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problematic user

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

User:Rivermoll delete all the files he uploaded (copyviol/no source and wrong licensing, out of scope)
promo only edits for not relevant sicilian male man
ty GioviPen GP msg 04:04, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@GiovanniPen: I would suggest making your case about these being out of scope through the normal deletion process. Similarly for copyvios.
This is a new user, and administrative action is not normally how we deal with a few reasonable, if possibly bad, uploads from a new user.
Also: normally if you have a complaint about a user for anything other than vandalism, you should bring it to COM:AN/U, not COM:AN, and you should certainly inform them on their talk page that you have started such a discussion. - Jmabel ! talk 21:12, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the information, sorry: I wasnt sure that this was the right place GioviPen GP msg 11:26, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Shall I reopen the topic in COM:AN/U or since I already made it here it’s ok for this time? GioviPen GP msg 11:27, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
As I said, you should go through the normal deletion process and possibly put a note on the user's talk page explaining what is going on. We don't normally use administrative tools to deal with new users who do not seem to be deliberately malicious. - Jmabel ! talk 17:28, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please take care of this DR

Can some admin please take care of this DR. I am exhausted by explaining my POV. If the user would care to understand then I would have wanted to resume. But that's not the case here. There might be some shortcoming on my oart regarding the licence but I can't any better explain them the difference between a personal and a govt account on X (Twitter). Some leftover can also be found on my TP. Plz check the archive if the bot does so in the mean time. Thank you. ShaanSenguptaTalk 12:21, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Shaan Sengupta: You do not have to convince the person whose uploads you want deleted that you are correct. You can just state your case and wait for an admin to evaluate the arguments and close the DR. This DR has not been open even a week, so it would certainly be premature to close it. Unless there is clear consensus, 7 days is a minimum. 3-6 weeks is more common. - Jmabel ! talk 17:32, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Jmabel I think I couldn't explain myself. I didn't ask for a close. I just was fed up of that discussion. I got too much into it that I forgot that I don't need to convince them. Thank you. Also, another DR started in August is now inactive. If you could see that maybe. Thank you. ShaanSenguptaTalk 00:25, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Probably not allowed photo

See: File:Markham, Virginia - panoramio.jpg Then click on the source link, which lists an NC license; which I think is not wiki compatible. I'm not sure what to do with this nor where to report it, so I'm reporting here. MisawaSakura (talk) 15:57, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No, this is fine. The license was reviewed in 2016, and it is irrevocable. Yann (talk) 16:29, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@MisawaSakura: Panoramio changed their licensing policy, but that does not invalidate licenses offered under the old regime. - Jmabel ! talk 17:33, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

transfer of verification

Dear team, as pointed out by Achim55, please transfer the verification of de:User:CCC-LMU to the Commons project here as well. Many thanks and have a good start to the week! Alex CCC-LMU (talk) 16:09, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Moved to COM:VRTN. --Achim55 (talk) 16:17, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Commons:Deletion requests File:Gil Hillin Beverly Hills Cop (1984).webp

Commons:Deletion requests File:Gil Hillin Beverly Hills Cop (1984).webp seems related to COM:HD#How to change the name of a portrait which most likely is about en:File:Gil Hillin Beverly Hills Cop (1984).webp. @Jmabel: Since you're an admin on Commons and Wikipedia, perhaps you can help this person out? The file probably is OK as non-free content, unless en:WP:FREER is an issue or it's a Getty image, but it needs a non-free use rationale and needs to be added to an article to avoid speedy deletion. -- Marchjuly (talk) 11:10, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done. The file in question is now deleted. The DR – it depends, but currently it was convenient to delete the DR as well, because it was not properly filed. Taivo (talk) 13:38, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Edit warring

See File:European Russia location map (2014–2022, Crimea disputed).svg. User:Ecrusized is edit warring against multiple editors despite the file name stating that this includes Crimea marked as disputed (this is also derived from the image without Crimea). Also edit warring on other files. Mellk (talk) 04:17, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not edit warring with anyone, except you, who is restoring Crimea (internationally recognized Ukrainian territory) on Russian maps. You also do not appear to be providing an edit summary for your reverts. Ecrusized (talk) 10:09, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You were reverted by NordNordWest, then proceeded to revert two more times despite being told that your reverts were problematic. There is no rule that all maps cannot include disputed territories. Even if there was such a rule, the better approach would be to request deletion, not mass reverting. I will also note that you restored an old version with outdated boundaries (e.g. Moscow). Mellk (talk) 10:20, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done. I kept the file speedily, because it is widely used. Taivo (talk) 13:34, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Science Photo Competition 2024 in Ukraine: Request for MassMessage

Hi! I have a quick request from organizers of the Ukrainian edition of Science Photo Competition 2024 – we'd like to invite people who participated in this context in the past to join this year's edition

  • Text of the message (first line is the subject, everything else is the body of the message; I've already accounted for having a correct signature & timestamp)

AntonProtsiuk (WMUA) (talk) 13:25, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I will take care of this. Ymblanter (talk) 18:27, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done Ymblanter (talk) 18:34, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Issue on Commons talk:Abuse filter?

Hi, I think we have an issue here. Please check edits by Special:Contributions/2003:ED:0:0:0:0:0:0/32. Could a German speaking admin look into it, please?

This is a long running very complicated case. As I see nothing that requires an intervention at this point I would just ignore it. GPSLeo (talk) 19:32, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ah. I don't know there could be a third alternative between dead or alive. It should be a new version of the Schrödinger's cat. Yann (talk) 20:10, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
With complicated case I meant the dispute between the IP which is probably the blocked User:Gordito1869 and the dead user. I think we can trust User:Oursana. GPSLeo (talk) 20:28, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It seems that the IP is Gordito1869, so it should be blocked as well. Yann (talk) 20:49, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I did not expect that they continue but they did so I blocked them now. GPSLeo (talk) 07:34, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. I reblocked a larger range for 2 weeks. That's the time during which there have been disruption from Special:Contributions/2003:ED:0:0:0:0:0:0/32, and no other edit. Yann (talk) 10:02, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please, rev del these files.

✓ Done Yann (talk) 10:04, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Saad Ali Khan Pakistan

Saad Ali Khan Pakistan (talk · contribs) has today been blocked on en.wiki after they were identified as being a sockpuppet. Their reaction has been to nominate for deletion dozens of maps they uploaded to commons (many of which are in use on English and Urdu wikis) with the rationale "I am the owner and copyright holder of this map and I want it to be deleted because I will use this on my own website". This appears disruptive – should the deletion requests be closed down? The responses to this one suggest their rationale is not a valid one. Cheers, Number 57 (talk) 22:25, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

These could all be speedy-kept. You can't revoke an irrevocable license. Nothing of it being licenced prevents him using it also on his own site. - Jmabel ! talk 22:49, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
✓ Done I agree with Jmabel. Done. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 20:49, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi The Squirrel Conspiracy, could you please also take care of Commons:Deletion requests/? The page was created by another user in error(?) and Saad Ali Khan Pakistan used it further to request deletion of his files. Ratekreel (talk) 22:49, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Moving File:Flag of France.svg

Hi. France had changed its flag since 2020. However, the names of the files are incorrect, making the flag cannot be updated in all wiki pages. I suggest moving File:Flag of France.svg to File:Flag of France (1976-2020).svg while moving File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg to File:Flag of France.svg. These should be moved at same time to prevent the change by the bot. Пусть от победы☆к победе ведёт! 10:26, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done —Matrix(!) ping onewhen replying {user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 12:25, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
(note: moved to [1] instead) —Matrix(!) ping onewhen replying {user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 12:32, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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