User:Banaticus/references

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Template	Aliases	Criteria	Used for
Whenever possible, use a reason-specific template.
{{db-g1}}	{{db-nonsense}}	CSD G1	Patent nonsense. You can put {{subst:Db-nonsense-notice\|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g2}}	{{db-test}}	CSD G2	Test page. You can put {{subst:uw-creation1\|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g3}}	{{db-vandalism}}	CSD G3	Vandalism. You can put {{subst:uw-creation2\|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g3}}	{{db-hoax}}	CSD G3	Blatant hoaxes. You can put {{subst:uw-hoax\|"page name"}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g4}}	{{db-repost}}	CSD G4	Copies of material that was previously deleted after an XfD discussion. Articles that were only previously speedily deleted do not fall under this category. You can put {{subst:repost-warn\|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g5}}	{{db-banned\|name of banned user}}	CSD G5	Contributions made by a banned user while they were banned.
{{db-g5}}	{{db-gs\|contentious topic code}}	CSD G5	Contributions made in violation of general sanctions
{{db-g6}}	{{db-move\|page to be moved\| reason for move}}	CSD G6	Making way for a non-controversial move. Please add the name of the page that is to be moved and the reason for the move.
	{{db-copypaste\|page to be moved}}	CSD G6	Cleaning up copy-and-paste page moves to make way for a clean, non-controversial move. Please add the name of the page that is to be moved.
	{{db-xfd}}	CSD G6	An experienced editor has closed a deletion debate as a "delete", but the page did not get deleted.
	{{db-g6}}	CSD G6	Other non-controversial "housekeeping" tasks, such as reversing a redirect.
{{db-g7}}	{{db-author}} {{db-self}}	CSD G7	Speedy request by only editor.
{{db-g8}}	{{db-talk}}	CSD G8	Talk page of a deleted or nonexistent page.
	{{db-subpage}}	CSD G8	Subpage of a deleted or nonexistent page.
	{{db-redirnone}}	CSD G8	Redirect to non-existent page.
{{db-g10}}	{{db-attack}}	CSD G10	Attack page intended to disparage its subject. You can put {{subst:attack\|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g11}}	{{db-spam}}	CSD G11	Blatant advertising. You can put {{subst:spam-warn\|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g12\|url=URL of source}}	{{db-copyvio\|url=URL of source}}	CSD G12	Blatant copyright violation. You can put {{subst:uw-copyright\|page name\|url=URL of source}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g13}}	{{db-afc}}	CSD G13	Any page in draftspace or user drafts that have the {{AFC submission}} template if unedited for six months.
{{db-g14}}	{{db-disambig}}	CSD G14	Unnecessary disambiguation pages.
{{db-g15}}	{{db-llm}} {{db-ai}}	CSD G15	Unreviewed LLM-generated content.
{{db-a1}}	{{db-nocontext}}	CSD A1	Very short articles without context. Use {{subst:db-nocontext-notice\|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-a2}}	{{db-foreign}}	CSD A2	Foreign language article duplicated on other Wikimedia project.
{{db-a3}}	{{db-nocontent}} {{db-contact}}	CSD A3	No content other than external links of whatever kind, or an attempt to contact subject of article.
{{db-a7}}	{{db-bio}}– for a person	CSD A7	Article about a real person, individual animal(s), group, company, or web content that does not indicate the importance of the subject. Try to use one of the more specific templates rather than {{db-a7}}. You can put {{subst:nn-warn\|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page, or, if it seems that someone has created a user page in the encyclopedia section instead of their user page, you can put {{subst:nn-userfy\|page name}}-- ~~~~ on their talk page.
	{{db-person}} – for people
	{{db-band}} – for bands
	{{db-club}} – for clubs, societies, groups, and organizations
	{{db-inc}} – for companies and corporations
	{{db-web}} – for websites
	{{db-animal}} – for individual animals
{{db-a9}}	{{db-album}} {{db-song}}	CSD A9	Article about a musical recording (album, single, etc.) that does not indicate the importance of the subject, and where the artist's article does not exist.
