Wikipedia:Edit filter/False positives/Archive 3

RicktheLegend

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Your Talk Page


 * Description
 * I was trying to leave a comment on your talk page about an article you speedily deleted that I had wrote but whatever filter it was would not let me leave a comment RicktheLegend (talk) 20:34, 31 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 20:34, 31 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * You inadvertently bumped into an anti-vandalism filter that applies to my talk page. I did see your question which you subsequently posted, and I answered on your talk page.  NawlinWiki (talk) 00:14, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

BAYANING98

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Tramway (arts centre)


 * Description
 * Adding info, updating venue information and programme, inserting newly updated external links


 * Date and time
 * 16:17, 31 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * First of all, you should not have removed all categories. In addition, e-mails should not be added to articles. Ruslik_ Zero 18:54, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

67.232.93.56

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Nina Totenberg


 * Description
 * Adding a quote from subject that included the words "moron" and "orientation" 67.232.93.56 (talk) 11:26, 30 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 11:26, 30 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments
 * Your issue has been fixed. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 23:40, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

AnimatedZebra

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)


 * Description
 * Trying to change page title to correct title of single. Look in the discussion page HERE for my reason. =D


 * Date and time
 * AnimatedZebra (talk) 08:53, 30 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * Now you can do this move. Ruslik_ Zero 11:39, 30 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I tried moving it but it says the page I want to move to already exists. Upon further inspection I noticed that in the IE Address Bar, the page does indeed exist already but the title just needs renaming. HOWEVER, this page: "...wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Come_on_Over" also exists aswell and some of the links to go to the single page get redirected here. PLUS, the page that I want to change: "...wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby,_Come_Over_(This_Is_Our_Night)" is apprently redirected from itself... Does this make sense? lol
 * AnimatedZebra (talk) 03:05, 1 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Just cleared up previous post slightly.
 * AnimatedZebra (talk) 03:16, 1 September 2009 (UTC)


 * The page I was trying to edit should have been: Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night). Have changed link now.
 * AnimatedZebra (talk) 06:33, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

TankTrivia

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Les Paul


 * Description
 * Trying to undo IP vandalism. I guess I triggered 175 TankTrivia (talk) 09:01, 29 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 09:01, 29 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * This does look to me like a false positive. Another user has reverted the IP vandalism that TankTrivia was trying to revert. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 13:32, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

74.226.46.143

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Jumper (song)


 * Description
 * Adding information on the song's meaning based on an interview ( http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/08/stephan_jenkins.html ). I was trying to add the quotation "it's about a friend who's gay jumping off a bridge and killing themselves," so I'm not too surprised that the filters didn't like that. It would be good to add this to the page because there's clearly some confusion there already. The whole "Meaning" section is uncited, and this would add a much needed source.


 * Date and time
 * 10:06, 28 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments
 * It is because of "who's gay". Ruslik_ Zero 19:24, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Your username or IP address (but NOT your signature)

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Paul C. Reilly


 * Description
 * What you were doing Momto2 (talk) 21:06, 27 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 21:06, 27 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments

Replace the words in italics with the relevant information. Click "Save page" and be sure to check back in case editors need more information.


 * It's not a false positive. It was caught because it is a very short new article. -- King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 21:38, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

James incandenza

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Stabbing Eastwards


 * Description
 * Creating


 * Date and time
 * 22:30, 27 August 2009 (CET)


 * Comments
 * It's because it contains the word "poop." -- King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 21:36, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Hourai Rabbit

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Fafner in the Azure


 * Description
 * Attempted to expand the Plot section


 * Date and time
 * 20:04, 27 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments
 * I adjusted the filter. You should be good to go now.  Sorry about that.   Wknight94  talk  23:34, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Chris88187

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Bulldozer Media


 * Description
 * Started the page


 * Date and time
 * 17:05, 27 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments
 * I fixed the problem; hopefully it will work for you. -- King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 21:31, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

69.117.250.169

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Talk:Jimbo Wales


 * Description
 * I'm evidently being blocked for trying to cite a famous vandal quote.


 * Date and time
 * 00:59, 27 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments
 * I restored your post. Unfortunately, there is little we can do about it; "NIGGER" is almost certainly vandalism. If you do not post it in all caps, however, you will not be disallowed from doing so. -- King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 21:28, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

crazywilz

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Burnscreek Adventist Contemporary Choir


 * Description
 * I want to remove it


 * Date and time
 * 11:34, 26 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * Not a false positive - you did actually blank a page. Please note that blanking a page isn't he way to get it removed. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 11:47, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

kobusbotha

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Kobus Botha Weather Satellite Photos-Global


 * Description
 * create a new article


 * Date and time
 * 11:34, 26 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * You got caught on filter 18 (test edits) because of the string "Image:Example.jpg|Caption", on filter 180 (large unwikified text), and 220 (adding external pictures). Since the first is set to warn ad the others to tag, a known bug causes you not to be able to save your page (which probably would have been deleted anyway). עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 11:45, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

AJR

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * GSM


 * Description
 * It's not an edit I made, but I noticed that two edits (diff 1, diff 2) that are a test edit & self-revert by 122.174.105.189 were incorrectly marked with the "repeating characters" tag. It's not a major problem, as the filter is only tagging the edits, but I thought I'd mention it. AJR | Talk 13:01, 25 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 13:01, 25 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * Actually, I believe that the reason it got tagged was that the same "line" has the number 1000000000 in it - repeated character "0". עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 11:32, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

86.139.135.246

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Leibniz_and_Newton_calculus_controversy


 * Description
 * Removing xkcd reference, as per other articles with xkcd notes in 'In Popular Culture' sections


