Viewing abuse filter 9: Block titles that are too long

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Filter ID:	9
Description: (publicly viewable)
Filter hits:	0 hits
Statistics:	Of the last 32 actions, this filter has matched 0 (0%). On average, its run time is 0.1 ms, and it consumes 2.9 conditions of the condition limit.
Conditions:	action == "edit" & (strlen(page_title) + (strlen(page_title) - length(page_title)) * 3) > 255 & ! "skipcaptcha" in user_rights action == "edit" & (strlen(page_title) + (strlen(page_title) - length(page_title)) * 3) > 255 & ! "skipcaptcha" in user_rights
Notes:	Not disallowing yet, however titles over 255 bytes cause issues with the database -Zippy
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Filter last modified:	23:03, 14 April 2026 by Zippy (talk \| contribs)
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