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User:Jerimee

I've asked Jerimee (talk · contribs) on their Talk page concerning line art again, this time because a whole range of items were added to Category:Line art despite not having any lines anywhere in the art. See for example the op-art imahe at right that was miscategorized with this edit as "line art".

I asked the user about this because there have been previous conversations about similar miscategorization with other users.

I received a response saying that "art resists categorization" and that the only criteria being used are: (1) repurposability of the image and (2) suitability of the image for conversion to SVG. Neither of these criteria have anything to do with whether or not the image is line art.

This is far from the only image miscategorized by the user. Thousands of images have been moved into the category at this point without regard to whether or not they are line art, making the category useless to to the community. At a minimum, the user should be chastised and the edits reversed, but this will take a monumental effort to accomplish. --EncycloPetey (talk) 14:00, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

Hawthorne at Wall, Lichfield

I share these concerns, having raised the issue a year ago, at User talk:Jerimee#Line art and, giving the above image (Hawthorne at Wall, Lichfield; relevant diff) as an example, Commons:Village pump/Archive/2025/01#Line art.

As I noted in the latter: The header of Category:Line art says "Line art is any image that consists of distinct straight and curved lines placed against a (usually plain) background, without gradations in shade (darkness) or hue (color) to represent two-dimensional or three-dimensional objects."

There is also related discussion at Commons:Village pump/Archive/2025/11#Category:Line art without P180, where Jerimee's less-than-helpful response to concerns was "perhaps you could point me to some past issues you have successfully resolved?"

I said to them in that discussion: "You don't appear to be taking this seriously.
If you don't stop voluntarily, until consensus is demonstrated, the next step will be to ask for administrative action to prevent you from continuing until it is."

@ReneeWrites and Jmabel: who were involved in the earlier discussions. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:57, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

It bothered me that this user was unable to properly define the term "line art", and only answered after being pressed on it. Their answer was not satisfactory (no, it's not "art with distinct lines", and even if that's the definition they're going with, their application is much broader still), they then ignored the consensus to cease this activity. In my last comment in the discussion linked by Andy, I had pointed them to a different area they could apply metadata with less ambiguity (an area they had been active in as well), which they didn't respond to.

I don't understand why they continue to make these specific types of edits despite self-admittedly not really knowing what lineart even is, and after being told repeatedly, by numerous people at this point, that this is not helpful behaviour. ReneeWrites (talk) 15:13, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

If the intent is "monochrome images that could readily be converted to SVG," a template or maintenance category to that effect would be a lot better practice. - Jmabel ! talk 17:04, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

I appreciate your input. I did create a maintenance category to help process some of these. As you may recall, Renee, Andy, and Petey complained about "category bloat" or some such thing. Every 8 months or so, the three of them coordinate one of these angry demands; I'm not exactly sure how to respond at this point. I have no other in[ter]actions with this trio of editors.

The intent is to structure the data on commons. That is useful for a variety of purposes, especially search retrieval. All the best. Jerimee (talk) 17:34, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

I did create a maintenance category to help process some of these.

The maintenance category you made was for lineart with missing subject statements, not "monochrome images to be converted to SVG". If that was your intent, you can tag the image with {{Convert to SVG}} and have it automatically be put in a pre-existing maintenance category.

As you may recall, Renee, Andy, and Petey complained about "category bloat" or some such thing. Every 8 months or so, the three of them coordinate one of these angry demands; I'm not exactly sure how to respond at this point.

I think I've been very reasonable in the previous discussion, but if I said that you found unreasonable or that you didn't understand, we can hopefully properly address that here. I also don't remember ever "coordinating" with Petey and Andy on this topic, as far as I know I only took part in one Village Pump discussion Andy linked, but perhaps you could point to another instance of me having done that? ReneeWrites (talk) 18:13, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

This would be the third time yall (Renee, Petey, Andy) have raised a concern about my use of line art categories, so fair point. You are right; my statement every 8 months or so is hyperbole. This is only the third time.

