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Usage
|filter=
the number of the filter that uses this message, if several filters use it, use |filter2=
, |filter3=
, etc., 5 maximum.Only visible in the AbuseFilter interface.
|action=
– the type of filter. Acceptable values are allow auto block deauto degroup sternwarning.
|friendly=
– changes the display slightly to be a little less bitey.
|text=
the text of the message.
Examples
{{edit filter warning
|action = warn
|friendly = yes
|text = You've done something unconstructive, but we don't want to bite you
}}
![Your action has triggered an edit filter Your action has triggered an edit filter](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Information.svg/60px-Information.svg.png) | You've done something unconstructive, but we don't want to bite you |
{{edit filter warning
|action = warn
|friendly =
|text = You've done something unconstructive, and we're more sure that it's not constructive
}}
![Your action has triggered an edit filter Your action has triggered an edit filter](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Information_orange.svg/60px-Information_orange.svg.png) | You've done something unconstructive, and we're more sure that it's not constructive |
{{edit filter warning
|action = disallow
|friendly = yes
|text = You've done something unconstructive and we're stopping you, but we don't want to bite you
}}
![Your action has triggered an edit filter Your action has triggered an edit filter](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Stop_hand_nuvola_blue.svg/60px-Stop_hand_nuvola_blue.svg.png) | You've done something unconstructive and we're stopping you, but we don't want to bite you |
{{edit filter warning
|action = disallow
|friendly =
|text = You've done something unconstructive and we're stopping you, more forcefully
}}
![Your action has triggered an edit filter Your action has triggered an edit filter](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Stop_hand_nuvola_orange.svg/60px-Stop_hand_nuvola_orange.svg.png) | You've done something unconstructive and we're stopping you, more forcefully |
{{edit filter warning
|action = block
|friendly =
|text = We're blocking you
}}
![Your action has triggered an edit filter Your action has triggered an edit filter](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Stop_x_nuvola.svg/60px-Stop_x_nuvola.svg.png) | We're blocking you |
{{edit filter warning
|action = deauto
|friendly =
|text = Autoconfirmed revoked
}}
![Your action has triggered an edit filter Your action has triggered an edit filter](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Stop_x_nuvola.svg/60px-Stop_x_nuvola.svg.png) | Autoconfirmed revoked |
{{edit filter warning
|action = degroup
|friendly =
|text = Bye bye groups
}}
![Your action has triggered an edit filter Your action has triggered an edit filter](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Stop_x_nuvola.svg/60px-Stop_x_nuvola.svg.png) | Bye bye groups |
{{edit filter warning
|action = sternwarning
|friendly =
|text = Stop this
}}
![Your action has triggered an edit filter Your action has triggered an edit filter](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Stop_hand_nuvola.svg/60px-Stop_hand_nuvola.svg.png) | Stop this |