Wikipedia:Edit filter/False positives/Archive 10

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Yourtownie

Username: Yourtownie (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Bardstown, Kentucky (filter log) (redo)
Description: adding Bardstown's Townie page to the links section. this page is maintained by the city of bardstown.
Date and time: 17:46, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: The filters have (mostly) prevented you from inserting spamlinks to the yourtownie.net website; in other words, they did what they were intended to do. Your only successful spamming edit has been reverted, and your account has been blocked as a spamusername. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:11, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

92.30.106.114

Username

92.30.106.114 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing (don't wikilink)

Tween (demographic) (filter log) (redo)

Description

Tagged as references removed, but pretty sure I didn't remove any. Addressed copyedit/wikify tags, plus I added {{globalize}}. I did combine dupes into named references, although thought filter accounted for that. 92.30.106.114 (talk) 04:30, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Date and time

04:30, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Comments

It tagged you because you removed the commented-out note about references at the end, which the filter does not account for. Someguy1221 (talk) 04:39, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Ohhh. I'd figured it was redundant given refs were present indicating how to add more. Thanks for the explanation. 92.30.106.114 (talk) 04:43, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Twoengine2

Username: Twoengine2 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Oklahoma (filter log) (redo)
Description: When I tried to do a little editing, I got a rude error message!
Date and time: 07:41, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: So why did you try to delete almost the entire geography section? Someguy1221 (talk) 07:45, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

122.107.235.166

Username

122.107.235.166 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing (don't wikilink)

Talk:Israeli West Bank barrier (filter log) (redo)

Description

There is an evident attempt by some editor to prevent any contributions from me on ideological grounds, without going through any administrative procedures that would require proper consultation and ratification with other managers of the webpage or even notification of me. Every time I try to post a contribution to this page, a warning comes up on the screen "An automated filter has identified this edit as potentially unconstructive, and it has been disallowed. If this edit is constructive, please report this error." But although I have tried to report this as a false positive, no clear response has emerged. As an example of what is blocked, here is the record of my last attempt, starting with the just previous entry by "Harlan" to which I responded:

I've never heard of a campaign to de-legitimize Israel or the Wall. Every other country in the world has voted in favor of resolutions saying that Israel's actions in the OPT "have no legitimacy" in the first place, and the Wall was just the latest example. P.S. I reverted you because there are a number of well known lists of laws in Israel that discriminate against the citizens of non-Jewish nationality. See for example page 26 of Apartheid against the Palestinian People [1] harlan (talk) 15:21, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia policy on NPOV insists that on debated points each side must be allowed a description of their position in an impartial and fair way, and that the disagreement of some editors merely to the expression of such differing viewpoints is not a sufficient grounds for reverting the contribution. See the relevant policy statement on WP:NPOV

The comment on "Wikipedia policy" was my post to the Talk page that somehow triggered the "automatic filter." I would suggest that there is nothing objectionable in this remark by me. It is therefore obvious that the "automated filter" has simply been set by a knowledgeable editor to reject any and all contributions from me, for an indefinite length of time. Unlike properly administered blocks, the perpetrator of this remains completely autonomous and so need not give an account of himself to anyone, or to justify it in terms of Wikipedia policy. And also unlike properly administered blocks, the filter has no time limit and allows for no return to the Talk Page at all. There is no notice of this block on my own Talk page, and when I search in the Administrators Notice page for blocks I do not find that there have been any listed against my IP address. I would like this "automated filter" to be reset so that I am allowed back into the Talk Page, and if possible, the perpetrator of this vandalism blocked himself. Please note that I have tried before to bring this to the attention of administrators here, on the 6th of August, and no help has been forthcoming, so this is a new appeal.

It should be added, as explanatory background to the above-quoted exchange on the Talk Page, that what evoked the comment by "Harlan" was my defending my proposed contribution to the main article that, in the context of reporting pro-Israel views, mentioned that critics of the "apartheid/racism" label say that Israel is a liberal democracy that extends equal rights in law to all its citizens, including Israeli Arabs. Whether or not Harlan agrees with this is therefore irrelevant: the point is that pro-Israel commentators assert this, and fairness and WP:NPOV demands that this be mentioned when describing the pro-Israel viewpoints, without negative slanting or intrusive refutation, dispassionately and objectively. Furthermore, one of the sources I cited from pro-Israel commentators happened to assert that the "apartheid" claim is part of an attempt to "delegitimize" Israel. Again, whether or not this fits Harlan's POV is irrelevant, as is his arguing with me about it or reverting the contribution on this basis: the source actually says this, as a matter of objective fact. I go on at such length about this here, since I have been gagged from any response on the Talk page in question.

Date and time

07:56, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Comments

None of this was due to any filter. Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 ^{> haneʼ} 08:01, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

What was it due to, then? As mentioned, it is not a properly constituted "block." But it calls itself a "filter." The notice that comes up every time I seek to contribute to the webpage is: "An automated filter has identified this edit as potentially unconstructive, and it has been disallowed. If this edit is constructive, please report this error." So is this notice in error? What is certain is that "filter" or not, it prevents me from participating in the Talk Page or Main Article. And, beyond that, how about canceling it and acting against its perpetrators, since it is illegitimate and an abuse of Wiki procedures?

The ed17

Username: The ed17 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Talk:RMS Titanic (filter log) (redo)
Description: User:Baron Nicholas was tagged for "repeating characters" by signing his post: [2]
Date and time: 09:48, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

The filter sees signatures as just the raw tildes, even though they appear as normal on the page itself. So when someone signs with more than five tildes, it will trigger the "repeating characters" tag. Although we could add an exemption for tildes, it doesnt seem to happen very often. I;m not sure why Baron Nicholas is signing with 3 tildes plus 5 tildes anyway, as that only does the same thing that 4 tildes would do. —Soap— 11:36, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Gotcha, thanks Soap Ed (talk • majestic titan) 19:19, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

ASHDOBE86

Username: ASHDOBE86 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Northwich Victoria F.C. (filter log) (redo)
Description: Updating the squad, transfer, latest players etc
Date and time: 11:10, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Im not really familiar with this filter and can't really identify whether a given edit meets or does not meet the profile it was set up for. It looks like a different editor has made a change to the page; could you look and see if the way it is now is accurate? —Soap— 16:05, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

61.189.63.157

Username: 61.189.63.157 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Wikipedia:Reference desk/Science (filter log) (redo)
Description: I was posting a question asking how easy it is to get mucous to flow out of my nasal passages. The question posed a rather silly situation - that of sitting in a G force simulator with a bad head cold - but the mechanics and intent of the question are sound. I suspect the repeated mention of "snot" may have tipped this silly thing off?
Date and time: 13:35, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

I think it was "tiny cock(pit)" actually. I've set it now to trigger only when the word cock is by itself, but will likely change it back later as this particular false positive wont come up much. —Soap— 15:58, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Soccerartista2

Username: Soccerartista2 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Susan Arann (filter log) (redo)
Description: I am moving this page to User:Kdelouise/Susan Arann from which it originated for further edits.
Date and time: 16:17, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

To move a page is different than replacing it with a link to that other location. However unfortunately page moving is restricted to users with more than ten edits, so you would not have been able to do that. Even so, though, a better thing to do would be to nominate the page for deletion (either WP:AFD or WP:CSD depending on the reason), because even an experienced user generally shouldnt be deleting or even moving a page to another user's userspace without prior agreement. 3 ¢ soap ^Talk/_{Contributions} 09:50, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Class2me

Username: Class2me (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Class2me (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 17:39, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Not a false positive; filer has been blocked for a username violation. --SoCalSuperEagle (talk) 19:20, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Jaredstevenallen

Username: Jaredstevenallen (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Jared S. Allen (author) (filter log) (redo)
Description: A page dedicated to a published author, screenwriter, and actor.

I was trying to make a Wikipedia page, but you guys deleted it. It had reliable sources.

