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+1 - Shoot has also forumshopped as can be seen by their contribs, The blatant disregard for the warnings as well as our policies here is outstanding. Their personal attack is also concerning and should not be tolerated. –Davey2010Talk23:25, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
Done. I blocked Shoot for the Stars for a month (second block). I did not block yesterday, because my English is not good and I was not convinced, that this was profanity – I am convinced now. Taivo (talk) 12:51, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
Reasons for reporting: Obvious block evasion by the Globally-Locked LTA, Hoa112008. Same kinds of edits on the same types of images (tropical cyclone and chemical model images). Also making questionable renaming requests. Please block the IPs. LightandDark2000 (talk) 22:40, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
Someone please fix this. Don't know how someone changed only the preview size, so don't know who vandalized it. Thanks, Somnifuguist (talk) 03:18, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
@Somnifuguist: I see the correct image. If you're seeing the image with "Armenian land units" on it, that's the October vandalism. If it's something else, we've got more problems. What part of the world are you connecting from? --AntiCompositeNumber (talk) 03:39, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
@AntiCompositeNumber: Yes I see the land units pic. I'm in Australia. I only see it for the preview size. Just tried through a VPN and see the right image. Maybe my ISP or local wiki server has cached the image? Somnifuguist (talk) 03:44, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
First, user Super Dromaeosaurus uploaded new versions of files that did notnot corresponding to the specified source and historical truth. Then he constantly puts a template for a disputed map, provided that my maps have an authoritative source. Alternatively, he offers his own maps, which are a copy of mine, but with everything removed that he does not like. Kandi (talk) 15:47, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
Take in account Kandi is a stubborn uploader who feels entitled to their files and anything that happens to them [2]. They refuse to discuss everytime [3][4][5]. Only time they care to interact with other people is for nothing productive. I've put four sources at File:Bulgaria Theodore Svetoslav.png, they put only two Bulgarian maps at File:Bulgaria-Theodore Svetoslav.png and never attempted to discuss any of my arguments or sources (which are not Romanian). User violates and has violated and will violate COM:OWN for years, if anyone cares.
Note I also did a report about this user months ago [6] which was for nothing as my report was ignored and I was recriminated. I was told by the user who attented my report to just upload another file (absurd solution), which I did, providing my sources. I did the same at File:Culture of the Second Bulgarian Empire (fixed).png. So now Kandi's files are inaccurate, but they refuse to acknowledge it. I decided I'd just not waste my time on pointless reports so I just attempted to enforce the template.
I'd appreciate it if someone cared on giving an actual solution to issues with this user and not just revert everything and block both for a certain time or something like that just to end faster, because that will solve nothing. Super Dromaeosaurus (talk) 16:19, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
Unlike your sources, mine are authoritative. Wallachia was part of the Second Bulgarian State, this is proven. As the author of my maps, I have the right to allow or change them. You are stubborn and vandalizing my work. Kandi (talk) 16:26, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
Nope, you don't have the right to control absolutely anything that happens in your files. Read COM:OWN. If you don't want anybody to touch your work, don't upload it. "Unlike your sources, mine are authoritative" yeah your personal opinion doesn't count. I provided four sources from non-Romanians, you just gave two Bulgarian maps. Super Dromaeosaurus (talk) 16:32, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
Wallachia was part of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom, and you falsify history and support your falsifications with selected "sources". Your actions are vandalism. Kandi (talk) 16:40, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
Childish replies. That something doesn't fit your viewpoint doesn't mean its wrong. I did not call your maps wrong, I provided sources to question them. How exactly are my sources selected, but yours aren't? Super Dromaeosaurus (talk) 16:51, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
I will not argue with you anymore. Let the administration decide whether you are vandalizing or not. Kandi (talk) 16:58, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
Has uploaded the same selfie on several previous occasions and it's always been deleted. Now trying to forge other category to hi-jack it to himself. Incorrigible, and I suggest Commons is better off without this guy. Rodhullandemu (talk) 19:10, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
Done. He was blocked in 4 projects and also globally locked, so I could not block him, but I closed DR, deleted 2 self-promotional files and tagged 4 sockpuppets. Taivo (talk) 07:54, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
