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User talk:Mike89

Please protect the page and revdel reverted revisions. --Matěj Suchánek (talk) 07:45, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

 Done —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 09:36, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Block request for User:Quetzal Liberation

Quetzal Liberation (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user is a new sock of Malttew9983, obvious duck of Panamanian flags uploader. Taichi (talk) 20:55, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

 Done Blocked, all copyvios deleted. Yann (talk) 21:35, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

 Done. I declined unblock request and now the user is globally locked as sockpuppet. Taivo (talk) 10:48, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks you all, and to EPIC for the global locks!   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:16, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

IP sock repeatedly removing SD template

File:Siavash Shahsavari Violinist.jpg was correctly SD-nominated due to self-promotion, but an IP user, most likely the uploader, keeps removing the SD template in an attempt to prevent the deletion. The same thing also happened on File:Siavash Shahsavari.jpg (which had been uploaded and deleted many times before) with two template removals that had to be reverted before it got deleted. –JustAnotherArchivist (talk) 04:29, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

 Done file deleted Gbawden (talk) 06:43, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

@JustAnotherArchivist: Thanks for your report. This is lock evasion by 7891 years, please report the IP user (or any named users who crop up) for that to m:srg.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 08:05, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

 Done. Now 7891 years are globally locked. I deleted some contributions in the sockfarm. Taivo (talk) 09:05, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

Block request for User:Hamedzida

Hamedzida (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user Vandalism despite multiple warnings All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 04:29, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

 Done I'm not seeing vandalism but their uploads are out of scope self promotion. Blocked for a month Gbawden (talk) 06:44, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

Vijay bhaskara reddy k

Vijay bhaskara reddy k (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

Block request for User:Vijay bhaskara reddy k for continuously uploading images for copyright violations, even after Yann gave them a final warning? Myrealnamm-alt (talk) 15:51, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

 Comment there is currently a w:en:WP:ANI#User:Vijay bhaskara reddy k - Copyvio discussion at the English Wikipedia regarding this user. Myrealnamm-alt (talk) 15:53, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for a week. Yann (talk) 17:35, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

Block request for User:Gsanetwork

Gsanetwork (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user Username for spam or containing advertising purposes All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 21:14, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

 Comment Only edits have been uploading photos here and to w:GSA Network on en-wiki. All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 21:24, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

Not sure. Article exists in en.wiki, so the files are in scope. I nominated one of them for regular deletion as likely copyvio. Spam/advertising is not obvious. Taivo (talk) 10:08, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

@Taivo User was blocked at en-wiki for username violation regarding coi/implied shared use accounts, promtional accounts, and SPA accounts. Meets commons blocking threshold. All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 01:07, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

But in my opinion does not meet blocking threshold. Conflict of interest is in Commons not so harshly discouraged than in en.wiki. Some extent of non-neutrality is allowed here. Taivo (talk) 12:40, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

what about the implied shared use and SPA edits? All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 15:33, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Block request for User:Deputado Chiquinho Barrigão

Deputado Chiquinho Barrigão (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user Harassing or defamatory username: impersonation Francisco (talk) 22:21, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

Block request for User:InviteCardsDesigneSoftware

InviteCardsDesigneSoftware (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user Username for spam or containing advertising purposes All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 03:58, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

 Done. I blocked the user indefinitely and will delete all his/her uploads. Taivo (talk) 09:50, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

User:Εὐθυμένης

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

Hi,
This user has provided numerous files with the tag "no source". However, all the ones I looked at had "own" as the source and were clearly marked as source={{own}}. So these are masses of incorrect deletion requests.
Some of these files have already been deleted and subsequently removed from the articles - that's how I noticed it. For instance: File:Herfried Mencke (2011).jpg was deleted by User:Krd.
The user, who has been a member since 2015, has not yet responded to questions on his discussion page. I have now left a clear message and asked him to undo his edits.
Please be careful when executing deletion requests from this user!
The user is currently submitting mass deletion requests for photos of Greek statues (I'm not an expert on this and haven't read up on it).
What do you think? Emha (talk) 07:42, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

@Emha: Hello, I just answered regarding the cases-examples that you mentioned on my user talk page. Now, regarding the photos of Greek statues, unfortunately, Greece doesn't have FOP (Freedom of Panorama) and actually has a rather strict legislation regarding that matter. Unfortunately, however, not many people are really aware of that. Even myself, personally, I discovered this during my time over here. The only possible issue for this matter would be, most probably, a legal reform that would loosen - at least a bit - the current legal frame in place. We tried this in the past, us users of el@wiki, by sending emails to a number of political figures and deputies, in order to get their interest, however, there wasn't any real progress regarding that matter. As such, unless there is some sort of common policy within the EU regarding FOP, I don't really see, at least for the time being, how things could possibly change one way or another. 😕🤷‍♂️ 🏺ⲈⲨⲐⲨⲘⲈⲚⲎⲊ🏛️ ^{ⲱⲑⲏⲥⲁⲧⲉ} 08:38, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

Removal of autopatrolled and AWB rights for User:ديفيد عادل وهبة خليل 2

The last edits this user made was in 2020. Due to inactivity, the user’s autopatrolled and AWB rights should be removed. Hadjnix (talk) 16:00, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

 Not done there is no inactivity policy on autopatroller and AWB rights. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 17:13, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

Pornographic photo dumping

It appears that SarahAnnFlickr (talk · contribs) is uploading only nude and explicit photos that are not being used by any page. I'm not very familiar with Commons' rules, but using it as a host site for such photos that do not appear to have value to any other wikis seems like it would be a problem. My apologies if I'm mistaken. Please ping me in any replies. EvergreenFir (talk) 05:17, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

@EvergreenFir: As much as I saw, they are all big photos, the model is always the same, own work is plausible. Some photos have labels and they can be used for sex education. I'm OK with these photos, but other users can say their opinion as well. Taivo (talk) 10:17, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

There is no intent to photo dump here. My apologies for any issues with this edit or page. There is also no intent to use Commons as a host site. SarahAnnFlickr (talk) 12:51, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Modification of a protected page

Could you add this category : Category:Bislama Wikipedia logo in the protected page File:Wikipedia-logo-v2-bi.svg.

Is there a special space to do such request ?

Thanks Berdea (talk) 09:34, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

But you did it already. Taivo (talk) 10:14, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Protection request

Category:M. Welte & Söhne - target of WMF-banned LTA (this guy). Thanks in advance, Antandrus (talk) 14:02, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

@Antandrus, protected for an infinite period. _Regards, Aafi ^(talk) 15:04, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

AgustinSuit

• User: AgustinSuit (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Reasons for reporting: Only uploads copyvios.

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:28, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for a week, all files deleted. Yann (talk) 16:09, 25 September 2024 (UTC)