MediaWiki talk:Titleblacklist

message: Hello, I am new to writing Wikipedia pages but I am not completely sure that this it the right page. I attempted to upload an image of the boyflux flag, which was named "boyflux.png"  I was trying to upload this in my sandbox, however I just ended up with this message instead: "The file name you were trying to upload has been blacklisted because it is very common, uninformative, or spelled in ALLCAPS. Please go back and choose a better file name. When uploading files to Wikimedia Commons, please use a file name that describes the content of the image or media file you're uploading and is sufficiently distinctive that no-one else is likely to pick the same name by accident." I tried to change it's name to "boyfluxgenderidentity.png" but got the same message. I also do understand that I do have a past of vandalism however I've stopped doing that to wikipedia pages, and now will only edit them if I see errors, or would like to cite sources that are missing from them. Mrsimonst9969666 (talk) 18:08, 5 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: It might be a bug, I could try to upload it if it doesn't work on your side. Which boyflux flag do you want? (There are a bunch of them, I guess probably this one? I'll have to check the license to see if it can be uploaded but I think it should) Chaotic Enby (talk) 07:00, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: It would not meet the threshold of creativity to be copyrighted so its in the public domain. :3 F4U (they/it) 02:28, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

text: This would be an issue with the commons:MediaWiki:Titleblacklist, not with ours, although at a glance I'm not seeing anything in their blacklist that would cause this issue.  -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she|they|xe) 07:09, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

text: I have same issue. I have same issue, even when i am trying to upload modified image with same filename it had before! Urmo123 (talk) 09:33, 7 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Filename blacklist 

message: Should we auto semi-protect Deaths in ... pages because of vandalism by IPs during the New Year's Eve, when it's not protected?
Deaths in 20\d{2,3} <noedit|errmsg=titleblacklist-custom-deathpages|autoconfirmed>
 Just a random Wikipedian(talk) 13:50, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: We would need a much broader discussion before applying pre-emptive protection. * Pppery * it has begun... 17:48, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Protected edit request on 3 January 2024 

message: I request to make an image that is a screenshot of Hobartville from Google Maps, as it says the page needs more images on the Community portal. I want to do this to become more experienced and trusted as an editor. Oo-rah! the marines are here (talk) 17:47, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Badly misplaced and malformed. * Pppery * it has begun... 19:18, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request (January 2024) 

message: Description of suggested change:
I'm not sure exactly how this would be done, but could someone edit this to make it so that the filter  allows moves in userspace that include someone's username if it matches that filter? I can't move my user subpages anywhere because I  chose a username with all capital letters. LOOKSQUARE (👤️·🗨️) talk 21:35, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I am disinclined to modify sitewide rules to accommodate your admittedly foolish username choice. Consider changing your username. * Pppery * it has begun... 15:47, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text:  If there aren't too many pages that you want moved, you can ping me of which ones that would be, and I'll move them. SilverLocust 💬 22:39, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

text: you may file an edit request on the page you want to move asking it to be moved. — xaosflux Talk 23:17, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: WP:RM/TR#Uncontroversial technical requests would be the more usual place to request a Titleblacklist override. SilverLocust 💬 23:52, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fix for the "nine consecutive capital letters" entry in userspace 

message: Per MOS:CURLY, we should almost always use straight quotes in titles. There are currently ~20 articles with curly quotes in the title, and for a while I was moving one every few days to use the proper symbol, indicating that the rule is being rampantly ignored. I suggest we enforce it by adding ’ (which seems to be much more common than the other characters) to the title blacklist, with a custom error message and possibly with restrictions on namespace. Thoughts? * Pppery * it has begun... 04:43, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: We already have a similar in spirit rule for blacklisting full-width characters, and have since 2008 (MediaWiki:Titleblacklist-custom-fullwidth). * Pppery * it has begun... 04:50, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text:  I've created an error message at MediaWiki:Titleblacklist-custom-curly-quote (not currently used). The exact rule to add would be .*’.* <errmsg=titleblacklist-custom-curly-quote. Does this seem reasonable to anyone else here? * Pppery * it has begun... 02:21, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text:  I intend to add this in a few days if there are no further comments. * Pppery * it has begun... 16:15, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text:   * Pppery * it has begun... 23:24, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Blacklist curly quote? 

message: The topic is notable, but why is it on the blacklist? Toadette (Let's talk together!) 21:58, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: See the entry in WP:DEEPER and Talk:K. Annamalai#Page protection. Curbon7 (talk) 22:00, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Remove string annamalai 

message: The following rules appear to have failed:
# .*kob.*arad.* # Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Kobi Arad, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kobi Arad (2nd nomination)(added by  in 2017 - the subject it is targeting now exists as Kobi Arad after being accepted by  at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive344#Kobi Arad / Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive344#Unlocking page for Kobi Arad. 
# .*alisha.*panwar.* added by MER-C in 2017) - the subject it is targeting now exists as Aalisha Panwar after being accepted by  at AfC.
# .*janhvi.*kapoor.* # Repeated recreation for promotional purposes. Article is salted, but salting tends to inspire work-around articles. added by  in 2018 - the subject it is targeting now exists at Janhvi Kapoor, which was only ever extended-confirmed protected and has been stable as an article since 2019.
#  .*amuel.*omerville  # Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Sebi wj added by  in 2020 - the subject it is targeting now exists at Samuel Somerville after discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Football/Archive 165#Failed footballer saltings
# .*((ryan.*?hampton|hampton.*?ryan)).*  added by MER-C in 2017) - article subject exists at Ryan Hampton (writer) and survived Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ryan Hampton (writer)
# .*sahbabi.* (added by MER-C in 2017 - article subject exists at SahBabii).
# .*alexa.*curtis.*   # https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?prefix=Alexa+Curtis&title=Special%3AUndelete&fuzzy=1 (added by MER-C in 2020) - subject now exists at Alexa Curtis (entrepreneur) after Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive345#Alexa M. Curtis)
Is there any reason these rules shouldn't be deleted? They make it harder to create talk page archives, deletion discussions, etc. and provide no apparent additional value. The last one also matches many people other than the intended target. * Pppery * it has begun... 00:00, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I wouldn't say "failed", the point isn't to stop the articles ever being created, just to stop the sockpuppets repeatedly recreating unsuitable pages. If they've been created by someone in good faith and also reviewed before being moved over the salted titles, in my view that's what's supposed to happen and so the rules were actually successful. One thing though: I would carefully check the histories of the articles created after salting to ensure there's not a hijacked article in the history, that's a common way of evading salting and history splits/merges may be necessary. Otherwise I say go ahead and remove the entries, they're no longer needed. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 12:11, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text:  I guess I'm more cynical than you are. And Special:PermaLink/839309087 for SahBabii is an outright failure IMO  Anyway, that's irrelevant now, and none of these seem to have been hijacks. * Pppery * it has begun... 16:50, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text:   * Pppery * it has begun... 00:22, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Failed rules