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105.158.112.65

Username: 105.158.112.65 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Genetic studies on Moroccans (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Somebody holding panarabist views obviously vandalized the article with claims that Moroccans were heavily affected by Arab migrations genetically when the sources they provided say the exact opposite, was trying to fix that.
Date and time: 11:27, 10 October 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) 11:27, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Report fixed – Another user has fixed the page title in this report. Nobody (talk) 12:45, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Pinned – This thread has been pinned and will not be archived until this template has been removed. Would an EFM disable filter 1288? The target is currently not using those IP addresses in the filter itself, and this is only generating tons of false positives now. Codename Noreste 🤔 Talk 04:30, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Note: I have emailed the filter editor who added the code in question. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 21:51, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

King Gamer 1st

Username: King Gamer 1st (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: OMFG (musician) (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: This page contains incorrect tracklist information on the artist and is missing many years of history and context which would be useful for anyone wanting to learn about them.

I added that information (with citations), removed the incorrect information, and tidied up some parts of the page to be more professional and grammatically correct. I don't understand why it won't allow me to do this.

Date and time: 01:32, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Consider requesting on the article's talk page; please provide the necessary references. C F A 💬 02:06, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

140.186.204.232

Username: 140.186.204.232 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Ellendale, North Dakota (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 02:30, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Done – The edit for this report has been implemented, however no changes to the filter were made. C F A 💬 02:36, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wjethan

Username: Wjethan (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Alpine chipmunk (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was adding a section on Feeding for the alpine chipmunk, but got blocked from posting my edits.
Date and time: 05:48, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
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Skibididobdobdobyesyesyes

Username: Skibididobdobdobyesyesyes (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Friedensreich Hundertwasser (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 08:27, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 11:41, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

14.0.158.69

Username: 14.0.158.69 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Wikipedia:Help desk (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was trying to manual archive a long talk page from One Direction and ask people for help at help desk.
Date and time: 09:35, 20 October 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) 09:35, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Not done – The filter is working properly. Your question was already answered. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 11:40, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2601:640:C003:FA80:BCCD:8771:AB92:91A2

Username: 2601:640:C003:FA80:BCCD:8771:AB92:91A2 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Audacy, Inc. (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 10:06, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Declined – Edits were vandalism. Ternera (talk) 12:15, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Jsferrei

Username: Jsferrei (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: The Lord of the Rings (film series) (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: In the “production” section of this page, the paragraph on principal photography had a broken reference tag, which caused the page to read “ The series was shot at many different locations, with seven different units shooting, and soundstages around Wellington and Queenstown.ref name="DVD appendices"/>”, displaying part of a broken html element. I fixed this by swapping a period for a <
Date and time: 13:24, 20 October 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) 13:24, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Fixed OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 13:41, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]