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69.226.103.13

Username: 69.226.103.13 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): User talk:ThaddeusB (filter log)
Description: I used an ellipsis! What a waste of user time. Bring on the block. Bring on the ban. User monitoring emergency, an ellipsis has been spotted in aisle User talk! 69.226.103.13 (talk) 21:09, 30 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 21:09, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments

Lipidresearch

Username: Lipidresearch (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Coconut water (filter log)
Description: Added additional section on Nutritional and Medicinal Uses of Coconut Water, and also improved the table on the nutritional compostition of coconut water with data sourced from the UDSA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference This was not vandalism but constructive additions from a neutral point of viewLipidresearch (talk) 18:17, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 18:17, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments

This is because of the sentence fragment "is retarded", the filter has been fixed so that it doesn't match on this anymore. Apologies for that and thank you for letting us know, you should normally be able to complete the edit now. Have you saved the text ? If not, it should be possible to retrieve it from the log, but I don't know how, a simple copy/paste doesn't preserve the blanks, could anyone do this and post the content below ? Cenarium (talk) 00:27, 30 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kmhusa

Username: Kmhusa (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): What page you were Congressional Progressive Caucaus (filter log)
Description: What you were doing add a party affiliation (i.e. D for Democrate, I for Independant
Date and time: 15:25, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments

I just removed a report at WP:AIV/TB2 for this. I'm not a big fan of this filter 115. Kmhusa, if you want to get around this for now, try making all of your small edits in one large edit. You don't have to do one or two lines at a time. In the meantime, we can discuss improving the filter. Wknight94 ^talk 15:31, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ope23

Username: Ope23 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Coal (filter log)
Description: Closed "FixHTML" tag. Ope23 (talk) 13:05, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 13:05, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments

In any case, I deactivated the tagging function for this filter, too many false positives. It's now log-only. I'm not sure it's useful to have a filter so inclusive though. Cenarium (talk) 13:27, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

86.152.19.163

Username: 86.152.19.163 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Communicating Doors (filter log)
Description: Adding a plot and expanding the stub
Date and time: 18:25, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: The word Poopay is the problem. It is spelled too similar to Poop. Ruslik_Zero 18:39, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

mytexasgarden

Username: mytexasgarden (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Calloway's Nursery (filter log)
Description: I'm trying to publish the new Calloway's Nursery page on Wikipedia. Please provide some assistance. Thanks! Mytexasgarden (talk) 16:43, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 16:43, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: You should change [[File:Example.jpg]] to something else. This is only an example. Ruslik_Zero 18:44, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your username or IP address (but NOT your signature)

Username: Your username or IP address (but NOT your signature) (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): What page you were editing/moving (filter log)
Description: What you were doing UsNavypilot (talk) 04:01, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 04:01, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments

Replace the words in italics with the relevant information. Click "Save page" and be sure to check back in case editors need more information.

Above editor has made only two edits, this one and added a long advertisement to an article. [1]. Dougweller (talk) 05:12, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Godzil

Username: Godzil (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): GCC4TI (filter log)
Description: I was making the page for the GCC4TI project that is a fork of the TIGCC project, I was forking too the tigcc wikipedia page to have a base for the GCC4TI one, and when I tryied to save the page for the first time, I got a the message that I try to do something "nasty" :/
Date and time: 20:13, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: This is not a false positive. You were trying to add http://trac.godzil.net/gcc4ti to the page, and the URL contains your username, which is exactly what the filter checks for. According to our username policy, while making your username the name of a website is sometimes acceptable, it is not recommended. I suggest that you change your username at WP:CHU. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 16:33, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I never had this comportment before, thanks for the explain. The relation domain/username is wanted. I will be more careful on wikipedia now about this. Thanks--Godzil (talk) 20:19, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

94.197.155.223

Username: 94.197.155.223 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Harry Patch (filter log)
Description: Please replace this with a description of the edit you were trying to make.
Date and time: 12:31, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: I increased the threshold of the filter 30. This should help. Ruslik_Zero 17:50, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

PankhudiFoundation

Username: PankhudiFoundation (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Pankhudi (filter log)
Description: Creating page PankhudiFoundation (talk) 04:20, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 04:20, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: First of all, you have an obvious conflict of interest, because your username matches the name of the article, which you tried to create. And the second, you do not need to use {{subst:AFC submission/submit}} template when you want to create a real article. Ruslik_Zero 17:56, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

James Dubreze

Username: James Dubreze (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): User:James Dubreze (filter log)
Description: I was posting my published article on Wikipedia.
Date and time: 22:43, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: Try to divide you article into 4 chunks (or more), and then post them one after one. This should help. Ruslik_Zero 18:05, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

173.62.219.247

Username: 173.62.219.247 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): thujone (filter log)
Description: log says I was adding "external links with referal tags", but I just fixed some data in the infobox
Date and time: 11:08, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: You changed parameter "CASNo" from 546-80-5" to "471-15-8". This parameter is automatically linked to the "commonchemistry" web site, and the web used address contains a referrer. So you actually removed one link with a referrer and added another. Ruslik_Zero 14:52, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

AussieLegend

Username: AussieLegend (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): The Big Bang Theory (filter log)
Description: Fixing date and removing an extra space.[2]
Date and time: 18:57, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments

Hmm, this was probably caused by the URL http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=266467780&id=266467749&s=143455 (note the "viewAlbum"), and it's definitely a false positive. Not quite sure how to resolve this, tho. --Conti|✉ 19:12, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In any case, action to warn removed. Don't know if there are other uses besides logging. Cenarium (talk) 16:53, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Libbyjuju

Username: Libbyjuju (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Valentyne Krush (filter log)
Description: removing a category that does not currently exist
Date and time: 16:23, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: But the category was the only category the page belonged to, so you removed all categories. You should have replaced the non-existent category with another category. Ruslik_Zero 14:39, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

fav_fapal

Username: fav_fapal (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Stuart Alexander (filter log)
Description: In celebration of Martha Stewart's Hot Dog special (7-23-09) as well as in light of a nearby sausage factory fire (South San Francisco,7-23-09) I wished to commemorate Stuart Alexander, former sausage maker gone bad...I believe this meets several widely-acknowleged criteria of newsworthiness. The stub for Stuart Alexander, importer, seems to be self-promoting and/or an attempt at advertising and I respectfully request it be reviewed and replaced as well as examined as to why it's not possible to post references on that page;Date and time; 21:18, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: You was given a warning (and the edit was tagged as a result) because you inserted "<ref>Insert footnote text here</ref>" into the article (a test type edit). You should have replaced "Insert footnote text here" with something meaningful. In addition you forgot to add <references/> tag, which caused an error message to appear on the page. Ruslik_Zero 14:34, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

69.209.238.114

Username: 69.209.238.114 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Chicago 'L' rolling stock (filter log)
Description: I was undoing a edit by Wuhwuzdat because the information from the previous edits seems to be right69.209.238.114 (talk) 04:56, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 04:56, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments

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69.209.238.114

Username: 69.209.238.114 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): 2010s (filter log)
Description: I was changing the sentence at the top of the page by replacing (and) because The Thousand (and) Tens does not sound right69.209.238.114 (talk) 04:51, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 04:51, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments

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peelparamedic

Username: peelparamedic (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Peel Regional Paramedic Services (filter log)
Description: Adding supporting links and representative organizations Peelparamedic (talk) 14:32, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 14:32, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: I recommend you to change your username. The current name implies that you have a conflict of interest. The warning that you received is not a false positive. Ruslik_Zero 12:17, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Altertech

Username: Altertech (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): V&V Messenger (filter log)
Description: Editing the article text
Date and time: 16:48, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: I reautoconfirmed your account. Ruslik_Zero 11:24, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

MUruleOT

Username: MUruleOT (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Jacob Adam (filter log)
Description: Please replace this with a description of the edit you were trying to make.
Date and time: 16:59, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: Why are you trying to remove all categories? Ruslik_Zero 08:02, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tjkcmo

Username: Tjkcmo (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): User:Tjkcmo/Sandbox (filter log)
Description: Starting an article on Heartland Men's Chorus
Date and time: 15:23, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: Try to create the page in several steps. In other words you need to split your large edit into two parts. Ruslik_Zero 08:10, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dalesundstrom

Username: Dalesundstrom (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Rahat_Nusrat_Fateh_Ali_Khan (filter log)
Description: Removing the Notes section and the single-item reflist (which I myself had added earlier) to address concerns about its notability raised and discussed on the article's Talk page. Dalesundstrom (talk) 17:07, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 17:07, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: I added an additional condition to the filter 79. It will not catch such edits in the future. Ruslik_Zero 08:29, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

209.253.117.178

Username: 209.253.117.178 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): The Regatta (filter log)
Description: Editing the pages for the buildings in Lakeshore East Chicago
Date and time: 16:38, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: Developer has new domain, so the links needed to be updated for accuracy 209.253.117.178 (talk) 16:38, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

cinemalu

Username: Cinemalumiere (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Encirclement_-_Neo-Liberalism_Ensnares_Democracy (filter log)
Description: Trying to add 1 external link to distributor of Encirclement's website which contains more information about the movie and video clips, tried several times and even though it said after the warning that clicking save again would confirm, it would just go back to the math problem, and then back to the warning in an infinite loop. :/ Cinemalumiere (talk) 15:39, 18 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 15:39, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: You obviously have a conflict of interest—your user name coincides with the name of the website. Ruslik_Zero 19:05, 18 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Excellenceinamerica

Username: Excellenceinamerica (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Cap_and_trade (filter log)
Description: I created an article with sources to the information, the original pages was simply forwarded to another article here is the message I received after I saved the page: "Your edit has triggered a filter designed to warn editors, organisations and companies against using Wikipedia as an advertising medium. Wikipedia is foremost an encyclopedia, and not a vehicle for advertising or promoting organisations, companies or individuals. If that is not your intent, we apologize. However, before you continue you may wish to review Wikipedia's guidelines on spam, conflict of interest, and external links as these may help you decide whether the information you want to include is appropriate for Wikipedia. Please feel free to ask at the Help Desk if you have any questions.

If you're sure you still want to make this edit, go to the bottom of this page and click 'Save page' again, and it will be submitted as is. If you believe you received this message in error, you may report this error." Thank You.Excellenceinamerica (talk) 22:55, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 22:55, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: What is your question about? You certainly have a conflict of interest as your usename coincides with the name of the website. Ruslik_Zero 19:10, 18 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

salix476

Username: salix476 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Chris_73 (filter log)
Description: Thanking user for image and linking to website I used it on (my homepage)
Date and time: 20:11, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments

98.245.208.194

Username

98.245.208.194 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing (don't wikilink)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (filter log)

Description

Adding info

Date and time

09:08, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Comments

Trying to adjust the punctuation from the word: {Charlies} to: {Charlie's} on the "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" page and then this happens. i am a great adder to wiki pages, and never wish any vandalism. please do not ban me from doing so.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.245.208.194 (talk • contribs)

By unhappy coincidence the word 'retardation' appears just after 'Charlie'. So when you added 's after Charlie, the filter reacted to this as to a personal attack. I advise you to create an account in order to be able to make such edits. Regards, Ruslik_Zero 16:59, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Samster765

Username

Samster765 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing (don't wikilink)

PETA's weird (filter log)

Description

Merely creating a talk page, I have 4 entries in the abuse log, all 100% false positives. This report is about filter 194 Samster765 (talk) 17:51, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Date and time

23:18, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Comments

This guy has been doing this ALOT I don't know why his new account isn't banned yet. We banned this persons old account (Samster764) and apperently he came back on a new account. ONE MORE bad post from this guy and I am going to lose it!

It seems to me like you made this request from a different account than the one where you made the attempted edit you're talking about, and that you got the page title wrong - every entry in your log is correct, and you have none for Special:AbuseFilter/194. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 08:37, 16 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ajax75

Username: ajax75 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Raoul Weston La Barre (filter log)
Description: Linking to Finding Aids at the National Anthropological Archives to relevant articles.
Date and time: 21:46, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: If you were adding good links then feel free to ignore. Triplestop x3 21:48, 13 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

82.132.136.198

Username: 82.132.136.198 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Alcohol_rub (filter log)
Description

A false positive was returned for "removing references". I have removed references from this page both before and after the tagged edit but not on this [3] edit which it tagged.

BTW, I was not able to submit this description on my first edit. It simply refused to fill it in when I pressed preview so I think there i a minor problem with the subst function too.

Date and time: 19:59, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: Not absolutely sure, but this looks like an already known bug in the abuse filter. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 21:47, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

User F203

Username: User F203 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Talk:The kid is not my son (filter log)

Description: Merely creating a talk page, I have 4 entries in the abuse log, all 100% false positives. This report is about filter 194 User F203 (talk) 17:51, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 17:51, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: This filter should be disabled, it reaches far too widely. Done –xeno^talk 17:57, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

User F203

Username: User F203 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): User F 203/sandbox/Liz (filter log)
Description: Merely creating a sandbox. I have 4 entries in the abuse log, all 100% false positives. This report is about filter 176. User F203 (talk) 17:51, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 17:51, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments

This is not a false positive, you tried to create an page in article space, rather than in your userspace. Since your user name starts with user, you would need to create this at User:User F 203/sandbox/Liz. –xeno^talk 17:57, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

User F203

Username: User F203 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): User F 203/sandbox (filter log)
Description: Merely creating a sandbox. I have 4 entries in the abuse log, all 100% false positives User F203 (talk) 17:51, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 17:51, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: see above. –xeno^talk 17:57, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

User F203

Username: User F203 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): User F 203/sandbox (filter log)
Description: Merely creating a sandbox. I have 4 entries in the abuse log, all 100% false positives User F203 (talk) 17:51, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 17:51, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: see above. –xeno^talk 17:57, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

98.196.49.196

Username: 98.196.49.196 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Facepunch (filter log)
Description: Adding a large amount of information to the article. I don't know what trigged the bot. What I do know is that it refuses to save the page: I enter the confirmation code and the bot comes up again. I cannot submit my information.

