https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49355
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Bug ID: 49355
Summary: Edit filter warning blocks sysop page deletion
activity
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: NEW
Severity: blocker
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: AbuseFilter
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected], [email protected]
Classification: Unclassified
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*In sysop's regular page deletion activity: At drop down menu of page to be
deleted sysop selects delete >> A confirmation screen apears >> Sysop clicks
'Delete' Button >> Page gets deleted.
*By ommission if any edit filter having active Warning message does not exclude
sysops in user group (usually Autoconfirmed users in user group), and matches
a page being deleted by sysop then it creats a situation that a sysop deletion
activity gets unexpectedly partially blocked.The process happens some thing
like following
::*At drop down menu of page to be deleted sysop selects delete >> A
confirmation screen apears >> Sysop clicks 'Delete' Button >> Deletion activity
gets partialy blocked>>Media wiki message "Cannot delete page "$1" " page
apears via MediaWiki:Cannotdelete-title (This block can be unexpected to
unsuspecting sysop) >> This block is partial and a not real one because
actually if you press back button at the browser and again click delete the
page gets successfully deleted.(Probablly this happens because a warning
message stops you temporarily and when you click action (save or delete) it
executes asked action.
::Is this a problem ?Although not a serious one, still yes it is important
problem. we have more than 700 wiki's under wikimedia umbrella and all filter
managers and sysops may not be aware of this glitch.And can cause confusion and
mis-understanding.
::Why wikis usually do not complain about this,most of the filters exclude
sysop group indirectly by excluding usually Autoconfirmed users in user
group.But it is preferable to fix it as informed in above point.
::Is there a way we can avoid this ? When sysop has already selected action
delete,then Edit filter should avoid trigerring of the warning message.
::Temporary solution is updating 'MediaWiki:Cannotdelete-title' message a
separate bug will be filed soon for the same purpose.
::are there any associated issues yes two of them
::Associated issue 1: Associated Media wiki message "Cannot delete page "$1" "
is misleading and can be improved upon a separate bug will be soon filed for
the same
::Associated(?) issue 2:: Technical simmilarity to bug no 45195 :Along with the
'MediaWiki:Cannotdelete-title' message the related warning message also is
seen.Only at this instance related warning media message does not show internal
wikilinks and behaves as in bug 45195.
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