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Inappropriate behaviour despite warning

Hello,

@Cyanmax: was warned by @Jmabel: in November 2023 for, among other reasons, making a nasty remark about Nepal on a completely unrelated page. Now he is back on the same page, this time with a remark about air pollution in the same country. Huñvreüs (talk) 15:00, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

I think some sort of action is in order; I'm going to leave it to someone other than me to decide what. - Jmabel ! talk 16:36, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

User notified. Abzeronow (talk) 18:12, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Concerning this, gth can apparently mean either good to hear or go to Hell. Well, I learned something today. Huñvreüs (talk) 20:20, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

It can also mean "good to hear". That's one way for plausible deniability i guess? Trade (talk) 20:32, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Are u gonna block my account for providing a reliable source and writing GLAD TO HELP? Wow. That's hilarious and hysterical. I didn't know that providing a reliable source and writing GLAD TO HELP is a crime. Anyway, I don't care. Cyanmax (talk) 02:21, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Please calm down and remain cool. I understand your frustration, but getting heated isn't going to resolve things. --SHB2000 (talk) 02:23, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Given the context, my natural instinct is to believe they meant "Go to hell", but also AGF... --SHB2000 (talk) 02:21, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

AGF is certainly important and, for example, would lead a benevolent person to believe that GFY means Good for you. The question being where the limit stands between AGF and naivety. Huñvreüs (talk) 06:38, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

The question being where the limit stands between rational thinking and paranoia. We all know that false accusations of hysterical and paranoid people led to the Catholic inquisition and political repression in the Soviet Union. There's nothing criminal with saying "Russia is freezing" or "India is the most polluted country". Facts are facts. Trying to block someone's account for providing a source or writing 3 letters is even more hilarious. Cyanmax (talk) 08:30, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

@Cyanmax: this looks like the farthest thing from an apology. There is nothing wrong with saying "Russia is freezing" if it is germane. It is another thing to say it as a dismissive remark responding to praise of Chekhov.

I personally feel like you are trolling: trying to stay just within the lines of what is easily called out as a rules violation without actually stepping over. In general, that is not acceptable behavior here. This is not some sort of game about showing you can still be nasty while precisely following rules. It is a collaborative effort to build a media repository. At some point, behavior like this becomes a problem, worthy of sanctions.

So as an admin here I have two things to say:

1. If you do accidentally or deliberately step over the line, don't expect even the slightest benefit of the doubt.
2. Given that you seem to be inclined to use abbreviations that are usually hostile, while claiming to mean other things by them, just stop using them. Again, next time I for one will not give you the benefit of the doubt. - Jmabel ! talk 14:43, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

While this discussion is ongoing, may I ask how this new contribution by @Cyanmax: can be considered with respect to Commons:Civility? Huñvreüs (talk) 15:26, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

I see nothing problematic about that. What would be a problem there? I might even have tagged the file page with {{Fact disputed}} until this is fixed. - Jmabel ! talk 17:13, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

I have no issue considering that the fact in question is disputed. It is usually my understanding, however, that requests should not be made using the imperative form and needlessly stressing urgency as if other people were some kind of servants ("Fix the map asap"), but instead, using "please", "could someone…", or any other similar locution. Huñvreüs (talk) 17:31, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Hyper-civility is nice, but cannot be required. - Jmabel ! talk 17:48, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

dear, huñvreüs, I am asking u politely to stop stalking me and trying to block me with your ridiculous, absurd accusations. I think this is hysterical. Please, stop exaggerating and demonizing everything I write. Bye. Cyanmax (talk) 18:03, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

@Cyanmax: perhaps when someone questions your edit, and is told, basically, "No, that is not a problem," you could refrain from accusing them of saying "ridiculous" and "absurd" things and being "hysterical." Unless you are actually trying to stir up more of a fight, or trying to see if you can manage to be sanctioned, that's a strange choice, to say the least. - Jmabel ! talk 23:07, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

I'm going to comment as well, saying that Cyanmax has a history of getting into conflicts with South Asians on other wikipedia pages as well. The user has been the source of numerous temporary bans. SamanthaWinning (talk) 04:27, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Furthermore the user still seems to be getting into conflicts with other users of South Asian descent and/or interested in South Asia despite having numerous warnings and temporary bans. SamanthaWinning (talk) 04:34, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Don't forget to back up your claims with evidence. Cyanmax (talk) 06:31, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Yes, I admit I helped to block several sockpuppet accounts. Why is your account created only 7 days ago? Is there any hidden agenda, revenge? Just a question. Cyanmax (talk) 06:37, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

