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Анна Савелева (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Continues to upload the exact same copyrighted TV image poster after final warning. theinstantmatrix (talk) 18:31, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

  Dealt with by Jon Kolbert. theinstantmatrix (talk) 18:42, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

File:John Podesta before the U.S. Senate.jpg

Please apply Semi-protection to this file due to reoccurring IP Vandalism. I propose it be indefinite due to the harassing nature of the vandalism but I leave the time span to admin discretion. Thank you. -- Sixflashphoto (talk) 04:04, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

  Done, File:John Podesta official portrait.jpg as well. --Achim (talk) 07:25, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

File:Limited recognition.png

Due to the recent events in Spain the file needs an increased level of Admin observation or even upload protection. --Denniss (talk) 00:08, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

  Done I semi-protected it indefinitely. Taivo (talk) 10:19, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

File:Venezuela (orthographic projection).svg

Please protect the file at the revision without the territorial claims - repeated atttemps to add the claims to this map instead of creating a variant. --Denniss (talk) 21:42, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

Please block the user for repeated violation of COM:OVERWRITE. EDIT: a map with venezuelan claims is already present but this user forces others to use his biased/POV map. --Denniss (talk) 10:15, 31 October 2017 (UTC)
  Reporter and edit warrior both blocked. I'm so sorry but this was the correct action. Magog the Ogre (talk) (contribs) 01:54, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

Gkdldua12

Hi,

Gkdldua12 copyvio mass upload totaly looks like Gsdfgdf111. Please check or block.

Best regards, --Lacrymocéphale (talk) 12:15, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

  Done Blocked and nuked. It's a spambot, very persistent. Guanaco (talk) 12:21, 31 October 2017 (UTC)
I've created Special:AbuseFilter/189 to combat this. Admins, please feel free to improve this as needed. Guanaco (talk) 12:33, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

Prestigelinens (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Promotional username, has a promotional user page, and has uploaded 1 promotional image. theinstantmatrix (talk) 16:30, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

  Done Blocked and deleted spam. Jon Kolbert (talk) 00:22, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

Weelonft (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

User has uploaded the same exact images (including copyvios) that Xanaxkl (talk · contribs) has done (all are now deleted), which is blocked for sock puppetry of a master account Shiwam Kumar Sriwastaw (talk · contribs).
Might be an obvious duck, to anyone who's already familiar with this person, and we might need to request a global lock on this account. theinstantmatrix (talk) 12:07, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done Rodhullandemu (talk) 12:30, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

Fairly use (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Another obvious sock of Shiwam Kumar Sriwastaw (talk · contribs), again reuploading copyrighted images of multiple Hindi TV shows. theinstantmatrix (talk) 15:24, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done blocked and nuked. Jon Kolbert (talk) 15:38, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

Dnsodlw (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Spam? --ManFromNord (talk) 17:17, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done blocked by Guanaco Jon Kolbert (talk) 17:24, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

+ 쇼리실장01058361424 (talk · contribs) another spambot. --ManFromNord (talk) 17:29, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done by Christian Ferrer. Yann (talk) 23:37, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

Chen101689N187

Chen101689N187 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

  Done Yann (talk) 23:36, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

File:Fannie Lou Hamer 1964-08-22.jpg

Please apply Semi-protection to this file due to reoccurring IP Vandalism. For some reason 69.85.235.230 will not leave it alone. I propose it be a short protection, a month should do so they move onto something else. Thank you -- Sixflashphoto (talk) 01:53, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

I blocked the IP for 3 days instead, and I'm watching the images. The IP is a public school. Guanaco (talk) 02:05, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

The sun goes down

Admits to being an INC sock here. Sro23 (talk) 01:27, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done Jon Kolbert (talk) 13:48, 3 November 2017 (UTC)
Could someone block Austen Richmond, another obvious sock? Sro23 (talk) 21:12, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
Could someone please block Sro23 as a meatpuppet of Russavia? Also for intimidation and harassment? Thank you. Austen Richmond (talk) 21:15, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
  Done Sro23, I blocked Austen Richmond. —RP88 (talk) 21:20, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
Also Michelle Drake (talk · contribs) Rodhullandemu (talk) 22:52, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

Sajjawd (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Uploading unfree files after warnings. --ManFromNord (talk) 12:02, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done Jon Kolbert (talk) 13:48, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

Mnindia

Hi,

After being warned, Mnindia still uploads images found on Internet and magnified (making JPEG artifacts visibles). The two last ones got a cross at top-left coming from the original website interface. Please block.

Best regards, --Lacrymocéphale (talk) 13:45, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done Files deleted, you already warned this user. Regards, Yann (talk) 13:48, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

ARClitePangloss (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  and FriendsofCliffHyra (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Account and another promotional username account used only to upload images that are missing license information and permission. — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 2602:302:D1A2:C740:9990:FB7F:B300:5ED6 (talk) 16:28, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

  Oppose The first account has not contributed for 3 months. The second has only one edit (uploading now-deleted file), one month ago. I see no urgent need to block at moment. Taivo (talk) 08:07, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

File:EU-Spain.svg

There has been an active revert war on the file over the last 24 hours, attempting to add Catalonia as a disputed territory. I suggest the map is made sysop edit only for a period, to encourage discussion, or at least encourage the creation of separate maps. The map has significant cross-project usage. --Fæ (talk) 11:05, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done I've protected the original and uploaded File:EU-Spain (Catalonia disputed).svg as a separate file. Guanaco (talk) 11:30, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

Fizencor (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Abusing multiple accounts: ARClitePangloss (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  and FriendsofCliffHyra (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  + Repeated copyright violations and spam on both Commons and Wikipedia — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 2602:302:D1A2:C740:C499:DC0A:9A50:B5ED (talk) 16:32, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done. I deleted yesterday all corrupt files and now I see, that all copyvios are deleted too. At moment I feel, that no other action is needed, but if they continue, then they must be blocked. Taivo (talk) 08:24, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

Cambaye (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Violation of the username policy as a promotional username. User has uploaded 1 promotional image. Username relates to www.cambaye.com theinstantmatrix (talk) 14:51, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done. Guanaco (talk) 14:55, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

Areyoureadytolose (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Disruptive username violation; user has uploaded 2 web grab images with disruptive summaries about them (and 1 has a completely misleading name). Used to vandalize a simplewiki article simple:United States presidential election, 2016 theinstantmatrix (talk) 22:13, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done. Deleted as copyvios and blocked. Guanaco (talk) 22:20, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

Mudea (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Copyvio (images without permissions). Warnings on his talk page was ignored.—Iluvatar (talk) 11:40, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done Blocked three days, all images deleted. Hopefully this gets their attention. Guanaco (talk) 11:51, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

Preeta Arora (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Another obvious sock of Shiwam Kumar Sriwastaw (talk · contribs). --ManFromNord (talk) 14:57, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done Blocked. Jon Kolbert (talk) 21:00, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

Mikky004 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

User has been uploading copyvios since October 18, 2017. See log here for user's already deleted copyvio uploads. theinstantmatrix (talk) 20:12, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done Blocked. Jon Kolbert (talk) 21:00, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

Cassio96 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Uploading unfree files after warnings. --ManFromNord (talk) 09:02, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done Yann (talk) 09:25, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

Solomon203

I've blocked Solomon203, a user with over 90,000 contributions, indefinitely. Apparently, this is the long term abuser 影武者. I recall seeing some other accounts of this person which uploaded intentional copyvios. It's possible this one was more subtle. Guanaco (talk) 09:44, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

AshtonLogan (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

This user is uploading copyvios after a final warning.   — Jeff G. ツ 13:26, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done. Blocked. I also opened a checkuser request. Guanaco (talk) 13:56, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

User:Don-kun

User Don-kun find it suitable to call me a troll 1, 2, 3 times within ten minutes. If I would not have been the subject of this behaviour, I would have pressed the block button by now, so that they can cool down. Jcb (talk) 21:22, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

  Oppose. I don't see a pattern of hostility here deserving a block. Don-kun may have failed to assume good faith by calling your actions "trolling". Jcb, when you repeatedly edited his comment, he became angry and called you a troll and a vandal for doing so. Sometimes it's better to just let minor comments like "trolling" slide. The only administrative action that makes sense is to say to both of you: please stay mellow. Let's not escalate this. Guanaco (talk) 23:04, 6 November 2017 (UTC)
Well, I didn't call you 'a troll' at first, but called your specific behaviour in that request trolling, which makes a difference. And I am not the only one thinking like that, as you can see in the other statements, I was just more direct. And it is not appropriate to change other users statements just because of an unpleasing part, that is however based on the arguments before. That may be done by a third party/admin, but not yourself. --Don-kun (talk) 06:12, 7 November 2017 (UTC)
Difference between troll and trolling is not so big. If Don-kun had said it once or if (s)he had apologized, then I would say: let it be, but saying it multiple times without apologizing is not good. I blocked him/her for 3 days. Taivo (talk) 08:21, 7 November 2017 (UTC)
Fair block. Wikicology (talk) 21:56, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

Zherby (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Uploaded 8 copyvios since 10:34, 8 November 2017 (UTC). Recently, the user just reuploaded File:Lovecover.jpg and File:Kho-hai-rak-bangkoet.jpg after it was deleted for copyvios. theinstantmatrix (talk) 12:45, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

You warned the user. Uploads are mostly deleted and the last remaining is nominated for deletion. No copyvios were uploaded after warning, so no action is needed at moment. If (s)he continues, then (s)he must be blocked. Taivo (talk) 07:55, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

Budidatum2 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Budidatum2 reuploaded File:Qayyum Ansari.jpg, a fixation of the blocked User:Zoha Princess. With no other contributions it's a blatant sockpuppet. Cabayi (talk) 09:06, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done. Guanaco (talk) 10:00, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

Brij267840

Probably INC.   — Jeff G. ツ 03:26, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

Music with Paintings (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Promotional username violation. User has uploaded 1 promo image, which I nominated it for deletion. That has a promotional description as well. Currently being used on the user's enwiki sandbox. theinstantmatrix (talk) 15:38, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done File deleted, user warned. Yann (talk) 17:00, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

Nawabs of Indian subcontinent and other sockpuppets

The following accounts are confirmed sockpuppets and have been used to upload copyright violations here on Comons:

Please extend our warmest copyvio sockpuppeteer goodbyes to them. —LX (talk, contribs) 18:17, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done Yann (talk) 19:09, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

Emi matsui (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

The user keeps uploading dozens of copyright violations. The images were previously published at other websites such as Twitter and Facebook. Could someone please delete them and block the user? Thanks, 153.204.136.84 22:58, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

Copyvios deleted, user hasn't edited since yesterday. If the user continues I have no issue with a block. Jon Kolbert (talk) 23:05, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

Giuliano Verducci (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

After final warning was given, 2 days after, uploaded another unfree image to Commons. User claims that "Angelena gave the image to me by email, so therefore it's safe to upload this to Commons" but I highly doubt that. theinstantmatrix (talk) 13:19, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done I blocked him for a week. Taivo (talk) 10:07, 11 November 2017 (UTC)
There is indeed a permission for this file. I think this user should be unblocked. Regards, Yann (talk) 17:39, 11 November 2017 (UTC)
I unblocked him yesterday. Taivo (talk) 08:15, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

Jane Titurenko (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Uploading unfree files after warning. WikiZeven (talk) 13:28, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

Jcb just blocked him/her. WikiZeven (talk) 13:28, 12 November 2017 (UTC)
  Done - (4 minutes before your request) - Jcb (talk) 13:29, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

Mixtell (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Another obvious sock of Shiwam Kumar Sriwastaw (talk · contribs). --ManFromNord (talk) 16:27, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done Blocked and nuked. Guanaco (talk) 16:33, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

User:Yoesquivez

Yoesquivez (talk · contribs) is a serial copyright violator who continues to upload images with copyright violations. I tried engaging the user in es.wiki and was basically told to fuck off, after which the user has continued to upload more copyright violations. -- Irn (talk) 16:16, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

@Irn: They have made 1 edit in 2017, a temporary block would be pointless and an indefinite block would be excessive. The copyvio has been deleted. No further action needed. Jon Kolbert (talk) 17:47, 14 November 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for the response! I'm not familiar enough with the policies and guidelines here at Commons, but I don't think an indefinite block would be excessive here. This user has only ever uploaded copyright violations (with one questionable exception) and has done so over the course of nearly two years, despite receiving multiple warnings. -- Irn (talk) 17:54, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

User talk:Ebyabe

  Resolved

Vandalism by blocked user who will not address the issues on Wikipedia, where the problem is. If my talk page could be blocked for a month, I would appreciate it. Or as long as possible. Please don't remove the comments themselves, tho. Thanks. --Ebyabe (talk) 23:34, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done IP blocked for a week. User talk:Ebyabe semi-protected for a month.Rodhullandemu (talk) 23:48, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

Zionziho

Please block Zionziho (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads)  for continuing to upload nothing but copyright violations in spite of multiple warnings and recreating previously deleted copyright violations. —LX (talk, contribs) 17:12, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done Blocked for two weeks. Jon Kolbert (talk) 17:19, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

Request protection for {{Collapse top}} {{Collapse bottom}}

Highly visible templates (20,000 transclusions). Just vandalised. Rob984 (talk) 17:20, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done Jon Kolbert (talk) 17:25, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

Jing519456539443434

INC or a radical deletionist SPA.   — Jeff G. ツ 02:51, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done Jon Kolbert (talk) 05:09, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

Bauer Karl (talk · contribs)

I have blocked the account User:Bauer Karl, as according to his userpage on :de[1] he is deceased on July 11, 2017, but there has been an edit from his Commons-account on November 1, 2017 [2]. So, the account may have been compromised. --Túrelio (talk) 08:11, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

As the date of death now has been confirmed[3], the account is obviously compromised and should remain blocked. --Túrelio (talk) 07:18, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

Bollywood party (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Another sock of Shiwam Kumar Sriwastaw (talk · contribs), reuploading the same unfree images as before. theinstantmatrix (talk) 11:30, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done Blocked, tagged, and nuked. Guanaco (talk) 11:53, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

File:Coat of arms of Venezuela.svg

We have a group of users that clearly do not understand they are uploading a raster image over an SVG file. Can an admin please revert and protect the file? Fry1989 eh? 16:31, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done. @Rkt2312 and FXXX: , you should not embed raster images inside an SVG file. If you want to upload this version, do so as a separate PNG file. Guanaco (talk) 16:44, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

Rookayaan (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Another sock of Shiwam Kumar Sriwastaw (talk · contribs), again reuploading the same unfree images as before. theinstantmatrix (talk) 18:04, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done blocked and tagged. Jon Kolbert (talk) 18:12, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

Faseeh531 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Wikipedia Zero abuse. theinstantmatrix (talk) 18:37, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

I don't see its pattern any way related to the known WP0 LTA abuse cases, so gave them a final copyvio warning. --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 18:43, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

Non-free logo (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Shiwam Kumar Sriwastaw (talk · contribs) sock. theinstantmatrix (talk) 19:04, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

  Indefinitely blocked by Jon Kolbert. Bollywood Tadka (talk · contribs) is also indefinitely blocked. All tagged. theinstantmatrix (talk) 19:41, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

دلخوشي (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Continued to upload unfree images after final warning given. theinstantmatrix (talk) 21:39, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done Yann (talk) 21:58, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

3478-BOT (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Shiwam Kumar Sriwastaw (talk · contribs) sock, again reuploading unfree images, same as before. theinstantmatrix (talk) 07:48, 18 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done. Blocked and nuked. Guanaco (talk) 08:10, 18 November 2017 (UTC)

TeamBaba974 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Continued to upload unfree image (File:TINITA.jpg) after being blocked three days. -- Sebk (talk) 13:23, 18 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done Blocked for a month, files deleted. Yann (talk) 14:17, 18 November 2017 (UTC)

YuRi YuZi

Please block YuRi YuZi (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads)  again for continuing to upload copyright violations with false authorship claims in spite of multiple warnings and a previous block. Thanks, —LX (talk, contribs) 13:59, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done Blocked by Edgar. Jon Kolbert (talk) 18:18, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

Adar Poonawalla Fan Club

Keeps uploading and reuploading copyvios. Username implies shared use.   — Jeff G. ツ 20:30, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done Blocked for two weeks. Jon Kolbert (talk) 22:35, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

Politics suck!

