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User talk:SLBedit

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

@SLBedit: is persistently modifying the kits on S.L. Benfica kits. This incident and their previous activity seems to indicate a COM:OWN issue to me. I have reverted their edits several times, on each occasion leaving reasoning in my edit summary and also addressing it on their talk page. SLBedit has consistently refused to engage in discussion and their edit summaries here and here shows no sign of intending to do so. I cannot bothered, neither do I want, to be involved in an edit war with someone who is repeatedly ignoring guidelines. SLBedit seems to feel they have control over the page. As a side note, an account on the mainstream wiki with the exact same name has received several blocks/bans over this exact same issue of edit warring/page ownership etc. Obviously there is no definite proof they are the same user but the behaviour is strikingly similar. Anywho I've warned them that if they carried on I'd bring this here and now I have.

I'd greatly appreciate input/help on this matter. I am happy to discuss it and if needed change my opinion on it but I am yet to find any reason why there can be no logos and this seems to be the only way to get SLBedit to actual respond to me. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 18:54, 8 November 2025 (UTC)

@REDMAN 2019: Hi. Since 2015, they cannot be different users; they appear to be one person obstinately editing against consensus. Also, Special:Diff/1061475936 and Special:Diff/1089545062 actually illustrate what you are writing about.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:51, 9 November 2025 (UTC)

@Jeff G.: Thanks for the reply. I reckon this will need dealing with by an Admin since they aren't gonna listen. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 17:00, 10 November 2025 (UTC)

@REDMAN 2019: Of course; this is one of the Administrators' noticeboards, after all.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 20:34, 10 November 2025 (UTC)

@REDMAN 2019, Jeff G., and SLBedit: I gave this a few minutes, but I can't readily see what are the relevant differences here, partly because it seems the edits change the layout of the page so I can't do a quick visual comparison. Can someone be specific about exactly what have been at least some of the substantive disagreements here? - Jmabel ! talk 22:02, 10 November 2025 (UTC)

@Jmabel: Of course. Basically it was originally a minor matter of should kit manufacturers logos i.e. Adidas, Nike etc, be included on the kit templates. SLBedit is opposed to their inclusion despite literally every other kit page on WikiCommons having them. Their reason for why they shouldn't be included has changed a few times, ranging from 'They are trademarked and can't be used on Commons' (they can), to they make the page look worse, and currently it seems to be simply 'I don't like/want them on the page'. This is what I can tell from the edit summaries at least as they won't answer any of the messages I've sent them. They have also removed an unrelated section on alternative kits but haven't provided any info why so far.

It's basically a matter of me saying, 'this is on every other page and the kit templates are not prohibited in any way'. I don't understand what the issue is with them being on the page and SLBedit is yet to provide any concrete reason as to why they can't either. I've been editing kits and kit pages on Commons for years and I have never one come across this kind of situation/opinion.

That, at least, is my side of it. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 18:39, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

Given that this appears to be SLBedit's sole activity (at least recently) on Commons, and that they refuse to engage and discuss, I'll block them from editing S.L. Benfica kits as a way to get their attention. I hope that will get them to come here and discuss the matter. - Jmabel ! talk 00:47, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

Why on earth are you adding trademarked logos to the kits? Why are you adding 10 kits per row, when they are overlapping Tools menu? You are NOT improving that page! Stop. SLBedit (talk) 17:07, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

@SLBedit: on the kits per row, you may be correct; that is going to depend on screen/window size, so not everyone will see the same thing, but REDMAN 2019, I have that problem viewing the page also, and you should probably defer to him on that point (or better yet, rebuild this using a technique that will take window width into account). But on the trademarked logos, SLBedit, you are definitely wrong (and I am speaking as an admin here): if a trademarked logo is part of the kit we should show it, as long as there is no copyright problem. Many things can be trademarked that cannot be copyrighted. Other than marking the file page with {{Trademarked}}, that is not an issue for Commons. - Jmabel ! talk 19:29, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

@SLBedit: , @Jmabel: which rows are not displaying properly for you guys? It's fine on my end but that may just be my screen size. Are the rows too wide and if so by how much and I can fix it. Thanks! REDMAN 2019 (talk) 20:04, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