Date and time: 19:59, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: The filter kicked in when you tried to post a big fat self-advertisement on an editor's talk page. The filter has nothing to do with the deletion of the initial article about yourself (a non-notable subject). --Orange Mike | Talk 20:12, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Saylaveer

Username: Saylaveer (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): iCarly: IGot a Hot Room (filter log) (redo)
Description: trying to move the page iCarly: IGot a Hot Room to iCarly: iGot a Hot Room. i missspelld the title and it won't let me fix this

nevermind I got it working

Date and time: 20:45, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Believenevents

Username: Believenevents (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Believe n events (filter log) (redo)
Description: Leave the rest of this page intact -->
Date and time: 23:08, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: The filter was correct in stopping the filer's attempts at creating a spam page. Furthermore, the filer's username is in violation of Wikipedia's username policy and is therefore subject to an immediate block. --SoCalSuperEagle (talk) 00:01, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

1davey29

Username: 1davey29 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Skeleton Creek (book) (filter log) (redo)
Description: add external links
Date and time: 02:33, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Filter worked fine. N/A 0 02:39, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Nellymak

Username: Nellymak (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Light pollution (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 07:46, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Could you explain why you want that section removed? 3 ¢ soap ^Talk/_{Contributions} 08:50, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

96.250.160.189

Username: 96.250.160.189 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Malcolm in the Middle (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 14:30, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Personal opinions and comments should not be inserted into articles, as they need to maintain a neutral point of view. By the way, the filter did not like the string of exclamation points in your recent edit attempt. --SoCalSuperEagle (talk) 18:29, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

144.96.80.38

Username: 144.96.80.38 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Carrot Top (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 16:43, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: I have a question for you: why was it necessary to attempt this removal of content? --SoCalSuperEagle (talk) 18:44, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

David Beckham

Has been retired from International football however i cannot edit the page as it is protected.[3]

This page is for reporting issues with the edit filter. Please add this request to the article's talk page, placing {{editsemiprotected}} above your question to draw attention. Someguy1221 (talk) 07:26, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Actually he did set off the Skype filter. To the original reporter: Please make sure youre not running a Skype plugin for Firefox, as it has a tendency to corrupt the edits you make to any page in a way that cannot be fixed without disabling the extension. EVen "good" edits you make with the Skype plugin enabled would have to be fixed by someone else to remove the code inserted by Skype, which is why this particular filter is in place. 3 ¢ soap ^Talk/_{Contributions} 08:53, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

173.53.21.236

Username: 173.53.21.236 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Kike (filter log) (redo)
Description: trying to undo blanked page
Date and time: 07:23, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: I'm not sure if there's anything we can really do about this one, as the edit filter can't look at the actual diffs of prior edits to a page. In any event, I have made the edit for you. Thanks for letting us know. Someguy1221 (talk) 07:30, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Allsepj

Username: Allsepj (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Akissforjersey (filter log) (redo)
Description: make a Wikipedia page for the band Akissforjersey explaining the history, members, breakup, composed music and albums, etc.
Date and time: 07:23, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: If you can create the article without writing "SOOOO" in all caps ("Soooo" is fine), the filter won't give you a problem. Also, you should provide citations to reliable sources (newspaper/magazine articles, etc), or your article might be deleted. Someguy1221 (talk) 07:35, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Cookanddate

Username: Cookanddate (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): CookandDate (filter log) (redo)
Description: I was trying to create a page for CookandDate, it first warned me if this was a biographical page. I understood and said no. It said I had external links and failed to realize I had to link all references to the text.
Date and time: 07:23, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: You shouldn't be writing about your company. Given the name of the page, and the name of yoyur account, this looks likely. I have blocked your account as a spam user name. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 07:59, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Ukguyspriggs

Username: Ukguyspriggs (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences (filter log) (redo)
Description: I realize that I made initial mistakes in creating this page today, but I thought that I was able to fix all of the problems. I've previewed the page multiple times and it appears to be fine, so I don't understand why it is being flagged an unconstructive.
Date and time: 16:43, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Apparently this is a copyright violation? If you can assure me that the content youre adding is not a copyright violation, we can help, but avoiding violating copyright is very important. Feel free to contact me and/or post on this page again if you're sure youre not plagiarizing anything and the edit filter is still preventing you from saving the page. (I have not made any changes to the filter, so it would still stop you if you tried posting the exact same thing again). —Soap— 23:11, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Cardinalcom

Username: Cardinalcom (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Sense and Order (filter log) (redo)
Description: As a first time Wikipedia article author, I was hoping you could explain to me why Sense and Order was taken down due to G11. I felt that the article had many sources and links to Wikipedia page. It is a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers and I tried to make the article explain what professional organizers do, there is no article explaining that on Wikipedia. I hope to hear back from you, any help or explanation on how I could improve me article would be greatly appreciated. Every time I try and post this to NawlinWiki it gets denied. Why is that?

Thank you for your time,

Date and time

16:49, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Comments

This page is designed for handling false positives of the edit filter, not explaining the reason for speedy deletions. While the edit filter did tag your creation of Sense and Order, this shouldn't be a reason for you to report here.
As to your question of NawlinWiki, I have done it for you.

עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 17:06, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

24.69.145.131

Username: 24.69.145.131 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Tea Party Movement (filter log) (redo)
Description: i was trying to edit
Date and time: 22:42, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: No you weren't; you were trying to vandalize. --Orange Mike | Talk 22:55, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Bballeric124

Username: Bballeric124 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Roy Oswalt (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 18:05, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: You were trying to insert graffiti criticizing the article, into the article, complete with ALL CAPS (WHICH IS THE SAME AS SHOUTING) and multiple exclamation points. None of this is permitted. If you want to make a suggestion to improve the article, then make it (politely and with your cap lock off) on the talk page of the article; i.e., Talk:Roy Oswalt. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:13, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

71.116.99.254

Username: 71.116.99.254 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): User talk:Dep. Garcia/Complaints Department (filter log) (redo)
Description: trying to replace my example on the talk page with a heading of MISTAKE to show i was wrong
Date and time: 20:18, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

This kind of false positive is not really possible to prevent. This is a filter that prevents an editor from removing large amounts of content from another user's talk page (or subpages of it). Even if you have changed your mind about posting there, the text would still show up as a new edit and the user would likely go check to see what you had written. Still I can remove the text for you if you'd like. —Soap— 00:06, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Also (not sure if you noticed this), but that editor has not edited in more than two years. —Soap— 00:07, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

R!ch

Username: R!ch (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Vulva (filter log) (redo)
Description: Attempted to move back the older picture on the page (without a red timestamp and subject's fingers)
Date and time: 11:49, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

I've modified the filter in question - please try it again. Thanks, NawlinWiki (talk) 12:05, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Zemurschubian

Username: Zemurschubian (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Newgrounds (filter log) (redo)
Description: I was just trying to help.
Date and time: 13:50, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: You weren't trying to help; you were trying to destroy pages. --SoCalSuperEagle (talk) 17:36, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Unitymix

Username: Unitymix (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Unitymix (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 15:19, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

I was trying to post information about my website but i was not able to save page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Unitymix (talk • contribs)

The filer has already been given a proper spamusernameblock. --SoCalSuperEagle (talk) 18:00, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Djcool56

Username: Djcool56 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Poland, Ohio (filter log) and Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio (filter log)
Description
Date and time: 16:16, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Please explain why you were deleting so much content from these pages; to me the edits don't look constructive. —Soap— 17:58, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Evolution

The very beginning of Wikipedia's Evolution begins with "Evolution is the change....." I feel it is positive to insert the following 3 words: "the belief that" so that it reads "Evolution is the belief that change....."

Wikiepdia's Creationism begins with "Creationism is the religious belief....." Wikipedia readers deserve fairness and honesty.

That is all. Thank you.

Please read Talk:Evolution/FAQ, particularly Question 1. Besides, belief in evolution would be called "evolutionism". —Soap— 17:56, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

188.4.110.243

Username: 188.4.110.243 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Macedonian language (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 08:14, 15 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Replacing a large section of the article with "macedonia is greek" is and always will be considered vandalism. —Soap— 08:57, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

90.233.145.197

Username: 90.233.145.197 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Frostbiten (filter log) (redo)
Description: I am trying to expand the cast listing.
Date and time: 11:35, 15 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Thanks for reporting this, the filter has already been fixed by someone else and it looks like you got your edit to go through. —Soap— 11:43, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Deref

Username: Deref (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Alimentar Open (filter log) (redo)
Description: See [4]. Was reported by an AIV bot. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 19:45, 15 August 2010 (UTC)
Date and time: 19:45, 15 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

One of the player's names is the same as a name that has apparently been used by a specific banned user; Im going to have to remove it but I'll make sure the person who added the name to the list knows about it so he can try to find a better solution. —Soap— 19:58, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

It turns out he was a sock after all, and the filter was detecting the name correctly. Although it is a real name, it is very rare and was not being used legitimately in this case. —Soap— 21:09, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

82.24.217.187

Username: 82.24.217.187 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Nicholas Breakspear School (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 14:49, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Persistent efforts at vandalism (although I'm appalled that a school is named after this man). --Orange Mike | Talk 20:17, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Thelarchblahblah

Username: Thelarchblahblah (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Justin Biever (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 16:24, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Bogus report by a would-be vandal without an actual constructive edit. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:20, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

86.170.224.211

Username: 86.170.224.211 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Simon Price (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 19:56, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Another bogus report by thwarted vandal. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:21, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Ukguyspriggs (2)

Username: Ukguyspriggs (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences (filter log) (redo)
Description: This is the second time I've filed a false positive for this page, so I apologize if I am ignoring some Wikipedia rule or generally being a bother. Apparently this page is being flagged as violating copyright, but I cannot figure out why. If someone could help me figure out why this page is being blocked I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance for your response.
Date and time: 20:02, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

The edit filter isn't related to the issue of the copyright. I'll answer on your talk page since this could get long and drawn-out. Ive also changed the header to Ukguyspriggs (2) to make it easier to link to. —Soap— 23:26, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Justintruax

