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Blacklisting possibility?

Hi Ed6767,

RedWarn (like Twinkle has for a long time, I hasten to add) starting to get issues with users utilising it and causing massive problems. Currently there's no way to stop them from using it except for either blocking, or, possibly making a redwarn TBAN and hoping they comply.

Do you have any thoughts on if this could be worked around - can blacklisting (based off a central, fully protected, page) be done?

I have no coding knowledge at all, so no idea if the above is possible, let alone practical, and then let alone worth doing/a wise idea, but I thought it worth bringing up Nosebagbear (talk) 16:51, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

Nosebagbear, I've created Wikipedia:RedWarn/Blacklist, got the format sorted, just working on the code. Feel free to fully protect it. Ed6767 talk! 17:51, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick response - I'll hold off protecting it for now until we add the first individual, and I'll moot it as a forthcoming option in the relevant discussion. Once again your responsiveness is appreciated. Nosebagbear (talk) 18:45, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

Nosebagbear, no problem. Please make me aware ASAP after you protect the page so I can activate the feature. Ed6767 talk! 18:49, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

I tried Redwarn, but decided to uninstall

I tried RedWarn following up on an invited you placed on my talk a long while ago and recent admin board chatter. While I think there are many positive aspects to the tool, I've decided to uninstall after a short trial and want to convey why. I am comparing RedWarn vs. recent changes (with live updates) + Twinkle:

1. Required mouse hovering: I like the fixed multi-pane setup (as opposed to tabs/new-windows) that I can get with RedWarn, however requiring me to hold a mouse over a text box to get live updates is annoying as I am doing other tasks (on other windows) while I have Wikipedia open - and you're basically hijacking my mouse when I'm multi tasking. Instead of popping back to Wikipedia when I see an interesting diff to follow up on, I am sitting with my mouse captive on that box.

2. Latest diff - DANGEROUS. With recent changes I click on the diff that triggered the filter, and go to that diff. With RedWarn I get the latest diff. Neither of these is ideal, as ideally I would want the combined diff (+list of edit summaries) of the user that triggered the filter (+ideally having the diff removed/marked if someone else reverted). However RedWarn's behavior is DANGEROUS as the latest diff is often someone else reverting/correcting the original vandal. I have my own error rate (even if I try to keep it low), and the danger here is that I will confuse a vandalism revert by an established user as vandalism - and end up reverting and warning them - a major gaffe. I am somewhat protected in RC+Twinkle in that my errors only occur on diffs that triggered the filters I chose - and are likely to be bad anyway.

3. User warnings - I like the interface, though I don't like the vandalism default and the need to erase it in order to select other warnings (Twinkle is faster in the box). However, the real issue here is that with the warning button I am issuing a warning without first seeing the user page. With Twinkle, I have the user talk page pop up and I can see prior warnings and activity on the page. If it is an established user I might think again. If it is a vandal with prior warnings I might escalate. If it is a rank newbie I might drop a welcome or welcome-vandal template. With the RedWarn interface (unless I open a new unrelated window) - I am issuing the warning blind. Combined with the increased danger of reverting good edits due to the tool displaying the most recent diff - this is a double bind (or double blind?).

I think RedWarn has much promise. It is more modern than Twinkle. I probably will try it again in the future, but at the moment the hover requirement is inconvenient and the most-recent-diff + user-warning interface is more dangerous (though probably faster) than Twinkle.--Chuka Chief (talk) 20:37, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

Chuka Chief, thank you very much for the feedback - just a few responses and clarifications regarding your points:

1. A valid point - we're working on it :)
2. The latest diff is an important feature in RedWarns design - it is the responsibility of a user to ensure that the diff is relevant as part of their review process - we'll likely add a note in for the next version however
3. You're not going in blind - you have both a basic indicator of the latest warning this user has received in the current month - situated next to this indicator are two buttons, "see notices for this month" and "preview userpage" - they do what they say on the tin. Typically, you can rely on the warning indicator for most cases, but users should always use due diligence.

