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Socks

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Per es:Categoría:Wikipedia:Títeres bloqueados de Caroca52 (Sockpuppets of Caroca52). Jonteemil (talk) 09:05, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done. I blocked them all, deleted most of their uploads and created a sockpuppet category. Taivo (talk) 10:10, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding mass-overwritten by User:氏子

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The user constantly overwriting files since registered in 2019. There is a considerable amount of evidence that shows these files should not be overwritten with substantially different content. I've compiled a list of files that need to be split, and saved it in my computer. He overwrote over 500 files, including files already tagged {{Split}} or reported to COM:HMSR. But I've come to realize that my time and energy are limited; I simply can't do this work today. Before 3 hours I issue a warning to the user (see: this message), so I selected this report just to alert administrators to his future behaviour in order to prevent such edits from happening again.--125.230.83.144 18:08, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can you provide samples you find problematic. I don't think File:紫色繡球花.jpg is.
For links: 氏子 (talk · contribs)
 ∞∞ Enhancing999 (talk) 18:15, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Although I haven't had been through the contributions of the user but I did perform a split of on one of the files and it seems that overwriting was performed unnecessarily and it should not have happened at the first place. Regards, Aafi (talk) 18:38, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
File:蝦籠子.jpg is for example very significantly different from File:蝦籠子 1.jpg Regards, Aafi (talk) 18:40, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I went through some of the contributions, but didn't find much. File:銅漆金佛陀立像.jpg currently on COM:HMSR is problematic.
 ∞∞ Enhancing999 (talk) 18:45, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ArielBZ

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Reuploads a bunch of files already deleted as copyvios. Was given {{End of copyvios}} a few days ago. Jonteemil (talk) 22:58, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done Blocked for a week, files redeleted. Yann (talk) 05:15, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Edit warring

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@Graywalls: See: Special:Contributions/Graywalls where the editor is reversing my restoration of the familytree function that acts as a navigation device between family members. The template is valid, there is no rule demanding that they be removed, the template is used in over 1,000 entries. Graywalls rationale is that Greghenderson2006 asked at Commons:Help_desk/Archive/2024/08#FamilyTree, about Graywalls deleting the tree function template and one editor gave their "humble opinion", which does not rise to community consensus. Graywalls appears to target entries by User:Greghenderson2006. I would like a warning to stop the removal and have Graywalls actually gain community consensus for their removal, or gain consensus for the template to be deleted from every entry. Ad hoc deletion created selection bias. This should have been discussed at Village Pump, not the Help Desk to gain community consensus. Again: one "humble opinion" is not community consensus for deleting a template from categories. RAN (talk) 08:55, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There isn't community consensus in keeping it either. COM:HOST and COM:NOTSOCIAL are relevant here, because the discussion at en.wiki clearly suggests its someone hosting a family tree about their own extended family rather than something relevant to Wiki projects. Maybe I am not familiar with the differences between Wikipedia and here, but in this situation, does retention prevail? After 1RR, I try to discuss this on your talk page proof, but you immediately took the concern here, and did not even provide a talk page notice. Graywalls (talk) 09:08, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Please don't tell people that the answer is in the Bible, just read it. You need to give me a chapter and verse. You keep saying its all there in COM:HOST and COM:NOTSOCIAL, but you never quote the actual rule you are referring to. COM:HOST and COM:NOTSOCIAL talks about party pictures and porn. It does not mention the template that you keep deleting. Why do you keep bringing up English Wikipedia, this is Commons with its own rules. Ad hoc removal from ones you do not like is the wrong way to go, gain consensus to have the template deleted so it is removed from every category, not just the ones with your beef with User:Greghenderson2006. --RAN (talk) 09:28, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Question @Graywalls How is having a family tree on Category:Jean-Baptiste Boisot a violation of COMːWEBHOST Gbawden (talk) 09:32, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    My understanding of it is that edits made specifically to spread out one's family tree to build a family tree on this platform is hosting and I felt there's no educational use in it. Graywalls (talk) 09:40, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • If you were building a family tree on Commons I would consider that a case of NOTWEBHOST. In this case its use is valid. Following your logic we would disallow the family tree of Elizabeth II as NOTWEBHOST. Gbawden (talk) 09:45, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Gbawden: , personal family tree building is the way it appeared to me. You'll see that Greghenderson2006 created a category for himself, and has a category for each of his parents, extended family members. Basically, categories being used as profile pages for his family members. This is where I was getting how I believed it was being used in a "web hosting" way. I know Common isn't en.wiki, but this certainly is quite suggestive. Graywalls (talk) 10:01, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    For context link to en.wiki ANI and within that discussion, please take a second to see this So I think I understand Gbawden's perspective, however my application of COM:HOST is that when an editor builds a category page like it's a folder or a profile, then uploads pictures of themselves, their parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and a category for each one of their own extended family members for obvious purpose of curating their personal family history, I do believe that's a valid application of "out of scope" and COM:HOST. They may not be "vacation photos" but when someone starts uploading photos of everyone in their family, their obituary notices, gravestone photos, then start building a category here for each one of them, is that still considered within scope of project? Graywalls (talk) 17:03, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Comment I reverted most Graywalls's removals of information, and sent a warning. Hopefully, that will be enough. Yann (talk) 09:53, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

