User:Sam Sailor/Boilerplates/Singleleveltemplates

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When all else fail
In some cases where new users fail to reply to messages on their talk page, a highly visible message box at the top may be a way to get their attention. In order to not obstruct the TOC here, I put them in a width:70% divhide (which in turn makes the templates 70% in size):


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 * A slightly less intrusive alternative: The template Halt is another, but slightly less intrusive alternative:
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 * An even more visible alternative:
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Username related



 * 1. Misleading usernames
 * 1.1. Usernames that impersonate other people.
 * 1.2. Usernames that give the impression that the account has permissions which it does not have, for example by containing the terms "administrator", "bureaucrat", "steward", "checkuser", "oversight", or similar terms like "admin", "sysop" or "moderator".
 * 1.3. Usernames which could be easily misunderstood to refer to a "bot" (which is used to identify bot accounts) or a "script" (which alludes to automated editing processes), unless the account is of that type.
 * 1.4. Usernames including phrases such as "wikipedia", "wikimedia", "wiktionary", "(WMF)", or similar if they give the incorrect impression that the account may be officially affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation or one of its projects.
 * 1.5 Usernames which resemble IP addresses (as these are expected to designate non-logged-in users), timestamps or other names which would be confusing within the Wikipedia signature format.
 * 1.6 Usernames that appear similar to naming conventions used by community administrative processes, such as those starting with Vanished user (see WP:VANISH).
 * 2. Disruptive or offensive usernames
 * 2.1. Usernames that are likely to offend other contributors, making harmonious editing difficult or impossible, for example by containing profanities or referencing controversies.
 * 2.2. Usernames that contain or imply personal attacks.
 * 2.3. Usernames that seem intended to provoke emotional reaction ("trolling").
 * 2.4. Usernames that otherwise show a clear intent to disrupt Wikipedia.
 * that usernames that are inappropriate in another language, or that represent an inappropriate name with misspellings and substitutions, or do so indirectly or by implication, are still considered inappropriate.
 * Usernames violating the BLP policy
 * Certain disruptive and offensive usernames (for example those containing contentious material about living persons, or those that are clearly abusive towards any race, religion or social groups) should be immediately blocked by administrators and suppressed from logs by Oversighters to protect Wikipedia and the subjects involved from harm. Requests for removing attack usernames from logs should be reported to the global Stewards team for evaluation and private removal from all WMF projects.
 * 3. Promotional names – The following types of usernames are not permitted because they are considered promotional:
 * 3.1. Usernames that unambiguously represent the name of a company, group, institution or product (e.g. TownvilleWidgets, MyWidgetsUSA.com, TrammelMuseumofArt). However usernames that contain such names are sometimes permissible; see under Usernames implying shared use below.
 * 3.2. Email addresses and URLs (such as "secretary@example.com" and "Example.com") that promote a commercial web page and don't simply identify a person. While plain domain names (without,  , etc.) are sometimes acceptable, such as when the purpose is simply to identify the user as a person, they are inappropriate if they promote a commercial Web page.
 * A user who both adopts a promotional username and also engages in inappropriately promotional behaviors in articles about the company, group, or product, can be blocked. In such cases, administrators should examine the user's edits to decide whether or not to allow them to create a new username. If there is evidence that the user would continue to edit inappropriately under a new username, the blocking administrator should enable the "autoblock" and "prevent account creation" features. Otherwise, the user should be offered the opportunity to create a new account. (Before blocking, disagreements as to whether a particular username is acceptable should be discussed at WP:Requests for comment/Usernames.) Users who adopt such usernames, but who are not editing problematically in related articles, should not be blocked. Instead, they should be gently encouraged to change their username.
 * 4. Usernames implying shared use – Because Wikipedia's policy is that usernames should not be shared between more than one individual, usernames that imply the likelihood of shared use are not permitted. This means that:
 * 4.1. Usernames that are simply names of companies or groups are not permitted (these also fall under above).
 * 4.2. Personal usernames that imply shared access, such as "Jack and Jill", are not permitted.
 * 4.3. Usernames that are names of posts within organizations, such as "Secretary of the XY Foundation", are not permitted, as such a post may be held by different persons at different times. However, usernames are acceptable if they contain a company or group name but are clearly intended to denote an individual person, such as "Mark at WidgetsUSA", "Jack Smith at the XY Foundation", "WidgetFan87", etc.
 * 5. Confusing usernames – Some usernames appear problematic without fitting clearly into any of the above categories. This is often the case with confusing or extremely lengthy usernames, which are highly discouraged but which are not so inappropriate on their own as to require action.

Manual of style related

 * For any other MOS transgressions we have the uw-mos1-4 series.

Poor English

 * If the user makes contributions in poor English, and their non-English language can be determined we have these welcome templates from Category:Non-English welcome messages: