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Tcr25

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Tcr25 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

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Marie Laveau (filter log) (user filter log)

Description

Reverting a series of edits that blanked most all sources for the article. It's possible an old proxy source was among those, but there is a need to restore this to the previous (sourced) state. —Carter (Tcr25) (talk) 21:25, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I checked and there was an Ebscohost link in there, so not a false positive. It would have been helpful, however, if there was a way to manage within the revert process. —Carter (Tcr25) (talk) 21:47, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Date and time

21:25, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Comments

Note: If this is truly a FP, only sysops can implement the edit since the filter only excludes sysops and bots. – PharyngealImplosive7 (talk) 22:48, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pinned – This thread has been pinned and will not be archived until this template has been removed. @Tcr25: You can get around any filter (and the WP:SBL) using WP:ROLLBACK (not Twinkle). That said, maybe this filter should exclude Twinkle reverts too. I'll look at it. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 23:58, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Suffusion of Yellow: Something like &!(summary irlike "^(?:revert|rv|undid|restored)") might also work for now (checked against the last 5000 filter hits, looked good). Nobody (talk) 05:33, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I would probably also reduce it to warn and/or lower sysop to a less privileged group - disallowing for everyone except sysops seems excessive. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 18:43, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I made one small change, removing an use of rmwhitespace() that was sweeping up unrelated links together. That would have at least prevented this filter hit. There were previous objections to excluding reverts at Wikipedia:Edit filter noticeboard/Archive 9#"Unreliable source" filters; while I'm still of the opinion that people reverting page-blanking vandals shouldn't be required to fix existing problems, I got some push back to that suggestion there. The point would be moot if all of these links were removed; then a disallowing filter would be no worse than the WP:SBL. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 21:19, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

41.113.149.203

Username: 41.113.149.203 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Talk:Distribution of wealth (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Why because the system said I've rights to sign my talk pages but dinied and unsigned .
Date and time: 18:05, 17 April 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) 18:05, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Not done – The filter is working properly. Please sign your talk pages with four tildes (~~~~), which will automatically leave your IP/username and timestamp, not your email address or anything else. Thanks! Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 22:24, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Timo afw

Username: Timo afw (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Lego BrickHeadz (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I added the following to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_BrickHeadz:

In 2024, Prisoner of Azkaban figures (set number: 40677) was released on 1 March 2024. The set consists of 697 pieces and included Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Stag Patronus, Dementor and Sirius Black.^[1]

I typed the same code using the text above, but with different citations. Everything is correct.

References

^ "Prisoners of Azkaban figures". Brickset. 1 February 2024.

Date and time: 12:01, 24 April 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. – PharyngealImplosive7 (talk) 14:39, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Christina Omelchenko

Username: Christina Omelchenko (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Atomic Heart (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Ive tried to add a paragraph with the Awards to the article. it did not accept the changes. not sure what to do?

Date and time: 12:09, 24 April 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. – PharyngealImplosive7 (talk) 14:39, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dale Arnett

Username: Dale Arnett (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: January 22 (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Added a new heading for births in the 21st century
Date and time: 16:29, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Edit was not disallowed though a change to the filter may be needed. It triggered because it looks like you forgot to add a citation to a reliable source. Codename Noreste 🤔 La Suma 16:57, 24 April 2024 (UTC) (changed to m!)[reply]

I think this might still be a false positive - taking a look at the filter, it appears intended to warn editors adding unreferenced items to DOY pages, whereas this edit was just modifying the section headers. Apologies if I’m missing anything. All the best, ‍—‍a smart kitten_[meow] 17:59, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

After some careful reviewing, I think this is likely a false positive. Codename Noreste 🤔 La Suma 19:35, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

YEGENC88

Username: YEGENC88 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Yunus Emre Genç (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 20:44, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. Page creators may not remove deletion tags from said pages they create themselves. Codename Noreste 🤔 La Suma 21:04, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2601:244:5680:47F0:6539:83C1:1FBF:BD1E

Username: 2601:244:5680:47F0:6539:83C1:1FBF:BD1E (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Illinois State University/ University Presidents (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was Adding the current president to the list. Aondover Tarhule was sworn in March 18th 2024 as the 21st President.^[1]

References

^ https://illinoisstate.edu/president/

Date and time: 22:39, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Consider requesting on the article's talk page; please provide the necessary references. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 01:09, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Anas bencheikh

Username: Anas bencheikh (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Internet censorship and surveillance in Europe (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 00:40, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. Make the edit by inserting it after the shortdesc and it should be fine. Rusty4321 ^{talk contribs} 01:10, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Prisoners of Azkaban figures". Brickset. 1 February 2024.

[2] ttps://illinoisstate.edu/president/

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