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24.137.72.223

Username: 24.137.72.223 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Dirtchamber Sessions Vol. 1 (filter log)
Description: Mix Master Mike's "Ill Shit" is featured in it, but it won't accept the offer.
Date and time: 22:23, 9 December 2019 (UTC)
Comments

Note: Please provide a source. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 05:59, 10 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2409:4042:812:6D9A:0:0:26EB:30AD

Username: 2409:4042:812:6D9A:0:0:26EB:30AD (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Page not specified
Description
Date and time: 08:21, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
Comments

Declined – Edits were vandalism. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 10:36, 10 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2A00:23C5:CC12:DD01:242E:5B62:E01:A1D3

Username: 2A00:23C5:CC12:DD01:242E:5B62:E01:A1D3 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Page not specified
Description
Date and time: 11:42, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
Comments

it said I was doing something silly when I was just adding a website that is really good. if you care about the readers, than you would let me edit.

Declined – Edits were vandalism. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 11:47, 10 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Smart persons 421

Username: Smart persons 421 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Page not specified
Description
Date and time: 14:13, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
Comments

Declined – Edits were vandalism. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 16:36, 10 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

User blocked – Smart persons 421 (talk • contribs) blocked by Yunshui. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 17:42, 10 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

139.218.165.169

Username: 139.218.165.169 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: The Faraway Tree (filter log)
Description: Under The Magic of the Faraway Tree section, tried to change 'Rick' to the originally printed name, Dick, which was flagged as unconstructive. The 'Updates' section of the page explains how in subsequent printings, Dick's name was changed to Rick, so I edited the character's names to their classic versions for consistency.
Date and time: 03:35, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
Comments

Not done – The filter is working properly. In the original series, the children were named Jo, Bessie, Fanny and Dick. Please do not alter the names of these characters. See the "Updates" section of The Faraway Tree for more information. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 12:04, 11 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2600:6C56:6E08:47A:E97F:597C:4C30:53E7

Username: 2600:6C56:6E08:47A:E97F:597C:4C30:53E7 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: migration (filter log)
Description: it said i had too many charecters
Date and time: 03:46, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
Comments

Declined – Edits were vandalism. Special:AbuseLog/25563588 General Ization ^Talk 03:55, 11 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

49.199.56.167

Username: 49.199.56.167 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Page not specified
Description
Date and time: 10:54, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
Comments

Declined – Edits were vandalism. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 11:19, 11 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2001:8003:2093:1300:15FB:8C88:B03C:2767

Username: 2001:8003:2093:1300:15FB:8C88:B03C:2767 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Clive Palmer (filter log)
Description: Add infomation about an insult made to Palmer
Date and time: 11:33, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
Comments

Declined – Edits were vandalism. The source doesn't mention the insult made to Palmer. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 11:52, 11 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

154.47.69.178

Username: 154.47.69.178 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Page not specified
Description
Date and time: 12:54, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
Comments

Declined – Edits were vandalism. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 13:10, 11 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

KooladeZG

Username: KooladeZG (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Koolade (filter log)
Description: International production credits
Date and time: 13:27, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
Comments

Not done – The filter is working properly. provide sources. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 13:35, 11 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

50.241.96.195

Username: 50.241.96.195 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: [[Early Career

Add Casey Kasem's voice work on the Hanna-Barbera TV series "Josie and The Pussycats", 1970-71.]] (filter log)

Description
Date and time: 16:35, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
Comments

Consider requesting on the article's talk page; please provide the necessary references. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 00:00, 12 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

TK421bsod

Username: TK421bsod (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: User talk:Suomi sniper (filter log)
Description: I was welcoming a new user to Wikipedia.
Date and time: 20:04, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
Comments

Not done – The filter is working properly. It lets you save the edit. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 23:58, 11 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

TK421bsod

Username: TK421bsod (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Advanced Rocket Research Center (filter log)
Description: I was doing copy editing for grammar and spelling.
Date and time: 20:06, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
Comments

