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Lwrdi

• User: Lwrdi (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Reasons for reporting: Vandalism only. Abusing multiple accounts. See abuse filter log.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:42, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

 Done. Clearly long-term vandal. I blocked Lwrdi indefinitely. Taivo (talk) 09:03, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

@Taivo: Thanks, is that ~2026-31703-71 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • RBL • • guc • stalktoy • block user • block log • Abuse filter log), too?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 09:57, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

You can request checkuser, but for me they seem different. Taivo (talk) 13:23, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

@Taivo: Checkusers won't touch a TA.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:18, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

Now globally locked by M7. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 13:12, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

"joganivalves"

User: "joganivalves" (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Spam / spambot XReport --NDG (talk) 06:28, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

 Done. I blocked the user due to inappropriate username. Taivo (talk) 09:53, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

Globally locked by M7 now. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 13:13, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

ImazighenYatYaznassen

User: ImazighenYatYaznassen (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Long-term abuse. Block evasion. User:Yaznassen XReport --MathXplore (talk) 12:51, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

 Done Indef., all files deleted. Yann (talk) 12:57, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

Globally locked by XXBlackburnXx. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 13:15, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Apostelgreek2

User: Apostelgreek2 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: pretty much all of his uploads are copyright violations (screenshots of images in Google Maps and opther sources), many of them edited with Gemini or other AI. He does not stop adding more copyrighted material after multiple comments/deletion requests from me. Nobody perfect (talk) 12:40, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

Screenshots of Pictures or pictures i uploaded myself on google Maps.. omg Apostelgreek2 (talk) 14:55, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

And how do we know that it indeed is your account? Your word isn't the proof. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 16:23, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

You can, for example, look at the new pictures I uploaded. I mean, it's the same place, the same perspective, just a different day. I think it makes sense that if someone chooses this topic out of hundreds of millions to participate, they have a certain connection to it. For example, the part of the city where one lives, so the chances are not very low that one has pictures of their own neighborhood. Also, if someone participates on Wikipedia, the chance is high that they also participate on Google Maps. And if someone has taken a picture, why wouldn't they use it on multiple platforms to reach more people. Apostelgreek2 (talk) 17:35, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

You took SCREENSHOTS of all the photos. If they were really your own work, you would have the higher quality originals. You’re not only stealing content, you are also lying about it. Nobody perfect (talk) 20:58, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

of all? I have 15 online that are not. compare the one of the building to the one you delted. just different angel. idk what generation you are but young people tend to take a lot of pictures, than delte them again because the phoen storage is full, when they have fullfill the purpose to help the maps communiny and than you take a scrrenshot. also its way easyer sometimes to take a scrrensot when searching thru the galry. - Besides on that, Yes, besides that i did take picures from other poeple and used AI on pictures for imporvent, i allredy said sorry and said please delte them. Apostelgreek2 (talk) 14:58, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

 Done Last warning sent, all copyvios deleted. Yann (talk) 16:47, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

You can, for example, look at the new pictures I uploaded. I mean, it's the same place, the same perspective, just a different day. I think it makes sense that if someone chooses this topic out of hundreds of millions to participate, they have a certain connection to it. For example, the part of the city where one lives, so the chances are not very low that one has pictures of their own neighborhood. Also, if someone participates on Wikipedia, the chance is high that they also participate on Google Maps. And if someone has taken a picture, why wouldn't they use it on multiple platforms to reach more people. Apostelgreek2 (talk) 17:36, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

@Apostelgreek2: without having looked into the deletions myself, may I presume that the photos on Google Maps are credited to your Google account? If so, you can send an email to COM:VRT from the Gmail attached to your Google account, indicating that account is you, which should completely sort this out; once you've done that the pictures should be undeleted and we will know in the future that the two accounts are the same person. In the email to VRT, you might want to permalink this discussion so they know what this is about. - Jmabel ! talk 20:23, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

