Template talk:Test4

message: It would be very useful if the addition of , etc. were automatically to put the User in a category of "Vandals to be tracked", so as to generate a list of these people. What happens often enough is that the warnings are ineffectual.
I tried doing this, on the model of , but it doesn't seem to work, maybe because these are User Talk pages that  is applied to. Is this worth pursuing?
I'm posting this here as well to get maximum visibility, but please centralize responses to the Test Template Talk page.Bill 13:23, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Using these templates to track vandals 

message: (cross-posted to Template talk:test4-n, you should probably reply there as it's more popular)
For non-admins using this template, there is often a problem in that it loses all credibility very quickly. A test4 is placed on a user's page. They vandalize again, and are reported to AIV. If there's a backlog or no admins around, it may be quite a while before they are blocked, in which time other users can do nothing but repeat test4, each one saying they will be blocked next time, and the vandal by now not believing it at all.
So, perhaps a better wording would be "If you vandalize again, you may be blocked without further warning". This still conveys the message that 1 more attack can mean a block, but it doesn't instantly lose credibility if they aren't blocked after their next attack, due to the above reasons. -Goldom ‽‽‽ ⁂ 18:40, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible wording change 

message: No editor would vandalize.  Template user needs to be more honest with self.  Just disagrees with the other editor.  Foundation could be sued with templates calling people vandals.  Here is a better idea for this template:
 I still disagree with you edit, so you may as well discuss the edit on the article's talk page: 
--Chuck Marean 04:31, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No, Chuck, lots of vandalism occurs on Wikipedia. These templates aren't for disputes over content, but actual vandalism as defined in WP:VAND. See, for example, . These warnings are necessary to help police and manage this reality of allowing anyone to make edits to pages. --mtz206 (talk) 00:53, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Warning: change warning templates 

message: === lb equiv ===
:lb:Template:Test4
--Briséis 12:41, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: zh:Template:Test4--Jusjih 14:42, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

text: Done. --CBD 22:18, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Interlanguage

message: :lb:Template:Test4
--Briséis 12:41, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  lb equiv 

message: :zh:Template:Test4--Jusjih 14:42, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. --CBD 22:18, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  zh equiv 

message: Could an admin add  to the template (obviously in a <noinclude> section)? Test0-Test2 have them, and it'd be nice to have this sort of standardized. EVula 17:35, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. —Centrx→talk • 18:17, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sweet, thanks. EVula 18:36, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit to template 

message: Hi, I've moved the documentation from this Talk page to the Template:Test4/doc subpage, as recommended in Wikipedia:Template doc page pattern. Please edit the template to:
 This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize a page,  you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. 




Thanks. +mwtoews 03:30, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. Luna Santin 21:49, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Moved documentation

message: 
This template is redundant and should be redirected to the recently created Template:Uw-vandalism4. Squirepants101 01:01, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, it should be  I think. ---J.S  (T/C/WRE) 02:48, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

text: Nevermind, I'm a dumbass.  ---J.S  (T/C/WRE) 02:59, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. Proto::► 16:06, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

text: Wikipedia:WikiProject user warnings.  Please discuss before blindly reverting. Proto::► 18:12, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: yeah, i read it, i just don't see the point. it's like renaming every wikiproject to wikipediaproject. i still don't see why,  dvdrw 20:30, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

text: Done. -- JLaTondre 01:41, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redirect to Uw-vandalism4 

message: Why is it that after having gone through all four steps, and we place
 You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Wikipedia, as you did  at :SOME PAGE. 
on the user's talk page, and when they vandalize again, we do nothing? They saw the warning, and they did it again. They should be blocked. This is not the current policy on Wikipedia, so something (either the text of this message or the policy) needs to be changed (crossposted to WP:AIV) McKay 16:44, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Last Warning? 

message: Please retarget back to Template:Test4, which is no longer a double redirect. -- Ned Scott 04:19, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Retarget what? עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 06:44, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Oops, wrong talk page! Sorry about that. -- Ned Scott 07:21, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Retarget 

message: I don't think these make a very good match. Palosirkka (talk) 06:11, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  "last warning" vs "may be blocked"