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- 1.Removing or improving the edit
Needy edits should be tagged according to their need (e.g. {{wikify}}), or boldly changed immediately. Bad edits should likewise be tagged or deleted. Because no wikipedians like their edits to be deleted, it is important to leave concise but clear justifications on the talk page or in the edit summary. When adding tags, please consider placing them on the article's talk page rather than in the article itself.
- 2.Warn the editor
In the cases of deliberate vandalism or an evident lack of knowledge on Wikipedia procedure, offending editors should be warned on their talk pages. While this is an optional step, it should be a regular part of a patroller's duties, as it minimizes conflict, educates new editors and alerts administrators of repeat offenders. For efficiency and consistency, standard warning templates can be found here. However do feel free to simply write a warning if the available templates are not appropriate.
Check the user's other contributions — you'll often find more edits with similar problems. Fix those as well.
- Level 1 - Assumes good faith
- Level 2 - No faith assumption
- Level 3 - Assumes bad faith; stern cease and desist
- Level 4 - Assumes bad faith; strong cease and desist, last warning
It's almost the same as the Recent Changes page, enjoy!:
Custom Warning Template[edit]{{SUBST:User:Arnon Chaffin/Vandalism Warning}} (it is a lv 2 warning for vandalism)
The Warning Templates[edit]Advertising in article space[edit]
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| {{subst:uw-agf1|Article}}
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 Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, we must insist that you assume good faith while interacting with other editors, which you did not on Article. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-agf2|Article}}
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Please remember to assume good faith when dealing with other editors, which you did not do on Article. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-agf3|Article}}
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 Please assume good faith in your dealings with other editors, which you did not on Article. Assume that they are here to improve rather than harm Wikipedia.
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Removal of AfD notices[edit]
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| {{subst:uw-afd1|Article}}
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Welcome to Wikipedia. Please do not remove Articles for deletion notices from articles, or remove other people's comments in Articles for deletion debates, as you did with Article. 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.
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| {{subst:uw-afd2|Article}}
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Please do not remove Articles for deletion notices from articles or remove other people's comments in Articles for deletion pages, as you did with Article. 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.
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| {{subst:uw-afd3|Article}}
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Please stop. If you continue removing Articles for deletion notices or comments from articles and Articles for deletion pages, as you did with Article, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia.
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| {{subst:uw-afd4|Article}}
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 This is the final warning you will receive regarding your disruptive edits.
The next time you remove Articles for deletion notices or comments from articles and Articles for deletion pages, as you did with Article, you may be blocked from editing without further notice.
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| {{subst:uw-biog1|Article}}
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Welcome to Wikipedia. Please be aware of Wikipedia's policy that biographical information about living persons must not be libelous. Whenever you add possibly controversial statements about a living person to an article or any other Wikipedia page, as you did to Article, you must include proper sources. If you don't know how to cite a source, you may want to read Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners for instructions. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-biog2|Article}}
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Please do not add unreferenced or poorly referenced information, especially if controversial, to articles or any other page on Wikipedia about living persons, as you did to Article. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-biog3|Article}}
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Please stop adding unreferenced controversial biographical content to articles or any other Wikipedia page, as you did at Article. Content of this nature could be regarded as defamatory and is in violation of Wikipedia policy. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia.
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| {{subst:uw-biog4|Article}}
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This is the final warning you will receive regarding your disruptive edits.
The next time you violate Wikipedia's biographies of living persons policy by inserting unsourced or poorly sourced defamatory or otherwise controversial content into an article or any other Wikipedia page, as you did to Article, you may be blocked from editing without further notice.
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Conversation in article space[edit]Creation of unacceptable articles[edit]
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| {{subst:uw-create1|Article}}
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Welcome to Wikipedia. A page you recently created, Article, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines for new pages, so it will shortly be removed (if it hasn't been already). Please use the sandbox for any tests, and consider using the Article Wizard. For more information about creating articles, you may want to read Your first article. You may also want to read our introduction page to learn more about contributing. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-create2|Article}}
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Please refrain from introducing inappropriate pages, such as Article, to Wikipedia, as doing so is not in accordance with our policies. For more information about creating articles, you may want to read Wikipedia:Your first article; you might also consider using the Article Wizard. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-create3|Article}}
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Please stop. If you continue to introduce inappropriate pages to Wikipedia, such as Article, you may be blocked from editing. If you need guidance on how to create appropriate pages, try using the Article Wizard.
