Topic on Extension talk:AbuseFilter

I see the script creates a user called "Abuse filter". Is this accounted needed? And if it is needed, can I rename it to something else?

@Jer Hughes: Yes, it is needed to perform some actions like block, degroup and blockautopromote, if they are enabled (ref). It may also occasionally perform maintenance tasks, if we change something in the filter syntax. As for renaming, yes, you can. The name of the user is the message abusefilter-blocker. Note that, if you change the message, any previous log for the old name won't be moved. Moreover, we're planning on making it use the same name everywhere (T160666), and at that point, it would only be renamable if you change the source code.

Thank you very much. If I rename the user, how would I know in the future and what point its no longer working and I'd have to change the name in the source code?

The user will be automatically renamed to the new name ("Abuse filter") during update.php, and changing the message above won't work. Although I have to say, this shouldn't happen anytime soon.