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User talk:吕铭乐

Reason for reporting: Persistent Indefinitely Vandalism: Some new accounts socks vandalism images only. ~2026-39747-21 (talk) 11:36, 14 July 2026 (UTC)

 Done: LTA Special:Contributions/新传媒有限公司2003 blocked indef, edits reverted. --Achim55 (talk) 11:46, 14 July 2026 (UTC)

Request protection of Flag of Somalia

I request protection at autoconfirmed user level for this file:

• File:Flag_of_Somalia.svg sans this vandalism by a temporary account (among others): LINK

protection was already applied to File:Flag of Somaliland.svg –JoeJohnson2 (talk) 04:21, 16 July 2026 (UTC)

 Done. I protected the file in autopatroller-level indefinitely. Taivo (talk) 12:16, 16 July 2026 (UTC)

The Sergei

• The Sergei (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Upload problematic images after warnings.

A1Cafel (talk) 16:24, 16 July 2026 (UTC)

@A1Cafel: Which "problematic images"? Yann (talk) 14:24, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Taani kuninga Frederik X ja kuninganna Mary riigivisiit, 27.01.2026 (55063926740).jpg and File:Taani kuninga Frederik X ja kuninganna Mary riigivisiit, 27.01.2026 (55063926730).jpg--A1Cafel (talk) 14:35, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

@The Sergei: I see you are continuing to edit. Any explanation for what is going on here? - Jmabel ! talk 19:31, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

Petro Stelte

• User: Petro Stelte (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user
• Reasons for reporting: See Special:Diff/1248863341.

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:20, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

 Comment It will be done after 24h. That's the time you have to reconsider. Yann (talk) 14:23, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

Sorry if I acted too quickly.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:09, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

• @Petro Stelte: No need to indefblock. Yes, FPC sometimes a quite nervous page but minis one photographer who can take professional shots is a pain. You may take more participation on COM:QIC instead. Юрий Д.К. 21:22, 18 July 2026 (UTC)