 * Date and time
 * 21:11, 22 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * This was caught as "Edit summary vandalism", based on the end of the edit summary (see here). עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 12:08, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Not a false positive, putting "PS Fuck you" in an edit summary is likely to get you blocked.--Otterathome (talk) 12:51, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Walid 1990

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Talk:Muhammad


 * Description
 * Discussion of proved errors in the article Walid 1990 (talk) 14:14, 22 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 14:14, 22 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments

Not a false positive, using words such as 'retarded' on a talk page not related to science is likely to set off the filter as it is completely inappropriate.--Otterathome (talk) 14:56, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Apburke110
subst:Falsepositive Bboybakuh  I was editing the Plot Bloody Reunion by replacing the previous description with more details and a fuller description of the movie. I deleted much of the previous information but added much more. Apburke110 editing Line 132 + under -now lost the page, descriton of Veterainy Medicine. I corrected one paragraph with inaccurate statistics re: number of  graduates doing internships, and residencies. the edit review  Kept saying too much white space. I removed all I could within my addition but the whole articloe as displayed in edits, has loads of white space. I also may not have done the citations correctly - thought one place said not sure http, then later I saw to use it .I gave www. to a professional journal but dindt title each article ,, wrong ? ok ?? Thank you-and Sorry - I was a virgin editor4 --his was my first time ===
 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Test


 * Description
 * Please replace this with a description of the edit you were trying to make.


 * Date and time
 * 17:32, 20 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments

lbukowski

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Saugatuck Reservoir


 * Description
 * I added the fact that Aquarion Water Co. owns the Saugatuck Reservoir, and that people need a permit to fish there. I am Aquarion's public relations manager


 * Date and time
 * 15:44, 19 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * From this, it looks like you replaced the existing text of a section with your new content. You should just insert your new content in front of the existing content without deleting anything.   Wknight94  talk  15:58, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

PokieWatch

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Wesfarmers


 * Description
 * Adding a link to a page where users could find notes on visits to the Wesfarmers gambling venues. No intention of self promotion, rather, in line with Wiki goals, to provide fuller information about the subject matter


 * Date and time
 * 03:44, 19 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * But the links you are adding contains your username. This is looks like promotion. Ruslik_ Zero 12:23, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

208.47.164.226

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Uniforms of the United States Navy


 * Description
 * Was attempting to change the first sentence of the section on Coveralls (Simple blue coveralls (pictured above) have been....) to read Simple blue coveralls (pictured above), known to submariners as "poopy suits," have been.... and was informed that this change was "potentially unconstructive." 208.47.164.226 (talk) 22:59, 18 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 22:59, 18 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments: Cheesey dudet person (talk) 21:18, 4 September 2009 (UTC)This artical is very important because this is something that I made and want everybody to hear about.Cheesey dudet person (talk) 21:18, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Jordi March i Nogué

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * PoNewEdit


 * Description
 * An automated filter has identified this edit as potentially unconstructive,


 * Date and time
 * 19:13, 18 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * I've gone ahead and disabled this AFC filter. It's the third or fourth report I've seen from this report (and I don't look here too often).   Wknight94  talk  17:52, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

ChasWilliams

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Pioneer Services, LLC


 * Description
 * ChasWilliams (talk) 05:55, 18 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 05:55, 18 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments
 * Yes, the Pioneer filter was indeed a false positive. However, the other one (large unwikified new article) is not. It appears to be promotional, so you should not add it to Wikipedia. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 06:20, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Protonk

 * Username
 * Protonk


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Beate Eriksen


 * Description
 * Please replace this with a description of the edit you were trying to make.


 * Date and time
 * 19:17, 17 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * Protonk, I assume you meant the edit made by ?  Wknight94  talk  19:24, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Er, yes. Sorry if that wasn't clear in my report.  It's my first day!  I removed an afd tag, that ip made the edit immediately following mine (vandalizing, I think), but the IP's edit was tagged w/ removing the afd tag. Protonk (talk) 00:59, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Two edits were merged and the removal was attributed to the last one. This is a known bug. Ruslik_ Zero 10:42, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

dniete97

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Tenchi Muyo! GXP


 * Description
 * It is not by chance that under the heading "Major Characters," a flagship is named "Unko"--which happens to be Japanese word for "poop." This may very well be the real name of the flagship in the game, but readers and users need to be aware that the word is not a random assortment of Japanese-sounding phonemes.  In the same way that Japanese editors of the Japanese language version of Wikipedia would be well served to make a note "offensive slang" if a flagship in an American video game was called "Ass," so too I am doing the same for the English-language version.  If the whole point of Wikipedia is to inform, then informative additions like the one I made to the Tenchi Muyo! site should be allowed to stand.


 * Date and time
 * 18:04, 17 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * This is ? If you had used the Dniete97 account - which has become older and more trusted - you would have been able to make that edit.  When you logged out, you made yourself anonymous and unknown to us, so the filter thought you were doing childish vandalism.  Just stay logged in and you will not have such problems.   Wknight94  talk  18:41, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Thetvman

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Hina Khan


 * Description
 * I mistakenly created a section called TV Show appearances for Hina Khan, but after reading her bio I realized it was the wrong Hina Khan, so i deleted the TV show appearances section.


