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Block request for User:Scottwilliams1075

Scottwilliams1075 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for advertising purposes --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 14:18, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done. I warned the user and deleted his last remaining upload as spam. No block at moment. Taivo (talk) 17:21, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:KE xvideo

KE xvideo (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account for the purpose of vandalism, NOT-HERE account. --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 14:47, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done. I warned the user. Only one upload, no block currently. Taivo (talk) 17:24, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Autoisland

Autoisland (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for advertising purposes --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 19:09, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done. I decided to warn the user only. The upload is deleted. Taivo (talk) 17:27, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Bend465

Bend465 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Per an investigation on wikipedia, Bend465 is a sock puppet of TylerKutschbach (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) . Most of the user's edits have been reverting back to those of AcornPond (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) , who was blocked as a sock of TylerKutschbach. Wowzers122 (talk) 02:55, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done Blocked. Yann (talk) 07:40, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:GLOBAL KARATE FEDERATION - GKF

GLOBAL KARATE FEDERATION - GKF (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for advertising purposes --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 05:27, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done. Yann warned the user, all contributions are deleted. In my opinion that's enough. Taivo (talk) 15:48, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Cosmoscare

Cosmoscare (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for advertising purposes --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 06:51, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done. You warned the user and both uploads are deleted. Currently that's enough. Taivo (talk) 15:51, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Taksheelainstitute

Taksheelainstitute (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Username for spam or containing advertising purposes --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 07:30, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done. Indefinite block for self-promotion after warning. Taivo (talk) 15:55, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:190.185.144.214

190.185.144.214 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An IP solely for the purpose of vandalism on the File:Argentine Football Association logo.svg page + many others. --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 12:08, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done Blocked for a year, impressive block log. Yann (talk) 13:39, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Shreywebs

Shreywebs (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for advertising purposes --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 12:25, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done. Yann warned the user, self-promotional userpage is deleted. Currently that's enough. Taivo (talk) 15:59, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:NT Karolin

NT Karolin (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for advertising purposes --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 12:28, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done. Yann warned the user, all contributions are deleted. Currently that's enough. Taivo (talk) 16:01, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Garimagstc

Garimagstc (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) . Advertising-only account. Marbletan (talk) 12:35, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done Blocked, all files deleted. Yann (talk) 13:37, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:ThraxCa

ThraxCa (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for the purpose of vandalism on the User talk:ThraxCa page. --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 12:38, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done. Due to aggressive spamming, including after warning, I decided to block the user indefinitely. Edits are reverted and the only upload deleted. Taivo (talk) 16:07, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Sgassignment

Sgassignment (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for the purpose of vandalism --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 12:41, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done AntiCompositeNumber (they/them) (talk) 12:56, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

ROWAN LEGAL (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Username for spam or containing advertising purposes --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 13:07, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done. Indefinite block for inappropriate username. Taivo (talk) 16:11, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Qcimmigration

Qcimmigration (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for advertising purposes --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 13:10, 28 July 2025 (UTC) From the user page:

Disclosure

This account is operated by a representative of QC Immigration. We use this account to contribute factual and verifiable information about our law firm, staff, and areas of legal practice in accordance with Wikidata:Notability and Wikidata:Neutral point of view guidelines.

--Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 13:12, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done. Indefinite block for inappropriate username. Taivo (talk) 16:15, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:(kredit kilat kredione)

(kredit kilat kredione) (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for advertising purposes --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 13:16, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done. Indefinite block for inappropriate username. Taivo (talk) 16:17, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:MSNCONSULTORES

MSNCONSULTORES (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for advertising purposes --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 15:21, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done. Indefinite block for inappropriate username. I'll delete all uploads as unused personal files. Taivo (talk) 16:30, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:KO7988

KO7988 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for advertising purposes --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 15:38, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done. User is warned, all contributions deleted and that's enough. Taivo (talk) 16:23, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Proto3000 3D Printing

Proto3000 3D Printing (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for advertising purposes --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 15:47, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done. Indefinite block for inappropriate username. I deleted both uploads as likely copyright violations. Taivo (talk) 16:27, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:As.letters

As.letters (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  is ignoring his disc and continues violating copy rights --ɱ 16:52, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done. I warned the user. Copyvios are mostly nominated for deletion. Taivo (talk) 17:01, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Liberty party jumpers LLC

Liberty party jumpers LLC (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for advertising purposes --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 17:04, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done. Indefinite block for inappropriate username. I also deleted the userpage. Taivo (talk) 17:12, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Gaon711

Gaon711 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Vandalism despite multiple warnings on the File:Games-711.png page. --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 17:13, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done File deleted, user warned about scope. Yann (talk) 17:23, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Ekaterina Damnson

Ekaterina Damnson (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for the purpose of vandalism --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 17:19, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done Blocked, file and page deleted. Yann (talk) 17:24, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:MarketHuge

