User talk:AmandaNP/UAA/Blacklist

Edit request on 5 February 2012

Could somebody add the following slangs to the list:

• Normal:

chud, chut, choda, chota, chudo, chuth and chudh

• In regex:

;chud:
;chut:
;choda:
;chota:
;chudo:
;chuth:
;chudh:

per the (ultra)short discussion here. (do not do it if you are not good at regex.)

Ankit Maity ^TalkContribs 15:45, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Done -- DQ (ʞlɐʇ) 17:32, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

We're concerned that this is far too broad and is returning loads of false positives - could it at least say what bit of the name it is picking up on. I think we're basically ignoring these. Also: Spunk spunk _is_ slang for semen, but not always. Secretlondon (talk) 03:56, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 15 December 2012

Please add this:

:ha(ve|ving|s|d)[\s\-]?[s5z][e3](x|[ck]+s);LABEL(have sex)

jfd34 (talk) 06:45, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Done. Also, it looks like you got your colon and your semi-colon the wrong way round, so I fixed it for you. Maybe it's a good job that I'm not your doctor... — Mr. Stradivarius ^{(have a chat)} 11:19, 17 December 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 21 December 2012

For the line that says "Hindi for fuck", the label should have an example of the word in case someone can't find the detected word in the username.

iXavier [talk|edits|logs] 15:41, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

Not done for now: Fair enough, but you need to give me the example otherwise I can't put it in - my psychic abilities aren't at their best today. ;) — Mr. Stradivarius ^{(have a chat)} 22:36, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

If an example comes up at WP:UAA/BOT, then I'll bring it up here (if it's really bad, I'll email you). iXavier [talk|edits|logs] 22:39, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

This? If not, then I probably need to go to bed. iXavier [talk|edits|logs] 22:47, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

No, you need to tell me the actual text you want added to the page. Unless you tell me this text, then it's very hard for me to tell what you want done. — Mr. Stradivarius ^{(have a chat)} 00:31, 23 December 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, "Hindi for fuck" -> "Chud - Hindi for fuck" (facepalm) iXavier [talk|edits|logs] 00:46, 23 December 2012 (UTC)

Ok, Done. Sorry for the run-around, but at least we got there in the end. :) — Mr. Stradivarius ^{(have a chat)} 08:55, 23 December 2012 (UTC)

A glitch?

Recently the username Pepernickel (talk · contribs) was caught, and I can't see why. It's *close* to matching the p[e3][nm][i1!][sc5z] rule, but being close shouldn't be enough to put it on the list. I'm worried there might be a bug in the code, and if there is, there might be more that we're missing. I'm not much for regex though so I could be missing something that to others is obvious. —Soap— 04:49, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

Nathandrex (talk · contribs) shouldnt have matched either. Is there some other function running on top of the blacklist that catches names that "almost" fit? e.g. I could see a rule that treats drex as a variant of dreck as a good way to catch vandals who obfuscate their names to escape detection. pernic could be an odd deliberate misspelling of penis. If that's all that it is, it's probably good, but if it's not, then there's a bug. —Soap— 04:58, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

Ahhh, I think I figured it out. pernic is seen as "pemis", drex is "drecks", both of which match the list items exactly. —Soap— 05:02, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

Use on wiki farms

I was just wondering if this list could be pulled and used on private wikis, in the fashion of TitleBlackList, Spamblacklist are used. I guess I asking if this can be incorporated in AntiSpoof actions. Mlpearc (open channel) 20:48, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 18 January 2016

Since, I'm (very) bad at regex, I'll not suggest but rather just give the words: madarchod (Stands for motherfucker), lund (stands for penis), choot (stands for fuck), peshab (stands for piss). Discussion at WP:ANI#Requesting an IP block. Feel free to put it as low confidence if the word seems to be already used frequently. QEDK (T 📖 C) 14:40, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

Also,

chode|choad
    LABEL(Slang for penis),WAIT_TILL_EDIT

Change to LABEL(Slang for fuck). --QEDK (T 📖 C) 14:47, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

choot (stands for fuck)
phuddi (stands for pussy)
behnchod (stands for sisterfucker) alternative spellings "bainchod or bainchoad or behnchoad"
moot (stands for piss)
lun (stands for dick)
lull or lul (stands for dick)
lorra or laora or laorra or lora (stands for dick)
ghanta (slang for dick)
tattay or tatta (stands for testicle(s))
gandu or gaandu or gandoo or gandoo (stands for bottom gay)
gaand or gand (stands for ass)
bund (stands for ass)

Sheriff | ☎ 911 | 15:20, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

It would be useful for these to be added. Except perhaps "moot" and "bund" which are commonly used in some other languages and therefore might be ordinary username requests. I am not sure if this request is to prevent any username with these words in the name, or just to raise alert for it. If only raising alert then it is fine because there would also be an explanation why. MPS1992 (talk) 20:04, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

Such words seems to be quite prevalent for Indian accounts created specifically for insulting other editors. --QEDK (T 📖 C) 10:24, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

Not done: It seems that no admins patrolling this category have the necessary skills in regex writing. So I suggest you ask for help at WP:VPT before reopening the request. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 20:59, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

@Samwalton9: Wake up, son. --QEDK (T 📖 C) 18:11, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

@QEDK, MPS1992, and SheriffIsInTown:  Done -- Amanda (aka DQ) 11:19, 12 February 2016 (UTC)

Edit request on 29 January 2016

Please add "pty" and "ltd" to the list of blacklisted words. They normally imply shared usage by a company and that's not allowed. Anarchyte (work | talk) 09:40, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

 Not done No support given, userpage owner has not accepted - try their talk page. — xaosflux ^Talk 04:11, 12 February 2016 (UTC)

@Anarchyte:  Done -- Amanda (aka DQ) 11:19, 12 February 2016 (UTC)

Regex optimization

Some of the blacklist entries that have been added recently are regular expressions that are written in a complicated way and could be optimized to a shorter string that is easier to understand and requires less processing time, while still matching the same bad usernames. Here are some examples of possible improvements:

ga(a|)nd(u|oo|)

Can be simplified to gaa?nd. Using the ? operator to indicate an optional character is more efficient than using | with an empty string. Therefore, the string as it is can be rewritten to gaa?nd(u|oo)?. However, you will notice that since the "u/oo" part at the end is optional, it is actually redundant, since any username containing "gandu" or "gandoo" will match "gand" anyway.

lu(n|l|ll|nd)

Can be simplified to lu[ln]. Using character selectors is more efficient than the | operator. Also, similar to the case above, it is redundant to add extra cases to the regex to check for "lull" or "lund", since these will already match "lul" and "lun" respectively.

l(a|)or(r|)a

Can be simplified to la?orr?a. As noted above, using ? to indicate an optional character is more efficient than using the or operator with an empty string.

b(ai|eh)ncho(a|)d

Similarly, can be simplified to b(ai|eh)nchoa?d.

tatta(y|)

Can be simplified to tatta. Since the y at the end is optional, checking for it is redundant - any username containing "tattay" will match "tatta" anyway.

Hope this helps. 51.174.124.5 (talk) 11:28, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

•  Done Thanks. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 15:32, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 9 March 2016

Add Titties and tits as they can mean boobs or boobies Ⓩⓟⓟⓘⓧ (talk) 14:47, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

Not done: They are already on the list, just above the halfway mark. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 15:28, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

Semen

• I have come across uses of "Semen" in names as a Russian spelling of "Simeon", alone and in a surname Semenov. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 10:50, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 1 May 2016

Add string:

is my homeboy

and

NOTE(Matches pattern of usernames of sockpuppets created by Incorrigible Troll)

or something.