I'm not sure what else I can say that I haven't already said in the two previous discussions. We have a difference of opinion in the categorization of art. What do you recommend? Jerimee (talk) 20:51, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

My recommendation would be to cease all activity having to do with "line art". In the the last comment I made in the previous Village Pump discussion I suggested other areas of metadata to work on that are not as ambiguous.

This would be the third time yall (Renee, Petey, Andy)...

I don't remember ever "coordinating" with Petey and Andy on this topic, as far as I know I only took part in one Village Pump discussion Andy linked, but perhaps you could point to another instance of me having done that? ReneeWrites (talk) 21:33, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

I have never coordinated anything with ReneeWrites, and the only discussion about the matter I recall ever having with EncycloPetey, outside of those linked above, is User talk:Pigsonthewing#Line art, again, which is hardly "coordinating" and certainly not "every eight months or so".

You offer no evidence to support "Renee, Andy, and Petey complained about 'category bloat' or some such thing"; what we actually said is in the November discussion, linked above, and is nothing like that.

Once again, your response to valid concerns is to attack and deflect. And once again, you offer no cogent justification for your specific and disputed actions. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 19:43, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

@Jmabel: Since you previously weighed in on these topics, I wanted to make you aware that the behavior under discussion is continuing, even though the thread hasn't reached a conclusion yet. Would you be able to take another look at this and help bring the discussion to a close? It would bring clarity for all people involved. ReneeWrites (talk) 21:06, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

@ReneeWrites: I really wasn't planning to comment further, but here goes, and I'm going to make no effort to be diplomatic. Jerimee's edits along these lines appear to net out to useless or slightly worse than useless. He is pretty clearly editing against consensus. It's not an important enough matter to do serious harm to Commons, but if I saw the same approach applied to something I thought was genuinely important, I'd block without hesitation. I certainly am OK with anyone who reverts some or all of these edits, but I can't be bothered to care enough to do it myself. - Jmabel ! talk 22:17, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

User:RaiymbekZh

RaiymbekZh (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions) Recent copyvios after 2 blocks. Komarof (talk) 07:04, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

my works doesn't Protect by copyright ©️ by law of KZ:

".. ҚҰҚЫҚТАР ТУРАЛЫ ЖӘНЕ АВТОРЛЫҚ ҚҰҚЫҚ ТУРАЛЫ №7 ҚХА ЖАРЛЫҒЫ, 17.10.2017:

Авторлық құқықпен қорғалмайтын:

• Жақында (1 апта өткен соң) қайтыс болған адамдардың танымы, яғни:

Актёрлер;

Спортшылар;

Әкімдер;

Жазушылар;

Бишілер;

Әншлер;

және т.б. өнер-заң тексерһайдан адамдары.." RaiymbekZh (talk) 08:00, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for 3 months. Several copyvios deleted. This user uploaded files from Yandex and Instagram after being warned and blocked. Yann (talk) 09:41, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done. RaiymbekZh requested unblock with reason "unfair block". After investigation I declined the request. Taivo (talk) 12:02, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

User:KhameneiIsADeadman

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

Obvious vandal account with an inappropriate username. Consistently making vandalism edits, uploads, and deletion requests. – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 00:51, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

Comment removed by admin KhameneiIsADeadman (talk) 01:10, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

Indef is needed. I've closed some DRs. I think maybe there is a need to delete the DR pages bcoz of the material there is on them. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 02:00, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

 Support an indef block. Edits like on Commons:Deletion requests/File:Niek Sebens in China.jpg or Commons:Deletion requests/File:Imam Khamenei met with the head and top officials of the Judiciary (28).jpg are straightforward vandalism. Could an admin nuke all the reported user's contribs? Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 02:24, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done Blocked and upload deleted. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 03:28, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

I've closed all the DRs and reverted (nearly) all of the edits. The only thing left to do is removing revision history, if any left. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 04:22, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done I've hidden everything that is at all egregious. - Jmabel ! talk 21:35, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

Bennylin

• User: Bennylin (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Reasons for reporting: Continued copyvio uploading like File:Jokowi-2005.png after final warning for doing so. Personal attack in Special:Diff/997485432.

