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• Personal photos/selfies: ~28
• Other speedy deletions: ~30
• Categories for discussion: 84 months
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• Undeletion requests: ~12

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• Interface admin: ~14
• Technical: ~4
• Template protection: ~25
• Protection level: ~0

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User:Cuken2613

• Cuken2613 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Cu23432 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Cewfrte54 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Abusing multiple accounts to publish copyrighted drawings under free license, violating the copyright of the real author, 李云中. Here the author’s Chinese encyclopedia page and social media. 0x0a (talk) 14:30, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

 Done I blocked the socks, and warned the master. All files deleted. Yann (talk) 15:34, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

@Yann It doesn't end there. User:Cukh23 is his/her new sock puppet to upload copyrighted drawings. 0x0a (talk) 07:42, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done Blocked, files deleted. Yann (talk) 10:18, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Why not block sockmasters?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 13:40, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

@Yann: : Why do you not block sockmasters?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 19:12, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

I usually don't block sockmasters, unless there is a reason specific for that account. Now the sockmaster is blocked by Elcobbola. Yann (talk) 19:30, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

@Yann Here is another: User:Muzarc1098. Can we prevent him from creating new accounts? 0x0a (talk) 07:36, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done That was taken care by Elcobbola. See Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/Cuken26111 for the details. Yann (talk) 19:33, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

User:SurinameCentral

See Commons:Deletion requests/File:Assuria Building under Construction - Paramaribo, Suriname.jpg. User:SurinameCentral is now requesting deletion of the same file for a third time, for the same non-reason. I think it's time to warn them to stop wasting everyone's time with frivolous deletion requests. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:18, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

@Ikan Kekek: I warned them. I also notified them of this section, as you should have done per the above.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 22:28, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

I thought pinging them by putting their linked username in the thread constituted notification. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:37, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

why are other people deciding here if i can delete an image that I uploaded and I took? this part amazes me. someone please explain this to me. SurinameCentral (talk) 22:55, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

@SurinameCentral: We elect Admins to do that, and to block if necessary to prevent further abuse.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 23:36, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

@Ikan Kekek: Which part of "Notify the user(s) concerned via their user talk page(s)" above do you not understand?"   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 23:39, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

I didn't know I needed to do that. Thanks for telling me. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:48, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

To be fair, it's not clear I needed to do that except "Before proposing a user be blocked," which I am not proposing and would oppose at this time. But I take your point. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:50, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

@Ikan Kekek: You're welcome.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 09:34, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

User:Astrorudradev

• Astrorudradev (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Spammer. Marbletan (talk) 13:11, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

 Indef'ed, SOA. -- CptViraj (talk) 13:31, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Seal and Flag of Virginia

Requesting a temporary (full?) protection due to continuous edit wars in these two files:

• Seal of Virginia.svg
• Flag of Virginia.svg

There are discussions in the talk page of Flag of Virginia.svg, but people prefer to use edit summary to communicate. 痛^Designism (talk) 15:59, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 16:35, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

User:Eotc123456789

Eotc123456789 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) The username is (perhaps unintentionally) misleading. "EOTC" suggests some affiliation with the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and/or EOTC TV. See also File:Abune Abraham Archbishop of Western Canada.jpg, which bears the "EOTC TV" watermark, and which I've reported as a possible/likely copyright problem. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 16:33, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done. I warned the user and copyvios are deleted. Taivo (talk) 11:35, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

Niggaballssex123

Niggaballssex123 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

Username. --Leonidlednev (talk) 16:44, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done COM:IU. Yann (talk) 17:48, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

User:Ingenuityscan

This new user has made a number of vandalistic deletion requests. User contributions. I will now duly post a notification on their user talk page, but I think they're just a vandal. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:53, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

 Comment Some of the DR's are valid, for out of scope photos, despite being badly worded Gbawden (talk) 10:21, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

 Not done. I looked his/her every edit, categorized uploads and commented most DR-s. Currently block is not needed, your warning is enough. Next time block. Taivo (talk) 11:30, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

User:KoofuHoofy

• KoofuHoofy (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Another sockpuppet of Jurisdrew, per the duck test. Fry1989 ^eh? 16:01, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done Blocked, file deleted. Yann (talk) 16:07, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

67.62.147.34

• User: 67.62.147.34 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • RBL • abusefilter • tools • guc • stalktoy • block user • block log)
• Reasons for reporting: Open proxy. Blanking the sandbox header.

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 18:02, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done. Globally blocked for 6 months. Taivo (talk) 18:35, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

@Taivo: Thanks!   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 03:09, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

File:Logo of the Fourth International.svg

Requesting indefinite full protection due to an ongoing upload war between two established accounts. The Midnite Wolf (talk) 22:03, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Originally uploaded by King of Hearts.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 22:39, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 06:03, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

@The Squirrel Conspiracy: Thanks!   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 03:09, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

File:Album 1.png, File:Album 2.png

Please protect this file name, Album file name. CSR2Forever (talk) 03:46, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Also: File:Album.png CSR2Forever (talk) 03:48, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 06:03, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

File:Logo of YouTube (2005-2006).svg

Was previously semi-protected; that has expired, but the page still draws a lot of vandalism Gnomingstuff (talk) 06:03, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done. Indefinitely semi-protected. Taivo (talk) 18:37, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Block request

Sorcerex on9 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Sorcerex go to suicide (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Sloanplopion (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Stu Acti (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

First two user name  It looks like a duck to me, Sloanplopion please see [1], Stu Acti please see [2], ping Achim55, Elcobbola and Yann.--MCC214#ex umbra in solem 10:34, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

• Also, need to CU this four accounts to block IP(range)(s) when he or she used to create account as well?--MCC214#ex umbra in solem 10:47, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

 Not done. No disruption from these accounts. None of them has edits, neither living nor dead. Taivo (talk) 11:04, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

@MCC214: COM:RFCU is where to ask for a checkuser, but be warned, they want evidence too.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 11:21, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

All globally locked, nothing to do here. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 20:11, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

@Mdaniels5757: Thanks for letting us know. This was AXXXXK.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 20:19, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Srutee8977

• Srutee8977 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Advertising prostitution. Marbletan (talk) 14:48, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done Indef., file deleted. Yann (talk) 14:55, 11 December 2023 (UTC)