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    The following instructions were copied from mw:Extension:Title Blacklist.

    The disallowed titles list is maintained as a system message MediaWiki:Titleblacklist.

    This page consists of regular expressions, each on a separate line. For example:

    Foo <autoconfirmed|noedit|errmsg=blacklisted-testpage> 
    Bar #No one should create article about it
    

    There is no need to use "^" at the beginning and "$" at the end; these are added automatically.

    Each entry may also contain optional attributes, enclosed in <> and divided by |

    • autoconfirmed — only non-autoconfirmed users are unable to create/upload/move such pages
    • noedit — users are also unable to edit this page
    • casesensitive — don't ignore case when checking title for being disallowed
    • errmsg — the name of the message that should be displayed instead of standard

    When the action is blocked, one of the following messages is displayed together with the filter row (as $1): titleblacklist-forbidden-edit, titleblacklist-forbidden-move, titleblacklist-forbidden-new-account or titleblacklist-forbidden-upload. Generic filenames have their own custom error message, MediaWiki:Titleblacklist-custom-imagename.

    There is also MediaWiki:Titlewhitelist and a global title blacklist.

    Only administrators, page movers and template editors can override this list on all actions. When they override this list when creating or editing a page, MediaWiki:Titleblacklist-warning is displayed. Account creators can override this list on account creations only.

    The disallowed usernames list is handled at meta:Title blacklist by adding entries with the <newaccountonly> parameter.

    Filename blacklist

    Hello, I am new to writing Wikipedia pages but I am not completely sure that this it the right page. I attempted to upload an image of the boyflux flag, which was named "boyflux.png" I was trying to upload this in my sandbox, however I just ended up with this message instead: "The file name you were trying to upload has been blacklisted because it is very common, uninformative, or spelled in ALLCAPS. Please go back and choose a better file name. When uploading files to Wikimedia Commons, please use a file name that describes the content of the image or media file you're uploading and is sufficiently distinctive that no-one else is likely to pick the same name by accident." I tried to change it's name to "boyfluxgenderidentity.png" but got the same message. I also do understand that I do have a past of vandalism however I've stopped doing that to wikipedia pages, and now will only edit them if I see errors, or would like to cite sources that are missing from them. Mrsimonst9969666 (talk) 18:08, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    It might be a bug, I could try to upload it if it doesn't work on your side. Which boyflux flag do you want? (There are a bunch of them, I guess probably this one? I'll have to check the license to see if it can be uploaded but I think it should) Chaotic Enby (talk) 07:00, 15 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    It would not meet the threshold of creativity to be copyrighted so its in the public domain. :3 F4U (they/it) 02:28, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Mrsimonst9969666: This would be an issue with the commons:MediaWiki:Titleblacklist, not with ours, although at a glance I'm not seeing anything in their blacklist that would cause this issue. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she|they|xe) 07:09, 15 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I have same issue. I have same issue, even when i am trying to upload modified image with same filename it had before! Urmo123 (talk) 09:33, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Protected edit request on 22 September 2023

    Add the <antispoof> attribute to .*[D|d]om.*[P|p]ewee.* as per the recent creation of DDP DJ Dominic Pewe€ (DJ D P) this page via a sockpuppet. Deauthorized. (talk) 03:13, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

     Done * Pppery * it has begun... 18:05, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Protected edit request on 23 October 2023

    Please remove (?!(?:Talk:|(?:User|Wikipedia|File|MediaWiki|Template|Help|Category|Portal|Draft|TimedText|Module) talk:)).*\/Print <noedit|errmsg=titleblacklist-custom-print> from the title blacklist.

    It has been ten years since the potential security problems were discovered, and they ought to have been fixed by now. Also, certain non-print templates are also locked such as Template:HD/print. Book namespace was disabled and the default MediaWiki print service were disabled for security reasons. Awesome Aasim 23:49, 23 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Also delete MediaWiki:Titleblacklist-custom-print per G8 after removal. Awesome Aasim 23:50, 23 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Pinged TheDJ and Davidgothberg here to see if the security issues have been, in fact, fixed. In particular, while the book creator is inactive now the download-as-PDF function is still active - does it rely on /Print subpages? Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 08:41, 24 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    This should be no problem to remove. The /print functionality was removed quite some time ago and is not going to return. And even before it was removed, I'm pretty sure this issue had been fixed already for a while. —TheDJ (talkcontribs) 08:51, 24 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks. OK, this is done then, as well as the corresponding rule on the titlewhitelist. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 08:59, 24 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Edit request 11 November 2023

    Description of suggested change: the .*sssniperwolf.* entry doesn't seem to serve a purpose anymore because SSSniperWolf.Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 22:03, 11 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Edit request 22 November 2023

