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Administrators: Please make a note if a report is dealt with, to avoid unnecessary responses by other admins.

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• Advertisements/spam: ~2
• Personal photos/selfies: ~14
• Other speedy deletions: ~97
• Categories for discussion: 84 months
• Media requiring a split up: ~0
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• Undeletion requests: ~13

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• Full protection: ~7
• Interface admin: ~12
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• Template protection: ~4
• Protection level: ~0

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Courtesy notifcation of a DR

This is a courtesy notification of a specific Deletion Request in order to obtain as wider spectrum of views from adminstrators (and extended user rights holder) in the discussion.

The DR - Commons:Deletion requests/All files in Category:Files with Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act warnings

I accept that the overwhelming consensus is that Commons is NOT (at the time of filing the DR) censored. ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 11:30, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

I think this should not be a DR. You can make a proposal but be aware all similar proposals from the past had clear consensus against them. So only create it if you really have something new to propose. GPSLeo (talk) 12:54, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

Recreated files against consensus

Hi. We have a special speedy deletion criterion for recreated files against consensus, COM:CSD#G4 (recreation of content previously deleted per community consensus). However, in researching File:Daewoo logo.svg, I have found no easier way for finding files that meet that criterion than looking for the files in this log (tagged "Recreated") manually and then looking at their individual deletion logs manually, leading to an epidemic of such files falling through the cracks (roughly 96% or 24 of the last 25 uploads I saw listed). Is there an easier way? If not, Admins please peruse those logs yourselves, delete the files under that criterion (or any other applicable criteria), and discipline the offenders on an ongoing basis.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:07, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

@Jeff G.: I guess you could salt it/make an edit filter, but then it's likely people would just upload stuff under a different name. Better to just SD it when it comes up in the log. —Matrix(!) _{ping one}^{when replying} {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 11:30, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

@Matrix: I can't see the original files, so I don't know if it's actual recreation or just uploading with the same filename and ignoring the warning, but you can.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 16:33, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Rev del request.

Please, rev del the original upload of this File:Donald Trump on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in Aberdeen, Scotland.jpg. Per COM:FOP UK = not OK for 2D "graphic works." Thank you, -- Ooligan (talk) 07:54, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

 Done Stifle (talk) 08:44, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

A belated thank you Stifle. Best regards, -- Ooligan (talk) 02:37, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

Unblock

Careful attention to my unblock request from uninvolved admins would be appreciated. SecretName101 (talk) 01:03, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

old versions of file with metadata (personal information)

Hey, I reuploaded This and That without metadata (personal information) that was there (both from 2021). Can you delete the old versions (from 2021; not the 2025 reupload or the file itself) from the file? Thanks. Euro know (talk) 18:23, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

It looks to me like the content has been appropriately hidden, but I cannot work out by whom; nothing in the logs. - Jmabel ! talk 02:11, 2 August 2025 (UTC)

That was me - sorry, I forgot to reply here! Pi.1415926535 (talk) 02:35, 2 August 2025 (UTC)

Thanks! You can archive it now. Euro know (talk) 03:45, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

Category:Building interiors in Sudan

Hello. Kindly restore this. I'll add a new category. Regards, JWilz12345 (Talk|Contributions) 06:59, 2 August 2025 (UTC)

Datasets about potential logos - July 2025 uploads

Hi all, we have released a new dataset of potential logos uploaded in July 2025, together with another one of those which have already been deleted as of 2025-08-02. We are sharing them with you for your consideration.

This is part of our current work with the logo detection tool. We hope it will be useful for your moderation activities.

If you encounter issues with the datasets or have comments/requests, please reach out to me or to Sannita (WMF).

Thanks for your attention! –-MFossati (WMF) (talk) 11:20, 2 August 2025 (UTC)

Revdel location from exif in old files

Hi, I found out some images I uploaded over 10 years ago leaked private location data in the exif info. A bot also added coords to the image description. Could anyone revdel those? It's in my recent contribs, if needed I can send a full list. Thanks! Mirabile (talk) 04:19, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

@Mirabile: Would this be all of your overwrites between 03:45, 3 August 2025 (UTC) and 04:13, 3 August 2025 (UTC), and nothing else? - Jmabel ! talk 05:26, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

Yes. Some of the pages may have the coords in earlier revisions because of the bot edits, though. Thanks again. Mirabile (talk) 05:33, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

@Mirabile:  Done, I believe I got them all, though you may want to check my work. - Jmabel ! talk 16:45, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

Rev del request.

Please, rev del the original upload of these three files per COM:FOP US = not OK for artwork. Also, not de minimis.

• File:Beate Meinl-Reisinger Foreign Minister of Austria visits Washington, D.C. in July 2025 43.jpg
• File:Beate Meinl-Reisinger Foreign Minister of Austria visits Washington, D.C. in July 2025 44.jpg
• File:Beate Meinl-Reisinger Foreign Minister of Austria visits Washington, D.C. in July 2025 45.jpg. Thank you, -- Ooligan (talk) 22:43, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done - Jmabel ! talk 00:14, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for your prompt response. Best regards, -- Ooligan (talk) 02:34, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

Copyrighted uploads

Hi. User Luiz de Visconte is uploading many copyrighted images. I don't think he sees his user talkpage... Can an admin mass delete them and block this account? heylenny (^talk/_edits) 03:50, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done 1 week, files mass nominated for deletion. —Matrix(!) _{ping one}^{when replying} {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 13:04, 4 August 2025 (UTC)