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.

Remembered Old Buddy.

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. - Walkazo 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. :/ It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 16:00, 9 July 2011 (EDT)

Yeah that happens to me sometimes. Supremo 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). - Walkazo 19:24, 9 July 2011 (EDT)

how do you cross out words? purifiedaFile:SuperMushroom.png

By putting a <s> at the start and a </s> at the end. WikiofSmash"It's called society, ever heard of it?" 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.
The preceding unsigned comment was added by Pdjr9000 (talk).

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. - Walkazo 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. Bop1996 _(Talk)

Yes, in this article, reminders mean both the {{Reminder}} template and the {{Userspace}} template. I don't think there's any exceptions. Marioguy1 (Talk | Contribs)

Alright, that clears things up, thanks. Bop1996 _(Talk)

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. 64Fan (Discussion)

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 {{block}} 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. Bop1996 _(Talk)

You are targeting that at me! That's unacceptable!Mr Man 13:25, 21 November 2011 (EST)