Socks of Incorrigible Troll. SPI here. QEDK (T ☕ C) 16:10, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Done — Andy W. (talk · contrib) 16:37, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

I was too hasty and neglected to read the instructions. I do mildly support adding the entry. — Andy W. (talk · contrib) 16:41, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

 On hold per #Instructions. — JJMC89 (T·C) 16:45, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Done (5 hours prior to 72, but given the mild support above [which would actually have qualified it for addition at 24] and no opposition, this should be fine). Izno (talk) 11:43, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 20 September 2016

A lot of usernames containing the string "bich" seem to be Vietnamese names. I'd like the "bich" filter to have a note saying that Bich is a Vietnamese name (like how the "porn" edit filter has the Thai name note and the "shit" one has the Indian one).

So, I'd like the following added to the string bich:

NOTE(Bich can be a Vietnamese name - make sure this is not the case before blocking.)

Thanks. Linguist 111 If you reply here, please type {{ping|Linguist111}} before your message. 10:49, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

Done seems like a good suggestion — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 11:45, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 18 November 2016

Couldb00bs be added? Dat Guy^Talk_Contribs 16:41, 18 November 2016 (UTC)

"0" is listed as a substitute for "o" at User:DeltaQuad/UAA/Similar. Is there an instance of a "b00bs" name slipping past the "boobs" filter? Matt Fitzpatrick (talk) 00:43, 19 November 2016 (UTC)

@Matt Fitzpatrick: Huh, didn't notice. I thought that I saw a username with b00bs in the user creation log, and after a few minutes it wasn't reported to UAA. Dat Guy^Talk_Contribs 18:08, 19 November 2016 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure this only reports once the user makes an edit. Sam Walton (talk) 18:20, 19 November 2016 (UTC)

Your father

Please add the followong entry:

(ya|your|yer|yur|ur|yo|yo')\s?(pop|father|fatha|papp?a)

LABEL(Your pop),NOTE(Not everything someone has to say about your pop is against policy.)

46.116.124.46 (talk) 20:32, 18 October 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: Well, it's been "72 hours, with no objections" but this entry seems to me to unlikely to get much hits while giving false positives. Galobtter (pingó mió) 11:04, 24 October 2018 (UTC)

Is this just a guess, or do you have statistics to guess how good this would be? 217.132.191.191 (talk) 13:01, 30 October 2018 (UTC)

Of the people who have userpages with that name, vast majority are false positives. But I'll see if there are other comments.. Galobtter (pingó mió) 13:37, 30 October 2018 (UTC)

According to my count, 6 out of 11 are false positives for referring to "your father". This is a majority, but not a vast one. And users with truely disruptive names are probably less likely than good users to have user pages, either because they were blocked before they could create it or because it was subsequently deleted. 217.132.181.16 (talk) 23:43, 31 October 2018 (UTC)

And When Did You Last See Your Father? (picture) -- Cabayi (talk) 11:24, 1 November 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: I think there needs to positive evidence that this filter would be desirable. Asking someone else to prove that it won't cause issues is a bit of a fallacy. Izno (talk) 16:02, 10 November 2018 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 11 June 2019

• Gandu - Hindi word of ars*hole. ([1]) -- CptViraj (Talk) 16:44, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

 Not done for now: @CptViraj:  On hold per #Instructions above - please re-enable once this can be added DannyS712 (talk) 18:15, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

@CptViraj:  Done --DannyS712 (talk) 19:40, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

Thanks! -- CptViraj (📧) 00:47, 15 June 2019 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 22 June 2019

;shemale:NOTE(this term is offensive to many M-to-F transsexuals) Replace with ;shemale:NOTE(this term is offensive to many transgender women)

Also, add ;trap:LOW_CONFIDENCE,NOTE(this term is offensive to many transgender women)

For second part; See wikt:trap#Noun (#18-19). –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 02:13, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

For the first part - lets not bring a debate about transsexualism vs transgenderism in to this bot config - just say "is offensive to some" (I'll assume that you don't have to be in that class to be offended by it right?) For the second, that seems like a way to common word that is more likely to be used in its traditional context. — xaosflux ^Talk 04:34, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

I will obviously have an opinion on the first part, but either way, I removed the note as a botop action. I'll leave the second one as it's not a term I am familiar with, nor do I care to be. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 06:06, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

@Xaosflux: (1) That's probably a smart idea lol. (2) I'll be honest and say I have no clue. I don't monitor Special:RecentChanges (instead opting for Special:AbuseLogs). That generally keeps me away from most new account creations. I did a preliminary search for you, and it's about what you might expect with good: Trap The Drum Wonder, Trappedinburnley, Trapolator, Traptor12 (currently active), and Trappy
but a lot of bad... Trap jezuss, Hail Hime the Trap King, TrapShooterPageCreator, Raptor trap, BASS TRAP MUSIC, Trap Mob, Trap (Baltimore), Cee_trap, Trap Meca, Trap_Wolf. What surprised me is that most of it is Trap (music) and not the derogatory term.
Either way, I can't see how much adding something more along the lines of: ;trap:LOW_CONFIDENCE,WAIT_TILL_EDIT could hurt. It might catch a few more vandals than we otherwise would (Example: This vandalism was just up for a year). ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (edit conflict) –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 06:23, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

Note: I just had to file this UAA report, so I'm starting to really think that I was onto something by maybe suggesting ;trap:LOW_CONFIDENCE because I'd rather these accounts get reviewed rather than not. –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 16:18, 30 June 2019 (UTC)

 Not done for "trap" too many FP's, and also too many suggestions above about what parameter to use. Certainly without prejudice for further discussion or being overrided by bot owner. — xaosflux ^Talk 23:57, 2 July 2019 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 4 November 2019

Add Behenchod, Behnchod, Behanchod, means Bitch in Hindi and several other Indian languages). -- CptViraj (📧) 07:13, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

 Not done for now: @CptViraj:  On hold per Instructions above - please reactivate once the edit can be processed, and provide the specific regex you would like added DannyS712 (talk) 07:17, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

72 hours passed, reactivated. These 3 words shouldn't be in LOW CONFIDENCE. -- CptViraj (📧) 03:52, 8 November 2019 (UTC)

 Done DannyS712 (talk) 07:00, 8 November 2019 (UTC)

Repetitive usernames detection

Filter 887 pre-emptively blocks the creation of usernames with large amounts of internal repetition. However, a few examples (usch as Boiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii (talk · contribs) occasionally leak through. To catch these, I've added the regexps from filter 887 to this list. Note that these rules include backreferences. -- The Anome (talk) 14:09, 9 December 2019 (UTC)

69 and 420

Should the numbers 69 and 420 be added? The former is associated with sex and the latter is associated with cannabis. Johnny Au _{(talk/contributions)} 00:16, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

+1 Johnny Au Agreed. BTW some usernames that violate policy imply vandalism only accounts. Aasim 18:52, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

No doubt about it. The majority of Wikipedia users whose username contains the numbers 69 and/or 420 are generally not here to contribute positively to encyclopedia-building and thus should be flagged by the bot. Johnny Au _{(talk/contributions)} 03:00, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

Here is my request, properly formatted this time:

69

NOTE(Number associated with oral sex and commonly used by vandal-only accounts),WAIT_TILL_EDIT

420

NOTE(Number associated with cannabis and commonly used by vandal-only accounts),WAIT_TILL_EDIT

What do you think, The Anome? Johnny Au _{(talk/contributions)} 01:27, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

 Done I've also labeled these as LOW_CONFIDENCE. -- The Anome (talk) 11:33, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

I have had to remove these in the past because they produce an absurd amount of false positives. --Bongwarrior (talk) 23:21, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Update

