Steward requests/Global

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.
For local requests here on Meta, see Meta:Requests for help from a sysop or bureaucrat.

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.

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Requests for global (un)block

Latest comment: 1 hour ago10 comments9 people in discussion

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 212.112.131.0/27

Status: In progress

212.112.131.0/27 xwiki-contribs • ST • IP info • WHOIS • robtex • gblock • glist • abuselog • bullseye

Schoolserver for Danish school with long cross wiki vandalism history. Blocked per IP on many wikiversions already see file here but can and will continue everywhere unless the complete school range is blocked globally. On mar 4 only one IP 212.112.131.28 was globally blocked for three months. ---Hoyanova (talk) 07:43, 10 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global block/unblock for Lifes not a cake walk

Status: In progress

Lifes not a cake walk xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^{(not a cake walk alt)} • ST • IP info • WHOIS • robtex • gblock • glist • abuselog • not a cake walk bullseye

A recently-created account. Vandalized the main page of the recently-created Tigre Wikipedia multiple times, claiming that it is going to be closed. Created a baseless RFC to close it (which I've already deleted). Obviously, this account is not here to improve something, but to vandalize multiple wikis. Please block it globally before it breaks more wikis with small communities. --Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 09:23, 10 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global block for 46.132.68.54

Status: In progress

46.132.68.54 xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^(alt) • ST • IP info • WHOIS • robtex • gblock • glist • abuselog • bullseye

Long-term abuse. Nenoniel. And constant harassment towards Taylor 49. Estrellato (talk) 21:23, 10 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global block for 71.35.19.155

Status: In progress

71.35.19.155 xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^(alt) • ST • IP info • WHOIS • robtex • gblock • glist • abuselog • bullseye

Cross-wiki abuse. Machine translation abuse XReport --A09|(pogovor) 17:16, 11 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global block for 130.105.205.132

Status: In progress

130.105.205.132 xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^(alt) • ST • IP info • WHOIS • robtex • gblock • glist • abuselog • bullseye

Spambot [1] [2] [3] [4]. ClumsyOwlet (talk) 20:14, 11 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global block for 1.64.199.153

Status: In progress

1.64.199.153 xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^(alt) • ST • IP info • WHOIS • robtex • gblock • glist • abuselog • bullseye

Long-term abuse. WMF-banned user.. Flamelai. Bosco (talk) 09:34, 13 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global block for LTA Alec Smithson

Status: Done

2A02:B023:F06:44D3:B996:8E94:A3EE:1F0C xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^(alt) • ST • IP info • WHOIS • robtex • gblock • glist • abuselog • bullseye
80.169.234.2 xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^(alt) • ST • IP info • WHOIS • robtex • gblock • glist • abuselog • bullseye

Cross-wiki LTA Alec Smithson. --Tim (talk) 01:28, 14 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

Done. AramilFeraxa (talk) 08:08, 14 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global block for 45.11.23.0/24

Status: Done

45.11.23.0/24 xwiki-contribs • ST • IP info • WHOIS • robtex • gblock • glist • abuselog • bullseye

Open proxy abused by LTA. LuchoCR (talk) 07:41, 14 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

Done. AramilFeraxa (talk) 08:05, 14 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

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

Latest comment: 22 minutes ago42 comments19 people in discussion

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.

Temporary accounts (those with username format ~20##-#####) can not be globally locked. See #Requests_for_global_(un)block instead for them.

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-stewards^connect, 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 Hoangminhle2011

Status: In progress

Hoangminhle2011 (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^(alt) • CA • gblock • ST • lwcheckuser)

Long-term abuse. Lock evasion. Hoàng Minh Lê; blocked on viwiki for spamming. Phương Linh (thảo luận) 14:59, 10 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

Note: Hoàng Minh Lê is a sockpuppet of ChanComThemPho. Ayane aka. eunn 01:59, 11 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for Pvmoutside

Status: On hold

Pvmoutside (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^(alt) • CA • gblock • ST • lwcheckuser)

It appears that Pvmoutside (talk · contribs) died in July 2023. The OS team has information at ticket:2025030910004445. WhatamIdoing (talk) 23:21, 11 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

Could anyone from the OS team or someone else with the relevant info share it to us or on-wiki? I can't access the ticket in question and there's no on-wiki signs or blocks indicating that they have passed away. EPIC (talk) 23:27, 11 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

There are messages at w:en:Wikipedia talk:Deceased Wikipedians#Pvmoutside WhatamIdoing (talk) 00:52, 12 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

Thryduulf and Primefac, as you hold OS permission at enwiki and have access to the above mentioned ticket, can you please add Template:Deceased Wikipedian to User:Pvmoutside, so we can adopt it as an announcement and reference to lock the account under "accounts whose owners are known to be deceased"? --Alaa :)..! 19:43, 12 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

Global lock for Prikit

Status: Done

Prikit (talk • contribs • block • xwiki-contribs • xwiki-date ^(alt) • CA • gblock • ST • lwcheckuser)

Crosswiki vandalism and spamming. --Jan Kameníček (talk) 13:22, 13 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

Done EPIC (talk) 13:31, 13 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

@EPIC, I can't find any global block or lock for this account. Are you sure it's done? ⟲ Three Sixty! (talk, edits) 18:27, 13 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

@EPIC: I think it has not been done yet, some mistake has probably happened: I am changing the status to "in progress" again. --Jan Kameníček (talk) 21:33, 13 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

Done. AramilFeraxa (talk) 08:06, 14 March 2025 (UTC)Reply