Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/Blocks and protections/Archive 42

Block request for Hopeful2day

• Hopeful2day (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user has a multiyear history of uploading copyright violations and improperly licensed photos and continues to do so despite multiple talk page warnings ([1], [2], [3], [4], [5]) Dclemens1971 (talk) 14:58, 22 August 2025 (UTC)

 Comment Final warning sent, one file deleted. Yann (talk) 16:16, 22 August 2025 (UTC)

Thanks @Yann. @Pushingforward appears to be a related account; it has repeatedly uploaded the same copyrighted image that Hopeful2day has; flagging in case you want to take a look. Dclemens1971 (talk) 17:27, 22 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done I blocked Pushingforward indef. for socking. Yann (talk) 08:46, 24 August 2025 (UTC)

Block request for Rastapopoulos25

Rastapopoulos25 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

@Rastapopoulos25 has a long history of uploading copyrighted work and continues to do so despite a prior block in 2024. This user is not here to contribute positively to the project. Moumou82 (talk) 08:25, 24 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for a week, all files deleted. Yann (talk) 08:37, 24 August 2025 (UTC)

Unicode data semi-protection

This discussion was archived without a proper resolution. tl;dr all of the data files under Category:Unicode Module Datasets should definitely be at the very least indefinitely semi-protected, either directly or through some indirect means, because of their (very) high visibility. — SURJECTION ^{/ T / C / L /} 21:11, 16 August 2025 (UTC)

Looking at that discussion, it looks like we want to protect at the template editor level, but the user who requested protection has not gotten around to requesting that level of rights. - Jmabel ! talk 00:35, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

Protecting at the template editor level is fine too, at least for some of the data, but we shouldn't leave them unprotected until we get that sorted out. Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. — SURJECTION ^{/ T / C / L /} 17:47, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done all protected at template editor level. That was tedious, we really ought to have a tool for mass protection. - Jmabel ! talk 21:24, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

@Jmabel Why? 😭 ToncianTaien (talk) 03:31, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

Change it back to semi-protection right now! 😡 BashBuilder (talk) 05:01, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

Sorry, I thought the conclusion at the linked discussion was that this should be protected at template editor level, and that certainly was my read of Surjection's request here. BashBuilder I will accept your interpretation and lower this to autopatrollers. Certainly no one below that level should be messing with these. This is going to take me another half-hour or so. If someone wants this changed yet again after that, ask someone other than me. - Jmabel ! talk 05:12, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done - Jmabel ! talk 05:45, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! I will upload files with Creative Commons and become an autopatroller soon. ToncianTaien (talk) 06:06, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

Me too! I will upload over 1000 images with Creative Commons. BashBuilder (talk) 06:13, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

These two accounts are almost certainly operated by the same person who has socked extensively on en.wikt, but that's a whole another subject... — SURJECTION ^{/ T / C / L /} 08:59, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

@Surjection Those 2 accounts are not a sockpuppet in en.wiktionary.org. BiggCooker (talk) 13:56, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

Nevermind, one of their accounts was blocked here too. Maybe a Commons CU could look at it. (I suspect the account that responded to me above is them, too. I've had to block dozens of their socks on en.wikt alone.) — SURJECTION ^{/ T / C / L /} 23:03, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

I have started a checkuser case, see Commons:Requests for checkuser#BiggCooker. Tvpuppy (talk) 13:08, 21 August 2025 (UTC)

So if BashBuilder and BiggCooker weren't legit, should this indeed be raised back to template editor? (Not that I'm volunteering to do the work yet again.) - Jmabel ! talk 18:25, 21 August 2025 (UTC)

I agree, I'll do it. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 17:22, 24 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done, here's the script I used:

from pywikibot import config, Site, Category
from pywikibot.pagegenerators import CategorizedPageGenerator, PrefixingPageGenerator
from itertools import chain

config.put_throttle = 5
commonswiki = Site("commons", "commons")
pages = set(chain( # Get uncategorized pages under Data:Unicode data too, in case it was forgotten
   CategorizedPageGenerator(
      Category(commonswiki, "Category:Unicode_Module_Datasets")
   ),
   PrefixingPageGenerator("Data:Unicode_data"),
))

for page in pages:
    print(f"protecting {page}")
    page.protect(
        reason="High cross-wiki use, see [[Special:Permalink/1077265368#Unicode_data_semi-protection]] and linked discussions",
        protections={"edit": "templateeditor", "move": "templateeditor"},
    )

for page in pages:
    print(f"{page} has protections {page.protection()}")

print(f"total pages protected: {len(pages)}")

—‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 18:18, 24 August 2025 (UTC)

Only 21 accounts are banned after CU-investigation, User:BashBuilder is one of them. Still  Support done protection to level "template editor" of all in Category:Unicode Module Datasets. Ping me if you need an edit and lack the right. Dusan has the right now too. Taylor 49 (talk) 18:02, 25 August 2025 (UTC)

Request file protection.

File:Breezeicons-actions-22-help-about.svg Request file protection.

576,655 transclusions. Waddie96 (talk) 09:38, 25 August 2025 (UTC)

@Waddie96:  Done —Matrix(!) _{ping one}^{when replying} {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 10:04, 25 August 2025 (UTC)

The omagol official

• The omagol official (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user. This user is an obvious sock of globally locked Omagol (talk · contribs). He recreated the same repeatedly-deleted category (Category:Oviul maruf) as previous socks. See Category:Sockpuppets of Omagol. Marbletan (talk) 17:17, 25 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked, category deleted. Yann (talk) 17:28, 25 August 2025 (UTC)

Dnerm

• Dnerm (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

No meaningful contributions other than nudity, personally think most of their files could be speedied as vandalism per Com:Nudity. Takipoint123 (💬) 05:23, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

I want to express some kind of  Support to this report. I concur in that a lot of his uploads were unsuitable per COM:Nudity, leading me to open Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Dnerm. Now, this uploader went and nominated himself the files I purposefully left out of the DR, as I thought that those not included were acceptable. Commons:Deletion requests/File:A photo of a person defecating.jpg is a DR about a photo that IMHO had some kind of educational value, for instance.

As it stand now, the only files not deleted are those in my mass DR. The others were put up for elimination by the uploader. I could see that behaviour either as wish to unbind himself from Commons or as an act of defiance, hence my initially stated "kind of support". Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 06:01, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

Personally I'm not too sure what they're up to either with the self-DRs. They've already blocked at Kowiki for vandalism [6] and also repeatedly uploaded after their warning at the talkpage too. If anything I would want them to make a good explanation if they could contribute to anything non-sexual in nature. Takipoint123 (💬) 06:33, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done Indef as NOTHERE. As for the self-DRs, it's exhibitionism. Happens all the time. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 06:46, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

User:LeeKokSeng2024

• LeeKokSeng2024 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Continues to upload copyvio after final warning in June this year, likely a sockpuppet of User:LKSMOE2024. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 00:39, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked by The Squirrel Conspiracy. --Lymantria (talk) 05:38, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

Protection request

Please salt File:Sophie Lefol.jpg: Repeatedly reuploaded. Leonidlednev (talk) 00:23, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

Declined: useful as a honeypot IMO. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 12:32, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

Block request for Dominik Wantuch

• Dominik Wantuch (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user. This user continues to upload copyvios and out of scope images despite warning. The edits here and blocks on other wikis suggest this individual is here solely for promotional purposes. Marbletan (talk) 13:18, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

   Done here and on Wikidata, and referred to SRG. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 14:01, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

Continued copyvio uploads by 1OutstandingSeason

• 1OutstandingSeason (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• In January, 1OutstandingSeason (hereafter 1OS, but at the time known as 24eeWikiUser; has previously been known as 12eeWikiUser, 6eeWikiUser and MrTallBoy) received a six-month block for repeated uploading of copyright violations despite many warnings. In May, 1OS was unblocked early. That same month, 1OS uploaded a high-quality portrait photo of Ilyas Ali Hassan as his "own work." On 30 July, he uploaded a high-quality portrait photo of Dirk Wagener as his "own work." I was skeptical of these claims and had concerns about a conflict of interest. In a conversation on 1OS's enwiki talk page, he claimed he had no connection to the subjects of these photos, claimed "I credited them as “own work” based on how I obtained them" and admitted that "The photos were shared with me by people who had the rights to distribute them." Thus, the "own work" claims are invalid. At this point, given his track record, I seriously doubt that 1OS will ever be able to be trusted to upload properly licensed photos to Commons. Courtesy pings to @Taivo, who executed the January block and granted the May unblock, and @Jeff G. and @Yann, who commented on the February sockpuppetry report. Dclemens1971 (talk) 18:52, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done. One year block (third block). Taivo (talk) 20:23, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

User:Samak.chaiphet2506

User: Samak.chaiphet2506 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Reason for reporting: Apparently a sockpuppet (Category:Sockpuppets of Saranphat chaiphet) created for block evasion, because (1) the username indicates the relationship and (2) the user uploaded copyvio files related to Nan province, which are exactly the same files as those uploaded by the socks in the mentioned category. Miwako Sato (talk) 09:23, 29 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done. I blocked the user indefinitely and deleted all his/her uploads. Taivo (talk) 15:21, 29 August 2025 (UTC)

Block request for Trickybaby13

Trickybaby13 (talk · contribs) is persistently uploading copyright violations from a Flickr account that is clearly not the copyright holder of said images and without evidence of permission or Commons compatibility. I have already blocked them for using these images at enwiki. Thank you. Kinu (talk) 21:04, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done, all files deleted, user warned. This should be enough for now. זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 22:51, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

Request for page semi-protection for User talk:灰色の海

Please semi-protect User talk:灰色の海 due to excessive vandalism by cross-wiki long term abuse Sidowpknbkhihj (talk · contribs) aka w:ja:LTA:HEATHROW socks. Many edits at this user talk page are vandalism or reverting. --郊外生活Kogaiseikatsu (talk,contribs) 08:33, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done now protected at "auto-confirmed" level. Anything more than that would prevent a user talk page from being widely useable. Even this is potentially a problem (what about being notified if someone not auto-confirmed tags your file for speedy deletion).