Possible INeverCry sock, has gotten right into nominating files for deletion after user page creation and account creation. theinstantmatrix (talk) 05:18, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

  Oppose No, INeverCry's not socking anymore. This is probably Russavia... INeverCry (talk) 07:14, 20 November 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Politics suck! (talk • contribs) 07:15, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
I blocked him indefinitely. Taivo (talk) 09:04, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

Inunotaisho26 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Uploading unfree files after being warned not to do it again. — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 2602:302:D1A2:C740:9990:FB7F:B300:5ED6 (talk) 12:52, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done The user was never warned. I warned him. Next time block. Taivo (talk) 17:48, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

Template:Sockpuppet/lang

This was just vandalised, affecting 14,000 pages. Might be a good idea to protect it. Looking at the history, semiprotection ought to be sufficient. —LX (talk, contribs) 16:10, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done--Steinsplitter (talk) 17:19, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

Let's burn Harvey Weinstein (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Attack username. theinstantmatrix (talk) 22:14, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

I haven't know this, so please rename me.--Let's burn Harvey Weinstein (talk) 22:30, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
As you haven't uploaded anything and, as of yet, have only 5 edits, I think it would be easier if you simply abolish the disputed account and create a new one with a non-controversial name. --Túrelio (talk) 07:39, 21 November 2017 (UTC)

Tchkel1019b (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

This user looks to be an INeverCry sock (or someone deliberately imitating one). Specifically, it's a freshly-created account nominating files for deletion with the message "Out of scope - unused personal image". --bjh21 (talk) 17:41, 22 November 2017 (UTC)

I blocked them yesterday.--Ymblanter (talk) 06:18, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

Sock puppetry by AlexanderHovanec

AlexanderHovanec (talk · contribs) was previously asked not to remove deletion notices (User talk:AlexanderHovanec#Please do not remove deletion requests) so has instead decided to remove them by using an IP instead 108.39.216.22 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • RBL • abusefilter • tools • guc • stalktoy • block user • block log). DrKay (talk) 20:53, 22 November 2017 (UTC)

Terribly sorry for that. I was logged out of my Wikipedia account, so that's why my IP appears instead of my username. I'm well aware of sock puppetry and did not intend to appear as another person. Also, I removed the deletion banner a second time because I thought I'd met the criteria. I now understand that only administrative positions can do so, and thus will not be attempting to delete banners anymore. I see that this is a page for "blocking" and "protection" but I think the inclusion of my account is incorrect and wrong as I have no plans of jeopardizing Wikipedia's criteria and content. It is all a misunderstanding and the dilemma that has been listed should not occur again.
Additionally, I'd like to question the authority and judgement of DrKay (talk · contribs). It seems as if he has a history on Wikipedia as well. The user has deleted many of the discussions on his talk page. Once he has even been blocked for intolerable behavior, but seems to have attempted to cover it up my deleting the discussion.
So I apologize for any trouble it seems I've caused, but notice that my efforts to delete the files weren't stubborn or consistent. I have learned the ways of Wikipedia and vow to act more responsibly in the future. Disregarding the mistaken accusation of sock puppetry, I'm trying to better myself and my contributions. Thank you. -- AlexanderHovanec (talk) 20:59, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
See Commons:Talk page guidelines and Commons:Assume good faith. DrKay (talk) 21:11, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
I'm afraid I don't understand which portions of the links I need to read. The links are recommendations on how a discussion on a talk page should go. This is obvious. But I do not see why they were linked. So, I've basically met the requirements of the first link. However, apparently I'm not being concise. I apologize for that. Second off, "good faith"? I do not understand why this was linked either. -- AlexanderHovanec (talk) 21:17, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
Per the guidelines, I can archive my own talk page if I wish. You should assume good faith and withdraw unfair accusations. DrKay (talk) 21:22, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
I'm terribly sorry. I was not accusing you of anything. I simply questioned your judgement in this matter based on how things have gone in the past for you. There is nothing wrong with making a valid point that may potentially aid in how a discussion goes. This means that it was not unfair to question your judgement.
However, I'd like to point out that you've made an unfair accusation yourself by accusing me of intentionally sock puppet-ing. I notice you've told a user to "practice what they preach" in the past, so perhaps you should too. I was not accusing you of anything, I was making a point (that is backed up by evidence -- said evidence which can be found in your history). I will, in turn, dismiss your accusation of my supposed sock puppet-ing (which you also backed up by evidence by digging into my past).
But I do apologize for the trouble. Regards. -- AlexanderHovanec (talk) 21:29, 22 November 2017 (UTC)

Kaniska123 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Sock of user Vhacker Vicky kadian, which he uploaded this, and created categories related to it, which he intends to use this image to create an article on the English Wikipedia, which I reported him there for sock puppetry. theinstantmatrix (talk) 00:22, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done Blocked and nuked. Guanaco (talk) 01:09, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

Gopalantravels

Gopalantravels (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads)  – keeps uploading copyright violations with spammy file descriptions even after being informed about what this site is about and what it's not about. Clearly not here to contribute. —LX (talk, contribs) 11:12, 22 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done. The user is warned and all uploads are deleted. No other action is needed now. Taivo (talk) 08:27, 23 November 2017 (UTC)
Stop or we'll say stop again. Fantastic. —LX (talk, contribs) 06:34, 24 November 2017 (UTC)

Zelio007

User:Zelio007 uploaded a number of copyright violations. When I deleted the files and warned the user, they went to my talk page and started personal attacks (with the wording intensifying, the last statement says that I can "fuck the whole planet", they do not care. Since they still do not understand what they have done wrong, they probably need a block.--Ymblanter (talk) 14:18, 22 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done. Blocked for 1 day. Taivo (talk) 08:46, 23 November 2017 (UTC)
Thank you.--Ymblanter (talk) 10:36, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

Nganchunyin (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

copyvio, see User_talk:Nganchunyin.--Xiplus (talk) 05:04, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done. Hedwig in Washington blocked him/her, all his/her contributions are deleted. Taivo (talk) 10:05, 24 November 2017 (UTC)

UNLVJJS (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Promotional username that implies shared use. — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 2602:302:D1A2:C740:9990:FB7F:B300:5ED6 (talk) 17:52, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

  Not done. The user has exactly 1 edit and (s)he has not edited for 4 years. The name does not seem very promotional to me. No action is needed at moment. Taivo (talk) 10:00, 24 November 2017 (UTC)

User:Xshoen25

Can someone please quickly intervene? Xshoen25 is continually uploading copyright violations despite a final warning. ℯxplicit 08:22, 24 November 2017 (UTC)

  Not done. The user stopped after you warned him/her. All his/her contributions are deleted. If (s)he continues, then (s)he must be blocked. Taivo (talk) 10:03, 24 November 2017 (UTC)

User:ShameelKhokhar7786

Obvious sockpuppet of AhmedShameelKhokhar786. Train2104 (talk) 15:26, 24 November 2017 (UTC)

Request protection for File:1-12 Political Color Map World.png

I'd like to see this file fully protected. It's undergone persistent slow edit-warring and always gets reverted back to the original revision. It's one of the best quality world maps (in terms of labelling, clarity, etc.) on Commons and I believe this edit warring is impeding its use, as well as making it nearly impossible for the file to be updated by consensus. For example, contributors adding ISIS, disputed states, etc.

In it's original form, it shows, as of the November 2011, the UN member and observer states (and their dependent territories) and Western Sahara. Some disputed areas between UN states are shown as hatched, but no non-UN member or non-UN observer states are included. Such states should not be added because it changes the basis of the file.

The file does however need updating to 2017, which would include:

  1. Adding the State of Palestine, now a UN observer state
  2. Hatching Crimea to show this as a disputed territory (since the 2014 annexation by Russia)

As well as possibly showing more disputed territories as hatched (it doesn't appear to be clear why some areas are hatched and others are not).

However all of these matters should be discussed on the talk page and protecting the file would force contributors to take their arguments to the talk page and not edit war.

Thanks,

Rob984 (talk) 18:27, 24 November 2017 (UTC)

Other administrators, I've given this indefinite full protection (upload only), since the state of things in November 2011 is generally unambiguous and shouldn't get updates for post-2011 developments. Please let me know if this is inappropriate; I don't know that I've ever done a protection here before. Nyttend (talk) 02:31, 26 November 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protection Commons:Wiki Science Competition 2017 in Arab World

Hello, Can you please semi-protect "Commons:Wiki Science Competition 2017 in Arab World" until 1 Jan 2018, because we put announcement in ar.wiki for un/registered users, thereby millions of people see this announcement and there's some vandals. Note that the announcement and the competition finished in 31 Dec 2017. --Alaa :)..! 07:55, 25 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done Semi-protected for 37 days. --jdx Re: 09:27, 25 November 2017 (UTC)
Thanks @Jdx: --Alaa :)..! 10:02, 25 November 2017 (UTC)

Bestinita (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Upload (a lot) unfree images -- Sebk (talk) 14:06, 25 November 2017 (UTC)

No doubt that User:Bestinita doesn't (or doesn't want to) understand Commons rules : in the few minutes she's notyfied a copyright violation she uploads a new copyrighted file (see what happened between 12:20 and 12:54 today). Patrick Rogel (talk) 15:15, 25 November 2017 (UTC)
  Done. I blocked him/her for a week. Taivo (talk) 19:03, 25 November 2017 (UTC)

Olega 994 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Copyvio after warning. --ManFromNord (talk) 17:51, 26 November 2017 (UTC)

Blocked for a week. Jon Kolbert (talk) 18:45, 26 November 2017 (UTC)

Minecrafter789 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Copyright volations ([4], [5]) after final warning. -- Whpq (talk) 20:08, 27 November 2017 (UTC)

Rooblu (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Repeated copyright violations (uploading non free work with no evidence of permissions) - see talk. -- Sandgem Addict (talk) 05:51, 28 November 2017 (UTC)

  Not done Not very many copyvios, and there is a plausible claim of permission. The user edits infrequently, mostly at enwiki. I've left them a message there. Guanaco (talk) 05:57, 28 November 2017 (UTC)

Hayel international information (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Spam-only account. Uploads files with spammy descriptions in Arabic such as File:دليل بيطرى- - ماهر.jpg. theinstantmatrix (talk) 14:28, 27 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done. I blocked him/her for a week, all uploads are deleted. Taivo (talk) 08:30, 28 November 2017 (UTC)

{{Speedynote}}

Request for indefinite semi-protection: A widely used message template. --B dash (talk) 10:21, 28 November 2017 (UTC)

This template is always substituted when used (i.e. as {{subst:}}speedynote}}), so changes to it do not effect the uses of it on talk pages. This is why the template has zero transclusions. Absent evidence of persistent vandalism, protection seems premature. —RP88 (talk) 10:35, 28 November 2017 (UTC)

Ryanrabe26 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

  Resolved

Continuing to upload copyright violations after a final warning. User blanked the notice warning and copyvio notices, therefore acknowledging them. --AntiCompositeNumber (talk) 16:34, 28 November 2017 (UTC)

  Done Blocked for a week. Rodhullandemu (talk)

Daveydolphin (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Please long-term block the following sockmaster/sockpuppet accounts and IPs from Wikimedia Commons. This user repeatedly ban-evades for over a year and shows no sign of stopping. These accounts have already been blocked from Wikipedia (see the sockpuppet investegations/archive from the English Wikipedia here [[6]]. The user often uploads the same or similar files here to support his self-promotion on other wikimedia sites. I'm tired of cleanup up after this guy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GretLomborg (talk • contribs) 06:52, 30 November 2017 (UTC)

Accounts/IPs to block:

Thanks, GretLomborg (talk) 06:42, 30 November 2017 (UTC)

Accounts are blocked, except G-WIZ123 which doesn't exist on Commons. I also hard-blocked 24.107.231.252 for three days so any socks on that IP can't edit here. The other IP is too stale for a block. Guanaco (talk) 19:10, 30 November 2017 (UTC)

Oshlel (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Copyright violation. --Qurren (talk) 11:56, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done. I gave the user last warning. If (s)he continues uploading copyvios, then (s)he should be blocked. Taivo (talk) 07:58, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

Xday408 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Uploading unfree files after warnings. --ManFromNord (talk) 10:29, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done. Blocked for three days. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 15:35, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

INeverCry

Golddiggerzzz self-tagged (possibly) by LTA globally banned user INeverCry. --Donald Trung (Talk 💬) ("The Chinese Coin Troll" 👿) (Articles 📚) 12:07, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

See also User:Robert Valmont, possibly self-tagged or an impersonator. --Donald Trung (Talk 💬) ("The Chinese Coin Troll" 👿) (Articles 📚) 12:09, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
  Done. Both blocked. no idea if it's INC or someone impersonating them, but either way a block is in order. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 15:32, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

Possible Korean spam-only accounts

Two new users uploads files with spam descriptions and very long filenames in Korean. theinstantmatrix (talk) 09:19, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done Accounts blocked indefinitely, uploads deleted. --jdx Re: 10:18, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

ウーノ (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

He/She is reprinting from twitter @KK44_1033 accont's page. See https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/Files_uploaded_by_%E3%82%A6%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8E. Maybe they have the account User:MEJF. See https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/Files_uploaded_by_MEJF. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Licsak (talk • contribs) 19:33, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done. The user is warned, all uploads are either deleted or nominated for deletion. Taivo (talk) 08:17, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

User:Angeliquerock

Please, block Angeliquerock (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information).

User Angeliquerock is one among the "army" of puppets and SPA accounts that promote Angelique Rockas in all WPs. It has been blocked in English-WP, together with dozens of SPAs and puppets, most of them globbaly blocked for inter-wiki abuse. See the related SPI cases. ——Chalk19 (talk) 08:06, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

PS. I had filed a case with details against Angeliquerock @ Commons, but it was archived automatically before investigation. ——Chalk19 (talk) 08:06, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done. The user is globally locked, all edits in file nameroom since March are deleted. Taivo (talk) 08:15, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

109.238.80.74

Possibly INC.   — Jeff G. ツ 21:40, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

Hello, Jeff! I thought we already clarified the situation. With respect, --109.238.80.74 21:49, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
Sorry. Please link to that discussion from each of your user talk pages, or just get an account (it's very easy to do).   — Jeff G. ツ 21:55, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
OK, I'll add the link on talk pages's all IPs that my internet provider gives me (I counted five addresses for now). I periodically reviewed the edits from them and I am sure that all this time it was just me. Have a good day! --109.238.80.74 22:13, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

Commons:Wiki Science Competition 2017 in Australia

Protection from IPs is needed for Commons:Wiki Science Competition 2017 in Australia which has had IP vandalism but also is the landing page for Wiki Science Competition in Australia. Bidgee (talk) 22:35, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done Semi-protected for a month. --jdx Re: 02:22, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

User:Sayabel

Hello, can any Sysop block User:Sayabel, because I nominated all of his files for deletion he is nominating my photos for a deletion as a reaction!, like here, here, here, here and many others photo! --Alaa :)..! 23:04, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

I will not seek to stop you because it is not my right as I have done. Despite your attempts to delete the deletion template yourself, it conflicts with the laws . But I reject the threat because it is inappropriate. I have nominated your photos for deletion because they violate the copyright in Egypt. Note that the images were recently shot in a few months And not pictures for educational purposes --Sayabel (talk) 01:08, 12 December 2017 (UTC)
@Sayabel: Immediately stop this nonsense, or we have to stop you. --Didym (talk) 01:18, 12 December 2017 (UTC)
@Didym: Thank you and apologize . Please undo deleted my photos .. undo nominated all of files for deletion, like * File:Mervat.talaawe.jpg

--Sayabel (talk) 01:22, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

@Sayabel: You will have to make convincing arguments at Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Sayabel and then wait for about six days.   — Jeff G. ツ 02:08, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

That user also perpetrated revenge DR Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by User:Jeff G. (but did not notify me of it) and made an ad hominem attack in this edit.   — Jeff G. ツ 01:47, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

Socks who upload same images

Likely abusing multiple accounts to upload previously deleted images. --Wcam (talk) 15:32, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

