Viewing abuse filter 3: Block new users creating pages with external links on User / User talk pages

Filter parameters

Filter ID:	3
Description: (publicly viewable)
Statistics:	Of the last 12 actions, this filter has matched 0 (0%). On average, its run time is 0.07 ms, and it consumes 3 conditions of the condition limit.
Conditions:	action == "edit" & new_wikitext rlike "(?i)https?://" & equals_to_any(page_namespace, 2, 3) & user_editcount < 5
Notes:
Flags:	Hide details of this filter from public view Enable this filter I understand that details of this filter will be hidden from users who cannot see [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:AbuseFilter/Rules_format#Protected_variables protected variables] Mark as deleted
Filter last modified:	10:27, 23 January 2026 by Gironabuddies (talk \| contribs)
History:	View this filter's history
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Actions to take when matched

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:

Tag the edit for further review

Tags to apply:

Anonymous