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Rap e still better person than morgan wallen

Just fort the record: I've indef-blocked Rap e still better person than morgan wallen (talk · contribs) as vandalism-only account. Was already blocked on :en and :simple. --Túrelio (talk) 06:44, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

✓ Done. Now also globally locked. Taivo (talk) 11:48, 15 May 2026 (UTC)
FYI: This is the well known LTA ACV, not frequently seen here. --Lymantria (talk) 17:09, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
Ah, got it. Gracias. Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 02:41, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

Successive helper

✓ Done Blocked for a week. Yann (talk) 18:12, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

Former duplicate report

✓ Done Blocked for 3 months, file deleted. Yann (talk) 08:11, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

VisualScienceLab and Traveling by the Sea

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:18, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

✓ Done. Indefinite block for sockpuppetry. Taivo (talk) 14:52, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
@Taivo: Thanks. And the sock?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:36, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
I blocked the sock and give the master another chance. Taivo (talk) 19:24, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

Shubhamshuklabjp and Shubhamshuklarudrapurdeoria

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 03:22, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Page creations deleted; I haven't seen any further action. The accounts seem stale. Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 15:43, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
Hmm, not stale, edits dating today for both. --Lymantria (talk) 17:03, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
@Lymantria: They looked so obvious, should I file at COM:RFCU?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 19:03, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
Indeed, this is a duck case, not a case to bring to RFCU. Blocked both. --Lymantria (talk) 20:09, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
@Lymantria: Thanks!   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:35, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
Marking as Already done for archiving. Shaan SenguptaTalk 16:44, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

SoGuys881

SoGuys881 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information)

SoGuys881 has been mass uploading copyrighted content to Commons and refuses to listen to other editors asking them to stop, either out of incompetency or malice. Me and @Blue-Sonnet have been attempting to tag the content for SD, but SoGuys881 is removing them (example), which is simply a waste of time as they then have to go to discussion for an obvious case. They have been warned at the Teahouse on enwiki. ✶Quxyz✶ (talk) 19:05, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

 Comment Sent 2 warnings. "Mass uploading copyrighted content" is quite exaggerated. I deleted 2 files, and closed a DR as Kept for PD-textlogo. Yann (talk) 19:28, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
Sorry about the exaggeration. I thought the files were being uploaded much quicker than what they actually were. What should be done about File:2011 Disney Junior logo.png and File:ScribblesandInk.png (sorry I cannot figure out how to link them). I am pretty sure they are above threshold of originality based on how stylized they are. ✶Quxyz✶ (talk) 19:39, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
Some Disney Junior logos were kept, but this one was deleted: Commons:Deletion requests/File:Disney Junior Logo.png, so deleted. I am not sure about the others. Some other people can weight in. Yann (talk) 19:56, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
@Quxyz @Yann the reported user has been locked as an LTA. Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 09:57, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
OK, I daleted all files par DENY. Yann (talk) 11:55, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