I do, however, have my edited page's code saved in a text file on a computer, so the information is saved.

Date and time: 05:26, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: I have reported this bug in the AbuseFilter extension. I haven't checked if it is a false positive for either filter (these filters use complex regular expressions), but their cumalitive effect shouldn't be this. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 22:01, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lx45803

Username: Lx45803 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Talk:Let's Dance (Five song) (filter log)
Description: Removed some old and (probably) irrelevant posts by a bot regarding fair use of images that were no longer in the article, and no longer on WP either. Because these posts made up most of the talk page, the filter saw it as vandalism.
Date and time: 16:23, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: The tag reads: "Talk page blanking by unregistered user", which is true. I do not see where your edits were called vandalism. Ruslik_Zero 16:42, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

LeUrsidae96

Username

LeUrsidae96 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing (don't wikilink)

Early life of Hugo Chávez (filter log)

Description

The page which I wanted to edit constrctively had an unconstructive edit after i tried to save my edit.

Date and time

06:43, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Comments

I was only adding some correct information.Chavez spoke bad English,English is taught at Venezuelan schools,therefore it is Okay to have the edit at Early life of Hugo Chávez. Proof can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVZoGEy4OGg and Education in Venezuela.

'Youtube' is unreliable sources of information. Use of 'Youtube' is discouraged in Wikipedia articles. Ruslik_Zero 16:40, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Elizabethhr

Username: Elizabethhr (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): KiptonART (filter log)
Description: My page has been notified for deletion - I was adding a category to the group (Arts Organizations) and it popped up saying that I was deleting certain categories. I was not, I was merely adding another category.
Date and time: 20:53, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: You tried to replace [[Category:Arts Organizations]] with [Category:Arts organizations]. The categories should be wrapped in double brackets, not single. Ruslik_Zero 16:36, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

69.209.212.80

Username: 69.209.212.80 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): 2060s (filter log)
Description: undoing an edit on the page
Date and time: 05:21, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments

68.167.254.43

Username

68.167.254.43 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing (don't wikilink)

Universal Studios (filter log)

Description

Removed an empty reflist/references tag

Date and time

22:15, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Comments

Consider detecting the case where there are no references (i.e. no <ref></ref> pairs), which was true in this case, and not tagging it as a reference list removal and generating a warning. 68.167.254.43 (talk) 22:20, 8 July 2009 (UTC).[reply]

But any article I suppose should have references? Ruslik_Zero 07:30, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've never seen any wikistats about how many articles there are without inline references. I still see such articles daily, and clicking on Special:Random ten times produced 4 articles with no references, 4 with cite.php-style refs, and 2 with in-line refs in other formats. Anecdotal evidence, of course, but I think the assumption of good faith warrants improving Special:AbuseFilter/79 as requested. Thanks 68.165.77.222 (talk) 04:56, 10 July 2009 (UTC). P.S. Another example of why filter 79 should be improved: a {{reflist}} or <references/> may be left in place even after the last <ref></ref> in the article is removed.[reply]

CCHA Arena Guide

Username

CCHA Arena Guide (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing (don't wikilink)

Central Collegiate Hockey Association (filter log)

Description

I am trying to add a link to a website that has a lot of information, photos, and data on the all the rinks around the CCHA.

Date and time

1:20, July 8th, 2009

Comments

I am not advertising the website (www.cchaarenaguide.com), I truly believe this is a significant attribute to all the teams in the CCHA adding a link to a website that shows pictures of their arenas.

But your username coincides with the name of the cite, which raises some questions. Ruslik_Zero 07:25, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I know, I do not have a wikipedia account, so I just created that off the top of my head. Can I be granted access to make my post onto the CCHA page now?

CharlesArthurMiller

Username: CharlesArthurMiller (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Timur Kuran (filter log)
Description: I was editing Professor Kuran's wikipedia profile as per his instructions. I work for him as a research assistant at Duke University and he requested that I update his wikipedia page. It was reported because I removed categories
Date and time: 21:30, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: It sounds like you have a conflict of interest so you shouldn't be editing the page directly. This isn't a false positive as the filter is working correctly. ~~ [ジャム]^[t - c] 21:39, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tivedshambo

Username

99.132.128.192 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing (don't wikilink)

Bern Nadette Stanis (filter log)

Description

Please replace this with a description of the edit you were trying to make.

Date and time

(Note it was not me that got the report). Whilst clearing the backlog at WP:AIV, I looked at this bot-reported edit. The edit in question was an attempt to convert the redlink What's Happening Now! to the correct What's Happening Now!!. I presume it was the double exclamation mark that the filetr objected to. Whilst it often a sign of vandalism, there are circumstances where it may be correct (chess notation, double factorials in maths, quotations etc.) Therefore users should not be tagged as vandals for attempting to apply it. Can someone investigate this please. — Tivedshambo (t/c) 09:12, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Actually, the double ecxclamation point is irrelevant. This filter is triggered if any IP within specific ranges edits pages which are typical of Television Radio sockpuppets - presumably, these ranges are Television Radio's ranges. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 09:49, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

So an anonymous user is reported as a vandal because they might be a sock-puppet? This is a blatant lack of good faith, even ignoring that sock-puppet investigations shouldn't be reported at WP:AIV anyway. I'll mention this to User:Mr.Z-bot's owner, and get their input. — Tivedshambo (t/c) 10:33, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

To the best of my understanding:

AGF doesn't mean that we can't use reasonable filters which return few false positives, even if set to disallow, due to the few false positives. If you think this particular filter is problematic, try talking to its author - Wknight94. I believe that it may make sense to remove pages like Bern Nadette Stanis from the list of disallowed pages (based on the abuse log), but I wouldn't do it without first consulting with Wknight94.
Bots reporting to WP:AIV work based on heuristics, which may have many false positives. There are no WP:BITE issues involved (as new users shouldn't usually be aware of this page), nor AGF (bots can't assume any faith). Note that the bots reporting there don't actually block users. Obviously, if there was a to high false positive rate, thjis would make the page unmanageable by admins; I don't think we have reached that point.
I fuly agree with you that this edit was probably okay, and I have done it while giving credit to the IP adress.

עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 11:54, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Looking at it again, this was partly me getting muddled with a report I dealt with yesterday where an IP was falsely templated for a "crime they didn't commit". In this case the IP didn't get templated, so I agree AGF isn't so much of an issue here. I think the only issue outstanding is whether the bot should report a breach of this filter as vandalism, or to WP:SSP. — Tivedshambo (t/c) 12:47, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

These abuse filters arise from the bad faith assumption that IP users are vandals. When I have a problem with abuse tags while cleaning up after a bad bot: there's not concern about the bad articles, not concern about a good editor getting a thousand false positives. Just a command to register.

