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When ThePhantomBot makes an edit, it includes an edit code at the end of the edit summary it uses. These edit codes help determine the type of edit that was made and can sometimes include more information than could not easily be communicated using normal edit summaries. Edit codes are not used as edit summary replacements, instead they add on to the information given by the edit summary. Edit codes are in the format P-S, where P is some prefix and S is a suffix, all edit codes on this page are grouped by their prefixes.

Suffixes are color coded as:

  • Unused
  • Inactive
  • Todo
  • Partialy Implemented
  • Complete

T: Test Edits

Test edits are performed only in the bot's user space. The suffixes used are integers from zero and up. T-0 refers to an edit where an edit summary was not assigned properly in code, all edits using the T-0 code should be reported. All other suffixes are chosen to separate different tests or different parts of tests.

Suffix Edit Summary Description
0 Editing Error, notify operator Used when an edit summary was not assigned properly in the bot's code. If seen, it should be reported to the bot's operator.
[integer] Test Edit Represents a test edit. These should never be seen outside of the bot's or bot operator's user or user talk space.

U: User Space Edits

These are edits which happen in the bot's user and user talk space, including some edits to the bot operator's user and user talk space.

Suffix Edit Summary Description
0 General user space edit Used for edits in user space with no other appropriate edit code. Generally this should only be used temporarily.
1 Updating information General summary used when information on one of the bot's log pages is updated. Does not include the "main" log.
2 Updating log Used when changing the log.

LTA: Long Term Abuse

These are edits related to long term abuse cases.

Suffix Action Description
0 N/A This suffix is not used.
1 Log Only Detects Techno genre warrior from Greece.
2 Log Only Detects Brian Thompson vandal.
3 Log Only Detects Link Smurf.
4 Log Only Detects Ankur Mazumder.
5 Log Only Detects Ananny.
6 Log Only Detects Ararat arev.
7 Not Active Detects Best known for IP.
8 Log Only Detects Boy band vandal.
9 Log Only Detects Johngalea24.
10 Log Only Detects Year vandal. This user does not appear to have an LTA case.
11 Not Implemented There is no public information about this suffix.
12 Not Implemented Detects Eeeeeewtw.
13 Masked Log Only Detects IP MOS vandal.
14 Masked Log Only There is no public information about this suffix.
15 Log Only Detects Javad Ramezani.

UA: User Abuse

These are edits related to general user abuse.

Suffix Action Description
0 N/A This suffix is not used.
1 Log Only Used in relation to the detection of IP editors using certain administrative templates.
2 Not Implemented Used in relation to the detection of the creation or activation of malicious sleeper accounts.
3 Report to bad pages Used in relation to the detection of recreation of deleted pages that are likely problematic.
4 Raw Logging Used in relation to the detection of certain types of sockpuppets.
5 Not Implemented Used in relation to the detection of the creation of self promotional user pages. Will likely not be implemented for some time.
6 Log Only Used to detect self publishing of drafts by somewhat new users.
7 Log Only Used to detect links to draft namespace from article namespace.
8 Log Only Used to supplement Special:AbuseFilter/689.