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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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IP address vandalism - protect my page

Hi, we have IP addresses with wild comments and threats to Macedonian admins for a long period of time, but now he/she is active on Commons as well, so please protect my discussion page for a period. Also, if you can block this IP address as well those with edits on two images, that I reverted edits this evening. Thanks in advance --Ehrlich91 (talk) 20:32, 2 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

There is only one edit by an IP so far, which I have revdel'd. Yann (talk) 20:58, 2 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
That's usually the first swallow. Suggesting protecting as a preventive measure. --Matěj Suchánek (talk) 06:09, 3 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done: Semi-protected for 1 month. GRP/LS/Projects/Wikinger case. --Achim55 (talk) 06:50, 3 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Achim55: @Yann: @Matěj Suchánek: Thanks for all of this, but I would request to follow my contributions as well here on Commons (as you do so far), as he revert my edits constantly. If there a way to receive some additional right (at least temporarily to ease your job), please inform me, what I should do. --Ehrlich91 (talk) 19:41, 6 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

LTA harassment

Can someone block this IP range, please? This is an LTA vandal from English Wikipedia who is harassing me on my talk page. It is the same person as 23.84.172.90 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) , who is currently blocked for a month. Can my talk page please be semi-protected again? NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 02:29, 5 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done: IP blocked for 1 month and User:NinjaRobotPirate R&B indef. --Achim55 (talk) 08:13, 5 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User:Dabayl

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

Editor has a history of copyright violations with multiple messages asking them to stop including a final warning but has continued to upload a large volume of copyrighted images. Whpq (talk) 14:01, 5 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done. One month block. Taivo (talk) 16:09, 5 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User:AnvarxonM

User who was blocked for uploading copyvios last year, has uploaded more this year. They seem to still be considering images that you can look at on a public website as being "free". Belbury (talk) 15:44, 5 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done 3 months block. Yann (talk) 16:12, 5 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

More GRP

[1][2][3][4][5]. --Matěj Suchánek (talk) 14:44, 6 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done Yann (talk) 15:18, 6 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Inappropriate username

ISIS will slit your throat (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  – Inappropriate username. MIGORMCZ (talk) 17:19, 6 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done globally locked and hidden already, locally blocked, uploads speedied or nominated for deletion as appropriate. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 17:29, 6 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ip removing Template:Delete from files

2605:BA00:4138:155:FD66:6234:D89A:C194 is removing {{Delete}} from file pages without the deletion requests having been closed. They were warned for vandalism 29 July. Jonteemil (talk) 01:29, 7 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

See block log from enwiki. Jonteemil (talk) 01:33, 7 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
✓ Done /64 1 year. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 02:59, 7 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Semi-protect File:Danae by Titian (Naples).jpg

Please semi-protect File:Danae by Titian (Naples).jpg due to persistent LTA sock puppetry. Elizium23 (talk) 15:18, 7 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done for a month.--Ymblanter (talk) 15:56, 7 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Protect or Semi-protect File:ChatGPT_logo.svg

People keep attempting to use this page as if it actually is ChatGPT, needs constant reverting. Gnomingstuff (talk) 18:40, 7 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done Semi-protected for a year. Yann (talk) 19:08, 7 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Поглед на Речане.jpg

Protect and revdel. --Matěj Suchánek (talk) 19:42, 7 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 19:57, 7 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Inappropriate German (I think?) username

Google translate tells me that Tsing Schwanz Fotze is inappropriate, but can a German-speaker please confirm and block if warranted? Probably a sock of this person too, see File:Solaris Urbino 18 IV Bratislava.jpg vs Special:Undelete/File:SU18BT2020.jpg. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 01:14, 8 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done. --A.Savin 05:26, 8 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Црква Џонојца.jpg

Protect and revdel. --Matěj Suchánek (talk) 13:52, 8 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done. I semi-protected the page for a month, but I do not see a need to revdel. Taivo (talk) 19:45, 8 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
✓ Done revdelled 3 edit summaries. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 23:54, 8 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Semi-protection

Please semi-protect File:Poireaux.JPG, constantly vandalized. RodRabelo7 (talk) 02:00, 10 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done. Some files have plausible explanation, why they are vandalized, but for some files there is a big mystery, why somebody wants to vandalize them. Taivo (talk) 07:51, 10 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User:Global255

Repeated advertising despite warning. Marbletan (talk) 12:52, 10 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

taxon box image change

Hello Admins,

for the Category:Sitaris muralis, please change the info box (taxon box) head image

from: Sitaris muralis.jpg into: Sitaris muralis TP02x.jpg

reason: suggested new image has higher quality than the previous one.

thanks and greeting from Berlin,

Tobias Tobias 67 (talk) 15:33, 10 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Self block request

Hi, I am here to request for a self-block on Wikimedia for a period of 97 days since I am getting distracted easily to contribute on the wikimedia and I have something important to care about in my personal life. I was guided/sent here from the Help Desk. Any help is appreciated. Thank you. 456legend (talk) 16:37, 10 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done - Jmabel ! talk 17:21, 10 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Category:Katyń Monument in Niles

Edit war. --Matěj Suchánek (talk) 20:56, 10 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done Semi protected for a month Gbawden (talk) 06:47, 11 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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