User talk:Gnomingstuff

Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, Gnomingstuff!

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-- Wikimedia Commons Welcome (talk) 13:42, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

Placing warnings on IP talk pages

You placed the {{Test}} warning on User talk:174.251.224.2. The IP only made one nonsense edit. In such a case you should not create a talk page and add a warning as it is unlikely to be read anyway. Especially as the edit was one month ago. GPSLeo (talk) 06:13, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Hi -- I was specifically told to leave warnings when I applied for rollback. Gnomingstuff (talk) 17:24, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

The warning is only useful for users they are still active and if there is a probability for new problematic edits. As for the most people the IP address changes frequently the message only makes sense on the same day. If the IP only made one edit it is very unlikely that more problematic edits will follow. GPSLeo (talk) 17:41, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Reconciled Structured Data

Hello. As regards this and this your edits:

• Please do not revert edits without check why they were made and whether they are correct or wrong. Even if the edit is done from an IP address.
• Do not restore deleted Structured Data that were removed as a reconciliaton of a discrepancy.
• After you have edited (reverted) any page, always check whether you have not triggered any warning message in the page.
• Please notice the bug report phab:T313638 and discussion here. In the last 2 years, there is some unresolved bug which makes impossible to reconcile coordinates (at least in Firefox). In the search for a solution, MPF discovered that the error can be bypassed by opening the page in a private (anonymous) window. I haven't yet tested whether the error would show up if the user logged in the anonymous window - anyway, it would make the process disproportionately complicated. Tt is therefore likely that such edits will be carried out from anonymous IP addresses (subsequently after correcting or removing the {{Location}} template or its equivalents).

Thank You. ŠJů (talk) 18:46, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

andrew jeffcoat

you are wrong if you think he is not the best backstroker in New Zealand. You are jealous. He broke the 50 record twice in one evening. Who are you, Daniel Bell? Innocuous and objective description removed by yet another power hungry Wikipedia mod. Woe your life must be. 192.231.122.84 00:16, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

Quick note re: Speedy tagging

Hi!

Thank you for taking the time to tag files for speedy deletion. Just as a note, when tagging an item for speedy deletion on Commons, please be sure to notify its creator so that they can be aware of the speedy deletion nomination. This can be done manually with {{Speedynote}}, if you'd like. Otherwise, ti you'd like some help with a tool that does this sort of thing with the push of one button/with one click, I would encourage you to take a look at VisualFileChange or AjaxQuickDelete.

Cheers! — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 17:21, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Nice work

, thanks Herby ^{talk thyme} 11:54, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Oh that's good... ;! Herby ^{talk thyme} 15:42, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Please slow down. Not all these logos are advertisements even if they are uploaded by the company/representative itself, many might be out of scope but COM:CSD doesn't apply in that case. Look for obvious ones, with promotional texts in the image, description, caption, title... Thanks! -- CptViraj (talk) 16:43, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Got it -- in general I am only tagging if something is part of a large batch of uploads, all promotional. I wasn't doing that previously, but I noticed that someone was going behind me and tagging the ones that I had omitted, so I took that as a signal that I should also be doing so, apologies. Gnomingstuff (talk) 16:45, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Yes - just to agree with Viraj's comment - some are simply logos. They may not be of any use but they aren't explicitly promotional. I was being selective with the ones I was deleting. Herby ^{talk thyme} 06:57, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Got it, went through the other day and shunted some of the more borderline cases to regular deletion requests. That being said I said this elsewhere but wanted to reiterate: believe it or not, this is the conservative version, and there are just as many or more files that show up in searches that I haven't tagged. Anything I am tagging is without a shadow of a doubt spam, based on clues such as username, huge wodge of press-kit assets uploaded in one sitting with no other activity, SEO keyword in description, inclusion of slogans, use in attempted AfC spam, etc. Just a matter of how obvious and/or verbose they are about it. Gnomingstuff (talk) 17:55, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

You sound bored. To be truthful. 212.169.206.44 07:49, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

I am indeed bored as shit Gnomingstuff (talk) 08:20, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Agreed 212.169.206.44 07:49, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Exactly. 212.169.206.44 07:47, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, and a suggestion

Thank you for helping clean up unused logos on Commons. We get an unreasonable number of "drive-by" uploads of logos for newly launched companies and projects that are unlikely to ever be used on any Wikimedia project; your efforts to help stem the tide are appreciated. :)

Along those lines: how would you feel about taking a pass through some of the cryptocurrency-related logo categories like Category:Logos of cryptocurrencies? There's a ton of promotional logos and graphics for coins/tokens/exchanges that got pumped and dumped ages ago - I've already been taking a swing at some of these, but there's plenty more.

Omphalographer (talk) 04:48, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/File:Big banner.png

Hi, This was closed as Kept for being too simple, so do not reopen the DR with the same argument. Thanks, Yann (talk) 08:54, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Got it, in general I have not been re-opening anything with a prior deletion request unless either the request was for some other rationale (generally a copyvio argument from years ago) or closed as Delete but not actually deleted. Gnomingstuff (talk) 17:00, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi Gnomingstuff, all these images should not be deleted. They're all legitimate and are associated with legitimate businesses. Vmnjee01 (talk) 18:19, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/File:Silicon Mechanics Logo2.jpg

Hi. Thanks for nominating files like this. In future, if you come accross multiple files uploaded by one user please nominate them under one DR. This can be done manually or with the VFC tool. It makes admin's jobs easier as they only have to close one DR instead of many. Thanks Gbawden (talk) 07:17, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

Hi -- When I tried doing this it messed up the deletion listings for the day and nothing I did could fix it. I'm not sure the tool offers this capability. Gnomingstuff (talk) 18:52, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

Under preferences go to Gadgets. Install AjaxQuickDelete and Visual File Change. Once installed, if you click on a users contributions, click perform batch task then you can select all the files you want to nominate for deletion, or tag or or. Hope this helps Gbawden (talk) 07:42, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

speedy deletion

Please reread com:speedy deletion as an admin should not delete a file being used.  — billinghurst sDrewth 10:06, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

@Billinghurst Hi -- I have indeed read that and am not sure why you assumed I didn't. I'm also not sure what you're seeing. Nothing shows up on either file as use -- indeed there is no "File usage on other wikis" section at all, nor "File usage on Commons" -- and the users in question have no global contributions outside their own userspace and/or talk pages asking why their content (most likely promotional) was deleted. I don't nominate any files where this is not the case.