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| {{subst:uw-create4|Article}}
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This is the final warning you will receive regarding your disruptive edits.
The next time you create an inappropriate page, such as Article, you may be blocked from editing without further notice.
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| {{subst:uw-create4im|Article}}
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This is the only warning you will receive regarding your disruptive edits.
The next time you create an inappropriate page, such as Article, you may be blocked from editing without further notice.
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| {{subst:uw-delete1|Article}}
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Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed content from Article. When removing content, please specify a reason in the edit summary and discuss edits that are likely to be controversial on the article's talk page. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the content has been restored, as you can see from the page history. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-delete2|Article}}
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Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Article, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. Please make use of the sandbox if you'd like to experiment with test edits. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-delete3|Article}}
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Please stop. If you continue to blank out or remove portions of page content, templates or other materials from Wikipedia, as you did to Article, you may be blocked from editing.
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| {{subst:uw-delete4|Article}}
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This is the final warning you will receive regarding your disruptive edits.
The next time you remove or blank page content or templates from Wikipedia, as you did to Article, you may be blocked from editing without further notice.
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| {{subst:uw-delete4im|Article}}
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This is the only warning you will receive regarding your disruptive edits.
The next time you remove or blank page contents or templates from Wikipedia, as you did to Article, you may be blocked from editing without further notice.
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| {{subst:uw-error1|Article}}
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Your recent edit to the page Article appears to have added incorrect information and has been reverted or removed. All information in this encyclopedia must be verifiable in a reliable, published source. If you believe the information that you added was correct, please cite the references or sources or before making the changes, discuss them on the article's talk page. Please use the sandbox for any tests that you wish to make. Do take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-error2|Article}}
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Please do not introduce incorrect information into articles, as you did to Article. Your edits appear to be vandalism and have been reverted. If you believe the information you added was correct, please cite references or sources or discuss the changes on the article's talk page before making them again. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-error3|Article}}
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Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages by deliberately introducing incorrect information, as you did to Article, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia.
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| {{subst:uw-image1|Article}}
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Thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your image was inserted successfully into Article, 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. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-image2|Article}}
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Please do not add inappropriate images to Wikipedia, as you did to Article; it is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-image3|Article}}
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Please stop adding inappropriate images to Wikipedia, as you did to Article. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing.
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| {{subst:uw-image4|Article}}
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This is the final warning you will receive regarding your disruptive edits.
The next time you add an inappropriate image, as you did to Article, you may be blocked from editing without further notice.
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| {{subst:uw-image4im|Article}}
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This is the only warning you will receive regarding your disruptive edits.
The next time you add an inappropriate image, as you did to Article, you may be blocked from editing without further notice.
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| {{subst:uw-joke1|Article}}
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Welcome, and thank you for your attempt to lighten up Wikipedia. However, this is an encyclopedia and the articles are intended to be serious, so please don't make joke edits, as you did to Article. Readers looking for accurate information will not find them amusing. If you'd like to experiment with editing, try the sandbox, where you can write practically anything you want.
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| {{subst:uw-joke2|Article}}
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Thank you for your contribution to Article, but we are trying to write an encyclopedia here, so please keep your edits factual and neutral. Our readers are looking for serious articles and will not find joke edits amusing. Remember that Wikipedia is a widely-used reference tool, so we have to take what we do here seriously. If you'd like to experiment with editing, use the sandbox to get started. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-joke3|Article}}
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Please stop introducing jokes into articles, such as those you created at Article. Wikipedia is a serious encyclopedia, and contributions of this type are considered vandalism. Continuing to add jokes and other disruptive content into articles may lead to your being blocked from editing.
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| {{subst:uw-joke4|Article}}
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This is the final warning you will receive regarding your disruptive edits.
Your continued joking at Article is disruptive and considered vandalism. The next time you do so, you may be blocked from editing without further notice.
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| {{subst:uw-move1|Article}}
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Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, articles should not be moved, as you did to Article, without good reason. They need to have a name that is both accurate and intuitive. We have some guidelines in place to help with this. Generally, a page should only be moved to a new title if the current name doesn't follow these guidelines. Also, if a page move is being discussed, consensus needs to be reached before anybody moves the page. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you.
