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97.82.224.122[edit]

Username: 97.82.224.122 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Notable Allumni (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was trying to add that notable YouTuber, Baylen Levine (4.73 million subscribers as of right now) did attend Blessed Trinity Catholic High School.
Date and time: 23:19, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – In general, "notable people" lists and similar are only meant for people who already have articles about them. If you think this person meets our notability guidelines, please see Help:Your first article. If you think an exception should be made here, please discuss the matter on the article's talk page. Rusty ^{talk contribs} 23:40, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

180.150.112.214[edit]

Username: 180.150.112.214 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Andy Cowell (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Editing Andy Cowell, F1 engineer who has just been signed by Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team as Group CEO. While changing status, I removed citation 1 - relating to his previous working job, thinking it was irrelevant, however this triggered an error as the citation was further used in subsequent paragraph. I added back the citation, which led me to here
Date and time: 10:37, 2 July 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. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 10:39, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Done – The edit for this report has been implemented, however no changes to the filter were made. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 11:38, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2A02:859:4D:1900:357A:84AF:85A1:1012[edit]

Username: 2A02:859:4D:1900:357A:84AF:85A1:1012 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Negi (comedian) (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Please fix this I’m editing but it has automated filter.
Date and time: 11:21, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Consider requesting on the article's talk page; please provide the necessary references. Annh07 (talk) 12:20, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

AjishKurian[edit]

Username: AjishKurian (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: User:AjishKurian (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I am trying add photo template to the wikipedia page I am creating for tanoora swetha menon
Date and time: 13:12, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. That is not what user pages are for. See WP:YFA. Lynch44 (talk) 14:24, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2A02:8084:4160:FD00:BCA1:9DAE:D8B8:9C33[edit]

Username: 2A02:8084:4160:FD00:BCA1:9DAE:D8B8:9C33 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Ballivor (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 14:09, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. Lynch44 (talk) 14:23, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

181.202.47.77[edit]

Username: 181.202.47.77 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Agustin Sepulveda Venegas 2004 Fan (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 14:56, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 15:35, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

74.72.235.71[edit]

Username: 74.72.235.71 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Old Revision of Tap dance (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: This old revision page on Tap dance is backlinking to a different site, confirmed through a backlink checker. I attempted to change the url status for the original url, because it is now unfit for the article. Only the archived version of the url should display in this article.
Date and time: 16:10, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. Old revisions can be broken and that's okay. By editing the old revision you are overwriting the current page. Rusty ^{talk contribs} 16:50, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

173.62.28.63[edit]

Username: 173.62.28.63 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Cornwall, New York (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 16:34, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
Comments

Djuna Barnes, American author and illustrator, born June 12, 1892 in a log cabin on Storm King Mountain, Cornwall-on-Hudson, best known for her novel, "Nightwood."

Not done – In general, "notable people" lists and similar are only meant for people who already have articles about them. If you think this person meets our notability guidelines, please see Help:Your first article. If you think an exception should be made here, please discuss the matter on the article's talk page. Rusty ^{talk contribs} 16:51, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Robert Houston jr[edit]

Username: Robert Houston jr (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: David Hockney (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Fixed a misspelling of David Hockney's partner's surname.
Date and time: 16:42, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Consider requesting on the article's talk page; please provide the necessary references. Rusty ^{talk contribs} 16:51, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

216.124.134.2[edit]

Username: 216.124.134.2 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Mattoon High School (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 16:52, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – In general, "notable people" lists and similar are only meant for people who already have articles about them. If you think this person meets our notability guidelines, please see Help:Your first article. If you think an exception should be made here, please discuss the matter on the article's talk page. Rusty ^{talk contribs} 16:56, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

216.124.134.2[edit]

Username: 216.124.134.2 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Page not specified
Description
Date and time: 16:57, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – In general, "notable people" lists and similar are only meant for people who already have articles about them. If you think this person meets our notability guidelines, please see Help:Your first article. If you think an exception should be made here, please discuss the matter on the article's talk page. – PharyngealImplosive7 (talk) 17:59, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Msheehann[edit]

Username: Msheehann (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Marieme Lo (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Marieme Lo, the Senegalese former basketball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics is not the same Marieme Lo that is the Director of African Studies at the University of Toronto. I have requested to delete the "Marieme Lo" page due to incorrect information.
Date and time: 18:03, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – New and anonymous users may not blank articles. Codename Noreste 🤔 Talk 18:33, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2409:408D:3184:ED86:0:0:11B8:C0B1[edit]

Username: 2409:408D:3184:ED86:0:0:11B8:C0B1 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Sendamangalam taluk (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 18:37, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. PhilKnight (talk) 19:02, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

{{subst:Lucas Pat}}[edit]

{{subst:False positive |skipusername=no |page=Draft:Lucas Da Rocha |description= Do not add or revert speedy deletion templates.

Note: (automated comment) Failed to retrieve details about user {{subst:Lucas Pat}}! — MajavahBot (talk · contributions) 20:10, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]