Steward requests/Global

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This page hosts requests for global (un)blocks, (un)locks and hidings.

If you are here because you have been affected by a global block, please see Global blocks/FAQ for more information about global block and routes to appeal.

Note: (un)blocks apply to IP addresses; and (un)locks apply to global accounts.


Cross-wiki requests
Meta-Wiki requests


Requests for global (un)block

Please be sure to follow the instructions below:
Your request might be rejected if you don't follow the instructions.
Please also review Global blocking . Only IP addresses can be globally blocked at this moment. Please see #Requests for global (un)lock and (un)hiding if your request involves an account.
Global blocks don't affect Meta-Wiki, so if your IP address is blocked, you can still appeal here. IP addresses that cause disruption on Meta should be reported at Meta:Requests for help from a sysop or bureaucrat instead of here so that they can be blocked locally.
Please describe the kind of cross wiki abusive activity you see from the IP. Saying an IP is a long term abuser is not helpful, but saying "IP vandalizes at ban.wikipedia, no.wikipedia and vi.wikipedia" is. This is especially important for range blocks. If you do not provide enough details, your request might be declined.
Instructions for making a request

Before requesting, make sure that:

  1. You know the IP address(es) you wish to have globally blocked or unblocked.
  2. For blocks, the global blocking criteria are met.
  3. For unblocks, your request addresses the original reason for blocking the IP, if any.

To make a request for the address(es) to be blocked or unblocked

Copy the template below to the bottom of this section and explain why the address(es) should be blocked/unblocked.
=== Global block/unblock for [[Special:Contributions/Some IP address|Some IP address]] ===
{{Status}} <!-- Do not remove this template -->
* {{Luxotool|IP address}}
Description, evidence, diffs, etc. --~~~~
When requesting that your IP be unblocked, note that stewards need to know your IP address to even consider a request.
To find your IP, please visit https://www.whatismyip.com/
You are not required to disclose your IP in public - you may make requests privately to any steward on IRC or by email at: stewards@wikimedia.org

Global block for 2409:4042:269C:653E:C499:2670:101F:82D1

Status:    In progress
Long-term abuse. Rakesh Krushna Joshi vanity spammer, see edits on Wikidata (or look at the deleted contributions if the item gets deleted in the mean time). --Wiki13 (talk) 09:14, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Global block for 219.77.210.0/23

Status:    In progress

Same user of Special:CentralAuth/米記123.--MCC214#ex umbra in solem 11:08, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Global block for 93.143.124.96

Status:    In progress
LTA. Wutsje (talk) 16:23, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Requests for global (un)lock and (un)hiding

Note that global blocking currently only applies to IPs, due to a technical limitation. If you wish to request a named account for global [un]locking, please request a global [un]lock here instead. Be sure to follow the instructions below:
  • Your request might be rejected if it doesn't include the necessary information.
  • Warning! This page is publicly viewable. If the account name is grossly insulting or contains personal information please contact a steward privately in #wikimedia-stewardsconnect or email your request to the stewards VRT queue at stewards-oversight@wikimedia.org (direct wiki interface) but do not post it here. Thanks.
  • Warning! This is not the place to ask for locks based on your opinion that someone is disruptive. Global locks are used exclusively against vandalism and spam, not because of content disputes, not because you think that someone deserves to be globally blocked. In such cases, you should ask for local blocks at appropriate places.
  • If you are globally locked, you should appeal your lock to stewards-appeals@wikimedia.org.

Please describe abusive activity of an account before reporting them here. Since stewards are often not active at projects the reported accounts are, things that seem obvious to you may not be equally obvious to the reviewing steward.

Instructions for making a request

Before requesting that a global account be (un)locked, please be sure that:

  1. You have evidence of cross-wiki disruption from the account(s).
  2. You can show that it is not feasible to use local-only blocks or other measures like page protection to combat the disruption.
  3. You have considered making the request in #wikimedia-stewardsconnect, especially for account names which will be hidden, or for urgent requests.
To make a request for an account to be locked or unlocked
Copy one of the codes below to the bottom of this section and explain why the account(s) should be locked/unlocked.
=== Global lock/unlock for Foo ===
{{status}} <!-- do not remove this template -->
* {{LockHide|username}}
* {{LockHide|username|hidename=1}} <!-- if you do not want the name to be visible on this page -->
*...
Reasons, etc. --~~~~

For many accounts: 

=== Global lock for spambots/vandals ===
{{status}} <!-- do not remove this template -->
{{MultiLock|username|username2|username3}}
{{MultiLock|username|username2|username3|hidename=1}} <!-- if you do not want the names to be visible on this page -->
*...
Reasons, etc, --~~~~

