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User:Finoskov
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Military image sockpuppetry
[edit]- GalaxyNite (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)
- Paraxade13 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)
- HanyNAR (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)
- Виктор Вихарев Марков (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)
- NotLessOrEqual (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)
- LeorkDreeam (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)
Something seems to be going on here, with all of these active accounts uploading the same kinds of content to Commons, five of them drawing from the Paraxade Flickr account and marcusburns1977 DeviantArt account (the latter of which was considered by a DR to be falsely licencing copyrighted content) and some interacting with each other's files.
Some account interactions:
- GalaxyNite, Paraxade13, NotLessOrEqual, Виктор Вихарев Марков and HanyNAR have all uploaded content from DeviantArt user marcusburns1977. They were all notified of Commons:Deletion requests/Files found with marcusburns1977, but none responded to it.
- File:Chauchat Leftside.jpg from Виктор Вихарев Марков, File:Vickers MG IWM London.jpg from NotLessOrEqual, File:Phalanx CIWS USS Jason Dunham.jpg from HanyNAR, File:Kel-Tec S-2000.jpg from GalaxyNite and File:KH-2002.jpg from Paraxade13 are all from Flickr account 143457098@N07, a user called Paraxade. Most of these images were later deleted from Flickr.
- Paraxade13 overwrote NotLessOrEqual's File:PP-19 Sideview.png with a new version
- GalaxyNite overwrote NotLessOrEqual's File:Ai as50.png with a new version
- On enwiki, Paraxade13 "found colorized footage" that had been uploaded to Commons by LeorkDreeam ten minutes earlier
Nearly all uploads from all of these users fall more or less into one of these categories:
- Gifs and photos of nuclear test explosions (eg. File:CastleBravo1.gif from GalaxyNite, File:OrangeHerald1952.gif from Paraxade13, File:Plumbob Hood.gif from HanyNAR, File:Ivy Mike test.ogv from NotLessOrEqual, File:Trinity Detonation T&B.jpg from Виктор Вихарев Марков)
- Gifs of 1940s/50s US military footage (File:Kamikaze WW2 USN.gif from LeorkDreeam, File:Midway1942.gif from Paraxade13, File:F86GunCamKorea.gif from Виктор Вихарев Марков, File:F4UCorsairStrafe.gif from HanyNAR)
- Computer graphics cards (eg. File:GTX980tiFE.jpg from HanyNAR, File:Size comparison between RTX 3090 and RTX 4090.jpg from Paraxade13, File:GTX 480 PCB.jpg from GalaxyNite)
- Aircraft schematics (File:F-100 Schematic USAF.jpg from HanyNAR, File:F22 Schematics.jpg from NotLessOrEqual, File:F105 Schematics.jpg from GalaxyNite)
- CGI-looking/AI-upscaled guns that falsely claim to be photographs (Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by NotLessOrEqual, Commons:Deletion requests/File:MG15 IMG 0941.png from Виктор Вихарев Марков)
- Tanks which turn out to be screenshots of the video game War Thunder falsely described as photographs or original Blender creations (Commons:Deletion requests/File:Pz III N.jpg from Виктор Вихарев Марков, Commons:Deletion requests/File:Crusader Tank Mark 3.jpg from NotLessOrEqual)
Belbury (talk) 10:23, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- I added this Flickr account to Commons:Questionable Flickr images, and nominated these files for deletion. Obvious Flickr license washing (0 Followers, 0 Following, etc.). Yann (talk) 11:16, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Belbury Please also look at Salenij (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) who has interacted with NotLessOrEqual (editing logged out) on Enwiki and is uploading the same topics. -- ferret (talk) 15:01, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- Note as well all of these accounts set their user page to a single character, including Salenij. -- ferret (talk) 15:04, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, Salenij looks behaviourally similar: File:AIM54 A.jpg is taken from a new and single-upload DeviantArt account which claims AIM54A Missile I rendered in Blender; LeorkDreeam uploaded File:SpaceShuttIeSRBs.png, a rocketry image in the same AI-upscaled style, which was taken from a DeviantArt account which claimed My 3D rendering of the Space Shuttle SRB, using Blender.
