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Cossack 419
- Username
- Cossack 419 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- Page not specified
- Description
- Date and time
- 22:23, 22 August 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
I am being blocked from correcting some of the history and facts which have been written here by Russian Trolls.
- Looks like POV pushing to me. —Compassionate727 (T·C) 23:48, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
- Compassionate727,
Not done--I concur. ∯WBGconverse 06:23, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
- @Compassionate727 and Winged Blades of Godric: Did either one of you check to see exactly what was going on with this filter and why it was prohibiting the edit? @Someguy1221: Do you think it would be a good idea to exclude phrases such as "it was here" given its frequent usage? Thanks. Nihlus 06:37, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
- Nihlus, I did.I was writing a mail to MusicAnimal, asking for an exclusion but don't find any reason as to why I chose MA. Someguy1221 do seems to be the right guy;-) ∯WBGconverse 07:20, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
- Nihlus that exclusion is a good idea. I implemented it - thanks for the suggestion. Someguy1221 (talk) 07:09, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
- @Compassionate727 and Winged Blades of Godric: Did either one of you check to see exactly what was going on with this filter and why it was prohibiting the edit? @Someguy1221: Do you think it would be a good idea to exclude phrases such as "it was here" given its frequent usage? Thanks. Nihlus 06:37, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
- Compassionate727,
MalayanThunder
- Username
- MalayanThunder (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- [[1]] (filter log)
- Description
- Wanted to take out the reference to Hamilton as it seemed subjective (a darker track thats more industrial sounding doesnt necessarily denote industrial hip hop, nor does it seem relevant to the genre), and wanted to add in several industrial hip hop groups to add some information on the genre.
- Date and time
- 18:18, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
I see you've aged out of the filter and done this yourself. —Compassionate727 (T·C) 00:57, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
24.254.196.7
- Username
- 24.254.196.7 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- List of songs recorded by imagine dragons (filter log)
- Description
- Add the song "Thunder/ Young Dumb & Broke (Medley)
- Date and time
- 18:41, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
Since I have no Wikipedia articles to go off of, I'll need you to provide a source showing the song actually exists. (Probably sources for those other claims, which are also needed). —Compassionate727 (T·C) 00:55, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
146.90.125.77
- Username
- 146.90.125.77 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- Hull Paragon Interchange (filter log)
- Description
- Your edit filter that warns people trying to add links to Daily Mail articles also gets triggered for unrelated sites with names like hulldailymail.co.uk. Maybe it could be tweaked to avoid that. e.g. filter on www.dailymail.co.uk or [/.]dailymail.co.uk.
- Date and time
- 22:05, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
- Not sure about the first suggestion as dailymail.co.uk still works without the www. But the second suggestion seems reasonable. @MusikAnimal: Your thoughts? Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 15:05, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
Fixed Shouldn't happen again. Thanks for the ping — MusikAnimal talk 22:53, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
2601:84:4500:5B2B:64D4:7219:5A5:3E53
- Username
- 2601:84:4500:5B2B:64D4:7219:5A5:3E53 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- 2018 in hip hop misic (filter log)
- Description
- wont let me add an album to august 31
- Date and time
- 16:13, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
Already done in the intervening time. —Compassionate727 (T·C) 00:45, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
Convicted Child Molesters*
- Username
- ZakAttak999
- Page you were editing
- Richard R. Lavigne
- Description
- I think we should establish that an individual is a convicted pedophile when they are a convicted pedophile prior to any additional information about them. When attempting to edit the page to include the text, Richard Lavigne is "a convicted pedophile and" a former priest... it advised me that my edits were not allowed. Should we use a different word to establish convicted pedophiles as convicted pedophiles? They should be remembered as pedophiles before any of their "works" or accomplishments" are mentioned. Does Wikipedia prefer otherwise?.
