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action="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:AbuseFilter/636" method="post" id="mw-abusefilter-editing-form"><fieldset> <legend>Filter parameters</legend> <table><tbody><tr id="mw-abusefilter-edit-id"><td class="mw-label">Filter ID:</td><td class="mw-input">636</td></tr><tr id="mw-abusefilter-edit-description"><td class="mw-label"><p>Description: </p> <dl><dd><i>(publicly viewable)</i></dd></dl></td><td class="mw-input"><div id='mw-abusefilter-edit-description-input' class='oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-inputWidget oo-ui-textInputWidget oo-ui-textInputWidget-type-text oo-ui-textInputWidget-php'><input type='text' tabindex='0' name='wpFilterDescription' value='Unexplained removal of sourced content' readonly='readonly' class='oo-ui-inputWidget-input' /><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-iconElement-noIcon'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></div></td></tr><tr id="mw-abusefilter-edit-hitcount"><td class="mw-label">Filter hits:</td><td class="mw-input"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:AbuseLog&wpSearchFilter=636" title="Special:AbuseLog">1,546,996 hits</a></td></tr><tr id="mw-abusefilter-edit-status-label"><td class="mw-label">Statistics:</td><td class="mw-input">Of the last 175,398 actions, this filter has matched 212 (0.12%). On average, its run time is 0.09 ms, and it consumes 1.3 conditions of the condition limit.</td></tr><tr id="mw-abusefilter-edit-rules"><td class="mw-label">Conditions:<br /> <i>(<a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter/Rules_format" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter/Rules format">documentation</a>)</i></td><td class="mw-input"><div dir="ltr" name="wpAceFilterEditor" id="wpAceFilterEditor" class="mw-abusefilter-editor">!("confirmed" in user_groups) & page_namespace == 0 & edit_delta < -400 & new_size > 200 & ( length(summary) == 0 | summary rlike "^/\*.*?\*/\s*$" ) & removed_lines irlike "<ref.*?>" & !(added_lines irlike "<ref.*?>") </div><textarea name="wpFilterRules" id="wpFilterRules" dir="ltr" cols="40" rows="15" readonly="">!("confirmed" in user_groups) & page_namespace == 0 & edit_delta < -400 & new_size > 200 & ( length(summary) == 0 | summary rlike "^/\*.*?\*/\s*$" ) & removed_lines irlike "<ref.*?>" & !(added_lines irlike "<ref.*?>") </textarea></td></tr><tr id="mw-abusefilter-edit-notes"><td class="mw-label">Notes:</td><td class="mw-input"><div id='mw-abusefilter-notes-editor' class='oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-inputWidget oo-ui-textInputWidget oo-ui-textInputWidget-type-text oo-ui-textInputWidget-php'><textarea tabindex='0' name='wpFilterNotes' readonly='readonly' rows='15' class='oo-ui-inputWidget-input'>Log only ~MusikAnimal 2014.09.25 Boldly adding a warning. The rationale behind this is as follows: ~ Filter works, triggered only when a large amount (400+ bytes) of sourced content is removed ~ This does not prevent save nor deter the removal of the content, it simply politely asks the user to use an edit summary ~ Under standard practice patrollers would revert unexplained removal of sourced content anyway ~ Most hits appear to be blatant vandalism Following this logic, this filter should serve well. For the good editors, it teaches to use an edit summary when removing content. The patrollers would revert and ask them to do the same, instead the filter is doing that job. For the bad editors, the fact that they have to hit save twice alone will help prevent vandalism. If someone has an issue with this filter or feels there should not be a warning, feel free to remove warning, but please let me know, and consider starting a thread at [[Wikipedia talk:Edit filter]] explaining why you think this is a bad idea. Please also keep the filter enabled. Thank you! ~MusikAnimal 2014.10.01 </textarea><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-iconElement-noIcon'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></div></td></tr><tr id="mw-abusefilter-edit-flags"><td class="mw-label">Flags:</td><td class="mw-input"><div class='oo-ui-layout oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-fieldLayout oo-ui-fieldLayout-disabled oo-ui-fieldLayout-align-inline'><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-body'><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-field'><span id='wpFilterHidden' aria-disabled='true' class='oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-disabled oo-ui-inputWidget oo-ui-checkboxInputWidget'><input type='checkbox' tabindex='-1' aria-disabled='true' name='wpFilterHidden' disabled='disabled' value='' id='ooui-php-1' class='oo-ui-inputWidget-input' /><span class='oo-ui-checkboxInputWidget-checkIcon oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-check oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement-invisible oo-ui-iconWidget oo-ui-image-invert'></span></span></span><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-header'><label for='ooui-php-1' class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'>Hide