{{db-a10}}	{{db-same}}	CSD A10	Recently created article with no relevant page history that duplicates an existing English Wikipedia article, and that does not expand upon, detail or improve information within any existing article(s) on the subject, and where the title is not a plausible redirect.
{{db-a11}}	{{db-invented}} {{db-madeup}}	CSD A11	Article that plainly indicates that the subject was invented/coined/discovered by the article's creator or someone the creator personally knows, and does not credibly indicate why its subject is important or significant.
{{db-r2}}	{{db-rediruser}}	CSD R2	Redirect to an article talk page, image description page, image talk page, mediawiki page, mediawiki talk page, category talk page, portal talk page, template talk page, help talk, user page, or user talk. You can put {{subst:rediruser-warn\|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-r3}}	{{db-redirtypo}} {{db-redirmisnomer}}	CSD R3	Recently created redirect that is a result of an implausible typo or misnomer. You can put {{subst:redirtypo-warn\|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-r4}}	{{db-redircom}}	CSD R4	Redirects in the file namespace that shadow a Commons file or redirect.
{{db-f1\|replacement file name.ext}}	{{db-redundantfile\| replacement file name.ext}} {{isd\|replacement file name.ext}}	CSD F1	Same or better file exists on Wikipedia (see {{db-f8}} for files now on Commons).
{{db-f2}}	{{db-nofile}}	CSD F2	Corrupt or empty file. File page for a file on Commons without Wikipedia-related or assessment information.
{{db-f2}}	{{db-imagepage}}	CSD F2	Image page without a corresponding image.
{{db-f3}}	{{db-noncom}}	CSD F3	"No commercial use" or "by permission" files uploaded after target date.
{{di-no source}}	{{db-g4}} {{db-unksource}}	CSD F4	Lack of licensing – Should only be used if the file has been previously tagged with {{di-no license}}, {{di-no source}}, or a similar template.
{{db-f5}}		CSD F5	Non-free file previously used by a now-deleted article with no other possible uses
{{Di-orphaned non-free use}}	{{orfud}}	CSD F5	Unused non-free file (waits seven days before queuing for deletion)
{{Di-no non-free use rationale}}	{{db-f6}} {{db-norat}}	CSD F6	File with fair use tag but no fair use rationale (waits seven days before queuing for deletion)
{{db-f7}}	{{db-badfairuse}}	CSD F7	File from a press agency that is not itself the subject of commentary
{{Di-replaceable non-free use}}	{{rfu}}	Replaceable non-free image (waits two days before queuing for deletion)
{{Di-disputed non-free use rationale}}	{{dfu}}	Invalid non-free use rationale (waits seven days before queuing for deletion)
{{Now Commons}}	{{db-f8}} {{db-nowcommons}} {{db-nowcommons\| name of file on Commons.ext}}	CSD F8	Identical file has been moved to or is otherwise available on Commons.
{{db-f9\|url=URL of source}}	{{db-filecopyvio\|url=URL of source}}	CSD F9	Blatant copyright infringements.
{{Di-no permission}}	{{db-f11}}	CSD F11	No evidence of permission from copyright holder to publish under license asserted by uploader (waits seven days before queuing for deletion)
{{db-c1}}	{{db-catempty}}	CSD C1	Empty category (waits seven days before queuing for deletion)
{{db-c4}}	{{db-templatecat}}	CSD C4	Unused maintenance category.
{{db-t5}}		CSD T5	Unused template subpage
{{db-u1}}	{{db-userreq}}	CSD U1	User page or subpage requested to be deleted by the user with whom it is associated.
{{db-u2}}	{{db-nouser}}	CSD U2	Userpages of users who do not exist.
{{db-u6}}	CSD U6	Abandoned user subpages of non-contributors.
{{db-u7}}	CSD U7	Excessively unrelated non-draft subpages by non-contributors.
If you are not sure, you can use these general templates:
{{db}}	{{db-reason\|reason}} {{deletebecause\|reason}} {{delbecause\|reason}} {{delete\|reason}} {{d\|reason}} {{Speedy deletion\|reason}} {{Speedy\|reason}} {{csd\|reason}}		Replace reason with a specific reason for speedy deletion. Please try to write out a reason that will be comprehensible to non-Wikipedians.

