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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 warn disallow deauto block degroup.
|friendly= – yes 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
}}
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 it's a Bad Idea
}}
You've done something unconstructive, and we're more sure it's a Bad Idea
{{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
}}
You've done something unconstructive and we're stopping you, but we don't want to bite you