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Mushroomfroggie

Username: Mushroomfroggie (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Penaten (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Tried to publish additions/expansion to English article based on translation from the German article. Also moved a gallery of images to the newly created, relevant History section.
Date and time: 08:51, 2 March 2025 (UTC)
Comments

Filter #614 - the mommer/zoomer slang filter has a regex fragment disallowing the phrase "baby oil" ( |\bbaby\W?oil) which you seem to have added in your in edit (per the edit filter examine log) as a link to baby oil as this is a product the company make. The other hits were from a "private testing filter" and no action was taken - the disallow was from 614 so this is the important one here. Perhaps the filter can be modified to permit linking to our article about baby oil, by using |(?<!\[\[)\bbaby\W?oil\b(?!\]\]) (a pattern I just made, it should work and I've tested it) for the baby oil line of regex instead? MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 22:13, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@MolecularPilot: Baby oil is found on lines 35 and 59, though 59 is moreso a Diddy-related general referencing line than a baby-oil-specific line. I'm personally not sure either mention is really needed anymore. I've checked through the last 5000 filter log entries, and not a single one matches the baby oil referencing. I don't know that it's necessarily effective anymore. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 17:12, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm looking into ways to improve the false positive rate although it seems to be uncommon. There are still a fair number of hits for this part of the regex. While most recent hits also hit other expressions, some do not. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 16:51, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Mushroomfroggie:

Not done – You should be able to make the edit now, but please include one or more citations with your change. I have also reduced the false positive rate on this aspect of the filter. Thank you for the report. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 21:26, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Justjourney

Username: Justjourney (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Wikipedia:Teahouse (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was trying to add a question to the teahouse page, asking about a policy.
Date and time: 01:19, 9 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. (automated comment) — MajavahBot (talk · contributions) 01:22, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]; Fixed by edit filter manager EggRoll97. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 05:43, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Anupamdas1985

Username: Anupamdas1985 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Pomelo (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: So, on 4th February 2025 I created a new segment called "Pomelo In Festivals and Cultural Rituals". Previously 'Pomelo' article in Wikipedia did not have any such segment. Western societies did not have such rituals but Asian cultures do have them. With this new segment, I have made the 'Pomelo' article in Wikipedia more culturally inclusive. I have used some sources, including my own website.

Later I saw that the segment had been renamed and made shorter. I am fine with making the segment succinct and compact. But I see that any mention of 'ritual' and 'festival' is removed from the heading. For me it seems like cultural insensitivity. Festivals and rituals are the center pillars of any culture. Culture does not stand alone. Those festivals and rituals are very important for our culture - Indian and Asian. I don't think encyclopedias and encyclopedic style should be biased against any culture or their sensitivity.

I also see that the reference of my website has been removed. However, the information that I have provided remained and some of the sources that I have mentioned (apart from my website) have also remained. Those sources give out the same information that I have provided in my website. In fact, if anything, my article on Pomelo's cultural and spiritual significance is holistic and covers almost all of Asian cultures (that use Pomelo as a spiritual and cultural symbol). I am an Indian and an Asian who has seen many of these rituals that involved Pomelo. In fact, I take direct part in the Chhath puja where we worship the Sun God -Surya Dev. Also, I don't need any external sources to confirm that.

I hope that admins and experienced volunteers of Wikipedia would appreciate my contribution and give me my due credit. Without my initiation, there will be no 'In Culture' segment in the article about 'Pomelo'. 'In Culture' segment, in 'Pomelo', makes it inclusive and culturally sensitive. In many cultures and traditions, food items such as fruits, sugar, salt, vegetables, grains, etc, are used for spiritual and ritualistic purposes.

A true encyclopedia should give information about all the cultures and should not be seen to be against any particular culture. I hope that experienced volunteers of Wikipedia would appreciate those who are trying to contribute to Wikipedia and its community. I hope you will solve my issues. Thanks.

Date and time: 05:38, 9 March 2025 (UTC)
Comments: @Anupamdas1985: You dont seem to trigger any filters on that page?--Cactus🌵 ^spiky ^ouch 06:54, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]; Sorry, No idea. Was it the number of words? Anupamdas1985 (talk) 10:40, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ScottRBX

Username: ScottRBX (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: User:ScottLeeBloxdRoblox (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 09:40, 9 March 2025 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. – – DreamRimmer (talk) 10:54, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Anupamdas1985 2

Filter: 1164 (hist · log)
Log entry: None
Affected user: Anupamdas1985 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page they were editing: User talk:Ultraodan (filter log)
Description: Also filtered trying to edit their own talk page. The filter and log are hidden from public view. I don't see a reason an editor should be filtered from using user talk pages.
Reporting user: Ultraodan (talk)
Date and time: 11:46, 9 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. (automated comment) — MajavahBot (talk · contributions) 11:46, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]; Fixed OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 15:09, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Blackpebbled

Username: Blackpebbled (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: User:Blackpebbled (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 11:56, 9 March 2025 (UTC)
Comments

User blocked – Blackpebbled (talk • contribs) blocked by Acroterion. (automated comment) — MajavahBot (talk · contributions) 15:09, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done – The filter is working properly. C F A 16:33, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2A10:F300:230:B300:6B83:942A:9548:4338

Username: 2A10:F300:230:B300:6B83:942A:9548:4338 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: User talk:DIVINEE223 (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 11:57, 9 March 2025 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. C F A 16:33, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Faithashia

Username: Faithashia (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: User:Faithashia/Sample page (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 12:00, 9 March 2025 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. Annh07 (talk) 12:59, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2A00:F28:4A5:4011:1:1:FF52:5125

Username: 2A00:F28:4A5:4011:1:1:FF52:5125 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Punjabi Shaikh (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 12:54, 9 March 2025 (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. Annh07 (talk) 12:57, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

HontNog

Username: HontNog (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Super Stardust HD (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Was trying to add a source to the "Welcome Back" page section about this game being given away for free by Sony due to the outage and also better clarify how items work in the game.
Date and time: 13:35, 9 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) 13:41, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Profanatica EP

Username: 76.71.3.36 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Page not specified
Description
Date and time: 14:17, 9 March 2025 (UTC)
Comments

I was trying to add this EP to to Profanatica discography but since the title is offensive it was flagged. https://profanatica-us.bandcamp.com/album/pale-fuck

Sure, but why add a Bandcamp link in the first place? Drmies (talk) 15:44, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2601:248:301:2F80:4416:8A08:33C2:8831

Username: 2601:248:301:2F80:4416:8A08:33C2:8831 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Thursday (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 15:51, 9 March 2025 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. C F A 16:35, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2601:248:301:2F80:4416:8A08:33C2:8831

Username: 2601:248:301:2F80:4416:8A08:33C2:8831 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Thursday (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: <!- there was so many vandalism there I was trying to delete to delete it I am very sorry who is reading this I didn’t want to waste your time. PS i accidentally delete some of that when I was trying to type. -->
Date and time: 15:53, 9 March 2025 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. C F A 16:35, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]