Masryy

This user appears not to be here to legally improve the project. Please see Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Masryy.   — Jeff G. ツ 16:06, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

Files were deleted and user hasn't been active, I think the best thing is to watch the user and block if more images violating policy are uploaded. Jon Kolbert (talk) 17:05, 12 December 2017 (UTC)c

More AhmedShameelKhokhar786 socks

Please block and nuke. Train2104 (talk) 14:37, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done --jdx Re: 11:05, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

Somfjk (talk · contribs)

Somfjk (talk · contribs) is locally blocked on en.wiki please block the user. Maybe if we should create an LTA for the master this will be a guide for admins and stewards. Please lock the account globally as the evidence. —209.242.141.28 17:26, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done Blocked indef. Vhacker Vicky kadian. Guanaco (talk) 04:32, 14 December 2017 (UTC)

User:Artinpl

Legal threat.   — Jeff G. ツ 02:04, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done Blocked for a week by Jmabel. --jdx Re: 10:48, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

Commons:Wiki Science Competition 2017 in Italy

Hi, could someone put a semiprotection on Commons:Wiki Science Competition 2017 in Italy. I am very busy in these final days and I cannot undo these vandalism in real time. I have found the second major vandalism in few days, plus the page is fine and structured, the required changes at the moment are the images galeries and the coverage, but for a couple of days they can be done only by registered users (that is me)

So a semiprotection up to December, the 15th would be useful. thank you.--Alexmar983 (talk) 04:18, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done Semi-protected for 20 days. Don't be soft.   --jdx Re: 10:41, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
I did not want to sound selfish... :) thank you.--Alexmar983 (talk) 12:00, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

User:呂兆晞‎

Please block 呂兆晞‎ (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  for uploading copyvio after the final warning. --Wcam (talk) 13:25, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

87.15.94.46

A3cb1.   — Jeff G. ツ 13:59, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done --Ruthven (msg) 09:42, 11 December 2017 (UTC)
@Ruthven: Thanks. Another seems to be 87.0.97.184.   — Jeff G. ツ 04:11, 14 December 2017 (UTC)
  Done --Ruthven (msg) 08:20, 14 December 2017 (UTC)

Qubosucks

New account quickly uploading files and creating galleries resembling like articles and categories not relevant to this project, alongside with an attack username. Possible spam-only? theinstantmatrix (talk) 18:05, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

  Not done. I'm not sure. The user stopped after (s)he was warned. Now all his/her contributions are either deleted or nominated for deletion. If (s)he continues uploading copyvios and/or personal files, then some action is needed. Taivo (talk) 09:36, 15 December 2017 (UTC)

User:IlionMusicSchool

Please, block IlionMusicSchool (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information).

User IlionMusicSchool (in Greek it means el:Μουσικό Σχολείο Ιλίου, one of the favorite subjects of user AntonyFragakis) is without any doubt the new sock of AntonyFragakis, who has been blocked indefinitely in Commons for uploading unfree files after warnings, and licence laundring. User IlionMusicSchool is a new account, but its global contibutions on the subject of Ilion Music School, simultaneously and from the beginning (a) in the English-language WP (where AntonyFragakis=User:Antonypiano has been blocked indefinitely for using multiple accounts), (b) in Commons (where user AntonyFragakis has been been blocked indefinitely, too), and (c) in the Greek-language WR (where user AntonyFragakis is currently blocked for one month, for the third time) point to a new sock of user AntonyFragakis. User IlionMusicSchool appeared after user AntonyFragakis tried to contribute to Greek-language WP by using an IP, but his edits have been reversed. After that, user IlionMusicSchool showed up. Note that in Commons user IlionMusicSchool uploaded this image as "own work", a slightly cropped version of that image, previously uploaded localy by user AntonyFragakis (as his "own work") in the Greek-language WP, something he couldn't do in Commons because he has been indefinitely blocked. ——Chalk19 (talk) 23:25, 14 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done. I blocked the user indefinitely and nominated the image for deletion. Taivo (talk) 09:42, 15 December 2017 (UTC)

Auto-protection of File:Kingdom of Hungary against Moldovans flag in battle.jpg

Hi,

I am trying to edit File:Kingdom of Hungary against Moldovans flag in battle.jpg to add more information, but for some reason it seems that KrinkleBot has marked it for auto-protection.

Can you please help?

Thanks --Codrin.B (talk) 22:02, 15 December 2017 (UTC)

It has been unprotected --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 00:33, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

Socks who upload same images

Likely abusing multiple accounts to upload previously deleted images. --Wcam (talk) 15:32, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

Please an admin take a look at this. --Wcam (talk) 12:39, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

Protection for uploading of a Thomas Sankara picture

There doesn't appear to be any un-copyrighted pictures of Thonas Sankara and I have twice reported one that has appear on the article on Wikipedia. It appears from the delete history here that it has happen a few times and wonder if the page should be protected from files being uploaded? NZFC(talk) 06:05, 17 December 2017 (UTC)

  Not done. This does not help. Users simply will upload the photos under new filenames. For example, there's file:Sankara-face.jpg, which I'm going to delete right now. I added file:Thomas Sankara.jpg into my watchlist and if it will be re-uploaded, then I'll see it and can delete it again, if needed. Taivo (talk) 20:44, 17 December 2017 (UTC)
Great thanks Taivo, wasn't sure how things are best done here. I will also keep an eye out if anymore pictures get uploaded to the main article. NZFC(talk) 06:31, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

User:A Shit Pai

User:A Shit Pai is an inappropriate username, attacking Ajit Pai. Already blocked on English Wikipedia for vandalism. Peter James (talk) 22:43, 17 December 2017 (UTC)

Zeshan Mahmmod (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Despite many warnings in recent days (from half a dozen editors), the user Zeshan Mahmmod has continued uploading overtly copyvio images. With no indication of letting-up or responding to warnings or advisories. At the very least a temporary block (to allow the community to catch-up with these behaviours, and figure-out how best to address) would seem appropriate. Guliolopez (talk) 01:19, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

@Guliolopez:   Done. I have indefinitely blocked the user because in these situations I find a temporary block is ineffective because the user simply waits out the block. If the user starts talking to us, we can lift the block. If they choose to not talk, well they can edit elsewhere. In the meantime please review and tag the uploads as appropriate. Green Giant (talk) 01:42, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

Ameer Hamza Raikoti

User uploaded more copyvios after warning.   — Jeff G. ツ 13:51, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done. I blocked him for a month. All uploads are deleted by Jameslwoodward and others. Taivo (talk) 15:24, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

ZoeS101978

INC.   — Jeff G. ツ 06:25, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done. I blocked him indefinitely. Taivo (talk) 09:48, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

14.207.17.59

Death threats in these edits, on top of vile, disgusting harrassment in other edits.   — Jeff G. ツ 09:49, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done. I blocked the IP for a week. All edits are reverted. Taivo (talk) 09:52, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

Moonrivers (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Uploading unfree files after warnings.--ManFromNord (talk) 18:21, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

@ManFromNord: 20:29, 19 December 2017 (UTC) Marcus Cyron (talk | contribs) blocked Moonrivers (talk | contribs) with an expiration time of 1 month (account creation blocked) (Uploading unfree files after warnings: cascading block - next time should be indefinite)   — Jeff G. ツ 23:54, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

Cascading block. After one day and one week now one month. I think, the next time should be indefinite. Marcus Cyron (talk) 00:02, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

Anasos2002

Spamming.   — Jeff G. ツ 22:56, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done. Indefinitely blocked but with the aim of encouraging useful dialogue. @Jeff G.: thank you for the report. Green Giant (talk) 23:42, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

User:呂兆晞‎

Please block 呂兆晞‎ (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  for uploading copyvio after the final warning. --Wcam (talk) 13:25, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

Any admin could give a response? --Wcam (talk) 11:51, 17 December 2017 (UTC)

Anyone please take a look? --Wcam (talk) 17:05, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

  Not done. The user has not edited since 15th of December. His/her last remaining uploads are actually good, I fixed their licenses and categorized them. If the user re-uploads one more copyvio, then some action is needed. Taivo (talk) 19:03, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

Lucy Tipilotu: INC sock?

Lucy Tipilotu (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  is behaving much like an INC sock: new account immediately using VFC to nominate lots of personal files for deletion. --bjh21 (talk) 14:33, 14 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done. Looks like one to me. Blocked. Guanaco (talk) 15:40, 14 December 2017 (UTC)

Wilfredo5948

Please Block Wilfredo5948. The user page is just external links for porn sites written in French. As of writing this the creation of the user page is the only contribution from this user. -- Sixflashphoto (talk) 10:57, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done. Userpage deleted. Indefinite but hopefully temporary block. @Sixflashphoto: thank you for the report. Green Giant (talk) 11:57, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

Dereck Camacho

Socking per Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/Dereck Camacho.   — Jeff G. ツ 11:00, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

Socks who upload same images

Likely abusing multiple accounts to upload previously deleted images. --Wcam (talk) 15:32, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

Please an admin take a look at this. --Wcam (talk) 12:39, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

Anyone please take a look? --Wcam (talk) 17:05, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

  Comment The users uploaded really the same files. As I'm not checkuser, I cannot confirm sockpuppetry, but this seems quite likely. At first I wanted to block IPhone9, but (s)he has created undeletion request, which is not resolved yet. Taivo (talk) 19:45, 20 December 2017 (UTC)
@Taivo: Undeletion request is now resolved. --Wcam (talk) 14:39, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
  Done. Now I blocked IPhone 9 indefinitely as sockpuppet of 彭嘉傑. Taivo (talk) 14:51, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Santirevecolepe (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Repeatedly uploading copyright violations. --153.175.91.17 20:32, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done. I warned the user and deleted more-less half of his/her uploads. The other half did not surpass threshold of originality. I think, that blocking is not needed at moment. Taivo (talk) 14:55, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

User:Molecule Extraction

This user continues uploading copyvios after a warning five days ago. There is no evidence of the claimed licenses at the claimed sources. If a file is tagged {{PD-Malaysia}}, there is no date of original publication, name of author, or death date of author to back the claim of {{PD-Malaysia}} for that artistic work.   — Jeff G. ツ 01:47, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

This is crazy. I have tried to put the source links on each files to support that the file passed {{PD-Malaysia}} and I now was reported for blocking. Molecule Extraction (talk) 01:50, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
@Molecule Extraction: You should have provided correct licensing at the time of upload for every file you ever uploaded. You have not done that once since you were warned.   — Jeff G. ツ 01:58, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
It is the correct license that I use, the files really passed {{PD-Malaysia}}. The license already stated:

Para 1:

For literary, musical or artistic works, copyright subsists for 50 years after the death of the author. Copyright for unpublished works subsists for 50 years after the publication. For anonymous or pseudonymous works copyright subsists for 50 years after publication unless the author is made known.

Para 3:

Works by the government, governmental organisations and international organisations are subject to copyright for 50 years after publication: sections 11 and 23. However, the texts of laws, judicial opinions, and government reports are always free from copyright: section 3 (definition of literary work).

Each of the local government (city, town) administration government is formed prior to the formation of Malaysian Federation in 1963 (which is now already passed 50 years) with each of the symbols is created prior to its establishment. Molecule Extraction (talk) 02:05, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

@Molecule Extraction: So they were created under different copyright laws, what were those? Why weren't the files tagged correctly at the time of upload? It is your responsibility as an uploader not to infringe copyright at the time of upload.   — Jeff G. ツ 02:13, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
No, it is not, it's actually under the same license. The reason I upload it with for example "own license" at the time of the upload is because of a slow internet. I use the upload wizard tool because it is much faster than the basic uploader. While during the uploading session there is no other license choice than the license I want to use so I just use the normal license which I will make a correction after the uploading session. Molecule Extraction (talk) 02:18, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
@Molecule Extraction: No, you didn't start using {{PD-Malaysia}} until 00:57, 21 December 2017 (UTC).   — Jeff G. ツ 02:50, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
So although I made some mistake in uploading process when I didn't using the template "at the time of uploading" even though the files is already free from copyright, is it still liable for deletion? Molecule Extraction (talk) 02:55, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Jeff, could you rather help a productive user of WikiCommons instead of scaring away people that are needed for the project? Adding {{PD-Malaysia}} is already healing the situation. --CEphoto, Uwe Aranas (talk) 11:21, 21 December 2017 (UTC) Ditto, PD-Malaysia enough for licensing..*angys* (talk) 11:34, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Seconded, the behaviour today from you @Jeff G.: , is bordering on harassment and is way beyond the mellow tone we expect from helpers here. Please seriously tone down your comments and remember we're working to help people get copyright correct, not catch them out and punish them. Friendly is your word of the day. Nick (talk) 11:40, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
@Cccefalon and Nick: Ok, I will.   — Jeff G. ツ 11:50, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Template:DEFAULTSORT

The Template:DEFAULTSORT is transcluded in 1500+ and needs semi-protection. George Ho (talk) 04:30, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done. I semi-protected it. Taivo (talk) 08:30, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

InfoGrapher

InfoGrapher uploaded an obvious Photoshoped image of Ajit Pai here that I have a CSD tag on. Now I don't like the FCC chair either but you don't have the right to go around harassing and threatening people. -- Sixflashphoto (talk) 15:45, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done @Sixflashphoto: Thank you for the report. I have deleted the file and issued a warning to the uploader. We cannot justify a block because they’ve only made one edit here. However, we will keep an eye on the user uploads. Green Giant (talk) 16:06, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Mac577

Please block Mac577 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads)  for continuing to upload nothing but out-of-scope vanity images in spite of being repeatedly informed of our project scope. The user is unresponsive and clearly not here to contribute constructively; they have no useful edits on any Wikimedia project. —LX (talk, contribs) 20:28, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done. @LX: Thank you for the report. The userpage has been deleted, and the user indefinitely blocked to encourage their next action here to be to use their talkpage. If they show understanding of our scope, they can be unblocked. If they choose not engage with us, well it’s no loss to the project. Cheers. Green Giant (talk) 21:06, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

May want to evaluate/keep an eye on this

There seems to be a bit of an edit war going on involving File:Yemeni Civil War.svg and the related File:Yemeni Civil War.jpg and File:Yemeni Civil War1.png which appears to have spilled over here and here. Just leaving this here in case anyone feels that some action needs to be taken or for monitoring in case something needs done in the near future. GMGtalk 15:20, 20 December 2017 (UTC)


Yes, Panam2014 should be blocked for being an obstructionist. I simply created a map that was derived from the template at that time and he reverts me, because his “POV” or his “perspective” is not incorporated in such map.Chilicheese22 (talk) 16:02, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

I have posted to all the relevant talk pages and the DR. Please discuss at File talk:Yemeni Civil War.svg. This is not the right place.   — Jeff G. ツ 16:33, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

@GreenMeansGo: Chilicheese22 should be blocked from MetaWiki because of his pov pushing, obtruction and distruptive editing. He have edited the file without consensus. He continues.--Panam2014 (talk) 19:17, 20 December 2017 (UTC)
@Panam2014: What POV does he seem to be pushing?   — Jeff G. ツ 19:22, 20 December 2017 (UTC)
@Jeff G.: he removes all mention of the STC because the Yemeni government does not recognize it. --Panam2014 (talk) 19:23, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

I tried to start a constructive dialog at File talk:Yemeni Civil War.svg, but it has degenerated into personal attacks.   — Jeff G. ツ 00:31, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

@Chilicheese22: Regardless of which map is correct, you have been uploading a raster image to File:Yemeni Civil War.svg. If you don't know how to correctly edit an SVG, don't overwrite one under any circumstances. I recommend Inkscape for SVG editing. Changes can also be made with a text editor if you know the syntax. Guanaco (talk) 00:42, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
  • There is a POV dispute which involves this image and these two editors on enwiki on a topic subject to enwiki's community discretionary sanctions, which I attempted to mediate but which also degenerated in a similar fashion. I'm not really familiar with how things are done here, but I think it might be a good preventive measure to protect that image, and delete the duplicates uploaded at File:Yemeni Civil War.jpg and File:Yemeni Civil War1.png. Ivanvector (talk) 00:49, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

