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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; 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 . Only IP addresses can be globally blocked at this moment. Please see #Requests for global (un)lock and (un)hiding if your request involves an account.
Global blocks don't affect Meta-Wiki, so if your IP address is blocked, you can still appeal here. IP addresses 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. Saying an IP 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) 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, if any.

To make a request for the address(es) to be blocked or unblocked

Copy the template below to the bottom of this section and explain why the address(es) should be blocked/unblocked.
=== Global block/unblock for [[Special:Contributions/Some IP address|Some IP address]] ===
{{Status}} <!-- Do not remove this template -->
* {{Luxotool|IP address}}
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 block for 41.186.78.8

Status:    Not done

Open proxy (callback proxy per IP information tools). Lemonaka (talk) 03:24, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done After review, the IP is not or is no longer a proxy. -- Amanda (she/her) 17:52, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global block for 174.251.160.237

Status:    Not done

Cross-wiki abuse. MathXplore (talk) 06:45, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I might not be seeing too properly but I can't see any cross-wiki abuse? This seems like a regular local vandal on simplewiki to me. EPIC (talk) 06:57, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not done Either way, edits from 2020 don't make this crosswiki -- Amanda (she/her) 17:52, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global block for 102.176.94.183

Status:    Not done

Open proxy, https://ipcheck.toolforge.org/index.php?ip=102.176.94.183. MathXplore (talk) 08:14, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see that this is clearly a proxy. With the exception of IPQS (which is quite weak when it comes to proxy checking) proxycheckers give negative here and looking at Whois this IP seems to belong to a mobile network, meaning it's likely dynamic. EPIC (talk) 08:20, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not done After review, the IP is not or is no longer a proxy. -- Amanda (she/her) 17:48, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global block for 147.235.199.81

Status:    Not done

Open proxy , per 🛃 · מקף Hyphen · 19:44, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done After review, the IP is not or is no longer a proxy. -- Amanda (she/her) 17:46, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global block for 177.121.213.247

Status:    Not done

Long-term abuse. OP. A09 (talk) 19:45, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't seem to be a proxy, and since this IP was used by, well, you know who, it's probably stale at this point. EPIC (talk) 19:54, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not done Both on proxy (not a proxy) and LTA side (single edit) -- Amanda (she/her) 17:51, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global block for 88.27.58.75

Status:    Done

Cross-wiki abuse. xwiki vandalism, already blocked in 2 wikis, continuing on another one. KonstantinaG07 (talk) 20:05, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done EPIC (talk) 20:08, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global block for 176.7.5.226

Status:    Done

Long-term abuse. Cross-wiki abuse. S-troll. TenWhile6 (talk | SWMT) 21:29, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done EPIC (talk) 21:29, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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

Note that global blocking currently only applies to IPs, due to a technical limitation. If you wish to request a named account for global [un]locking, please request a global [un]lock here instead. 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 2008icecubedigital

Status:    Not done

Cross-wiki abuse. Spam on Commons and enwiki. JustarandomamericanALT (talk) 15:17, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done enwiki and commons can hold their own weight on promotional content. -- Amanda (she/her) 17:54, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global lock for Meko99

Status:    Not done

Cross wiki Spam on ig.wiki and jv.wiki without writing articles in the respective languages of the two project. Livingpin (talk) 17:41, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Promotion is not spam, esp when two small wikis haven't blocked over it, and one had an edit war over the content -- Amanda (she/her) 17:59, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global lock for BestBuySelenaGomezDominicRoberti2003

Status:    Done

Long-term abuse. Steward requests/Global/2024-w12#Global lock for DRoberti2003ESRBE10+TeenPEGI12USK12ACBPGM etc. ~~~~
User:1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk)
18:00, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done EPIC (talk) 18:01, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global lock for JRM2018 sock

Status:    Done

Sockpuppet found in enwiki sockpuppet investigation, see w:en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/JRM2018. Spicy (talk) 18:19, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done EPIC (talk) 18:21, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global lock for March51953

Status:    Done

Long-term abuse. GRP. XXBlackburnXx (talk) 19:09, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done EPIC (talk) 19:10, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global lock for 影武者(Nipponese Dog Calvero)

Status:    Done

Cross-wiki LTA, also please check sleepers. --Lanwi1Talk 21:06, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done EPIC (talk) 21:08, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global lock for Joshua Wong produit de l'urine congelee

Status:    Done

fuerdai sock. Prodraxis (talk) 21:13, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done EPIC (talk) 21:15, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global lock for Timo Hokkanen

Status:    Done

Sock puppet for globally blocked Risto hot sir. --Thuresson (talk) 21:51, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done EPIC (talk) 21:55, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global lock for Joshua Wong produziert gefrorenes Urin

Status:    Done

Long-term abuse. Fuerdai-like. ~~~~
User:1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk)
21:54, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done EPIC (talk) 21:55, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global lock for Phạm Văn Rạng sock

Status:    Done

Sockpuppet found in enwiki sockpuppet investigation, see w:en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Phạm Văn Rạng. Spicy (talk) 21:59, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done EPIC (talk) 22:01, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global lock for Default012Google2012

Status:    Done

Lock all:

Long-term abuse. TyMega. ~~~~
User:1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk)
22:24, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done EPIC (talk) 22:27, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global lock for 無限世界白韻琴19440901黃美棋19890825陳復生19601021岑寶兒19780906

Status:    Done

Long-term abuse. ~~~~
User:1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk)
22:50, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done EPIC (talk) 22:51, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global lock for Starsnewsinfo

Status:    Done

LTA: en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Alex9777777. --jdx Re: 23:41, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done EPIC (talk) 23:44, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global lock for Days to watch curious george

Status:    Done

Long-term abuse. Da LambTalk to me!Please don't eat da 🐑! 00:21, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: Done by AmandaNP. MajavahBot (talk) 00:45, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global lock for GRP (and imitator, both WMF-banned)

Status:    Done

Long-term abuse, from w:WP:LTA/GRP and/or his imitator - thank you in advance Antandrus (talk) 01:13, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DoneElton (talk) 01:17, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global lock for MariaJaydHicky socks

Status:    In progress

Sockpuppets found in enwiki sockpuppet investigation, see w:en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/MariaJaydHicky. Callanecc (talk) 01:31, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global lock for MariaJaydHicky socks

Status:    In progress

Sockpuppets found in enwiki sockpuppet investigation, see w:en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/MariaJaydHicky. CheckUser confirmed on enwiki. Callanecc (talk) 01:38, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See also