User talk:MER-C#Maintenance Template

Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that :File:Lime - whole and halved.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for January 8, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-01-08. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Jay8g [V•T•E] 00:40, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

Before filing an SPI with a more detailed report, I wanted to share this here first. I noticed that you blocked almost everyone involved in the Connecteam XfD, but now there is another ongoing XfD that is very similar to the previous situation. This XfD was closed by the same non-admin editor who closed the Connecteam AfD as "keep". I believe that even though all the "keep" voters were SPAs engaging in drive-by voting, you might have missed due to a lack of evidence, that the closer was also part of the UPE farm. It seems highly unlikely that the same closer would be involved in both XfDs, especially considering they have only four [https://sowhy.toolforge.org/afdcloses.php?user=BoraVoro&chart=yes NACs] in 2 years. Jeraxmoira🐉 (talk) 18:22, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

:Good spot, but there is insufficient evidence to block the users in this newer AFD. MER-C 12:11, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

::I have started a SPI here and I believe we have enough evidence to suggest that the closer may be involved in WP:UPE, although the CU/SPI admin's decision may differ. Jeraxmoira🐉 (talk) 12:38, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

:::Yuvaank's comment provided the evidence I needed to block two of the three suspected accounts at the AFD. MER-C 13:35, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that :File:Rhinanthus angustifolius inflorescence - Kulna.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for January 15, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-01-15. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Jay8g [V•T•E] 00:41, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that :File:Panorama of a green iguana (06643p).jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for January 16, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-01-16. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Jay8g [V•T•E] 07:05, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello. You asked in December at Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20241214 if there were any copyvios after October 2024. I've found some:

• November 23: Small copying/close para in the lead at [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sa_Re_Ga_Ma_Pa_Tamil_Li%27l_Champs_season_4&oldid=1259118914 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Tamil Li'l Champs season 4] from [https://www.adgully.com/young-voices-soar-high-on-sa-re-ga-ma-pa-li-l-champs-153065.html Adgully]
• December 20: The last sentence of the Release first paragraph at [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mounam_Pesiyadhe_(TV_series)&oldid=1264157790 Mounam Pesiyadhe (TV series)] is a copy from [https://www.southmoviez.com/tamil/tamil-tv/zee-tamil-launches-mounam-pesiyadhe/ Southmoviez]. This was days after the CCI opened.

Thought I should let you know. MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 01:41, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks for letting me know. I've now blocked the editor. MER-C 17:22, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

::You're welcome. Would the CCI be expanded? MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 18:46, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

:::Yes, it should be. Fortunately there are only three new edits (did a double check to ensure that is correct, unless you find copyvios in minor edits). MER-C 20:02, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

::::The user has marked minor edits that are actually major, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ethirneechal_(TV_series)&diff=prev&oldid=1070667226 these] [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moondru_Mudichu_(Tamil_TV_series)&diff=prev&oldid=1251512788 two]. Therefore, I think any edits marked as minor with a major byte size should be added then culled. Some minor edits are fine like [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2024_in_Tamil_television&diff=prev&oldid=1250471097 this one]. MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 05:10, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

:::::Added. (Groan.) MER-C 12:10, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that :File:Garlic bulbs and cloves.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for January 23, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-01-23. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Jay8g [V•T•E] 07:50, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

Contributor Pblocked from article and draftspace yesterday per ANI report[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=1271865650#Repeated_copyvios_by_Manannan67]. GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 03:11, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

:Grumble, grumble. Done. MER-C 11:18, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Hey MER-C,

Hope you're doing well!

I'm reaching out regarding a page that you deleted a few months ago, for SIPUR, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SIPUR&action=edit&redlink=1.

I'm writing as a representative of the company and wanted to check if it might be possible to recreate or undelete the page – we feel that there was definite general value to the existence of the page for discovery of multiple films/television series and individuals, and all the information was sourced from and referenced to legitimate notable publications.

Let me know what you think and if there's anything we can do to help out here! If there was some guideline or rule that was violated without our knowledge, please let me know and we'll make sure it doesn't happen again.

