Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2008 Archive Jan 1.5

gaggle of spam

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--Hu12 (talk) 16:48, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.tv-envivo.net
Adsense pub-0544836285360608
 * Accounts
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--Hu12 (talk) 17:50, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Web Design by Nick Price Creatives

 * http://spam.nickpricecreatives.co.uk
 * http://spam.sanoskin.co.uk
 * http://spam.ganglandpromotions.com
 * http://spam.classicassessments.com
 * Accounts
 * Accounts
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 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 21:25, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/88.247.86.233
An anonymous editor has decided that articles on Dandruff, Seborrhoeic dermatitis, Rosacea, and Psoriasis are desperately in need of removing links to good encyclopedic sites (like the National Institutes of Health information pages) and the substitution of his/her Yahoo! Groups chat board (a health.groups.yahoo.com link). I've left a note on the anon's talk page and policy information and links on the article talk pages, but it has done no good. The damage has all been reverted repeatedly, but if a few more editors wanted to watchlist these pages, I'd appreciate the help. WhatamIdoing (talk) 18:08, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I may cause an overload on the bot here, but:
 * Let's monitor health groups on yahoo for some time. Those 'groups' sites are hardly allowed by our external links guideline or reliable sources guideline and hence should not be added anyway.  This should also show the records for 88.247.86.233 when he adds his links again (which seem to change regularly).  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 19:02, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Let's monitor health groups on yahoo for some time. Those 'groups' sites are hardly allowed by our external links guideline or reliable sources guideline and hence should not be added anyway.  This should also show the records for 88.247.86.233 when he adds his links again (which seem to change regularly).  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 19:02, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

JMC Entertainment spam on Wikipedia

 * Spam domains:

Google Adsense: 1522350484950997


 * Public registration data:
 * JMC Entertainment Co.
 * 2272 Main Street
 * Sarasota, Florida 34231
 * United States


 * Account:
 * de:Special:Contributions/68.56.112.139
 * nl:Special:Contributions/68.56.112.139
 * de:Special:Contributions/68.56.112.139
 * nl:Special:Contributions/68.56.112.139

-- A. B. (talk) 19:54, 16 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Meta blacklisting requested:
 * meta:Talk:Spam blacklist (permanent link)
 * -- A. B. (talk) 20:08, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

McAfee spam
This is not especially recent but it's been substantial over the last couple of years, so I'm listing it here for monitoring:


 * Domains:
 * http://quotesilver.com
 * http://quotesoybeans.com
 * http://thejustinian.com
 * http://quotemarkets.com
 * http://quotewheat.com
 * http://quotecorn.com
 * http://quotecopper.com
 * http://quotept.com
 * http://dialingout.com
 * http://buzzhippo.com
 * http://chislyn.com
 * http://factshrine.com
 * http://ianem.com
 * http://quotealuminium.com
 * http://quotecattle.com
 * http://quotecigarettes.com
 * http://quotecocoa.com
 * http://quotecoffee.com
 * http://quotecotton.com
 * http://quotecurrencies.com
 * http://quoteethanol.com
 * http://quoteforex.com
 * http://quotefrozenoj.com
 * http://quotegasoline.com
 * http://quotegold.com
 * http://quoteheatingoil.com
 * http://quotehogs.com
 * http://quoteinterestrates.com
 * http://quotelawyer.com
 * http://quotenaturalgas.com
 * http://quotenickel.com
 * http://quoteoil.com
 * http://quotesugar.com
 * http://quotetreasuries.com
 * http://quoteuranium
 * http://spreadsmoker.com
 * http://stockgawk.com
 * http://wildcompass.com
 * http://www.hangithigh.com
 * http://www.centralbankrates.com
 * http://mcafees.net
 * http://priceparlay.com
 * http://scourdoctor.com
 * http://scourlawyer.com
 * http://calculatorx.com
 * http://quotegasoline.com
 * http://quotegold.com
 * http://quoteheatingoil.com
 * http://quotehogs.com
 * http://quoteinterestrates.com
 * http://quotelawyer.com
 * http://quotenaturalgas.com
 * http://quotenickel.com
 * http://quoteoil.com
 * http://quotesugar.com
 * http://quotetreasuries.com
 * http://quoteuranium
 * http://spreadsmoker.com
 * http://stockgawk.com
 * http://wildcompass.com
 * http://www.hangithigh.com
 * http://www.centralbankrates.com
 * http://mcafees.net
 * http://priceparlay.com
 * http://scourdoctor.com
 * http://scourlawyer.com
 * http://calculatorx.com
 * http://quoteuranium
 * http://spreadsmoker.com
 * http://stockgawk.com
 * http://wildcompass.com
 * http://www.hangithigh.com
 * http://www.centralbankrates.com
 * http://mcafees.net
 * http://priceparlay.com
 * http://scourdoctor.com
 * http://scourlawyer.com
 * http://calculatorx.com
 * http://www.centralbankrates.com
 * http://mcafees.net
 * http://priceparlay.com
 * http://scourdoctor.com
 * http://scourlawyer.com
 * http://calculatorx.com
 * http://scourdoctor.com
 * http://scourlawyer.com
 * http://calculatorx.com
 * http://calculatorx.com
 * http://calculatorx.com

