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B18IDH (2)

A1Cafel (talk) 15:28, 21 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

For years, I have been railing against incomplete deletion requests, which are caused by‎ malformed use of {{Delete}} templates and lack of follow-through, and which are populating subcats of Category:Incomplete deletion requests‎. This problem spurred the creation of that category 17:57, 1 February 2007‎ (UTC), 16 years ago, and my tracking of it 18:16, 14 November 2020 (UTC), two years ago. As a precedent, ColorfulSmoke was blocked 17:07, 29 December 2020 (UTC) by Mdaniels5757 with an expiration time of 3 days (account creation blocked) for "Continuing to make malformed deletion requests despite repeated instructions; not responding to concerns on talk page", pursuant to the discussion archived at Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/Blocks and protections/Archive 29#ColorfulSmoke and Alex Neman was blocked 16:30, 27 January 2023 (UTC) by Yann with an expiration time of 1 month (account creation blocked) for "Continuing to make malformed deletion requests despite repeated instructions; not responding to concerns on talk page". B18IDH made this edit 02:14, 14 May 2023‎ (UTC), omitting a section on the subpage, transclusion, and notice to the page creator. I warned the user and reminded them of proper procedures after that edit 11:07, 14 May 2023 (UTC). They made this edit shortly before 11:42, 17 May 2023 (UTC) (with similar problems). I reported such edits in what became Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/Blocks and protections/Archive 35#B18IDH 11:42, 17 May 2023 (UTC), to no avail. The user is continuing to make malformed deletion requests despite instructions and warning, is not responding to concerns on user talk page (except an attempt to delete the page 21:51, 25 May 2023‎ (UTC)), is uploading copyvios, and is abusing multiple accounts as below. Based on the user's contributions of 26 May 2023, there appear to be hidden entries in the user's block log.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 10:51, 26 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Writing this to extend the archive time. Will request CheckUser, as B18IDH appears to be caught in a hard block (see mw:Extension:AbuseFilter/Rules format: user_blocked is "True for blocked registered users. Also true for edits from blocked IP addresses, even if the editor is a registered user who is not blocked."), and it's unclear whether they are the block target (and this is block evasion) or not (in which case they should either be granted IPBE or blocked anyways for disruptive behavior). —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 00:00, 1 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Blocked indef for socking, so this report is moot Apologies for the delay. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 15:49, 2 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

huge amount of sockpuppetery

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T337991

see this log in new files section: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:NewFiles?user=&mediatype%5B%5D=ARCHIVE&mediatype%5B%5D=EXECUTABLE&mediatype%5B%5D=OFFICE&mediatype%5B%5D=MULTIMEDIA&mediatype%5B%5D=TEXT&mediatype%5B%5D=UNKNOWN&start=&end=&wpFormIdentifier=specialnewimages&limit=500&offset=20230601131043%7CNetixawanisop.pdf

in that time there is so much spam .pdf files with many diffrent accounts. maybe you should check this. ----modern_primat ඞඞඞ TALK 14:26, 1 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yup, this is a huge mess. There's probably 3500+ spam PDFs uploaded between 10:45 and 13:45 UTC, many of them from unique accounts. This is probably going to need technical intervention; it'll be hell to delete manually.
Amusingly, it looks like Soroka223 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log)  ran a few test uploads - some of which I tagged for deletion! - before running the big batch upload. Omphalographer (talk) 15:24, 1 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I think it is not really possible to prevent this without affecting other users. Blocking the IP does not help as the user already had to change the IP for every new created account to bypass the account creation limit. For the cleanup I would wait for the bot tagging them for the missing license, then we have a list of all the files. GPSLeo (talk) 15:46, 1 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I am deleting them, but there is an issue with VFC. I get We regret the the inconvenience: The Server-API returned an error during executing your requested task. Please check your contributions, whether something went wrong. at every batch. :( Yann (talk) 19:25, 1 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Worse: it looks as though they've started uploading even more. Another batch started at 17:42 UTC, and appears to be ongoing. Omphalographer (talk) 19:28, 1 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Yann: Can you check the browser console? Tryvix1509 (talk) 04:42, 2 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
We should block new users from uploading such files, at least temporarily. Yann (talk) 19:28, 1 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
See Special:AbuseFilter/281. Yann (talk) 20:16, 1 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
i hope it will work ----modern_primat ඞඞඞ TALK 20:17, 1 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Yes, it works. May be it could be improved depending on spammers. Yann (talk) 20:26, 1 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Just watched the filter tick past 5000 hits a few minutes ago. It's definitely working. Omphalographer (talk) 05:34, 2 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I think I got all of them. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 03:35, 2 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Sadly, you did not. There's still a bunch visible here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:NewFiles?mediatype%5b%5d=OFFICE&offset=20230601183000&limit=500 Omphalographer (talk) 03:38, 2 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • guys, i reverted the archiving this topic. so we can discuss and decide more. for example, we can remove abusefilter i guess. ----modern_primat ඞඞඞ TALK 08:08, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Paf zet

FlorianH76 (talk) 23:44, 1 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done. I warned the user. Taivo (talk) 07:31, 2 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Please delete the files with false licenses. FlorianH76 (talk) 08:13, 2 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Please delete the user's uploads violating the rules: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. FlorianH76 (talk) 13:49, 4 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Webuniseo

Cross-wiki spammer. Has been blocked on multiple wikis and has been warned here, but is still uploading spam. Marbletan (talk) 13:08, 2 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done, reporting to SRG. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 15:43, 2 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanhhoat237

A1Cafel (talk) 09:00, 3 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done. One week block and I deleted speedily 2 posters. Taivo (talk) 15:57, 3 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Block evasion by User:King.godrat

Wikikar2 is uploading many low-quality personal images that also appeared among the deletion alerts on User talk:King.godrat before that user's block. The user has socked before as King.godrat2 (talk · contribs). Belbury (talk) 18:12, 3 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done. I blocked him indefinitely and mass deleted all his uploads. Taivo (talk) 08:54, 4 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User:197.35.61.130

197.35.61.130 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • RBL • abusefilter • tools • guc • stalktoy • block user • block log) - stalking WMF-banned LTA. please block and revert. XXBlackburnXx (talk) 19:00, 3 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Blocked for a week. @XXBlackburnXx: Please don't feed LTAs by going on edit war and making comments to them, just report. Thanks! -- CptViraj (talk) 19:10, 3 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
User:CptViraj - can you revert please? XXBlackburnXx (talk) 19:12, 3 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Done. -- CptViraj (talk) 19:17, 3 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I was trying to make him say something stupid so its easier to report lol. I know how he is. im sorry. XXBlackburnXx (talk) 19:32, 3 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Don't feed the troll. Tryvix1509 (talk) 07:44, 4 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Block evasion of Farhan Rana Rajpoot

Per Special:diff/768994311 at File:Farhan Rana Rajpoot.jpg and this edit on enwiki, I think Special:Contributions/Bulkpile is a block/lock evasion of User:Farhan Rana Rajpoot. MathXplore (talk) 07:11, 6 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done. I blocked Bulkpile indefinitely and will delete his/her upload as poster. Taivo (talk) 08:47, 6 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Block Special:Contributions/39.62.8.150 as well --Trade (talk) 17:35, 6 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
✓ Done. 3 days block. Taivo (talk) 09:48, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

VolenTheSucker

LDM2003 (talk) 15:17, 6 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done Blocked, file deleted. Yann (talk) 15:44, 6 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Painter Sahanawaz Hussain.jpg,

User:Sahanawaz Hussain keeps edit-warring over the File:Painter Sahanawaz Hussain.jpg, which has been nominated for deletion by two contributors. The user continues edit-warring despite having been warned. I suggest protecting the file page, or alternatively deleting the file per nomination. -- Jan Kameníček (talk) 21:22, 6 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yellow check.svg Half done Not protected, but partially blocked user from editing this page. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 23:45, 6 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Cu depilado

Inappropriate username in Portuguese (which appears to be their mother tongue). It literally means shaved asshole. If necessary check here and here. RodRabelo7 (talk) 03:31, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Block and delete request

Microshu (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

AXXXXK new sock, edit similar for Clhangus (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) 

Clhangus, [1][2] vs Microshu, [3]

Above.--MCC214#ex umbra in solem 10:31, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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