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Username: 2804:14C:5BB1:9473:90D4:AC17:9B9B:1A33 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Wikipedia:Requested articles/Business and economics/Companies/A-E (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Copy edit disabled.
Date and time: 03:22, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Done and a change to the filter may be needed. C F A 💬 03:24, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Pinned – This thread has been pinned and will not be archived until this template has been removed. C F A 💬 03:25, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Comment: It might make sense to remove the Wikipedia:Requested articles/ from the filter. Nobody (talk) 10:12, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 76.71.3.150 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: WP:PLATINUMW (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Also WP:GOLDENW. Maybe the shortcut vandalism edit filter should whitelist retargets towards a specific section of the same page.
Date and time: 02:22, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Edit was not disallowed though a change to the filter may be needed. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 02:33, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Pinned – This thread has been pinned and will not be archived until this template has been removed. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 02:34, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Note: I'm working on something for this using (?:^#\s*redirect\s*\[\[\w+:(\S+|\s){1,9}#.+\]\]). Nobody (talk) 07:08, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Checking with the edit filter managers to see if changes need to be made. @EFM please update the filter with /Projectspace Redirect blanking. Nobody (talk) 07:08, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 73.226.39.158 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Wikipedia:Sandbox (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was editing the sandbox page and following the rules but was given this warning as to one of my previous mistakes and there was no pattern as I only had one warning
Date and time: 23:49, 1 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) 23:49, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Not done though a change to the filter may be needed. Might make sense to remove sandbox hits. Nobody (talk) 06:18, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Fixed OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 12:40, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 2409:4042:EBF:273E:8C9E:60FF:FEE7:765C (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Talk:World file (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 07:37, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. Nobody (talk) 08:03, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: ExplodingMIGGERS25 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Chevrolet Impala (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 08:06, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 08:14, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: Panda Arun (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: File:Actor Chetan Image.jpeg (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 11:21, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. Do not remove CSD tags from your own articles, especially if it's for a copyvio. – '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 11:46, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 88.97.216.67 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Théo Charlier (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 11:44, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Declined – Edits were vandalism. – '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 11:45, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]