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User talk:SLBedit

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

@SLBedit: is persistently modifying the kits on S.L. Benfica kits. This incident and their previous activity seems to indicate a COM:OWN issue to me. I have reverted their edits several times, on each occasion leaving reasoning in my edit summary and also addressing it on their talk page. SLBedit has consistently refused to engage in discussion and their edit summaries here and here shows no sign of intending to do so. I cannot bothered, neither do I want, to be involved in an edit war with someone who is repeatedly ignoring guidelines. SLBedit seems to feel they have control over the page. As a side note, an account on the mainstream wiki with the exact same name has received several blocks/bans over this exact same issue of edit warring/page ownership etc. Obviously there is no definite proof they are the same user but the behaviour is strikingly similar. Anywho I've warned them that if they carried on I'd bring this here and now I have.

I'd greatly appreciate input/help on this matter. I am happy to discuss it and if needed change my opinion on it but I am yet to find any reason why there can be no logos and this seems to be the only way to get SLBedit to actual respond to me. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 18:54, 8 November 2025 (UTC)

@REDMAN 2019: Hi. Since 2015, they cannot be different users; they appear to be one person obstinately editing against consensus. Also, Special:Diff/1061475936 and Special:Diff/1089545062 actually illustrate what you are writing about.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:51, 9 November 2025 (UTC)

@Jeff G.: Thanks for the reply. I reckon this will need dealing with by an Admin since they aren't gonna listen. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 17:00, 10 November 2025 (UTC)

@REDMAN 2019: Of course; this is one of the Administrators' noticeboards, after all.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 20:34, 10 November 2025 (UTC)

@REDMAN 2019, Jeff G., and SLBedit: I gave this a few minutes, but I can't readily see what are the relevant differences here, partly because it seems the edits change the layout of the page so I can't do a quick visual comparison. Can someone be specific about exactly what have been at least some of the substantive disagreements here? - Jmabel ! talk 22:02, 10 November 2025 (UTC)

@Jmabel: Of course. Basically it was originally a minor matter of should kit manufacturers logos i.e. Adidas, Nike etc, be included on the kit templates. SLBedit is opposed to their inclusion despite literally every other kit page on WikiCommons having them. Their reason for why they shouldn't be included has changed a few times, ranging from 'They are trademarked and can't be used on Commons' (they can), to they make the page look worse, and currently it seems to be simply 'I don't like/want them on the page'. This is what I can tell from the edit summaries at least as they won't answer any of the messages I've sent them. They have also removed an unrelated section on alternative kits but haven't provided any info why so far.

It's basically a matter of me saying, 'this is on every other page and the kit templates are not prohibited in any way'. I don't understand what the issue is with them being on the page and SLBedit is yet to provide any concrete reason as to why they can't either. I've been editing kits and kit pages on Commons for years and I have never one come across this kind of situation/opinion.

That, at least, is my side of it. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 18:39, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

Given that this appears to be SLBedit's sole activity (at least recently) on Commons, and that they refuse to engage and discuss, I'll block them from editing S.L. Benfica kits as a way to get their attention. I hope that will get them to come here and discuss the matter. - Jmabel ! talk 00:47, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

Why on earth are you adding trademarked logos to the kits? Why are you adding 10 kits per row, when they are overlapping Tools menu? You are NOT improving that page! Stop. SLBedit (talk) 17:07, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

@SLBedit: on the kits per row, you may be correct; that is going to depend on screen/window size, so not everyone will see the same thing, but REDMAN 2019, I have that problem viewing the page also, and you should probably defer to him on that point (or better yet, rebuild this using a technique that will take window width into account). But on the trademarked logos, SLBedit, you are definitely wrong (and I am speaking as an admin here): if a trademarked logo is part of the kit we should show it, as long as there is no copyright problem. Many things can be trademarked that cannot be copyrighted. Other than marking the file page with {{Trademarked}}, that is not an issue for Commons. - Jmabel ! talk 19:29, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

@SLBedit: , @Jmabel: which rows are not displaying properly for you guys? It's fine on my end but that may just be my screen size. Are the rows too wide and if so by how much and I can fix it. Thanks! REDMAN 2019 (talk) 20:04, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

@REDMAN 2019: Rows are too wide, probably by one kit. I have a width of 1920 and keep both sidebars active. I suspect that if you shrink your window to that width you can see the problem. - Jmabel ! talk 23:09, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

@SLBedit: if you will agree to stop removing the logos, I will remove the block so that your account is not stigmatized. - Jmabel ! talk 23:09, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

I won't remove them. SLBedit (talk) 17:03, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

