User:Mako001/Azerbaijan paid editing cleanup

For keeping track of cleanup of several articles affected by a paid editing team (or sockfarm) from Azerbaijan. Articles seem to relate to Khazar University in some way or another. Activity seems to have fallen off a while ago, but has involved several years of cross-wiki paid editing. This page (currently) only documents cleanup on enwiki. Most of the paid contributor created articles are about non-notable individuals, are copyvios of Khazar University's own property, or are just blatant advertising, most require deletion. Unless specified otherwise, redlinked articles were either speedily deleted, or were closed as "Delete" at AfD

Articles affected:

Khazar University - Needs cleanup, article not in danger of deletion, but still has significant issues.

Maharram Gasimli - AfD closed soft delete

Eurasian Academy - AfD closed soft delete

Tofig Abbasguliyev

Khazar University Department of History and Archaeology

Khazar University Library Information Center

Khazar University School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Khazar University Dictionary and Encyclopedia Center

School of Economics and Management, Khazar University

Khazar English–Azerbaijani Comprehensive Dictionary - AfD closed soft delete

Khazar University Press - G12'd and redirected to main article

Khazar University Department of Political Science and International Relations

School of Education, Khazar University

Dunya School

Khazar University Department of Eastern Languages and Religions Studies

History of Khazar University - Redirected to main article, left edit summary suggesting that reversion to an older version would necessarily trigger an AfD.

Hamlet Isakhanli - Likely notable, no danger of deletion, however article needs serious cleanup.

Isakhan Isakhanli - AfD closed soft delete

Jabir Khalilov

Hassan Niknafs

John Ryder (scholar)

Oktay Afandiyev

User:Gunel Mustafayeva - userpage U5'd

Nemet Qasimli

Naila Isayeva - Suggested merge to Hamlet Isakhanli

Center for International Students and Scholars - Redirected to Khazar University in 2010.

User:1978anadolu/The Psychological Counseling and Psychotherapy Center - Redirected to Khazar University.

Editors whose contributions need review due to possible undisclosed paid editing/conflict of interest:

Special:Contributions/Tzayseva - contribs reviewed

Special:Contributions/Buyerlerdeqalardim

Special:Contributions/Dnrr - contribs reviewed

Special:Contributions/Elzasemedli - no undeleted contributions remaining

Special:Contributions/Faridakhazar

Special:Contributions/Lsotova - only one extant contribution, contribs reviewed.

Special:Contributions/İsaxan isaxanlı - only one extant contribution, contribs reviwed

Special:Contributions/Gunel Mustafayeva

Special:Contributions/Aytajibrahimli - blocked for persistent promo, COI editing after being warned, and abuse of multiple accounts. This has the consequence that any further promo edits to the article or to the topic can be considered to be block evasion

Special:Contributions/Politicskhazar - same as above. (Note: I saw this one's edits whilst on RC patrol, and decided to dive in for a closer look. That's how I got involved with this.)

Special:Contributions/KU21 - softblocked for username violation. Contribs reviewed

Special:Contributions/176.59.111.15 - One-off 31000+ byte addition of promo to Khazar University

Special:Contributions/Takayazhe - One-off 35000+ byte addition of promo to Khazar University

Special:Contributions/Akerlea Velázquez - One-off 38000+ byte addition of promo to Khazar University

Special:Contributions/Birqadin - contribs reviewed

Special:Contributions/MRenat - Odd sleeper. Most edits are from 2011, except for one edit from 2014 when they added Khazar University's Facebook link to the external links section of the article.

Special:Contributions/Gulbaci

Special:Contributions/188.72.132.115

Special:Contributions/Monakhfirst

Special:Contributions/Aakbar1981

Special:Contributions/Marcosanton78 - First edit was 6 Feb 2022, and nothing since. Wait and see what happens here.

Special:Contributions/Shadlinskaya - contribs reviewed

Special:Contributions/1978anadolu

Special:Contributions/Miriazeri - contribs reviewed

Special:Contributions/62.217.158.248

Special:Contributions/85.132.4.38