MatthewDavid41

This user has repeatedly been told not to upload screenshots/low-quality derivatives of already existing images on Commons (see Commons:Deletion_requests/Files_uploaded_by_MatthewDavid41 and the user's talk page) yet it seems they continue to do so. I'm not sure what to do from here on out so I would like to bring this to the attention of the administrators. Aethonatic (talk) 14:56, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Last I checked up on the issue, it seemed to only extend to being low-quality screenshots with minimal adjustments, now it seems to also include the utilization of generative AI (i.e. File:View to Welbeck Abbey along the Great Lake - geograph.org.uk - 1924129 amended 26.png), which I believe to be out of scope. Aethonatic (talk) 15:10, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
You seem to be targeting me, it appears quite aggressive. It’s best practice to discuss with me separately. I have added the sources. Or reverting images back to how they were. You have targeted me before. MatthewDavid41 (talk) 15:20, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
It's unclear what part you consider "aggressive", I am simply bringing up issues that conflict with how Commons operates; I would like to apologise if it does come across that way. It should be noted that we have had two discussions over these issues previously (Special:PermanentLink/1216165181#File:Market Hall Derby.jpg and Special:PermanentLink/1216165181#File:Derby towards the Corn Market.jpg). Aethonatic (talk) 15:24, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
If you had an issue with the work I produced. Professionally you would chat with me separately. The sources have been added to the images. And the Welbeck abbey image I am working on to look more reflective of its original image bit better. MatthewDavid41 (talk) 15:27, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
The issues are not with the lack of sources, it's that your uploads are low-quality duplicates of existing images on here, which I have already pointed out. We don't need to have a separate chat as you've had several chances to rectify these issues to no avail. Aethonatic (talk) 15:31, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
If you had issues with the images you should have sent a message to me on here. This isn’t fair or nice behaviour. MatthewDavid41 (talk) 17:38, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
And that's what I did back when I first noticed the duplicates, I even linked to COM:DUPE for you to read, but your uploads after that suggested you instead ignored that policy. And what about the countless other messages on your talk page alerting you of deletion requests of your uploads? That's why I'm bringing this issue up here, that's why this issue should be brought up here. Aethonatic (talk) 17:50, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
You've been contacted numerous times on your talk page about this issue. Clearly you don't respond to those warnings. "Chatting" with you there would be a waste of time. Commandant Quacks-a-lot (talk) 16:13, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
Each of these images I own the copyright. The other images created I have added in the source from the person who it came from. I didn’t however add the source for these images and that’s my mistake. But I have now since done that. But the nature of the images are on my right only in UK Copyright Law.
thank you
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Memorial_Garden,_Exchange_Row,_Mansfield.png
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Odeon_-_Mansfield.png
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carnegie_Old_Library,_Mansfield.png
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Memorial_Garden,_Exchange_Row,_Mansfield.png MatthewDavid41(talk) 17:28, 18 May 2026 (UTC) MatthewDavid41 (talk) 17:34, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
If that's true, you should have mentioned that when you were contacted several times before, instead of remaining silent and continuing to upload garbage files. Commandant Quacks-a-lot (talk) 18:08, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
Is this a gang on me time? MatthewDavid41 (talk) 18:09, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
This appears like I’m being ganged up on. Or singled out which is against Wiki procedure or policy. I have corrected images. But I don’t think it is reasonable or respectful to treat me this way. MatthewDavid41 (talk) 18:34, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
(Edit conflict) @MatthewDavid41: Hi, Please calm down, and be civil. Nobody is targeting you. The concern about use of AI to edit images is real and should be addressed. I see that you added the source of the images, and that's good. You should also mention if you use AI to edit files. Yann (talk) 18:38, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
I didn’t realise that I needed to do that too and I will add that into the files. It appears wiki may not be generally keeping up with the times. I will add that into the files now MatthewDavid41 (talk) 18:46, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
Matthew, please read COM:AI. This isn't a matter of disclosure, it's a matter of you using it at all. Images edited with AI are out of scope for Wikimedia Commons and should not be used. You are advised to use the original, existing uploads on Commons instead. Aethonatic (talk) 18:52, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
I used the original, the original I created myself. I don’t mind you advising me where I may have gone wrong but I need evidence to see it. MatthewDavid41 (talk) 18:54, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
I’m concerned that you are blaming me for something which I made a mistake before and realised that. These are not mistakes made on purpose. If I have made any. I don’t say anything about your images. But exposing things to this degree is to put me down. MatthewDavid41 (talk) 18:58, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
It's okay to make mistakes, we all do. Just be sure not to repeat them. Commandant Quacks-a-lot (talk) 19:07, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
These images I created. I owned the copyright, the original images were used within the AI edit. The source should have made added I agree but in any court case I own the copyright, so I’m not going to fight myself am I? MatthewDavid41 (talk) 19:10, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
Again, this is about you using AI to edit photos other people have taken, not photos you've taken. Images you've edited with AI should not be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons as they violate COM:SCOPE, especially if the original versions are already on here. Aethonatic (talk) 19:16, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
Ah, I suppose I should also point this out, especially since you have used the AI-edited images over there: images edited with generative AI are completely prohibited on the English Wikipedia as per their policy at WP:AIGI. Aethonatic (talk) 19:42, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
What policy are you quoting this from? MatthewDavid41 (talk) 19:47, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
As I've said, WP:AIGI. It's linked at the end of my message. Aethonatic (talk) 19:48, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
Where have you got the information from around generative AI, these are images that were actual images. That is a total fabrication or a mistruth with no evidence base. MatthewDavid41 (talk) 19:58, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
If you hadn’t noticed I’ve added in the source, on images I took photos off, I think we can all miss information out and I’ve realised but we are not all perfect like you MatthewDavid41 (talk) 20:00, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
Images you've edited with AI should not be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons as they violate COM:SCOPE
I'm sure you'll be able to point us to that policy here on Commons (WP:AIGI is a Wikipedia policy, and this is not Wikipedia) Andy Dingley (talk) 20:02, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
Ah, sorry, my mistake. I believe images that were edited with AI are out of scope as they don't provide educational value outside of the original image. COM:AI mentions this under the "Are AI-generated media within the Commons project scope?" section. You can correct me if I'm wrong. Aethonatic (talk) 20:09, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
Your belief does not create policy though. Andy Dingley (talk) 20:13, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
Isn't COM:AI an established policy though? Or is there an exception for AI-edited images here? I'll let this thread wrap up if it turns out I've been bringing up the wrong issue. Aethonatic (talk) 20:17, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
Yes, it is an official Commons guideline. Commandant Quacks-a-lot (talk) 20:45, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
  • It's useful to actually read the policy you cite, rather than just claiming whatever you prefer, then citing a policy (even one from a different project) to justify your own belief.
COM:SCOPE is unchanged. AI can affect how particular images fit within that. AI generation certainly gives opportunity to generate images way outside SCOPE. But here we're not talking about generation, but rather about the processing of originally non-AI images, such as cleanup or even colorisation. That's still a chance that they might move outside SCOPE, but it's far from implicit or applied to all such.
Images edited with AI are out of scope for Wikimedia Commons and should not be used. is certainly no clear-cut policy here. Andy Dingley (talk) 22:52, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
Thanks for outlining where I went wrong here, I agree that I should analyse these policies more clearly before jumping to action as it seems I must've misinterpreted something or two along the way. Setting up a deletion request would've probably been a better route here. Aethonatic (talk) 23:46, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

