Wiktionary talk:Votes/2010-09/Enabling AbuseFilter extension
Add topicLatest comment: 14 years ago by Felonia in topic what does it filter
For me, the obvious question
[edit]What the f*** is it? Mglovesfun (talk) 21:28, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
- Beats me - and I've read the blurb. SemperBlotto 21:34, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
- Essentially, it is a simple filter that allows us to track, and prevent, certain types of edits (using conditionals - if/and/or and regexes) - that way, combatting vandalism can be made more effecive, for example by adding a filter on large removals. -- Prince Kassad 21:39, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
- Of course, if you want something explained in straightforward English, ask a German! Mglovesfun (talk) 21:41, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
- Essentially, it is a simple filter that allows us to track, and prevent, certain types of edits (using conditionals - if/and/or and regexes) - that way, combatting vandalism can be made more effecive, for example by adding a filter on large removals. -- Prince Kassad 21:39, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
- See w:Wikipedia:Edit filter for some information. --Yair rand (talk) 21:42, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
what does it filter
[edit]Some questions about the extension:
- Would it mean I'd be automatically blocked if I told someone to go fuck themselves for no reason?
- Would it stop me linking to hardcore porn sites, attack sites, and racist websites?
- With it enabled, would it be able to tell which Wiktionarians are total jerks?
- If you don't understand something, should you really vote against it?
- If an admin decides to go rouge and do something really gay, like, for example, delete the main page and other useful pages, before blocking the entire group of administrators and sending a "yay, I deleted the main page again" message to the beer parlour, would the admin be able to?
- If not, is there a way for the hypothetical admin to disable the filter?
Feel free to answer any questions, revert me, or tell me to go fuck myself. --Felonia 11:51, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
- Felonia is Wonderfool, AFAICT, although no perfect evidence is available right now AFAIK. --Dan Polansky 12:00, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
- I'm actually not Wonderfool. --Felonia 12:21, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
- When I read the first post in this very thread again, the post contains several signs that point to your being Wonderfool. Either you are Wonderfool, or you are a person with Wonderfool-behavior. The latter is only slightly better than the former. --Dan Polansky 12:31, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
- OK then, let's play - let's assume I'm Wonderfool: what now? What will you do? What will I do?
- And now, let's assume that I'm not Wonderfool? What now? What will you do? What will I do? --Felonia 12:51, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
- When I read the first post in this very thread again, the post contains several signs that point to your being Wonderfool. Either you are Wonderfool, or you are a person with Wonderfool-behavior. The latter is only slightly better than the former. --Dan Polansky 12:31, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
- I'm actually not Wonderfool. --Felonia 12:21, 16 October 2010 (UTC)