@@ -396,14 +396,13 @@ The new name (``edit filter'') is ``currently used for user-facing elements of t
%TODO: rephrase this as a second paragraph
"A filter automatically compares every edit made to Wikipedia against a defined set of conditions. If an edit matches the conditions of a filter, that filter will respond by logging the edit. It may also tag the edit summary, warn the editor, revoke his/her autoconfirmed status, and/or disallow the edit entirely.[2]"
Footnote 2: "The extension also allows for temporary blocking, but these features are disabled on the English Wikipedia." <-- TODO: Is there wikipedia on which it isn't disallowed?
// do the users notice the logging? or only "bigger" actions such as warnings/being blocked, etc.?
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\textbf{Example of a filter}
For illustration purposes/better understanding, let us have a closer look at what a single edit filter looks like.
Edit filter with ID 365 is public and currently enabled.
It public comment (``name'') reads ``Unusual changes to featured or good content''.
Its public comment (``name'') reads ``Unusual changes to featured or good content''.
The regex filter pattern is:
\begin{verbatim}
"page_namespace == 0 &
...
...
@@ -419,7 +418,7 @@ old_wikitext rlike
And the currently configured filter actions are: ``disallow''.
(quote source, also refer to \url{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:AbuseFilter/365})
So, if a user whose status is not confirmed yet tries to edit a page in the article namespace which contains ``Featured'' or ``Good article'' and they either insert a redirect, deletes 3/4 of the content or adds 3/4 on top, the edit is automatically disallowed.
So, if a user whose status is not confirmed yet tries to edit a page in the article namespace which contains ``Featured'' or ``Good article'' and they either insert a redirect, delete 3/4 of the content or add 3/4 on top, the edit is automatically disallowed.
Note that an edit filter editor can easily change the action of the filter. (Or the pattern, as a matter of fact.)
