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

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.

Cross-wiki requests
Meta-Wiki requests

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:

  1. You know the IP address(es) or accounts you wish to have globally blocked or unblocked.
  2. For blocks, the global blocking criteria are met.
  3. 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: stewards wikimedia org

Global unblock for 106.131.0.0/16

Status:    In progress

(The same can be said for the many accounts locked by EPIC at roughly the same time that use languages ​​used in Japan and Japantown, and that contain the same surname (presumably relatives) [1])
Given that so many read-only accounts that do not edit qualify as LWCU locks, I think that the very long period of blocking for one year that is imposed on that IP address range of Japan's major telecommunications company KDDI is widespread and many people are affected. (Reference: wikipedia:ja:Special:Contributions/106.131.0.0/16) --Vcvfou698069 (talk) 09:37, 25 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Any apparent collateral on this range? In the current state, I think exempting the block at jawiki, at their admins' discretion, is sufficient here, and would therefore advise the handling steward to decline on this note. EPIC (talk) 13:59, 26 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global block for cross wiki vandal

Status:    In progress

LTA cross-wiki abuse - automobile articles vandalism cross-wiki. Static Ipv4's and connected Ipv6 from Comcast. ---Hoyanova (talk) 08:15, 26 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global block for 82.2.179.136

Status:    In progress

Open proxy abused by LTA. LuchoCR (talk) 19:25, 26 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global block for 96.9.95.71

Status:    Not done

Spambot [2] [3]. ClumsyOwlet (talk) 23:00, 26 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

  Not done XXBlackburnXx (talk) 14:12, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
Status:    In progress

Long-term abuse. ChanComThemPho. Chó Vàng Hài Hước (talk) 05:07, 27 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global block for 195.25.20.155

Status:    In progress

Open proxy abused by LTA. LuchoCR (talk) 08:56, 27 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global block for 134.199.152.106

Status:    Done

DigitalOcean. Titore (talk) 22:21, 27 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Robot clerk note:   Done by XXBlackburnXx. MajavahBot (talk) 12:45, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global block for 198.58.124.114

Status:    Done

Hosting/VPN: Akamai-Linode. Titore (talk) 22:51, 27 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

+1--Titore (talk) 23:03, 27 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
Robot clerk note:   Done by AmandaNP, XXBlackburnXx. MajavahBot (talk) 13:05, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global block for 47.60.47.91

Status:    In progress

Cross-wiki LTA, most probably same as Special:CentralAuth/Jose_Irantzo recently locked, and many IPs before. --CaféBuzz (talk) 10:20, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global block for 182.232.208.183

Status:    Done

Cross-wiki spam. CFA (talk) 13:21, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

  Done XXBlackburnXx (talk) 14:12, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

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-stewardsconnect or email your request to the stewards VRT queue at stewards-oversight wikimedia org (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-appeals wikimedia org.
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:

  1. You have evidence of cross-wiki disruption from the account(s).
  2. You can show that it is not feasible to use local-only blocks or other measures like page protection to combat the disruption.
  3. 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 lock for Jamal190009

Status:    In progress

Long-term abuse. Lock evasion of Special:CA/Vikworker8.

Here’s my reasoning for those interested. I think this is worth mentioning because this user has been reported twice at en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Vikworker8, but both cases are still open.
The latest lock evasion, Special:CA/Elonweraned, showed up 3 days ago. Both accounts appeared one after the other at ja:Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alireza Jadidi, which seems too much of a coincidence. On top of that, they both said the exact same thing: "Try to improve the article rather than trying to delete it" (ja:Special:Diff/103810844 vs. ja:Special:Diff/103839104). Looks pretty obvious to me.
Another note: User:Elonweraned didn’t trip LWCU last time, even though multiple accounts have been locked in the past month. That makes me suspect the sockmaster is using one-time proxies like VPNs to dodge detection. Dragoniez (talk) 18:23, 21 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for MarcoToa 0425, etc.

