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T327563 will make it possible for Senior Contributors, on a per project basis, to configure the Edit Check user experience in ways that guide newcomers and Junior Contributors to make choices that align with project policies and norms. This is a tracking task for the yet-to-be-defined work that will enable volunteers to evaluate the impact and efficacy of the configuration decisions they've made so that they can identify opportunities to improve upon them. === Use Cases |Case|Name|Task |---|---|--- |1.| **Add** new rules to the //existing// reference check heuristic |T324730 |2.| **Remove** rules from the reference check heuristic |T324730 |3.| **Adjust** the thresholds/values of existing rules that comprise the reference check heuristic |T324730 |4.| **Author new** checks| |5. ⭐️ |**Define** what //accounts// Edit Check is available for | T340704 |6.| **Define** what //namespaces// an Edit Check is //not// available within [ii] | | 7. ⭐️ |**Define** what //sections// an Edit Check is //not// available within | //See T331583 // | 8. ⭐️ |**Define** what //categories// an Edit Check //is// and //is not// available within | T347775 |9.| **Define** what //editing interfaces// an Edit Check is available within | |10. ⭐️ |**Define** where a citation is automatically placed: before or after a period (`.`)| |11.| **Define** what project-specific guidance should be accompanied within a given Edit Check| T341535 |12.|**Adjust** the language/choices presented to people when they decline/dismiss the prompt an Edit Check is presenting them with.| //E.g. T329593.// === References The functionality this task is seeking has been inspired by existing on-wiki tools that empower volunteers to audit the configuration decisions they make. |Page|Description|Example |---|---|--- |`Special:AbuseLog`| A log showing a list of all actions that caused an edit filter to be triggered. | [Special:AbuseLog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:AbuseLog) |`Special:AbuseFilter`|A list of all active Edit Filters, when they were last modified and by who, how many times a given filter has been triggered, status (enabled/disabled), etc.|[Special:AbuseFilter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:AbuseFilter) |`Special:AbuseFilter/examine`|A way for volunteers to evaluate the output of an edit filter they are seeking to write/edit|[Special:AbuseFilter/examine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:AbuseFilter/examine) |`Special:AbuseFilter/test`|A way for authorized accounts to view and modify //private// edit filters|[Special:AbuseFilter/test](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:AbuseFilter/test) |`Wikipedia:Edit_filter/False_positives`|A way for volunteers to report edit filter false positives |[Wikipedia:Edit_filter/False_positives](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_filter/False_positives) |Abuse log entry|A page showing the diff/edit that caused the abuse filter to become activated and a range of variables and values relevant to the edit and account/person making it (e.g. edit count, username, account age, `user_rights`, blocked status, edit protection level of the page, edit summary, external links added/removed, new page text, etc.)|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:AbuseLog/35389237 ([via @Xaosflux](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Edit_check#c-Suffusion_of_Yellow-20230625210500-PPelberg_(WMF)-20230623234000) === Loose notes - @Clovermoss recommends we reach out [en:User:Oshwah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Oshwah) to learn about the experiences they've had working with Edit Filters and what inspiration they do and do //not// recommend we draw on as we think about the configuration/auditing side of Edit Check. --- i. [User:Joe Roe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Joe_Roe) [named this need on mediawiki.org](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Edit_check#c-Joe_Roe-20230630144700-Feedback:_Joe_Roe) ii. //"I think it's important that there is a way to turn this off for mainspace pages that don't use citations (on enwiki that includes disambiguation pages and certain types of list)."// | via [User:Joe Roe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Joe_Roe) on [mediawiki.org](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Edit_check#c-Joe_Roe-20230630144700-Feedback:_Joe_Roe)

T327563 will make it possible for Senior Contributors, on a per-project basis, to configure the Edit Check user experience in ways that guide newcomers and Junior Contributors to make choices that align with project policies and norms. This is a tracking task for the yet-to-be-defined work that will enable volunteers to evaluate the impact and efficacy of the configuration decisions they've made so that they can identify opportunities to improve upon them. === Use Cases |Case|Name|Task |---|---|--- |1.| **Add** new rules to the //existing// reference check heuristic |T324730 |2.| **Remove** rules from the reference check heuristic |T324730 |3.| **Adjust** the thresholds/values of existing rules that comprise the reference check heuristic |T324730 |4.| **Author new** checks| |5. ⭐️ |**Define** what //accounts// Edit Check is available for | T340704 |6.| **Define** what //namespaces// an Edit Check is //not// available within [ii] | | 7. ⭐️ |**Define** what //sections// an Edit Check is //not// available within | //See T331583 // | 8. ⭐️ |**Define** what //categories// an Edit Check //is// and //is not// available within | T347775 |9.| **Define** what //editing interfaces// an Edit Check is available within | |10. ⭐️ |**Define** where a citation is automatically placed: before or after a period (`.`)| |11.| **Define** what project-specific guidance should be accompanied within a given Edit Check| T341535 |12.|**Adjust** the language/choices presented to people when they decline/dismiss the prompt an Edit Check is presenting them with.| //E.g. T329593.// === References The functionality this task is seeking has been inspired by existing on-wiki tools that empower volunteers to audit the configuration decisions they make. |Page|Description|Example |---|---|--- |`Special:AbuseLog`| A log showing a list of all actions that caused an edit filter to be triggered. | [Special:AbuseLog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:AbuseLog) |`Special:AbuseFilter`|A list of all active Edit Filters, when they were last modified and by who, how many times a given filter has been triggered, status (enabled/disabled), etc.