@The Anome: @Bongwarrior: I would like the following:

69.*69

NOTE(Number associated with oral sex and commonly used by vandal-only accounts),WAIT_TILL_EDIT,LOW_CONFIDENCE

420

NOTE(Number associated with cannabis and commonly used by vandal-only accounts),WAIT_TILL_EDIT,LOW_CONFIDENCE

69420|42069

NOTE(Numbers associated with cannabis and oral sex commonly used by vandal-only accounts),WAIT_TILL_EDIT

Be replaced with:

69.*69

NOTE(Number associated with oral sex and commonly used by vandalism-only accounts),WAIT_TILL_EDIT,LOW_CONFIDENCE

420

NOTE(Number associated with cannabis and commonly used by vandalism-only accounts),WAIT_TILL_EDIT,LOW_CONFIDENCE

69420|42069

NOTE(Numbers associated with cannabis (420) and oral sex (69) commonly used by vandalism-only accounts),WAIT_TILL_EDIT

Note that "vandal" is replaced with "vandalism" for these three instances. The changes are made to be clearer. Johnny Au _{(talk/contributions)} 00:53, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

lyrics spammers

lyric

NOTE(Possible lyrics website spammer)

Apologies if I didn't format this right, first time making a request here. Intent, as the section header suggests, is to catch lyrics website spammers, the websites almost always contain the word "lyric" or "lyrics", the usernames are often the name of the website but sometimes have numbers thrown in as well. "lyrics" would work as well, if you think that "lyric" might have false positives. NO_SIM_MATCH may be appropriate here (these are website names, so obfuscation is unlikely), but since the note says "rarely needed" I didn't add it above since I wasn't certain. creffett (talk) 18:49, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 15 June 2020

Should probably also add names ending in "team" or "social" as it is often indicative of corporate shared accounts. 17jiangz1 (talk) 17:11, 15 June 2020 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Izno (talk) 22:28, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 9 July 2020

Add:

wack|wacky|wars

NOTE: Suspected sockpuppets of Wacky Wars.

SuperGoose007 ^(Honk!) 23:35, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

•  Done with minor modification: added ;wacky?|wars:NOTE(Suspected sockpuppets of Wacky Wars) --Mdaniels5757 (talk) 20:17, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 11 July 2020

Add team, social, group, and media.

NOTE: Promotional usernames.

GlobBETT ☎️ 🖋 20:39, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

•  Note: "team" and "group" are already present (search for ;\bteam$|\bgroup$:LABEL(role account?)). If we want to do this, code to add would be ;\bteam$|\bgroup$|\social$|\media$:LABEL(role account?),NOTE(Usernames containing this string are often role accounts - check if this is the case). Best, --Mdaniels5757 (talk) 20:23, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Primefac (talk) 01:53, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

Update wording for 69 and 420

@The Anome: @Bongwarrior: @Primefac:

I would like the following changes to be made:

69.*69

NOTE(Number associated with oral sex and commonly used by vandal-only accounts),WAIT_TILL_EDIT,LOW_CONFIDENCE

420

NOTE(Number associated with cannabis and commonly used by vandal-only accounts),WAIT_TILL_EDIT,LOW_CONFIDENCE

69420|42069

NOTE(Numbers associated with cannabis and oral sex commonly used by vandal-only accounts),WAIT_TILL_EDIT

Be replaced with:

69.*69

NOTE(Number associated with oral sex and commonly used by vandalism-only accounts),WAIT_TILL_EDIT,LOW_CONFIDENCE

420

NOTE(Number associated with cannabis and commonly used by vandalism-only accounts),WAIT_TILL_EDIT,LOW_CONFIDENCE

69420|42069

NOTE(Numbers associated with cannabis (420) and oral sex (69) commonly used by vandalism-only accounts),WAIT_TILL_EDIT

Note that "vandal" is replaced with "vandalism" for these three instances. The changes are made to be clearer. Johnny Au _{(talk/contributions)} 00:53, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

@Johnny Au: I've tweaked the wording as you requested, but without the parenthesized numbers: the rule parser is fairly simple-minded, and I don't want to break it. -- The Anome (talk) 10:36, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

Much better. Johnny Au _{(talk/contributions)} 13:58, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 13 December 2020

I have no clue how to do regex, so here are a few words that I'd like you to add to the blacklist:

"75000 cases" or "75000cases"

"Sievert 81" or "Sievert81" or "SIEVERT81".

I'd like these words to be added to the blacklist as they may indicate that the account is a sockpuppet of Sievert 81, who was recently community banned per WP:3X. Please also consider adding "Conservapedia" to the blacklist if necessary, as various of these accounts contain that in their usernames. JJP...MASTER!_{[talk to] JJP... master?} 02:25, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

• A possible regex: ;(75,?.?000 ?cases?|Sievert ?81):SOCK_PUPPET(Sievert 81). For conservapedia, ;conservapedia:NOTE(Possible sockpuppet of Sievert 81),LOW_CONFIDENCE could work, but I'm not so sure that's a good idea. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 18:54, 26 December 2020 (UTC)
• Deactivated TPER since pending for over 2 wks, and nobody seems to want to implement it. Amanda can do so if she wants, I guess. I’m not entirely sure there’s a point to doing this for someone with only one set of socks at SPI, though? ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 01:36, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 27 December 2020

Could you please Add the following below in exact wording:

Barneyuj

NOTE: Suspected sockpuppets of Jermboy27.

Joehazelton

NOTE: Suspected sockpuppets of JoeHazelton

Stayhome

NOTE: Suspected sockpuppets of Jessechi.

$#!*

NOTE: Censored version of "shit".

$#!T

NOTE: Censored version of "shit".

sh*t

NOTE: Censored version of "shit".

Thanks! RealLifeLorefan80 (talk) 09:32, 27 December 2020 (UTC)

Edit: I think you should also add these ones:

bullsh*t

NOTE: Censored version of "bullshit".

BS

NOTE: Shortened version of "bullshit" or "batshit".

RealLifeLorefan80 (talk) 00:44, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

Filter missing some

Doesn't seem like it caught Special:Contributions/Trump_sucks123785435... RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 02:39, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Groyp(er(s))

Groypers should be added to the list.--Molandfreak (talk, contribs, email) 19:52, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

 Done User:GKFX^talk 20:28, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Suggestion

Hello @AmandaNP. I have a suggestion regarding to the username blacklist.

1. The current surge of so-called 'lyric video' creators. How about considering the "lyric video or LV" in the blacklist as ot might appear as a company/organization/any group?

The transcript for this is/are:

lyric[ ]video NOTE refers to the lyric video creators on social media outlets.

2. As the suppression of vandalism in pages with alleged Among Us game references like impostor/imposter/sus/amogus and other related terms. Users with those names or substring tends to vandalise pages with Impostor or SUS and alike in the mainspace.

The transcript will be like: impostor/imposter NOTE Among Us-related vandalism and disruptive editing.

Any action will be welcome. Thanks. User:Ahthga Yram_{Talk with me! I want to change my name!} 14:29, 18 July 2021 (UTC)

Protected edit request 26 August 2021

On the following line:

;squaw:NOTE(ethnic slur)
;curry[- ]?muncher:NOTE(ethnic slur)

we request that the NOTEs be respectively clarified as "ethnic slur for Indigenous North American women" and "ethnic slur for South Asians". –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 22:55, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

 Done * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 14:26, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

Suggestion

Can someone add this term?

