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User:174.171.79.179

• User:174.171.79.179 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

This IP user keeps creating empty number categories, I suspect it is the same user that has been blocked for doing similar things in the past, see Special:Contributions/161.51.250.105 and Special:Contributions/2600:1700:2306:7C10:0:0:0:0/64. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 02:17, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

 Done. 3 days block and I deleted multiple empty categories. Taivo (talk) 10:28, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you very much. Tvpuppy (talk) 12:03, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

Hello, I suspect the user is back with another IP

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

Same behaviour as before, the user is creating many empty categories. But, it seems the user is starting to improve, since not all categories created by the user are empty this time. Tvpuppy (talk) 23:01, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

 Done. Blocked and deleted. Taivo (talk) 13:07, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you once again. Tvpuppy (talk) 16:02, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Decrease in protection for Module:i18n and Module:Wikidata2

Neither of these modules are used heavily at all. I did make a protected edit request to Module:i18n but it went unanswered. Given its lack of use, I suggest dropping protection entirely, or, at the minimum, to semi. Aasim (talk) 21:14, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

Bumping to avoid archive by the bot yet. Aasim (talk) 23:07, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

 Done, Awesome Aasim. I've reduced the protection to semi. --Ratekreel (talk) 23:04, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

Abusing multiple accounts for self-promotion

• Harshkumar2384 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log) （master, blocked on en-wiki）
• Harnessed2346 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• Kumarharsh323 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)

Only here for uploading self-promotion photos. See also Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Harsh Kumar. 0x0a (talk) 04:23, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

All the three accounts should be blocked, both for sockpuppetry as well as only for self promotion. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 04:46, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

DR has been closed as delete. Possible action pending. Otherwise this is done. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 09:20, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

 Done. I blocked both sockpuppets indefinitely. All contributions of all three are deleted. Taivo (talk) 11:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

@Taivo: Please block the sockmaster for evading scrutiny using socks as per WP:SOCK and precedent here.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 18:43, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

 Not done. Not now. If he will create more sockpuppets, then yes. WP:SOCK is an English Wikipedia policy, does not affect Commons. David created much more sockpuppets than Harshkumar and David was not immediately indefinitely blocked, actually he was first indeffed not for sockpuppetry, but for copyvios. Taivo (talk) 21:49, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

sock of User:Thantzintun98

• Alexmessi2526 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)

An obvious sock of Thantzintun98 is trying to re-upload the same screenshot from a copyrighted MV. 0x0a (talk) 16:41, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

A related SPI has been launched at Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/Messichelsea. 0x0a (talk) 16:52, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

 Done. Looking deleted uploads of both users, sockpuppetry is obvious even without checkuser. Taivo (talk) 11:55, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

LTA renomination of image for deletion

• ActiStudent123 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• IVE Fo Tann (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Mafalda4144 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

ActiStudent123 has just opened Commons:Deletion requests/File:Ho Man Tin Residence 201405.jpg and Commons:Deletion requests/File:Mong Kok Buildings 201405.jpg: the first a rerun of a 2024 request made by IVE Fo Tann who is still blocked; both are reruns of requests by Mafalda4144 who was blocked for sockpuppetry (but only for a month?) in 2022.

Some allusions to an LTA in the blocks and reverts, with no name given. Belbury (talk) 17:55, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

@Belbury Mafalda4144 isn’t a sock of him and he said that is a mistake, but Ikan Kekek is confirmed =AXXXXK who should be already globally locked ActiStudent123 (talk) 18:00, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

(ActiStudent123 edited my report to include Ikan Kekek in place of Mafalda4144.) Belbury (talk) 18:01, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Pinging @Ikan Kekek as mentioned but not linked above.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 18:45, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Try not to mention or link this nonsense to me. There's a user who periodically tries to get perfectly good photos, especially of Hong Kong, deleted, has lots of socks, and makes idiotic claims about me. It just makes all of us less intelligent to read this stuff. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:23, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

 Done ActiStudent123 and IVE Fo Tann are already globally locked. I blocked Mafalda4144 indef. Yann (talk) 19:10, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

 On hold Hi, @Yann: I think Mafalda was just a cat's paw. Please see zh:Special:Diff/74298930, the IP users was intentionally confusing zh:User:Wing1990hk (now User:Wpcpey) with zh:User:Wing1991hk (zh-wiki spammer), and inveigling Mafalda into requesting deletion of normal user's picture. See also the unblock. 0x0a (talk) 21:31, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Both deletion request pages semiprotected. Bedivere (talk) 04:19, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

@0x0a: You mean Mafalda should be unblocked, or it is meat-puppetry? Yann (talk) 16:47, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

@Yann: "Catspaw" would mean someone innocent who was set up to do something they didn't understand, so presumably that was advocating an unblock. - Jmabel ! talk 22:56, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for your explanation. I believe he was a not a puppetry of them. The evidence is that these IP users and socks are all from Hong Kong, while Mafalda is obviously a Taiwanese editor based on their uploads. Considering Mafalda had apologized for his mistake at user talk page and there has been no vandalism from him since then, I feel no need to block him again. 0x0a (talk) 06:16, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

OK, I unblocked Mafalda4144. Yann (talk) 09:08, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protect File:Bluetooth logo (2016).svg

File is being vandalized by IP users constantly. please consider semi-protection. 0x0a (talk) 06:44, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

 Done The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 07:46, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

Obvious socks of locked hoax vandal Uhhhhhhbbjh

• HelpCreator (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• Unknown user231313256 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• WorldWebBot (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)

LTA - continues placement of hoax images on non existing companies to place in hoax articles cross wiki. See file here. I also placed a subsequent rfc here. ---Hoyanova (talk) 14:32, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

 Not done as there is no ongoing activity from these accounts. We can simply leave it to the global lock. GPSLeo (talk) 15:02, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

:: Comment - I just reported all files uploaded for deletion so why are they allowed to continue? Hoyanova (talk) 15:13, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

Global lock requested albeit some were only active on commons and this has been granted ITMT. Hoyanova (talk) 18:05, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

Repetitive copyvio from Wikicoaster1 and Parkwikicoaster

• Wikicoaster1 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)
• Parkwikicoaster (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log) (second account created today, similar contributions from user Wikicoaster1)

Users repeatedly uploads obvious copyrighted pictures. When picture are removed from fr-wiki, with picture are tagged and users warned, news batch of duplicate picture are uploaded. In some cases, the quality decreases and the watermark becomes less visible. Nicolas22g (talk) 19:17, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

 Done I blocked Wikicoaster1 for 2 weeks for uploading copyright violations, and Parkwikicoaster indef. for socking. All copyvios deleted. Yann (talk) 10:40, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

Advert username User:FormoBritExportsLtd

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

This username is a company name. They upload a photo (File:林俊福先生近照.jpg) to use on Chinese Wikipedia advertising article (already deleted) and maybe AI generated or modified because uploaded photo is different from their company website (check Ling Jun Fu photo in [1]).--S8321414 (talk) 02:15, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

 Done. Taivo (talk) 10:55, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

Request permanent protection of File:Inai Inai Baa Logo (Without BG).svg

Because the page of file have been removed content by vandal several times, permanent protection is requested. Thyj (talk) 10:08, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

 Done Semi-protected for 6 months. Yann (talk) 10:33, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

User:ZLin2222

Please infinitely block User:ZLin2222 ZLin2222 (talk) 10:21, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

 Done. If you ever want to be unblocked, just add {{unblock}} on your user talkpage. Taivo (talk) 10:51, 23 March 2025 (UTC)