User talk:Counterfeit Purses

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A beer for you!

Thank you for investigating Marginataen's copyright infringement. 0x0a (talk) 03:40, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

COM:AN/U

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Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/User problems#Counterfeit Purses. This is in relation to an issue with which you may have been involved.

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ _{please ping or talk to me}🇺🇦 15:26, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

Our recent interactions

I don’t know if it’s intentional but you certainly look like you’re deliberately following me around to disagree with me. While I assume you’re acting in good faith trailing one user around like this, even if you think they’re wrong, is liable to backfire on you. Dronebogus (talk) 21:31, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Please stay off my talk page. Counterfeit Purses (talk) 21:34, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Just a suggestion but you should probably do the same when it comes to Dronebogus' edits. I'm not going to gate keep or tell you what to do here, but it's pretty clear that have zero experience in the areas that you keep an issue out of and the whole thing is becoming a needless time sink on your end. This isn't Wikipedia where people can file an ANU complaint as a personal axe grinding campaign and the person will just get blocked without evidence or a valid justification. Regardless, if Dronebogus' behavior is really that much of an issue then someone else who's actually an editor with experience in the area will eventually report them for it. @Dronebogus: maybe consider what I said in ANU about it. At the end of the day it's as much to your benefit then anyone else's if you don't add your own uploads to Wikidata or Wikipedia. I trust you have the sense to not do it in instances where it clearly looks like gaming the system. --Adamant1 (talk) 06:53, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

I don't need or want your advice. Please stay off my talk page. Counterfeit Purses (talk) 15:05, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

They have been doing that to several people or so it seems.

"'it's pretty clear that have zero experience in the areas that you keep an issue out of and the whole thing is becoming a needless time sink on your end" exactly. Occisors (talk) 10:48, 11 January 2026 (UTC)

@Occisors Adamant1 is indef blocked so they won't see your message. I'm not sure what you're trying to do here, but don't do it on my talk page. Thank. Counterfeit Purses (talk) 17:49, 11 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Reverse ekiben sex position.png

File:Reverse ekiben sex position.png has been nominated for deletion at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Reverse ekiben sex position.png This is a deletion request for the community to discuss whether the nominated page should be kept or deleted. Please voice your opinion in the linked request above. Thank you very much! If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Adamant1 (talk) 21:45, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

COM:AN/U

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Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Commons:Administrators' noticeboard/User problems. Repeated drama farming and trolling.

Adamant1 (talk) 21:52, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

As I'm sure you're aware, these: [1][2] would be seen as unacceptable personal attacks and a breach of COM:CIVIL. Together they're easily blockable but, more than that, they also discredit any standing you have here for any sort of moral ground.

I strongly advise you to just walk away from this. Ignore the threads, let them close how they may. Ignore the other editors altogether. Andy Dingley (talk) 21:49, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

That is good advice. I may follow it. Counterfeit Purses (talk) 23:32, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

{{PD-automated}}

Hey Counterfeit Purses! I noticed your deletion reasoning over on Commons:Deletion requests/File:CCTV video of Brian Thompson being killed.webm and I wanted to give you an explanation as to what exactly the {{PD-automated}} template is for.

The PD-automated template is for any photograph or video that was taken by a camera automatically without any human input. For example, a police or news station traffic camera mounted to a traffic light that cannot move. If that camera is operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week constantly, there is no human input as to what is being captured. A person has to be in control or have some input as to what is being captured for the PD-automated template to be invalid.

For example, the very much pre-positioned camera by Max Olsen before Hurricane Ian does not qualify under it, despite being a 100% non-human operated, pre-positioned camera, since the intention of it was to capture Hurricane Ian's footage.

File:Dash cam footage of the 2024 Lincoln tornado.webm on the other hand, despite being a dashcam, would qualify under PD-automated as the intention of the dashcam (actually even confirmed by the RS media it was published by) was for insurance purposes for a company driver. I.e., the dash cam was for potential car insurance fraud incidences. It was not pre-positioned to capture a tornado.

The PD-automated is when it involved a non-human operated camera where what was captured was not directly intended. Non-moving CCTV is always PD-automated since anything that happens (tornado, earthquake, robbery) is not the "human intended" capture for it. You might think a store CCTV would be intended to catch robbers and that would be correct. However, that specific robbery was not the intention. That is why Max Olsen's camera doesn't qualify but the dashcam for the Lincoln tornado would. Olsen placed it specifically for the storm surge so the intention was to capture exactly what was captured. Having intention behind the camera is also why timelapses or cameras left to take a photo on a timer are not PD-automated.