Arguments to avoid in image deletion discussions

Contact Me

After helping someone...

{{User:Banaticus/contact}}

If you'd like any further help, contact me on my user talk page or put a {{help me}} template up on your own user talk page and someone will be along to help you. :)

After I write my post on a semi-protected edit request...

{{User:Banaticus/contactsemiedit}}

If you'd like any further help, contact me on my user talk page. You might instead want to put a {{help me}} template up on your own user talk, or put the {{edit semi-protected}} template back up on this page and either way someone will be along to help you. :)

Unsigned Comments

{{subst:unsigned2|date|user name}}
{{subst:unsignedIP2|date|ip}}

Notability

{{nutshell|title=Notability|If a topic has received significant coverage in [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable]] [[Wikipedia:No original research#Primary, secondary and tertiary sources|secondary sources]] that are [[Wikipedia:Verifiability#Sources|independent]] of the subject, it is presumed to satisfy the inclusion criteria for a stand-alone article.}}

Notability in a nutshell: If a topic has received significant coverage in reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject, it is presumed to satisfy the inclusion criteria for a stand-alone article.

Vandalism

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Vandalism_Warning_Templates

*Level 1 – Assumes good faith. Generally includes "Welcome to Wikipedia" or some variant.

Level 2 – No faith assumption
Level 3 – Assumes bad faith; cease and desist
Level 4 – Assumes bad faith; strong cease and desist, last warning
Level 4im – Assumes bad faith; strong cease and desist, first and only warning

Contents Various types of nonconstructive edits Adding spam, such as promotions of objects or ideologies Inserting factual inaccuracies and/or libel Unaccepted practices, unilateral action against policies or guidelines Behavior towards editors and articles
Click here to show warnings
Hover over the curly braces to see a summary of the contents. Don't forget to substitute these templates (more information)
Description	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 4im
Various types of nonconstructive edits
Vandalism	{{subst:uw-vandalism1}}	{{subst:uw-vandalism2}}	{{subst:uw-vandalism3}}	{{subst:uw-vandalism4}}	{{subst:uw-vandalism4im}}
Editing tests	{{subst:uw-test1}}	{{subst:uw-test2}}	{{subst:uw-test3}}	→ {{subst:uw-generic4}}	{{N/A}}
Page blanking, removal of content	{{subst:uw-delete1}}	{{subst:uw-delete2}}	{{subst:uw-delete3}}	{{subst:uw-delete4}}	{{subst:uw-delete4im}}
Creating malicious redirects	{{subst:uw-redirect1}}	{{subst:uw-redirect2}}	{{subst:uw-redirect3}}	{{subst:uw-redirect4}}	{{subst:uw-redirect4im}}
Removal of maintenance templates	{{subst:uw-tdel1}}	{{subst:uw-tdel2}}	{{subst:uw-tdel3}}	{{subst:uw-tdel4}}	{{N/A}}
Using improper humor	{{subst:uw-joke1}}	{{subst:uw-joke2}}	{{subst:uw-joke3}}	{{subst:uw-joke4}}	{{subst:uw-joke4im}}
Creating inappropriate pages	{{subst:uw-create1}}	{{subst:uw-create2}}	{{subst:uw-create3}}	{{subst:uw-create4}}	{{subst:uw-create4im}}
Uploading inappropriate images	{{subst:uw-upload1}}	{{subst:uw-upload2}}	{{subst:uw-upload3}}	{{subst:uw-upload4}}	{{subst:uw-upload4im}}
Image-related vandalism	{{subst:uw-image1}}	{{subst:uw-image2}}	{{subst:uw-image3}}	{{subst:uw-image4}}	{{subst:uw-image4im}}
Adding promotions of objects or ideologies (also spam)
Adding spam links	{{subst:uw-spam1}}	{{subst:uw-spam2}}	{{subst:uw-spam3}}	{{subst:uw-spam4}}	{{subst:uw-spam4im}}
Using Wikipedia for advertising or promotion	{{subst:uw-advert1}}	{{subst:uw-advert2}}	{{subst:uw-advert3}}	{{subst:uw-advert4}}	{{subst:uw-advert4im}}
Not adhering to neutral point of view	{{subst:uw-npov1}}	{{subst:uw-npov2}}	{{subst:uw-npov3}}	{{subst:uw-npov4}}	{{N/A}}
Inserting factual inaccuracies and/or libel
Addition of unsourced or improperly cited material	{{subst:uw-unsourced1}}	{{subst:uw-unsourced2}}	{{subst:uw-unsourced3}}	→ {{subst:uw-generic4}}	{{N/A}}
Introducing deliberate factual errors	{{subst:uw-error1}}	{{subst:uw-error2}}	{{subst:uw-error3}}	→ {{subst:uw-generic4}}	{{N/A}}
Adding original research, including unpublished syntheses of sourced material	{{subst:uw-nor1}}	{{subst:uw-nor2}}	{{subst:uw-nor3}}	{{subst:uw-nor4}}	{{N/A}}
Adding unreferenced controversial information about living persons	{{subst:uw-biog1}}	{{subst:uw-biog2}}	{{subst:uw-biog3}}	{{subst:uw-biog4}}	{{subst:uw-biog4im}}
Defamation not specifically directed	{{subst:uw-defamatory1}}	{{subst:uw-defamatory2}}	{{subst:uw-defamatory3}}	{{subst:uw-defamatory4}}	{{subst:uw-defamatory4im}}
Unaccepted practices, unilateral action against policies or guidelines
Censorship of material	{{subst:uw-notcensored1}}	{{subst:uw-notcensored2}}	{{subst:uw-notcensored3}}	→ {{subst:uw-generic4}}	{{N/A}}
Formatting, date, language, etc. (Manual of Style)	{{subst:uw-mos1}}	{{subst:uw-mos2}}	{{subst:uw-mos3}}	{{subst:uw-mos4}}	{{N/A}}
Page moves	{{subst:uw-move1}}	{{subst:uw-move2}}	{{subst:uw-move3}}	{{subst:uw-move4}}	{{subst:uw-move4im}}
Using talk page as forum	{{subst:uw-chat1}}	{{subst:uw-chat2}}	{{subst:uw-chat3}}	{{subst:uw-chat4}}	{{N/A}}
Refactoring others' talk page comments	{{subst:uw-tpv1}}	{{subst:uw-tpv2}}	{{subst:uw-tpv3}}	{{N/A}}
Removing {{afd}} templates	{{subst:uw-afd1}}	{{subst:uw-afd2}}	{{subst:uw-afd3}}	{{subst:uw-afd4}}	{{N/A}}
Removing {{speedy deletion}} templates	{{subst:uw-speedy1}}	{{subst:uw-speedy2}}	{{subst:uw-speedy3}}	{{subst:uw-speedy4}}	{{N/A}}
Behavior towards editors and articles
Personal attack directed at a specific editor	{{subst:uw-npa1}}	{{subst:uw-npa2}}	{{subst:uw-npa3}}	{{subst:uw-npa4}}	{{subst:uw-npa4im}}
Not assuming good faith	{{subst:uw-agf1}}	{{subst:uw-agf2}}	{{subst:uw-agf3}}	{{N/A}}
Ownership of articles	{{subst:uw-own1}}	{{subst:uw-own2}}	{{subst:uw-own3}}	{{N/A}}
Improper use of warning or blocking template	{{subst:uw-tempabuse1}}	{{subst:uw-tempabuse2}}	{{subst:uw-tempabuse3}}	{{subst:uw-tempabuse4}}	{{subst:uw-tempabuse4im}}
Description	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 4im