|[Special:AbuseFilter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:AbuseFilter) |`Special:AbuseFilter/examine`|A way for volunteers to evaluate the output of an edit filter they are seeking to write/edit|[Special:AbuseFilter/examine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:AbuseFilter/examine) |`Special:AbuseFilter/test`|A way for authorized accounts to view and modify //private// edit filters|[Special:AbuseFilter/test](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:AbuseFilter/test) |`Wikipedia:Edit_filter/False_positives`|A way for volunteers to report edit filter false positives |[Wikipedia:Edit_filter/False_positives](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_filter/False_positives) |Abuse log entry|A page showing the diff/edit that caused the abuse filter to become activated and a range of variables and values relevant to the edit and account/person making it (e.g. edit count, username, account age, `user_rights`, blocked status, edit protection level of the page, edit summary, external links added/removed, new page text, etc.)|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:AbuseLog/35389237 ([via @Xaosflux](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Edit_check#c-Suffusion_of_Yellow-20230625210500-PPelberg_(WMF)-20230623234000) === Loose notes - @Clovermoss recommends we reach out [en:User:Oshwah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Oshwah) to learn about the experiences they've had working with Edit Filters and what inspiration they do and do //not// recommend we draw on as we think about the configuration/auditing side of Edit Check. --- i. [User:Joe Roe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Joe_Roe) [named this need on mediawiki.org](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Edit_check#c-Joe_Roe-20230630144700-Feedback:_Joe_Roe) ii. //"I think it's important that there is a way to turn this off for mainspace pages that don't use citations (on enwiki that includes disambiguation pages and certain types of list)."// | via [User:Joe Roe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Joe_Roe) on [mediawiki.org](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Edit_check#c-Joe_Roe-20230630144700-Feedback:_Joe_Roe)

T327563 will make it possible for Senior Contributors, on a per -project basis, to configure the Edit Check user experience in ways that guide newcomers and Junior Contributors to make choices that align with project policies and norms. This is a tracking task for the yet-to-be-defined work that will enable volunteers to evaluate the impact and efficacy of the configuration decisions they've made so that they can identify opportunities to improve upon them. === Use Cases |Case|Name|Task |---|---|--- |1.| **Add** new rules to the //existing// reference check heuristic |T324730 |2.| **Remove** rules from the reference check heuristic |T324730 |3.| **Adjust** the thresholds/values of existing rules that comprise the reference check heuristic |T324730 |4.| **Author new** checks| |5. ⭐️ |**Define** what //accounts// Edit Check is available for | T340704 |6.| **Define** what //namespaces// an Edit Check is //not// available within [ii] | | 7. ⭐️ |**Define** what //sections// an Edit Check is //not// available within | //See T331583 // | 8. ⭐️ |**Define** what //categories// an Edit Check //is// and //is not// available within | T347775 |9.| **Define** what //editing interfaces// an Edit Check is available within | |10. ⭐️ |**Define** where a citation is automatically placed: before or after a period (`.`)| |11.| **Define** what project-specific guidance should be accompanied within a given Edit Check| T341535 |12.|**Adjust** the language/choices presented to people when they decline/dismiss the prompt an Edit Check is presenting them with.| //E.g. T329593.// === References The functionality this task is seeking has been inspired by existing on-wiki tools that empower volunteers to audit the configuration decisions they make. |Page|Description|Example |---|---|--- |`Special:AbuseLog`| A log showing a list of all actions that caused an edit filter to be triggered. | [Special:AbuseLog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:AbuseLog) |`Special:AbuseFilter`|A list of all active Edit Filters, when they were last modified and by who, how many times a given filter has been triggered, status (enabled/disabled), etc.|[Special:AbuseFilter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:AbuseFilter) |`Special:AbuseFilter/examine`|A way for volunteers to evaluate the output of an edit filter they are seeking to write/edit|[Special:AbuseFilter/examine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:AbuseFilter/examine) |`Special:AbuseFilter/test`|A way for authorized accounts to view and modify //private// edit filters|[Special:AbuseFilter/test](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:AbuseFilter/test) |`Wikipedia:Edit_filter/False_positives`|A way for volunteers to report edit filter false positives |[Wikipedia:Edit_filter/False_positives](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_filter/False_positives) |Abuse log entry|A page showing the diff/edit that caused the abuse filter to become activated and a range of variables and values relevant to the edit and account/person making it (e.g. edit count, username, account age, `user_rights`, blocked status, edit protection level of the page, edit summary, external links added/removed, new page text, etc.)|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:AbuseLog/35389237 ([via @Xaosflux](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Edit_check#c-Suffusion_of_Yellow-20230625210500-PPelberg_(WMF)-20230623234000) === Loose notes - @Clovermoss recommends we reach out [en:User:Oshwah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Oshwah) to learn about the experiences they've had working with Edit Filters and what inspiration they do and do //not// recommend we draw on as we think about the configuration/auditing side of Edit Check. --- i. [User:Joe Roe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Joe_Roe) [named this need on mediawiki.org](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Edit_check#c-Joe_Roe-20230630144700-Feedback:_Joe_Roe) ii. //"I think it's important that there is a way to turn this off for mainspace pages that don't use citations (on enwiki that includes disambiguation pages and certain types of list)."// | via [User:Joe Roe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Joe_Roe) on [mediawiki.org](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Edit_check#c-Joe_Roe-20230630144700-Feedback:_Joe_Roe)