A file being "longheld" is not an excuse to keep it, by that logic we also should not revert undetected vandalism since it has been around a while. In fact the criterion works the opposite way. F10 doesn't apply to new files (as the users may stick around to become contributors), but if someone's personal and/or (usually "and") promotional image has been around some time and the user has made no related contributions since, then F10 would apply. There was a Village Pump discussion about this just last week. Gnomingstuff (talk) 15:07, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

I denied a speedy, nothing nore, nothing less. The follow-up process when a file is declined for speedy deletion is to take it a deletion request, as the summary would have said. I don't know which one it was and it doesn't matter, I dealt with hundreds last night, and obviously when I saw that one, I saw links, and thought a note to you was worthwhile. <shrug>  — billinghurst sDrewth 00:29, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

Please double check usage of files on wikis prior to requesting deletion. The usage needs to resolved prior to processing here.  — billinghurst sDrewth 04:58, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

@Billinghurst Once again, I am checking usage of files every time, on every single global wiki where a user has edits. As I have repeatedly explained, COM:INUSE does not apply to user pages or talk pages. Gnomingstuff (talk) 06:51, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Those communities determine their user pages, not Commons. As I said, please resolve the issue at the wiki in question, and then we can delete it.  — billinghurst sDrewth 06:58, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Once again, COM:USE clearly states otherwise: "If an image is in use on another project (aside from use on talk pages or user pages), that is enough for it to be within scope." What part of this is unclear to you? Gnomingstuff (talk) 06:59, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Direct Line logo (speedy deletion)

Hi — Preceding unsigned comment added by Flexingflex1224 (talk • contribs) 01:34, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

I apologize in case it is a violation of rights, I did not see that intention.

I have considered that they do not violate rights, why did they do it?

If so, I apologize for unintentionally uploading something.

have a good day.

Flexingflex1224 (talk) 01:33, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

Please read the comment. I have explained everything there is to explain. Gnomingstuff (talk) 01:36, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	I can't find a Detective Barnstar. Thank you for helping detect undetected nonsense and spam, and keeping Wikimedia Commons spam-free. ─ Aafī (talk) 11:11, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/Uploads by User Hadassah ZA

I think you did not complete this deletion request, as it does not include the list of files that you are asking to be deleted. Thanks. —holly {chat} 23:53, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

Hi -- I am unsure how without listing manually or creating a new request, apologies Gnomingstuff (talk) 00:24, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

You can do it either way. As an admin processing deletions, I need the list of items that are being nominated. I can delete this one and you can start over, if that's easier than manually adding them. —holly {chat} 17:35, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

File:Arun Padiyoor.jpg

Hi, Since this was kept in previous DRs, it is not eligible for speedy deletion. Yann (talk) 08:45, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

File: Sebastian Velasquez.jpg

Could you please explain to me why you tagged this file for speedy deletion? I know the creator personally and have his permission to use it, it’s not a selfie and it’s not a low quality picture. I don’t know how it is supposed to meet the criteria for a speedy deletion or any deletion at all… 194.191.229.89 05:44, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

User:Gnomingstuff

User:Gnomingstuff has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this user page, 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. 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!

Fenpedia (talk) 08:23, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Welcome, Dear Patroller!

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Counter Vandalism Unit

Hi Gnomingstuff,

You now have the Patroller right and may call yourself a patroller! Please take a moment to read the updated Commons:Patrol to learn how Patrolling works and how we use it to fight vandalism.

As you know already, the patrolling functionality is enabled for all edits, not just for new-page creations. This enables us to keep track of, for example, edits made by anonymous users here on Commons.

We could use your help at the Counter Vandalism Unit. For example by patrolling an Anonymous-edits checklist and checking a day-part.

If you have any questions please leave a message on the CVU talkpage or ask for help on IRC in #wikimedia-commons.

Abzeronow (talk) 20:18, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

File:Ravindra at Work.jpg

I protest against nominating my personal photo for deletion. It my my personal photo not copied one. Ravindar1994.in (talk) 12:45, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The No Spam Barnstar
	Thank you for tagging many files for deletion. Myrealnamm (💬pros · ✏️cons) 15:03, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Media for advertisement

Hi, You can tag media for advertisement as speedy deletion, i.e. Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Dorsaf95. Thanks, Yann (talk) 15:46, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Got it -- I've been only tagging speedy files that are unambiguously without a shadow of a doubt spam, there has been some disagreement on what constitutes it in the past. Gnomingstuff (talk) 22:27, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

In addition, you can warn users on their talk pages. Thanks, Yann (talk) 18:37, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

I've been warning users with recent activity (and I am under the impression that the sidebar tools automatically do so when I use them.). However, I have not been warning people without recent activity, because I was explicitly told not to (see the top of my talk page).

In general I would prefer to not be scolded for following the instructions given to me. Gnomingstuff (talk) 19:19, 31 August 2024 (UTC)