Also, needless to say, this protection should be lifted any time the user in question wants it lifted. It is a bit unusual to request protection of someone else's user talk page, but I can see that the vandalism has been rampant. - Jmabel ! talk 20:03, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protection for User talk:CVQT

Always be vandalized by Yummie (I attack/hate) LTA socks Nvdtn19 (talk) 15:22, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done Protected for 24 hours. Will revisit if anything spammy happens after that. _signed, Aafi ^(talk) 16:12, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

@Aafi: There's still vandalism after 24 hours. Nvdtn19 (talk) 23:46, 1 September 2025 (UTC)

It looks like this has been going on for a couple of weeks, so I protected for a month. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 01:30, 2 September 2025 (UTC)

Template subpages

For example, I noticed that Template:Number cat/data and Template:Number cat/layout (but not the doc subpage) are used and transcluded by more than 57000 pages, they even have some more transclusions than their main Template:Number cat. But only the latter main template has been semiprotected years ago. I could edit those two subpages. And any vandalising IP or new user could vandalise over 57000 pages at once. I think they should be semiprotected, too. I could imagine even more of those subpages which aren’t protected at all, just because they were forgotten, but which also are used that often. Perhaps a tool or a bot could find those often transcluded template (sub)pages, so they can get semiprotection. What is the transclusion limit, that such pages will be semiprotected or templateprotected? I didn’t found one in the protection policy. —176.1.12.108 11:06, 1 September 2025 (UTC)

Commons:Administrators' noticeboard and 2 function talk pages

First, thanks for re-opening this main function page for all users after 3 years of protection, when no IP or new user could request unprotection for any page in this wiki anymore (or protection of any page as in the section above this one). I suppose that there will be a lot more protected pages than necessary now after such a long time. Therefore it’s good to reactivate this page again.

I think that this applies in a similar way also to the following function page and both talk pages: Please unprotected Commons:Administrators' noticeboard and Commons talk:Administrators' noticeboard and Commons talk:Administrators' noticeboard/Blocks and protections. Those pages made the protection circle around these pages complete, therefore they should be unprotected again and get their function back for all users.

More concrete: The main admin noticeboard was protected by A.Savin over 2 years ago in June 2023 because of vandalism at that time. Perhaps he could unprotect it himself? The talk pages of both function pages also were both protected over 2 years ago by Mdaniels5757, because of this reason:

• "No reason IPs and non-established users need to edit this page normally; if an actual discussion occurs please unprotect so they can participate."

None of those 4 pages could be used anymore in the last 2 years, they have lost their functions for IP and new users completely. And obviously, for no discussion in this long time, the talk pages were unprotected again. It’s not practicable to open a page only, if their already is a discussion on the page. Nobody then remembers anymore to unprotect the page for an on-going discussion. Instead, it should be protected only, if their is an actual reason for it, and, on talk pages or function pages, only for shorter terms.

I already requested the unprotection a few days ago on Mdaniels talk page about this whole protection circle around this function page for (un)protection requests. In consequence, this one page has been unprotected, but not the talk pages. The discussion there was about this page and also about, if it could be split. This discussion could have taken place here on the talk page, if it wouldn’t be protected all the time. This shows that no discussion about this page will open the talk page. And it should not stay protected for more years any longer. This would serve the wiki better and would not exclude whole user groups for many years from main function talk pages. Neither the main admin noticeboard nor their two talk pages could serve as fall-back in the last 2 years that this page had been closed for all IP and new users. So this user group couldn’t request any unprotection of any page anymore, neither here nor on the other 3 protected function pages and its talk pages. This is problematic, so please open all those pages again for all users and give them a new start. And please protect those pages only for shorter terms and in actual cases in the future. —176.1.12.108 15:54, 1 September 2025 (UTC)

As for the indefinite protection of the two talk pages that still is on the pages now for more than 2 years, I want to add that it’s the first protection of those 2 pages ever. They have never been protected before 2023, see their protection logs. This is really too long for their first protections. And the main admin function page Commons:Administrators' noticeboard should be usable for all users, if they have any other request for admins besides blocks or protections. Or should they request other requests on function pages for user blocks instead, where these would be wrong? This defunctioning of main function pages for a whole user group for such a long time (indefinite) including its talk pages is a problem for this wiki. —176.1.12.108 16:34, 1 September 2025 (UTC)

I think the talk pages should stay protected because people edit them by mistake instead of the main pages. But I will also give unprotection a try on COM:AN. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 01:42, 2 September 2025 (UTC)

File:এম এ সালাম.jpg

This file was previously uploaded by User:মো আল ফাহাদ and subsequently deleted as a copyvio, while the account was blocked at bn.wikipedia and en.wikisource for spamming. Now the file was recreated by User:এম এ সালাম বাগেরহাট, who is most probably a sockpuppet of the previous account. I would like to ask for deleting the file again and blocking both accounts. -- Jan Kameníček (talk) 16:12, 1 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done Sock blocked, file deleted, old account warned. Yann (talk) 17:13, 1 September 2025 (UTC)

File:Commons-logo.svg

It says this is sysop protected but evidently it's not if you look at its history. Why? Jonteemil (talk) 19:58, 1 September 2025 (UTC)

@Jonteemil: It is sufficient that "You cannot overwrite this file." Someone decided to lessen the actual protection provided by cascading protection.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 20:00, 1 September 2025 (UTC)

Shouldn't it be edit protected as well? At least autoconfirmed. Jonteemil (talk) 20:28, 1 September 2025 (UTC)

@Jonteemil:  Weak support   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 20:40, 1 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done. Edits are now semi-protected. Taivo (talk) 15:26, 2 September 2025 (UTC)

Block

Without further ado, given the recent events, I request an indefinite block on this project. Thank you, Yacàwotçã (talk) 19:16, 2 September 2025 (UTC)

@Yacàwotçã: Consider using the WikiBreak enforcer instead. —Matrix(!) _{ping one}^{when replying} {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 20:15, 2 September 2025 (UTC)

Matrix, unfortunately it doesn't work. I know how to bypass it. I have many things to deal with in real life at least until 2027, and this is consuming my time and sanity. Yacàwotçã (talk) 20:19, 2 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 20:37, 2 September 2025 (UTC)

Please note that if the other discussion concludes with the decision to impose a two-way ban, it will still be enforced. Bedivere (talk) 21:47, 2 September 2025 (UTC)

User:WielkiJuchacz68

• WielkiJuchacz68 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)

Uploading out of scope material after warnings. Also copyvios after warnings. Seawolf35 (talk) 19:49, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done. I blocked the user for a week. Taivo (talk) 12:55, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

Warn or Block User:Arslan Mohammed

User continues to upload many copyrighted photos from the web and is claiming them as 'Own Work' PascalHD (talk) 19:50, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done. User is warned. Taivo (talk) 12:56, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

Alan Sahed

• Alan sahed (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Alan sahed X (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Allen sahed (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Inappropriate cross-wiki self-promotion using multiple accounts. Repeatedly re-uploading deleted files. Marbletan (talk) 12:56, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done. I blocked and tagged them all. Taivo (talk) 13:02, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

User:Filixxxx

• Filixxxx (talk · contribs)

User has uploaded 5 copyvios in the last 48 hours, continuing to upload them after one of them being deleted and the user being warned about their copyright violation. Jeż0216 (talk) 11:40, 5 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done Last warning sent, all files deleted. Yann (talk) 11:55, 5 September 2025 (UTC)

Peter18879

• Peter18879 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• User continued to upload low quality nudity images despite warnings.

A1Cafel (talk) 13:29, 5 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked indef., NOT HERE, was warned before, all files deleted. Yann (talk) 14:49, 5 September 2025 (UTC)

Allgaeuer-Bodensee

• Allgaeuer-Bodensee (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• User continued to upload low quality nudity images despite warnings.

A1Cafel (talk) 02:33, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done NOTHERE, all files deleted The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 03:02, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:NoEggs

• NoEggs (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user's edits involve reverting back to the edits of User:Bend465, who was blocked as another sock of User:TylerKutschbach. Wowzers122 (talk) 01:24, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

   Done —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 01:30, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done. I declined unblock request. Taivo (talk) 17:12, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

Emblem of the United Arab Emirates.svg

should be protected due to edit warring 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 11:39, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

Already done by The Squirrel Conspiracy —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 00:43, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

Requesting template protection

Template:User Files and Template:User Files/layout see widespread use on Commons, both in and of themselves and as part of templates that make use of it such as Template:User QI or Template:User FP. The latter two are already protected, but the template (and layout page) they depend on aren't. ReneeWrites (talk) 18:55, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

I noticed another user attempted to implement dark mode colors to the template but did it incorrectly. So, I would like to try doing it correctly before the template gets protected. It shouldn’t take too long (should finish it by today), hopefully you (or admins) wouldn’t mind this. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 19:26, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

I have finished implementing the dark mode colors, it should now work correctly. Just to be sure, I have check all the templates that uses {{User Files}} and randomly picked userpages that uses this template. So far I haven’t seen any problems, but feel free to let me know if there is any. So both {{User Files}} and {{User Files/layout}} can be template protected now. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 20:06, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done I protected them at autopatroller level. In my opinion more strict protection is not needed. Taivo (talk) 18:37, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

Category:Time in life, Category:Years

These categories usually be vandalized by a LTA recently, view the page history for more info. This LTA also vandalism in multiple categories that I can't list all, probably should check the contribs list of LTA's socks in these pages. I think it should be semi-protected. Nvdtn19 (talk) 01:56, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

• Those two categories now limited to autoconfirmed for a year. If someone wants to do more, great. - Jmabel ! talk 04:17, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

Protection request for some of my images

Someone, supposedly the owner of the car I photographed is determining to keep changing the description on the photos. He wants to remove the "TRS" in the description because it an limited edition car. I disagree because it clearly states on the back of the car that its a CX 22 TRS. Since late August I reverted the edits a total of 8 times and I feel like it won't be the last. I previously requested protection for these images a year ago and they were protected for 6 months. But since that protection is expired, the same person is still changing the description. I had to revert their edit twice since my last post which you can see on my latest contribution.

• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1988_Citroen_CX_22_TRS_2.2.jpg
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1988_Citroen_CX_22_TRS_2.2_Front.jpg
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1988_Citroen_CX_22_TRS_2.2_Rear.jpg

Vauxford (talk) 22:59, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done this time for 1 year. Abzeronow (talk) 23:06, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

User:Blocking subject

Account creation shouldn't be disabled for the account User:Blocking subject, which is a test account used for people to see what it's like to be blocked. Please fix the block to enable account creation, like it is on the English Wikipedia and MediaWiki.org. 2001:56B:3FF2:6DED:20F2:8F7D:2E7C:7FFE 14:36, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done OK. Yann (talk) 16:13, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

Uhh, now the account has two blocks instead of one. You should've just changed the block settings of the previous block. 2001:56B:3FF2:6DED:20F2:8F7D:2E7C:7FFE 19:42, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

AFAICT, it doesn't work that way. When changing a block, it creates a new block in the log. Yann (talk) 20:03, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

Something seems to have gone wrong with the active blocks display. It does show two active blocks and misattributes a 2016 block to the wrong admin. The old fashioned block log seems to be fine. GMG^talk 20:51, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

Please protect File:Wikimedia Hackathon 2025 Group photo from drone.jpg

File:Wikimedia Hackathon 2025 Group photo from drone.jpg is getting a large number of test edits, presumably because it's on the MediaWiki.org main page. So semi-protection would be useful. Taavi (talk!) 14:57, 12 September 2025 (UTC)

Already done: Looks like Jdforrester has already dealt with this. - Jmabel ! talk 20:25, 12 September 2025 (UTC)

Requesting blocks for long-term abuser

Just requesting blocks for the following accounts/IPs for long-term abuse (see LTA case page on enwiki) as they were continuously harassing me on my talk page:

• 92.247.9.130 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• 149.62.207.46 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• EvilAngelSD (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• EvilAngelHD (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Also thank you to Achim55 for semi-protecting my talk page. Aydoh8^{[contribs | uploads]} 01:21, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

Also requesting that someone send the accounts to SRG for global locking. I would however I don't have autoconfirmed on Meta. Aydoh8^{[contribs | uploads]} 01:24, 11 September 2025 (UTC)

Already done Globally locked. Yann (talk) 13:57, 15 September 2025 (UTC)

Daniel.9

• User: Daniel.9 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Reasons for reporting: Continued copyvio uploading with File:Petrochina logo.svg after final warning for doing so and Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/Blocks and protections/Archive 41#Daniel.9.

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:49, 15 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for a week, file deleted. Yann (talk) 13:52, 15 September 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, Yann!   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:55, 15 September 2025 (UTC)

Protect POTY 2024 from vandalism

Dear administrators,

POTY 2024 is starting in approximately 24 hours. CentralNotice banners will be placed on all wikis with a link to POTY which usually drives huge trafic on POTY pages. Last year multiple POTY 2023 pages were repeatedly vandalized including the contest main page (see this history for examples) until they got protected. I think this time it could be nice to protect the pages before they get vandalized. Here are some pages that should be protected:

• Template:POTY2024/header
• Template:New-poty-header
• Template:POTY gallery/2024
• Module:POTY/state.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery/Arthropods/data.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery/Passeriformes/data.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery/Other birds/data.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery/Mammals/data.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery/Other animals/data.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery/Constructions and buildings/data.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery/Religious architecture/data.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery/Castles and fortifications/data.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery/Settlements/data.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery/Other places/data.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery/Astronomy and outer space/data.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery/Natural views/data.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery/Natural phenomena/data.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery/Vehicles and transport/data.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery/Sculptures/data.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery/Other objects/data.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery/Historical/data.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery/People and human activity/data.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery/Food and drink/data.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery/Plants and fungi/data.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery/Non-photographic media/data.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery/Uncategorized and other/data.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery/All/data.json
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Gallery
• Picture of the Year/2024/Rules
• Commons:Picture of the Year/2024/Help
• Commons:Picture of the Year/Committee

And all galleries accessible from the gallery page.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Kind regards,

-- Giles Laurent (talk) 21:12, 13 September 2025 (UTC)

• @Giles Laurent: is there some reason you took perfectly clear internal links and recaptioned each of them to make it, more confusingly, a URL? Do you mind if I (or someone) remove those link captions here? - Jmabel ! talk 21:18, 13 September 2025 (UTC)

  @Jmabel: All those links are publicly shared in the Picture of the Year talk page, they are not secret and it's already been like that in 2023. There was also a request for protecting all those links in the 2023 POTY edition which was granted. I just made links for making administrators job easier to protect the page. There was no problem with these links being asked for protection in 2023, I don't see why it would now in 2024. Anyway if you think it's wiser to delete the links from this page you can (but I don't see the point because they are no secret) but most importantly I think the pages should be protected. Thank you for your understanding. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 22:01, 13 September 2025 (UTC)

  I have changed the URLs to internal links. I think there is a bit of misunderstanding here, I think Jmabel was asking why you decided to use URLs (e.g. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2024) instead of internal links (e.g. Commons:Picture of the Year/2024). Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 23:06, 13 September 2025 (UTC)

  @Giles Laurent: @Tvpuppy is right; we vastly prefer internal links.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:47, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

So back to the substance of this: does someone want to take on doing all these protections? With the "all galleries accessible from" portion, this is quite a large task. - Jmabel ! talk 18:24, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

We use a titleblacklist for this. AntiCompositeNumber (they/them) (talk) 18:27, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

Glad to hear there is a tool for this. New to me, and I'm not particularly interested in learning it. Does someone want to take this on? - Jmabel ! talk 19:02, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

I understand there is a lot of pages to protected, but at the moment can someone please add protection to Commons:Picture of the Year/2024? It is the main page of the event and today it’s has been edited by good-faithed newcomers. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 17:04, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

Agree, please protect at least the main page. Last year someome had completely deleted it and the contest was inaccessible for multiple minutes which is very problematic and inacceptable as there are links on all wikis advertising POTY so many people get impacted by vandalism! -- Giles Laurent (talk) 17:09, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

Commons:Picture of the Year/2024 fully protected for 4 months.

@AntiCompositeNumber: if, as you imply, there is a relatively simple way to do this all, could you (or someone) please take that on? - Jmabel ! talk 17:49, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

I made the protection setting similar to last years at MediaWiki:Titleblacklist. But this only covers the pages below /gallery I am going to protect all remaining pages listed above. GPSLeo (talk) 19:29, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done Everything listed should now be protected through page protection or title blacklist. GPSLeo (talk) 19:34, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

rocca san nicola - unblock

Hi everybody. Please unlock this file File:Agrigento rocca san nicola.jpg, it was done 10 years ago. MrKeefeJohn (talk) 08:14, 15 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done --Yann (talk) 13:53, 15 September 2025 (UTC)

@Yann: thanks. MrKeefeJohn (talk) 08:25, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

Lower protection or fulfill edit requests

For the sysop-only for editing protected pages in this list: PD-Layout, GNU-Layout, CC-Layout, Other License-Layout, Deprecate License-Layout, FoP, Partnership, Source. Could the protection either be lowered to template-editor or the edit requests fulfilled when a sysop gets a chance? Waddie96 (talk) 07:36, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

• PD-Layout
• GNU-Layout - done Jmabel ! talk 16:19, 16 September 2025 (UTC)
• CC-Layout
• Other License-Layout
• Deprecate License-Layout - Done by Lucas Werkmeister 17:31, 12 September 2025 (UTC)
• FoP - Done by Lucas Werkmeister 17:33, 12 September 2025 (UTC)
• Partnership
• Source - Done by Lucas Werkmeister 17:33, 12 September 2025 (UTC)

Admins: Please track progress in bullet list. Jmabel ! talk 16:19, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

User:Esa Redžović

Esa Redžović (talk · contribs) continues to upload copyrighted images after last warning. --Smooth O (talk) 07:47, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for a month. Lets see if they get the message Gbawden (talk) 09:52, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

User talk:Noeruchan

This page is usually be vandalized by a sockpuppet recently. It should be semi-protected for a long time. Nvdtn19 (talk) 05:13, 17 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done by Achim55. Yann (talk) 16:34, 17 September 2025 (UTC)

User:O2532

User: O2532 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Reason for reporting: Apparently a sockpuppet (Category:Sockpuppets of Saranphat chaiphet) created for block evasion, because (1) the user uploaded copyvio files related to Nan province, which are exactly the same files as those uploaded by the socks in the mentioned category, and (2) the username is similar to those in the mentioned category, such as Oh-2532 (talk · contribs), which indicates their relationship.

-- Miwako Sato (talk) 08:56, 17 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked. Yann (talk) 16:34, 17 September 2025 (UTC)

Xyxyzyz

• Xyxyzyz (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user;
• User continued to upload problematic images like File:Sticker art and street art and graffiti in Sydney 2025 01.jpg despite warnings and blocks.

A1Cafel (talk) 14:13, 17 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for a month. Yann (talk) 16:32, 17 September 2025 (UTC)

Lower protection for File:Flag of Russia.svg

I wanted to upload a more optimized version but it said I couldn’t overwrite the file, so I came here to see if protection can be lowered. RobloxMiner$$ (talk) 20:59, 13 September 2025 (UTC)

I told RobloxMiner that upload protection for that file is sysop only. I think we can lower upload protection to autopatroller. Abzeronow (talk) 21:02, 13 September 2025 (UTC)

Sure, that could work. RobloxMiner$$ (talk) 21:09, 13 September 2025 (UTC)

Bumping since I could do this myself but would like some feedback before I do it. Abzeronow (talk) 00:14, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

To be honest, I really wasn’t sure where else this was about to go days ago RobloxMiner$$ (talk) 04:52, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

@RobloxMiner$$: "More optimized" means what? Any visual differences, or just tighter code? - Jmabel ! talk 18:41, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

Well here’s the new code from the optimized file I got, which stands at 220 bytes:

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 900 600" width="900" height="600"><path fill="#fff" d="M0 0h900v300H0z"/><path fill="#d52b1e" d="M0 300h900v300H0z"/><path fill="#0039a6" d="M0 200h900v200H0z"/></svg>

RobloxMiner$$ (talk) 02:51, 20 September 2025 (UTC)

@RobloxMiner$$: I'll do this; please indicate here when you are done so protection can be restored. That said, changing protection back and forth is a LOT to go through to shrink a file by 45 bytes, and I hope you do not plan to make a lot of requests like this. - Jmabel ! talk 04:03, 20 September 2025 (UTC)

Done RobloxMiner$$ (talk) 06:16, 20 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done protection restored. - Jmabel ! talk 17:14, 20 September 2025 (UTC)

User:July2806

User: July2806 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Reason: Uploaded copyvio File:Adidas 'Trionda' 2026 World Cup Ball Leaked.jpg on 11 September 2025 after final warning User talk:July2806#Copyright violations on 9 August 2025.

-Consigned (talk) 01:14, 20 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done. The user had 424 edits and all deleted, so I decided to block him/her for 3 months. Taivo (talk) 15:17, 20 September 2025 (UTC)

Trellyimages

• Trellyimages (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• User continued to upload poor quality penis images despite warnings.

