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== TfD nomination of [[:Template:{{ucfirst:Compromised account}}]] ==
[[Template:{{ucfirst:Compromised account}}]] has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at [[Wikipedia:Templates for deletion#{{{2|Template:{{ucfirst:Compromised account}}}}}|the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page]]. Thank you.<!--Template:Tfdnotice--> — [[User:Maser Fletcher|<span style="color:blue">Maser</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Maser Fletcher|<span style="color:scarlet">Talk!</span>]])</sup> 06:38, 9 December 2007 (UTC) 

== Skull & crossbones ==
How about using the regular Stop icon instead of the Skull and crossbones?  <span class="user-sig user-Quarl"><i>—[[User:Quarl|Quarl]] <sup>([[User Talk:Quarl|talk]])</sup> <small>2007-03-10 23:22Z</small></i></span>
: I would have to agree, skull and crossbones is a bit much, and the regular stop icon is stock iconography. --[[User:Iamunknown|Iamunknown]] 00:28, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
::Oof. We see the stop icon everywhere! How about [[:Image:Frettchen in blanket.jpg]], erm I mean, [[:Image:Nuvola apps kgpg.png]] or [[:Image:Contact-new.svg]]. [[User:Gracenotes|<span style="color:#960">Grace</span><span style="color:#000">notes</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Gracenotes|<span style="color:#960">T</span>]]</sup> § 00:32, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
:::''Frettchen in blanket'' would be hilarious! But, for the sake of iconography, I still support a stop sign. --[[User:Iamunknown|Iamunknown]] 00:54, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Although, {{tl|sockpuppet}} does not use the stop icon, and nor does {{tl|blockedsock}}. I would personally suggest [[:Image:Nuvola apps kgpg.png]]. [[User:Gracenotes|<span style="color:#960">Grace</span><span style="color:#000">notes</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Gracenotes|<span style="color:#960">T</span>]]</sup> § 01:14, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::I kinda like the skull and crossbones, but if it has to change I think [[:Image:Nuvola apps kgpg.png]] makes it clear what the template's message is... <span style="font-family: Verdana">[[User:WJBscribe|'''WjB''']][[User talk:WJBscribe|''scribe'']]</span> 02:22, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::I chose it because it was the icon used in {{[[Template:Malware-stub|Malware-stub]]}}, indicating that the computer may have been hit by malware like a keylogger when I designed the template. [[User:Jesse Viviano|Jesse Viviano]] 02:37, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Good point (I saw it was used in that stub as well).  But compromised accounts often aren't malware-compromised; it could be other vectors of computer insecurity such as wire sniffing, or non-technical compromises such as shoulder surfing or finding a slip of paper with the password on it.  Also that icon isn't universally recognized as representing malware. <span class="user-sig user-Quarl"><i>—[[User:Quarl|Quarl]] <sup>([[User Talk:Quarl|talk]])</sup> <small>2007-03-11 02:44Z</small></i></span>

