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This is a place where users can communicate with administrators, or administrators with one another. You can report vandalism, problematic users, or anything else that needs an administrator's intervention. Do not report child pornography or other potentially illegal content here; e-mail legal-reports@wikimedia.org instead. If reporting threatened harm to self or others also email emergency@wikimedia.org.

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Block request for User:DeadlyRampage26

DeadlyRampage26 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Re-uploading copyrighted Internet picture after a final warning. 0x0a (talk) 11:21, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

the Jo Palmer MLC image is sourced at the link provided where the relevant department has provided licensing information. The Michael Kent image was taken by my wife as she is a photographer, and it was uploaded by me on behalf of her and her own work. DeadlyRampage26 (talk) 11:25, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Pinging @0x0a as OP.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:07, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@DeadlyRampage26 Please provide link where the Jo Palmer MLC image was published. The link you gave needs to include this image to indicate that it was made by the department. Regarding Michael Kent's image, thank you for contributing it and please ask her to send a permission to "permissions-commons@wikimedia.org" using work email . Here is the email template. Looking forward to your good news! 0x0a (talk) 13:51, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
One more thing. I've obtained the high res image. You can include the URL (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michael_Kent_AM.jpg) of this file in the email to help VRT agents associate the email with it. 0x0a (talk) 14:36, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Will do DeadlyRampage26 (talk) 09:16, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@DeadlyRampage26 Any news? 0x0a (talk) 06:09, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@DeadlyRampage26 No reply? 0x0a (talk) 06:09, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Upload protection for File:Champions.jpg

Reason: continual copyright infringement upload. 0x0a (talk) 13:56, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done salted to only admins. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 15:00, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protection for File:Amir Tataloo in Tbilisi 2018 by Pouria Afkhami pixoos 01.jpg

Reason: vandalism and spam by IP editors. W7070 (talk) 05:09, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@W7070:  Not done spam last occurred in October 2022, see history. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 17:10, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Block request for User:TechForce Services

TechForce Services (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Username for spam or containing advertising purposes Waqar💬 07:04, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done Blocked indef.: Spam only, warned before. Yann (talk) 14:45, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Upload protection for File:All India Trinamool Congress flag (2).svg

Please upload protect this file. It has been subject to repeated vandalism by VNC200. Fry1989 eh? 13:34, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Comment I blocked VNC200 for a week. Yann (talk) 14:31, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Block request for user:Twin mohamed shafiq mustafa

Twin mohamed shafiq mustafa (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Uploading personal photos despite multiple warnings. All the best -- Chuck Talk 20:10, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done. After warning by Chuck the user uploaded more out-of-scope files. I blocked the user for a week, all contributions are deleted. Taivo (talk) 08:30, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Block request for User:Midgetwrestling

Midgetwrestling (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for advertising purposes All the best -- Chuck Talk 20:39, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done. Indefinitely blocked for spam, everything deleted. Taivo (talk) 08:32, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Block request for User:Le cheminots

User: Le cheminots (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Reason for reporting: Despite multiple warnings, user still upload media without permission. User talk page speaks for itself, especially with the last comment. Nicolas22g (talk) 06:49, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done Account blocked for a week, IP blocked too. Yann (talk) 22:12, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Block request for User:The New Foxy

The New Foxy (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Has uploaded over 200 questionable photos after warning. look at The DRs for today, and there are 4 separate mass DRs for this user.

All the best -- Chuck Talk 20:27, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done Blocked for a month (2nd block). Yann (talk) 22:15, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done. I declined unblock request as inadequate. Taivo (talk) 21:07, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Block request for User:Cowfarmer9908

Cowfarmer9908 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Uploading personal photos after warning. All the best -- Chuck Talk 20:35, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done Blocked for a week. Yann (talk) 22:14, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category talk:Images

  • Page: Category talk:Images
  • Reason for requesting protection: Highly visible page, watched by over a thousand, subject to spam and oos content.

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:48, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done Semi-protected. Yann (talk) 13:28, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Block request for Mahmud ale

Mahmud ale (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

After the final warning, Mahmud ale has inappropriately uploaded yet another copyrighted image and presented it as their original work. They don't even appear to try communicating with other editors and have a history of persisting in their problematic uploads since 2021. Aintabli (talk) 01:16, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done Blocked indefinitely. 255 edits and nearly all of them deleted says a lot. Bedivere (talk) 01:45, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Block request for User:Mwakwe256

Mwakwe256 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Uploading copyrighted Internet images after final warning. 0x0a (talk) 03:15, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done. One month block due to large number of copyvios. I'll delete the last remaining uploads as well (they were nominated for deletion already in April). Taivo (talk) 08:31, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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