User:Kontributor 2K

They have labeled the liecence on the flag of Maine as Creative Commons. all us state flags are in the public domain, they are abusing copyright. Ice743 (talk) 23:44, 10 November 2025 (UTC)

 Boomerang OP is a sock and has been blocked. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 18:48, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

BidishaD87

BidishaD87 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

Single-purpose dick pic account Dronebogus (talk) 16:13, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

 Comment One more warning, all files deleted. Yann (talk) 17:01, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

Copyright violation by Amirsotoodehbeydokhti

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

none of these uploads are user own works

• File:خلاصه اصول تعلیمات ورویه معموله سلسله علّیه نعمت اللهیه گنابادی در کتاب بقعه متبرکه سلطانی بیدختی صفحه 6.jpg file like this from book's page
• File:1320 عزاداری محرم بیدخت.jpg file like this is belong to 1940s
• other taken from google image or Instagram pages

please delete all and gave waring to uploader

[[User:Modern Sciences|MSes]] (talk) 02:45, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

@Modern Sciences: if you are reporting a user on this page, you are required to notify them of that on their talk page. I will do that for you this time. - Jmabel ! talk 03:10, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

The uploads consist of a number of obvious copyright violations (example: File:عکس هوایی از تخریب زلزله.jpg), numerous scans of images out of printed publications with unclear copyright status as the source has not been provided (example: Commons:Deletion requests/File:حاج ملاسلطانمحمد لطانعلیشاه.jpg), and a set of more modern photos with low resolutions and no EXIF data. All uploads are marked as {{Own work}} even if a source has been provided in its description (see here). So I wonder if any of the uploads is genuinely the own work by the uploader. In my opinion, we should give the uploader a week or so time to react. If they are not forthcoming, we should delete the whole set per COM:PRP. --AFBorchert (talk) 14:37, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

In the meantime, Amirsotoodehbeydokhti has been warned multiple times at fa:wp (see fa:بحث کاربر:Amirsotoodehbeydokhti). This included also a warning about uploading non-free images. His galleries with uploaded images were reverted (example). After the last warning yesterday, Amirsotoodehbeydokhti went on a spree templating articles which was ended by an indefinite block by Persia. --AFBorchert (talk) 07:18, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

Minorbx

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

Repeated vandalism. Consider protecting Template:Diffuseat as well. Thank you. Gikü (talk) 12:19, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

Account globally locked. --Túrelio (talk) 13:19, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

User:BOKOBA veroly

This user has uploaded photos that are clearly not his own as own pictures. Examples: File:Présentation en.jpg, File:Excellent.jpg

I was one of the organizers of the event and do not know him. He does not respond to inquiries on his discussion page, even though he edited a Wikipedia project yesterday [1]. Given his discussion page in this project, I think administrators should take a look at this user. Stepro (talk) 20:42, 4 November 2025 (UTC)

@BOKOBA veroly please reply here and explain this. Otherwise we might have to delete all your uploads per our precautionary principle. GPSLeo (talk) 12:42, 5 November 2025 (UTC)

 Info Retrieved from the archives.
@Sysops: Please process this report instead of letting it go unresolved and end up in the archive. This user appears to be uploading large quantities of copyright infringements and passing them off as their own work. I don't think this should be ignored. Stepro (talk) 17:20, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

 Comment delete uploads per PCP. All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 17:53, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done blocked for 6 months. If this resumes when they return, then an indef-block is certainly appropriate. - Jmabel ! talk 23:41, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

User:1970gemini

• 1970gemini (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

This user has engaged in repeated violations of Commons' file overwriting policy for years, despite having received warnings about this numerous times (three formal warnings and several more informal ones, see their talk page archive and search for "Bildbearbeitung" for reference) and being taken to the Administrator's noticeboard over it once before.

The latest warning was from me, which was a template warning followed by a more in-depth explanation of the problem with his revisions. This received no response, and the user hasn't changed their behaviour and continued overwriting files. The changes made to File:Großherzog Friedrich August II Von Oldenburg.png and File:Nassau hall princeton university.jpg in particular are egregious.

His responses to warnings given in the past has been to either ignore it (as has been the case for me) or to dismiss it (as seen in the ANU discussion or his talk page archive); over the years there has been no acknowledgement of wrongdoing or understanding that there even is a problem with this behaviour in the first place. Yann mentioned in the ANU discussion that if he continued this behaviour it would lead to a block, but I think revoking his file overwriting privileges is more appropriate. ReneeWrites (talk) 13:51, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

I agree completely. The changes made to File:Großherzog Friedrich August II Von Oldenburg.png and File:Nassau hall princeton university.jpg are both overwrites with distinctly inferior versions of the images; it makes me wonder whether 1970gemini is working with a poorly calibrated screen.

