Wikipedia:Edit filter/Requested

Requested edit filters
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Warn about a Wikipedia mirror

Ed-Tech Press, also known as "Scientific E-Resources, is a Wikipedia mirror. They print copies of books that are just Wikipedia articles. Per WP:CIRCULAR, we should never cite them in articles. Unfortunately, these books are listed in Google Books, and there's no obvious warning on them. I've inadvertently cited them twice recently. While I really appreciate reversions like this one, it seems like this is an area where an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Could we please have an abuse filter set up for this string:

|publisher=Scientific e-Resources

which should catch most {{cite book}} uses? If it would be great if it could produce a warning message like "Ed-Tech Press and Scientific E-Resources are Wikipedia mirrors. They are not reliable sources and should not be cited in articles per WP:CIRCULAR." I think that the 'warn' setting should be sufficient. WhatamIdoing (talk) 01:42, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you making this request - this publisher is just the worst. There is deliberately no attempt to identify the nature of the copied materials; it's just a straight up scam. There are three things I usually search for: "Ed-Tech Press", "Scientific e-Resources" (which is typically displayed when a google books link is resolved in a template), and the URL of "edtechpress.co.uk". I do agree with the warning being sufficient as I don't recall this ever being used on-wiki by a bad-faith actor. Sam Kuru (talk) 02:35, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

Yeah. Possible filter code for catching this could be:

page_namespace == 0 &
!contains_any(user_groups "bot", "sysop", "extendedconfirmed") & (
   mirrors := "(?:\|publisher\s*\=\s*(?:(?:[Ss]cientific [Ee]\s?-\s?[Rr]esources)|(?:Ed\s?-\s?[Tt]ech [Pp]ress)))|(?:\|url\s*\=\s*edtechpress\.co\.uk)"
   added_lines irlike mirrors &
   !(removed_lines irlike mirrors)
)

I would create a log-only filter at first, and if it does well, ramp it up to warn. – PharyngealImplosive7 (talk) 22:05, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for this. I understand that starting as a long-only filter is common, and I've no objection. WhatamIdoing (talk) 00:20, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

@WhatamIdoing, Kuru, and PharyngealImplosive7: If there is consensus for deprecation, it could just be added to 869 (hist · log), which might be better than a new filter just for this. Most likely Deferred to WP:RSN. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 18:48, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

@EggRoll97, I don't think that it should be handled through the RSP system. It's not a case of "deprecated at RSN"; instead, it's a case of "banned by policy" (Wikipedia:Verifiability#Wikipedia and sources that mirror or use it being the most relevant policy). The deprecation message wouldn't be appropriate. Instead, I think it needs a message that is specific to Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks. WhatamIdoing (talk) 21:44, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Requires more information Do you have any diffs to go off of by chance for this? It would be helpful to see this being added in a diff to be able to test a possible filter on one. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 06:26, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Projectspace Redirect Vandalism

• Task: Reduce Redirect vandalism in Project namespace
• Reason: After my discussion with Suffusion of Yellow and seeing this search I noticed a consistent amount of vandalism (average of around 2-2.5 edits per day for the last 2 months), some get picked up by Filter 1151 but most aren't.
• Diffs: See search above.
• Code:The code for this I've been working on is at: /Projectspace Redirect blanking

Nobody (talk) 15:14, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Testing at 1318. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 19:00, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

@EggRoll97 Made an update to the code. Nobody (talk) 11:59, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Implemented, still in testing. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 15:06, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

@EggRoll97 Refined it a bit more. Nobody (talk) 05:53, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Done. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 15:05, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Removal of {{BLP-PROD}} filter

• Task: This filter would tag a diff if it removes the {{BLP-PROD}} tag without adding any new references, possibly distinguished if the edit does not add a <ref> </ref> tag.
• Reason: This filter would be useful in RCP and in the page history in general for abuse management, so editors can identify when the {{BLP-PROD}} tag is removed without adding references.
• Diffs: Many, most diffs of this kind are deleted along with the page, but I believe it is pretty self-explanitory

Lordseriouspig 11:31, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Convenience link: WP:BLPPROD. –Novem Linguae (talk) 20:56, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Requires more information The use-case seems fine, as far as I can tell, but I'll need some diffs for these or at least pages to go off of. I looked through your prod log but all the removals of those tags that I can see are valid and have references in the article. Also likely would result in a lot of false positives if one was to remove the tag before adding the references, or to add the references and then remove the tag in another edit. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 06:24, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

POVPUSH removal of "Black"

• Task: Test for a no-insertion one-line removal of / ?[Bb]lack ?/. Tag or only log articlespace edits by non-autoconfirmed editors.
• Reason: Some instances of this subtle POVPUSH may remain undetected for a long time. An EF can produce a list to review.
• Diffs: [1] [2]

142.113.140.146 (talk) 01:24, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Deferred to WP:RFPP, WP:AIV, and similar. The diffs provided are a singular IP, but that can be dealt with via blocks and protection. Generally the disruption should be somewhat widespread for a filter to have much effect here. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 06:04, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Here are more UCR diffs, all by different IPs: [3] [4] [5] [6].

Those IPs did not edit more than 2 articles so WP:AIV would say "insufficiently warned". In the [7] that I caught, the page was over a year old so would not normally qualify for WP:RFPP, and it was undetected for half a month. Those edits were reverted by multiple editors with long edit histories. This hit-and-run disruption is attempting to hide the alteration of POV. A tagging EF will have the effect of revealing the full extent of the damage. 142.113.140.146 (talk) 06:33, 1 August 2024 (UTC)