Done. @LightandDark2000: I blocked him indefinitely and tagged him, but deleted only one file. Please look his uploads and nominated all unwanted files for deletion. Taivo (talk) 07:48, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
Reason for reporting: Obvious Global Lock evasion by the LTA Mazum24. Same kind of trash quality image uploads (and pointless uploads) on tropical cyclone images. The behavior here is identical. LightandDark2000 (talk) 07:45, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
Please be patient, dear Jeff. Edysson Joshua uploaded more than 200 files and I must check everyone of them, so I could not delete them all immediately. Taivo (talk) 10:51, 24 June 2021 (UTC)
Not done You are right but the last contribution was in the end of May, not sure it is right to block now, a month later. Let's just wait if the user continues. rubin16 (talk) 10:18, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
User:Yewark(talk·contributions·Move log·block log·uploads·Abuse filter log) block user Reason for reporting: More Global Lock evasion by the LTA Mazum24. This person has a history of cross-wiki socking and editing-warring, particularly on images related to tropical cyclones. This person is also known for uploading very low-quality images. The behavior from this account matches the known patterns of this LTA. Please indef this account. LightandDark2000 (talk) 21:05, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
@Taivo: Thank you for taking care of this report but what do you mean of "DR"? anthor question, in such a situations(that user has removed the tag of logo) what we need to do? he has uploaded a logo of Bukan municipality which is an organization and as we know it's prohibited. Rohalamin (talk) 09:25, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
Aha! DR means "Delete Request". I can see some progress. I'm going to undo his edit. This logo should be deleted immediately.Rohalamin (talk) 18:19, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
Yes, DR means deletion request and I closed Commons:Deletion requests/File:Azerilanguage.png. If a user reverts deletion requests of own files, then this is usually bad and can lead to block, but in my opinion the logo is simple. This is debatable, though, and I created a regular deletion request. What to do in the future in similar circumstances? Generally, if a user removes deletion requests of own files, then you should still report here, maybe not in vandalism section, but in user problems section, but the section is actually unimportant. In my opinion next time (s)he will be blocked for that. Taivo (talk) 18:31, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
@Taivo: Oh no, the trouble maker has started changing the licenses of his photos without informing us. Have a look here, please. What he's doing could start a fight between us and moderators. Rohalamin (talk) 05:03, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
I assume this user does not understand why you made deletion requests. Can you please explain on their talk page more clearly. I saw you mentioning derivative works, because they made photo's of posters. Please link to the relevant page with copyright information. Thanks, Elly (talk) 20:45, 4 July 2021 (UTC)
Thanks. I think I've done most of the cleanup. It might be worth doing a search for "Gerard De Van" every week or two to see if they return.-gadfium (talk) 09:14, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
User:Masoud bukani(talk·contributions·Move log·block log·uploads·Abuse filter log) block user Reason for reporting: Masoud bukani and HistoryofIran are made comments in DRs that are seriously dubious to be own-work. e.g. see here and here. Unfortunately, they do everything to keep their doubtful works. Also, Masoud has an unpleasent report here. I have warned him about his behaviour in other projects, though but saw no change. And I was also looking at the history of HistoryofIran's talk-page. OMG! He has deleted some sections. You know We need to archive the sections of the talk-page, not delete them. We can see something for example this. What in the world is going on here? Could you please suspend their accounts and remove their comments in the DRs?
Done I soft blocked the whole 2600:387::/32 for 3 months, BTW see the block log. This is very problematic range and AFAIR once it was even globally locked for a month or so. --jdxRe:07:33, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
Reason for reporting: Global Lock evasion by the LTA Mazum24, who is known for cross-wiki edit warring on tropical cyclone pages. This is clearly him; he's making the same edits to tropical cyclone pages and uploading very poor quality images. LightandDark2000 (talk) 16:06, 18 July 2021 (UTC)
User:ParadiseProductionz(talk·contributions·Move log·block log·uploads·Abuse filter log) block user Reason for reporting: I got a personal attack from user ParadiseProductionz. He vandalized my profile page with insults.
He edited the deletion request page with offensive to me personally phrase.
And also i received a letter from ParadiseProductionz with personal insults and threats.
I believe that he should be blocked indefinitely. But, as involved in the conflict, i ask another admin to block this user.
Reason for reporting: Obvious Global Lock evasion by the LTA Mazum24. Same kinds of low-quality image uploads and cross-wiki edit-warring on tropical cyclone pages. Same kinds of behavior as before. LightandDark2000 (talk) 16:17, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
This page has a wrong map on India, disputed territories aren't specified and Arunachal Pradesh is not shown.