@Ivanvector: BREAKING NEWS : The duck is positive. So my request was justified. CC22 would have bypassed its own blocking via his ip address. So 128.175.87.38=Chilicheese22. The three files on Commons exist since days there. --Panam2014 (talk) 00:52, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

@Panam2014: pinging me every time you post a comment is harassment. Stop it now please. Ivanvector (talk) 00:53, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
@Ivanvector My behavior on Commons has nothing to do. You said I would not notify you anymore, I would not do it anymore, but that does not bode my behavior here. --Panam2014 (talk) 01:14, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Can you please stop lying. He just said a checkuser can't connect me and the IP, but he is going out on a limb to say that we are connected. So it's just an assumption. Chilicheese22 (talk) 01:08, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

@Chilicheese22: You're ridiculous, it's dull. Your game was once again unmasked. The administrator said you were the same person as the iP.--Panam2014 (talk) 01:14, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
It seems very likely based on behavior, but I can't prove it. I don't think there's any point in arguing about it. Guanaco (talk) 01:17, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
@Panam2014: He say's and I quote "Checkusers can't link an account to an IP for privacy reasons, but It looks like a duck to me." so he is just assuming, and your other sockpuppet was declined as baseless. Therefore it shows what type of alternate reality that you live in. You can stay in the alternate reality, for all I care because, unlike you I am not trying to get blocked here. As for @Guanaco: there is no reason to add fuel to his propaganda, when you just can't prove such actions Chilicheese22 (talk) 01:22, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
@Chilicheese22: stop now, It seems very likely based on behavior. I am not idiot. Your are the iP. The duck is officialy positive. You should be stopped. Enough is enough. --Panam2014 (talk) 01:24, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
  • I'm pretty much done with this particular image and dispute, but if you don't mind @GreenMeansGo and Jeff G.: help me understand the rationale for keeping three versions of the same map, just in case I encounter this sort of issue again. Is it normal practice to keep a vector and several raster versions of the same map, even if the information presented differs between them? Ivanvector (talk) 15:03, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
    • @Ivanvector: The existence of the raster images appears at present to promote peace on Commons; if it does not do so on other projects, we may need a more balanced response. cc22 could learn inkscape (so could I, but I don't advertise that). Our SVG images should not be wrapped raster images. Edit warring and incivility should not be tolerated.   — Jeff G. ツ 15:26, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
Sure, I can buy that having a raster and vector copy of the same map eases disputes and is probably harmless. I don't understand why it's accepted practice to do this when the maps are not the same, though. Compare the svg and jpg versions of this map, for example: the difference between the two seems to be promoting an edit war, not easing it. Ivanvector (talk) 15:34, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
Umm... the heuristic I kindof go by when it comes to Commons deletion criteria is more or less... if someone could conceivably use it educationally some time in the next several hundred years, then it should probably be kept. Most images are unused anyway, and the point is more building the media version of a seed bank. If things end up going unused, then it's not like it's taking up valuable limited space anyway. Whether the content of that image is verifiable for immediate use on en.wiki is kindof out of the scope of the seed bank to worry about. (But I mostly quietly tinker around in the background anyway. So don't make the mistake of thinking my opinion is somehow important.) GMGtalk 15:41, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

User:GeorgiaStauropoulou

This must be the new sock (after sock IlionMusicSchool- see [8]) of the indefinetly blocked AntonyFragakis. User GeorgiaStauropoulou uploaded this image (AF Ilion Music School.jpg) of Antony Fragakis (the real person), which was placed at Fragakis user page in the Greek-language WP by an IP (user AntonyFragakis is blocked for three months there). The name "Georgia Stauropoulou" is very similar with the name "George Stathopoulos", a fictional user of flickr, created by Anthony Fragakis for licence laundring in Greek-language WP. Note that "Georgia Stauropoulou" has also uploaded this image of "Park Antonis Tritsis 20", a sequel to AntonyFragakis "Park Antonis Tritsis 19". ——Chalk19 (talk) 21:07, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

PS. Don't all images uploaded by both socks (GeorgiaStauropoulou & IlionMusicSchool) of AntonyFragakis have to be deleted? ——Chalk19 (talk) 21:09, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done. I blocked Georgia indefinitely and deleted one photo. Bytheway, I mentioned, that you are not yet autopatroller, so I made you autopatroller. Taivo (talk) 11:54, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

User:TheRealRenato98

Repeated upload of copyright violations, continued after final warning. I started a regular deletion request, before I saw the upload history - the recent uploads should probably be speedied as well. GermanJoe (talk) 10:51, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done. I blocked Renato only for a week (first block). Taivo (talk) 11:41, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

Protection

My upload File:Mrwp 50000.png is currently used on Marathi Wikipedia as a holiday logo. Thereby requesting its protection from any future vandalism (high traffic logo) untill 10th day of January 2018. Thanking you --✝iѵɛɳ२२४०†ลℓк †๏ мэ 09:35, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

Upload protected until 2018-01-11T00:00:00Z. — regards, Revi 10:16, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

I've seen better days

INC.   — Jeff G. ツ 11:24, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done Rodhullandemu (talk) 11:45, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

Hafeezullah2k

Please block Hafeezullah2k (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads)  for continuing to upload copyright violations in spite of multiple warnings over the course of more than five years. —LX (talk, contribs) 22:22, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done Blocked for a month in the first instance; this is because despite warnings, there are no previous blocks. If the message doesn't get across, I have no doubt the next block will be indef. Rodhullandemu (talk) 22:38, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

95.245.76.231

A3cb1.   — Jeff G. ツ 21:41, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

Commons:Protection policy

Please protect this policy page. Rijndaal has subjected it to a DR.   — Jeff G. ツ 00:42, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

It's semi-protected. Do we want full protection? --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 01:40, 26 December 2017 (UTC)
@Zhuyifei1999: Let's see if anyone else goes off the rails tonight.   — Jeff G. ツ ping or talk 01:47, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

87.8.55.226

A3cb1.   — Jeff G. ツ ping or talk 03:38, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

Ryoiciro-Kudo

He uploaded many non-free logos and resist someone's warning not to do --Fusianasan1350 (talk) 05:37, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

Tiimiii

  Resolved

This user has uploaded copyvios after being warned to stop.   — Jeff G. ツ 03:22, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

Based on Google’s rendering of the Albanian, the user intends not to participate further until our licensing policies change. So no action may be necessary, assuming the uploads indeed stop.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 08:06, 23 December 2017 (UTC)
@Odysseus1479: They didn't stop, please see File:KF Shkëndija.png.   — Jeff G. ツ ping or talk 13:29, 26 December 2017 (UTC)
Indeffed. Option to comply with policy not ruled out, however. Rodhullandemu (talk) 13:50, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

Tristan Dana

INC.   — Jeff G. ツ ping or talk 05:49, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

  already done by Jon Kolbert. — regards, Revi 08:13, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

87.15.94.158

A3cb1.   — Jeff G. ツ ping or talk 13:56, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

User:Darontankian666

Darontankian666 (talk · contribs)

Multiple copyvios after numerous warnings and a final warning back on the 12th. Block please. --Majora (talk) 23:57, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

Jasoneau

Please block Jasoneau (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads)  for continuing to upload nothing but copyright violations in spite of multiple warnings. —LX (talk, contribs) 02:32, 31 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done @LX: Thank you for the report. Green Giant (talk) 02:44, 31 December 2017 (UTC)

Zlinkered

Please block and nuke the uploads of Zlinkered (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads) , who is obviously not here to contribute constructively. Already indefinitely blocked on German Wikipedia. —LX (talk, contribs) 02:39, 31 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done @LX: Thank you for the report. Green Giant (talk) 02:54, 31 December 2017 (UTC)

C8Addict (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Uploading unfree files after warnings. --ManFromNord (talk) 15:42, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

87.8.55.96

A3cb1.   — Jeff G. ツ ping or talk 13:08, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

95.248.92.89

Block evasion.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 04:04, 31 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done, blocked 24 hours. Sadly this user's IP address changes often. Guanaco (talk) 02:38, 1 January 2018 (UTC)

Audienciabr

This user uploaded three files under copyvio. --Francisco (talk) 13:28, 31 December 2017 (UTC)

  Not done First time uploader. The Speedy notices on the user talk psge are sufficient for now. Green Giant (talk) 15:33, 31 December 2017 (UTC)

User:Greaterwalt

Please block Greaterwalt (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  for uploading a large number of copyvios and continue doing so after the final warning. --Wcam (talk) 14:17, 31 December 2017 (UTC)

  Done Green Giant (talk) 16:34, 31 December 2017 (UTC)

Nipponese Dog Calvero's socks and edits to user pages of locked users

Please indefinitely fully protect the following user pages:

These are all socks of Nipponese Dog Calvero/影武者, and the master is registering new socks with profane usernames to edit the above user pages. Please indef block these sock accounts:

Thanks. -★- PlyrStar93. →Message me. ← 08:06, 1 January 2018 (UTC)

The accounts are all locked globally --Zhuyifei1999 (talk) 11:14, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

Thehennaguys

Please block and nuke the uploads of Thehennaguys (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads) , who is obviously only here to be a spammer. —LX (talk, contribs) 09:16, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done Yann (talk) 09:35, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

File:Western world Samuel P Huntington.svg

Please "upload protect" the "12:01, 3 January 2018" version of File:Western world Samuel P Huntington.svg for a month. This map is clearly defined in its source and an editor has been repeatedly uploading a version of this map that is contrary to its definition. I have made it clear to the editor that he/she is free to download, edit and upload a different version of the map as a new file under a new name according to his/her needs, but to no avail - file was overwritten again.--Concus Cretus (talk) 12:19, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

@Concus Cretus: I warned the user per COM:OVERWRITE.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 13:28, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

Jason Rich Smith ‎sockpuppetry

Similar behavior done at enwiki, new accounts' first edits are at userspace containing "hello", "Hi there", "I'm the user", etc.. (see en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Jason Rich Smith). This time here, the master and the socks posts messages to an admin on how to become an administrator and on second diff, asking for help on his "own page" ([9] [10] [11]), which I think is an indication of trolling, and InfernoGeek and InfernoGeek1 made edits at Smith's userspace. theinstantmatrix (talk) 15:04, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

The suspect removed this block request. I have blocked them for a day for now, so that somebody can take a decision without this request being removed in the meantime. Jcb (talk) 16:10, 3 January 2018 (UTC)
I started an RfCU having added two more suspicious accounts. --Achim (talk) 17:10, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done: Indeffed, thanks to Krd. --Achim (talk) 18:42, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

Boxilai1949

Please block and nuke the uploads of Boxilai1949 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) , who uploads nothing but copyvios and is obviously not here to contribute constructively. Also indef blocked in Chinese Wikipedia as a vandal-only account.--Wcam (talk) 16:13, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done: Nuked and blocked indef because of re-uploading deleted copyvios containing nonsense file descs. --Achim (talk) 20:06, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

User:Сергей 6662

I just blocked this user for two hours. Сергей has been making disruptive edits, including emptying a category and adding the {{Bad name}} immediately after I restored it. While I think my brief block was justified, I didn't expressly give him a warning as I should have. If other admin think I was hasty, I can understand if the block is lifted. - Themightyquill (talk) 12:07, 4 January 2018 (UTC)

User:Mehrdad 12

Mehrdad 12 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 


User is constantly vandalizing/disrupting existing maps. Has been given two formal warnings on his talk page by two separate users,[12] but clearly doesnt give a flying F. Only cares about reverting back to his own bogus revision, ruining long-standing FA-class articles on Wiki (i.e. Parthian Empire).[13]-[14]. - LouisAragon (talk) 13:42, 6 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done One week block. Yann (talk) 13:52, 6 January 2018 (UTC)

Copyvio-user uploading from new account

Jorge Ruifer is now uploading using another account; Jorge Ruifernandez. I'm too busy to administer admin actions right now. --Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 01:18, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done. I blocked Jorge Ruifernandez indefinitely, all his uploads are deleted by others. Taivo (talk) 08:46, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

User:Vicky Dwivedi Badshah

Just for tracking: the user continued upload of personal OoS files despite of earlier warning. Blocked one month and uploads deleted. Ankry (talk) 12:16, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

Blocked user returns with a new account but also with blockable behavior

A blocked user has returned with a new account but also with blockable behavior. The new account is Kgw1226 and the original account is Kim geonwoo. As shown at https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=block&user=&page=Kim+geonwoo&year=&month=-1&tagfilter=&hide_thanks_log=1&hide_patrol_log=1&hide_tag_log=1 the original account was blocked for unfree image uploading, and the new account has probably done this too as discussed at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Lei Jun.jpg. I believe that the two accounts are the same, firstly because I think Kgw means Kim geonwoo but also because the remaining uploads of the original account as shown at Special:ListFiles/Kim_geonwoo look similar to the photos uploaded at the new account as shown at Special:ListFiles/Kgw1226. What looks to be a self admission albeit in Korean is visible at Revision of User talk:Kim geonwoo --Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 16:20, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

That last diff is "I no longer use $Kim_geonwoo. Contact $Kgw if you need me". Looking. — regards, Revi 12:57, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
And... I don't believe outright block is appropriate. Left a {{End of copyvio}}, and another note in the language he understands (Korean) to look at COM:License/ko. If he continues, he will face the consequences of ignoring {{End of copyvio}}. — regards, Revi 13:05, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

User:NIGPRO Records

Please block this user. You can pick your own reason, either this name represents a real record label, which isn’t permitted without evidence, or it is a made up record label with an obvious racial slur in it. I have also nominated all their uploads for speedy deletion. Beeblebrox (talk) 23:45, 14 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done. NIGPRO is not mentioned in en.wiki, so admins (including me) deleted all his/her uploads, mostly as out of project scope. I think, that blocking is not needed at moment. Taivo (talk) 13:47, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
Thanks for the deletions. Not sure I follow your logic on not blocking. Seeems like an inappropriate username any way you slice it. Beeblebrox (talk) 18:50, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
If your second hypothesis is correct it would be pretty clear-cut, but policy seems unclear on what to do in the first case; see COM:Role account.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 21:49, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
I was going by Commons:Username policy:Use of the names of "organizations" is prohibited unless you provide evidence that you are or represent the respective organization. seems pretty clear to me. I also don’t believe the second point is just a hypothesis, as one of their deleted uploads was a fake album cover for a pice called “Gay Nigga Hours.” Beeblebrox (talk) 01:25, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

User:Raymondskie99

Raymondskie99 (talk · contribs)

Uploading unfree files. Continued to do so after their last block expired. Doesn't look like they got the message. --Majora (talk) 03:35, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done. I blocked him for a week. Taivo (talk) 09:06, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

JUAN BLAS tenerife

This user has continues to upload copyvios despite a final warning.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 13:10, 17 January 2018 (UTC)

HillJess

Spamming.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 14:28, 17 January 2018 (UTC)

Template:URAA-date

The Template:URAA-date is transcluded in 100,000+ pages. It needs some sort of protection please. George Ho (talk) 23:40, 17 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done. I semi-protected it indefinitely. Taivo (talk) 11:25, 18 January 2018 (UTC)

Template:PD-old-auto-1996

The Template:PD-old-auto-1996 is transcluded at 35,000+ pages. It needs protection. George Ho (talk) 00:01, 18 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done. I semi-protected it indefinitely. Taivo (talk) 11:26, 18 January 2018 (UTC)

Camilo324

Persistently uploading and reuploading copyvios.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 14:35, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

Blocked for one week. Érico (talk) 15:46, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

More templates needing protection

The following templates need protection for reasons:

--George Ho (talk) 23:17, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done Yann (talk) 06:59, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

Ekhaya2000

Please block Ekhaya2000 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads)  for continuing to upload copyright violations (42 out of 46 files over the course of more than eight years) in spite of multiple warnings. —LX (talk, contribs) 12:54, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done Blocked for a month, all copyvios deleted. Yann (talk) 13:39, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

Raymondskie99 block evasion

Sock of user Raymondskie99; has similar usernames; both seemed to have uploaded science-related images; see this diff where the master has added the image uploaded by a sock:

...and this

theinstantmatrix (talk) 02:43, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

Bertrand101 sockpuppet

1503 AM fits the M.O. of Bertrand101. Please block and nuke. —LX (talk, contribs) 11:05, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