I think the core failure of the redwarn-web project is that it's simply not documented enough that results in misunderstandings of correct use and that consequently results in. Hopefully, redwarn-react will resolve many of these issues. Thanks again for the feedback! Ed6767 talk! 21:30, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

Obviously it is my own responsibility in use of a tool. The point I was trying to make on the latest diff issue(2) is that while it is an improvement in some aspects, it also presents a danger (as the revert button reverts the latest one, not the original editor triggering a filter). I also think you can do something even better than just showing me a diff. I would love if I could see on the diff screen a better combined diff (so from trigger to present, or from first edit by triggering editor to present - many vandals break up edits into chunks) + a shortened page history (like the last 5 revisions - time, user, edit summary) - this would give me more information to act on (and I'm working with large computer screens, plenty of room but if I have to do another click to see page history then that takes time). Some sort of indication of whether you are seeing content from the triggering editor (from the RC feed) or a different editor would be nice. If you give me more intel in this single-screen snapshot, then I can act better. Same with user warnings, I'd love to see for instance a shortened user page history. Some vandals are well informed enough that they blank prior warnings and do an intervening edit so that automatic stuff doesn't work well (and this fools Twinkle user who don't look at the talk page history).--Chuka Chief (talk) 14:18, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

RfC

Dear Ed6767:

As the creator of RedWarn, you are welcome to take place in the current RfC on Wikipedia talk:RedWarn.

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Possible Sock

Hello, User [1] with 48 hours of created account is editing with a particular POV Push some articles. The same that were target of a Sockpuppet Masters User:RandomAccount13343413 and his lesser socks User:RandomAccount13343413 , User:RandomAccount1235423, User:KasimMejia.User:Gilesartq, User:SyriaAnalyst,User:Nabu-Kudurri-Usur Yaniv, 110.168.30.203,176.88.143.228 and Sock Puppet Master User:Gala19000 and his lesser socks User:Maistara

The new account and the other account have the same POV pushing and make the same fishy Edit Summaries. 1) Suspected new Sock TaherGhoneim 2) Proven Sock Nabu-Kudurri-Usur Yaniv 3) Proven Sock Maistara

Also this new user, have non encyclopedic languague. 1) Accusing other users of being Russian trolls on edit summary 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

2) Despite being warned by you Here he continues with his behaviour. Here Mr.User200 (talk) 14:45, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

Mr.User200, you should know to head to WP:SPI for sockpuppet concerns and WP:AIV for immediate spam/vandalism reports. You can use Twinkle to make these sorts of reports easier. Ed talk! 15:06, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

Some bubble tea for you!

^_^ Hey ! Thanks for all your tasty contributions to 'pedia ^_^ .Hope you'll enjoy this bubble tea ;) He@ven's Queent@lk 15:15, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

RedWarn request

Can you bring back New Notice instead of Note, Caution, Warning, and ONLY Warning? --107.77.189.15 (talk) 01:04, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

Why should that be? Ed talk! 01:07, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

New Notice is better than the warning changes you made a month or two ago. Anyway, can you also make RedWarn add tags? --107.77.189.15 (talk) 01:37, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

Did you get my message and see the problem with RW preferences?

I cannot scroll! That is a bit annoying because I cannot access all my preferences. Have you considered putting RW preferences on a separate page (like maybe Special:BlankPage/RedWarn)? Aasim 18:53, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

Awesome Aasim, yes sorry - we've been a bit preoccupied planning the next version. I haven't been able to actually reproduce this bug in Edge - do you experience it on all pages? And, have you made sure you don't have any extensions that could be interfering? Ed talk! 20:42, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

It is kind of fixed now, but still I cannot scroll all the way to the bottom. Can you maybe do something like "height:500px;" or something like that in the CSS? Or put the entire preferences page maybe in a JQuery UI box? IDK Aasim 20:47, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

Awesome Aasim, on the same browser I cannot replicate your issue so it's going to be hard to find a fix - for now, you could try putting: var dialogEngine_checkExist = setInterval(()=>{if ("dialogEngine" in window) {clearInterval(dialogEngine_checkExist);dialogEngine.freezeScrolling = ()=>{};}}, 50); in your common.js to disable the new scroll freezing feature. Ed talk! 20:54, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

And... that didn't work. In fact, RedWarn does not show up after adding that line of code. Aasim 00:54, 14 August 2020 (UTC)

Awesome Aasim, I'm really unsure what's happening then. I couldn't replicate the bug on my system with the same version of Edge. Have you made sure that there are definitely no addons that might interfere? Have you tried disabling all adblockers to see if that works? Ed talk! 00:59, 14 August 2020 (UTC)

I think maybe making RedWarn preferences a separate page may not be such a bad idea. After all, Twinkle's preferences are also on a separate page. Aasim 22:12, 14 August 2020 (UTC)

I opened a pull request on GitLab...

