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Block request for User:CroakyGames2010

CroakyGames2010 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)

Continously uploads copyvio after final warning. — doclys (❀) 00:48, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done there is only so much we should need to tolerate  — billinghurst sDrewth 10:13, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

User:Vichycombo

User:Vichycombo was blocked on 24 August 2023 for continual addition of non-free files. Since the block expired, he has had about 50 more files deleted, all for copyright violations (see User talk:Vichycombo and User talk:Vichycombo/Archive 1). Some action is needed. Scolaire (talk) 10:44, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

warned about copyright and asked to consult; uploads contains some images that look to be that contributor's.  Done  — billinghurst sDrewth 11:17, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Block request for User:Wa73

Wa73 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)

The user continues to upload copyvios even after being blocked for it previously and despite receiving warnings after the block. — doclys (❀) 11:14, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done  — billinghurst sDrewth 11:19, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Dizzlessportsmatrix

• User: Dizzlessportsmatrix (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Reasons for reporting: Continued copyvio uploading and deletion-related nonsense after final warning for doing so.

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 00:15, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for a week. Yann (talk) 15:40, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Yann: Thanks!   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:42, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done. I declined unblock request. Taivo (talk) 09:05, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Block request for User:Viraaweb

Viraaweb (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user Username for spam or containing advertising purposes Waqar💬 14:17, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done was warned before, so blocked. Everything's deleted. Yann (talk) 15:38, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Block request for Theresadayog and their socks

See Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/Theresadayog and also en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Theresadayog. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 14:07, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

•  Support.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:18, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

   Done Blocked and tagged. I will leave the SPI cleanup to admins who are active on these venues. ─ Aafī (talk) 14:44, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

  Thanks you, happy editing! — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 15:12, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Sahaib, battleground mentality, and edit warring

I believe we discussed a zillion of times that categories "Foo country in april 2023" "Foo country photographs taken on 2048-13-64" should not be further split in subcategories. User Sahaib apparently was unaware of this, and started mass-moving, which I found because they moved my file File:Perth Municipal Buildings seen from Tay Street.jpg, I reverted them and tried to explain, first in edit summaries, and then at their talk page, see User talk:Sahaib#May 2024, that no consensus that it is ok to split the categories, exists, and it is up to them to either find one of many discussions or ask a question at the Village Pump. They were not interested in listening and continued edit-warring. (Note that I uploaded about 30 files taken in Scotland on that day, and several hundreds taken in Scotland that week, but they have only been edit-warring moving one of them). Something needs to be done about this. Ymblanter (talk) 19:19, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

@Ymblanter: I have been a very active contributor to Wikicommons for almost 4 years with almost 200,000 edits and so would not like to be blocked. I disagree with Ymblanter and I feel I discussed it rationality on my talk page. I apologise if I reverted too much. Sahaib (talk) 19:25, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Actially German photographs per day are often recategorized per Bundesland. I have not practiced it myself, but I will not protest, when I see categories "Saxony photographs taken on ..." Taivo (talk) 09:42, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

See also Commons:Village pump#Category diffusion, again. I uploaded plenty of German photographs myself, and, indeed, I have seen them recategorized two times by two different users. I went to their talk pages, and one was receptive and another one was not, but indeed the argument both times was that they have seen existing categories per Bundesland and wanted to diffuse more categories in this way. Since there are people willing to diffuse categories and nobody wants to categorized the photos back to country categories, we naturally get more and more category diffusion even though there is no consensus to do this. Ymblanter (talk) 09:55, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Request Temporary semi-protection for File:Abolfazl Heidari.jpg

Rationale: Persistent removal of deletion template by IP. Seawolf35 (talk) 22:08, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done. Deleted, DR closed, and title create-protected. This has been deleted multiple times earlier. ─ Aafī (talk) 06:12, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Jattoff5

Jattoff5 (talk · contribs) has continued to upload copyrighted images despite many images deleted for that issues and multiple warnings issues. Elcobbola - I think this is the latest Jagdeep singh bittu sock. Ravensfire (talk) 13:05, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for a week. Yann (talk) 13:38, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

@Ravensfire: Locked, too.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:47, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Block request for User:Alfiegonsalves

Alfiegonsalves (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user Username for spam or containing advertising purposes Waqar💬 14:11, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done Blocked. Yann (talk) 16:16, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Block request for User:Metrolinktrains

Metrolinktrains (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user Username containing a commercial trademark All the best -- Chuck ^Talk 20:18, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done Softblocked. I haven't deleted the images. You can nominate them if you think these are out of scope or are copyrighted. Bedivere (talk) 22:11, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

User is undergoing rename/verification with VRT, see my talk page.

