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Adamant1

Consensus is this does not warrant administrative action. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 19:23, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

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• User: Adamant1 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Reasons for reporting: More incivility (and sweeping problems under the rug without linking to the archive page) here after block for similar conduct.

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:16, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

As I understand it from discussion of similar issues about other people, there is no limit on a user blanking their own user talk page. - Jmabel ! talk 14:51, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

From what I understand people are free to revert comments on their talk if they feel like it. Plus Jeff G. added theirs to an existing section that had nothing to do with what they were messaging me about. I did take note of their complaint though, but there wasn't really anything to say about it and it's my prerogative if I want to remove off topic talk page comments. Although I am interested in where exactly @Jeff G.: claim that I was blocked for doing a similar thing in the past comes from. Since as far as I've never been blocked for reverting messages. Or conversely @Jeff G.: can admit this is a big nothing burger and we can move on. It's his choice. --Adamant1 (talk) 15:12, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

You're certainly free to revert. But "Take the concern trolling bullshit somewhere else and fix your own god damn problems next time." isn't helpful. Andy Dingley (talk) 16:08, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

I don't think this merits any administrative action, Jeff. But Adamant's revert message does underscore that as I've said previously, the user is a tad too argumentative for their own good. But this does appear to be as Adamant says a "nothing burger." I'll just say that we'd prefer users to archive their talk pages rather than blanking, but they're within their rights to blank. Abzeronow (talk) 17:09, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

Just an FYI, but I actually reverted the comment instead of replying to it in order to avoid any potential arguing. You can't really win on here though. Regardless, I have no issue re-adding the comment and archiving it if Jeff prefers, I usually do that anyway. Although I do ask that he start a new section for it next time instead of writing an off-topic comment in a conversation that had already been resolved. Otherwise I'm just going to revert it as off-topic. Thanks. --Adamant1 (talk) 17:29, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

•  No action needed. Bedivere (talk) 18:59, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

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FYI, when I posted this edit, I was responding about note 4 of the section last found at special:diff/883642987#Greetings and some notes. It was on-topic as far as I was concerned.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:16, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

POSSUM chowg

The following discussion is archived. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

Resolved by Bedivere. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 23:56, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

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User:POSSUM chowg seems to be a troll account that's just uploading personal logos and selfies from other projects while posting nonsense on the Village Pump. Can someone please deal with them? Thanks. Adamant1 (talk) 22:44, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

Just a note that Adamant1 was blocked for trolling and edit warring, which amount to incivility.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:04, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

Looking at User:POSSUM chowg's contributions [I had a broken ping here to Adamant1, but it was moot by the time I noticed that - Jmabel ! talk 06:45, 17 June 2024 (UTC)], some diffs would have been useful here), I see importing drama from another wiki, a series of basically silly edits to his own talk page. I'm close to blocking on this, but there is a lot of misc history here, there might be contributions that balance this, and I don't have the patience to look through to see if there is anything more egregious.

@Jeff G.: Adamant1 was blocked for a total of 16 days, none of it in the last 18 months. As far as I know, he is a contributor in good standing, including that he is a filemover. What exactly is your point? Are you saying that there is something wrong with his bringing this complaint, or are you just making an irrelevant ad hominem argument? If the latter it is not typical of you, so I'm giving the benefit of the doubt, but please explain. - Jmabel ! talk 23:25, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

I am not a troll account. I am the creator of a page about a park in my hometown, although it is not a very good page... needs some improvement for sure. POSSUM chowg (talk) 23:58, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

P.S. I am talking on commons because I am unable to edit on Wikipedia, even on my own talk page. I was blocked without warning on English Wikipedia so I had to post here. Is there anything else I can do? POSSUM chowg (talk) 00:01, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

BTW I have never posted a selfie here, and I would never do that. However, I have uploaded a logo here. POSSUM chowg (talk) 00:14, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

 Done Indefinitely blocked. Bedivere (talk) 00:40, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

Now also globally locked. I blanked the user page on Meta. Yann (talk) 19:04, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. --Adamant1 (talk) 19:56, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

Yann's unfair block against Adamant1

Following the above discussions, isn't Yann targeting the wrong target user for blocking? --Liuxinyu970226 (talk) 05:50, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

How is that? Yann blocked Adamant nearly two years ago. Bedivere (talk) 06:00, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

Yann blocked me a super long time ago. I'm not currently blocked. Nor is he trying to block me again at this point. Jeff G could have been could have been clearer about it though. Or really just kept it to himself. --Adamant1 (talk) 06:03, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

