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User:Kstorage

Kstorage (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)
Despite their talk page being plastered in deletion notices they never participate in any DR discussion nor are they capable of ceasing uploading new files. This isn't going anywhere. - Alexis Jazz ^{ping plz} 04:16, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for a week, all files deleted. Yann (talk) 04:37, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Yann, thanks for the quick action.
I forgot to notify her of this discussion, in this case it's unlikely that would have made a substantial difference though. - Alexis Jazz ^{ping plz} 04:57, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

I warned them on English Wikipedia against abusing their user page (btw they're indeffed on MediaWiki for spam) Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 12:06, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Jeff G. reported them on meta-wiki and got the account globally locked for "cross-wiki abuse". I mean, technically using Wikimedia as a free webhost is a form of abuse, but it feels like a bit of an escalation. Whether they would have ever started contributing in a meaningful way I don't know, but maybe. We'll never know I guess. - Alexis Jazz ^{ping plz} 00:57, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

Pornteleev again, and a bad non-admin DR closure

Commons:Deletion requests/File:Red–black tree (53424405220).jpg

Yacàwotçã, as the uploader, a non-admin, an obvious advocate for anything Panteleev, repeatedly indef blocked and blocked specifically in relation to Panteleev, should not be closing DRs related to this area.

At the very least, this is a contentious DR and non-admin closures should be avoided on that basis alone. Andy Dingley (talk) 21:16, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Reverted myself. You know you could have just talked to me on my talk page, don’t you? 🤷 Or even simply reverted me, I am not going to engage in any edit wars. What’s the point of this after all? Yacàwotçã (talk) 21:22, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Regardless, we all know a single TA-opened DR with the argument “uh, porn?” isn’t going anywhere. What a needless waste of time Yacàwotçã (talk) 21:23, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Narpsyweatherlike

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

Looks to me like their uploads, all related to rapper La Fouine, are all AI fakes. Also, their conduct around File:La Fouine in a gym with boxing gloves and four other people.jpg looks very questionable, and I suspect this may be a sock of globally locked User:Verisurma. - Jmabel ! talk 00:11, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

I mass deleted all his uploads. Taivo (talk) 11:13, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

 Done This is Climater67 indeed. Together with a couple of other socks blocked indef (if not already) and global lock requested. --Lymantria (talk) 15:23, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

NoahTheBoa7868

NoahTheBoa7868 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

User is here only to disrupt. See contributions: File:Photo Of Charles J. Kirk circa. 2024.webp, File:Barack Obama.webp. - The Bushranger (talk) 04:11, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

 Done Blocked and nuked. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 06:23, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

Konoara

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

This user is already blocked on frwp and on WD. He should be blocked here too. The last file he uploaded is an insult (and should be deleted) : File:PascalProut.png. The real name of this person is "Pascal Praud". Prout means "fart" in french. You can also delete File:JordanBardepasla.jpg (real name Jordan Bardela, "pas là" means "not here") Supertoff (talk) 07:41, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

 Done, all files deleted and user blocked. זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 09:49, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

Saikat4

Saikat4 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

This user is only engaged in uploading copyright violation images. The user has been warned earlier, but they do not care. Now, to avoid scrutiny of images, they have started gaming the system by adding {{Permission pending|year=2026|month=June|day=1}} themselves. This need to be stopped. All their contributions are tagged for speedy deletions with proper rationale. Request any admin to take action. Thank you. Agent 007 (talk) 16:26, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

@Agent VII: Thanks for your report. Such additions will be removed soon, one way or another.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:36, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

 Done All uploads deleted; blocked for 2 weeks. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 18:14, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

Karenlizreyes26

• User: Karenlizreyes26 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Reasons for reporting: Continued oos uploading like File:Bobs normal appearance as a kid062026.png after warning for doing so.

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 07:27, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

 Done. I mass deleted her last remaining uploads and blocked her for a week, mostly for re-uploading content deleted per community consensus. Taivo (talk) 12:02, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

Arcofdreams2002

Arcofdreams2002 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) After being banned for one week and one month for uploading copyright-infringing content, this user continues undeterred. A permanent ban is now likely in order. Stepro (talk) 15:11, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

I kinda agree but looking at it the previous blocks were last year. On that basis I've blocked for 6 months. However any alteration to that block won't bother me... Thanks for reporting. Herby ^{talk thyme} 15:17, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

Reupload check

Is File:Javi Hoyos.jpg (description: "Javier de Hoyos en 'D Corazón'") a reupload of File:Javi Hoyos en 'D corazón'.jpg? - Alexis Jazz ^{ping plz} 08:09, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

@Alexis Jazz: Essentially the same image; the other file was a "crop" that did not depict the whole person. זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 08:59, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

Wendy at AgenticCommons

Wendy at AgenticCommons (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) This user looks like unapproved AI/bot editing. See the discussion at enwiki and wikidata. HyperAnd [talk] 08:21, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

Hi, I operate this account. I'm sorry for the disruption this caused. That's on me.