Adsense ID: 2655441132104107

-- A. B. (talk) 01:04, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Accounts:

SFX Performance, LTD.
http://spam.sfxperformance.com
 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 05:49, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

utexas.edu

 * http://spam.tshaonline.com
 * http://spam.utexas.edu
 * http://spam.unt.edu
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University of Texas at Austin

150 IP ranges for 'university of texas'--Hu12 (talk) 06:43, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Blog spam related
Adsense pub-0531099965467344
 * http://spam.howtofishinsaltwater.blogspot.com
 * http://spam.creativehairdos.blogspot.com
 * http://spam.home-sewing.blogspot.com
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 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 07:15, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Weightliftingexchange.com




Looks like forum spam to me, but I'd like a second opinion before I clean it up. Feezo (Talk) 07:39, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.aboutkasha.com

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 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 15:42, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Diet spam
Adsense pub-8424308052810939 Adsense pub-8437177289834058
 * alltopdiet.com
 * southbeach-diet-plan.com
 * Accounts
 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 18:49, 17 January 2008 (UTC)


 * 91.196.54.62 may be an open proxy or zombie PC. It's a Ukrainian IP. DomainsDB.net indicates southbeach-diet-plan.com's DNS servers are ns1.atkinsdietfreeplan.com and ns2.atkinsdietfreeplan.com.  These DNS servers handle a list of 8 domains, several diet-related. While southbeach-diet-plan,com is registered with WhoisGuard (a domain registration privacy service), the others are registered to an individual in Malaysia. Here are his other domains:
 * Google Adsense ID: 4386739953944018
 * Google Adsense ID: 4386739953944018
 * Google Adsense ID: 4386739953944018
 * No ads yet
 * 1 link added by a regular editor
 * Site no longer works correctly
 * Site has been hacked and is off-line
 * Site has been hacked and is off-line
 * Google Adsense ID: 8424308052810939
 * -- A. B. (talk) 19:49, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Site no longer works correctly
 * Site has been hacked and is off-line
 * Site has been hacked and is off-line
 * Google Adsense ID: 8424308052810939
 * -- A. B. (talk) 19:49, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Google Adsense ID: 8424308052810939
 * -- A. B. (talk) 19:49, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk) 19:49, 17 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Deltrix spammed yet again after Hu12's last warning. I did not bother blocking him; I figured we're better off know where to watch him for new domains. (I've found blocking doesn't stop spam; blacklisting stops spam).


