Template:Banned user

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