details of this filter from public view</label></span></div></div><div class='oo-ui-layout oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-fieldLayout oo-ui-fieldLayout-disabled oo-ui-fieldLayout-align-inline'><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-body'><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-field'><span id='wpFilterEnabled' aria-disabled='true' class='oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-disabled oo-ui-inputWidget oo-ui-checkboxInputWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.CheckboxInputWidget","selected":true,"name":"wpFilterEnabled","inputId":"ooui-php-2","disabled":true,"required":false}'><input type='checkbox' tabindex='-1' aria-disabled='true' name='wpFilterEnabled' disabled='disabled' value='' checked='checked' id='ooui-php-2' class='oo-ui-inputWidget-input' /><span class='oo-ui-checkboxInputWidget-checkIcon oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-check oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement-invisible oo-ui-iconWidget oo-ui-image-invert'></span></span></span><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-header'><label for='ooui-php-2' class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'>Enable this filter</label></span></div></div><div id='wpFilterDeletedLabel' class='oo-ui-layout oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-fieldLayout oo-ui-fieldLayout-disabled oo-ui-fieldLayout-align-inline' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.FieldLayout","fieldWidget":{"tag":"wpFilterDeleted"},"align":"inline","$overlay":true,"label":"Mark as deleted"}'><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-body'><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-field'><span id='wpFilterDeleted' aria-disabled='true' class='oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-disabled oo-ui-inputWidget oo-ui-checkboxInputWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.CheckboxInputWidget","name":"wpFilterDeleted","inputId":"ooui-php-3","disabled":true,"required":false}'><input type='checkbox' tabindex='-1' aria-disabled='true' name='wpFilterDeleted' disabled='disabled' value='' id='ooui-php-3' class='oo-ui-inputWidget-input' /><span class='oo-ui-checkboxInputWidget-checkIcon oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-check oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement-invisible oo-ui-iconWidget oo-ui-image-invert'></span></span></span><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-header'><label for='ooui-php-3' class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'>Mark as deleted</label></span></div></div></td></tr><tr id="mw-abusefilter-edit-lastmod"><td class="mw-label">Filter last modified:</td><td class="mw-input"><a href="/wiki/Special:AbuseFilter/history/636/diff/prev/cur" title="Special:AbuseFilter/history/636/diff/prev/cur">02:49, 31 December 2018</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:MusikAnimal" class="mw-userlink" title="User:MusikAnimal"><bdi>MusikAnimal</bdi></a> <span class="mw-usertoollinks">(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:MusikAnimal" class="mw-usertoollinks-talk" title="User talk:MusikAnimal">talk</a> | <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/MusikAnimal" class="mw-usertoollinks-contribs" title="Special:Contributions/MusikAnimal">contribs</a>)</span></td></tr><tr id="mw-abusefilter-edit-history"><td class="mw-label">History:</td><td class="mw-input"><a href="/wiki/Special:AbuseFilter/history/636" title="Special:AbuseFilter/history/636">View this filter's history</a></td></tr><tr id="mw-abusefilter-edit-tools"><td class="mw-label">Tools:</td><td class="mw-input"><a href="#" id="mw-abusefilter-export-link">Export this filter to another wiki</a><div id='mw-abusefilter-export' class='oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-inputWidget oo-ui-textInputWidget oo-ui-textInputWidget-type-text oo-ui-textInputWidget-php'><textarea tabindex='0' readonly='readonly' rows='10' class='oo-ui-inputWidget-input'>{"data":{"rules":"!(\"confirmed\" in user_groups) \u0026\r\npage_namespace == 0 \u0026\r\nedit_delta \u003C -400 \u0026\r\nnew_size \u003E 200 \u0026 (\r\n length(summary) == 0 |\r\n summary rlike \"^/\\*.*?\\*/\\s*$\"\r\n) \u0026\r\nremoved_lines irlike \"\u003Cref.*?\u003E\" \u0026\r\n!(added_lines irlike \"\u003Cref.*?\u003E\")","name":"Unexplained removal of sourced content","comments":"Log only ~MusikAnimal 2014.09.25\r\n\r\n\r\nBoldly adding a warning. The rationale behind this is as follows:\r\n~ Filter works, triggered only when a large amount (400+ bytes) of sourced content is removed\r\n~ This does not prevent save nor deter the removal of the content, it simply politely asks the user to use an edit summary\r\n~ Under standard practice patrollers would revert unexplained removal of sourced content anyway\r\n~ Most hits appear to be blatant vandalism\r\n\r\nFollowing this logic, this filter should serve well. For the good editors, it teaches to use an edit summary when removing content. The patrollers would revert and ask them to do the same, instead the filter is doing that job. For the bad editors, the fact that they have to hit save twice alone will help prevent vandalism.