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Notice of removal of local checkusers

Hello, as a steward I would like to notify you that the checkuser rights of Cromium (talk · contribs) have been removed, pursuant to policy after one year of inactivity. As a minimum of two local checkusers are required per policy, the checkuser rights of Acagastya (talk · contribs) have been suspended. This leaves the wiki with no local CUs; please redirect future CU requests to the stewards at m:SRCU. Thanks to both checkusers for their services! EPIC (talk) 23:55, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

OK Gryllida 00:37, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:Media files on Wikimedia Commons

May need to delete files in it. Anohthterwikipedian just keeps adding to it, so this may be a recurring task. Gryllida (talk) 23:38, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

Stop flooding Anohthterwikipedian @Anohthterwikipedian Don Don 01:51, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

I don't see a problem: if there are files on Commons, then we need to know that. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 03:36, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

Done All files now deleted and one instance of a file name was fixed locally. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 03:56, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

Thanks! This is great. Are there any remaining files that still need to be imported to Commons? Gryllida (talk) 10:27, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

They were all present on Commons at the time. There could very well be more locally here. I'd have to take a look at our list of files after the server refreshes. Checking briefly, it looks like the entirety of Category:2017 Bangalore ComicCon (media) could and should be moved to Commons: I don't know why it was ever uploaded locally.

In principle, media could be deleted on Commons and for us to maintain a correct snapshot of the article as it was written, we would need a local copy, but that should be done on a case-by-case basis, not by replicating Commons locally. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 20:39, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

Anohthterwikipedian

Flooding recent changes Don Don 01:53, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

Anohthterwikipedian (talk · contribs · page moves · block user · block log)

From what I can tell, this is legitimate editing, just high-volume.Michael.C.Wright (^Talk/_Reviewer) 14:31, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

User:KevFrikky WikiMode

Promotional account ive seen other things that were deleted. Created account about a month ago. Thank you. Don Don 02:12, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

Courtesy link: KevFrikky WikiMode (talk • contribs (logs) • block (block log)) —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 03:26, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

Done —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 03:27, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

User:Morganwallen444

Most likely not the real person, needs to change username? Thanks. Don Don 19:19, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

• Morganwallen444 (talk · contribs)

Gryllida (talk) 19:25, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

I left the user a message. Gryllida (talk) 19:31, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you. Don Don 19:31, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Matthew McConaugheycm

celebrity name nit allowed. ~2026-13417-65 (talk) 01:42, 2 March 2026 (UTC) @Matthew McConaugheycm:

I've copied this message to Matthew McConaugheycm's talk page. Gryllida (talk) 14:06, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

~2026-13775-19

Vandal account @Michael.C.Wright, @Gryllida Don Don 22:09, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

~2026-13775-19 (talk · contribs · page moves · block user · block log)

Blocked 24 hours for vandalism.Michael.C.Wright (^Talk/_Reviewer) 01:40, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

@User:Anohthterwikipedian

@Anohthterwikipedian

Check User for possible sock accounts please.

@Michael.C.Wright Don Don 03:11, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Also by the way a flooder on recent changes. Don Don 03:12, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Anohthterwikipedian (talk · contribs · page moves · block user · block log)

I am not a CheckUser and therefore I can not check for sock accounts.

We now use global check user services (through Stewards), which you are welcome to request here: m:SRCU.

I have asked they clarify the use of [[wikipediawikipedia:]] style interwiki links (which appear to work) but otherwise I've seen nothing—to include the volume—that is problematic. Frustratiing, maybe...especially to people who follow Recent changes, but not a blockable offense that I'm aware of. But as one of the newer admins here, I'd defer to another admin who could show policy or precedent that proves otherwise.Michael.C.Wright (^Talk/_Reviewer) 14:23, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Um, RC can exclude FileImporter edits. Is that sufficient without necessitating the user to apply for bot flag? Gryllida (talk) 14:54, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

I have asked @Anohthterwikipedian at their talk page to slow down or pause while this discussion is underway. I have also protected Wikinews:Protection policy for three days to allow a cool-down, as it was nearing an edit war.Michael.C.Wright (^Talk/_Reviewer) 20:21, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

@Michael.C.Wright: When exactly will this discussion end? I’m assuming it’s when I’m confirmed to not be a sockpuppet, but @BigKrow hasn’t formally requested a Checkuser on SRCU, nor have they replied to my messages asking why they think I’m a vandalism‐only account, so am I just supposed to wait?

Anohthterwikipedian (talk) 23:49, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi, for your reference, from my perspective,

1. I am okay with the file imports to Commons. The resulting flooding of 'recent changes' can be easily filtered out. As long as Commons does not wish to delete these uploads afterwards, this appears harmless to me.

2. I am okay with the reverted edit to the Wikinews:Protection policy. The link w:Edit war is more useless than wikipediawikipedia:Edit war (or w:WP:Edit war as i would have put it, same thing). I was also looking at the user's other edits to project pages and these other edits appeared reasonable minor edits to improve linking and resolve other minor issues.

Hope this is helpful. I am happy to clarify or discuss further if desired. Gryllida (talk) 10:36, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

@Gryllida: So when will this discussion end?

Anohthterwikipedian (talk) 02:24, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

I don't know. If I was asked to close it, I would say everything is okay, there was no problem to solve. But I am not the only participant here. Gryllida (talk) 06:50, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

@Gryllida: If that’s the case, what’s the point of this discussion?

Anohthterwikipedian (talk) 07:18, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

Waiting for Michael.C.Wright to comment, as he had some 'issue' here. Gryllida (talk) 07:21, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

Pinging @Michael.C.Wright right now.

Anohthterwikipedian (talk) 08:27, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

What issue did I have here?Michael.C.Wright (^Talk/_Reviewer) 21:17, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

No comment from me on this. You may need to answer Anohthterwikipedian query above, as he/she is seeking clarification from you whether this discussion ended, if not, when it will end. Gryllida (talk) 21:27, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

Ok I'm sorry I will stop speculating thanks @Anohthterwikipedian

@Gryllida

@Michael.C.Wright Don Don 21:52, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

@Michael.C.Wright: Given that the issue that @BigKrow had with me has been resolved, does that mean this discussion has ended?

Anohthterwikipedian (talk) 22:53, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

agreed let's move on. Don Don 23:11, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

It would appear so. I'm not sure what issue Gryllida is referring to above and she doesn't want to clarify so I see no reason to drag this out any more.Michael.C.Wright (^Talk/_Reviewer) 23:58, 9 March 2026 (UTC)