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EvgenKo423

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EvgenKo423 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

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Transient execution CPU vulnerability (filter log) (user filter log)

Description

I used certain CSS property to align links to the right between themselves, but still center the whole group in a table cell. This triggered the Fixed position vandalism (private) filter.
This is needed for full-width layout in which the table is wide. All the other methods do not help, because they cause alignment issues in fixed-width layout (they cause the wrapping link text to stretch the outer <span> which prevents the second link from being centered).
The relevant part is CVE column of BHI and Retbleed rows. I've already posted the rest of my edit, but there was an additional change.
New summary: /* Vulnerabilities and mitigations summary */ BHI & Retbleed: Align CVEs in full-width layout.

Date and time

11:18, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Comments

What's the point to make it private BTW? Those trying to do this already know how to do this and it can't be bypassed if all possible ways are listed.
And why does it say about "page-defacement attack"? This message is misleading. I thought that defacement is completely replacing a page with another one. If it also does some other checks, it would be better to call it "Page defacement vandalism". But the way it works would still be obvious to those trying to replace a page anyway.

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) 12:29, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Done and a change to the filter may be needed. As far as I can tell this isn't vandalism, and I've implemented the edit. I might suggest in the future, @EvgenKo423:, that you suggest these mass changes on the talk page, and that you simplify the edit summary a bit if possible, but otherwise good work, and thank you for your contributions. Will submit the filter to the noticeboard, I don't see any reason this is private either. --EggRoll97 ^(talk) 16:38, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, I hope not to make such huge edits in a future. =)) Unfortunately, it wasn't feasible to split the table edits mostly as it would leave the table in a WIP state for weeks. EvgenKo423 (talk) 07:18, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

2601:345:0:52a0:74c5:11ef:574a:c450

Filter

766 (hist · log)

Log entry

37596009

Affected user

2601:345:0:52a0:74c5:11ef:574a:c450 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page they were editing

Joshua Ryne Goldberg (filter log)

Description

In the edit in question, this IP added "allegedly" to a statement that someone had plotted a terrorist attack, changed [[X (social media platform)|X]] to [[Twitter|X]], and changed a later appearance of "X" to [[Twitter|X]]. Whether the links and "allegedly" belong here is strictly a matter for human judgement, so the filter shouldn't be reporting it as a problem, especially since this caused a bot to report the IP for vandalism.

Reporting user

Nyttend (talk)

Date and time

20:47, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Comments

So it looks like some Twitter account (allegedly belonging to the subject of article) self-tags with (((triple parentheses)))), and a fix to a citation to that account triggered the filter. Frankly, I'm fine with each and every new user who adds triple parentheses at least being looked at at AIV/TB2. In most cases, they're using that "coincidence detector" browser extension, so it's a good red flag to look at their other edits. Excluding references won't work as usual, because that browser extension will still mangle text inside existing references. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 21:12, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

2001:8A0:F496:C500:51A3:F2B0:2DF2:C840

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2001:8A0:F496:C500:51A3:F2B0:2DF2:C840 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing

European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (filter log) (user filter log)

Description

I am trying to update our number of members and affiliates. We are a European level organisation whose number of members and affiliates changes approximately every two months, following the Board meetings. It is important that the numbers are correct and not old.

Date and time

10:11, 30 April 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. Annh07 (talk) 10:22, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

Done and a change to the filter may be needed. Ohnoitsjamie I believe this can be fixed in the filter. Nobody (talk) 10:50, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

There's not an easy way to fix that and still target an active LTA on that range. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 11:50, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

I see the LTA hits you mean, but I'm not sure this is the best way to stop them with the amount of false positives there are. But I won't say more here for obvious reasons. Nobody (talk) 12:36, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

Graphicdivine

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Graphicdivine (talk · contribs) (filter log)

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Guitar Boogie Shuffle (filter log) (user filter log)

Description

Removing an incorrect redirect. Guitar Boogie Shuffle and Guitar Boogie are different songs.

Date and time

16:06, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

Comments

Not done – Instead of blanking the redirect, replace the page link with the actual article link you intend to replace. Codename Noreste 🤔 La Suma 17:22, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

108.6.137.63

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108.6.137.63 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

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Description

Date and time

17:37, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

Comments

2600:1700:BA1:740:DD66:E658:3840:B0B8

Username

2600:1700:BA1:740:DD66:E658:3840:B0B8 (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing

Periodic limb movement disorder (filter log) (user filter log)

Description

Date and time

18:01, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

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