To the IP, that's not a reason to come to AIV. This is for vandalism only, not for content problems. Bring it up on the talk page. But since you asked here, you need to look at it from a global perspective, and not just the Indian perspective. (in this case, the global perspective follows China, not India) SHB2000 (talk) 06:39, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
Please check the SPI Case filed against him by an anon at en.wiki.He is making baseless allegations and even personal racial attacks throughout the wikipedia against me. For sure he is the very same Sockpuppet Othayoth Shankaran, an ethnic vandal whose sole intention is to promote his caste through numerous sock accounts.Outlander07 (talk) 17:50, 4 August 2021 (UTC)
It is so. There is the page "List of Vienna underground stations". I have added a map that shows all underground stations (closed / open / planned) and also the closed routes, because the page is called "List of Vienna underground stations". I have also corrected some routes because their position is incorrect. Gnlpfth12 has also added a map that contains a wrong route, he has drawn the districts and residential areas. That's the only map with that now. It's so confusing with the boroughs and residential areas. Before (like my card is) it was a transparent background. Now everything is gray (residential areas) and there are hundreds of numbers on the map (districts). It should contain the closed / open / planned subway stations / routes and not where people live and in which of the 23 districts you are. Kematen (talk) 19:52, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
2a02:8084:f1be:9180:cde4:aed9:e82b:d247 and others
The user violates COM:POINT. However, long-term blocking of a wide range of IP addresses is not the preferred action in such cases. I recommend semi-protection of pages that attract the user. Ankry (talk) 19:18, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
You forgot to add: a derivative od a 1988 PD work of the State of Minnesota. Unless you can provide an evidence of copyright registration. Ankry (talk) 21:39, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
User:2409:4073:2194:1e76:1cdf:1186:8afb:1e1(talk·contributions·Move log·block log·uploads·Abuse filter log) block user Reason for reporting: This ip series containing 2409:4073:29a:7f69:688e:de91:73dc:34df,2409:4073:31a:3ff7:2dbf:2f29:7aa6:340a,2409:4073:4e8a:294c:8e8:eed3:6030:e63 attacking my photos and vandalising the photos , he into destruptive speedy deletion edit war and vandalising the article.Already admis have warned him not to do but constantly attacking [10][11]. I suspect Outlander07 is involved in this ip vandalism and logged out editing as is evident from the team play in deleting thiyya/ezhava community photos without any claims.[12].
I am requesting to block the ip series to prevent vandalism and to open a investigation upon this including suspected nair caste vandal Outlander07Noncreativephotographer (talk)
User Noncreativephotographer is spitting my username everywhere at Wikimedia commons by pointing to an anonymous IP address. He is also into calling names in an abusive manner which should be treated seriously as a personal attack (COM:NPA).Outlander07 (talk) 09:13, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
User:157.44.174.147(talk·contributions·Move log·block log·uploads·Abuse filter log) block user Reason for reporting: Vandalism from IPs are carried to my uploaded photos even after warned them.
This photo [13] is being attacked with nonsense tag from another ip with the similar nionsense tag as by the 2409:4073:2194:1e76:1cdf:1186:8afb:1e1 series.
The same user from the new ip (157.44.174.147) is vandalizing the article again with the same nonsense claim[14][15]
This IP was vandalising the other photos[16] and stopped his vandalism by making the page protected[17].
@FormalDude: if you have the least reason to believe or fear that was anything more than idle bluster, please see en:WP:911 for guidance from WMF Trust & Safety.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 05:15, 11 August 2021 (UTC)P.S. Whatever that was on the user’s talk page, DNFT.—05:19, 11 August 2021 (UTC)
User:Rachad sanoussi(talk·contributions·Move log·block log·uploads·Abuse filter log) block user Reason for reporting: Multiple copyright violations since 2019. I noticed 2 new files previously published on unfree websites, went on his talk page to warn this user, and saw the multiple copyvio messages (including one warning in 2019 already). This user doesn't seem to have understood the problem. Blocking him for a while seems the only solution, since the messages didn't work. Thank you Titlutin (talk) 21:39, 11 August 2021 (UTC)
User:Mlish00(talk·contributions·Move log·block log·uploads·Abuse filter log) block user Reason for reporting: This user keep uploading images and photos from likely copyrighted sites, or unknown copyright status, for incorporating into promotional articles in English wiki. He/she has been warned many times, as visible on his/her discussion, page but keep uploading. A stronger warning from an administrator or a total blockage is needed. Pierre cb (talk) 22:19, 11 August 2021 (UTC)
Reason for reporting: Obvious Global Lock evasion by the LTA User:Mazum24. The edit-warring on tropical cyclone images (including some that he has edited before in the past) are identical to this LTA's behavior. The username of the newest account also makes it obvious that he plans to continue edit-warring. LightandDark2000 (talk) 14:55, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
User:Indoorgrowing321(talk·contributions·Move log·block log·uploads·Abuse filter log) block user Reason for reporting: This is a single-purpose account whose username matches the name of the company (Indoor Growing Canada / indoorgrowingcanada.com) selling products that match their uploads which have blatantly promotional image descriptions. Clearly the sole purpose of these uploads is commercial advertising.
