The current documentation seems to omit nearly all of the variables
visible in SVN:

http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki/trunk/extensions/AbuseFilter/AbuseFilter.class.php?view=markup

As a minor point, if this intended to be used for all edits (not just
mainspace pages), one might want to rename the variables that have
"ARTICLE" in their names to a more general term like "PAGE" to avoid
giving people the impression they only act on the mainspace.  (Yes, I
know everything is an "article" in the software, but from the end
user's point of view talk pages and the like don't get thought of as
"articles".)

-Robert Rohde


On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 6:24 PM, Brion Vibber <[email protected]> wrote:
> Quick note -- we're now testing Werdna's AbuseFilter extension on
> test.wikipedia.org. AbuseFilter will make it easier for on-wiki admins
> to set up automatic detection and tagging in response to common  suspect
> editing patterns.
>
> A lot of this kind of filtering is being done in client-side bot tools
> today, but it can be hard to coordinate what's going on, and responses
> are usually limited to heavy-handed reversions... by building the
> filters into the wiki, actions can range from simply tagging an edit for
> human attention to emergency desysopping, depending on what's appropriate.
>
> * Docs: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AbuseFilter
> * Take a peek: http://test.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:AbuseFilter
>
> Currently, sysops can define filter rules on Test Wikipedia, but with
> some limitations on what the system can do in response:
>
> * Tagging with visibility in RecentChanges/History/Contribs/etc isn't
> implemented yet (needs some support in MediaWiki core that hasn't been
> merged yet)
>
> * Filter-triggered blocks, range blocks, and removal from groups is
> disabled since we don't want people going crazy just yet. ;)
>
> Werdna will be polishing up the capabilities, interface, and
> capabilities of AbuseFilter over the next couple weeks ... in response
> to your help testing and providing feedback. Go check it out! :D
>
> -- brion
>
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