 * See also:
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2007 Archive Dec 1 identified an earlier user:
 * Spammed:
 * southbeach-diet-plan.com (see list above)
 * lowcarbdiets.about.com (protective cover for other link additions?)
 * Google Adsense: 5670141598159530
 * no ads yet
 * -- A. B. (talk)
 * no ads yet
 * -- A. B. (talk)
 * -- A. B. (talk)

All domains now blacklisted locally except lowcarbdiets.about.com. -- A. B. (talk) 21:29, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.bmw-m-car.com
Adsense pub-0241920423593068
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--Hu12 (talk) 23:15, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

completeschools.com spam
Stumbled upon this while working on Katr67's college spam above (this is unrelated):

Google Adsense ID: 3047790436114970
 * Domains:
 * http://www.completeschools.com

-- A. B. (talk) 02:24, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Accounts:

spam Archive Search
http://tools.wikimedia.de/~eagle/spamArchiveSearch.php. Seems it has been not retrieving results in the archives. has something changed in the last week?--Hu12 (talk) 19:49, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Guess I'm bumping this. Our archives are not returning search results...--Hu12 (talk) 14:32, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Still down--Hu12 (talk) 23:01, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Who do we need to contact? --Hu12 (talk) 23:17, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I guess we need to poke Eagle for that, I'll try (need him for something else as well). --Beetstra (public) (Dirk BeetstraT  C on public computers) 12:15, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

how-to-tie-a-tie-video.com
--Hu12 (talk) 16:00, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Cross wiki
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/216.43.57.202
 * http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/216.43.57.202
 * http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/24.21.129.18
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/24.21.129.18
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/71.109.89.60
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/71.109.88.66 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hu12 (talk • contribs) 16:04, 15 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Meta BL requested--Hu12 (talk) 15:05, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

ipoconsult.info
Adsense pub-4106240817159089
 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 16:48, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
 * --Hu12 (talk) 14:04, 18 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Cross Wiki

--Hu12 (talk) 14:40, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * http://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/79.126.23.177
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/79.126.23.177
 * http://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/79.126.26.83
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/79.126.26.83
 * http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/79.126.48.191
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/79.126.25.77
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/79.126.48.191
 * http://it.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/79.126.48.191
 * http://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/79.126.48.191
 * http://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/79.126.48.191
 * http://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/79.126.16.201


 * Meta BL requested--Hu12 (talk) 14:57, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Fathom SEO's Career Education Corporation spam on Wikipedia

 * Accounts


 * Links

COI spamming disguised as editing. Could be more IPs and more links. I'm not sure all of these are connected, but it seems likely. Katr67 (talk) 23:30, 17 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Thank you, Katr67.


 * They should have paid attention when you and others asked them to stop.


 * I'll start looking into these. -- A. B. (talk) 01:46, 18 January 2008 (UTC)


 * See also: Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents. Katr67 (talk) 21:29, 18 January 2008 (UTC)