I deleted some files and empty categories, but did not block yet. Maybe checkuser is needed. 1170 AM (Manila) (talk · contribs) is very suspicious too. But I did not find category for sockpuppets of Bertrand101. Taivo (talk) 16:17, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

FittnylletDeluxe

Their only upload was used for vandalism on English Wikipedia, and the user name is a Swedish vulgarism. Please block and nuke. —LX (talk, contribs) 13:23, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done, I deleted the upload and blocked the user indefinitely. Taivo (talk) 16:02, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

Nabeelgm

Please block Nabeelgm (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads)  for continuing to upload copyright violations in spite of multiple warnings. —LX (talk, contribs) 12:24, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

  Not done Doesn't edit since the 12th. --Ruthven (msg) 17:49, 22 January 2018 (UTC)
So? On 2017-07-06, after their twelfth copyright violation, they were given a "final" warning to stop uploading copyright violations. On 2017-09-18, they uploaded File:Madhavanin2.png and were given another warning to stop uploading copyright violations. Their response? Predictably, several more copyright violations. What makes you think they'll stop now? How many more times should we say "stop or we'll say stop again"? —LX (talk, contribs) 18:30, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

Assistance wanted - Korean spam

Colleagues, our Korean friends seem to have increased their spamming efforts during past weeks. Unfortunately I'll have to work tomorrow, so I can't act as I'd like. Please be so kind and have a look at this list of suspected files and users. Thanks a lot, --Achim (talk) 20:52, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

Mostly   Done, thanks to Taivo! --Achim (talk) 15:00, 20 January 2018 (UTC)
interesting. It was particularly bad on Wikia/Fandom that it required Wikia staff intervention. Artix Kreiger (talk) 19:56, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

ErMary

Continues to upload copyvio after warning.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 17:26, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

  • "He is lifeless who is faultless". Did you start to upload files correctly for the first time? It's hard for me, but I'm trying)) I do it without malice. Thnks for understanding. ErMary (talk) 18:26, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
Nine of my first ten uploads are still here, 10+ years later.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 18:35, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
  Not done. I take the apology and do not block yet. Maybe after next copyvio. Taivo (talk) 09:47, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

81.177.254.196

81.177.254.196 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  81.177.254.196 blocked ru wiki. 81.177.140.11 04:34, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

  Not done. Only 1 reverted edit so far during current year. I'll warn the IP. Taivo (talk) 09:53, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

Actor Aslam Sonu

Continuing to upload COM:OOS photos after warning.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 11:25, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done. At first I blocked her for a week. Next blocks can be longer. Taivo (talk) 12:57, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

Almost identical username

An account called Emir of Wikipeida has been created which is similar to my username. They have edited on the page File:Riyen Karia and Philip May at CCHQ.png in what looks like an attempt to impersonate me. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 18:47, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done Confusing names aren't permitted, so I have blocked and invited this person to choose another. Rodhullandemu (talk) 18:54, 22 January 2018 (UTC)
Thanks. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 19:02, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

Threats and harassment

The IP 5.69.92.250 as shown by their contributions at https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AContributions&contribs=user&target=5.69.92.250&namespace=&tagfilter=&start=&end= has been engaging in threats and harassment. Some highlights include i will get my friends to kill you, Do you want me to pull the trigger?, and my gun. --Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 20:43, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done blocked for a week. Natuur12 (talk) 20:53, 22 January 2018 (UTC)
I have hidden some of the worst edit summary's. If there are other revisions you want hidden, please let me know. Natuur12 (talk) 20:58, 22 January 2018 (UTC)
Thanks for that block and removal. I see from your talkpage that you are not very active here anymore, but his person has become a problem on the English Wikipedia where they have engaged in sockpuppetry as discussed at en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Thepoliticsexpert and excessive copyright violations as detailed at en:User talk:Thepoliticsexpert. I would be extremely wary of any image they try to upload. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 21:08, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

Raymondskie99 copyvios

Uploaded 2 unfree images right after block expired:

theinstantmatrix (talk) 12:50, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done blocked for a month, enough time to read Licensing section. — D Y O L F 77[Talk] 12:55, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

Elmohtaref1234

Continues uploading copyvios despite 2 final warnings. Pinging Dyolf77. --Achim (talk) 16:25, 24 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done while I was editing, great... --Achim (talk) 16:27, 24 January 2018 (UTC)
  Comment He is 12 years old. I will try to assist him. --— D Y O L F 77[Talk] 16:42, 24 January 2018 (UTC)

Tarred&feathered

Looks very like a sock of INeverCry: new account nominating files for deletion with the text "Out of scope - unused personal image". --bjh21 (talk) 22:26, 24 January 2018 (UTC)

The pest has been blocked. Rodhullandemu (talk) 22:28, 24 January 2018 (UTC)

Tnsekf2018

Korean spambot. theinstantmatrix (talk) 19:11, 25 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done. Thanks for notifying! --Achim (talk) 20:08, 25 January 2018 (UTC)

Leehij245

Korean spam. theinstantmatrix (talk) 17:14, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

  Not done Just one upload, that has been deleted. No edits since. --Ruthven (msg) 17:51, 22 January 2018 (UTC)
  Done indef, belongs to Korean spam gang. Ruthven, just FYI. Best, --Achim (talk) 13:26, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

Blocking request: ScreenshotAdverasul

Please blockScreenshotAdverasul (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  because of illicit upload/s of copyrighted material (see logs). Yours sincerely, Agathenon (talk) 14:41, 28 January 2018 (UTC) (from de:WP)

  Done. Only 2 uploads, both now deleted. I warned the user, blocking is not needed at moment. Taivo (talk) 08:52, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

Wuestenigel

Wuestenigel (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

This is a User with more than 10.000 files shot by his own and uploaded on Commons via flickr2commons.

He doesn't use a description nor categories for these files, and - what's most important - has uploaded many copyvios like logos, comic and lego characters, designed packages, craftswork and so on.

He acts like this since 2014 and therefore received several warnings on his user talk page. Since now he never answered or changed his behaviour.

On 16th November I wrote him as an Admin and requested that he should speedy delete all his copyvios. He answered, that he won't upload copyvios in the future and deleted ~ 29 files, all clear copyvios (so he knows, what is my concern).

On 21st November he uploaded the next copyvios, f.i. File:Kind findet den verloren gegangenen Ball (38397556906).jpg.

On 23rd November I gave him a final warning and time for one week to clean up his stock of files. He just answered and did nothing. --Emha (talk) 14:51, 30 November 2017 (UTC)

Hi Emha,

you wrote me and I replied. I also took action and deleted a lot of pictures. The lego pic you mentioning was just a mistake. Mistakes happen.

As you can see here (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Zidanie5) I also take care that really a lot of images are being adjusted just right now.

--Wuestenigel (talk) 14:54, 30 November 2017 (UTC)

That is not you who is placing categories in some of your files. --Superbass (talk) 20:24, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
Indeed, that is me. He asked me to help him sort things out adding cats to his uploads, since he is not a proficient user at these sort of things. So I believe he means to do right but is misguided and needs time to do so (but COI so disregard this).--Zidanie5 (talk) 08:45, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
The question is: why does a "not proficient user" upload > 10.000 files with really bad metadata (categories are obligatory!) and leaving them completely alone afterwards? There happened many "mistakes" since 2014 and no responses. --Emha (talk) 10:06, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
The problem isn't solved, as you can see on the several new sectors on his talkpage since the starting of this request. --Emha (talk) 09:43, 5 December 2017 (UTC)
...And if User:Wuestenigel adds categories they're crap e.g.. Those files uploaded without any description nor proper categorization are actually worthless for this project. --Jotzet (talk) 18:27, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

In the German-speaking Wikipedia it has now been announced for the first time that the user has sent a high invoice for an alleged license violation during subsequent use. I'm assuming this is where the point of his mass uploads lies. --Superbass (talk) 18:29, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

Block user because of project damage! --1971markus ⇒ Laberkasten ... 19:32, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

Sperren wegen fehlender Kategorien oder Beschreibungen? Ist das ein Sperrgrund? --Ralf Roleček 21:51, 22 January 2018 (UTC)
Da kommt schon was zusammen, Schau Dir das mit allen Links mal an. Im Zusammenhang mit der Arbeit dieses Nutzers wurde in en:wp und de:wp schon ein ganzer Bildspam-Sockenzoo gesperrt. --Superbass (talk) 12:28, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
Von mir existieren wohl auch noch tausende unkategorisierte Bilder, werde ich deshalb gesperrt? Es gibt auf Commons User, die sich nur damit beschäftigen, mehr oder weniger sinnvolle Kategorien zu verteilen. --Ralf Roleček 23:42, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
Ralf, schau Dir einfach mal seine Diskussionsseite an, dann weißt Du, was los ist. Der User lädt seit Jahren wissentlich Urheberechtsverletzungen hoch und reagiert: gar nicht. Warum hier kein Admin tätig wird, entzieht sich meinem Verständnis. --Emha (talk) 14:28, 24 January 2018 (UTC)
Mir wurden schon viel mehr Bilder gelöscht. Als Sperrgrund nennst du oben, soweit ich Englisch verstehe, fehlende Kategorien und Beschreibungen. Dann müßte der Panoramio Upload Bot schon lange gesperrt sein. Und von dem kommen auch reichlich URV. Der Fall auf de.URV betrifft offenbar überhaupt nicht Commons. Ich sehe hier einfach keinen Sperrgrund. --Ralf Roleček 22:02, 24 January 2018 (UTC)
Ralf, warum nimmst Du ihn in Schutz? Das ist ein User, der wissentlich gegen unsere Regeln verstößt, unter anderem durch den Upload von URVs. Ich werde hier nicht mehr schreiben, aber Deine Einwände kann ich nicht verstehen. Der Nutzer ist kein Bot. --Emha (talk) 11:42, 26 January 2018 (UTC)
Angst um das eigene Geschäftsmodel. Ist doch klar. Marcus Cyron (talk) 15:52, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

If this kind of on- and offline user behaviour is tolerated, the Commons are doomed. Block, as soon as possible, and delete all his poisoned uploads. --Anvilaquarius (talk) 08:21, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

@Wuestenigel: As of now there are still 2788 uploads without any categorization. Most of them have no description. Many of them are of questionable value in regard to the scope of this project (examples: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). Nothing has been done by you since nearly two months. Can we still expect you to cleanup this mess? --AFBorchert (talk) 17:53, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

Summary:

  • User does mass-uploads of uncategorized and undescribed files via Flickr
  • Among them many photos out of scope of this projet, stock photography
  • Among them many photos of copyrighted material that had (and still has) to be deleted
  • He does not really and sustainably react to attempts to communicate on the above three points
  • He runs a search engine for copyright violations ("We hunt for you", "Make some extra Money")
  • He or a farm of sockpuppets (checkusered and blocked in en:wp, blocked in de:wp) spreads pictures across many language-versions of wikipedia. Few useful, many removed by article authors for picture spam.
  • He finally has begun to charge subsequent users for minor license violations. At least one case is known. Guess how many are still to come.

--> Apparently, the user abuses our project as a cost trap by uploading a high number of images without description and categories, putting them in articles or having them put by others to create many (among them some incorrect) uses outside the project with the intention of earning money. All legal, but without concordance with the ideals of this project --Superbass (talk) 22:56, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done indef blocked. --Krd 03:43, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
Support. Marcus Cyron (talk) 15:52, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

User:Effzehnator

Effzehnator (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

After the indef block of User:Wuestenigel some hours ago (see above on this page) this is the newest account of this user. --Stepro (talk) 07:25, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done. Indefinitely blocked. Taivo (talk) 09:06, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

Template:Author

Semi-protection is needed for Template:Author, which is transcluded in 99,000+ pages. George Ho (talk) 01:31, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done. Semi-protected indefinitely. Guanaco (talk) 03:19, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

RRRROOAST

RRRROOAST (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Uploading vandalism images as new account; vandalism-only. theinstantmatrix (talk) 02:21, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done Blocked and nuked. Guanaco (talk) 03:19, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

91.226.81.103

Please block 91.226.81.103, which is an open proxy. —LX (talk, contribs) 23:00, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done Blocked for a year. --jdx Re: 23:09, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

And 204.45.183.77 – same dweeb as above. —LX (talk, contribs) 17:54, 1 February 2018 (UTC)

@LX: Blocked, although much better place to report cross-wiki abusers is m:SRG. --jdx Re: 18:29, 1 February 2018 (UTC)

Kaisers1 (talk · contribs)

Virtually a self-admitted account of Hopytrus12 (talk · contributions · Move log · Statistics · logs · block log). Incnis Mrsi (talk) 09:12, 1 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done Yann (talk) 14:22, 1 February 2018 (UTC)

OK, bring some order about user:A3cb1 and user:A1cb3 then, please – I can’t because the latter is protected. They are the same person. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 15:41, 1 February 2018 (UTC)

Please add delete template to File:王嘉猷.png.

It's currently protected so I can't add by myself. I've already added it to Commons:Deletion requests/File:王嘉猷.png and Commons:Deletion requests/2018/02/01. -fireattack (talk) 08:55, 1 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done No, it's not protected (in fact you added the template yourself). --Ruthven (msg) 06:50, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

Franciranger94

Repeatedly recreating unfree images, after final warning and a "Don't recreate" warning was given. theinstantmatrix (talk) 16:31, 2 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done by Christian Ferrer. Blocked 2 weeks and nuked. --Ruthven (msg) 06:51, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

Full protection for File:The British Empire.png

This map is used as the lead image on WP's featured article on the British Empire. Over the last month two users - Maphobbyist and Brythones - have been adding countries (e.g. the whole of Antarctica, Afghanistan) which were not part of the British Empire. This has caused confusion among readers of the WP article, leading to a protracted argument over sourcing. This could have been avoided. I propose that this map be locked in the stable state it was left in by its original author, the Red Hat of Pat Ferrick, who was quite meticulous about use of sources (as evidenced by his spirited defence of the map here [15]). Wiki-Ed (talk) 20:26, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

  Done Semi-protected for one year. Yann (talk) 14:25, 1 February 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for doing this, but you only semi-protected it. It was vandalised again at 09.25 by an auto-confirmed user. Would it be possible to fully lock it on this version [16] by the original author. I am confident that this most accurately reflects the sources cited. Many thanks. Wiki-Ed (talk) 21:05, 1 February 2018 (UTC)
No, the latest update [17] reflects an accurate version of all the territories that were ruled by the United Kingdom, which includes every form of British administration, no matter how brief, be it crown colonies, crown dependencies, protectorates, mandates, military administrations, etc. Examples include en:British Military Administration (Libya), en:Italian Somaliland#British Military Administration (1941-1949). Furthermore, the country is officially known as the "United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)", not as Britain which is a geographical designation for the island of Britain and an informal name for the United Kingdom (which should be avoided in maps). Maphobbyist (talk) 23:27, 1 February 2018 (UTC)
For a file to be permissable on Wikipedia it must be verifiable, that is, draw on reliable sources for each and every claim. Your assertions are not supported by the sources. Historians do not treat post-war Germany, Libya, Afghanistan or vast swathes of Antartica as part of the British Empire. That is original research. And your choice of title is not accurate for the vast majority of the period in question. If you want to make a separate map which reflects your fantasy interpretation and naming conventions then by all means go ahead, but don't pollute Wikipedia with it. Wiki-Ed (talk) 19:18, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
The changes in the map are according to verified sources, which User:Brythones and I have shown. They are not original research or fantasy interpretations. You have even erased in this map crown dependencies which are under U.K. administration for centuries, such as the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey. And again the country's correct name is the "United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)". The name "Britain" is colloquial, just like the name "America" for the United States of America, and must be avoided in maps. Maphobbyist (talk) 22:23, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
What sources did you add? Most of them look like the ones that were inserted by the original author. Which of the cited sources says Antartica was part of the British Empire? Or Afghanistan? The Crown Dependencies? What page? The name of the country was NOT the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1497, 1597, 1697, 1797 or 1897. If you are unfamiliar with how to use reliable sources, don't know your history, or understand contentious naming issues - particularly in relation to Ireland - then maybe you shouldn't be editing maps on this subject. Wiki-Ed (talk) 23:02, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
The British have claimed parts of Antarctica for a number of years, the en:Ross Dependency and en:Australian Antarctic Territory were claimed by the British through their claims in en:Victoria Land and en:Enderby Land long before the independence of Australia and New Zealand. Ireland broke away from the Empire in 1931, while the United Kingdom remained a single unitary state in the Empire: the most contemporary definition of the territory is the most appropriate in this case. The en:Crown Dependencies remain under British sovereignty today. This is already sourced in the image!!! Couldn't comment on Afghanistan though. Brythones (talk) 01:35, 3 February 2018 (UTC)
Again, you are applying your interpretation. 2+2 does not equal 5. Unless the consensus view of reliable sources state explicitly that they were part of the British Empire then we cannot include them. As for the title, most readers would expect it to reflect the name that applied for the longest period, not the one that was only relevant for the last one tenth. In case you've missed it, this map was created to illustrate a specific article on Wikipedia. It follows the standards and the consensus view achieved for that article which, just to remind you, is featured. If you want to challenge any of these issues then the correct place to do so is on the talk page for that article.
I see this has been locked in the right place, so no need to continue this discussion here. Wiki-Ed (talk) 09:36, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