A1Cafel (talk) 09:09, 21 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked indef., NOT HERE. All files deleted. Yann (talk) 09:23, 21 September 2025 (UTC)

ALEXTAGAN

User: ALEXTAGAN (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Reason: Repeated copyvio uploads, needs a final warning. Razvan Socol (talk) 09:10, 21 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done Warned, one file deleted. Yann (talk) 09:22, 21 September 2025 (UTC)

Bahati11

User: Bahati11 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Reason: Repeated copyvio. Received final warning in June, and has continued similar patterns. Haj (talk) 19:13, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for 1 month. --Lymantria (talk) 20:30, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

File:Claudia_Cardinale_-_Studio_Portrait_(1964).png added to plwiki main page

Dear admins, I have just posted the image in question on plwiki home page, therefore we might need COM:UPLOAD-P. Let's protect it until end of October, 2025. Thank you in advance,  « Saper // @talk »  22:45, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done may have already had cascading protection, but its state was a little confusing; I've now protected it in its own right, which should be harmless. - Jmabel ! talk 02:58, 24 September 2025 (UTC)

RPP Template:Current

Request template-editor protection Template:Current 104k transclusions. Thanks! Waddie96 (talk) 22:11, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done. Taivo (talk) 13:48, 24 September 2025 (UTC)

Module:Iteration replace "span" by "bdi" in function parlst

I'd like to change the generated code in Module:Iteration function parlst:

		if catlink == '' then
			local args = {
				'<span title="U+',
				'', -- [2] = format('%04X', code + i - 1)
				'">',
				'', -- [4] = char(code + i - 1)
				'</span>',
			}
			for i = 1, count do
				args[2] = format('%04X', code + i - 1)
				args[4] = char(code + i - 1)
				insert(results, concat(args))
			end
		elseif catlink == 'U' then
			local args = {
				'[[:Category:U+',
				'', -- [2] = format('%04X', code + i - 1)
				'|<span title="U+',
				'', -- [4] = format('%04X', code + i - 1)
				'">',
				'', -- [6] = char(code + i - 1)
				'</span>]]',
			}
			for i = 1, count do
				args[2] = format('%04X', code + i - 1)
				args[4] = args[2]
				args[6] = char(code + i - 1)
				insert(results, concat(args))
			end
		else
			local args = {
				'[[:Category:',
				'', -- [2] = char(code + i - 1)
				'|<span title="U+',
				'', -- [4] = format('%04X', code + i - 1)
				'">',
				'', -- [6] = char(code + i - 1)
				'</span>]]',
			}
			for i = 0, count - 1 do
				args[2] = char(code + i - 1)
				args[4] = format('%04X', code + i - 1)
				args[6] = args[2]
				insert(results, concat(args))
			end
		end

by

		if catlink == '' then
			local args = {
				'<bdi title="U+',
				'', -- [2] = format('%04X', cp)
				'">',
				'', -- [4] = char(cp)
				'</bdi>',
			}
			for cp = code, code + count - 1 do
				args[2] = format('%04X', cp)
				args[4] = char(cp)
				insert(results, concat(args))
			end
		elseif catlink == 'U' then
			local args = {
				'[[:Category:U+',
				'', -- [2] = format('%04X', cp)
				'|<bdi title="U+',
				'', -- [4] = format('%04X', cp)
				'">',
				'', -- [6] = char(cp)
				'</bdi>]]',
			}
			for cp = code, code + count - 1 do
				args[2] = format('%04X', cp)
				args[4] = args[2]
				args[6] = char(cp)
				insert(results, concat(args))
			end
		else
			local args = {
				'[[:Category:',
				'', -- [2] = char(cp)
				'|<bdi title="U+',
				'', -- [4] = format('%04X', cp)
				'">',
				'', -- [6] = char(cp)
				'</bdi>]]',
			}
			for cp = code, code + count - 1 do
				args[2] = char(cp)
				args[4] = format('%04X', cp)
				args[6] = args[2]
				insert(results, concat(args))
			end
		end

i.e. just replace the 6 occurences of "span" by "bdi". This would solve some page rendering problems when displaying random unicode characters in characters lists, notably when there are mixes of characters in different directions; aditionally it would improve the page size.

The additional change is using "cp" loop from "code" to "code + count -1", instead of looping on "i" from "0" to "count -1". It is a small Lua execution time optimization.

I created this part of the function myself, to significantly reduce the generated page sizes in large lists of characters (e.g. lists of characters in large Unicode CJK blocks, or in lists by Kangxi radical, which are not far from reaching some internal MediaWiki limit, and cause unnecessary delays when loading these pages, even if these lists are collapsed by default in categoriy description pages). There's still no error, but I had to limit the number of generated links for each character, to avoid having too many parsed nodes, by some arbitrary count of 100 links per subgroups, but it is still a bit too large, too near from the limit: before it was limited to 200 links per subgroup, now 100 links per subgroup; there are other possible optimizations for these very populated CJK category pages that I'm working on).

For now, just the simple modification above (6 replacements) should be sufficient, the second change for the loop variable only concerns Lua with minor optimization, and does not solve the MediaWiki parser limit; these are very simple changes. (it is also available in the sandbox version of the module).

I cannot edit the Module that has been restricted not just for confirmed editors (as indicated), but only for administrators (because it is heavily used; policy changed in August 2024 by user:CptViraj after another editor changed the module, but not the "parlst" function itself that I had already optimized for faster rendering without the template parameter). The change above does not affect many pages (the "parlst" function is used with the "catlink" parameter set on category pages for ~200 Unicode blocks and 214 Kangxi radicals, only when there's no template given in parameter of the invoked "parlst" function, and the long list is much simpler and much faster to generate in Lua).

The edited sandbox version of the module (which includes the changes above) was tested successfully in Category:Unicode 20000-2A6DF CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B (this category is about is the largest existing Unicode block; not all links can currently be generated in the collapsed list of characters; but all characters are still displayed, with a maximum of 100 links for each one the 214 Kangxi radicals; this category will take years to have all links populated, just like Category:Unicode 4E00-9FFF CJK Unified Ideographs which grows slowly but where cleanup of the subclassification is in progress along with related Wikidata items with free images for each CJK ideograph, including possibly many modern variants or historic ancient CJK characters which is managed in a subproject since many years). verdy_p (talk) 12:00, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

Rong Dina

Rong Dina (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user. Racist vandalism. Marbletan (talk) 13:05, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done VOA, NOT HERE. Edits rev'deleted. Yann (talk) 17:51, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

User talk:Mateus2019

Please protect that page with "Allow only autoconfirmed users", because it gets vandalized and spammed a dozen times today by IPs and others. time span 3 months". Thanks in advance!! Best wishes, --Mateus2019 (talk) 15:18, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done for one month. Yann (talk) 17:47, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

User:José Erik

José Erik (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

This user has an extensive history of uploading copyrighted images, and did so again today. They have numerous notifications on User talk:José Erik, and while I understand English is not their native language, some level of competence is required. — Jkudlick ⚓ (talk) 17:35, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for 3 months. Yann (talk) 17:46, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

I want to add an image of a character in the block “CJK Unified Ideographs Extension J”

Can someone unprotect Data:Unicode data/images/032.tab? PrinceAzuka134 (talk) 13:49, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

@PrinceAzuka134 Can you provide a link to the image and the page you want to edit? I’m not sure which page you were referring to, but it must have been protected for good reasons, so it isn’t likely to be unprotected. Instead, you can add a {{Edit request}} at its talk page for any edits you want to add. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 14:39, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

@PrinceAzuka134 Thanks for the link. As the note at the talk page mentioned, you can request the edits you want to make at Category talk:Unicode Module Datasets. Please be detailed and include links to the images/pages you want to edit. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 21:00, 27 September 2025 (UTC)

Cmiggs457

User: Cmiggs457 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: The talk page with snappish responses and deletion warnings and the upload history are a strong hint for that this user is NOTHERE to participate in building a media repository. Grand-Duc (talk) 03:56, 28 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done I note that they are globally locked Gbawden (talk) 12:57, 28 September 2025 (UTC)

TomSoj

User: TomSoj (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Reason for reporting: User uploaded over 20 copyvios, falsely claiming authorship of some of them and "releasing" them under free licenses, also inserting fake licensing information into files marked by him as authored by another person (including non-free files copied from sites clearly indicating payment is required to reuse them). Jeż0216 (talk) 12:25, 28 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done. I warned Tom and will delete all his remaining uploads. Taivo (talk) 15:58, 28 September 2025 (UTC)

User:Kami1963

User: Kami1963 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: I would like to ask for some help concerning the uploads of this user. They are providing us with a series of postal stamp scans of really decent quality, but sadly, a lot of the files are actual or likely copyvios per COM:Stamps.
This report is to gather some more watchers of and helpers on the matter and maybe to get a temporary block until the backlog is cleared and an acknowledgement of policies is given, only for uploading, if that is possible. It takes a lot of time curating the list: especially looking for biographic data of artists and engravers, and the uploads came in faster than I could check them. Grand-Duc (talk) 00:01, 30 September 2025 (UTC)

I stopped for now at the upload timestamp 19:57, 28 September 2025 with File:FR-930 19-09-1959.jpg, I worked may way down from top. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 01:34, 30 September 2025 (UTC)

I'll impose a 3-day upload block and try to get them to come here and discuss. - Jmabel ! talk 04:37, 30 September 2025 (UTC)

DONE. Warning is at User talk:Kami1963#You have been blocked for a duration of 3 days if anyone wants to further address them directly about this without waiting or them to come here.

Please keep this section un-archived pending their response. - Jmabel ! talk 04:45, 30 September 2025 (UTC)

Overlapping sock accounts

• Ekecdnkoewihdouuepiw (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Saldhestymine (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Two accounts uploading a lot of photos of and strange claims about a person called "Robbie (Leo) Edward Sayers" or his apparent full pseudonym of "Leocrain Thunderbolt", mainly focusing on how he ran his own civil engineering company at the age of 13 and designed a culvert system in southern Spain. More context in this deletion request.

File:Engineering design of Arroyo De Monterroso subsurface canal system by Robbie E. Sayers.jpg and File:DESIGNS OF THE RIO MONTERROSO CULVERT. ESTEPONA, MALAGA.jpg both use the same drawing credited to Sayers, and both are claimed as own work.

The two accounts have also uploaded several fake photoshopped images of the late Robert Earl Hughes, discussed at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Robert Earl Hughes, worlds largest man. Electrical engineer.jpg and Commons:Deletion requests/File:Robert Earl Hughes Carnival.jpg. Belbury (talk) 15:14, 30 September 2025 (UTC)

Dear administrators,

Please take action to remove any and all duplicate content pertaining to that of Robbie Sayers within Wikipedia.

There seems to be sensitive content related to national security, as well as an attempt to take credit for Sayers’s work for the purposes of potential financial gain from Wikimedia Commons.

