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Block request for User:Jopeferoli

Jopeferoli (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user An account solely for the purpose of vandalism Cyberwolf (talk) 17:42, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

•  Done indef-blocked - Jmabel ! talk 20:14, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

Block request for User:Sakin Tajul

Sakin Tajul (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Requesting a block for repeated copyright violations despite receiving a final warning on 17 January 2026. The user uploaded 73 copyright violations prior to the final warning, 6 more the day after receiving it, and at least 1 additional violation in March 2026. The post-warning files have been tagged for speedy deletion as copyright violations by me.

Of all files uploaded by this user, every single one is a confirmed copyright violation except for 4 images for which I could not locate the original source. Given the overwhelming and consistent pattern of copyright violations across this account, I do not believe good faith can reasonably be assumed for these remaining 4 files either.

Tausheef Hassan Auntu ✉Talk? 09:34, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for a week, obvious copyvios deleted, and Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Sakin Tajul. Yann (talk) 09:42, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

Block request for ปลาหมอ. Reason: For being a sock puppet.

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

I suspect he's a sock puppet. He uploaded a previously deleted image (It was me who requested the deletion of the image in question), and went straight to the graphics lab illustration workshop. I also nominated the newly uploaded image for deletion too. Candidyeoman55 (talk) 08:59, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

 Done User blocked, file deleted. Yann (talk) 09:08, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Block or warning request for Kaylaprentice2

Kaylaprentice2 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Apologies as I'm not entirely sure what the correct procedure for this should be:

• The user Kaylaprentice2 was created yesterday or today and their only edit was to vandalize the description for File:Walgreens Receipt with RX number 2.jpg (note that the image clearly has a San Francisco, California address.) This may not be enough to establish a pattern but I'm not sure how this is approached here.
• Also, should the file (File:Walgreens Receipt with RX number 2.jpg) be protected?
• Actually, while editing I noticed this vandalism target that's a bit more obvious: File:Bangladeshi Passport Bio Page.jpg, I would like to request autoconfirmed protection for this file.
• Do we have tools like Wikipedia:Twinkle that help report and revert vandalism available? I remember trying to install it a while ago but didn't see it available.
• Finally, while I'm used to posting to this page since I've linked to it from my user page, I just noticed this page: Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/Vandalism. What's the difference, should I have posted that there instead?

Thanks, --Stux (talk) 11:49, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

 Done. I warned Kaylaprentice and semi-protected both files for 1 and 3 years respectively. Notice here in AN/B is enough good, because you requested protection of files, I protected them and here is proper place to request protections. I don't use Twinkle-like tools myself, but some other do. Taivo (talk) 12:26, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

@Stux: Hi. I'm sorry to inform you that Twinkle does not work here; I use m:User:Xiplus/TwinkleGlobal. COM:ANV would have been more appropriate if you had not requested protection.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:53, 27 March 2026 (UTC)