@REDMAN 2019: Rows are too wide, probably by one kit. I have a width of 1920 and keep both sidebars active. I suspect that if you shrink your window to that width you can see the problem. - Jmabel ! talk 23:09, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

@SLBedit: if you will agree to stop removing the logos, I will remove the block so that your account is not stigmatized. - Jmabel ! talk 23:09, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

I won't remove them. SLBedit (talk) 17:03, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

{{ad}] block was lifted a few days ago, issue seems resolved. - Jmabel ! talk 23:56, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

Copyright violation by Amirsotoodehbeydokhti

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

none of these uploads are user own works

• File:خلاصه اصول تعلیمات ورویه معموله سلسله علّیه نعمت اللهیه گنابادی در کتاب بقعه متبرکه سلطانی بیدختی صفحه 6.jpg file like this from book's page
• File:1320 عزاداری محرم بیدخت.jpg file like this is belong to 1940s
• other taken from google image or Instagram pages

please delete all and gave waring to uploader

[[User:Modern Sciences|MSes]] (talk) 02:45, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

@Modern Sciences: if you are reporting a user on this page, you are required to notify them of that on their talk page. I will do that for you this time. - Jmabel ! talk 03:10, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

The uploads consist of a number of obvious copyright violations (example: File:عکس هوایی از تخریب زلزله.jpg), numerous scans of images out of printed publications with unclear copyright status as the source has not been provided (example: Commons:Deletion requests/File:حاج ملاسلطانمحمد لطانعلیشاه.jpg), and a set of more modern photos with low resolutions and no EXIF data. All uploads are marked as {{Own work}} even if a source has been provided in its description (see here). So I wonder if any of the uploads is genuinely the own work by the uploader. In my opinion, we should give the uploader a week or so time to react. If they are not forthcoming, we should delete the whole set per COM:PRP. --AFBorchert (talk) 14:37, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

In the meantime, Amirsotoodehbeydokhti has been warned multiple times at fa:wp (see fa:بحث کاربر:Amirsotoodehbeydokhti). This included also a warning about uploading non-free images. His galleries with uploaded images were reverted (example). After the last warning yesterday, Amirsotoodehbeydokhti went on a spree templating articles which was ended by an indefinite block by Persia. --AFBorchert (talk) 07:18, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

In the hours after the notification by Jmabel, Amirsotoodehbeydokhti continued with uploads without license, unlikely to be Amirsotoodehbeydokhti's work. Last upload was on 12:43, 12 November 2025. Afterwards, Amirsotoodehbeydokhti continued with vandalisms on fa:wp (as described above). Since then, we got no reactions or edits either here or in any other project. Hence, I will now nuke all remaining uploads per COM:PRP as we cannot be sure that anything of this is the uploader's work. All the more recent photos had low resolutions without EXIF data. --AFBorchert (talk) 16:03, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done --AFBorchert (talk) 16:07, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

User:Excalibur

This user is indefinitely blocked by arbcom on the English Wikipedia. Today he posted a complaint about Wikipedia here on the talk page of the Village Pump [1]. He has 12 total edits here on Commons. It's inappropriate for this user to move his problems to Commons after being blocked on another project. Can he please be warned before he further disrupts Commons? Thanks for your time. Geoffroi 18:17, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

OK, you can warn this user. I don't see any administrative action needed at this point. Yann (talk) 18:42, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

Whatever. Geoffroi 19:10, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

Hi there sweetiepie!

What exactly is your formal authority to make such sweeping and definitive judgements? I do not recall voting for you, so you can piss in the wind for all I care - and I am sure that most honest wikipedians would be lining up and enjoying the show! Excalibur (talk) 23:53, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

The keystrokes of a keyboard rang / bringing the sound of a BOOMERANG / and the red nose of Rudolph the reindeer / illuminates evidence for NOTHERE. SCNR Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 00:03, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

That is an entirely in appropriate response. - Chris.sherlock2 (talk) 21:43, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

Warned last time to be civil. Ellywa (talk) 00:18, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done Indef as NOTHERE. I predict they'll continue digging and have TPA revoked, and likely be taken to SRG, but let's just start with a block. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 00:49, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

He's still attacking me on his talk page! Can you please take his talk away? He's abused his talk three times now! Will you please stop him from trolling Commons users? Geoffroi 02:11, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done — Huntster (t @ c) 02:14, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

User:てれとぴあん

• てれとぴあん (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

After receiving copyvio warnings, this user didn't stop uploading copyvio logos. Other logos uploaded with incorrect licensing description. Netora (talk) 13:16, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Unfortunately this user ignored my warnings and still continue uploading copyvio photos. File:Yoshimi Ogata.webp Netora (talk) 23:33, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for a week. Yann (talk) 16:17, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

User:~2025-32925-15

• ~2025-32925-15 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

This unregistered user has doing a lot of categorising work lately, and they have been causing couple problems.