Status:    In progress

Cross-wiki abuse (for the first account). The other accounts are effectively confirmed to be operated by the same person, but one can use LWCU to check if needed. Bango223 in particular is now engaging in harassment (cross-wiki pings). — SURJECTION / T / C / L / 20:01, 22 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for Oukkasyah

Status:    In progress

Lock all:

Long Term-Abuse, Vandalism, Account abuse for avoiding local block And Sockpuppets. AF1011 (talk) 08:54, 23 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Any cross-wiki abuse and/or any past locked accounts? At the moment this seems to be a local idwiki issue. EPIC (talk) 08:57, 23 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
@EPIC: Also they are attempting creating account to avoiding the local ban on idwiki. according the montoring he using "Oukkasyah Hebat" for the main one previously he got blocked from editing in idwiki for adding misinformation and Vandalism. AF1011 (talk) 01:44, 24 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
@EPIC: Just a little update, that Oukkasyah sock accounts belongs to RendiStwn, according Block reason from idwiki. AF1011 (talk) 15:30, 24 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
@AF1011 I still don't see any reason why steward intervention is needed. idwiki has local admins & checkusers who can deal with this, there is no indication of crosswiki abuse. @Ariandi Lie fyi as blocking admin. Johannnes89 (talk) 09:37, 26 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for Phạm Huỳnh Thị Ngọc Trân

Status:    In progress

Long-term abuse. ChanComThemPho. P. ĐĂNG (talk) 07:37, 26 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for Lù Nguyễn Trọng Phốn

Status:    In progress

Long-term abuse. ChanComThemPho. Phương Linh (thảo luận) 07:47, 26 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global unlock for my other accounts

Status:    In progress

Lock all:

My other accounts were globally locked to prevent evading my global lock of my account Michaelshea04. Now that I am now globally unlocked, I don't think there would be much point keeping these accounts globally locked. --Michaelshea04 (talk) 21:26, 26 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

See Steward requests/Global/2025-w08#Global unblock for Michaelshea04 for the previous request regarding the main account. You've been granted a second chance with your main account, but just like enwiki would not unblock your sockpuppets locally we typically do not unlock sockpüppets. There is no point in them being unlocked anyway. Johannnes89 (talk) 20:32, 27 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
So they will have to remain permanently locked?. Is there a particular reason as to why you don't want to unlock them?. Is it to prevent potential abuse?. Michaelshea04 (talk) 23:41, 27 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
Your main account has been unlocked and given a second chance, but this doesn't apply to your sockpuppets. This is consistent with policies like en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry#Blocking. We generally do not un(b)lock sockpuppet accounts, even if the main account is not or no longer (b)locked. Johannnes89 (talk) 10:02, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
So they will have to remain permanently locked?. Michaelshea04 (talk) 13:52, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
Essentially you are telling me that this policy means they will have to remain permanently locked no exceptions?. Michaelshea04 (talk) 14:03, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
I'm telling you, that that's my interpretation of our policies and the way we usually handle sockpuppets. But I will leave this request open for other stewards to comment, in case someone thinks it should be handled differently. Johannnes89 (talk) 16:34, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thank you. I would still like them to be unlocked but I was already expecting to be disappointed. Michaelshea04 (talk) 16:56, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for Xizmet

Status:    In progress

Long-term abuse. Cross-wiki abuse. Obvious sock of long-term abuser en:WP:HEVAL. Edits the exact same topic area. Active on the same set of Wikipedias (en and ku). Removes Albanian origin from several articles[4][5][6]. Creates drafts from the get-go[7]. All typical behavior of the LTA. Aintabli (talk) 15:09, 27 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for 지독한 아똥스피어

Status:    In progress

Lock all:

Long-term abuse. Skilsdhuo (talk) 01:45, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for Ctia Uganda