AlessioRO

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

Multiple copyvios, continues uploading after warnings. Gikü (talk) 11:44, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done. Yes, source of last upload is Google Maps. One week block and I'll look his uploads. Taivo (talk) 09:23, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Zaitei tochhawng

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Obvious sock of Chhanchhana zote hmar. Jonteemil (talk) 18:54, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done GPSLeo (talk) 19:02, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Perfect, shouldn't their files be deleted as well though, per DENY? Jonteemil (talk) 19:06, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I just created Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Aibawk. GPSLeo (talk) 19:12, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ZaragozaFoto2024

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Such as FotoZaragoza2024 obvious sock of Namest 2003. Jonteemil (talk) 20:42, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done Blocked by Elcobbola. Yann (talk) 22:59, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Praggan Saha

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The latter is a sock of the former. Both are recently blocked on enwiki. Jonteemil (talk) 20:27, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done. I blocked both and deleted last remaining upload. Taivo (talk) 09:25, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mass reverts, edit waring, and refusal to get the point by User:Orijentolog

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I've been going through and cleaning up categories for non-exiting WikiProjects for cities in Iran that were created by User:Orijentolog a few years ago. The categories clearly shouldn't exist since again, there there aren't Wikiproject's that necessitate the need for the categories to begin with Orijentolog subsequently reverted me over 300 times and is continuing to do so even though I told them on their talk page that there's absolutely zero reason to have the categories. Can an admin step in please and tell them to knock off it and that they shouldn't be making categories on here for non-exiting subjects? As a side to that they created a bunch of categories for "buildings by shape" that only contained a single category for towers, which I told them was wrong because "towers" aren't a shape. Apparently they didn't get the point there. So it would be good if they could be told not put categories for things into ones for shapes when the thing isn't a shape to begin with. Thanks. Adamant1 (talk) 04:07, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Only thing you're doing is DESTROYING the categorization and making mess. Nothing else. --Orijentolog (talk) 04:11, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I told you why the categories were wrong and should be deleted. It's not my issue that your unwilling to get the point or don't care about the rules. At least stop reverting me until it's dealt with. Mass reverting someone more then 300 times without even discussing the issue with them first is totally ridiculous. It's also not what the revert feature exists for. --Adamant1 (talk) 04:16, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
How can maintenance categories be wrong?! Where did you get such an idea? You saw very well that I opened all those categories, as well as that I'm part of a group which deals with Iran-related images. You did not contacted me or the Wikiproject, just started with hundreds of edits which produced an utter mess in many categories. And you're surprised for getting reverted? --Orijentolog (talk) 05:54, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment Now their edit waring me over it. Can an admin just temporarily block them for edit waring and vandalism since they clearly aren't willing to get the point or resolve this in a collaborative way? --Adamant1 (talk) 04:24, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm reverting your vandalism and nothing more. Those categories stood for years and no one had an issue with them, until you come. I'm categorizing Iranian art & architecture for years here, and today you destroyed hundreds of them over a single night. And you ask that I get blocked? --Orijentolog (talk) 06:02, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You reverted me multiple times on multiple files ncluding over 100 times after I opened this. 100% you should be blocked for editing waring and reverting me over 100 after I filed the complaints. Its clearly disruptive, uncollaborative behavior. You should have stopped once I filed the complaint and at least waited to continue it until other people weighed in. --Adamant1 (talk) 06:14, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Disruptive behavior is when you destroy something created by many years, based on subjective ideas. Perhaps you believe they are "great" but I find them as totally nonsensical. To repeat it once again, most of these categories are not intended for existing WikiProjects, but for separating huge WikiProject Iran by city, and they mostly serve as maintenance categories. Towers are buildings by shape for years and there's zero logic to change it. --Orijentolog (talk) 06:30, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Disruptive behavior is when you destroy something created by many years, based on subjective ideas Be my guest and tell me where exactly there's a "WikiProject Karaj" here or on any other Wikimedia project. There's no reason you can't find a better way to separate things in WikiProject Iran that doesn't involve mass creating categories for imaginary Wikiprojects.
most of these categories are not intended for existing WikiProjects I'm aware. Which is exactly why I nominated for them deletion. There's zero reason to have "Wikiproject X" categories for Wikprojects that don't exist.
Towers are buildings by shape for years and there's zero logic to change it. It totally makes sense to change it if "towers" isn't a shape. I don't care if it's been that way for years. It's clearly wrong and how long it's been that isn't a valid excuse to mass revert me or edit war me when I tried to correct things.
Please don't troll here, I said those categories are being used for separating huge WikiProject Iran, not for existing individual projects. They serve its purpose fine. And no, you did not "correct" anything, just making an utter mess all around. I don't care ... it's clearly wrong - again subjective opinions. Towers are defined as narrow buildings or structures, higher than its width. That's related to shape, i.e. the external form, contours, or outline, not necessary to geometric figures. --Orijentolog (talk) 09:20, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Towers are defined as narrow buildings or structures, higher than its width. That's related to shape I agree that something like the word "narrow" is related to shapes. But "narrow" isn't a shape. If your going to put a category in one for categories "by shape" then that's what it should be. If you want to create a category called "square towers" that contains categories for or images of squares towers and put it in a category for "buildings by shape" then cool. Do that, but you can't just put a category for a random tower in "buildings by shape" and then be like "oh whatever. It's totally fine because the towers are narrow and the word 'narrow' kinda sorta maybe relates to shapes. So whatever! Waahhh your just trolling and making a mess!" That's not how this works. --Adamant1 (talk) 19:22, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Comment I protected Category:Towers in Iran for 2 weeks, and I blocked 5.112.70.121 for a week. Yann (talk) 17:28, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tô Ngọc Khang

