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عراق بغداد

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

Continues to upload copyvios after final warning. Especially File:الشاعر التركماني الخالد فلك اوغلو.jpg is recreated time after time when deleted. All uploads should be gone through. Jonteemil (talk) 12:26, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

 Done. I blocked the user for a month and deleted all his/her uploads as likely copyvios. Taivo (talk) 16:51, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

@Taivo Iraq-telafer has recreated all the files. Clear sockpuppet. Jonteemil (talk) 13:40, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

 Done by User:The Squirrel Conspiracy (indeffed) but shouldn't عراق بغداد's block be extended? Jonteemil (talk) 22:34, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

I extended the block – now 3 months. Taivo (talk) 09:34, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

Paddy Mc Aloon

• User: Paddy Mc Aloon (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Reasons for reporting: Beyond my unactioned report archived to Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/Blocks and protections/Archive 41#User:Menakei, Paddy Mc Aloon made this edit 08:24, 4 August 2025 (UTC) to File:Façana Carretes 26-30.jpg: omitting transclusion and the subpage.

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:43, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

What is "transclusion", If I may ask? Paddy Mc Aloon (talk) 12:54, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

@Paddy Mc Aloon: See Help:Transclusion.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:22, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

@Paddy Mc Aloon, see Transclusion, it's a technique to embed the content of one page into another one. Here, Jeff basically reports that you wrote an incomplete deletion request which is somewhat of a burden or hassle to clean up. You'd better use the tools available (Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets - use "AjaxQuickDelete") for that which help completing the formalities. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 13:22, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

Right. I suggest that you use the automatic Nominate for deletion or Nominate category for discussion tool in the Tools menu on the sidebar provided by the AjaxQuickDelete gadget per subpolicy procedures COM:DR#Starting requests and COM:CFD#Starting requests.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:37, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

Why isnt this just enabled by default Trade (talk) 16:39, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

@Trade: It is, but I can't make people use it.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:45, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

 Not done As with every other time you have brought this issue to this notice board, no admin action is necessary. Failure to understand the weird idiosyncrasies of wikimedia templates is not a blockable offense. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 13:30, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

@The Squirrel Conspiracy: What about the precedents I cited at Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/Blocks and protections/Archive 41#User:Menakei?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:39, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

I'm not familiar with the specifics of those cases, but the fact that you have reported this issue, what, a few dozen times, and there are only two blocks tells me that blocks are the anomaly, not the expectation. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 13:56, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

@The Squirrel Conspiracy: So you are willing to let the subcats of Category:Incomplete deletion requests grow without bounds and without consequences?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:25, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

I don't think that's quite the argument that you think it is. All of those subcategories are currently empty despite the fact that we have only blocked two users since 2020 (?) for this issue. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 14:30, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

@The Squirrel Conspiracy: That is only because I and maybe others have been policing them. Let's see what happens if I stop for a while.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:37, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

Policing the categories is appropriate. I think even bringing the issue here for people who do dozens of these is appropriate, but don't expect them to be blocked unless they are basically replying with an "FU". @Jeff G.: do you clearly explain the issue to the users in question on their talk page before escalating to an administrative issue? Can you link an example of how you do that? - Jmabel ! talk 16:49, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

@Jmabel: this is what I sent Paddy on 13 September 2023. Then there were four more edits before I escalated to ANB on 7 July, and then here above on 4 August. These days, I add MUST and mention the AjaxQuickDelete gadget as seen in Special:Permalink/1066192209.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:07, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

That 13 September 2023 message is awfully convoluted and confusing. I would not expect the average Commons user to understand readily what they should and shouldn't do by reading that. If this is the form of what you are routinely using as a warning, can you and I please work together on crafting something more to the point? - Jmabel ! talk 05:36, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

@Jmabel: Sure. Is this the best venue for that? Perhaps we could make a template.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 08:01, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

Fine by me. I'm really busy right now, but I copy-pasted at User:Jmabel/Draft deletion problem template to set up a place where we can work in this, and I'll give it a few minutes work now. - Jmabel ! talk 00:13, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

Aganachil

User: Aganachil (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: I don't think that this user is here to contribute meaningfully. Worst, he's propagating hate speech and racism, at best, he's writing uncouth jokes. Best evidence: File:Aryannations.webp and its description "English: motoryclegang" (it's actually a duplicate of File:Himmler besichtigt die Gefangenenlager in Russland. Heinrich Himmler inspects a prisoner of war camp in Russia, circa... - NARA - 540164.jpg). Further evidence: his other contributions, all related to motorcycle gangs (and often copyvios as screenshots). As far as I'm aware, MC gangs are really often associated with right-wing extremist and organised criminal acts, so I think that such a fanboy may endorse this kind of "culture". Grand-Duc (talk) 17:05, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

This user's uploads are all wildly out of scope as GTA fantasy/roleplay content; this one is no exception. Omphalographer (talk) 20:03, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked as clearly NOTHERE. Uploads deleted. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 20:27, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

Chaheray

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

Continues to upload copyvios after three blocks and threat of indef by Yann after last block. For example File:IRTXI2021-22.jpg is stolen from the club website, which says © 2022 Ittihad Riadhi Tanger. All rights reserved. File:Ittihad Tanger Logo 2025.png is licensed with {{Cc-by-sa-2.5}} but I see no proof of permission so unless it's deemed below COM:TOO Morocco or proof of permission is found, it too would be a copyvio. Jonteemil (talk) 21:57, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done Fulfilled Yann's promise. --Lymantria (talk) 09:23, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

인케

• User: 인케 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Reasons for reporting: Continued copyvio uploading like File:아이리제 단체 genie.png after two blocks for doing so.