 * The SEO company involved is Fathom SEO. -- A. B. (talk) 21:56, 18 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Articles edited:
 * Antioch University McGregor: Gray101
 * Art Institute of Atlanta: Gray101
 * Banana connector: 65.48.3.114
 * Bethpage, New York: Gray101
 * Big 12 Conference: 65.48.3.114
 * Briarcliffe College - Bethpage: BNoggle, Gray101, Lee26
 * Briarcliffe College-Patchogue: 65.48.3.114, BNoggle, Gray101
 * Briarcliffe College: BNoggle, Gray101, Lee26
 * Brooks Institute of Photography: 65.48.3.114, BNoggle, Gray101
 * Brown College (Minnesota): BNoggle, Jlgray, Lee26
 * California Culinary Academy: 65.48.3.114, Gray101, JLG1010
 * California School of Culinary Arts Pasadena: 65.48.3.114, Gray101, Gray101, JLG1010, Lee26
 * Century College: Gray101
 * Chicago: 65.48.3.114, JLG1010
 * Cincinnati Bengals: 65.48.3.114
 * Cincinnati Reds: 65.48.3.114
 * Cleopatra VII: Gray101
 * Cleveland Browns: 65.48.3.114
 * Cleveland Cavaliers: 65.48.3.114
 * Cleveland Indians: 65.48.3.114
 * Cleveland, Ohio: Lee26
 * Collins College: BNoggle, Cbar30, Jlgray
 * Columbus Blue Jackets: 65.48.3.114
 * Conference USA: 65.48.3.114
 * Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago: 65.48.3.114, Gray101, JLG1010
 * Cooking school: 65.48.3.114, JLG1010
 * Culinary art: 65.48.3.114
 * Dave Mirra: 65.48.3.114
 * DeVry University: Gray101
 * Dover, New Hampshire: Lee26
 * Fashion design: 65.48.3.114
 * Focaccia: 65.48.3.114
 * Gamma Knife: 65.48.3.114
 * Gibbs College: JLG1010
 * Harrington College of Design: 65.48.3.114, BNoggle, Cbar30, Jlgray
 * Interior Design Education: 65.48.3.114
 * International Academy of Design & Technology-Orlando: Jlgray
 * International Academy of Design and Technology: 65.48.3.114, Gray101
 * Iulia Hasdeu Castle: Gray101
 * Jamie Little: 65.48.3.114
 * Jeremy McGrath: 65.48.3.114
 * Kitchen Academy - Hollywood: Gray101, Gray101, Lee26, Gray101
 * Kitchen Academy - Sacramento: Jlgray
 * Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Atlanta: Gray101, Lee26
 * Le Cordon Bleu: 65.48.3.114
 * Lehigh Valley College: 65.48.3.114, BNoggle, Jlgray
 * Lesley University: Gray101
 * List of books on diaries and journals: 65.48.3.114
 * List of hospitals in Illinois: 65.48.3.114
 * MAC Championship Game: 65.48.3.114
 * Maine College of Art: Gray101
 * McIntosh College: BNoggle, Jlgray, Lee26
 * Medical University of South Carolina: 65.48.3.114
 * Meningitis: 65.48.3.114
 * Mid-American Conference: 65.48.3.114
 * Minnesota Golden Gophers: 65.48.3.114
 * Missouri College: 65.48.3.114, Gray101, Lee26
 * Monroeville, Pennsylvania: Gray101
 * National University: Gray101
 * Northwestern Wildcats football: 65.48.3.114
 * Ohio Bobcats: 65.48.3.114
 * Ohio State University: 65.48.3.114
 * Orlando, Florida: 65.48.3.114
 * Pasadena, California: 65.48.3.114
 * Patchogue, New York: Gray101
 * Prince Edward Island: Gray101
 * Radiosurgery: 65.48.3.114
 * Restaurant management: 65.48.3.114
 * Sanford-Brown College: JLG1010
 * St. Louis, Missouri: Lee26
 * Test probe: 65.48.3.114
 * The International Academy of Design & Technology - Toronto: Gray101, Jlgray
 * The International Academy of Design & Technology - Toronto: Jlgray
 * User talk:Gray101: Gray101
 * Western Culinary Institute: 65.48.3.114, Cbar30, Gray101
 * Western Culinary Institute: Cbar30
 * Western Culinary Institute: Gray101
 * Western School of Health and Business Careers - Monroeville: 65.48.3.114, Gray101
 * Western School of Health and Business Careers - Monroeville: Gray101
 * Workforce management: 65.48.3.114
 * -- A. B. (talk) 22:45, 18 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Domain registration analysis:
 * Registered to SiteROI.com:
 * culinary-careers.org
 * it-careers.org
 * Registered to top-online-colleges.com:
 * legal-degrees.org
 * medical-careers.org
 * Registered to Career Education Corporation:
 * catalog.careered.com
 * Anonymous domain registration (the registrant's name is hidden):
 * allalliedhealthschools.com
 * educationcenteronline.org
 * Registered to Compuview Technologies:
 * careerschools.org
 * Registered to Innovation Ads, Inc.:
 * careersandeducation.com
 * -- A. B. (talk) 23:15, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Interesting pattern:

There may be some link-spamming but it turns out this is really more about an SEO firm adding articles about their clients, burnishing their spin and then search-optimizing these articles with lots of internal wiki-linking. The internal wiki-linking makes a lot of sense and by itself is not necessarily a problem for us since we're supposed to be doing this for all our articles (see "Build the web"). The potential problem, though: when someone searches for "elite+small+college+new+england", a search engine will return our "Acme Polytechnic University & For-profit Diploma Mill" article high in search engine rankings (and above other Wikipedia articles). When the searcher then clicks on the search result link, they go to a POV article speaks of Acme PU&FDM in glowing terms.

