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Allow tag filter on Special:Contributions to be inverted (enable the not operator)
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We already have a tag filter on Special:Contributions (but, it can't be inverted)

This would improve the utility of the tag feature.

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See also T13739, "Inverse selection for [[Special:Log]]".

Xaosflux renamed this task from Allow tag filter on Special:Contributions to be inverted to Allow tag filter on Special:Contributions to be inverted (not).Dec 22 2019, 1:56 PM
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Would be useful, especially for looking for new non-redirects - perhaps if this could allow for the not operator, such as "!mw-new-redirect"

Xaosflux renamed this task from Allow tag filter on Special:Contributions to be inverted (not) to Allow tag filter on Special:Contributions to be inverted (all the not operator).Dec 22 2019, 2:01 PM
Xaosflux renamed this task from Allow tag filter on Special:Contributions to be inverted (all the not operator) to Allow tag filter on Special:Contributions to be inverted (enable the not operator).
Xaosflux changed the subtype of this task from "Task" to "Feature Request".

Regarding exclusion of redirects, will we then be able to exclude all edits to redirects (not just redirect creations)? I would find that immensely useful.

Change 620512 had a related patch set uploaded (by Matěj Suchánek; owner: Matěj Suchánek):
[mediawiki/core@master] [changetags] Backend support for excluded tag filter

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/620512

Regarding exclusion of redirects, will we then be able to exclude all edits to redirects (not just redirect creations)? I would find that immensely useful.

No, this is out of scope of this request.

Change 620512 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] [changetags] Backend support for excluded tag filter

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/620512

Change 867224 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[mediawiki/core@master] [WIP] Special:RecentChanges: Add ability to negate the change tags filters too

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/867224

Change 867255 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[mediawiki/core@master] RecentChanges/Watchlist: Expose 'inverttags' param in form and API

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/867255

Change 866814 had a related patch set uploaded (by DVrandecic; author: DVrandecic):

[mediawiki/core@master] Added a check box to Special Contributions to invert tag filters

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/866814

Change 866814 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Special:Contributions: Let the tag filter be inverted

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/866814

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This will ship to production in tomorrow's train.