User:Maddie!/Don't start with a level 4im warning

Wikipedia offers many useful user warnings. Some of these warnings have five levels: level 1, level 2, level 3, level 4, and level 4im. Level ones are general notices, level twos are general warnings, level threes are more stern, warning that they may be blocked, level fours are last warnings, and level 4ims are first and only warnings.

A level 4im warning should not be used as a warning for a user's first edit. This may be harsh, and may scare off what could have became a useful contributor. However a level 4im warning can be used for obvious sockpuppets of vandals, or a returning long term vandal.

If a user's first edit was obviously in bad faith, and is not an obvious sockpuppet or long term vandal, consider using a less harsh uw-vandalism2, uw-vandalism3 or a uw-bv.