Not done – The filter is working properly. It should let you save the edit. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 23:56, 11 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

103.227.64.148

Username: 103.227.64.148 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Page not specified
Description
Date and time: 21:13, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
Comments

Not done – The filter is working properly. Special:AbuseLog/25570054 General Ization ^Talk 21:29, 11 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Declined – Edits were vandalism. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 00:00, 12 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

109.150.151.205

Username: 109.150.151.205 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Page not specified
Description
Date and time: 01:09, 12 December 2019 (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. creffett (talk) 02:22, 12 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

EihwazEdits

Username: EihwazEdits (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: List of the busiest airports in Africa (filter log)
Description: Finished editing to add IATA and ICAO codes. Automatic filter flagged my edit as potentially unconstructive.
Date and time: 13:49, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
Comments

Done and a change to the filter may be needed. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 00:49, 13 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

AddWittyNameHere

Username

AddWittyNameHere (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing

Hypercallia uberrima (filter log)

Description

Diffusing rcats by adding the relevant parameter switch to templates already on said redirects (in this case adding |moth to {{R from alternative scientific name}} Somehow managed to randomly trigger the predatory journals filter twice in a row on two redirects. (One's listed above. The other's Hypercallia vivida) Unusual, considering I've been making literal thousands of identical edits this week alone, none of which triggered the filter.

Date and time

13:51, 12 December 2019 (UTC)

Comments

@Headbomb: your thoughts on this? ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 13:58, 12 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I had a stray pipe in the filter for a few seconds by accident, which has quickly been fixed (it triggered on every edit). I'm trying to remove the bad tags (there's about ~20 of them from 9:37 to 9:38 my time), but I'm running into issues. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 14:03, 12 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Headbomb: Okay, glad to know it's a known, now solved issue. Good thing you caught that fast! (&good luck with the tags). AddWittyNameHere 14:12, 12 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

90.216.125.145

Username: 90.216.125.145 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: The Beano (filter log)
Description: change two pence to read tuppence (see Collins Dictionary - tuppence was pre-decimal for two old pennies)
Date and time: 16:20, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
Comments

Consider requesting on the article's talk page; please provide the necessary references. Not an edit filter issue. General Ization ^Talk 16:49, 12 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

XXNEBICXx

Username

XXNEBICXx (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing

Macaroni and Cheese (filter log)

Description

I was trying to tell about the consequences of too much Macaroni and Cheese ingestion.

Date and time

17:32, 12 December 2019 (UTC)

Comments

That was vandalism. Stop trying to add it. NawlinWiki (talk) 17:35, 12 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Declined – Edits were vandalism. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 00:09, 13 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Imnotverycreaatiivee

Username: Imnotverycreaatiivee (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Generation (filter log)
Description: Was trying to cite a source for "Boomer", didn't do anything else so I'm guessing I was doing it wrong, I guess Forbes is not a source?
Date and time: 18:41, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
Comments

Done – The edit for this report has been implemented, however no changes to the filter were made. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 00:31, 13 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

HaidoPotter

Username: HaidoPotter (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Hyde (musician) (filter log)
Description: I was editing the entire article, as most of the information was inaccurate and needed to be updated.
Date and time: 22:15, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
Comments

Note: Can you provide me sources. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 00:22, 13 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

HaidoPotter

Username: HaidoPotter (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Hyde (musician) (filter log)
Description: Again with the stupid errors! There is nothing WRONG WITH THE TEXT. All the information is accurate, why isn't it publishing!?
Date and time: 23:32, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
Comments

Note: If you provide me sources. I will more than happy to add it to the article. The filter needs to be improved. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 00:21, 13 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

85.238.91.41

Username: 85.238.91.41 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2019 December 13
Description: Adding wubwubwub, a redirect, to WP:RFD to retarget it as per wub wub wub. I'll just do it boldly.
Date and time: 04:40, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
Comments