That block was nearly two years ago. Adamant is not currently blocked and there's a resolved section above in which no action was taken against Adamant. Abzeronow (talk) 17:38, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

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Billythekidgun

Please block. Billythekidgun (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) Cryptic-waveform (talk) 16:55, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

@Cryptic-waveform I fail to see why. They have not even edited since February. Could you please elaborate? Bedivere (talk) 17:29, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

 Done I've issued a final warning. If they resume editing only to continue uploading copyright violations, they may be blocked on sight. Bedivere (talk) 17:30, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

Thank you. Cryptic-waveform (talk) 17:50, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

User:Prariwat Nuanma

Please block Prariwat Nuanma (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) for repeated and repeated copyright violations. Thank you so much. -- Librovore (talk) 09:54, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for a week, last file deleted. Yann (talk) 10:26, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

User:Simba16

Stale. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 17:16, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

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Simba16 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions): Mass violations of COM:OW: uploading low quality self-made digital restorations: File:Khanpasha Nuradilov 140-190 for collage.jpg; File:Jean-Luc Rouge en 1976 (JO de Montreal), 'Montreal 76', Panini figurina n°236.jpg; File:Friedrich Tsander.jpg; File:Shataev Magomed.jpg; File:Valery Rozhdestvensky (cropped).jpg; File:Daton Fix.png and so on. Despite being warned, continues saying this is not the policy, but just a rubbish for him: [1]. 188.123.231.76 10:03, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Just looked through [2], the last upload of this nature was July 2023. Closing as stale. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 17:16, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

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User is mad that I remixed his work

I have used one of images of User:Snake bgd (File:Yugoslavia-Army-OF-6 (1951–2006).svg) as a basis to create a new file (File:Yugoslavia-Army-OF-12 (1980-1992).svg). Author of OF-6 god mad, accused me of stealing, then uploaded their own version of OF-12 several hours later and put up my version for deletion. See more on Commons:Deletion_requests/File:Yugoslavia-Army-OF-12_(1980–1992).svg

There were two problems with my upload:

a) Name was not correct. That could have been solved with simple request for rename. b) I failed to include attribution for source (OF-6) image. I corrected it since. Again, simple request to add attribution would suffice.

I am trying to explain to user Snake that he gave explict permission for remixing his work when he published it on Commons, but he doesn't budge, and continue claiming that I "stole" his work. He used sneaky tactic of uploading of essentially same work and asking for deletion of my version to erase my contributions. Additionally, when he puts request for deletion, he deletes complete metadata of the file and erases it from categories where it is added.

I am asking for mediation in this dispute.

Ђидо (talk) 18:38, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Its not remixed work and i am not mad. You simple modify work as you wanna it without said who is copyright holder of original work and that stealing. Here are my works that are made in 2023. I didnt add epalettes of Memeber of Presednecy because i thought that i wasnt necesary. For uploading work in past i got banned and he should two. I think admins should consider this line: "Report freely. You are wrong. I can do whatever I want with CC 4.0 files. The license is clear." I think he cant do everything if violating rules on this platform. Snake bgd (talk) 18:43, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

@Snake bgd: while User:Ђидо should have linked and credited your work in the first place, they have now. I've further corrected the attribution. And, yes, people can do pretty much whatever they want with CC 4.0 files, limited only by issues like personality rights, trademarks, etc. - Jmabel ! talk 18:49, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks @Jmabel, I was not aware of this syntax of {{Self}} template. I do not think that upload wizard is steering you in that direction, at least I do not remember asking whose work it is based on. It could probably improved in that aspect.

Regarding dispute, I am mostly surprised by @Snake bgd's reaction in bad faith. Instead of directly asking me to provide attribution, which I would gladly provide, he goes on stealth attempt to erase my contributions, by uploading essentially same image under different name, then asking to delete my (earlier) image as "copy" of newer image. Little bit of a good faith attempt to correct attribution (and title) would go a long way to resolve it in a civil manner. There was never intention to "steal" his work (even there is no such thing under CC 4.0 license), but simply a technical/knowledge problem. I will strive in future to provide correct attributions with derived works.

Ђидо (talk) 19:07, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Pinging @Sannita (WMF) on the remark here about the Upload Wizard. - Jmabel ! talk 18:03, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

User:Jmurphy042000

One of this user's first edits was to add a German nationalist slogan to the user talk page with no context [3]. I have asked them for clarification on their Talk page and have received no response. I cannot assume good faith – this user should be immediately blocked. If they ever choose to explain themselves, they can do so in an unblock request. Toadspike (talk) 12:31, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

 Not done This request is somewhat ridiculous, why should they be blocked for something they added in 2020 if they have made constructive contributions afterwards. Also you failed to notify the user which I have done for you. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 17:29, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

Not to mention that the national anthem of Germany includes at its very beginning the phrase "Deutschland über alles". It is not a block-worthy offence, for sure. Bedivere (talk) 23:53, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

Apologies for not notifying Jmurphy and thank you for doing that. This sort of behavior cannot be tolerated no matter what their other contributions have been. Knowing, unqualified use of that phrase clearly serves to provoke and offend. Commons as a project at least deserves an explanation, and if a block forces an explanation, then I support a block.