Hello, i can do this in the future, but i also have several maps account some inactive without passwort, to just keep the pictures online for the community but not use it anymore for more privacy Apostelgreek2 (talk) 14:54, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

(although any inappropriate AI editing is a separate matter.) - Jmabel ! talk 20:24, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

yes, sorry will not happen again, plesse delte my 2 AI pictures (theyx show the entrancr of the uni, park) Apostelgreek2 (talk) 14:55, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for a week. All images without EXIF deleted. Yann (talk) 13:52, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Вандалъ

User: Вандалъ (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Ongoing vandalism despite warnings. Marbletan (talk) 17:22, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

 Done. The username means "Vandal" in Russian language. Taivo (talk) 17:52, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

Globally locked now. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 13:10, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Disruptive edits hidden now. --Túrelio (talk) 09:39, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Seems to have returned as Ты лох! (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user. Similar vandalism to same categories. Marbletan (talk) 18:28, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

 Done indef-blocked. - Jmabel ! talk 18:48, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

The username means "You are jerk". I protected some categories. Taivo (talk) 20:10, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

Disruptive edits hidden now. --Túrelio (talk) 09:56, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Globally locked now. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 09:50, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

アスティ岐阜

User: アスティ岐阜 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Long-term abuse XReport --Leonidlednev (talk) 01:04, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

 m:SRG § Global lock for アスティ岐阜 might suffice. Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 04:25, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Already done locked now. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 13:09, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Wickimedia Commons

User: Wickimedia Commons (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Commons:Username_policy#Confusing_usernames XReport --MathXplore (talk) 13:23, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

I made an en:WP:BOLD report at m:SRG. Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 14:05, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Already done: m:Steward requests/Global/2026-w22 § Global lock for Wickimedia Commons. Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 04:35, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

~2026-33310-97

User: ~2026-33310-97 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Long-term abuse XReport --Quinlan83 (talk) 20:42, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

 Done, blocked for 1 week and edits hidden. --Túrelio (talk) 09:17, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

VOVOAPP

User: VOVOAPP (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Spammer, already indeffed on wikidata - Alexis Jazz ^{ping plz} 02:54, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Stale in my opinion; account has had no activity on any Wikimedia project since being blocked on Wikidata. The one image they uploaded here to facilitate their Wikidata spam is already deleted. Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 12:24, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

Pakan244

User: Pakan244 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: See evidence at Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Pakan244. Please indef this *** - Alexis Jazz ^{ping plz} 03:37, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Already done indeffed by Elcobbola. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 09:09, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

~2026-29283-55

User: ~2026-29283-55 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: George Bounacos (talk) 05:27, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

All edits reverted and 1 hidden. --Túrelio (talk) 09:12, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 09:15, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Бибика-Туалет

User: Бибика-Туалет (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Vandalism-only account, probably an LTA. XReport --浅村しき (talk) 08:48, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

 Done, globally locked (by EPIC) and edits hidden. --Túrelio (talk) 09:07, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Much appreciated!! 浅村しき (talk) 09:21, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Thanks all; many edit summaries here were hidden, too.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 10:45, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

~2026-33280-98

User: ~2026-33280-98 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Category:LOVOT related repeated vandalism. Mzaki (talk) 13:00, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

 Done Blocked. Yann (talk) 13:44, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Prabakar7

User: Prabakar7 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Potential (high-chance) of vandalism by self-promoting a similar username/domain name in descriptions of random, unrelated images (see user contributions) Exploraz (talk) 14:22, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

All edits reverted and user warned. --Túrelio (talk) 20:09, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 10:18, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

Rezawardanaa123

Rezawardanaa123 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user is spamming some phone number and PIN / password renewal service stuff in Indonesian. Account created ca. 40 minutes ago. Nakonana (talk) 17:34, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

 Done Indeffed. _signed, Aafi ^(talk) 18:30, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Krischke Luise777