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:25, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

Enough apparently legitimate uploads that I'm not blocking him for a copyvio like that (but have no problem if anyone else does).

Strong warning sent about the inappropriate edit summary. - Jmabel ! talk 21:04, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

Zuck28

• User: Zuck28 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Reasons for reporting: Continued copyvio uploading like File:Trilochan Shastri.jpg after final warning for doing so.

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:30, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

There must be some confusion, I didn’t upload copyvio images, most probably I cropped some existing image on Commons, and the original image is possible copyright violation. Zuck28 (talk) 15:35, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

@Zuck28: That file which you uploaded had no permission for 8+ days. How can you explain that?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:44, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

I didn't upload, maybe I just used the crop tool and used an existing file on Commons. I can't see the image now, so I am not sure. Zuck28 (talk) 15:49, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

Duly noted. Any reviewing Admin should be able to independently evaluate our statements, possibly revealing your alleged licensing and the tagging.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:55, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Trilochan Shastri.jpg was indeed a CropTool edit on a file that falsely claimed a license. Ideally, someone would have gone, "That license doesn't make sense for this image," but failure to notice that doesn't call for any sanction, unless it was a much-repeated pattern. Original was uploaded by Lost in Sagar, and at the time had been on Commons over a year. - Jmabel ! talk 21:10, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

@Zuck28: Also, where is a license for File:Mohammad al Salhi.webp which is free enough for Commons? The one you presented restricted commercial use. You are responsible for your uploads.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:52, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

These issues are from the past and a long time ago, but I can promise that it will never gonna happen again in future. Thank you for notifying. We are here to contribute and learn through the process. Zuck28 (talk) 16:22, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

@Zuck28: I wouldn't call four months "a long time ago."

I'm not taking any action at this time, and will hope you are correct that this will not happen in the future. I presume that you now understand that you cannot "make up" a license for work where you don't own the copyright, as you appear to have done for File:Mohammad al Salhi.webp. If you plan to upload more third-party materials and haven't yet read COM:THIRD, I recommend you at least skim it to see if there are issues you haven't yet thought about. - Jmabel ! talk 21:15, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for understanding. I will definitely keep these instructions in my mind and will be more careful about these issues. Zuck28 (talk) 21:19, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

 Not done. The situation is explained. No action is needed. Taivo (talk) 10:26, 17 January 2026 (UTC)

User Manh2107 mass uploading files, falsely claiming as own work

Manh2107 (talk · contributions · Statistics) has been mass uploading files (nearly 180 so far) and falsely claiming them as their own work. They appear to be Russian district and municipal emblems and coats of arms. This may put them in the public domain under Russian copyright law, but one archive I found ([1]) suggests that some of these may be copyrighted. I left a couple messages on their talk page but I haven't gotten any response. TornadoLGS (talk) 04:15, 17 January 2026 (UTC)

Totally outside my expertise, and I don't speak Russian, but it has been over 15 hours and nothing has been done. Could someone more qualified than I please take this on? - Jmabel ! talk 20:03, 17 January 2026 (UTC)

From a second look, from their profile, they may actually be Vietnamese. TornadoLGS (talk) 05:26, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

The user still has not responded. I used Google translate to leave simple messages in Russian and Vietnamese. TornadoLGS (talk) 17:18, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

Swapnil1101

Swapnil1101 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

• Falsely adding license reviewed tags. Revision #714467286, Revision #1097640972, Revision #1097961952, Revision #1097961819
• Falsely claiming own work when it clearly isn't.

File:Chinese Passport (HKSAR).svg

File:Chinese passport.svg

File:Indian 1 Rupee 2020 Reverse.jpg

File:Indian 1 Rupee 2020 Front.jpg

There are more.

• Recreating deletions.