- The original marcusburns1977 DeviantArt account stopped posting in July, around the time that Commons:Deletion requests/Files found with marcusburns1977 was opened. Belbury (talk) 15:19, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Belbury I know commons policies differ in many ways from enwikis, but these are all CU-confirmed and blocked on enwiki now, plus a few more. The evidence is clear and unquestionable at that. en:Category:Wikipedia_sockpuppets_of_NotLessOrEqual. -- ferret (talk) 15:25, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- I was going to wait for this thread to resolve before raising it an enwiki, since the Commons activity seemed more compelling, but fair enough if you've already looked at it! No block for Виктор Вихарев Марков? Belbury (talk) 15:31, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- Missed it because stale, but I'm going to block on evidence. -- ferret (talk) 15:34, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- I was going to wait for this thread to resolve before raising it an enwiki, since the Commons activity seemed more compelling, but fair enough if you've already looked at it! No block for Виктор Вихарев Марков? Belbury (talk) 15:31, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Belbury I know commons policies differ in many ways from enwikis, but these are all CU-confirmed and blocked on enwiki now, plus a few more. The evidence is clear and unquestionable at that. en:Category:Wikipedia_sockpuppets_of_NotLessOrEqual. -- ferret (talk) 15:25, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- Here's the accounts not yet listed explicitly here, who have also made the same questionable uploads of AI/game uploads of weapons, which should also reveal some more sources for deviantart laundering:
- DaVietDoomer114 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)
- RealAlizzon (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)
- ReXM412 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)
- Roboutique (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)
- Soft Kima (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)
- Zamanoous (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)
- -- ferret (talk) 16:20, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- They're washing through separate DeviantArt accounts with no other uploads (DaVietDoomer114 = diwiyii1989, RealAlizzon = realalizzon, ReXM412 = tajeka3123, Soft Kima = kimasoft, Zamanoous = nozamasaa), presumably to avoid revealing each other like that. Belbury (talk) 16:30, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- @ferret: Thanks a lot. We don't need a new check user on Commons, if the accounts were found to be socks elsewhere. I am going to block them all. Yann (talk) 13:26, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
- Done All blocked, and all obvious copyright violations deleted. I think we should nuke all files without a reliable source, and also delete all unused files, specially animated GIF, which have little usefulness. Yann (talk) 14:11, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Yann Appreciated. I do recommend having the CU check and hardblock the underlying IP. It's fairly static and a hardblock for a while will help prevent a return. As far as the rest of the cleanup, I'd honestly delete anything that isn't clearly public domain. I wouldn't trust anything else at all from this user. -- ferret (talk) 14:56, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
- Done All blocked, and all obvious copyright violations deleted. I think we should nuke all files without a reliable source, and also delete all unused files, specially animated GIF, which have little usefulness. Yann (talk) 14:11, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
Dizzlessportsmatrix
[edit]- User: Dizzlessportsmatrix (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)
- Reasons for reporting: Continued copyvio uploading after final warning and two blocks for doing so, creation of incomplete deletion requests, and neglect of user talk page messages unless blocked. See also Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Dizzlessportsmatrix.
— 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:56, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- Can you teach me how to use this website right without violating copyright? I don't know how to find licesening for the stuff I'm uploading and the closest thing I can tell you for the music is that I bought it online. Dizzlessportsmatrix (talk) 12:17, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Dizzlessportsmatrix: Only upload stuff you have a legal right to upload and license. Did you buy the copyrights or the right to freely sublicense? I highly doubt it, check the fine print. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:33, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- I've fixed everything to the best of my ability and knowledge but I can understand if you still come to a conclusion of banning me. I apologize for the trouble I've caused on this site and I acknowledge the fact that I don't deserve the privilege to edit. Dizzlessportsmatrix (talk) 12:44, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Dizzlessportsmatrix: For each and every one of your uploads, you have claimed to be the author and given a CC-BY-SA-4.0 license for content for which you are not, in fact, the author and not authorized to issue such licenses without documentation via VRT. You have been given plenty of information to help you come to the conclusion that you should not be doing that, ask any lawyer. Did you not learn anything from your first two blocks? See also en:WP:COI and en:WP:F. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:30, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- I get that I shouldn't be calling myself the author but I don't know where to source the licensing, would I ask the schools for the sources? Dizzlessportsmatrix (talk) 17:30, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- If i'm too young to understand copyright and licensing I probably shouldn't be uploading on wikipedia in the first place. I just wanted to help my school get more credibility. Dizzlessportsmatrix (talk) 17:34, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- I thought because it stayed uploaded for so long without warning I did have right to the license because usually it gives you a warning if it's not lisence Dizzlessportsmatrix (talk) 17:48, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Dizzlessportsmatrix: This sounds like honest confusion (major confusion, but honest) on your part, so I'd rather not see a block. Would you agree to the following:
- Do not upload anything to Commons or Wikipedia for the next six months.
