the page (the "Tools" sidebar may be hidden as a menu at the top of the page for you)."
Might also need a sentence there saying something like "if you're using the Vector legacy skin, there should be a [[Help:Moving a page|"Move" tab]] at the top of the page (the tab may be [[:File:Vector hidden move button.png|hidden in a dropdown menu]])." (Is there a way to automatically detect which skin the user is using, and display text appropriate to that? This might be more difficult if this template has to be subst'ed.)


Updating [[Help:Moving a page]], and a replacement for [[:File:Vector hidden move button.png]] would be nice to have, but probably not worth waiting for to make this change.
Is Wikidata now fully deployed on the English Wikipedia? If it is, then we should delete {{tl|uw-wikidata-notyet}} or at least mark it as obsolete and remove it from {{tl|Single_notice_links}}. —[[User:Psychonaut|Psychonaut]] ([[User talk:Psychonaut|talk]]) 08:24, 16 December 2014 (UTC)


Alternatively, is there a way to flag this up to the WMF team who implemented these changes to clean up? --<span style="text-shadow:grey 0.15em 0.15em 0.1em">[[User:Yodin|Yodin]]</span><span style="text-shadow:grey 0.25em 0.25em 0.12em"><sup>[[User talk:Yodin|T]]</sup></span> 19:40, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
== Uw-contact ==


==Discussion at [[:Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2024 May 7#Template:Uw-cyberbully|Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2024 May 7 §&nbsp;Template:Uw-cyberbully]]==
Is there a reason that {{tls|Uw-contact}} isn't included on [[Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace]]? I could've sworn that it (or something like it) was there before, but a history search didn't turn up anything. --[[User:Ahecht|Ahecht]] ([[User_talk:Ahecht|<span style="color:#FFF;background:#00f;display:inline-block;padding:1px 1px 0;vertical-align:-0.3em;line-height:1;font-size:62.5%;text-align:center;"><b>TALK<br />PAGE</b></span>]]) 15:15, 23 December 2014 (UTC)
[[File:Symbol watching blue lashes high contrast.svg|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;You are invited to join the discussion at [[:Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2024 May 7#Template:Uw-cyberbully|Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2024 May 7 §&nbsp;Template:Uw-cyberbully]]. &#x0020;All the best, <span style="color:#595959">&zwj;—&zwj;</span>[[User:A smart kitten|<span style="color:#595959">a&nbsp;smart kitten</span>]]<sub style="color:#595959">[<nowiki/>[[User talk:A smart kitten|<span style="color:#595959">meow</span>]]]</sub> 11:33, 8 May 2024 (UTC)<!-- [[Template:Please see]] -->


== Templates warning against frivolous XfD/PROD nominations and comments? ==
== Confusion between Template:Uw-ublock and Template:Uw-block ==


What is a good way to warn a user who makes a clearly inappropriate or disruptive XfD/PROD nomination, such as one without a valid reason for deletion? What about users who make disruptive comments at XfD that have nothing to do with the deletion policy? [[User:Helpful Raccoon|Helpful Raccoon]] ([[User talk:Helpful Raccoon|talk]]) 02:51, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
The template page [[Template:Uw-ublock]] displays one set of documentation, but attempting to view or edit it opens a different one, [[Template:Uw-block/doc]] (that's -block not -ublock). Rather than fix it I'm reporting it here as perhaps they should be merged.