I just went through the Commons:Bots page (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Bots) and realised I got it wrong: any automated task needs permission in advance, even without a bot flag, and it should run from a separate account. I didn't do either before running this. I've stopped it now and nothing more will run.

I'd like to set this up properly: make a dedicated bot account and file a request at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Bots/Requests , and explain openly what it does and where the data comes from. I won't resume until it's approved. Happy to answer any questions, and if people would prefer the recent edits reverted in the meantime, I'll do that. Wendy at AgenticCommons (talk) 09:34, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

@Wendy at AgenticCommons: Certainly something like that needs to happen. Question: how much are you reviewing (or planning to review) what it does? For example, I'm not sure adding depicts lake (Q23397) to File:Castilleja with Summit lake in the background, Clearwater Wilderness, WA (DSC 0577).jpg is useful. Yes, there is a category for what specific lake is barely visible in the background, and if we have a Wikidata item for that particular lake, that could be useful just in terms of implied location, but as a generic depiction of a lake it is useless. (FWIW, I only looked at what it did to three files before I found what looked like a questionable edit.) - Jmabel ! talk 14:43, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

I'd say (1) try to get your bot approved and (2) take the time to go through manually and revert anything you, as a human, would not stand by as your edit. You'll probably also learn a lot about tuning the bot in the process. - Jmabel ! talk 14:44, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

Jmabel, I'm not sure about our rules for structured data, but should a file be tagged with both "flower" and "Castilleja" when the Castilleja is the flower? (I suppose a pre-flowering Castilleja could be photographed as well, so perhaps yes?) To File:Flowers on city walls of Dubrovnik .jpg Wendy added "stone wall". I mean technically yes it depicts that but..
@Wendy at AgenticCommons, please use the ToolSDC tag for your edits. - Alexis Jazz ^{ping plz} 00:13, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

"Flower" is not redundant to the species, any more than "root" or "stem" or "bud" would be. I suspect that there is some way the species and organ could be described in a single statement using or or the other as a qualifier, and I think that would be better, but I don't know what would be the appropriate Wikidata property to use for the qualifier. - Jmabel ! talk 02:58, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Jmabel, maybe biological phase, but I don't know. Would have to ask the Wikidata folks. - Alexis Jazz ^{ping plz} 03:26, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Thanks everyone for the feedback.

In my earlier testing, I was mostly focused on whether something was visible in the image at all and filtering out things that were completely unrelated. What I overlooked was whether it was actually a meaningful subject of the image, which is really what matters most. That was a very useful observation.

I'll submit a bot request and adjust the algorithm so it only adds annotations for the main subjects of an image.

I'll also review the recent edits and clean up any annotations that don't make sense, especially those added for minor or incidental elements. @Jmabel

On the tags — thanks, Alexis. One question: ToolSDC tag is defined as a human-operated tool rather than a bot, so when I manually edit the earlier edits, I'll use ToolSDC tag for those. And if the bot request gets approved and it ends up running as a bot, should I switch to BotSDC tag at that point? Just want to get the tagging right. @Alexis Jazz Wendy at AgenticCommons (talk) 04:37, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Wendy at AgenticCommons, yes. All available tags can be seen at Special:Tags. - Alexis Jazz ^{ping plz} 04:46, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

I do not believe that addition of both "flower" and "Inflorescence" is appropriate, see File:Lupinus polyphyllus in Canterbury Region 09.jpg. An inflorescence consists of flowers. So "flower" looks really superfluous IMO, in the way of overcategorization. However, I do not really understand how these structured data tags correlate and whether I might be entirely wrong because the database structure is really weird and "flower" and "inflorescence" do not have the proper correlation in the database because an inflorescence consists of "florets" for the Wikidata people, even though the term "floret" is explained as a small flower. --Robert Flogaus-Faust (talk) 11:01, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

User:Дементьева Роман

Дементьева Роман (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) new batch of copyvios after three long term blocks. Romano1981 (talk) 19:02, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