<small>←deindent</small> Quarl, you said it much better than I. We need a more recognizable image on the template and a more standard iconography. Gracenotes, I agree that [[:Image:Stop hand.svg]] because annoying because it is so often used. I appreciate that you pointed out {{tl|sockpuppet}} and {{tl|blockedsock}}. Note that the latter redirects to {{tl|Blockedsockpuppet}} which uses [[:Image:Nuvola apps important.svg]]. Both ''Template:Blockedsock'' and this template are posted onto user pages of indefinitely blocked users. Taking that cue, I've [{{fullurl:Template:Compromised account|diff=114223411&oldid=114208991}} replaced] ''Image:Malware logo.png'' with ''Image:Nuvola apps important.svg''. If anyone thinks that this change makes this template and ''Template:Blockedsock'' too alike, feel free to change it. As for myself, I feel that it should be either this image or the stop-sign image, as both are (as far as I know) the only two images used on templates indicating that a user has been either indefinitely blocked or banned. --[[User:Iamunknown|Iamunknown]] 03:59, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
:"We need a more recognizable image on the template and a more standard iconography" ... why? It would be best to use an icon that gets the point across the quickest, wouldn't it? [[User:Gracenotes|<span style="color:#960">Grace</span><span style="color:#000">notes</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Gracenotes|<span style="color:#960">T</span>]]</sup> § 11:51, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
::It would indeed be best to use an icon that gets the point across the quickest: I happen to think that the recognizable image and standard iconography convey the gravity of the situation most quickly. --[[User:Iamunknown|Iamunknown]] 02:44, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
:::(On the road again.... To [[WP:LAME]]...) it’s not sensible to convey the gravity of the situation in a split second, is it? I would prefer accuracy to [[WP:NAM|angry mastadons]]. [[User:Gracenotes|<span style="color:#960">Grace</span><span style="color:#000">notes</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Gracenotes|<span style="color:#960">T</span>]]</sup> § 12:14, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::::If you intend to revert me and then if I happen to revert and then we get angry and start reverting but don't know if we are reverting each other or ourselves...then yes, WP:LAME. Right now it's just much ado about nothing / I'm-not-sure-how-we-can-reach-consensus-on-what-appears-mostly-to-be-(link break) a-matter-of-opinion-on-whether-or-not-one-image-conveys-a-message-better-than-another-image. --[[User:Iamunknown|Iamunknown]] 18:21, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::I know. We'll have my icon every other second, and yours for the rest :) I can do that with [[m:PF|ParserFunctions]], if you want :) [[User:Gracenotes|<span style="color:#960">Grace</span><span style="color:#000">notes</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Gracenotes|<span style="color:#960">T</span>]]</sup> § 14:03, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::While I don't support that, it would absolutely hilarious! {{mono|:D}} --[[User:Iamunknown|Iamunknown]] 19:41, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
hm.... well, my image works on IE, where as yours appears funny. point++ (I doubt that we can get anything more out of this conversation...) I know! Let's start an [[WP:RFC|RFC]]. I think that it's more important to convey the content that the significance through an image, whereas the significance can be easily extracted from the text... etc. [[User:Gracenotes|<span style="color:#960">Grace</span><span style="color:#000">notes</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Gracenotes|<span style="color:#960">T</span>]]</sup> § 20:00, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
: Wait, that's a bit more serious. Two questions and an aside:
:# Which version of IE? I have IE7 and it appears fine in there; I know, however, that there is better support in IE7 for pngs, transparency, etc. Do other images on Wikipedia look funny in IE?
:# As a brief rehash of the above conversation (since it has been a long one -- I'm not entirely sure I agree or disagree with you now), what format for the template do you support?
:# An aside: I have thus far managed to stay out of an RFC. Hopefully that remains the status quo for a while.
: --[[User:Iamunknown|Iamunknown]] 20:05, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
::I'm joking about the RFC, believe me. IE6 is what I refer to, but that's only because it's an svg; the image I'd favor ''just happens'' to be a png. I would <nowiki>only suggest changing [[Image:Nuvola apps important.svg|45px]] to [[Image:Nuvola apps kgpg.png|45px]]</nowiki>. I am very sorry if you felt threatened or anything. At this point, though, it's been a long conversation (sort of), so perhaps sinking into [[WP:FUCK|apathy]] about it and not caring about the [[m:The wrong version|the wrong version]] would be best. [[User:Gracenotes|<span style="color:#960">Grace</span><span style="color:#000">notes</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Gracenotes|<span style="color:#960">T</span>]]</sup> § 20:34, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
[[Image:Nuvola kgpg important.png|thumb|right|50px|<small>At 50p<nowiki/>x</small>]]
I created '''[[:Image:Nuvola kgpg important.png|a derivative image]]''' that's based off [[:Image:Nuvola apps kgpg.png]] & [[:Image:Nuvola apps important.png]]. What do you think of it? --'''[[User:AAA!|<span style="color:red">AAA!</span>]]''' <small>([[User talk:AAA!|<span style="color:green">AAAA</span>]])</small> 07:28, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
:I like that image, AAA!. I think the addition of the warning sign would be good. --[[User:Agamemnon2|Agamemnon2]] 08:14, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
::Neat! [[User:Gracenotes|<span style="color:#960;">Grace</span><span style="color:#000;">notes</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Gracenotes|<span style="color:#960;">T</span>]]</sup> § 23:37, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

==Instructions==
Shouldn't we include instructions for the hapless user, something that will explain to them how to get their account back as well as other useful recommendations?  [[User:Rklawton|Rklawton]] ([[User talk:Rklawton|talk]]) 18:19, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
:The legitimate user needs to create a new account, and then edit the template's optional parameter to link the old account to the new account. [[User:Jesse Viviano|Jesse Viviano]] ([[User talk:Jesse Viviano|talk]]) 17:00, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
::What about accounts that have public/private verification?  [[User:Rklawton|Rklawton]] ([[User talk:Rklawton|talk]]) 01:04, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
:::If that is done, the original account can be reclaimed. I did not think about that. [[User:Jesse Viviano|Jesse Viviano]] ([[User talk:Jesse Viviano|talk]]) 03:11, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

== Add a global locking parameter to this template ==
{{edit semi-protected|answered=yes}}
Like the sock puppet templates, would you please add a global locking notice, so that it'll look like this?
{{mbox
|image= [[File:Ambox useraccounts compromised.svg|50px|link=]]
|text= '''This account has been [[:m:GL|locked across all Wikimedia projects]] because {{#switch:|checkuser|checkuser=[[Wikipedia:CheckUser|CheckUser]] confirms|yes|yes=}} it has{{#if:||, or may have}} been [[Wikipedia:Compromised accounts|compromised]]. {{#if:|<br />The user who legitimately owns this account has created a new account named [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]].}}''' <br />

Please refer to {{#if:||[[Special:Contributions/{{BASEPAGENAME}}|contributions]]}} for evidence. If you are the legitimate owner of the account, you should contact ca{{@}}wikimedia.org for assistance.<br /><small>(see: [{{fullurl:Special:Log|type=block&page=User:{{urlencode:{{PAGENAME}}}}}} block log] • [[Special:Contributions/{{PAGENAME}}|contributions]] • [{{fullurl:Special:Log|type=move&user={{urlencode:{{ucfirst:{{PAGENAME}}}}}}}} page moves])</small>
}}[[:Category:Compromised accounts|{{BASEPAGENAME}}]]<!-- Template:Compromised account -->
[[Special:Contributions/2607:FB90:5E83:CC74:9459:7AB9:47AE:C9C0|2607:FB90:5E83:CC74:9459:7AB9:47AE:C9C0]] ([[User talk:2607:FB90:5E83:CC74:9459:7AB9:47AE:C9C0|talk]]) 05:20, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
:Done, option added. However, not the default since many editors are only blocked locally. – '''[[User:Þjarkur|Thjarkur]]''' [[User talk:Þjarkur|(talk)]] 10:11, 21 March 2020 (UTC)