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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/TEMP ACCOUNT and REASON with your content, and place it at the bottom of this page:

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

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~2026-57419-6

User: ~2026-57419-6 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Vandalism with multiple temporary accounts and with the IP-adresses (range) under it. Esp. on page File:Andrew Hall.jpg

Inertia6084 (talk) (talk) 16:47, 27 January 2026 (UTC) PS because it's all about the same file/person, a protection of the page can help too - Inertia6084 (talk) (talk) 16:50, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done: File page semi-protected for 1 year and underlying IPv4 /24 range blocked for 2 weeks. --Achim55 (talk) 17:03, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

PvtHudsonMD VI

User: PvtHudsonMD VI (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Long-term abuse. Angela Criss. XReport --C F A 23:48, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

I know nothing of the Angela Criss situation, but the account has been making massive edits. I just blocked them for 24 hours so that they can't do damage while we wait for someone familiar with the situation to sort this out. FWIW, I see nothing obviously bad about their edits, and there is no warning of any sort on their user talk page. I imagine CFA knows what they are talking about here (which is why I made the short-term block), but I do not feel appropriate indef-blocking in a situation where I'm close to clueless. - Jmabel ! talk 01:34, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

@Jmabel: This is Foundation Global Ban evasion by Angela Criss, reported to m:srg by CFA.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 02:37, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done Local indef (CU match to previous locked account) and SRG request already filed. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 03:17, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

Netizenpuppi

• User: Netizenpuppi (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Reasons for reporting: Vandalism only; admitted vandal, see Special:Diff/1154839984.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 02:41, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done. Indefinitely blocked. Taivo (talk) 10:04, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

~2026-59796-1

User: ~2026-59796-1 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Haphazardly nominating flag files for speedy deletion for supposedly being uploaded under fair use (it is not), threatening the deletion of validly uploaded public domain files. Similar behavior to ~2026-26452-8 Hariboneagle927 (talk) 08:27, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done: Blocked indef, proxy IPv4 /24 blocked for 6 months. Thanks @Ziv for reverting! --Achim55 (talk) 09:28, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

AzmanMasudi

User: AzmanMasudi (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Uploading yet another "Source Instagram, Author Unknown" probable copyvio after a talk page full of deletions and source requests for such content, and a final warning for copyvios. Belbury (talk) 09:23, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done. I blocked the user for 2 weeks. Taivo (talk) 10:09, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

LAW42000

User: LAW42000 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Vandalism. See also filterlog. X-wiki-abuse. XReport --NDG (talk) 10:09, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done: Indeffed LTA sock Category:Sockpuppets of DLOEI2536. --Achim55 (talk) 10:18, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

Tamatakon01

User: Tamatakon01 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: user uploads religious fundamentalist audios and then adds them to MOTD; for example replacing the media of the day of today which now has a mismatching caption and file. Prototyperspective (talk) 10:46, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

@Jmabel and Yann: could an admin please quickly revert Special:Diff/1154850003 which replaces the MOTD of today with an inappropriate audio, possibly to censor an inconvenient video of Ukraine war effects/crimes footage? Prototyperspective (talk) 10:51, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done That's reverted. User warned. I deleted Template:Motd/2026-02-27 which was already shown earlier. Yann (talk) 11:11, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

Rapper1996

User: Rapper1996 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: After a final warning for copyvios and two previous blocks, has today uploaded some 1992 album art with a visible copyright notice in the image, taken from Discogs. Belbury (talk) 19:26, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done blocked for 3 months. The next block may be indefinite if they continues their behaviour. Jianhui67 ^T★C 05:26, 29 January 2026 (UTC)

~2025-33971-86

User: ~2025-33971-86 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Yesterday, I made this DR on a micronational flag. The indicated IP has taken my DR as a template to make DRs to many other micronational flags, falsely linking to "my" DR and claiming the same reason which was specifically worded for that single case. Enyavar (talk) 10:09, 29 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done: Blocked indef. ~150 nonsense DRs are vandalism. All DRs are reverted on the file pages. --Achim55 (talk) 12:24, 29 January 2026 (UTC)

ArMu2025

User: ArMu2025 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by ArMu2025 (Diff ~1155970468)- Alexis Jazz ^{ping plz} 16:27, 29 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done blocked for a month. - Jmabel ! talk 20:55, 29 January 2026 (UTC)

PorVicAn

User: PorVicAn (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Massive and persistant uploading of copyrighted pictures. The user also adds a fiter to the pictures before uploading to difficult their detection, an obvious sign he knows what he's doing is wrong and is trying to bypass the system. AntoFran (talk) 03:21, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done files deleted and blocked for 2 weeks. Jianhui67 ^T★C 05:21, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

ChitaOblast123

User: ChitaOblast123 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
User: Telemundo123 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Socks of Crimea Republic. Edits around flags like normal, greetings on userpages, also see similarly named Univision123 (sorry, I can't find a template that links to Central Auth and says it doesn't ping) who doesn't have a local account on commons, but has been active at en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Imbackjjj (who is blocked here as a sock of Crimea Republic) Emk9 (talk) 04:10, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done both accounts tagged and blocked indefinitely. Jianhui67 ^T★C 05:29, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

@Emk9: {{Noping}} should accomplish this with username. Would you suggest a name for a similar template that would give the Central Auth link? I'm thinking of {{Nopingc}}, {{Nopingca}}, or {{Nopingsul}}. The short and sweet {{Ca}} is for Català text, and {{Sul}} serves two lines that would be overkill for your purpose.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:16, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

@Jeff G.: I considered trying to transfer enwiki template en:Template:Central auth yesterday, but wasn't sure if I could just copy/paste it over. That one only links to Central Auth, so would have been good for this case, since Univision123 didn't have a local account. Emk9 (talk) 20:05, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

@Emk9: I copied it. Test of {{Central auth}} follows: Univision123.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:13, 31 January 2026 (UTC)

Trying not to ping you: Emk9.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:30, 31 January 2026 (UTC)

C.B cartoons

User: C.B cartoons (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
Reason for reporting: Uploading copyright violations after final warning by administrator. ScalarFactor (talk) 04:37, 31 January 2026 (UTC)