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2804:14C:5BB1:9473:90D4:AC17:9B9B:1A33 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing

Wikipedia:Requested articles/Business and economics/Companies/A-E (filter log) (user filter log)

Description

Copy edit disabled.

Date and time

03:22, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Comments

Done and a change to the filter may be needed. C F A 💬 03:24, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pinned – This thread has been pinned and will not be archived until this template has been removed. C F A 💬 03:25, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Filter

1221 (hist · log)

Log entry

39331440

Affected user

Gelasin (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page they were editing

User talk:Sussybaka1000000 (filter log)

Description

Reported by DatBot to AIV/TB2. Other log IDs: 39331448, 39331450. User was restoring denied unblock appeals to a user talk page.

Reporting user

--Chris | Crazycomputers (talk)

Date and time

19:56, 25 November 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. Nobody (talk) 06:07, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Edit was not disallowed though a change to the filter may be needed. Nobody (talk) 06:07, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username

76.71.3.150 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing

WP:PLATINUMW (filter log) (user filter log)

Description

Also WP:GOLDENW. Maybe the shortcut vandalism edit filter should whitelist retargets towards a specific section of the same page.

Date and time

02:22, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

Comments

Edit was not disallowed though a change to the filter may be needed. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 02:33, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pinned – This thread has been pinned and will not be archived until this template has been removed. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 02:34, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: I'm working on something for this using (?:^#\s*redirect\s*\[\[\w+:(\S+|\s){1,9}#.+\]\]). Nobody (talk) 07:08, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username

2A02:C7C:D5B1:6300:C8F5:484B:95FE:7E69 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing

List of Google Easter eggs (filter log) (user filter log)

Description

Adding the Wicked easter egg

Date and time

19:15, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

Comments

Done – The edit for this report has been implemented here, however no changes to the filter were made. – dudhhr ^talk_contribs^she_her 19:31, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username

8303Media (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing

Virginia State University (filter log) (user filter log)

Description

Adding name to notable alumni

Date and time

01:42, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

Comments

Not done – In general, "notable people" lists and similar are only meant for people who already have articles about them. If you think this person meets our notability guidelines, please see Help:Your first article. If you think an exception should be made here, please discuss the matter on the article's talk page. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 01:48, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username

2A00:23C6:3813:C101:8C24:F16F:6E1D:8FE9 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing

Mayor (filter log) (user filter log)

Description

Date and time

02:20, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

Comments

Not done – The filter is working properly. Codename Noreste 🤔 Talk 02:29, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username

72.238.103.192 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing

Dinosaur Jr. (filter log) (user filter log)

Description

Date and time

02:38, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

Comments

Not done – The filter is working properly. JJP_Master (she/they) 02:42, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username

2600:4040:5AEF:B400:9F6:9089:4429:C12D (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing

Talk:James Bainham (filter log) (user filter log)

Description

Dear Volunteer Editors or Administrators,

Recently I posted a straightforward concise comparison of this article and the English encyclopedia article it plagiarises. Then, I highlighted the obvious differences (which are a mix of trivial, clarification, and what appears to be somebody volunteer's mere opinions). I encouraged you to encourage yourselves to aim higher. Then, you roboblocked my harmless Talk edit.

However, I did attempt to use the "code" formatting to format the comparison of the two paragraphs, to make it clearer. So, after I was robo-flagged as "unconstructive" ie antisocial (which is by the way a really Orwellian word that is itself unconstructive and antisocial), I tried once to remove that "code" markup in case that was the case of the flagging. Nope. Flagged again.

So, now I'm reporting what in my opinion is a spurious error of your robot; or alternately, if some admin has flagged/locked me based on past Talk suggestions, rather than this particular edit... well, perhaps you should find a better way to communicate than banning your own readers for leaving Talk suggestions on the Talk suggestion pages?

-A Reader Who Thinks You Can Do Better

Date and time

03:42, 27 November 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) 03:42, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done – The edit for this report has been implemented, however no changes to the filter were made. Nobody (talk) 06:29, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username

152.58.192.200 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing

User:Rajesh1305 (filter log) (user filter log)

Description

Date and time

05:21, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

Comments

Not done – The filter is working properly. JJP_Master (she/they) 05:35, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username

Nicemaple01 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing

Brand page (filter log) (user filter log)

Description

Date and time

05:52, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

Comments

Not done – The filter is working properly. WP:Article hijack. Nobody (talk) 06:30, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username

223.178.80.97 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing

Draft:Moana 2 (soundtrack) (filter log) (user filter log)

Description

I was trying to add the track list from Moana 2 in the draft, but could not do so because of the automated filter.

Date and time

06:37, 27 November 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) 06:37, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done and a change to the filter may be needed. Nobody (talk) 06:46, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username

223.178.80.97 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing

Draft:Moana 2 (soundtrack) (filter log) (user filter log)

Description

I was again trying to include the content from Moana 2#Music; into the draft but could not do so because of an edit filter.

Date and time

06:51, 27 November 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) 06:51, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username

Ankit rana "alpagya" (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing

Dhampur (filter log) (user filter log)

Description

Date and time

06:53, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

Comments

Not done – In general, "notable people" lists and similar are only meant for people who already have articles about them. If you think this person meets our notability guidelines, please see Help:Your first article. If you think an exception should be made here, please discuss the matter on the article's talk page. FifthFive (talk) 06:55, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username

2603:8001:103F:3E1:9471:1918:A9C1:D7AF (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing

Mister Fantastic (filter log) (user filter log)

Description

Date and time

07:14, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

Comments