An absurd case of plagiarism, and I hope that Sayers is reassured by any action taken, if he is even aware. 5.151.181.17 15:46, 30 September 2025 (UTC)

Dear Belbury,

Operation_Justitia_Infrared_Aeroplane

File:Operation Justitia images of St. Peter Port, Guernsey.jpg 5.151.181.17 15:54, 30 September 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, so it also looks like we should add User:500 ton man to the list of connected accounts, if they've also been uploading files with descriptions like Infrared images of dwellings and structures situated around St. Peter Port, Guernsey. CPS / SIA exhibit of an illegal international private investigation-"Operation Justitia" ordered by Robbie E. Sayers JP this month. --Belbury (talk) 15:57, 30 September 2025 (UTC)

COM:RFCU is the way to go. Yann (talk) 17:24, 30 September 2025 (UTC)

I'd started at that page, it advised me to "pursue other options first" here.

Two accounts uploading the same strange stories of Robbie Sayers and misleading photoshops of Robert Earl Hughes, and both claiming the same supposed drawings by Sayers as their own work, didn't seem like it needed the "last resort for difficult cases" of a checkuser. Belbury (talk) 17:51, 30 September 2025 (UTC)

I'm taking this to Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/Ekecdnkoewihdouuepiw. --Lymantria (talk) 19:36, 30 September 2025 (UTC)

Resolved

User:WatsappAlain02

• WatsappAlain02 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

suspicious sock of WatsappAlain01 (talk · contribs). Netora (talk) 15:22, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

• •  Comment oldest contributions of WatsappAlain02 postdate newest contributions of WatsappAlain01. Neither account is blocked, so it is not block evasion. I don't see any problem here (other than a pattern of ad uploads on both accounts, but that has nothing to do with there being two accounts). If you think WatsappAlain02 (the only one recently active) should be warned, warn them; if you think they should be sanctioned, feel free to report them based on their own behavior (and even that of the prior account); but having two accounts on Commons is not in and of itself a problem. - Jmabel ! talk 17:31, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

 Not done currently. Taivo (talk) 15:38, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

lower protection of File:CC_some_rights_reserved.svg

the image is annoyingly angled. i've filed a request here to fix this issue and the template has been placed, but i need the upload protection to be lowered so i can upload the fixed image. Unit Mango (talk) 00:43, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

can you please upload the new version under a new name, then we can merge them? It's awkward to have a 18 year old svg replaced now because it's "annoyingly angled" but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. Bedivere (talk) 15:22, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

i've uploaded the image at File:CC_some_rights_reserved_but_straight.svg Unit Mango (talk) 16:15, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

Done, files merged Bedivere (talk) 18:41, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

User:Smet Hallyday

Dozens and dozens of uploads that are either blatant copyright violations or files which got tagged as missing source/permission (due to it being clearly not the user's own work), many of which were deleted after the grace period passed. Despite having been given a final warning on the 17th by Didym (User talk:Smet Hallyday § Copyright violations), they've continued to upload many more files with the same issues as before, without ever replying to the messages on their talk page. Perryprog (talk) 00:29, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done. One week block. Next blocks can be longer. Taivo (talk) 15:11, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

Prior use of sockpuppet account on Commons

• Wlaak (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)
• DavidKaf (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)
• Devi van velden (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

User DavidKaf is confirmed as a sockpuppet account of the user Wlaak [7]. On August 22nd, the "DavidKaf" account reverts a reshading at "Flag of the Syriac-Aramaic People.svg" [8]. Other concerns of meatpuppetry at Commons:Requests for rights, where a user named AramaicFuse from English Wiki replies to my request after Wlaak leaves a comment [9]. Surayeproject3 (talk) 19:38, 2 October 2025 (UTC)

As you tried to do on Turkish Wikipedia but failed, you also attempted to frame me there and have me blocked. The admins, however, found no violation regarding disallowed “sockpuppet” accounts.

Even if DavidKaf were my account, nothing has been done on Commons that would indicate a WP:BADSOCK violation: “Editors must not use alternative accounts to mislead, deceive, disrupt, or undermine consensus.”

As for AramaicFuse, I admit I saw him leave a comment on your request, but I genuinely don’t know why. He may simply be following my edits. You are welcome to file another CheckUser request on me and him.

You have also had WP:NOTHERE accounts attempt to mislead consensus on English Wikipedia, commenting on your talk page in an effort to persuade. Likewise, he probably followed your contributions and decided to join the discussion.

So what now, if any of the other six or eight accounts you reported at the SPI (all of which were found to be unrelated at every level) happen to comment in the same discussion I am in, does that automatically mean I am using a WP:BADSOCK?

This is yet another attempt from you to get rid of me. I have done nothing but edit within the books.

I don’t see much difference between you and AramaicFuse when it comes to following my edits. The difference is that he contributes to discussions, while you try to get my edits deleted because of your WP:POV. Wlaak (talk) 20:17, 2 October 2025 (UTC)

For reference, I am 100% unrelated to the account who just commented. I am also growing the suspicion that these accounts are created by the opposite party's POV (Surayeproject3's POV) to make me look suspicious and guilty. Wlaak (talk) 21:03, 2 October 2025 (UTC)

just because we edit the same topic it doesnt mean we are sockpuppets actually and filing this report against us means we are doing good Osroene25 (talk) 21:00, 2 October 2025 (UTC)

@Osroene25: Who is "we"?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:50, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

You have created this report means you are threatened by us,we will not take kindly to these acusations and we will work against this believe it AramaicFuse (talk) 12:17, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

@AramaicFuse: Who is "us"?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:49, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

Dont pay any attention to it. I'm sure that was just a coincidence Trade (talk) 02:57, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

@Surayeproject3: without regard to how these accounts may or may not be related to one another, is there some action they are engaged in that you think is either problematic for Commons (someone replying to you after some interaction with someone else is not), or threatening to you (definitely also problematic for Commons)?

@AramaicFuse: we will work against this: what exactly are you saying you will work against? You wrote this on the Administrator's noticeboard, so as an admin I am asking—really more like telling—you to clarify your meaning. - Jmabel ! talk 00:13, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

@Jmabel I'll try to be concise and not run on with my reply. The main editor of this report, Wlaak, was recently indeffed on English Wiki for sockpuppetry [10] along a topic area that was given General sanctions [11] in May, partly due to his own participation. From the time of the main disputes, there were concerns of sock/meatpuppetry in influencing consensus that still exist on English Wiki, now including this absurd allegation of potential sock/meatpuppetry from my end or the end of other editors on the same Wiki (I was tagged in this after filing out this thread on B&P). There is also a sizable amount of off-Wiki evidence to suggest this editing began with the aim of using meatpuppetry to influence on-Wiki consensus, and from an inherently anti-Assyrian viewpoint at that.

One action in particular was my request for Filemover rights. I have been renaming files for some time individually and wanted to apply for the rights so I could continue without having to make requests every time. I ask the mod Ziv (who I've spoken with before) if they can check the request, and on the same day, Wlaak then goes under the request and leaves a misleading comment as if to insinuate I shouldn't be granted these rights. The reply underneath by AramaicFuse, who has never edited on Commons but has been disruptive in their own right on English Wiki, was a personal attack stating I don't deserve these rights. As you can see above, this has carried over to this B&P listing, including another user Osroene25. It is problematic for Commons to have disputes from another Wikimedia project carry over in a way that is negatively disrupting my usual editing, when I have had no issues prior, especially when there is sock/meatpuppetry that is highly likely involved. Surayeproject3 (talk) 01:04, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

@Surayeproject3: Yes, if that is accurate, I can see how that would be suspicious. I'm really not familiar with your work on Commons, so I think I'm going to request that Ziv (also an admin) take a look at this thread. - Jmabel ! talk 01:20, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

@Jmabel: Thank you for the information. However, I had to read up on it first, including enWP, to understand what it's all about. In summary: Wlaak first topic banned indefinite from all Assyrian/Chaldean/Aramean/Syriac subjects, later blocked indef for sock puppetry, @Surayeproject3 involved in edit war in enWP, which probably triggered the whole thing. Surayeproject3 contacted me in July about three files: User_talk:Ziv/Archive/2025#File:Kurdere_-_fo30141712180016_27.jpg. The question was actually just which of them contains incorrect information, so I started a topic that received no response and has since been archived. There were no further conversations between me and Surayeproject3 or other parties involved in the case described here; every now and then I moved a file that Surayeproject3 suggested for renaming. I wasn't aware of any differences between Wlaak and Surayeproject3 until Surayeproject3 informed me about the request for Filemover. The reason I didn't reply to the request is because I honestly didn't know what to answer. But it is clear, problems between two users are being spread across different wiki projects (enWP, trWP, Commons...?), and it's not entirely clear to me who follows whom, with or without the use of sock puppets. זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 08:42, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

@Jeff G.@Jmabel@Ziv, just an FYI, I filed a CheckUser request on AramaicFuse and Osroene25 to see whether they are connected to Surayeproject3. Honestly, I think these “coincidences” are far too much of a coincidence for them to be my sockpuppets or simply share the same interests as me. In reality, I believe these accounts were created by the opposing party’s POV to “set me up” or make me look suspicious. If they were actually my sockpuppets or anyone else’s, I don’t think anyone would be so careless as to reply to the “meatpuppet” within minutes, with no prior edits on Commons, and then jump straight into the filemover request. However, I couldn’t file a CheckUser on English Wikipedia, so it had to be done on Common.

Here was the request. Wlaak (talk) 09:42, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

I also want to note that, at least from English to Turkish Wikipedia, it’s Surayeproject3 who has been following me and has tried to get me blocked on the Turkish Wikipedia as well, but fortunately failed. He has made the same request here on Commons that he did on Turkish Wikipedia, trying to find any connection between an edit made by DavidKaf and one made by me (Wlaak), without any regard for whether it actually constitutes a WP:BADSOCK. I’ve also mentioned this in the request I attempted to file on the English Wikipedia, which you can find attached to the message above. Wlaak (talk) 09:50, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

@Wlaak, I don't see any request from you here on Commons; you requested this on your discussion page on enWP and were advised to do so on Commons. COM:CHECK is the right place. זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 10:00, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, I’ll do it today. Wlaak (talk) 10:31, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

We will actively counter the biased perspective being promoted by certain Assyrian groups. As for the mention of “fake sockpuppets,” I'm unclear on what that refers to, but I want to clarify that I have no affiliation with the Assyrians. AramaicFuse (talk) 20:11, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

 Comment I blocked DavidKaf per enwiki SPI. Yann (talk) 10:24, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

You blocked DavidKaf for abusing multiple accounts. What kind of abuse has been done on Commons? To my knowledge, DavidKaf is not a WP:BADSOCK and hasn’t done anything to deceive, trick, or create the appearance of consensus. Wlaak (talk) 10:38, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

If you use several accounts, you must disclose them. Yann (talk) 10:45, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

Okay, I wasn’t aware of that. Thanks! Wlaak (talk) 10:46, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

And also Devi van velden. Yann (talk) 10:54, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