@Cyanmax: "Revenge"? You really don't know how to assume good faith, do you? I started out thinking no sanction was in order, but now I'm going to block you for a day, just for the things you've written on this very thread. This isn't particularly either punitive or not punitive; it's just you don't get to use a situation in which numerous people are accusing you of incivility as an occasion to be even less civil. - Jmabel ! talk 14:14, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Request for Neutral Sysop Mediation

Hi

@باسم and I have been engaged in a discussion regarding a map translation from French to Arabic. While he changed the original title and description, I requested him kindly that the original text in the derivative file, stated to be in Arabic without modifications, be preserved. He accused me of falsifying history without presenting any concrete evidence and without engaging in a meaningful discussion. This accusation is entirely baseless, then he started an edit war. I simply asked for the translation to be faithful to the original or for him to create his own derivative map.

As a result, an edit war ensued.

Unfortunately, @علاء, who shares a friendship with باسم on arwiki, used their sysop privileges to favor the version of باسم by blocking the edits and removing the tag. علاء was never been involved in the Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons discussions before, he suddenly appeared on the page out of nowhere. Therefore, I am seeking a neutral sysop to mediate between us. I am not necessarily insisting on the tag's removal, but I dislike how users utilize their privileges to impose their views. I am looking for a neutral contributor to help resolve this matter.

Regards. Riad Salih (talk) 19:50, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

 Comment Please see special:permalink/872117493#Misusing SYPOP privilege --Alaa :)..! 19:51, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Unfortunately there's a lot of assuming bad faith! Please see this comment "intimidation"! --Alaa :)..! 20:09, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Yes, I see it as an intimidation from both of you. You both are sysops in arwiki, you suddenly appeared in the conversation out of nowhere. So, the concept of good faith has its limits. We, the three of us, and the administrators here are already aware of how things are going. Kindly refrain from insulting our intelligence. I am seeking mediation, regardless of whether it goes on my side or not. I want this conflict to be resolved in a more conventional manner, outside the current approach. Riad Salih (talk) 20:18, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Riad Salih, What does it mean that we are both "sysops in arwiki"? There are 23 other sysops? Do you know how many ar-N sysops are on Commons? Also, did you know that I follow what written on Commons in Arabic language via the bot and scripts (for example; knowing that this comment in Arabic, it led me to the discussion)? I hope that when you discuss, you talk with policies and not about personal opinions and conclusions. Regarding that I'm not involved in the discussion, this is normal, because "Administrators should not normally use their tools in matters in which they are personally involved (for example, in a content dispute in which they are a party)". And I'm not a party of this discussion and I explained this to you on my talk page. --Alaa :)..! 20:31, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

@علاء but why remove the file/facts disputed template? If it was changing categories, description or overwriting another version, sure reverting to the stable version would be fine but I see nothing wrong with highlighting that there is a dispute with the image. Also you can be involved even if you are not part of the discussion, if you know the person, you are considered to be involved. Bidgee (talk) 20:39, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

@Bidgee, the editing war is based on the addition of this template, because it contains "The factual accuracy of this description or the file name is disputed."; this is evident from user undo and discussion on the talk page. Also, this editorial dispute moved from arwiki to Commons (Others participated in it). Can you please define what you mean by "if you know the person"? as I know a lot of users! --Alaa :)..! 20:49, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

I have not requested any false historical claim. If Bassem has specific points to mention, I would be glad to respond to them individually.

However, Alaa cannot explain how they became involved in the discussion since they never participated in the Arabic Wikipedia talk or Commons. Immediately after Bassem's last revert, Alaa jumped in to file to block the talk. I did not initiate an edit war, but Bassem refused to engage in a conversation or provide explanations, instead choosing to revert the changes repeatedly.

Thank you, Alaa, for reminding us about the sysops and bots thing, but I am familiar with how it works. Your presence in this talk is not logical. -- Riad Salih (talk) 21:34, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) Riad Salih, simple correction of what you mentioned "Immediately after Bassem's last revision, Alaa jumped in to block the talk", but Bassem edit at 18:43, then you at 19:20, finally mine at 19:31. Therefore, my attempt to stop the editing war based on adding the template came about ten minutes after your fourth revert. This explanation is for accuracy only.

