MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/September 2012

= Proposed Additions =

techpuffs.com


Repeatedly added as reference spam. --Biker Biker (talk) 07:19, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

Ashishchandradev is the name of the site's owner. Worth nothing that the user has now be permanently blocked for spamming. Suggest that the site is added to the blacklist ASAP to stop him popping up with IP edits --Biker Biker (talk) 07:43, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
 * On his talk page, Ashishchandradev claims to be new, admits to wanting to promote his site, and promises to abide by the rules if unblocked. I think there's a better than 50% chance that he will be unblocked.
 * I'd say leave this case open for a while longer to see what transpires. Currently nobody else is attempting to spam this site. ~Amatulić (talk) 17:43, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
 * The user has successfully appealed his block. Watch and wait.... :) ~Amatulić (talk) 23:10, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

martinlawfirm.com



 * Spammers

MER-C 10:39, 7 August 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 22:26, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

herbalcigarette.org
-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:38, 25 August 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:02, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

hairsaloninclearwater.com


MER-C 10:50, 27 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Another domain later spammed:
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:11, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:11, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:11, 12 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:16, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

www.bioquestmedical.com


Spamming from multiple single use accounts. OwainDavies (about)(talk) edited at 20:45, 30 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi this is Raj sharma marketing executive for bioquestmedical.com.I am preety naive at wikipedia and do not understand much but I would like to mention some points after I saw bioquestmedical.com in the blacklist page....


 * In the proposed addition column there is box guiding users the process of blacklisting a domain explaining why and how a domain should be blacklist.I would like to mention few points which is against or contrary to those guidelines


 * 1.Guideline-"Consider informing editors whose actions are discussed here"


 * I am assuming that the guideline is explaining to inform the domain admin about blaclisting.
 * Assuming above I would like to state that I was never informed about such activity.
 * It was only through our marketing team I came to know about the blacklisting.


 * 2.Guideline-"Have links been placed after warnings/blocks?"


 * There have been no warning/blocks or message provided by anyone.


 * As stated I am naive at wikipedia, I would just request our fellow members to kindly remove this link as I get to know more about why the link have been blacklisted


 * Thankyou
 * Raj sharma — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rajsharma1980 (talk • contribs) 11:35, 31 August 2012 (UTC)


 * here is mysign Rajsharma1980 (talk) 11:42, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
 * thankyou


 * Bioquestmedical.com is not blacklisted, yet.
 * Your assumption #1 is false. Wikipedia is responsible only for what happens on Wikipedia. Informing some external entity of blacklisting is not our responsibility. Rather, it is the responsibility of you and your marketing team to understand Wikipedia's policies and guidelines before participating here. It has been a well known fact for many years that Wikipedia must not be used for promotional purposes.
 * Warnings and blocks are not a prerequisite to blacklisting. Particularly if the problem accounts appear to be operated by the same entity and are being used solely for promotional purposes, they will likely be blocked anyway. ~Amatulić (talk) 13:27, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

I spent some time In evaluating the reasons why the link is proposed for blacklisitng...and I get to know that someone have uploaded the links in between some wikipedia articles .....We sense some foul play by someone against us to damage our image.... We would try find possible ways to avoid it happening in coming time. I request the fellow members to remove the link from the list, Thank you. Rajsharma1980 (talk) 15:06, 4 September 2012 (UTC)


 * A commercial link such as this is of no use to the project, and as such there is no compelling reason to remove it from the blacklist. OhNo itsJamie Talk 15:56, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Umm, unless I'm missing something, bioquestmedical.com isn't on the blacklist. This is a proposed addition, not a proposed removal. Jafeluv (talk) 06:08, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Oops, mistake on my part. OhNo itsJamie Talk 12:59, 5 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Rajsharma1980, as has already been explained to you, your domain is not blacklisted... yet. And bear in mind that blacklisting would prevent any possibility of 'foul play' occurring in the future.


 * In keeping with Conflict of interest, which recommends public disclosure of any close association, would you please let us know which of the accounts listed at the top of this section belong to members of your marketing team? This would help us better evaluate this case. ~Amatulić (talk) 16:31, 5 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi AMatulic,
 * As per my consultation with the marketing members none have agreed doing this.Rajsharma1980 (talk) 13:37, 14 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ Added to blacklist. OhNo itsJamie Talk 15:25, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

easygreenoffers.com
-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 19:54, 7 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 16:12, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

mesotheliomainformation2012.blogspot.com
-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 20:33, 9 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 16:16, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

dreamboxok.com



 * Spammers

MER-C 13:00, 10 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 16:20, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

BLP attack sites
Used to attack the subject of our Robin De Groot article: -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 18:10, 10 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 16:26, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

customautosbytim.com



 * Spammers

MER-C 04:26, 11 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 16:28, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

glblgeopolitics.wordpress.com
-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 14:39, 11 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ with some urgency as spamming was ongoing. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 19:45, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Spamming by adding javascripts to our articles
See this discussion at WP:ANI of how an IP tried to do this:

Here is the site: -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 19:22, 11 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 16:31, 12 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Subsequent discussion at WP:ANI indicates blacklisting may not be effective:


