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A special set of rules applies to certain topic areas, which are referred to ascontentious topics. These are specially designated topics that tend to attract more persistent disruptive editing than the rest of the project and have been designated as contentious topics by theArbitration Committee. When editing a contentious topic, Wikipedia's norms and policies are more strictly enforced, and Wikipediaadministrators have an expanded level of powers and discretion in order to reduce disruption to the project.
Within contentious topics, editors should editcarefully and constructively, refrain from disrupting the encyclopedia, and:
Editors are advised to err on the side of caution if unsure whether making a particular edit is consistent with these expectations. If you have any questions about contentious topicsprocedures, you may ask them at thearbitration clerks' noticeboard or you may learn more about this contentious topic. You may also choose to note which contentious topics you know about by using the{{Ctopics/aware}} template.
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Some pages and topics on Wikipedia are covered bycontentious topics. Users editing these pages may bealerted about the contentious topics system. If this is the editor's first alert, youmust use this template if you alert them. Otherwise you can useTemplate:Contentious topics/alert for alerts after their first alert, orTemplate:Contentious topics/alert/DS if their last alert was for the old "discretionary sanctions" system.
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/first|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/first|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 |
| Include a heading? | heading | Whether a heading to the message should be included. Default is that it is included. | Boolean | optional |
| Custom heading text | headtext | Text for the heading that is used instead of the default. | 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).