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\section{Building a filter: the internal perspective} \section{Building a filter: the internal perspective}
\subsection{How is a new filter introduced?} \subsection{How is a new filter introduced?}
\label{sec:introduce-a-filter}
Only edit filter managers have the permissions necessary to implement filters, but anybody can propose new ones. Only edit filter managers have the permissions necessary to implement filters, but anybody can propose new ones.
Every editor who notices some problematic behaviour they deem needs a filter can raise the issue at \url{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_filter/Requested}. Every editor who notices some problematic behaviour they deem needs a filter can raise the issue at \url{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_filter/Requested}.
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...@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ Users are urged to use the term "vandalism" carefully, since it tends to offend ...@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ Users are urged to use the term "vandalism" carefully, since it tends to offend
("When editors are editing in good faith, mislabeling their edits as vandalism makes them less likely to respond to corrective advice or to engage collaboratively during a disagreement,"~\cite{Wikipedia:Vandalism}) ("When editors are editing in good faith, mislabeling their edits as vandalism makes them less likely to respond to corrective advice or to engage collaboratively during a disagreement,"~\cite{Wikipedia:Vandalism})
There are also various complaints/comments by users bewildered that their edits appear on an ``abuse log'' There are also various complaints/comments by users bewildered that their edits appear on an ``abuse log''
\end{comment} \end{comment}
\item \textbf{Is it possible to study the regex patterns in a more systematic fashion? What is to be learnt from this?}%is this really interesting? \item \textbf{Is it possible to study the regex patterns in a more systematic fashion? What is to be learnt from this?} For example, it comes to attention that a lot of filters target new users: ``!(""confirmed"" in user\_groups)'' is their first condition%is this really interesting?
\item \textbf{(How) has the notion of ``vandalism'' on Wikipedia evolved over time?}: By comparing older and newer filters, or respectively updates in filter patterns we could investigate whether there is a qualitative change in the interpretation of the ``vandalism'' notion on Wikipedia. \item \textbf{(How) has the notion of ``vandalism'' on Wikipedia evolved over time?}: By comparing older and newer filters, or respectively updates in filter patterns we could investigate whether there is a qualitative change in the interpretation of the ``vandalism'' notion on Wikipedia.
\item \textbf{False Positives?}: were filters shut down, bc they matched more False positives than they had real value? \item \textbf{False Positives?}: were filters shut down, bc they matched more False positives than they had real value?
\item \textbf{What are the urgent situations in which edit filter managers are given the freedom to act as they see fit and ignore best practices of filter adoption (i.e. switch on a filter in log only mode first and announce it on the notice board so others can have a look)? Who determines they are urgent?}: I think these cases should be scrutinised extra carefully since ``urgent situations'' have historically always been an excuse for cuts in civil liberties. \item \textbf{What are the urgent situations in which edit filter managers are given the freedom to act as they see fit and ignore best practices of filter adoption (i.e. switch on a filter in log only mode first and announce it on the notice board so others can have a look)? Who determines they are urgent?}: I think these cases should be scrutinised extra carefully since ``urgent situations'' have historically always been an excuse for cuts in civil liberties.
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\url{https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T123978}} \url{https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T123978}}
} }
@misc{phab-abusefilter-2015,
key = "Phabricator",
author = {Phabricator Collaboration Platform},
title = {AbuseFilter Extension Issues Created in the Period May 2015–May 2016},
year = 2016,
note = {Retreived July 20, 2019 from
\url{https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/board/217/query/T4UBDo9V4u1n/}}
}
@inproceedings{PotSteGer2008, @inproceedings{PotSteGer2008,
title = {Automatic Vandalism Detection in Wikipedia}, title = {Automatic Vandalism Detection in Wikipedia},
author = {Martin Potthast and Benno Stein and Robert Gerling}, author = {Martin Potthast and Benno Stein and Robert Gerling},
...@@ -603,6 +612,15 @@ ...@@ -603,6 +612,15 @@
\url{https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Edit_filter/Archive_1&oldid=884572675}} \url{https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Edit_filter/Archive_1&oldid=884572675}}
} }
@misc{Wikipedia:EditFilterTalkArchive2016,
key = "Wikipedia Edit Filter Talk Archive 2016",
author = {},
title = {Wikipedia: Edit Filter Talk Archive for 2015–2016},
year = 2019,
note = {Retreived July 20, 2019 from
\url{https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Edit_filter/Archive_7&oldid=901909123}}
}
@misc{Wikipedia:EditFilterTalkArchive1Clarification, @misc{Wikipedia:EditFilterTalkArchive1Clarification,
key = "Wikipedia Edit Filter Talk Archive 1 Clarification", key = "Wikipedia Edit Filter Talk Archive 1 Clarification",
author = {}, author = {},
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