Template:Banned user/doc

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Usage

Use this template on user page if the user has been banned/blocked from editing or using talk pages.

Translations

The used strings are on strings subpage. Please follow the format to add translations for them.

Icons

The used icons are located on icons subpage.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example	Result
No Parameters	Use this if the user has been banned for multiple reasons.	{{Banned spammer}}	This user has been banned for  spamming pages and/or  advertising. Additional notes: If this user has been banned for other reasons than spam or advertisement, or using the {{Banned spammer}}, replace this with {{Banned user}} instead, with actual reasons specified. The {{Banned spammer}} template (which is used to display this notice) was kept in order to avoid issues with User:VDCBot, which replaces the user page with banned message.
{{{type}}} {{{ico}}}	Select reasons why this user has been banned ({{{type}}}). To change the icon, change the {{{ico}}} parameters.	Edit war/Disputed edit: {{Banned spammer|type=editwar|ico=editwar}} Spam: {{Banned spammer|type=spam|ico=spam}} Sockpuppet (username not specified): {{Banned spammer|type=sock|ico=sock|user=Example}} Vandalism: {{Banned spammer|type=vandal|ico=vandal}} Copyright: {{Banned spammer|type=copyright|ico=copyright}}	This user has been banned for  spamming pages and/or  advertising. Additional notes: If this user has been banned for other reasons than spam or advertisement, or using the {{Banned spammer}}, replace this with {{Banned user}} instead, with actual reasons specified. The {{Banned spammer}} template (which is used to display this notice) was kept in order to avoid issues with User:VDCBot, which replaces the user page with banned message. This user has been banned for  spamming pages and/or  advertising. Additional notes: If this user has been banned for other reasons than spam or advertisement, or using the {{Banned spammer}}, replace this with {{Banned user}} instead, with actual reasons specified. The {{Banned spammer}} template (which is used to display this notice) was kept in order to avoid issues with User:VDCBot, which replaces the user page with banned message. This user has been banned for  spamming pages and/or  advertising. Additional notes: If this user has been banned for other reasons than spam or advertisement, or using the {{Banned spammer}}, replace this with {{Banned user}} instead, with actual reasons specified. The {{Banned spammer}} template (which is used to display this notice) was kept in order to avoid issues with User:VDCBot, which replaces the user page with banned message. This user has been banned for  spamming pages and/or  advertising. Additional notes: If this user has been banned for other reasons than spam or advertisement, or using the {{Banned spammer}}, replace this with {{Banned user}} instead, with actual reasons specified. The {{Banned spammer}} template (which is used to display this notice) was kept in order to avoid issues with User:VDCBot, which replaces the user page with banned message. This user has been banned for  spamming pages and/or  advertising. Additional notes: If this user has been banned for other reasons than spam or advertisement, or using the {{Banned spammer}}, replace this with {{Banned user}} instead, with actual reasons specified. The {{Banned spammer}} template (which is used to display this notice) was kept in order to avoid issues with User:VDCBot, which replaces the user page with banned message.
{{{user}}}	If used with type=sock, set the username of the user who just recently got banned for ban evasions or creating sockpuppet account for inappropriate purposes.	{{Banned spammer|type=sock|icon=sock|user=[[User:Example]]}}	This user has been banned for  spamming pages and/or  advertising. Additional notes: If this user has been banned for other reasons than spam or advertisement, or using the {{Banned spammer}}, replace this with {{Banned user}} instead, with actual reasons specified. The {{Banned spammer}} template (which is used to display this notice) was kept in order to avoid issues with User:VDCBot, which replaces the user page with banned message.
{{{nocat}}}	To prevent the adding of the Category:Banned Users category. Does not change anything visibly. Only use this if you want to preview the template.	{{Banned spammer|nocat=1}}	Same as the first example, but without Category:Banned Users (and previously, Category:Banned Spammers) category being added to the page.

Note:The template will automatically load the content according to the interface language.