Good afternoon! I welcome the discussion, but I would like to point out that the files that have been removed by a group are official photographs of members of the Azerbaijani Parliament and were taken from the official website of the Azerbaijani Parliament. These individuals are public figures, and the website is owned by a government agency of a sovereign state. I have taken these actions in order to illustrate the encyclopedic articles about the members of the Azerbaijani Parliament. If my account is blocked for an extended period, it will prevent the project from expanding its horizons, as I often post my own photographs on various topics related to geography, culture, and sports. If there was an error with the official photographs of Azerbaijani Parliament members, it was unintentional and did not have any criminal nature. Дементьева Роман (talk) 03:14, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

I would also like to note that the previous blockages occurred in 2019, when I was unclear about the conditions and rules for uploading photos to this project. For several years, I have diligently followed the project's requirements. The issue with the official photos of Azerbaijani parliament members can be resolved with the help of the entire user community. However, my personal requests to the Azerbaijani parliament regarding the right to use official photos of members with attribution to the official website have not been answered. Дементьева Роман (talk) 04:03, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Indef: you cannot think that an image's availability automatically confers on you the right to upload it to Wikimedia Commons. Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 04:20, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

I fully agree with you, but we are talking about a government agency and its official website, where each deputy is represented by their own portrait. In my opinion, this is the most reliable and high-quality source of information for illustrating a person's page. Дементьева Роман (talk) 11:16, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

I would like to add that it is allowed to use any photos from the President of Azerbaijan's website, and there are no restrictions from the project. The Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan is the highest representative body of the Republic, and its members are elected by popular vote. meclis.gov.az is the official website of this government body. When posting photos, I always include a link to the source and the copyright. Дементьева Роман (talk) 11:25, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

@Дементьева Роман: About that batch that now is nominated for speedy deletion. Website has "© Copyright 2020 by Milli Majlis" in the footer. There is no indication that the files are actually available under {{Cc-by-4.0}}. I am willing to grant the requests for speeedy deletion. Please provide the correct link; otherwise, I will delete the files. זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 12:36, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

@Дементьева Роман: I see no exemption from copyright for that body's photographers at COM:Azerbaijan. Where may I find one?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:41, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

I would  Support Whyiseverythingalreadyused here. It is very evident from the replies that the user in question has no understanding of copyright. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 12:41, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

So do I. After all these I see no chance the user will be able to understand what Commons is for and what Commons:Licensing means. Romano1981 (talk) 14:29, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Perhaps after the standard offer.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:35, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

The files have been deleted. Well, if the community considers this download group to be a violation of the rules, then I agree and apologize for my mistake. I will no longer work with other people's photos, although after reading the comments from some of my colleagues, I assume that I will become an unwanted person and even be expelled from this project. God wills it! Дементьева Роман (talk) 16:03, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

@Дементьева Роман: You were reported above because you had already "become an unwanted person". I  Support an indefinite block.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:17, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Everyone can make mistakes in their work, but not everyone is willing to admit them. I am not familiar with your anger towards my personality. Your demands are too harsh and lack explanation. I would like to believe in the humane principles of building cooperation in the project. Дементьева Роман (talk) 17:42, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

@Дементьева Роман: Your welcome message from 19:29, 11 November 2017 (UTC) stated "Wikimedia Commons only accepts free content". Is that so difficult to understand?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 21:15, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Раз по-английски вы не понимаете, может быть, поймёте по-русски. Вам много лет говорят, что вы грубо нарушаете правила проекта, опирающиеся на законы о защите авторского права. И что же вы отвечаете? "Я хороший, фотографии хорошие, люди на них тоже хорошие и полезные". Что это, как не детский сад? Не понимаете, что от вас требуется, так не участвуйте в этом проекте. Romano1981 (talk) 07:33, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Добрый день! Не знаю почему Вы выбрали такой фон общения со мной, но я Вам отвечу с большим уважением и тоже по-русски. Мне много раз об этом не говорили. Блокировки были в 2019 году, на ранней стадии моего участия в проекте, их признаю и не оспаривал тогда и сейчас, ошибки совершал по незнанию. Данная ситуация сложилась по причине, которую я объяснил выше, действовал в интересах развития проекта, в целях иллюстрации депутатов азербайджанского парламента качественными фотографиями по примеру Государственной Думы Российской Федерации. Согласитесь, что, например, официальные фотографии депутатов ГД ФС РФ в основном берутся с официального сайта Государственной Думы РФ. Сообщество, в том числе в Вашем лице выявило мою оплошность и фотографии были удалены. Опять-таки спорить не буду и ошибку я признаю, извиняюсь за подобный неверный шаг. Мною загружено в проект огромное количество авторских фотографий и выполнено это всё бесплатно ради развития энциклопедических знаний, в том числе о моей родной стране. Считаю и обращаю внимание администраторов проекта, что Вам как коллеге не подобает так эмоционально и неуважительно разговаривать и объясняться с другими участниками. "Детский сад" в русском переносном лексическом значении обозначает "несерьёзное, неразумное, глупое поведение". Просматривается какой-то негативный взгляд и личная неприязнь ко мне или моей работе. Соглашусь, что Ваша работа направлена на защиту интересов сообщества и я её уважаю. Поэтом приношу Вам личные извинения за свою оплошность и обязуюсь больше не допускать загрузок чужих фотографий в проект, дабы исключить таких диалогов. Надеюсь на поддержку и понимание. Всего Вам доброго на благо общего дела! Дементьева Роман (talk) 08:25, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

 Comment: Since the user has not received any further blocks since 2019, I would like to see other admin opinions here. Thank you. זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 08:33, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Pinging @Jcb as previous blocking Admin. In case I wasn't clear enough earlier, I support an indefinite block of this user. Since agreement to the Berne Convention 4 June 1999 per COM:Azerbaijan, every photo taken in Azerbaijan has been copyrighted. We need permission from each and every photographer in order to host those photos here, or we consider them copyvios.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:07, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

@Дементьева Роман: There is nothing personal against you. But your repeated violations of Commons rules make difficult to believe that you really understand copyright, which is a fundamental principle of this project. I am willing to accept your apology, but is the last time. Any further violation will be met with a block. Please read (again if you already did it) COM:L/ru (yes, we have a complete version in Russian), and only upload images taken with your own camera/phone. Thanks, Yann (talk) 11:29, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

I'm with Yann here. If Дементьева Роман will stick to uploading only what is truly their own work, no objection to them staying on the site. It seems like they don't understand the copyright issues well enough to upload third-party works. (By the way, if anyone wants to translate COM:THIRD into more languages, that would be great!) - Jmabel ! talk 13:24, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for your support and understanding! I accept the community's last warning with deep respect. I promise not to touch other people's photos or try to upload them to the project. I will only work with my own original photos because I am interested in them. Дементьева Роман (talk)

Continued problematic uploads by Xqgieq

Xqgieq (talk · contribs) keeps uploading images from a serial killer fandom claiming they are Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, when in reality the fandom in question hasn't released them on that licence, and doesn't have the authority to do so anyway. Despite having all their images repeatedly tagged they keep uploading images with the sane issues and aren't communicating. FDW777 (talk) 06:49, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

I asked for speedy deletion of the uploads while referring to this thread, for now. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 07:19, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

 Done, files in question deleted and final warning to the user. That should be sufficient for now. Otherwise, please report it again here. זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 08:00, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Sockpuppetry

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

The sock uploads File:Simon Stanghelle er en norsk musiker, innholdsskaper og aspirerende skuespiller fra Kristiansand. Han lager egne sanger, karakterer og videoer, og er interessert i film, humor og sceneopptreden. Han har gitt ut musikk under eget navn,.jpg which is a reupload of F10 File:Simon Stanghelle er skuespiller og Artist.jpg uploaded by master. Jonteemil (talk) 13:19, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

• Sockpuppet indef-blocked. - Jmabel ! talk 13:31, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Spam in deletion discussion

An unregistered user is spamming a bunch of unsigned votes at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Actor Waheed Murad 1964.jpg. I do not how to deal with this issue. – Howardcorn33 (💬) 19:17, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

I just deleted the file and protected the nomination page. GPSLeo (talk) 19:56, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Thanks – Howardcorn33 (💬) 19:59, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Upload of fantasy diagrams

Tinou21 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) keeps uploading fantasy election diagrams after several deletions. Tpe.g5.stan (talk) 10:51, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

Could have been at COM:ANV given the clear w:WP:NOTHERE, but fine. I've tagged all their live diagrams for speedy deletion. Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 12:18, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

In addition, you must notify a user when making a report that involves them at any of our administrative noticeboards other than ANV, which is the one for vandalism. I'm doing it for you this time. Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 12:21, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

I did not know that, thank you! I will remember that the next time. Tpe.g5.stan (talk) 13:38, 7 June 2026 (UTC)