Status:    Not done

Spam / spambot. Promotional account. 📅 08:06, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

created one enwiki article about a computer school and while doing so xwiki-uploaded a picture to Commons. Local admins can easily deal with that level of self-promotion, no need for steward action. Johannnes89 (talk) 16:37, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
  Not done Johannnes89 (talk) 16:42, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for Public Username Policy

Status:    Done

Spam / spambot. Vandalism-only account. 📅 08:47, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Robot clerk note:   Done by AramilFeraxa. MajavahBot (talk) 11:45, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for CMJ INDUSTRIES PUNE

Status:    Withdrawn

Spam / spambot. Promotional account. 📅 08:50, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Not a bot, and not enough abuse to justify global action IMO. ~~~~
User:1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk)
14:25, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
OK. I withdraw this request. 📅 14:54, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
Marked as withdrawn. --TenWhile6 14:57, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for 현대모비스

Status:    Done

Long-term abuse XReport --aqurs ❄️ 10:38, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

  Done KonstantinaG07 (talk) 10:47, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for socks of Alloteyrose

Status:    In progress

Crosswiki spam. Socks of locked Alloteyrose. Thanks in advance! -- Jeff G. ツ (please ping or talk to me) 10:45, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

  Support lock: c:Category:Sockpuppets of Ghlagatintv. --Achim55 (talk) 15:05, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for The Broadway Cinema

Status:    Withdrawn

Spam / spambot. Misleading username. 📅 10:53, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

@HingWahStreet, the user isn't blocked for spam in commons or enwiki, just softblocked on enwiki because of their username (per en:WP:ORGNAME). Most of their commons-uploads are cross-wiki-uploads *while* editing enwiki, therefore I wouldn't call this a crosswiki issue. There are zero local spamblocks. The submitted enwiki draft was partly promotional, but that's "usual business" which is dealt with locally and their contributions don't qualify for the label "spam" imo.
I don't see why a steward action could be needed. TenWhile6 14:24, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
Sorry. I saw that the user was having suspicious actions so I filed this request. Withdraw. 📅 14:28, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
marking this request as withdrawn accordingly. --TenWhile6 14:29, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for " Tren.1uber.con "

Status:    Not done

Spam / spambot. Vandalism-only account. 興華街 (Hing Wah Street) - 💬 - 📝 10:55, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

It doesn't look like a spambot to me & I don't see any xwiki abuse, therefore this is not a steward issue imo. The user isn't locally blocked either. TenWhile6 14:27, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
  Not done. I don't see any signs of spamming. —MdsShakil (talk) 14:33, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for Inspectorcallsenthusiasist

Status:    Withdrawn

Abusive username. Spam / spambot. Account making no useful edits. 興華街 (Hing Wah Street) - 💬 - 📝 11:05, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

I don't see any signs of abuse or spam here? The two edits are a bit malformed but they seem to be in good faith. EPIC (talk) 11:16, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
Sorry for making this wrong request. I filed it because the edits seemed to be suspicious. 興華街 (Hing Wah Street) - 💬 - 📝 11:42, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
  Request withdrawn by user --KonstantinaG07 (talk) 12:51, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for Mencariarti123

Status:    Done

Long-term abuse. Lock/ban evasion. LTA Robinsonmalau again. XReport --Ariandi Lie Talk with me 11:29, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

  Done. —MdsShakil (talk) 11:35, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for Top Gun X 4

Status:    Done

Long-term abuse. Cross-wiki abuse. Same as Special:CentralAuth/The_Unknown_Explorer (already locked). MathXplore (talk) 12:16, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

  Done KonstantinaG07 (talk) 12:22, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for چمچیاس گلیکوم

Status:    Done

Same as Special:CentralAuth/ژل_آواسی (already locked, made q:Abdelnasser abdelfattah), recreated c:Abdelnasser abdelfattah. MathXplore (talk) 12:19, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Any CU confirmation or evidence on this? There are no local blocks in CA, at least. EPIC (talk) 12:47, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
They are recreating deleted Wikiquote pages in Commons. MathXplore (talk) 12:59, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
@علاء: You may also want to see this because this is related to the accounts (including Special:CentralAuth/अनुष्का_महाग and Special:CentralAuth/Hgzh_qwsdr) that you recently locked. MathXplore (talk) 13:20, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
  Done For more details, please see this --Alaa :)..! 14:20, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for Popo2038

