 | Important:Use{{alert/first}} instead of this template when alerting a user about contentious topics for the first time. Under the contentious topics procedure, there arethree types of alerts:
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You have recently made edits related toSee#topic codes for options. This is a standard message to inform you thatSee#topic codes for options is a designated contentious topic. This messagedoesnot imply that there are any issues with your editing. Contentious topics are the successor to the former discretionary sanctions system, which you may be aware of. For more information about the contentious topics system, please seeWikipedia:Contentious topics. For a summary of differences between the former and new systems, seeWP:CTVSDS.
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Some topics on Wikipedia have been designated ascontentious topics. Users editing in these areas may bealerted about the contentious topics system.
This alert is intended for editors who have previously received an alert for the old "Discretionary Sanctions" system, but never been given a contentious topics alert. If this is the editor's first alert for either system, youmust instead use{{Contentious topics/alert/first}} instead. If the editor has received an alert for the contentious topics system before, you should instead use{{Contentious topics/alert}}.
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, replacingtopic code here – select from list with the corresponding code fromthe table below. Type an appropriate subject line, then save the page.
{{subst:alert/DS|topic code here – select fromlist}} ~~~~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. If an editor has previously been alerted to the presence of discretionary sanctions, they may be presumed to be aware of the contentious topic.
The template is flexible through the parameters|2=, which adds text to the box, and|sig=, which adds your signature.
{{subst:alert/DS|topic code here – select fromlist|2=If you have questions, please contact me or ask at the [[WP:AC/CN|Arbitration Committee Clerks Noticeboard]].|sig=yes}}| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The contentious topic code | 1topict | What contentious topic applies to this page. Specified using a shorthand code listed on this template's documentation page. | String | required |
| Extra content | 2 | Extra content that is appended to the alert but placed before your signature. | String | optional |
| Add your signature? | sig | Whether to include your signature at the end of the message. Any text as the value adds your signature. | String | optional |
Using this template will triggerEditFilter 602. As a result, your edit containing the alert will betagged with "contentious topics alert". Edits with this tag can be searched for in user contributions, user talk page histories,Special:RecentChanges, and thelog 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 forcontentious 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 atTemplate talk:Contentious topics.
When leaving a user an Alert, you must replace|topic code – select from list with the relevant topic code:
|1= fails to display,|topic= or|t= can be used instead.|1= or an equivalent is not declared;
StandardisedArbitration Enforcement (AE) templatesThis section transcluded from:Template:Contentious topics/list/single notice[edit] [Contentious topics template subpages]
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Whenever contentious topics are (de)authorised for a topic, update these:{{Contentious topics/list}} (edit),WP:GS §3.1 (edit), and{{Contentious topics/table}} (edit).