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Edit filter helper is a user group that allows non-administrators to view the details, code, and logs of private edit filters, but not to edit them. The right may be granted and revoked by administrators. This page details the right, the requirements for it, and the processes involved in granting and removing it. There are currently 23 filter helpers on English Wikipedia.
There are three groups of editors for whom this is useful:
The following groups do not need edit filter helper because they can already view private edit filters:
The edit-filter-helper user right gives access to
abusefilter-view-private
which allows viewing of edit filters marked as private, as well as the ability to search and view the edit filter hit logs from those filters.The edit filter helper right may be granted in the following circumstances:
In a new section, make a request at the edit filter noticeboard. Self-nominations are a requirement. [2]
This is a highly specialized right that is routinely denied even to experienced editors. There are currently 23 edit filter helpers, compared with 6,822 rollbackers. Meeting all the above criteria does not guarantee a request will obtain consensus support to pass. Above all, noticeboard regulars look for indicators that an editor can be trusted. Trust is important because private edit filters reveal the detection strategies for tracking long-term abusers, and also private edit filter logs often contain revision deletable or oversightable information. This is a subjective measurement and the editors participating in a given request will have their own criteria to judge whether an editor is sufficiently trustworthy for this user right.
The user right can be revoked for violating any of the above conduct standards and for other misconduct. Additionally, it can be revoked at any time by an administrator without any process or prior notice in any of the following circumstances:
If your edit filter helper right was revoked and you would like to appeal the decision, first discuss with the revoking administrator. If after such an exchange you still feel the matter is unresolved and requires outside input, you may post at WP:AN to appeal the decision. Request for the right after a revocation for inactivity or self-requested removal may be made at WP:PERM.
For inactivity:
For other reasons:
In all cases:
This page documents a
procedural policy of Wikipedia. It documents various processes by which the English Wikipedia operates. |
Edit filter helper is a user group that allows non-administrators to view the details, code, and logs of private edit filters, but not to edit them. The right may be granted and revoked by administrators. This page details the right, the requirements for it, and the processes involved in granting and removing it. There are currently 23 filter helpers on English Wikipedia.
There are three groups of editors for whom this is useful:
The following groups do not need edit filter helper because they can already view private edit filters:
The edit-filter-helper user right gives access to
abusefilter-view-private
which allows viewing of edit filters marked as private, as well as the ability to search and view the edit filter hit logs from those filters.The edit filter helper right may be granted in the following circumstances:
In a new section, make a request at the edit filter noticeboard. Self-nominations are a requirement. [2]
This is a highly specialized right that is routinely denied even to experienced editors. There are currently 23 edit filter helpers, compared with 6,822 rollbackers. Meeting all the above criteria does not guarantee a request will obtain consensus support to pass. Above all, noticeboard regulars look for indicators that an editor can be trusted. Trust is important because private edit filters reveal the detection strategies for tracking long-term abusers, and also private edit filter logs often contain revision deletable or oversightable information. This is a subjective measurement and the editors participating in a given request will have their own criteria to judge whether an editor is sufficiently trustworthy for this user right.
The user right can be revoked for violating any of the above conduct standards and for other misconduct. Additionally, it can be revoked at any time by an administrator without any process or prior notice in any of the following circumstances:
If your edit filter helper right was revoked and you would like to appeal the decision, first discuss with the revoking administrator. If after such an exchange you still feel the matter is unresolved and requires outside input, you may post at WP:AN to appeal the decision. Request for the right after a revocation for inactivity or self-requested removal may be made at WP:PERM.
For inactivity:
For other reasons:
In all cases: