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Request to unblock K7yz3

This is completely overkill (as usual) from Yann. Files being nominated indiscriminately is a perfectly legitimate issue to bring up and punishing users for bringing up said issue does not serve any purpose other than to create a chilling effect by making users afraid of doing so. --Trade (talk) 00:34, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

And no the users' previous copyright issues is not a valid excuse as Yann explicitly states the block was retaliation for making the complaint --Trade (talk) 00:35, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
@Trade: It is longstanding practice that reporters must have clean hands.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 06:55, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
I'll admit that I haven't looked closely at this (I'm traveling, and have about half my usual time for Commons) but usually the "clean hands" thing is more a reason to make a process-based close as "keep" than to block the reporter. - Jmabel ! talk 20:21, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
There's also the obvious issue of creating an environment where users becomes afraid of bringing up issues in case the responding admin decides to retaliate Trade (talk) 21:54, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Delete file request

@Yann thank you for blocking 帝王69, please delete below files

~2026-32104-53 (talk) 10:25, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Who are you? Please create an account and/or log in. And this is the wrong place and method to request a deletion. Yann (talk) 10:28, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
@Yann I helped him request those file for deletion 2026年6月18日 (talk) 10:50, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
@~2026-32104-53 I helped you mark those file as speedy deletion 2026年6月18日 (talk) 10:47, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
@2026年6月18日: Hi, You have provided no reason for deletion, and even less for speedy deletion. Please read Commons policy about deletion. Thanks, Yann (talk) 11:02, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
I warned the two unblocked users above.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:56, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
@Túrelio: I see you deleted these as "LTA sock". Who is the presumed sockmaster? - Jmabel ! talk 20:24, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
Repetitive and low quality nighttime photos of a Hong Kong harbour looks like User:Zestsees. Belbury (talk) 08:04, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

Whatjapeenedtoyou, apparent block evasion

Whatjapeenedtoyou was indef blocked a few days ago for uploading copyvio images of Shri Syed Ata Hasnain.

Hfthdjf joined Commons today and uploaded a photo of Shri Syed Ata Hasnain, claiming to have cropped it from one of Whatjapeenedtoyou's uploads; they credited the image to Whatjapeenedtoyou. Belbury (talk) 16:09, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

✓ Done Indef., file deleted. Yann (talk) 22:06, 30 May 2026 (UTC)
 Comment the name of the master account is Hfhtdjf (blocked until 27 June without TPA); the username Hfthdjf isn't very far off. I propose that the user behind all three accounts be community-banned without TPA. Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 11:21, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
@Whyiseverythingalreadyused: A COM:RFCU is on going. Please wait for the result. Yann (talk) 11:49, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
Specifically, Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/Hfhtdjf.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:18, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
 Support.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:19, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
 Comment Redundant now that all three reported accounts are globally locked for cross-wiki abuse. Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 10:58, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

Shane Editor

Shane Editor (talk · contribs) was blocked in late June 2023 for copyright violations. They've uploaded a fair number of images today, all claiming own work, all reasonable small in size and no metadata on the images. The first few that I've looked at are obvious copyright violations - see File:Dinesh Khatik.jpg and File:Mayankeshwar Sharan Singh.jpg . I think a mass delete of their images and a longer block is needed here. Ravensfire (talk) 14:56, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

✓ Done Indef. (3rd bloc), we are way past AGF here. Most files are in Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Shane Editor. Yann (talk) 15:03, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
Thanks, Yann. Ravensfire (talk) 15:07, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
✓ Done. I declined unblock request as inadequate. Taivo (talk) 21:31, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

Sammychosen

Sammychosen (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Nonsense edits, mass rollback also needed. Юрий Д.К. 11:10, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

@Юрий Д.К.: Already done, blocked by Raymond, reverted by me.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:04, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
Thank you Raymond and Jeff G. Юрий Д.К. 12:25, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
@Юрий Д.К.: You're welcome.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:26, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
@Юрий Д.К. You are welcome. Raymond (talk) 12:41, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
Checkmark This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:27, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

Out of scope AI content from User:Jhonsyrani

User was asked with a formal warning template last August to review COM:SCOPE, after uploading unused AI-generated images of dolls and people. Their only contributions since then have to be upload more AI-generated images of people, none of which are ever used and all of which gradually get deleted. Belbury (talk) 17:03, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

@Belbury: See Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Jhonsyrani.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 19:05, 3 June 2026 (UTC)
You've nominated all of their uploads for deletion, including those which are already the subject of open deletion requests and two photographs which aren't AI generated (which is why I haven't been COM:F10ing these)?
When I saw that Jhonsyrani had uploaded another unused AI image today (File:2000 type of bhoot serials .v5 - Copy.png), their first in some weeks, I thought I'd report the user here instead. Belbury (talk) 19:25, 3 June 2026 (UTC)
@Belbury: Sorry, I withdrew.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 19:33, 3 June 2026 (UTC)
✓ Done Blocked for a week, all files deleted. Yann (talk) 20:33, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

File:The People of India 1868 Aheer.jpg

Consider Autopatroller or Semi-protection. Repeated deletion/speedy deletion requests made without valid grounds, sometimes accompanied by content removal and/or vandalism. There may be problems with the image (it comes from an book from the 1860s, so that wouldn't be surprising), but those should be delt with through the description and/or caption, not removal of a clearly PD image that's in use.Tcr25 (talk) 18:58, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

✓ Done Semi-protected for a year. I warned a number of users. Yann (talk) 20:26, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

User:Chraze Arcai Tuazon

Chraze Arcai Tuazon (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information)
Unable to stop copyviolence. - Alexis Jazz ping plz 19:33, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

@Alexis Jazz: I think "violations" is more apropos than "violence".   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 19:54, 3 June 2026 (UTC)
✓ Done Blocked for a week, all files deleted. Yann (talk) 20:29, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

User:Article postings

Repeated uploads of advertisements and non-free stock photos with promotional descriptions. Omphalographer (talk) 07:06, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

✓ Done. Indefinite block for spam-only account. Taivo (talk) 07:52, 4 June 2026 (UTC)