MarioWiki talk:Warning policy

I should point out that crossing your flaming at another user out deserves a reminder. So if I said "You idiot" at somebody, but I crossed it out like this: You idiot, it deserves a reminder. Just saying.

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 * I'd actually say it's more dependent on circumstances: sometimes it could be a reminder-worthy example of passive-aggressiveness, but it might also truly be in jest, and other times, it might be so bad that it deserves a warning despite the "just kidding" excuse. Keep in mind that a lot of situations aren't as clear-cut as we'd like them to be, and things are bound to come up that aren't detailed on this page: it's not an exhaustive list, after all, but more of a guideline on how to deal with troublemakers while at the same avoiding breaking rules yourself. - 17:56, 25 June 2011 (EDT)

What if somebody made consecutive edits on a page? I do it sometimes, but that's because I don't want my netbook to load all the page up just to edit one minor mistake, and sometimes, I just spot another mistake after editing the page. :/ 16:00, 9 July 2011 (EDT)
 * Yeah that happens to me sometimes. 16:02, 9 July 2011 (EDT)
 * That happens to everyone; it only becomes a problem when someone always edits like that. Going through a page section-by-section is okay, as is going back and fixing a couple things you missed the first time, but making a dozen minor edits to a single paragraph will get people peeved at you (especially if you're waffling over one issue: undoing the change, redoing it, tweaking it, trying something else, going back to the first change, etc. etc. - that's what the Preview button's for). - 19:24, 9 July 2011 (EDT)

how do you cross out words? purifieda


 * By putting a at the start and a at the end. WikiofSmash&quot;It&#39;s called society, ever heard of it?&quot; 23:29, 6 August 2011 (EDT)

Joke Redirects: Level???
I think that there should be an offence level decided for creating joke redirects (e.g. User's page, redirected from Noob). Joke redirects include anything similar to the example given as well.


 * This isn't an exhaustive list: specific offences can usually be lumped in with the more general things we've included here. Those sorts of redirects would be considered flaming and be punished as such. - 23:44, 6 August 2011 (EDT)

Userspace warnings
Is ignoring userspace warnings considered akin to ignoring a reminder? The article seems to include those, but it's not very specific there.
 * Yes, in this article, reminders mean both the template and the  template. I don't think there's any exceptions.
 * Alright, that clears things up, thanks.

More info needed
It should say why abusing warning privileges, creating sockpuppets and undermining admin authority are only warnable by administrators. Also please decide on what personal attacks warrant, as well as mid-level vandalism (e.g. swearing in an article, deleting letters etc. to make bad words), and also why warnings given by an administrator cannot be appealed. Also mention if removing a warning given by an administrator is still warnable. Oh yes, and wouldn't being a sockpuppet of an existing account be a level 4 offence, because it warrants an automatic infinite ban?Mr Man 13:57, 25 October 2011 (EDT)

Edits to archives
I disagree that it warrants a Warning. It should warrant a Reminder, because people might not know that editing archives is not allowed unless they have good reason to do so.Mr Man 11:19, 6 November 2011 (EST)
 * Agreed.

Level-3
What is undermining admin authority, and why can it only be warned by administrators?Mr Man 13:31, 11 November 2011 (EST)
 * I believe it is constantly interfering with admin-only activities, such as editing the parameters on unnecessarily, ganging up on users that are in trouble, etc, as well as asking for promotions, trying to give admins warnings, implying that an admin needs a warning, etc. It is admin warnable only as the admins are really the only ones qualified to warn users for undermining their authority, for obvious reasons.

You are targeting that at me! That's unacceptable!Mr Man 13:25, 21 November 2011 (EST)
 * Sorry for the late reply, but I didn't see this. I'm not targeting you specifically; I'm listing ways users could be doing stuff that interferes with the admins' job. If you've been doing one of the things on that list, then you probably should stop it, but that wasn't the purpose of my comment at all; you asked what the behavior is, and I told you to the best of my abilities.

Please clarify "Abusing warning privileges"!!!
OK, I thought abusing warning privileges just meant to abuse warnings. But I changed the wording of a real warning to praise another user. I did not know that that was "abusing warning privileges" and I cost myself a warning and a threat to be blocked from editing this site.

I would prefer if this "abusing warning privileges" was clarified, because changing wording of a real warning is prevalent on wikis such as en-wiki.

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 * Um, pls? -- 21:16, 18 December 2011 (EST)