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Block request for User:StalwartLabs

StalwartLabs (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user Username for spam or containing advertising purposes All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 15:51, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

 Comment Being discussed on my talk page. All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 16:37, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

 Done. I warned the user and deleted the only upload as spam. The logo was not used, I did not find the company from en.wiki and en:Stalwart did not mention it as well. As user rename process is arguably ongoing, I do not block the user currently. Taivo (talk) 11:53, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Block request for User:Simatex

Simatex (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user Username for spam or containing advertising purposes All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 16:48, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

 Done. User is warned, the only upload deleted. Currently that's enough. Taivo (talk) 11:47, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

File:Milton 2024 path.png

Please reduce it to semi-protection so I can update it. Tavantius (talk) 07:49, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

@Tavantius: Admins will update it periodically. See Commons:Administrators' noticeboard#Hurricane Milton. - Jmabel ! talk 12:42, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Deprotection of pages

I make some categorization works on Wikimedia logos (see Category:Commons protected edit requests). It would be easier for me and for administrors if you can deprotect for a while the pages of types File:Wikipedia-logo..., File:Wikimedia-logo..., File:Wikiquote-logo..., File:Wiktionary-logo..., etc.

Berdea (talk) 15:05, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Protecting WLM-US 2024 pages

Hello! Got a couple pages for Wiki Loves Monuments 2024 in the United States that are high-visibility and attracting vandalism. Requesting semi-protection through the end of the month.

• Commons:Wiki Loves Monuments in the United States/Monuments
• Commons:WLMUS2024 (redirect page)

Thanks, ~Kevin Payravi (talk) 20:33, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

 Done Abzeronow (talk) 21:03, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

File:WLM Logo India.svg

Repeated vandalism in short period of time, requesting semiprotection Gnomingstuff (talk) 08:03, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

 Done The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 08:12, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

User:Nedaaymo

Nedaaymo (talk · contribs) is a sockpuppet of Seyed haji (talk · contribs), created on 15 April 2024 when the latter was blocked for abusing multiple accounts and for uploading unfree files after warnings. Same pattern of activity and file naming continues. HeminKurdistan (talk) 15:37, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Note: Another sockpuppet, Seyed Ayeh (talk · contribs) is blocked indefinitely/ HeminKurdistan (talk) 15:48, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

@Krd, I'll file the RFCU if need be. All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 00:19, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Template:PD-USGov-Military/sv

Protect Template:PD-USGov-Military/sv to Template protection. Thanks. // Kakan spelar (talk) 19:31, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

 Done Abzeronow (talk) 19:37, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Commons:Auto-protected files/misc/logos

Is it possible to deprotect this page Commons:Auto-protected files/misc/logos at least for a while for me to better categorized some of the logos present in that category. Berdea (talk) 14:18, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

@Berdea: how would unprotecting the category page help you in categorizing the logos? - Jmabel ! talk 05:41, 15 October 2024 (UTC)