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Page name: File:Silva of North America. Volume XI, Coniferæ (pinus), Plate 552, Pinus edulis.tif (File:Silva of North America. Volume XI, Coniferæ (pinus), Plate 552, Pinus edulis.tif links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:File:Silva of North America. Volume XI, Coniferæ (pinus), Plate 552, Pinus edulis.tif)

Edit kind: Message: An automated filter has identified this edit as potentially unconstructive, and it has been disallowed. If this edit is constructive, please report this error.

I was trying to replace and update the description of the file due to errors after I finished with the upload wizard. I thought I had it formatted correctly, but this is what I was using:

<poem> == Couldn’t upload an Book by August Jäger written in 1840 == === Report by Bruege99 === * '''Report by:''' {{User8|Bruege99}} * '''Page name:''' {{Pagemulti|https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard}} * '''Edit kind:''' I wanted to upload a book by August Jäger * '''Comments:''' the book is open to the whole world [[User:Bruege99|Bruege99]] ([[User talk:Bruege99|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]]) 15:32, 2 June 2026 (UTC) *:@[[User:Bruege99|Bruege99]] Hi, and welcome. I regret to inform you that you have triggered [[Special:AbuseFilter/281]]. Please read [[Mediawiki:Abusefilter-disallowed-pdf-new-user-upload]] again. All the Best -- [[User:Alachuckthebuck|Chuck]] [[User_talk:Alachuckthebuck|Talk]] 15:39, 2 June 2026 (UTC) :::{{re|Bruege99}}: Versuch's nochmal, du bist für 1 Woche freigeschaltet. --[[User:Achim55|Achim55]] ([[User talk:Achim55|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]]) 21:00, 2 June 2026 (UTC) ::@[[User:Bruege99|Bruege99]]: Where may we find online the file you were trying to upload? — 🇺🇦[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff G.]] ツ please [[Template:Ping|ping]] or [[User:Jeff G./talk|talk to me]]🇺🇦 15:38, 13 June 2026 (UTC) == Report by Cronista Digitale ==  :'''Report by:''' {{User8|Cronista Digitale}} :'''Page name:''' {{Pagemulti|1=File:Loredana.Mendicino.jpg}} :'''Edit kind:''' ⁠I am the subject and the sole copyright owner of the original portrait photo. I used Adobe AI tools exclusively to change and enhance the background (radio studio). I received a deletion warning template because of the AI tag, and I was simply trying to edit the file description to clarify that I own the original photo copyright, but the automated abuse filter blocked my edit.⁠ :'''Comments:''' ''No comments.'' [[User:Cronista Digitale|Cronista Digitale]] ([[User talk:Cronista Digitale|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]]) 18:39, 6 June 2026 (UTC) ::@[[User:Cronista Digitale|Cronista Digitale]]: Hi, and welcome. Who snapped the original photo? — 🇺🇦[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff G.]] ツ please [[Template:Ping|ping]] or [[User:Jeff G./talk|talk to me]]🇺🇦 14:52, 7 June 2026 (UTC) :::Hello Jeff, thank you for your message. I took the original photograph myself, and I am also the subject of the image. I am the sole copyright holder of the original photo. AI tools were used only to modify and enhance the background; the portrait itself originates from my own photograph. :::If the current version raises any concerns regarding Commons policies, I also have alternative photographs of myself that I can upload and use instead. Please let me know if that would be preferable. :::Best regards. [[User:Cronista Digitale|Cronista Digitale]] ([[User talk:Cronista Digitale|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]]) 08:41, 14 June 2026 (UTC) ::::@[[User:Cronista Digitale|Cronista Digitale]]: Hi again. I'm sorry to inform you that you have triggered [[Special:AbuseFilter/12]] again by removing a template from an image page as a new user. Please don't do that. Can you overwrite with the original photo so that we may confirm the above? You have also triggered [[Special:AbuseFilter/313]] by altering or removing the standard page section headings as a new or anonymous user. Please do not do that, as such edits by new and anonymous users are considered to be vandalism. Try previewing your changes. Admin GPSLeo saw a need for and wrote that filter named "Protect page section headings" with note "Prevent all not autopatrolled users from altering or removing the standard page section headings." — 🇺🇦[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff G.]] ツ please [[Template:Ping|ping]] or [[User:Jeff G./talk|talk to me]]🇺🇦 09:30, 14 June 2026 (UTC) :::::Hello Jeff, :::::Thank you for your message and sorry for my mistakes. I am a new Wikimedia Commons user. :::::The photograph is my own work and I am the person depicted in the image. The original photograph was taken by me. The image was only adjusted to improve the background colors and lighting, while my appearance was not altered. :::::If necessary, I can provide the original unedited photograph for verification or I can change it. :::::Best regards, ::::: Loredana Mendicino [[User:Cronista Digitale|Cronista Digitale]] ([[User talk:Cronista Digitale|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]]) 13:00, 14 June 2026 (UTC) ::::::@[[User:Cronista Digitale|Cronista Digitale]]: Please upload it for verification. — 🇺🇦[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff G.]] ツ please [[Template:Ping|ping]] or [[User:Jeff G./talk|talk to me]]🇺🇦 13:49, 14 June 2026 (UTC) :::::::Unfortunately, the original camera file is no longer available. :::::::The image I uploaded was created from a photograph taken by me of myself. During post-processing, the original background was removed and replaced. I still have a version with a plain black background, but it is also the result of background removal and therefore is not the original unedited photograph. :::::::I understand your concerns. To avoid any doubt regarding Commons policies, I am willing to upload a completely new photograph of myself, taken by me and without AI modifications, background replacement, or other significant edits. :::::::Please let me know if this would be preferable. :::::::Best regards, :::::::Loredana Mendicino [[User:Cronista Digitale|Cronista Digitale]] ([[User talk:Cronista Digitale|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]]) 16:28, 14 June 2026 (UTC) ::::::::@[[User:Cronista Digitale|Cronista Digitale]]: I would like to see that, with a separate filename. — 🇺🇦[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff G.]] ツ please [[Template:Ping|ping]] or [[User:Jeff G./talk|talk to me]]🇺🇦 17:26, 14 June 2026 (UTC) :::::::::Hello Jeff, :::::::::Thank you for your reply. :::::::::I will upload a different photograph of myself with a separate filename, as requested. :::::::::The new image has not been modified with AI tools or background replacement. :::::::::Best regards, :::::::::Loredana Mendicino [[User:Cronista Digitale|Cronista Digitale]] ([[User talk:Cronista Digitale|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]]) 16:23, 15 June 2026 (UTC) ::::::::::Hello Jeff, ::::::::::I have uploaded the photograph as a separate file: ::::::::::File:Loredana_Mendy.jpg ::::::::::The photographer has been contacted regarding any copyright confirmation that may be required. ::::::::::Best regards, :::::::::: Loredana Mendicino [[User:Cronista Digitale|Cronista Digitale]] ([[User talk:Cronista Digitale|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]]) 14:51, 17 June 2026 (UTC) :::::::::::@[[User:Cronista Digitale|Cronista Digitale]]: Thanks, but the new photo also has no metadata (every time photo editing or transmission software touches a photo, there is a risk of loss of the metadata added by the camera originally, please try to avoid such loss by using e.g. email vs. MMS text messaging or facebook), and it was not taken by you. Did you or DIRK VOGEL get a permission ticket number from [[VRT]] for it? See also [[COM:THIRD]]. — 🇺🇦[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff G.]] ツ please [[Template:Ping|ping]] or [[User:Jeff G./talk|talk to me]]🇺🇦 16:16, 17 June 2026 (UTC) ::::::::::::Hello Jeff, ::::::::::::Thank you for your message. ::::::::::::The photographer, Dirk Vogel, was contacted on Monday and confirmed that he intends to submit the required permission next week. Therefore, no VRT ticket number is available yet. ::::::::::::As soon as the permission has been submitted, I will provide any relevant information. ::::::::::::Best regards, ::::::::::::Loredana Mendicino [[User:Cronista Digitale|Cronista Digitale]] ([[User talk:Cronista Digitale|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]]) 15:39, 18 June 2026 (UTC) :::::::::::::@[[User:Cronista Digitale|Cronista Digitale]]: I look forward to seeing that information. — 🇺🇦[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff G.]] ツ please [[Template:Ping|ping]] or [[User:Jeff G./talk|talk to me]]🇺🇦 16:30, 18 June 2026 (UTC) ::::::::::::::Hello Jeff, ::::::::::::::Thank you for your patience. ::::::::::::::Today, the photographer, Dirk Vogel, informed me that the required permission has been submitted. ::::::::::::::Best regards, ::::::::::::::Loredana Mendicino [[User:Cronista Digitale|Cronista Digitale]] ([[User talk:Cronista Digitale|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]]) 15:14, 24 June 2026 (UTC) :::::::::::::::@[[User:Cronista Digitale|Cronista Digitale]]: Thanks, I am glad to read that. — 🇺🇦[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff G.]] ツ please [[Template:Ping|ping]] or [[User:Jeff G./talk|talk to me]]🇺🇦 22:04, 24 June 2026 (UTC) == Report by Advvare Online ==  :'''Report by:''' {{User8|Advvare Online}} :'''Page name:''' {{Pagemulti|1=Advvare Online}} :'''Edit kind:''' I wanna make a wikipedia article about my hyperfixations :'''Comments:''' i want feedback ig [[User:Advvare Online|Advvare Online]] ([[User talk:Advvare Online|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]]) 04:45, 9 June 2026 (UTC) ::This was already addressed at [[COM:HD#I just Made a Wikipedia account!]]