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Portugal sempre ligado

Username: Portugal sempre ligado (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Special:MovePage (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was changing name of page for Antena 2 (radio in Portugal) and it wasn't accidental, because there will be a big rebrand; I was changing RDP Internacional because it's changing name to RTP Mundo, merging with the TV of the same name and it wasn't accidental, because of a big rebrand; RDP Internaacional is changing name
Date and time: 21:52, 29 March 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. – 45dogs (they/them) (talk page) (contributions) 22:07, 29 March 2026 (UTC); Question: @Portugal sempre ligado: it looks like you just ran into a throttle, meaning that you tried to make too many moves too quickly. Since it's been a few days now, can you try again? – Taking Out The Trash (talk) 17:11, 1 April 2026 (UTC); Already done. – - EX Aero (What have I done??) 22:42, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

Darrrrmilk

Filter

768 (hist · log)

Log entry

43809899

Affected user

Darrrrmilk (talk · contribs) (filter log)

Page they were editing

Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism (filter log)

Description

Reported by DatBot to AIV/TB2 I think this is false positive because I was trying to report a user not vandalize.

Reporting user

Darrrrmilk (talk)

Date and time

05:41, 31 March 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. ~ rusty ^meow ~ 05:51, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Pinned – This thread has been pinned and will not be archived until this template has been removed. Can we get an EFH/EFM to take a look at this? This is the second time this user has tripped this filter in the past week, and the first time the EFFPR report was archived without a response. ~ rusty ^meow ~ 05:54, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Darrrrmilk, you have copied HTML comment syntax to the end of your AIV report, repeatedly. The part "-->" is not part of the example, it's part of the header above AIV, and it doesn't belong at the end of a report.

It should probably not trigger a filter hit but the easiest way to avoid it is to not add broken HTML syntax to the end of your reports. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 10:53, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Understood. Darrrrmilk (talk) 13:21, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

So is this good to be unpinned now @ToBeFree? SuperJames888 (Talk to me) 23:16, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

User blocked – Darrrrmilk (talk • contribs) blocked by The Bushranger. (automated comment) — MajavahBot (talk · contributions) 04:27, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

~2026-20644-75

Username: ~2026-20644-75 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Pedophile advocacy groups (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I was questioning whether it makes sense to define pedophile advocacy groups as groups advocating for lowering the age of consent when groups claiming to advocate for pedophiles without wanting to lower the age of consent exist.
Date and time: 21:35, 2 April 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. – Chess enjoyer (talk) 21:40, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

~2026-20475-75

Username: ~2026-20475-75 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: 2025–26 Carolina Hurricanes season (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 04:27, 3 April 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. – - EX Aero (What have I done??) 04:51, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

~2026-20615-32

Username: ~2026-20615-32 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Lebanese Americans (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 04:41, 3 April 2026 (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. I imagine you aren't, but if you're referring to this Tiny Tim, please include references as this is not mentioned on the article. – echidnalives - talk - edits 07:29, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

My intention was to include a contemporary figure associated with the surname, and I am willing to provide reliable, independent secondary sources (such as media interviews, published works, or coverage in reputable outlets) to establish notability in line with Wikipedia guidelines (WP:BLP, WP:N, WP:V).

~2026-20617-42

Username: ~2026-20617-42 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Nandy (surname) (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I attempted to add Rajarshi Nandy to the "Notable people with the surname" section as an Indian author and public speaker. I understand that the edit may have been flagged or reverted because the individual does not currently have a standalone Wikipedia page or sufficient inline citations.

I will revisit this edit with proper citations and ensure that it meets Wikipedia’s notability and sourcing standards before re-adding.

Date and time: 05:17, 3 April 2026 (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. – echidnalives - talk - edits 07:23, 3 April 2026 (UTC)