Template:Report user

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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".

Usage

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

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

Testcases

Testcases for this template can be located on the testcases subpage.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
No Parameters	Use this if the user should be banned for multiple/unspecified reasons.	{{Report user}}
{{{reason}}}	Select reasons why this user should be banned. List of value can be found in the testcases page.	{{Report user|reason=termsofuse}}
{{{reason1}}} - {{{reason5}}}	Identical to {{{reason}}} but it gives more reasons, requires {{{reason1}}} to be used to add more reasons.	{{Report user|reason1=termsofuse|reason2=...}}
{{{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]]}} {{Report user|reason=sock|user=Example}}
{{{note}}}	Add additional notes (optional).	{{Report user|reason=spam|note=Image [[File:Spammer.jpg|32px|link=]] Test}}
{{{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}}

Preview

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.

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Actions:

• Requires admin rights:
  • Quick block 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.

This user has been reported and should be considered for a ban because this account may have been used for spamming () and/or advertising.

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Actions:

• Requires admin rights:
  • Quick block 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.

This user has been reported and should be considered for a ban because: they have been spamming () and/or advertising, violated the Valve Developer Community's Terms of Use.

Additional notes: 2 reasons.

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Actions:

• Requires admin rights:
  • Quick block 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.

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The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Report user/doc. (Edit | Page history)

Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit) and testcases (edit) pages.