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{{{icon|] }}}Welcome to Misplaced Pages! I am glad to see you are interested in discussing a topic. However, as a ], talk pages {{#if:Sunshine (2007 film)| such as ]}} are for discussion related to improving the article, ] about the topic. If you have specific questions about certain topics, consider visiting ] and asking them there instead of on article talk pages. {{{{{subst|}}}#if:{{{2|}}}|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}<!-- Template:uw-chat1 --> —<font face="Palatino Linotype">]</font> (] • ]) - 22:18, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
{{{icon|] }}}Welcome to Misplaced Pages! I am glad to see you are interested in discussing a topic. However, as a ], talk pages {{#if:Sunshine (2007 film)| such as ]}} are for discussion related to improving the article, ] about the topic. If you have specific questions about certain topics, consider visiting ] and asking them there instead of on article talk pages. {{{{{subst|}}}#if:{{{2|}}}|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}<!-- Template:uw-chat1 --> —<font face="Palatino Linotype">]</font> (] • ]) - 22:18, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
:Usually, if discussion has been on the talk page for a while, most editors don't "clean up" belatedly. However, if the existing general discussion encourages further general discussion in the present, reverts and heads-up messages will take place. Besides, even if it was OK to answer these questions, those who asked the questions are likely to be long gone. —<font face="Palatino Linotype">]</font> (] • ]) - 15:29, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
:Usually, if discussion has been on the talk page for a while, most editors don't "clean up" belatedly. However, if the existing general discussion encourages further general discussion in the present, reverts and heads-up messages will take place. Besides, even if it was OK to answer these questions, those who asked the questions are likely to be long gone. —<font face="Palatino Linotype">]</font> (] • ]) - 15:29, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
== Re: Warnings ==
Re : An editor or anonymous IP should receive a final warning (aka, fourth level warning) before you report them to WP:AIV. How they get to the fourth level varies. If appropriate, you can jump straight to {{tl|uw-vandalism4im}}. Sometimes you go from level 1 to 3 and then 4. It's a judgment call depending upon how severe the vandalism is. After awhile, you will begin to get a feel for when editors are here to cause trouble and won't stop versus the ones where one warning will make them stop.
There are some exceptions of course. If the vandalism was so bad, you can report them immediately without warning. Generally, it's got to be real bad.
As for the group of editors doing the ], I was probably a bit too lenient with them at first. I let {{User|Yashpi}} slide because {{User|Way2hot2becool}} vandalized the same article days ago and I give editors a little slack when they're just piling on to vandalize something that's been vandalized for awhile. {{User|Blacksweater123}} first appeared with a simple test-like edit, but that was my first indication that this might be a group of kids playing around at the same time. Blacksweater123 eventually got blocked. With {{User|Shashdawg}}, I went straight to uw-vandalism4im because it was obvious he was tag team editing and not here to make useful contributions. Saharia is an obscure article to target for vandalism, so I probably should have started at level 2 warnings. -- ] (]) 19:24, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
:On a side note, I moved your question to a new section at the bottom of my talk page as I wanted to separate your question from a vandal complaining about the warnings I had issued them. I didn't think you wanted to be associated with that. =) If you have any more questions, feel free to ask me. -- ] (]) 19:30, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
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Usually, if discussion has been on the talk page for a while, most editors don't "clean up" belatedly. However, if the existing general discussion encourages further general discussion in the present, reverts and heads-up messages will take place. Besides, even if it was OK to answer these questions, those who asked the questions are likely to be long gone. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 15:29, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
Re: Warnings
Re your message: An editor or anonymous IP should receive a final warning (aka, fourth level warning) before you report them to WP:AIV. How they get to the fourth level varies. If appropriate, you can jump straight to {{uw-vandalism4im}}. Sometimes you go from level 1 to 3 and then 4. It's a judgment call depending upon how severe the vandalism is. After awhile, you will begin to get a feel for when editors are here to cause trouble and won't stop versus the ones where one warning will make them stop.
There are some exceptions of course. If the vandalism was so bad, you can report them immediately without warning. Generally, it's got to be real bad.
As for the group of editors doing the Saharia, I was probably a bit too lenient with them at first. I let Yashpi (talk·contribs) slide because Way2hot2becool (talk·contribs) vandalized the same article days ago and I give editors a little slack when they're just piling on to vandalize something that's been vandalized for awhile. Blacksweater123 (talk·contribs) first appeared with a simple test-like edit, but that was my first indication that this might be a group of kids playing around at the same time. Blacksweater123 eventually got blocked. With Shashdawg (talk·contribs), I went straight to uw-vandalism4im because it was obvious he was tag team editing and not here to make useful contributions. Saharia is an obscure article to target for vandalism, so I probably should have started at level 2 warnings. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 19:24, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
On a side note, I moved your question to a new section at the bottom of my talk page as I wanted to separate your question from a vandal complaining about the warnings I had issued them. I didn't think you wanted to be associated with that. =) If you have any more questions, feel free to ask me. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 19:30, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
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