• Despite warning from @Achim55 yesterday, today they have continued creating new categories instead of moving them. See Category:Hispano-Suiza HS.9 and Category:Armed Forces of the Slovak State 1939-1944 for recent examples.
• Creating nonsense categories, such as Category:Monica Bellucci right ear (I believe they are same IP user that created the other subcats in Category:Women ears) and Category:Sophie Marceau in 2026.
• Removing content from categories for no valid reason, e.g. see this Village Pump thread about it or this diff.

It doesn't appear the user is engaging with others on their talk page, so hopefully they will engage here. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 20:51, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Offhand, I'd say that the creation of Category:Monica Bellucci right ear is enough to merit a block. - Jmabel ! talk 22:53, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

There's a whole category tree of related categories (Category:Women ears by name) that were created by IPs, presumably the same individual behind ~2025-32925-15. There's a discussion at Commons:Categories for discussion/2025/07/Category:Women ears that's been open for months without resolution. Marbletan (talk) 14:08, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

I would also say that categories like Category:Collaborators with Axis occupation from Bretagne do not belong on Commons an we can not add a source for such statements. This is a job for Wikidata and Wikipedia not for Commons. GPSLeo (talk) 23:28, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

 Comment, it appears the user is now using another temp account:

• ~2025-34477-45 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user.

See this diff for example. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 11:37, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Yes. And

• ~2025-34392-70 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

as well. --Achim55 (talk) 12:29, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

~2025-34477-45 appears to be involved in vandalism: [2] [3] --Minoa (talk) 09:44, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

 Comment The [4] Product Safety and Integrity/Anti-abuse signals/User Info is currently displaying the following information:

• "Temporary accounts from all associated IPs: 6–10" and
• "An aggregate count of all temporary accounts from all IPs associated with this account"

-- Ooligan (talk) 20:15, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

I've closed Commons:Categories for discussion/2025/11/Category:Women ears by name and am in the process of upmerging. Besides any block, we should set up some filters or a bot to warn us in a timely manner if similar categories are created in the future. - Jmabel ! talk 20:31, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

For the record, just cleaning up the content from that one DR took me roughly an hour, and that was clearly not all the damage this user has done. Further, since I could not take the time to look at each individual file, some of these are doubtless now OVERCAT'd because (for example) if I moved something from a category about one of Audrey Hepburn's ears to Category:Audrey Hepburn, I couldn't take the time to check whether it might already be (again, for example) in Category:Audrey Hepburn in 1964. - Jmabel ! talk 21:23, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

On a "duck" basis, this is probably the same person who twice created Category:Audrey Hepburn with earrings, which I have taken the liberty of handling the same way. Ditto Category:Women with earrings by name, which had only one subcat. - Jmabel ! talk 21:27, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

~2025-34477-45 today created Category:Marina Aleksandrova smiling with closed mouths, and on the basis of that and the above, I am indef-blocking and reverting. - Jmabel ! talk 23:59, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

Ditto for Category:Marina Aleksandrova smiling with teeth, and I will start a CfD for Category:Marina Aleksandrova smiling, presumably the same person months ago. - Jmabel ! talk 00:04, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

We have 130 other categories of women smiling by name. -Nard (Hablemonos) (Let's talk) 00:07, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

@Nard the Bard: Feel more that free to add them to that CfD. I'm going to make a strong guess that many of those are due to this same sockpuppeteer. - Jmabel ! talk 00:11, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

Or perhaps that "smiling" level is OK, which is why I went to a Cfd rather than be unilateral, but the with or without teeth part is absurd. - Jmabel ! talk 00:14, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