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Please do not move a page to a title that is harder to follow or move it unilaterally against naming conventions or consensus, as you did to Article. This includes making page moves while a discussion remains under way. We have some guidelines to help with deciding what title is best for a subject. If you would like to experiment with page titles and moving, please use the test Wikipedia. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-move3|Article}}
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Please stop. If you continue to move pages to bad titles contrary to naming conventions or consensus, as you did to Article, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia.
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| {{subst:uw-move4|Article}}
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This is the final warning you will receive regarding your disruptive edits.
The next time you move a page maliciously, as you did to Article, you may be blocked from editing without further notice.
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| {{subst:uw-move4im|Article}}
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This is the only warning you will receive regarding your disruptive edits.
If you move a page maliciously again, as you did to Article, you may be blocked from editing without further notice.
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| {{subst:uw-mos1|Article}}
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Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, you may not know that Wikipedia has a Manual of Style that should be followed to maintain a consistent, encyclopedic appearance. Using different styles throughout the encyclopedia, as you did in Article, makes it harder to read. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-mos2|Article}}
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Please do not use styles that are unusual, inappropriate or difficult to understand in articles, as you did in Article. There is a Manual of Style that should be followed. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-mos3|Article}}
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Please stop. If you continue to use disruptive, inappropriate or hard-to-read formatting, as you did in Article, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. There is a Manual of Style that should be followed.
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| {{subst:uw-notcensored1|Article}}
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Welcome to Wikipedia. I notice that you removed topically-relevant content from Article. However, Wikipedia is not censored to remove content that might be considered objectionable. Please do not remove or censor information that directly relates to the subject of the article. You have the option to configure Wikipedia to hide images that you may find offensive. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-notcensored2|Article}}
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Please do not remove information from articles, as you did to Article. Wikipedia is not censored, and content is not removed on the sole grounds of perceived offensiveness. Please discuss this issue on the article's talk page to reach consensus rather than continuing to remove the disputed material. You also have the option to configure Wikipedia to hide the images that you may find offensive. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-notcensored3|Article}}
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Please stop. Wikipedia is not censored. Any further changes which have the effect of censoring an article, such as you did to Article, will be regarded as vandalism. If you continue in this manner, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia.
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No personal attacks[edit]
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| {{subst:uw-npa1|Article}}
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Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, we would like to remind you not to attack other editors, as you did on Article. Please comment on the contributions and not the contributors. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. You are welcome to rephrase your comment as a civil criticism of the article. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-npa2|Article}}
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Please do not attack other editors, as you did at Article. Comment on content, not on contributors. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-npa3|Article}}
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Please do not attack other editors, as you did here: Article. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia.
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| {{subst:uw-npa4|Article}}
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This is the final warning you will receive regarding your disruptive comments.
If you continue to make personal attacks on other people as you did at Article, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Comment on content, not on other contributors or people.
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Neutral point of view[edit]
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| {{subst:uw-own1|Article}}
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Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to Wikipedia. However, please know that editors do not own articles and should respect the work of their fellow contributors on Article. If you create or edit an article, know that others are free to change its content. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-own2|Article}}
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Please do not assume ownership of articles such as Article. If you aren't willing to allow your contributions to be edited extensively or be redistributed by others, please do not submit them. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-own3|Article}}
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Please stop assuming ownership of articles such as Article. Doing so may lead to disruptive behavior such as edit wars and is a violation of policy, which may lead to your being blocked from editing Wikipedia.
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External links spam[edit]
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| {{subst:uw-spam1|Article}}
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Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to the encyclopedia, one or more of the external links you added to the page Article do not comply with our guidelines for external links and have been removed. Wikipedia is not a collection of links; nor should it be used as a platform for advertising or promotion, and doing so is contrary to the goals of this project. Because Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page before reinserting it. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-spam2|Article}}
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Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Article. Wikipedia is not a collection of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites with which you are affiliated, and links that attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-spam3|Article}}
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Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Article. It is considered spamming and Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or promotion. Because Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, additions of links to Wikipedia will not alter search engine rankings. If you continue spamming, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia.
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| {{subst:uw-spam4|Article}}
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This is the final warning you will receive regarding your disruptive edits. The next time you insert a spam link, as you did to Article, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Persistent spammers may have their websites blacklisted, preventing anyone from linking to them from all Wikimedia sites as well as potentially being penalized by search engines.