Status:    Done

Long-term abuse. PindowsOS Linux. P. ĐĂNG (talk) 12:29, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Robot clerk note:   Done by XXBlackburnXx. MajavahBot (talk) 12:45, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for Fitnessphysio

Status:    Done

Cross-wiki abuse. Spam / spambot. Lemonaka (talk) 13:18, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

  Done KonstantinaG07 (talk) 13:20, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for Athena77J411863

Status:    Done

Spam / spambot. Special:AbuseLog/3139956. ⟲ Three Sixty! (talk, edits) 13:28, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Robot clerk note:   Done by EPIC. MajavahBot (talk) 13:45, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for Sidowpknbkhihj socks 28022025

Status:    Done

Lock all:

Cross-wiki long-term abuse: Sidowpknbkhihj (w:ja:LTA:HEATHROW). based on username; contains Centrair, and account creation on jawn. 郊外生活Kogaiseikatsu (talk,contribs) 14:32, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Robot clerk note:   Done by EPIC. MajavahBot (talk) 14:45, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for レキセントを風呂してくれたスマルさんに感謝します

Status:    Done

Cross-wiki long-term abuse: Sidowpknbkhihj (w:ja:LTA:HEATHROW). The username means thank for Sumaru, a jawiki sysop who blocked レキセント; who is conflict with this LTA. 郊外生活Kogaiseikatsu (talk,contribs) 14:34, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

  Done Bsadowski1 (talk) 15:45, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for せんとれや

Status:    Done

Cross-wiki long-term abuse: Sidowpknbkhihj (w:ja:LTA:HEATHROW). The username is too similar with せんとれあ, which means Centrair in hiragana, one of Japanese letter. 郊外生活Kogaiseikatsu (talk,contribs) 14:35, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

  Done Bsadowski1 (talk) 15:45, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for SIdowpknbkhihj socks 28022025

Status:    Done

Lock all:

Cross-wiki long-term abuse: Sidowpknbkhihj (w:ja:LTA:HEATHROW). They are blocked on jawp. 郊外生活Kogaiseikatsu (talk,contribs) 15:43, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

  Done Bsadowski1 (talk) 15:45, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for HoY

Status:    Done

Long-term abuse. HoY. Smatteo499 (talk) 15:57, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

  Done. —MdsShakil (talk) 15:59, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for なみなみへいへい

Status:    In progress

Long-term abuse. ja:LTA:BOQ. 20041027 𝓽𝓪𝓽𝓼𝓾talk15:59, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for WIKIMODBACKOFF223

Status:    Done

Long-term abuse. Sock of MariaJaydHicky. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 16:33, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

  Done EPIC (talk) 16:35, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for Masmaslinx

Status:    Done

Spam / spambot. Manchiu (talk) 16:37, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Robot clerk note:   Done by Tegel. MajavahBot (talk) 17:05, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for spam only accounts

Status:    Done

Lock all:

Spam / spambot. 20041027 𝓽𝓪𝓽𝓼𝓾talk17:11, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

  Done KonstantinaG07 (talk) 17:15, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for a Serbian LTA

Status:    In progress

Lock all:

Long-term abuse. Andrija LTA. نوفاك اتشمان (talk) 17:22, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for Kowpajzix4

Status:    Done

Lock all:

Long-term abuse. Same as locked accounts Special:CentralAuth/Tollalia456$ and Special:CentralAuth/Favoriator654$ per duck test; see this deletion log. Pinging Bsadowski1 who locked the previous accounts as LTAs. JavaHurricane 18:32, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

  Done. —MdsShakil (talk) 18:48, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

See also