User:~2025-34613-24

• ~2025-34613-24 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

That's the 2nd time that an account comes into over-categorisation -at least- on the topic Sperlinga/Natoli, causing massive dirsuptions. The first time was on september 6th and 7th, by:

• 151.21.68.73 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• 31.190.195.237 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

--Kontributor 2K (talk) 15:57, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

@Yann: I see you deleted the linked category, is this resolved? - Jmabel ! talk 00:15, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

Well, we can't know if they are operating under a pseudo-IP now. Yann (talk) 07:28, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

@Yann: so when can we consider this section "done" and close it? - Jmabel ! talk 03:35, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by User:Harpalsinghjadon1

Is there a way for me to request speedy mass deletion for these files as well as the new ones the user has uploaded? I only know how to request either mass (regular) deletions or individual speedy deletions. I also think the user should get warned and blocked if they are unwilling to stop. It's moon (talk) 22:14, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

You can use COM:VFC to add speedy deletion templates. In this case, I've blocked the user as NOTHERE and deleted all 191 (!) selfies they uploaded. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 22:45, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

Thanks! It's moon (talk) 22:47, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done See above. Yann (talk) 16:14, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

Claims of adminship by user Beeblebrox

Hello, it's a fairly simple one but Beeblebrox is claiming to be an admin on the English Wikipedia but he is no longer one.[5] I asked him why this was so on his talk page [6] but his response indicates he is not interested in removing the userbox.

I am a bit concerned that someone with elevated rights on Commons is making material misrepresentations of themselves of Commons. I initially thought it might be because he had forgotten about the userbox, but the response tends to indicate otherwise. Could I please have this reviewed? Thank you. - Chris.sherlock2 (talk) 21:26, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

Diff for the response is Special:Diff/1119038198.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 22:01, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

I removed the user box in this edit, citing WMF's ToU §4 in the edit summary. --Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 22:49, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

Thank you. I consider the issue now addressed. - Chris.sherlock2 (talk) 23:04, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

Who cares who is admin on en? ;) If it was a big issue another user could have addressed it, but it seems that part of the problem is that is was coming from you. :( Isderion (talk) 22:48, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

It shouldn’t matter who it came from. I have only been polite and respectful in my message. And many people do care about misrepresentation when the person has elevated rights on Commons, even if you do not care :) The WMF, for instance, cares under Wikimedia Terms of Use §4 – "[...misrepresenting your affiliation with any individual or entity[...]". - Chris.sherlock2 (talk) 23:01, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

@Chris.sherlock2: you are walking on thin ice. You promised to not pester Beeblebrox anymore and Beeblebrox said to you the same. I thought about blocking you, but decided at moment not to. Your next conversation with Beeblebrox can result a block. Taivo (talk) 11:16, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

Excuse me, but my report resulted in his user page being edited by an admin. You are in no way in the right for telling me this. At least one admin agreed with me, so I am not in any way in any danger of being blocked. I have done nothing wrong, I have not been rude, uncivil, nor have I done anything in any way out of policy.

Your threats are absolutely not in any way convincing, and I will take it up on the admins noticeboard should you make similar threats in future. I suggest you think very carefully about how you threaten someone and any admin action you take against me.

If you think you can unilaterally threaten me, you’ve got another think coming, and I would suggest you are on thin ice with your tone.

Should you have blocked me for this, or should you do so in future, I will vigorously defend myself and ask for your actions to be reviewed, - Chris.sherlock2 (talk) 14:47, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

It's the responsibility of any user to bring violations of the terms of use to account, and it looks like a number of users and admins agree with the original point being made. Your response to Chris seems very aggressive and unnecessary given this has at no stage gone beyond a simple, courteous conversation, COM:GTA suggests "You are expected to enact the community's consensus" and "You are expected to consult with other admins if you are unsure about an action" -- it appears you did neither of these things before going all the way to threatening blocking, which should be a last resort. Orderinchaos (talk) 15:01, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

I had just seen that Beebs had made a claim he was an admin, which he is no longer. It was a one-line, courteous query to ask why he was still claiming to be this. It was more a bringing to his attention that he hadn’t removed his use box, which he might have forgotten about. His response made me realise he didn’t intend to remove it, and as he pinged another admin, I asked them for advise and they suggested I report it here.