Best, Ron.auerbach (talk) 08:37, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

:The creator of the article is a sockpuppet of a banned spammer. Wikipedia's readers expect content that is written independent of the subject. If someone believes your company is worthy of being included on its own merits, it will be covered eventually. Covert advertising does not have any value for our readers. MER-C 11:38, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that :File:003 Wild Alpine Ibex Sunset Creux du Van Mont Racine Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for February 10, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-02-10. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Jay8g [V•T•E] 02:59, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

Per your request at Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/YeahYeahYeah19, I looked for any vios after 2022. I found a [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Madame_Blanc_Mysteries&diff=prev&oldid=1141895486 February 2023] one at The Madame Blanc Mysteries, which copies [https://web.archive.org/web/20211201202632/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15510620/ IMDB]. This one in [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grushko_(TV_series)&diff=prev&oldid=1142619923 March 2023] at Grushko (TV series) copies [https://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/bbc-motion-graphics-archive/grushko-1994 Ravensbourne] (source code says website was last updated in 2020). MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 06:06, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you, I have now blocked them. MER-C 18:23, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

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Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that :File:Garden strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) single2.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for March 23, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-03-23. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Jay8g [V•T•E] 19:49, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

Hi MER-C. Just wanted to let you know about Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Rjdeadly. This is an account that you blocked last July for repeated copyright violations in connection with this CCI. The original account has over 10,000 edits; the sock currently has 500 more. I've never opened an SPI before, and I don't really know how all of this works -- I just stumbled on the connection accidentally while flagging some of his images for deletion at Commons -- so I'm notifying you (as the blocking admin) and GreenLipstickLesbian (who requested the CCI) to ensure that people who regularly handle these things are aware of it. I'd hate to see the number of edits that need to be checked in the CCI increase faster than the volunteers can sort through them. Thanks, Crawdad Blues (talk) 16:25, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that :File:Coral (Galaxea fascicularis), mar Rojo, Egipto, 2023-04-18, DD 128.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for April 16, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-04-16. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Jay8g [V•T•E] 01:55, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that :File:Rambutans with seed.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for April 17, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-04-17. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Jay8g [V•T•E] 02:46, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that :File:024 Red-chested cuckoo at Kibale forest National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for April 28, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-04-28. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Jay8g [V•T•E] 23:30, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that :File:Philip de László - Princess Elizabeth of York - 1933.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for April 21, 2026. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2026-04-21. 100 year birthday anniversary If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Cowboygilbert - (talk) ♥ 23:42, 27 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that :File:Mimetite - Congreso-León mines, San Pedro Corralitos, Chihuahua, Mexico.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for April 30, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-04-30. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Jay8g [V•T•E] 01:21, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that :File:Kiwifruit cross section.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for May 15, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-05-15. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Jay8g [V•T•E] 22:00, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that :File:Chester Cathedral Lady Chapel, Cheshire, UK - Diliff.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for May 19, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-05-19. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Jay8g [V•T•E] 20:22, 17 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that :File:Black-crowned Barwing 0A2A7804.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for May 21, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-05-21. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Jay8g [V•T•E] 03:24, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that :File:Raya de arrecife (Taeniura lymma), mar Rojo, Egipto, 2023-04-14, DD 64.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for May 26, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-05-26. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Jay8g [V•T•E] 19:37, 24 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that :File:Balkan Windröschen (Anemone blanda)-20230407-RM-124525.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for May 27, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-05-27. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Jay8g [V•T•E] 21:58, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that :File:King's Cross Western Concourse - central position - 2012-05-02.75.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for June 5, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-06-05. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Jay8g [V•T•E] 23:46, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that :File:010e Wild Bearded Vulture in flight at Pfyn-Finges (Switzerland) Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for June 6, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-06-06. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Jay8g [V•T•E] 01:29, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that :File:Lestes dryas male (side view) - Kulna.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for June 9, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-06-09. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Jay8g [V•T•E] 19:16, 7 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that :File:Jelly Ear, Auricularia auricula-judae, UK 2.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for June 11, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-06-11. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Jay8g [V•T•E] 22:43, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that :File:Sabella pavonina - Hippocampus hippocampus - Porto Cesareo, Italy (DSC2314M).jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for June 16, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-06-16. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Jay8g [V•T•E] 07:55, 14 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that :File:Whitehead's Trogon 0A2A6014.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for June 27, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-06-27. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Jay8g [V•T•E] 22:15, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi MER-C,

This is to let you know that :File:Myosotis scorpioides - Niitvälja bog.jpg, a featured picture you nominated, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for June 28, 2025. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2025-06-28. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Jay8g [V•T•E] 04:06, 26 June 2025 (UTC)