- Date and time
- 8:00, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
- For one, I think ‘convicted child molester’ works better. Pædophilia is a mental illness, child molestation is a crime. We shouldn’t say ‘convicted pædophile’ any more than we should say ‘convicted kleptomaniac’. שונרא (talk) 21:13, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
- The claim that he's a convicted child molester (or whatever preferred wording) needs a source (it isn't currently sourced in the article). Provided you can point me to one, I see no reason I can't do this. —Compassionate727 (T·C) 00:49, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
- You are correct. Thank you. I just didn't like that when I went to look him up, it said he was an 'American Priest' or 'Former Catholic Priest'. The problem with these guys is that since the statute of limitations is specifically written into the law, they'll never actually be convicted in most cases. We just can't rely on the Justice System at this point to "Allow" us to use the word convicted and need to ensure that they remain in the history books as child molesters even if they were never held accountable for it by the Justice System in their lifetime. —ZakAttak999 19:34, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
2600:1012:B017:6721:D8BD:8AA2:CED3:4387
- Username
- 2600:1012:B017:6721:D8BD:8AA2:CED3:4387 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- chicago style pizza (filter log)
- Description
- taking away my goofy edit at the beginning because I felt bad lol sorry guys love wikipedia fr
- Date and time
- 20:59, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
- Bad word was in the edit summary. Edit was reverted by someone else. LynxTufts (talk) 16:07, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
71.232.26.18
- Username
- 71.232.26.18 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- Sean Bielat (filter log)
- Description
- Added reference and citations for repeated accusations of gay-baiting during his 2010 campaign against Barney Frank
- Date and time
- 00:48, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
Is Gawker considered a reliable source? Aside from that, the version you eventually settled upon is better, so I'll leave it as is. —Compassionate727 (T·C) 00:51, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
HoggyDog
- Username
- HoggyDog (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- Lawrenceburg TN (filter log)
- Description
- Changing my own edit from "atop of" to "atop" per English Language usage of the word "atop," which does not take a preposition- I tried to delete the word "of." I had introduced the error myself in a previous edit 3 minutes before attempting to correct it and being blocked from doing so by this "False Positive" algorithm.
- Date and time
- 15:51, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
- The issue is putting 'lol' in the edit summary. Since 'lol' is considered a bad word and the filter also checks edit summaries, it is preventing the edit. LynxTufts (talk) 16:05, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
Weather rock talk page
- Username
- שונרא (talk) 21:22, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
- Page you were editing
- Talk:Weather rock
- Description
- I tried to add the following section to the talk page: ‘I’ve come across an unsavoury variation of this joke: “If the rock is missing—niggers.” It is obviously a very distasteful variation, but I’m somewhat on the fence as to its significance. What say ye?’ The system must have noticed that I added a racial slur and assumed I was being racist myself.
- Date and time
- 21:10, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
@שונרא:Why did you try to add this to the talk page? Remember that the talk page is only for discussing how to improve the article, not for general discussion of the topic, see WP:NOTFORUM. Tornado chaser (talk) 21:51, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
- @Tornado chaser and שונרא: He was asking about whether to add it, so he was using the talk page correctly. That aside, unless you can find sources documenting this, it is definitely not worthy of inclusion. If you can, maybe: that would depend on the quality of the sourcing. —Compassionate727 (T·C) 00:53, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
75.165.140.111
- Username
- 75.165.140.111 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- Page not specified
- Description
- Date and time
- 03:44, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
Working as intended. —Compassionate727 (T·C) 20:10, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
2601:581:8000:21B0:450F:838:C485:E7D1
- Username
- 2601:581:8000:21B0:450F:838:C485:E7D1 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- 1936,1937 New York Giants (baseball) season pages, 1965 Minnesota Twins (baseball) season page (filter log)
- Description
- Tried to ADD (1936,1937 NY Giants) to Relief pitchers section, Dick Coffman, Firpo Marberry. 1965 Twins page, Dick Stigman. Was blocked. Used Baseball Reference team pages as sources.
- Date and time
- 14:45, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
Unfortunately, your IP changed between the time you attempted the edit and the time you lodged this report, and the page title you offered isn't valid, so I'm not sure where I'm supposed to be looking. Can you give me the exact article title? —Compassionate727 (T·C) 20:11, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
- Oh, wait, I see.
Working. —Compassionate727 (T·C) 20:20, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
Done. Thank you for your contributions! —Compassionate727 (T·C) 20:33, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
Wickersong
- Username
- Wickersong (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- Anti rape movement (filter log)
- Description
- I tried to add a recommendation for this article to focus more on the history of the anti-rape movement in the United States in the 1860s.
- Date and time
- 15:31, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
Edit saved. I'm not allowed to tell you what caused this, but I don't think the filter should trouble you again. If it does, let me know and I'll save your edit for your again. —Compassionate727 (T·C) 20:17, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
TheLastBrunnenG
- Username
- TheLastBrunnenG (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- Giles Shelley (filter log)
- Description
- Received a warning for self-published source, probably because of: Fox, E. T. (2014). Pirates in Their Own Words. Raleigh NC: Lulu.com. ISBN 9781291943993. E. T. Fox is a recognized expert in the field of history of Golden Age pirates. The work is a compilation of court records, depositions, and trial transcripts unavailable in print elsewhere; Fox's commentary is nearly as valuable as the documents themselves. Even though it's published by Lulu, can that ISBN be put on a whitelist so it doesn't get flagged by the self-publish / vanity bot?