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| {{subst:uw-spam4im|Article}}
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This is the only warning you will receive regarding your disruptive edits. The next time you insert a spam link, as you did to Article, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Persistent spammers may have their websites blacklisted, preventing anyone from linking to them from all Wikimedia sites as well as potentially being penalized by search engines.
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Removal of speedy deletion notices[edit]
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| {{subst:uw-speedy1|Article}}
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Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you removed a speedy deletion tag from Article, a page you have created yourself. If you do not believe the page should be deleted, you can place a {{hangon}} tag on the page, under the existing speedy deletion tag (please do not remove the speedy deletion tag), and make your case on the page's talk page. Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-speedy2|Article}}
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Please do not remove speedy deletion notices from pages you have created yourself, as you did with Article. Please use the {{hangon}} template on the page instead if you disagree with the deletion, and make your case on the page's talk page. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-speedy3|Article}}
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Please stop removing speedy deletion notices from pages that you have created yourself, as you did with Article. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia.
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| {{subst:uw-speedy4|Article}}
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This is the final warning you will receive regarding your disruptive edits.
The next time you remove a speedy deletion notice from a page you have created yourself, as you did with Article, you may be blocked from editing without further notice.
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| {{subst:uw-test1|Article}}
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Welcome and thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test on the page Article worked, and it has been reverted or removed. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you would like to experiment further, please use the sandbox instead. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-test2|Article}}
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Please refrain from making test edits in Wikipedia pages, such as those you made to Article, even if you intend to fix them later. Such edits appear to be vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-test3|Article}}
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Please stop making test edits to Wikipedia, as you did to Article. It is considered vandalism, which, under Wikipedia policy, can lead to a loss of editing privileges. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox.
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Editing of others talk pages without due cause[edit]
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| {{subst:uw-tpv1|Article}}
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Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, talk pages are meant to be a record of a discussion; deleting or editing legitimate comments, as you did at Article, is considered bad practice, even if you meant well. Even making spelling and grammatical corrections in others' comments is generally frowned upon, as it tends to irritate the users whose comments you are correcting. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-tpv2|Article}}
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Please do not delete or edit legitimate talk page comments, as you did at Article. Such edits are disruptive and appear to be vandalism. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-tpv3|Article}}
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Please stop. If you continue to delete or edit legitimate talk page comments, as you did at Article, you may be blocked for vandalism.
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Uploading inappropriate images[edit]
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| {{subst:uw-upload1|Image:Image.ext}}
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Welcome to Wikipedia! Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent uploads, such as the file you uploaded at Image:Image.ext, did not appear to be constructive and has been or soon will be deleted. Please read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you.
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Please refrain from uploading disruptive images with no encyclopedic value, such as Image:Image.ext. It is considered vandalism. Thank you.
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Please stop. If you continue to upload inappropriate images, such as Image:Image.ext, to Wikipedia, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia.
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This is the final warning you will receive regarding your disruptive uploads.
The next time you upload an inappropriate image, such as Image:Image.ext, you may be blocked from editing without further notice.
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User page vandalism[edit]
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| {{subst:uw-upv1|Article}}
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Constructive contributions are appreciated and strongly encouraged, but your recent edit to the userpage of another user may be considered vandalism. Specifically, your edit to Article may be offensive or unwelcome. In general, it is considered polite to avoid substantially editing others' userpages without their permission. Instead, please bring the matter to their talk page and let them edit their user page themselves if they agree on a need to do so. Please refer to Wikipedia:User page for more information on User page etiquette. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-upv2|Article}}
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Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Article. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-upv3|Article}}
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Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Article, you may be blocked from editing.
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| {{subst:uw-vandalism1|Article}}
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Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Article, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-vandalism2|Article}}
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Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Article. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you.
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| {{subst:uw-vandalism3|Article}}
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Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Article, you may be blocked from editing.
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| {{subst:uw-vandalism4|Article}}
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This is the final warning you will receive regarding your disruptive edits. If you vandalize Wikipedia again, as you did at Article, you may be blocked from editing without further notice.
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| {{subst:uw-vandalism4im|Article}}
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This is the only warning you will receive regarding your disruptive edits. If you vandalize Wikipedia again, as you did to Article, you may be blocked from editing without further notice.
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