If it arises from the underlying assumption that IP editors are vandals and prioritizes tagging them to make catching their vandalism easier, that is the starting point. AGF does not involve underlying assumptions that IPs and newly registered users are bad for wikipedia-that's what AGF means: don't work from the underlying assumption that the other writer is a vandal.

This abuse/edit filter needs to be rethought, the permanence of the pre-beta testing logs, the wording of the messages, whether or not the wikipedia community has decided IPs are allowed to edit (the community has and they are) and how this entire project is an attempt to sidestep community consensus. That's my opinion.

"May have many false positives" blithely spoken is noted. --69.226.103.13 (talk) 19:09, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

24.93.205.160

Username: 24.93.205.160 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Tabitha D'umo (filter log)
Description: I actually got tagged for both Tabitha's article and her husband Napoleon's. While it's true that I did remove references, it was only because the links to the pages in those ref tags didn't exist or (in one case) didn't cite what was stated. In all cases multiple references were cited so I never had to replace any. The articles are still well cited. I was basically cleaning them up. I invite you to have a look.
Date and time: 21:03, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: The filter only tags such edits for further review. So, please, do not pay attention to the tags if your edits are constructive. Ruslik_Zero 14:27, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Otumba

Username

Otumba (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing (don't wikilink)

Battle of Otumba (filter log)

Description

Reporting out of advisement from the warning I received after the filter was activated. My edits to Battle of Otumba were tagged as a possible conflict of interest, considering my username, a response I completely understand. However, I assure everyone that I am not a 500 year-old conquistador. :) As noted on my userpage, I came back to Wikipedia out of a desire to improve the article on the battle, and I decided to use that motive for my username. Otumba (talk) 01:43, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Date and time

01:42, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Comments

This is because of an aparent conflict of interests due to the fact that your username appears in the link. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 07:51, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As I thought, thank you. What happens now? Does my filter log get cleared? Otumba (talk) 17:25, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hnois

Username: Hnois (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): The Fallen Empires (filter log)
Description: I was creating a new article about The Fallen Empires and then clicked save page Hnois (talk) 21:39, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 21:39, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: If you want to create an article, just create it. There is no need to add {{subst:AFC submission/submit}} template. Ruslik_Zero 08:42, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

68.46.254.194

Username: 68.46.254.194 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Farkle (filter log)
Description: Adding name "Rat's Ass" as alternative name 68.46.254.194 (talk) 14:44, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 14:44, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: Is it really necessary to add this name? Do you have a reliable source, which confirms that it is really used? Ruslik_Zero 08:45, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

username is belmead

Username: belmead (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Belmead (filter log)
Description: I was adding information condensed to one sentence and a link to Belmead Community League as this is the community league that serves this neighbourhood. You can verify this by going to the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues website at www.efcl.org which is the umbrella organization for community leagues in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This was not an advertisement, just addtional information.
Date and time: 05:16, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: I advise you to change your usename, as the current username implies the conflict of interest. Ruslik_Zero 08:48, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

HipHopSavior

Username

HipHopSavior (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing (don't wikilink)

Better on the Other Side (filter log)

Description

Nearly every edit that HipHopSavior makes to this page trips filter 81, but I just cannot see why. —Kww(talk) 23:18, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Date and time

23:18, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Comments

The paragraph he edits contains a quote with the words "world dance". Those are included in filter 81. Maybe someone else can address whether that is necessary - I have no idea. Wknight94 ^talk 22:18, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's it, and that's why this thing can only log. The abuse filter can't tell the difference between the "World Dance" chart and the lyric "I can make the world dance", and it's unreasonable to expect it to. I'm used to looking for these things, but sometimes I get stumped (even though the answer is always obvious once it's pointed out). Thanks.—Kww(talk) 22:28, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Matthewfreile

Username: Matthewfreile (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Nightjar (filter log)
Description: Just clarifying the nighhawk range, it was given as North America when actually extends to South America
Date and time: 23:09, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: Fixed the filter. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 07:49, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cinema86

Username: Cinema86 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Family Biz (filter log)
Description: I am the Story Department Intern for the Creator of the series Family Biz. I was trying to update the series page by adding synopses of the episodes of Family Biz which have yet to air on YTV. All the summaries I am posting have been edited and approved by series creator James Nadler. Thank you. Cinema86 (talk) 18:28, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 18:28, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: Try not to add the word "poop" (at least, until you make 10 edits to articles and your account becomes autoconfirmed). Ruslik_Zero 18:59, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]; So that you don't appear to have a conflict of interest, you could try editing articles unrelated to Family Biz. --Damian Yerrick (talk | stalk) 22:06, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

69.226.103.13

Username: 69.226.103.13 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Discoaster (filter log)
Description: Removing bogus information put into article by a bot. Don't tag a proper edit as blanking, when it's nothing of the sort. A careful removal of part of the information, addition of relevant information and a source, is not blanking. Blanking is removing large quantities of text. Remove the pointless tag.

I'm not going to waste more time on this garbage produced by a bot if my edits are going to be tagged as vandalism.

You edit it, research the genus, source the article, verify the authorities, if you think that removing 100 unverified species that should never have been put in the article, replacing them with verified species, sourcing the list, and adding authorities is vandalism. Have fun. 69.226.103.13 (talk) 08:56, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, every edit in my abuse log is a false positive. How many ways can wikipedia find to be hostile to professional editing by qualified researchers? First I'm abusive for deleting garbage from wikipedia, then I'm abusive for moving garbage, then I'm abusive for deleting more garbage, but without any scanning for adding and correctly formatting appropriate information, then I'm abusive for reverting my own edit.

Anyone figure out that this is just insulting to tag a good editors edits as abuse? --69.226.103.13 (talk) 09:11, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Date and time: 08:56, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments: With the current technology and dumb computers, the system cannot tell that you are a good editor. One simple way to make that clearer would be to create an account. Wknight94 ^talk 11:17, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

So you tagged me inaccurately and are accusing me of being a vandal simply because I'm an IP? --69.226.103.13 (talk) 17:09, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please see the note at the top of your filter log: "Entries in this list do not necessarily mean the edits were abusive." Wknight's suggestion to register an account is a good one as you will quickly be ignored by the abuse filter. Heuristics are a necessary component of the filter. However, if you wish to continue editing as an IP, you'll run into false positives from time to time. –xeno^talk 17:14, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It does not say that in the edit summary, what it does is call my edit abusive. You've singled me out to label my edits as abusive. The heuristics are faulty if they target only IPs.