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This user has already been blocked for a week for uploading numerous copyvio images of aircraft involved in accidents and their behavior doesn't seem to stop. 🛧Midori No Sora♪🛪 ( ☁＝☁＝✈) 06:25, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done. One month block (second block). Taivo (talk) 09:29, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

6042*UB80*2K36*1890*7269*9WBK/Asharujayne

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Both accounts, created last August, uploaded photos about Japanese animator Shikei Shokatsu that seems to be a copyright violation. 1.33.123.150 06:53, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So far only warning and short block, but if sockpuppetry is confirmed, then longer blocks are needed. Taivo (talk) 09:37, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sockpuppetry confirmed. Thank you. But here comes suspected third account...

Asharujayne uploaded File:Shikei Syokatu Portrait 2024 14.jpg, then deleted, then 諸葛子敬 uploaded same file as File:諸葛子敬近影2.jpg, then deleted, then Asharujayne uploaded same file as File:Shikei Syokatu-2.jpg, then deleted. Username 諸葛子敬 means exactly Shikei Shokatsu. 1.33.123.150 22:45, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

And here come fourth and fifth accounts: 北京人文大学 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information), Bujiwaiokma (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) 1.33.123.150 03:22, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sixth account appears: Jenifadosaga (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) 1.33.123.150 03:42, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is the real name registered account, please check.The previous error has been corrected, so sorry!! It is now operated by professionals. Jenifadosaga (talk) 03:57, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
In addition, the previous account was stolen again, and now it has been recovered through Google account and changed the password. Jenifadosaga (talk) 04:06, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:Jeremy.toma

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Hi, I think Jeremy.toma's behavior should be looked at more closely. He's been told countless times that his way of treating the licencing of his files is wrong. He's now asked for some of his files to be deleted because he's not happy with the way some people are using the files (see Commons:Deletion requests/File:Thoiry (Ain, France).jpg). Now he's adding notes on his images stating that he must be contacted for all reuse of his files, which is contrary to the licence under which he published the files (Special:Contributions/Jeremy.toma). I have come to the point that I fear he'll ask for every one of his files to be deleted at some point. As a lot of his files are used on Wikipedia, this creates a lot of problems. I have already asked him to reconsider his involvement in Commons since he's never made any effort to understand the licencing process of it all. I think it's time an administrator looks into this. Thanks, Espandero (talk) 10:50, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciated the user's uploads and think they are a great contribution to the project.
What's the recommended action to solve the user's attribution problem?
I notice some suggest that users who insist on being credited have their images compulsorily marked the attribution while Jeremy.Toma actively supported efforts to remove in-image credits, but now faces the problem of not being credited at all.
 ∞∞ Enhancing999 (talk) 02:30, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
"I would appreciate it if you let me know…", the wording on File:Thoiry (Ain, France).jpg, is fine. Same for «"veuillez me contacter» in an ImageNote, though an ImageNote is a very odd place to put it. Conversely, the deletion request has no merit. CC license are irrevocable.
If he would rather have a different attribution, then at User:Jeremy.toma/License, in {{Self}} he can set the "author" parameter to anything he likes. - Jmabel ! talk 12:26, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes he says "veuillez me contacter" but the condition on his user page clearly states that anybody who wishes to use his files needs to ask for his permission beforehand. This is not in line with the licencing. And I feel like putting this kind of messages in notes on the image is also contrary to the spirit of free licencing. And the fact that he wishes to erase some of his content because it is being reused elsewhere seems very telling to me. - Espandero (talk) 15:41, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Isn't the problem that some of the reusers don't credit him as required? I think a solution should be found to help the photographer with that.
 ∞∞ Enhancing999 (talk) 11:24, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This user needs to be blocked. He threatened to take legal action against Wikipedia in the Commons:Deletion requests/File:Cologny (GE).jpg thread:
"Si vous m'en empêchez, je serai contraint d'engager des poursuites contre Wikipédia"
I sincerely hope you don't tolerate such threats on this site. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:35, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done Blocked indef. --A.Savin 07:07, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's an unfortunate turn of events, but apparently more likely to get image credits back on the images.
 ∞∞ Enhancing999 (talk) 13:18, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