All the best -- Chuck ^Talk 22:15, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

I don't think contacting VRT is the way to request a renaming, but oh well. Bedivere (talk) 22:21, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

• @Metrolinktrains: Please submit a rename request at Special:GlobalRenameRequest. Do not contact VRT. Once your request has been fulfilled, please request an unblock, it will be issued. --Bedivere (talk) 22:22, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

  Whoops! I should have clarified ,they are going through normal rename process, and contacting VRT about verification/uploads (see talk page). Sorry for the miscommunication/ passing on a mess to VRT.

  All the best -- Chuck ^Talk 22:31, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

  @Alachuckthebuck, the user will be unblocked only after they are renamed. A similar username Metrolinktrains2022 was recently renamed to Trainsyaytrains and I do not see any other result in our dashboard. No open requests. Is the user abusing multiple accounts? ─ Aafī (talk) 04:44, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

  Creating multiple accounts to get around a username block is not considered abusing multiple accounts. Also, per COM:UPOL, organization account names are not banned on Commons. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 04:54, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

  @Aafi just appears to be a well meaning company trying to update an infobox with their new logo.

  All the best -- Chuck ^Talk 22:17, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Block request for User:Salami Abiodun Consult

Salami Abiodun Consult (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user Username for spam or containing advertising purposes All the best -- Chuck ^Talk 21:11, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done File deleted but the username is IMO okay so I haven't issued a block. Bedivere (talk) 22:10, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Block request for User:Mayakaan Residences

Mayakaan Residences (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user An account solely for advertising purposes All the best -- Chuck ^Talk 22:01, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done Soft-blocked. Files deleted. Bedivere (talk) 22:10, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Block request for User:Tokarro666

Tokarro666 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user User keeps uploading copyvios after his last warning. Michalg95 (talk) 06:27, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

 Not done. No edits (living or dead) during last 10 years. Taivo (talk) 08:28, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Ltn12345

• User: Ltn12345 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Reasons for reporting: Continued copyvio uploading like File:10022024 Tượng đài Quyết tử để tổ quốc quyết sinh.jpg after final warning for doing so. Uploading oos content.

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:03, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done. One week block. I will delete some copyvios. Taivo (talk) 09:27, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

My error. Photos uploaded until the end of 2023 are valid. No copyvios in 2024 (except one self-detected and self-nominated, where I closed the DR). My block was inclorrect, I unblocked the user. Taivo (talk) 09:33, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Sam Tija

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

Obvious sock of blocked sock puppeteer Soladoye Kerimot (talk · contribs). Uploading the same repeatedly-deleted files as other socks. Marbletan (talk) 17:19, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done. Blocked by Pi.1415926535; all uploads deleted. Marbletan (talk) 18:55, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Now globally locked as well. Taivo (talk) 09:37, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Block request for User:Web wrd

Web wrd (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user An account solely for advertising purposes All the best -- Chuck ^Talk 22:26, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done. I deleted the only upload. Currently that's enough. Taivo (talk) 09:35, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Block request for User:Gsjfsdlfk

Gsjfsdlfk (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user An account solely for the purpose of vandalism All the best -- Chuck ^Talk 22:55, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

 Not done Already globally locked. Yann (talk) 09:35, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Protect File:Sandbox.svg

As a highly used file over 20000 uses on all Wikimedia wikis. Aasim (talk) 02:41, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done Edits semi-protected, reupload and move fully protected. Yann (talk) 09:34, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Block request for User:The Wikymedia Commons is the most corrupt image search site ever because of copyright

The Wikymedia Commons is the most corrupt image search site ever because of copyright (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user Harassing or defamatory username Waqar💬 06:33, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done Ymblanter (talk) 07:28, 9 May 2024 (UTC)