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:59, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for 6 months, 2 more files deleted. Yann (talk) 15:35, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

Seyhan668

• Seyhan668 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

Uploads three, what appears to be, obviously copyrighted logos way above TOO which I tagged with {{Logo}}. Has one prior block for copyvios in 2017. Jonteemil (talk) 18:57, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

I deleted the files. They were uploaded 6 months ago (it looks like the uploader moved them over from Turkish Wikipedia), and the user has a bunch of other recent uploads that are fine. I'm inclined not to block in this case. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 19:06, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

User:Shnooper1

Shnooper1 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) uploads my little pony copyvios and does not stop Isderion (talk) 19:53, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked and uploads deleted. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 20:03, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

thank you --Isderion (talk) 20:07, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

Kiananjomani socks

• To be able and not the only be able for now (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)
• Yes it was found on the aircraft (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

Seems to be blatant socks of Kiananjomani. Evidence from User:SteinsplitterBot/Previously deleted files:

Jonteemil (talk) 22:18, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done. Both are now indefinitely blocked. Taivo (talk) 14:24, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

Good, should File:United Boeing 747 N4713U.jpg be deleted as well? Jonteemil (talk) 15:36, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

Indeed. Done. --Lymantria (talk) 20:09, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

User:Zaragoza Turismo

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

The user was blocked in eswiki by special purpose account and by his uploads seems to be a sockpuppet of User:CarlosArrimadas, please check carefully his contributions. Regards!!!! --Ezarateesteban 18:09, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked, all files deleted. Yann (talk) 12:21, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

Sockpuppetry

• Rohan khann104 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)
• Rohan104rk (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)
• RohanK009 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

Sockpuppets persistantly reuploading File:Rohan Khan.jpg/File:Rohan khan.jpg. Jonteemil (talk) 12:11, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done All accounts blocked, last file deleted. Main account was warned before. Yann (talk) 12:17, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

@Yann File:Rohan khan.jpg was uploaded today by Special:Contribs/Nehakhan89 and it was swiftly deleted. Special:Contribs/Khatunhanifa has now recreated the file under another name. The first account has been locked and the second I reported on Meta but both are likely sockpuppets of the same as above. Jonteemil (talk) 15:26, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked, file deleted. Yann (talk) 15:30, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

@Jonteemil and locked per m:Steward requests/Global/2025-w32#Global lock for Khatunhanifa.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:26, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

Harriesz

• User: Harriesz (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Reasons for reporting: Continued copyvio uploading like File:Bacon Time Logo.png after final warning for doing so.

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:42, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for a week, file deleted. Yann (talk) 15:32, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

Khiao do (2 report)

• Khiao do (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user (2 veces renombró su cuenta como Renamed user 5bfd0706f2d167ffc5c9ab48d43fd77a)
• Reason (problema):Este usuario nominó logos simples de partidos políticos venezolanos después de la advertencia por parte del Usuario Yann por ejemplo:
• Commons:Deletion requests/File:Tarjeta solidaridad.jpg
• Commons:Deletion requests/File:Tarjeta PJ.jpg
• Commons:Deletion requests/File:Tarjeta MDD.jpg
• Commons:Deletion requests/File:Partido futuro.png (el usuario comenzó por segunda vez el DR)

Por favor bloquea a este usuario y cierra los deletion requests inválidos (invalid Deletion Request) AbchyZa22 (talk) 18:36, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

AadamK

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

Reuploads File:Hyacinth and Sal.png which was deleted as copyvio. Also uploads File:Channels4 banner.jpg which also seems to be a blatant copyvio unless freely licensed at source (YouTube) which I cannot tell. Was warned with {{End of copyvios}} before both uploads. Jonteemil (talk) 03:42, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done Copyvios deleted, blocked 2 weeks. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 04:04, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

Redaktor1820

Redaktor1820 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) Recent copyvios (1; 2; 3; 4 and so on) after the last warning. Quick1984 (talk) 06:11, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done Deleted obvious copyvios; those that remain may be PD so leaving them for others to inspect. Blocked for 1 month. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 06:36, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

Olga Rithme

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

Hi, This user keeps nominating File:Maison communale de La Panne.jpg and other files for deletion spite a lengthy discussion here and here (in French) explaining that there is no reason for deletion, and a warning. I suggest closing this DR, and blocking this user for some time. Yann (talk) 12:11, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

Hello, apologies if I'm not allowed to express myself here but as it's written in the page history, several times my speedy deletion request was canceled by admins telling I could start a normal deletion if I didn't agree with the cancellation. And like I was saying to @Yann on my talk page, users have right to appeal decisions. I'm sorry about the mess, I thought I could upload these files with freedom of panorama. I changed my mind reading an article about "droit d'auteur" (I'm not sure "copyright" is exactly same thing as in french) and now I think it was a mistake to upload these files like I try to explain it in my request. I will not keep uploading files during a time if it can help... Sorry again. Olga Rithme (talk) 15:31, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

Self-promo

• Lawal Farid Mayorkun (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)
• Mayorkun Farid L (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

Self-promo account / sockpuppetry. Jonteemil (talk) 15:24, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done Both accounts blocked, last remaining upload deleted. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 18:32, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

Perfect, shouldn't the user pages be tagged with {{Sockpuppeteer}} and {{Sockpuppet}} respectively? Jonteemil (talk) 21:00, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

@Jonteemil: Yes, please do.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 02:43, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

Fiorysolmorales

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

Promo-only account / spamming. Jonteemil (talk) 20:54, 11 August 2025 (UTC)