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Green Montanan

Username: Green Montanan (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Carmen River (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Remove an AfD from Carmen River after AfD closed.
Date and time: 14:41, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
Comments: Done and a change to the filter may be needed. When nominators withdraw their AfD nomination and remove the template, can this exception be applied to the filter? Annh07 (talk) 15:20, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ping @Queen of Hearts, @EggRoll97, @King of Hearts, @Suffusion of Yellow, @Zzuuzz. Thank you. Annh07 (talk) 15:26, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Such a change to the filter would probably be difficult to implement, as I don't think the abuse filter has the ability to check who added a deletion template or read a deletion page to see if its closed/withdrawn. If an EFM or EFH has a solution, I'm open to any ideas. – PharyngealImplosive7 (talk) 18:34, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You're right that it would be fairly hard to do well. The only idea I would have for this would be page_recent_contributors as a stand-in, but that's ineffective and would pretty much be a free pass for evasion of the filter. The other way would be to lower the exception to autoconfirmed instead of EC, though that had problems in the past with disruption. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 21:27, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have proposed a solution here Wikipedia:Edit filter noticeboard#About filter 174, hope it'll work. Annh07 (talk) 00:22, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Username: 2607:FEA8:A699:FC00:1102:5F57:9BBA:6968 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Draft:Harari Family Names (filter log) (user filter log)
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Date and time

02:01, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

Comments

Not done though a change to the filter may be needed. It seems that the purported family name "HUUMBEGNAA" is not the filter's intended target. ~ Rusty ^meow ~ 02:35, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think a change to the filter is needed because there are 0 hits for this name in all namespaces except this very page. This name is so niche that honestly there is no need in my opinion. – PharyngealImplosive7 (talk) 02:51, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ubadif

Username: Ubadif (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Fabrizio Ruggeri (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I have been trying to edit the page of Fabrizio Ruggeri
Date and time: 04:32, 26 March 2025 (UTC)
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216.58.25.209

Username: 216.58.25.209 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Template:Prep/doc (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was trying to move the {{subst only|auto=yes}} tag to the top of the page so that it looks like most other documentation pages. I also tried to do this for Template:Queue/doc.
Date and time: 04:44, 26 March 2025 (UTC)
Comments: Pinned – This thread has been pinned and will not be archived until this template has been removed. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 13:18, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't look like this filter has caught anything useful in the past 12 months, so I'm inclined to disable. There's no comments regarding the context of the filter or why it's marked as hidden, so it'd be good to get a second opinion. @Bradv: if you're still around, or another EFM for 2o? ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 13:18, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I assume some LTA was adding |auto=yes to set off User:AnomieBOT/docs/TemplateSubster. The filter should be edited to check if the page already contained {{always substitute|auto=yes}} and its shortcuts. 216.58.25.209 (talk) 04:28, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, no objections here. The only semi-useful catch I see is this, but I don't think we need a whole filter for that. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 19:54, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

73.38.31.78

Username: 73.38.31.78 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Promises, Promises (musical) (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 12:41, 26 March 2025 (UTC)
Comments: Consider requesting on the article's talk page; please provide the necessary references. – Ternera (talk) 19:13, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2A02:C7C:98F3:F300:4543:49CF:52A:455

Username: 2A02:C7C:98F3:F300:4543:49CF:52A:455 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Pamela adlon (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Changing her nationality to American-British as she gained British citizenship as shown with source in her Personal life section.
Date and time: 03:41, 27 March 2025 (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. – PharyngealImplosive7 (talk) 04:12, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done – The edit for this report has been implemented, but no changes to the filter were made. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 19:55, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

73.38.31.78

Username: 73.38.31.78 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Promises, Promises (musical) (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I would like to say that Dick O'Neill was a replacement for the role of Mr. Dobitch in the original Broadway Production of Promises, Promises.
Date and time: 10:25, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
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73.38.31.78

Username: 73.38.31.78 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Promises, Promises (musical) (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I would like to mention that John Blythe was a replacement for the character of Mr. Dobitch in the Original West End Production of Promises, Promises.
Date and time: 12:07, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
Comments: Consider requesting on the article's talk page; please provide the necessary references. – Ternera (talk) 19:13, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

98.97.3.17

Username: 98.97.3.17 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: History (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: The founder's name was Ebenezer Merry not Ebenezer Scrooge
Date and time: 17:01, 27 March 2025 (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. – PharyngealImplosive7 (talk) 17:46, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Already done. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 19:57, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

HarryGreenboi

Username: HarryGreenboi (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Social simulation game (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was adding the new Tomodachi Life game idk what's happening
Date and time: 21:07, 27 March 2025 (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. – Tenshi! (Talk page) 21:17, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]; Not done – The filter is working properly. Please use a simple descriptive edit summary. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 22:45, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Username: 2605:8D80:4C2:F9B3:2444:3DFF:FEF1:3721 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Diana Fox Carney (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: removing vandalism "unelected"
Date and time: 21:32, 27 March 2025 (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. Annh07 (talk) 21:43, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ruth4501

Username: Ruth4501 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Celeste Mendoza (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Added more information relating her career and early life. I also added some minor grammatical spell checks.
Date and time: 22:21, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
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114.10.6.229

Username: 114.10.6.229 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Page not specified
Description
Date and time: 00:02, 28 March 2025 (UTC)
Comments: No filters triggered recently. – PharyngealImplosive7 (talk) 00:34, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2601:645:D81:9270:C906:83CB:E372:5C40

Username: 2601:645:D81:9270:C906:83CB:E372:5C40 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Australia men's national basketball team (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 02:48, 28 March 2025 (UTC)
Comments

Josh diddy

Jamil Chaieb

Username: Jamil Chaieb (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: B13 (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 03:07, 28 March 2025 (UTC)
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