 * Date and time
 * 15:49, 17 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * The problem is that you also removed all of the categories. That will be a red flag every time.  If you don't want to get warned for that, you need to find other categories to replace the current ones with.  (If there are no good categories for the article, perhaps it needs to be deleted entirely - hopefully that isn't the case here.)   Wknight94  talk  16:06, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Just so everyone's clear, the article was actually uncat; the only category on it was one that thetvman added in the process of making his edits in the first place, so he was quite correct to remove it. I did, however, add an appropriate category for the actual subject of the article shortly afterward. Bearcat (talk) 18:38, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Patrrock

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * R/V Polar Duke


 * Description
 * I was try to put a new entry regarding the Research Vessel Polar Duke to the encyclopedia


 * Date and time
 * 13:56, 17 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * When you create a new article, you have to remove the part.  Thanks.   Wknight94  talk  14:03, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Ver_Ǽnd_Lux

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Teleological argument


 * Description
 * I accidentally saved the page twice and the filter popped up. I just hope the original edit stays  Ver Ǽnd Lux (talk) 08:14, 17 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 08:14, 17 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * See details... your edit included [link title] which is such a common mistake, we warn people about it.  If you just remove that part, the edit will save fine.  (The edit has not yet saved though).   Wknight94  talk  12:07, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

In_The_Hothouse 192.168.1.65

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Adrian Borland


 * Description
 * I was trying to entirely revamp the Adrian Borland page, but keep getting an error message. I'm wiping a 700 word entry and in the process replacing it with a several thousand-word one.


 * Date and time
 * 18:54, 15 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments
 * It's because of this: "The Smiths 'are shit'". King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 05:43, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

S_saujani

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (NetBusiness Solutions Europe)
 * NetBusiness Solutions Europe


 * Description
 * Adding true information about family. Hmmmm......


 * Date and time
 * 20:37, 13 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * If you want to create an article, just create it. You do not need to add {{subst:AFC submission/submit}} template. Ruslik_ Zero 16:23, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

EquipandInspire

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Austin Children's Museum


 * Description
 * Adding infoEquipandInspire (talk) 20:10, 12 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 20:10, 12 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * This looks more like a true positive. An article with basically no content except an address is not a proper article.  I've dropped a welcome message with a lot of learning links on your talk page so you can get a more thorough understanding.   Wknight94  talk  17:25, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

redryder3

 * Username


 * Date and time
 * 03:29, 12 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Nerdism Comics


 * Description
 * Trying to post a new page. Autofilter says my changes were unconstructive and disallowed. 195.229.235.39 (talk) 03:29, 12 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments
 * This is a known bug in the abuse filter. (warn(filter1)+tag(filter2)=disallow) Ruslik_ Zero 08:53, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
 * This is a known bug in the abuse filter. (warn(filter1)+tag(filter2)=disallow) Ruslik_ Zero 08:53, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

rohit_mulamoottil

 * Username


 * Page you were editing
 * Mulamoottil


 * Date and time
 * 06:35, 12 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Description
 * Somebody changed the original information, i want to revert the original article 195.229.235.39 (talk) 06:35, 12 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * You should not have removed all categories. Ruslik_ Zero 08:48, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

SqueakBox

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Child pornography


 * Description
 * The person who set the prod was then indef blocked, prods should not be misued as this one clearly was in order to have a rant about this article, its called vandalsim


 * Date and time
 * 03:41, 12 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments
 * This filter was an old one that has already been disabled. -- King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 05:13, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

193.156.79.200

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Calbindin


 * Description
 * Adding external link to relevant images of Calbindin Immunohistochemistry


 * Date and time
 * 09:41, 11 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments
 * Unfortunately, there is little we can do about it. The filter is designed to catch people a lot of external links in quick succession, and is not smart enough to know the content of the links. You may have to keep pressing "Save page" twice. On the other hand, why not create an account? After 4 days, you will be able to edit without hassle. -- King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 05:12, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Student58

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * ENC Inc.


 * Description
 * What you were doing Student58 (talk) 19:18, 7 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 19:18, 7 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * I actually do not see false positives. Ruslik_ Zero 19:04, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

210.2.158.17

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Aitchison College


 * Description
 * Fixed material added for vandalism but my fix got tagged with section blanking 210.2.158.17 (talk) 11:12, 7 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 11:12, 7 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * The filter just tags suspicions edits for further review. Please, do not worry about it. Ruslik_ Zero 11:14, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

86.177.154.93

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * 2009–10 UEFA Europa League


 * Description
 * Fixing the grammer of the reference - not removing it 86.177.154.93 (talk) 19:39, 6 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 19:39, 6 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments
 * The filter checks for removal of tags, which you did. However, occasions like yours are very rare, so just ignore it. -- King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 05:17, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

scvhigh

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Santa_Clarita,_California


 * Description
 * Was adding link to internet section of page to include SCV High teen news magazine which is the only age-specific online publication for high schoolers in and around Santa Clarita. Thank you so much..


 * Date and time
 * 17:52, 6 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * You added a web link, which contains your username. This implies a conflict of interest. I advise your consider changing your username. Ruslik_ Zero 10:44, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

star123456789

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Blink 182 Reunion Tour


 * Description
 * I was inputing youtube video clips to cite the songs that were played on this tour. However, my edits keep being denied.


 * Date and time
 * 05:09, 6 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * Your edit was disallowed because of "Grandpa Is An Asshole", which was considered a personal attack. I advise you to omit this clip and ask somebody on the talk page to place it. Ruslik_ Zero 10:57, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

98.248.32.178

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Silent soul


 * Description
 * Every time I replace the text of an attack page with I get an unconstructive edit message. I there any way to exclude that particular type of edit from the filter?


