There are two types of alerts:
- {{Contentious topics/welcome}}, which introduces an editor to contentious topics (CT) system and welcomes them to Wikipedia.
- {{alert}} (this template), which informs editors a particular topic has been designated as a CT. Consider using a hand-written message instead of this template.
All three are optional, effective June 2026. See Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Awareness repeal FAQ for more information.
 | This template should always be substituted – use {{subst:Alert}}. |
Usage
edit- See Template:Contentious topics/alert for details.
Standardised Arbitration Enforcement (AE) templates
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This section transcluded from: Template:Contentious topics/list/single notice [edit] [Contentious topics template subpages]
Notices
- {{ct/welcome}}, to welcome an editor and explain the CT system
- {{alert}}, to alert an editor to a specific CT
- {{Contentious topics/talk notice}}
- {{Contentious topics/editnotice}}
- {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}}, the lists of contentious topics
Enforcement
- Individual restrictions
- {{AE sanction}}, for telling a user they have been sanctioned (under CT or otherwise)
- {{AE sanction/warning}}, for a CT warning
- {{AE sanction/topicban}}, for an AE topic ban
- {{Uw-aeblock}}, for notifying users of arbitration enforcement blocks
- {{Uw-aepblock}}, for notifying users of arbitration enforcement partial blocks
- Page restrictions
- {{Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice}}, editnotice that must be used for announcing active page restrictions (except page protection)
- Contentious topics enforcement templates, the category for all enforcement-related templates created for the current contentious topics template
- Decision-specific enforcement templates
Whenever contentious topics are (de)authorised for a topic, update these: {{Contentious topics/list}} (edit), WP:GS §3.1 (edit), and {{Contentious topics/table}} (edit).