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

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  1. Determine the appropriate law enforcement agency
  2. Copy and paste the above letter into a blank email body and use the recommended subject line
  3. 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
  4. CC (not BCC) info-en@wikimedia.org
  5. Send the email