Username: Justintruax (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): UFC 120 (filter log) (redo)
Description: I was typing something and accidentally hit the edit button and it screwed it all up.
Date and time: 00:36, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: If you'd like to do editing tests, please use the sandbox. Someguy1221 (talk) 01:06, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

FBusoni

Username: FBusoni (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Evolution (filter log) (redo)
Description: In the introductory sentence describing natural selection I tried to change "One is natural selection, which causes traits that aid survival and reproduction to become more common, and traits that hinder survival and reproduction to become more rare" to "One is natural selection, through which traits that aid survival and reproduction become more common, while traits that hinder survival and reproduction become more rare." This is an important change because the linear flow of the beginning of the sentence sounds like it is stating that natural selection "causes traits that aid survival." My change makes it clear from the beginning of the sentence that natural selection is not "causing traits" directly. It is important to make clear that natural selection is simply a descriptive term explaining a process that happens automatically.
Date and time: 02:19, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Done, but I would suggest if you have further changes you want to make you should bring them up on talk:Evolution since people there would be more educated, and because due to the article being 'protected' new edits have to be approved before they will appear anyway. (i.e. removing the edit filter would not get the edits to appear immediately) —Soap— 10:15, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Dronthego

Username: Dronthego (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Jon Rubin (filter log) (redo)
Description: trying to add this url: http://kdka.com/video/[email protected]
Date and time: 04:06, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: The URL looks like an email address, and it's impossible to screen out such false positives. That's why this filter doesn't disallow, only warn. Someguy1221 (talk) 04:41, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

24.155.13.36

Username: 24.155.13.36 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Kevin Hart (poet) (filter log) (redo)
Description: Earlier, unbotched version of article is restored. The new version is a love-fest generated by Hart himself. Hart and his cronies were attempting to delete any evaluations of his work that balance the positive and negative. He wants only positive reviews of his work on his Wikipedia page. THis is ridiculous. I am attempting to restore the page to a more balanced version of the article before the flatterers got control of it. The page as it exists now is in violation of NPOV because it has only generic praise of Hart. Please restore and lock in the version I have tried to restore as this version is the most neutral one out there.
Date and time: 05:36, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Please gain consensus on the talk page before trying to revert any edits; also, if you do gain consensus, make sure you';re restoring the content properly (not copy pasting) so that links, references, etc. will still work. —Soap— 09:11, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Douockydouoki

Username: Douockydouoki (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): User talk:Douockydouoki (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 17:16, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: The filter blocked a series of misspelled obscenities and insults, typed in all caps. I fail to see the problem. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:05, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Papintl

Username: Papintl (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): View of the World (filter log) (redo)
Description: Making a page for a new television show that will air in the Fall of 2010.
Date and time: 21:09, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: You were trying to spam for a YouTube "show" that you are producing on your YouTube "channel" that just happens to be your username, just as in the past you have created advertisements for your YouTube "production company" at that "channel". This was by no means your first effort in this direction, but fortunately you have been blocked. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:17, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Dolphinboi

Username: Dolphinboi (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Centennial High School (Peoria, Arizona) (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 03:00, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Your skype application attempted to add some skype formatting around a phone number in the article. You'll have to disable it before editing Wikipedia articles, or live with the filter having to block you from editing pages where the error occurs. Someguy1221 (talk) 05:03, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

76.183.137.89

Username: 76.183.137.89 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Sichuan (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 03:02, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Why were you trying to blank the page Sichuan? --SoCalSuperEagle (talk) 03:12, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

24.155.13.36

Username: 24.155.13.36 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Kevin Hart (poet) (filter log) (redo)
Description: I am trying to add material to the article but am prevented by a filter that says my review is potentially unconstructive. I have discussed this on the Talk page for the article to no avail.
Date and time: 04:27, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: You need to reliably source all edits to the biography of a living person. You didn't do that, so there's no problem that your edit was blocked. If you can provide sources, someone might be able to add that material to the article. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 02:20, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

24.155.13.36

Username: 24.155.13.36 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Kevin Hart (poet) (filter log) (redo)
Description: Trying to add factual comment but blocked by a filter. Are you censoring editors from working on this piece? Are you determined to glorify Kevin Hart and turn this article into a flattering puff-piece? Such efforts will udnermine Wikipedia's credibility.
Date and time: 05:06, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: You're an anonymous editor trying to insert text which contains several words more commonly used by vandals than in constructive edits, so the filter blocks you. I'd do the edits myself, except that you haven't provided any references to back up your assertions. Frankly, nonsensical ad hominem accusations against Wikipedia make it harder for us to maintain the prescribed assumption of good faith on your part. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:57, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

86.149.221.230

Username: 86.149.221.230 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): [[]] (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 21:12, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Yet another bogus report by a thwarted and incompetent vandal. --Orange Mike | Talk 22:00, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Atomic Taco

Username: Atomic Taco (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): King County Metro (filter log) (redo)
Description: Section: Bases. Change content of first cell in "North" row to include new image uploaded to commons. Specifically, the image syntax was [[Image:King County Metro North Base.jpg|150px]]
Date and time: 06:27, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: This filter briefly contained a coding error. It should be working properly now, but let us know if it is not. Someguy1221 (talk) 06:43, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

119.12.25.72

Username: 119.12.25.72 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Mal Meninga (filter log) (redo)
Description: Attempting to fix italicisation.
Date and time: 06:28, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: This filter briefly contained a coding error. It has now been fixed. Someguy1221 (talk) 06:44, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Paulmnguyen

Username: Paulmnguyen (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): 39th Infantry Division (United States)#Demobilization (filter log) (redo)
Description: Copyediting the Demobilization section. My revision contained the removal of 1 comma, and the correction of the slang "states" to the proper "United States". I was caught by the edit filter for a "potentially unconstructive" edit.
Date and time: 06:29, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: This filter briefly contained a coding error. It has now been fixed. Someguy1221 (talk) 06:45, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Mr man1951

Username: Mr man1951 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): User talk:Minna Sora no Shita (filter log) (redo)
Description: I was responding in "talk" to Minna (responding to her reversion and then cancellation thereof.

I did two things: 1) No problem for the goof, lord knows I've made enough while trying to learn this system; 2) asked if she could assist in ridding the site of loads of problematic image uploads with errors or inadequate documentation. When I "sent it", presto, a block. Frankly, I don't see what the issue was, so I am at least curious if only to know what to expect.

Date and time: 06:32, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: This filter briefly contained a coding error. It has now been fixed. Someguy1221 (talk) 06:45, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

81.96.189.181

Username: 81.96.189.181 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Digital Audio Broadcasting (filter log) (redo)
Description: Simplify and wikify section. Tried to trim section heading "List of Countries using DAB" (which has incorrect capitalisation anyway) to "Countries using DAB", and tried to wikify {{Main| Countries_using_DAB/DMB}} to suppress the underscores.

I'd like to know what's triggering the bot in this case.

Date and time

06:37, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Comments

This filter briefly contained a coding error. It has now been fixed. Someguy1221 (talk) 06:46, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I've now done my required edit.--81.96.189.181 (talk) 07:49, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

220.104.138.41

Username: 220.104.138.41 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Rotary evaporator (filter log) (redo)
Description: The 1st caption reads too much as an advertisement for Buchi. I tried neutralize the article. The assumption the word "rotavap" would be anyhow related to Buchi is false, and a 1950s patent seems not relevant because patent is old and limited in geography. A few months ago this page used to list 5 common brands, so I suggest that be restored.
Date and time: 07:08, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: This filter briefly contained a coding error. It has now been fixed. Someguy1221 (talk) 07:17, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

71.72.237.81

Username: 71.72.237.81 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Hogan's Heroes (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 12:12, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Another false report by a thwarted would-be vandal. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:05, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

82.111.153.131

Username: 82.111.153.131 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Lord John Rossendale (filter log) (redo)
Description: Add further information, improve prose style.
Date and time: 13:14, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Your complaint is valid. The filters are interpreting your unflattering information about a fictional character as attacks upon a real person. I'm not filter-savvy enough to know how to proceed with this one. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:24, 20 August 2010 (UTC); It should go through fine if you remove "the whore" from the text. (Bastard is okay). —Soap— 23:51, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

91.143.66.194

Username: 91.143.66.194 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Simon Morris (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 16:10, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: You are attempting to remove big chunks of an article without explanation. That is why you're being blocked. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:04, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

92.9.63.161

Username: 92.9.63.161 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Rangers F.C. (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 19:09, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: It's a false report by a thwarted would-be vandal. --SoCalSuperEagle (talk) 19:30, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

Icaricr

Username: Icaricr (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): ICARI Spanish School (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 02:48, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

I was trying to add some information about the school i own.

