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Category:BMW F10

I want to request semi protection for Category:BMW F10 and Category:Lexus LS (XF40). IP users (most likely the same person) kept adding irrelevant infos to the description. I already reverted their edits, but it is the third time this happened to both categories this year. Thank you. Tvpuppy (talk) 23:36, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done: Semi-protected both of them for 3 months. --Achim55 (talk) 17:06, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Tvpuppy (talk) 18:11, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:Innovative120

Please block Innovative120 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user for uploading copyvios after the final warning. Wcam (talk) 11:00, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Blocked for a week, file deleted. Yann (talk) 11:19, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User Graphikus passed away

The German community deplores the passing of the fellow Wikimedian Graphikus, who died on 20th of February, 2025. A condolence list is open at w:de:Benutzer:Graphikus/Kondolenzliste. Our colleague contributed also to Commons: Special:Contributions/Graphikus. Please put his account into the appropriate remembrance state. Silent Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 18:10, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done User page semi-protected, RIP. Yann (talk) 18:25, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Automobiles

IP users persistently adding long essay to Category:Automobiles. The page was semi-protected for couple days last month, but IP user started doing it again after the page protection expired. Therefore, I want to request a longer semi-protection for the page. Thank you. Tvpuppy (talk) 18:20, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Protected for a month. Jianhui67^T★C 10:21, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Tvpuppy (talk) 11:16, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock request

Hello, a participant in a contest wanted to create an account, unfortunately, their IP is blocked because of User:156.204.0.0/16 block by @Elcobbola. I tried to send a message but, Elcobbola seems to be inactive (5 months)! Can someone advise me about this situation? Thanks!

Pinging @روتانا who alerted me about this issue. — D Y O L F 77^[Talk] 11:08, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The user could request IP block exemption. Yann (talk) 11:15, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Special:Contributions/156.204.0.0/16 was blocked 11 times following a check user verification. So I don't want to unblock it myself. Please ask User:Krd, who is active. Yann (talk) 11:40, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Unless I'm mistaken, if they create an account from any other IP, they should then be able to edit from this IP range if logged in. - Jmabel ! talk 17:03, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Jmabel I think so. That's what I suggested them to do... — D Y O L F 77^[Talk] 17:57, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:Thantzintun98

Thantzintun98 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

The user continued to upload copyvios after warnings and previous blocks. 0x0a (talk) 13:10, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Blocked for 6 months (3rd block). All files already deleted. Yann (talk) 13:57, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Volvo S90 (SPA)

Hello, in Category:Volvo S90 (SPA), IP users kept adding large chunk of encyclopaedic text to the description. It is the fourth time it happened this week, so I wanted to request semi-protection for this category page. Thanks. Tvpuppy (talk) 18:55, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment, same thing happening with Category:Ford Crown Victoria (1998), Category:Volvo ES90 and Category:Ford Crown Victoria (1992) as well. Tvpuppy (talk) 00:30, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done - Jmabel ! talk 04:46, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much! Tvpuppy (talk) 04:47, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:Sk Alamin Sky

per Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Sk Alamin Sky and User talk:Sk Alamin Sky user keep uploading copyvios. modern_primat^ඞඞඞ^----TALK 01:45, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Blocked, All but two of their uploads (a mirror selfie and an image currently in DR) wiped. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 05:21, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]