I blocked Shawn indefinitely as sockpuppet, but software says, that I cannot block the IP, because it is already blocked. Probably that's because Shawn works under the IP. Tomorrow I'll try again. Taivo (talk) 14:54, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
Done. I blocked Veverve for a week, because (s)he did not stop and continued creation of bad deletion requests. Veverve nominated widely used images for deletion as out of scope. Taivo (talk) 13:05, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
@Taivo: Thank you for stopping him. I am thinking a whole week is too long — he seems to do also some useful work; and he had not been really warned; and it is his first conflict. It may be enough now, so I suggest to unblock him. I'll watch his activities and let's hope that he will take care in future and make only useful contributions -- sarang♥사랑10:22, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
@CreeperDigital1903: the user made one apparently bad upload two months ago (having previously made exactly one apparently good one in January). That doesn’t even call for a warning beyond the regular deletion notice; let alone a block. As for the false licence, that could easily have been a mistake, or wishful thinking, or just carelessness, and we normally give new users the benefit of the doubt—especially when their ‘claims’ are defaults offered by the uploading tool. The COM:AGF approach is to try and educate first; if that’s rebuffed or ignored, to warn; then to ask for a block only if other approaches haven’t worked.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 04:40, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
Vandal in railway categories
User:Pibwl(talk·contributions·Move log·block log·uploads·Abuse filter log) block user Reason for reporting:
I would like to point out that user transfers incorrectly photos of locomotives SM42 to category:SM42 of PKP. This category is for photos taken before 2001. After this year, all locomotives class SM42 belons to PKP Cargo. He massively spoils categorizing of images according to his vision, without any other input, discussion nor explanation. He probably lacks elementary knowledge of operators of locomotives in Poland. --Choojvdoopie (talk) 18:55, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
This is not place for discussions like this, but I started to move the photos to said category according to their livery (PKP), regardless if they were owned by PKP or PKP Cargo by then, leaving only PKP Cargo livery in PKP Cargo category. Pibwl (talk) 22:00, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
You massively spoil categorizing of images according to yours vision, without any other input, discussion, it is vandalism. Locomotives belongs to category according to operators, not livery. Category according to livery is illogical! Especially since not all operators paint the locomotives at once in its livery. In this case, the date of taking the photos, not painting, is the basis to qualifying for the appropriate category. As you can see, the pot calling the kettle black --Choojvdoopie (talk) 22:39, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
@Jdx: I appreciate the advice, particularly since you have prior experience with this IP range, but the minor edits by 109.126.207.88 haven't risen to the level I personally evaluate the "serious vandalism or harassment" threshold established by Commons:Blocking policy for blocking without prior warning. I'm reluctant to block anonymous editing from a huge swath of IP space based on what I've personally seen so far. —RP88 (talk) 05:10, 28 August 2021 (UTC)
@RP88: Indeed, when you look at a single edit it looks minor, just like a common moron with a smartphone would do it. But look at the whole pattern, persistence and time span. IMO there is no doubt that it is serious vandalism, an activity which solely purpose is to disrupt the project. Anyway, you just have semi-protected Category:Avraam Russo, so soon we may expect other files related to Avraam Russo and some other artists being vandalized. And just for the record I mention here 84.53.198.0/24 and 84.53.229.0/24 (the last one still blocked by me). --jdxRe:06:02, 28 August 2021 (UTC)
Manishsuryavanshi12
User:Manishsuryavanshi12(talk·contributions·Move log·block log·uploads·Abuse filter log) block user Reason for reporting: This user has uploaded many no-license images, then uploading images related to his advertisement and as well no source and author images. Was given two warnings but user ignored it. You can see it by yourself in his talk page.
