Viewing abuse filter 5: Block non-admin use of Bot User template

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Filter ID:

5

Description:

(publicly viewable)

Conditions:

!("sysop" in user_groups) & ( added_lines rlike "\{\{\s*(subst:)?\s*[Bb]ot[\s_]+[Uu]ser\b" | removed_lines rlike "\{\{\s*(subst:)?\s*[Bb]ot[\s_]+[Uu]ser\b" | ( old_wikitext rlike "\{\{\s*(subst:)?\s*[Bb]ot[\s_]+[Uu]ser\b" & ( added_lines rlike "^\s*\|" | removed_lines rlike "^\s*\|" ) ) )

!("sysop" in user_groups) &
(
  added_lines rlike "\{\{\s*(subst:)?\s*[Bb]ot[\s_]+[Uu]ser\b" |
  removed_lines rlike "\{\{\s*(subst:)?\s*[Bb]ot[\s_]+[Uu]ser\b" |
  (
    old_wikitext rlike "\{\{\s*(subst:)?\s*[Bb]ot[\s_]+[Uu]ser\b" &
    (
      added_lines rlike "^\s*\|" |
      removed_lines rlike "^\s*\|"
    )
  )
)

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Filter last modified:

08:40, 21 July 2026 by Computerwhz (talk | contribs)

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Actions to take when matched

Trigger actions only if the user trips a rate limit

Number of actions to allow:

Period of time (in seconds):

Group throttle by:

user

See the documentation on mediawiki.org.

Trigger these actions after giving the user a warning

System message to use for warning:

Page name of other message:

(without "MediaWiki:" prefix)

Prevent the user from performing the action in question

System message to use for disallowing:

Page name of other message:

(without "MediaWiki:" prefix)

Revoke the user's autoconfirmed status

Block the user and/or IP address from editing

Block the user and/or IP address from editing their own talk page

Block duration for non-registered users:

Block duration for registered users:

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