MohsenT021

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Reuploads copyvio after having been given {{End of copyvios}}. Jonteemil (talk) 15:38, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done Blocked for a week, files deleted. Yann (talk) 15:55, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, I do however suspect that it's possible that this account was created as block evasion of Mohsen.ghezel which was blocked previously. See below.
Timestamp File Uploader Deleted file Uploader
Sep 04 2024 02:18 PM File:Khaledabadi.jpg Delete Google image search MohsenT021 (talk | contr | dcontr | accounts | blocks | 19 edits) File:Khaledabadi.jpg (Und | Log) MohsenT021 (talk | contr | dcontr | accounts | blocks)
Sep 04 2024 02:18 PM File:Khaledabadi.jpg Delete Google image search MohsenT021 (talk | contr | dcontr | accounts | blocks | 19 edits) File:محمدرضا خالدآبادی.jpg (Und | Log) Mohsen.ghezel (talk | contr | dcontr | accounts | blocks)(different)
Sep 04 2024 02:18 PM File:Khaledabadi.jpg Delete Google image search MohsenT021 (talk | contr | dcontr | accounts | blocks | 19 edits) File:محمدرضا خالدآبادی.jpg (Und | Log) Mohsen.ghezel (talk | contr | dcontr | accounts | blocks)(different)
Jonteemil (talk) 15:57, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done Both accounts blocked indef. Yann (talk) 17:31, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Negerimusik

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Uploads copyvio after having been given {{End of copyvios}}. Jonteemil (talk) 18:17, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done. I blocked the user for a week. All contributions are deleted. Taivo (talk) 06:39, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ajikeminiooon

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Uploads copyvio after having been given {{End of copyvios}}. Jonteemil (talk) 18:32, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done. I blocked the user for a week. All contributions are deleted. Taivo (talk) 06:41, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Romanmalikkhan

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Edit warring and unaterially closing a CfD by User:Orijentolog

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Can an admin please look at the edit history of Commons:Categories for discussion/2024/09/Category:Towers in Iran and deal with User:Orijentolog's waring bullshit? Adamant1 (talk) 08:16, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is no point in discussing with this person, because he opens discussions with the aim of harassing, accusing and insulting, and he unilaterally removes proper categories all around, thereby disrupting the categorization tree that has been built for years. --Orijentolog (talk) 08:19, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Just don't participate in the CfD then. You don't own the categories and you can't just close a CfD after a day and one person commenting just because you don't agree with it. I have every right to start a CfD to discuss with other users if a category system makes sense or not. The only problem here is your petty, uncollaborative attitude and ownership issues.

Also look at the edit history of Category:Buildings in Babolsar by shape where they also reverted me and @Fralambert: multiple times. There's absolutely zero reason I should have had to report his uncollaborative edit waring nonsense twice. --Adamant1 (talk) 08:21, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fralambert obviously intended to remove Wikidata template, as he explained on the sister project, not to delete valid category which is not empty. Opening discussions with false accusations and insults (like that something is "beyond my ability to understand") is not only a violation of the project rules, but is below the level of civilized discussion. --Orijentolog (talk) 08:34, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's pretty clear you didn't understand what I was telling you. I was just trying to give you the benefit of the doubt that it was something you were confused about. It's not like you haven't repeatedly insulting me over and over since this whole thing started though. So spare me the cry bullying. It's still not an excuse to unilaterally close a CfD that had only been open for a day and had commenter anyway. You were clearly just looking for a excuse to shut the conversation down. So I could give a crap. It's not your call to make if other people can discuss it or not just because you created the categories. --Adamant1 (talk) 08:39, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I understood very well, but you continued with misbehavior. And it should be noted that such an arrogant approach has cost you several blocks lately, while I haven't had a single penalty in 15 years of activity. --Orijentolog (talk) 08:46, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
What misbehavior? People are allowed to open CfDs dude. It's only an issue because your turned it into one. And your whole "arrogant approach" comment is exactly I'm talking about with the cry bullying. How dare I say you weren't understanding my explanation but it's totally cool for you to call me arrogant. Right. Right. --Adamant1 (talk) 08:53, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
User Adamant1 seems to have a habbit of insulting others in discussion pages and opening very problematic deletion requests. He has been blocked for that in the past and should be given permanent block. Kruusamägi (talk) 12:38, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
yes. @Orijentolog you can just ignore the annoyance, which will soon move on to new targets and forget about you. :p RZuo (talk) 13:43, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@RZuo: Multiple administrators disagree with Orijentolog's actions here and they even got an in edit war with one of them. I know your just being an opportunist here, but you might want to think about if it's worth support that kind of behavior just because of some petty personal beef. For all the hemming and hawing from people like you about how I act I'm certainly not out there anywhere getting an edit wars with administrators. --Adamant1 (talk) 00:27, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've reverted the close. Orijentolog was too involved to close this CfD. Abzeronow (talk) 23:23, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

M-ONE GRAND MUAYTHAI

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Uploads copyvios after having been given {{End of copyvios}}. Also I think Prathan-Worramanin is a block evasion account since master is blocked on thwiki. Both accounts uploads Muay Thai related media and also there is one account of reupload by the newer account of a file by the master account that was deleted as copyvio. Jonteemil (talk) 09:40, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done Blocked the master for a week, and the sock indef. All files deleted. Yann (talk) 09:48, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Kutlwano Maboe (Steak)

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Promo-only account and sockpuppetry. Jonteemil (talk) 09:50, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done Both accounts blocked indef. All files deleted. Yann (talk) 10:12, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

AriyanDnath

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Promo-only account. Jonteemil (talk) 10:07, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done. Yann warned the user and I deleted his uploads. Taivo (talk) 10:21, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Raaz Tiger

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Violates {{No selfies}}. Jonteemil (talk) 10:11, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done Blocked, file deleted. No useful contribution anywhere. Yann (talk) 10:15, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fry72

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Reasons for reporting: For years, I have been railing against incomplete deletion requests, which are caused by malformed use of {{Delete}} templates and lack of follow-through, and which are populating subcats of Category:Incomplete deletion requests. This problem spurred the creation of that category 17:57, 1 February 2007 (UTC), over 17 years ago, and my tracking of it 18:16, 14 November 2020 (UTC), over three years ago.