Booba - an Internet slang term for females' breasts. Thanks. Xingqiu • Talk 15:22, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 11 December 2021

I recently encountered a username containing ching chong that turned up at AIV, and noticed that imitation Chinese is not currently covered by the blacklist. Thus, I recommend the following addition:

:ching[ -]*ch[ao]ng:NOTE(imitation of the Chinese language)

This won't capture all kinds of imitation Chinese, but should cover the most common variety, ching chong or ching chang chong. Ching, chang, and chong by themselves should not trip the filter since they are common Chinese names. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 09:02, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

 Done * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 18:06, 18 December 2021 (UTC)

@Pppery: It was entered wrong; it should be:

ching[ -]*ch[ao]ng
:NOTE(imitation of the Chinese language)

–LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 14:07, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

I'm not sure how what I did is wrong, as it seems to match the format of the other entries. Anyway, I have to wait 72 hours before fixing this due to the rules given in the page edit notice. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 14:55, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

@Pppery: I think you should have started the line with a semicolon(;), not a colon(:). 67.21.154.193 (talk) 12:02, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

I see Tamzin has already fixed it. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 12:24, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 21 January 2022

Add the following words to the blacklist:

• association
• associate
• partnership
• company
• organization

I feel like the reason should be self explanatory. (promotional usernames) 172.112.210.32 (talk) 15:49, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

 Partly done: No objections in >72h - most of these are already there but I added "partnership" and "associate" singular. firefly ( t · c ) 12:20, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

Duplicated comments

Hi, I have noticed there are duplicated comments in the list and some of them seems to be mistakes. Please see if they need some fix.

The first duplication I found:

nazi

NOTE(Usernames that promote a controversial or potentially inflammatory point of view may be in violation of the username policy due to creating a hostile editing environment- but some real names contain the string "nazi" - especially names from the Middle East - be careful that this is not the case before blocking.)

national ?social(ist|ism)

NOTE(Usernames that promote a controversial or potentially inflammatory point of view may be in violation of the username policy due to creating a hostile editing environment- but some real names contain the string "nazi" - especially names from the Middle East - be careful that this is not the case before blocking.)

– the reference to 'nazi' as a part of some real names is not necessary in the comment to the 'national socialism' item.

The other one is here:

rac(ial)?(ism|ist)

NOTE(Accusations of racism may constitute a personal attack)

antisemit

NOTE(Accusations of racism may constitute a personal attack)

– antisemitism may be considered a special case of racism, but I think it would be better to use the specific term in the comment.

Best regards,
CiaPan (talk) 10:18, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

I know this has already been covered, but...

I have been seeing accounts containing the numbers 69 and 420, and sometimes, the numbers are mashed together. They have been used to vandalize Wikipedia (examples: [2], [3], [4]). I know that 69 has a sexual meaning and 420 is connected to marijuana use. Due to these numbers' indecent meanings, I think they should be readded to the blacklist. As a result, when these numbers appear alone or mashed up, they should be a red flag for someone who does not intend to positively contribute to Wikipedia. What do you think? --LPS and MLP Fan (Littlest Pet Shop and My Little Pony Fan) 12:45, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 26 March 2022

some usernames that should be here as well:

;Mi[ke|chael|] ?[oxlong|hunt|hawk|rotch]:LABEL(Gagname)
;Gab[e|riel] ?i(t)[sc]h:LABEL(Gagnane)
;Hugh ?[Jass|Janus|G. Rection]:LABEL(Gagname)
;Himmler
;Dababy
;ANTIFA
;Test ?account
;Shko:NOTE(Suspected sockpuppets of ShkoDevAct)

Painting17 (talk) 01:44, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

@Painting17: Do you mean to be using parentheses here, rather than square brackets? Also, why match Test ?account ? -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she/they) 03:39, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

Probably meant to do parentheses instead of square brackets. I saw one of those "test account" pages as a vandalism-account, but I was probably overreacting. Painting17 (talk) 17:13, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

 Partly done. I added Shko, with some tweaks to avoid false positives on something like "JoshKorman", since I'm familiar with that case. As to the rest, though, there's insufficient explanation of why they're needed, and I'm uncomfortable actioning something where I'd have to fix syntax errors and guess at what was intended. @Painting17: Feel free to resubmit with syntax errors corrected and with an explanation of why each addition is necessary, preferably linking to examples of disruptive accounts that match the patterns in question. If you need help with regular expressions, see https://www.regular-expressions.info/ and https://regex101.com/. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she/they) 19:26, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 3 May 2022 - SPaG

under lmfao, the note currently reads NOTE(stands for "laughing my f-ing ass off|). I assume its meant to read NOTE(stands for "laughing my f-ing ass off") Aidan9382 _(talk) 12:51, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

 Done. P.I. Ellsworth - ed. ^put'r there 04:08, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

request edit

Change

national ?social(ist|ism)

NOTE(Usernames that promote a controversial or potentially inflammatory point of view may be in violation of the username policy due to creating a hostile editing environment- but some real names contain the string "nazi" - especially names from the Middle East - be careful that this is not the case before blocking.)

to

national ?social(ist|ism)

NOTE(Usernames that promote a controversial or potentially inflammatory point of view may be in violation of the username policy due to creating a hostile editing environment)

Change

antisemit

NOTE(Accusations of racism may constitute a personal attack)

to

anti[\- ]?semit

NOTE(Accusations of racism or antisemitism may constitute a personal attack)

67.21.154.193 (talk) 14:34, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

 Not done for now: This is actually a controversial edit, so you'll need to discuss first with other editors. Please open a new section here and start a discussion. A new edit request may be opened only when there is agreement among editors for the proposed change(s). P.I. Ellsworth , ed. ^put'r there 15:26, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

@Paine Ellsworth: see section #Duplicated comments above, started by another user. 67.21.154.193 (talk) 14:15, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Yes, got that. In the first case, I think the originator had posterity in mind where younger editors might not readily associate "the n-word" with National Socialism. So let me take my TE hat off and object to that elimination of a plausible explanation. Nor do I see any need to use the antisemitism term in the Note(. The note defines the term, so "racism" should be enough.

Since I expressed opinions, I'll reopen this request so another TE can objectively disposition it. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. ^put'r there 18:17, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

 Done * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 19:54, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 26 June 2022

The role accounts lins should add the string commission for several entries at Commission, particularly the one that is a type of government agency. The username the prompted this request was Humanrightscomissionindia (talk · contribs), which implies a role account for the National Human Rights Commission of India. Actually, since it's misspelled, I would add com+is+ion and change committee to com+it+ee. Also, department is listed twice for some reason. This change would yield:

organization|com+it+ee|com+is+ion|association|associates?|corporation|company|companies|incorporated|corporate|collective|foundation|stiftung|consortium|community|industries|alliance|department|secretariat|public ?affairs|club|council|family|task ?force|agency|agents|centre|center|podcast|partnership

Would this also cover the French comitée and Spanish comisión, with the diacritics? –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 14:43, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

 Done and Fr/Sp variants added. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. ^put'r there 20:30, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 5 September 2022

Change \bseo\b NOTE("SEO" stands for the promotional technique "search engine optimization" - but Seo is a Korean surname)

to

\bseo\b NOTE("SEO" stands for the promotional technique "search engine optimization" - but Seo is a Korean or Japanese surname)

per Seo (surname) article that says its both a Korean and Japanese surname Qwv (talk) 18:12, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

While this is, strictly speaking, correct, I don't know if this is really a worthwhile change - the current message communicates that the rule might FP on surnames, and I don't think we need encyclopedia-level accuracy here. GeneralNotability (talk) 19:11, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

 Not done for now: This appears to be a controversial edit, especially when we consider that the originators could have gone even further, since the surname page allows for the inclusion of "given name" as well...

