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This page hosts requests for global (un)blocks, (un)locks and hidings.

• For global IP or account block requests, read the guideline and make a request below under Requests for global (un)block. Indicate why a global block is necessary and for how long.
• For account lock requests, read the guideline and post under Requests for global (un)lock and (un)hiding. Note that temporary accounts can't be locked; in this case please request a global block.
• For local requests here on Meta, see Meta:Requests for help from a sysop or bureaucrat.

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If you are here because you have been affected by a global block, please see Global blocks/FAQ for more information about global block and routes to appeal.

Note: (un)blocks apply to IP addresses or accounts; and (un)locks apply to global accounts (except temporary accounts).

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Requests for global (un)block

Please be sure to follow the instructions below:

Your request might be rejected if you don't follow the instructions.

Please also review Global blocking .

Global blocks don't affect Meta-Wiki, so if your IP address or account is blocked, you can still appeal here. IP addresses or accounts that cause disruption on Meta should be reported at Meta:Requests for help from a sysop or bureaucrat instead of here so that they can be blocked locally.

Please describe the kind of cross wiki abusive activity you see from the IP or account. Saying an IP or account is a long term abuser is not helpful, but saying "IP vandalizes at ban.wikipedia, no.wikipedia and vi.wikipedia" is. This is especially important for range blocks. If you do not provide enough details, your request might be declined.

Instructions for making a request

Before requesting, make sure that: You know the IP address(es) or accounts you wish to have globally blocked or unblocked. For blocks, the global blocking criteria are met. For unblocks, your request addresses the original reason for blocking the IP or account, if any. To make a request for the address(es) or account(s) to be blocked or unblocked Copy the template below to the bottom of this section and explain why the address(es) or account(s) should be blocked/unblocked. === Global block/unblock for [[Special:Contributions/Some IP address or account|Some IP address or account]] === {{Status}} <!-- Do not remove this template --> * {{Luxotool|IP address/username}} Description, evidence, diffs, etc. --~~~~ When requesting that your IP be unblocked, note that stewards need to know your IP address to even consider a request. To find your IP, please visit https://www.whatismyip.com/ You are not required to disclose your IP in public - you may make requests privately to any steward on IRC or by email at: stewardswikimediaorg

Global block for 45.115.36.35

Status:    In progress

• 45.115.36.35 global-contribs ^(old) • xwiki blocks • IP lookup • WHOIS • robtex • gblock • glist • abuselog • bullseye • IP info • lwcheckuser

Cross-wiki abuse (spam comments that have nothing to do with Wikipedias). Most likely same user as 73.11.229.19 global-contribs ^(old) • xwiki blocks • IP lookup • WHOIS • robtex • gblock • glist • abuselog • bullseye • IP info • lwcheckuser who was blocked globally earlier today. --80.220.226.181 20:20, 13 September 2016 (UTC)

Back with IP 119.40.106.134 global-contribs ^(old) • xwiki blocks • IP lookup • WHOIS • robtex • gblock • glist • abuselog • bullseye • IP info • lwcheckuser. --80.220.226.181 14:00, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

Global block for 212.253.112.0/24

Status:    In progress

• 212.253.112.0/24 global-contribs ^(old) • xwiki blocks • IP lookup • WHOIS • robtex • gblock • glist • abuselog • bullseye • IP info • lwcheckuser

This IP range has been blocked on may 2016 by Masti for 3 months [1] and has been used by Mart253 (globally locked) for cross-wiki abuse. Likely an open proxy, see for example this IP. From this range he has created a recently sockpuppets: Mart917 (locked) and Mart4552 (locked) for cross-wiki abuse about the channels of Television. --Ks-M9 ^｢Talk｣ _(es-wiki) 23:10, 4 September 2016 (UTC).

I see little evidence of the whole range being used as open proxy. None of the IP's within the range is currently locally blocked on any project. Savh^ñ 09:09, 12 September 2016 (UTC)

Requests for global (un)lock and (un)hiding

Be sure to follow the instructions below:

• Your request might be rejected if it doesn't include the necessary information.
• Warning! This page is publicly viewable. If the account name is grossly insulting or contains personal information please contact a steward privately in #wikimedia-stewards^connect or email your request to the stewards VRT queue at stewards-oversightwikimediaorg (direct wiki interface) but do not post it here. Thanks.
• Warning! This is not the place to ask for locks based on your opinion that someone is disruptive. Global locks are used exclusively against vandalism and spam, not because of content disputes, not because you think that someone deserves to be globally blocked. In such cases, you should ask for local blocks at appropriate places.
• If you are globally locked, you should appeal your lock to stewards-appealswikimediaorg.

Please describe abusive activity of an account before reporting them here. Since stewards are often not active at projects the reported accounts are, things that seem obvious to you may not be equally obvious to the reviewing steward.

Instructions for making a request

Before requesting that a global account be (un)locked, please be sure that: You have evidence of cross-wiki disruption from the account(s). You can show that it is not feasible to use local-only blocks or other measures like page protection to combat the disruption. You have considered making the request in #wikimedia-stewardsconnect, especially for account names which will be hidden, or for urgent requests. To make a request for an account to be locked or unlocked Copy one of the codes below to the bottom of this section and explain why the account(s) should be locked/unlocked. === Global lock/unlock for Foo === {{status}} <!-- do not remove this template --> * {{LockHide|username}} * {{LockHide|username|hidename=1}} <!-- if you do not want the name to be visible on this page --> *... Reasons, etc. --~~~~ For many accounts: === Global lock for spambots/vandals === {{status}} <!-- do not remove this template --> {{MultiLock|username|username2|username3}} {{MultiLock|username|username2|username3|hidename=1}} <!-- if you do not want the names to be visible on this page --> *... Reasons, etc, --~~~~

