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Enhancing Antivandalism Feature with User Warnings Integration
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This feedback was received from Clovermoss as follows:
"There was a particular situation I was thinking of in that moment but I incorrectly remembered what template I was having issues with at the time 1 2.
In that one, the substituted template creates its own heading and since you can't insert a template on the app without a subject line on a redlinked page (because you're forced to use the new thread feature) you end up with two. This isn't a problem if a talk page is already created (as it's possible to just edit the entire page). Anyways, I am going to send that email soon showing a recording of something else that might be of use to the app's team. I kind of showed the switch from the app to desktop mode on browser that happens when I revert someone. It's somewhat convoluted and might be helpful in implementing that new antivandalism feature you're working on. Implementing Wikipedia:User warnings as some sort of option in the saved messages thing would probably be what the average Wikipedian would look for first, at least on enwiki. While I definitely write personal messages for people sometimes (especially if the issue is more complex), by definition, actual vandalism tends to be fairly straightforward to deal with. More personalized messages are more useful when someone is editing in good faith and not merely writing stuff like this. Hopefully my feedback here is useful. "

And you can find the recorded video that described what she mentioned through this link.

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Hi @Clovermoss

Thank you for your feedback about the usage of templates. Regarding the integration of templates between platforms, it is a known issue and we are working internally to prep the backend technical work for us to be able to do that.
Currently on the app, when you go to a user's talk page and try to reply to an existing message, you will be able to use an extended wiki keyboard and use the template just as web experience:

wiki keyboard.png (2×1 px, 261 KB)

When our anti-vandalism feature is available on English wiki, you will be able to create once[ you will still need to add a subject line, but once and done] and easily store and re-use such standard templates, which could be one-step easier than the current experience.

However, if you are leaving a new message on a user's talk page using the substitution templates, unfortunately it is by design that we require you to add a subject line as we organize the talk messages and replies for a smaller-than-web mobile screen in the form of threads.