To say I was ”pestering” Beeblebrox is a gross mischaracterising, and I have followed the adviseof an admin I know and respect.

As I say this matter is now resolved, and I have no real urge to communicate with Beeblebrox further. However, I reserve the right to communicate with them for things such as this. Say, for example, I happen upon a file that needs deletion review, I would be well within my rights to submit it, and this would necessitate a message. That would not be in any way harassment nor would I be in violation of any policy. - Chris.sherlock2 (talk) 15:21, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

• There is seldom anything more petty and senseless than policing up other user's talk pages, especially those who are not currently active on the project. Consider that Bb had not been an en admin for months now and nobody here seemed to notice or care. Presumably, if these goings on hadn't gone on, then everyone would have just as happily carried on not noticing or caring. The situation would have been different if the user had been pulling out their status on en as some kind of badge to win points in a debate, or had literally done anything at all on Commons since you so contritely pledged to stop interacting with them.
  Scoring some interpersonal technicality does not excuse users from the expectation that they will make a good faith effort to exercise the emotional intelligence of a house plant or greater if possible. GMG^talk 16:58, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

  You’ve certainly interpreted a lot into a single sentence. You also have an axe to grind against me from your Wikipedia days. All I did was ask him why he still claimed to be an admin on the English Wikipedia. As I say, this issue is now resolved, and I carried out what was advised of me by another admin. - Chris.sherlock2 (talk) 17:52, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

  I haven't the faintest idea who you are. GMG^talk 18:33, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

  I was Ta bu shi da yu on Wikipedia. I’m sure you voted to ban me. If I am misremembering, then I apologise.

  Characterising my single query to Beeblebrox as “scoring some interpersonal technicality” and of “policing up other people’s user pages” could also be seen as not exercising the “emotional intelligence of a house plant or greater”, and not really conducive to a rational discussion. :-) - Chris.sherlock2 (talk) 18:40, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

  Maybe you need some introspection if your automatic reaction to others is that you must surely have some sordid history and they're out to get you. Leave the user alone or I'll block you myself for harassment. GMG^talk 18:59, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

  I’ve not harassed them in any way. What would your period of block be, incidentally? - Chris.sherlock2 (talk) 19:00, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

  P.S. given the issue has been resolved, and Beeblebrox says he is inactive, I don’t have any reason to communicate further with him. I made one query to him about an inaccurate userbox, which he has admitted was in error, he didn’t change it, but at the same time pinged an admin. That admin suggested I take this here (in other words, limiting my direct interaction with Beeblebrox). Beeblebrox’s response to me was noted, another admin removed the userbox due to being a violation of the WMF terms, and I thanked them and said I believed the issue was resolved.

  You then noted something about me having the emotional intelligence of a house plant (I’m assuming you were making a sardonic attempt at humour, but comparing one to a houseplant has never, in my experience, helped discussions progress productively). I have no need to communicate with Beeblebrox any more, and the only reason I have done so was in this thread, but as the issue is now resolved and an admin took action, I don’t see the need to respond to him any more. Thus, you need not worry about blocking me and I will continue my work on extensively contributing photos to commons. Something I doubt a houseplant would be able to do :-) - Chris.sherlock2 (talk) 19:30, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

• This appeared on my Watchlist. Interesting topic indeed.  Question @Chris.sherlock2: considering you're blocked on Wikipedia "per self-disclosure to the committee", could you please confirm whether you had any dispute with Beeblebrox on your previous account? Yacàwotçã (talk) 17:55, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

  No, in fact I didn’t. Though Beebs, whilst part of ArbCom, did decide to extensively comment about myself on a Wikipedia attack site. In fact, a lot of people did, but he was the only ArnCom member who did so. He got into a lot of hot water for disclosing personal information he gained through ArbCom and was suspended, so he has form.

  Look, I’ve explained that I asked him why he was still claiming to be a Wikipedia admin, it was a single sentence. He then insulted me with a fairly horrendous personal attack, and pinged another admin. I then asked that admin for advise and they advised me to take this up here, which I did. From my perspective, Beeblebrox has been granted elevated rights on Commons, and after his abusive comment I just followed through on what was suggested to me.

