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Duplicate categories with Greek alphabets[edit]

Recently a number of users created duplicate categories with Greek alphabets (note the alphabets "Η" and "Κ" in "Ηong Κong") under Category:November 2022 Hong Kong photographs and Category:December 2022 Hong Kong photographs, and moved some of the images to these categories. (For example, Special:Diff/719348191)

Attempts to fix these problems were reverted. (Category:Ηong Κong photographs taken on 2022-12-08, Special:Diff/718715235 and Special:Diff/712336017 are some of the examples). Can anyone help to move the images back and delete these duplicate categories?

14.0.180.241 02:58, 26 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done. Sneaky, but #bodyContent a[href^="/wiki/Category:%CE%97ong_%CE%9Aong"] {background-color: #FFDDFF;} made it visible. Files moved, cats deleted, "Ηong Κong" added to titleblacklist. --Achim55 (talk) 18:59, 27 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It happened again. Therefore I blocked 218.102.0.123 for 1 month. --Achim55 (talk) 08:54, 29 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Shouldn't Ηong and Κong be added separately to the titleblacklist? There should be some sort of flag for mixed scripts...--Prosfilaes (talk) 23:05, 2 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

G6zLZz2cEPKdEXB[edit]

G6zLZz2cEPKdEXB (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

d:Special:Contributions/218.102.0.123 the ip created lots of items for commons-only cats (example: d:Q115937505 for Category:User talk pages where template include size is exceeded). (only wd sysops can see them now. they have been deleted after report d:special:permalink/1799232596#IP_user_creating_lots_of_items_for_commons-only_cats.) correspondingly, G6zLZz2cEPKdEXB added {{Wikidata Infobox}} to a lot of cats here.

these edits need to be rolled back. also, i would suggest blocking this user indef.--RZuo (talk) 10:41, 31 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Spurs.svg[edit]

I had a few problems here, [1], the delete discussion is about a vector graphic. I wanted it to be transferred to wikipedia, also it's a trademark that expires in 2027, (unless the club decide to renew). Can it not be restored and transferred to wikipedia? Tottenham Hotspur didn't have a problem with wikipedia using it otherwise they may have told me. As I've been emailed several times before about past content, one being when they emailed me in the past to update the club emblem which I did, [2], which was modified down. So is it possible for an admin to restore and transfer it over? Regards Govvy (talk) 15:07, 29 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It already exists on Wikipedia: w:File:Tottenham Hotspur.svg. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 16:36, 29 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

No it doesn't, that's a different image. Regards, Govvy (talk) 19:01, 29 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Sorry about that, you're right. Which Wikipedia article(s) do you intend to use it on? In order to host a fair-use image on Wikipedia, it must be used on at least one article. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 03:17, 2 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Sockpuppet[edit]

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Footballfan458 Another sockpuppet vandalism reverting all the improvements made for election maps Putitonamap98 (talk) 22:58, 29 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Another account

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/HoustonFootball Putitonamap98 (talk) 01:14, 30 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Please see this rapid-fire LTA sockpuppetry issue: User talk:Huntster#Sockpuppet. If other admins could offer potential solutions to this issue, it would be appreciated (both for the LTA and for undoing their nonsense). This really isn't my area of knowledge, and I'm just playing whack-a-mole at this point. — Huntster (t @ c) 03:13, 1 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

hide my Leaked IP address[edit]

Hello. please hide my leaked ip address: <redacted> NameGame (talk) 10:18, 30 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done by Túrelio and myself Ymblanter (talk) 10:55, 30 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

thank you. would you also hide my ip from my edit in here, please. NameGame (talk) 11:41, 30 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Ymblanter (talk) 12:22, 30 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

unfortunately my ip also is visible in here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:Deletion_requests/File:%D9%85%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%B1%DB%8C.png&diff=prev&oldid=721080431

I just didn't notice that I am not logged in, I was logged in to Wikipedia but here. I thought I would be logged in automatically. NameGame (talk) 01:22, 31 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Ymblanter (talk) 10:49, 31 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User:AMMasnou[edit]

User:AMMasnou appears to be the organisational account of El Masnou Municipal Archives in Catalonia (their user page links to [3]) and has uploaded a number of works, dating back as far as 1933, as "own work", with no credit to the original photographer, and without either evidence of permission or explanation of why they might be PD. Absent clariification of thse matetrs, they will need to be reviewed and, sadly, deleted.

Perhaps User:Kippelboy or a colleague from Wikimedia Catalonia can offer them support and advice? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:30, 31 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I upload ancient photos of places and people from my village and I have the rights to publish them because I own the photos and they are ancient. Most of the time I don't know who the photographer is because they are ancient photos. I don't know what's the meaning of "PD" that you say, sorry. I'm not used to Wikimedia Commons vocabulary. If I can do something to fix the photos description, tell me, please. AMMasnou (talk) 08:55, 3 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Public domain day[edit]

We need to empty this category. Please do not forget to recategorize to Category:Undeleted in 2023 when applicable, and also remember about the URAA restoration date, which would push the restoration of many items created at an unknown date to 2048. Ymblanter (talk) 08:55, 1 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

There are many paintings in Category:Frank Moss Bennett which need further research to get the date. Thanks, Yann (talk) 08:39, 2 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I've found the titles and the dates for all three Bennett paintings that you undeleted. One was from 1921, the other two from the early 1930s. I could research other ones if they are undeleted. Abzeronow (talk) 21:49, 2 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Polavaram.jpg[edit]

The description on File:Polavaram.jpg is copied from here. Should the content be removed and revdel'd for copyright violation? I don't know if it works the same way as EN wiki. Please take necessary action. Thanks -- DaxServer (talk) 11:37, 1 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Possible mass copyvio[edit]

Can someone a bit more experienced here please take a look at Pravin123tho456 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)?

They seem to be uploading a lot of images that are not full resolution, (i.e. probably pulled from a website), adding useless captions to them, and generally compiling a personal photo gallery from possibly non-free content. Mako001 (C) (T) 🇺🇦 13:13, 1 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Blocked for a day (no previous warning, but a large number of files), all files deleted. Yann (talk) 13:26, 1 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Misplaced Spam.jpg[edit]

The first revision here may be a copyright violation (see the file’s talk page). Please perform revision deletion if so, revert otherwise. Brianjd (talk) 13:58, 1 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done Yann (talk) 14:14, 1 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

RevDel oldid 711460089[edit]

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File_talk:3191_Berlin.jpg&oldid=711460089 (first version of page) contains tracking info in external link and needs a revdel. C.Suthorn (talk) 16:08, 1 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done--Ymblanter (talk) 16:18, 1 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Typo in protected page[edit]

Hi all! There's a typo in the english caption of today's homepage featured picture; devoring instead of devouring, here and here. Both pages are protected. Thanks, Syrio posso aiutare? 12:07, 2 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Syrio,

Done. Kadı Message 15:00, 2 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

UhLukas[edit]

Can someone delete the userpage as it's cross-wiki spam. Thanks --Nintendofan885^{T&Cs apply} 17:46, 2 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done. --Túrelio (talk) 21:03, 2 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

please delete the following user pages (not of use)[edit]

Done. --Túrelio (talk) 21:02, 2 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

please delete this file ASAP[edit]

Someone complains via (VRT) that this file violates his privacy and he request delete it immediately. Ibrahim.ID ✪ 09:33, 3 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Done; likely also a copyvio. --Túrelio (talk) 09:55, 3 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]