The content looks like it is unreferenced and likely impossible to verify; however, the reason you set off the filter is that you seem to be running a Skype-based extension for Firefox that conflicts with MediaWiki software. This filter produces very few false positives, so please make sure you've disabled the Skype plugin for Firefox, as it has a tendency to corrupt the edits you make to any page in a way that cannot be fixed without disabling the extension. Even "good" edits you make with the Skype plugin enabled would have to be fixed by someone else to remove the code inserted by Skype, which is why this particular filter is in place. —Soap— 09:17, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

TravisWilliam

Username: TravisWilliam (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Denise Milani (model) (filter log) (redo)
Description: I am a Official representative of Denise Milani. Current information is irrelevant to subject. Attempted to remove false (or otherwise unproven) information on model Denise Milani. Harmful to reputation, too much going on with lawsuit. Please allow official information to be added by myself.
Date and time: 19:18, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

I cant really help you here. The edit filter will not let you blank a page; beyond that, it has no role in editorial disputes and therefore neither do I. If you wish to change information you should really bring it up on the talk page of the article, but note that your being an official representation for Denise Milani does not give you any higher authority on Wikipedia to declare content legitimate or illegitimate. Unquestionably libelous information will be removed, but not to replace it with promotional material. We are like a newspaper in some ways. If you want to see the page deleted you can ask that your account be unblocked and then bring the article to Articles for Deletion. —Soap— 22:06, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

Steamin85

Username: Steamin85 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): genelia dsouza (filter log) (redo)
Description: the date of birth needs to be changed from 1981 to 1982
Date and time: 21:13, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Do you have a source showing 1982 is the correct birthyear? I just changed it to 1987. —Soap— 22:02, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

I may be missing something, but I can neither find any edit filter log entires for the reporting user, nor any recent log entires for the article. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 08:02, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

69.181.249.92

Username: 69.181.249.92 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Resurrection (Galneryus album) (filter log) (redo)
Description: attempting to redirect an article that fails notability criteria to the band's page.
Date and time: 06:15, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: See comments below - same filter, same problem. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 08:05, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

69.181.249.92

Username: 69.181.249.92 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Advance to the Fall (filter log) (redo)
Description: same as above - trying to redirect a non-notable album article to the band's page
Date and time: 06:19, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

I know that you've been through the process of recommending to create an account before, and that you've hit this particular filter before. "New" users (which includes all IP's even if they have thousands of edits, since IP's can be dynamic) are restricted to making only a few redirects every few minutes, because it is often a tactic used by vandals to blank many pages without the edits being seen as blanking. It is unfortunate that it affects innocent users as well but not really feasible to make exceptions for. However if you ever do decide to register an account you will be recognized as the "same" user every time and thus not tagged as "new". —Soap— 13:25, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure I've heard that explanation before, actually. I was able to redirect a few in between the two reports, so it didn't occur to me that I might be hitting some kind of limit. I'll try to remember next time and not bother you with it again. 69.181.249.92 (talk) 16:33, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

I didnt mean to accuse you of ignoring advice or information; I just meant that I know you've hit that particular filter before. Apologies for the poor choice of wording. —Soap— 16:46, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Ashleyfan 1991

Username: Ashleyfan 1991 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Justin Bieber discography (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 13:24, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

This is the only warning you will receive regarding your attempted vandalism. The next time you violate Wikipedia's biographies of living persons policy by inserting unsourced defamatory content into an article or any other Wikipedia page, even if the edit is denied by the edit filters, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. —Soap— 13:29, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

67.186.66.106

Username: 67.186.66.106 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Big Bang (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 20:53, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Replacing the text of an article with the phrase "You suck" is clearly vandalism. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 08:09, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Joannamasel

Username: Joannamasel (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Magical thinking (filter log) (redo)
Description: I was adding a definition for quasi-magical thinking, a closely related concept that substantially extends the range of applications of studies of magical thinking. I included a source, and a direct quote from this historically important source.
Date and time: 21:24, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

The reason you set off the filter is that you seem to be running a Skype-based extension for Firefox that conflicts with MediaWiki software. This filter produces very few false positives, so please make sure you've disabled the Skype plugin for Firefox, as it has a tendency to corrupt the edits you make to any page in a way that cannot be fixed without disabling the extension. Even "good" edits you make with the Skype plugin enabled would have to be fixed by someone else to remove the code inserted by Skype, which is why this particular filter is in place. —Soap— 22:59, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

202.74.208.103

Username: 202.74.208.103 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Call of Duty (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 06:56, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Not a false positive - this is an other attempt at vandalism. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 08:07, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

RobertJRaven

Username: RobertJRaven (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Sydney funnel-web spider (filter log) (redo)
Description: Trying to make it read like it should in english or at least in Raven's papers ;-)
Date and time: 11:38, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

One of the spider's names was that of a specific banned user who's attempted to get himself into Wikipedia. I've changed the filter so that it will recognize the difference. Apologies for the distress. —Soap— 22:41, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

74.179.168.42

Username: 74.179.168.42 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Disney XD (United States) (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 23:29, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Where's your problem? Endofskull (talk) 23:53, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Technically we ask people submitting false positives to describe what they were trying to do, but it's not mandatory and anyone can see the filter hits by clicking the "filter log" links or going to the user's contrib history and clicking "edit filter log" from there. In this case he was blanking a page without explanation, and the filter was working properly. —Soap— 10:15, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

EseRukoBoi714

Username: EseRukoBoi714 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): John Marston (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 23:53, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

I'd love to help, but I need your problem, if you have one. Thank you. Endofskull (talk) 23:58, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

This is just pretty much standard vandalism and the filter was working properly. —Soap— 10:16, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

BysonTX

Username: BysonTX (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Tube Bar Prank Calls 35th Anniversary Collection Vol. 1 (filter log) (redo)
Description: anti-tube bar biased removal of notable album
Date and time: 10:24, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Nonsense! The filter blanked a series of vulgar phrases and nasty sentences which are characteristic of vandalism and not characteristic of encyclopedic content. Another editor has put this information into the article. The filter was working as it should, and your accusation of bias is simply false. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:35, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

BysonTX

Username: BysonTX (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Tube Bar Legendary Prank/Crank Calls (The Ultimate Collection) (filter log) (redo)
Description: Does not have to be an RIAA/MPAA release to meet the standards unless you're advertising? This is a notable release and was removed for no good reason. See Jerky Boys
Date and time: 14:44, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

I'll do this for you if there is consensus in favor of separate articles for each of these albums; if not, they could all be just merged into one article without the track listings (though I gather that's not what you want). I'll leave this open for others if they have different opinions to add. —Soap— 23:19, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

63.209.236.2

Username: 63.209.236.2 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): mamaguy (filter log) (redo)
Description: The etymology of this word is given as "mamar gallo," which is translated as "make a monkey of." I tried to add an exact translation (literally, "to suck cock") I realize that this is vulgar, but it is the exact translation, both formally and idiomatically, of "mamar gallo"
Date and time: 17:11, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

They use gallo as slang for penis? Is that just because of English influence? Is there an academic dictionary that lists that? (Slang words can often be found in academic dictionaries if they're widely used.) If not then it shouldn't be in the article. —Soap— 23:22, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

75.68.102.235

Username: 75.68.102.235 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Lucia Popp (filter log) (redo)
Description: I removed an ungrammatical semicolon from the first sentence.
Date and time: 17:15, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: It appears that you've triggered the Skype filter. If you are using Firefox with the Skype plugin, please disable the plugin, then try your edit again. The reason that the Skype filter is in place is that the plugin has a tendency to corrupt edits that you make to Wikipedia pages. --SoCalSuperEagle (talk) 19:55, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Ultimateprogrammer

Username: Ultimateprogrammer (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): "Weird Al" Yankovic (filter log) (redo)
Description: I was trying to update the live performance area with a new, updated Atlantic Record Sucks shirt in his 2010 tour going on right now. I also tried removing a line that says he does parodies without permission, which isn't true. One incident with Gangster paradise was confusion between Record labels. Al was told he could parody the song and make it into Amish Paradise, but there was some type of confusion, which I would go into detail about if I could update the page without it telling me that I was trying to put something unconstructive onto the page.
Date and time: 21:29, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

If you type out the "ATLANTIC RECORDS SUCKS" in normal sentence case (as it is in the caption) it will not set off the filter. I know that it's capitalized on the shirt (at least the visible one), but it would be troublesome to make exceptions like this, in part because it slows the filters down, and in part because it reads the words off a long list, so to exempt one word is to exempt them all. Also, for the content you're planning to add, please make sure you have reliable references for it. —Soap— 23:07, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

173.183.55.7

Username: 173.183.55.7 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! (filter log) (redo)
Description: There coming to take me away ha haaa

I tried to add the lyrics to the song.

Date and time: 05:35, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

We don't put the lyrics of a song in the article about the song. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 06:10, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Morphosisrecords

Username: Morphosisrecords (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Morphosis Records (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 09:13, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

I can't save our labels wiki page for some reason ... please help with it.

This account has been blocked as a {{Spamusername}}. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 11:28, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Bob computer

Username: Bob computer (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Crowdsourcing (filter log) (redo)
Description: Trying to update a specifica area and provide comparitive examples

A more recent article in following Justcurio can be seen here. CROWD SOURCED ANSWERSItalic text

The Basics Part 1

Ok we all know that crowd source can be a fantastic tool and if used correctly can also be a great benefit for anyone involved.

