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Purpleamethystx

Username: Purpleamethystx (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Linda and Terry Jamison (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I'm trying to list more of the books they wrote and have a source
Date and time: 17:02, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
Comments: Done and a change to the filter may be needed. Would there be a way to detect if the edit contains {{cite book}} or equivalent, as book titles can often have these "provocative" words in them? – Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 17:15, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

there should be a way to do that iirc Rusty 🐈 18:09, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed by edit filter manager EggRoll97. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 02:34, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 2600:4040:5AEF:B400:D326:A57:FC6A:AE5D (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: User talk:71.184.117.73 (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Recently some Wikipedia person messaged me (somehow, I don't know how) to thank me for my not-logged-in edits on Wikipedia. Which, your system is aware of some (but not all) of via my apparent IP address above. So, I replied to their comment. Your system robo banned my reply to my own Talk page, which was totally innocuous and entirely true. You should probably have a less bad system. It bans far too many things automatically for no reason, while simultaneously allowing creeps and trolls to manually accomplish e-vandalism daily in ways your system is apparently blind to or tolerant of. That's a strange combination of features and bugs. Whatever, it's your website; you can do whatever you want. I haven't done anything wrong and as you can tell, hopefully, I am trying to give you constructive and useful feedback without trying to accomplish anything else other than trying to give you constructive and useful feedback.

Regards, An Actual Human who has been assigned the IP address above by some company, temporarily

Date and time: 20:39, 11 January 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) 20:39, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]; Not done – The filter is working properly. That isn't your talk page anymore, as your IP has changed. You may wish to see WP:ACCOUNT. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 02:36, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 2A00:23C7:5AD7:7401:82AF:66C5:A25:B000 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Tournon-sur-Rhône (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 21:28, 11 January 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. – Rusty 🐈 23:02, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 109.78.241.19 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: List of people with absolute pitch (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was trying to add a person with perfect pitch
Date and time: 22:48, 11 January 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) 23:01, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]; Not done – The filter is working properly. Codename Noreste (talk) 23:26, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Username: Teddy kakoma Chiteta (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: User:Teddy kakoma Chiteta (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 00:31, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. PhilKnight (talk) 00:36, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Username: Eyu191 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Page not specified
Description
Date and time: 00:59, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
Comments: No filters triggered recently. PhilKnight (talk) 01:02, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Username: Protoeus (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Calito Soul (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I’m fixing an Afd template which is wrong, but the filter doesn’t let me do so. Protoeus (talk) 01:15, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 01:15, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. There is no current AfD discussion; it was closed one month ago, so please don’t add this tag again. – – DreamRimmer (talk) 01:40, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 123.243.104.230 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: List of Wallace & Gromit characters (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was addig a mention of FEATHERS WAS HERE in prison brickwork in A Close Shave. It was in caps, and should be mentione d in caps
Date and time: 02:43, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
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Username: 117.235.142.53 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Truthfindervert (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: i dont able to proceed my comment on Sock puppet surveillance
Date and time: 04:04, 12 January 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. – – DreamRimmer (talk) 04:08, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 2601:8C0:C001:910:1877:15EE:4CB3:67B9 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Page not specified
Description
Date and time: 04:22, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
Comments: No filters triggered recently. – – DreamRimmer (talk) 04:28, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]