NOTE("SEO" stands for the promotional technique "search engine optimization" - but Seo is also a Japanese surname as well as a Korean surname and given name)

So you'll need to discuss this first with other editors. Please open a new section here and start a discussion. A new edit request may be opened only when there is agreement among editors for the proposed change(s). P.I. Ellsworth , ed. ^put'r there 20:54, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

Edit request 4 November 2022

add label to entry:

slave[ -]?(master|owner|trader|driver)
LABEL(SlaveFoo)

and change to (master|owner|trader|driver|holder)

AKK700 20:22, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

 Done * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 15:42, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

Edit request 4 November 2022

ku ?klux ?klan|\bklan\b|klansm[ae]n

(admin|coordinator|bureaucrat|checkuser|developer|moderator|oversight|steward|sysop|committee|staff)

NOTE(Name may imply a position of authority)

lawsuit

Add labels to several of these entries:

ku ?klux ?klan|\bklan\b|klansm[ae]n

LABEL(Ku Klux Klan)

(admin|coordinator|bureaucrat|checkuser|developer|moderator|oversight|steward|sysop|committee|staff)

LABEL(position of authority?),NOTE(Usernames containing this string may imply a position of authority - check if this is the case)

lawsuit

NOTE(may constitute a legal threat)

AKK700 20:36, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

 Done Ku Klux Klan.  Not done for the admin one since I think it is helpful to specify what things are recognized as positions of authority rather than be vague.  Not done for lawsuit because I don't see the point. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 15:42, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

Edit request 21 November 2022

(anal|butt|bum|ass+|arse|anus|azz+)[ -]*(sex|sec*k+s|sechs|bleeding|leakage|seepage|hole)

(my|his|her|their|our|own|its)[ -]*balls

is[- ]?a?[- ]?(cancer|tumor|tumour)

(black|white|asian|ginger|tight) *pussy

(is|was|are|were) ?(a|the)? ?dumb

(fat|big|huge)[- ]?ass

f[aeio]?ck(er|ing)

(jerk|jack)(s|ed|ing)?[ -]?off

piss (in|on|over|all over)

(is|are) ?scum

sodom(ist|ite|ize|y)

test(a|i)cle

vulva

LABEL(vulva)

syphilis

syphilitic

chlamydia

herpes

(genital|anal|penile|penis) ?wart

spic

LOW_CONFIDENCE

chink

LOW_CONFIDENCE

paki

NO_SIM_MATCH

kike

NO_SIM_MATCH

picc?ann?inn?y

n[i1]gg[3eou]?r

ha(s|ve) ?no ?life

spam

abuse

rap(ist|ing|es)

\bhat(e|es|er|ers|ing|ed|red)\b

(must|will)(\s|-)*(die|kill)

(want|wants|going) *to *(die|kill)

abus[e3][- ]*f[i1][lI]t[e3]r

NOTE(Usernames referencing Wikipedia's anti-abuse mechanisms may be considered inappropriate)

escort

stiffy

LOW_CONFIDENCE

bean[- ]*eater

\bjaps?\b

sheeny

wetback

sock[- ]?puppet|meat[- ]?puppet

bin ?lad[ei]n

Change to:

(anal|butt|bum|ass+|arse|anus|azz+)[ -]*(sex|sec*k+s|sechs|bleeding|leakage|seepage|hole)

LABEL(AssFoo)

(my|his|her|their|our|own|its)[ -]*balls

LABEL(BallsFoo)

is[- ]?a?[- ]?(cancer|tumor|tumour)

LABEL(CancerFoo)

(black|white|asian|ginger|tight) *pussy

LABEL(PussyFoo)

(is|was|are|were) ?(a|the)? ?dumb

LABEL(DumbFoo)

(fat|big|huge)[- ]?ass

LABEL(Ass size)

f[aeio]?ck(er|ing)

LABEL(fucking)

(jerk|jack)(s|ed|ing)?[ -]?off

LABEL(Jacking off)

piss (in|on|over|all over)

LABEL(PissFoo)

(is|are) ?scum

LABEL(ScumFoo)

sodom(ist|ite|ize|y)

NOTE(slang for anal sex)

test(a|i)cle

LABEL(testicle)

vulva

syphilis

LABEL(std)

syphilitic

LABEL(std)

chlamydia

LABEL(std)

herpes

LABEL(std)

(genital|anal|penile|penis) ?wart

LABEL(std)

spic

LOW_CONFIDENCE,NOTE(ethnic slur for Spanish people)

chink

LOW_CONFIDENCE,NOTE(ethnic slur for Chinese people)

paki

NO_SIM_MATCH,NOTE(ethnic slur for Pakistani people)

kike

NO_SIM_MATCH,NOTE(ethnic slur for Jews)

picc?ann?inn?y

LABEL(picaninny)

n[i1]gg[3eou]?r

LABEL(nigger)

ha(s|ve) ?no ?life

NOTE(may constitute a personal attack)

spam

NOTE(suggests malicious intent)

abuse

NOTE(suggests malicious intent)

rap(ist|ing|es)

LABEL(RapeFoo)

\bhat(e|es|er|ers|ing|ed|red)\b

LABEL(hate...),NOTE(Please only block user if the name actually refers to hatred of other people or groups of people.)

(must|will)(\s|-)*(die|kill)

NOTE(may constitute a death threat)

(want|wants|going) *to *(die|kill)

NOTE(may constitute a death threat)

abus[e3][- ]*f[i1][lI]t[e3]r

LABEL(abuse filter),NOTE(Usernames referencing Wikipedia's anti-abuse mechanisms may be considered inappropriate)

escort

NOTE(may imply a role account)

stiffy

LOW_CONFIDENCE,NOTE(Slang for erection)

bean[- ]*eater

NOTE(ethnic slur for Mexican people)

\bjaps?\b

NOTE(ethnic slur for Japanese people)

sheeny

NOTE(ethnic slur for Jews)

wetback

NOTE(derogatory term for illegal immigration)

sock[- ]?puppet|meat[- ]?puppet

NOTE(suspected sockpuppetry/meatpuppetry)

bin ?lad[ei]n

LABEL(bin Laden)

AKK700 04:07, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

---

Add these to the blacklist:

cocksucker

bdsm

bondage

sadis(t|m)

masochis(t|m)

sadomasochis(t|m)

viagra

sexy

sexual

wikimedia

wmf

AKK700 06:02, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

• @AmandaNP: can you take a look at this as it is very large and for your script? — xaosflux ^Talk 15:56, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

  @Xaosflux: Nothing seems technically wrong with the list at glance. Or the one below. It's up to you whether they are relevant to be added/cause FP. -- Amanda (she/her) 20:40, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

  @AmandaNP thanks for the note, it doesn't matter to me, I'm not personally invested in this request from AKK-700; was just patrolling outstanding edit requests and came across this in your personal userspace. — xaosflux ^Talk 21:34, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

  @Xaosflux: Yep, I just let it work itself per #Instructions. -- Amanda (she/her) 21:48, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Edit request 16 December 2022

Add these labels:

(fat|big|huge)[- ]?ass

LABEL(Ass size)

f[aeio]?ck(er|ing)

LABEL(fucking)

(jerk|jack)(s|ed|ing)?[ -]?off

LABEL(Jacking off)

sodom(ist|ite|ize|y)

NOTE(slang for anal sex)

test(a|i)cle

LABEL(testicle)

picc?ann?inn?y

LABEL(picaninny)

n[i1]gg[3eou]?r

LABEL(nigger)

(must|will)(\s|-)*(die|kill)

NOTE(may constitute a death threat)

(want|wants|going) *to *(die|kill)