@Wiki-Ed remember: edit warring over a honest disagreement is not vandalism. Cease to use inappropriate accusations to further your point. I wonder how didn’t you ever blocked in en.Wikipedia for such an attitude. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 09:54, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

I don't know whether Wikimedia has different rules to Wikipedia - I'm guessing not since you linked a WP policy page. If so then you may wish to try reading that page in full before getting on your high horse. Gaming the system to circumvent Wikipedia's core policies is considered vandalism. In this case using the lack of scrutiny on this site to ignore the verifiability requirement for Wikipedia articles, pretending sources are being cited when they are not, and/or making exceptional claims without providing sufficient sourcing. There was an extensive debate over this on Wikipedia all because these two editors were messing around adding random countries; took a while to spot where the problem was because WP doesn't notify when Wikimedia source files are edited. Making incorrect edits the first time might be an accident, but doing so repeatedly and in defiance of long established project rules is not. Wiki-Ed (talk) 19:56, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

There should be zero need to keep uploading competing versions over one another. There are (at least) two different ways of displaying the British Empire - those expressed by the two parties in this dispute; both of those or just one (or neither!) may be valid, and its an editorial decision which is preferred. Commons:Overwriting existing files applies here - do not upload over the other version, just upload the other map to a different location. It then becomes a much easier task to make the editorial decision on which to use on Wikipedia.--Nilfanion (talk) 15:02, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

I think that's the point I was trying to make - I completely agree that there could be two versions: one that complies with Wikipedia policy requirements and one (in fact there are quite a lot already) which does not. However, the Wikipedia article on the British Empire requires a map that complies with the stringent demands of a featured article in terms of sourcing. We don't have an "editorial choice" when there are fundamental principles involved (verifiability). We have no problem whatsoever if they want to fork off and make their own map, but they should leave this one alone. Wiki-Ed (talk) 19:56, 3 February 2018 (UTC)
Wikipedia does have that editorial choice if the two maps are available. With one map, there is zero choice. To decide which to use, the WP community can use its judgement to assess the options against its core criteria like venerability. Any options that fail those criteria shouldn't be used on Wikipedia, but that's something for community on WP. It has nothing to do with Commons. Commons would only care if one is egregiously wrong, like showing Mongolia as part of the empire, but not Canada, which would be a matter for a deletion request..--Nilfanion (talk) 20:35, 3 February 2018 (UTC)
Yes, that's the point. There are lots of maps with egregious errors. This was the only one that tightly complied with WP policy. By adding errors these two editors removed the choice - we could pick wrong or wrong - and it forced the WP community into a protracted and needless debate. Wiki-Ed (talk) 22:25, 3 February 2018 (UTC)
I have uploaded a new map with a firmly established title and summary, and which is backed up by links, so that it cannot be narrowed down like File:The British Empire.png on which it is based. The new File:The British Empire (including Crown Dependencies, Crown Colonies-Overseas Territories, Protectorates, Military Administrations).png is based on the broad definition of the "British Empire" and includes Crown Dependencies, Crown Colonies, British Protectorates, British Mandates and British Military Administrations. I included sourced information based on the broader definition of the "British Empire" when particularly British Military Administrations are also included. While this new map includes a broader definition, the original maps includes a narrower definition. So they don't need to clash and they provide alternative definitions of the "British Empire". In the end, neither map is unsourced fantasy-based original research, as they are both linked and are sourced. I hope this other user does not contest this map. Please feel free to edit, if there are missing areas and corrections need to be made, with verifiable sources and links, as long as it is not narrowed down like the original map.
There are issues that cannot be ignored in File:The British Empire.png and definitely need to be addressed: The Crown Dependencies which are the oldest type of British administration since the Middle Ages of the then Kingdom of England, are very much part of it, and they still are under British sovereignty. Yet, they have been left out from this map. Another problem is the definition of Britain which is misleadingly and colloquially used as the name for the current United Kingdom as a whole, because it is the geographical name of only the island of Britain and not the United Kingdom as a whole - and Northern Ireland which is part of the United Kingdom has been totally left out. When the first colonies were established in the early 1600s, the country's official name was the "Kingdom of England" which included England and Wales. With the Acts of Union 1707 of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, the country's official name became the "Kingdom of Great Britain". With the Acts of Union 1800 of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland, the country's official name became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland which continued until the secession of most of Ireland in 1922, which resulted in the current official name of the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". The Crown Dependencies and the historical official names of the current United Kingdom need to be included in this map for these reasons. Maphobbyist (talk) 22:27, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

캐스팅 sock

Block evasion by 캐스팅; has re-uploaded an unfree image as a sock. theinstantmatrix (talk) 16:51, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done - Jcb (talk) 17:46, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

Hello

I have received many messages regarding copyright violations for pictures I am uploading. I have been in contact with another administrator and was instructed the other evening to upload the photos again so they could see exactly what I wanted to do, the pictures I want to use for a Wikipedia page, and how we can get everything accomplished without violating any copyright laws. With that being said, the photos I am attempting to upload, I have full 100% permission to use (I do have a valid photo release that I have sent to the administrator I am working with).

I offer my sincere apologies because I do not want to violate any copyright laws, and I have gone through the steps to ensure this does not happen. As I said before, the photos I have uploaded, I have 100% full permission from its owner to use and have been trying to resolve this issue for almost 2 months now.

Thank you for your time, Adloudan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adloudan (talk • contribs) 17:06, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

@Adloudan: Please, read COM:OTRS for procedures required in such cases. And do not reupload deleted images. They cen be restored, if the OTRS procedure succeeds. Ankry (talk) 20:01, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

Category change needed

Hello, I use this site because I think the issue I report is no vandalism but a confusion: The file File:St johannis fire goettingen.jpg is categorized in Category:Traditional bonfires of Germany, but it's an arson. I can't change it myself because the file is shown at german main page in a featured article today, and so we have cascading protection there. I suggest to replace the category with Category:Burning buildings in Germany. Thanks for your help. Eryakaas (talk) 11:52, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done --Neozoon (talk) 13:13, 4 February 2018 (UTC)
Danke! Eryakaas (talk) 13:51, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

Jose luis escoberito

Persistently uploading copyvios, at least 90%, despite notifications.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 16:14, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done 2 week block. Ankry (talk) 08:11, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

User:Daniel 1002

Daniel 1002 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Continually uploading copyvios after warnings. --Majora (talk) 02:03, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done. I blocked him for a week. All contributions are deleted. Taivo (talk) 09:15, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

User:Falconfly

Please block this user for reasons specified here: special:diff/285411639. --Wcam (talk) 03:37, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

The user has been given a civility warning by Animalparty. Was also attempting to remove the DR tags from two files that are under discussion, but stopped after a couple of reverts and hasn’t edited for the last few hours.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 03:51, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
  • While I agree the user's conduct has been quite uncivil lately (and I note that the user has been previously blocked for edit warring and re-uploading deleted materials), I respectfully ask that some leeway be granted here, at least temporarily. I am presently engaged with the user regarding their claim to "commissioned" artwork, which bears on at least one current deletion discussion, and silencing Falconfly hinders this, and could create more headaches down the road. I'd prefer to try a carrot-not-stick approach first. Animalparty (talk) 04:01, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
So let me get this straight. A bunch of editors outright refuse to check commission confirmations (including on the artist's own blog) to borderline idiotic extremes, with only one acting remotely reasonable, and I'm the bad guy here? Falconfly (talk) 11:09, 5 February 2018 (UTC)
I didn’t see any licensing statement in anything that might be Julio Lacerda’s blog. Falconfly caused the community to divert resources to a thing achievable by one Email. Who is Falconfly then? Incnis Mrsi (talk) 14:51, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
Nearly every single commission present has my name explicitly attached (examples: [18][19]. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Falconfly (talk • contribs) 15:00, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
How does unlinked Carlos Albuquerque from tumblr act on behalf of Wikimedia? And where are terms of the “commission” available? Incnis Mrsi (talk) 15:21, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
Already linked to, which I will link again to demonstrate how petty this is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Falconfly (talk • contribs) 21:43, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
@Falconfly: the problem is that an artist's statement like "this is a commission for Falconfly" is too vague to evaluate copyright ownership. Even a statement from the artist saying "I agree to allow my work on Wikipedia" is insufficient. As I've told you before, the best way to go about all of your commissions (including those that have already been deleted) is to have the artist deal directly with OTRS, regardless of any contract you may have worked out with the artist. And aside from that, yes, your behavior here is unacceptable. You can be frustrated, but so far appear unwilling to calmly address the issues, and resort to slinging profanities at people. Animalparty (talk) 20:07, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

Please protect File:Synapsids of the Morrison Formation.png

User:Falconfly repeatedly remove the delete template. --Wcam (talk) 20:32, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

캐스팅 sock 2

Uploaded a different image from blog.naver.com to the same filename (File:이상수.jpg), most likely an obvious sock/block evasion. theinstantmatrix (talk) 02:43, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

I looked further onto the sock's contributions on the Korean Wikipedia, and this pretty much sums it up/dead giveaway. theinstantmatrix (talk) 02:51, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

Confirmed via kowiki activities. Blocking. — regards, Revi 10:11, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

Marufkhanoviofficial

Spam/advertising only account; unlikely here to actually contribute to the projects; already blocked indef on enwiki. theinstantmatrix (talk) 19:36, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

User:Maria Ivanov

Maria Ivanov (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Looks like a sock of INeverCry: brand-new account nominating images for deletion with the text “Out of scope - unused personal image”. --bjh21 (talk) 15:19, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done Rodhullandemu (talk) 15:22, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

Here another named "Those dead eyes" --103.200.5.101 06:54, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Edit to File:Falcon Heavy clearing the tower 10.jpg

On the protected file File:Falcon Heavy clearing the tower 10.jpg, I'd like to change the source to the correct flickr url of https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasakennedy/40091521262/in/photostream/ and to add the following template {{NASA-image|id=KSC-20180206-PH_KLS02_0186|center=KSC}}. --Elisfkc (talk) 18:14, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

@Elisfkc:   Done but with a shorter URL. Please use the {{Editprotected}} template on the file talk page for this kind of request. Green Giant (talk) 19:12, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
@Green Giant: Thanks, I was having trouble remembering what the template was. --Elisfkc (talk) 19:54, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

Dwaynep2008 sockpuppets Dwaynep2015 and Dwaynep2016

Please block Dwaynep2015 (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log ) and Dwaynep2016 (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log ), which are obvious sockpuppets of Dwaynep2008, who has been socking to upload copyright violations for over eight years. Previously blocked sockpuppets:

—LX (talk, contribs) 20:26, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

@LX: do you know whose sock Dwaynep2008 was? And don’t subst link-generating templates please – it is not only silly but rude to those who look at wikitext afterwards. It is confusing more than your English grammar. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 20:31, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
Incnis Mrsi: As far as I can tell, Dwaynep2008 is the original account. Unsubsted the templates; I didn't realise that particular template would dump quite that amount of code. I'm not sure what you want me to do about the grammar, but perhaps we can focus on the problem at hand instead? —LX (talk, contribs) 20:44, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
Also can add Poundsdwayne (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log ), intersects in File:Cornett.jpg with virtually the same upload summary. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 20:48, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
Good catch. That's definitely another sock. Poundsdwayne47 (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log ) doesn't have any activity, but given that it's the same name as the user's Flickr account name, it's pretty obvious as well. Then there's the matter of the files from his Panoramio account. —LX (talk, contribs) 21:13, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
Moreover, w:Special:Contributions/Poundsdwayne show exactly the same interests as LX’s “friend” – roads and meteorology. The hatnote at w:User talk:Poundsdwayne is IMHO spurious – somebody might took one stubborn copyvioman for another. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 21:18, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
@LX and Incnis Mrsi: Cheers for the reports. I’ve blocked all four accounts and deleted most of the uploads apart from the possibly PD ones. Green Giant (talk) 21:52, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

Solankigroup

Vandalizing Category:Commons tools with Yoga spam and other garbage (per Google Translate). Also promotional account name. GermanJoe (talk) 22:45, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

@GermanJoe:   Done Thank you for the report. Green Giant (talk) 22:58, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

Collinsa2016

Please block Collinsa2016 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads)  for continuing to upload copyright violations in spite of multiple warnings. —LX (talk, contribs) 09:35, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done @LX: Thank you for the report. Green Giant (talk) 10:44, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

Vovan2017

Please block Vovan2017 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads)  again for continuing to upload copyright violations in spite of multiple warnings and two previous blocks. —LX (talk, contribs) 10:02, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

Hoaxes, copyvio, waste, Russian text inside {{En}}, Latin translit (instead of Russian alphabet) in file names… block this user at last, please. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 10:07, 10 February 2018 (UTC)
  Done @LX: Thank you for the report. Green Giant (talk) 10:51, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

Anna Staveley

INC.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 03:52, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done Yann (talk) 05:36, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Creeperosdeyt

Creeperosdeyt (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

6-7 times copyright violations, needs to be blocked. 2A02:C7F:9659:4500:DCC4:619:3457:3B68 20:48, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

  Not done. The user has not edited for 3 months. You warned the user, that's enough at moment. All his/her remaining uploads are nominated for deletion. Taivo (talk) 11:11, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

User talk:Reguyla

Could the protection of this page please be reduced from sysop-only please?