 * Date and time
 * 04:31, 6 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * I added an exception for db-attack to the filter 3. Ruslik_ Zero 11:01, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Challenger27

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Policies and Procedures


 * Description
 * Removed references because they were SPAM links to vendors selling Policy and Procedure Manuals Challenger27 (talk) 17:53, 5 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 17:53, 5 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * You removed all categories together with references. The filter warned you about this. So it is not a false positive. Ruslik_ Zero 11:05, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

69.209.201.218

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * 2009-10 NBA season


 * Description
 * I was changing the 10 to 14 after the word April because the season will end on April 14, 2010 not April 10, 2010


 * Date and time
 * 17:35, 5 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * Sorry but I do not see anything in the logs. What article was you editing? Ruslik_ Zero 11:07, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Freshh

 * Username
 * User:Freshh


 * Page you were editing
 * Spyglass Entertainment


 * Description
 * I'm new here, so I need someone to help me with this major problem. It will take some time to explain this. I am in a war with this user that goes by the IP address of 76.117.96.151. This user is truly a vandal and an unstoppable menace. He/she finds a random film, adds false information that a production company he/she is obsessed with at any moment (often Spyglass) made or released this film, and subsequently adds this information on related articles. I (and several others) have reverted his/her edits many times, but no problem, he/she stalks me and reverts my edits. This user has been blocked twice and has never learned his/her lesson. I can't block this user for some reason, so I want to block this user vicariously through someone who will listen. I want him/her to be blocked indefinitely. Thank you for your time.


 * Date and time
 * 03:05, 5 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * This not an appropriate place to ask for such an action. You should try WP:ANI. Ruslik_ Zero 11:09, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

StrasbourgFilmFest

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Strasbourg International Film Festival


 * Description
 * adding page for Strasbourg Film Fest. We are mentioned on other articles, it would be nice if we could linkto the page, not try to advertise. 2:22am, 5 August 2009 (France time)


 * Date and time
 * 2:22am, 5 August 2009 (France Time)


 * Comments


 * You added a web link, which contains your username. This implies a conflict of interest. I advise your consider changing your username. Ruslik_ Zero 11:11, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Kapgains

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Minimum bounding box algorithms


 * Description
 * adding wikilink to RectangleKapgains (talk) 18:45, 4 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 18:45, 4 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * You actually edited too fast for a new account. I restored your autoconfirmed status. Try not to edit with very high speed in the next day or so. Ruslik_ Zero 18:59, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
 * One edit a minute is too fast for new users for what reason exactly? Gurch (talk) 11:20, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Such behavior is characteristic of undocumented bots. --Damian Yerrick (talk | stalk) 02:30, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

ivyjonesgospel

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Ivy Jones


 * Description
 * I am trying to post my biography


 * Date and time
 * 17:11, 4 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * Wikipedia is not a social networking site and not a place to post your own biography. Ruslik_ Zero 18:54, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

KenDalto

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Kenneth J. Dalto


 * Description
 * I triggered a business filter when I was trying to submit my page. My page is aimed to commemorate Mr. Kenneth J. Dalto and his significant contributions to the financial turnaround of the greater Detroit are, not in the least a portal of advertisement for his firm. I mearly including his firms information as a side note however if you read the page, it's focus is solely on Mr. Dalto himself.  Mr. Dalto's contributions, news citations, and publications are more than worthy of encyclopedia credibility and while I am not yet finsihed with the page I feel what is there thus far is appropriate enough to be published.


 * Date and time
 * 19:55, 3 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * But your name matches that of the website. So it is a reasonable assumption that you are trying to promote this website. Ruslik_ Zero 11:22, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

69.226.103.13

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * User talk:ThaddeusB


 * Description
 * I used an ellipsis! What a waste of user time. Bring on the block. Bring on the ban. User monitoring emergency, an ellipsis has been spotted in aisle User talk! 69.226.103.13 (talk) 21:09, 30 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 21:09, 30 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments
 * Technically the user used an ellipsis plus a period (....), but perhaps an exception should be made for this. –xenotalk 21:14, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Concur. I'm not so good with technical stuff, but wouldn't it be possible to allow up to four consecutive dots instead of three? decltype (talk) 21:20, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Thirded. That seems like a very silly false positive to me... --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 06:04, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
 * You think it was triggered because there were four dots rather than 3? Four dots is correct for a terminal ellipsis. --69.226.103.13 (talk) 06:57, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
 * The filter was triggered by repeated tags from the previous post, not by dots. In fact, this filter can not be triggered by less than 6 repeated dots at all. Ruslik_ Zero  19:09, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
 * It's good to know it's designed not to trigger with dots. Still, too bad it's one more edit filter that can't identify the edit. --68.127.233.138 (talk) 02:38, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Lipidresearch

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Coconut water


 * Description
 * Added additional section on Nutritional and Medicinal Uses of Coconut Water, and also improved the table on the nutritional compostition of coconut water with data sourced from the UDSA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference This was not vandalism but constructive additions from a neutral point of viewLipidresearch (talk) 18:17, 29 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 18:17, 29 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments

This is because of the sentence fragment "is retarded", the filter has been fixed so that it doesn't match on this anymore. Apologies for that and thank you for letting us know, you should normally be able to complete the edit now. Have you saved the text ? If not, it should be possible to retrieve it from the log, but I don't know how, a simple copy/paste doesn't preserve the blanks, could anyone do this and post the content below ? Cenarium (talk) 00:27, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Kmhusa

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Congressional Progressive Caucus


 * Description
 * What you were doing add a party affiliation (i.e. D for Democrate, I for Independant


 * Date and time
 * 15:25, 29 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments

I just removed a report at WP:AIV/TB2 for this. I'm not a big fan of this filter 115. Kmhusa, if you want to get around this for now, try making all of your small edits in one large edit. You don't have to do one or two lines at a time. In the meantime, we can discuss improving the filter. Wknight94 talk  15:31, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Ope23

