Requests for Comment/Add an abuse filter

{{ClosedRfC|There is an abuse filter. A majority of spam on the platform itself is caught both globally and locally, and I believe this RfC was started at the time that the old captcha system was being compromised, which was since replaced by a newer version. However, our (bureaucrats) talk pages are open if users have technical suggestions to improve the operation of existing abuse filters, and as a Global Sysop I can accept suggestions to improve the global abuse filters for Miraheze itself if it is technically feasible. --Raidarr (talk) 13:13, 30 January 2022 (UTC) |

Although we do have an abuse filter that automatically blocks whatever it flags as spam, we should add one for blanking pages or spamming gibberish, or other bullshit. Vandalism has become a severe problem recently. While it was always a problem, it recently has become an even bigger problem. We need to take as much measures as possible to end this vandalism once and for all.

Support

 * 1)  As proposer. SleepParalysisDemon (talk) 12:29, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 2) Me too. I don't want anymore vandals who clog up the Recent changes section. NJPet (talk) 13:40, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

Abstain
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 * I'm putting my vote as abstain as we do have some abuse filters that are still active, but not sure what to think of this request at this time. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) 12:34, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 1) I am going to since I am uncertain whether such a thing would be effective or not. Marxo Grouch  (talk) 15:45, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 2) I have seen some wikis having this filter, but at the same time, I notice that some vandals don't end up blocked by it, yet it gets rid of spambots, so I don't quite know if this really going to help much. Plus, I think I remember false positives rarely happening. Mr. Jay 641  (📄) 15:55, 23 October 2021 (UTC)