MarketHuge (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for advertising purposes --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 18:04, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done strong warning, any further such activity should result in a block. - Jmabel ! talk 23:19, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Reef85306

Reef85306 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Please block the account for repeated copyright violations, per Achim55's last warning. Johnj1995 (talk) 20:57, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Appears to have been blocked by EugeneZelenko. - Jmabel ! talk 23:11, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Alaskan MAKER

Alaskan MAKER (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Username for spam or containing advertising purposes --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 10:27, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done. I deleted the upload and warned the user. Taivo (talk) 16:54, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

User:*InsertHateSpeechHere*

*InsertHateSpeechHere* (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) . Clearly not here to contribute constructively. See user page. Marbletan (talk) 12:28, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done. I blocked the user for inappropriate username and deleted the userpage. Taivo (talk) 16:57, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:An account name

An account name (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for advertising purposes --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 22:36, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done. All contributions are deleted. The user stopped after your warning. Taivo (talk) 10:14, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:LolaThePistola

LolaThePistola (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for advertising purposes --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 22:42, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done. Considering, that the article about the band is nominated for deletion in de.wiki due to non-notability, I decided to block the user for a week. All her uploads are speedily deleted as different kind of copyvios. Taivo (talk) 10:24, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

Page protection request for File:'Assembly of Sikhs and Sansar Chand of Kangra', attributed to Purkhu of Kangra, ca.1780.jpg

A disruptive editor keeps removing content from the file description. MaplesyrupSushi (talk) 00:21, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

  • Convenience link: File:'Assembly of Sikhs and Sansar Chand of Kangra', attributed to Purkhu of Kangra, ca.1780.jpg - Jmabel ! talk 07:00, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
  • @MaplesyrupSushi: Is this a problem with one particular user (in which case we should sanction the user) or several (in which case, would semi-protection do, or do we need full protection where only admins can edit)? (I probably could work it out, but I'm about to call it a night, just trying to gather the info that will let someone act on this.) - Jmabel ! talk 07:00, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
    @Jmabel - It is one particular user. They keep removing things from the file description and replacing it with their own interpretation. They keep making new accounts as well. MaplesyrupSushi (talk) 11:32, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
    • ✓ Done @MaplesyrupSushi: Please do report the known socks, if they have not been getting blocked. And I will semi-protect the page, which should stop the new accounts from doing this. - Jmabel ! talk 17:07, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
      @Jmabel - Thank you very much! MaplesyrupSushi (talk) 19:19, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
Checkmark This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:30, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Seidmusse44

Seidmusse44 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  500+ uploads, all copyvios. This uploader is not needed here. --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 03:55, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Wedigitaldeliver

Wedigitaldeliver (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for advertising purposes --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 07:14, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done. I warned the user, the only upload is deleted. Taivo (talk) 10:28, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Gaystaiano rapenaldo

Gaystaiano rapenaldo (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Grossly offensive username but also seeing uploaded images, not here to contribute

✓ Blocked. -- CptViraj (talk) 16:04, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

88.251.82.151

Pattern of very odd editing by 88.251.82.151 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (pick any three edits at random and you'll see what I mean). Not clear if this requires a block or not, but I'd like another pair of eyes to take a look. - Jmabel ! talk 18:00, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:TajikAryan7

Insult, also banned on ruwiki. Incall talk 07:01, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Three more insults: «ты дурак» (you’re an idiot), «не позорься» (in Russian, this is an insult), «никчемный киргиз» (useless Kyrgyz). Incall talk 08:38, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
Actually, you're an idiot, and you're disgracing yourself, and you're an Pan-turk dumb Kyrgyz, you're making fake maps and it should punished. You are not an ethnographer, not a linguist and are making maps on you own. TajikAryan7 (talk) 09:29, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done indef-blocked - Jmabel ! talk 16:42, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Incall

He making fake maps as this - File:Distribution of the Tajik language.png — Wikimedia Commons. Please delete the file. TajikAryan7 (talk) 08:03, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

 Comment the map has been around since 2024-10-09 and is heavily INUSE. Involved in edit warring: m:Special:CentralAuth/Incall, m:Special:CentralAuth/TajikAryan7, m:Special:CentralAuth/2dk. Underlying reason: probably stupid nationalism. -- Taylor 49 (talk) 10:56, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
Is that correct he made a fake map about my language - my people?
He marked Afghanistan - where this language(Persian) counts as "Dari" - mistake, in post-soviet states our language counts "Tajik".
He didn't mark Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, and some Tajik-speaker settlements of the Uzbekistan, and even he didn't marked own territories of Tajikistan - North of Sughd region, Isfara district, every citizen of Tajikistan must can speak Tajik language the state language, but.. he's kidding us. He's mocking!
You should check another reliable maps, as this one -https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Distribution_of_Iranian_Languages.png TajikAryan7 (talk) 11:28, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
I would just like to point out that in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, they live in cities where they make up a small portion of the population (somewhere between 1% and 5%, which is very little), and in Uzbekistan, the Tajik language is not officially widespread. This should be taken into account. Incall talk 12:08, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
He just drew the map the way he wanted, without any sources, just drew it randomly. TajikAryan7 (talk) 11:31, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