As a precedent, ColorfulSmoke was blocked 17:07, 29 December 2020 (UTC) by Mdaniels5757 with an expiration time of 3 days (account creation blocked) for "Continuing to make malformed deletion requests despite repeated instructions; not responding to concerns on talk page", pursuant to the discussion archived at Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/Blocks and protections/Archive 29#ColorfulSmoke, and Alex Neman was blocked 16:30, 27 January 2023 (UTC) by Yann with an expiration time of 1 month (account creation blocked) for "Continuing to make malformed deletion requests despite repeated instructions; not responding to concerns on talk page" pursuant to the discussion archived at Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/Blocks and protections/Archive 34#Alex Neman.[reply]

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:05, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Jeff G.: it is really hard to read that solid block of link-filled prose. Would you mind if I reformat it as bullet points to make it easier to follow? I won't change any content. - Jmabel ! talk 12:02, 6 September 2024 (UTC) [now reformatted - Jmabel ! talk 12:19, 6 September 2024 (UTC)][reply]
@Jmabel: Please go ahead.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:12, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Reformatting done. Sorry I don't have the focus to follow this up further right now (traveling, and very tired), but at least that should help someone else follow this. - Jmabel ! talk 12:19, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Jeff G.: This particular instance aside since I haven't looked that much into it, but what causes incomplete deletion requests to in the first place? I ask becauase it seems wierd someone would or could intentionally do an incomplete deletion request even they wanted to since its just a matter of pushing a button. --Adamant1 (talk) 02:05, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Adamant1: Causes are mostly manual actions with defects by users who ignore the automatic Nominate for deletion or Nominate category for discussion tool in the Tools menu on the sidebar provided by the AjaxQuickDelete gadget per COM:DR#Starting requests and COM:CFD#Starting requests:
In CoffeeEngineer's case, the cause is the use of "{{No permission since|month=August|day=28|year=2024}}" as the reason.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:11, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ayratayrat

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  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:14, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:A.Savin

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No admin action required, mostly as per GPSLeo. If anyone wants to open a thread on Charlesjsharp about issues mentioned by A.Savin and Wolverine XI, be my guest. Yann (talk) 09:33, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

This user has insulted me on this current FPC. He has accused me of slander and lies and suggested my posts are a matter for WMF Legal. I request that he is asked to apologise and be prohibited from commenting on any of my posts. I am happy, in return, to not comment on any of his posts. Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:06, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dieser Benutzer Charlesjsharp ist mal wieder sehr stark im Austeilen und zugleich sehr schwach im Einstecken... --A.Savin 18:23, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Charlesjsharp Your comment on wildlife conservation regulation is wrong. If a bird is sitting directly next to publicly accessible path walking on the path and also stopping to make a photo is absolutely legal (at least in international and EU law). The species is also not internationally protected (I am not able to check the protection status in Sri Lanka) and rated with least concern by the IUCN. Please do not accuse people to violate the law without proper evidence. This is a formal warning.
@A.Savin Please do not make this a bigger problem as it is, you know that this is not a case for WMF legal. And please avoid comments like the one above they do not help to calm down the situation. GPSLeo (talk) 19:32, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
21:45, 20 January 2021 (UTC). Und seitdem weder Entschuldigung noch überhaupt irgendeine weitere Stellungnahme. Einfach "A.Savin hat den Artenschutz verletzt, Punkt!" Du findest sowas okay? Ich hätte das jetzt im Übrigen gar nicht mal ausgegraben, wäre da nicht wieder eine Behauptung, die der User mal wieder als Wahrheit in letzter Instanz zu verkaufen versuchte, die sich aber jetzt nachweislich im Nachhinein als falsch erwiesen hat und letztlich die Beteiligten dieser FPC zu Lachnummern gemacht hat. Und so geht das mit ihm seit Jahren schon. Natürlich reicht eine einzelne Aussage nicht für eine Beschwerde bei der WMF, wohl aber kontinuierliches toxisches Verhalten. Wobei ich mir trotzdem keine Illusionen mache. --A.Savin 20:17, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ich habe eine Warnung ausgesprochen, wenn vergleichbares noch einmal passiert gibt es eine Sperre, im Zweifel direkt dauerhaft. Den Fall hier würde ich jetzt aber schließen. GPSLeo (talk) 20:49, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Back in 2021, after this libel, and after I explained why it's nothing but libel, Charlesjsharp had no further arguments left and didn't respond. Now the same here, even after GPSLeo's explanation. Now I would like to know: how is it possible that a user is not held accountable for such a severe accusation of a criminal offence towards a real-name account. Only because he contributed hundreds of Featured Pictures and due to this deserves some special treatment? But fact is: this kind of harassment is definitely a violation of the UCoC and subject to a long block at least. No admin has courage? --A.Savin 06:27, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'd probably support a boomerang. At least in my experince admins tend not to saction people who open spurious ANU complaints though unless someone proposes it and there's a clear consensus to. --Adamant1 (talk) 06:31, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
He's referring to the accusation linked above, not this thread. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:47, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, my bad. --Adamant1 (talk) 06:49, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Comment This conduct is typical of Charlesjsharp, who has a lengthy history of getting into arguments with many users over remarks like the ones above. He is quick to refer individuals to ANU for trivial issues while failing to see his own flaws. Sure, he may be a valuable contributor to the Wikimedia project, but he should really take more care when posting here. Accusations of legal malpractice are a serious matter that should not be made or taken lightly. I believe it's about time that this behavior is finally dealt with. Wolverine XI 08:05, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Comment Accusing a user of slander/libel are accusations of legal malpractice. A serious matter that should not be made or taken lightly. A.Savin made his accusation of slander in 2021. I was perfectly entitled to oppose his image. I had nothing to apologise for. He has repeated the accusation above. Why does that not attract any criticism here? I agree I make many critical comments, certainly more than many users, and will stop making any comments at all at FPC/QI/VIC - good or bad. I will continue submitting my own nominations. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:15, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It really depends on the situation. Any intentionally false statement about another person can be slanderous in intent, but that doesn't mean that all instances of slander or making a false statement about someone is automatically a legal issue. Otherwise I'd probably be spending most of time on here suing people lmao (the point in that joke in case you don't get it is that there's a lot of lying on here). --Adamant1 (talk) 09:25, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