Collectively, this firm's accounts have received planty of warnings and requests to stop. --A. B. (talk) 23:47, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

List of CEC schools and their links
-- A. B. (talk) 00:50, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * International Academy of Design & Technology - Tampa
 * http://www.academy.edu
 * American InterContinental University Buckhead Campus
 * http://www.aiubuckhead.com
 * American InterContinental University Dunwoody Campus
 * http://www.aiudunwoody.com
 * American InterContinental University South Florida Campus
 * http://www.aiufl.edu
 * American InterContinental University Los Angeles Campus
 * http://www.aiula.com
 * American InterContinental University London
 * http://www.aiulondon.ac.uk
 * American InterContinental University Online
 * http://www.aiuonline.edu
 * American InterContinental University Study Abroad Programs
 * http://www.aiustudyabroad.com
 * Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts - Atlanta
 * http://www.atlantaculinary.com
 * Atlantic Culinary Academy
 * http://www.atlanticculinary.com
 * American University in Dubai
 * http://www.aud.edu
 * California Culinary Academy
 * http://www.baychef.com
 * Briarcliffe College - Bethpage
 * http://www.bcbeth.com
 * Briarcliffe College - Patchogue
 * http://www.bcpat.com
 * Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts - Boston
 * http://bostonculinaryarts.com
 * Brooks Institute
 * http://www.brooks.edu
 * Brooks College - Long Beach
 * http://www.brookscollege.edu
 * Brooks College - Sunnyvale
 * http://www.brookssv.com
 * Brown College
 * http://www.browncollege.edu
 * CEFIRE Paris
 * http://www.cefire-paris.com
 * Scottsdale Culinary Institute
 * http://www.chefs.edu
 * The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago
 * http://www.chic.edu
 * Collins College
 * http://www.collinscollege.edu
 * California School of Culinary Arts
 * http://www.csca.edu
 * Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs
 * http://www.ctucoloradosprings.com
 * Colorado Technical University - Denver
 * http://www.ctudenver.com
 * Colorado Technical University - Denver North
 * http://www.ctudenvernorth.com
 * Colorado Technical University - North Kansas City
 * http://www.ctukansascity.com
 * Colorado Technical University Online
 * http://www.ctuonline.edu
 * Colorado Technical University - Sioux Falls
 * http://www.ctusiouxfalls.com
 * Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts - Dallas
 * http://dallasculinary.com
 * Ecole de Commerce Européenne Bordeaux
 * http://www.ece-france.com
 * Ecole de Commerce Européenne Lyon
 * http://www.ece-france.com
 * Gibbs College - Boston
 * http://www.gibbsboston.edu
 * Katharine Gibbs School - Piscataway
 * http://www.gibbseducation.com
 * Katharine Gibbs School - Melville
 * http://www.gibbsmelville.edu
 * Gibbs College - Livingston, NJ
 * http://www.gibbsnj.edu
 * Gibbs College - Norwalk
 * http://www.gibbsnorwalk.edu
 * Katharine Gibbs School - New York
 * http://www.gibbsny.edu
 * Katharine Gibbs School - Philadelphia
 * http://www.gibbspa.com
 * Gibbs College
 * http://gibbspiscataway.com
 * Gibbs College - Cranston
 * http://www.gibbsri.edu
 * Gibbs College - Vienna
 * http://www.gibbsva.edu
 * American InterContinental University Houston
 * http://www.houston.aiuniv.edu
 * International Academy of Design & Technology - Toronto
 * http://www.iadt.ca
 * International Academy of Design & Technology - Orlando
 * http://www.iadt.edu
 * International Academy of Design & Technology - Chicago
 * http://www.iadtchicago.edu
 * International Academy of Design & Technology - Detroit
 * http://www.iadtdetroit.com
 * International Academy of Design & Technology - Nashville
 * http://www.iadtnashville.com
 * International Academy of Design & Technology - Ottawa
 * http://www.iadtottawa.com
 * International Academy of Design & Technology - Pittsburgh
 * http://www.iadtpitt.edu
 * International Academy of Design & Technology - Schaumburg
 * http://www.iadtschaumburg.com
 * International Academy of Design & Technology - Seattle
 * http://www.iadtseattle.com
 * International Academy of Design & Technology - Las Vegas
 * http://www.iadtvegas.com
 * MBA Institute Paris
 * http://www.imip-mbai-paris.com
 * Sup de Pub
 * http://www.imip-mbai-paris.com