 Comment I also blocked several accounts from another group following en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/GabrielBossjr and en:Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of GabrielBossjr: Category:Sockpuppets of GabrielBossjr. Yann (talk) 10:44, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

 Comment I note that edits of Osroene25 and AramaicFuse are very suspicious. Yann (talk) 10:56, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

User:Agatakramer

Agatakramer (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

First uploaded 2 copyvios that were speedy-deleted, after their deletion proceeded to upload 2 more copyvios, one of them (File:Tomasz Limiszewski.png) being a reupload of one of the deleted files (File:Tomasz Limiszewski.jpg). The user does not concern themselves with copyright, warnings or deletion of the uploaded copyvios and continues to upload them. Jeż0216 (talk) 20:22, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

Already done Looks like Yann gave a strong warning. Any continuation of this should result in a block. - Jmabel ! talk 20:59, 5 October 2025 (UTC)

File:Colour 18-col PT with labels.png

I would like to request semi-protection for File:Colour 18-col PT with labels.png. Likely due to its use in the Periodic table page, it has suffered from questionable edits and/or subtle vandalism: here (not caught until today), 2 (reverted) and 3 (also reverted). --Stux (talk) 06:48, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

Oh, the protection should also be extended to: File:Simple Periodic Table Chart-blocks.svg for similar reasons. This one is actually worse. Starting with this edit there are several captions that I am unable to undo since they've had more recent edits in the way. I've tried replacing what I can manually. --Stux (talk) 06:52, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done, now requires auto-confirmed. - Jmabel ! talk`

AnVuong1222004 (12)

• AnVuong1222004 (12) (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Reuploading previously deleted files from Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by AnVuong1222004 (11). Most likely sock of User:AnVuong1222004, as suggested by the name and the user behaviour. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 00:13, 29 September 2025 (UTC)

No Delete AnVuong1222004 (12) (talk) 00:16, 29 September 2025 (UTC)

 Done The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 01:44, 29 September 2025 (UTC)

• AnVuong1222004 (13) (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

As above, most likely another sock, reuploading deleted images again. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 02:28, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

No Delete AnVuong1222004 (13) (talk) 03:40, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

Blocked AnVuong1222004 (13) as another sock, but I'm about headed for bed; someone else will need to look into their activity. - Jmabel ! talk 03:48, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

Had a chance to look, nominated almost everything for deletion. - Jmabel ! talk 13:05, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

Maybe we should just block them from recreating similar usernames. Bedivere (talk) 13:35, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

Possibly, though, that would just make these socks harder to find. - Jmabel ! talk 13:43, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

Yes, makes sense. Bedivere (talk) 14:13, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

 Note: User(s) have been globally locked for lock evasion. All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 15:42, 8 October 2025 (UTC)

User:Dreamholidayguide

• Dreamholidayguide (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Repeated uploads of promotional content. Omphalographer (talk) 03:28, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done Bedivere (talk) 04:11, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

Category:Views by angle, Category:Months, Category:Months by year

Still have vandalism after the previous protect is expired. Nvdtn19 (talk) 13:56, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done I gave these 6 more months of autoconfirmed-only. - Jmabel ! talk 15:31, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

User:TomSoj again

TomSoj (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Uploaded over 20 speedy-deleted copyvios, received multiple warnings and a final warning. 8 days ago has uploaded 17 more copyrighted files, this time not marking their license possibly to avoid the files being deleted for fake licenses, as they were before. The uploaded files originated from the same source as those speedy-deleted.

This user clearly does not concern themselves with copyright or licensing, as they have in total uploaded about 40 files deleted either with reasoning of no license or blatant copyvio, ignoring multiple warnings. Jeż0216 (talk) 14:03, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

I uploaded files to Wikipedia Commons, courtesy of Ewa Grabowska.

Ewa Grabowska has filed a statement with Wikipedia stating that she is the author of the photos.

I don't know what else we can do to get the photos taken by Ewa Grabowska onto Wikipedia Commons.

Please help and advise.

Thank you. TomSoj (talk) 14:09, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

@TomSoj: How was this statement provided by Ewa? GMG^talk 14:28, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done. I blocked Tom for a week. For restoring the photos VRT-permission is needed. Tom, please open COM:VRT page (Polish version Commons:Volunteer Response Team/pl) and look, what kind of e-mail should be sent to our permissions department at permissions-commons@wikimedia.org. The permission e-mail must come from copyright holder (Ewa Grabowska), not from you. Taivo (talk) 14:31, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done. But yesterday I unblocked Tom due to received and accepted VRT-permission from Grabowska. Taivo (talk) 12:18, 10 October 2025 (UTC)

User:173mm

173mm (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Continue uploading copyvio pictures after final warning. Sakurase (talk) 17:16, 10 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked by GPSLeo. Yann (talk) 18:11, 10 October 2025 (UTC)

Sockpuppets of دامر العمري

• الحصان000 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• الحصان11 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

These two users are re-uploading the deleted files previously uploaded by socks listed at Category:Sockpuppets of دامر العمري. Marbletan (talk) 14:18, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

@Marbletan: Please feel free to add that to COM:RFCU.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:14, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

Done: Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/دامر العمري. Marbletan (talk) 15:21, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

Another sock today:

• السهم123123 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Marbletan (talk) 15:22, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done --Lymantria (talk) 13:18, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

Sockpuppet of w:WP:LTA/Wikinger

Verdy ȹ (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user They are harassing on User talk:Verdy p with multiple accounts. LDM2003 (talk) 11:24, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked. Yann (talk) 11:58, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

Sockpuppeteer

Random1919191 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user is a serial sockpuppteer (İsimsiz1234353 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user) who has been pushing a very specific Turkish flag idea. Past images (File:War flag of Turkey.png) have been sourced to Reddit, they're now claiming own work (File:Regimental flag of the Turkish army.jpg) which is almost certainly bogus. @The Squirrel Conspiracy: who deleted their last attempt. - The Bushranger (talk) 19:48, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked, file deleted. Yann (talk) 19:55, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

User talk:Tvpuppy

Hello, can an admin add protection to my talk page for a short while? It was vandalized multiple times since yesterday and it appears the LTA socks will continue doing so. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 16:09, 12 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done. For 2 weeks blocked for non-registered users.--Túrelio (talk) 16:19, 12 October 2025 (UTC)

Statistics about Slovak places (semi-protection)

Request: Allow only template editors and administrators for actions move and rename.
Datasets:

• Data:Statistics of Slovak municipalities.tab
• Data:Statistics of Slovak supmunicipalities.tab
• Data:Population statistic of Slovak municipalities (some years).tab
• Data:Population statistic of Slovak supmunicipalities (some years).tab

Why: Because they are multi Wikipedia datasets. Dušan Kreheľ (talk) 18:40, 12 October 2025 (UTC)

Is there any history of bad edits to these datasets which would make protection necessary? Omphalographer (talk) 01:11, 13 October 2025 (UTC)

@Omphalographer No.

Example, datasets with title content "(some years).tab" are using on minimal 35k pages (see m:User:Dušan_Kreheľ/Project_SK_in_wikis#Implemented). Dušan Kreheľ (talk) 05:46, 13 October 2025 (UTC)

@Dušan Kreheľ: I don't see how that answers what Omphalographer asked. - Jmabel ! talk 23:26, 13 October 2025 (UTC)

@Jmabel: The direct simple answer was only "No.". Dušan Kreheľ (talk) 05:22, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

Gyozalgurcu

Gyozalgurcu (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Uploading attack files. Not here to contribute. Nemoralis (talk) 14:00, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked as VOA, files deleted. Yann (talk) 14:23, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

Percy James91

• User: Percy James91 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Reasons for reporting: Please block this user's ability to upload per Special:Diff/1071032159.

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:31, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done. No uploads during one year. Taivo (talk) 13:26, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

Hjfjggjggjjs

• Hjfjggjggjjs (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user Vandal. Marbletan (talk) 16:52, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done --Achim55 (talk) 16:56, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

File:Vegan-humans2.png

• I am requesting semi-protection for File:Vegan-humans2.png due to potentially coordinated deletion requests that appear to be influenced by a bias against vegan-related content. The deletion request is related to "plain text". I have requested a defintion of why this is plain text, it looks like someone then backed the deletion without explaining. This image is a valid graphic illustration, licensed under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication, and does not match the average definition of plain text i found on google. It is clearly designed. Semi-protection will help prevent disruptive edits, preserving the integrity of the file page while allowing constructive contributions. If the situation escalates, a request for full protection might be considered at a later time. Thank you for considering this request. 02:43, 16th October 2025 (UTC) HomingHamster

2A0B:5F04:125:4A00:1009:E94A:36A4:B84A 02:44, 16 October 2025 (UTC)HomingHamster

Convenience link: File:Vegan-humans2.png. - Jmabel ! talk 06:37, 16 October 2025 (UTC)

 Not done The page looks out of scope to me: it is indeed "plain text" as the nominator said. The use of centering, color, and different typefaces do not change that, that is easy to do in HTML or CSS if needed. (Just for comparison, most text tables are also out of scope on this basis. & "average definitions" on Google are neither here nor there, what matters is Commons' practice.) No evidence of "potentially coordinated deletion requests": the sole deletion request is by Omphalographer, a very experienced user. - Jmabel ! talk 06:43, 16 October 2025 (UTC)

 Comment I deleted this file, and warned this user. Yann (talk) 13:20, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

Inigolim08

Inigolim08, uploading files claimed to be own work, but I found original sources from Facebook.

Examples: File:BIRHEN NG SAPAO.jpg from https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02dpVD5Zcjf1r18W2j1rEHXfesdCMkQfaBzSo21RuJA8ax1bQDcdyi8VmZ3v6J4U1Jl&id=1318963730

File:Our Lady of Antipolo 2024.jpg from https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0dAozv6mke8peXXWbFrYhKZw5aCEYeFj3mioAVgC4oR8ftNZkHZVVmXcbyUfio2mAl&id=1318963730

Below these images clearly has signature of rightful author. Also, this user is clearly a sockpuppet of Inigo Lim (talk · contributions · Statistics), who is banned for uploading works that are not theirs and for sockpuppetry. Da Boauss Ss (talk) 10:14, 16 October 2025 (UTC)

Strong warning sent, those two files deleted. I'm in a hurry and do not have time to look into the sock allegation, likely other uploads should be deleted and account should be blocked. - Jmabel ! talk 17:56, 16 October 2025 (UTC)

Convenience: Inigolim08 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) - Jmabel ! talk 12:24, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

User:SC.2537

User: SC.2537 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Reason for reporting: Apparently a sockpuppet (Category:Sockpuppets of Saranphat chaiphet) created for block evasion, because (1) the user uploaded copyvio files related to Nan province, which are exactly the same files as those uploaded by the socks in the mentioned category, and (2) the username is similar to those in the mentioned category, such as Samak.chaiphet2506 (talk · contribs), Up-2537 (talk · contribs), etc, which indicates their relationship.