Hopefully this explanation helped. The key components to look for in order is: (1) Was the camera operated by a human at all? (2) Was the intention of the unoperated camera to capture what was captured? If both of those are "No", then there is a very likely chance it qualifies under the PD-automated template. If you have any questions regarding the template, feel free to ask me here or on my talk page! Cheers! WeatherWriter (talk) 16:23, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

@WeatherWriter I appreciate you taking the time to leave the note, but as I said in the DR, we have no indication that the camera was not operated by a human operator. Counterfeit Purses (talk) 16:34, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

@Counterfeit Purses I just dropped this NPR news article in the DR request which confirms it was "a surveillance camera", even showing a photo of the exact camera. It is a very clear closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera. As a secondary note, I would comment that you are correct that COM:ONUS state it is on the uploader to provide proof. However, there is no evidence shown to say that exact CCTV camera (photographed in the NPR article above) was human operated & the video shows no evidence of human operation. PD-automated is the odd template since, even as the template states, PD-automated itself has never been tried in a U.S. court, so no legal precedents exist. For that reason, it is more or less the responsibility of both the uploader (during the upload phase to show no human input was given) and in the DR, it is your responsibility to prove there was human input. PD-automated is, in reality, the only template partially opposite COM:ONUS, given the shear fact there actually is no legal stance that exists for it whatsoever. WeatherWriter (talk) 16:44, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

Come on, come on.

Stop wasting everyone's time including your own. Just nominate every image I have uploaded for deletion. Kieronoldham (talk) 06:43, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

@Kieronoldham I am glad to see that Yann has nominated some of the images. Maybe now you will see that this is not personal. Counterfeit Purses (talk) 15:54, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

@Counterfeit Purses, can I ask you to hold off on further nominations of AP materials in newspapers that lacked notice (in the period when that was required) until we get some solid consensus from COM:VP/C#Copyright status for contents of U.S. newspapers? There is no point to having a ton of separate DRs that are all going to hinge on the same disputed issue. Also Pinging @Yann on that. - Jmabel ! talk 22:49, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

@Jmabel Of course. The last couple of things I nominated from Kieronoldham have been simple cases where there is a copyright notice despite the public domain claim (and one unrelated file that I came across as I continue to work my way through CCTV images). Like you, I'm waiting to see what happens with the news agency images. Counterfeit Purses (talk) 23:05, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

Speedy deletion

The speedy deletion template explicitly tells editors that "If you think that the media file does not meet the criteria for speedy deletion, please open a regular deletion request and remove this template." Since this deletion is contested, that is the route I am taking and your repeated attempts at reverting it in order to railroad this deletion through the speedy deletion process is wholly inappropriate. I will bring your behavior to administrator attention if you revert me again. Einsof (talk) 18:52, 30 December 2025 (UTC)

@Einsof There is already a deletion discussion open for another version of this image. There is no need for two. Feel free to report my "wholly inappropriate" behavior, just stop edit warring. Counterfeit Purses (talk) 18:57, 30 December 2025 (UTC)

The noticeboard discussion about your behavior is at Commons:Administrators' noticeboard#Repeatedly overwriting deletion requests with speedy deletions. Einsof (talk) 19:12, 30 December 2025 (UTC)

In such cases a speedy deletion is only allowed if the other version is already deleted, not if the discussion is still ongoing. Just never place speedy deletion requests on files they are requested for regular deletion. Please respect this otherwise we will have to band you from making any speedy deletion request. GPSLeo (talk) 19:28, 30 December 2025 (UTC)

Commons has an obligation to delete copyright violations as soon as possible. If an admin reviews the images and decides not to delete them as copyright violations, the deletion discussion still exists. There's no reason why both processes cannot continue at the same time. Counterfeit Purses (talk) 20:19, 30 December 2025 (UTC)

We have defined procedures they must be followed. You can propose changes of the procedure, but you can not decide to not follow the procedure. GPSLeo (talk) 22:21, 30 December 2025 (UTC)

I am aware of both the procedures and the intent. Rather than threatening an editor with a fair amount of experience in this area, perhaps you could take a step back and see if there is a larger problem. I would be interested in your opinion about the copyright status of the image in the deletion discussion which I started: Commons:Deletion requests/File:Luigi Mangione McDonald's Original Photo.png. Thanks. Counterfeit Purses (talk) 22:43, 30 December 2025 (UTC)

We are on the procedure level, this must not be mixed with the decision rational. GPSLeo (talk) 23:35, 30 December 2025 (UTC)

I have seen cases where there are deletion discussions and requests for speedy deletion open at the same time. It's not that uncommon. Why is it a problem in this case? Counterfeit Purses (talk) 04:16, 31 December 2025 (UTC)

They exist, but it is a mistake if they exist. There are some exceptions, for mistakenly filed regular deletion requests where no one had any argument against the deletion. GPSLeo (talk) 10:43, 31 December 2025 (UTC)

Blocked

Blocked Indefinitely

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing Commons. If you believe this block is unjustified, you may add {{Unblock}} below this message explaining clearly why you should be unblocked. For more information, see Appealing a block. See the block log for the reason that you have been blocked and the name of the administrator who blocked you.

--Yann (talk) 19:58, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

@Yann Is this really necessary? Is there any overlapping use of accounts? Is there anything I've done on Commons that warrants an indef? Counterfeit Purses (talk) 21:49, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

As all I've seen from this account are classic examples of keeping 'bad hand' behaviour away from some other 'good hand' account [3] "You showed up here yesterday. You have uploaded five files. All of your uploads are tagged for deletion for copyright violation or other licensing issues. Please stop badgering me " 04:29, 31 December 2025. So that looks like a good block to me. Nor have you claimed that you're not socking. If you want to post here, post under one account and own your own words. Andy Dingley (talk) 11:30, 31 January 2026 (UTC)

It is redundant to Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/World's Lamest Critic and your global lock.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:23, 31 January 2026 (UTC)