Crowd Sourced? What is that?

Most everybody has either communicated with a crowd-sourcing, or have heard of it by another name…Think of ‘call centers’, commonly found in 3rd world countries.

That, Virginia, is Crowd-Sourcing.

You have a broken product but you don’t want to have to buy a new one or you are pretty sure it can be fixed. You may just have lost the instructions or be unsure of a feature.

Who ya gonna call… Ghostbusters….?

Wait no that’s not right

First off you do your own thing and turn the house upside down looking for those pesky destructions or examine your product to see if you think you can fix it. OK so that was a FAIL, but you are determined to see what can be done.

The “INTERNET”

Let’s go to the manufacturer’s web site and dang it didn’t you know they don’t have any help for my problem or they went bust or they even want way too much money !!

There has to be others out there with this problem… Sure the INTERNET has many great pockets of information and you just need to find the right one so you type in your product name and WHOA… 1,000,000,000,000,000 bits of information and you don’t even know which one to try first.

So you realize you need to narrow it down so you add your MODEL… Ah that’s a little better, that took a few zeros off the list, but it is still crowded with information overload.

OK let’s add just a little about the problem “FIX MY thingamajigs XXL version1.0”Cool, that’s way better and hey look a few places that specialize in fixing em.

BUT they want more than I paid, so they are all out. But what about these places “Let our experts help you!” That sounds to be worth a shot.

Right this site wants money but it doesn’t look all that expensive so let’s give it a whirl I already tried a few FREE ones and am still not sure

The place you are probably about to visit is known as a “crowd sourced” web site. The theory behind crowd sourcing is that every person has something of value to someone. Those individuals can share life experiences alongside those with a lifetime of qualified experience. Sharing what was learned when facing a similar problem.

But what issues can your crowd source experts deal with, and what problems can arise from this.

There are lots of self help web sites on the internet and for a moment I want to concentrate on three of them. "http://www.justanswer.com" JustAnswer.com, "http://www.fixya.com" FixYa.com, "http://answers.yahoo.com/" YAHOO.com are all PRIME examples of crowd sourced websites These are the same type of site for our purpose and offer expert for hire to solve anything from a leaking tap to the brakes on your car.

Let’s now look at the obvious basic differences between these sites

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Date and time: 16:42, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Content added to Wikipedia must be "encyclopedic". To be frank I can barely understand the content you've been adding, and that means it isn't suitable for our readership. It also looks like advertising, though I'm not sure what it's advertising for. —Soap— 00:17, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Jjwlee

Username: Jjwlee (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Museum of Tolerance (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 17:08, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

I will let someone else answer this, since I'm the one who's been reverting your edits the most. However, to answer why the filter is triggering: 1) You are removing all of the categories that help people find the page as well as the interwiki links to other languages. I assume this is a mistake, but you should be careful not to do that. 2) You shouldnt use "big big" type headings on Wikipedia; use the kind that is already there. 3) You removed most of the content that was on the page, which is a filterable action in and of itself. None of these are set to "disallow", because they can all be fixed, but they arent the reason Ive been reverting your edits. —Soap— 00:13, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Yellowrose20

Username: Yellowrose20 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Courtney lynch (filter log) (redo)
Description: gosh i was just trying to cfreate a new page gee what is so bad about that?
Date and time: 08:54, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: This isn't facebook or some blog; that's your problem. Someguy1221 (talk) 09:27, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

86.159.232.2

Username: 86.159.232.2 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Avatar (2009 film) (filter log) (redo)
Description: adding information
Date and time: 16:15, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Please refrain from inserting your personal opinions into articles, as doing so is not in accordance with Wikipedia's neutral point-of-view policy. Furthermore, your edits were disallowed because your comments included one or more profanities in all-caps. --SoCalSuperEagle (talk) 17:35, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

221.120.250.81

Username: 221.120.250.81 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Chahal Jats (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 19:28, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Your attempted edit removed all categories, which triggered the filter. I'll take a look at the material you appear to have been attempting to edit, as it does look dubious. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:36, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

174.76.243.18

Username

174.76.243.18 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing (don't wikilink)

User talk:MatthewCenance (filter log) (redo)

Description

Unblocking whet "I can not do this. Pleese Unban me now!"

Date and time

20:00, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Comments

Please don't remove comments from other user's talk pages.
There is no need for you to add an {{unblock}} request to some other user's talk page.
If you are, in fact, {{ul|MatthewCenance)), please log in before editing.

עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 05:07, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

COMALite J

Username: COMALite J (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Liberty_Bell (filter log) (redo)
Description: Reformatting the Inscription using HTML effect tags to simulate its small-caps, obviating the need to resort to telling the reader that UPPERCASE represents a larger font, etc. Also, general cleanup.
Date and time: 23:25, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

I think the "ALLCAPS" vandalism prevention filter cannot see the difference between ASS and P</big>ASS, unfortunately, and this filter isn't conducive to whitelisting words because of the way it works ... to whitelist one word is to whitelist them all. I will do the edit in a minute. I've also added an exception that will work just on this page by looking for other text that appears in the inscription, so that in case you want to work with the text some more you wont immediately have the same problem. —Soap— 23:47, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks!—COMALite J—

FaxBL

Username: FaxBL (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Junk fax#Resources and Links (filter log) (redo)
Description: Was adding a site reference to FaxBL.org which is a free online directory for blacklisting junk faxer. We are here to help the community and we are totaly free, no suprise. Our site is directly tied to the subject of the pages, and it an informations for helping people fight back againt junk faxers!. Thanks for your comprehension!
Date and time: 11:55, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: This account got a {{spamusername}} block. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 05:10, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

MaxO1897

Username: MaxO1897 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Ballon d'Or (filter log) (redo)
Description: I'm moving every Ballon d'Oro page to "European Footballer of the Year" title since wiki uses English. MaxO1897 (talk) 12:06, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
Date and time: 12:06, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

There is a filter that limits the number of page moves that can be done in a certain amount of time, except for certain highly-active users who become exempt after a long period of activity on Wikipedia. However, the real issue here is whether those pages should be renamed or not. Since your edits have been undone, if you still think they should be renamed you should start a discussion on talk:Ballon D'Or. —Soap— 16:02, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

58.175.64.6

Username: 58.175.64.6 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Coleman Medal (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 12:25, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

A vandal. —Soap— 16:08, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

L Kensington

Username: L Kensington (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): List of The Fairly OddParents episodes (filter log) (redo)
Description: I removed a line saying "WHAT A DUMB WAY." that was added by user:70.9.11.245, and it was reverted and I was warned.
Date and time: 18:37, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: The filters didn't revert or warn you; another Huggle user did that. It appears that this was the result of an edit conflict. --SoCalSuperEagle (talk) 18:53, 28 August 2010 (UTC); Yeah, Im curious what brought you to this page. Was it just that you knew that this page existed, or was there a link somewhere? I see no edit filter log, false positive or otherwise. —Soap— 16:23, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Nmatavka

Username: Nmatavka (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Fucking machine (filter log) (redo)
Description: I tried to move the article to the title Sex machine. The title is more encyclopedic.
Date and time: 15:54, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

There is a filter that prevents users from making more than a certain number of page moves in a specified time; this time has surely elapsed by now so you could make the page moves. However by creating Sex machine you've made it impossible to move Sex-machine there; do you want it with or without the hyphen? —Soap— 16:37, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Thorncrag

Username: Thorncrag (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): User:Thorncrag (filter log) (redo)
Description: Failing to see why this filter was triggered.
Date and time: 21:35, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

There is a new edit filter that detects advertising and promotional content placed on userpages. I think it is too strict, but it was clearly coded this way deliberately, so rather than change it immediately I will mention this situation to the author. Actually, it looks like it's already been loosened somewhat and it would not have triggered if you had made the same edits today. Unfortunately there's no way to remove the tag from your edit history at this time; filter logs are unchangeable just as edit summaries are unchangeable. —Soap— 21:45, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Yep I understand that; but clearly, it's a bit too strict eh? :-) Thorncrag 21:47, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

However, merely having this tag in your edit history probably doesn't matter. Unless you have a large number of such tags, I doubt any admin would take action against you over the tagged edits without frst checking them. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 05:15, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

24.62.94.112

Username: 24.62.94.112 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Total Drama Island (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 23:53, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

What are you trying to do? To be honest it looks like vandalism to me. —Soap— 00:01, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

64.247.125.22

Username: 64.247.125.22 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Hilliard Davidson High School (Hilliard, Ohio) (filter log) (redo)
Description: Attempting to add a controversy section with citation
Date and time: 01:09, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Really I strongly discourage adding this, cited or otherwise, because of WP:UNDUE. But if you really want to know (and this will not stop the edit from being undone), it was because you typed "WE SUCK" in capitals, which is generally forbidden. —Soap— 10:29, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Kyle.A.Timmons

Username: Kyle.A.Timmons (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Cats (musical) (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 04:56, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Looks to me like vandalism. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 05:20, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

