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Abuse filter for IP edits on broadcasts

Would you add an abuse filter to prevent ips from editing subpages of special:prefixindex/Global message delivery/Targets/ ? I don't think IPs can do anything productive there. I'm not sure if broadcasts could even be sent to IP talk pages.

If you want to go a step further: semi-protection of the pages is probably not a good idea as users might not be confirmed before wanting to edit this. However, maybe not-confirmed editors should shouldn't be editing other users entries. Jura1 (talk) 11:19, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

Comment presumably only in the main namespace, rather than to impact the translations that are attached to some of the pages, and would fall under the PAGENAME paths. @Jura1: Do you have some examples of what IP addresses have been doing, as it may be worthwhile customising a disallow notice to better guide them, maybe even look at something translated, or to a landing page.  — billinghurst sDrewth 23:18, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

Is this only an issues on meta-wiki? The local titleblacklist may be better to deal with this. — xaosflux ^Talk 00:32, 14 January 2020 (UTC)

Ombudsman commission

Is it still a reason that this page to be fully protected? (There's no indication that this page itself is a policy.)--GZWDer (talk) 11:46, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

The comment on the protection says "official policy amended by OC's member" and I have no reason to argue that. Plus it is an OC and staff managed page, I suggest that you ask them directly. They have rights and can address any concerns that you have.  — billinghurst sDrewth 23:05, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

Removal of +Autopatrol from User:MCC214

They had been warned not to tag LTA pages here and they simply blanked those remarks, seemingly they had read the warning. They did it again here which is not needed at all. Just a simple author blanked deletion request is needed at all. Given the history of their talkpage which quite a fair bit of editing issues are shown and most recently riley did point out more concerns and they continued editing without addressing, I am in the point that they should not have autopatrol flag (which they are able to tag other user userpages over the AF).--Camouflaged Mirage (talk) 10:21, 14 January 2020 (UTC)

Multiple attempts have been made by multiple users to dialogue with User:MCC214 about their editing behavior; none have been dignified with a response. This includes when MCC was issued a 3 day block; the user returned to editing after archiving the block rationale without responding. As attempts to discuss this behavior have gone unanswered, I am going remove autopatrol without further discussion while issuing a warning as continuing this behavior may lead to another block or other restrictions. ~riley (talk) 20:07, 14 January 2020 (UTC)