  The userbox has now been removed, and the issue is resolved. I’ve not asked for him to be blocked or sanctioned, only that it seems strange to me that he would materially misrepresent his status on Commons. Initially I had thought, in good faith, that it was an oversight, but his response wasn’t to make a correction, it was just a torrent of abuse. Another admin has now removed the userbox, pointing out it is against WMF terms.

  I’ve neither abused Beeblebrox, nor swore at him, nor accused him of doing anything nefarious, I merely enquired about why he made a claim that is no longer true. I wish Beeblebrox well, as I have said a number of times. - Chris.sherlock2 (talk) 18:16, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

  I forgot to remove a userbox... I'll admit that, crime of the century, I'm sure, given that I've been almost totally inactive and wasn't otherwise pretending to be an admin.

  One does have to wonder why Mr. Sherlock is apparently obsessing over the content of the userpage of an inactive user who he has previously promised to leave alone. I don't check in here very often, so it's annoying to say the least to find that when I do, this person is being a pest again.

  This fake victim playing and equivocating is extremely tedious. I would again ask only that this user leave me alone and find something else to obsess over. Beeblebrox (talk) 18:46, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

  No, it wasn’t a crime and I never said anything of the sort. I merely asked you why you were claiming to be an admin. In fact, I thought it was an oversight. But instead of correcting it, you decided to unleash a torrent of abuse and you didn’t correct the userbox so someone else did it for you. It wasn’t an unreasonable thing to have asked you. Also, I’m in no way obsessed with you. As you have pointed out yourself, I’ve not said a single thing to you in over 4 months. I wish you well, Beeblebrox and I’m sorry you have taken such umbrage from me asking why you didn’t update your userbox. - Chris.sherlock2 (talk) 18:54, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

  I made a tiny mistake. And guess what, I didn't correct it because you are the one that brought it up and you need to back off from your obsessive behavior. Your denials ring hollow when you are still bringing up things from years ago that have nothing whatsoever to do with Commons. Just leave me the hell alone, that is all I have asked of you, and you already promised to do so. Beeblebrox (talk) 19:01, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

  Beebs, I was asked a specific question about my relationship with you on Wikipedia. I answered it, which was that I didn’t have any disputes with you. I didn’t bring it up. The issue is now addressed. It’s over. Peace. :-) - Chris.sherlock2 (talk) 19:02, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

  It was over before you started it. There was no actual problem here except your own behavior, it's sad and alarming that you can't see that. Beeblebrox (talk) 19:14, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

  I think this discussion can be closed by now. Almost 50 messages only here. Come on... I'm sure there are more useful things to do on Commons. Best regards to all, Yacàwotçã (talk) 19:38, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Yacàwotçã (talk) 19:38, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

User:Laurel Lodged

• Laurel Lodged (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

I ask you to block the user @Laurel Lodged: for numerous wars of edits in the Category:Protestant churches by country: 1, 2, 3 & etc. In the Category:Protestant church buildings by country should be categorized as "Protestant church buildings", not "Protestant churches". Ыфь77 (talk) 14:18, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

You two again. Both blocked six months. Bedivere (talk) 14:30, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

I fear this is the only way to stop the two from warring. I am amazed this is still ongoing. - Chris.sherlock2 (talk) 15:30, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

On this topic, we can agree. It's crazy that every time I do check in here, these two are at it again. Beeblebrox (talk) 18:47, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Bedivere (talk) 04:33, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

User:Correr123 removing deletion tags

Correr123 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user This user uploaded File:Loopy.jpg which is marked as a possibly free (but fair use) file on enwiki. I nominated it for deletion since it might be unfree, and if it isn't the request would create some sort of consensus on whether it is free or not. The user removed the deletion tag on the page three times and is screaming in all caps on their talk page in response to my message telling them not to remove the tag. They were also previously blocked on eswiki for similar behavior. HurricaneZeta (talk) 16:21, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

Was partially blocked from the file namespace as I was placing this request - can close now, I guess HurricaneZeta (talk) 16:22, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done Partial block from the file namespace, to encourage them to participate at DR. @HurricaneZeta, while I think they got the message this time, in the future you can use {{subst:Dont remove delete}} for the warning so that there's a translation. AntiCompositeNumber (they/them) (talk) 16:24, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