207.63.231.217

Username: 207.63.231.217 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Bronze Age (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 19:40, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Filter correctly stopped the unconstructive editing attempt. --SoCalSuperEagle (talk) 21:56, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Adamsarmiento

Username: Adamsarmiento (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Adam Sarmiento (filter log) (redo)
Description: Im trying to write about Adam Sarmiento life and rules etc
Date and time: 05:38, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: The filter correctly warned you against creating an article about yourself. Please refer to the comments and links left on your talk page. Not everyone gets an article. Someguy1221 (talk) 05:50, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Graverober

Username: Graverober (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Buena High School (Arizona) (filter log) (redo)
Description: I was trying to create a page for my high school in Sierra Vista, AZ. I got a "potentially unconstructive" error??
Date and time: 06:27, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: New users can't type the word "Gay" in all-caps. All you'd need to do is type the club names in initial caps, or leave them out, and your edit should go through. Someguy1221 (talk) 06:43, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

198.54.223.185

Username: 198.54.223.185 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Linear variable differential transformer (filter log) (redo)
Description: i unintentionally deleted some information about the lvdt while i was editing the infor pleace, can you refresh the information.
Date and time: 07:26, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

It looks like you've ended up doing that yourself so I'll assume this is resolved now. —Soap— 09:41, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Friendios

Username: Friendios (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Thai-Chinese International School (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 11:13, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Another false report by a thwarted would-be vandal. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:46, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Morail

Username: Morail (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): User:Morail (filter log) (redo)
Description: Trying to edit my user page, adding gender template and styling things
Date and time: 13:54, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Due to recent attacks this anti-"fixed position" filter, which prevents people from adding code that completely covers the page, has been extended even to userspace. I apologize for the disruption, but you should be able to make the edits now. —Soap— 22:40, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Cybermud

Username: Cybermud (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Office of Children's Issues (filter log) (redo)
Description: Adding a reference that contained an '@' character in the URL.
Date and time: 19:38, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments

It is not presently possible to have a filter that reliably distinguishes between email address and URL's that contain email-like strings; this has a word, an @ sign, and a domain, and so does a properly formatted email address. But don't worry that we're classifying you as a spammer or poor editor, because we know that the filters turn up mistakes like this. —Soap— 23:42, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

219.110.78.19

Username: 219.110.78.19 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Irina Slutskaya (filter log) (redo)
Description: This IP was adding referenced content. I think the word "Slut" is part of her surname, and this edit must have triggered the tag. Minima c (talk) 11:17, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
Date and time: 11:17, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

There is a fix for things like that, but it doesnt always work. I've made it stronger. Thanks for reporting this. —Soap— 23:05, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

137.88.169.253

Username: 137.88.169.253 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Sonic Free Riders (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 15:30, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Attempted to insert "Your Mom on a board" as a game character; looks like a sound block to me. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:30, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

121.221.73.200

Username: 121.221.73.200 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Mark Thompson (footballer) (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 15:38, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Another false report by a thwarted would-be vandal. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:31, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

71.97.190.192

Username: 71.97.190.192 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): User talk:Tastes like lead (filter log) (redo)
Description: I was going to add {{collapse top}} {{collapse bottom}} to a code I gave him, to make the page shorter. I remembered those templates from an old question.
Date and time: 20:27, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

You are a banned user and as such are not allowed to even make good edits. —Soap— 00:16, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Sennoahoj

Username: Sennoahoj (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Seeeeee (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 21:32, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Another false report by a thwarted would-be vandal. --Orange Mike | Talk 22:19, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

68.59.220.148

Username: 68.59.220.148 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Peanuts (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 22:19, 2 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Vandalism, e.g. this. —Soap— 00:37, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Journeyman28711

Username: Journeyman28711 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): David Madden (novelist) (filter log) (redo)
Description: The information on this American author was greatly expanded upon. The existing material was replaced with new content that included the information from the original article.
Date and time: 18:25, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

I've reverted the change because it was unreferenced and really appeared more like a resume than a biography. Please do not try that again. —Soap— 19:22, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

I hope that I am responding appropriately and in the correct place. I am new at this and appreciate your assistance. I am the author's son and am attempting to update his entry. Using other authors on WikiPedia as a guide, we have attempted to follow similar formats- George Garrett, for instance, a former [deceased] colleague and friend of David Madden <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Garrett_%28poet%29>. The information I posted appears on David Madden's professional website and is a complete biography and bibliography of the writer's work <http://www.davidmadden.net/?page_id=300>. I apologize for making such a dramatic change to the original article and didn't realize that I was not proceeding correctly. Please give specific guidance, if possible. Many thanks- Blake Madden

The George Garrett article is really not ideal, because it cites an enormous amount of information to just a single source, but the main difference is that is an external source, whereas davidmadden.net is presumably owned and/or written by David Madden. This is not to say that Im accusing him of embellishing his own accomplishments, but that if anyone challenged the information, there would be nowhere to go to verify it. The other thing that you should keep in mind is that there is rarely if ever a reason to remove previously existing content from a page; if you want to add to the page, add to it, preferably adding your words in-line with the sections they would best belong in.

If you find my talk page more convenient, you can use that; this thread will be archived from this page soon anyway. —Soap— 21:36, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

76.255.52.107

Username: 76.255.52.107 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): South Oak Cliff High School (filter log) (redo)
Description: ==School Song==

Hail Alma Mater! Hail Gold and White! We're Right behind you as you go into the fight. Loyal and Faithful Ever we'll be. South Oak Cliff We Love You Win a Victory!!!!!

Date and time: 21:40, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

We don't really put school songs into articles about the school unless they've been covered by outside media ... since otherwise theydont really educate people about the school. It was the exclamation points that triggered the filter, though, not anything to do with notability. —Soap— 21:43, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Anton dvsk

Username: Anton dvsk (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Paulius Galaunė (filter log) (redo)
Description: I tried to remove all the content of this article because it is a complete hoax.
Date and time: 22:00, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

If you think it's a hoax, you should go to the talk page and point out what parts of the article you think are incorrect, rather than trying to remove them from the article. It certainly isnt completely a hoax because there is a website in the References section which backs up many of the claims in the article, at http://www.muziejai.lt/kaunas/galauniu_muziejus.en.htm. —Soap— 22:12, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

It's a really serious hoax. All the pictures are fake - see where they got the bird one from - [5], and I think most of the content is lies too. Anton dvsk (talk) 22:17, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
- Don't know what the agenda is here, but there appear to be sources that support the article. The continuous blanking doesn't look good.... JNW (talk) 22:20, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

I've removed the picture. There is a Lithuanian version of the article which seems better-referenced; fact-checking it with the English is complicated by the fact that Lithuanian is one of the most impenetrable languages of Europe and that there are not many automated translators for it. The article apparently cleared DYK, which is usually pretty good about fact-checking, but hoaxes have made it there before. I promise to look into this but as of now there's little I can do but look for someone who speaks Lithuanian and ideally someone who can verify the source material. Still you shouldn't be blanking the article unless it's entirely a hoax and cannot be rewritten from the Lithuanian source material. —Soap— 22:36, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

For your information, if you think an article is a hoax, there are 3 ways if handling it:

Discuss it on the talk page
Add a {{hoax}} tag at the top of the page
Nominate it for deletion - see the policies for proposed deletion and Articles for Deletion.

עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 10:01, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Davidchevon10

Username: Davidchevon10 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): David Chevon Bryant (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 19:56, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

A vandal. No false positives to report here. —Soap— 20:01, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

69.22.184.170

Username: 69.22.184.170 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): User talk:Favonian (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 20:40, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

This is the kind of thing this filter was made for: preventing people from blanking other people's userpages and talk pages, which prevents vandalism while still alertingothers that their pages were being vandalizeD. —Soap— 20:54, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

67.100.127.243

Username

67.100.127.243 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing (don't wikilink)

Gordon Smith (filter log) (redo)

Description

In a disambig page I removed a hand-coded category in favor of the one that comes with {{hndis}}

Date and time

09:40, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Comments

Yes, that is indeed a false positive. {{Hndis}} is one of eleven templates used to categorize disambiguation pages, and theoretically all could produce similar false positives. Presently, only the main template, {{disambig}}, is exempted from the filter. They could all be, but I'm not sure if it's common enough to put in another ten exceptions. I'd like to wait for comment from other edit filter managers. Someguy1221 (talk) 10:01, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

I fully agfree with Someguy1221, given that the filter doesn't prevent such edits. I think that the false positive rate for this issue is small enough for a warn+tag setting. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 10:05, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Maunus

Username: Maunus (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Mexico (filter log)
Description

I am trying to tag Mexico (a 206kb long article) with the too-long tag and I get this ridiculous message a bout my edit being possibly unconstructive. I got it twice yesterday when trying remove vandalism from the article. This crap has got to stop! How do I turn of the filter?

