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People might be interested in Wikipedia:Miscellany_for_deletion/Wikipedia:Edit_filter/Current. Galobtter ( pingó mió) 07:14, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
Ok. I edited an talk page and it did an edit filter saying an user was disrupted. Any meaning? Or an mistake? 126.79.150.248 ( talk) 01:53, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
Hi y'all – as people interested in using software to help moderate edits, the Editing Team thought some of you might be interested in participating the virtual meeting we're hosting this Friday, 14 July (15:30 to 17:00 UTC).
We'll use this time to discuss Edit Check, a new project that will present people with guidance while they're editing.
The first "check" we're building automatically prompts people to add a reference when they don't think to do so themselves.
Regardless of whether you're able to make the meeting, we would value learning what you all think of the Edit Check prototype.
If the above brings any questions to mind, please ping me so that I can try to answer them.
In the meantime, this MediaWiki page should contain all the information you need to join Friday's conversation. PPelberg (WMF) ( talk) 22:12, 11 July 2023 (UTC)
I think 3rd party requests for EFM should be disallowed. We already have elemnts of RfA lite with the process and having nominators would just make that more true. I don't know that this would be helpful to anyone. Best, Barkeep49 ( talk) 15:46, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
Sorry... ~Oshwah~ (talk) (contribs) 16:06, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
Hi all. Even though this would not be a policy edit, I am making a suggestion here first rather than directly editing as I'm not part of the project, mainly just a tag filter user. I propose a change to the lead section, to read as follows:
The edit filter tool, also known as the abuse filter, [1] is a Wikipedia extension mainly [2] used for detecting common patterns of harmful editing, and addressing potentially-harmful edits at the moment of (attempted) submission. The tool automatically checks each new submission against a list of filters.
If a match occurs, the tool will log the action in the public edit filter log, and may additionally take any of the following actions:
Because even the smallest mistake in editing a filter can significantly disrupt the encyclopedia, only editors in the edit filter manager permission group can configure filters. These permissions are rarely awarded, and users must first show very good judgement and technical proficiency. Currently, there are 140 edit filter managers and 23 edit filter helpers. The filters currently in use can be found at Special:AbuseFilter.
Note: This page does not discuss technical details relating to the operation of the extension. These can be found at Extension:AbuseFilter.
Reason: This wording and order is more focused on what most (i.e. non-managing) users see when we investigate potentially-rogue contributors, and helps us understand the operation of the tool better and more quickly, without detracting for managers. It also disambiguates the tool itself from the individual filters (both are currently called "filter"); keeps related information together; is more concise; and makes it clearer that we can see prevented edits via the log.
Me first discovering the latter today - in the process, discovering an obvious sockpuppet - was what motivated me to finally put some more effort into understanding the edit filter, and to suggest a change that hopefully helps others do the same.
Let me know of any objections or suggestions. Turtlecrown ( talk) 19:16, 30 April 2024 (UTC)