- Date and time
- 19:15, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
- Courtesy ping to Crow. Nihlus 19:49, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
- This seems to be entirely not worth the trouble. Can you just ignore it? It is a warning filter for a reason. —Compassionate727 (T·C) 20:19, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
- I guess this is an exceptional case where the reasons for inclusion might be somewhat-valid.But, the filter seems to be working as intended and then, it's a warning filter for a reason.Other ideas? ∯WBGconverse 06:01, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
- Correct WBG, the purpose of the filter is simply to tag additions from known Self-Publishing houses, as those are often but not always Vanity items. Such sources are not completely prohibited, as WP:SPS guides. The test it offers is whether the author has been published by third party sources in addition to the Lulu publication. A quick scan shows Fox mentioned in publications by others as an expert, but in a sort of trickle-down, I'm not qualified to determine whether those sources are reliable. I'd say for now you're probably fine, but just be prepared to support Fox's recognition as an expert if challenged on it. CrowCaw 20:31, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
2601:581:8000:21B0:450F:838:C485:E7D1
- Username
- 2601:581:8000:21B0:450F:838:C485:E7D1 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- 1965 Minnesota Twins season page (filter log)
- Description
- Please move Dick Stigman from Relief Pitchers section to Other Pitchers section, right below Dave Boswell. Afraid if I move it, will be blocked. Thank you for your time.
- Date and time
- 21:34, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
Not done Please make this request at Talk:1965 Minnesota Twins season. This page is specifically intended for reports of false positives by vandal-fighting bots and filters. General Ization Talk 01:47, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
Done. This is follow-up on a previous false-positive report that I actioned, apparently incorrectly. It's okay to report here for false positives that don't need filter adjustments but should be published: at the end of the day, we're all just trying to be helpful. —Compassionate727 (T·C) 13:18, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
- Username
- CaveDoctor (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- Deepfake
- Description
- Date and time
- 05:38, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
I was trying to add a source to the deep fakes article, for it's uses in visual effects industry beyond the liberal slant that it's gotten on it's page. I think it has a great potential in film, and I think that my opinion could help the article grow a bit more and offer more content to any user who is curious about the topic. I have been involved slightly in the creation of visual effects tests for the software that are not related to counterfeiting, porn, satire, or propaganda. I feel that the entire page is a criticism of the potential of that technology, before you get to the section about criticisms of the software. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/deepfake-tech-eyed-by-hollywood-vfx-studios-1087075
- Filter working as intended.Will be instating edit.∯WBGconverse 06:11, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
Philly boy92
- Username
- Philly boy92 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- Second Hellenic Republic (filter log)
- Description
- Gave false positive of "self-published" sources.
- Date and time
- 17:43, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
Not done. iUniverse is a self-publishing company. Nihlus 17:47, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
- Oh, I see. Replacing said link. Thanks. --Michail (blah) 17:51, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
115.96.77.44
- Username
- 115.96.77.44 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- on biography of K Sankaranarayan on your website (filter log)
- Description
- I added a news item on a decision of the State’s Mumbai Suburban Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum available also on website. I believe the website should not be hagiography but show good and warts.
- Date and time
- 04:34, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
@Zzuuzz: This filter is in no-action, but the edit was attempted and not saved multiple times as if it's in disallow. What's going on? —Compassionate727 (T·C) 17:08, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
- @Compassionate727: It's link blacklist[2], because it's a link to Google. The IP user should attempt to use a different link - possibly a direct link to the website, though I suggest they consult with other users on the talk page to improve the wording and decide whether it's really notable. -- zzuuzz (talk) 20:54, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
2601:581:8000:21B0:304C:CD3D:3958:6A95
- Username
- 2601:581:8000:21B0:304C:CD3D:3958:6A95 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season page(baseball) (filter log)
- Description
- Dick Schofield ADD to other batters section, under Jim Barbieri please. Make sure correctly disambiguated as presented. Thank you.