IPs contribute all of the time to wikipedia, to target them solely because they are IPs is to say "anyone can edit" is a lie. --69.226.103.13 (talk) 17:18, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And, if you create a system that makes false positives you need to be able to remove them. --69.226.103.13 (talk) 17:19, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Calm down. The abuse filter mechanism is quite new and we are still gaining experience in making proper and appropriate use of it. Many of the rules crafted so far give wider leeway to established editors. It's a crude attempt to emulate what human editors tend to do. Automating good judgment about applying such biases is in the future, maybe—hopefully. The most expedient way to solve your problem is for you to create an account and edit logged in. I bet you notice a difference in how you are treated by other editors as well as the filters. —EncMstr (talk) 17:21, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

(ec*2)You were tagged because of a combination of two things: 1.) you do not look like an established editor because you have not created an account, and 2.) because you removed references from an article. 99% of the time, when these two conditions are met, the edit is indeed vandalism. In order not to offend the other 1% (i.e. you), the filter simply tags the edit so that someone can check the validity. That is all. No need to get offended. If you have a suggestion for a better heuristic that catches just as much vandalism while not tagging proper edits, let us know. Wknight94 ^talk 17:22, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not uncalm. Please feel free to strike out your personal comment about me, let me know when you do, and when we can discuss the issue. --69.226.103.13 (talk) 17:24, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

So... putting all other issues aside for a moment - aside from creating an account (which I gather that he won't be doing), is there any way that the abuse filter can be tweaked so that 69.226.'s edits are no longer disallowed or tagged by it? I can understand where the guy (I'm assuming that you're a guy, sorry if wrong) is coming from, to be honest. It seems that everywhere he turns at the moment, he's running into automatic brick walls that prevent him from fixing errors introduced by an automatic process. I'd probably be feeling pretty hacked off by it too... --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 17:37, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The filter I was referring to (way back when) was log-only, so he wasn't running into any brick walls. I don't know about any other filter(s) he is tripping. Wknight94 ^talk 18:41, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I can't find the specific comment now (this long-running Algae/Anybot/Bots/BAG/Abuse filter/ClueBot discussion is scattered over several different boards and user talk pages at this point) but I believe that 69.226. stated that the abuse filter is actively preventing him from making certain edits due to his status as an IP - then ClueBot reverted some of the edits that he did manage to get past the filter. Emotions do seem to be running high here - but if the above is occurring, I can understand the frustration and how he feels that he's getting kicked in the teeth by 'the system' whenever he tries to fix blatant errors in the articles that were created by (yet another) bot that was doing things that it shouldn't have been doing. So he gets narked about the entire business and complains angrily about it in several places. Then he gets told to calm down by various people (who just see some guy ranting without knowing the full background to the case - and how could they?) - so he feels as though his complaints are not being taken seriously and that no-one appreciates his work. Well, that's my assessment of the situation, anyway. --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 18:58, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

He commented recently that even after he hit "save" after being warned it wouldn't go through. However, I don't see anything that was tagged as "disallow"? Was that Cluebot stepping in and taking the plate? Or was it an unlogged AF action? Addressing your point that we aren't appreciating his work: I don't see that at all. What I see is several solutions being offered, and 69.x.x.x refusing to take them on board. On the other hand, we took steps to address his concerns (including renaming the filter) but these take time to percolate. –xeno^talk 19:04, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Just to make it clear - I'm not personally accusing anyone of anything here. As far as I can see 69.226. just wants to go about his editing without being pestered by bots or abuse filter messages - and he wants all such to stop immediately (which I don't suppose is an unreasonable request if one is unfamiliar with the inner workings of WP). TBH, I don't think that he'd be so upset about all this (if at all) if it hadn't been for the User:Anybot debacle. --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 19:27, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Good guess, Kurt Shaped Box. There are too many badly amateur programs running on wikipedia. This one also attached a tag for an edit by a different IP to my IP abuse filter. Again, bad, bad programming.

If it's not up and running, why did the community grant the right to make a permanent log of it?

How many names have I been called, and how many lame essays like "don't be a dick," and "tendentious editor," (read: "shut up") should a user put up with while trying to correct a major problem on wikipedia? Or since I started trying to straighten out the mess made by anybot starting over 4 months ago? Wikipedia has already chased away other editors who have been trying to clean this mess up. How long should wikipedia look like an idiot in the evolutionary biology department?

I think people should support my solutions to the anybot mess, and stop telling me to do different things and calling me names and telling me to shut up, since I am the one making certain that the entire mess is cleaned up this time, without chasing me away like all of the others who tried to deal with anybot and the BAG about this. And it's one foul mess. --69.226.103.13 (talk) 06:18, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I gotta quit. I don't like being stalked by a half-baked tagging system. It's ridiculous. If you had never called it an abuse filter to begin with (but, that's your intention, to stalk abuse by IPs), and if wikipedia writers had not made so many nasty remarks to me while I'm trying to fix this mess, ..., but, no, I'm not going to look at article histories and see every edit I made to correct anybot's garbage tagged as vandalism.

I'm also not going to listen anymore to wikipedia editors saying, "it's not an abuse filter, we just call it that." "It's not about tagging vandalism even though that's the purpose." "Stop your tendentious editing." "Don't be a dick." "Calm down." Why doesn't everyone pay attention to the mess these taxon-generating bots make and stop it a lot sooner instead of going after the whistle-blower every step of the way.

Wikipedia's fight against vandalism trumps everything, but especially a good, reliable encyclopedia and researchers willing to write it.

This is what the latest absurd filter tagged of mine: [[[Choanoflagellatea|Choanoflagellates]]. I did that as a courtesy to readers, and it's standard form for biology. I don't think biologists are going to be sticking around as long as I have, though. --69.226.103.13 (talk) 09:41, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Susan118

Username: Susan118 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): User_talk:Susan118/Archive_1
Description: Archived my talk page for the first time, creating the archive page triggered the Michael Jackson vandalism filter. (I have participated in discussions on the Michael Jackson articles, but there are no links to or mention of them in my talk page)
Date and time: 16:59, 30 June 2009 (UTC) (This actually happened 23:13, June 28, 2009)
Comments

The filter is 'inherently' broken. I removed the tagging function. Cenarium (talk) 18:19, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lavenderx

Username: Lavenderx (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (filter log)
Description: Making the word "Avalon" italicized and adding its date of release (2001). Was given the message: "An automated filter has identified this edit as potentially unconstructive, and it has been disallowed. If this edit is constructive, please report this error."
Date and time: 02:21, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: I have now done the edit for you (see here). Due to a single word in the paragraph you were changing, this edit looked to the Abuse filter like a specific sockpuppeteer who we are trying to stop; I don't think I should give any more details. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 07:44, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Erik9

Username: Erik9 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): User:Erik9/edit list
Description: Does filter 194 identify any new page which includes the substrings "Michael" or "Jackson" as "Possible Michael Jackson vandalism", as its record of false positives [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] indicates? If so, the filter would be ripe for immediate decommissioning. Indeed, the filter appears to be malfunctioning to such an extent that it flags new pages with no discernible connection to Michael Jackson at all [9] [10] [11]; a flood of false positives renders the abuse filter feature useless, as well as insulting new editors who may perceive that they are being accused of "vandalism" in page histories. Erik9 (talk) 23:17, 28 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 23:08, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments

Snek01

Username: Snek01 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Iberus gualterianus
Description: I tried to add {{delete|bad name, correct name is Iberus gualtieranus}} into the wrong page. Snek01 (talk) 23:02, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 23:02, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments

So I added the delete template to the discussion page. --Snek01 (talk) 23:08, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The correct procedure is:

Move the page to the proper title, or list it at WP:Requested moves if you can't.
If the page is relatively new, and the old title is an "implausible typo", then tag the redirect with a {{db-redirtypo}} tag.

עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 07:56, 28 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Brian Eetar

Username: Brian Eetar (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Sagan 4
Description: The page had some formating problems causing texts which shouldn't be on the same line, to be on the same line, I was inserting blank lines between them in order to seperate them 89.138.198.129 (talk) 20:15, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 20:15, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: I restored your autoconfirmed status, so, you can edit normally now. Ruslik_Zero 12:34, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dylant2011

Username: Dylant2011 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Bayarena
Description: I was editing the Bayarena page and i put some new organisation to the stub article and it told me i had excesive white space Dylant2011 (talk) 02:12, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 02:12, 26 June 2009
Comments: I see you aligned the parameters so the equal signs would line up. In so doing, you included several spaces before most of the parameter names. You may have to tolerate the whitespace filter if you are going to do that. Wknight94 ^talk 12:53, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

spencerz

Username

spencerz (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing (don't wikilink)

List of Parental Advisory albums

Description

I was adding entries to the article. I clicked save changes and a filter came up stating that the changes I made were unconstructive. I only added albums, and did nothing more. I believe the unconstructive filter may have been activated by the names of some of the albums.

Date and time

13:22, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Comments

Your abuse log is empty. I do not any evidence that you was stopped by a filter. Ruslik_Zero 19:00, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

From this, I'd guess you edited as an IP. You may need to create an account and gain more experience here before such edits are allowed. Wknight94 ^talk 12:56, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I added "Come Poop with Me" to exceptions. Ruslik_Zero 14:30, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

98.154.26.247

Username

98.154.26.247 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing (don't wikilink)

Washroom

Description

Trying to revert apparent vandalism and blanking made by other IP user. Unable to revert and the vandalism remains on the article as of now.

Date and time

00:30, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Comments

Fixed the vandalism, but I can't do anything about the filter.—Kww(talk) 00:35, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I added "shampoo" to exceptions. Ruslik_Zero 10:03, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

67.149.31.144

Username: 67.149.31.144 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Pages you were editing (don't wikilink): Bagdasarian Productions, Nelvana
Description: Removed sections that really don't belong in a Wikipedia article since it adds nothing to the article whatsoever; they even took up much of the articles I edited.
Date and time: 23:45, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: If the edit is constructive, simple press 'save' next time. Ruslik_Zero 10:06, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

runs_on_empty

Username

runs_on_empty (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing (don't wikilink)

I Am... Tour

Description

It says I removed content when I did not. I removed bad citations and deleted images. If anything, I added more constructive contentRuns on empty (talk) 23:46, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Date and time

23:46, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Comments

The filter triggered because the overall change in the article's size as a result of your edit was very high and in the negative direction. The filter is unable to distinguish between removing large sections of an article and weeding out a large amount of unnecessary text. The bottom line, then, is that this was not a false positive, as you did remove content - you just put it back in in a way that was considerably shorter. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 19:06, 25 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

To clarify further, if you know your edit is constructive, ignore the warnings and hit save. This particular filter will never be terribly accurate, and so it will never prevent you from editing. It's intention is to advise new users that there may be concerns from real editors later if their edit is not constructive. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 19:09, 25 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

58.8.10.170

Username

58.8.10.170 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing (don't wikilink)

List of famous people who died in road accidents & Road accident victims & Famous automobile accidents

Description

Fixing redirects. Please see also Wikipedia:Abuse filter/False positives#58.8.12.172 (#2) for which the comment (reply) was "The filter only warns. You can save your edit, if it is constructive." - so now a question: the message says "If this edit is constructive, please click 'Save page' again, and report this error." (my emphasis) - please confirm, am I correct to continue reporting these false positives? Or is it a waste of time for this type of edit? Thanks.

Date and time

15:10, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

Comments

I disabled warning. Ruslik_Zero 16:15, 21 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Just to clarify - I wasn't asking you to do that (I don't know enough to suggest if it's a good idea or not), I was only asking if I should continue to report the warning or ignore it. I presume if the warning is disabled, this type of edit will still be tagged for review? Thanks. 58.8.10.170 (talk) 16:28, 21 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I disabled warning and enabled tagging instead. This particular filter probably should not warn, because it is very difficult to separate bad edits from good ones. Ruslik_Zero 07:38, 22 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good. Thank you, keep up the good work! 58.8.10.170 (talk) 10:03, 22 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

82.6.108.62

Username: 82.6.108.62 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): JAD_(JAva_Decompiler)
Description: Adding just one link to archive.org, was told "It appears you are adding external links to many different Wikipedia pages in rapid succession", which I had not been doing as my user history plainly shows. I run a TOR node but it's middle-man only, not an exit node so should not be relevant. 82.6.108.62 (talk) 20:38, 20 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 20:38, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: Resolved. Prodego ^talk 21:09, 20 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

79.101.174.192

Username: 79.101.174.192 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration
Description: added statement with a reference-link 79.101.174.192 (talk) 20:30, 20 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 20:30, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: I expanded the warning. You may wish to read WP:References. Ruslik_Zero 07:58, 21 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

たろ人

Username

たろ人 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing (don't wikilink)

Leesong Hee-il

Description

Because I mistakenly used the film-stub instead of the film-director-stub filter, the robot has idiotically identified the director as if he were a movie, and put a "tireless sock" jacket on me. Is there any way an admin can remove the tag from the edit history?

Date and time

13:58, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Comments

The only way I know is WP:Oversight. Ruslik_Zero 15:17, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

So what exactly is the point of reporting a false positive if no one can do anything to correct the situation?