Check it out :) [2]

On a side note, what advantage is there to using GitLab over GitHub? Aasim 22:25, 14 August 2020 (UTC)

Awesome Aasim, thanks! Prompt responded to the PR and looks like there's a bug, go check it out. We decided on GitLab earlier on for some additional nice features, including having the possibility to deploy it locally if we wished - don't forget RedWarn is looking for volunteers if you want to join the team and our internal discussions for the new RedWarn Ed talk! 23:16, 14 August 2020 (UTC)

Black privilege

Thank you for closing the discussion about black privilege at the Help desk. Looking at the anon user's contributions, it looks like they are a white supremacist frightened at people of a different skin colour having human rights. JIP | Talk 00:51, 15 August 2020 (UTC)

JIP, it's no problem :) Ed talk! 02:45, 15 August 2020 (UTC)

Researching Wikipedia new redirect idea

These should be the new redirect alternatives:

• WP:RSWP
• WP:RWP — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.81.136.77 (talk) 02:38, 15 August 2020 (UTC)

IP, thank you for your suggestions, but my talk page isn't the correct venue for this? If you think a shortcut should be bold and create it, as for existing ones you can start a discussion. Ed talk! 02:41, 15 August 2020 (UTC)

Update on my freezing problem

Not sure if this is of any interest but I've managed to resolve the problem I reported in July, though more by luck than judgement. I can't find it in the archive now in any case but I know it was you that responded. It seems like it was to do with my Chrome settings, and it went away after I changed the setting that reads "Continue running background apps..." How and when it came to be set, I don't know. Why it only affected English Wikipedia I don't know. But since I unset it, the problem hasn't recurred. Deb (talk) 13:45, 15 August 2020 (UTC)

George Floyd Protests

Your deletion of content on the “George Floyd Protests in North Carolina” page is misguiding. The additions do in fact line up with the citations. Wikihow6754 (talk) 23:07, 15 August 2020 (UTC)

Wikihow6754, the only mentions of "Kordel Davis" I can see are in a copy-pasted statement from Sheriff Donnie Harrison’s Facebook page in two of your citations, hence the reversion. I can't see where it says he led the protests other than a vague reference that he was involved in the protests and he led a group of protesters? Ed talk! 23:13, 15 August 2020 (UTC)

One quick question...

I have noticed your contributions to RedWarn and want to say thanks. I was wondering if you thought about applying for adminship here? I have a feeling that I would probably not be a good admin for a while but I do think that your contributions to a major antivandalism tool with some varying features may help a bit with adminship. I know, for example, that you know how and when a page should be protected or when a user should be blocked from editing. Do you think you are ready? PS I may be asking this too early, but I do not know... Aasim 08:36, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

Hi Awesome Aasim, you can find my response to this question in my archives here: User talk:Ed6767/archive/4#Adminship? Ed talk! 16:31, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

Belarus

You are aware of Belarus right? The recent elections are disputed at best. I removed Lukashenko because his authority as president of Belarus is not so legitimate. He's Europe's last dictator for a reason. Thanos2556 (talk) 16:58, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

Thanos2556, yes I am aware, that's why I was watching the page. Officially he is still president and he is marked as disputed on the page, hence the reverts. Thanks, Ed talk! 17:01, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

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"‎Black Lives Matter" thread at the Teahouse

In this edit you removed an answered question from the main Teahouse page. I have reverted this removal. Please do not remove such questions in future. See Wikipedia talk:Teahouse/Archive 16#removed questionfor a previous discussion of this. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 14:53, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

DESiegel, my apologies! Thank you for the link to the relevant discussion which I was unaware of. I was following the same removal process that I'd use on any other discussion page and did not know a different process applied for the teahouse. Thanks again. Ed talk! 14:58, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

No problem. Thanks. I would point out that on any talk page, removal of a thread with Good Faith responses is dubious under WP:TPO. Nonetheless it is done by some. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 15:14, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

Figured out how to enable the beta reply tool on all pages...