User:84.59.8.126, User:88.152.184.89, possibly User:Kalinators

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See Commons:Deletion requests/File:Kalinator Geneva.jpg and User talk:Kalinators. It's unclear whether this foul-mouthed IP user is in fact User:Kalinators while not logged in, but this kind of abuse should not be tolerated. I would suggest a block plus a warning, but do whatever you folks want to do. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:31, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done I blocked the 2 IPs for a week, and deleted the file. I also warned Kalinators. Yann (talk) 22:32, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The image is back at File:Stefanov120524.jpg. See also comments at [1] and [2]. C F A 💬 00:41, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@CFA, deleted the file and issued a final warning. Regards, Aafi (talk) 03:46, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done blocked Kalinators, for obviously NOTHERE. ─ Aafī on Mobile (talk) 13:16, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Complaint about User:Adamant1

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I would like to complain about the discussion, I had with this user. In his activities, he refers to an unrepresentative closed CFD, ignores my request to wait before a discussion could be held and deliberately wants to provoke me. I both disagree with the user's behavior as he disregards the guidelines. I have suggested a resumption of the previous discussion, it was ignored. It cannot be that a simple CFD of so few users contains the opinion of the global community from so many countries, this should have been discussed in the respective subcategories of the countries. I would now like to know how to behave correctly so that my opinion can be respected and discussed. --Cookroach (talk) 04:09, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(Copying this from another discussion) If you had a legitimate compliant about a specific part of guidelines that I wasn't following, cool. I would have been (and still am) more then happy to do anything in the guidelines that I'm currently not doing. All you did was make a vague assertion that I wasn't following the guideline, accused me of being arrogant, and then reported me to ANU over a bunch of things that seem to have absolutely nothing to do with me what-so-ever. I said you could discuss this on the Village Pump if you thought it needed more discussion. But as both Pi.1415926535 and I have pointed out it was open for 4 years already and has been closed for 1 year since then. So I don't really think there's a reason to re-open it. Maybe some aspects of it can or should be worked out better. I have zero issue with that, but I don't think it justifies reporting me to ANU simply because you think the CfD didn't have enough participants at the time. That's not my problem. Nor is it my responsibility to re-open a CfD that I didn't participate in or close to begin with. --Adamant1 (talk) 04:35, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
However, as I have already written, you have ignored the guidelines to first look for a suitable alternative and to add a note in the subcategory. Moving everything to the category above and deleting the subcategory without asking is against the spirit of the CFD and against the community. And I only asked you to wait a little while before you do what you do until we have discussed it, which you ignored. Your behavior is definitely worth complaining about, as you wanted to provoke me further. If you don't know the difference between "history" and "historical images" in German usage, then I don't understand why you do it and didn't simply accept my offer of a discussion about it to find a suitable alternative. I can't imagine that the term "history" is used in the same way in all 100+ countries, so asking is a good alternative. A simple reference to the existing CFD would have been enough, instead of sledgehammering away at moving images and deleting categories.--Cookroach (talk) 05:00, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
to add a note in the subcategory. What sub-category here? I don't think it's necessary, practical, helpful, or even required to add a note to every single category that the images get up-merged to. As far as I know that only applies to the main category. Know one from what I've seen adds a note to every other random category that's slightly related to a CfD somehow.
Moving the category above and deleting the subcategory without asking is against the spirit of the CFD and against the community. Where did anyone in the CfD say random users had to be asked about it before phasing out the categories and who exactly should be consulted here when there's 39,000 categories involved in it? That was the point in the CfD to begin with anyway, but you'd have to admit it would be impossible to deal with this if there had to be separate discussions for all 39,000 individual categories before they were phased out. There's certainly nothing in the guidelines saying that's the requirement. There's already note about it on the talk of Category:Historical_images. That's enough. --Adamant1 (talk) 05:21, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The number of categories affected has absolutely nothing to do with the procedure or the guidelines, that a hint should not have been given beforehand. You cannot go through hundreds of country categories without giving a notice about the CFD. Nobody understands and wants that! If your work is so important to you, then talk to people instead of going over their heads, we are a community of volunteers with an interest in what we do. We don't want know-it-alls who keep explaining "their" world to us, but we have content-based projects to spread open knowledge in the world. Such actions and the way you carry them out prevent new users and alienate existing ones. Then you also have the wrong tone in the discussions, which is not what I'm used to here. So I'm asking you again polite in public to wait with your further activities until we have discussed it in our german-language community.