Date and time

12:57, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Comments

It appears that you're triggering the Skype filter. Please note that we know this has nothing to do with the edit you were trying to do; it does, however, have to do with the edit which would have been done if the filter hadn't stopped you. Here is the warning for the filter: MediaWiki:Abusefilter-warning-skype עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 13:13, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

90.197.222.11

Username: 90.197.222.11 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Scooter (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 13:42, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments: As well as adding the content you want why did you want to blank the page as well? Minima c (talk) 17:18, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

C.r.miner, ph.d.

Username: C.r.miner, ph.d. (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Nicolet High School (filter log) (redo)
Description: Original article contained 0 references. I added 1 Wikipedia reference.

Original article contained 0 references. I added 1 Wikipedia reference.

Date and time: 17:41, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

You may not have realized it, but you deleted the references that previously existed the article by adding your own. And that one was just another Wikipedia page, which is not considered a valid reference because Wikipedia itself is not a publisher of information let alone a reliable one. The reference also didn't back up the claims you were writing. But I don't blame you for that; that article needs a lot of work, seeing that it contains references to probably made-up things such as "the Winston and Mikey Club", and I could see how it may appear you were just adding more information similar to what was already there. However, you should know that you really cannot ever find a way to legitimately write something like Robert LaFollette is remembered fondly in some parts of the District and Joe McCarthy is equally lionized in others or a two-way socioeconomic class split informs the life of the school, because that's just an opinion. —Soap— 17:49, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

LtGen.awesome

Username: LtGen.awesome (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): User:LtGen.awesome (filter log) (redo)
Description: Tried ot copy and paste the example layout for my page but was disallowed
Date and time: 05:51, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Due to recent attacks this anti-"fixed position" filter, which prevents people from adding code that completely covers the page, has been extended even to userspace. I apologize for the disruption. There was a hit just 2 days ago, and in fact he went on to blank the false positives page as well, so I don't really think the extended conditions can be peeled back just yet, but Ive added an exemption for users modifying their own userpage. —Soap— 10:50, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

75.222.49.243

Username: 75.222.49.243 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (filter log) (redo)
Description: The plot section of this article is badly written with grammar errors and too many minute details with personal perceptions. The filter continues to block the corrections I attempt for this section.
Date and time: 23:07, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Sorry, I cant really see what's setting the filter off. My first guess is it's "be a penis" but that doesn't seem to be in the code of the filter. For now I've just reverted it to the previous version. —Soap— 09:44, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

24.189.87.160

Username: 24.189.87.160 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): WP:RD/C (filter log) (redo)
Description: Posting a question, and I swear that it wasn't a troll question. edit: It was this question, pertaining to the current Google logo: " WTF is going on with it? I go to the homepage, it explodes into tiny (blocked, because the word is what triggers the edit filter), I try to click on the logo to find out what special occasion it's commemorating, and nothing."
Date and time: 05:57, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

"Tiny" + (male genitalia) is blocked, but not either word in isolation. —Soap— 09:40, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

How did you know I was trying to write "balls"? 24.189.87.160 (talk) 10:01, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

58.179.24.88

Username: 58.179.24.88 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Persepolis (film) (filter log) (redo)
Description: I was attempting to give my feedback on this particular film, but it was disallowed
Date and time: 11:35, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments: First, please do not insert your personal opinions or analysis into articles, as doing so would violate Wikipedia's neutral point-of-view policy. Second, please do not remove an entire section of valid content and replace it with negative profanity-laced commentary repeated over and over, as doing so would constitute an act of vandalism. --SoCalSuperEagle (talk) 17:45, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

Sath Cruz

Username: Sath Cruz (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Shake, Rattle & Roll 8 (filter log) (redo)
Description: I was putting the names of the writers and the reference which is imdb. I also added a trivia stating that the same writers wrote a second film for the same festival in the same year with the reference which is also imdba.
Date and time: 08:59, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

I've fixed it; you just needed to put a ==References== section at the bottom (with {{reflist}} as the content). —Soap— 09:05, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Writer42

Username: Writer42 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Linda Stratmann (filter log) (redo)
Description: I was adding details of futuer publications
Date and time: 09:46, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Please disable the Skype toolbar plugin, as this shows you have it; these types of edits are disallowed because if they were not, you and others would have to be constantly cleaning up after every edit you make. This is a known problem and becoming fairly common; the makers of Skype have promised to fix it but until then we have no choice but to disallow edits like this. —Soap— 09:55, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Also note that Wikipedia is not a crystal ball; we don't want predictions of forthcoming work unless it is already in production. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:15, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

77.7.135.165

Username: 77.7.135.165 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Talk:Dove World Outreach Center (filter log) (redo)
Description: I was inserting the following paragraph; note that this is a talk page:

"According to [6], Jones was convicted of illegally bearing a doctoral title in 2002, while he was pastor of CGK in Cologne/Germany, and had to pay a fine of €3000. And according to [7] (use your browser's "Find" function to search for "CCK" to get to the point) he got in trouble with German law enforcement over taxes as well and then claimed harassment and persecution. I wonder whether this belongs here as well? The Neue-Ruhr/Neue-Rhein-Zeitung quoted in the first link is a mainstream non-yellow newspaper of Western Germany, by the way, and the second link goes to the US state department. Both were published long before the current Koran controversy."

Date and time: 11:16, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments: I've disabled the filter that was blocking you. You should be able to make your edit now. Thanks, Shirik (Questions or Comments?) 11:40, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

94.15.50.82

Username: 94.15.50.82 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Parkhall College (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 15:31, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Please refrain from inserting your personal opinions (especially if they are negative in tone, laced with vulgar language, and unsourced) into articles, as doing so would violate Wikipedia's neutral point-of-view policy. --SoCalSuperEagle (talk) 18:02, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Leannemcneil

Username: Leannemcneil (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): user:Dan Dion (filter log) (redo)
Description: Title of page needs to be Dan Dion, not user:Dan Dion. It is not searcheable. Dan attempted to post this article and did it incorrectly resulting in title user:Dan Dion. Article needs to be published normally.
Date and time: 17:14, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments: The page in question has already been speedily deleted as a spampage per speedy deletion criterion G11. --SoCalSuperEagle (talk) 17:43, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

75.80.58.122

Username: 75.80.58.122 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Nuevo Laredo (filter log) (redo)
Description: Moving a photo which was already on the Nuevo Laredo article to a different part of the article.
Date and time: 17:55, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

What do you mean by "yo mothers n front"? I assume that's a typo of some sort? —Soap— 22:14, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

69.123.232.200

Username: 69.123.232.200 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Public sex (filter log) (redo)
Description: I was trying to write "Sex is YUMMY!!!!!"
Date and time: 23:10, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Right, and that kind of writing's not ever going to be allowed here. —Soap— 23:12, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

219.89.242.254

Username: 219.89.242.254 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): The King's Head Theatre (filter log) (redo)
Description: I am the child of the kings Head - my father founded the theatre in 1970. I was trying to amend the page from the fairly cursory description as it stood, to include a comprehensive history of my father - the founder of the theatre, as well as an account of the theatre's early innovative work, history and ideals. Please can you stop whatever system is preventing me from amending this page!
Date and time: 09:41, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Before you add anything to the page, you should make sure that what you're writing is verified by independent reliable sources (e.g. not the theatre's own website) describing the theater and its history. We cannot simply trust you based on the fact that you're related to its founder. If you cannot find any such resources, then unfortunately you really can't be adding information to the page. It looks to me like a simple external link at the bottom of the page would be more appropriate, if this information is on the theater's website somewhere. (I'd check, but I can't seem to get the site to load at all.) However, the reason the edit filter was stopping you is not due to any of that issue: it was because you were capitalizing the titles of all the plays and such. —Soap— 10:28, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

216.220.94.186

Username: 216.220.94.186 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Free software (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 17:25, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments: All of your stopped editing attempts were clearly unconstructive. Since you have already been given a final warning at your talk page as a result of your successful vandalism edits today, you will be blocked from editing without further notice if you make another vandalism edit, even if the edit filter stops it. --SoCalSuperEagle (talk) 18:11, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

SuperGaijinAlan

Username: SuperGaijinAlan (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Nezumi Kozo (filter log) (redo)
Description: All I did was try to add more specific information regarding the life of this particular rapper.
Date and time: 17:53, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments: You were properly blocked from inserting spamlinks to your YouTube page. It also appears that "this particular rapper" is also known as "Super Gaijin Alan"! I've left a warning about autobiography and self-advertisement on your talk page. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:19, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

38.104.251.66

Username: 38.104.251.66 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Java (programming language) (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 18:32, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Another false report by a thwarted would-be vandal. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:23, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

Utesfan

Username: Utesfan (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Liool (filter log) (redo)
Description: I was trying to make this page and it wouldn't let me.
Date and time: 18:52, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments: A false report by a thwarted would-be creator of gibberish. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:24, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

98.196.61.9

Username: 98.196.61.9 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): List of Spyro: The Legendary Dragon episodes (filter log) (redo)
Description: Delete the false information page made by a random user
Date and time: 03:07, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments: The filter only warned you (it would have let you through if you clicked "save page" a second time). In any event, there is no need to blank vandalistic pages, unless they contain libel or copyright violations. In any other case, an admin will come along soon enough to delete the page. Thanks for helping keep Wikipedia clear of crap. Someguy1221 (talk) 06:03, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