Welcome Templates

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Welcome_Templates
{{subst:W-graphical}} → graphical menu format to ease transition from the graphic-heavy web {{subst:welcomenpov}} ~~~~ → for someone whose initial efforts do not adhere to the neutral point of view policy. *{{subst:Firstarticle\|article}} ~~~~* → to leave a message for new users whose first contribution has been deleted or marked for speedy deletion. {{subst:welcometest}} ~~~~ → for new users who have had their first edit reverted. {{subst:Welcome-anon-vandal}} → for anonymous users who have vandalized a page. {{subst:Welcomespam}} ~~~~ → with additional discussion of anti-spamming polices, use when a new user's initial contributions seem to consist solely of spamming external links. {{subst:Welcome0}} ~~~~ → for new users who have created their user page, but have not yet contributed elsewhere. {{subst:W-graphical-anon}} ~~~~ → for anonymous users, encourages getting a username, based off of graphical welcome template. {{subst:Welcome-anon-vandalism-fighter}} ~~~~ → for anonymous users who fight vandalism to urge them to create an account

Talkback Notice

Helpful administrator sites/noticeboards

Self explanatory, eh? ;)

Sister Project links

commons:|Commons
q:|Wikiquote
v:|Wikiversity
b:|Wikibooks
s:|Wikisource
wikt:|Wiktionary
n:|Wikinews
wikispecies:|Wikispecies
m:|Meta-Wiki
link to any language :xx: such as [[:fr:whatever]] which is fr:whatever

This user is an idiot

To be used when accidentally marking a good editor with a vandalism template. The template takes three unnamed implicit parameters:

your name
the name of the person you meant to template (the vandal)
the name of the person you actually (wrongly) templated as a vandal

Example

{{User:Banaticus/This user is an idiot|Banaticus|TheTrueVandal|TheWrongedUser}} creates:

Sorry about that. I was following the Do template the regulars protocol, but I am a knucklehead and templated the wrong person. I meant to template User:TheTrueVandal and accidentally hit the wrong person, in this case, you, TheWrongedUser. I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that Banaticus (me) is an idiot. Thank you.

User:Banaticus/references

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