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Does anyone else think that saying Persistent failure to comply may result in being blocked from editing
in {{
uw-copyright-new}} is a bit BITEy? This is supposed to be the "gentler" message for people who don't know they're doing anything wrong. There's always {{
uw-copyright}} for people who should know better. We don't even allude to blocking in {{
uw-v1}}, {{
uw-blp2}}, {{
uw-spam2}}, {{
uw-npa2}}, etc. All of those are more often than not given to editors who likely do know they're up to no good. But the public's perception of copyright is something like "it's on the web so it's public domain". Education is critical, but do we have to jump to threats on the first offense?
Suffusion of Yellow (
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19:45, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Well, I just learned that I had used this template incorrectly because I was unaware that Template:Uw-elinbody existed. However, I was still wondering if something should be added to this template to inform users of WP:NOELBODY since editors who add inappropriate external links also frequently insert them into the body of an article. TornadoLGS ( talk) 02:29, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
The template currently reads:
This wording is too weak—we should change it too:
This is what's right. Even if you are right in a content dispute and will be proven right in the end, you should not edit war. The usual exceptions apply, of course, like reverting vandalism and enforcing arbitration provisions. Air on White ( talk) 05:43, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
I suggested this a ways back. In this version, I've numbered the required steps, in the probably vain hope that users will understand at least a tiny bit more often. I'd like to implement it; any objections? --jpgordon 𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇 15:37, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
Recently I discovered that "spamblock" and "uw-spamblock" have different targets. I'd like to file an RFD, asking that they both be targeted to the same place, but I don't want to mess up everyone who uses one or the other, and as a substitution of a redirect, I can't figure out how to track usage of the redirects. Can anyone help me know if both are used significantly, or if one is used more widely than the other? I initially asked at WP:AN, since we admins are the main ones using block templates, but someone there reminded me to ask people here too. Nyttend ( talk) 14:56, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
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Does anyone else think that saying Persistent failure to comply may result in being blocked from editing
in {{
uw-copyright-new}} is a bit BITEy? This is supposed to be the "gentler" message for people who don't know they're doing anything wrong. There's always {{
uw-copyright}} for people who should know better. We don't even allude to blocking in {{
uw-v1}}, {{
uw-blp2}}, {{
uw-spam2}}, {{
uw-npa2}}, etc. All of those are more often than not given to editors who likely do know they're up to no good. But the public's perception of copyright is something like "it's on the web so it's public domain". Education is critical, but do we have to jump to threats on the first offense?
Suffusion of Yellow (
talk)
19:45, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Well, I just learned that I had used this template incorrectly because I was unaware that Template:Uw-elinbody existed. However, I was still wondering if something should be added to this template to inform users of WP:NOELBODY since editors who add inappropriate external links also frequently insert them into the body of an article. TornadoLGS ( talk) 02:29, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
The template currently reads:
This wording is too weak—we should change it too:
This is what's right. Even if you are right in a content dispute and will be proven right in the end, you should not edit war. The usual exceptions apply, of course, like reverting vandalism and enforcing arbitration provisions. Air on White ( talk) 05:43, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
I suggested this a ways back. In this version, I've numbered the required steps, in the probably vain hope that users will understand at least a tiny bit more often. I'd like to implement it; any objections? --jpgordon 𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇 15:37, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
Recently I discovered that "spamblock" and "uw-spamblock" have different targets. I'd like to file an RFD, asking that they both be targeted to the same place, but I don't want to mess up everyone who uses one or the other, and as a substitution of a redirect, I can't figure out how to track usage of the redirects. Can anyone help me know if both are used significantly, or if one is used more widely than the other? I initially asked at WP:AN, since we admins are the main ones using block templates, but someone there reminded me to ask people here too. Nyttend ( talk) 14:56, 29 June 2024 (UTC)