Template talk:Test3

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 13:21, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Using these templates to track vandals 

message: I know we need to be forceful, but saying "you will be blocked from editing" can be misleading if it is not applied by an Admin. If a non-Admin uses this message, doesn't it seem like they would be imitating an Admin (a definite no-no)? Because a non-Admin user cannot block them, so there is no guarantee they will be blocked. Thoughts? --LV (Dark Mark) 21:43, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: True, but the whole point of the notice is to get the vandal to stop. We want to sound as forceful as possible by the time we reach test3.  The notice doesn't specify that the editor leaving the message will be the one doing the blocking, simply that continued vandalism will result in blocking (which it usually does). Offhand, I can't remember any non-admins being censured for leaving a test message.  Carbonite | Talk 22:49, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, I was just curious. Thanks. --LV (Dark Mark) 23:03, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Will or may? 

message: Too many vandals are not heeding this warning. Perhaps  we can replace it with a message that attempts to be more persuasive. A proposed replacement is at template:test3b, which I am currently using. Where (talk) 21:34, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed replacement 

message: Like :Template:Blatantvandal and :Template:Test4, I think this one should have the stop sign hand as well. It makes it a much more prominent message. —Centrx→talk 07:08, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I disagree for a template like this that is two whole templates away from a block.  I think that the images are that much extra bandwidth and don't really have as much of an impact as that huge orange box at the top of the screen anyway.  JYolkowski // talk 23:02, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

text: Still, it is a template for vandalism. This is not the test template. —Centrx→talk 03:24, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stop sign hand image 

message: No editor would vandalize.  Template user needs to be more honest with self.  Just disagrees with the other editor. Foundation could be sue for libel if vandalism acusations are made. Here's a better idea for this template:
 I disagree with your edit. Please discuss your edit on the article's talk page:  Category:User warning templates
--Chuck Marean 04:26, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think Wikimedia could be sued for libel for accusing people of vandalism since, almost all of the time, people who do not work for the wikipedia foundation use this template (Wikimedia has only 3 paid employees). In addition, this template is generally used for obvious vandalism. It would be odd if this template was used after a person, for instance, added profanity to the article. -- Where 05:24, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Vandalism is name-calling.  Name calling brainwashes the caller into believing it. Look at what happened to Hitler from name-calling--Chuck Marean 19:09, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Good ol' Godwin's Law. --mtz206 (talk) 15:46, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

text: While I do not know about the Hitler anecdote, looking back, I would agree with you that it is not productive to call vandals "vandals." The link to Wikipedia:Vandalism does not help the vandals at all. How about the following:
Please stop. If you continue to make non-constructive edits, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia.
or perhaps:
We beg you to stop ruining the hard work of others. Wikipedia is used as a reference by many people, and your vandalism can greatly inconvenience other people. We really hate to do this, but if you continue to make non-constructive edits to Wikipedia, we will have no choice but to block you from editing. If you would like to contribute in a positive fashion, you are welcome to do so. You may find the tutorial to be a useful resource for this. 
-- Where 15:20, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Change template 

message: :lb:Template:Test3
--Briséis 12:38, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  lb equiv 

message: :zh::Template:Test3, please.--Jusjih 14:40, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  zh equiv 

message: I noticed one person added an image to their own version of test3. I think I like it. I'll show the two versions:
Normally:
Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia.  
vs.
Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia.   
So I propose we add it, to here and test2. What do y'all think?
-Patstuart 02:49, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The image does not seem vertically aligned with the text. Aside from that, it seems fine. Good idea! -- Where 23:57, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Adding an image

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 • 18:16, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Danke. 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:Test3/doc subpage, as recommended in Wikipedia:Template doc page pattern. Please edit the template to:
Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages,  you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. 




Thanks. +mwtoews 03:27, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. Luna Santin 21:47, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Moved documentation

message: In line with the discussion on Template talk:InvalidAIV, I understand you cant report to AIV after this test has been given. In that case, can the wording of this template be changed? AndrewRT(Talk) 01:05, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Change 

message: Could     be added please, as with similar templates. --Rumping 16:35, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Also discussed at Template_talk:Test2#Icon--Rumping 21:18, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If we wanted these templates to resemble the newer ones, we would simply redirect them.  —David Levy 21:47, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Icon

message: I do not see why this exists.  First, it should be template:uw-test.  Second, there is already a template that does what this template does.  UpsandDowns1234 04:34, 25 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should we merge this series with uw-vandalism?