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Hello all,

At the request of many users over time, I've finally found a way to ensure that only QCG members are able to modify the rating template. The AbuseFilter extension allows us to enable a filter which will prevent non-QCG members from editing the template, though they can still add it and change unrated articles to class 5.

The filters can also be used for other things, such as preventing vandalism or basically whatever we want as need arises. Please discuss. ajr 02:17, September 16, 2011 (UTC)

Discussion

• Support as nominator. ajr 02:17, September 16, 2011 (UTC)
• Support finally won't have to constantly check to ensure the ratings are actually what they're meant to be :) NightblazeSaber 04:15, September 16, 2011 (UTC)
• Support Great job Ajr!

SKP4472 Talk [[Special:Editcount/SKP4472|Special:Editcount/SKP4472 Edits!]] Devoted Editor of Brickipedia 06:20, September 16, 2011 (UTC)

• Support Yes! -Cligra Join the redlink war!
• Support Is it me, or was that extraordinarily quick? - nxt 16:23, September 16, 2011 (UTC)

  What do you mean, quick? This isn't the extension that I was developing, it's a pre-existing one. ajr 16:35, September 16, 2011 (UTC)

• Support Per NXT, someone gimme a hug. -NBP 16:29, September 16, 2011 (UTC)
• Sure. (I'm being different) - Kingcjc 17:54, September 16, 2011 (UTC)
• Support Jag 18:14, September 16, 2011 (UTC)
• Support we should block 70..... I forget the rest..Bob bricks ^Talk

  1. Already done. 2. Keep this on-topic, please. ajr 18:30, September 16, 2011 (UTC)

Apparently we can set it to remove any groups that the user has when they trigger the filter... Jag 22:39, September 16, 2011 (UTC)

That's not a good idea, since filters aren't perfect. FB100Z • talk • contribs 01:28, September 17, 2011 (UTC)

• How exactly does this work? - nxt

  You have new messages. Jag 18:37, September 16, 2011 (UTC)

  I know. I am assuming this no longer matters? - nxt

• Support --Berrybrick (Talk) 01:23, September 17, 2011 (UTC)
• Support per nom. FB100Z • talk • contribs 01:29, September 17, 2011 (UTC)

• Question- When will this be activated? Jag 02:42, September 20, 2011 (UTC)

• Answer - When the cows come home. FB100Z • talk • contribs 04:16, September 20, 2011 (UTC)

• Question Following On From The Strange Answer- When the what come where? Jag 06:53, September 20, 2011 (UTC)

• Answer when the cows come home. (was going to give a wikipedia reference, but there isn't a page! Gasp!) - nxt

• Question How exactly does this work? - nxt

  See here, and you can test it on the admin wiki. ajr 16:27, September 20, 2011 (UTC)

  I'll just wait until it happens. - nxt

• Support: Sounds like a good idea. - 15:30, September 20, 2011 (UTC)
• Closing... - Due to unanimous support I am closing this forum as successful. I've contacted Wikia, and am waiting for a reply. ajr 22:45, September 20, 2011 (UTC)

  Closed, though the filter doesn't work yet. It /was/ working, and now it isn't... looking into possible fixes. ajr 23:56, September 20, 2011 (UTC)

  When it was working, it seemed to prevent me from removing content from an article --Berrybrick (Talk) 23:59, September 20, 2011 (UTC)

  Hence why it wasn't working. ajr 00:02, September 21, 2011 (UTC)

• Anyone know why things like this are still happening (note the rating)? I thought the abusefilter fixed NightblazeSaber 02:00, November 12, 2011 (UTC)

  Impossible for the filter to disallow changes for edits which create a page, since no rating is being changed, but rather added. ajr 02:02, November 12, 2011 (UTC)

• It still seems to be working, he has been creating pages and been rating them when he adds the template before publishing the article. --Berrybrick ^(Talk) 02:03, November 12, 2011 (UTC)

• Yes, it will do that - the abusefilter prevents the rating being changed, not a new rating added. (And yes I know, I designed it (well kind of)) Jag 02:04, November 12, 2011 (UTC)