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Block request for User:M.i.n.o.r.a.x and Johannnes89

M.i.n.o.r.a.x and Johannnes89 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user An account solely for the purpose of vandalism SuperPianoMan9167 (talk) 01:30, 3 December 2025 (UTC)

Also LTA sock. SuperPianoMan9167 (talk) 01:31, 3 December 2025 (UTC)

 Done by Cybularny. Also global locked. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 02:47, 3 December 2025 (UTC)

M7 better, Hiyuune bad (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user - probably the same user? Looks related. Omphalographer (talk) 00:24, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

Yup. SuperPianoMan9167 (talk) 00:25, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

User:Sakusumi

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

Flickr washing account, presumably sock of Achumi (talk · contribs) based on en:Special:Diff/1322677403, EnWikiPage creation log, en:Special:Diff/1324072297 and en:Special:Diff/1324997253. --0x0a (talk) 13:06, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

Partially done: Images deleted and flickr account added to blacklist. --Achim55 (talk) 13:50, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked indef. Yann (talk) 14:33, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

User:AshleyLOL1987

Repeatedly uploading copyvios logos without source or permission. JalenBarks (talk) 05:26, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

convenience link AshleyLOL1987 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions). - Jmabel ! talk 06:55, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

@JalenBarks: looks to me, at a quick glance, like all of their uploads predate your first warning. Am I misreading that? - Jmabel ! talk 06:58, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

Yes, though from the Creation logs, they have also previously uploaded File:The Jetix Logo Is The Best.png and File:Wesds Logo.png, both deleted by F1. From the same logs, File:Jetix 2004 logo.png was recreated after its original deletion by The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk · contribs), also uploaded by AshleyLOL1987 afterward. I'm surprised no warnings were issued for those F1 tags. JalenBarks (talk) 07:48, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

 Done. I mass deleted all his/her uploads due to missing source. Taivo (talk) 10:48, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

Socks of User:Sahilsambyal

• Dilwale SRKians (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Edition of India (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Socks of blocked user Sahilsambyal (talk · contribs) as per en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Sahilsambyal. 0x0a (talk) 14:18, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

 Done Both blocked indef., all files deleted. Yann (talk) 14:28, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

@Yann: Chinchalkarpallavi (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user is not sure. Could check if they reuploaded the same photo here so that I could file a SPI check? --0x0a (talk) 14:35, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

It is a different image that the one uploaded by Saify-Citation-Page-Pilot (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions), but yes, there are strong suspicions about socking. Yann (talk) 14:43, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for your info. I will follow up on this. 0x0a (talk) 14:46, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Kinnders

Kinnders (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user An account solely for advertising purposes Biologg (talk) 16:10, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

 Done Blocked indef. Yann (talk) 16:24, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

User talk:Ghaliouech

Sockpuppet hotspot for many years. Please protect it. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 16:54, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

 Done: Semi-protected for 1 year. --Achim55 (talk) 17:30, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

User:Futured App

Single-purpose spam account. Geoffroi 19:55, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

Already done Pi got it The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 21:54, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

User:Christian Michelides

Christian Michelides (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user: Blocked on enWP as a sockpuppet of Meister und Margarita (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user, see also the account's recent contributions in the user pages of the CheckUser-confirmed sock MichelidesPeralta (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user. ~2025-39507-98 (talk) 23:01, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

Given that MichelidesPeralta is in good standing here, I do not know what to make of this. - Jmabel ! talk 00:34, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

Meister und Margarita was blocked here on Commons in 2018 by Majora for Intimidation/harassment - abuse of email function. MichelidesPeralta is abusing multiple accounts on Commons as is Christian Michelides. Both should be blocked and put into Category:Sockpuppets of Meister und Margarita. Geoffroi 01:00, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

MichelidesPeralta Is now globally locked. Hopefully the rest will get done pretty quickly. Geoffroi 01:45, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

Misread this a little because of the "good standing" comment. MichelidesPeralta was already globally locked and Christian Michelides was using the other's subpages. I've CSD tagged the remaining subpages so future socks aren't attracted to them or encouraged by them remaining here. Geoffroi 02:20, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

• I've requested a global lock for Meister und Margarita and all socks. Geoffroi 01:22, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

   Done The above accounts are now globally locked. Geoffroi 21:52, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

Block request for User:Hidetohydetakarai

Hidetohydetakarai (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user An account solely for advertising purposes on the Commons:First steps/Quality and description page.(diff)   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 03:08, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Only one edit ever, so I just gave a strong warning. One more apparently vandalistic edit and they should be blocked. - Jmabel ! talk 06:03, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Protection request for multiple voice recordings (for Wikipedia Easter Egg)

Hi, and Merry Christmas to all of you! I'm ABAL1412 from Vietnamese Wikipedia.

Recently, I've joined the Easter egg experiment. The idea is to record audios in multiple languages, saying "Welcome to Wikipedia." After that, it can be randomly played when a user clicks the mascot. You can read more here. I followed the instruction and ask you to protect my files for this event.

These are the files:
File:WikiWelcome-ABAL1412-vi (south).wav
File:WikiWelcome-ABAL1412-vi (middle).wav
File:WikiWelcome-ABAL1412-en.wav
File:WikiWelcome-ABAL1412-ru.wav

Thank you!
ABAL1412^{🇻🇳🇸🇺🇷🇺} (talk ☭) 08:21, 10 December 2025 (UTC)