I've tried searching for this but can't find a solid answer:
Is one unable to add users to the blacklist?
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kdakze said:
I've tried searching for this but can't find a solid answer:
Is one unable to add users to the blacklist?
Yes, you can add users.
user:SoAndSo uploaderid:1234 toptaggerid:1234
As seen from the abovfe, you can use just names with the user: prefix, however using the uploaderid/toptaggerid instead guarantees that user name changes won't invalidate your blacklist.
Approvers used to be blockable, but I don't see that option available in the code anymore. If there was demand for it though, it would probably be brought back.
Check out Help:Blacklists for more information.
Actually, looking into it a little further, the user: metatag is only available for your own uploads, or if you are a moderator.
The uploaderid: and toptaggerid: metatags are still available though.
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Unbreakable said:
It used to be possible but with the introduction of Top Tagger this is no longer the case.
Is there a reason why this is the case? Uploader searches like user:albert still work just fine so it doesn't make much sense that you can't use them in a blacklist too.
iridescent_slime said:
Is there a reason why this is the case? Uploader searches like user:albert still work just fine so it doesn't make much sense that you can't use them in a blacklist too.
No clue to be honest, coding isn't my strong suit.
Shinjidude said:
Is there a reason why
uploaderid:andtoptaggerid:are usable in blacklists, but not search queries? Seems odd to have two lists of metatags.
I think the Blacklist was changed right around the time of the "Uploader credit" debacle. So, the Blacklist was changed to primarily use the user ID instead as it was seen as less credity...? o_O As for why it wasn't also changed for the search metatags, I'm guessing that it probably was just forgotten. :shrugs: