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Rvexludeuser not working when user is anon
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In the last time rvexludeuser in a revision method of API is not working when user is anon. It’s a very serious bug, because it leads to the breakdown of many tools.

For example:

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Change 573368 had a related patch set uploaded (by Anomie; owner: Anomie):
[mediawiki/core@master] UserDef: Don't return incomplete UserIdentityValues

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/573368

Change 573368 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/core@master] UserDef: Don't return incomplete UserIdentityValues

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/573368

The fix should be deployed to Wikimedia sites with 1.35.0-wmf.21 or later. See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.35/Roadmap for a tentative schedule.

If you want it out sooner, you're welcome to follow the process described at https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/SWAT_deploys#How_to_submit_a_patch_for_SWAT to have it backported to 1.35.0-wmf.20.