Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Level one user warnings

Beginning in late summer last year, a new project to test improvements to user warnings was started as a taskforce of WikiProject user warnings. Its purpose was to try and update select user warnings to improve their ability to dissuade vandals and not bite newbies.

The full report of findings from testing on English, German, and Portuguese Wikipedias is available to read.

Purpose of this request for comment

The A/B testing done during this project had more than two thousand of these users warnings sent, and was the first time we were able to compare the effectiveness of different warnings at diverting vandals and encouraging good faith editors.

The tests showed that if we make the changes proposed below, we can dissuade the worst vandals more effectively, and avoid biting well-intentioned newbies while we're at it.

This open request for comment is to solicit the opinion of editors outside the group that completed the testing, and develop a consensus around how to implement changes based on that work, if any. It is scheduled to run for 30 days, and will be closed by 2-3 uninvolved admins.

Templates under discussion

Please see /Proposed changes for the full description.

Options

Yes, let's use the new versions

If you think the versions that have been tested and proposed are acceptable for use, please support this option and explain why.

Not yet, they need editing

If you think the proposed templates need some edits before being suitable, please support this option and describe your desired changes in detail.

I prefer the current defaults

If you think the current defaults are superior, please support this option and explain why.