--Cookroach (talk) 05:45, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Again, who should I have notified about it? It's a simple question. Why not just answer it instead of wasting my time with the condescending pablum? Just between you and me I told another user a few days ago that they should have notified people about it on the Village Pump or something after the CfD was closed. It's not my job to do that a year later as a random editor who's working on this as a side project on the weekend. Especially given that I wasn't involved in the CfD to begin with.
I have zero problem with notifying a few users here and there when I think it's necessary and I actually have been. I told you as much in the original conversation. I'm not going to hold off on editing in the area in general while you consult with the German-language community though. As I've said, your free to discuss it with other Germans, but whatever local consensus you decide on won't hold any weight if it goes against the outcome of the CfD. So your likely just going to be wasting your time. Be my guest and waste it but that has absolutely nothing to do with me or phasing out the categories in the meantime though. Like I've said, you talking to other people from the German community and the categories being phased out aren't mutually exclusive. Like I have any control over who talk to or what you talk to them about though lmao. --Adamant1 (talk) 06:10, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Can't you or don't you want to understand? Not only are you violating the CFD you are referring to, you are also insulting an entire language community. So you are saying that a clear vote from several dozen long-standing Wikimedians would be worth less than the under-representative CFD you are referring to. We are not in an elite group where you can do whatever you want, but in a community of equals. There are deep abysses in your opinion. I don't think there is any point in trying to talk to you sensibly. I am therefore maintaining my complaint and expect a neutral vote from an admin who was not involved in the CFD.--Cookroach (talk) 08:44, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
you are saying that a clear vote from several dozen long-standing Wikimedians would be worth less than the under-representative CFD Yes, because that's been my experience. In general small, local groups can't go their own way and ignore the outcome of a project wide CfD. Otherwise there'd really be no point in doing them, having things like The Universality Principle, or really guidelines in general. Again, that's just what I've seen. Maybe an admin can give their opinion about it though.
We are not in an elite group where you can do whatever you want Sure, that's exactly my point about why I don't think a local consensus would override the project wide consensus. Your the one acting like German users are an elite who can do whatever they want here. I'm just saying that I think the outcome of the CfD should be followed, which is just common sense and totally reasonable. To the point that's weird your even attacking me over it. Apparently it's a big sin to you that have I respect for the process and consensus though. Anyway, that's really all I have to say about it for now. I would be interested to know what an admin thinks about your opinion that it's fine for you to ignore outcome of the CfD. But I'm done with my side of this outside of that. --Adamant1 (talk) 09:04, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Of course, you're now presenting it that way so that they're not to blame. But they are definitely the cause of the discussion here. If they had complied with my request to wait, it wouldn't have come to this. And yes, they are not behaving according to the rules, even if they would like to portray it the other way round. The CFD clearly states no category deletion without a sensible alternative - you have done that! The rules say to give a note to the users of the category - you have not done that and do not want to do it in the future. So you have clearly broken the rules. I just feel as part of the community and by no means elitist, but they automatically claim to be right and base this on an unrepresentative CFD that has not been fully discussed. No matter how long they keep copying my words because they don't have enough arguments of their own, I think their actions are wrong and against the community. I don't want to comment on the other things and your bad words, but there is a saying: "a hit by dog barks".--Cookroach (talk) 09:40, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The rules say to give a note to the users of the category - you have not done that and do not want to do it in the future. "I have zero problem with notifying a few users here and there when I think it's necessary and I actually have been. I told you as much in the original conversation." Shrug. --Adamant1 (talk) 09:48, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Cookroach: I know this is about conduct but: the category in question (Category:Historical images of Zeitz) seems awfully vague. How old does such an image have to be to be "historical"? Why aren't they categorized more like Category:Zeitz in the 19th century, Category:Zeitz in the 1890s, etc.?

