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semi-protection request

Please semi-protection for all pages in actual Category:Unicode_Module_Datasets – content is used in more local Wikipedias (without Data:Unicode/data/blocks .tab because this). Dušan Kreheľ (talk) 08:28, 31 July 2025 (UTC), --Dušan Kreheľ (talk) 08:28, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

 Strong support protection (either "edit: only autoconfirmed, move: only sysop", or "edit: only template editor, move: only sysop" and give the right "template editor" to Dusan), used in many non-wikipedia wikis too. "Unicode/data/blocks .tab" is dupe of "Unicode/data/blocks.tab", please delete the former with junk space. Taylor 49 (talk) 10:50, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

No total: images & emoji images must be strict only semi-protection. Dušan Kreheľ (talk) 19:11, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

@User:Dušan Kreheľ: I suggest that you request the right "Template_editor". I do not suggest "total" protection. I suggest "move: only sysop" (it is very unlikely that one will have to move those), and "edit: only template editor". Of course this goes hand in hand with you receiving the right template editor. Unfortunately on many wikis the local data modules are currently protected to the "total" level ie "edit: sysop only", and I fear that those wikis will refuse to switch to the central data if it is almost unprotected ("edit: only autoconfirmed, move: only autoconfirmed"). So my suggestion is "edit: only template editor, move: only sysop" and give the right "template editor" to Dusan. Taylor 49 (talk) 08:54, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

That last sounds about right to me. There should be very few edits ever needed on these, anyway. - Jmabel ! talk 17:22, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

These all definitely need to be at least autoconfirmed, probably even autopatrol. — SURJECTION ^{/ T / C / L /} 16:15, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

Please, please don't change the rights until 2025-09-11) (because community message in m:Tech/News/2025/33 + 1 calendar month with free access for community edits. Dušan Kreheľ (talk) 02:14, 7 August 2025 (UTC), --Dušan Kreheľ (talk) 19:42, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

@User:Dušan Kreheľ: Sorry I do not understand. Do you oppose protection now? I suggest that you request the right "Template_editor". Taylor 49 (talk) 13:21, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

@User:Taylor 49 Rewritten my message in top. --Dušan Kreheľ (talk) 19:43, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

@User:Dušan Kreheľ: OK, you apparently oppose the protection level "template editor", possibly even the protection level "autoconfirmed", until 2025-09-11, for those pages. You still can request the right (for yourself) "template editor" now, so you can edit those pages even after 2025-09-11. :-) Agree to protection to level "autoconfirmed" now, and "template editor" from 2025-09-11 only. Taylor 49 (talk) 23:57, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

Mutual understanding is less than optimal. Anyone (@User:KuboF Hromoslav? @User:VladoKosto?) can please explain to Dusan in Slovak that requesting template editor rights does NOT protect any of the pages in question, and should be done now in order to prevent trouble in future such as Dusan loses the possibility to edit those pages, or some big wikis reject the idea of fetching data from commons if the pages are almost unprotected? Taylor 49 (talk) 15:04, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

Presumably step one is for @User:Dušan Kreheľ to request template editor rights, citing this discussion. - Jmabel ! talk 16:50, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

Also: is there any tool for mass-protecting the content of a category, or is someone going to have to go through these one-by-one? - Jmabel ! talk 16:51, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

Pinging User:Dušan_Kreheľ again: please request the right "Template_editor". Any sysop (@User:Rosenzweig) has a tool for mass-protecting all files in a cat? Theoretically a bot can do that too, it just needs the "sysop" right. Taylor 49 (talk) 17:28, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

Sorry, can't help you out here, I'm doing all my protecting manually :-) --Rosenzweig τ 19:54, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Digimarkcorporation

Digimarkcorporation (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user An account solely for advertising purposes --Hedwig in Washington ^(mail?) 18:13, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

• I lean toward thinking the deletions and warnings so far suffice for now. Only two files, and I'm not even sure File:Digimark Corporation Solution.jpg is really out of scope; it isn't particularly an advertisement, even though that may be the reason they uploaded it. @Yann: the image itself doesn't even mention their company; I don't see anything but the title that is at all a problem. Can you explain why this is out of scope? - Jmabel ! talk 05:02, 2 August 2025 (UTC)

• OK, may be not out of scope, but this is a company product marketing picture, is of web size, and has no EXIF data. We need a confirmation of the license via COM:VRT. Yann (talk) 10:45, 2 August 2025 (UTC)
  • Agree, and they should have been told that, but we should not be blocking an account for not understanding that on their second-ever upload. There may be a problem here, but it's not one that calls for a block at this time. - Jmabel ! talk 18:11, 2 August 2025 (UTC)

