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purge Admin backlog

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Please clear month-old backlog

User talk:CommonsDelinker/commands#Category Moves. thx. RoyZuo (talk) 09:03, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

OK, started working on this. Abzeronow (talk) 16:42, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

 Done Backlog of cat moves empty. Abzeronow (talk) 22:41, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

Science Photo Competition 2024 in Ukraine (midpoint): Request for MassMessage

Hi! Quick request from organizers of the Ukrainian edition of Science Photo Competition 2024 – we'd like to invite people who participated in this context in the past & haven't joined this year so far to join this year's edition

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AntonProtsiuk (WMUA) (talk) 11:00, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

 Doing… -- CptViraj (talk) 12:14, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

@AntonProtsiuk (WMUA): Ah sorry, but can you please confirm that there are still 723 users who haven't participated out of 730? -- CptViraj (talk) 12:23, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

@CptViraj: yes, at least per this query. AntonProtsiuk (WMUA) (talk) 12:58, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

 Sent. -- CptViraj (talk) 14:26, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Rev del, please.

• 1. File:Secretary Blinken Delivers Remarks at Kerry Portrait in Washington, D.C., December 9, 2024 - 1.jpg
• 2. File:Secretary Blinken Delivers Remarks at Kerry Portrait in Washington, D.C., December 9, 2024 - 2.jpg
• 3. File:Secretary Blinken Delivers Remarks at Kerry Portrait in Washington, D.C., December 9, 2024 - 4.jpg
• 4. File:Secretary Blinken Delivers Remarks at Kerry Portrait in Washington, D.C., December 9, 2024 - 5.jpg
• 5. File:Secretary Blinken Delivers Remarks at Kerry Portrait in Washington, D.C., December 9, 2024 - 6.jpg

Thank you, -- Ooligan (talk) 10:57, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

What do you exactly want, deletion of these newly-uploaded files? --Túrelio (talk) 11:10, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

@Túrelio and @GreenMeansGo, yes the issue is that the John Kerry portrait painting is presumably copyright. I just replied the Jmabel (below) about a possible Guassian blur, if he is willing to do it. -- Ooligan (talk) 17:32, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

@Ooligan: surely you have been around long enough by now that you know how to form in internal link so someone can click on it. - Jmabel ! talk 15:41, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

@Túrelio: I think he is asking for a revdel for copyright reasons, because the Kerry Portrait is presumably copyrighted. But Ooligan, wouldn't that call more for a Gaussian blur than a crop? At least to have a version in the history with just the offending part blurred, so we don't hide more information than we have to? - Jmabel ! talk 15:46, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

@Ooligan: it would be good and helpful, if you link these files for obvious reasons. Not linking increases load of an admin. _Regards, Aafi ^(talk) 15:50, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

I added links. I'm sorry about my error, @Aafi. Ooligan (talk) 17:18, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

You still need to tell us what the issue is. GMG^talk 17:25, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

@Jmabel, Yes a Gaussian blur would be great, but I never learn how to do it. I know you are busy, but a blur would be the better aternative, if you are willing to do it. Otherwise, these crops will be ok. Thank you, -- Ooligan (talk) 17:29, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

I have now hidden (not deleted) the uncropped version of each of the 5 files. --Túrelio (talk) 19:30, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for your help on this @Túrelio and also all the unseen work you and other Admins do daily. Best Regards, -- Ooligan (talk) 19:51, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

You are welcome. --Túrelio (talk) 19:54, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Move request requiring an admin

Please see File:Indianapolis, October 5, 2024 - 05 (cropped) (cropped).jpg. I uploaded this cropped version, & it should replace File:Indianapolis, October 5, 2024 - 05 (cropped).jpg, an inferior cropped version that I also uploaded. Peaceray (talk) 18:58, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

 Done GPSLeo (talk) 19:59, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

File:Vlada ooo.jpg

personal attack on my family vandal please remove --Jphwra (talk) 06:29, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Already dealt with. @Jphwra: please don't post the same admin request in two places. - Jmabel ! talk 07:36, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

User:Hang googles

Can someone take a look at this userpage? The creation of it is this user's only edit and it is clearly vandalism. Wound theology (talk) 11:55, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

 Done Blocked indef. and page deleted. I also requested a global lock on Meta. Yann (talk) 12:14, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

ArionStar/★ unblock request

I'm not really sure how to proceed, so I'll bring it up here. ArionStar was blocked for 1 year due to this ANI thread. There is an unblock request under the condition of an indefinite FPC ban. Context is on that unblock page. Please comment whether you support unblocking under that ban or oppose it and why (I will not !vote as I plan to act as the unblocking admin). I will allow ArionStar to participate in this discussion under the condition they remain civil. @RodRabelo7, ArionStar, Taivo, Yann, Basile Morin, and W.carter —Matrix(!) _{ping one}^{when replying} {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 22:35, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

I have a feeling this has a low chance of unblocking based on the responses at the talk page, but since it's their third appeal we should either revoke TPA or unblock rather than doing nothing. —Matrix(!) _{ping one}^{when replying} {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 22:41, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

 Support. As I said there, blocks should be educational, not punitive. Arion acknowledged their disruptive behavior and committed to no longer acting in such a manner. If they misbehave, block them again; easy as can be. We all know third chances are way rarer than second chances, and I bet Arion knows this as well. Commons is the only one losing from this all, as this is voluntary work. RodRabelo7 (talk) 22:41, 12 December 2024 (UTC)