Template talk:False positive/Editintro

Can someone please make this page? This is part of the restructuring of WP:FALSEPOS for usability.

Instructions

To report a false positive, please follow the following steps:

Look for the instrutions marked by <-- and -->
Fill in the information where instructed
Do not fill in the field for Subject/headline
Click the save page button at the bottom

Thanks! Shirik (Questions or Comments?) 04:13, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done – Luna Santin (talk) 04:20, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Improvements

I feel like this message in its current form is a bit cluttered and is kind of confusing. For instance, what does blocked into the bargain mean? Does it mean "blocked from editing"? I feel like we should be straight to the point with this message. I am suggesting some improvements to this message here. I feel like this would be easier to understand and is also more straightforward, and also feels a bit more gentle.

Contents of improved version

Instructions

Before reporting, please be aware that if you were attempting to make unconstructive edits, and the filter stopped you, reporting it here is likely to result in a loss of your editing priviliges. If you still want to report a false positive, please follow the following steps:

Look for the instructions marked by
Fill in the information where instructed
Click the publish changes button at the bottom

Please also note that you do not need to paste the content of your edit here. The edit you attempted to make is visible to others, and sometimes the same filter which stopped you earlier may stop you again, especially when including external links.

I feel like this should be a massive improvement from the current message. I was thinking of just boldly editing this in, but based on the implications of this change, I would want to see what everyone thinks. User3749 (talk) 08:23, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]