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Anonymous Hong Kong Photographer 1

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Status: open • view • edit • history • watch
Filed: 00:42, 24 February 2025 (UTC)

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Rationale, discussion and results

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Reason: Raised by m:Requests for comment/Blatant sockpuppetry in good faith, it looks like there may also have sleepers IDK before?! Liuxinyu970226 (talk) 00:42, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

See Category:Sockpuppets of Anonymous Hong Kong Photographer 1. There are over 650 of these sockpuppets, without a main account that the user is associated. The name "Anonymous Hong Kong Photographer 1" is a term that describes this user by the community (this name was never created by this user). 〈興華街〉📅❓ 09:43, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
These are a real lot of accounts with a real lot of uploads each. What is the exact behaviour pattern? What is the proposed action against the confirmed socks? --Krd 12:14, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Commons:Requests_for_checkuser/Case/Liauyu_Riuhwa#c-Elcobbola-2019-08-12T16:45:00.000Z-Rationale,_discussion_and_results. RoyZuo (talk) 13:21, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
What is the exact behaviour pattern?
  1. Extremely serious socking without a main account, even though there are no warnings to the user (except FoP-related deletion requests).
  2. Using strange names in accounts.
  3. Serious FoP-violation in respective countries/regions.
  4. Systematic, but inconsistent categorization.
  5. Creation of categories with bilingual names.
  6. User pages only created as galleries.
  7. Never replied in talk pages.
  8. Intentionally removing sockpuppetry tags.
  9. Indirect disclosure of personal information.
What is the proposed action against the confirmed socks?
Getting the user globally locked. And if new socks appear, immediately lock it. 〈興華街〉📅❓ 15:33, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
There is no use by means of using the admins' noticeboard as this is now a difficult case. The best thing to do is to get the new accounts locked and contribs deleted just like what used to be done with MOHLEAOSONDWN 2300. If this was taken into account, he is deliberately evading blocks, and this is spamming. 〈興華街〉📅❓ 15:49, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
There are different instances of Confirmed, Likely and  It looks like a duck to me here. All blocked. --Krd 15:58, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Krd: Thanks! See also Category:Sockpuppets of Anonymous Hong Kong Photographer 1.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:27, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
For the record, I'm currently deleting all uploads of two dozens of the socks mentioned here or found directly connected. Is is real large amount of files, but the majority of them has FOP issues and it is impossible to evaluate them one by one or even crop them individually. The files can be restored by anybody without notice if the issues can be resolved. Krd 18:45, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Krd: Thanks! Along the way, if you could identify the oldest account, that would help with naming.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:41, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Impossible to determine. Krd 06:41, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Krd what is this user's abuse for you using checkuser tool here, and then blocking them? can you give some links?
How has this case differed from Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/Liauyu Riuhwa which was thrown out by @Elcobbola, and multiple community discussions that concluded without any punitive action taken against this user? RoyZuo (talk) 19:25, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The mentioned checkuser case is 5 years old, so this abuse, i.e. uploading unfree files after warnings, continues for more than 5 years with hundreds of socks. Krd 06:40, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Krd what do you mean by "unfree files"?
The latest community consensus Commons:Village pump/Archive/2024/11#Derivative works (FOP etc.) is that such derivative works are neither discouraged nor prohibited.
Are you aware of a different community consensus on the matter of derivative works restricted on commons due to com:fop com:packaging etc., that justify a massive deletion by you a single user overriding community discussions and community consensus? If yes, please link.
And what's percentage of such files being unfree due to com:fop com:packaging etc. relative to the total number of files you nuked? Does it reach double digit (>=10%)? RoyZuo (talk) 08:49, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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