Please take a look at user User:Choojvdoopie and [26] - probably it's another incarnation of Polish railway vandal, who massively spoils categorizing of images according to his vision, without any other input, discussion nor explanation. User's name sounds as vulgar word in Polish BTW. Pibwl (talk) 16:27, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
Well, as you admitted, you made up these numbers several years ago... Anyway, grouping all locomotives, even these with several photographs, like Category:L30H-24064 (CWO-Lyd2-01) in one mixed category, is a step backwards. You should have moved only locomotives with fake or doubtful numbers. Pibwl (talk) 18:24, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
I have applied for a user name change. I don't know that this name is vulgar in polish language. My friends proposed this name. --Choojvdoopie (talk) 19:12, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
Of course that User:Choojvdoopie perfectly knows that his username is vulgar in Polish, as he perfectly speaks Polish. He insults me and harass on my talk page since when I admonished him for a careless reporting for deletion images from the public domain. Cordylus (talk) 02:28, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
Done: I blocked the latter for socking leaving the first open as there haven't been any edits after my warning given to them yesterday. Looks like a kid from Cambodia. --Achim (talk) 08:30, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
Done. I blocked the user indefinitely due to inappropriate username. Also copyvio-only account. All contributions are deleted. Taivo (talk) 16:15, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
Done. Oscar de Jesús has 52 edits, all without exception reverted, so I blocked him as vandalism-only account. Also I blocked Ozagarra indefinitely for abusing multiple accounts. Taivo (talk) 16:24, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
Range blocking is largely uneffective for Hanoi FPT IP addresses, you can switch between ranges by simply restarting your modem plenty of times. In fact, on the English-language Wikipedia an FPT Hanoi range was partially blocked from "User talk:Le Xuan, User talk:Bang Toa, and List of flags of Vietnam" and literally the next day Musée Annam was active on another range. Having lived in Hanoi for years I know that you are rarely on the same range for more than a fortnight, so any blocks should be precise and short enough to not have too much collateral damage. Also note that almost everyone in Hanoi will use this IP range so disallowing account creation won't be wise. --Donald Trung 『徵國單』 (No Fake News 💬) (WikiProject Numismatics 💴) (Articles 📚) 12:23, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
@Donald Trung Because of the way IPv6 works, most internet service providers, especially wireline ISPs, issue IPv6 /64 ranges about how they would issue single IPv4 addresses. When a /64 is issued, the first 4 blocks identify the specific modem/router/network, while the last 4 blocks of an IPv6 address are generally associated with a specific device on a network and are usually randomly generated and change over time. This is why IPv6 /64 ranges should be blocked instead of individual IPv6 addresses most of the time (see w:WP:/64).Anyway, Done by Achim55. AntiCompositeNumber (talk) 17:06, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
Comment At the beginning of May I blocked the range for three months – it didn't help as we all can see. The vandal may also switch to 220.75.145.0/24 (was blocked for 3 months in February), 220.75.151.0/24 (was blocked for 3 months in March) or 121.166.18.139 (has been blocked for 6 months in July)). Anyway, vandalism is in progress so quick action is needed. --jdxRe:04:53, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
@Contributers2020, I've added an explanation wrt FOP to the thread at Giftzwerg 88's talkpage. I hope that clarifies when to add (or not to add) a FoP-template.
@Giftzwerg 88, it's a bit overblown to open an "vandalism" case for such a one-file edit-conflict. This should be discussed on file or user talkpage. --Túrelio (talk) 09:29, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
Dont use templates when you do not know what they mean and what effect they have. I have contributed 25.000 pics to the server and I have better things to do than to fight edit wars over nonsense with random guys that do not know anything about the object in the picture nor the templates they are using and think they have to educate me. So I decided to stop it at the first occasion and won´t let it run wild.--Giftzwerg 88 (talk) 09:50, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
@Giftzwerg 88: Why does the FoP template is not appropriate in this case? Sincerely, it is not obvious to me. It seems to be a house from the 1950s ou the 1960s, so not so old. It may be below any creativity treshold, but I don't know what's the German law about such cases. Regards, Yann (talk) 10:58, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
You are totally wrong. The buildings on the property date back to the 16th century and the younger of them are some 200 years old, except of the restaurant and some sheds which date back only some years. I do not know when the buildings were altered or renovated last time, but they are in pretty good shape and probably a cultural heritage monument and got government funding. The colour is probably the original colour of the building. (The authorities do not publish lists about cultural heritage monuments and keep it as a secret, God only knows why, they tell that they need to protect the privacy of the owner, so I have no source to verify it). The protection of German architecture applies only to construction of buildings to the plans of the architect. The architect can not prevent people from taking pictures of his building. You can photograph or paint a house in every which way you like, you don´t need permission and you owe nothing to the architect, you do not need to know his name or mention it. The FOP template suggests that there could be rights of an architect (or artist) that are limited by the FOP, and it might mean that you can not use it in another country that has not the same limitation as FOP grants. In such a country the consent of the architect is necessary to use a picture for as long as the architect has a copyright. Most of the time those countries do not enforce these rights, but they might exist. So it is nonsense on different levels to publish it under the condition of FOP: Too old, falls not under FOP, architect hundred years dead, architecture not distinctive enough to grant protection. In general, German architects don´t go to Tadschikistan courts to sue a German photographer there to prevent the use of a picture that might be prohibited in Tadschikistan, but is free to use in Germany. Yes he might have the right, but no means to enforce it.--Giftzwerg 88 (talk) 12:22, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
