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Reporting false positives on others' accounts
Are users allowed to report false positives (FP/FPs) if they are not the target of the reversion? I have been trying to report two FPs on someone else's account and I am not sure that I have succeeded. I get to the bit where I'm invited to put in the ClueBot number, I do so, it shows me the relevant edit but then there is no Submit or Continue button, so I am not sure that it has worked. If I look at the list of reported FPs I don't find my two concerns in it. I'm sorry if I am being stupid or have missed an FAQ but I can't see what I should do next. All advice gratefully received. Thanks and best wishes DBaK (talk) 08:47, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
- Anyone can report false positives. When you enter the revert ID, you'll be taken to a page that shows the change that ClueBot NG reverted, along with some information about the edit. If you scroll down to the bottom, you should see a button that says "Report false positive". Click that button. If you see comments, instead, it has already been reported. If instead you see "Reverted: No," then that means that ClueBot NG does not believe that it actually reverted the edit, so there is nothing to report. -- Cobi 09:10, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you very much for the prompt and very helpful reply. What is happening is exactly as you describe, taking the branch where after I've submitted the number, when it shows me the edit it says "Reverted: No" so I have no report button. In both the cases that I am looking, though, ClueBot did revert the edit – unless I am having some failure of understanding here (which would not be the first time!) so I am a bit stuck. I have manually reverted ClueBot in both cases but I promise you that it was saying "No" when its edit was the most current too. I can give you the ClueBot refs if it helps you to explain it to me but I was trying to keep it a general question on principles of use, not to look like I am trying to circumvent your request to editors to
Report ClueBot NG false positives on the false positives page, not here
. I do have a horrible feeling that I am being stupid and missing the point by a mile (1.6 km) and as I say it wouldn't exactly be the first time I've been very very stupid here – but if you could help ease my incomprehension-pain then would be a mitzvah (secondary meaning), thanks! Best wishes DBaK (talk) 09:35, 15 October 2018 (UTC)- What ID are you trying to report? -- Cobi 10:20, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you for the response. 3508994 and 3509001. If I've got this all wrong please just let me have it with both barrels. Cheers DBaK (talk) 14:37, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
- Seems related to a bug reported a couple of weeks ago here: User talk:ClueBot Commons/Archives/2018/October#Can't report a false positive. I'll see about prioritizing this fix. I thought this was a one-time occurrence, but apparently not. -- Cobi 18:13, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you for the response. 3508994 and 3509001. If I've got this all wrong please just let me have it with both barrels. Cheers DBaK (talk) 14:37, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
- What ID are you trying to report? -- Cobi 10:20, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you very much for the prompt and very helpful reply. What is happening is exactly as you describe, taking the branch where after I've submitted the number, when it shows me the edit it says "Reverted: No" so I have no report button. In both the cases that I am looking, though, ClueBot did revert the edit – unless I am having some failure of understanding here (which would not be the first time!) so I am a bit stuck. I have manually reverted ClueBot in both cases but I promise you that it was saying "No" when its edit was the most current too. I can give you the ClueBot refs if it helps you to explain it to me but I was trying to keep it a general question on principles of use, not to look like I am trying to circumvent your request to editors to