| Revision as of 16:26, 19 August 2006 editJohn254 (talk | contribs)42,562 edits The Removing warnings poll is now opened← Previous edit | Revision as of 16:47, 19 August 2006 edit undoFrancis Schonken (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users68,468 edits falling asleepNext edit → | ||
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| This poll aims to provide a definitive resolution to the issue of how warning messages should be treated by surveying community feeling as broadly as possible. | This poll aims to provide a definitive resolution to the issue of how warning messages should be treated by surveying community feeling as broadly as possible. | ||
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Revision as of 16:47, 19 August 2006
Users are often issued warning messages when someone feels they are engaging in conduct which is outside the bounds of policy or good behavior. Such messages can take the form of both warning templates (such as {{test3}}, {{civil1}}, {{npa}}) as well as personalized complaints. User page sockpuppet notices can also qualify as warnings, for the purposes of this poll.
In January, a user added
- Removing warnings: Removing vandalism warnings from one's talk page is also considered vandalism.
to WP:VAND. This statement and ones like it have subsequently been added, removed, and modified many times in the last several months to both WP:VAND and WP:TALK. This topic has also served as a persistent topic of discussion in several places()
This poll aims to provide a definitive resolution to the issue of how warning messages should be treated by surveying community feeling as broadly as possible.
- Then this poll is based on a misunderstanding. If an issue is contentious (with almost equal strength at both sides), and then goes dormant for several months (see talk page), you're not solving anything with a vote --Francis Schonken 16:47, 19 August 2006 (UTC)