Viewing filter 14: Userspace & talk page spamming

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Filter ID:

14

Description:

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Filter hits:

58,628 hits

Conditions:
(documentation)

user_editcount < 10 & equals_to_any(page_namespace, 2, 3) & (length(added_links) >= 1) & page_age == 0

user_editcount < 10 &
equals_to_any(page_namespace, 2, 3) &
(length(added_links) >= 1) &
page_age == 0

Notes:

A new user creating a user page with external links is usually a sign of spam.

16/9/14 Extend to cover user talk pages

10/11/14 Changed description and tag

18/12/14 Improved method for detecting external links

8/1/15 Fixed bug in filter causing it to trigger on any page with an https link

3/1/18 Simplified detection of external links

4/1/20 Moved simpler tests to the front of the filter to make it faster and stop it being throttled

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Filter last modified:

07:19, 10 October 2022 by Peter Harrison (talk | contribs)

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Actions to take when matched

Trigger actions only if the user trips a rate limit

Number of actions to allow:

Period of time (in seconds):

Group throttle by:

user

See the documentation on mediawiki.org.

Trigger these actions after giving the user a warning

System message to use for warning:

Page name of other message:

(without "MediaWiki:" prefix)

Prevent the user from performing the action in question

System message to use for disallowing:

Page name of other message:

(without "MediaWiki:" prefix)

Revoke the user's autoconfirmed status

Block the user and/or IP address from editing

Block the user and/or IP address from editing their own talk page

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Tag the edit in contributions lists and page histories

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userspace spam