- Date and time
- 14:18, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
Done, thank you for your contributions! —Compassionate727 (T·C) 17:05, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
- This seems to be a frequent problem for this user. @Someguy1221: It looks like filter 384 makes an exception for
\bDick('s\s[A-Za-z][a-z]|\s[A-Z][a-z.])
but that doesn't work for{{sortname|Dick|Foo}}
etc. What about something along the lines of\bDick('s\s[A-Za-z][a-z]|(\s|\s?\|\s?)[A-Z][a-z.])
instead? Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 01:45, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
- This seems to be a frequent problem for this user. @Someguy1221: It looks like filter 384 makes an exception for
24.130.203.130
- Username
- 24.130.203.130 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- Johan Glans (filter log)
- Description
- Was adding his "Swedish Dicks" TV credit to his quick summary paragraph.
- Date and time
- 06:07, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
Done Filter is working as expected, I reinstated your edit. You can consider making an account to get around edit filters like these. --QEDK (後 ☕ 桜) 10:21, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
42.62.236.38
- Username
- 42.62.236.38 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier (filter log)
- Description
- Editting points table to match source From ICC Europe (see https://twitter.com/icc_europe?lang=en) - I disagree with their CZE and GUE NRRs but they are more accurate than what is here at present (noted earlier with terrible CZE figure). Current complainant has been consistently massively incorrect on their estimates of these figures (including apparently not knowing there are 6 balls in a cricket over, not 10)
- Date and time
- 21:49, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
Edit done, thank you for your contributions! —Compassionate727 (T·C) 13:41, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
96.41.142.170
- Username
- 96.41.142.170 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- User talk:The garmine (filter log)
- Description
- Archived page, but the content being moved is large enough that it blocked me.
- Date and time
- 00:22, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
Generally, there's no reason to archive a registered user's talk page unless it becomes too long. —Compassionate727 (T·C) 13:42, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
46.189.28.91
- Username
- 46.189.28.91 (talk · contribs)
- Page you were editing
- Prison slang
- Description
[copyright violation removed]
- Date and time
- 01:46, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
- Comments
Not done It looks like the text was simply copied from the source you cited.[1]. That's not permitted at Wikipedia. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 17:03, 4 September 2018 (UTC)
References
- ^ "Argot", Encyclopedia of American Prisons, 1996, pp. 64–67
120.188.94.122
- Username
- 120.188.94.122 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- User talk:182.30.165.14 (filter log)
- Description
- Removing nonsense content
- Date and time
- 11:13, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
Edit warring with another IP over it was probably not the right manner, but I see it's been done. Let me know if I need to have the page temporarily semi-protected. —Compassionate727 (T·C) 13:45, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
219.78.117.170
- Username
- 219.78.117.170 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- [[3]] (filter log)
- Description
- change to "* A [[canine penis|dog's erect penis]]"
- Date and time
- 11:16, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
It appears that entry has since been removed. If you think it belongs, I would raise the question on the article's talk page. Thanks, —Compassionate727 (T·C) 13:46, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
2601:644:8101:4E6E:70FA:310:F6C3:5C4F
- Username
- 2601:644:8101:4E6E:70FA:310:F6C3:5C4F (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- Bessemer Venture Partners (filter log)
- Description
- Trying to explain the reason I made an edit on the Talk page. The link for Jeff Epstein in the article went to the wrong Jeffrey Epstein, and the article it went to is for the registered sex offender and alleged pedophile, so it's pretty libelous. There is no apparent article for the correct Jeff Epstein, so this was the best course of action. I don't want the edit to be mistakenly reverted as vandalism.
- Date and time
- 22:51, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
- In regard to the article: Leave the word pedophile, and perhaps sex, out of your edit summary and the edit should go through. Talk page filter is private, so someone else will have to take a look at that for you. — Godsy (TALKCONT) 03:17, 4 September 2018 (UTC)
109.100.142.122
- Username
- 109.100.142.122 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- Page not specified
- Description
- Date and time
- 16:06, 4 September 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
- Your edit attempts don't appear to be constructive. They seem to range from blanking out large sections of the page, to pasting in copyrighted material (www.valerianstan.ro/biografie_en.html).
- If you want to edit constructively, you will need to add to the article instead of replacing it, and paraphrase the source instead of just copying the material verbatim. LynxTufts (talk) 16:48, 4 September 2018 (UTC)
24.130.203.130
- Username
- 24.130.203.130 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- Jon Heder (filter log)
- Description
- Was adding a TV credit about the show 'Swedish Dicks'.
- Date and time
- 00:46, 5 September 2018 (UTC)
- Comments
174.44.177.134
- Username
- 174.44.177.134 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
- Page you were editing
- bacha bazi (filter log)
- Description
- tried to change the translation to 'boy play' since that's what it means & not what is currently written there.
- Date and time
- 01:33, 5 September 2018 (UTC)
- Comments