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Subject: Threatening comments at the English language Wikipedia article on [ARTICLE SUBJECT]

[RECIPIENT AGENCY NAME]
[RECIPIENT AGENCY ADDRESS]

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am a volunteer administrator at the English language Wikipedia and am writing to report a possible threat of violence [or "threat to harm self"] against [TARGET if identifiable] by an anonymous user at IP address [EDITOR IP] in the article on [ARTICLE SUBJECT]. The threat was made at [DATE AND TIME OF THREAT] UTC and was displayed until [DATE AND TIME OF REMOVAL] UTC.
You can view the threat here: [LINK TO DIFF]
You can view the article here: [LINK TO ARTICLE]

The Wikimedia Foundation is the controlling entity of Wikipedia, and should be contacted if you have any questions. The Wikimedia Foundation may be reached by any of the following means:
E-mail: info-en@wikimedia.org

Phone: (001) 415-839-6885

Fax: (001) 415-882-0495
Please include a copy of this letter in any correspondence to the Wikimedia Foundation to assist in identifying the specific issue. Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,
[YOUR REAL NAME]
[YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS]
CC: Wikimedia Foundation (info-en@wikimedia.org)

Usage

Determine the appropriate law enforcement agency (LEA) (see below)
Copy and paste the above letter into a blank email body and use the recommended subject line
Replace the items in [square brackets] with the appropriate information, this includes:
- URL to the Diff where the threat is made
- Dates and times when the threat was made and reverted (can be copied/pasted from article history, always specify "UTC")
- IP address of editor making threat, if available
CC (not BCC) info-en@wikimedia.org
Send the email

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 Subject: Threatening comments at the English language Wikipedia article on [ARTICLE SUBJECT]
-<blockquote>[RECIPIENT AGENCY NAME]<br />[RECIPIENT AGENCY ADDRESS]<br /><br />Dear Sir or Madam,<br /><br />I am a volunteer administrator at the English language Wikipedia and am writing to report a possible threat of violence [or "threat to harm self"] against [TARGET if identifiable] by an anonymous user at IP address [EDITOR IP] in the article on [ARTICLE SUBJECT]. The threat was made at [DATE AND TIME OF THREAT] UTC and was displayed until [DATE AND TIME OF REMOVAL] UTC.<br />You can view the threat here: [LINK TO DIFF]<br />You can view the article here: [LINK TO ARTICLE]<br /><br />The Wikimedia Foundation is the controlling entity of [PROJECT], and should be contacted if you have any questions. The Wikimedia Foundation may be reached by any of the following means:
+<blockquote>[RECIPIENT AGENCY NAME]<br />[RECIPIENT AGENCY ADDRESS]<br /><br />Dear Sir or Madam,<br /><br />I am a volunteer administrator at the English language Wikipedia and am writing to report a possible threat of violence [or "threat to harm self"] against [TARGET if identifiable] by an anonymous user at IP address [EDITOR IP] in the article on [ARTICLE SUBJECT]. The threat was made at [DATE AND TIME OF THREAT] UTC and was displayed until [DATE AND TIME OF REMOVAL] UTC.<br />You can view the threat here: [LINK TO DIFF]<br />You can view the article here: [LINK TO ARTICLE]<br /><br />The Wikimedia Foundation is the controlling entity of [[Wikipedia]], and should be contacted if you have any questions. The Wikimedia Foundation may be reached by any of the following means:
 :E-mail: info-en@wikimedia.org
 :Phone: (001) 415-839-6885