User: Krischke Luise777 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: This morning, the user entered her name in the short description on dozens of pages for random photos. Is there any way to fix this automatically?
Stepro (talk) 10:17, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

 Done. Indef-blocked as vandalism-only and all edits reverted, manually :-( . --Túrelio (talk) 10:30, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

PrettyBoyMagi

User: PrettyBoyMagi (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Userpage issues, removed CSD tag. [1], [2] XReport --MathXplore (talk) 13:40, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

Userpage deleted. I have also warned the user not to remove speedy tags. Have also added welcome notice. Let's see if this makes him behave. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 10:23, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

~2026-33587-90

User: ~2026-33587-90 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Long-term abuse. It's User:於台北王朝大酒店前抗議台塑河靜鋼鐵廠污染越南海洋的活動. XReport --Sakurase (talk) 14:40, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

"于台北王朝大酒店前抗议台塑河静钢铁厂污染越南海洋的活动" / "Protesting in front of Taipei Sunworld Dynasty Hotel the actions of Formosa Ha Tinh Steel that pollute Vietnamese oceans"

自以为搞笑是吗？Does that LTA think they're funny? Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 05:01, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

~2026-33304-99

• User: ~2026-33304-99 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • RBL • • guc • stalktoy • block user • block log • Abuse filter log)
• Reasons for reporting: Vandalism only.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 20:05, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

  Thanks Jmabel!   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:59, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:01, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

楊中龍

User: 楊中龍 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Long-term abuse. User:於台北王朝大酒店前抗議台塑河靜鋼鐵廠污染越南海洋的活動 XReport --Sakurase (talk) 01:16, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

Saiful Alam Tutul

User: Saiful Alam Tutul (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Other Wikimedians brought up evidence that this user performed acts that may constitute fraud (even in a legal sense) during a contest, namely uploading AI generated imagery during WLE, likely to win a financial compensation in the shape of Amazon vouchers. See: Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Saiful Alam Tutul and Special:PermaLink/1227619297#I_need_to_edit_my_account._How_can_I_do_it? (Help desk) Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 02:16, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

Farukrajsinger22

User: Farukrajsinger22 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Long-term abuse. Spam / spambot. related to Special:Contributions/Farukraj, Special:Contributions/Faruk_Raj_Singer, Special:Contributions/Faruk_Raj1, & Special:Contributions/Singer_Faruk (Recreated File:Faruk Raj.jpg) XReport --MathXplore (talk) 03:42, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

راهول علي

User: راهول علي (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Long-term abuse. related to Special:Contributions/منصور_محمد_زيد_ثابت_الوصابي & Special:Contributions/Mansour_Mohammed_Zaid_Thabet_Al-Wasabi (evidence: [3], [4])XReport --MathXplore (talk) 03:59, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

Cc: علاء (ar.wikipedia.org & Commons sysop, Arabic language user) All involved users are active at ar.wikipedia.org & Commons. MathXplore (talk) 04:07, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

w:en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Angiebichi

• Special:Contributions/Larifadel23
• Special:Contributions/Eltequendama
• Special:Contributions/Perpetuo4 (Recreated File:Luis Riu Guell.jpg deleted as "Copyright violation, found elsewhere on the web and unlikely to be own work (F1)")
• Special:Contributions/Mrvending
• Special:Contributions/Elritmodelos80

Reason for reporting: Long-term abuse (w:en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Angiebichi/Archive#04_December_2025). MathXplore (talk) 06:49, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

I suspect Paisatravels too. Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 09:10, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

~2026-33810-74

• User: ~2026-33810-74 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • RBL • • guc • stalktoy • block user • block log • Abuse filter log)
• Reasons for reporting: Hitting private abuse filters, some of which mention an LTA, and complaining.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:57, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

 Done for now. I left a note on their tp. --Achim55 (talk) 18:53, 8 June 2026 (UTC)