User:Назвуха

Copyright violation after a warning. — Tarkoff / 18:07, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

✓ Done Blocked for a week, one file deleted. Yann (talk) 18:40, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Adinar0012 and mass deletion of redirected categories

Adinar0012 (talk · contribs)

Some other eyes and opinions needed on this. As a couple of examples, Category:1955 at Berlin Tempelhof Airport and Category:1955 architecture, converting plausible cat name redirects into G2s. Andy Dingley (talk) 10:13, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

I reverted the diffs provided by Andy; the rest can wait and see I guess Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 11:40, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
I went ahead and mass-reverted all the G2 tags Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 11:45, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
We still end up taking damage though, because of the usual handful of admins who can't resist a speedy deletion, even when it's bogus. Category:1953_events_at_the_Amsterdam_RAI Andy Dingley (talk) 15:27, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

File:Unit 731 victim.jpg

Bonjour, l'utilisateur Rosemeyer2022 veut imposer une description d'image qui ne correspond pas à la réalité. Son comportement négationniste a été signalé sur en/WP () et sur fr:WP ( où il n'y pas de demande faite car son POV ne s'exprime que sur sa PDD). En nommant le fichier : Epidemic prevention activities in Jilin Province in 1940.jpg il reprend la propagande du Mandchoukouo et des nationalistes négationnistes japonais qui ne sont pas des sources fiables. Si on estime que mettre File:Unit 731 victim.jpg est incertain, un renommage et une description neutres de la photo sont alors nécessaire. Amicalement, Olivier Tanguy (talk) 08:26, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

 Comment In view of en:Unit 731, renamed declined, edits reverted. I have also warned Rosemeyer2022. I am watching the file. Yann (talk) 09:21, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
Any ideas on whether to revoke Rosemeyer2022's TPA? They're blocked and are now using their user talk page to complain that the Wikimedia movement is committing censorship Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 14:25, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
 Support.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:45, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
I don't think it is necessary yet. I see no edit after Taivo declined the unblock request. Yann (talk) 15:19, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
I defer I guess Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 15:24, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

LTA?

