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Username: 2804:14C:5BB1:9473:90D4:AC17:9B9B:1A33 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Wikipedia:Requested articles/Business and economics/Companies/A-E (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Copy edit disabled.
Date and time: 03:22, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Done and a change to the filter may be needed. C F A 💬 03:24, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Pinned – This thread has been pinned and will not be archived until this template has been removed. C F A 💬 03:25, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 173.30.85.91 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Page not specified
Description: Please replace this with a description of the edit you were trying to make.
Date and time: 19:42, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Private – One or more of the filters triggered are private, and the request needs to be evaluated by an edit filter helper or manager. (automated comment) — MajavahBot (talk · contributions) 19:43, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Done – The edit for this report has been implemented, however no changes to the filter were made. Nobody (talk) 06:04, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Filter: 1221 (hist · log)
Log entry: 39331440
Affected user: Gelasin (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page they were editing: User talk:Sussybaka1000000 (filter log)
Description: Reported by DatBot to AIV/TB2. Other log IDs: 39331448, 39331450. User was restoring denied unblock appeals to a user talk page.
Reporting user: --Chris | Crazycomputers (talk)
Date and time: 19:56, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Private – One or more of the filters triggered are private, and the request needs to be evaluated by an edit filter helper or manager. Nobody (talk) 06:07, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Edit was not disallowed though a change to the filter may be needed. Nobody (talk) 06:07, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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

Username: 92.23.98.176 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: World War Zimmerman (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Preventing any kind of change to categories (which are legitimate), which is absurd. 92.23.98.176 (talk) 02:45, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Date and time: 02:45, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Private – One or more of the filters triggered are private, and the request needs to be evaluated by an edit filter helper or manager. (automated comment) — MajavahBot (talk · contributions) 02:45, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Consider requesting on the article's talk page; please provide the necessary references. Nobody (talk) 06:11, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 164.100.206.126 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Gangoh (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 06:04, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – In general, "notable people" lists and similar are only meant for people who already have articles about them. If you think this person meets our notability guidelines, please see Help:Your first article. If you think an exception should be made here, please discuss the matter on the article's talk page. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 06:11, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 82.144.226.24 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Tomiko Itooka (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 08:57, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Declined – Edits were vandalism. Nobody (talk) 09:24, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 2600:1012:A121:CAD:24A9:5296:FEC0:27DD (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Page not specified
Description
Date and time: 09:41, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. Nobody (talk) 10:26, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 83.110.23.248 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Lantern Festival (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 09:56, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. Nobody (talk) 10:26, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]