Help:User warnings

Stand well clear, Jo!

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User warnings are tiny templates which can be used by admin (and others) to advise users of things they're doing which violate. The idea for this system arose from a forum discussion, where it was decided that brief template messages placed on user pages would be the way forward. The final form of this thing arises mainly from an idea supplied by sulfur as an example of things going on at memoryalpha:Memory Alpha, as well as the current state of Wikipedia's user warning project. However it does retain a good deal of "TARDIS flair".

There are four different levels of message, as can be seen here.

First warning

Here's a tip on how to improve your editing.

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The sky is falling. Lots of other things are happening. Like this. And this. And that over there. There are many balls in the air, many plates spinning. I wish I could make you understand how much is going on.
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍  <span style="">02:52: Sat 15 Oct 2011 Just some friendly advice

Second warning

Maybe you didn't understand the earlier message.

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The sky is falling. Lots of other things are happening. Like this. And this. And that over there. There are many balls in the air, many plates spinning. I wish I could make you understand how much is going on.
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍  <span style="">00:24: Sat 15 Oct 2011 

Third warning

Please stop doing what you're doing.

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The sky is falling. Lots of other things are happening. Like this. And this. And that over there. There are many balls in the air, many plates spinning. I wish I could make you understand how much is going on.
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍  <span style="">02:52: Sat 15 Oct 2011 

Seriously, this has gotta stop

Unfortunately, you must now be prevented from further editing.

The sky is falling. Lots of other things are happening. Like this. And this. And that over there. There are many balls in the air, many plates spinning. I wish I could make you understand how much is going on.

czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍  <span style="">00:24: Sat 15 Oct 2011