I don't want to cast aspersions but could someone who's familiar with LTAs and reading filter logs check this one out? The user got on my radar for making a problematic edit on the photo challenge page, so I checked their other edits and they don't seem like a newbie, but replied to my copyvio notice on their talk page as if they are. And now they started to create galleries and templates? Those look like they were copied from somewhere. Nakonana (talk) 20:00, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

Either an LTA or NOTHERE, judging by their edits so far. I will block if they continue. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 21:37, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
They have not continued on Commons (yet) but if you're curious, they earned themselves a block on enwiki for block evasion. They also created a user page on enwiki that claims they are not a sock. Nakonana (talk) 16:21, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
Enwiki block was based on this report per the talk page of the blocking admin. Nakonana (talk) 17:01, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
✓ Done I've blocked the following accounts:
Someone more familiar with language categories than me may want to look at the contributions of HelloMyNameIsAlphabet2. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 18:23, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

User:Artmen Iliagtem 1426

This user has uploaded a big collection of out of scope files which were nominated for deletion by Didym at Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Artmen Iliagtem 1426. The user removed most of the deletion request tags, which is directly prohibited by Commons policy, so I've retagged them. Geoffroi 22:18, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

✓ Done Blocked as NOTHERE and closed DR. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 22:32, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

OtikolenoiL uploads

OtikolenoiL (talk · contribs)'s uploads may have been all COPYVIOs. See their message on my talk page. I hope someone will act on this matter. JWilz12345 (Talk|Contributions) 20:46, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

I want all these photos removed. Thnks OtikolenoiL (talk) 09:25, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
The photos I'm requesting be removed are ones
I downloaded from Facebook and Twitter. I then modified the EXIF ​​data, replacing it with my own, including my author information.
Currently, the owner of these images is asking me to remove them from Wikimedia Commons to avoid legal repercussions.
Thank you for helping me resolve this issue.
OtikolenoiL (talk) 09:36, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
 Comment I deleted all these and some more. @OtikolenoiL: Are all the remaining images taken by you? Est-ce que toutes les images restantes ont été prises par vous ? Yann (talk) 09:50, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
@Yann: There are definitely more here. I have only checked a few examples, but all of them were used elsewhere before the user's "alleged own work claim" uploads. Note: All of the users uploads are most low resolution files, sometimes with just a few KBs. זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 04:19, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
@Ziv: OK, I deleted more files. I now understand that EXIF was faked on many pictures, if not all. So we probably should delete them all. I also wonder if we should block this account, because not understanding copyright is one thing, and faking EXIF data is another. Yann (talk) 07:36, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
@Ziv and @Yann: I  Support such actions.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:05, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
Some of the images were taken by me, but conversely, the images I've underlined do not belong to me; they are copyrighted images, which is why I want them removed.
Certaines images ont étaient prises par moi, mais au contraire les images que j'ai soulignées ne m'appartiennent pas, sont des images sous droit d'auteur, voilà pourquoi je souhaite leur suppression
OtikolenoiL (talk) 11:51, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
@OtikolenoiL: I would recommend that you tag those images that are definitely not your own with a deletion request or a speedy deletion request yourself. (Je vous recommande d'ajouter vous-même une demande de suppression ou une demande de suppression rapide aux images qui ne vous appartiennent manifestement pas.) זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 14:10, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
Okay thanks. OtikolenoiL (talk) 18:29, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

Oursana sorting by arbitrary number

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:26, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

I endorse this report. In fact, this issue goes back over four years. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:22, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

User:MasSaudagar

MasSaudagar (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information)
I think they attempted to insult me when they wrote "but here we are, peole are scary enough to delete my edit, and page" "cheers wonderful nerds admin :)" on their user page (though it's hard to tell from the broken English), so I guess someone else should handle this now. - Alexis Jazz ping plz 09:18, 24 May 2026 (UTC)