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User:Fluzio Fashion

• Fluzio Fashion (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

A company account solely for spamming, violates COM:IU. 0x0a (talk) 08:15, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

 Done Blocked as well as Mahesh gowda ks (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions). Spam only. All files and pages deleted. Yann (talk) 08:33, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

User:FilmeSync

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

Violation of the username policy as promotional, see their uploads. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 09:56, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

 Done. I warned the user and mass deleted all his/her uploads. Taivo (talk) 10:09, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

User:Ufabet777

User:Ufabet777 uploads promotinal image with pro. user name.File:Ufabet.png. please block. modern_primat ^{ඞඞඞ ----TALK} 17:16, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

and i believe this user has multiple account. but im not sure. modern_primat ^{ඞඞඞ ----TALK} 17:17, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

User talk:Bettina Cramer

User talk:Bettina Cramer that user has same name with this article: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bettina_Cramer . so, please block this account. make him to change his username or contact VRT to verify himself. modern_primat ^{ඞඞඞ ----TALK} 17:21, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

User talk:Bettina Cramer modern_primat ^{ඞඞඞ ----TALK} 17:22, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

 Not done There is no policy against user name on Commons. If this article is acceptable for Wikipedia, then the files are in scope. Files already tagged. One more warning sent. Yann (talk) 20:00, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

User talk:Datopaduka

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

User talk:Datopaduka uploads copyvios despite warnings. modern_primat ^{ඞඞඞ ----TALK} 18:03, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for 3 months (3rd block). Yann (talk) 19:56, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

User:"srgholidays"

User:"srgholidays" uploads promotinal image with pro. user name. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monogram_Circle_Letter_R_Logo.jpg modern_primat ^{ඞඞඞ ----TALK} 18:23, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Warned by Yann —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 06:08, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

DarkWorld305

• DarkWorld305 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Reasons for reporting: For years, I have been railing against incomplete deletion requests, which are caused by malformed use of {{Delete}} templates and lack of follow-through, and which are populating subcats of Category:Incomplete deletion requests. This problem spurred the creation of that category 17:57, 1 February 2007 (UTC), over 17 years ago, and my tracking of it 18:16, 14 November 2020 (UTC), over three years ago. As a precedent, ColorfulSmoke was blocked 17:07, 29 December 2020 (UTC) by Mdaniels5757 with an expiration time of 3 days (account creation blocked) for "Continuing to make malformed deletion requests despite repeated instructions; not responding to concerns on talk page", pursuant to the discussion archived at Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/Blocks and protections/Archive 29#ColorfulSmoke, and Alex Neman was blocked 16:30, 27 January 2023 (UTC) by Yann with an expiration time of 1 month (account creation blocked) for "Continuing to make malformed deletion requests despite repeated instructions; not responding to concerns on talk page" pursuant to the discussion archived at Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/Blocks and protections/Archive 34#Alex Neman. As The Vital Exchange, DarkWorld305 made this edit 09:56, 30 May 2023 (UTC), omitting transclusion, the subpage, and notice to the page creator, and in violation of COM:CATRED. I warned them in this edit 10:40, 30 May 2023 (UTC), surviving as User talk:DarkWorld305#Warning. After changing username, they did it again in this edit 01:19, 24 August 2023 (UTC). They then: continued past Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/User problems/Archive 107#DarkWorld305, making this edit; and plowed on through Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/User problems/Archive 110#DarkWorld305, making this other edit 18:56, 27 July 2024 (UTC).

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 19:29, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

 Done category namespace blocked for 1 month —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 06:07, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

File:Usman Ashik.jpg

Please semi-protect this filename (and delete it if it's not already deleted) because of persistant uploading/sockpuppetry. Same as #File:REAL MALABAR FC.png. Jonteemil (talk) 21:06, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

 Done I've deleted File:Usman Ashik.jpg and indef-protected it to autopatroller lever. If someone feels that is too severe, feel free to choose a lower level of protection. - Jmabel ! talk 01:30, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

User:Hyper1701

The user is a confirmed sockpuppet of Imxxd17 and had uploaded copyvio material. Please block. MiasmaEternal (talk) 23:13, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

 Done The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 03:19, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

On a related note, the sockpuppeteer is uploading suspected copyvio material (refer to the latest topic on their talk page). Please take appropriate action. MiasmaEternal (talk) 05:26, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

MiasmaEternal Done. Ping me if they return under another account. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 05:30, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

Pinging @Yaksar as the original ANI reporter. MiasmaEternal (talk) 05:39, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

File:Wikipedia Portal Screenshot (2022).svg

Please semi-protect this file. It's used in wiki articles for "Wikipedia" across numerous wikis and has attracted a lot of low-quality metadata edits. Omphalographer (talk) 04:25, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

I don't think there are so many instances of bad-edits for this year at the least. _Regards, Aafi ^(talk) 04:32, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

Seems to get hit more or less monthly, and I certainly don't see any legitimate edits from IPs. I think it's a reasonable request, but I'd like to see more of a consensus than just Aafi & me disagreeing. Jmabel ! talk 04:47, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

•  Support I also think it's a reasonable request, but I also think that Wikimedia shouldn't allow edits from IPs period, so I probably shouldn't be counted here. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 05:31, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
•  Done Auto confirmed only for 6 months. We can re-look at it after that Gbawden (talk) 06:52, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

User:Yodchaibn

Please consider blocking Yodchaibn (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) for being a sockpuppet of Yothaland (talk · contribs) & Aommyabrina (talk · contribs). Thank you so much. -- Librovore (talk) 08:40, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

 Done. Master and both sockpuppets are indefinitely blocked. I mass deleted all uploads of sockpuppets. Taivo (talk) 10:15, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Three images of Buenos Aires

• File:AR Buenos Aires (La Boca) 0702 006 (17214753011).jpg
• File:AR Buenos Aires (La Boca) 0702 007 (17215313465).jpg
• File:Caminito - Entrada.jpg

These three images have been the subject of repeated nonsense deletion requests by single-purpose accounts; the most recent attempts have just been readding deletion templates referring to already closed requests. Can these file description pages be semiprotected to prevent further spurious requests? Omphalographer (talk) 01:37, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Yes. This is ridiculous. Will do. - Jmabel ! talk 05:27, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

All set to "autoconfirmed" for 3 months. Clearly not the CSAM that was being alleged for the first two, and clearly displaying exactly what it says it displays for the third (the name-migrating vandal claimed it does not display the place it says, but it's easily confirmed, it's a much-photographed building). - Jmabel ! talk 05:31, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

User:I have "cousins"

Please block the user I have "cousins" for being a vandalism-only account, having been blocked on both the English and French Wikipedia for persistent vandalism of articles. Wheatley2 (talk) 07:35, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

 Not done @Wheatley2, no local block is warranted. If they are doing cross-wiki spam and vandalism, it should be reported on Meta-Wiki. Nothing to do here. They haven't done anything here. _Regards, Aafi ^(talk) 07:51, 1 August 2024 (UTC)