. Your hyperfixations are [[oos]]. — 🇺🇦[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff G.]] ツ please [[Template:Ping|ping]] or [[User:Jeff G./talk|talk to me]]🇺🇦 07:30, 9 June 2026 (UTC) :::tysm :^D :::ill read that after my evening :::good morning btw! [[User:Advvare Online|Advvare Online]] ([[User talk:Advvare Online|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]]) 08:05, 9 June 2026 (UTC) === Report 2 by Advvare Online ===  :'''Report by:''' {{User8|Advvare Online}} :'''Page name:''' {{Pagemulti|1=ao}} :'''Edit kind:''' ao :'''Comments:''' no. [[User:Advvare Online|Advvare Online]] ([[User talk:Advvare Online|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]]) 04:27, 13 June 2026 (UTC) ::@[[User:Advvare Online|Advvare Online]]: Hi again. [[Ado singer]] is the name of a potential page in our mainspace, which is used for galleries. You tried to create it without including a gallery tag or anything related to our mission, triggering [[Special:AbuseFilter/122]]. Please don't do that. — 🇺🇦[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff G.]] ツ please [[Template:Ping|ping]] or [[User:Jeff G./talk|talk to me]]🇺🇦 05:30, 13 June 2026 (UTC) == Report by ~2026-34817-29 ==  :'''Report by:''' {{User8|~2026-34817-29}} :'''Page name:''' {{Pagemulti|1=File:ArnoVillringer 2022 (cropped).jpg}} :'''Edit kind:''' Trying to revert my own edit, the filter says: "Potentially harmful edit detected. The edit you tried to perform was detected as potentially harmful." :'''Comments:''' I had marked the image as potentially copyvio but previously had not noticed that this image is an extracted image from another file that does have a VRT ticket. So I was simply trying to correct my own mistake which the filter did not let me do. [[Special:Contributions/~2026-34817-29|~2026-34817-29]] ([[User talk:~2026-34817-29|talk]]) 13:15, 13 June 2026 (UTC) ::@[[User:~2026-34817-29|~2026-34817-29]]: Hi, and welcome. In trying after three minutes to revert your own edit, you concluded correcly that "Image is an extraction from another image that has a VRT ticket." and tried to revert yourself. Sadly, you were blocked from doing so by [[Special:AbuseFilter/320]], which was designed to "Prevent IP users from removing deletion templates", and [[Special:AbuseFilter/328]] for anon users. I fixed it for you in [[Special:Diff/1230729559]]. Please be more careful when placing {{tls|nps}}, or consider [[Commons:First steps/Account|creating a permanent account]]. There are [[:en:Wikipedia:Why create an account?|many reasons]] to do that [[Special:UserLogin|and log in]], or [[:en:Wikipedia:Request_an_account|request that an account be created for you]]. Such an account may be used on all WMF projects, including this one, and should let you make similar edits. — 🇺🇦[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff G.]] ツ please [[Template:Ping|ping]] or [[User:Jeff G./talk|talk to me]]🇺🇦 15:16, 13 June 2026 (UTC) == Report by CHATTAMBIPARU ==  :'''Report by:''' {{User8|CHATTAMBIPARU}} :'''Page name:''' {{Pagemulti|1=chattambiparu}} :'''Edit kind:''' add details :'''Comments:''' ''No comments.'' [[User:CHATTAMBIPARU|CHATTAMBIPARU]] ([[User talk:CHATTAMBIPARU|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]]) 21:38, 13 June 2026 (UTC) ::@[[User:CHATTAMBIPARU|CHATTAMBIPARU]]: Hi, and welcome. [[Special:AbuseFilter/186]] worked as intended. We do not host encyclopedia articles, résumés, CVs, current ads, random advice, etc. here on Wikimedia Commons per [[COM:NOT]]. You also triggered [[Special:AbuseFilter/313]] by altering or removing the standard page section headings as a new or anonymous user. You did this by changing to the appearance of a Wikipedia article. Please do not do that, as such edits by new and anonymous users are considered to be vandalism. Try previewing your changes. Admin GPSLeo saw a need for and wrote that filter named "Protect page section headings" with note "Prevent all not autopatrolled users from altering or removing the standard page section headings." — 🇺🇦[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff G.]] ツ please [[Template:Ping|ping]] or [[User:Jeff G./talk|talk to me]]🇺🇦 22:31, 13 June 2026 (UTC) == Report by FPEGirl444 ==  :'''Report by:''' {{User8|FPEGirl444}} :'''Page name:''' {{Pagemulti|1=User: FPEGirl444}} :'''Edit kind:''' I needed to edit it cause it was improtant :'''Comments:''' You gave me a freaking warning [[User:FPEGirl444|FPEGirl444]] ([[User talk:FPEGirl444|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]]) 04:12, 14 June 2026 (UTC) ::@[[User:FPEGirl444|FPEGirl444]]: Hi, and welcome. [[Special:AbuseFilter/186]] worked as intended. We do not host encyclopedia articles, résumés, CVs, current ads, random advice, etc. here on Wikimedia Commons per [[COM:NOT]]. This is not social media. — 🇺🇦[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff G.]] ツ please [[Template:Ping|ping]] or [[User:Jeff G./talk|talk to me]]🇺🇦 09:33, 14 June 2026 (UTC) == Report by ~2026-30116-58 ==  :'''Report by:''' {{User8|~2026-30116-58}} :'''Page name:''' {{Pagemulti|1=Category:LGBTQ people of Sweden by occupation}} :'''Edit kind:''' Redirect to "Category:LGBT people of Sweden by occupation" with edit remark that the redirect should really go the other way around. "Appears unconstructive" or some similar wording. :'''Comments:''' Created the "LGBTQ" category not realising the "LGBT" one already existed. [[Special:Contributions/~2026-30116-58|~2026-30116-58]] ([[User talk:~2026-30116-58|talk]]) 12:36, 15 June 2026 (UTC) ::@[[User:~2026-30116-58|~2026-30116-58]]: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered [[Special:AbuseFilter/316]] by removing the Wikidata Infobox as an anonymous user. Please do not do that, as such edits by anonymous users are considered to be vandalism. Admin {{u|GPSLeo}} saw a need for and wrote filter 316 named "Prevent IP users from removing Wikidata Infobox" with note "Prevents IP users from removing the Wikidata Infobox from category pages as this is a common (accidental) vandalism". You may establish consensus on the talk page and have a named user make the edit, or [[Commons:First steps/Account|create an account]]. There are [[:en:Wikipedia:Why create an account?|many reasons]] to do that [[Special:UserLogin|and log in]], or [[:en:Wikipedia:Request_an_account|request that an account be created for you]]. Such an account may be used on all WMF projects, including this one. — 🇺🇦[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff G.]] ツ please [[Template:Ping|ping]] or [[User:Jeff G./talk|talk to me]]🇺🇦 12:54, 15 June 2026 (UTC) :::Thanks for welcome and information! I see the admin's point. – I have my reasons for not creating an account but perhaps I should reevaluate them. [[Special:Contributions/~2026-30116-58|~2026-30116-58]] ([[User talk:~2026-30116-58|talk]]) 20:54, 15 June 2026 (UTC) ::::@[[User:~2026-30116-58|~2026-30116-58]]: I think creating one would be prudent. — 🇺🇦[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff G.]] ツ please [[Template:Ping|ping]] or [[User:Jeff G./talk|talk to me]]🇺🇦 21:59, 15 June 2026 (UTC) == Report by ~2026-35120-94 ==  :'''Report by:''' {{User8|~2026-35120-94}} :'''Page name:''' {{Pagemulti|1=User:ALEKY Z}} :'''Edit kind:''' Yo soy el artista del que habla la Wikipedia redactada de "ALEKY Z", mi nombre es Alex Vargas Torres y quería hacer unas correcciones para que la información esté actualizada y completamente detallada. :'''Comments:''' Me gustaría poder editar mi biografía para que esté actualizada a día de hoy. [[Special:Contributions/~2026-35120-94|~2026-35120-94]] ([[User talk:~2026-35120-94|talk]]) 19:57, 15 June 2026 (UTC) ::El filtro funciona según lo previsto. Esto no es [[:es:|Wikipedia]]. Aquí no hay páginas de artículos. --[[User:Achim55|Achim55]] ([[User talk:Achim55|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]]) 20:04, 15 June 2026 (UTC) == Report by EnergyAnalyst3 ==  :'''Report by:''' {{User8|EnergyAnalyst3}} :'''Page name:''' {{Pagemulti|1=File:Fatih_Birol,_IEA_Executive_Director_(2025).jpg}} :'''Edit kind:''' I'm trying to correct the file information for File:Fatih Birol, IEA Executive Director (2025).jpg, which I uploaded. I originally marked it as "own work" with a self-released CC BY 4.0 licence, but I've since realised I took the photo in the course of my employment, so copyright actually belongs to my employer (the International Energy Agency), not me personally. I'm updating the source, author and permission fields to reflect IEA ownership and adding a VRT-pending tag, as an authorised IEA representative is sending a permission email to permissions-commons. The edit was disallowed by an automated filter — I believe this is a false positive, as I'm correcting (not laundering) the copyright status. Could this be reviewed/allowed? Thanks. :'''Comments:''' ''No comments.'' [[User:EnergyAnalyst3|EnergyAnalyst3]] ([[User talk:EnergyAnalyst3|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]]) 11:53, 16 June 2026 (UTC) ::@[[User:EnergyAnalyst3|EnergyAnalyst3]]: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered [[Special:AbuseFilter/313]] by altering or removing the standard page section headings as a new or anonymous user. Please do not do any of that, as such edits by new and anonymous users are considered to be vandalism. Specifically, you were removing <nowiki>"=={{int:filedesc}}==" (in English, "Summary"). Try previewing your changes. Admin GPSLeo saw a need for and wrote that filter named "Protect page section headings" with note "Prevent all not autopatrolled users from altering or removing the standard page section headings." — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:45, 16 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi Jeff, thanks very much for the quick and friendly explanation — that clears it up completely. I hadn't realised the filter was about the section heading; I certainly wasn't trying to remove