@Bedivere, saying that this phrase is “at the beginning of the German national anthem” is stretching the truth. Perhaps you are correct, under some weird technical interpretation of the law, but for all practical matters (and legal protections) the German national anthem now consists only of the third stanza, because the first stanza is strongly associated with Nazism and toxic German nationalism. I am not the only person to be offended by the use of the first stanza; use of the phrase in question alone, with no context or explanation, is far worse. Toadspike (talk) 08:29, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

StarkWinter

• StarkWinter (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user was blocked at the end of may for two weeks for persistently uploading copyvios and today they decided to once again re-upload all the same files. Günther Frager (talk) 11:29, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

   Done blocked by EugeneZelensko Bedivere (talk) 15:59, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Category:Georgia (country) photographs taken on 2024-05-04 and others

I've got a request for template editors: could someone fix Template:Georgia photographs taken on navbox, please. Someone tried to disambiguate between Geogria (US state) and Georgia (country), but something went wrong, I think. Thanks in advance Wieralee (talk) 14:45, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

At the moment, this is a category that redirect to itself, which is obviously wrong, but it is not obvious what is desired. - Jmabel ! talk 17:26, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

I left a note about it at Template_talk:Country_photographs_taken_on#Broken_at_Georgia and on COM:AN. Enhancing999 (talk) 17:26, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

JorgeVBis

• JorgeVBis (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user uploaded several copyvios, and I asked him to submit a VRT ticket, but instead he created a Flickr account to upload the image. I caught that, and now I discovered that he did the same a couple of months later. Günther Frager (talk) 16:07, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for 2 weeks. Yann (talk) 16:33, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Orijentolog/Massive rollbacks

Since this morning the user Orijentolog is carrying out massive reversions of edits that I made more than a week ago and that until now had not been a problem for him. The editions are related to architecture categories, in which there were templates that in my opinion are excessive because the internal sub-categories that already exist fulfill their functions (some examples: 1, 2, 3). Beyond threatens to report me and demanding me not to oppose his reversals ("refrain from removing proper templates"), he has been unable to give me a clear explanation of the reason for this procedure and is reverting me even in categories in which he had previously not even intervened. In fact, it has reverted mostly without giving a single reason in the edit summaries (4, 5), although most recently he does it accusing me of vandalism (6, 7, 8, 9) after initially opposing their massive reversals. CFA1877 (talk) 17:01, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

First of all, you're doing a huge damage to this project by removing proper top templates. There is nothing which can justify this edits ([4][5][6]), yet you call my reverting to previous (proper) condition as "disruptive". No one in the past two decades has come up with the idea to remove it, except you.

Second, the claim that "templates are excessive because the internal sub-categories that already exist fulfill their functions" is nonsensical. Categories do not make templates redundant. According to your logic, virtually all top templates related to countries are "unnecessarily" because there are categories. I can't believe that you came up with the idea that thousands of contributors and hundreds of thousands of categories with such templates are "wrong", and you are the only one right.

Third, I personally made Template:Western architectural styles and inserted it in thousands of relevant categories. Everyone else was happy to use it, including some of the most active users to the categorization of architecture (AnRo0002, Triplec85, etc.), and suddenly you came and started to massively remove it all around with claims it's "unnecessarily". I restored it all around, along with general templates (like Template:Countries of Asia) which you also removed (point 1), and you started to remove it once again. That's rude.

If you have an issue with top templates in general, open a complain & suggest a massive removal from millions of categories. But don't destroy the work of other contributors based on the views that only you have. --Orijentolog (talk) 17:26, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

P.S. FYI, after I opened the Template:Western architectural styles, I edited almost everything related to styles in major European countries. The template is not at the top for aesthetics, but it helps a lot for architectural chronology. It took me tens of thousands of edits and months for all that. Then you suddenly came a week ago and spent a few minutes removing that template from tens of categories of few selective countries, with flawed arguments, and now you are surprised that someone reverted you. --Orijentolog (talk) 18:07, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Wow, what a miracle. A little unpleasant of you to refuse to give me clear explanations. It seems that after a notification here you have regained the ability to speak. Possibly this issue would have been avoided if you didn't have those rude ways. But this explanation doesn't justify massive reversals on me, in cases that don't seem to affect you.