\r\n\r\nIf someone has an issue with this filter or feels there should not be a warning, feel free to remove warning, but please let me know, and consider starting a thread at [[Wikipedia talk:Edit filter]] explaining why you think this is a bad idea. Please also keep the filter enabled. Thank you!\r\n\r\n~MusikAnimal 2014.10.01","group":"default","actions":{"warn":["abusefilter-unexplained-removal"]},"enabled":true,"deleted":false,"privacylevel":0,"global":false},"actions":{"warn":["abusefilter-unexplained-removal"]}}</textarea><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-iconElement-noIcon'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </fieldset> <fieldset> <legend>Actions to take when matched</legend> <div class='oo-ui-layout oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-fieldLayout oo-ui-fieldLayout-disabled oo-ui-fieldLayout-align-inline'><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-body'><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-field'><span id='mw-abusefilter-action-checkbox-throttle' aria-disabled='true' class='mw-abusefilter-action-checkbox oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-disabled oo-ui-inputWidget oo-ui-checkboxInputWidget'><input type='checkbox' tabindex='-1' aria-disabled='true' name='wpFilterActionThrottle' disabled='disabled' value='' id='ooui-php-4' class='oo-ui-inputWidget-input' /><span class='oo-ui-checkboxInputWidget-checkIcon oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-check oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement-invisible oo-ui-iconWidget oo-ui-image-invert'></span></span></span><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-header'><label for='ooui-php-4' class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'>Trigger actions only if the user trips a rate limit</label></span></div></div><div id="mw-abusefilter-throttle-parameters"><fieldset class='oo-ui-layout oo-ui-fieldsetLayout'><legend class='oo-ui-fieldsetLayout-header'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-iconElement-noIcon'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span></legend><div class='oo-ui-fieldsetLayout-group'><div class='oo-ui-layout oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-fieldLayout oo-ui-fieldLayout-align-left'><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-body'><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-header'><label for='ooui-php-5' class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'>Number of actions to allow:</label></span><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-field'><div class='oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-inputWidget oo-ui-textInputWidget oo-ui-textInputWidget-type-number oo-ui-textInputWidget-php'><input step='any' type='number' tabindex='0' name='wpFilterThrottleCount' value='3' readonly='readonly' id='ooui-php-5' class='oo-ui-inputWidget-input' /><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-iconElement-noIcon'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></div></div></div></div><div class='oo-ui-layout oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-fieldLayout oo-ui-fieldLayout-align-left'><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-body'><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-header'><label for='ooui-php-6' class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'>Period of time (in seconds):</label></span><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-field'><div class='oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-inputWidget oo-ui-textInputWidget oo-ui-textInputWidget-type-number oo-ui-textInputWidget-php'><input step='any' type='number' tabindex='0' name='wpFilterThrottlePeriod' value='60' readonly='readonly' id='ooui-php-6' class='oo-ui-inputWidget-input' /><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-iconElement-noIcon'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></div></div></div></div><div id='mw-abusefilter-hidden-throttle' class='oo-ui-layout oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-fieldLayout oo-ui-fieldLayout-align-top'><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-body'><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-header'><label for='ooui-php-7' class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'>Group throttle by:</label></span><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-field'><div id='mw-abusefilter-hidden-throttle-field' class='oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-inputWidget oo-ui-textInputWidget oo-ui-textInputWidget-type-text oo-ui-textInputWidget-php' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.MultilineTextInputWidget","rows":5,"readOnly":true,"placeholder":"Split with commas to join with AND, and with linebreaks to join with OR","name":"wpFilterThrottleGroups","value":"user","inputId":"ooui-php-7","required":false}'><textarea tabindex='0' name='wpFilterThrottleGroups' readonly='readonly' placeholder='Split with commas to join with AND, and with linebreaks to join with OR' rows='5' id='ooui-php-7' class='oo-ui-inputWidget-input'>user</textarea><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-iconElement-noIcon'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></div></div><label for='ooui-php-7' class='oo-ui-inline-help oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-labelElement-label oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-labelWidget'>See <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter/Actions#Throttling" target="_blank">the documentation on mediawiki.org</a>.