In general, I welcome the participation of any other colleague, and I may be wrong, and therefore I welcome the correction of any mistake I made, as we all have a common goal. --Alaa :)..! 21:43, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

 Comment I wish colleagues Bassem and Riad can complete the discussion in one place, so that we can follow it and help if there was any consensus. The discussion happens here and here. Thanks --Alaa :)..! 21:53, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

My last response to Bassem is here User talk:باسم#Mediation Request

Alaa, I sincerely request that we avoid playing games. Both you and Bassem are closed sysops in Arabic Wikipedia, and we have never interacted on any talk page before.

The situation is clear and straightforward. Using your privileges as a means of intimidation is unnecessary and completely unacceptable. Riad Salih (talk) 21:59, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Riad Salih I will not answer the personal accusations, but can you explain where the "intimidation" happened? The only time I talked about "block" was on my talk page "If this happened in another project, both users would be blocked for violating the three-revert rule", as both of you made four reverts. In general, in order not to prolong the discussion further, I apologize if I expressed any kind of unintended "intimidation" or any comment that make you feel uncomfortable. --Alaa :)..! 22:06, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

There is no need to notify me each time, and I have already expressed my concerns. If you wish to report the R3R violation, you are free to do so and report both me and Bassem. I am willing to accept any resulting block if it is in accordance with the rules. My objection lies in the misuse of your administrative tools, which were provided by the community to support impartial decision-making. There are no personal accusations, as you claim. Facts are facts. Riad Salih (talk) 22:10, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

"But even the facts do not always tell the truth", I repeat what I mentioned previously "I welcome the participation of any other colleague, and I may be wrong, and therefore I welcome the correction of any mistake I made, as we all have a common goal". Once again, I will not respond to any personal accusations and conclusions. Also, please be precise in what you said that "we have never interacted on any talk page before", because I remember you writing to me on my talk page on Arabic Wikipedia several months ago, and also other responses that occurred between us on various pages on arwiki. --Alaa :)..! 22:19, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

@Riad Salih: Just because you believe Alaa protected m:The Wrong Version does not mean that Alaa is biased. You and باسم were edit warring. To stop the edit war, an admin protected the version of the page before the edit war started. Now, you need to discuss why you believe your version is right, on the talk page. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 23:25, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Thank you @Mdaniels5757 I appreciate your passage here. m:The Wrong Version is a basic rule on all Wikimedia projects.

However, he intentionally selected his friend's version. I don't believe there can be any other explanation. If he wanted to maintain neutrality, he could have at least sent both of us a message or a warning to prevent an edit war.

I kindly request your assistance as a neutral party to mediate between us. Even if the outcome doesn't favor me, it's not a problem. What I dislike is the way they try handling things.(Cf : User talk:باسم#Mediation Request)

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Alaa, the conversation has already been lengthy, and we don't want to spend another day going back and forth on it. The situation is clear and well-defined, and this will be my final response. We have never had a discussion on Wikimedia Commons, so please avoid turning around and backing up different versions to justify your actions. We are all aware of how things work. Let's save ourselves the time. You wanted to support your friend, that's fine, but it shouldn't involve your sysop tools.

Best regards. Riad Salih (talk) 23:44, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

@Riad Salih You need to stop assuming bad faith. He did not intentionally select "his friend"s version; he selected the version before the edit war. He is neutral and is not involved in the dispute. He did not need to send you both a message or a warning before stopping the edit war. If he blocked you both (as he could have), I would have expected a warning first, but he did not block any of you. He just stopped the edit war. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 00:03, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Comment: @Riad Salih, in the future, if you actually want mediation, please bring an issue to COM:AN instead of COM:ANU, describe the situation as neutrally as possible, and link to where discussion is already taking place instead of starting a parallel discussion. "He accused me of falsifying history without presenting any concrete evidence and without engaging in a meaningful discussion. This accusation is entirely baseless, then he started an edit war" does not sound like a neutral statement of a disagreement, it sounds like an accusation. So which is it? Are you saying there is a problem with باسم's conduct or are you saying you want (and will accept) mediation? - Jmabel ! talk 02:10, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, Jmabel and Mdaniels, for your feedback, which I really appreciate.

I took the time to thank Bassem on arwiki for his translation and initiated a discussion. I wanted to be respectful, so I didn't want to overwrite the file directly (COM:CIV).

Bassem instead of engaging in a conversation, he chose to initiate an edit war. It would have been preferable if we could have discussed from the beginning, as he has now started a discussion on his talk page.