Global lock for LTA MRY

Status:    In progress

Obvious cross-wiki LTA. This is either BMX on WheeIs (the Fuerdai LTA), or an impostor, who has been recently disrupting the Wikimedia Projects. See this page for the connection. LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 23:34, 11 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

If B says that they are A do we believe B and lock A? I mean I can't find anything that connects Randelearcilla to this LTA. Stryn (talk) 07:26, 12 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
On closer examination, it might actually be an older account of MRY, but I'm not familiar with his activities prior to 2017. LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 23:11, 16 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, it looks like MRY, given the edits here. LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 16:47, 17 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Global lock for SohagRJ

Status:    In progress
Long-term abuse. --Regards, ZI Jony (Talk) 13:58, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It seems to be a sock of User:ShohagS. Ruslik (talk) 20:48, 24 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Global lock for Feloniii

Status:    On hold

Lock all:

Reason: Spam-only accounts. Both accounts have very limited edits except for this entity. Aflantwo created the page on Wikidata. Then, Feloniii created the (now-deleted) Simple Wiki, which was deleted for the lack of notability, It is now being created by the master editor on TR, ES, TK and UR. The page has already been deleted on DE, AR and ES for spam, so I hope you can help look into it. Thanks! Infogapp1 (talk) 19:26, 28 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

 On hold pending socketpuppet investigation in enwiki. Ruslik (talk) 18:28, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Global lock for Eltomas2003

Status:    In progress

Eltomas2003 is an LTA/sockmaster from Enwiki who falls under 3X community bans. He is additionally banned from Commons, IRC, and as of today, WP:Discord. Unrelated to WMF but tangent, he's blocked across many Fandom/Wikia projects as well. His history on meta shows that he uses it to circumvent his block on enwiki and to continue trying to engage Enwiki admins via their Meta pages. This lock request follows his Discord ban, which was applied after he started praising sockpuppetry. Following the ban, he started using Meta to email me and contact me via my user talk, which I've requested he stop, but he continues. Walking through his contribs reveal this is a long term pattern. Ferret (talk) 19:08, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Ferret: Please, I want to have a second chance to be a better editor. Eltomas2003 (talk) 19:11, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have also contributed significantly to other foreign langauge wikiprojects and just uploaded an image to discord to mock sockpuppetry not praise it. Wikia is unrelated to wikimedia. Eltomas2003 (talk) 19:16, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Ferret:I won't contact you again.Eltomas2003 (talk) 19:18, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Although I'm not fluent in Wikisource policy, this exchange is concerning and apparently on-going, and shows him attempting to use other projects to circumvent his Commons block as well as some sort of disruptive "testing the abuse filter" Ferret (talk) 21:36, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Ferret: Actually, I have only uploaded these files in the local english wikisource only. The english wikisource discourages such files from being kept locally. Wikisource exempts these files because they are in the project scope. In the case of abuse filter tests. The other reason why I edit wikimedia projects is because I want to point out elements of mediawiki that may be exploited. These tests used a special test page that were separate from any other part of wikisource. I stopped when Xover told me that I had no reason to do these tests. I told you that I wouldn't contact you again. But I think I'll make an exception on clarifications. (P.S: The purpose of Meta-wiki is to serve as a coordination hub for all wikimedia projects. So it is okay to discuss matters about the english wikipedia here.) Eltomas2003 (talk) 15:35, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Also see this. Eltomas2003 (talk) 15:36, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Global lock for Tag.. Replaced

Status:    In progress
Long-term abuse. Appears to be a sock of Doctorate 135 or Tester 134. --Ahmadtalk 10:31, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Reported account is an MRY sock. JavaHurricane 10:37, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

Global lock for Aas Education

Status:    In progress
Spam / spambot. adding links to blog on various projects. -- QueerEcofeminist "cite! even if you fight"!!! [they/them/their] 11:01, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Global lock for Kaya2015

Status:    In progress
Spam / spambot. adding links to site/blog in articles on enwiki and hiwiki. -- QueerEcofeminist "cite! even if you fight"!!! [they/them/their] 11:16, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Global lock for Azadallam

Status:    In progress
Spam / spambot. --IWI (chat) 15:53, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Global lock for ArmanAfifeh sock(s)

Status:    In progress

Lock all:

Global lock for Abbasquadir

Status:    In progress
Cross-wiki abuse. Removal of categories across projects and disruptive edit and edit warring on several projects. -- QueerEcofeminist "cite! even if you fight"!!! [they/them/their] 16:20, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

See also

Cooperation requests for: comments (local) (global) · translation

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