Viewing abuse filter 43: Link spamming

Filter parameters

Filter ID:	43
Description: (publicly viewable)
Conditions:	! "confirmed" in user_groups & page_namespace == 0 & old_size > 0 & rcount("https?:\/\/", added_lines) > rcount("https?:\/\/", removed_lines) & count("<ref", added_lines) <= count("<ref", removed_lines) & ! user_name in page_recent_contributors ! "confirmed" in user_groups & page_namespace == 0 & old_size > 0 & rcount("https?:\/\/", added_lines) > rcount("https?:\/\/", removed_lines) & count("<ref", added_lines) <= count("<ref", removed_lines) & ! user_name in page_recent_contributors
Notes:	Repeated addition of external links to articles by new users. Often an indication of spam. Not sure about the right limit/timeframe. Testing >3 per 20 mins. Adding refs is generally a good use of external links. Fix a bug temporarily -Prodego Format. -DF Updated to allow "confirmed" to bypass as well - Xaos article_recent_contributors is quite slow. Moving to the end -- better to have too many conditions in this case, I think; also some cleanup of syntax ~MA Check for https and not just http, see [[Special:Permalink/832937586#Edit filter problems]] ~MA 20190104-Updated deprecated parameters ~Xa
Flags:	Hide details of this filter from public view Enable this filter I understand that details of this filter will be hidden from users who cannot see [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter/Rules_format#Protected_variables protected variables] Mark as deleted
Filter last modified:	18:59, 27 September 2021 by WikiDwarf (talk \| contribs)
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Actions to take when matched

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Number of actions to allow:

Period of time (in seconds):

Group throttle by:

user,ip

See the documentation on mediawiki.org.

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Prevent the user from performing the action in question

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Revoke the user's autoconfirmed status

Block the user and/or IP address from editing

Block the user and/or IP address from editing their own talk page

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possible link spam