==\{\{int:filedesc\}\}==

, that was inadvertent. I understand now that the standard headings need to stay intact. I'll redo the edit leaving the Summary and Licensing headings exactly as they are and only changing the source, author and permission fields beneath them. Thanks again for the steer, and for the welcome. EnergyAnalyst3 (talk) 13:58, 16 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

@EnergyAnalyst3: You're welcome. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:45, 16 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by Mo Slva

Latest comment: 1 month ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Report by: Mo Slva (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard)

Edit kind: I was trying to upload a poster for Wikimania 2026. It seems that Commons no longer allows pdf formats, but the other participants have uploaded their posters as pdf files with no issues.

Comments: No comments. Mo Slva (talk) 12:01, 16 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Mo Slva: Hi, and welcome. I regret to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/281. Please read Mediawiki:Abusefilter-disallowed-pdf-new-user-upload again. You may upload any image(s) here and make a draft article with transcribed wikitext on Wikipedia, if in compliance. You are not yet autoconfirmed, which is granted automatically to accounts that are at least 4 days old. I recommend just simply waiting out those 4 days to be able to upload PDFs. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:46, 16 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Bonjour, Je suis l'auteur de ce fichier PDF. Il s'agit de l'affiche de mon poster officiellement accepté pour Wikimania 2026 : « Engager les jeunes du nord Bénin dans les communautés Wikimedia : inclusion, résilience et fiabilité du savoir local ». Les photographies utilisées sont mes propres photos ou des ressources que je suis autorisé à utiliser. Je tente de téléverser l'affiche dans la catégorie officielle « Wikimania 2026 Posters », conformément aux instructions des organisateurs. Mon compt

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Comments: Hararou BONI (talk) 20:29, 16 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Translation: Hello, I am the author of this PDF file. It is the poster for my officially accepted Wikimania 2026 poster: “Engaging young people from northern Benin in Wikimedia communities: inclusion, resilience, and the reliability of local knowledge.” The photographs used are my own or resources I have permission to use. I am attempting to upload the poster to the official “Wikimania 2026 Posters” category, as instructed by the organizers. My account

translator: Google Translate via — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 20:58, 16 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Hararou BONI: Bonjour et bienvenue. J'ai le regret de vous informer que vous avez déclenché Special:AbuseFilter/281. Veuillez lire à nouveau Mediawiki:Abusefilter-disallowed-pdf-new-user-upload. Vous pouvez télécharger n'importe quelle(s) image(s) ici et créer un brouillon d'article avec un texte wiki transcrit sur Wikipédia, si cela est conforme. Vous n'êtes pas encore autoconfirmé, ce qui est accordé automatiquement aux comptes datant d'au moins 4 jours. Je recommande simplement d'attendre ces 4 jours pour pouvoir télécharger des PDF.