I felt the need for mediation because I perceived Alaa (assuming good faith can't be applied in this case) to be biased and favoring his friend's version, his sudden involvement lacked a logical explanation. I felt intimidated by this situation, and it seemed unfair. Sysop tools should be utilized in a neutral manner, and if anyone feels biased, they should refrain from participating in such conflicts. Therefore, I proposed mediation to avoid wasting time for all parties involved.

I am open to mediation. That is the primary purpose of this discussion. Jmabel or Mdaniels5757, I am extremely flexible and ready to engage in mediation, and I am even prepared to accept being blocked or warned if I have violated any rules, but it must be done fairly. Considering that English is not my native language, there may be some disarrangement of ideas or occasional contradictions, as Jmabel pointed out.

Otherwise, I wish you all a good day. Riad Salih (talk) 16:50, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Once again, stop repeating the personal accusations and assuming bad faith with words like "biased", "favoring his friend's version", "lacked a logical explanation"..etc! Since I'm "biased" according to your opinion and personal imagination, I hope you respond to the comments of Mdaniels5757 and Jmabel -Thank you- for ending this discussion. --Alaa :)..! 19:49, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

I've already made my point clear. If you believe there are personal accusations, I suggest that you initiate a new case. Riad Salih (talk) 22:39, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

User:Engelberthumperdink

Engelberthumperdink (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) Systematically insults users who nominate their files for deletion [1] [2], removes deletion templates [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] and so on. The user has multiple blocks for copyright violations. Quick1984 (talk) 17:55, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Yes. Totally out of line. The other blocks were 7 years ago, so they don't have much bearing, but I'll block for a week as a reminder to the user that this conduct is not acceptable. - Jmabel ! talk 19:13, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

@Quick1984: thank you, by the way, for providing a solid set of diffs. Just "Дебил" in the first one as a way of addressing another user probably is enough for a block. - Jmabel ! talk 19:19, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Indeed, "Дебил" is a "moron". Ymblanter (talk) 19:38, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

User:Engelberthumperdink is now asking on his talk page to have his block lifted. It turns out that (as I did not previously know) he has been in conflict with a user whom I have had past issues with myself so I am probably not the admin to carry this forward. Will someone else please take over reviewing the block, etc., and say here that you are doing so? Jmabel ! talk 14:43, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

• Jmabel, if you look at user's block log for similar violations in his home wiki, you will have no doubt this is his usual behavior, which he is not going to change. Moreover, I can’t understand the reason you consider his offense against one particular user a sufficient basis for the opportunity to insult two completely different ones and even consider it a basis for lifting the block. --Quick1984 (talk) 15:04, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
  • @Quick1984: at this point, I am literally the last administrator you should take this up with. I recused myself because Engelberthumperdink appears to be in conflict with someone with whom I also had a quite major conflict. If you want the details of that conflict, email me privately, I don't see any reason to rehash it publicly. I'm actually a bit amazed to see that the person in question is still a user in good standing. - Jmabel ! talk 17:35, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

    Why you keep insulting me and I received a notification about civility? This is the posture of sysop?

    Sounds weird that A.Savin said nothing here, but took actions there, and your very aggressive posture is not reprehend.

    I am not in conflict, he took some actions to retaliate the blocked, and choose one image that I uploaded under a specific context, not even my photo, I don't care, I just saw the context and react to it, he was already blocked when I react to the deletion request, it is a wiki, we all can check.

    And clearly Alexander took the action with no discussion, and had issues on this.

    It is quite weird you lift your action, just because the user did something that could potentially "hurt" me. -- Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton ^m 17:49, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

    Isn't the username inappropriate? It is obviously related to singer Engelbert Humperdinck Bedivere (talk) 18:09, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

    Or the composer whose name he took. But I think given that one person (the singer) took another's (the composer's) as a pseudonym, someone else taking it as a user name and (presumably deliberately) spelling it wrong is not a problem. - Jmabel ! talk 19:22, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

    • @Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton are you actually asking me to seek sanctions against you? The issue is years in the past, and I've chosen to avoid you, including recusing myself from this matter, rather than pursue sanctions. I don't see any point to doing so at this time, but if you really insist, I suppose I could go back through ancient history and make my case. - Jmabel ! talk 19:24, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

      Present: "I'm actually a bit amazed to see that the person in question is still a user in good standing." This is not avoid.

      
      

      And tag me in his talk page is not also avoid.