User talk:Swapnil1101#CRPF Logo

The talk page is full of deletion notices. The user hasn't stopped creating military flags/insignia/logo on his computer and uploading them as if it is him who holds rights over it even after such DR. (Incase, someone isn't aware of what's wrong with Indian military symbols, plz see this DR.) I've only given links that I could see without much digging. There may be more. Ping to @Mdaniels5757 (DR), @Yann (false licence review) and @Abzeronow (recently involved). Shaan Sengupta^Talk 12:53, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done Blocked indef. False license review with someone else's name is a no-no. Yann (talk) 14:25, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

Ccwwgd

• User: Ccwwgd (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Reasons for reporting: Effectively called my advice "bullshit" and us "idiots" in Special:Diff/1149297231.

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:02, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for 2 weeks. Yann (talk) 14:26, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

RomeoSingh2010

• RomeoSingh2010 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

Continues to upload clear copyvios even after last warning. Talk page full of deletion notices. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 08:11, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

•  Done Blocked for a month. Lets see if they get the message Gbawden (talk) 09:38, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

  @Gbawden, there is a need to delete other uploads as well. I don't think they are his own work. Even if they are, still COM:OOS. If you want I can nominate, or maybe you can carry it out without nom. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 09:45, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

Bodyoaken

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

Hi, I think that Bodyoaken is a sock of Slowking4. Similar formatting, no real answer to requests, and mainly dumbing a huge number of paintings from Sotheby's and Christie's (cf. Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/Slowking4). I would like a second opinion before blocking. I got no answer from the check-user contributors I asked. Yann (talk) 18:56, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done Bodyoaken is Likely a new sock of Slowking4, together with 5 other accounts, based on CU info. Blocked and tagged. --Lymantria (talk) 21:48, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

Johnj1995

• User: Johnj1995 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Reasons for reporting: Made another invalid deletion request here after after notification of block warnings for that and a block.

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 21:36, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

In response to this report, I will no longer make any edits to invalid deletion requests. Thank you. Johnj1995 (talk) 21:45, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

@Johnj1995: Thank you. Also Special:Diff/1150419563.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 21:49, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

Kumander Sator

Kumander Sator (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user is uploading many out-of-scope, AI-generated, promotional files. JJP_Master (she/they) 04:06, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done Indeffed for spam; uploads nuked. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 06:35, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

Deepak4444444

• Deepak4444444 (talk · contributions · Statistics · Recent activity · block log · User rights log · uploads · Global account information) (assign permissions)

Despite warning by @Yann, the user continues to upload promotional images, adding false license reviews and source. Also, the images are digitally modified. Shaan Sengupta^Talk 05:06, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done Indeffed for spam; uploads nuked. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 06:37, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

@Pi.1415926535: New user Prabhuarumugam1985 (talk · contribs) appears to be re-uploading Deepak4444444's deleted files. Can you have a look? Marbletan (talk) 16:58, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

@Marbletan, blocked, tagged, and files deleted. The master: Ragul1223. _signed, Aafi ^(talk) 17:26, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

User:Wikiuser829

• Wikiuser829 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Persistent copyright infringement issues, even deliberately removing the author's watermark; I suggest all photos claiming to be their own work should be carefully reviewed. 0x0a (talk) 10:26, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

User:Bedivere deleting files en masse without valid speedy deletion tag solely to punish LTA

Bedivere has been speedily deleting a huge number of film logos, which were frequently COM:INUSE and do not qualify for copyright protection per COM:TOO, under the invalid rationale W:WP:DENY. This is apparently all because some particularly disruptive LTA on Spanish Wikipedia uploaded these. (See User talk:Bedivere#Why are you purging tons and tons of simple-geometry logos with the rationale “DENY”?) Deleting innocuous files without discussion in an attempt to punish/un-person the uploader is unacceptable and has disrupted numerous wikis using these files. I don’t know what prompted this but it’s a serious overreach of administrative authority. Dronebogus (talk) 01:58, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