@Giftzwerg 88: Hi, I can't be wrong of anything, since I didn't do anything. I am just asking. Your claim is very surprising, and I am not surprised that Contributers2020 thinks that the house is recent. It looks recent. Thanks for your answer, but a bit more peaceful discussion would help. Regards, Yann (talk) 18:27, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
Well, I tell you it is in the first sentence in the vandalism report. There more pictures of the site in the category and some of them show timber framing and another timber framed barn or stable burned down unfortunately not long ago, only the outer wall is left. It would be fair to take a look on these first, that is not much effort, since I took the effort to go there and make 59 photos from every angle and I made the effort and created the category and a user gallery User:Giftzwerg_88/Fotoprojekt_Schaichhof which can be found if you dare to klick at the only links the picture has. This is the thing that upsets me. I do all the effort and the random guy can´t be bothered to do the slightest effort to follow the hints before reverting me and making a baseless claim repeatedly and waste my time on this nonsense. Picture 9 an 10 show the same building from a different angle and its stairs clearly don´t look like 1950 or 1960. This guy walks in, finds the random picture out of the 59 that does not look old and repeats his claim several times and asks for proof multiple times, while he has nothing but an assumption. That is a bit too much of random. And that is what looks like trolling and upsets me. I have no idea why he needs to start this discussion, nor why he needs to put a FOP template in just this one picture, not any of the others and start the discussion about its age.--Giftzwerg 88 (talk) 19:43, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
Can you tell the date of German residential buildings by sight? I can't. It's a particularly central European thing, but I can date British buildings, often to the decade (second half 19th century onwards) but I'd never try this for Germania (broadly). There's a certain blandness to the overall appearance which has stayed unchanged for centuries, coupled with details that are seamlessly updated. So towns keep a consistent overall look, and you can often date the date of the photograph, but it's really hard to date the underlying building. Andy Dingley (talk) 20:07, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
Larger hole in later building around 100 to 120 years old Thousands of those exist, but most of them get altered to a stage where you no longer can see it As we need to discuss the age of the building on multiple request, I will give you some hints. Those kinds of stairs were common in the area. The stairs are attached to the building and they are protected by a roof and the structure is also used to dry agriculture products and as a balcony. When it is warm, you would eat there. It points to the west to gather the low angled evening sun, but you would suffer wind and rain comming from the main direction from the west as well. The roof will protect from hot sun on high angles and protect the walls. The place under the stairs would be used to make woodworks, to chop wood and to store firing wood or to place the tools you need. The entrance in the middle is to place the Leiterwagen with the gras to feed the animals that are in the stables to the left and right (today it is only a garage and it was left open when I took the picture). The residents live directly above the animals. In winter the animals produce heat and the floor is warmer than the surroundings, you need less wood to heat, and you will notice anything. If the animals get upset in the night they will wake you up with their noises. Buildings of a later date might follow a similar pattern, but the hole in the middle would be much larger. This building was made when agriculture in the area changed from keeping animals on pasture to keeping animals in stables. This allows to feed more animals based on the size of the land and creates less conflict with planting crops. Then you can see the pillars of the stairs. Look at the bottom. There is a gap between the pillar and the cornerstone. The pillars would sit on the cornerstone, but a little moisture always gets trapped under the pillar and the wood rots slowly away over a longer period. During renovation the pillars got lifted up to their former height and the gap is bridged by a steel construction. The original wooden structure is preserved and the steel testifies that the building got a major renovation. So yes, it probably is a cultural monument, given its history. But how would I know all that crap? I am a random photopgrapher that has no idea what he is looking at and gets questioned. And it probably could be a modern building made in the fifties with the color washed off.--Giftzwerg 88 (talk) 22:40, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
User:223.255.225.69(talk·contributions·Move log·block log·uploads·Abuse filter log) block user Reason for reporting: On a deletion-request spree, with rationales ranging from the frivolous to the incoherent, apparently resuming where 180.214.233.69 left off yesterday. Both IPs locate to Jakarta, in case that rings any LTA bells. Some of the DRs have already been reverted or summarily closed.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 07:38, 11 September 2021 (UTC)P.S. Add 223.255.225.224 and 223.255.225.226 to those. I see nothing but the same behaviour on all of the /24 range from this month.—09:20, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
Comment I wonder if it wouldn't be better to let it as it is, as long as there is no harm. Blocking this account might just lead to the creation of socks. Yann (talk) 22:16, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
Not done. At moment all the files are in used and therefore cannot be deleted on that reason. You must complain in Russian wiktionary. After the files are not used anymore, please come back. Taivo (talk) 10:49, 20 September 2021 (UTC)