:@[[User:Helpful Raccoon|Helpful Raccoon]], here's my recommendation: start by writing [[User:Xenon54/Don't template the newbies|a manual message]]: explain why their edits are disruptive, ask them to stop. If it's a new editor, try to [[WP:3LA|avoid jargon]]. If disruptive edits continue – revert. Then [[Template:Uw-disruptive1]] becomes appropriate, since it presupposes that the edits were reverted. —⁠[[User:Andrybak|andrybak]] ([[User talk:Andrybak|talk]]) 07:44, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
I suggest that the documentation should also cover, at least with "See also" links, [[template:uw-username]] and [[template:uw-coi-username]]. Perhaps those should also be merged, I don't know. It's all rather confusing for those of us who only occasionally want to find one of these templates. – [[User:Fayenatic london|Fayenatic]] '''<font color="#FF0000">[[Special:Contributions/Fayenatic london|L]]</font>'''[[User talk:Fayenatic london|ondon]] 09:04, 26 December 2014 (UTC)
::A manual message seems good. The issue I have with existing templates is that XfD nominations and comments shouldn't be reverted like other edits just for being unconstructive (like saying an article "fails GNG" when it obviously doesn't). XfD nominations can be closed as [[Wikipedia:Speedy keep|speedy keep]] if there's no deletion rationale or they're obviously disruptive, but that's not exactly reversion and doesn't apply to all frivolous nominations. [[User:Helpful Raccoon|Helpful Raccoon]] ([[User talk:Helpful Raccoon|talk]]) 08:19, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
: I don't use these templates, so I'm not going to comment on whether this situation is confusing. But this sharing of documentation pages is deliberate; see [[Wikipedia:Bot requests/Archive 38#Fix transclusion of redirect on user warning block templates]] and [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Uw-block/doc]]. -- [[User:John of Reading|John of Reading]] ([[User talk:John of Reading|talk]]) 10:24, 26 December 2014 (UTC)
::Right, I was expecting shared documentation; but it's not working. The first shows documentation with a 3-column table headed
Description Good-faith (softblock) No/bad-faith (hardblock)
::But if I click on [view] within the documentation, it goes to [[Template:Uw-block/doc]] which looks very different, with 2 columns headed
Definite Indefinite
{{tl|uw-block}} {{tl|uw-block|indef=yes}} or {{tl|uw-blockindef}}
::I've tried a few dummy edits but can't seem to get them to refresh and show consistent doc pages. – [[User:Fayenatic london|Fayenatic]] '''<font color="#FF0000">[[Special:Contributions/Fayenatic london|L]]</font>'''[[User talk:Fayenatic london|ondon]] 13:54, 26 December 2014 (UTC)
:::That is also deliberate; the page [[Template:Uw-block/doc/Block templates]] contains some code that tries to display one of three tables depending on which template you are looking at. When you are looking at the documentation page itself, and not at one of the templates, it displays the largest list, [[Template:Uw-block/doc/Block templates/All]]. -- [[User:John of Reading|John of Reading]] ([[User talk:John of Reading|talk]]) 14:10, 26 December 2014 (UTC)
::::Ah, right, so some templates display the shorter 3-column version [[Template:Uw-block/doc/Block templates/Username]]. Well, I hope it's helping someone; it certainly had me confused.
::::I see that the two templates I mentioned above are covered in one version.
::::Would anyone here object if I create a category for templates about usernames? – [[User:Fayenatic london|Fayenatic]] '''<font color="#FF0000">[[Special:Contributions/Fayenatic london|L]]</font>'''[[User talk:Fayenatic london|ondon]] 08:01, 27 December 2014 (UTC)

Revision as of 17:39, 18 May 2024

your account has been used for advertising or promotion -> it has been used for advertising or promotion

Minor nitpick to reduce repetition. Mori Calliope fan talk 21:58, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This seems to be a side effect of the changes made by Jpgordon in Special:Diff/1162488493. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE
) 23:24, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Good nitpick, fixed. --jpgordon𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇 00:02, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 1 May 2024

Please fix Template:Uw-mislead3, it expands with a <!-- Template:uw-move3 --> comment instead of <!-- Template:uw-mislead3 -->.
I just had this shocking moment where I warned someone with a level 4 move disruption warning because I copied it and thought 'oh no, I warned them for move disruption in the third warning too, how did I not see it' - but no, turns out it's just the comment that's been wrong since the template was made. – 2804:F14:80C8:4701:9C49:A8E6:A25E:3091 (talk) 03:12, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done -- John of Reading (talk) 10:11, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestion: Merge templates for removing XFD notices

Proposal: Merge AFD, RFD, TFD, CFD, FFD and MFD user warning templates into one. This would let editors use a centralized warnings list for deletion in general instead of having to go and carefully find the one for the appropriate XFD. If needed, we could add a parameter to disambiguate which.

