Enable the block option for Wikidata's abusefilter. Using the default of 'indefinite' since the main purpose of using the option will be spambots.
Assigned to myself + shell keyword.
Version: wmf-deployment
Severity: enhancement
URL: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Proposal_to_enable_abuse_filter_blocking
Change 98002 had a related patch set uploaded by John F. Lewis:
Enable AbuseFilter block option on Wikidata
In the discussion a finite block duration was proposed as the targets will be IPs, but the discussion lacks consensus on which block duration should be used in this case.
We usually use 3 months when blocking IPs. Since this has not been disputed at all in the past and we have been using this for a significant amount of time, that can be considered a community norm. Therefore, do we really need consensus for this? If people dispute it, they can bring it up but so far it has not been disputed for 3 months.
Yes, definitely needs discussion. Also, I'm not sure we're allowing content projects to enable abusefilter blocks, it's an extremely dangerous feature.
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Yes, definitely needs discussion. Also, I'm not sure we're allowing content
projects to enable abusefilter blocks, it's an extremely dangerous feature.
If you are that concerned, you should voice your concerns on-wiki. Also, some content projects (some particular Wiktionaries, ptwiktionary IIRC) have enabled it.
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(In reply to comment #4)
Yes, definitely needs discussion. Also, I'm not sure we're allowing content
projects to enable abusefilter blocks, it's an extremely dangerous feature.If you are that concerned, you should voice your concerns on-wiki. Also, some
content projects (some particular Wiktionaries, ptwiktionary IIRC) have
enabled
it.
cawiki, eewiki, enwikinews, eswikibooks, eswiktionary and itwiki to be exact.
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cawiki, eewiki, enwikinews, eswikibooks, eswiktionary and itwiki to be exact.
Got it, a lost battle already ("It was a bad idea. The users made me do it. -- Tim Starling"). History will judge. ;-)
Consensus seems to be leaning to 3 months. The participation is so the almost the exact same therefore I have pushed a new patch set however I'll leave this one community consensus needed for now.
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cawiki, eewiki, enwikinews, eswikibooks, eswiktionary and itwiki to be exact.
Got it, a lost battle already ("It was a bad idea. The users made me do it.
- Tim Starling"). History will judge. ;-)
Bah.
Change 101605 had a related patch set uploaded by John F. Lewis:
Add modify restricted to sysop at Wikidata