Arslan7a7 again

Arslan7a7 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)

Uploading copyrighted materials again. Previously reported here in in March 2025. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 07:19, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done All files deleted. I blocked indefinitely; although this is only their second block, their edits are spread out in a way that they may not be affected by (or even notice) a shorter block. No more prejudice against unblocking than there would be with a typical second block. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 07:51, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

User:Hunneybunch

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

User continued to copy non-free internet images despite receiving warnings. 0x0a (talk) 07:51, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done. User is warned and all uploads are either deleted or nominated for deletion. Next time block. Taivo (talk) 08:28, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

This user was already warned before, so I blocked them for one week. All files deleted. Yann (talk) 08:35, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

User:BPKEVIN01

• BPKEVIN01 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

User has been copying non-free internet images since the last block. 0x0a (talk) 07:53, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked 1 month. All uploads deleted except one text logo. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 08:24, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

User:Kjw01150

• Kjw01150 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Repeated copyright violations. Keeps uploading copyvios and mass switching articles on Wikipedia to use them afterwards; considering they'll almost certainly get deleted it's creating burdens for other people. grapesurgeon (seefooddiet) (talk) 15:43, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

@Grapesurgeon,  Done. Kadı Message 21:55, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

A'dam222222 and Koengerritsma44

Hi, as NL wiki Checkuser, I can testify that A'dam222222 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) and Koengerritsma44 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) are verified sockpuppets of eachother. When the first account got blocked at NL (for yet another sockpuppet), the second account took over the serial copyvio uploads. I think an indef block for both accounts would be a good idea. Jcb (talk) 11:10, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

 Question I blocked Koengerritsma44 for socking, and warned A'dam222222. Was there a previous account on Commons? Yann (talk) 11:32, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

No, as far as we know it began with A'dam222222. We identified another sock, but that one has no edits at Commons. Jcb (talk) 11:54, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

No sleepers found here. --Lymantria (talk) 14:56, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

User:Ikeya hikaru

• Ikeya hikaru (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

This user was released from indef block by that request. But soon from releasing block, this user uploaded mass copyvio game logos and those files removed. In the releasing request oath,

活動の限定: 当面、記事の加筆と自身で撮影した写真（CC BY-SA 4.0で提供）のみに限定し、コモンズへのアップロード活動を再開します。

(Translated and highlighted by me) Activity Limitation: For the time being, the activity is limited in just editing article and uploading self-shooted photo with CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

But this user's activity since releasing is only uploading other source's files. There are no photos taking by this user. This gap is clearly contrary to the oath. Additionally, the oath is composed by highly sophisticated sentences and probably generated by LLM.

Overall these points, the oath is a falsehood for our community to break the indef block at any cost. Regretfully we cannot trust again this user. Netora (talk) 03:07, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

We are very low on active admins who can read Japanese at this point, and I hesitate to act where I really cannot examine any of the evidence first-hand. @Taivo: you seem to be the one who made the decision to unblock, so could you have a look at this? - Jmabel ! talk 03:41, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

Crappy. He appeared to use a sock puppet account 사랑이란 무엇인가 (talk · contribs) to blank out his talk page and highly likely to use LLM to assist with his initial request (detected with Gemini 3 Pro). --0x0a (talk) 08:25, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done? I reblocked the user indefinitely and deleted speedily one logo. I will look some other uploads for license review. Taivo (talk) 13:28, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

Mass copyright violations by YJN-11

• YJN-11 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)

As I was exploring this place a bit and going through Special:RecentChanges, I stumbled across File:CRONICAS DE NAVIDAD - PELICULA.webm which is obviously a copyright violaton. Looking at the user's upload list, it seems they have uploaded more than 90 files with dubious source and license tags. Since there are so many files, I'm not sure where to go with this, so I'm putting it here. ChildrenWillListen (talk) 06:20, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done. I warned the user. All his/her contributions are deleted. Taivo (talk) 13:30, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

Repeated upload of files out of project scope

• ZacharyBacharyy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)

Repeated upload of fantasy election diagrams. Tpe.g5.stan (talk) 09:45, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done 3 months, by colleague The Squirrel Conspiracy. --Túrelio (talk) 14:22, 24 November 2025 (UTC)