I want to step into this discussion because I'm “the vandal.” There are two parts to my response: personal and general. While I understand that the personal part is not that important for the Wikimedia community, the accusation of vandalism, and especially of being “the vandal” person, is offensive for me and harms the spirit of the community. (1) I'm not using profanity words in my speech, as it's written in my Russian Wiktionary profile, and I'm against its usage in the speech of other people. Moreover, I've even developed a profanity filter library for Python (here is the proof: https://github.com/rominf/profanity-filter; it's also in the first results in Google by queries like “profanity filter Python”). Also, I've spent more than 800 euros to prepare my room and hours of practicing (including lessons of voice acting) for a semi-professional voice recording (including but not limited to poetry on Russian Wikisource, and more than 1.5 thousand phrases for Russian Wiktionary). Do I look like “the vandal” still? (2) Russian Wiktionary rules clearly states that Wiktionary includes all the words, including the profane ones. Also, having some expertise, gained while developing the profanity filter library, I understood, that it's a very complex topic, you cannot draw a clear boundary between what is profane and what is not. For example, the very normal originally word “козёл” (goat), basically lost its original meaning in common speech (at least from what I hear in the speech of ordinary people), because of urbanization and the fact that we rarely see them in real life in the cities. But, it gained another, quite offensive meaning. Should we ban this word? I doubt so. Profanity is a large part of human speech, and projects like Wiktionary try to describe it fully, whether it's pleasant for somebody or not. And yet another argument probably exaggerated one, but relevant nevertheless, since you wrote about “LinguaLibre” of being a cultural project. Do you consider Alexander Pushkin as a cultural person? I think nobody will argue about his influence on the Russian culture. And he used profane words, including the most “dirty” ones. According to your logic, schools should ban Pushkin, as being “the vandal”, which would be a disaster for all the educational system. Thanks for the attention. — Rominf (talk) 11:25, 20 September 2021 (UTC)
Done. I protected all 4 user talkpages temporarily and cleaned their history. Also I blocked and tagged some users. Taivo (talk) 08:12, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
User:Kwanele22(talk·contributions·Move log·block log·uploads·Abuse filter log) block user Reason for reporting: The user changed the Motd template for today, October 2, which broke the media appearence on the main page. It was intentional for getting other users attention to their user page that has disclamer that user was banned (but they are not) and there placed a link that looks like one of the Wikimedia tools or project link… And when you click on the link, it changes into "Wikipedia projects login" asking username and password. It's fishing, I suppose. Pacha Tchernof (talk) 20:07, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
@Scudsvlad I could block them on Commons only, but since the IP isn't doing anything on Commons, it wouldn't do anything to help. I'll report them on m:SRG and on every wiki where they show up for you. Marking Not done, but if the IP edits on Commons again, please ping me and/or come back and report. Best, —Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 02:01, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
This user imported a picture which is not free, and then added it as a fake picture in a wikidata item (which has an impact on the wikipedias retrieving this information automatically), therefore this account hasn't been created to contribute in a good way to wikidata or any brother project.
Not done. After you gave her 3 warnings, she stopped. Block is not needed at moment. All uploads are deleted. Taivo (talk) 06:40, 14 October 2021 (UTC)
Yeah, sure, what about a list of images uploaded by this user that should be deleted?(unknown authors! we are not sure that these photos are taken by these agencys' photographers, Are we? :) ) e.g.: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Also, there is something like this one that the permission isn't provided: Aji_chay2.jpgRohalamin (talk) 07:20, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
Contrary to Rohalamin(talk·contributions·Move log·block log·uploads·Abuse filter log) block user's completely false claim, the files uploaded by me are not "many" and all of them can be checked on this page. The accuser must state his reason and do not complain without prior notice. When we have to complain that the number of violations is high and include most of the contributions. Otherwise, measures must be taken so that users are not attacked due to ethnicity. I have been active in Persian Wikipedia since 2010 and so far I have not received any warning and I am not blocked. user:Rohalamin has been creating an account for about 6 months and makes misplaced accusations against users and seeks margins. If I have time, I will definitely design and upload much more advanced maps for my dear and beautiful East Azerbaijan. I will continue to write good articles and lists for East Azerbaijan on Persian Wikipedia. If the file tags have a problem, I will get help from older, more experienced and more compassionate users like user:4nn1l2. --Azarbaijani (talk) 13:48, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
"ethnicity"? I suggest you that do not start a ethnicity war! I think it's prohibited to talk about ethnicity and no ethnicity is under consideration overhere. "I am not blocked" certainly you're not banned :). oh, I "seek margins"? LoL! no it comes especially when we come across with users just like you who makes pointless comments. "If the file tags have a problem, I will get help from older, more experienced and more compassionate users like" heh? good on you.(childish conversation) Indeed I have the sense of being in a daycare. Rohalamin (talk) 07:19, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