- Somewhere during that time, or at least before you do any more uploads, read en:Copyright, en:Public domain, and Commons:Licensing.
- Jmabel ! talk 20:30, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- Will i still be able to edit pages without uploading content on them? Dizzlessportsmatrix (talk) 02:51, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Dizzlessportsmatrix: Yes. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:31, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
- Yes. Just no uploading new files (or overwriting existing files) for 6 months, and a promise on you part to read what I linked here before you resume uploading. Will you agree to that? - Jmabel ! talk 18:00, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
- Yes. Thank you Dizzlessportsmatrix (talk) 16:24, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
- Will i still be able to edit pages without uploading content on them? Dizzlessportsmatrix (talk) 02:51, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Dizzlessportsmatrix: This sounds like honest confusion (major confusion, but honest) on your part, so I'd rather not see a block. Would you agree to the following:
- I thought because it stayed uploaded for so long without warning I did have right to the license because usually it gives you a warning if it's not lisence Dizzlessportsmatrix (talk) 17:48, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- If i'm too young to understand copyright and licensing I probably shouldn't be uploading on wikipedia in the first place. I just wanted to help my school get more credibility. Dizzlessportsmatrix (talk) 17:34, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- I get that I shouldn't be calling myself the author but I don't know where to source the licensing, would I ask the schools for the sources? Dizzlessportsmatrix (talk) 17:30, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Dizzlessportsmatrix: For each and every one of your uploads, you have claimed to be the author and given a CC-BY-SA-4.0 license for content for which you are not, in fact, the author and not authorized to issue such licenses without documentation via VRT. You have been given plenty of information to help you come to the conclusion that you should not be doing that, ask any lawyer. Did you not learn anything from your first two blocks? See also en:WP:COI and en:WP:F. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:30, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
User:Egorov123
[edit]Egorov123 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) uploaded what seems medical commercial website images but claim that they are his own work. I have marked them for deletion but could an administrator verify them? Pierre cb (talk) 05:03, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
- Done Last warning sent. Yann (talk) 17:08, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
Block
[edit]Block user Ssorraa (talk · contribs), user casting personal attacks, also see abuselog. ToadetteEdit (talk) 08:22, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
Done --A.Savin 08:31, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
Trolling— vexatious re-adding of offensive messages on closed discussions Dronebogus (talk) 16:32, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
- Done Blocked for a year. Was blocked before, and clearly not here to help. Yann (talk) 16:43, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
Designermadsen
[edit]- User: Designermadsen (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)
- 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 four years ago.
- As precedents, 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 was ultimately blocked indefinitely, 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, and Mommy Debby was blocked 20:54, 14 November 2024 (UTC) by Jmabel for "Vandalism: + repeated incomplete deletion requests. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:Administrators%27_noticeboard/User_problems&oldid=957080538#Mommy_Debby" (now archived to Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/User problems/Archive 117#Mommy Debby).
- Designermadsen made this deleted edit on or about 5 August 2024 (UTC): not including reason, year, month, or day; not creating the subpage; and not transcluding. I reminded him of his mistake and warned him in this edit 23:13, 5 August 2024 (UTC), creating User talk:Designermadsen#Category:A Place to Hotel Esbjerg. He did not reply. He did it again in this edit on or about 21 October 2024 (UTC), and I again reminded him in this edit 16:11, 21 October 2024 (UTC). He did it again in this deleted edit on or about 22 October 2024 (UTC). He did it again in this deleted edit on or about 30 October 2024 (UTC). He did it again in these edits ending 14:44, 23 November 2024 (UTC). He still has yet to reply to me. Please block him, as "We cannot work here with people who are not willing to follow our procedures, in particular for deletion requests."