      Moreover, I am the one that requested to the community to prevent you interact with me, you made a movement to prevent that to happen.

      Persue is the word here, since "ancient history".

      Last msg here, I already gave to 2 cents.- Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton ^m 20:07, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

 Support Good block. Taivo (talk) 18:59, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Too many similar images

Rasitha nellickal (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user - Could you look at this users uploads? There are too many similar images. Is it ok to upload such similar images? AntanO 09:07, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

I don't see a problem. There are perhaps too many images of one dog -- no big deal, happens all the time -- but taking a dozen reasonably good pictures of a somewhat unusual plant is welcome (as would be other opinions!).

@AntanO: when you report someone here, you should tell them on their user talk page. I'll do that for you this time. - Jmabel ! talk 14:48, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

It's not report, but clarification. AntanO 20:19, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

It's still good to let people know your discussing them. Even if the post isn't a report or takes place somewhere else besides ANU. Although you should notify a user that your discussing them at ANU regardless. --Adamant1 (talk) 21:15, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

User:Oomlaoot

Oomlaoot (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user does nothing but unexplained flag/coat of arms file reverts. Ignores talk and in the penultimate case (File:Coat of arms of Bavaria.svg) reverted rapidly back and forth for no reason, which leads me to believe it's another account of this person, who never did anything else in their now almost two years here. There were other one-off accounts with similar MO in the meantime (and some probably in good faith) but this one seems more persistent. TFerenczy (talk) 16:05, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

•  Support block; a clear case of not being here to build an image repository. --SHB2000 (talk) 03:58, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

  @TFerenczy and @SHB2000: I reported them via m:srg#Global lock for Oomlaoot.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 04:10, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

  Oh, lock evasion I see. It appears that the request on Meta is marked as done but the account is still not locked – was this an accident? --SHB2000 (talk) 04:12, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

  Never mind, it's now been marked as  locked. --SHB2000 (talk) 04:13, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

User:PieterDS

Persistent copyvio uploader. Warning at their talk page had no effect. Jcb (talk) 05:11, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

@Jcb: I notified the user on their talk page as required per the top of this page. Please remember to do so next time. --SHB2000 (talk) 05:51, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for a week, all files deleted. Yann (talk) 11:29, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

File:Nosee.jpg

The deletion discussion of this file has been vandalized by the uploader. Can you see and close this older request please? 186.175.1.151 11:30, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

I've closed the deletion request. --AFBorchert (talk) 11:48, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

User:JürgenStrecker

COM:PORN user Dronebogus (talk) 12:03, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

•  Support a block given that they continued to upload porn pics after the warning was given. --SHB2000 (talk) 13:26, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done Blocked as VOA, all files deleted. Yann (talk) 14:51, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

User:Oyaid

COM:PENIS user Dronebogus (talk) 12:11, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

I don't think any action here is needed (apart from deletions); their last edit was back in December 2022. --SHB2000 (talk) 13:28, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Didn’t notice that Dronebogus (talk) 21:20, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

A formal warning would be good to place, though. --SHB2000 (talk) 22:05, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

@SHB2000: So warned.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:42, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, Jeff G.! --SHB2000 (talk) 23:54, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

User:Iyassu2008

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This user is uploading copyvios from Getty Images via crosswiki upload. Stepro (talk) 10:44, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done Final warning sent, all files deleted. Yann (talk) 11:38, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

File:2024-05-01 Karmann-Ghia-VW Heckansicht.jpg

Hello,

I uploaded a version of that Karmann-car with a fake-numberplate. Could you please delete the first version?

same topic here: File:2024-05-01 Karmann-Ghia-VW.jpg , please delete the first version, too.

Thank you very much in advance. Regards, Wikisympathisant (talk) 14:48, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

@Wikisympathisant  Done —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 16:17, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

I still see the plate number here... Yann (talk) 21:48, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

problematic uploads by User:XxakixX

[12] We can leave the debate over whether Commons should be hosting creeper shots of possibly underaged girls for another day, as these are all clearly watermarked with a copyright notice and therefore should not be hosted on Commons. Just Step Sideways (talk) 17:49, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

@Just Step Sideways: They appear to be correctly licensed on Flickr. Are you saying that you have reason to think the "NiteLiter" account on Flickr is not legitimately the account of the photographer? the account's URL (https://www.flickr.com/photos/joe-merritt/) matches the name on the watermark. There is no contradiction between a copyright-notice (watermark or otherwise) and a CC license: you can issue a CC license only if you have a copyright. - Jmabel ! talk 18:36, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

