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User:Raid5[edit]

Raid5 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information)

The user “Raid5” is constantly “pinging” (spamming) my account with alerts. (See a screenshot.)

Of the 25 (twenty-five) last alerts, 25 are caused by “Raid5”. This kind of attention seeking is unpleasant and compulsive, and most of those are merely repetitive nitpicking. The user seems to me to think this as a game or as a social media, like Instagram, where you “follow” certain users and comment on everything they do. Unfortunartely that feels like persecution or cyberbullying (cf. Griefing).

If I am indeed thoroughly so evil and wretch’d, why is it up to this one user, Raid5, to keep calling it?

This user is very quick to comment and modify anything I do here. For instance, when I uploaded the screenshot, it took less than 2 hours for the user to comment it on my talk page in a foreign language (in a condescending tone) and to make a pointless revision, merely in order to seek attention.

I would guess the quality of my contributions here is neither better nor worse than that of most other users in the community. However, that user has been targeting me for a long period of time, as it feels to me, with the intention to drive away an experienced user.

Another problem have been vexatious complaints about missing “essential information” (one example) and unfounded deletion requests (one example).

There are other uploaders who care less about templates and typography and source information than I do, but I seem to be the only one who is constantly scolded and alerted by “Raid5.”

Yet another issue are removals of relevant categories, like this one and this one, which I do not understand.

