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Rkaruman

Username

Rkaruman (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page you were editing

Draft:Venkata Subbaiah Karumanchi (filter log) (user filter log)

Description

I tried to create Draft:Venkata Subbaiah Karumanchi at 19:52 UTC on 28 September 2026. The edit was disallowed by a filter described as "Fixed position vandalism"; filters 147 and 148 also logged a possible autobiography. This is a good-faith sourced biographical draft about my great-grandfather, not vandalism. I have a family conflict of interest and will disclose it on the draft talk page if the draft is created. Could an experienced editor review the false positive and, if appropriate, make the edit on my behalf? The draft text is available for review.

Date and time

19:55, 28 September 2026 (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. – SuperJames888 (Talk to me) 19:58, 28 September 2026 (UTC)reply

If an editor with access to the private filter has a moment, I'd appreciate a prompt review of this false positive. The full draft text is in my sandbox if that helps. Rkaruman (talk) 21:00, 28 September 2026 (UTC)reply

Done and a change to the filter may be needed. Was a false positive. Filter change would make sense I think. – Nobody (talk) 05:04, 29 September 2026 (UTC)reply

This could be fixed with a word boundary on line 17. Codename Noreste /// ⭐️✨ 13:57, 2 October 2026 (UTC)reply

Pinned – This thread has been pinned and will not be archived until this template has been removed. – 45dogs (they/them) (talk page) (contributions) 15:59, 1 October 2026 (UTC)reply

Cganimation

Username: Cganimation (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Draft:Remington Scott (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was editing Draft:Remington Scott through Articles of creation. I was putting in sourced biographical information and citations that are reliable to published sources. this was a constructive edit and I believe the filter was triggered in error
Date and time: 02:52, 30 September 2026 (UTC)
Comments: Done and a change to the filter may be needed. Not sure how often this type of false positive happens compared to vandalism though. – Nobody (talk) 05:27, 30 September 2026 (UTC)reply

~2026-52675-32

Username: ~2026-52675-32 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Iván Cédric (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was just trying to add the new career of Ivan Cédric. I didn't have any bad need for Wikipedia. Please forgive me.
Date and time: 16:26, 30 September 2026 (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. – Mesocyclonic93 ^(t)_(c) 16:26, 30 September 2026 (UTC)reply; Note: If the text of your edit contained the @ symbol, this is likely what is triggering the filter. There's almost no reason to publish any text containing that symbol, as even if it's not an actual email address it can be interpreted as one by spammers etc. – Taking Out The Trash (talk) 19:38, 1 October 2026 (UTC)reply; Report fixed – Another user has fixed the page title in this report. SuperJames888 (Talk to me) 00:10, 2 October 2026 (UTC)reply

~2026-52724-71

Username: ~2026-52724-71 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Shreyas Iyer (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 07:49, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
Comments: Consider requesting on the article's talk page; please provide the necessary references. OhNoitsJamie ^talk 14:13, 2 October 2026 (UTC)reply

Yestotherest

Username: Yestotherest (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Alexander Wang (designer) (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was attempting a substantial expansion of the Alexander Wang biography using inline citations to reliable published sources, including Vogue, The Art Newspaper, The Independent, CFDA, and other publications. The edit added biographical and career history, philanthropy, recent cultural projects, and updated personal-life information, while retaining and sourcing the existing controversy coverage. I believe the automated filter may have been triggered by the size of the edit and/or number of citations and external links. I am requesting review as a possible false positive.
Date and time: 11:03, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
Comments: Consider requesting on the article's talk page; please provide the necessary references. – Nobody (talk) 13:54, 2 October 2026 (UTC)reply

~2026-48129-52

Username: ~2026-48129-52 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Redirects (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was attempting to request the creation of In the Soviet Union, people lived quietly, without hurry or fuss as a redirect to Soviet brainrot, since that's the full name of the meme, as mentioned in the first line of the article.
Date and time: 12:16, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
Comments: Done – The edit for this report has been implemented, but no changes to the filter were made. – Szxq (talk) 16:27, 2 October 2026 (UTC)reply

~2026-52617-10

Username: ~2026-52617-10 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 15:54, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
Comments: Done – The edit for this report has been implemented, but no changes to the filter were made. Done with flagu instead of emoji – Szxq (talk) 16:31, 2 October 2026 (UTC)reply

No Absalom

Username: No Absalom (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Absalom (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 18:35, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. – Mesocyclonic93 ^(t)_(c) 18:37, 2 October 2026 (UTC)reply

~2026-53170-85

Username: ~2026-53170-85 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Talk:United States (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 18:47, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
Comments

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Not done – The filter is working properly. – ^MetalBreaks_AndBends (One for all) 18:50, 2 October 2026 (UTC)reply

~2026-51906-97

Username: ~2026-51906-97 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: 100,000,000,000,000 (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was trying to remove this notice
Date and time: 19:38, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. The AFD hasn't been closed yet, so the template should stay for the time being. – ^MetalBreaks_AndBends (One for all) 19:39, 2 October 2026 (UTC)reply

~2026-53243-07

Username: ~2026-53243-07 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Maine Coon (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 20:42, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. OhNoitsJamie ^talk 20:59, 2 October 2026 (UTC)reply

~2026-52902-34

Username: ~2026-52902-34 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Pokémon Horizons – Rising Hope (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: i type like that
Date and time: 21:02, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. Lynch 44 21:03, 2 October 2026 (UTC)reply

Pgllrt

Username: Pgllrt (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Draft:Coral Edge LRT Station (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I had just finished my article and was going to submit when the bot just block my edit even though I had no "archive.org" references or links.
Date and time: 23:34, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
Comments: Done – The edit for this report has been implemented, but no changes to the filter were made. Annh07 (talk) 00:05, 3 October 2026 (UTC)reply

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