Viewing abuse filter 17: only admins can crate new category pages

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Filter ID:	17
Description: (publicly viewable)
Statistics:	Of the last 2 actions, this filter has matched 0 (0%). On average, its run time is 0.04 ms, and it consumes 1 condition of the condition limit.
Conditions:	page_namespace == 14 & old_content_model == '' & !("sysop" in user_groups)
Notes:	categories aren't supposed to be created without discussion, so restrict non-admins from creating them
Flags:	Hide details of this filter from public view Enable this filter Mark as deleted
Filter last modified:	18:43, 12 May 2026 by Ais523 (talk \| contribs)
History:	View this filter's history
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