Viewing abuse filter 9: Repeating characters

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Filter ID:	9
Description: (publicly viewable)
Conditions:	!("autoconfirmed" in user_rights) & ( characters := "[bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxz]{6,}"; consonants := "([^_:.,'\|=#}{0 -]{1,9})\1{7}"; match := characters + "\|" + consonants; ( ( added_lines rlike characters & !(removed_lines rlike characters) ) \| ( rmwhitespace(added_lines) rlike consonants & !(rmwhitespace(removed_lines) rlike consonants) ) ) & !(added_lines rlike ("<\s(?:code\|source\|syntaxhighlight)\|(?:data\s:\|https?:\/\/)\S?(?:" + match + ")")) & !(rcount("(?:^\|\n)[!\|]\|<br>", added_lines) > rcount("(?:^\|\n)[!\|]\|<br>", removed_lines)) ) & global_user_editcount < 50 !("autoconfirmed" in user_rights) & ( characters := "[bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxz]{6,}"; consonants := "([^_:.,'\|=#}{0 -]{1,9})\1{7}"; match := characters + "\|" + consonants; ( ( added_lines rlike characters & !(removed_lines rlike characters) ) \| ( rmwhitespace(added_lines) rlike consonants & !(rmwhitespace(removed_lines) rlike consonants) ) ) & !(added_lines rlike ("<\s(?:code\|source\|syntaxhighlight)\|(?:data\s:\|https?:\/\/)\S?(?:" + match + ")")) & !(rcount("(?:^\|\n)[!\|]\|<br>", added_lines) > rcount("(?:^\|\n)[!\|]\|<br>", removed_lines)) ) & global_user_editcount < 50
Notes:	Import from https://w.wiki/DA2C ~Luke 2025-02-22
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Filter last modified:	03:38, 22 February 2025 by Luke (talk \| contribs)
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Tools:	Export this filter to another wiki {"data":{"rules":"!(\"autoconfirmed\" in user_rights) \u0026\r\n( \r\n characters := \"[bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxz]{6,}\";\r\n consonants := \"([^_:.,'\|=#}{0 -]{1,9})\\1{7}\";\r\n match := characters + \"\|\" + consonants;\r\n \r\n (\r\n (\r\n added_lines rlike characters \u0026\r\n !(removed_lines rlike characters)\r\n ) \| (\r\n rmwhitespace(added_lines) rlike consonants \u0026\r\n !(rmwhitespace(removed_lines) rlike consonants)\r\n )\r\n ) \u0026\r\n !(added_lines rlike (\"\u003C\\s(?:code\|source\|syntaxhighlight)\|(?:data\\s:\|https?:\\/\\/)\\S?(?:\" + match + \")\")) \u0026\r\n !(rcount(\"(?:^\|\\n)[!\|]\|\u003Cbr\u003E\", added_lines) \u003E rcount(\"(?:^\|\\n)[!\|]\|\u003Cbr\u003E\", removed_lines))\r\n) \u0026\r\nglobal_user_editcount \u003C 50","name":"Repeating characters","comments":"Import from https://w.wiki/DA2C ~Luke 2025-02-22","group":"default","actions":[],"enabled":true,"deleted":false,"privacylevel":0,"global":true},"actions":[]}

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