Template talk:Ban

I made a couple of changes - linked the word "history" to the history, and made the second variable into an auto-link, that might break a couple of past instances, but it will be easier for the future 08:51, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

I added a new bit, a direct link to the ban page for admins =) 05:27, 12 March 2006 (CST)


 * I'd say that's potentially abusable by someone copying the actual template source but inserting whatever value they want for the ban target. They can wait for a real vandal and possibly get some other IP banned, though at least it would be hard to get a user account banned that way (unless the admins really don't pay attention).  --68.142.14.111 05:34, 12 March 2006 (CST)


 * The admins usually are pretty good about double-checking. Evan The Cursed (Talk) 05:54, 12 March 2006 (CST)


 * This template is a ban request, not a ban verdict. :) It's good to draw our attention when we are scanning the recent changes. Personally, when I see such a request, I go check the claimed violation and the history of the article and verify. I do not take anyone's word, even if it's on an article I KNOW gets vandalized a lot (like the first edit section of the Main Page talk). --Karlos 08:28, 12 March 2006 (CST)


 * Ditto for what Karlos said. I check the contributions of the user that this template is put on, and then if a ban is warrented ban them.  --Rainith 08:35, 12 March 2006 (CST)


 * The issue isn't whether the user you slap the template on is a vandal or not, but the link within the template. If 1.2.3.4 is a vandal and I copy and paste the template source to 1.2.3.4's page, but make the IP in the link 1.2.3.5, then that's another thing to double check.  I think it's bad for the link to be there at all.  --68.142.14.111 10:26, 12 March 2006 (CST)