DENY is actually a EN-WP essay, so at least a step below guidelines and policies. But we have the guideline COM:Vandalism, where the first sentence reads "Vandalism" refers to actions taken with the deliberate intention of harming the site rather than improving it[...]. The log of one of the deleted files is evidence that the uploader is actually globally locked, not only blocked (a noticeable difference per m:Global locks vs m:Global blocks), so the evaluation as that uploader being a harmful individual is quite evident. So, seeing their contributions as "harming the site" is not far-fetched. Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 02:38, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

People can always reupload some or all of the deleted files if they genuinely need them. In most cases, these files are free and can be safely kept. However, retaining them simply because they appear innocuous or are freely licensed completely misses the point of the deletion.

Deletion, while a last resort, is the most decisive measure available: it serves to deny the troll who uploaded the files any form of recognition or reward. Prolonging this discussion only plays into the hands of this problematic user turning us into their laughing stock.

The globally locked LTA has repeatedly used multiple accounts to evade blocks here and elsewhere. Keeping their uploads solely on the grounds that they are freely licensed only reinforces and encourages this behavior. The issue is not the intrinsic value of the files themselves, but the principle of not rewarding block evasion or disruptive conduct.

Retaining these uploads legitimize their actions and validate the idea that Commons can be exploited as a tool for disruption (we should not be allowing that, even if the deletion reason logged is vague or seems like it). Anyone who legitimately needs these logos is free to reupload them, provided they are indeed freely licensed, but they should not be restored.

If we continue to debate the merits of every individual file uploaded by this user, we are granting them exactly the attention they seek. I strongly encourage those who require these specific logos for legitimate purposes to reupload them independently and move on. Bedivere (talk) 03:40, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

@Bedivere: given that the uploader is not the rights-holder, couldn't we just suppress their account name in the file history and edit history? Or does that somehow not meet the goal? - Jmabel ! talk 04:14, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

Deleting the files en masse is also giving them negative attention. I didn’t even know this troll existed until you did this. Now you’re broadcasting their existence and disruption to the entire Wikimedia ecosystem while creating an even bigger mess in the process and shifting the responsibility of cleaning it up onto everyone else. The best way to deny recognition is to ignore them when they aren’t directly engaged in trolling. The second best way would have been reuploading and replacing everything yourself. Dronebogus (talk) 04:15, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

As I mentioned to Dronebogus in this message, we've been dealing with this situation for three years without any improvement, while the LTA exploits every weakness in the bureaucracy. We can clearly see this here: only one user has stopped everything, and now he perceives it as "negative". I wonder if we should also invite the LTA into the conversation and suddenly everyone agrees to a deal. If the LTA is already been banned globally, why do we have to keep the door open? The LTA should resolve his problem at the Meta level first, and then we can discuss the issue about his uploads. I'm honestly disappointed; I don't know why I'm even fighting against these block evasions here. Taichi (talk) 05:21, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

That’s a very long non-explanation of why deleting tons of in-use, non-problematic files and thereby drawing attention to the LTA is in any way reminding the situation. Dronebogus (talk) 06:32, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

While I dislike deletion of all images from Marrovi and Jorse García (the main accounts) solely for these reasons, I also don't support the evasion blocks they've made and will likely make again and must to consider that they brought it on themselves. I contacted them personally to see how I can help with their situation without further ruining anything and what they can do while blocked, but if they don't respond and refuse help, there's nothing I can do. Reviewing every image from all accounts created by the same user (at least the main ones) would take considerably more time and be tedious than deleting them all, even though it would negatively impact other projects and their legitimate uses (like this one and this other one). We would have to check every image they uploaded to see if it could be restored. If someone is willing to do that, perfect. I've saved certain images (and all their information) from here on the Wayback Machine before they were deleted (like this one, whose current source doesn't exist, but there's a snapshot from 2020, since I believe the images should be visible, but not used unless appropriate), but I don't want to invest my time saving everything uploaded by users who have been blocked on new accounts, especially if they don't let themselves be helped. Lenis Felipe (talk) 19:31, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