In the third month of its activity, the user:Rohalamin started a Featured article review poll to remove the Featured grade of Tabriz (Capital of East Azerbaijan province) article. A poll that was unsuccessfully closed by one of the administrators of Persian Wikipedia without a participant and special opinion. You can see the user's significant comments in: Comparing Tabriz with Bushehr or claiming that the article was written with prejudice; while article has reached this grade with the participation and efforts of experienced Wikipedia users. In my opinion, this misplaced complaint against me in the first months of the user's activity is in the same direction. Thanks. --Azarbaijani (talk) 14:27, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
For God's sake. Your comment doesn't make any sense. I don't really know that why do we Iranians always swim in the opposite direction of the flow. Why do we Iranian always do everything to say that we are not the one who made the mistake? please grow up.Rohalamin (talk) 07:19, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
It's exactly you who made a mistake, you complained about one or two cases of wrong uploads by me among most of uploads without any problems, without any previous talk. Above the user:4nn1l2 asked you to specify the exact item you complained about; But you are prolonging the discussion and insulting me that I am a child and I speak childishly and this is the daycare. You command me to grow! Your initial accusation and these new accusations can all be prosecuted. On the other hand, these marginal discussions, that is, given your background in the articles about Tabriz and Azerbaijan, it is possible that you made this misplaced complaint because of my ethnicity; Because you have not yet answered the user:4nn1l2 short question. I invite me and you to think about improving the articles instead of following the misplaced margins. I definitely do not want to continue this useless discussion with you. Thank you. --Azarbaijani (talk) 08:07, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
The items that user:Rohalamin has mentioned newly, all have the necessary tags, and Mehr, Tasnim, and Fars News Agencies have allowed the use of these images, and similar images from the mentioned news agencies have also been uploaded to Wikimedia. The last item (Aji Chay) has also been taken from the Azeri Wikipedia so that it can be used in the Persian Wikipedia. Please, user:4nn1l2, at the request of both parties, review the cases and summarize this discussion so that it does not last long. Thank you. --Azarbaijani (talk) 08:21, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
Done. I reblocked the IP for a year without talkpage access. Thanks to FlyingAce and others for reverting vandalism! Taivo (talk) 08:46, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Not done. You gave them two warnings, I deleted the only upload due to failed license review. In current situation nothing should be done. Taivo (talk) 07:42, 29 October 2021 (UTC)
Not done. I do not want to block the user at moment. This is the user's main account, let him/her work under that. Taivo (talk) 10:14, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
User:2600:387::/44(talk·contributions·Move log·block log·uploads·Abuse filter log) block user Reason for reporting: This range has been source of persistent vandalism for years, as seen on the example above. It has been recently blocked by @Taivo for a year, but then unblocked by @Ankry for a mysterious reason. If a registered user had a problem with logging in, it should have been granted ipblock-exempt. Or hardblock should have been changed to softblock. Anyway, lifting the block was a bad idea. BTW. as far as I remember it was even globally blocked a few times for an extended period (i.e. at least a month).
Thanks for pinging, reblocked. My intention was to release a block in another IP range, so this unblock was clearly a mistake. Ankry (talk) 06:34, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
@Jdx: The problem was that a user operating from another IP range reported that was autoblocked with reference to this block while declared as not-operating from this range for over a month. And I was looking for a reason. Do autoblocks not expire? I also wonder if so wide block is really needed. Ankry (talk) 06:46, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
@Ankry: To be fair I think that softblock is enough (but hey, I will not whine if someone decides for a stricter block ). IMO softblocks in case of IP ranges and semi-protection in case of files, categories, etc. discourage vandals pretty well. Regarding width – yes, I think that so wide block is needed. A bunch of completely independent people thinks so. A few different admins (includng me when I was an admin) decided to block /44 or even /32 range here and /44 or wider range is currently blocked on a few other projects (including Meta and wikimedia.org). --jdxRe:08:36, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
Not done. No edits after you warned him. Seems like self-promotion-only user, but as all the promotion is older than 6 months and now deleted, in my opinion we can try at first without block. Taivo (talk) 09:37, 11 November 2021 (UTC)
Done Blocked for a week. – Kwj2772 (talk) 20:18, 27 May 2021 (UTC)
Already blocked by Mahagaja. -- CptViraj (talk) 18:04, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
Not done: One single edit on all projects 7 weeks ago and no blacklist hits, so no urgent action required. --Achim (talk) 04:51, 19 June 2021 (UTC)
Confirmed, also Esperanto1995. Эlcobbola talk 14:32, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
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Comment At the beginning of May I blocked the range for three months – it didn't help as we all can see. The vandal may also switch to 220.75.145.0/24 (was blocked for 3 months in February), 220.75.151.0/24 (was blocked for 3 months in March) or 121.166.18.139 (has been blocked for 6 months in July)). Anyway, vandalism is in progress so quick action is needed. --jdx Re: 04:53, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
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). IMO softblocks in case of IP ranges and semi-protection in case of files, categories, etc. discourage vandals pretty well. Regarding width – yes, I think that so wide block is needed. A bunch of completely independent people thinks so. A few different admins (includng me when I was an admin) decided to block /44 or even /32 range here and /44 or wider range is currently blocked on a few other projects (including Meta and wikimedia.org). --jdx Re: 08:36, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
Support. — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 12:21, 8 November 2021 (UTC)