NOTE(may constitute a death threat)

abus[e3][- ]*f[i1][lI]t[e3]r

LABEL(abuse filter),NOTE(Usernames referencing Wikipedia's anti-abuse mechanisms may be considered inappropriate)

stiffy

LOW_CONFIDENCE,NOTE(Slang for erection)

sock[- ]?puppet|meat[- ]?puppet

NOTE(suspected sockpuppetry/meatpuppetry)

AKK700 00:31, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

 Done most.  Not done Ass size (this seems to remove information from the report for no clear value), sodomy (the article sodomy suggests the term is broader than simply anal sex), death threat ones (this seems obvious, I'm not sure why you think it should be included), sock/meatpuppet (admins should be able to figure this out for themselves without a note). However, your rate of requests here is a bit high and they're starting to feel like makework. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 21:18, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

Edit request 4 March 2023

The following entries should be removed as duplicates and ones that are matched by other filters:

fuck

(is|was) ?a ?fag

are ?fags

is ?a? ?(stupid|dumb)

god damn

goddam

holocaust

queers

porno

pissing

piss (in|on|over|all over)

pissed

pisser

merge vandal with LOW_CONFIDENCE into other entry with the note, creating

vandal

NOTE(account names with references to vandalism are almost always username trolls):LOW_CONFIDENCE

remove (a|er|ing) from fudgepack

Convert several labels to notes and add some more:

(base64|fromhex)

LABEL(used for trolling by encoding insults into usernames) > NOTE(used for trolling by encoding insults into usernames)

d1ck|d!ck|c0ck|pr1ck|pr!ck

LABEL(Deliberate obfuscation) > NOTE(Deliberate obfuscation)

doo+(-|\s)?doo+

LABEL(Slang for feces) > NOTE(Slang for feces)

dookie

LABEL(U.S. slang for feces) > NOTE(U.S. slang for feces)

dreck

LABEL(German for "filth") > NOTE(German for "filth")

scheiss

LABEL(German for shit) > NOTE(German for shit)

wee+(\s|-)*wee+

LABEL(Slang for penis and/or urine) > NOTE(Slang for penis and/or urine)

hitler

+NOTE(possible Nazi-referencing trolling)

f(u|ü|ue)hrer

+NOTE(possible Nazi-referencing trolling)

(ltd|pty)

+NOTE(Usernames containing this string are often promotional in nature - check if this is the case)

ghey

+NOTE(obfuscation of "gay")

Remove labels LABEL(vulva) and LABEL(std)

Modify several filters so they can potentially match more:

(black|white|asian|ginger|tight) *pussy > pussy + LOW_CONFIDENCE

douche ?bag > douche[- ]*bag

dumb ?ass > dumb[- ]*ass

(your|my|his|her|their) ?fanny > fanny + NOTE(UK slang for female genitalia)

merge fellatio and fellate into fellat

merge god damn and goddam into god[ -]*dam

sugma ?(big|cock|balls|ass|arse|pussy) > sugma

ruin(ing|er|ed|ation) > ruin

uncle tom > uncle *tom

in hell > in *hell

rap(ist|ing|es) > rap(ist|ing|es|ed)

genocid(e|al) > genocid

add school|college|university to the first "role account? filter

add |\bsocial$|\bmedia$ to the second "role account? filter

add |studios|holdings to "Promotional? 2"

checkuser > check *user

coronavirus|COVID|plague > corona *virus|COVID|plague

due to aids > due *to *aids

AKK700 19:29, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

 Done most.  Not done

1. :(is|was) ?a ?fag/:are ?fags (the entry these are duplicating is flagged as low-confidence but these aren't. Higher confidence for more specific matches seems reasonable)
2. ;is ?a? ?(stupid|dumb): (I don't see what the dumb part of this regex duplicates)
3. queers (again the duplicate is low-confidence)
4. porno (same)
5. pissing/pisser (same)
6. hitler (admins at UAA should already know who Hitler is and not need a reminder IMO)
7. pussy (broadening a regex and then making it low-confidence at the same time seems counterproductive)
8. fanny (not convinced this is a good idea given how many uses fanny has)

* Pppery * _{it has begun...} 21:34, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

Edit request 12 May 2023

Add:

;apk:NOTE(Sometimes used by spammers advertising an APK downloader. Check user's contributions to see if this is the case before blocking.),LOW_CONFIDENCE

I've noticed the string 'apk' appear in the usernames of spammers advertising apk downloaders. Examples: [5], [6], [7]. Feel free to make corrections as needed, as coding is not my area of expertise. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 19:53, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

 Not done The username itself is not the problem here, it's their edits, so this is the wrong tool. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 17:57, 19 May 2023 (UTC)

LTA

;^S201050066:SOCK_PUPPET(S201050066) Sockpuppet that is using sequential names and has 26 of them so far, all blocked. –Novem Linguae (talk) 03:44, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

 Done Is there some reason you didn't add this yourself instead of doing an edit request? * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 16:07, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

Yeap. Wanted a second set of eyes on this custom language. Not trying to break the bot on my first edits here :) –Novem Linguae (talk) 21:17, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

Edit request 19 July 2023

Add Greta and Thunberg:

Given the controversial nature of young climate change activist Greta Thunberg, I am suggesting the addition of the strings "Greta" and "Thunberg."

;'''greta|thunberg''':NOTE(possible reference to climate change activist and autism advocate):LOW_CONFIDENCE

Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 00:50, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

Seen any problematic usernames fitting this pattern so far? Feel free to link to a couple. –Novem Linguae (talk) 01:09, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

Deactivating edit request due to lack of response. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 19:40, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

Edit request 26 November 2023

Please remove the keywords "willy", "dick", and "cock" from:

(my|your|his|her|their|big|huge)[ -]*(ass|arse|butt|bum|anus|azz|willy|dick|cock)

These are entirely covered the expressions labeled as "MyDick" and "Dicksize", which precludes labeling because it is earlier on the list. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 21:08, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

Also, the entry:

;spider's web: a pig's tale:SOCK_PUPPET(Bambifan101),ALTERNATE_TARGET(Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SPI/Subpage - Bot reported cases)

is malformed. Is it meant to be spider's web|a pig's tale? –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 21:20, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

 Done I didn't remove willy since I don't see where else it is covered. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 01:40, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Regex question

Are the regexes evaluated by Python, JavaScript, or something else? More specifically, I would like to know which look-ahead and look-behind assertions are available to blacklist some additional patterns without causing false positives. Thanks. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 02:21, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Probably Python: https://github.com/dqwiki/DeltaQuadBot/blob/master/UAA/UAA.py –Novem Linguae (talk) 05:08, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 06:39, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 31 March 2024

Add Vergewaltigung (German for 'rape') see user:Vergewaltigungsfotzengesicht 🇺🇲JayCubby✡ please edit my user page! Talk 15:57, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

fotze could also be added from this username. See wikt:Fotzengesicht.

 On hold for 1–3 days for comments (unless done by an admin) per #Instructions. SilverLocust 💬 17:09, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

@SilverLocust Thanks! 🇺🇲JayCubby✡ please edit my user page! Talk 15:12, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

 Done (I'm an admin so don't have to follow the wait period). * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 02:38, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

@Pppery, One more possible addition would be 'syndicate', another role account. There was someone registered today but I don't feel like digging thru ListUsers. 🇺🇲JayCubby✡ please edit my user page! Talk 02:56, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

That would be Cartel News Syndicate.  Done * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 02:59, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks again! 🇺🇲JayCubby✡ please edit my user page! Talk 11:11, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Edit request 11 April 2024

Add MILFs/MlLFs:, see user:Dreamin of MlLFs for an example

Diff:

−

see above

+

You looked above, right? I don't know regex, but i guess i could get ChatGPT to do it for me.

