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2601:600:8E80:1C12:E022:8406:C472:F91D

Username: 2601:600:8E80:1C12:E022:8406:C472:F91D (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: List_of_municipalities_in_Connecticut (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: The header cell labels in the cities table are misaligned. I am trying to add a "Percent Change" header cell since that is what's missing. This change is being automatically flagged as "Potentially unconstructive" and I cannot publish it.
Date and time: 00:05, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Done and a change to the filter may be needed. C F A 💬 00:08, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Pinned – This thread has been pinned and will not be archived until this template has been removed. Codename Noreste 🤔 Talk 03:58, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

114.23.207.15

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965 (hist · log)

Log entry

38366678

Affected user

114.23.207.15 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page they were editing

Agrilus (filter log)

Description

User attempted to add new species, of which there are many (200+ or more), citing sources. Edit was blocked for 'indian aryan expletives' See also log ID 38313502.

Reporting user

~Anachronist (talk)

Date and time

11:11, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Comments

Private – One or more of the filters triggered are private, and the request needs to be evaluated by an edit filter helper or manager. Ternera (talk) 14:09, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: this is definitely a false positive due to line 9, but for now I'm not sure of any exclusions to add to the private filter. Codename Noreste 🤔 Talk 18:00, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe the filter was triggered because an IP address tried to make the edit? I just took the IP's contribution and replaced the target article with it, and it worked fine for me, the filter wasn't triggered, but then I'm an admin so maybe I get a pass on things like this? ~Anachronist (talk) 18:05, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Anachronist: I can confirm that admins are exempt from almost every edit filter, because presumably an admin is not going to be engaged in problematic behaviors. I'm going to go with the same thing Codename Noreste said, I can't really find a way to exempt just this use-case. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 04:52, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Seefooddiet

Username: Seefooddiet (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Korea (2024 Rewrite & Proposal) (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Edit text that I myself previously added to a draft MOS WP:KOREA is working on together. This isn't an active MOS, it's still a draft in early stages. As a heads up, over the next month or so we're likely to make dozens of more edits to this draft. If it's possible to whitelist only this page that may save us some headache.
Date and time: 06:14, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Already done by Seefooddiet. By the way, Seefooddiet, you should now be exempt from the filter, since you have the autoconfirmed permission. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 07:55, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh; it still says I'm not autoconfirmed on Wikipedia:User access levels when I look at the page though. seefooddiet (talk) 08:00, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Seefooddiet: Try Special:Purge/Wikipedia:User access levels. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 09:32, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2A00:23EE:11A0:8B06:ADEA:DC31:7871:5AE7

Username: 2A00:23EE:11A0:8B06:ADEA:DC31:7871:5AE7 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Dry ice (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I'm trying to add one missed application of the dry ice.
Date and time: 09:10, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Private – One or more of the filters triggered are private, and the request needs to be evaluated by an edit filter helper or manager. (automated comment) — MajavahBot (talk · contributions) 09:10, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Amandajoness

Username: Amandajoness (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Hendersonville High School (Tennessee) (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 09:42, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – In general, "notable people" lists and similar are only meant for people who already have articles about them. If you think this person meets our notability guidelines, please see Help:Your first article. If you think an exception should be made here, please discuss the matter on the article's talk page. Annh07 (talk) 09:59, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2405:201:C00F:D934:E000:56D8:B50B:8E9D

Username: 87.221.116.60 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Spain women's national football team results (women's national football team results filter log) (women's national football team results&wpSearchUser=87.221.116.60 user filter log)
Description: Updated on August 3rd, after the match against Colombia
Date and time: 13:38, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Private – One or more of the filters triggered are private, and the request needs to be evaluated by an edit filter helper or manager. Rusty 🐈 14:05, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

178.73.63.92

Username: 178.73.63.92 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Nowa Huta (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 13:47, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – In general, "notable people" lists and similar are only meant for people who already have articles about them. If you think this person meets our notability guidelines, please see Help:Your first article. If you think an exception should be made here, please discuss the matter on the article's talk page. Annh07 (talk) 13:50, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]