Thread:Acebatonfan/@comment-26126721-20170423144343/@comment-4360159-20170424134559

Hmm, yes it looks like I should clarify and explain the format a little bit. :P

The  variable holds a regex string that will contain editors' usernames. The pipe character ("|") must be within the string as it acts as an "or" between usernames in regex. The plus characters concatenate the separate strings over the multiple lines. Things in " " are merely comments– the block dates are comments that are present only so there's a record of when they were "blocked" (it's for other admins' reference and it isn't actually needed for the processing of the filter). Also, usernames should not include the "User:" prefix.

Basically, the format provided is more like a "best practice" guideline.

Here are some technically valid entries: blocked := "The JoTS|BadEditor420|someone"; blocked := "Someone1|" + "Someone2";