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Coal


 * Description
 * Closed "FixHTML" tag. Ope23 (talk) 13:05, 29 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 13:05, 29 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments

In any case, I deactivated the tagging function for this filter, too many false positives. It's now log-only. I'm not sure it's useful to have a filter so inclusive though. Cenarium (talk) 13:27, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

86.152.19.163

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Communicating Doors


 * Description
 * Adding a plot and expanding the stub


 * Date and time
 * 18:25, 28 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * The word Poopay is the problem. It is spelled too similar to Poop. Ruslik_ Zero 18:39, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

mytexasgarden

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Calloway's Nursery


 * Description
 * I'm trying to publish the new Calloway's Nursery page on Wikipedia. Please provide some assistance. Thanks! Mytexasgarden (talk) 16:43, 28 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 16:43, 28 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * You should change [[File:Example.jpg]] to something else. This is only an example. Ruslik_ Zero 18:44, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

122.106.222.64

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * The Magician (Tarot card)


 * Description
 * A pop culture reference talks about a Supernatural Season 4 episode; the episode's name is "Criss Angel is a Douchebag". On the page it simply listed the name. Linking to the episode list may be more practical but the point remains that the episode name is effectively an insult. 122.106.222.64 (talk) 08:47, 28 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 08:47, 28 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments

UsNavypilot

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Gulf Shores, Alabama


 * Description
 * What you were doing UsNavypilot (talk) 04:01, 28 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 04:01, 28 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments

Replace the words in italics with the relevant information. Click "Save page" and be sure to check back in case editors need more information.
 * Above editor has made only two edits, this one and added a long advertisement to an article. . Dougweller (talk) 05:12, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Godzil

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * GCC4TI


 * Description
 * I was making the page for the GCC4TI project that is a fork of the TIGCC project, I was forking too the tigcc wikipedia page to have a base for the GCC4TI one, and when I tryied to save the page for the first time, I got a the message that I try to do something "nasty" :/


 * Date and time
 * 20:13, 26 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments
 * This is not a false positive. You were trying to add http://trac.godzil.net/gcc4ti to the page, and the URL contains your username, which is exactly what the filter checks for. According to our username policy, while making your username the name of a website is sometimes acceptable, it is not recommended. I suggest that you change your username at WP:CHU. -- King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 16:33, 27 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Ok, I never had this comportment before, thanks for the explain. The relation domain/username is wanted. I will be more careful on wikipedia now about this. Thanks--Godzil (talk) 20:19, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

94.197.155.223

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Harry Patch


 * Description
 * Please replace this with a description of the edit you were trying to make.


 * Date and time
 * 12:31, 26 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * I increased the threshold of the filter 30. This should help. Ruslik_ Zero 17:50, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

PankhudiFoundation

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Pankhudi


 * Description
 * Creating page PankhudiFoundation (talk) 04:20, 26 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 04:20, 26 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * First of all, you have an obvious conflict of interest, because your username matches the name of the article, which you tried to create. And the second, you do not need to use {{subst:AFC submission/submit}} template when you want to create a real article. Ruslik_ Zero 17:56, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

James Dubreze

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * User:James Dubreze


 * Description
 * I was posting my published article on Wikipedia.


 * Date and time
 * 22:43, 25 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * Try to divide you article into 4 chunks (or more), and then post them one after one. This should help. Ruslik_ Zero 18:05, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

173.62.219.247

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * thujone


 * Description
 * log says I was adding "external links with referal tags", but I just fixed some data in the infobox


 * Date and time
 * 11:08, 25 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * You changed parameter "CASNo" from 546-80-5" to "471-15-8". This parameter is automatically linked to the "commonchemistry" web site, and the web used address contains a referrer. So you actually removed one link with a referrer and added another. Ruslik_ Zero 14:52, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

AussieLegend

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * The Big Bang Theory


 * Description
 * Fixing date and removing an extra space.


 * Date and time
 * 18:57, 24 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments

Hmm, this was probably caused by the URL http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=266467780&id=266467749&s=143455 (note the "viewAlbum"), and it's definitely a false positive. Not quite sure how to resolve this, tho. --Conti|✉ 19:12, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
 * In any case, action to warn removed. Don't know if there are other uses besides logging. Cenarium (talk) 16:53, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Libbyjuju

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Valentyne Krush


 * Description
 * removing a category that does not currently exist


 * Date and time
 * 16:23, 24 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * But the category was the only category the page belonged to, so you removed all categories. You should have replaced the non-existent category with another category. Ruslik_ Zero 14:39, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

fav_fapal

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Stuart Alexander


 * Description
 * In celebration of Martha Stewart's Hot Dog special (7-23-09) as well as in light of a nearby sausage factory fire (South San Francisco,7-23-09) I wished to commemorate Stuart Alexander, former sausage maker gone bad...I believe this meets several widely-acknowleged criteria of newsworthiness. The stub for Stuart Alexander, importer, seems to be self-promoting and/or an attempt at advertising and I respectfully request it be reviewed and replaced as well as examined as to why it's not possible to post references on that page;Date and time
 * 21:18, 23 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * You was given a warning (and the edit was tagged as a result) because you inserted " " into the article (a test type edit). You should have replaced "Insert footnote text here" with something meaningful. In addition you forgot to add pairs), which was true in this case, and not tagging it as a reference list removal and generating a warning.  68.167.254.43 (talk) 22:20, 8 July 2009 (UTC).
 * But any article I suppose should have references? Ruslik_ Zero 07:30, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I've never seen any wikistats about how many articles there are without inline references. I still see such articles daily, and clicking on Special:Random ten times produced 4 articles with no references, 4 with cite.php-style refs, and 2 with in-line refs in other formats.  Anecdotal evidence, of course, but I think the assumption of good faith warrants improving Special:AbuseFilter/79 as requested.  Thanks  68.165.77.222 (talk) 04:56, 10 July 2009 (UTC).  P.S. Another example of why filter 79 should be improved: a  or may be left in place even after the last in the article is removed.

