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Username: 41.114.203.154 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Forbes list of the world's highest-paid musicians (filter log) (user filter log)
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Date and time: 20:03, 11 May 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) 20:03, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Done and a change to the filter may be needed. Toadette^Edit! 16:49, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Note: No change to filter needed. --EggRoll97 ^(talk) 19:53, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: Spaceevac (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: John Snow (public house) (filter log) (user filter log)
Description: The original author of the page cited a book on "british fiction" when referring to a homophobic incident at the pub in question. I removed two irrelevant citations and added relevant citations from legitimate news sources talking about the original incident and the protest aftermath. This is a constructive edit. I am assuming that the previous author did not intentionally imply that a reported news story was "fiction", but this does not look good either way. This edit needs to be allowed.
Date and time: 02:12, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Done and a change to the filter may be needed. This could be excluded with \bGAY(?![- ](COUPLE|MARRIAGE|RIGHTS|PRIDE|TIMES))(?:ER|EST|ASS)?\b. Codename Noreste 🤔 La Suma 04:56, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Fixed by edit filter manager EggRoll97. --EggRoll97 ^(talk) 03:50, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 217.131.119.250 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Dwayne Hill (filter log) (user filter log)
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Date and time: 19:32, 14 May 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. Codename Noreste 🤔 La Suma 19:50, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]; Done – The edit for this report has been implemented, however no changes to the filter were made. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 19:51, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 129.126.35.49 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Impromptu speaking (filter log) (user filter log)
Description
Date and time: 05:23, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Not done – The filter is working properly. Codename Noreste 🤔 La Suma 05:32, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Elle’s

Declined – Edits were vandalism. Codename Noreste 🤔 La Suma 07:38, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username: 27.55.73.67 (talk · contribs) (filter log)
Page you were editing: Page not specified
Description
Date and time: 07:34, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
Comments: Edit was not disallowed and the filter appears to be working properly. Codename Noreste 🤔 La Suma 07:39, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]