Please prevent this user from alerting me constantly (especially in edit summaries — it’s rather pointless). Most of those demands are irrelevant or matters of taste, or more general issues which many contributors could equally be blamed for, and which could well be attended to tacitly. I have noted the user’s demands, but constant harrassment does not recommend them. --Mlang.Finn (talk) 01:38, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Mlang.Finn: Hi, and welcome. In Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-echo, I see a "Muted users" section. You might want to use that. Help is at mw:Help:Notifications#mute.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 02:35, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Jeff G.: I doubt muting would meet the need here. I don't think Mlang.Finn would be happier to simply go without hearing about it as someone removed categories from their uploads that they considered correct, and nominated their uploads for deletion on arguable grounds. - Jmabel ! talk 02:45, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Mlang.Finn: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?diff=840025890&oldid=839970674&title=File%3ADelegation-for-Kekkonen-1973.jpg and https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3AETYK-Finland-delegation-1975.jpg&diff=840026320&oldid=839966990 (the examples of removal of categories) are arguably correct, unless you are saying that Urho Kekkonen is not a Finnish politician. I take it you wanted the category there because of other politicians in the photo. This particular issue of COM:OVERCAT is controversial. I'd probably have (in Raid5's place) left the category there or (in yours) restored it, and in either case would have added a comment that it refers to other politicians in the photo.
I've looked a bit at the other diffs and images here; I can't imagine a major sanction here. To be honest, the single most egregious thing I see here is one of your edit summaries ([1] beginning "CAN YOU READ?" (caps in original). I can understand why you may have been frustrated, but this doesn't look like a one-sided issue to me.
I'm aware I could give this more study, but I'm hoping to hear from an admin who has been more involved over time.
If you'd both agree to an interaction ban (stay away from each other's uploads) I'd be fine with that. - Jmabel ! talk 02:42, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Jmabel: Poistin kategorian, ettei Urho Kekkonen olisi ollut yhtä aikaa pää- ja alaluokassa. Kumosin muokkaukseni, koska kuvassa oli myös muita poliitikkoja.
Mlang.Finniltä on usein poistettu muokkausoikeus suomenkielisessä Wikipediassa häiriköivän muokkaustyylin, muokkaussotimisen, henkilökohtaisten hyökkäysten ja eston kiertämisen takia (Mlang.Finnin estoloki). Hän puolustelee sivistymätöntä käytöstään pitkällä kokemuksellaan Wikipediassa (Pohdintaa, Unblockables: ”How long they have been on Wikipedia, often stated more nobly as "length of service," will usually be in the mix. This may seem odd as we expect our long-term users to understand policy better than the newbies who would have been blocked for the same offense, but somehow this makes sense to some users.”). ”Muokkaajat, joilla ei ole riittäviä sosiaalisia taitoja saattavat aiheuttaa häiriötä. Vaikka häiriköinti ei olisikaan tahallista, se on silti haitallista Wikipedialle.” Suomenkielisessä Wikipediassa usea muokkaaja on puuttunut hänen huonoon toimintaansa.
Muiden käyttäjien neuvonnasta huolimatta Commonsissa ei ole kiinnitetty tarpeeksi huomiota hänen edelleen jatkuvaan vaivihkaiseen muokkaamiseen: hän muuttaa https-osoitteita http-muotoon ilman perustelua, poistelee pakonomaisesti otsikoita (Lähteen ilmoittaminen). Hänelle on vaikeata keskustella ja toimia yhteistyössä muiden kanssa. Commonsissa Mlang.Finn on syyllistynyt henkilökohtaisiin hyökkäyksiin esittämällä vakavia syytöksiä ilman todisteita, nimittelemällä minua toistuvasti naiseksi, pilkkaamalla käyttäjätunnukseni merkitystä, syyttämällä sukkanukkeilusta, vaikka häntä huomautettiin lukuisia kertoja. (Toisten käyttäjien syyttely, Deletion requests/File:Lilla-Teatern-1959.jpg, Administrators' noticeboard/User problems/Commons:Deletion requests/File:Lilla-Teatern-1959.jpg).
”Another problem have been --- and unfounded deletion requests (one example).” – Category:Undelete in 2083, Tallentamasi kuvien linkit luokassa Undelete in 2083.
”comment it on my talk page in a foreign language” – User:Mlang.Finn ”I’m a scholar from Finland.” • Käyttäjä:Mlang.Finn ”Tämän käyttäjän äidinkieli on suomi.”
Pyydän, että ylläpito puuttuisi hänen projektille vahingolliseen toimintaansa ja huonoon käytökseensä. raid5 23:46, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I don't read Finnish at all; the following is via Google Translate. - Jmabel ! talk 00:18, 26 January 2024 (UTC)I removed the category, so that Urho Kekkonen would not have been in the main and lower category at the same time. I reversed my edit because there were also other politicians in the picture.Reply[reply]
Mlang.Finn's editing rights have often been removed on the Finnish Wikipedia due to disruptive editing style, editing wars, personal attacks and evading the block (Mlang.Finn's block log). He defends his uncivilized behavior with his long experience on Wikipedia (Reflection, Unblockables: "How long they have been on Wikipedia, often stated more nobly as "length of service," will usually be in the mix. This may seem Odd as we expect our long-term users to understand policy better than the newbies who would have been blocked for the same offense, but Somehow this makes sense to some users."). "Editors who don't have enough social skills can cause a disturbance. Even if the interference is not intentional, it is still harmful to Wikipedia.” In the Finnish Wikipedia, several editors have intervened in his bad actions.
Despite the advice of other users, not enough attention has been paid in Commons to his still continuous stealthy editing: he changes https addresses to http format without justification, compulsively deletes headers (Attribution). It is difficult for him to discuss and cooperate with others. In Commons, Mlang.Finn has committed personal attacks by making serious accusations without evidence, repeatedly calling me a woman, mocking the meaning of my username, accusing me of sock puppetry despite being pointed out numerous times. (Blaming other users, Deletion requests/File:Lilla-Teatern-1959.jpg, Administrators' noticeboard/User problems/Commons:Deletion requests/File:Lilla-Teatern-1959.jpg).
"Another problem have been --- and unfounded deletion requests (one example)." – Category:Undelete in 2083, Links to your saved images in the category Undelete in 2083.
"comment it on my talk page in a foreign language" - User:Mlang.Finn "I'm a Scholar from Finland." • User:Mlang.Finn "This user's native language is Finnish."
I ask that maintenance intervene in his project-damaging activities and bad behavior. raid5 23:46, 25 January 2024 (UTC)
END TRANSLATION - Jmabel ! talk 00:18, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Kallerna: as the only Finnish-speaking Commons admin, perhaps you can do better here than anyone else. - Jmabel ! talk 00:21, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

To me it seems quite obvious that user raid5 is not the problem, it is the other way. If bad behavior continues, Mlang.Finn should be blocked for a short period of time. —kallerna (talk) 06:57, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

David S. Soriano[edit]

User was blocked twice last year for uploading out of scope personal artwork (initially hundreds which were deleted at Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:AI images created by David S. Soriano).

They have uploaded more out of scope personal artwork since that second block expired in August. Belbury (talk) 10:21, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done Blocked. Yann (talk) 10:33, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Yann: Can previous verdicts on their digital/AI work being out of scope be applied to delete their uploads here, or should I raise another DR to discuss them? None of the images are in use. Belbury (talk) 10:43, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
They should be deleted, but a regular DR may be best anyway. Yann (talk) 10:52, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Jesse Daniel Brown[edit]

Jesse Daniel Brown (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  has a long history of self-promotion and uploading of personal pictures. They were indef. blocked in the en.WP for self-promotion. Here, they uploaded several personal out of scope pictures that were deleted. That didn't stop them, and they uploaded several others. They were warned twice. Today, they used their user page and their talk page for self-promotion. This is a typical case of en:WP:NOTTHERE. Kacamata! Dimmi!!! 16:59, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Kacamata: I have deleted their userpage and indeffed them. ─ The Aafī (talk) 17:26, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I'd have not issued an indef block if they were not previously blocked on en-wiki. This is reasonable. Causing disruptions despite being warned and blocked elsewhere, of course, an indef-block is warranted. Thanks for the report. I'd let the images run procedurally. ─ The Aafī (talk) 17:27, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@TheAafi Thanks. Kacamata! Dimmi!!! 18:15, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

177.76.209.102[edit]

Hi, This IP made many edits today, and the days before. Among the few edits I checked, I reverted 3 as inadequate. So I blocked the IP for 3 days. I don't have the time to review more edits now. Help needed. Yann (talk) 18:57, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Putting Special:Contributions/177.76.209.102 here for convenience. ─ The Aafī (talk) 19:29, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

sock user[edit]

டாக்டர் வா.செ.செல்வம் (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  has a sock தென்னை மருத்துவர் (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  and good to delete both users' uploads. Both are blocked in ta.wiki. I report for admin intervention. AntanO 14:30, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done Blocked. Master account warned, both files deleted. Yann (talk) 15:26, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
unblock my ip address and protect my account for future deletion. I need to publish this article தென்னை மருத்துவர் it's very important to know future generation in agriculture தென்னை மருத்துவர் (talk) 15:44, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
✓ Done Sure. @தென்னை மருத்துவர்: Since you don't understand, I also blocked your other account for one week. Please read COM:SCOPE. It will be longer next time. Yann (talk) 17:55, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User:Nordin Aghzenay Bakouh[edit]

Nordin Aghzenay Bakouh (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  All photos uploaded by this user in the Category:Larbi Messari comes from Youtube but I am not sure they are copyright free. Could an Administrator verify them, especially because numerous uploads from this user have been deleted for the same reason according to his talk page and he seems to have reloaded some under different names such as "CONDOLENCIAS MUHAMMAD VI.png" which was deleted under « File:CARTA MONARCA MUHAMMAD VI DANDO LAS CONDOLENCIAS POR LA MUETRE DE MLM.png ». Pierre cb (talk) 15:13, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

 Comment Last warning sent, and Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Nordin Aghzenay Bakouh‎. Yann (talk) 15:30, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User:Os1040[edit]

Os1040 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  is another sock of Oscareduardo10 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) . They uploaded File:Oscareduardo10 Logo.png. See Commons:Administrators'_noticeboard/User_problems/Archive_109#Socks_of_IvanRamonTrillos for more context. Kacamata! Dimmi!!! 22:45, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done Blocked. File deleted, and protected against recreation. Yann (talk) 22:49, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Ah, I'd been leaving it unprotected so I can spot the new socks, lol. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 23:27, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

RZuo[edit]