CCHA Arena Guide

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Central Collegiate Hockey Association


 * Description
 * I am trying to add a link to a website that has a lot of information, photos, and data on the all the rinks around the CCHA.


 * Date and time
 * 1:20, July 8th, 2009


 * Comments
 * I am not advertising the website (www.cchaarenaguide.com), I truly believe this is a significant attribute to all the teams in the CCHA adding a link to a website that shows pictures of their arenas.
 * But your username coincides with the name of the cite, which raises some questions. Ruslik_ Zero 07:25, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

I know, I do not have a wikipedia account, so I just created that off the top of my head. Can I be granted access to make my post onto the CCHA page now?

CharlesArthurMiller

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Timur Kuran


 * Description
 * I was editing Professor Kuran's wikipedia profile as per his instructions. I work for him as a research assistant at Duke University and he requested that I update his wikipedia page. It was reported because I removed categories


 * Date and time
 * 21:30, 7 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * It sounds like you have a conflict of interest so you shouldn't be editing the page directly. This isn't a false positive as the filter is working correctly.  [ジャム] [ t  -  c  ] 21:39, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Tivedshambo

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Bern Nadette Stanis


 * Description
 * Please replace this with a description of the edit you were trying to make.


 * Date and time
 * (Note it was not me that got the report). Whilst clearing the backlog at WP:AIV, I looked at this bot-reported edit. The edit in question was an attempt to convert the redlink What's Happening Now! to the correct What's Happening Now!!. I presume it was the double exclamation mark that the filetr objected to. Whilst it often a sign of vandalism, there are circumstances where it may be correct (chess notation, double factorials in maths, quotations etc.) Therefore users should not be tagged as vandals for attempting to apply it. Can someone investigate this please. —   Tivedshambo   (t/c) 09:12, 7 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * Actually, the double ecxclamation point is irrelevant. This filter is triggered if any IP within specific ranges edits pages which are typical of sockpuppets - presumably, these ranges are Television Radio's ranges. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 09:49, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
 * So an anonymous user is reported as a vandal because they might be a sock-puppet? This is a blatant lack of good faith, even ignoring that sock-puppet investigations shouldn't be reported at WP:AIV anyway. I'll mention this to User:Mr.Z-bot's owner, and get their input. —  Tivedshambo   (t/c) 10:33, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
 * To the best of my understanding:
 * AGF doesn't mean that we can't use reasonable filters which return few false positives, even if set to disallow, due to the few false positives. If you think this particular filter is problematic, try talking to its author - . I believe that it may make sense to remove pages like Bern Nadette Stanis from the list of disallowed pages (based on the abuse log), but I wouldn't do it without first consulting with Wknight94.
 * Bots reporting to WP:AIV work based on heuristics, which may have many false positives. There are no WP:BITE issues involved (as new users shouldn't usually be aware of this page), nor AGF (bots can't assume any faith). Note that the bots reporting there don't actually block users. Obviously, if there was a to high false positive rate, thjis would make the page unmanageable by admins; I don't think we have reached that point.
 * I fuly agree with you that this edit was probably okay, and I have done it while giving credit to the IP adress.
 * עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 11:54, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Looking at it again, this was partly me getting muddled with a report I dealt with yesterday where an IP was falsely templated for a "crime they didn't commit". In this case the IP didn't get templated, so I agree AGF isn't so much of an issue here. I think the only issue outstanding is whether the bot should report a breach of this filter as vandalism, or to WP:SSP. —  Tivedshambo   (t/c) 12:47, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
 * These abuse filters arise from the bad faith assumption that IP users are vandals. When I have a problem with abuse tags while cleaning up after a bad bot: there's not concern about the bad articles, not concern about a good editor getting a thousand false positives.  Just a command to register.
 * If it arises from the underlying assumption that IP editors are vandals and prioritizes tagging them to make catching their vandalism easier, that is the starting point. AGF does not involve underlying assumptions that IPs and newly registered users are bad for wikipedia-that's what AGF means: don't work from the underlying assumption that the other writer is a vandal.
 * This abuse/edit filter needs to be rethought, the permanence of the pre-beta testing logs, the wording of the messages, whether or not the wikipedia community has decided IPs are allowed to edit (the community has and they are) and how this entire project is an attempt to sidestep community consensus. That's my opinion.
 * "May have many false positives" blithely spoken is noted. --69.226.103.13 (talk) 19:09, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

24.93.205.160

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Tabitha D'umo


 * Description
 * I actually got tagged for both Tabitha's article and her husband Napoleon's. While it's true that I did remove references, it was only because the links to the pages in those ref tags didn't exist or (in one case) didn't cite what was stated. In all cases multiple references were cited so I never had to replace any. The articles are still well cited. I was basically cleaning them up. I invite you to have a look.


