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EdictiMC

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

Constant (and only) copyvios. Anarchyte (talk) 12:57, 29 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done, blocked for 3 days to start with Ymblanter (talk) 18:44, 29 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Wikipedia blocks transferrable to Commons?

Can anyone please cite the relevant policy on this?

Are blocks on en:WP (or other projects) transferred to, or enforced on, Commons? (I understand that they're not, but do we state that anywhere?)
Are sockpuppet blocks likewise transferred to Commons?
Are sockpuppet blocks applied on Commons, in relation to accounts that have not been active on Commons? (we have a policy that non-problematic alt accounts are tolerated here)
In what circumstances should behaviour elsewhere (short of a SanFranBan) turn into a Commons block or ban?

Thanks. This is in relation to an ongoing situation re SinghIsFxing Andy Dingley (talk) 22:23, 29 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Concerning sockpuppet blocks, block evasion is still not acceptable. If CUs on any other project have confirmed the user identity to that of a user blocked on Commons this is an automatic block. This happened a lot in the past. I personally tend to think that even without CU, if a user on another project obviously identical to a user blocked on Commons we should block them. Global locks are still relevant, but otherwise we do not block users here if they are socks of non-blocked accounts and do not exhibit problematic behavior here. We do have cross-wiki abuse as an option for a block here unless I miss something. Ymblanter (talk) 06:48, 30 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Just checked now, we have three options for cross-wiki abuse in the dropdown menu for blocks: spambot, vandalism, and CU information. Ymblanter (talk) 06:50, 30 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

To restate the question though, do we have policy for this? Or is it 'admin's whim' again, because that's not a good way for us to work.

We clearly have an established behaviour that accounts banned on other projects are still tolerated on Commons, even if their behaviour elsewhere has been pretty bad. So how does "sock blocking" align with that? If someone is blocked on WP as "a sock" (let's say there's unquestioned CU evidence for that), but that other account has never appeared at Commons, then what's to be done?

Also CU is far from infallible, if someone posts from an IP from a major ISP. Andy Dingley (talk) 11:08, 30 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Well, yes, Commons:Blocking policy Ymblanter (talk) 11:41, 30 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Which doesn't really address any of this. Although, if anything, it's against such blocks. Andy Dingley (talk) 13:44, 30 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

LTA sock

Juin1972 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

DJ Parisa LTA sock, uploading files and re-creating Category:DJ Parisa. For context, please see this previous request. Thank you, Bencemac (talk) 09:39, 30 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Ymblanter (talk) 12:20, 30 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User:Sock 'n' Buskin

Sock 'n' Buskin (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Pilot1093 (talk · contribs) sock. This user uploaded the same copyvio store and game logos. In File:Logo of Isetan sagamihara “Sun and Moon”.png, both user edited. Netora (talk) 12:54, 30 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Both blocked, all copyvios deleted. Yann (talk) 13:04, 30 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Delete all uploads @ Special:Contribs/Jumboplasticqualityproducts72016

Please delete all uploads by User:Jumboplasticqualityproducts72016, as they are of a promational nature. Please also indef block this account due to COM:IU. --Matr1x-101^{Pinging me doesn't hurt!} {user - talk? - useless contributions} 00:39, 31 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Yann (talk) 11:27, 1 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Semi-protection for Commons_talk:Administrators

Persistent vandalism and clearly unwanted posts for this website at Commons_talk:Administrators (history) - I suggest semi-protection for 2-6 months. whym (talk) 11:03, 1 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Oppose as honeypot. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ_{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 11:13, 1 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Could you elaborate? Has it helped to find problematic editors that need to be blocked, or are you talking about something else? whym (talk) 08:57, 3 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User:برشي

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

Uploading unfree files after warning.--Karim talk to me :)..! 17:07, 1 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Karim185.3,

Done. Kadı Message 17:55, 1 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Cross-wiki abuse and LTA sock 2

朱土申 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user — Preceding unsigned comment added by MCC214 (talk • contribs) 16:44, 2 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

sock of this, make fake information in zh.wiki, ping Taivo, thanks!--MCC214 #ex umbra in solem 16:43, 2 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Request unprotection for File:Syrian_civil_war.svg

Since the initial attempt was met with exactly 0 responses from admins, I'm again requesting unprotection for File:Syrian Civil War map.svg. Locked for 3 years in 2021 for an edit war, the situation has undergone numerous drastic changes and the map is woefully outdated. No admin is even overlooking the file, so making our own files and then submitting them as edit requests have done nothing. Requesting un-protection, or at least protection downgrade, so that the map can be edited again. Контфокк (talk) 17:13, 2 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Granted: Now semi-protected. Will be reverted if the editwar starts again. --Achim55 (talk) 19:10, 2 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hillamwangi

User: Hillamwangi (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reasons for reporting: Continued promotion after warning for doing so.

— 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ_{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 18:55, 2 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]