🇺🇲JayCubby✡ please edit my user page! Talk 02:24, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

 Done * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 19:24, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

@Pppery Thanks! 🇺🇲JayCubby✡ please edit my user page! Talk 00:10, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

Request

I've noticed that new usernames which contain "Skibidi" in them often are used only for disruption/vandalism/trolling. Is there any way we could add a filter which blocks all usernames with "Skibidi" and/or sends them to UAA? Same with "Erm, what the sigma", for the same reason. Originally requested at Wikipedia:Edit filter/Requested If you reply here, please ping me. — thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 03:33, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Better link:Wikipedia:Edit filter/Requested/Archive_21#"Skibidi" username filter. You may want to provide a couple diffs of misbehavior to help add more context and strengthen the claim that these names are usually troublemakers. –Novem Linguae (talk) 04:27, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Novem Linguae, 1 2
Let me know if you need more. — thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 14:19, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

The first one was a constructive edit request that was accepted, though that user previously attempted obvious vandalism in this filtered edit.

The second link seems to be to the wrong diff; see instead this diff. SilverLocust 💬 19:52, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

SilverLocust, thanks. — thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 21:57, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

 Not done I'm not seeing sufficient cause to do this - it seems like the existing systems are working as they should (especially since the second edit was reverted by ClueBot). * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 05:10, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Edit request 5 September

Truth: LOW_CONFIDENCE,NOTE(Although this string is not a username violation in and of itself, it may indicate disruptive editing.)

See this ANI thread QwertyForest (talk) 06:52, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

Seems like a case for WAIT_TILL_EDIT too, if this is needed. Here's a list of users with edits whose username starts with truth. SilverLocust 💬 10:43, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

Is it normal to add patterns to this bot that don't violate the username policy? I think the idea of UAA is to identify username policy violations rather than POV warriors. I'm leaning decline. –Novem Linguae (talk) 18:21, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

The logic I used was that 'yolo' is on the list because it often used by vandals rather than itself being a violation. QwertyForest (talk) 19:32, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

Inclined to agree with Novem Linguae. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 04:31, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Edit filter 54

This edit filter tracks a variety of keywords in usernames that indicate promotional and/or role accounts. I think we should add a subset of the filter to the blacklist, with WAIT_TILL_EDIT attached to avoid flooding UAA. This wouldn't report promotional accounts whose edits are blocked by a different filter, but it would still be useful. This is not a formal edit request. Helpful Raccoon (talk) 19:46, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

Edit request 23 September 2024

Description of suggested change: Add a note explaining "yiff". (We can't expect everyone to know what it means.)

Diff:

−

;yiff

+

;yiff:NOTE(Slang for furry porn)

TTWIDEE (talk) 19:47, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

 Done –Novem Linguae (talk) 23:30, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

Edit request 30 September 2024

.*(black|white|brown|colou?red) ?(person|people|m[ae]n|wom[ae]n|boy|girl|guy|dude|lad(y|ies)|child|kid|bab(y|ies)|toddler|infant).*

NOTE(Color terms for race are sometimes associated with racism, but many usernames with them are benign — make sure this is not the case before blocking.)

Usernames that contain color terminology for race are not inherently problematic, but are sometimes associated with racism. This followed a trend I've noticed, in particular, with usernames that contain a matching keyword and are racist statements, such as "Black people are $FOO". Plural ones are more frequently so, and the gendered ones are sometimes sexual as well. However, names that are just "$FOO man/woman/person" are usually benign. Matching global usernames:

• All
• Plurals
• Black people
• White people
• Brown people
• Colo(u)red people

–LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 22:56, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Also: Change the note for keyword putin to the more general: "possible reference to current Russian president". Vladimir Putin's done a lot more things than invading Ukraine. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 02:50, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

@LaundryPizza03:  Done, since it's been more than 72 hours without objection. I removed the ".*" at the beginning and end because, as far as I can tell, they are unneeded. I also marked it as LOW_CONFIDENCE given your "many usernames with them are benign" comment. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 14:23, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 5 October 2024

Remove ;feces:, because it's redundant with ;fa?eces|fa?ecal:. TTWIDEE (talk) 18:12, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

 Done. SilverLocust 💬 23:53, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 7 October 2024

Using the global user search tool, I've found lots of inappropriate usernames using "fck" as an obfuscation of "fuck", some of which are covered by ;f[aeio]?ck(er|ing):LABEL(fucking), but many of which are not. Some usernames containing "fck" have it as part of random keysmashes that just happen to include it, but I don't think the false positive rate is too high, so let's add ;fck:LABEL(fuck),NOTE("fck" is often used as an obfuscation of "fuck", but "fck" is also sometimes found in benign keysmashes that just happen to include it.). While we're at it, we should change ;f[aeio]?ck(er|ing):LABEL(fucking) to ;f[aeio]ck(er|ing):LABEL(fucker/fucking), because we don't need to check for "fck" twice. TTWIDEE (talk) 20:01, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

@TTWIDEE Why not just replace fu+c+k with fu*c+k? --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 19:32, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Good point. I checked the global user search tool, and with fu*c+k, there aren't significantly more false positives than with fck, so we could use that instead. TTWIDEE (talk) 07:39, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

 Done That. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 23:35, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 9 October 2024

I've found lots of accounts whose names advertise SEO programs, products, services, etc that are not covered by ;\bseo\b::

• Accounts matching ".*seo(program|solution|service|web|trick).*"
• Accounts matching ".*(web|effective)seo.*"

For each of those rules, I've checked the previous 50 accounts that match, and pretty much all of them are blatantly promotional.

Therefore, I request the following rules:

seo ?(program|solution|service|web|trick)

LABEL(SEOFoo),NOTE(SEO stands for Search Engine Optimisation. This tends to indicate a promotional account.)

(web|effective) ?seo

LABEL(FooSEO),NOTE(SEO stands for Search Engine Optimisation. This tends to indicate a promotional account.)

TTWIDEE (talk) 20:08, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

@TTWIDEE:  Done --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 19:04, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 14 October 2024

Remove ;bastard, because it's redundant with ;ba+[sz]+t+[ae]+r+d:LABEL(Bastard with optional character repeats). TTWIDEE (talk) 19:26, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

@TTWIDEE:  Done --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 19:35, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

Diddy

Looking at the UAA history, I see at least 3 reports today using some form of "diddy". Considering this, plus the obvious implication of the name, can we establish a consensus to add this to the blacklist? GrayStorm^{(Complaints Dept.|My Contribs.)} 22:17, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 19 October 2024

Remove ;phuck, because it's redundant with ;phuc?k. TTWIDEE (talk) 10:58, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

 Done * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 22:26, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 20 October 2024

Following on from my previous SEO-related request, I've found some more usernames promoting SEO stuff that don't fit the new rules that we added recently:

• Usernames matching .*bestseo.*

I've found lots of promotional usernames and no non-promotional usernames in the previous 50 usernames matching this rule, so we should modify the FooSEO rule like so:

−

;(web|effective) ?seo:NOTE("SEO" stands for the promotional technique "search engine optimization" - but Seo is a Korean surname),LABEL(FooSEO)

+

;(web|effective|best) ?seo:NOTE("SEO" stands for the promotional technique "search engine optimization" – but Seo is a Korean surname),LABEL(FooSEO)

Note: this change also includes changing the hyphen in the note to an en dash, because that's not an appropriate use of a hyphen. (We could replace it with an em dash instead, provided that we remove the spaces around it. We should escape any dashes in the source code, because different hyphen- and dash-like characters are often hard to distinguish in the font used by the source editor.)

We should also do the same punctuation fix for the other SEO rules:

−

;\bseo\b:NOTE("SEO" stands for the promotional technique "search engine optimization" - but Seo is a Korean surname)

+

;\bseo\b:NOTE("SEO" stands for the promotional technique "search engine optimization" – but Seo is a Korean surname)

−

;seo ?(program|solution|service|web|trick):NOTE("SEO" stands for the promotional technique "search engine optimization" - but Seo is a Korean surname),LABEL(SEOFoo)

+

;seo ?(program|solution|service|web|trick):NOTE("SEO" stands for the promotional technique "search engine optimization" – but Seo is a Korean surname),LABEL(SEOFoo)

TTWIDEE (talk) 08:40, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

 Done --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 18:48, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 20 October 2024 (2)

Remove the first and third "+"es from ;trol+ol+ol+:NOTE(trolling), because they're redundant—the first "+" is redundant because any username that matches this rule with two or more "l"s after the first "o" will also match ;troll:LOW_CONFIDENCE,NOTE(The word troll may imply an intent to disrupt Wikipedia - but that is not certain. Please use discretion to determine if this is a violation or not.), and the third "+" is redundant because any username that would match with more than one "l" after the third "o" will also match with just one "l" after the third "o", because we don't require the whole username to match. TTWIDEE (talk) 18:31, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

 Done --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 18:48, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 22 October 2024

I've found loads of inappropriate gag usernames matching "hugh.?jass". How about we add the following rule:

hugh.?jass

NOTE(Inappropriate gag name)

TTWIDEE (talk) 08:15, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

 Done --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 18:48, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 22 October 2024 (2)

Remove the final "+" from ;l+o+l+o+l+—it's redundant, because we don't require the whole username to match, so any username that matches this rule will also match ;l+o+l+o+l. TTWIDEE (talk) 16:51, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

 Done --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 18:48, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 22 October 2024 (3)

Simplify the syntax for the bukkake rule, and add a note explaining what it means.

−

;bukk*akk*e:

+

;buk+ak+e:NOTE(Bukkake is a type of sex act.)

TTWIDEE (talk) 18:36, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

 Done --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 18:48, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 23 October 2024

If I may, perhaps there should be a filter for Gen Alpha slang, considering accounts with these names are rarely ever constructive. I don't know syntax, but words like "skibidi", "sigma", "rizz"/"rizzler", "fanum tax", and especially "gyat(t)" should probably be part of the blacklist. LilianaUwU ^{(talk / contributions)} 08:04, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

@LilianaUwU This would be catching at least 10-20 new accounts per day. Do you have any stats on how many constructive (or harmless) editors we'd be flagging? I'd be worried about this becoming a "this user is young" filter since there's nothing actually inappropriate about these terms. See User_talk:AmandaNP/UAA/Blacklist#Request. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 18:58, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Skibidi was declined above. SilverLocust 💬 22:59, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
[Edit: Though I see now that's what Ahecht linked. SilverLocust 💬 03:23, 4 November 2024 (UTC)]

 Not done * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 02:48, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 23 October 2024 (2)

I've noticed that several rules contain " *". This can be simplified to just " ?", because MediaWiki treats multiple consecutive spaces as equivalent to one space. Thus, I propose the following changes (they include some other minor improvements as well):

−

;\( *\. *\).*\( *\. *\):NOTE(ASCII art breasts)

+

;\( ?\. ?\).*\( ?\. ?\):NOTE(ASCII art breasts)

−

;(black|white|asian|ginger|tight) *pussy

+

;(black|white|asian|ginger|tight) ?pussy

−

;i *dare *you

+

;i ?dare ?you

−

;dee+[sz]+ *nu+t+[sz]+:NOTE(reference to scrotum/testicles)

+

;dee+[sz]+ ?nu+t+[sz]+:NOTE(reference to scrotum/testicles)

−

;donkey *punch:

+

;donkey ?punch

−

;have *sex

+

;have ?sex

−

;report *me

+

;report ?me

−

;sex *with

+

;sex ?with

−

;i *shag:LOW_CONFIDENCE,LABEL(shagging = British slang for sexual intercourse)

+

;i ?shag:LOW_CONFIDENCE,NOTE(shagging = British slang for sexual intercourse)

−

;uncle *tom

+

;uncle ?tom

−

;in *hell

+

;in ?hell

−

;(want|wants|going) *to *(die|kill):

+

;(wants?|going) ?to ?(die|kill)

−

;suicide *bomb:LABEL(suicide bomber)

+

;suicide ?bomb

−

;kill *myself

+

;kill ?myself

−

;waffen *ss

+

;waffen ?ss

−

;(admin|coordinator|bureaucrat|check *user|developer|moderator|oversight|steward|sysop|committee|staff):NOTE(Name may imply a position of authority)

+

;(admin|coordinator|bureaucrat|check ?user|developer|moderator|oversight|steward|sysop|committee|staff):NOTE(Name may imply a position of authority)

−

;due *to *aids:NOTE(this has been used repeatedly in various inappropriate usernames)

+

;due ?to ?aids:NOTE(this has been used repeatedly in various inappropriate usernames)

−

;\. *com$:LABEL(Top level domain),HTTP_CHECK,NOTE(Please check whether this name is promoting a Web site. Names may coincidentally resemble URLs or point to parked domains so take care.)

+

;\. ?com$:LABEL(Top level domain),HTTP_CHECK,NOTE(Please check whether this name is promoting a Web site. Names may coincidentally resemble URLs or point to parked domains so take care.)

−

;dot *(com|net|org|biz|xxx|info):LABEL(dotfoo),NOTE(Please check whether this name is promoting a Web site. Names may coincidentally resemble URLs or point to parked domains so take care.)

+

;dot ?(com|net|org|biz|xxx|info):LABEL(dotfoo),NOTE(Please check whether this name is promoting a Web site. Names may coincidentally resemble URLs or point to parked domains so take care.)

−

;weather *editor|aercus:well-known sockfarm

+

;weather ?editor|aercus:NOTE(well-known sockfarm)

−

;\+ *91:NOTE(Indian phone number prefix, used by Indian love magic spammers)

+

;\+ ?91:NOTE(Indian phone number prefix, used by Indian love magic spammers)

−

;we *are *legion:NOTE(Slogan of Anonymous)

+

;we ?are ?legion:NOTE(Slogan of Anonymous)

−

;corona *virus|COVID|plague

+

;corona ?virus|COVID|plague

I don't think we need the label for the suicide bomb one, because I think it's already pretty clear without the label. For the shagging rule, we should change the label to a note, because it's clearer that way, as it shows both what the username matched (which is easily readable in this case) and an explanation of what it means. (Edit on 28 October 2024: fixed slight issue with one proposed entry change.) TTWIDEE (talk) 19:22, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

 Not done Doesn't actually accomplish anything, and using the star makes the intent that it matches however much whitespace is provided clearer IMO. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 02:50, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Missed username

User:Moderator no. 22349 wasn't flagged despite matching (admin|coordinator|bureaucrat|check *user|developer|moderator|oversight|steward|sysop|committee|staff), is this a bug or is there something I'm missing? I've talked with the user and they're changing their username, so it's fine, but just wanted to note the issue in case it might be a bug.

Bonus suggestion: would it be worth it to alert the users in the non-obvious cases like this one, where the username policy is broken, but it might just be someone wanting a "funny" username rather than clear vandalism? New users might not be familiar with the username policy, and just telling them can give them a chance to change it before getting blocked. I know username blocks themselves can sometimes give that chance too, but often have the effect of scaring away the user, while this could be a "softer" method for intermediate case Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 22:17, 25 November 2024 (UTC)