 * Date and time
 * 21:03, 6 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * The filter only tags such edits for further review. So, please, do not pay attention to the tags if your edits are constructive. Ruslik_ Zero 14:27, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Otumba

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Battle of Otumba


 * Description
 * Reporting out of advisement from the warning I received after the filter was activated. My edits to Battle of Otumba were tagged as a possible conflict of interest, considering my username, a response I completely understand.  However, I assure everyone that I am not a 500 year-old conquistador. :)  As noted on my userpage, I came back to Wikipedia out of a desire to improve the article on the battle, and I decided to use that motive for my username. Otumba (talk) 01:43, 6 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 01:42, 6 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * This is because of an aparent conflict of interests due to the fact that your username appears in the link. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 07:51, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
 * As I thought, thank you. What happens now?  Does my filter log get cleared? Otumba (talk) 17:25, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Hnois

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * The Fallen Empires


 * Description
 * I was creating a new article about The Fallen Empires and then clicked save page Hnois (talk) 21:39, 3 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 21:39, 3 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * If you want to create an article, just create it. There is no need to add {{subst:AFC submission/submit}} template. Ruslik_ Zero 08:42, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

68.46.254.194

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Farkle


 * Description
 * Adding name "Rat's Ass" as alternative name 68.46.254.194 (talk) 14:44, 3 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 14:44, 3 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * Is it really necessary to add this name? Do you have a reliable source, which confirms that it is really used? Ruslik_ Zero 08:45, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

Belmead

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Belmead


 * Description
 * I was adding information condensed to one sentence and a link to Belmead Community League as this is the community league that serves this neighbourhood. You can verify this by going to the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues website at www.efcl.org which is the umbrella organization for community leagues in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This was not an advertisement, just addtional information.


 * Date and time
 * 05:16, 3 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * I advise you to change your usename, as the current username implies the conflict of interest. Ruslik_ Zero 08:48, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

HipHopSavior

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Better on the Other Side


 * Description
 * Nearly every edit that HipHopSavior makes to this page trips filter 81, but I just cannot see why. &mdash;Kww(talk) 23:18, 2 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 23:18, 2 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * The paragraph he edits contains a quote with the words "world dance". Those are included in filter 81.  Maybe someone else can address whether that is necessary - I have no idea.   Wknight94  talk  22:18, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
 * That's it, and that's why this thing can only log. The abuse filter can't tell the difference between the "World Dance" chart and the lyric "I can make the world dance", and it's unreasonable to expect it to. I'm used to looking for these things, but sometimes I get stumped (even though the answer is always obvious once it's pointed out). Thanks.&mdash;Kww(talk) 22:28, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Matthewfreile

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Nightjar


 * Description
 * Just clarifying the nighhawk range, it was given as North America when actually extends to South America


 * Date and time
 * 23:09, 2 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * Fixed the filter. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 07:49, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Cinema86

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Family Biz


 * Description
 * I am the Story Department Intern for the Creator of the series Family Biz. I was trying to update the series page by adding synopses of the episodes of Family Biz which have yet to air on YTV.  All the summaries I am posting have been edited and approved by series creator James Nadler.  Thank you. Cinema86 (talk) 18:28, 1 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 18:28, 1 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * Try not to add the word "poop" (at least, until you make 10 edits to articles and your account becomes autoconfirmed). Ruslik_ Zero 18:59, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
 * So that you don't appear to have a conflict of interest, you could try editing articles unrelated to Family Biz. --Damian Yerrick (talk | stalk) 22:06, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

69.226.103.13

 * Username


 * Page you were editing (don't wikilink)
 * Discoaster


 * Description
 * Removing bogus information put into article by a bot. Don't tag a proper edit as blanking, when it's nothing of the sort. A careful removal of part of the information, addition of relevant information and a source, is not blanking.  Blanking is removing large quantities of text.  Remove the pointless tag.

I'm not going to waste more time on this garbage produced by a bot if my edits are going to be tagged as vandalism.

You edit it, research the genus, source the article, verify the authorities, if you think that removing 100 unverified species that should never have been put in the article, replacing them with verified species, sourcing the list, and adding authorities is vandalism. Have fun. 69.226.103.13 (talk) 08:56, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

By the way, every edit in my abuse log is a false positive. How many ways can wikipedia find to be hostile to professional editing by qualified researchers? First I'm abusive for deleting garbage from wikipedia, then I'm abusive for moving garbage, then I'm abusive for deleting more garbage, but without any scanning for adding and correctly formatting appropriate information, then I'm abusive for reverting my own edit.

Anyone figure out that this is just insulting to tag a good editors edits as abuse? --69.226.103.13 (talk) 09:11, 1 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Date and time
 * 08:56, 1 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments


 * With the current technology and dumb computers, the system cannot tell that you are a good editor. One simple way to make that clearer would be to create an account.  Wknight94  talk  11:17, 1 July 2009 (UTC)


 * So you tagged me inaccurately and are accusing me of being a vandal simply because I'm an IP? --69.226.103.13 (talk) 17:09, 1 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Please see the note at the top of your filter log: "Entries in this list do not necessarily mean the edits were abusive." Wknight's suggestion to register an account is a good one as you will quickly be ignored by the abuse filter. Heuristics are a necessary component of the filter. However, if you wish to continue editing as an IP, you'll run into false positives from time to time. –<b style="font-family:verdana; color:black;">xeno</b><sup style="color:black; font-family:verdana;">talk 17:14, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
 * It does not say that in the edit summary, what it does is call my edit abusive. You've singled me out to label my edits as abusive.  The heuristics are faulty if they target only IPs.
 * IPs contribute all of the time to wikipedia, to target them solely because they are IPs is to say "anyone can edit" is a lie. --69.226.103.13 (talk) 17:18, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