Reguyla has a WMF lock, however it is not "normal" for associated user talk pages to be left forever as sysop-only edits. As a result no non-sysop created DR messages or other notifications get seen by anyone. --Fæ (talk) 19:58, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

From the log I see that "prevent IP/sock disruption" was the rationale for this protection. --Túrelio (talk) 20:33, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
@Túrelio: throw-away socks and IPs will not pass through autoconfirmed-level protection, whereas more long-lived socks will unlikely be directed by their masters to make provocations here due to expenses. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 20:45, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
  Question, Fae, does the protection prevent a successful DR? Artix Kreiger (talk)
@Artix Kreiger: it does not hinder delreqs at all. It only disrupts accountability for this account which has considerable number of uploads. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 20:51, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
Reguyla was on my talk page maintenance list, agreed a long time ago, now locked out. I have not tested the standard DR tool, but presumably non-sysops will be stuck when they want to amend or use other notice tools. --Fæ (talk) 21:03, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
  Done @Fæ: Page protection shouldn’t obstruct useful activities, banned user or not. I’ve added a note about the change and will keep an eye on it but if there are any disruptive edits I’ll have to change it back. Green Giant (talk) 21:18, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
Good, and thanks. Yann (talk) 07:41, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

User:Jtucker77

Jtucker77 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Originally just uploaded non-free files. Now it looks like they are license laundering them too. Obviously a liability. Requesting a block of this person. --Majora (talk) 02:38, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done Blocked for a month. Yann (talk) 08:04, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

Full protection request for File:A+f peru.png

Hello. Please fully protect the file linked above. It is going to be used in a CentralNotice banner and we'd like to avoid vandalism. A protection until the end of March would be enough. Thanks! —MarcoAurelio 14:12, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done--Steinsplitter (talk) 14:49, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

David Adam Kess

David Adam Kess (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information)

Please block this user yet again for continued uploading of COM:OOS photos of his paintings, disruptive editing, vandalism, and personal attacks such as these two, the last after a final warning. See also Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Modern Art by David Adam Kess.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 14:44, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

  Oppose Wait a minute. Donald Trung and I are trying to make him understand. Regards, Yann (talk) 14:51, 14 February 2018 (UTC)
  Done --Steinsplitter (talk) 14:51, 14 February 2018 (UTC)
@Yann: I did the block while you wrote that here. If you are able to resolve this, feel free to unblock. Please note the previous blocks. Best --Steinsplitter (talk) 14:54, 14 February 2018 (UTC)
Seeing his negative conduct I hope that people can resolve this by trying to talk things through on his talk page, he can always request an unblock if he shows signs of actually improving his conduct. I have the faint idea that he simply doesn't understand the policies and that his knowledge of the English language isn't sufficient. Maybe someone who speaks Castilian can try to explain it better to him, I can speak it but can't write it so any volunteers? --Donald Trung (Talk 💬) (WikiProject Numismatics 💴) (Articles 📚) 15:00, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

Growupon

Growupon (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Please block User:Growupon. Confirmed as a sock of User:WhyHellWhy on Wikiepdia (investigations here). Jedi Friend (talk) 15:43, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

File:Wikipedia-logo-v2-oc.svg

I don't understand why this image is blocked.
Well, I want to add this category:Occitan Wikipedia logo. --Berdea (talk) 08:45, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done. No explanation was given while protecting, but probable cause is that the logo is used in almost 2000 pages in many projects. I added the category, but do not remove protection at moment. Taivo (talk) 10:19, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

File:Flag of Mauritania.svg

I need help. A few weeks ago, I was forwarded a specification sheet from the Embassy of Mauritania to update their national flag after an August referendum. Originally, the flag was changed and the information myself and others used was this for the design. It was later changed and could not find anything legal or concrete until this sheet was sent to me. Once I changed this sheet, every two days or so it changes back because of random issues. I even had a brand new account come in and fix the flag, despite evidence pointing towards what the official specs have. Is there a way the flag could be locked so it doesn't change every two to three days? User:Zscout370 (Return fire) 11:24, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done. I fully protected the file for a year. I hope that helps. Taivo (talk) 09:07, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Raymondskie99 sock

Confirmed on enwiki as a sock of Raymondskie99; the sock here is once again uploading more unfree/out of scope files. theinstantmatrix (talk) 02:44, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done. I blocked him indefinitely. Taivo (talk) 08:56, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Sock puppets of Bill Wong

Please, block the two socks, “ducks” to the point that even no CheckUser is warranted. Both socks demonstrated a habit identical to the master wrt the user: page:

all three accs deleted the welcome message as one of the first actions, and, last but not least, they all intersect in File:Harvey's logo.png (hist • logs • abuse log). Incnis Mrsi (talk) 15:14, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

There are more related accs, especially Draftpong (talk · contribs) (intersects in File:Consumers Distributing logo.jpg (hist • logs • abuse log)), whose patterns are similar to Bill Wong’s ones. I now think about an SPI, but unsure for which username to submit it. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 17:08, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
Now in CheckUsers’s hands. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 17:48, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
Please do. You can also add Omergreat and Quotabowl to the list. I already blocked 2 accounts. Regards, Yann (talk) 17:57, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

Anastacia fan

INC.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 02:10, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

Reported to stewards. Also, delete https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/Anastacia_fan&offset=20180219022004&limit=7 please. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 07:15, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
  Thank you., the Special:Contribs link now shows other edits due to deletions.

  Done:

07:26 (UTC), 19 February 2018 AFBorchert (talk | contribs) blocked Anastacia fan (talk | contribs) with an expiration time of indefinite (account creation blocked, email disabled, cannot edit own talk page) (Abusing multiple accounts: INC sock)
07:40 (UTC), 2018 February 19 Ajraddatz (talk | contribs) changed status for global account "User:Anastacia fan@global": set locked; unset (none) (Globally banned user)

Thank you all!   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 13:40, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for reporting. --AFBorchert (talk) 13:44, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

Blocked in relation to slovoidilo.ua

Пилип, Оксана Олександрівна (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  – lift the block, please – apparently the rights holder’s representative. Timing of alleged “warnings” was not conclusive to be sure she willfully ignored them. And at least two uploads have OTRS confirmation from the rights holder by now. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 09:46, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

The user is not allowed to reupload deleted files, period. If there is a valid OTRS permission, then the OTRS agent will take care of undeletion. The user has been warned and continued their behaviour anyway, resulting in a block. No ground at all for an unblock request from a third party. An unblock request form the user themself could be taken into account, provided that they declare to not continue the behaviour. Jcb (talk) 21:26, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
By the way, @Jcb: what are the grounds for deletion of File:IMG Pylyp.jpg (hist • logs • abuse log)? Spite—as a deletion reason—is no more allowed than reuploading of legitimately deleted content. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 10:02, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

Shiwam Kumar Sriwastaw sock

Likely a sock of Shiwam Kumar Sriwastaw, as it uploads unfree images, similar to the the other Sriwastaw socks. theinstantmatrix (talk) 17:13, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done. Blocked by Elcobbola. theinstantmatrix (talk) 20:26, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

hu:Kategória:Sztojka kevin3 zoknibábjai

The following accounts are sockpuppets of Sztojka kevin3 (talk • contribs • Luxo's • SUL • deleted contribs • logs • block user • block log ), which have been used to upload out of scope files and copyright violations for use in hoax articles on the Hungarian Wikipedia project:

Please block them and nuke their uploads. Thanks, —LX (talk, contribs) 08:48, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

The Commons community should press for implementation of (limited) block right apart of the whole sysop’s package even for LX alone. It would address concerns about the full administrator status. A right to block fresh accs (no older than 90 days) will be enough to eliminate most socks without deliberations. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 09:20, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
  Support  — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 14:20, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
Wow! :( Please create a check user request, to find eventual sleepers. Regards, Yann (talk) 13:37, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
  Done All accounts blocked, all files deleted. Yann (talk) 14:12, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

João Felisberto Mazana

João Felisberto Mazana (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) Uploading and reuploading copyvios, and posted his autobiography to our Portuguese Main page.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 13:28, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done One week block, file deleted. Yann (talk) 13:34, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Protection request

Please have a look at the File:Visa policy of Australia.png. I have tried to discuss with this user that his new upload is full of errors (started with very obvious spelling mistakes) but it does not seem to be getting anywhere, he keeps reuploading. I don't see it as my or anyone else's duty to correct those errors or even list them since the current file is perfectly fine. This user has a history of belligerent behavior leading to blocks both here and on Wikipedia, and more notoriously complete disregard for any attempts to engage in discussion. I propose protecting the file until the user shows interest to participate in discussion.--Twofortnights (talk) 21:23, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

  •   Done It's pretty much stopped but if it were to continue this week, it has been protected for a week. Hopefully this forces dialogue, if it continues after the protection ends, shoot me a ping or post here again. ~riley (talk) 20:01, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

Protection request

User:Roland Reynard 2

Roland Reynard 2 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) Troll. XenonX3 (talk) 16:58, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done--Steinsplitter (talk) 17:15, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

File:World marriage-equality laws.svg

File:World marriage-equality laws.svg (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

This LGBT related map regularly pops up on Fæ/SignificantReverts, however recently the reverts have become more ill-tempered and some of the users involved have few other edits on Commons. The map is used in 22 different projects, so more discussion should be occuring to avoid reverts.

Could a sysop review the talk page and consider temporary overwrite protection to reduce reverts please? --Fæ (talk) 16:45, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

  • I am just going to monitor this, there hasn't been anything ill-tempered since you brought this up. The file is definitely on its way to upload protection though. ~riley (talk) 19:58, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

template:Multi-license and Template:British Library image

Both template:Multi-license and Template:British Library image should be semi-protected. The former is used in almost 9000 pages, while the latter is used in 52,000+ pages. George Ho (talk) 23:33, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

  Oppose There has never been a problem with letting nonsysops edit these. --Fæ (talk) 08:06, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

The request is for semi-protection, which only impedes very new accounts and IP users.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 08:40, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
As there has been no vandalism in the six years since these were created, and protecting templates as a precaution is not recommended in policy, nor is there a consensus for it, this seems excessive. --Fæ (talk) 12:57, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
Semiprotection is also used here for highly used pages even if there was no vandalism there in the past.   Support. Ankry (talk) 16:15, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

WikiBot21

Hi,

WikiBot21 (talk · contribs) doesn't seems here to contribute: Uploads of copyrighted material with fancy description only used for vandalism. Please, block.

Best regards, --Lacrymocéphale (talk) 08:42, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done. I blocked WikiBot21 indefinitely. All his contributions were copyright violations and are deleted by others. Taivo (talk) 11:06, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

Junaid326

Please block Junaid326 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads)  – vandalism-only account. —LX (talk, contribs) 15:40, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done --Steinsplitter (talk) 15:44, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

Socks of Alvi Z.

Obvious usernames. After being blocked on the English Wikipedia, see its sockpuppet investigations, this user continues cross-wiki abuse, see the sock's most recent diff here; uploaded more fake logos and urging the discussion not to delete it. Please block with talk page access disabled; user is known to troll with unblock requests, see WP:DENY and this. theinstantmatrix (talk) 19:04, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
Also:

Block the sockmaster and hoaxer, please – disruption outweighs any possible positive contributions. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 19:15, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

  •   Done Nuked and tagged, compliments of mass-blocker. While I will use cross-wiki evidence, I did not block talk page access because they have not abused that right on this wiki as of yet. They can keep that right a little bit longer and it can be removed as needed. ~riley (talk) 19:36, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

Devine-coffee-exporters-uganda

Spam-only account. theinstantmatrix (talk) 03:14, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done by someone else. ~riley (talk) 04:45, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

SpirituFerventes

Please consider blocking SpirituFerventes (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  for the following reasons:

All in all 12 copyright infractions on 6 Wikimedia pages, moreover some more pages (at least 3 files) had been generated automatically as de:WP files and deleted by CommonsDelinker.

On the 14th of february 2018, I warned the colleague politely in his and my German mother tongue not to do so again, but until now I haven't got even an answer.

Therefore I ask you kindly to consider blocking the account or at least giving the colleague an administrative advice; I know from experience on de:WP that SpirituFerventes hasn't respected any suggestions made by "common" authors.

I apologize for my bad English, I learned it at school 35 years ago.
Regards: Agathenon (talk) 09:46, 17 February 2018 (UTC) from German Wikipedia

  Oppose. The 3 uploads, which have recently been deleted, were obviously good-faith uploads, as the uploader mentioned the photographer of each image in the description. He did, however, not provide a permission to OTRS, which is why the images were deleted. Uploading without providing a valid permission was wrong, but is not a blockable offense, as he did not repeat this behaviour after being warned. I have now explained to the user in detail what he has to take into account in such photos.--Túrelio (talk) 11:04, 17 February 2018 (UTC)
Two hours ago I realized that the three unlawfully uploaded files, all of them depicting uniformed children, have already been reused even outside Wikipedia: there are still traces left. I hope that none of the parents or grown-up children files a lawsuit because the community symbolized by those uniforms (KPE) had been qualified as anti-Semitic by Roman-Catholic Church, renowned German scientists and even a court rule in Vienna. The uploaded photos aren't just unlicensed but also highly compromising and can spoil the children's future if they keep spreading. @ sysops: Please take this into account if you decide what to do about this issue. Regards, Agathenon (talk) 05:27, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
Moreover I inform you that the copyright violations committed by ScreenshotAdverasul (talk · contribs) were related to the same KPE topic; I can't exclude that this user is a sockpuppet used in the same conflict of interest, compare this open CU request on German Wikipedia. If you wish to start a CheckUser request on Commons level, of course you may do so. Best regards, Agathenon (talk) 13:31, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
  Not done per User:Túrelio. The situation has been dealt with, there have been no other actions by the user in question. Comparing the (deleted) uploads by the two users suspected to be sockpuppets, there is no evidence to justify a CU check. Sebari – aka Srittau (talk) 11:35, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

sock block

Standardwikis (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  id part of Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/Pavan Kumar Saarang N R. It's too old for a checkuser now, but I've blocked this account on en.wiki as being part of the farm, same self-promo upload here (although under a deceptive title now). —SpacemanSpiff 12:01, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

محمد بن عبد الله

Please semiprotect محمد بن عبد الله for a little while. For the last couple of days, it's been a vandalism target of Pakistani IPs and one newly created account. —LX (talk, contribs) 12:11, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done Semi'ed for 3 days for now. Sebari – aka Srittau (talk) 13:49, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

Template:Change-of-license

Please full protect Template:Change-of-license because it is a high-risk template, used in over 13362 pages. 2A02:C7F:963F:BA00:F0E4:E7FB:6914:F2A8 18:10, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done. --Túrelio (talk) 19:02, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

2600:1700:1590:5f00::/64

Block it, please – interference with a legitimate deletion request. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 07:21, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done short term block. ~riley (talk) 07:24, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

Peppa Pig the Second

This user uploaded copyvio File:Feminist-Barnstar-2.0.png after final warning. This user has also been trying to censor our content in violation of COM:CENSOR and COM:OVERWRITE.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 13:01, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done Blocked for a week. Yann (talk) 17:29, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

70.50.9.2

All 2 new accounts and 1 IP appear to be contributing to new logos originating from Canada. 70.50.9.2 appears to register new account Cabletls for uploading, and registered another account Nambyk to file a pointless rename request which is quickly declined. Whoever is doing this, 70.50.9.2, Cabletls, and Nambyk, please edit using only one account; continuing to edit by logging out and registering another constitutes abuse of multiple accounts. theinstantmatrix (talk) 21:48, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

Alright.. So I've made the blocks based on strong behavior evidence (utilizing also the IP's crosswiki edits), however, the only real violation of the sockpuppetry policy is "Contributing to the same page or discussion with multiple accounts" considering there is no disruption. I'd take this to SPI. ~riley (talk) 22:24, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

RVCD

They continue to upload copyvios after last warning and previous blocks. 4nn1l2 (talk) 10:27, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done. I blocked RVCD for 3 months. Second block, all his/her uploads so far have been copyvios. Taivo (talk) 10:44, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

Nischalnalinsingh

Uploading unfree files after warnings, despite final warning given. See user log. theinstantmatrix (talk) 04:30, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done 1 month. ~riley (talk) 04:32, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Joymaster

The user talk page User_talk:Joymaster is for a deceased contributor, and was indef protected as sysop edit only in 2010. There is no policy for sysop-only protection in these circumstances, and considering there have been DR notices since 2010, this seems to be counter productive as well as highly unusual. Request unprotection. @Odder: as acting sysop. --Fæ (talk) 09:18, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