I'd say the only question here is whether this calls for a block at this time, or whether if 1970gemini now promises to stop, we should block only if they do this again. - Jmabel ! talk 19:34, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

@Yann: Pinging you since you've dealt with this user and issue previously. I think a block is long overdue. Geoffroi 20:21, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for a week. No answer here or on talk page despite editing on Commons. Hopefully they get the message. Yann (talk) 16:16, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

User:Esoksekolah01

Esoksekolah01 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

User keeps on removing deletion request tags from their problematic uploads despite the warnings. 0x0a (talk) 15:53, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked indef. Only copyvios, out of scope files, and vandalism. Also blocked indefinitely on tr.wikipedia.org. Yann (talk) 16:12, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

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

@Yann It looks like a sock based on their interactions (e.g. Diff/1116179465 and Diff/1116676330). 0x0a (talk) 12:07, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked. You should create a request for check user, so that the range and sleeper accounts are blocked. Also these accounts should be globally locked. Yann (talk) 12:13, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

User:Yahachy

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

User continued to upload copyright infringing photos despite the final warning. 0x0a (talk) 08:38, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for a week. Yann (talk) 08:44, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

User:Excalibur

This user is indefinitely blocked by arbcom on the English Wikipedia. Today he posted a complaint about Wikipedia here on the talk page of the Village Pump [2]. He has 12 total edits here on Commons. It's inappropriate for this user to move his problems to Commons after being blocked on another project. Can he please be warned before he further disrupts Commons? Thanks for your time. Geoffroi 18:17, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

OK, you can warn this user. I don't see any administrative action needed at this point. Yann (talk) 18:42, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

Whatever. Geoffroi 19:10, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

Hi there sweetiepie!

What exactly is your formal authority to make such sweeping and definitive judgements? I do not recall voting for you, so you can piss in the wind for all I care - and I am sure that most honest wikipedians would be lining up and enjoying the show! Excalibur (talk) 23:53, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

The keystrokes of a keyboard rang / bringing the sound of a BOOMERANG / and the red nose of Rudolph the reindeer / illuminates evidence for NOTHERE. SCNR Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 00:03, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Warned last time to be civil. Ellywa (talk) 00:18, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done Indef as NOTHERE. I predict they'll continue digging and have TPA revoked, and likely be taken to SRG, but let's just start with a block. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 00:49, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

He's still attacking me on his talk page! Can you please take his talk away? He's abused his talk three times now! Will you please stop him from trolling Commons users? Geoffroi 02:11, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done — Huntster (t @ c) 02:14, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

User:Moyojnr

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

User continued to upload tons of copyright infringing images after final warning. No own works. 0x0a (talk) 11:09, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for 1 month. --Lymantria (talk) 17:46, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

User:てれとぴあん

• てれとぴあん (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

After receiving copyvio warnings, this user didn't stop uploading copyvio logos. Other logos uploaded with incorrect licensing description. Netora (talk) 13:16, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

User:~2025-32925-15

• ~2025-32925-15 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

This unregistered user has doing a lot of categorising work lately, and they have been causing couple problems.

• Despite warning from @Achim55 yesterday, today they have continued creating new categories instead of moving them. See Category:Hispano-Suiza HS.9 and Category:Armed Forces of the Slovak State 1939-1944 for recent examples.
• Creating nonsense categories, such as Category:Monica Bellucci right ear (I believe they are same IP user that created the other subcats in Category:Women ears) and Category:Sophie Marceau in 2026.
• Removing content from categories for no valid reason, e.g. see this Village Pump thread about it or this diff.

It doesn't appear the user is engaging with others on their talk page, so hopefully they will engage here. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 20:51, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Offhand, I'd say that the creation of Category:Monica Bellucci right ear is enough to merit a block. - Jmabel ! talk 22:53, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

There's a whole category tree of related categories (Category:Women ears by name) that were created by IPs, presumably the same individual behind ~2025-32925-15. There's a discussion at Commons:Categories for discussion/2025/07/Category:Women ears that's been open for months without resolution. Marbletan (talk) 14:08, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

I would also say that categories like Category:Collaborators with Axis occupation from Bretagne do not belong on Commons an we can not add a source for such statements. This is a job for Wikidata and Wikipedia not for Commons. GPSLeo (talk) 23:28, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

 Comment, it appears the user is now using another temp account:

• ~2025-34477-45 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user.

See this diff for example. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 11:37, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Yes. And

• ~2025-34392-70 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

as well. --Achim55 (talk) 12:29, 18 November 2025 (UTC)