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Stnh1206

Filter: 1297 (hist · log)
Log entry: 37941572
Affected user: Stnh1206 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page they were editing: Foot in Mouth (EP) (filter log)
Description: This user was adding a personnel section about the band who performed this EP on that article, and they were warned with the standard warning message and tagged as possible vandalism as they submitted the edit after the warning. This appears to be a legitimate user and not a vandal, and this was triggered on the word Cool when adding Tré Cool - drums.
Reporting user: Codename Noreste 🤔 La Suma
Date and time: 05:01, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
Comments: I don't think we can do anything about this. Since category:.*(?:films|shows|books|series|studios|episodes|bands|musical[ ]groups|albums|songs) is already excluded. Nobody (talk) 07:22, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

24.115.255.37

Username

24.115.255.37 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing

Isotopes of meitnerium (filter log) (user filter log)

Description

In 2018 and again in 2022, the article Isotopes of meitnerium had the mathematical error "250+27=275". When ComplexRational fixed it in 2018, it triggered an edit filter, which took no action, but it did claim the edit had something to do with "magic/astrology spambots." The exact same thing happened when the error popped back up again later in a different place in the article and I fixed it in 2022. The edit filter log for Isotopes of meitnerium: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:AbuseLog&wpSearchTitle=Isotopes+of+meitnerium

Date and time

16:42, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Comments

Note: an edit filter helper/manager or admin will have to take a look at this if the magic/astrology spambot filter works as intended. Codename Noreste 🤔 Talk 23:50, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think a change is needed. Nobody (talk) 08:09, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Nobody Why? It flagged an edit which literally changed a single number from 5 to 7 24.115.255.37 (talk) 21:51, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In 2022... why does it even matter now? The filter could have changed in that time. Also it's a tracking filter, it helps track these types of spam, it doesn't need to be perfect. – 2804:F1...AE:B631 (talk) 22:40, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Kevinpakhrin12

Username: Kevinpakhrin12 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Template:Backpack item (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 14:50, 7 June 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) 14:50, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

142.192.224.243

Username: 142.192.224.243 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Corpus Christi, Texas (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Adding songwriter, ghost writer *Troy Matthew-Rodriguez* to the notable people of this city.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12942885/ https://www.avclub.com/celebrity/troy-matthew-12942885

Date and time: 16:01, 7 June 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. Lynch44 (talk) 22:44, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Stephen Goldsmith 2

Username: Stephen Goldsmith 2 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Wikipedia:Article Layout Template (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was deleting part of an article that I wrote.
Date and time: 17:32, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
Comments

86.4.5.231

Username: 86.4.5.231 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: 11,000 Clicks (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 18:29, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. Victor Schmidt (talk) 18:42, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]