Meta:Babel/Archives/2026-08

Enable UserPageEditProtection

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Hi. two weeks ago, the configuration option $wgRestrictUserPageEditing was added, allowing the restriction of the "User" namespace to the user themselves and certain user groups.
Since this is already enforced on Meta anyway, using Special:AbuseFilter/161 and Special:AbuseFilter/87, I propose enabling this on the server-side. The permission would be granted to every group that includes the "autopatrol" right.

The benefit would be that users receive a permission error *before* they make the edit, rather than afterwards. Neriah - 💬 - 08:27, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

Seems a bit of a 'blunt' tool, when our filters already have multiple carve outs for exemptions that would go away. — xaosflux ^Talk 10:32, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

No, thanks. A server-side hardcoded limit means lower client-side dynamicity. Admins can actively check for edge cases themselves in the filter logs, but for non-publicly-logged limitations they'd have to passively wait for the affected to make a report. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 17:29, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

After running for almost three weeks, there is no consensus to activate the wgRestrictUserPageEditing feature for Meta. Participants who opposed the proposal noted that the user page abuse filter is sufficient enough, and that enabling the hard-coded feature would be more difficult for administrators and patrollers to identify potential false positives from the feature (instead of the filter). Codename Noreste (talk • contribs) 05:07, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

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Test consumers

Hi, I made some Oauth test consumers and they were approved right away but i made 3 consumers also test since and they are still waiting to be aprroved. I made them because i cant change their rights or i dont know you can change them. Why is that? Malyzolwikson (talk) 07:37, 15 August 2026 (UTC)

@Malyzolwikson owner-only consumers use a different process than public consumers. Please do not make nonsense applications, example Description: mmm. — xaosflux ^Talk 18:12, 15 August 2026 (UTC)

Do you need these multiple public consumers? I rejected the 2 with nonsense descriptions. — xaosflux ^Talk 18:24, 15 August 2026 (UTC)

Not right now i use the owner only but soon i will probably use this one Malyzolwikson (talk) 20:15, 15 August 2026 (UTC)

OK, which of these do you NOT need: 4ec623ab7b1756ea90030c1b24386529 , 930e96d340bb839b850def9a2eb7adcf ? — xaosflux ^Talk 22:37, 15 August 2026 (UTC)

Hi. I've just made a consumer that will be my main one could you approve that? Malyzolwikson (talk) 12:13, 18 August 2026 (UTC)

You are not answering my question. You currently have the following requests. Which ones are NOT needed?:

• 930e96d340bb839b850def9a2eb7adcf
• 4ec623ab7b1756ea90030c1b24386529
• dbbfd17db3e4cf70c423eae1f9a02903
• 2ab59fabd25d8041ba88332799d5a17d

— xaosflux ^Talk 13:02, 18 August 2026 (UTC)

all of them except the last one I made. Sorry I didn't answer Malyzolwikson (talk) 18:34, 18 August 2026 (UTC)

Ok, for ...a17d go list at Steward_requests/Miscellaneous#OAuth_permissions if someone doesn't get to it in a bit. — xaosflux ^Talk 19:31, 18 August 2026 (UTC)

I dont understand why did you disabled my consumer? Malyzolwikson (talk) 21:01, 18 August 2026 (UTC)

You just said you do NOT NEED all of the ones above except for ...a17d, which is currently still in "proposed". So which specific one are you now asking about? — xaosflux ^Talk 22:57, 18 August 2026 (UTC)

could you approve this? Malyzolwikson (talk) 23:13, 18 August 2026 (UTC)

I told you above where to list that. — xaosflux ^Talk 01:31, 19 August 2026 (UTC)

This section was archived on a request by: — xaosflux ^Talk 13:05, 26 August 2026 (UTC)

How do I request protection for an article?

Hello. "WikiConference India 2026/ja" is currently being subjected to prolonged vandalism, and I would like to request page protection. Would "Meta:Requests for help from a sysop or bureaucrat" be the appropriate place to submit this request? As this is my first time doing so and I was unsure, I decided to ask here. Hdialk (talk) 02:36, 25 August 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Hdialk, yes that would be the appropriate page. I've now filed a request on your behalf, since I'm curious what the best solution is when just one translation of a page is the target. Ciell (talk) 06:46, 25 August 2026 (UTC)

Thank you very much for submitting it on my behalf! Hdialk (talk) 11:36, 26 August 2026 (UTC)

This section was archived on a request by: — xaosflux ^Talk 13:05, 26 August 2026 (UTC)