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Stnh1206

Filter: 1297 (hist · log)
Log entry: 37941572
Affected user: Stnh1206 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page they were editing: Foot in Mouth (EP) (filter log)
Description: This user was adding a personnel section about the band who performed this EP on that article, and they were warned with the standard warning message and tagged as possible vandalism as they submitted the edit after the warning. This appears to be a legitimate user and not a vandal, and this was triggered on the word Cool when adding Tré Cool - drums.
Reporting user: Codename Noreste 🤔 La Suma
Date and time: 05:01, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
Comments: I don't think we can do anything about this. Since category:.*(?:films|shows|books|series|studios|episodes|bands|musical[ ]groups|albums|songs) is already excluded. Nobody (talk) 07:22, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 197.0.43.131 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Slender Man stabbing (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Two categories do not fit well in the page.197.0.43.131 (talk) 12:30, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 12:19, 6 June 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. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.0.43.131 (talk • contribs) 00:03, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Not done – The filter is working properly. While not the filters target, based on the Categories description their use is accurate. But feel free to discuss it on the article's talk page if you disagree. Nobody (talk) 08:02, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 24.115.255.37 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Isotopes of meitnerium (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: In 2018 and again in 2022, the article Isotopes of meitnerium had the mathematical error "250+27=275". When ComplexRational fixed it in 2018, it triggered an edit filter, which took no action, but it did claim the edit had something to do with "magic/astrology spambots." The exact same thing happened when the error popped back up again later in a different place in the article and I fixed it in 2022. The edit filter log for Isotopes of meitnerium: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:AbuseLog&wpSearchTitle=Isotopes+of+meitnerium
Date and time: 16:42, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Note: an edit filter helper/manager or admin will have to take a look at this if the magic/astrology spambot filter works as intended. Codename Noreste 🤔 Talk 23:50, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]; I don't think a change is needed. Nobody (talk) 08:09, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 2605:8D80:541:7E8:F4F3:DCA7:DA14:D4A (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Corus Entertainment (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Doing some editing. Carriage dispute was resolved.
Date and time: 17:51, 6 June 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. Codename Noreste 🤔 Talk 23:51, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Consider requesting on the article's talk page; please provide the necessary references. Nobody (talk) 08:15, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 2603:7000:2101:AA00:E859:4362:9520:2D0C (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: 2023 Czech Tour (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Add a photo of a stage at the race.
Date and time: 17:56, 6 June 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) 17:56, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Done – The edit for this report has been implemented, however no changes to the filter were made. XXBlackburnXx (talk) 01:59, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 105.74.13.239 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Community reinforcement approach and family training (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Removing duplicated sentence.
Date and time: 20:41, 6 June 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) 20:41, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Done – The edit for this report has been implemented, however no changes to the filter were made. XXBlackburnXx (talk) 02:01, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: Lexoroid (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: The Streamer Awards (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was undoing an act of vandalism on the page
Date and time: 01:52, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Already done by Izno. Looks like a false positive to me, and there might be some way to exclude reverts. Codename Noreste 🤔 Talk 02:09, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: Moleinwetsand (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: The Streamer Awards (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I am trying to undo obvious page griefing and am getting an error not allowing me to do so.
Date and time: 01:54, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Already done. This was already reverted, as explained in the section above. Codename Noreste 🤔 Talk 02:10, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 129.143.106.14 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Page not specified
Description: Stupid words
Date and time: 08:06, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. Nobody (talk) 08:16, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 2601:547:C000:1310:5C5F:AAF4:43D2:E538 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Ride the Cyclone (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Fixing outdated info, cleaning up the synopsis for grammar, length, and accuracy.
Date and time: 09:13, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Done – The edit for this report has been implemented here, however no changes to the filter were made. Nobody (talk) 09:28, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 5.148.1.55 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Riprap (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 10:50, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. Annh07 (talk) 10:58, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 148.253.191.227 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Phishing (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 12:26, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. Nobody (talk) 12:27, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 2600:8802:C0A:2B00:5D71:6795:42FC:921D (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Beyond Us & Them (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 13:39, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
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