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Administrators: Please make a note if a report is dealt with, to avoid unnecessary responses by other admins.

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Copyright:

• Copyright violations: ~73
• Unfree Flickr files: ~0
• Recent unfree Flickr images: ~4
• No license since 8 January 2024: ~2
• No permission since 8 January 2024: ~33
• No source since 8 January 2024: ~2
• Media uploaded without a license as of 2024-01: ~100

Other:

• Duplicates: ~190
• Advertisements/spam: ~0
• Personal photos/selfies: ~5
• Other speedy deletions: ~267
• Categories for discussion: 84 months
• Media requiring a split up: ~1
• Requests for unblock: ~0
• Undeletion requests: ~12

Protected edit requests:

• Full protection: ~44
• Interface admin: ~14
• Technical: ~2
• Template protection: ~29
• Protection level: ~0

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To create a report please click on the button above and fill the fields. Alternatively you may copy the following template, replacing USER/IP and REASON with your content, and place it at the bottom of this page:

{{subst:Report vandal|USER/IP|REASON. ~~~~}}

• Administrators: Please make a note if a report is dealt with, to avoid unnecessary responses by other admins.

0x0a

User: 0x0a (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Minnerbot XD (talk • contribs) 07:47, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Reason for reporting: Adding the "Copyvio" tag to photos is free to use on photos of File:Pakuwon Mall Surabaya (2020).jpg. The owner of the photo has allowed the photo to be shared freely and does not claim copyright, but he added the Copyvio tag carelessly.

(talk) 07:45, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Please read COM:Bad sources#Pexels.com - pictures from Pexels.com published after 4 July 2018 are not allowed on Commons. This is because their license includes restrictions for commercial use — Commons does not allow non-commercial licences.--DJ EV (talk) 10:06, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Why can't photos from Pexels uploaded after July 4 2018 be posted on Wikimedia Commons?. As long as the owner or uploader of the photo allows the photo to be re-shared, that's fine. If you don't believe the copyright status of the photo, please visit the source website that uploaded the photo and read the copyright status again. Note, the status of the photo is free-to-use.

You sincerely... Minnerbot XD (talk) 10:14, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done - OP blocked as block evading sock. Spurious request. Эlcobbola _talk 10:29, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Dawson Stelfox image

Does this image of an Irish climber on the summit of Mount Everest look fabricated File:Mounteverestclimbmk.jpg? Aszx5000 (talk) 12:58, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done Yes, it is, and also a copyright violation of [1]. Deleted. Yann (talk) 16:31, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Ruski1488

User: Ruski1488 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: See w:Fourteen Words. 2403:6200:8871:2E38:B8CE:2EDF:7B42:DD93 15:27, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done Blocked as COM:IU. Yann (talk) 16:34, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

49.228.224.0/20 and especially 49.228.231.1

• User: 49.228.224.0/20 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user and especially 49.228.231.1 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Reasons for reporting: Vandalism and proxies (see abuse filter log too).   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 10:46, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

•  Done Blocked for a month. Feel free to block it longer if this range is permanent. Yann (talk) 12:12, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

130.92.255.36

• User: 130.92.255.36 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Reasons for reporting: Vandalism and proxy.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 10:47, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done. Globally blocked, edits are reverted. Taivo (talk) 14:39, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

เสือกพะยูน

User: เสือกพะยูน (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Vandalism. (Upload pictures of other people with the intent to cause harassment.) Siam2019 (talk) 11:55, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

 Done Blocked 1 week and all the files deleted (they were clearly out of scope, and some of them without author nor license). Ruthven (msg) 14:50, 15 January 2024 (UTC)