Hmm, as he is deceased, any problem-messages on his talkpage are rather meaningless IMO. --Túrelio (talk) 10:25, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
@Túrelio: Allowing such messages allows automated systems to continue functioning. "No, you can't nominate all the files in this category for deletion because one of the uploaders is dead" is really bad consequence of really bad design. Please just unprotect and autoarchive that user talk page and others similarly situated, or modify all the automatic tools to ignore protected user talk pages.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 10:32, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
I have asked for such modification to automatic tools at MediaWiki talk:Gadget-QuickDelete.js#Protected user talk pages, MediaWiki talk:Gadget-AjaxQuickDelete.js#Protected user talk pages, and MediaWiki talk:VisualFileChange.js#Fully protected user talk pages.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 12:00, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
Talk pages are not frozen when users stop contributing, and they should remain available to discuss issues with the user account or past contributions. We have no idea if other inactive accounts are inactive permanently. Again, sysop only protection is not agreed by consensus, nor supported by policy. --Fæ (talk) 12:46, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
@Fæ: This was a remnant of an unwritten policy that operated on the Polish Wikipedia at that time (2010) where they protected the user page and the user talk page of contributors who were confirmed to have passed away. If it bothers people, I can of course unprotect Joymaster's talk page, however I agree with Colin that it's not a right solution to the problem; I second his idea to set-up a central page that could be watched by other users for messages which failed to post to a protected page. Also, I feel uncomfortable seeing the talk page of a deceased contributor full of automated deletion notices when it's clear they won't be able to respond to any of them; I think it can give a really bad impression to passers-by. odder (talk) 13:06, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
This is not the correct fix to the problem. It's like saying "Can we have wider roads please because the steering is broken in my car". It seems quite sensible to protect such a page to avoid it being abused with nobody watchlisting it. The tool that does the processing for page deletions clearly needs fixed so that adding a message to a protected user page does not make it break. Perhaps in that case such messages could be added to some central page that admins/other-interested-people could watchlist. Alternatively, we could invent some template that indicates another user's talk page who has volunteered to take ownership of file-deletion issues on their behalf. The problem is with the deletion process, not with the principle of freezing the talk page of a dead user. -- Colin (talk) 11:33, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
+1. Yann (talk) 17:31, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
Russavia is also somehow like dead, but his userpage is not sysop-only-protected. The userpage is full of image deletion notices and he generally does not answer. Joymaster is dead in real life – is it important difference? (This problem is not important for me, do as you like.) Taivo (talk) 20:19, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
Taivo I'm guessing somebody asked for Russavia's page to be unlocked and offered to watch list it. Can't possibly think who that might have been :-) The concern, that someone might vandalise or abuse the talk page, with nobody to notice, is very unlikely with Russavia's page. -- Colin (talk) 07:35, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
@Technically implemented for AQD (on request). I've only tested on Beta, so successful confirmations are welcome. -- User: Perhelion 22:24, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

User:Chris007cr

Chris007cr (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Everything this person has uploaded is a copyvio. Multiple warnings and a final warning were ignored. Doubtful letting them continue will lead to a different result. --Majora (talk) 21:57, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

  Done 1 month, will watch because will likely have to be blocked at a later time. ~riley (talk) 21:59, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
Thanks, ~riley. Could you also add 77531619@N07 to the flickr blacklist? Some of the images uploaded by this person came from there and it appears that their entire stream is all license laundering. Thanks! --Majora (talk) 22:03, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
  Done ~riley (talk) 22:06, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Routinedeals

Routinedeals (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Account only used for blatant advertising and uploading out-of-project-scope files. Also username respects a business. 2A02:C7F:963F:BA00:215D:3E5A:B849:228F 08:41, 1 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Ascentialevents

Ascentialevents (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Uploading copyrighted logos, also username respects a business or group. — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 2A02:C7F:963F:BA00:215D:3E5A:B849:228F (talk) 14:51, 1 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done User warned. Yann (talk) 15:07, 1 March 2018 (UTC)

User:J1996111

Please block J1996111 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  immediately for uploading way too many copyvios and keep doing so after numerous warnings. --Wcam (talk) 15:00, 1 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done Yann (talk) 15:04, 1 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Cindychris33

Cindychris33 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Account used for copyright vioations, please check. — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 2A02:C7F:963F:BA00:C58:A135:51D4:36DC (talk) 20:24, 2 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Vrtleska225

They continue to upload copyvios (such as File:Edvin kanka ćudić.jpg) after last warning. 4nn1l2 (talk) 13:30, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done, 1 week block Sebari – aka Srittau (talk) 15:32, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Alikhan090

They continue to upload copyvios (such as File:Aslam baig.jpg) after last warning. 4nn1l2 (talk) 13:30, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done 1 week block Sebari – aka Srittau (talk) 15:35, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

Telecom Italia S.p.A.

Special:Contribs/82.50.38.0/24 is blocked for two months into the future, but the block evader pops from two ranges Special:Contribs/82.50.34.0/23 and Special:Contribs/82.50.38.0/23 at very least. Lift this silly /24 block and possibly soft-block two broader Telecom Italia range. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 16:10, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Superduperusukhu

They continue to upload copyvios after last warning and previous block. 4nn1l2 (talk) 16:13, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done No useful contributions, indef'ed. Sebari – aka Srittau (talk) 16:32, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

Second sock of S M Nazmuz Sakib

The first one—UploadManUpload (talk · contribs)—is already indefblocked. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 17:18, 3 March 2018 (UTC)
More info on the puppeteer: w:User talk:SMNSakib (not exists locally). Incnis Mrsi (talk) 17:22, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done Indef'ed, uploads nuked. Sebari – aka Srittau (talk) 18:22, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Wulverophag

User:Wulverophag is re-uploading same previously deleted photos, obviously just another Category:Sockpuppets of Yahadzija. --Smooth O (talk) 19:48, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Vrishchik

Vrishchik (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Continual upload of copyvios after numerous warnings and a final warning. --Majora (talk) 20:31, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

English Wikipedia problems are not my problem; if the block expires and there are issues, he can be blocked indefinitely. If you are going to contribute on the Administrator's noticeboard, please do so objectively rather than subjectively because I will not base such a block on the merits of viciousness. ~riley (talk) 22:18, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Smutsmaker

Smutsmaker (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Ignored all warnings and reuploaded previously deleted content and other copyvios. Obviously not getting the point. --Majora (talk) 23:35, 5 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Meethi19

Meethi19 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Continued uploading of copyright violations despite be warned at User talk:Meethi19#Copyright violations in May 2016 by LX to be more careful. Not sure how many times an editor should be warned. Maybe once more, this time by an administrator, to give the editor one last chance? Otherwise, a short block might be needed to get the editor's attention. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:21, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done indef - user does not edit frequently enough for a short term block. Final warning already issued and warned several times thereafter. Thanks for your report, recommendations not needed. ~riley (talk) 07:24, 6 March 2018 (UTC)
Meethi requested unblock and I declined it. If he sends OTRS-permission and the permission is accepted, unblock is possible. Taivo (talk) 19:03, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Jedrik Ken Cura

Jedrik Ken Cura (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  - uploaded another copyright violation after explicit and final warning. -- Whpq (talk) 12:50, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

If File:Jaime Roldos Aguilera.png (hist • logs • abuse log) was essentially the same as File:Jaime Roldós Aguilera.jpg (hist • logs • abuse log), then should be already {{Copyviouploadindefblock}}ed on January 25. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 16:53, 6 March 2018 (UTC)
  Done Two week block by Christian Ferrer. Sebari – aka Srittau (talk) 20:00, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Edit4411

Edit4411 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Very likely a puppet of the same sockmaster as 11wq (talk · contribs). Compare 11wq’s File:Brayan Beckeles-Interview.png (hist • logs • abuse log) to Edit4411’s File:Brayan Beckeles Entrevista Club Necaxa.jpg (hist • logs • abuse log) and note that wikt:entrevista means “interview”. Also the nick itself—Edit4411—and other behavioural patterns are inconsistent with ones observed in genuinely new users. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 07:50, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
Other probable members of the ring are:

due to heavy intersection in es:Christian Martinoli and es:Omi (cantante) and similar editing style. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 08:28, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

See also Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/Purpledragon. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 10:14, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

I blocked Edit4411 and 56ywf indefinitely due to license forging. Taivo (talk) 11:29, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Rajivkrn

Rajivkrn (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Account only used for adverting. 2A02:C7F:963F:BA00:6865:BC4E:E389:AFCF 17:54, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

Once it blocked, report this user for global locking. 2A02:C7F:963F:BA00:6865:BC4E:E389:AFCF 18:12, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
  Not done. The user has very few contributions. His only upload is nominated for deletion and I deleted the promotional userpage. At moment, that's enough. If he continues self-promotion, then block is possible. Account locking is not needed. Taivo (talk) 19:27, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

Horin Li

Hi,

Horin Li is uploading duplicates of a photo stolen on Facebook even after being warned. Please, block this user.

Best regards, --Lacrymocéphale (talk) 11:32, 10 March 2018 (UTC)

ARychlik

User has continued to upload unfree images after final warning given 9 days ago. theinstantmatrix (talk) 14:46, 10 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Alikaremi

They continued to upload copyvios after final warning. 4nn1l2 (talk) 15:20, 10 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Sergienkod

They continued to upload copyvios after final warning. 4nn1l2 (talk) 00:43, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done - two weeks. ~riley (talk) 07:23, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

Kevin2a

Please block and nuke the uploads of Kevin2a (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads) , who is a sockpuppet of Sztojka kevin3. Thanks, —LX (talk, contribs) 11:58, 10 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done Sebari – aka Srittau (talk) 09:51, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Imewhy26

They continue to upload copyvios after final warning and previous block. 4nn1l2 (talk) 10:01, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done 3 months. Yann (talk) 10:07, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

Felseskevin

Please block and nuke the uploads of Felseskevin (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads) , who is a sockpuppet of Sztojka kevin3. Thanks, —LX (talk, contribs) 10:11, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done Yann (talk) 10:15, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Zgenya1983

They continue to upload copyvios after final warning. They have many notices on their talk page, so that transcluded templates will not be shown properly. Here is the link of the final warning: [20] 4nn1l2 (talk) 11:10, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done Yann (talk) 11:38, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Sosmeck

They continue to upload copyvios after final warning. 4nn1l2 (talk) 17:14, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done Yann (talk) 17:24, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

Template:Colon

Requesting permanent sysop-only protection on a template that is transcluded almost 500,000 times. A recent change by an IPv6 broke the formatting of a whole bunch of categories and anything transcluded that much should not be edited very often or without testing first. --Majora (talk) 21:32, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done by Mattbuck Sebari – aka Srittau (talk) 00:08, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Sdistefano

They continue to upload copyvio after final warning and previous block. 4nn1l2 (talk) 00:22, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done I blocked him for a month. Taivo (talk) 09:11, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Bloomshouse

They continue to upload copyvio after previous block. 4nn1l2 (talk) 00:30, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done 1 year block by Taivo. Sebari – aka Srittau (talk) 09:38, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

User:NightcoreX

They continue to upload copyvio after final warning. 4nn1l2 (talk) 00:38, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done 2 week block by Christian Ferrer. Sebari – aka Srittau (talk) 09:38, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

User:呂兆晞

Please block 呂兆晞 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  who has a history of uploading copyvios despite of numerous warnings including those that got removed. Please check this user's talk page history and consider indef block given the user's long history of uploading copyvios. --Wcam (talk) 12:44, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

@Wcam: blocking is a measure of prevention, not punishment. Do you currently see a multiple-copyvio upload or blatant unresponsiveness? It is all about one File:Zenfone 5 front.svg, I guess. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 13:49, 12 March 2018 (UTC)
This user has been re-uploading this specific image multiple times in spite of speedy deletions, and removed the warning messages repeatedly so it's not that the user did not see them, so I think blocking is necessary since the user's behavior does not indicate a cooperative intention. --Wcam (talk) 16:24, 12 March 2018 (UTC)
@Wcam: do you speak really of reuploading? Then this number has a specific designation in English, and it doesn’t read “multiple”, “many”, “numerous”, “several” or anything like. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 16:29, 12 March 2018 (UTC)
@Incnis Mrsi: Please stop assuming that I do not understand what the number 1 means and check this image's upload log for yourself and it really is reuploading. Also, an admin could also check the deleted revision history of this file, where 呂兆晞 knowingly removed the speedy deletion tag. --Wcam (talk) 16:43, 12 March 2018 (UTC)
  Not done Final warning was given at the same minute as the last upload. Please let us know if there are any further copyvio uploads. Sebari – aka Srittau (talk) 17:52, 12 March 2018 (UTC)
@Srittau: The first final warning was given on 29 October 2017 and was later on removed by user. A block is long overdue. --Wcam (talk) 19:10, 12 March 2018 (UTC)
  Done 3 month block; previous admin failed to review user talk page or deleted contributions it seems. ~riley (talk) 23:34, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Ascenso.cl

They continue to upload copyvio after final warning. 4nn1l2 (talk) 19:03, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done Two week block. Sebari – aka Srittau (talk) 19:40, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Aboubacarkhoraa

They continue to upload copyvio after final warning. 4nn1l2 (talk) 19:11, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done Two week block. Sebari – aka Srittau (talk) 19:42, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

File:Red pog.svg

Requesting indefinite full protection, as this is a heavily used image (default marker for en:Module:Location map) Bellezzasolo (talk) 19:16, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

@Bellezzasolo: It's already indefinitely move and upload protected, what more do we need? Jon Kolbert (talk) 19:38, 12 March 2018 (UTC)
@Jon Kolbert: woops, didn't realize that upload was set independently. Bellezzasolo (talk) 20:33, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Alfaq14

Alfaq14 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Vandalism only account. Uploading copyvios with porn links in the source. (Should be more careful what I click on next time). --Majora (talk) 20:43, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

Given a last warning, if user causes any more trouble feel free to give me or another admin a ping. Jon Kolbert (talk) 21:35, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

User talk:Ebyabe

Ebyabe (talk · contributions · Statistics)

Requesting semi-protection of my talk page. Harassment from this Wikipedia vandal who will not address issues on Wikipedia itself since they are indef banned. Would like semi-protection for six months, but if that is too long, for as long as possible (at least a month). --Ebyabe (talk) 21:06, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

See like I said, I didn't even harass you. I was just giving you my reason. 72.64.6.55 21:42, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done 6 months, you may request it be removed here or on my talk page at any time. ~riley (talk) 23:25, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Cebu Flowerpecker

They continue to upload copyvio after final warning. 4nn1l2 (talk) 22:17, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done 1 month. ~riley (talk) 23:28, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Hooooodemiq

They continue to upload copyvio after previous block. 4nn1l2 (talk) 22:26, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done - indef. ~riley (talk) 23:28, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Chan201802

Chan201802 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Uploading copyrighted logos. 2A02:C7F:963F:BA00:5DAB:A6BF:DA2D:AC9E 07:32, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done Given final warning. Sebari – aka Srittau (talk) 08:11, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Pooja Jadhav

They continue to upload copyvio after final warning. 4nn1l2 (talk) 09:49, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done One week block. Yann (talk) 10:19, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

User:IRaxon

They continue to upload copyvio after final warning. 4nn1l2 (talk) 10:23, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done One week block. Yann (talk) 10:33, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Jackedano1996

They continue to upload copyvio after final warning. 4nn1l2 (talk) 15:42, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done Blocked for 3 days. --Túrelio (talk) 15:46, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

Area 1108

Area 1108 has continued to upload unfree files after final warning, blank warnings, and blank delete tags.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 18:08, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

  Done, 1 day--Ymblanter (talk) 06:41, 14 March 2018 (UTC)

Socks of Sol-lol

Several socks are not blocked even after the SPI. One of them, Wusq (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) , uploaded images yesterday. Sysops, take care of it, please. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 10:18, 14 March 2018 (UTC)

Update: it is likely that Wusq evaded detection due to use of a proxy server in Central Europe; see Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/Sol-lol. But it is almost certainly the same person and was templated by me as a sock—on behavioural evidence—even before making new characteristically Sol-lol’s stuff yesterday. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 11:20, 14 March 2018 (UTC) P.S. Already   Done by Materialscientist.

File:Energir_logo.png

Several months of protection against non-autoconfirmed, please – subversion by fresh accs from the Bill Wong/Gasexpert/Meterrs/ConsumersDistributingonline sockpuppet farm. I’d also ask sysops to react to similar cases elsewhere, if spotted. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 09:59, 15 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi, What admin action is requested here? Regards, Yann (talk) 10:10, 15 March 2018 (UTC)
Low-level protection of the file. Socks tried twice to put it under a wrongful speedy deletion. I have no idea why elimination of this file is that important for the farm operator, but it likely is. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 10:15, 15 March 2018 (UTC)
IMO, it should be deleted after importing the SVG version, not protected. Regards, Yann (talk) 11:35, 15 March 2018 (UTC)
This PNG has subtle differences from the SVG version in placement of the “Gaz Métro” inscription. Moreover, it was uploaded earlier than en.Wikipedia’s SVG version. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 16:02, 15 March 2018 (UTC)
A related file happened to be on my watchlist: File:Gaz Métro logo.jpg; I noticed it being deleted a couple of days ago as a duplicate. At the time I thought it somewhat odd because from my visual memory of the page I had the impression it was higher in resolution than the replacement, File:Gaz Métro logo.png, but by then I had no means of doing a ‘reality check’.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 19:26, 15 March 2018 (UTC)
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