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Proposal to apply some of my suggestions to some abuse filters

There are two cases of some identical abuse filters, some of which I would like to propose my suggestions for them:

• The spambot filters are identical, but filter 104 should also disallow spambot accounts to allow anti-vandalism patrollers to report them more easily, and 164 should either be disabled or even deleted (what's the added benefit of using a private filter to only disallow registered spambots?):
• Special:AbuseFilter/104
• Special:AbuseFilter/164

• User/user talk page blanking filters. They do the same thing, but 362 would have also prevented Special:AbuseLog/3045702. Do we also need filter 35 to warn then block autopromote? Disallowing would have the same effect, as users should not blank user and user talk pages:
• Special:AbuseFilter/35
• Special:AbuseFilter/362

Also, for 104 we should opt-out Meta itself using wiki_name != "metawiki" because private filter 121 blocks the spambots locally. Thank you. Codename Noreste (talk) 00:18, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

I had a quick look at these filters. It seems like these filters were more or less independently developed and later converged more towards one another (with the most significant difference that filter 104 also matches IPs). The notes of filter 164 already mention a potential merge with filter 104 when temporary accounts are launched. I'll ping @XXBlackburnXx and SHB2000: since they were the last ones to work on the concerning filters. Concerning the user page filters, I see more pronounced differences (for example in the criteria used to identify edits & how it deals with redirects...). Filter 362 is more refined in that respect. I'll give an additional ping to colleage @Billinghurst: since he is more familiar with the latter filters. Daniuu (talk) 20:03, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

I kept 104 and 164 separated back in May, for 2 key reasons: 1) 104 has always targeted IP edits, and I was concerned about potentially breaking someone’s script (if there existed one) by making a sudden change. 2) Separating them makes it easier to distinguish between registered accounts and IP edits, which could simplify the stewards’ work, though I don’t know if that’s the case these days, since pretty much everything gets reported to SRG anyway.

That said, I’m not opposed to merging them. XXBlackburnXx (talk) 20:23, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, agreed – though I'll probably defer to you three since you know way more about the specific nuances than I do. --SHB2000 (t • c) 22:01, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

I, as a non-admin, can also help as well. Codename Noreste (talk) 02:57, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

Request for patrolled right for Jet Pilot

Hello! I would like to request the patroller right. Of my 144 edits here, many involve reverting vandalism and making requests for speedy deletion. I also regularly submit requests through GSR. As an active SWMT member, I use SWViewer on a daily basis to revert cross-wiki vandalism. Additionally, I have experience with the rollback right on both eswiki and enwiki, which has helped me handle vandalism effectively in larger communities. I have read and understood the responsibilities outlined in Meta:Patrollers, and I am committed to using this flag responsibly at all times. I am also already autopatrolled here on Meta. Please feel free to ask me any questions. Regards, Jet Pilot (talk) 19:12, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

Done since reverts look fine, and I see no other apparent issues. EPIC (talk) 21:30, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

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Vandalism on translation page

Please revert this, since I can't directly edit translation pages, and removing it manually via the translation interface doesn't work. JJP_Master (she/they) 04:51, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Done by JJMC. --SHB2000 (t • c) 05:23, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

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Report concerning User:GYATTSLAPPER613

GYATTSLAPPER613 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • GUC • CA) — Reasons: Vandalism XReport --Leonidlednev (talk) 07:13, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Done by XXB. --SHB2000 (t • c) 07:27, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

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Report concerning User:88.93.70.44

88.93.70.44 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • GUC • CA) — Reasons: Vandalism XReport --نوفاك اتشمان (talk) 16:52, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Done - XXBlackburnXx (talk) 16:55, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

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Report concerning User:69.18.14.67

69.18.14.67 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log • GUC • CA) — Reasons: Vandalism XReport --MathXplore (talk) 23:30, 29 December 2024 (UTC)