I repeat, you have reversed many more things than you claim here. For example, there are users who add templates "en masse", even for a single element (no relation with other elements/categories). That's nonsense. I intervened in some of such cases. Why do you also burst at me in these cases?

And finally. Since you attack me without limits, I remind you that your discussion is full of complaints and protests from other users about your view on this topic. It doesn't seem like everything is as pretty and colorful as you describe. In this case, it is clear that if your opinion prevails it is because of the force, given that you preferred to revert to normal dialogue with me. This is my last intervention, I do not want to contribute to prolonging the issue. CFA1877 (talk) 18:24, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

@CFA1877: I looked at several of Orijentolog's edits you referenced in your comments above. Their edits you are complaining about are obviously correct; I can see why they did not feel a need to write an explanatory edit summary, though I would have done so myself. These navigation templates exist for a reason. If you object to the navigation template, nominate it for deletion (and you will discover that you are pretty much alone in thinking this). Otherwise, please do not remove navigation templates from categories. It is possible that you were not handled as gently as you might have been in this, but your edits were not easily distinguished from vandalism. - Jmabel ! talk 18:56, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Unreasonable removal of CC-Zero City vector maps

Hello. I published vector maps of cities created by me personally, the user SounderBruce https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SounderBruce deleted them under a fictitious pretext. He wrote me a notice (copy at the end)

• He didn’t like my nickname. Reason for removal - "Maps added by self-promotional account"

However: My username VECTORMAPPER does not represent any brand, company or public organization. Also, this name does not represent any service, product, website, etc. This is my VERY old nickname, due to the fact that I have been working in the field of vector cartography for a very long time (more than 25 years). And of course, many people in many countries know me by this nickname - it simply reflects my profession.

I am providing the Wikipedia community with free access to some of my vector maps without any restrictions on use.

I really hope that my work on the Wiki will be useful to many people.

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Also. My vector files provide the ability to edit, embed in any designs of any scale, in any projects that involve subsequent printing, use in media, and others. Maps, which are usually presented in info box on the Wiki Pages, may be visually informative at the “just look” level - but they are completely impossible to use in any way. The city maps that I published provide users with the ability to easily edit maps in any vector editor and use maps in any media and printing projects, including cinema, television, interactive maps for Internet projects, and games. All maps I publish are fully CC-0 licensed and therefore can be used in any way. I am confident that the city maps I provide are necessary and useful to users.

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Message from SounderBruce:<br? Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "Vectormapper", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, service, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are permitted to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you individually (not your role), such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87", but not "SEO Manager at XYZ Company". Thank you. SounderBruce 07:28, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

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List of the removed maps: 
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  +2,556‎  N User talk:Vectormapper ‎ Warning: Username and conflict of interest. thank Tag: Twinkle
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −72‎  m Tulsa, Oklahoma ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −77‎  m São Paulo ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −74‎  m Zürich ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −72‎  m Shanghai ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −71‎  m Toronto ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −114‎  m San Francisco ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −104‎  m Seattle ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  +22‎  m Sydney ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −72‎  m Tampere ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −66‎  m Tokyo ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −147‎  m Warsaw ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −78‎  m San Juan, Puerto Rico ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −86‎  m Salt Lake City ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −153‎  m Wellington ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −84‎  m Sacramento, California ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −114‎  m Oakland, California ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −68‎  m Turku ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −88‎  m Sioux Falls, South Dakota ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −138‎  m Bellevue, Washington ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −102‎  m Yokohama ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −70‎  m Salem, Oregon ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −82‎  m St. Gallen ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −78‎  m Tauranga ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −94‎  m Winterthur ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback
07:28, 23 June 2024 diff hist  −194‎  m Tampa Bay ‎ Maps added by self-promotional account current thank Tag: Rollback 

Vectormapper (talk) 18:13, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

The only deleted file from Vectormapper that I can see is File:Zurich Switzerland street map.jpg (deleted 18 June 2024), so I cannot make head or tail of this. Perhaps it is about some project other than Wikimedia Commons? @SounderBruce: can you shed any light on this? - Jmabel ! talk 19:06, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

The logs look like English Wikipedia to me since Twinkle is included as a tag (which is a gadget I use there) and the references to "self-promotional account". Abzeronow (talk) 19:14, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Above you can see a list of my city maps vandalized from the Wiki pages (under a far-fetched pretext) Vectormapper (talk) 19:55, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

