Template:Contentious topics/alert/common doc

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Alerts ensure a user knows what is expected of them. Alerts are a neutral courtesy; never use them to intimidate, coerce, or shame another editor.

To alert a user, open a new section on their user talk page. Paste the following code into it, replacing topic code here – select from list with the corresponding code from the table below. Type an appropriate subject line, then save the page.

{{subst:alert|topic code here – select from list}} ~~~~

You also should not issue alerts to editors who have posted a {{Contentious topics/aware}} notice on their talk page for a particular topic area, thus declaring they are already aware of the topic sanctions. If that is the case, the filter will remind you that leaving an alert for this user is not necessary.

The template is flexible through the parameters |2=, which adds text to the box, and |sig=, which adds your signature.

Template:({subst:alert|topic code here – select from list|2=If you have questions, please contact me or ask at the [[BP:AC/CN|Arbitration Committee Clerks Noticeboard]].|sig=yes}}

Logging

Using this template will trigger EditFilter 602. As a result, your edit containing the alert will be tagged with "contentious topics alert". Edits with this tag can be searched for in user contributions, user talk page histories, Special:RecentChanges, and the log of EditFilter 602.

Therefore, an automatic system log of all alerts is maintained. You need not do anything except leave the alert.

To see whether a user has been Alerted for a contentious topic, load the history of their user talk page and search for contentious topics alert under the 'tag filter' field. You can use the {{Contentious topics/log}} template (usually alongside {{user}} in noticeboard reports) to quickly generate links for conducting searches of issued alerts.

If your alert does not log, please seek assistance at Template talk:Contentious topics.

Codes

When leaving a user an Alert, you must replace |topic code – select from list with the relevant topic code:

Use Area of conflict Decision linked to Topic specific subpage
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=a-a}} Armenia, Azerbaijan, or related conflicts Bharatpedia:Requests for arbitration/Armenia-Azerbaijan 2 Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Armenia-Azerbaijan
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=aa2}} Armenia, Azerbaijan, or related conflicts Bharatpedia:Requests for arbitration/Armenia-Azerbaijan 2 Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Armenia-Azerbaijan
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=a-i}} the Arab–Israeli conflict Bharatpedia:Arbitration/Index/Palestine-Israel articles Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Arab–Israeli conflict
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=ab}} abortion Bharatpedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Abortion Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Abortion
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=acu}} complementary and alternative medicine Bharatpedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Acupuncture Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Complementary and Alternative Medicine
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=ap}} post-1992 politics of the United States and closely related people Bharatpedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/American politics 2 Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/American politics
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=tpm}} post-1992 politics of the United States and closely related people Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/American politics 2 Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/American politics
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=at}} the English Wikipedia article titles policy and Manual of Style Bharatpedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Article titles and capitalisation Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Manual of Style and article titles
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=mos}} the English Bharatpedia Manual of Style and article titles policy Bharatpedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Article titles and capitalisation Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Manual of Style and article titles
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=b}} the Balkans or Eastern Europe Bharatpedia:Requests for arbitration/Eastern Europe Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Balkans or Eastern Europe
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=e-e}} the Balkans or Eastern Europe Bharatpedia:Requests for arbitration/Eastern Europe Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Balkans or Eastern Europe
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=blp}} articles about living or recently deceased people, and edits relating to the subject (living or recently deceased) of such biographical articles Bharatpedia:Requests for arbitration/Editing of Biographies of Living Persons Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Biographies of Living Persons
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=cam}} complementary and alternative medicine Bharatpedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Acupuncture Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Complementary and Alternative Medicine
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=cc}} climate change Bharatpedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Climate change Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Climate change
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=cid}} discussions about infoboxes, and edits adding, deleting, collapsing, or removing verifiable information from infoboxes Bharatpedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Civility in infobox discussions Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Infoboxes
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=covid}} COVID-19, broadly construed Bharatpedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/COVID-19 Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/COVID-19
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=fg}} Falun Gong Bharatpedia:Requests for arbitration/Falun Gong Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Falun Gong
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=gc}} governmental regulation of firearm ownership; the social, historical and political context of such regulation; and the people and organizations associated with these issues Bharatpedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gun control Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Gun control
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=gg}} gender-related disputes or controversies or people associated with them Bharatpedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Gender and sexuality
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=ggtf}} gender-related disputes or controversies or people associated with them Bharatpedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Gender and sexuality
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=gap}} gender-related disputes or controversies or people associated with them Bharatpedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Gender and sexuality
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=gas}} gender-related disputes or controversies or people associated with them Bharatpedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Gender and sexuality
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=pa}} gender-related disputes or controversies or people associated with them Bharatpedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender and sexuality Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Gender and sexuality
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=gmo}} genetically modified organisms, commercially produced agricultural chemicals and the companies that produce them, broadly construed Bharatpedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Genetically modified organisms Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Genetically modified organisms
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=horn}} the Horn of Africa (defined as including Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and adjoining areas if involved in related disputes) Bharatpedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Horn of Africa Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Horn of Africa
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=ipa}} India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan Bharatpedia:Requests for arbitration/India-Pakistan Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=irp}} post-1978 Iranian politics Bharatpedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Iranian politics Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Iranian politics
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=iranpol}} post-1978 Iranian politics Bharatpedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Iranian politics Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Iranian politics
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=kurd}} the topics of Kurds and Kurdistan, broadly construed Bharatpedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Kurds and Kurdistan Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Kurds and Kurdistan
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=ps}} pseudoscience and fringe science Bharatpedia:Requests for arbitration/Pseudoscience Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Pseudoscience and fringe science
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=r-i}} the intersection of race/ethnicity and human abilities and behaviour Bharatpedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Race and intelligence Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Race and intelligence
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=rne}} the results of any national or sub-national election Bharatpedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Historical elections Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Historical elections
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=sl}} Sri Lanka Special:Permalink/1219893542#Sri_Lanka_motion Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/Sri Lanka
{{Contentious topics/alert|topic=tt}} the Troubles Bharatpedia:Requests for arbitration/The Troubles Bharatpedia:Contentious topics/The Troubles


Advanced users' notes

  • Edits containing a substituted instance of this template will trigger AbuseFilter 602. The exact text which triggers the AbuseFilter are declared in the publicly viewable filter conditions.
  • If the parameter |1= fails to display, |topic= or |t= can be used instead.
  • This template will return an error if:
    • |1= or an equivalent is not declared;
    • the template is not substituted; or
    • the template is used outside the user talk or user namespaces.
  • Template:Alert is a redirect to Template:Contentious topics/alert. Instructions for this template, Contentious topics/alert, are often given with reference to the template name Alert. This is for brevity's sake; the two template names refer to the same actual template.
  • Information on adding new topic areas to the index above is given at the bottom of Template:Contentious topics/list/single notice, which is displayed at the bottom of the main template page.
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