</label></div></div></div></fieldset></div><div class='oo-ui-layout oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-fieldLayout oo-ui-fieldLayout-disabled oo-ui-fieldLayout-align-inline'><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-body'><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-field'><span id='mw-abusefilter-action-checkbox-warn' aria-disabled='true' class='mw-abusefilter-action-checkbox oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-disabled oo-ui-inputWidget oo-ui-checkboxInputWidget'><input type='checkbox' tabindex='-1' aria-disabled='true' name='wpFilterActionWarn' disabled='disabled' value='' checked='checked' id='ooui-php-8' class='oo-ui-inputWidget-input' /><span class='oo-ui-checkboxInputWidget-checkIcon oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-check oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement-invisible oo-ui-iconWidget oo-ui-image-invert'></span></span></span><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-header'><label for='ooui-php-8' class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'>Trigger these actions after giving the user a warning</label></span></div></div><div id="mw-abusefilter-warn-parameters"><fieldset class='oo-ui-layout oo-ui-fieldsetLayout'><legend class='oo-ui-fieldsetLayout-header'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-iconElement-noIcon'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span></legend><div class='oo-ui-fieldsetLayout-group'><div class='oo-ui-layout oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-fieldLayout oo-ui-fieldLayout-disabled oo-ui-fieldLayout-align-left'><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-body'><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-header'><label for='ooui-php-9' class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'>System message to use for warning:</label></span><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-field'><div id='mw-abusefilter-warn-message-existing' aria-disabled='true' class='oo-ui-widget oo-ui-inputWidget oo-ui-dropdownInputWidget oo-ui-dropdownInputWidget-php oo-ui-widget-disabled' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.DropdownInputWidget","options":[{"data":"abusefilter-warning","label":"abusefilter-warning"},{"data":"other","label":"Other message"}],"$overlay":true,"name":"wpFilterWarnMessage","value":"other","inputId":"ooui-php-9","disabled":true,"required":false}'><select tabindex='0' name='wpFilterWarnMessage' disabled='disabled' id='ooui-php-9' class='oo-ui-inputWidget-input oo-ui-indicator-down'><option value='abusefilter-warning'>abusefilter-warning</option><option value='other' selected='selected'>Other message</option></select></div></div></div></div><div class='oo-ui-layout oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-fieldLayout oo-ui-fieldLayout-align-left'><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-body'><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-header'><label for='ooui-php-10' class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'><p>Page name of other message: </p> <dl><dd><i>(without "MediaWiki:" prefix)</i></dd></dl></label></span><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-field'><div id='mw-abusefilter-warn-message-other' class='oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-inputWidget oo-ui-textInputWidget oo-ui-textInputWidget-type-text oo-ui-textInputWidget-php' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.TextInputWidget","readOnly":true,"name":"wpFilterWarnMessageOther","value":"abusefilter-unexplained-removal","inputId":"ooui-php-10","required":false}'><input type='text' tabindex='0' name='wpFilterWarnMessageOther' value='abusefilter-unexplained-removal' readonly='readonly' id='ooui-php-10' class='oo-ui-inputWidget-input' /><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-iconElement-noIcon'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></div></div></div></div><span id='mw-abusefilter-warn-preview-button' class='oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-inputWidget oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-framed oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonInputWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonInputWidget","type":"button","label":"Show\/Hide preview of selected message","flags":["progressive"]}'><button type='button' tabindex='0' value='' class='oo-ui-inputWidget-input oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-iconElement-noIcon oo-ui-image-progressive'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'>Show/Hide preview of selected message</span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator oo-ui-image-progressive'></span></button></span></div></fieldset></div><div id="mw-abusefilter-warn-preview" style="display:none"></div><div class='oo-ui-layout oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-fieldLayout oo-ui-fieldLayout-disabled oo-ui-fieldLayout-align-inline'><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-body'><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-field'><span id='mw-abusefilter-action-checkbox-disallow' aria-disabled='true' class='mw-abusefilter-action-checkbox oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-disabled oo-ui-inputWidget oo-ui-checkboxInputWidget'><input type='checkbox' tabindex='-1' aria-disabled='true' name='wpFilterActionDisallow' disabled='disabled' value='' id='ooui-php-11' class='oo-ui-inputWidget-input' /><span class='oo-ui-checkboxInputWidget-checkIcon oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-check oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement-invisible oo-ui-iconWidget oo-ui-image-invert'></span></span></span><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-header'><label for='ooui-php-11' class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'>Prevent the user from performing the action in question</label></span></div></div><div id="mw-abusefilter-disallow-parameters"><fieldset class='oo-ui-layout oo-ui-fieldsetLayout'><legend class='oo-ui-fieldsetLayout-header'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-iconElement-noIcon'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span></legend><div class='oo-ui-fieldsetLayout-group'><div class='oo-ui-layout oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-fieldLayout oo-ui-fieldLayout-disabled oo-ui-fieldLayout-align-left'><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-body'><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-header'><label for='ooui-php-12' class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'>System message to use for disallowing:</label></span><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-field'><div id='mw-abusefilter-disallow-message-existing' aria-disabled='true' class='oo-ui-widget oo-ui-inputWidget oo-ui-dropdownInputWidget oo-ui-dropdownInputWidget-php oo-ui-widget-disabled' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.DropdownInputWidget","options":[{"data":"abusefilter-disallowed","label":"abusefilter-disallowed"},{"data":"other","label":"Other message"}],"$overlay":true,"name":"wpFilterDisallowMessage","value":"abusefilter-disallowed","inputId":"ooui-php-12","disabled":true,"required":false}'><select tabindex='0' name='wpFilterDisallowMessage' disabled='disabled' id='ooui-php-12' class='oo-ui-inputWidget-input oo-ui-indicator-down'><option value='abusefilter-disallowed' selected='selected'>abusefilter-disallowed</option><option value='other'>Other message</option></select></div></div></div></div><div class='oo-ui-layout oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-fieldLayout oo-ui-fieldLayout-align-left'><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-body'><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-header'><label for='ooui-php-13' class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'><p>Page name of other message: </p> <dl><dd><i>(without "MediaWiki:" prefix)</i></dd></dl></label></span><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-field'><div id='mw-abusefilter-disallow-message-other' class='oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-inputWidget oo-ui-textInputWidget oo-ui-textInputWidget-type-text oo-ui-textInputWidget-php' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.TextInputWidget","readOnly":true,"name":"wpFilterDisallowMessageOther","value":"abusefilter-disallowed","inputId":"ooui-php-13","required":false}'><input type='text' tabindex='0' name='wpFilterDisallowMessageOther' value='abusefilter-disallowed' readonly='readonly' id='ooui-php-13' class='oo-ui-inputWidget-input' /><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-iconElement-noIcon'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></div></div></div></div><span id='mw-abusefilter-disallow-preview-button' class='oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-inputWidget oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-framed oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonInputWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonInputWidget","type":"button","label":"Show\/Hide preview of selected message","flags":["progressive"]}'><button type='button' tabindex='0' value='' class='oo-ui-inputWidget-input oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-iconElement-noIcon oo-ui-image-progressive'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'>Show/Hide preview of selected message</span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator oo-ui-image-progressive'></span></button></span></div></fieldset></div><div id="mw-abusefilter-disallow-preview" style="display:none"></div><div class='oo-ui-layout oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-fieldLayout oo-ui-fieldLayout-disabled oo-ui-fieldLayout-align-inline'><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-body'><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-field'><span id='mw-abusefilter-action-checkbox-blockautopromote' aria-disabled='true' class='mw-abusefilter-action-checkbox oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-disabled oo-ui-inputWidget oo-ui-checkboxInputWidget'><input type='checkbox' tabindex='-1' aria-disabled='true' name='wpFilterActionBlockautopromote' disabled='disabled' value='' id='ooui-php-14' class='oo-ui-inputWidget-input' /><span class='oo-ui-checkboxInputWidget-checkIcon oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-check oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement-invisible oo-ui-iconWidget oo-ui-image-invert'></span></span></span><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-header'><label for='ooui-php-14' class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'>Revoke the user's autoconfirmed status</label></span></div></div><div class='oo-ui-layout oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-fieldLayout oo-ui-fieldLayout-disabled oo-ui-fieldLayout-align-inline'><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-body'><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-field'><span id='mw-abusefilter-action-checkbox-tag' aria-disabled='true' class='mw-abusefilter-action-checkbox oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-disabled oo-ui-inputWidget oo-ui-checkboxInputWidget'><input type='checkbox' tabindex='-1' aria-disabled='true' name='wpFilterActionTag' disabled='disabled' value='' id='ooui-php-15' class='oo-ui-inputWidget-input' /><span class='oo-ui-checkboxInputWidget-checkIcon oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-check oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement-invisible oo-ui-iconWidget oo-ui-image-invert'></span></span></span><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-header'><label for='ooui-php-15' class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'>Tag the edit in contributions lists and page histories</label></span></div></div><div id="mw-abusefilter-tag-parameters"><div id='mw-abusefilter-hidden-tag' class='oo-ui-layout oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-fieldLayout oo-ui-fieldLayout-align-top'><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-body'><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-header'><label for='ooui-php-16' class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'><p>Tags to apply: </p> <div style="margin-left:1.6em;"><i>(see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Tags" title="Wikipedia:Tags">Wikipedia:Tags</a> for use and formatting)</i></div> <div style="margin-left:1.6em;"><i>(please don't rename a tag here, see link above)</i></div> <div style="margin-left:1.6em;"><i>(one per line, no commas, publicly visible)</i></div></label></span><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-field'><div id='mw-abusefilter-hidden-tag-field' class='oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-inputWidget oo-ui-textInputWidget oo-ui-textInputWidget-type-text oo-ui-textInputWidget-php' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.MultilineTextInputWidget","rows":5,"readOnly":true,"placeholder":"Add tags (comma-separated)","name":"wpFilterTags","inputId":"ooui-php-16","required":false}'><textarea tabindex='0' name='wpFilterTags' readonly='readonly' placeholder='Add tags (comma-separated)' rows='5' id='ooui-php-16' class='oo-ui-inputWidget-input'></textarea><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-iconElement-noIcon'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class='oo-ui-layout oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-fieldLayout oo-ui-fieldLayout-disabled oo-ui-fieldLayout-align-inline'><div class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-body'><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-field'><span id='mw-abusefilter-action-checkbox-showcaptcha' aria-disabled='true' class='mw-abusefilter-action-checkbox oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-disabled oo-ui-inputWidget oo-ui-checkboxInputWidget'><input type='checkbox' tabindex='-1' aria-disabled='true' name='wpFilterActionShowcaptcha' disabled='disabled' value='' id='ooui-php-17' class='oo-ui-inputWidget-input' /><span class='oo-ui-checkboxInputWidget-checkIcon oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-check oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement-invisible oo-ui-iconWidget oo-ui-image-invert'></span></span></span><span class='oo-ui-fieldLayout-header'><label for='ooui-php-17' class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'>Require the user to complete a CAPTCHA in order to proceed with the action. 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