Adamant1's tone wasn't the greatest, but neither is the claim that you were excluded from a CfD that was literally left open for years before someone decided consensus had been reached. - Jmabel ! talk 12:10, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Jmabel Yes, you are unfortunately right, but I didn't know anything about the CFD and the process behind it beforehand. I would be happy if we could come to an agreement. I will make sure that we find a sensible categorization within the German Commons community under the main category "History of...". I have only asked that the postponement be paused for the time being. That's all, but Adamant1 did not want to allow that and kept citing the closed CFD as an argument, which is why I consider his approach questionable in terms of the CFD. We are now at this point and I cannot allow this argument to be made and a very large active group within the Commons community to be denigrated. I therefore ask that you explain to the user: Adamant1 that he is not allowed to ignore the rules agreed in the CFD.
  • to make a reference to the CFD if he wants to make changes or deletions based on it
  • not to delete any subcategories "Historical images of ..." until another sensible subcategory has been found.
By the way, this has nothing to do with the German community, but would affect all countries where these changes are to be made.--Cookroach (talk) 12:38, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Two things.
  • 1. I've asked you multiple times where I'm supposed to reference the CfD or who I'm suppose to reference it to. You never answered me though.
  • 2. I'm not going to relitigate every edit I've made to a "historical images" category, but I do find sensible subcategories in some cases. In other cases there isn't one and "history of" is perfectly fine temporarily until something better comes along. With the "historical images" categories specifically related to Germany, you immediately reverted me and demanded that I stop what I was doing. So that wasn't any way I could have put the images in sensible subcategories if I wanted to. I'm sorry I didn't do something you where actively getting in the way of and yelling at me not to do though. My bad for listening to you and stopping I guess. As a side to that, I'm perfectly fine with ReneeWrites suggestion. I was actually planning on doing something similar thing Cookroach demanded I stop what I was doing so they could throw a fit about it. --Adamant1 (talk) 12:55, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to subcategorize these images by time period (by year for a few images, by century for others) as well as create a broader subcategory for black-and-white photographs of Zeitz. There are a few images of an engraving from 1650 that could probably be given its own subcategory as well. Would that work as a compromise? ReneeWrites (talk) 12:53, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello ReneeWrites Thank you for thinking about it, but this is not about the few pictures of Zeitz. Your suggestion is a feasible option. No, here this is about the way user:Adamant1 about it. He has ignored the rules of the CFD, which he is referring to. And said that my objection was irrelevant and that the entire German community with many thousands of images in these categories could do nothing about it. This is a defamation and denigration of years of voluntary work by several hundred users, which I cannot let stand. The objective solutions for the specific case in Zeitz are therefore secondary and we can discuss these on the discussion page there. We will certainly find a suitable solution there, similar to your suggestion. I would like to clarify one thing here: is a user entitled to refer to a CFD and disregard its agreed rules if this is pointed out to him? Can he interpret the rules for himself as he has done here - also without a note in the subcategory to be deleted and simply move the images to the respective parent category. If they answer yes, I am in favor of reopening the CFD with all the consequences. Otherwise, it would be enough for me, if the user: Adamant1 thought about how ignorant he was towards the community and acted after the rules as described above in the future.--Cookroach (talk) 14:22, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:Utan VCRSN19

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Utan VCRSN19 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) Some recent copyvios after multiple warnings, including the last one. See also: COM:Administrators' noticeboard/User problems/Archive 114#User:Utan VCRSN19 and @Taivo: . Quick1984 (talk) 06:46, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done. One week block and I mass deleted all remaining uploads. Taivo (talk) 09:06, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

CoffeeEngineer

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  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:12, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've fixed the "no reason" issue, and explained how to use VFC on their talk page. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 13:47, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Charlesjsharp

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  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:26, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

IMO we shouldn't have just an open section about a user -- need some diffs to substantiate "long history". — Rhododendrites talk |  13:14, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect and stubborn addition of the NoFoP templates to categories and files

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Laurel Lodged seems to be acting retaliatory after files related to a monument they voted to keep were deleted due to NoFoP law in Azerbaijan. They have started spamming every category and file they find related to Azerbaijan with the "NoFoP-category" tag. This includes very broad categories like Category:Reliefs in Baku (link), Category:Busts in Baku (link), Category:Monuments and memorials in Şəki (city) (link), among many others (search "NoFOP" on their contributions page).

Another user reverted some of these incorrect additions, and it was explained to Laurel on their user page, with my additional comments addressing other incorrect additions that hadn't yet been discussed. Unfortunately, this yielded no results.

Just a day after my comment, Laurel re-added the "NoFoP- category" template to Category:Statues of animals in Qəbələ, which I had removed because the category was too broad. They argued that the category was specific enough to justify the tag. I brought the issue up again on their talk page. They responded by claiming to have a "good understanding of the meaning of the template" and suggested I start a discussion on the category talk page if I wanted to remove it.

To ensure I wasn't misunderstanding the template, I inquired about the appropriate use of the "NoFoP-category" for such cases at the Village Pump and informed Laurel about the discussion. Everyone who commented agreed with my interpretation that the template shouldn't be used in such categories, yet this feedback was ignored by Laurel, and the template on Category:Statues of animals in Qəbələ still remains.

To make matters worse, Laurel has now discovered a new template to misuse. They are adding the "NoFoP-Azerbaijan" template to images of ordinary roads, metro trains, pools, and more, claiming these images are copyrighted. I reverted their additions in two instances, to which they responded on my talk page. Although they conceded on one file, they continue to add the template to similar files and even make snarky comments in response to my explanations.

After days of cleaning up their mistakes and trying to explain their errors, I am at a loss for what to do next. Hence, I'm seeking assistance here. — Golden talk 13:59, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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