Global block for User:Noebse and other accounts

Status:    In progress

• Noebse (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^{(alt • mw)} • CA • gblock • xwiki blocks • SC • lwcheckuser)

Have a look at de:Benutzer:PM3/Noebse. Permanent abuse of Wikipedia for trolling. --87.155.250.39 22:27, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Global lock for Messina's sockpuppet

Status:    In progress

• יונתן רפד (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^{(alt • mw)} • CA • gblock • xwiki blocks • SC • lwcheckuser)

--Schulhofpassage (talk) 18:59, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

Global block for SOCINCWORLD

Status:    In progress

• SOCINCWORLD (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^{(alt • mw)} • CA • gblock • xwiki blocks • SC • lwcheckuser)

Crosswiki spammer of a company (jeux star or similar) that is mainly using some little Wikipedias (in terms of active users and articles) for promo. At enwiki his contribs, all about this company (see the warnings on his talk) were all deleted. Same mass deletion and warnings on frwiki (see his talk), on eswiki, dewiki, here (see Jeux Star), jawiki, ptwiki. On minor Wikipedias the situation is different: on iuwiki he created iu:ᐘᑧᔸᓮᓯ and iu:ᑖᑗᑘᑙᑚᑛᑜᑝ (nonsense); on zuwiki we have zu:Jeux Star and zu:Zéoi (nonsense); on crwiki we have cr:ᐘᑧᔸᓮᓯ; on twwiki we have tw:Jeux Star. Apart that couple of nonsenses, all his contribs (deleted and not) are only spam about this company. Btw, he logged in on several minor Wikipedias without contribs... And I suppose he'll start soon. Apart the global lock, all his contribs on this little WP should be deleted. Is it also possible to blacklist (globally) the titles Jeux Star (see), Jeux star (see) and, just to be sure, JEUX STAR? Also the jeuxstar's website should be blacklisted (but I dunno where to request it). IMHO, adding to the blacklist this pages and the webiste, this massive spam should end immediatly, avoiding further sockpuppets that will have no tools to spam again. Regards. --Dэя-Бøяg 03:23, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

Global lock for 影武者(Nipponese Dog Calvero)

Status:    In progress

• 成田秀幸 (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^{(alt • mw)} • CA • gblock • xwiki blocks • SC • lwcheckuser)

--Lanwi1(Talk) 12:25, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

Global lock for Gonlinkbd

Status:    In progress

• Gonlinkbd (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^{(alt • mw)} • CA • gblock • xwiki blocks • SC • lwcheckuser)

Cross-wiki spam. --Pokéfan95 (talk) 13:11, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

Global lock for Fadmachine

Status:    In progress

• Fadmachine (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^{(alt • mw)} • CA • gblock • xwiki blocks • SC • lwcheckuser)

Sock of globally locked user Badmachine. INeverCry 03:14, 21 September 2016 (UTC)

Global lock for User:Status2020

Status:    In progress

• Status2020 (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^{(alt • mw)} • CA • gblock • xwiki blocks • SC • lwcheckuser)

This is a pretty obvious sock of crosswiki sockmaster Rafa Figueiredo (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^{(alt • mw)} • CA • gblock • xwiki blocks • SC • lwcheckuser), who mostly targets en:Elisha Cuthbert, pt:Elisha Cuthbert, and uploads copyvio images to Commons (mostly of actress Elisha Cuthbert). There are lots of reports at en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Rafa Figueiredo. Rafa's most common activity is to sprinkle copyvio images of Cuthbert throughout different language Wikipedias and use over-the-top promotional language to describe her. For example: [2] from a globally locked sock of Rafa and [3] from Status2020. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 04:07, 21 September 2016 (UTC)

Global unlock for Kpengboy

Status:    Done

• Kpengboy (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^{(alt • mw)} • CA • gblock • xwiki blocks • SC • lwcheckuser)

I just discovered that my original account Kpengboy was globally locked 3 years ago. The given reason was "Spam-only account: spambot". I don't understand this. I am not a spammer; you can see from my user contributions that my edits have all been in good faith. In my view, the locking of my account is completely unwarranted and should be reversed.

I am writing this with a temporary account I have created in the meantime; however, I have always wished to return to using my original account Kpengboy, with its longevity and accumulated user contributions, and being incorrectly labeled as a spammer unfairly reflects negatively on me. Kkpengboy (talk) 12:01, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

A large number of accounts were locked at this time. It is probable that you were locked by accident because you were operating on the same IP address / range. After this amount of time it can't be proved what happened, however, the account is clearly not a spambot so I've unlocked it. QuiteUnusual (talk) 12:24, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

Global lock for User:Robertpatrick58

• Status:    In progress
• Robertpatrick58 (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^{(alt • mw)} • CA • gblock • xwiki blocks • SC • lwcheckuser)

Cross-wiki date vandalism. Obvious sock of RObertparick58 (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^{(alt • mw)} • CA • gblock • xwiki blocks • SC • lwcheckuser), who is a globally locked sock of Aliabbashiraqi79 (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^{(alt • mw)} • CA • gblock • xwiki blocks • SC • lwcheckuser). See en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Aliabbashiraqi79 for history of socking and vandalism on English Wikipedia. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 14:51, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

Global lock/unlock for Obongo

Status:    In progress

• Obongo (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^{(alt • mw)} • CA • gblock • xwiki blocks • SC • lwcheckuser)

Racist campaigning political meme, user request for name change came from en: to meta: at the Stewards requests. See [4]. Global lock seems a sensible precaution, especially for not en language wikis where the sensitivity would be missed. (NB I'm a bureaucrat on en:) --Dweller (talk) 15:59, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

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