- sorry to hear. Greetings Kent Madsen. (talk) 12:44, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
- — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 18:12, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Jeff G.: I know you've warned the user before, but (speaking of incomplete processes) you don't seem to have notified them that you've brought this to AN/U. Or am I missing something? - Jmabel ! talk 23:02, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Jmabel: Sorry, I was on the way out the door and didn't get the chance to. I've done it now. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 02:01, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
- Hi,
- Sorry to hear i been a neasuents to you people.
- I wasn't aware of the warnings and I am going to comply with it for the future. Greetings Kent Madsen. (talk) 10:12, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Jmabel: Sorry, I was on the way out the door and didn't get the chance to. I've done it now. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 02:01, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
Advertising account
[edit]SETUMISMO-CONLAVIDA-OFFICIAL\FRANCISCO JAVIER GRANADOS MARTÍN (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) seems to be an advertising-only account, see User:SETUMISMO-CONLAVIDA-OFFICIAL\FRANCISCO JAVIER GRANADOS MARTÍN, File:SETUMISMO CONLAVIDA OFFICIAL- “FRANCISCO GRANADOS MARTÍN”.png, File:Ballarin Churriana.jpg, and File:DANZANDO POR LA VIDA OFFICIAL™.jpg. Nathan2055talk - contribs 00:29, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
- Done. Everything is now deleted. No activity after warning, so I do not block him now. Taivo (talk) 18:37, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
User:Hhhhhhhgrgi
[edit]Hhhhhhhgrgi (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) is a new user uploading unknown or copyvio material. He is possibly a sockpuppet of blocked Miguel Inigo Mercadal2 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) as Hhhhhhhgrgi modified File:Red sky in eastern philippines the morning before a super Typhoon.jpg, from uploaded by Miguel Inigo Mercadal2 and on deletion request. All uploads should be deleted and the user blocked. Pierre cb (talk) 00:40, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
- Done I blocked Hhhhhhhgrgi indef. and Miguel Inigo Mercadal2 for a month. Yann (talk) 21:30, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
User:Wildvepr
[edit]Wildvepr (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) continues to licence laundering, I tagged some of uploaded files copyvio already.(File:Hemopneumothorax.jpg etc.) This user got warned "next time you upload a file that violates copyright, you will be blocked" in this September. Now needs block. Ta-tea-two-te-to (talk) 14:52, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
- Mr. @Ta-tea-two-te-to. I have to dispute your comments on copyright violations, since the sources of the files clearly state that they are distributed under a CC license. In detail:
- 1.File:Elbow arthroplasty.jpg - on [1]. Specified - "For all open access content, the Creative Commons licensing terms apply." This article is in the public domain.
- 2. File:Hemopneumothorax.jpg - on [2]. Specified - "This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License"
- 3. File:Sterling Bunnell, MD.jpg - When I uploaded the file, this article was in open access and "For all open access content, the Creative Commons licensing terms apply." was applied to it. The article became restricted regardless of me. How would I be able to get the file from a non-open source source then?
- But File:PMC4620775 medi-94-e1722-g002.png, File:Use-of-local-anesthesia-with-1-lidocaine-and-1-100-000-epinephrine-solution-for.png really uploaded under licenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial NoDerivatives 4.0 International'.
- But as a new member of the community, I did not know such features of the division of the CC 4.0 license and that some of its subtypes are unacceptable by the community. For reasons unknown to me.
- I apologize.
- I have no intention of violating the rules of the community. But as a new user, I may not know some of the nuances of licensing, which are especially not entirely obvious (CC 4.0 sublicenses).
- I have provided my explanations and apologies to @Jeff G. previous warning about copyright infringement.
- I undertake to further know the indicated nuances and apply them in my work. Wildvepr (talk) 15:18, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
- 1. File:Elbow arthroplasty.jpg: It does not specify which Creative Commons licence should be applied to this specific paper. Open access licences[3] includes Noncommercial one which does not allowed in Wikipedia.
