Template:Banned user

[edit] Template documentation

This template adds articles to Category:Banned Wikipedia users. It should not be used for normal blocks; rather, it is for legitimate accounts that have been banned after due consideration.

See also Template:Blockedsockpuppet and Template:Indefblockeduser

Syntax

Note: all parameters are optional.

• time specifies the time for which the user was banned. For example, {{banned|time=1 year}} results in

This user is banned from editing Wikipedia for a period of 1 year. Please review the banning policy before commenting or unblocking. (see: block log • contributions • current autoblocks)

Alternatively, {{banned|time=indef}} (or indefinite, or indefinitely) may be used, resulting in

This user is banned indefinitely from editing Wikipedia. Please review the banning policy before commenting or unblocking. (see: block log • contributions • current autoblocks)

• by specifies how and why the user was banned. For example, {{banned|time=indef|by=[[Wikipedia:Community sanction noticeboard/Archive10#Tobias Conradi|the community]]}} results in

This user has been banned indefinitely from editing Wikipedia by the community. Please review the banning policy before commenting or unblocking. (see: block log • contributions • current autoblocks)

• link adds an optional link to the template. For example, {{banned|time=1 year|by=the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee|Arbitration Committee]]|link=[[Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Jeffrey Vernon Merkey#Jeffrey Vernon Merkey banned|Arbitration decision]]}} results in

This user has been banned from editing Wikipedia for a period of 1 year by the Arbitration Committee. Please review the banning policy before commenting or unblocking. (see: block log • contributions • current autoblocks • Arbitration decision)