Here's what the templates might look like:
Uw-xfd1: Welcome to Wikipedia. Please do not remove deletion notices from articles, or remove other people's comments in deletion debates. Otherwise, it may be difficult to create consensus. If you oppose the deletion of an article, please comment at the respective page instead. Thank you.
Uw-xfd2: Please do not remove deletion notices from articles or remove other people's comments in deletion debates. Doing so won't stop the discussion from taking place. You are, however, welcome to comment about the proposed deletion on the appropriate page. Thank you.
Uw-xfd3: Please stop. If you continue to remove deletion notices or comments from deletion debates, you may be blocked from editing.
Uw-xfd4: You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you remove a deletion notice or a comment from a deletion debate.
Uw-xfd4im: This is your only warning; if you remove a deletion notice from a page or delete comments from a deletion debate again, you may be blocked from editing.
Any suggestions welcome! If you reply here, please ping me. thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 23:48, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Link the plain and simple COI guide?

A lot of newcomers on Wikipedia might not be familiar with all of our policies and feel lost in the wordings, maybe it would be good to link a more beginner-friendly guide such as Wikipedia:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide in {{uw-coi}} and {{uw-coi-username}} to gently nudge them towards more responsible editing? Chaotıċ Enby (talk · contribs) 17:00, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Vector legacy

The template currently says: "you should be able to move an article yourself using the "Move" tab at the top of the page (the tab may be hidden in a dropdown menu for you)." This seems to apply to the Vector Legacy skin, but not the current Vector 2022 skin. I think there are now two places "Move" can be: the Tools sidebar, or Tools menu, but I don't know which one appears by default. Depending on this, please can the template be reworded, maybe to something like:

  • "you should be able to move an article yourself using the "Move" action in the "Tools" menu at the top of the page (the "Tools" menu may be in a sidebar to the right of the page for you)."

or

  • "you should be able to move an article yourself using the "Move" action in the "Tools" sidebar to the right of the page (the "Tools" sidebar may be hidden as a menu at the top of the page for you)."

Might also need a sentence there saying something like "if you're using the Vector legacy skin, there should be a "Move" tab at the top of the page (the tab may be hidden in a dropdown menu)." (Is there a way to automatically detect which skin the user is using, and display text appropriate to that? This might be more difficult if this template has to be subst'ed.)

Updating Help:Moving a page, and a replacement for File:Vector hidden move button.png would be nice to have, but probably not worth waiting for to make this change.

Alternatively, is there a way to flag this up to the WMF team who implemented these changes to clean up? --YodinT 19:40, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2024 May 7 § Template:Uw-cyberbully. All the best, ‍—‍a smart kitten[meow] 11:33, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Templates warning against frivolous XfD/PROD nominations and comments?

What is a good way to warn a user who makes a clearly inappropriate or disruptive XfD/PROD nomination, such as one without a valid reason for deletion? What about users who make disruptive comments at XfD that have nothing to do with the deletion policy? Helpful Raccoon (talk) 02:51, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Helpful Raccoon, here's my recommendation: start by writing a manual message: explain why their edits are disruptive, ask them to stop. If it's a new editor, try to avoid jargon. If disruptive edits continue – revert. Then Template:Uw-disruptive1 becomes appropriate, since it presupposes that the edits were reverted. —⁠andrybak (talk) 07:44, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
A manual message seems good. The issue I have with existing templates is that XfD nominations and comments shouldn't be reverted like other edits just for being unconstructive (like saying an article "fails GNG" when it obviously doesn't). XfD nominations can be closed as speedy keep if there's no deletion rationale or they're obviously disruptive, but that's not exactly reversion and doesn't apply to all frivolous nominations. Helpful Raccoon (talk) 08:19, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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