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Username: 2601:600:8E80:1C12:E022:8406:C472:F91D (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: List_of_municipalities_in_Connecticut (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: The header cell labels in the cities table are misaligned. I am trying to add a "Percent Change" header cell since that is what's missing. This change is being automatically flagged as "Potentially unconstructive" and I cannot publish it.
Date and time: 00:05, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Done and a change to the filter may be needed. C F A 💬 00:08, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Pinned – This thread has been pinned and will not be archived until this template has been removed. Codename Noreste 🤔 Talk 03:58, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]; im sorry Grandjibran (talk) 19:45, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: TheSkimeister (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/DN27ND (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Was trying to add comment to investigation re: claimed identity of one of the accused socks - 110347nbtough. Believe link to commons may have been cause of flag.
Date and time: 03:45, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Done – The edit for this report has been implemented, however no changes to the filter were made. Nobody (talk) 05:58, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 84.9.47.92 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Page not specified
Description
Date and time: 09:56, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. Nobody (talk) 11:04, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 2604:3D09:6278:8700:4C01:8E6F:FD39:378 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Christmas (surname) (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Add to notable people with the surname #1 NYT bestselling graphic novelist Johnnie Christmas, who has worked with Margaret Atwood and won the Coretta Scott King award and who does not yet have a Wikipedia page but ought to
Date and time: 13:11, 30 July 2024 (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. Nobody (talk) 13:41, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]