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~2026-49424-80

Username: ~2026-49424-80 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Phillipp-Anders Rau (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was attempting to add a brief, neutrally worded biographical sentence to the article about Phillipp-Anders Rau, supported by independent reliable secondary sources, including The Telegraph and n-tv. The edit concerned previously reported criminal convictions and his reported appearance in adult films. The edit appears to have been automatically blocked by an edit filter, although the material was cited and written in an encyclopedic manner. Thank you.
Date and time: 18:48, 12 September 2026 (UTC)
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Evanschmuck

Username: Evanschmuck (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: De Materie (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was trying to add quarter notes into a table to depict tempo markings for a piece and it was flagged as using emojis
Date and time: 00:40, 13 September 2026 (UTC)
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James Jessenden

Username: James Jessenden (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was reporting a source that has been used in the Sahaja Yoga article which describes it as a cult, repeats other rumours and conveys some misinformation. My argument is that a special in a Sunday newspaper is not an appropriate place to base statements about a New Religious Movement here on Wikipedia. If this is deemed reliable there is no shortage of puff pieces about the movement that could also be used.
Date and time: 13:52, 13 September 2026 (UTC)
Comments: Done and a change to the filter may be needed. The user entered the signature (~~~~) twice, triggering the filter. Annh07 (talk) 14:05, 13 September 2026 (UTC)reply

FaviFake

Filter: 1346 (hist · log)
Log entry: 45114744
Affected user: FaviFake (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page they were editing: Template:Talk page semi-protected indefinitely/testcases (filter log)
Description: Testing out a new talk page warning template for people mistaking the talk page for a chatbot interface should not trigger this filter.
Reporting user: SuperPianoMan9167 (talk)
Date and time: 22:02, 13 September 2026 (UTC)
Comments: Edit was not disallowed though a change to the filter may be needed. it was Google Gemini's URL in your edit, the Template talk namespace is page namespace 11, but the {{Test case}} template is not excluded from the filter, and it still triggers even without typing the "https://". — SimpleObjects-9ei 🍂/🌰/🤗 (see talk) 13:35, 14 September 2026 (UTC)reply; Pinned – This thread has been pinned and will not be archived until this template has been removed. SuperPianoMan9167 (talk) 21:59, 14 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Cherologist

Username: Cherologist (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: User:Cherologist (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was trying to edit my own user page to update the layout and styling with a cute layout from google. The edit was blocked by the “fixed position vandalism” filter, but I was only adding CSS for the visual layout of my user page and wasn't attempting to vandalize or disrupt Wikipedia?
Date and time: 21:59, 14 September 2026 (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. --Prothe1st (leave me a message)-- 22:40, 14 September 2026 (UTC)reply

~2026-49843-89

Username: ~2026-49843-89 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Tonga (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: i was trying to write good information about the wondeful tonga! when it said this thingy is not inportant! I say that is a disgrace!
Date and time: 07:29, 15 September 2026 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. Entranced98 (talk) 09:19, 15 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Okispqoghenh

Username: Okispqoghenh (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: User:Tkw (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 11:07, 15 September 2026 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. Annh07 (talk) 11:07, 15 September 2026 (UTC)reply

~2026-49910-17

Username: ~2026-49910-17 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Jimmy Dore (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I tried to remove your false statements about Jimmy Dore but I know you guys work for the CIA and to aa extent for the Zionist rulers.
Date and time: 11:56, 15 September 2026 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. Do not use edit summaries like that. – Mesocyclonic93 ^(t)_(c) 12:08, 15 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Globedetectiveagency

Username: Globedetectiveagency (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: User:Globedetectiveagency/Sample page (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 12:41, 15 September 2026 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. Please see WP:CSDCONTEST. Annh07 (talk) 12:42, 15 September 2026 (UTC)reply

~2026-49830-24

Username: ~2026-49830-24 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Midlothian High School (Virginia) (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I intended to enlighten users about the details of the incident described involving Midlothian High School. From graduating in the class of 2019 at Midlothian High School, I suggested details about the contraversy be added for subsequent readers. The significance of this event, the popular meme "Tung Tung Tung Sahur," did not originate until years later on the social media platform known as TikTok, meaning that the images shown in the contraversy were ahead of their time period. The details of how these images occured are currently unknown.
Date and time: 13:21, 15 September 2026 (UTC)
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Mohanad al Salti

Username: Mohanad al Salti (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Cham Bank (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 13:26, 15 September 2026 (UTC)
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