My concern isn't just my reputation, but also the article. For a long time, its origin will have that black cloud over it on the very first screenful of history that shows up. たろ人 (talk) 21:03, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

We can delete that one edit, if you agree, たろ人. We need your agreement because you will no longer be attributed for creating the article, although I'll place a null edit in the article history to clarify it. Stifle (talk) 11:55, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's fine by me. I didn't bring in any sources that hadn't been used in related articles anyway. Rather tahn creating anything new, I just filled a void that should've already been filled anyway. たろ人 (talk) 22:49, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think, it is better to suppress the edit summary and the summary in the log. Ruslik_Zero 12:39, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Whatever you guys think is the most efficient way to remove the black mark from the article history is fine by me. If I have to accept some sort of demerit as a user, I would be OK with that. たろ人 (talk) 21:11, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

98.26.168.111

Username: 98.26.168.111 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Mescalyne
Description: Stub sorting. Somebody added it directly to a stub category instead of using a template. You're not supposed to do this.
Date and time: 13:56, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: I added "stub}}" to exceptions. Ruslik_Zero 07:47, 21 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

74.15.55.180

Username: 74.15.55.180 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): New York Rangers
Description: This article clearly suffers from recentism. Just the 7 games from the 2009 playoffs take as much as the expensive acquisition section which is 10 years. I was just shortening it because all the details are very unnesessary. But the abuse report says I am blanking! 74.15.55.180 (talk) 13:17, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The edit was: (cur) (prev) 13:13, 18 June 2009 74.15.55.180 (talk) (71,552 bytes) (→2008–09 season: ridiculous recentism) (undo) (Tag: blanking)

Date and time: 13:17, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: No automatic filter can distinguish "bad large deletions" from "good ones". If you think your edit is constructive, press save button. Ruslik_Zero 07:50, 21 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

michaelmanghisi

Username: michaelmanghisi (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Zolpidem
Description: Search and Replace editing Michaelmanghisi (talk) 02:18, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 02:18, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: This is not a false positive. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, you will be blocked. Ruslik_Zero 08:00, 21 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

andrewcmurphy

Username: andrewcmurphy (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Andrew C Murphy
Description: I need to create a page for myself because the link in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oz_Squad , which was not created by me, currently links to a different Andrew Murphy. That's not too much to ask, is it? Andrewcmurphy (talk) 16:07, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 16:07, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments

Not a false positive; you shouldn't really be creating an article about yourself. See WP:AUTO. Stifle (talk) 11:56, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

62.147.39.186

Username: 62.147.39.186 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): What's On TV
Description: I added to a redirect the normal {{R from other capitalisation}} (diff), got an abuse-warning I shouldn't edit redirects. Addition of any of the {{R ...}} tags (or a category) shouldn't trigger an alarm.
Date and time: 19:57, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: I added an exception for this type of edits. Ruslik_Zero 07:07, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

71.147.56.247

Username: 71.147.56.247 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Palmer House (University of Chicago)
Description: Switched redirect from the University of Chicago to Broadview Hall.
Date and time: 18:15, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: I made some adjustments. Ruslik_Zero 18:33, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

199.125.109.126

Username: 199.125.109.126 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Talk:2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship squads
Description: Removing old multimove templates.
Date and time: 17:09, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: I do not see false positives. All filters worked as intended. Ruslik_Zero 18:25, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

67.100.125.17

Username

67.100.125.17 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing (don't wikilink)

Polycletus (and two other related spellings/names)

Description

I combined two related disambig pages into one by changing Polycletus to be:

#REDIRECT [[Polyclitus]]{{R from alternative name}}

In Special:AbuseFilter/28, the definition of "existing substantial page" needs to be improved to allow overlapping disambig pages to be combined into a single, shared page with redirects for alternate names and spellings. 67.100.125.17 (talk) 09:24, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Date and time

09:24, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Comments

It appears that the filter rule assumes that you should be logged in if you want to edit redirects. Yes, it's only a warning, but it needs to be improved to assume good faith when its clear that we're dealing with redirects and not an "existing substantial page". 67.100.125.17 (talk) 09:38, 16 June 2009 (UTC).[reply]

I increased the threshold for this filter to 500 bytes. Ruslik_Zero 13:13, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

mwandishiman

Username: mwandishiman (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickfor
Description: I was trying to make edits to an article I wrote, which I think was prematurely/unfairly flagged for neologism. I am unable to make further edits because "An automated filter has identified this edit as potentially unconstructive, and it has been disallowed. If this edit is constructive, please report this error." The edits are on the article's talk page.
Date and time: 03:17, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments

Until It Sleeps

Username: Until It Sleeps (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): User talk:169.227.254.128 (twice), User talk:121.212.240.106, and User talk:169.227.254.128
Description: Apparently Filter 58 has been known to block Huggle from warning people..., as evidenced by this
Date and time: 00:43, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments

This filter has been heavily changed in the three months since it triggered. Is it still an issue? Stifle (talk) 13:00, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

129.94.30.7

Username: 129.94.30.7 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): The_Game:_Penetrating_the_Secret_Society_of_Pickup_Artists
Description: Moving the "plot summary is too long relative to the rest of the article" template down to the plot summary section
Date and time: 06:40, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: You added "#REDIRECT Target page name", which should not appear in the articles. So the filter worked as intended. Ruslik_Zero 18:56, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

189.27.0.69

Username: 189.27.0.69 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): ?
Description: I tried to create a new statment in granting to the famous character of the Simpsons, Nelson Muntz. The Nelson's Law is a derivation of the Murphy's Law. Thak you Gilbertow (talk) 02:29, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 02:29, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: What page was you editing? I can not do anything, if I do not know the page. Ruslik_Zero 18:58, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

58.8.12.172

Username: 58.8.12.172 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Pablo the Safety Mexican (don't wikilink): Wikipedia:Abuse filter/False positives
Description: trying to revert this edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AAbuse_filter%2FFalse_positives&diff=296299571&oldid=296272885 - attempts to revert were passed into an endless loop of false positive, CAPTCHA, false positive, CAPTCHA, "Wikimedia Foundation servers" error message, CAPTCHA, false positive, CAPTCHA... and so on, over and over, again and again. Eventually someone else reverted it - but they made a mess of the revert and deleted my previous false positive report (below), so I had to come back again and restore it...
Date and time: 14 June 2009
Comments

58.8.12.172

Username: 58.8.12.172 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Dek (news)
Description: revising redirect from #REDIRECT [[News style#Headline (or hed)]] to #REDIRECT [[News style#Subhead (or dek)]]
Date and time: 05:15, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: The filter only warns. You can save your edit, if it is constructive. Ruslik_Zero 19:03, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Scarletspeedster7 (talk) 19:04, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Hey! this is funny stuff. have a sense of humor about yourself!