 * Reviewme is not a useful site and it encourages affiliates, so I will leave it on the blacklist for now unless an established trusted editor objects. Otherwise, we can expect more spam, even if it's not from the same person.
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 19:57, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

comixdownload.com
See and. Thanks, – Connormah (talk) 23:09, 11 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Features bad-faith replacements of relevant links with spam links:
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 11:12, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 11:12, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 11:12, 12 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 16:34, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

hightrafficacademy.com
-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 04:08, 12 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 16:37, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Eight years of Express Companies Inc (Encinitas) spam on Wikipedia

 * Spam domains:


 * Spam accounts
 * b:vi:Đặc_biệt:Đóng_góp/68.7.15.227
 * b:en:Special:Contributions/68.7.15.227
 * w:de:Spezial:Beiträge/76.224.244.49
 * Registered to Express Companies Inc.
 * b:en:Special:Contributions/68.7.15.227
 * w:de:Spezial:Beiträge/76.224.244.49
 * Registered to Express Companies Inc.
 * w:de:Spezial:Beiträge/76.224.244.49
 * Registered to Express Companies Inc.


 * Domain owner:
 * Express Companies, Inc.
 * 565 Westlake St.
 * Building 100
 * Encinitas, California 92024
 * United States

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 05:10, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Edit behaviours:
 * "Spam control":[]
 * Deleting others' links (including the Red Cross):
 * This is just a small sample
 * Linking to magazine articles written by employees:
 * Promoting books:


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 16:44, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Giftbig.com


Repeatedly added to Gift card. Yunshui 雲&zwj;水 12:05, 14 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- thanks for reporting. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:40, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

Pushkar Royal Safari Camp spam on Wikipedia


Domains:

Related domains: -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:00, 16 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:43, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

Fox Direct Network's Wikipedia-spamming
Anonymous IPs used:

Spammed from these IPs:

Related SEO firm:[www.globalizationautomation.com/history]

There are more domains involved; this is as far as I’ve gotten today. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:21, 17 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅, at least for the batches listed so far. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:48, 17 September 2012 (UTC)


 * At it again:
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 09:06, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ - latest 7 domains -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 09:11, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 09:06, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ - latest 7 domains -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 09:11, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 09:06, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ - latest 7 domains -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 09:11, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 09:06, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ - latest 7 domains -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 09:11, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 09:06, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ - latest 7 domains -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 09:11, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ - latest 7 domains -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 09:11, 17 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- second batch of 20 related domains now blacklisted. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 15:47, 17 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- third batch of 22 related domains now blacklisted. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 18:55, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

Note: Expect a new round of Fox Direct spam in the next 24 hours, most likely from IPs between 0000 and 0800 UTC.

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 18:58, 17 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Two more domains spammed in the last several hours from 180.190.150.164:
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 19:52, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Two more related domains:
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 20:00, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Two more related domains:
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 20:00, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 20:00, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 20:00, 17 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ the latest 4 have been blacklisted. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 20:07, 17 September 2012 (UTC)


 * 145 Fox Direct domains blacklisted to date. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 20:12, 17 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- fourth batch of 110 related domains now blacklisted. This brings the total to date to 255.


 * Note that one of the domains, lesleyjoseph.com, was spammed as the "official" site to our Lesley Joseph article several years ago by . The link stayed all this time even though there's nothing on the site. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 22:18, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

Missed one stopped yesterday by the abuse filter: -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 00:48, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

Also turned up still another IP: -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:51, 18 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ - 5th batch of related domains above plus the cures-for-heartburn.com domain spammed yesterday. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:05, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

divereport.com

 * 



from www.divereport.com/advertising/:
 * "By nature, the vast amount of unique and topical content on Dive Report, and the linking structure within the site, by having Dive Reports linking to centre pages, and centre pages to your website, you are able to enhance you SEO efforts while marketing your brand. As each location and set of reports are highly focused on locations where you operate it provides very focused and high quality links. The more reports that link through to your centre page the more 'SEO juice' is passed from Dive Report to your website."

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 16:19, 17 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 17:39, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

Binary Bulls Media spam on Wikipedia
Disruptive editing and link-spamming; a small sample:



Related domains:

Spammers:
 * w:de:Spezial:Beiträge/122.176.247.134
 * w:de:Spezial:Beiträge/122.176.247.134
 * w:de:Spezial:Beiträge/122.176.247.134
 * w:de:Spezial:Beiträge/122.176.247.134


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 17:43, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

onespot.in
-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:55, 18 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 20:15, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

psiram.com
I have seen this url for the past few days --Jim1138 (talk) 09:40, 19 September 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅--Hu12 (talk) 13:49, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅--Hu12 (talk) 13:49, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

ideabdl.com




Obvious commercial spam. If it had just been one IP, I'd ignore it, but… —$Kerfuffler sniff scratch$ 13:00, 23 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅. Thanks for reporting, Kerfuffler. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 20:08, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

filipinofoodsrecipes.com



 * Spammers

MER-C 13:01, 23 September 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- thanks for tracking all this down, MER-C. What a mess. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 20:09, 25 September 2012 (UTC)