Wikipedia:Edit filter/False positives

Edit filter management
Tags management

Click here to report a false positive
To report a false positive affecting an editor other than yourself, click here instead.
If you don't see your report listed here, purge this page's server cache.

Shortcuts

Archives

Rolling archive (last 25 threads)

This page has archives.

BunnysBot

Filter

878 (hist · log)

Log entry

39446042

Affected user

BunnysBot (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page they were editing

Gazelle (recycling company) (filter log)

Description

While performing Genfixes, which includes TemplateRedirects, it triggered the filter multiple times. See its filter log. While edit was not disallowed, the filter should be changed to not trigger template redirect cases. Thanks!

Reporting user

~/Bunnypranav:<ping>

Date and time

15:18, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Comments

Given that the filter is public, it should be safe to say that the word "promotional" should be added to filter 878. Animal lover |666| 16:14, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Adding !contains_any(user_groups, "extendedconfirmed", "sysop", "bot") might make more sense in this case. Nobody (talk) 17:52, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Regardless of this, we should monitor removal of Template:promotional and not using this template to replace its redirect. Animal lover |666| 19:35, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This makes the most sense I believe ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 05:27, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Additionally, given the other built-in conditions, it would appear that it's intentional that you need an editing level higher than Autoconfirmed to not get caught by this filter. Animal lover |666| 14:53, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the filter's name starting with New user, I have no idea why this filter is intended for users with less than 500 edits despite the title. Perhaps we could replace only with !("confirmed" in user_groups)? That user group is also implied in the bot user group. Codename Noreste (talk) 05:40, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pinned – This thread has been pinned and will not be archived until this template has been removed. Nobody (talk) 12:56, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

72.69.91.170

Username: 72.69.91.170 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Schonfeld Strategic Advisors (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Update per recent events published in credible news sources such as Yahoo Finance and Bloomberg News
Date and time: 17:31, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Note: This tripped because you forgot to add an https link after <ref>. Codename Noreste (talk) 20:20, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2600:1005:B19E:F126:880A:99FF:FEA0:C41D

Username: 2600:1005:B19E:F126:880A:99FF:FEA0:C41D (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Dylan Alexander Bishop (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: please don't let this be do not allow on my article to be even approached to be public talk or main article
Date and time: 01:53, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
Comments

No filters triggered recently. (automated comment) — MajavahBot (talk · contributions) 01:22, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GreekBeta2

Username: GreekBeta2 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Neoplecostomus altimontanus (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was changing the things that the reviewer asked me to fix, and I had to delete the template and change the tab because of your other false edit war.
Date and time: 01:54, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Note: While the rest of the edits are likely in good faith, the filter is properly being triggered by deletion of the short description from the article. —C.Fred (talk) 02:10, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Already done by GreekBeta2. Nobody (talk) 06:18, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

122.162.147.28

Username: 122.162.147.28 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Army Public School, Shankar Vihar (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 12:12, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. Nobody (talk) 12:21, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Indujaaichroy

Username: Indujaaichroy (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Uttarpara (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 12:48, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. Nobody (talk) 13:03, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

69.174.134.3

Username: 69.174.134.3 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Page not specified
Description
Date and time: 14:51, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Declined – Edits were vandalism. Nobody (talk) 14:52, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

24.180.128.85

Username: 24.180.128.85 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Goatse.cx (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Update the url where you can find the images.
Date and time: 15:03, 18 December 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) 15:04, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]