Template:Report user/doc

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Note:Originally, this template used to be called Template:Spammer, it has been later expanded and now being used to report not only spam, but also for various other reasons such as vandalism, DMCA violations, etc..., thus, it has been renamed to "Report user".

Todo: Test this template with a example user to make sure things would work as expected.

Usage

Use this template on user page if you want to report this user for various reasons.

Once this user has been banned, this template should be replaced with {{Banned user}}.

Translations

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Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example	Result
No Parameters	Use this if the user should be banned for multiple reasons.	{{Report user}}	This user has been reported and should be considered for a ban because of unspecified reason such as:  Spamming,  vandalism,  copyright violations,  sockpuppetry,  edit warring, trolling or  harassment, and/or violating Valve Developer Community's Terms of Use along with other misbehavior. Actions: Requires admin rights: Block and ban this user (hover this text for more info). More block options Check if this user has been banned. View this user's contributions. View this user's uploads.
{{{reason}}}	Select reasons why this user should be banned.	Edit war/Disputed edit: {{Report user|reason=editwar}} Spam: {{Report user|reason=spam}} Sockpuppet (username not specified): {{Report user|reason=sock}} Vandalism: {{Report user|reason=vandal}} Copyright: {{Report user|reason=copyright}}	Edit war/Disputed edit: This user has been reported and should be considered for a ban because they are repeatedly  edit warring and/or  making disputed edits. Actions: Requires admin rights: Block and ban this user (hover this text for more info). More block options Check if this user has been banned. View this user's contributions. View this user's uploads. Click "Expand" to see more. Spam: This user has been reported and should be considered for a ban because they have been  spamming () and/or  advertising. Actions: Requires admin rights: Block and ban this user (hover this text for more info). More block options Check if this user has been banned. View this user's contributions. View this user's uploads. Sockpuppet (username not specified): This user has been reported and should be considered for a ban because it is a suspected  sockpuppet account. Actions: Requires admin rights: Block and ban this user (hover this text for more info). More block options Check if this user has been banned. View this user's contributions. View this user's uploads. Vandalism: This user has been reported and should be considered for a ban for  vandalizing pages. Actions: Requires admin rights: Block and ban this user (hover this text for more info). More block options Check if this user has been banned. View this user's contributions. View this user's uploads. Copyright: This user has been reported and should be considered for a ban for  repeated copyright violations. Please note that if copyright claims was later found to be false (such as using "Public Domain" content, using copyrighted content under "Fair Use" and/or abusing copyright takedown for censorship), this user will be unbanned, and the user who made the false copyright claim will be warned and/or banned. Actions: Requires admin rights: Block and ban this user (hover this text for more info). More block options Check if this user has been banned. View this user's contributions. View this user's uploads.
{{{user}}}	If used with reason=sock, mark this account as a suspected sockpuppet from a user who was trying evading bans and attempting to create multiple account (sockpuppeting) for inappropriate purposes.	{{Report user|reason=sock|user=[[User:Example]]}}	This user has been reported and should be considered for a ban because it is a suspected  sockpuppet account of User:Example. Actions: Requires admin rights: Block and ban this user (hover this text for more info). More block options Check if this user has been banned. View this user's contributions. View this user's uploads.
{{{addinfo}}}	Add additional info (optional).	{{Report user|reason=spam|addinfo=Image [[File:Spammer.jpg|32px|link=]] Test}}	This user has been reported and should be considered for a ban because they have been  spamming () and/or  advertising. Actions: Requires admin rights: Block and ban this user (hover this text for more info). More block options Check if this user has been banned. View this user's contributions. View this user's uploads.
{{{nocat}}}	To prevent the adding of the Category:Reported Users category. Does not change anything visibly. Only use this if you want to preview the template.	{{Report user|nocat=1}}	Same as the first example, but without Category:Reported Users category being added to the page.

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