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• Copyright violations: ~12
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• No source since 2 August 2024: ~64
• Media uploaded without a license as of 2024-08: ~53

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• Duplicates: ~15
• Advertisements/spam: ~0
• Personal photos/selfies: ~0
• Other speedy deletions: ~16
• Categories for discussion: 84 months
• Media requiring a split up: ~1
• Requests for unblock: ~0
• Undeletion requests: ~11

Protected edit requests:

• Full protection: ~6
• Interface admin: ~16
• Technical: ~0
• Template protection: ~3
• Protection level: ~0

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Request for page semi-protection for user talk pages

Please semi-protect these user talk pages due to excessive vandalism by cross-wiki long term abuse Sidowpknbkhihj (talk · contribs) aka w:ja:LTA:HEATHROW socks.

1.  Done User talk:とせあんれ
2. User talk:ひまるや
3. User talk:Ktojsecgiioe

--郊外生活Kogaiseikatsu (talk,contribs) 13:18, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

•  Comment User talk:とせあんれ was deleted and has been fully protected indefinitely by The Squirrel Conspiracy. --郊外生活Kogaiseikatsu (talk,contribs) 11:13, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

 Done. Squirrel solved problems with first user. As the second user has no living edits and third is globally locked, I took liberty to semi-protect their talkpages indefinitely. Such users do not need messages from non-autopatrolled users. The vandals – I counted seven, all globally locked, so nothing is needed to do here. Taivo (talk) 13:13, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Block request

• ManagementMo (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Hedea4 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Hiwasalihi (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Uploading the same files and previously deleted files. — doclys (❀) 02:40, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

 Done Main account blocked for a week, socks blocked indef. All files deleted. Yann (talk) 20:47, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

User:NoahAB21 North Bay

• NoahAB21 North Bay (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Evading a block on User:Noah A21 North Bay to reupload File:A Glitched Image.png. Belbury (talk) 14:14, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

 Done by Matrix. modern_primat ^{ඞඞඞ ----TALK} 19:04, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

User_talk:Oltregiu1991#Copyright_violations

User_talk:Oltregiu1991#Copyright_violations after that warning, user has been uploaded so many copyvios. please take action. modern_primat ^{ඞඞඞ ----TALK} 18:36, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for a week, all copyvios deleted. Yann (talk) 20:52, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

User:WDY & Partners

promotion account. see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:WDY_%26_Partners and File:Kantor Pengacara WDY & Partners.jpg modern_primat ^{ඞඞඞ ----TALK} 19:03, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

 Done Already warned, file deleted. Yann (talk) 20:48, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

File:Pianolist 1912.png

Please revert, protect and revdel comments: File:Pianolist 1912.png. --Matěj Suchánek (talk) 09:06, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

 Done by Yann Gbawden (talk) 09:57, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

(Edit conflict)  Done Semi-protected for 3 months. @Matěj Suchánek: Could you please fix the license? Neither of the current ones is OK IMO. Yann (talk) 09:58, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

@Gbawden: I don't like indefinite protection. I prefer to review it time to time. Yann (talk) 10:02, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

User:Steffen43

Steffen43 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

User:Steffen43 posts disgusting selfies. Please block User:Steffen43 indefinitely. OperationSakura6144 (talk) 09:40, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

 Done Was warned yesterday, so blocked as VOA. All files deleted. Yann (talk) 09:55, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

User:Alpharoe

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

Unauthorized bot - 350+ images uploaded with the edit summary "uploading via bot", with no evidence that approval was requested or obtained. Omphalographer (talk) 17:56, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

 Delete all of their uploads per misuse of Commons as personal web host. --Achim55 (talk) 18:09, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for 3 days. All files deleted. Yann (talk) 19:08, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Full Protection: Commons:Deletion_requests/nl

Requesting full protection for Commons:Deletion_requests/nl - this translation is fully completed at 100%, but the page is indicating it's not currently protected - it says to either request protection (which I assume will be full protection, so only admins can edit it), or to remove the protection template. DaneGeld (talk) 12:28, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

@Yann: when I try to protect this, it says I cannot edit that, is that because I'd need to add the translation administrator right for myself temporarily? Abzeronow (talk) 16:34, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Yes, I got the same message, although I am already translation administrator. So no idea. Sorry. Yann (talk) 17:16, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Block request for User:Cybercopsolutions

Cybercopsolutions (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user Username for spam or containing advertising purposes Waqar💬 06:47, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

 Done by Achim55. Yann (talk) 08:47, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

delete File:Mong Kok Buildings 201405.jpg

Vandalism only file, file only use for LTAs, copyright vio IVE Fo Tann (talk) 09:06, 3 July 2024 (UTC)  Not done file is protected. Nothing to do here Gbawden (talk) 10:49, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

User:古拉不是德古拉

• 古拉不是德古拉 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Reason: The users continuous to upload copyright violation files, for example File:在用心看書的千紙.jpg (Source), after they received the final warning of copyright violation. See also the relevant deletion discussion.

SCP-2000 16:11, 3 July 2024 (UTC)