-- Miwako Sato (talk) 13:20, 16 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done indef-blocked as sock - Jmabel ! talk 12:31, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

Block evasion by Hopeful2014

• Hackneyvibe94 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Block evasion by User:Hopeful2014. A new user making the same kind of edits as past socks like User:Cambridgeheathere2 and User:Starpete: mass changing of categories on photos of East London, and requesting file renames on them.

This is the fifth such user to request that File:Globe Town - London (7257915196).jpg be renamed, and the seventh on File:Bonner Road, Globe Town.jpg, where all such previous requests were from Hopeful2014 socks. Belbury (talk) 08:38, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for socking. Yann (talk) 13:18, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

Tailsandshadow

Tailsandshadow (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

User has continually uploaded non-free files despite numerous notifications. — Jkudlick ⚓ (talk) 16:59, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for a week, some files deleted. Yann (talk) 17:12, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

Sockpuppets

• Cine Historic Explorer (talk · contribs)
• Wiki common Explorer (talk · contribs)
• Saify-Citation-Page-Pilot (talk · contribs)

Same user names and editing patterns. Likely same person or meatpuppet at the very least

• @Cine Historic Explorer, Wiki common Explorer, and Saify-Citation-Page-Pilot: --Trade (talk) 17:09, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

  Already done Socks of Sahilsambyal per Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/Sahilsambyal. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 22:47, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

Sock of GetuHoo

• Starfire1480 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user This user is re-uploading the deleted files of GetuHoo (talk · contribs) who has been indefinitely blocked for abusing multiple accounts. Marbletan (talk) 13:36, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked, all files deleted. Yann (talk) 14:54, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

Sock of Fedrasiommekidov77i

• Vahin66 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Obvious a sock of Fedrasiommekidov based on the selfie. 0x0a (talk) 10:47, 23 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked, file deleted. Yann (talk) 13:59, 23 October 2025 (UTC)

Sock of Luca.ramos1

• Luca Ramos Ponzo España madrid (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Obvious a sock of Luca.ramos1 (talk · contribs) based on the file creation log [12], [13], [14], etc. 0x0a (talk) 15:50, 24 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked, all files deleted. Yann (talk) 20:11, 24 October 2025 (UTC)

Protection

Trang Chính is the Vietnamese main page. It needs to be protected to prevent vandalism. I think semi-protect is enough. Nvdtn19 (talk) 16:08, 25 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done --Yann (talk) 16:38, 25 October 2025 (UTC)

No consent given

I am myself in the picture, I did not give consent + the time in this scout group was traumatic for me. The group is extremely problematic and authoritarian and I don't want to be visualised on the Wikipedia article. I don't know how I can remove it. Please help me. ThereseGra (talk) 09:55, 26 October 2025 (UTC)

Refers to File:Pfadfinderinnen beim Hildegardiswettkampf 2011.jpg --Achim55 (talk) 10:12, 26 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done: Deleted by Yann, thanks! --Achim55 (talk) 19:52, 26 October 2025 (UTC)

thank you! ThereseGra (talk) 10:35, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

Sock-puppet and copyvios

Sock-puppet uploading copyvios: GerryfromNronx (talk · contribs) (sock confirmed on fr.wp) Gyrostat (talk) 08:26, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked as a precaution and uploads deleted as they were all clearly copyvios Gbawden (talk) 12:33, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

Tjefferson39

• Tjefferson39 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Please delete all pages created by this user as non-translations. I already warned the user. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 19:47, 28 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done. Thanks for notifying! --Achim55 (talk) 20:05, 28 October 2025 (UTC)

Request Indefinite full-protection for Commons:Featured picture candidates/removal/

Rationale: Has been mistakenly created way too many times, also has no reason to ever exist. ANOTHERWlKlPEDlAN _{wɑit thɑt’s ɑ typo} 20:22, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

 Done Protected at auto-patroller level. - Jmabel ! talk 03:37, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

Unlock and/or edit request of Cat a lot subpage

More here: MediaWiki_talk:Gadget-Cat-a-lot.js/translating#Please_update_the_page. Nux (talk··dyskusja) 23:52, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

@Nux: Edit request looks vague to me. Please either be a lot more specific or sandbox what you want. - Jmabel ! talk 03:39, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

@Jmabel hi, ideally just move the page to a different namespace, e.g. move it to Help:Gadget-Cat-a-lot/translating. After that I will be able to update the page. The page is just a translation template for Cat a lot. Nux (talk··dyskusja) 09:20, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

@Nux: I see nothing preventing you from copy-pasting to somewhere else, working on it there, and requesting that the change be made once you have it clear. What is wrong with that? - Jmabel ! talk 20:12, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

Block request for Wfrb Fthy

• Wfrb Fthy (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user. Obvious sock of blocked user Ahsan Ali Dinpuris, re-uploading the same deleted files. This is inappropriate cross-wiki self-promotion of a non-notable individual using multiple accounts. Marbletan (talk) 14:04, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

   Done The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 14:27, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

  I found a bunch of socks, so I took the lot to SRG. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 14:41, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

Copyright violations

Participant Эмир95 systematically violates copyrights. It has already been blocked, but recently resumed its activity. Please take action. Zix001 (talk) 16:59, 31 October 2025 (UTC)

I can't find any uploads that aren't deleted, can you provide a link? All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 17:15, 31 October 2025 (UTC)

All files have been deleted. Therefore, the participant does not know the rules of file licensing. Zix001 (talk) 01:26, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done AntiCompositeNumber (they/them) (talk) 03:37, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

Impersonation account

Can an admin delete File:Hikaru nakamura's face.jpg and block User:Hikaru nakamura1? The person in the image is not en:Hikaru Nakamura (the #2 chess player in the world). Geoffroi 03:02, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

File deleted by colleague Abzeronow. --Túrelio (talk) 13:14, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:331dot bad hand

331dot bad hand (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user An account solely for the purpose of vandalism Phương Linh (talk) 12:42, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

 Globally locked. --Túrelio (talk) 13:16, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

Request Indefinite semi-protection for Commons:Deletion requests/File:Characters of Battle for Dream Island Season 1.png

Rationale: Anonymous user keeps IP hopping for the sake of placing multiple votes. --Trade (talk) 17:47, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

Already done by colleague The Squirrel Conspiracy. --Túrelio (talk) 20:28, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

Sock of Luca.ramos1

• Liam Ramos Ponzo (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Obvious a sock of Luca.ramos1 (talk · contribs) based on the file creation log: [15] and [16]. Original block: User:Luca.ramos1. 0x0a (talk) 04:41, 3 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done: Indef per nom. --Achim55 (talk) 07:34, 3 November 2025 (UTC)

Request Temporary semi-protection for Category:Views

Rationale: Still have vandalism after last protection. Nvdtn19 (talk) 17:09, 5 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done: Semi-protected for 3 months as 1 month didn't help. --Achim55 (talk) 17:14, 5 November 2025 (UTC)

Fhfjdjirkkdwkkskska

• Fhfjdjirkkdwkkskska (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Repeatedly uploading inappropriate files and repeatedly removing speedy deletion tags after being warned. Johnj1995 (talk) 21:08, 5 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done: VOA blocked indef, all uploads nuked. --Achim55 (talk) 21:48, 5 November 2025 (UTC)

FeedingBabiesCartell

• FeedingBabiesCartell (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Bizarre defamatory uploads. Clearly w:WP:NOTHERE. Omphalographer (talk) 03:22, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done by Wutsje. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 06:07, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

Request Indefinite semi-protection for File:Ayane Fumihiro sucks (Profile picture draw).jpg

Rationale: Excessive upload vandalism Nvdtn19 (talk) 18:45, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done. Was deleted 8 times. --Achim55 (talk) 18:49, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

To be honest, I'd rather not protect the file page. At least whenever it is reuploaded, those watching the page will know. --Min☠︎rax^«¦talk¦» 05:55, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

I think we will have other ways to detect LTA, not necessarily depending on that page. Nvdtn19 (talk) 15:56, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

Protection for subtitle pages

Can admins please add indefinite semi-protection to these subtitle pages?

• TimedText:Rock My BFDI.webm.en.srt
• TimedText:Rock My BFDI.webm.vi.srt

These pages have been recreated multiple times by an LTA to vandalise. I don't think there is a need for these pages since the video doesn't have audio anyways. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 20:47, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done - Jmabel ! talk 05:01, 7 November 2025 (UTC)

NoahAitchison2

• NoahAitchison2 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

User's first edit was to create a user page declaring themselves to be a blocked sockpuppet. Call me suspicious, but... well, that seems a little suspicious. Omphalographer (talk) 04:21, 7 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done: Blocked indef per c:Category:Sockpuppets of Noah A21 North Bay. --Achim55 (talk) 09:16, 7 November 2025 (UTC)

Please protect my talk page

w:en:WP:LTA/DTHD is harassing me cross-wiki. Please semi-protect my talk page here on Commons. Thank you! SuperPianoMan9167 (talk) 07:12, 8 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done: Semi-protected for 1 month. --Achim55 (talk) 07:44, 8 November 2025 (UTC)

Request undefined undefined for TimedText:Editing with Temporary Accounts.webm.vi.srt

Rationale: Vandalism Nvdtn19 (talk) 15:30, 9 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done Semi-protected for a year. Yann (talk) 15:34, 9 November 2025 (UTC)

@Nvdtn19: Definitions requested.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:43, 9 November 2025 (UTC)

153.246.205.0/24 and Category:Holozoa

• Range: 153.246.205.0/24 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • RBL • abusefilter • tools • guc • stalktoy • block user • block log • Abuse filter log)
• Page: Category:Holozoa
• Reasons for reporting: Attempted blanking of that page from multiple addresses in that range, and a complaint about not being able to do so. Please either semi-protect that page or block the range.