Hi, and welcome. I regret to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/281. Please read Mediawiki:Abusefilter-disallowed-pdf-new-user-upload again. You may upload any image(s) here and make a draft article with transcribed wikitext on Wikipedia, if in compliance. You are not yet autoconfirmed, which is granted automatically to accounts that are at least 4 days old. I recommend just simply waiting out those 4 days to be able to upload PDFs. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 20:58, 16 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by CimarronCaricuao

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Page name: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UploadWizard&campaign=WikiSendero_Venezuela_2026 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UploadWizard&campaign=WikiSendero_Venezuela_2026 links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UploadWizard&campaign=WikiSendero_Venezuela_2026)

Edit kind: Intenta subir una presentación en PDF para el WikiMeet Mérida 2026

Comments: Solicito permiso para subir la presentación en PDF que voy a realizar en el WikiMeet Mérida 2026, ya que fue una solicitud explicita de la Fundación Wikimedia CimarronCaricuao (talk) 01:52, 17 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Translation:

Edit kind: Trying to upload a PDF presentation for WikiMeet Mérida 2026

Comments: I request permission to upload the PDF presentation I will be giving at WikiMeet Mérida 2026, as it was an explicit request from the Wikimedia Foundation

translator: Google Translate via — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 02:03, 17 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

@CimarronCaricuao: Hola y bienvenido. Lamento informarte que has activado Special:AbuseFilter/281. Por favor, lee Mediawiki:Abusefilter-disallowed-pdf-new-user-upload de nuevo. Puedes subir cualquier imagen aquí y crear un borrador de artículo con texto wiki transcrito en Wikipedia, si cumples con los requisitos. Todavía no eres autoconfirmed, que se otorga automáticamente a las cuentas con al menos 4 días de antigüedad. Te recomiendo que simplemente esperes esos 4 días para poder subir archivos PDF.

Hi, and welcome. I regret to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/281. Please read Mediawiki:Abusefilter-disallowed-pdf-new-user-upload again. You may upload any image(s) here and make a draft article with transcribed wikitext on Wikipedia, if in compliance. You are not yet autoconfirmed, which is granted automatically to accounts that are at least 4 days old. I recommend just simply waiting out those 4 days to be able to upload PDFs. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 02:03, 17 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by DaanCadman

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Page name: File:William Coltman (Mayor of Waimate) signature.png (File:William Coltman (Mayor of Waimate) signature.png links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:File:William Coltman (Mayor of Waimate) signature.png)

Edit kind: I was trying to add the source and original author of the signature, as well as the proper permissions. Abuse filter claimed the edit was potentially unconstructive.

Comments: No comments. DaanCadman (talk) 19:43, 18 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

@DaanCadman: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/313 by altering or removing the standard page section headings as a new or anonymous user. Please do not do that, as such edits by new and anonymous users are considered to be vandalism. Specifically, you were removing "=={{int:license-header}}==" (in English, "Licensing"). Admin GPSLeo saw a need for and wrote filter 313 named "Protect page section headings" with note "Prevent all not autopatrolled users from altering or removing the standard page section headings." You may request COM:AP at COM:RFR when you think you are ready (not now, once you have made more than 500 useful non-botlike edits); having that should allow you to make such changes. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 19:49, 18 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by Sonia Patterson Cares

Latest comment: 1 month ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Report by: Sonia Patterson Cares (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: Sonia Patterson Cares (Sonia Patterson Cares links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:Sonia Patterson Cares)

Edit kind: I was trying to input my biography

Comments: Hoping to hear from you Sonia Patterson Cares (talk) 20:15, 18 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Sonia Patterson Cares: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/313 by removing standardized headings as a new user and Special:AbuseFilter/12 by altering or removing the standard page section headings as a new or anonymous user. Please do not do that, as such edits by new users are considered to be vandalism. We do not accept biographies here on Commons, and Wikipedia doesn't accept autobiographies; see COM:NOT, en:WP:AUTO, en:WP:MFA, and en:WP:BIO for details. Wikipedia values references, which your autobiography seems not to have. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 02:08, 19 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by ~2026-35012-25

Latest comment: 28 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Report by: ~2026-35012-25 (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hotel_Dieu_Shaver,_St._Catharines_-_Nov_2025.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hotel_Dieu_Shaver,_St._Catharines_-_Nov_2025.jpg links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hotel_Dieu_Shaver,_St._Catharines_-_Nov_2025.jpg)

Edit kind: I was attempting to update the structured data of this upload to reflect my change in username. The abuse filter blocked this edit, saying: "An automated filter has identified this edit as potentially unconstructive, and it has been disallowed. If this edit is constructive, please report this error."

Comments: I do not go by the current listed username under the "creator" section and would prefer for it to not come up in search results. I would like to change the structured data such it reflects my current username. ~2026-35012-25 (talk) 19:24, 19 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

@~2026-35012-25 / @Rub-a-dub Hedgehog: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/265 by changing structured data file metadata. Such edits by new without COM:AP and anonymous users are considered to be vandalism. You may request autopatrol at COM:RFR when you think you are ready (once you have made more than 500 useful non-botlike edits); having that should allow you to make such changes. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 09:21, 20 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by ~2026-35994-64

Latest comment: 27 days ago3 comments3 people in discussion

Report by: ~2026-35994-64 (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: Unknown

Edit kind: Post something like: "Abuse filter is blocking me from adding P275 CC0 SDC statement to my own uploaded file. Account is Petersonrich962."

Comments: No comments. ~2026-35994-64 (talk) 02:48, 21 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

You are not logged in to your account. You have to login again to perform such edits to your files. GPSLeo (talk) 06:25, 21 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Pinging @~2026-35994-64, Petersonrich962. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:18, 21 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by Solenne Lazare (WMDE)

Latest comment: 27 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Report by: Solenne Lazare (WMDE) (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: upload wizard (upload wizard links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:upload wizard)

Edit kind: I tried to upload my poster for wikimania and I am blocked because it is a pdf and I am a new user

Comments: No comments. Solenne Lazare (WMDE) (talk) 13:59, 21 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Solenne Lazare (WMDE): Hi, and welcome. I regret to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/281. Please read Mediawiki:Abusefilter-disallowed-pdf-new-user-upload again. You may upload any image(s) here and make a draft article with transcribed wikitext on Wikipedia, if in compliance. You are not yet autoconfirmed, which is granted automatically to accounts that are at least 4 days old. I recommend just simply waiting out those 4 days to be able to upload PDFs. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:16, 21 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Author Augustus Meyers

Latest comment: 26 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Report by ~2026-36115-43

Report by: ~2026-36115-43 (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)
Page name: Unknown
Edit kind:
Comments: ~2026-36115-43 (talk) 06:56, 22 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Photos: Pre Civil War Musician, this first photo is of a British soldier and should not be attached to this file labeled as Musician Augustus Meyers.