No user scripts needed! Shh... don't tell the Wikimedia Foundation xD

Replace the reply-link import code with:

if ((new URL(window.location.href)).searchParams.get("dtenable") != "1" || (new URL(window.location.href)).searchParams.get("dtvisual") != "1") {
	window.location.replace((function() { var url = (new URL(window.location.href));url.searchParams.set("dtenable", 1);url.searchParams.set("dtvisual", 1);return url;})().href);
}

If any problems arise with me or you using the new tool, I guess we can disable it until an official release, but until then... Aasim 02:03, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

Awesome Aasim, thanks, but the reload isn't ideal. I think the best option is to make a script that enables it through the code, MediaWiki is open-source so this should be easy enough. Else, I'll wait until release. Many thanks :) Ed talk! 02:11, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

Ed6767 Wait... I may have found something else on WhatamIdoing's global.js page: if ( $( '#ca-addsection' ).length ) mw.loader.using( 'ext.discussionTools.init' ); Aasim 02:17, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

Awesome Aasim, works great, thanks :) Ed talk! 14:27, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

Help

Do you know who I should consult when a given proposal on Wikipedia inflicts 5 pillars? ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 14:22, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

A.WagnerC, usually WP:VPP or WP:VPPR is the correct location for these proposals. Otherwise, you can bring it up as a point during discussion. Ed talk! 14:29, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

But I wanted to consult the foundation, Wikimedia's top body. It is about a proposal that they are trying to create on ptwiki to prohibit the anonymous users of to edit in the Wikipedia. I understand that this must be analyzed by the foundation, whether or not such a proposal is valid. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 14:49, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

A.WagnerC, ah. In which case, you can ask at meta-wiki. Ed talk! 15:04, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

Removal of content

Just commented on the new message you gave me. I am learning how to make Wikipedia vandalism-free. Was just giving a warning on the two users you were talking about. I've enabled Twinkle on my preferences. I'll use RedWarn in the future. But for now, since it's not on my preferences, I can’t enable it. Thanks. MaxandRubyPeppaBlueyCuriousGeorgeFan2.0 (talk) 14:38, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

MaxandRubyPeppaBlueyCuriousGeorgeFan2.0, you can install RedWarn by following this YouTube video. The RedWarn page is WP:RedWarn. Ed talk! 14:58, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

And... I think I figured out what was wrong with the preferences (and RedWarn recent changes)...

Try loading the preferences in a different skin (like Timeless). For some reason the scroll bar cuts off in different skins that are not Vector. I am willing to send you a screen capture on GitLab to detail what is going on. Aasim 18:35, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

And, I submitted a pull request for Preferences. See [3]. I think it would be good to give information about what each file is in the markdown files on the RedWarn repo. Aasim 05:09, 29 August 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, Awesome Aasim. We've been working on the new version standalone of RedWarn so your work patching these issues is much appreciated. Ed talk! 10:31, 29 August 2020 (UTC)

Ed6767 do you know the next date RedWarn will be pushed? Aasim 18:36, 29 August 2020 (UTC)

Awesome Aasim, there has been no feature changes to the current version at the moment, so your changes should be deployed as soon as I merge them :) Ed talk! 01:55, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

I made a mistake. Can you do a quick test and merge? Thanks :) Aasim 04:13, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

Awesome Aasim, on our todo, I've been AFAIK today so should have it merged and up for tomorrow. Thanks for the patch! Ed talk! 20:40, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

Good to hear from you

Hello Ed,

I just got finished with my Wikibreak. Anyways, I wanted to tell you thanks for your reply re the RW on dewiki email. It happened with TW too; I donno what's the problem. Anyways, good to hear from you. Cheers and best regards, ◊PRAHLAD^balaji (M•T•A•C) This message was left at 20:38, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

It's no problem, Prahlad balaji. Welcome back! Ed talk! 20:41, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

Hah! Nice to see you at this time of the day. Nice work on the RW, I was a silent spectator, so to speak ;) --◊PRAHLAD^balaji (M•T•A•C) This message was left at 20:43, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

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