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:38, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done. 3 days block. Taivo (talk) 14:19, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

@Taivo: Thanks!   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 18:06, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

File:Constitution of the United States, page 1.jpg

The file Constitution of the United States, page 1.jpg is often the target of nonsense edits and vandalism by IPs (see the history of the page). I have reverted the last damages. Please consider to protect this file against anonymous edits. Thank you! – Aristeas (talk) 16:14, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done: Semi-protected for 1 year. --Achim55 (talk) 16:17, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, Achim55! – Aristeas (talk) 16:22, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

File:Human skeleton front en.svg

File:Human skeleton front en.svg is another image file which seems to attract nonsense edits and vandalism by IPs (see the history of the page). Please consider to protect the file description page against anonymous edits. Thank you! – Aristeas (talk) 20:32, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done for 1 yr —Matrix(!) _{ping one}^{when replying} {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 21:38, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

Thank you very much, Matrix(!)! – Aristeas (talk) 10:23, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:游學寶寶台中南屯館

游學寶寶台中南屯館 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user Username for spam or containing advertising purposes S8321414 (talk) 01:46, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

Using a business name as your account name on Commons is not necessarily a violation of our account naming policy, though it would be on some sister projects. It's not obvious to me that there's anything wrong here. Their uploads appear to be exterior shots of their business, which are not obviously out of scope. I don't offhand see any particularly promotional content. - Jmabel ! talk 04:58, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

No idea…But they uploaded File:Official logo of 游學寶寶台中南屯館.png and deleted.--S8321414 (talk) 05:13, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

Deleted as a logo above TOO, lacking VRT. Again, I think not a reason for any administrative sanction. - Jmabel ! talk 18:03, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

User:Huyukui

Huyukui (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user uploading copyvios (COM:FOP Japan) Qurren (talk) 00:32, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

We don't usually take administrative action against a user over FoP issues, especially if no one has explained the issues to the user on their talk page. I'm probably not familiar enough with the details of FoP in Japan to be the one to explain to them; probably best if someone who knows Japanese would reach out. - Jmabel ! talk 04:32, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

User:Abir Dhar

Another account of User:Drabir Mondal, both of them uploading files without license, most probably copyvios, which they try to disseminate to other projects afterwards. -- Jan Kameníček (talk) 16:25, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done Sock blocked, main account warned. Yann (talk) 19:39, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

Sock of GMatteotti

Can someone block Ilevod? The rename request for File:Dal Piaz (Ombretta).jpg is his usual "correct title" rationale and the file is an original GMatteotti upload. Geoffroi 16:29, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked. Yann (talk) 19:36, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

@Yann: He's back with User:~2025-33243-00 (another questionable rename request of a GMatteotti upload). Geoffroi 21:23, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

Already done Already globally blocked. Yann (talk) 13:52, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

Fake requests from registered user

user:Tasfiqulalampabel - Fake requests, or unnecessary edits - Registered vandal. - Inertia6084 (talk) (talk) 20:49, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

Tasfiqulalampabel (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) - Jmabel ! talk 22:51, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

Likely Vanderpumpstan socks

• Lizzy Littlejohn (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Andrew Lewis Littlejohn (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

These accounts are claiming in file descriptions to be the two children of actress Lesley Joseph, and have uploaded seven photos of Joseph and pictures of actresses' signatures. Four of the photos had previously been posted to Joseph's social media account, years ago, at the same or higher resolutions ([17] [18] [19] [20]); another, File:Lesley Joseph and her mother Rebecca 2001.webp, was deleted last month after it was found to have been taken from a news website.

These look like socks of User:Vanderpumpstan, who has uploaded signature images and copyvios of Lesley Joseph in the past as User:4lyferr, and shown interest in the actress's children. Other Vanderpumpstan socks like User:SallyJaneSpencer have claimed to be directly related to the depicted subjects, in file descriptions, when those images had in fact been taken from other sources. Belbury (talk) 13:12, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

• Simon Dwain Kalavazides (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

I'd also add User:Simon Dwain Kalavazides to this. This is an account created half an hour before User:Lizzy Littlejohn on 30 September that has reposted a lot of photos taken from https://instagram.com/simonmeets (Simon Kalavazides), claiming on Commons to have cropped themselves out of the photos. The Instagram user page has a message at the top saying Please ask my permission first before sharing my photos. The Commons user got started with some photos of Lesley Joseph and her co-stars, the same co-stars that Lizzy Littlejohn was uploading signatures of a few hours later.

One of Simon Dwain Kalavazides's uploads (File:Alun Lewis c. 1990s.jpg) has already been deleted as being a postcard image; I don't know if the user was claiming it to be a selfie they had cropped themselves out of?

The deletion request at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Lesley Joseph 2025.jpg, about the fact that one of their photos had been posted earlier on Instagram, received no response from User:Simon Dwain Kalavazides. They haven't edited Commons since October.

User:Simon Dwain Kalavazides has a message on their talk page from an IP visitor from last week that says:

This user is an imposter, pretending to be someone he is not. This person needs there profile deleted on here and blocked from downloading anymore images. And have current images deleted from commons.

This could be a message from the Instagram user. en:Talk:Linda_Robson#Linda Robson Picture also has a complaint about one of these uploads, File:Linda Robson 2024.jpg, being stolen, cropped and permission to use it is not granted. Belbury (talk) 16:19, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done Three accounts blocked for COM:IU. I deleted all files uploaded by Lizzy Littlejohn and Andrew Lewis Littlejohn, and created Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Simon Dwain Kalavazides. A request for check user would be useful to confirm sockpupettry. Yann (talk) 19:55, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, request opened. Belbury (talk) 20:05, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

Wow, 27 sockpuppeteers: Category:Sockpuppets of Vanderpumpstan! Yann (talk) 13:55, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

I found two more accounts who had uploaded photos of a deceased celebrity claiming to be a family member or partner who had taken the photo personally, where those images were crops or copies of photos that had been previously published in the press or social media. Again, ageing British sitcom stars.

• Lucy Lyndhurst (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Nethra Tilakumara (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Deletion discussion opened at Commons:Deletion requests/Photos of the Lyndhurst family. --Belbury (talk) 11:41, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

Another to potentially block for impersonation under COM:IU: a single-use account claiming to be the daughter of deceased British actor Tony Selby, who uploaded a lot of low resolution versions of images of Selby that can be found elsewhere online, claiming to have taken the photos personally.

• Sammyselbs (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Files nominated for deletion at Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Sammyselbs. --Belbury (talk) 09:39, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Also a Vanderpump, uploading previously published 2017-era press and social media photos as their own work in 2025:

• Jack Vanderpump (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

--Belbury (talk) 10:09, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done Two accounts blocked, all files deleted. Yann (talk) 16:02, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Excalibur

Excalibur (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

He's still attacking me on his talk page! Can you please take his talk away? He's abused his talk three times now! Will you please stop him from trolling Commons users? Geoffroi 02:12, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked by The Squirrel Conspiracy and Huntster. Yann (talk) 08:14, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Nexarito

Nexarito (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

This user is persistently uploading out-of-scope content after multiple warnings and a block for doing so. They appear to only be here to promote themselves. - Seawolf35 (talk) 01:48, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

nooo Nexarito (talk) 01:50, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 02:14, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

User:Max-Up2568

User: Max-Up2568 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Reason for reporting: This user is a sockpuppet (Category:Sockpuppets of Saranphat chaiphet) created for block evasion, according to a sock investigation at the Thai Wikipedia. And the user has uploaded here a number of copyvio files related to Nan province, which are exactly the same files as those uploaded by the socks in the mentioned category. See also his global account information. Miwako Sato (talk) 07:22, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done indef-blocked. - Jmabel ! talk 19:22, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done. I also closed the deletion request and mass deleted all his uploads. Taivo (talk) 11:37, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

User:Lucky Luckiano España

• Lucky Luckiano España (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

A new sock of Luca.ramos1 is trying to recreate copyvio files. Original block: User:Luca.ramos1. 0x0a (talk) 03:32, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done: Blocked and nuked. --Achim55 (talk) 08:01, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

Bozakmac

• Bozakmac (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• User continued to upload low quality nude photo despite warnings.

A1Cafel (talk) 02:41, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done indef-blocked. I presume the existing DR will result in deleting the photos. - Jmabel ! talk 07:34, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

User:Dawotttt

• Dawotttt (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Block evasion sock of Yahachy (talk · contribs), confirmed at en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Yahachy. 0x0a (talk) 06:05, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done indef-blocked sock. Lengthened Yahachy's block for sockpuppeting. - Jmabel ! talk 07:38, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

Ruiqiang

Ruiqiang (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

Ruiqiang appears to be here solely to upload copyright-violating images of the Shenyang J-35; they have done this multiple times and (appear to, as I cannot see deleted contributions) have no other edits except to this subject. - The Bushranger (talk) 21:59, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done. All uploads are deleted, user is blocked (copyvio after warning). Taivo (talk) 15:30, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

User:YHPVE4VPH

• YHPVE4VPH (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

A new sock of Worvandae, Musée Annam, who like Category:Mid-Autumn Festival in Vietnam than Category:Tết Trung Thu as [21], [22] and tried to maintain both. --Henrydat (talk) 11:44, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

Partly done. Indef-blocked. I don't have the combination of time & knowledge to do the cleanup here, though, so someone else will need to take that on. - Jmabel ! talk`

I deleted speedily multiple photos due to lack of freedom of panorama in source country Vietnam. Taivo (talk) 08:46, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

Socks of Jagdeep singh bittu

• Diljit46 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Ranjity (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Yamanjit2 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Sockpuppets of Jagdeep singh bittu, as per investigation at en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Deepcruze. 0x0a (talk) 07:30, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

Accounts blocked. Not saying "done" because further action may be needed, I'm not familiar enough with what the issues are likely to be on this particular user. - Jmabel ! talk 19:10, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

Often the issues here are they upload images from Youtube videos that are not tagged with a compatible license, or images that they find online about celebrities that they claim are their own work and pretty obviously are not. They do upload images that appear to be valid (meta data from a mobile device). The unabashed nature of the bad faith uploads tends to make me suspicious of almost everything they upload though. Ravensfire (talk) 22:48, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

File:Standing sexual intercourse.webm

Needs indefinite protection against IP/new account editing due to constant addition of needlessly pornographic text in the description Dronebogus (talk) 08:53, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done --Yann (talk) 08:58, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

Isn't the timed text equally a problem? That also reads as rather pornographic to me. - Jmabel ! talk 18:28, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

@Jmabel: I reverted to a better description —Matrix(!) _{ping one}^{when replying} {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 21:30, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

Inappropriate username

• Scoobyjew911 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Presumably intended as a reference to en:9/11 conspiracy theories#Israel. Belbury (talk) 12:46, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

User:Oil-Neuro280737

User: Oil-Neuro280737 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Reason for reporting: Apparently a sockpuppet (Category:Sockpuppets of Saranphat chaiphet) created for block evasion, because (1) the user uploaded copyvio files related to Nan province, which are exactly the same files as those uploaded by the socks in the mentioned category, and (2) the username is similar to those in the mentioned category, such as Oil-Neuro1994 (talk · contribs), Max-Oil2024 (talk · contribs), PickOil281994 (talk · contribs), etc, which indicates their relationship.

-- Miwako Sato (talk) 02:40, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done indef-blocked. - Jmabel ! talk 05:29, 27 November 2025 (UTC)