~2026-36115-43: Hi, and welcome. At File:Augustus meyers - in uniform worn by muscians prior to the Civil War.jpg, you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/303 by not having any approved text on the first line. You have also triggered Special:AbuseFilter/142 by trying to use a mobile browser as a new user to add text which has been used before by mobile vandals. Please don't do that, either. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 09:23, 22 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by Alexey Vazhnov

Latest comment: 25 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Report by: Alexey Vazhnov (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: File:Schoolgirls in Bamozai.JPG (File:Schoolgirls in Bamozai.JPG links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:File:Schoolgirls in Bamozai.JPG)

Edit kind: Undo https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?diff=1236320215

Comments: I tried to revert a vandalism in "caption / en", but received an error. Alexey Vazhnov (talk) 05:48, 23 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Alexey Vazhnov: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/303 by appearing to not have a heading or template on the first line by editing structured data on Commons as a new user. Please do not do that, as such edits by new and anonymous users are considered to be vandalism. I rolled back that vandalism for you, thanks for catching it. Until phab:T298672 is resolved or you have COM:AP, please just report what you wanted to change to COM:HD. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 10:22, 23 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by Soloflexerus

Latest comment: 24 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Report by: Soloflexerus (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hole_in_the_Rock_Trail (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hole_in_the_Rock_Trail links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hole_in_the_Rock_Trail)

Edit kind: I was trying to upload my photo of newly upgraded section of the Hole in the Rock Trail.

Error message:

An automated filter has identified this edit as potentially unconstructive, and it has been disallowed. If this edit is constructive, please report this error.

Comments: I tried to add a photo of the newly upgraded section of the Hole in the Rock Trail. I myself took the photo. Soloflexerus (talk) 18:33, 24 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by Leon LeGant

Latest comment: 23 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Report by: Leon LeGant (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leon_LeGant_2026.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leon_LeGant_2026.jpg links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leon_LeGant_2026.jpg)

Edit kind: I was trying to add Structured Data (SDC) statements to my own uploaded file —

specifically "copyright status" (copyrighted) and "copyright license" (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International) — along with qualifiers (applies to jurisdiction: United States) and references (reference URL and retrieved date). The abuse filter blocked both saves as "potentially unconstructive."

Comments: I am the copyright holder and subject of this file. I uploaded it myself on

24 June 2026 using UploadWizard as own work under CC BY-SA 4.0. I am attempting to add the SDC copyright statements to clear the maintenance categories flagged on the file page. The data I entered is accurate and constructive. I believe the filter is triggering due to my account being new to Commons editing rather than any issue with the edits themselves. Requesting that my account be whitelisted or that the statements be applied manually. Leon LeGant (talk) 08:31, 25 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Leon LeGant: Hi. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/265 by changing structured data file metadata like author or date. Such edits by new and anonymous users are considered to be vandalism. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 10:12, 25 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by Lady01v

Latest comment: 23 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Report by: Lady01v (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: Category: Pagkat on Dumaguete (Category: Pagkat on Dumaguete links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:Category: Pagkat on Dumaguete)

Edit kind: I was just creating a category page for our events

Comments: I have encountered this disallowance twice and it is a prejudice to our events. We are just creating categories for our photos, documentation and other media but wwe get a disallowance notice. This is frustrating and challenging. IT is quite hard to convince people to participte and teach them proper category making and then we ourselved get disapproved. Lady01v (talk) 08:48, 25 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Lady01v: Hi. You appear to have tried creating non-gallery pages in our mainspace, which we use for galleries. Special:AbuseFilter/122 worked as intended. We do not host encyclopedia articles, résumés, CVs, current ads, random advice, etc. here on Wikimedia Commons per COM:NOT. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 10:03, 25 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by Tamilex

Latest comment: 23 days ago4 comments2 people in discussion

Report by: Tamilex (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: media upload (media upload links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:media upload)

Edit kind: uploading an out-of-copyright book

Comments: Hello,

I am attempting to upload a book published in 1889, edited by U. Vē. Cāminātaiyar, who died in 1942. It was digitized by the University of Toronto: https://archive.org/details/gc-sh5-0303

I want to upload this book in order to make a page-by-page transcription on Tamil Wikisource.

Thanks,

Charles Tamilex (talk) 11:50, 25 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Tamilex: Hi, and welcome. I regret to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/281. Please read Mediawiki:Abusefilter-disallowed-pdf-new-user-upload again. You may upload any image(s) here and make a draft article with transcribed wikitext on Wikipedia, if in compliance. You are not yet autoconfirmed, which is granted automatically to accounts that are at least 4 days old. I recommend just simply waiting out those 4 days to be able to upload PDFs. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:15, 25 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Ok I can wait 4 days, thanks! Tamilex (talk) 12:17, 25 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Tamilex: You're welcome! — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:19, 25 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by Hatch1458

Latest comment: 22 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Report by: Hatch1458 (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: Patrick Norguet (Patrick Norguet links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:Patrick Norguet)

Edit kind: just trying to add a picture of Mr Norguet with a picture of him by his photographer (who I know) and it isn't working

Comments: No comments. Hatch1458 (talk) 08:41, 26 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Hatch1458: Hi, and welcome. I regret to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/281. Please read Mediawiki:Abusefilter-disallowed-pdf-new-user-upload again. You may upload any image(s) here and make a draft article with transcribed wikitext on Wikipedia, if in compliance. You are not yet autoconfirmed, which is granted automatically to accounts that are at least 4 days old. I recommend just simply waiting out those 4 days to be able to upload PDFs. You have also triggered Special:AbuseFilter/335 by trying to cross-wiki upload files as a new user per proposal; you may upload the files here on Commons with Special:UploadWizard instead, waiting 4 days in case of PDF. Please avoid doing that. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 09:03, 26 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by Ighs

Latest comment: 20 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Report by: Ighs (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: File:Palmer Freeman Luckey's Newport Beach Home and boat by Don Ramey Logan (cropped).png (File:Palmer Freeman Luckey's Newport Beach Home and boat by Don Ramey Logan (cropped).png links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:File:Palmer Freeman Luckey's Newport Beach Home and boat by Don Ramey Logan (cropped).png)

Edit kind: Fixing filedesc

Comments: No comments. Ighs (talk) 07:43, 28 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Ighs: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/313 by altering or removing the standard page section headings as a new or anonymous user. Please do not do that, as such edits by new and anonymous users are considered to be vandalism. Specifically, you were removing "=={{int:license-header}}==" (in English, "Licensing"). Admin GPSLeo saw a need for and wrote filter 313 named "Protect page section headings" with note "Prevent all not autopatrolled users from altering or removing the standard page section headings." You may request COM:AP at COM:RFR when you think you are ready (not now, once you have made more than 500 useful non-botlike edits); having that should allow you to make such changes. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:53, 28 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by RKR INDIA SCIENCE EXPERIMENT

Latest comment: 20 days ago3 comments3 people in discussion

Report by: RKR INDIA SCIENCE EXPERIMENT (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: RKR INDIA SCIENCE EXPERIMENT (RKR INDIA SCIENCE EXPERIMENT links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:RKR INDIA SCIENCE EXPERIMENT)

Edit kind: I was trying to upload a self-created image of Ram Kumar for use on Wikimedia Commons and to include it in a Wikipedia draft article. The abuse filter showed a warning, possibly due to formatting issues, use of capital letters in the file name, or lack of detailed description/metadata. I have now corrected the file name and improved the description to follow Wikimedia guidelines.