And one more thing about the username. "Vectormapper" is exactly the same legitimate username as, for example, "cook" or "fitter" or "doctor" or "archaeologist" - it accurately reflects the user's identification. The idea that the name "Hannibal_Lecter_666" is more acceptable than, for example, "Philatelist" seems ridiculous to me. Vectormapper (talk) 20:02, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

We cannot resolve English Wikipedia matters on Wikimedia Commons as Commons is a different project with different policies to enwiki. For the record, I agree with you on the username (which does not violate Commons policy). Abzeronow (talk) 20:08, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for your support, but where can I challenge the fact that my materials were removed from the pages of the English Wiki? Vectormapper (talk) 20:17, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Try en:User talk:SounderBruce, otherwise take a look at en:Wikipedia:Village pump. Bidgee (talk) 20:25, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

@Verctormapper: I would also strongly suggest that you not refer to this as "vandalism", which means doing wilful damage. Obviously you and Bruce are having a disagreement, and quite possibly even one in which you are correct, but that does not make him a "vandal", and if you continue to throw around accusations like that your account is likely to be blocked. - Jmabel ! talk 21:24, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Any deletion of materials that do not contradict civil laws and Wikipedia rules is essentially vandalism.

If a user simply had questions about my publications or me personally, I, as you can see, am ready to explain and defend my point of view.

Instead, the user simply deleted my maps for made-up reasons.

If I, for example, deleted your own materials from the Wiki because ??? (I don’t like your nickname, or it seems to me that you are advertising yourself, or because of my or your nationality) ??? -

You yourself would admit that this is vandalism.

I could still understand if the articles included AT LEAST SOME maps of cities. But there were NONE of them. Don't you find it strange that in an article about a city there is no map file of this city? Vectormapper (talk) 22:12, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

User:VectorMapper User:Vectormapper - I don't know what the detailed definition of vandalism is on Commons. The guideline on Vandalism is not informative on that point. However, if the definition is similar to what is used in the en:English Wikipedia for Vandalism, then you, VectorMapper, are making inappropriate allegations. This is a good-faith content dispute, and using the label of "Vandalism" to "win" a content dispute is a bad idea. In the English Wikipedia, it is considered a personal attack and is blockable. So don't yell Vandalism unless you have a reading of a vandalism policy or guideline that confirms what you are saying. Robert McClenon (talk) 01:57, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Not to say you were advertising on Wikipedia since I really have no clue or care to find out, but the text on your user space is clearly promotional. The same goes for the watermark in your uploads with the url of your website and your inclusion of it in the file description. So if it were me I probably would have done the same thing. Since although none of those alone are an indicator of anything, I think combined they clearly point to you using this as a way to upsell or advertise yourself. --Adamant1 (talk) 01:15, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

It's not fair. Everyone has the right to write about their achievements - if they exist, of course. The profile simply states what it really is - a brief description of professional qualifications. If I, for example, bred fish and wrote articles about it, my profile would indicate that my fish are the most beautiful. And a physicist would probably have an academic degree and significant publications. And in your profile, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Adamant1 your interests are indicated in great detail. Isn't this an obvious advertisement? Vectormapper (talk) 01:35, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Your interests are indicated in great detail. Isn't this an obvious advertisement? No because I'm not patting myself on the back about my personal work in a promotional way or trying to upsell anyone on visiting a website where I sell images of postcards like your doing. Your profile literally says "WEB: vectormap.net Vector Maps of the Cities, States and Countries: High Detailed Editable Printable Street / Road Maps in Adobe Illustrator, PDF, CDR, DWG, DXF." Where exactly am I doing that? Sorry, but that's clearly advertising and in no way is it at all comparable to me linking to a galleries of images I've uploaded on my profile. --Adamant1 (talk) 02:10, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

User:Planet Work Force Terraforming

• Planet Work Force Terraforming (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Blocked a couple of times last year for uploading and writing out-of-scope material about their personal theories on how we can terraform the oceans and the apparently hollow interior of the planet Earth. After a nine month break from Commons they have resumed adding that kind of content today. Belbury (talk) 18:22, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

 Done indeffed. They have not listened to warnings nor previous blocked. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 19:32, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

TamikaWest

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

This person has uploaded many pictures of personalities (171 currently), all without EXIF data, selfies by Pilar Scratch, and pictures of Pilar Scratch which are not selfies. So something is not right (Commons:Deletion requests/File:Celebrity wardrobe stylist Pilar Scratch and friend wardrobe stylist Denise Styless attend the Krab Queens Grand Opening in Harlem.jpg). Many pictures need checking. Yann (talk) 07:10, 24 June 2024 (UTC)