At the risk of repeating myself: if we delete all copyrighted photos on Commons, about 55,000 of my uploads need to be deleted, because I absolutely own the copyright on them and certainly reserve the right to sue anyone who uses them without proper attribution and won't fix that when contacted. I don't use watermarks, but a watermark like this is a perfectly valid mechanism to make it nearly impossible to fail to give credit. - Jmabel ! talk 18:40, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

The scope issue is a whole different matter, but that would be a normal DR. - Jmabel ! talk 18:40, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

•  Comment Agree with Jmabel about the watermark and statement of ownership being no reason for deletion. (Creative Commons licenses are a form of copyright. While the "c" symbol more commonly indicates all rights reserved, in context it is clear that is not the photographer's intention, since a more specific cc license is specified.) From a quick look, both Commons user XxakixX and the Flickr photographer mentioned seem to have good in scope contributions combined with what seems blatant voyeurism. I agree that "creeper" shots are a problem, though off hand am unsure of the best way to minimize them beyond deletion requests. ("Don't be a creeper" seems a good guideline, but may not be very useful without specific definitions.) So I *do* think there should be some discussion "over whether Commons should be hosting creeper shots", but the issue is wider than User:XxakixX -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 19:34, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

   Oppose any action per Jmabel (the DR can be dealt with separately). I do not think there is any specific behavioral issue that needs to be discussed here any further. --SHB2000 (talk) 04:47, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

• I just started a mass deletion request for some of these images at Commons:Deletion requests/Creepshots uploaded by User:XxakixX (I don't think that descriptor is unfair here) but there's hundreds if not thousands of these images, most not included in the DR (as I have not gone through hundreds of the uploads) and they're still going. I left a message on xakixX's user page but the uploads have thus far continued unabated. David Fuchs (talk) 19:36, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

  Thanks for that David, we can go that route. I admit I apparently jumped to certain conclusions upon seeing the watermarks. Just Step Sideways (talk) 18:29, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

File:2024-05-01 230SL-Mercedes closed.jpg

Hello,

first I have to apologize: I uploaded the pict named above from wrong folder, so ot does not have an anonymous numberplate. Please remove the first version. Thank you very much in advance. Regards, Wikisympathisant (talk) 12:43, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

@Wikisympathisant: FYI, this is the wrong board, as there is no user issue here. In such a case, nominate the file for deletion. Thanks, Yann (talk) 13:10, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Yes and no: If I nominate for deletion, as far as I know, that takes much time ... And the new file need's a new name, doesn't it? Yesterday Mdaniels5757 16:17, 2 May 2024 (see above) deleted the wrong version quite fast. So from my point of view it is the right place. And ofcourse I will try to avoid such mistakes, this is not a habit. KR Wikisympathisant (talk) 13:23, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done Speedy deletions with G7 as reason are normally processed very fast. If you add that you only want the old version hidden and not the current version deleted this is also possible with a comment in addition to the G7 statement. GPSLeo (talk) 13:32, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

I still see the plate number here... Yann (talk) 21:47, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

@Yann: looks like he made up a fake but plausible one. - Jmabel ! talk 01:47, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

exact, a fake. Regards, Wikisympathisant (talk) 09:44, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Right, suggested personalized faux nameplate for the future: FAUX.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:24, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

User:Iyassu2008 (2)

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The user uploaded a copyrighted billboard, despite having been informed copyrighted material uploads are not acceptable on Commons. CoffeeEngineer (talk) 07:45, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for a week, all files deleted. Yann (talk) 08:49, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

@CoffeeEngineer: I think you were looking for the word "warned".   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:06, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

User:Jgannon03

User:Jgannon03 uploads lots of pictures of persons (presumably ASUW students) which are not in Commons:Scope and not necessarily published under commons-compatible license. GeorgR (de) (talk) 19:41, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

@GeorgR (de)  Not done Warned. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 20:38, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

User talk:Billy Hathorn

Context: [13]

This user is the subject of both a community ban and a checkuser block at en.wp, and the account has probably been compromised, according to en.wp checkusers. They are importing issues from en.wp to Commons and deliberately violating copyrights. In short, a troll. Just Step Sideways (talk) 23:19, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Already done globally locked. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 23:25, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

that was fast. Just Step Sideways (talk) 19:10, 6 May 2024 (UTC)