Comments: I have uploaded this file in good faith as my own work. I have ensured that the file name is descriptive and complies with Wikimedia Commons guidelines. The description, categories, and metadata have been carefully added to improve discoverability and accuracy. If any further improvements are required, I am willing to make necessary changes. RKR INDIA SCIENCE EXPERIMENT (talk) 13:57, 28 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi, The filter works as intended. This is out of scope. Please read the warnings on your talk page. Yann (talk) 16:28, 28 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Also, stop spamming. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 19:23, 28 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by Rave

Latest comment: 18 days ago4 comments2 people in discussion

Report by: Rave (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: File:Petru Vlah (2013-07-09).png (File:Petru Vlah (2013-07-09).png links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:File:Petru Vlah (2013-07-09).png)

Edit kind: I tried to revert this diff because it fakes the description

Comments: No comments. Rave (talk) 05:00, 30 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Rave: Hi, and welcome. The "Filter description: License review by non-Image-reviewers" indicates that the filter thinks you were pretending to be a license reviewer on that file. Please avoid doing that, and notify COM:ANV instead. I restored to before that vandalism and warned the vandal for you. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 08:21, 30 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Thank you for doing this. I know that bot was right after I see message, but i still haven't better ways in such situations. Probably it's possible to modify filter for detecting of removals of such revievers' templates. --Rave (talk) 08:39, 30 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Rave: You're welcome. Hopefully, some Admin can weigh in on allowing the original vandalism Special:Diff/1000011465/1171870298 in the first place. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 10:36, 30 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by Maddy.cec22

Latest comment: 18 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Report by: Maddy.cec22 (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: Street Names (Street Names links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:Street Names)

Edit kind: it's saying that I can't edit the photos

Comments: No comments. Maddy.cec22 (talk) 16:53, 30 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by Rebecca.Mardrus

Latest comment: 16 days ago6 comments2 people in discussion

Report by: Rebecca.Mardrus (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: Poèmes à claires-voies (Poèmes à claires-voies links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:Poèmes à claires-voies)

Edit kind: Je souhaite ajouter le pdf du recueil de poèmes : Poèmes à claires-voies de Céline Arnauld. Cette poétesse est morte depuis plus de 70 ans. Le filtre refuse d'accéder à ma demande.

Comments: Je souhaite pouvoir ajouter le fichier pdf pour faire sa fiche wikisource. Rebecca.Mardrus (talk) 23:05, 1 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Translation:

Edit kind: I would like to add the PDF of the poetry collection: Poèmes à claires-voies by Céline Arnauld. This poet has been dead for over 70 years. The filter is refusing to grant my request.

Comments: I would like to be able to add the PDF file to create her Wikisource entry.

translator: Google Translate via — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:39, 1 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Rebecca.Mardrus: Bonjour et bienvenue. Je regrette de vous informer que vous avez déclenché le signalement Special:AbuseFilter/281. Veuillez relire Mediawiki:Abusefilter-disallowed-pdf-new-user-upload. Vous pouvez téléverser des images ici et créer un brouillon d'article avec le texte wiki transcrit sur Wikipédia, si les règles sont respectées. Votre compte n'est pas encore autoconfirmed, statut accordé automatiquement aux comptes ayant au moins 4 jours d'ancienneté. Je vous recommande d'attendre 4 jours avant de pouvoir téléverser des fichiers PDF.

Hi, and welcome. I regret to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/281. Please read Mediawiki:Abusefilter-disallowed-pdf-new-user-upload again. You may upload any image(s) here and make a draft article with transcribed wikitext on Wikipedia, if in compliance. You are not yet autoconfirmed, which is granted automatically to accounts that are at least 4 days old. I recommend just simply waiting out those 4 days to be able to upload PDFs. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:39, 1 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Mon compte à plus de 4 jours d'ancienneté... je souhaite l'ajouter pour ensuite le mettre sur wikisource. Rebecca.Mardrus (talk) 00:11, 2 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

My account is more than 4 days old... I want to add it and then put it on Wikisource.

translator: Google Translate via — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 04:06, 2 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Rebecca.Mardrus: Votre compte ici sur Wikimedia Commons a été enregistré le mercredi 1er juillet 2026 à 16:24:06 (UTC, il y a 11 heures et 33 minutes).

Your account here on Wikimedia Commons was registered Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 16:24:06 PM (UTC, 11 hours and 33 minutes ago). — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 04:06, 2 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by Throwaway76

Latest comment: 16 days ago3 comments2 people in discussion

Report by: Throwaway76 (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: Template:Logo above threshold of originality/i18n (Template:Logo above threshold of originality/i18n links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:Template:Logo above threshold of originality/i18n)

Edit kind: I was trying to translate the text into British English. Since there were no spelling/terminology difference to take note of, I simply pasted the original text into the translation box. It said "An automated filter has identified this edit as potentially unconstructive, and it has been disallowed."

Comments: No comments. Throwaway76 (talk) 11:18, 2 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Throwaway76: Per Yann at Special:Diff/1224888330, "Wikimedia Commons is not your play ground." — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:22, 2 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

? Throwaway76 (talk) 13:27, 2 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by Gritchyosign626

Latest comment: 16 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Report by: Gritchyosign626 (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: Unknown

Edit kind: Editing a page

Comments: I fear I might fall victim of being blocked Gritchyosign626 (talk) 23:45, 2 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by Ali17082001

Latest comment: 15 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Report by: Ali17082001 (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: Category:Meet the Robinsons (Category:Meet the Robinsons links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:Category:Meet the Robinsons)

Edit kind: I tried to save everything I edit on this page, but it won't let me do it.