 * HEIG - Bordeaux
 * http://www.inseecfrance.com
 * INSEEC Bordeaux (Institut de Hautes Etudes Economiques et Commerciales)
 * http://www.inseec-france.com
 * INSEEC Paris (Institut de Hautes Etudes Economiques et Commerciales)
 * http://www.inseec-france.com
 * Harrington College of Design
 * http://www.interiordesign.edu
 * Istituto Marangoni
 * http://www.istitutomarangoni.com
 * Istituto Marangoni
 * http://www.istitutomarangoni.com
 * Istituto Marangoni
 * http://www.istitutomarangoni.com
 * Kitchen Academy - Hollywood
 * http://www.kitchenacademy.com
 * Kitchen Academy - Sacramento
 * http://www.kitchenacademy.com
 * Kitchen Academy - Seattle
 * http://kitchenacademy.com
 * Kitchen Academy - St. Peters
 * http://kitchenacademy.com
 * Lehigh Valley College
 * http://www.lehighvalley.edu
 * McIntosh College
 * http://www.mcintoshcollege.edu
 * Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Miami
 * http://www.miamiculinary.com
 * Missouri College
 * http://www.missouricollege.com
 * Orlando Culinary Academy
 * http://www.orlandoculinary.com
 * Pennsylvania Culinary Institute
 * http://www.pci.edu
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Atlanta
 * http://www.sb-atlanta.com
 * Sanford-Brown College - Fenton
 * http://www.sbcfenton.com
 * Sanford-Brown College - Hazelwood
 * http://www.sbchazelwood.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Cleveland
 * http://www.sbcleveland.com
 * Sanford-Brown College - Milwaukee
 * http://www.sbcmilwaukee.com
 * Sanford-Brown College - Collinsville
 * http://www.sbcollinsville.com
 * Sanford-Brown College - St. Peters
 * http://www.sbc-stpeters.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Dallas
 * http://www.sbdallas.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Ft. Lauderdale
 * http://www.sbftlauderdale.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Garden City
 * http://www.sbgardencity.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Houston
 * http://www.sbhouston.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Iselin
 * http://www.sbinj.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - White Plains
 * http://www.sbiwhiteplains.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Jacksonville
 * http://www.sbjacksonville.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Landover
 * http://www.sblandover.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Springfield
 * http://www.sbmass.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - New York
 * http://www.sbnewyork.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Northloop
 * http://www.sbnorthloop.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Trevose
 * http://www.sbphilly.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Tampa
 * http://www.sbtampa.com
 * Sup Santé
 * http://www.supsante.com
 * Texas Culinary Academy
 * http://www.tca.edu
 * Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts - Minneapolis/St. Paul
 * http://www.twincitiesculinary.com
 * Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas
 * http://www.vegasculinary.com
 * Western Culinary Institute
 * http://www.wci.edu
 * Western School of Health and Business Careers - Pittsburgh
 * http://www.westernschoolpitt.com
 * Western School of Health and Business Careers - Monroeville
 * http://www.wshb-monroeville.com
 * Lehigh Valley College
 * http://www.lehighvalley.edu
 * McIntosh College
 * http://www.mcintoshcollege.edu
 * Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Miami
 * http://www.miamiculinary.com
 * Missouri College
 * http://www.missouricollege.com
 * Orlando Culinary Academy
 * http://www.orlandoculinary.com
 * Pennsylvania Culinary Institute
 * http://www.pci.edu
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Atlanta
 * http://www.sb-atlanta.com
 * Sanford-Brown College - Fenton
 * http://www.sbcfenton.com
 * Sanford-Brown College - Hazelwood
 * http://www.sbchazelwood.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Cleveland
 * http://www.sbcleveland.com
 * Sanford-Brown College - Milwaukee
 * http://www.sbcmilwaukee.com
 * Sanford-Brown College - Collinsville
 * http://www.sbcollinsville.com
 * Sanford-Brown College - St. Peters
 * http://www.sbc-stpeters.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Dallas