I have blocked TajikAryan7 for his insults above. However, that does not necessarily mean that his complaint here has no merit, and I'd ask an admin with some knowledge of the subject matter to look further into this. - Jmabel ! talk 16:47, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

I can present a full analysis of the map in the discussion with official sources and tag you under it. Incall talk 17:39, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
@Incall: FWIW: what I see when I look there is a map on a potentially controversial topic that cites no sources. I would expect it to indicate the sources of its data, so it was clear what it represents. I presume you can fix that, and you certainly should. - Jmabel ! talk 18:04, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
Okay Incall talk 18:15, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

semi-protection request

Please semi-protection for all pages in actual Category:Unicode_Module_Datasets – content is used in more local Wikipedias (without Data:Unicode/data/blocks .tab because this). Dušan Kreheľ (talk) 08:28, 31 July 2025 (UTC), --Dušan Kreheľ (talk) 08:28, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

 Strong support protection (either "edit: only autoconfirmed, move: only sysop", or "edit: only template editor, move: only sysop" and give the right "template editor" to Dusan), used in many non-wikipedia wikis too. "Unicode/data/blocks .tab" is dupe of "Unicode/data/blocks.tab", please delete the former with junk space. Taylor 49 (talk) 10:50, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
No total: images & emoji images must be strict only semi-protection. Dušan Kreheľ (talk) 19:11, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
@User:Dušan Kreheľ: I suggest that you request the right "Template_editor". I do not suggest "total" protection. I suggest "move: only sysop" (it is very unlikely that one will have to move those), and "edit: only template editor". Of course this goes hand in hand with you receiving the right template editor. Unfortunately on many wikis the local data modules are currently protected to the "total" level ie "edit: sysop only", and I fear that those wikis will refuse to switch to the central data if it is almost unprotected ("edit: only autoconfirmed, move: only autoconfirmed"). So my suggestion is "edit: only template editor, move: only sysop" and give the right "template editor" to Dusan. Taylor 49 (talk) 08:54, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Al Barkaat Islam School

Al Barkaat Islam School (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Username containing a commercial trademark --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 11:44, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

 Support block, m:Special:CentralAuth/Al_Barkaat_Islam_School. Taylor 49 (talk) 11:52, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Silex3D Print

Silex3D Print (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Username containing a commercial trademark --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 12:58, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

✓ Done Gbawden (talk) 14:10, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Luxuryroof

Luxuryroof (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Username containing a commercial trademark --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 13:31, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:אלומיניום

אלומיניום (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for advertising purposes --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 13:41, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Stevehard

Stevehard (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for the purpose of vandalism --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 13:58, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Persistent dick-poster. Useless uploader. Indef block IMHO --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 13:59, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
✓ Done Not here to contribute positively Gbawden (talk) 14:06, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Webmaster 2025

Webmaster 2025 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for advertising purposes --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 14:04, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

 Comment Their only contribution so far has been to upload the logo of a company with a WD item. Not seeing blatant advertising? Gbawden (talk) 14:12, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
It's the promo work and the ambiguous username. IMHO block worthy, but you do you :)
--Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 01:25, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:B3lholdings

B3lholdings (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Username containing a commercial trademark --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 14:08, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Rayenhamou

Rayenhamou (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) . New copyright violation after a block last december. Nicolas22g (talk) 18:06, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Anthony60617

Anthony60617 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  An account solely for the purpose of vandalism --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 01:22, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Please unprotect "Template:Universal replace"

Year 2013, 12 years ago:
> Yonatanh Protected "Template:Universal replace": no reason for anyone to edit this, could
> be used to make commonsdelinker do things it shouldn't do [edit=sysop:move=sysop]
Factual misconception. Most probably CommonsDelinker reads the source wikitext rather than the rendered HTML, thus it is inherently impossible that theoretically imaginable vandalism against this template would affect the work of CommonsDelinker in any way. Given that, no reason for this template to be protected to the highest level, just reduce to "autoconfirmed users only". See also Template:Universal replace/sandbox and Category:Commons_protected_edit_requests. Taylor 49 (talk) 08:59, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
Changes to this template could break the page at User:CommonsDelinker/commands. This justifies the protection as edits to the template should not be necessary that often. GPSLeo (talk) 09:23, 1 August 2025 (UTC)
Well, theoretically YES. Changes to any template (except unused ones) can affect or "break" some page. At least the level could be reduced to "template editor". Taylor 49 (talk) 09:32, 1 August 2025 (UTC)