Comments: See? I tried to save it, but it's still not working. Sorry. Ali17082001 (talk) 01:39, 3 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Ali17082001: Hi. Special:AbuseFilter/327 worked as intended. You were adding too much info to a category page at the same time. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 06:43, 3 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by TalkTuahLunchly

Latest comment: 12 days ago3 comments2 people in discussion

Report by: TalkTuahLunchly (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: Special:UploadWizard (Special:UploadWizard links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:Special:UploadWizard)

Edit kind: I was trying to upload a short voice sample of Toby Fox from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6kk5Qf1SKo (at 16 min 40 sec mark)

Comments: Are there any similar things to Video2commons for audio samples? TalkTuahLunchly (talk) 06:07, 6 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Nvm, I could just use Video2commons! TalkTuahLunchly (talk) 06:21, 6 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

@TalkTuahLunchly: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/192 by trying to upload an mp3 file with insufficient rights. Too many people try to upload audio files that are still copyrighted by the authors, performers, recorders, publishing companies, etc. without proper licenses from those people. Please document fully the sources and licenses of your audio uploads, and request Autopatrol group membership at COM:RFR when you think you are ready (now that you have made more than 500 useful non-botlike edits); having that should allow you to upload mp3 files. In the meantime, please reencode that and other audio into Vorbis or Opus and upload them with full documentation as .ogg files. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 07:46, 6 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by Crispin tshimanga kalombo CK50

Latest comment: 12 days ago4 comments3 people in discussion

Report by: Crispin tshimanga kalombo CK50 (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)
Page name: Unknown
Edit kind:
Comments: Crispin tshimanga kalombo CK50 (talk) 08:22, 6 July 2026 (UTC)"Bonjour, je suis l'auteur de ce livre et je souhaite le publier sous licence libre CC BY-SA 4.0. Le filtre automatique a bloqué mon import de PDF alors qu'il s'agit de ma propre œuvre."Reply

@Crispin tshimanga kalombo CK50: Bonjour, Ce livre a-t-il été publié ailleurs ? Pourriez-vous donner des références. Comme nouvel utilisateur, vous ne pouvez importer de fichiers PDF sur Commons. En attendant, vous pouvez l'importer sur Internet Archive. Merci, Yann (talk) 11:34, 6 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Translation:

Prophet Crispin Tshimanga Kalombo

Hello, I am the author of this book and I wish to publish it under a CC BY-SA 4.0 free license. The automatic filter blocked my PDF import even though it is my own work.

Hello, has this book been published elsewhere? Could you provide some references? As a new user, you cannot upload PDF files to Commons. In the meantime, you can upload it to Internet Archive. Thank you,

translator: Google Translate via — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:10, 6 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Crispin tshimanga kalombo CK50: Bonjour et bienvenue. Je regrette de vous informer que vous avez déclenché le signalement Special:AbuseFilter/281. Veuillez relire Mediawiki:Abusefilter-disallowed-pdf-new-user-upload. Vous pouvez téléverser des images ici et créer un brouillon d'article avec le texte wiki transcrit sur Wikipédia, si les règles sont respectées. Votre compte n'est pas encore autoconfirmed, statut accordé automatiquement aux comptes ayant au moins 4 jours d'ancienneté. Je vous recommande d'attendre 4 jours avant de pouvoir téléverser des fichiers PDF.

Hi, and welcome. I regret to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/281. Please read Mediawiki:Abusefilter-disallowed-pdf-new-user-upload again. You may upload any image(s) here and make a draft article with transcribed wikitext on Wikipedia, if in compliance. You are not yet autoconfirmed, which is granted automatically to accounts that are at least 4 days old. I recommend just simply waiting out those 4 days to be able to upload PDFs. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:10, 6 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by ~2026-38734-87

Latest comment: 10 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Report by: ~2026-38734-87 (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: User: Intizamme (User: Intizamme links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:User: Intizamme)

Edit kind: This page contains my real legal name and false information that I posted as a minor in 2010.

I am requesting immediate deletion for privacy and safety reasons.

Comments: This page contains my real legal name and false information that I posted as a minor in 2010.

I am requesting immediate deletion for privacy and safety reasons. The information is false and I am very uncomfortable with it appearing on Google. Please help me delete User:Intizamme or allow me to place the delete tag. Thank you. ~2026-38734-87 (talk) 04:35, 8 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

@~2026-38734-87: Hi, and welcome. You have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/235 by nominating for deletion your regular user page anonymously. Please don't do that; instead, please login first. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 08:44, 8 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report 2 by Netstars22

Latest comment: 8 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Report by: Netstars22 (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: File:MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.4 source editing at English Wikipedia screenshot.webp (File:MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.4 source editing at English Wikipedia screenshot.webp links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:File:MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.4 source editing at English Wikipedia screenshot.webp)

Edit kind: Attempting to remove disruptive edits made to file attributes, then was stopped by the {{Information}} filter.

Comments: Think I ran into this last time either here or at Wikidata when attempting to revert something as I don’t yet have the right user group level. Will need the right venue to request edits - thanks! Netstars22 (talk) 03:39, 10 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Netstars22: Again: Until phab:T298672 is resolved or you have COM:AP, please just report what you wanted to change to COM:HD. It was already fixed. Such edits by new without COM:AP and anonymous users are considered to be vandalism. You may request autopatrol at COM:RFR when you think you are ready (once you have made more than 500 useful non-botlike edits) or you may request rollback; having one of those should allow you to make such changes. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 05:11, 10 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by ~2026-39100-67

Latest comment: 8 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Report by: ~2026-39100-67 (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: File:ДА Житомирської області--01 Ф - фонди дорадянського періоду--0118--010118-14--010118-14-00087--F 118-14-0087 page2252 1.jpeg (File:ДА Житомирської області--01 Ф - фонди дорадянського періоду--0118--010118-14--010118-14-00087--F 118-14-0087 page2252 1.jpeg links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:File:ДА Житомирської області--01 Ф - фонди дорадянського періоду--0118--010118-14--010118-14-00087--F 118-14-0087 page2252 1.jpeg)

Edit kind: Anon user removing source information

Comments: An automated filter has identified this edit as potentially unconstructive, and it has been disallowed. If this edit is constructive, please report this error. ~2026-39100-67 (talk) 23:26, 10 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

@~2026-39100-67: Hi, and welcome. How is replacing a file description page with code constructive? — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 01:16, 11 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by Dvartho

Latest comment: 4 days ago4 comments2 people in discussion

Report by: Dvartho (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: File:Bafkreidtl4nwn4wtmfbwvzik7eqtwsr2utkgbub77lb42okfaja6ml377q.jpg (File:Bafkreidtl4nwn4wtmfbwvzik7eqtwsr2utkgbub77lb42okfaja6ml377q.jpg links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:File:Bafkreidtl4nwn4wtmfbwvzik7eqtwsr2utkgbub77lb42okfaja6ml377q.jpg)

Edit kind: Add to Structured Data: copyright license (P275): Creative Commons CC0 License (Q6938433) > references > reference URL (P854) > https://bsky.app/profile/ghaspey.bsky.social/post/3mqi6odn3hs23. This triggered the message: "The save has failed. Your action has triggered the Abuse Filter...An automated filter has identified this edit as potentially unconstructive, and it has been disallowed. If this edit is constructive, please report this error." Attempting the edit as just copyright license (P275): Creative Commons CC0 License (Q6938433) also triggered the abuse filter.

Comments: This is a constructive edit, first adding structured data for the license for the photo, and a reference for the Bluesky post where the license was granted for the photo, which is separate from the post which includes the photo. Dvartho (talk) 06:56, 13 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Dvartho: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/265 by changing structured data file metadata. Such edits by new without COM:AP and anonymous users are considered to be vandalism. You may request autopatrol at COM:RFR when you think you are ready (once you have made more than 500 useful non-botlike edits); having that should allow you to make such changes. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 09:23, 13 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Nice to meet you, and thank you for the helpful reply! For future reference, the page has since been renamed to File:American voice actress Kayleigh McKee at the red carpet premiere of The Amazing Digital Circus - The Last Act.jpg. Would you or someone else be able to make the edit on my behalf? It may be some amount of time before I'm able to earn autopatrol rights. Best, dvartho ૮꒰ ˶• ༝ •˶꒱ა ♡ (talk) 09:35, 13 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Dvartho: Who snapped the photo? — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 10:14, 14 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by PDTillman

Latest comment: 4 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Report by: PDTillman (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: User PDTillman (User PDTillman links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:User PDTillman)

Edit kind: Alernate user name confused the system.