And, if you create a system that makes false positives you need to be able to remove them. --69.226.103.13 (talk) 17:19, 1 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Calm down. The abuse filter mechanism is quite new and we are still gaining experience in making proper and appropriate use of it.  Many of the rules crafted so far give wider leeway to established editors.  It's a crude attempt to emulate what human editors tend to do.  Automating good judgment about applying such biases is in the future, maybe—hopefully.  The most expedient way to solve your problem is for you to create an account and edit logged in.  I bet you notice a difference in how you are treated by other editors as well as the filters.  —EncMstr (talk) 17:21, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
 * (ec*2)You were tagged because of a combination of two things: 1.) you do not look like an established editor because you have not created an account, and 2.) because you removed references from an article. 99% of the time, when these two conditions are met, the edit is indeed vandalism.  In order not to offend the other 1% (i.e. you), the filter simply tags the edit so that someone can check the validity.  That is all.  No need to get offended.  If you have a suggestion for a better heuristic that catches just as much vandalism while not tagging proper edits, let us know.   Wknight94  <sup style="color: blue;">talk  17:22, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

I'm not uncalm. Please feel free to strike out your personal comment about me, let me know when you do, and when we can discuss the issue. --69.226.103.13 (talk) 17:24, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

So... putting all other issues aside for a moment - aside from creating an account (which I gather that he won't be doing), is there any way that the abuse filter can be tweaked so that 69.226.'s edits are no longer disallowed or tagged by it? I can understand where the guy (I'm assuming that you're a guy, sorry if wrong) is coming from, to be honest. It seems that everywhere he turns at the moment, he's running into automatic brick walls that prevent him from fixing errors introduced by an automatic process. I'd probably be feeling pretty hacked off by it too... --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 17:37, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
 * The filter I was referring to (way back when) was log-only, so he wasn't running into any brick walls. I don't know about any other filter(s) he is tripping.   Wknight94  <sup style="color: blue;">talk  18:41, 2 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I can't find the specific comment now (this long-running Algae/Anybot/Bots/BAG/Abuse filter/ClueBot discussion is scattered over several different boards and user talk pages at this point) but I believe that 69.226. stated that the abuse filter is actively preventing him from making certain edits due to his status as an IP - then ClueBot reverted some of the edits that he did manage to get past the filter. Emotions do seem to be running high here - but if the above is occurring, I can understand the frustration and how he feels that he's getting kicked in the teeth by 'the system' whenever he tries to fix blatant errors in the articles that were created by (yet another) bot that was doing things that it shouldn't have been doing. So he gets narked about the entire business and complains angrily about it in several places. Then he gets told to calm down by various people (who just see some guy ranting without knowing the full background to the case - and how could they?) - so he feels as though his complaints are not being taken seriously and that no-one appreciates his work. Well, that's my assessment of the situation, anyway. --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 18:58, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
 * He commented recently that even after he hit "save" after being warned it wouldn't go through. However, I don't see anything that was tagged as "disallow"? Was that Cluebot stepping in and taking the plate? Or was it an unlogged AF action? Addressing your point that we aren't appreciating his work: I don't see that at all. What I see is several solutions being offered, and 69.x.x.x refusing to take them on board. On the other hand, we took steps to address his concerns (including renaming the filter) but these take time to percolate. –<b style="font-family:verdana; color:black;">xeno</b><sup style="color:black; font-family:verdana;">talk 19:04, 2 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Just to make it clear - I'm not personally accusing anyone of anything here. As far as I can see 69.226. just wants to go about his editing without being pestered by bots or abuse filter messages - and he wants all such to stop immediately (which I don't suppose is an unreasonable request if one is unfamiliar with the inner workings of WP). TBH, I don't think that he'd be so upset about all this (if at all) if it hadn't been for the User:Anybot debacle. --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 19:27, 2 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Good guess, Kurt Shaped Box. There are too many badly amateur programs running on wikipedia.  This one also attached a tag for an edit by a different IP to my IP abuse filter.  Again, bad, bad programming.
 * If it's not up and running, why did the community grant the right to make a permanent log of it?
 * How many names have I been called, and how many lame essays like "don't be a dick," and "tendentious editor," (read: "shut up") should a user put up with while trying to correct a major problem on wikipedia? Or since I started trying to straighten out the mess made by anybot starting over 4 months ago?  Wikipedia has already chased away other editors who have been trying to clean this mess up.  How long should wikipedia look like an idiot in the evolutionary biology department?
 * I think people should support my solutions to the anybot mess, and stop telling me to do different things and calling me names and telling me to shut up, since I am the one making certain that the entire mess is cleaned up this time, without chasing me away like all of the others who tried to deal with anybot and the BAG about this. And it's one foul mess.  --69.226.103.13 (talk) 06:18, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

I gotta quit. I don't like being stalked by a half-baked tagging system. It's ridiculous. If you had never called it an abuse filter to begin with (but, that's your intention, to stalk abuse by IPs), and if wikipedia writers had not made so many nasty remarks to me while I'm trying to fix this mess, ..., but, no, I'm not going to look at article histories and see every edit I made to correct anybot's garbage tagged as vandalism.

I'm also not going to listen anymore to wikipedia editors saying, "it's not an abuse filter, we just call it that." "It's not about tagging vandalism even though that's the purpose." "Stop your tendentious editing." "Don't be a dick." "Calm down." Why doesn't everyone pay attention to the mess these taxon-generating bots make and stop it a lot sooner instead of going after the whistle-blower every step of the way.

Wikipedia's fight against vandalism trumps everything, but especially a good, reliable encyclopedia and researchers willing to write it.

This is what the latest absurd filter tagged of mine: Choanoflagellates. I did that as a courtesy to readers, and it's standard form for biology. I don't think biologists are going to be sticking around as long as I have, though. --69.226.103.13 (talk) 09:41, 3 July 2009 (UTC)