User RZuo (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log) has appeared to have continually used their rollback rights on reverting edits that are not vandalism or clear mistakes by other users recently [2], violating the COM:RBK policy limiting the use of rollback to combating vandalism [...] own mistaken edits or the clearly mistaken edits of another user. It should only be used for clear-cut cases, and without any explanation or edit summary. Since the user has been repeatedly blocked for incivil behaviour across multiple sites, I am unwilling to engage in further arguments with the user, and thus directly reporting this case to ANU for third-party review. LuciferianThomas 02:37, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@LuciferianThomas: "repeatedly" and a link to all of their contributions is basically saying "go work it out for yourself". Please link at least three examples of what you consider to be inappropriate rollbacks by RZuo. - Jmabel ! talk 04:53, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
All reverts since mid January. None of those are reverting vandalism or clear mistakes. LuciferianThomas 05:29, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Please provide diffs. Abzeronow (talk) 18:36, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
And remember, not every revert is a rollback. The " vandalism or clear mistakes" applies to the rollback tool, not to all reversions. - Jmabel ! talk 20:02, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Please do note that the extra link I have provided has filtered their contribution with mw-rollback, which are definitely revert edits using the rollback tool. If you had even looked even one more second on the link I provided, you would have noticed that.
Diffs from the recent two weeks:
  • 842266448: Reverting Shizhao's notifications for another user on the other user's talk page without valid reason. Even if images are kept in deletion discussions, the notifications for deletion are still not "clearly vandalism", and as sent according to procedural requirements and thus not "clear mistakes".
  • 844337427: Reverting Jeff G.'s category move from a category requested for deletion by creator to a category with same function without reason. While they did notice their mistakes, it still shows their lack of thought before using the revert tool, reverting non-vandalism and non-mistake edits.
  • 845355575: Reverting my reasoned removal of the category move request, again without reasoning or further discussion. Again, non-vandalism and non-mistake edits.
From further down the history lane:
  • 762341849 (May 2023): Reverting Yrellag's removal of categories on a file, while on RZuo's next edit removing most categories that Yrellag removed again. Whilst RZuo did warn Yrellag's removal as vandalism, but if they basically repeat the edit that they reverted, then the reverted edit is clearly not just vandalism or a clear mistake.
The above show a clear pattern of failure to assume good faith, or to identify non-vandalism from vandalism. LuciferianThomas 02:13, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@LuciferianThomas: I think you are reading way too much into this. It looks like RZuo is a too quick to use the rollback tool rather than revert by other means, but none of this looks to me like big deal.
@RZuo: I believe LuciferianThomas is correct on one thing here: you should not use the rollback tool except for vandalism & blatant errors. Otherwise, you should revert the same way someone would if they didn't have this too (and a decent edit summary is usually in order). Probably calls for being more careful.
[to all]: but it certainly doesn't call for an administrative sanction. - 06:53, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

2405:201:6014:ca::/64[edit]

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 18:34, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done Blocked for a week. Yann (talk) 18:36, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Elie Mulenda[edit]

CoffeeEngineer (talk) 22:34, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done Blocked for a week. All files already nominated. Yann (talk) 07:46, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User:Jjsgood35[edit]

Jjsgood35 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  keeps uploading copyvio or unsourced photos even after being warned. All remaining photos should be checked by administrator. Pierre cb (talk) 04:50, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done Blocked for a week, and Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Jjsgood35‎. Yann (talk) 07:29, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Person 18.0[edit]

@Person_18.0 keeps tagging a picture of a menorah with a star of David on it as a Zionist symbol. See latest here. This user has been blocked before for inappropriately applying this template, as well as similar ones about China and Russia. Just as they have edit-warred over marking every single image of the letter Z as a symbol of Russian aggression, they are marking every random picture of a Jewish star as a Zionist symbol. Zanahary (talk) 11:21, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

More diffs: [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] Zanahary (talk) 11:30, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
✓ Done Blocked for a month. Yann (talk) 13:15, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Uploads by Bigguy637[edit]

I have some concerns regarding some uploads from a user, User:Bigguy637. I reached out to them last night with a message on their talk page, regarding their incorrect use of the 'own work' for author/source, but I'm unsure how to discuss and advise on the use of the correct content license; as they've also been using "self|cc-zero" (The Creative Commons 0, with that extra "I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it..." box around it.), which wouldn't be correct as they're all safety symbols, from years old design standards and legal acts, that aren't their own work, per Commons:Own work.

I also have some concerns that some of their uploads are not-free works and prohibited on the Commons. I've nominated a batch for deletion here Commons:Deletion requests/Portal 2 Safety Signs that I'm very confident on, but someone who has a better understanding of copyright, threshold of originality, etc might need to take a look. The Navigators (talk) 12:51, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User:Thesazh[edit]

Thesazh (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  Upload non-free movie poster. メイド理世 (talk) 07:22, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done. I warned the user. Some copyvios are already deleted and I'll delete them more. Taivo (talk) 10:17, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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