- 2. File:Hemopneumothorax.jpg: Yes, it says it is under Creative Commons Attribution License. However, clicking the small image on the left of that description will show that Creative Commons licence is CC BY-NC 4.0, which is not usable in Wikipedia.
- The problem is that your images have been removed since August and you didn't learn about copyright even though you were already warned in September. However, if you are willing to learn from this, the administrator may be willing to tolerate it. Ta-tea-two-te-to (talk) 15:24, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
- Unfortunately, I did not know the nuances of the difference CC BY, CC BY-SA and CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND which not ok.
- And I do not have enough experience to clearly determine this in the source file. I was guided by the signs of "CC 4.0" or "open-acces" how is it to recommend rules for beginners. However, now I have found these nuances in the rules.
- However, I will still emphasize that my goal was to illustrate articles to improve the informativeness of Wikipedia, and not to distribute copyrighted content. I promise to be more careful and follow this rule.
- The problem with my files that arose in August concerned the features of "fair use". It turned out that these files can only be used in the local version of Wikipedia (which, by the way, is not clearly reflected anywhere in the rules).
- As soon as I received the warnings, I immediately gave my explanations and asked for help from the respected Mr. @Jeff G. - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jeff_G./Archives/2024/September#c-Wildvepr-20240909134600-Copyright_violations_Wildvepr Wildvepr (talk) 15:46, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
- "CC 4.0" is meaningless. It's like saying a brand and a version number without saying what product. - Jmabel ! talk 18:04, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
- Done. 2 weeks block. Was previously warned. Taivo (talk) 18:52, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
User:Finoskov, redux
[edit]Would another admin please have a look in at section #User:Finoskov, above? There may be something to it, and I tried to work it through, but have been unable to get anywhere. No other admin has really gotten involved, and this has just been sitting. - Jmabel ! talk 18:30, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
Pretty please? - Jmabel ! talk 18:07, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
- Jmabel: My interpretation of what's going on is as follows:
- Finoskov seems to be acting in good faith, but has a pattern of making incorrect edits when applying categories - an issue that has been brought to their attention by multiple users over a long period of time
- The subject matter is hyper-specific - exact models in exact years in exact locations
- Finoskov has chosen not to engage with the AN/UP thread, but their comment here indicates (if Google translate is correct) that they acknowledge Buch-t's concerns are regularly correct
- The above comment also said (again, if Google translate is correct) - essentially - the time I spend on the project is limited and I respond first to people that talk to me in French. Considering that the AN/UP thread has been open for over a month, and they've continued to edit elsewhere during that month, I find it hard to suppress my cynicism that they're just being evasive
- I think a two week block for disruptive editing is justified - miscategorization is disruptive. What are your thoughts? Should I pull the trigger?
- The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 20:15, 30 November 2024
- @The Squirrel Conspiracy: Yes, that is a correct understanding of what they wrote in French (sorry, I didn't think to translate it). I don't really have an opinion on sanctions here, because I could not follow the complaint. Your assessment sounds plausible. - Jmabel ! talk 21:58, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
Likely sock
[edit]- VNM EST.1976 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)
I could be wrong, but the modus operandi of this new editor reminds me of Ssolbergj~commonswiki and their other socks. M.Bitton (talk) 22:06, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
- Done Blocked. Yann (talk) 17:06, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
We haven't started deleting old, longstanding categories, after their contents have been moved somewhere else, have we?
[edit]I recently noticed that @Joeyconnick had manually moved all the contents of a category that had been in existence for well over a decade, to another category, and then called for the speedy deletion of the old category....
In my note on his or her user talk page I described the process of deleting old categories as disruptive, because we have no way of knowing how many third party sites have linked to the old name. I said the deletion of old categories, that may be linked to from third party sites, "makes the commons look fragile, unreliable, and poorly administered."
I undid the first call for speedy deletion I came across. I undid the second one, too.