None of them needed to be deleted. The whole point of the mass deletion seems punitive, or at least like a scorched-earth attempt to stop their disruption. Dronebogus (talk) 20:03, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

•  Comment There was a community discussion years ago regarding this topic, in which the ultimatium was that deleting files because they are an LTA is not a valid reason for deletion. Unless there are other concerns besides that, these files should be restored. 1989 (talk) 19:22, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

• No. Many admins, including I, delete files by LTA with DENY. These files can be reuploaded by users in good standing. Yann (talk) 19:46, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

  So you are aware and even voted in this discussion and proceed to do them anyway? That’s not a good sign. Your views do not overrule community consensus. 1989 (talk) 19:56, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

  Yann, I’ve told you this before but you frequently act more like the nanny of Commons than a neutral enforcer of rules and consensus, particularly in regard to deletion. While obviously you’re not the only admin with this issue (see the rest of this discussion) that doesn’t justify your doing it. Dronebogus (talk) 19:59, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

This kind of questioning "Is block/ban evasion/sockpuppetry on..." has a significant flaw: it gives the misleading impression that the issue is whether having an account blocked (or banned), or sock puppetry should lead to the deletion of all uploaded content. However, it actually intends to ask whether alternative accounts used to circumvent a block (or ban) should have all their uploaded content deleted. At a glance, many who hold the opposing view likely mistake the question for the first interpretation. 0x0a (talk) 02:32, 23 January 2026 (UTC)

User:Kontributor_2K and User:Jmabel – repeated disruptive editing, misrepresentation of licensing, and false deletion nomination of File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_Bosnian_royal_family.png

Both User:Kontributor_2K and User:Jmabel have shown a clear pattern of disruptive editing and attempted misrepresentation of licensing and content scope on Commons, particularly regarding this file and the related deletion discussion.

Over the past several days, the users have repeatedly:

• Undone categorization edits with no technical justification
• Manipulated discussion layout to hide replies or alter context
• Reverted key source field wording without prior discussion
• Repeatedly pushed unfounded claims about licensing or ownership
• Avoided substantive discussion, replacing it with superficial edits
• Attempted to influence the deletion process through misleading arguments
• Coordinated interventions that misrepresent the file’s status

Specific examples include:

• Radiant Crowns category repeatedly removed and re-added (see file history)
• Source field reversions without discussion: here
• Discussion manipulation diffs:

 * diff1
 * diff2

• Repeatedly supported deletion claims without verifying licensing sources
• Invented or misrepresented sourcing information without discussion or uploader consent
• Added misleading templates and comments implying the file was a hoax or mislicensed
• Reverted constructive edits to categories and source fields, sometimes in coordination
• Attempted to falsify, dismiss, or overwrite community consensus by re-adding deletion rationale after prior discussion
• Removed file-related entries on other Wikimedia projects as “hoax” (as acknowledged in the deletion discussion), which was later cited in support of a hoax claim, while the licensing and sourcing issues on Commons remained unresolved — Preceding unsigned comment added by InOrIsTr (talk • contribs) 06:43, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

This pattern demonstrates coordinated disruptive behavior by both users, aimed at misrepresenting the file's status and forcing deletion. Commons policy (e.g., COM:EDUSE, COM:HOUND) explicitly discourages repeated unwanted interventions, especially when they aim to mislead or mischaracterize content or licensing.

I have attempted to engage constructively with both editors, but the behavior persists. InOrIsTr (talk) 03:47, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

I believe my edits on that DR speak for themselves. I don't have a strong opinion on whether the file should be deleted or kept (though I am certain that the current name is problematic). I've been trying to keep things on track in a contentions DR. Pretty funny being attacked for trying to be a neutral facilitator.

