Abuse Filter (Special:AbuseFilter) is a powerful anti-vandalism extension that can be used to trigger certain actions when a user attempts to make an edit or an action that meets certain criteria. To prevent abuse of the system, only administrators and other highly trusted users are given the ability to edit these filters, however the "Abuse Filter editor" right may be granted by any administrator. This page outlines how users may request access to modify filters and under what circumstances that right may be removed.