    Description of suggested change: Could you please add the terms "super mario wiki" and "mariowiki" to the blacklist? There's been multiple attempts to get an article about the fan-run Super Mario wiki, despite not being notable (See Special:Diff/1186343919). — Davest3r08 >:) (talk) 16:02, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Oppose @
    WP:ANI is for. Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive1142#Possible ultra? seems to have handled this.Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 08:36, 29 November 2023 (UTC)[reply
    ]
    (Non-administrator comment) Definitely only a handful of pages, no proof this can't be handled using normal
    WP:SALT. –LaundryPizza03 (d) 09:53, 29 November 2023 (UTC)[reply
    ]
    Noting here that the deletion discussion Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Super Mario Wiki has been closed as delete and the page Super Mario Wiki has been salted. No evidence yet that there will be attempts to circumvent the salting, so oppose. Nothing needs to be done here, but I'll wait for an admin to close this. (Non-administrator comment) Liu1126 (talk) 10:36, 29 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
     Not done * Pppery * it has begun... 01:36, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Blacklist annamalai

    (Sorry everyone, my first request here, don't know how the system works; hope this informal approach will suffice.)

    I'm requesting blacklisting of the string *annamalai*, either alone or in any combination with any other character(s), to prevent new page creation in the main and draft spaces.

    Please see this ANI discussion:

    Draft:K. Annamalai (politician)
    , using never-ending variations of the title. Please help plug this time-sink.

    Thank you, --DoubleGrazing (talk) 11:31, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Just .*annamalai.* is far too broad - current title hits in mainspace, plus it's a common surname. \bannamalai\b.*k|k.*\bannamalai\b from
    Cryptic 12:42, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply
    ]
    Thanks @
    Cryptic
    (and sorry, I meant to go back to ANI to say I'd opened this, but got sidetracked). As these editors have shown already, they are perfectly willing to spell the name differently, swap last and first name around, abbreviate either name with or without punctuation, etc. I've lost count of how many variations I've seen, and IIRC the only constant throughout has been 'annamalai'. I get that we can't create too general a block, if it then does more harm than good, but a narrow one just won't have the desired effect, I don't think.
    I take it the rule will only consider the title, or can it made to peek into the draft/article contents also? As in, if the title has 'annamalai' and the contents include, say, this person's year of birth or name of their party, only then it would get blocked. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 13:27, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    It can't look at the contents. The
    Cryptic 13:38, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply
    ]
    (?!(wikipedia( talk)?:|talk:)).*(annamalai.*(\bk\b|kuppu)|(\bk\b|kuppu).*annamalai).*    # Special:Permalink/1189541550#K. Annamalai et al, Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2023 November 2#Annamalai Kuppusamy, quarry:query/78646
    

    Edit request because I'm involved here. Omission of .* at the start is deliberate. Replace the start with (?!((draft|wikipedia)( talk)?:|talk:)) to allow draft: and draft talk: as well, though that's not my preference. —

    Cryptic 13:58, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply
    ]

     Done * Pppery * it has begun... 01:10, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Protected edit request on 3 January 2024

    Should we auto semi-protect

    Deaths in ...
    pages because of vandalism by IPs during the New Year's Eve, when it's not protected?

    Deaths in 20\d{2,3} <noedit|errmsg=titleblacklist-custom-deathpages|autoconfirmed>
    

    Just a random Wikipedian(talk) 13:50, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

     Not done We would need a much broader discussion before applying pre-emptive protection. * Pppery * it has begun... 17:48, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Edit request (January 2024)

    I request to make an image that is a screenshot of Hobartville from Google Maps, as it says the page needs more images on the Community portal. I want to do this to become more experienced and trusted as an editor. Oo-rah! the marines are here (talk) 17:47, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

     Not done Badly misplaced and malformed. * Pppery * it has begun... 19:18, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Fix for the "nine consecutive capital letters" entry in userspace

    Description of suggested change: I'm not sure exactly how this would be done, but could someone edit this to make it so that the filter .*\p{Lu}(\P{L}*\p{Lu}){9}.* <casesensitive | moveonly> # Disallows moves with more than nine consecutive capital letters allows moves in userspace that include someone's username if it matches that filter? I can't move my user subpages anywhere because I (foolishly) chose a username with all capital letters. LOOKSQUARE (👤️·🗨️) talk 21:35, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    I am disinclined to modify sitewide rules to accommodate your admittedly foolish username choice. Consider
    changing your username. * Pppery * it has begun... 15:47, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply
    ]
    @LOOKSQUARE: If there aren't too many pages that you want moved, you can ping me of which ones that would be, and I'll move them. SilverLocust 💬 22:39, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
     Not done you may file an edit request on the page you want to move asking it to be moved. — xaosflux Talk 23:17, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    WP:RM/TR#Uncontroversial technical requests would be the more usual place to request a Titleblacklist override. SilverLocust 💬 23:52, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply
    ]