If InOrIsTr thinks my edits there and my sole edit on the file page itself are a problem, I would say the user either they don't understand the nature of this site, have an axe to grind, or both. I would ask people to consider a boomerang here. I have nothing further to say; I will not be editing further on this AN/U thread unless I am directly addressed with a question. - Jmabel ! talk 03:54, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

Although Jmabel only made a single edit to the file page itself, that edit involved modifying the licensing/source information (diff), which is the core issue under discussion. The concern is not the quantity of edits, but the impact of the licensing change combined with coordination in the deletion discussion. Other high-impact reversions and discussion manipulations were performed by Kontributor_2K. This demonstrates that the reported concern focuses on pattern of coordinated disruptive actions and critical licensing misrepresentation, not minor or neutral edits. InOrIsTr (talk) 04:06, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

Both of the "discussion manipulation diffs" seem appropriate. The comments that were moved were inserted in the middle of someone else's comments in a way that could break the intended flow of that someone else and did obscure (at best) the attribution of the first part of those comments by breaking the signature connection to them. DMacks (talk) 03:57, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

The main concern remains the pattern of coordinated disruptive edits and misrepresentation of licensing:

• User:Jmabel made a single high-impact edit to the licensing/source field, which directly affects content use and deletion rationale.
• User:Kontributor_2K repeatedly reverted categorization and source fields, and manipulated discussion layout to influence deletion.

While minor issues of comment flow are noted, the policy concern under COM:EDUSE and COM:HOUND focuses on repeated interventions that misrepresent content or licensing. InOrIsTr (talk) 04:06, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

Boomerang OP definition of vexatious report. Single purpose account with w:wp:CIR issues forum-shopping because they aren’t winning a deletion debate. I’m not sure if they should be temp blocked or warned because they’re new or indefinitely blocked because they’re refusing to get the point and have no productive edits. Dronebogus (talk) 04:23, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

For the record: this is not a single-purpose account but a global account, with Commons activity beginning last year. The report is based on specific diffs and documented licensing changes, not on disagreement with a deletion outcome or any form of “forum shopping”. I will not engage with ad hominem characterizations. InOrIsTr (talk) 06:31, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

I have indeffed OP as NOTHERE. Given the cross-wiki hoaxing and the behavioral issues, I don't think a short block would be sufficient. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 07:01, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

Got "pywikibot.exceptions.APIError: abusefilter-disallowed: This action has been automatically identified as harmful, and therefore disallowed"

Hi, uploading my photos to Wikimedia Commons through the Pywikibot wrapper and got

pywikibot.exceptions.APIError: abusefilter-disallowed: This action has been automatically identified as harmful, and therefore disallowed. If you believe your action was constructive, please inform an administrator of what you were trying to do. A brief description of the abuse rule which your action matched is: 0 copyvios [abusefilter: {'id': '162', 'description': '0 copyvios', 'actions': ['disallow']};

filekey: 1cdxm08zchxo.omxryt.46252.webp;
sessionkey: 1cdxm08zchxo.omxryt.46252.webp;
servedby: mw-api-ext.codfw.main-b68dfc86c-nf4hv;

The photo is for the Category:Calligraphy of the Ottoman Empire that I made in Turkey - I believe it is in public domain. Vitaly Zdanevich (talk) 18:57, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

@Vitaly Zdanevich: I'm guessing it is just a false positive; if you convert it to a JPEG and upload that, it should be fine. - Jmabel ! talk 19:44, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

But I want to upload webp, to save the storage of Wikimedia Foundation and to reduce the traffic for users, see

https://marcrphoto.wordpress.com/2025/01/06/webp-vs-jpg-which-format-is-killing-your-sites-load-speed-and-space/

and

https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/docs/webp_study quote We observed that the average WebP file size is 25%-34% smaller compared to JPEG file size at equivalent SSIM index

while avif is still unavailable though browsers already supports it Vitaly Zdanevich (talk) 21:23, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

@Vitaly Zdanevich: If you want to upload webp, how come you uploaded a PNG? (There is no way you could have triggered that filter with any other MIME type.) - Jmabel ! talk 00:02, 23 January 2026 (UTC)