Username: Scarletspeedster7 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Deaths in May 2009
Description: Attempting to report deaths from May 10 2009
Date and time: Scarletspeedster7 (talk) 19:04, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comments: Since you are autoconfirmed now, you, therefore, can edit without interference from the filter 30. Ruslik_Zero 13:07, 11 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Botflyrocks

Username: Botflyrocks (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botfly_(band)
Description: Adding information about a band named Botfly
Date and time: 02:57, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: Please look over WP:COI and WP:N. Your band does not meet our standards for notability and the filter acted appropriately in this case. Wknight94 ^talk 03:25, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

203.218.193.116

Username: 203.218.193.116 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Radeon R800
Description: Reverting possible vandal: one edit dated June 3, with a load (2,867 bytes) of newly-added information without any source. Saw the abuse filter warning. 203.218.193.116 (talk) 18:58, 7 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 18:58, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: This filter only warns. If you think your edit is constructive press save. Ruslik_Zero 19:23, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

82.198.235.242

Username

/82.198.235.242|82.198.235.242]] (talk) 19:39, 6 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Date and time: 19:39, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: What was the reason for this large deletion? Ruslik_Zero 17:56, 7 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

87.194.117.80

Username: 87.194.117.80 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Rope (computer science)
Description: Added a table, got told off for "excessive whitespace". I think it's reasonable to use whitespace within a wikitable, as it's a lot easier to get the markup right if the cells are lined up. 87.194.117.80 (talk) 22:05, 5 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date
Comments: It is just a warning. Ignore it, if you think you are right. Ruslik_Zero 17:50, 7 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Candid Op

Username: Candid Op (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): User:Legalnotes, powerbrokes
Description: declinging his block
Date and time: 19:11, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: This user was blocked indefinitely. Ruslik_Zero 17:47, 7 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

213.152.239.2

Username: 213.152.239.2 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Lünen
Description: Was just adding further clarifaction on the biogass plant including it's potential output and completion date together with a reference for this information 213.152.239.2 (talk) 10:58, 5 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 10:58, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: I added an exception for "poo power". Ruslik_Zero 12:24, 5 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lelguea

Username: Lelguea (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Services_over_the_Messenger
Description: write address from Services over the messenger, not emails.
Date and time: 03:57, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: E-mails generally should not be added to articles. If you think you edit is constructive you can press save button. Ruslik_Zero 12:33, 5 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bizjournals

Username: Bizjournals (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): American_City_Business_Journals
Description: Under the Book of Lists section on the page, I added a new section called "Interactive Book of Lists" which was not mentioned anywhere on the American City Business Journals wiki page. Since this was not previously mentioned, I was contributing this information to further add factual value to wiki readers. Bizjournals (talk) 15:24, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 15:24, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: This is not really a false positive, as the filter 149 was created to warn editors of a potential conflict of interest. Your username matched the link that you tried to add to the article. If there is no any conflict of interest, press save button. I also advise you to change your username (See WP:CHU). Ruslik_Zero 12:46, 5 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Markhurd

Username: Markhurd (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Troll (Internet)
Description: Adding a newsgroup reference, which includes a message-id that looks just like an email address and that is the filter that matched. Mark Hurd (talk) 00:43, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 09:55, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments

63.252.23.200

Username: 63.252.23.200 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Expletives
Description: I was replacing "sh-t" and "fuc-" with the correct words (since the article is about expletives and so-called "bad language"). I felt that censorship here detracted from the article (as it does everywhere else), given that such words are cadent to it. Since this was all I changed, it is reasonable that a swear filter caught me and assumed I was vandalizing the page, but it was a legit edit.
Date and time: 15:52, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: If you want to help enforce the policy, you might want to create an account first. --Damian Yerrick (talk | stalk) 22:59, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

TimStilson

Username: TimStilson (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Pioneertown,_California
Description: The coordinates given for Pioneertown, CA actually point to what appears to be a swapmeet in Yucca Valley, CA. I was attempting to update the coordinates to point to Pioneertown (in this case based on the location of the town's label in Google Earth).
Date and time: 18:54, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: Woops, you matched a pattern of one of our long-term abuse cases. I have tweaked the filter which will prevent you from seeing that again. Apologies. Wknight94 ^talk 00:56, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

70.29.208.129

Username: 70.29.208.129 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): 2009_swine_flu_outbreak_in_the_United_States
Description: merging another page into it
Date and time: 08:00, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments

The whitespace filter is excessively sensitive. 70.29.208.129 (talk) 08:01, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

AltaV

Username: Template:User dark safety (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Moustachette
Description: Adding more detailed information about the movie in general and the characters, adding the names of the producers, adding references and external sources
Date and time: 05:43, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Comments: The filter is choking on a four-letter word for elimination of waste from the body. New Wikipedia editors often use this word to vandalize Wikipedia. First just call it a "snake so big it ate a whole town of people", and then fill in the rest of the quotation after you have contributed to a dozen other articles. --Damian Yerrick (talk | stalk) 23:05, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

88.105.104.187

Username: 88.105.104.187 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Triads in the United Kingdom (filter log)
Description: Just adding the relevant project headers to the talk page. Article was poorly sourced and written, therefore some additions were to be made on the talk page.88.105.104.187 (talk) 12:24, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 12:24, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments

67.149.31.144

Username: 67.149.31.144 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Pages you were editing (don't wikilink): List of MGM Television shows
Description: 118.137.20.194 reportedly hacked onto the page and added information that is absolutely false (he did the same with other MGM-related material here).
Date and time: --67.149.31.144 (talk) 15:37, 18 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

Filter 98 (Short articles)

This filter is tripped when a redirect is created. Is there any way that it can be adjusted so that use of #REDIRECT [[Redirect destination]] means that the filter is not tripped? Mjroots (talk) 18:41, 18 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

IncognitoNOW

Username: IncognitoNOW (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): [[ Spells in Harry Potter ]] (filter log)
Description: I was adding a humorous parody spell to the harry potter spell page: "Panteloneous Poopicus". IncognitoNOW (talk) 04:43, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 04:43, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments

I assume the filters caught "poop" in the spell I was adding. What I was adding was constructive; there are spells on that page from video games, so why can't I add a humorous spell from a well known video?

I was just fixing a misspelling of the word loser, no wonder no one has changed it yet...

Everything I wrote about Michael Barnett was completely true especially due to the fact that I meet the Man among men myself.

122.106.222.64

Username: 122.106.222.64 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): The Magician (Tarot card) (filter log)
Description: A pop culture reference talks about a Supernatural Season 4 episode; the episode's name is "Criss Angel is a Douchebag". On the page it simply listed the name. Linking to the episode list may be more practical but the point remains that the episode name is effectively an insult. 122.106.222.64 (talk) 08:47, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 08:47, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
Comments

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+: {{user|69.226.103.13}} ({{plainlinks|URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:AbuseLog?title=Special:AbuseLog&wpSearchUser={{urlencode:69.226.103.13}}|NAME=filter log}})
+;Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
+: [[User talk:ThaddeusB]] ({{plainlinks|URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:AbuseLog?title=Special:AbuseLog&wpSearchTitle={{urlencode:User talk:ThaddeusB}}|NAME=filter log}})
+;Description
+: I used an ellipsis! What a waste of user time. Bring on the block. Bring on the ban. User monitoring emergency, an ellipsis has been spotted in aisle User talk! [[Special:Contributions/69.226.103.13|69.226.103.13]] ([[User talk:69.226.103.13|talk]]) 21:09, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
+;Date and time
+: 21:09, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
+;Comments
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