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173.62.28.63

Username: 173.62.28.63 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Cornwall, New York (filter log) (user filter log)
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Date and time: 16:34, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
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Djuna Barnes, American author and illustrator, born June 12, 1892 in a log cabin on Storm King Mountain, Cornwall-on-Hudson, best known for her novel, "Nightwood."

Not done – In general, "notable people" lists and similar are only meant for people who already have articles about them. If you think this person meets our notability guidelines, please see Help:Your first article. If you think an exception should be made here, please discuss the matter on the article's talk page. Rusty ^{talk contribs} 16:51, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

216.124.134.2

Username: 216.124.134.2 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Mattoon High School (filter log) (user filter log)
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Date and time: 16:52, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – In general, "notable people" lists and similar are only meant for people who already have articles about them. If you think this person meets our notability guidelines, please see Help:Your first article. If you think an exception should be made here, please discuss the matter on the article's talk page. Rusty ^{talk contribs} 16:56, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

121.6.26.39

Username: 121.6.26.39 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: United World College of South East Asia (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: Was trying to add actor Shayaan Rasul to the list of Notable Alumni
Date and time: 12:33, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – In general, "notable people" lists and similar are only meant for people who already have articles about them. If you think this person meets our notability guidelines, please see Help:Your first article. If you think an exception should be made here, please discuss the matter on the article's talk page. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 12:40, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nunrleft

Username: Nunrleft (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Belfast, Tennessee (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: I'm trying to add a "Notable Persons" section to this article
Date and time: 21:59, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Private – One or more of the filters triggered are private, and the request needs to be evaluated by an edit filter helper or manager. (automated comment) — MajavahBot (talk · contributions) 21:59, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Not done – In general, "notable people" lists and similar are only meant for people who already have articles about them. If you think this person meets our notability guidelines, please see Help:Your first article. If you think an exception should be made here, please discuss the matter on the article's talk page. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 22:16, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nunrleft

Username: Nunrleft (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Page not specified
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Date and time: 22:03, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Private – One or more of the filters triggered are private, and the request needs to be evaluated by an edit filter helper or manager. (automated comment) — MajavahBot (talk · contributions) 22:03, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Not done – In general, "notable people" lists and similar are only meant for people who already have articles about them. If you think this person meets our notability guidelines, please see Help:Your first article. If you think an exception should be made here, please discuss the matter on the article's talk page. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 22:16, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Gujjarempire

Username: Gujjarempire (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Political marriages in India (filter log) (user filter log)
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Date and time: 11:25, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
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Not done – The filter is working properly. Not helpful as the edit contains a huge addition of non-English content. User3749 (talk) 12:36, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Gujjarempire

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Private – One or more of the filters triggered are private, and the request needs to be evaluated by an edit filter helper or manager. (automated comment) — MajavahBot (talk · contributions) 11:28, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Gujjarempire

{{subst:False negative|skipusername=yes |page=Political marriages in India

Private – One or more of the filters triggered are private, and the request needs to be evaluated by an edit filter helper or manager. (automated comment) — MajavahBot (talk · contributions) 11:31, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Gujjarempire

{{subst:False negative|skipusername=yes |page=Political marriages in India |description=

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Private – One or more of the filters triggered are private, and the request needs to be evaluated by an edit filter helper or manager. (automated comment) — MajavahBot (talk · contributions) 11:33, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done – The filter is working properly. edits were not helpful as they were not in English. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 11:38, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

1234567890qheehhhwbehie

Username: 1234567890qheehhhwbehie (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: txt (filter log) (user filter log)
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Date and time: 12:45, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
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2A00:23C6:9310:AE01:901D:4A48:EC33:2DC2

Username: 2A00:23C6:9310:AE01:901D:4A48:EC33:2DC2 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: List of parliamentary constituencies in Oxfordshire (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: As is the convention for all pages in the subsection of county lists of British Parliamentary Constituencies, I tried to create a key to match the candidates to the party, which convention dictates uses the unicode icons that I used.
Date and time: 12:54, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
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