But I am concerned Joey has gone on a recent binge of undiscussed category moves, followed by a large number of calls for the speedy deletions of categories he or she didn't like the name of, so I am asking for more scrutiny here. They did this 19 times today, alone. Geo Swan (talk) 02:15, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- There is no need for administrative intervention here. These are completely reasonable category moves that match the enwiki naming convention. Because categories are so rarely linked to from external sites compared to files, it is not essential to keep category redirects when moving a category unless it is likely that the old name would be mistakenly used (such as a prominent building being renamed). These moves were simply replacing a parenthetical with the word "station"; users are unlikely to mistakenly use the old category name since the new category name will appear in HotCat when entering the base name
- Your messages on Joeyconnick's talk page were unnecessarily rude and alarmist. Nothing they did was unreasonable; a simple "hey, I think it's better to leave category redirects" would have been a far more productive message for you to leave. It was only 64 minutes between the first of those messages and posting here, during which time Joeyconnnick was not active and cannot be assumed to have seen the messages. Posting here is a needless escalation of a trivial disagreement. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 02:48, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- Just checking one example of category deletion, fr:Kipling_(métro_de_Toronto)#Voir_aussi now has a broken link to Commons. Hopefully someone can go through and check all the deletions to see what else has been broken. @Bedivere who made that deletion. Commander Keane (talk) 06:28, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- Oh, I see. That would not be a problem if the categories were linked to Wikidata... Bedivere (talk) 07:06, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- Even when linked to Wikidata it is better to move the category and wait some days before deleting the redirect. Sometimes the automatic moving fails and with the redirect bots will fix this. The new names have the problem that some of them might not be unique as they only have the station name without the town. GPSLeo (talk) 07:35, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- All such requests for speedy deletion are in violation of policy COM:CATRED. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 08:50, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- I've restored the ones I deleted. Bedivere (talk) 17:43, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- All such requests for speedy deletion are in violation of policy COM:CATRED. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 08:50, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- Even when linked to Wikidata it is better to move the category and wait some days before deleting the redirect. Sometimes the automatic moving fails and with the redirect bots will fix this. The new names have the problem that some of them might not be unique as they only have the station name without the town. GPSLeo (talk) 07:35, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- Oh, I see. That would not be a problem if the categories were linked to Wikidata... Bedivere (talk) 07:06, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- Categories are not automatically renamed based on English Wikipedia.
∞∞ Enhancing999 (talk) 09:17, 27 November 2024 (UTC)- Yup, I've declined cat moves for the reason that it doesn't line up with the other Wikipedias. And I also agree that speedy deletion of old category names is usually not appropriate. Abzeronow (talk) 17:58, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- In this case, these are stations in English-speaking places that have well-defined enwiki naming standards. Unless Commons creates its own naming standards for these stations (that somehow differs from the well-thought-out enwiki standards), it makes sense to match enwiki. The old format (which was also inherited from enwiki) was distinctly inferior. We can disagree about whether deleting the category redirects was appropriate - I don't think these are a case where CATRED says not to delete - but Geo Swan's response was unquestionably hostile. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 19:13, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- If they are longstanding categories, clearly Commons has such standards. Obviously, it's unlikely to be stable at some Wikipedia if they move them around just now.
∞∞ Enhancing999 (talk) 22:47, 27 November 2024 (UTC)- There has never been any naming standards on Commons - they simply inherited the enwiki name at the time of creation. The enwiki names were changed around 7 years ago as part of a large standardization project. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 23:37, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- Your free to propose that reasoning in a CfD.
∞∞ Enhancing999 (talk) 09:25, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- Your free to propose that reasoning in a CfD.
- There has never been any naming standards on Commons - they simply inherited the enwiki name at the time of creation. The enwiki names were changed around 7 years ago as part of a large standardization project. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 23:37, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- If they are longstanding categories, clearly Commons has such standards. Obviously, it's unlikely to be stable at some Wikipedia if they move them around just now.