Comments: Please check your abuse filter. Not working properly here. I'm a long-time contributor. PDTillman (talk) 13:20, 13 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

@PDTillman: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/245 by trying to edit a page in userspace that is not your account's without being autopatrolled. The system does not recognize your "Alernate user name". If you want to edit User:Tillman, please login as that user. Please avoid other such edits, and request autopatrol at COM:RFR as User:PDTillman when you think you are ready. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 10:35, 14 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Requesting a new abuse filter

Latest comment: 2 days ago3 comments2 people in discussion

Hi, I was wondering if we could create a new abuse filter to prevent new users and page creators from unilaterally removing deletion templates such as {{SD}}. GY Fan ★ 23:59, 13 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Support. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 10:36, 14 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

I've copied the relevant rules from Chinese wikipedia, but some modifications are still needed to adapt to the situation in Commons. GY Fan ★ 03:47, 16 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by Dragonzgikil

Latest comment: 4 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Report by: Dragonzgikil (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: Storm-Therese-2026 (Storm-Therese-2026 links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:Storm-Therese-2026)

Edit kind: Replacing information template with a tc info template.

Comments: No comments. Dragonzgikil (talk) 00:39, 14 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Dragonzgikil: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/313 by altering or removing the standard page section headings as a new or anonymous user. Please do not do that, as such edits by new and anonymous users are considered to be vandalism. Specifically, you were removing "=={{int:license-header}}==" (in English, "Licensing"). Admin GPSLeo saw a need for and wrote that filter named "Protect page section headings" with note "Prevent all not autopatrolled users from altering or removing the standard page section headings." Someone else thought it was a bright idea to put the licensing into Template:WPTC track map. To borrow an idea from The Highlander, "There Can Be Only One". You may request COM:AP at COM:RFR when you think you are ready (once you have made more than 500 useful non-botlike edits); having that should allow you to fiddle with the section headings. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 10:26, 14 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by Muplan

Latest comment: 4 days ago3 comments3 people in discussion

Report by: Muplan (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: Special:UploadWizard (Special:UploadWizard links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:Special:UploadWizard)

Edit kind: I'm trying to upload the new Swashili Wikipedia logo but it triggers "File overwriting not allowed" idk what caused

Comments: Pls do not trigger overwriting signs again when I don't do it Muplan (talk) 08:23, 14 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Muplan: Hi, You should not overwrite files. Please upload as a new file. Thanks, Yann (talk) 09:17, 14 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Muplan: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/290. The proposal to "Limit file overwriting to users with autopatrol rights" was accepted with many supports and one weak oppose 15:19, 23 September 2023 (UTC). After an implementation problem in phab:T345896 and testing, Special:AbuseFilter/290 went live with the Disallow action 09:35, 28 October 2023 (UTC). Please read MediaWiki:abusefilter-warning-file-overwriting. You may request COM:AP at COM:RFR when you think you are ready (once you have made more than 500 useful non-botlike edits); having that should allow you to overwrite. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 10:17, 14 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by JackPetro20

Latest comment: 3 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Report by: JackPetro20 (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: File:P no.svg (File:P no.svg links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:File:P no.svg)

Edit kind: Trying to fix the X mark

Comments: I am trying to fix my X. JackPetro20 (talk) 01:29, 16 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by MarxElon

Latest comment: 2 days ago3 comments2 people in discussion

Report by: MarxElon (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: TimedText:Le Chant du Départ Chant patriotique Georges THILL Musique de la Garde Républicaine.ogg (TimedText:Le Chant du Départ Chant patriotique Georges THILL Musique de la Garde Républicaine.ogg links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:TimedText:Le Chant du Départ Chant patriotique Georges THILL Musique de la Garde Républicaine.ogg)

Edit kind:

Comments:

{{主旨：為了讓中文在維基百科言語詞意看起來更健全，而且條目只有條目，沒有解釋內容，並不是什麼有沒有建設性的問題，維基百科本質上的會出現問題在於文字、語言，而小小的基礎，大大的建設。}} — Preceding unsigned comment added by MarxElon (talk • contribs) 05:25, 16 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Purpose: In order to make the Chinese language in Wikipedia look more complete, and the entries only have entries and no explanations, it is not a question of whether it is constructive or not. The essence of Wikipedia is that the problem lies in the text and language, and a small foundation, a big construction.

translator: Google Translate via — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:21, 16 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

@: 您好，歡迎光臨。 Special:AbuseFilter/103 旨在為像您這樣的新使用者和匿名使用者「強制執行語法有效的定時文字」。請透過閱讀 MediaWiki:Abusefilter-warning-invalid-timed-text、{{Editnotices/Namespace/TimedText}} 和 zh:SubRip 確保您的定時文字在語法上有效定時文字。 File:Le Chant du Départ Chant patriotique Georges THILL Musique de la Garde Républicaine.ogg 不是用中文唱的。

Hi, and welcome. Special:AbuseFilter/103 is designed to "Enforce syntactical valid Timed Text" for new and anonymous users like you. Please ensure your Timed Text is syntactically valid Timed Text by reading MediaWiki:Abusefilter-warning-invalid-timed-text, {{Editnotices/Namespace/TimedText}}, and en:SubRip. File:Le Chant du Départ Chant patriotique Georges THILL Musique de la Garde Républicaine.ogg is not sung in a Chinese language. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:21, 16 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Report by Juju Akasaka

Latest comment: 14 hours ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Report by: Juju Akasaka (talk • contribs • block log • filter log)

Page name: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ファイル:涼川笑鈴(すずかわえみりん).jpg (https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB:%E6%B6%BC%E5%B7%9D%E7%AC%91%E9%88%B4(%E3%81%99%E3%81%9A%E3%81%8B%E3%82%8F%E3%81%88%E3%81%BF%E3%82%8A%E3%82%93).jpg links: hist • logs • abuse log • en:https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ファイル:涼川笑鈴(すずかわえみりん).jpg)

Edit kind: Even though I was making the correct edits, an error message popped up.

Comments: Even though I was making the correct edits, an error message popped up. Juju Akasaka (talk) 07:10, 18 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Juju Akasaka: Hi, and welcome. I am sorry to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/313 by altering or removing the standard page section headings here on Wikimedia Commons. Try previewing your changes. Admin GPSLeo saw a need for and wrote that filter named "Protect page section headings" with note "Prevent all not autopatrolled users from altering or removing the standard page section headings." You have also triggered Special:AbuseFilter/27 by removing all categories from a file description page, Special:AbuseFilter/58 by removing the information template, and Special:AbuseFilter/303 by not having anything acceptable on the first line, as such edits by new without COM:AP and anonymous users are not correct here, and instead are considered to be vandalism. You may request autopatrol at COM:RFR when you think you are ready (once you have made more than 500 useful non-botlike edits) or you may request rollback; having one of those should allow you to make such changes. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:05, 18 July 2026 (UTC)Reply