110.55.186.95

Username: 110.55.186.95 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Ateneo de Manila University (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 11:55, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Another false report by a thwarted would-be vandal. --Orange Mike | Talk 12:54, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

70.92.229.79

Username: 70.92.229.79 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): John Rambo (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 15:58, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

what i wrote is true

Not a false positive. The Thing // Talk // Contribs 16:00, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

204.234.228.116

Username: 204.234.228.116 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Ralph Waldo Emerson (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 16:31, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Please explain why you want to blank the page. Otherwise that's why the filter was trying to do: Stop IP addresses and new users from blanking articles. Minima c (talk) 16:34, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

216.138.38.90

Username: 216.138.38.90 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Cherry (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 16:48, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments: It's a false report by a would-be vandal. --SoCalSuperEagle (talk) 18:16, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

75.110.154.100

Username: 75.110.154.100 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): KZGL (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 18:06, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Wikipedia is not a soapbox or a vehicle for promotion. --SoCalSuperEagle (talk) 18:22, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

76.29.183.60

Username: 76.29.183.60 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Rock Eagle Effigy Mound (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 20:12, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Another false report by a thwarted would-be vandal. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:38, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

86.175.146.127

Username: 86.175.146.127 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Elektra records (filter log) (redo)
Description: Change it's recent history
Date and time: 21:18, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Another false report by a thwarted would-be vandal. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:38, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

97.119.200.159

Username: 97.119.200.159 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): User talk:RTC (filter log) (redo)
Description: I'm gone....
Date and time: 23:46, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments: Do you remember the password to your account? I believe that it's you but there's no way for the MediaWiki software to recognize that. I will blank the page for you if you'd like and cannot login to your old account or do not want to draw attention to yourself. There is also a {{retired}} template which might help stop people posting on your page in the future (though it doesnt get noticed by everyone).—Soap— 00:15, 11 September 2010 (UTC); I have blanked the page for now. —Soap— 15:57, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

Billybobandtim1234

Username: Billybobandtim1234 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Wikipedia:Sandbox (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 10:59, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

For the sake of simplicity, the sandbox is not exempted from most filters (it would have to be exempted individually for each one, there's no "whitelist" page function). If there is a need to make a certain edit on the sandbox for a reason such as testing a template, it can often be done in userspace, but other than that, random test edits are not generally perceived as "necessary" in a way that would grant them exemptions. —Soap— 16:24, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

173.30.152.176

Username: 173.30.152.176 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Generator Rex (filter log) (redo)
Description: tried to fix the page but for some random reason it said I was not allowed to do it. I don't understand. Put nothing wrong.
Date and time: 20:30, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

You are now blocked for vandalism. —Soap— 22:02, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

83.42.105.139

Username: 83.42.105.139 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Cynthia Witthoft (filter log) (redo)
Description: Cynthia Witthoft
Date and time: 21:46, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

it is a FAKE . it was never life in Finlandia,never exist group called Polish Zombies.Her songs are just other peoples music re-named .

If you believe you have found factual inaccuracies in an article, you can bring it up on the talk page of the article or if the response there is too slow try Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/Noticeboard. Attempts to delete the page are not the proper way forward. —Soap— 22:01, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

Rui Gabriel Correia

Username: Rui Gabriel Correia (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Ukulele (filter log) (redo)
Description: Creating new section, as indicated above
Date and time: 15:37, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Please check to be sure you're not using the Skype Toolbar ... I've yet to see this filter trigger on someone who wasn't using it. Previous discussions have turned up evidence that the plugin keeps on running even when it's not activated, and must be actually uninstalled. —Soap— 15:55, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

If you look at the end of the diff (in the edit filter's page, you can see the "begin_of_the_skype_highlighting" and the "end_of_the_skype_highlighting", with a repeat of an isbn number in between. This filter is designed to stop things like that. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 06:01, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

67.119.12.29

Username: 67.119.12.29 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents (filter log) (redo)
Description: responded to an ANI message, mentioning that another user had uncivilly used an impolite word in an edit summary. Edit filter didn't like the impolite word so I guess I can't put it in this report either.
Date and time: 17:46, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

It's a special filter that applies only to ANI and a few other pages. I'll turn it off for now, but I or someone else will probably add it back later for the sake of the non-ANI pages on the list. —Soap— 18:32, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

JayTeeEmm

Username: JayTeeEmm (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): God of War III (filter log) (redo)
Description: I'm working to improve upon the gow3 plot but am greeted with the false pos warning. I'm new to all this but I believe it to be a positive and accurate change. What do I do?

JTM

Date and time: 08:44, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

I've changed the edit filter that was stopping you before and apologize for the inconvenience. You should be okay to go on editing the page now. —Soap— 10:11, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

JefferyWright

Username: JefferyWright (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Franz Joseph (artist) (filter log) (redo)
Description: Adding a link to a 3D model depicting an object from his blueprint drawings. Why is this not possible? It is found to be very interesting to his fans.
Date and time: 16:22, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

This filter will not stop you from linking to your website, it is only warning you that it is discouraged (especially so when the site has you offering to do web design work for money), and that your account may be blocked if you continue to add them where not needed. Primary focus should be on whether the external links are necessary for understanding of the subject. —Soap— 16:51, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Its a bit more than a warning, see: We are sorry, your edit can not be completed at this time. Your recent edits have repeatedly triggered the edit filter. To prevent users from repeatedly attempting to make unconstructive edits, your edit has been disallowed. If this is not your intention, we apologize for the inconvenience but please report this error and try your edit again later.

There is almost no info on the web about what Franz's artwork looks like, and one link on his page doesnt even work. I'm a fan of the genre, and graphic work is well regarded by the fanbase. My site is a gallery of my work, both for hire and for simply the sake of art, which this entry is. The page I linked to is my rendering of Franz's drawing and was not paid work. So can I include the link or not?

I would say that you probably should not do it, but it's not my decision, I can only give advice. If you think it's necessary to see the illustrations for readers to understand the article, then you can add the links ... the filter was stopping you before because it detected too many attempts to add the links in a certain number of minutes, which is a separate filter from the one that looks at the URL itself, and it can't tell the difference between "preview and save" and just "preview". —Soap— 18:47, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

71.90.112.184

Username: 71.90.112.184 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Pokémon Black and White (filter log) (redo)
Description: Not very common to me but this was just weird. Changing a couple things and trying to fix it up.
Date and time: 23:48, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Generally you should bring up such large changes (in this case rewriting the whole article) on the talk page before making them, though if you're sure your edits are improvements, the edit filter will not stop you (though it does tag the edit as "large deletion" because it is one). ClueBot is not related to the edit filter although the edit filter will also tag any edit that un-does one of its edits. —Soap— 00:22, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Danielmeir

Username: Danielmeir (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Guns N' Roses (filter log) (redo)
Description: I was adding a link to a website that contains images of fans wearing gun's n roses tshirt for the gig that happened yesterday in Paris Bercy (13th of september) just to show how guns n roses fans are today and that it can go from young to old. This is sociological aspect of music listening, throughout goodies and human presence. This is no ad or spam or malware...
Date and time: 18:05, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

Please check to be sure you're not using the Skype Toolbar ... I've yet to see this filter trigger on someone who wasn't using it. Previous discussions have turned up evidence that the plugin keeps on running even when it's not activated, and must be actually uninstalled. —Soap— 21:20, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

188.220.79.54

Username: 188.220.79.54 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Ancient woodland (filter log) (redo)
Description
Date and time: 19:30, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments: It's a false report by a thwarted would-be vandal. --SoCalSuperEagle (talk) 20:01, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

71.224.37.108

Username: 71.224.37.108 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): flat network (filter log) (redo)
Description: attempting to remove copyrighted material
Date and time: 21:02, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

If you believe you have found a copyright violation on Wikipedia, you can either email info-en-cwikimedia.org or start a new discussion on Wikipedia talk:Copyright problems (though the email method is preferable especially if the text youre finding is not available online for quick verification.)—Soap— 21:10, 14 September 2010 (UTC) See Wikipedia:Copyright violations. —Soap— 21:10, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

In the meantime Ive rewritten it down to just one sentence which is a paraphrase of some information I found online. —Soap— 21:18, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Pratyush.tripathy

Username: Pratyush.tripathy (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing (don't wikilink): Prof. Pramod Kumar Tripathy (filter log) (redo)
Description: Trying to insert a new Article
Date and time: 05:37, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
Comments

The filter was set off because of the all-caps writing you used for the names of the plays and other things. However that kind of list is better suited for an external link rather than the main text of the article. And please note that an article created without reliable references will be deleted regardless of its content ... you did put one link near the bottom, but it doesn't seem to mention the subject of the article. I cannot find any evidence of notability and suspect that this article would be deleted if it were created. —Soap— 09:50, 15 September 2010 (UTC)