- In this case, these are stations in English-speaking places that have well-defined enwiki naming standards. Unless Commons creates its own naming standards for these stations (that somehow differs from the well-thought-out enwiki standards), it makes sense to match enwiki. The old format (which was also inherited from enwiki) was distinctly inferior. We can disagree about whether deleting the category redirects was appropriate - I don't think these are a case where CATRED says not to delete - but Geo Swan's response was unquestionably hostile. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 19:13, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- Yup, I've declined cat moves for the reason that it doesn't line up with the other Wikipedias. And I also agree that speedy deletion of old category names is usually not appropriate. Abzeronow (talk) 17:58, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- Just checking one example of category deletion, fr:Kipling_(métro_de_Toronto)#Voir_aussi now has a broken link to Commons. Hopefully someone can go through and check all the deletions to see what else has been broken. @Bedivere who made that deletion. Commander Keane (talk) 06:28, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
A history of out-of-scope PDF uploads going on for nearly 15 years (!); no in-scope contributions. Omphalographer (talk) 07:26, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- Done Can't believe this was unseen for so long. Indef-blocked. Bedivere (talk) 16:36, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
User:Thuresson: The admin closes the undeletion request discussion without reading the details
[edit]I believe User:Thuresson closed this discussion about my the undeletion request without reading its details. The closing statement says: "2010 painting by Ahmad Reza Haraji (Q33131643)". However, in the details of the discussion it is clear the painter provided the necessary CC license for the work to be used in Commons. The reason it was deleted before was that it was claimed to be a derivative work. I provided arguments in detail that it is not a valid claim. (Summary of my arguments: There are actually at least four different depictions of Imam Ali in that book with variations but similar details to the deleted work. Which of those is it a derivative of? The referenced book itself describes those as conventional Ali portraits, implying that they are typical. We have at least one very similar depiction in Commons which is indisputably in the public domain. Why is it not considered a derivative of work in public domain, but rather a different particular one in the referenced book? The differences between the public domain work and the claimed original are below the threshold of originality. )
I request the discussion to be re-opened, since there was no clear community consensus about this deletion and we are losing a work of value with no solid reason. I tried contacting the admin on their user page but got no result. TheJoyfulTentmaker (talk) 02:44, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- @TheJoyfulTentmaker: If what you want to reopen the discussion, the correct place to do that is Commons:Undeletion requests, not this page (Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/User problems). This is a page to request administrative action related to the inappropriate conduct of a user, and for any issue brought here you are supposed to notify the relevant user on their talk page, which it appears you did not do. I don't see any issue here calling for administrative action: you can open the issue on Commons:Undeletion requests yourself, and certainly there should not be any sanctions against User:Thuresson for what at worst is likely to have been an honest mistake. Yes, they probably should have replied to you, but one instance of failure to reply does not rise to the level of administrative action. If you can show a pattern of that happening repeatedly, it might be worth raising here. - Jmabel ! talk 18:51, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- Not done - Jmabel ! talk 18:51, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Jmabel Thank you, this was helpful. I'm not experienced in Commons, so I did not know I could open an undeletion discussion for a file right after the prior discussion was closed. I was not seeking a sanction against the closing admin, I was just hoping to get the action reversed. Best regards. TheJoyfulTentmaker (talk) 19:02, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- @TheJoyfulTentmaker: yes, if you have a substantive basis to argue that a DR was wrongly decided, and you can't get a response from the closing admin, that's the way to go. Obviously, if the UDR also doesn't go your way, it's time to let go. - Jmabel ! talk 19:50, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Jmabel Thank you, this was helpful. I'm not experienced in Commons, so I did not know I could open an undeletion discussion for a file right after the prior discussion was closed. I was not seeking a sanction against the closing admin, I was just hoping to get the action reversed. Best regards. TheJoyfulTentmaker (talk) 19:02, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
Buttocksphoto and Photord
[edit]- Buttocksphoto (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)
- Photord (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)
These users are likely the same person. The accounts were created on the same day, and have a very similar uploads. For Buttocksphoto the uploaded photos are a collection of images copied from Instagram, Facebook, and similar sources (examples provided below). For Phototard I have more difficulties to find sources. Yesterday, one of them appeared on the QIC page to nominate a photo (which the other account immediately tried to promote). See also the discussion here. In my opinion, these are trolling accounts created by one individual, possibly someone who was blocked after their actions on QIC (the last similar case from a comparable period was Ptrump16 - blocked for abusing multiple accounts).
