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2601:5CC:8300:A7F0:C14B:B1CD:2F07:E39E (talk · contribs) (filter log)

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Milhouse Van Houten (filter log) (user filter log)

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Revert unconstructive changes, also the filter should not instruct you to hit publish changes if the edit was constructive after throwing a false positive if the subsequent edit will also be disallowed so that at least should be fixed if possible. If possible the simple solution is to ignore all manual reverts, since if the filter allowed a recent revision in the first place, restoring it should be a non-issue.

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19:13, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

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Already done. Per Special:Diff/1207800465. – 64andtim ^(talk) 19:24, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:64andtim yes I see that, but I think the fact that manual reverts are disssallowed in the first place, along with the fact that after the first attempt the filter instructs you to hit the publish changes if an edit is constructive only to dissallow the second attempt anyway are both things that should be fixed if possible, correct? 2601:5CC:8300:A7F0:C14B:B1CD:2F07:E39E (talk) 19:33, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For now, I don't think a change is needed, but the vandalism was already reverted by a global rollbacker. – 64andtim ^(talk) 19:35, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Well if you are confident this won't be a recurring issue I guess this can be archived as moot. 2601:5CC:8300:A7F0:C14B:B1CD:2F07:E39E (talk) 19:37, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It wouldn't really be moot because the edit was disallowed by the filter though. – PharyngealImplosive7 (talk) 19:47, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:PharyngealImplosive7, what I believe User:64andtim was getting at, is that based on existing evidence this specific type of FP is unlikely to recure, so there is no need to spend time working on the filter unless additional evidence develops to the contrary. 2601:5CC:8300:A7F0:C14B:B1CD:2F07:E39E (talk) 22:03, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe we could exclude reverts to allow new and anonymous editors to revert vandalism and other disruptive edits on good or featured articles. – 64andtim ^(talk) 22:10, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pinned – This thread has been pinned and will not be archived until this template has been removed. I'm pinning this so that an EFM can check if they want to change the filter in any way to solve this particular FP. – PharyngealImplosive7 (talk) 22:16, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sure the IP has already changed IPs by now, but I just wanted to point out that the "[..] filter instructs you to hit the publish changes [..] only to dissallow the second attempt [..]" thing isn't because of this filter specifically - that's just something that happens when an edit triggers both a warn filter and a disallow filter, after you resend the warn one isn't triggered anymore just the disallow. – 2804:F14:809C:9001:6992:93FE:CF1:C76 (talk) 06:07, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2600:100B:B029:6F96:0:5F:9201:B101

Username: 2600:100B:B029:6F96:0:5F:9201:B101 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: List of countries by air pollution (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Publish religious content that is inaccurate
Date and time: 08:36, 17 February 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. PhilKnight (talk) 11:24, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Web+Emmanuel

Username: Web+Emmanuel (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: User talk:Izno (filter log) (user filter log)
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Date and time: 12:02, 17 February 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) 12:02, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Not done – The filter is working properly. - spammy edit, they did the same on nlwiki. XXBlackburnXx (talk) 13:55, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]