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Latest comment: 2 months ago by Leaderboard in topic Edits blocked by filters

were the affected communities informed?

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Latest comment: 2 months ago4 comments4 people in discussion

Hi, I might have overlooked something, but were the communities affected informed about this RfC? Ghilt (talk) 08:23, 11 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

All registered users at any wiki can be affected by welcome messages to users with no edits. There are currently 1046 wikis at Special:SiteMatrix although a few are closed for editing. I made the proposed policy but not the RfC and I don't know practice about notifications. I only posted a notification to my home wiki (which is also the largest) at w:Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 198#Global welcoming policy. If "affected communities" means wikis which currently make widespread welcome messages to users without edits then I think we would get biased participation if we only try to find and notify those who make controversial posts and not the recipients who are often at other wikis. Trying to notify around 1000 wikis seems excessive. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:09, 13 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
I think it's justified for an RfC like this given that they are the projects that would be most affected. MassMessage should make this straightforward. Leaderboard (talk) 12:29, 13 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

Informing affected wikis

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I'm drafting the below MassMessage with the subject "Global discussion on Welcome messages" to the following targets:

Sorry that this message is in English. Please help translate to your language. There is a request for comment at m:Special:MyLanguage/Requests for comment/Welcoming policy on a proposal to forbid sending welcome messages to users who have not made an edit, which is currently in practice at your wiki. Your comment on this matter would be appreciated.
Targets list generated from Distribution list/Global message delivery

What do you think? Pinging those involved in previous requests for closure of this RfC, which didn't happen due to the lack of notification: @Pppery, Johannnes89, A smart kitten, Xaosflux, and DreamRimmer: Aaron Liu (talk) 20:06, 29 August 2025 (UTC)Reply

Edits blocked by filters

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Latest comment: 2 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

What if users try to edit but the edits are blocked by filters? On Commons many filters are not against vandalism but to prevent accidental damage. User who hit a filter should get a welcome message as they need information where to find help. GPSLeo (talk) 15:15, 13 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

If a user edit is blocked by a filter, the filter message should tell them what to do (eg it should point them to an administrator noticeboard or a place to report edit filter issues). Leaderboard (talk) 17:26, 13 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
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