Examples of obvious (and probably intentional) copyright violations:
- File:A woman Showing her white nail and sole of feet and gold chain.png from here
- File:A woman Showing her Licking cute sole of feet.png from here
-- Jakubhal 05:16, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- Check also this edit - one corrects the signature after the other -- Jakubhal 05:40, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- Clearly the same person, and not here to contribute positively. Blocked and uploads nuked. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 06:10, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
We can add another one to the list:
- Butaks (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)
Blocked and nuked. Multichill (talk) 15:51, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
Reporting User:Shaan_Sengupta and User:Yann
[edit]Please be noted that user User:Shaan_Sengupta are unnecessarily reporting images uploaded under GODL-India and creating nuisance when there is a debate going on the same. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/Files_uploaded_by_Mifiin He is adding delete request for photos added from Indian Govt accounts. Now discussion is clarified that these images are clearly from Govt accounts, he is not backing off nor trying to be reasonable and understanding and continuing with vandalism attempts. Requesting Administrator's to educate him and make him stop indulging in vandalism. User:Yann is getting reporting to Administrators removed and covering User:Shaan_Sengupta and threatening me for reporting the user for vandalism. Please take action. Thank you. Mifiin (talk) 17:30, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- Comment For information, I blocked Mifiin for a week. I had informed them that reporting Shaan Sengupta for vandalism because they do not agree with the deletion requests is not OK. This follows Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Mifiin and other deletion requests. Yann (talk) 17:52, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- What do I say to this report. I tried my best to explain them so many things which can be found in the deletion discussion. When I ran out of patience I just ghosted the discussion. I thought of checking on it today, fixed some of the things. Like I removed some files which were correctly uploaded (were tagged bcoz of mass selection of files). Also nominated some blatant violations for SD. All of them got deleted. This seems to have triggered Mifiin. Sorry, to say this but I have nothing but sympathy for them. Let them get well soon to understand what Commons is. In their words, get them use some commonsense. Thank you. ShaanSenguptaTalk 18:03, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- Comment Had I seen this earlier, I would have issued final warnings for incivility to both Mifiin and user:Shaan Sengupta for their comments towards each other in the DR. I'm also extremely unimpressed with the latter's shotgun nomination. I was tempted to enact Pigsonthewing's suggestion that the nomination be procedurally closed, and have Shaan Sengupta redo the nomination with significantly more care, but I wasn't comfortable doing that while Mifiin is blocked and wouldn't be able to respond to the new DR. Assuming this is still open when their block expires, that might be the best course of action. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 09:43, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
愛喝奶茶 and Throwaway865432
[edit]愛喝奶茶 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) Throwaway865432 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) Something looks fishy here. I found these while investigating File:Flag of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.svg. Throwaway865432 reuploaded the file after it was deleted per this discussion: Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, and 愛喝奶茶 removed the deletion warning here. Files from these accounts look suspicious and need checking. Yann (talk) 07:50, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
- Comment So what exactly is suspicious about Throwaway865432's uploads? NorthTension (talk) 10:28, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
- The talk page says it all: User talk:Throwaway865432. Yann (talk) 10:48, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
- Not really, no. You cited him and an unrelated user. NorthTension (talk) 14:44, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
- The talk page says it all: User talk:Throwaway865432. Yann (talk) 10:48, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
Smallworldclick
[edit]Smallworldclick (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information)
Newly created account. Per the guidelines, not allowed to vote at COM:QIC nor COM:FPC. I fixed the wrong edits at FPC but not at QIC. Perhaps just newbie's mistakes, still these weird edits: changing the signature, the timestamps or whatever arouses my suspicion. Thanks for your attention. -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:42, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
Orthographic reversion editor
[edit]There's an odd user creating accounts that just revert various orthographic maps a few times. The first one I'm aware of is Trantrongnam~commonswiki (blocked), which was followed by Skibididopdop~commonswiki (also blocked), and since that block Skibididopdop~commonswiki_2 (not yet blocked). It's hard to discern a purpose, but given the names include Skibidi it is likely just testing or trolling. CMD (talk) 02:47, 1 December 2024 (UTC)