I blocked the user indefinitely due to inappropriate username. Taivo (talk) 09:50, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

@Taivo: If we've now said that accounts using company names do not normally need to be verified—indeed, a large portion of the VRT has been rather militant about this—how is this name inappropriate? - Jmabel ! talk 16:19, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

I agree with Jmabel. I support VRT account verification, but if we don't do it, on what basis do we block these unverified accounts? Yann (talk) 17:06, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

@Krd and GPSLeo: your thoughts would be appreciated. - Jmabel ! talk 05:30, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

The proposal is still not decided and it currently only has a very weak majority. But I would also not block unverified company accounts just for being unverified company accounts. If they continuously upload photos without copyright verification or the uploads are considered spam they are blocked for that but for nothing else. GPSLeo (talk) 07:54, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

I accept your position. Taivo (talk) 14:25, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

Repeated vandalism on UPSRTC-printed-ticket.jpg

The file File:UPSRTC-printed-ticket.jpg was repeatedly affected by vandalism from different IPs - maybe COM:SEMI would be appropriate? Thanks in advance! Fl.schmitt (talk) 13:17, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done. This is really weird. I semi-protected it for 3 years (second protection). Taivo (talk) 14:35, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

Block request User:Sophielefol1

Sophielefol1 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Reason for reporting: Noncontributing editor, only edits are to upload pornographic self-portraiture and put it on their talk pages as well as create drafts with only these images. Global lock requested since edits on enwiki and frwiki are of same nature.

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

Reason for reporting: Second account of above (no edits, but Sophielefol1 posted pics there (talk page, reverted), so that establishes connection, and if first is blocked, second should be as well). Zinnober9 (talk) 14:00, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

 Comment All files deleted. I blocked Sophielefol1, which is the newest account, and warned Sophie Lefol. Yann (talk) 17:07, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

Thank you. Also appearing to be connected is Mohammedrennes (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user. I didn't notice until you deleted the other files that while Sophielefol1 had edited File:Sophie lefol.jpg, it wasn't uploaded by Sophielefol1. Zinnober9 (talk) 17:21, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done OK, the issue is deeper than I initially thought. All accounts blocked now, and all files deleted. Yann (talk) 17:33, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

Thanks! Zinnober9 (talk) 17:39, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Apurbochandr

Apurbochandr (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user An account solely for advertising purposes Cyberwolf (talk) 14:39, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

 Comment All page and files deleted, user warned. May be that sufficient? Yann (talk) 17:04, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done That was not sufficient, blocked for 2 weeks. Yann (talk) 09:13, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Kılıç Coşkun

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

Repeated reuploads of the same out-of-scope content; see Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Kılıç Coşkun. (They've been doing the same thing on trwiki: tr:Special:Log/Kılıç Coşkun.) Omphalographer (talk) 03:50, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for 3 months Gbawden (talk) 09:10, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

User:BiggCooker sucks, Yummie1207 is better

• BiggCooker sucks, Yummie1207 is better (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Likely LTA, see Category:Sockpuppets of ChanComThemPho. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 08:38, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked them for the user name Gbawden (talk) 09:08, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

Template:Sandro Bandeira

• The possibility goe (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

Please delete and protect the template for recreation. Persistantly recreated by abuser. Also block The possibility goe as sockpuppet of Kiananjomani. Jonteemil (talk) 11:40, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done by Lymantria. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 14:09, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

Disruptive username

• Dragon ss hjtler (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

I assume this is a workaround for "hitler" already being autoblocked in usernames. Belbury (talk) 13:36, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done by Herbythyme. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 14:08, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protection request for Anthony Albanese portrait

A commons IP user 203.30.4.22 keeps editing the description of Anthony Albanese's portrait to say nasty things. anchovy ^TALK⁄_CONT 04:45, 11 August 2025 (UTC) 04:37, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done semi-protected (auto-confirmed). - Jmabel ! talk 05:49, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

User:Unknown General17

Unknown General17 (talk · contribs) continues to upload copyrighted images after final warning. --Smooth O (talk) 12:39, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for a week, and Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Unknown General17. Yann (talk) 15:43, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Shalala999

Shalala999 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user An account solely for the purpose of vandalism Cyberwolf (talk) 16:42, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked, last file deleted. Yann (talk) 20:05, 11 August 2025 (UTC)