 * http://www.sbdallas.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Ft. Lauderdale
 * http://www.sbftlauderdale.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Garden City
 * http://www.sbgardencity.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Houston
 * http://www.sbhouston.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Iselin
 * http://www.sbinj.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - White Plains
 * http://www.sbiwhiteplains.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Jacksonville
 * http://www.sbjacksonville.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Landover
 * http://www.sblandover.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Springfield
 * http://www.sbmass.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - New York
 * http://www.sbnewyork.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Northloop
 * http://www.sbnorthloop.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Trevose
 * http://www.sbphilly.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Tampa
 * http://www.sbtampa.com
 * Sup Santé
 * http://www.supsante.com
 * Texas Culinary Academy
 * http://www.tca.edu
 * Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts - Minneapolis/St. Paul
 * http://www.twincitiesculinary.com
 * Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas
 * http://www.vegasculinary.com
 * Western Culinary Institute
 * http://www.wci.edu
 * Western School of Health and Business Careers - Pittsburgh
 * http://www.westernschoolpitt.com
 * Western School of Health and Business Careers - Monroeville
 * http://www.wshb-monroeville.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - New York
 * http://www.sbnewyork.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Northloop
 * http://www.sbnorthloop.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Trevose
 * http://www.sbphilly.com
 * Sanford-Brown Institute - Tampa
 * http://www.sbtampa.com
 * Sup Santé
 * http://www.supsante.com
 * Texas Culinary Academy
 * http://www.tca.edu
 * Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts - Minneapolis/St. Paul
 * http://www.twincitiesculinary.com
 * Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas
 * http://www.vegasculinary.com
 * Western Culinary Institute
 * http://www.wci.edu
 * Western School of Health and Business Careers - Pittsburgh
 * http://www.westernschoolpitt.com
 * Western School of Health and Business Careers - Monroeville
 * http://www.wshb-monroeville.com
 * Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas
 * http://www.vegasculinary.com
 * Western Culinary Institute
 * http://www.wci.edu
 * Western School of Health and Business Careers - Pittsburgh
 * http://www.westernschoolpitt.com
 * Western School of Health and Business Careers - Monroeville
 * http://www.wshb-monroeville.com
 * Western School of Health and Business Careers - Monroeville
 * http://www.wshb-monroeville.com
 * http://www.wshb-monroeville.com

Spam link http://topseomaster.blogspot.com
Spam link http://topseomaster.blogspot.com was added to Search_engine_optimization by User:122.164.186.227 Igor Berger (talk) 08:47, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Monitor it. --Dirk Beetstra T  C 10:11, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Monitor it. --Dirk Beetstra T  C 10:11, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.cinecast.us

 * Spammers

MER-C 10:02, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

UK actress fansite spam
Adsense pub-4659311968365306

http://spam.annemarieduff.co.uk http://spam.sallywhittaker.co.uk http://spam.verityrushworth.co.uk http://spam.carolinecatz.co.uk http://spam.estherhall.co.uk http://spam.natalierobb.co.uk http://spam.alexkingston.co.uk http://spam.sarahparish.co.uk
 * Sites spammed


 * Spammers

MER-C 10:53, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.vrxvirility.co.uk http://spam.blissweddingcars.co.uk



 * Spammers

MER-C 11:00, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.rhino.tv

 * Spammers

MER-C 11:36, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.writinghelp-central.com
Adsense pub-1564638458129247
 * http://spam.Recommendation-Reference-Central.com
 * Accounts
 * Accounts
 * Accounts

Webmaster --Hu12 (talk) 11:41, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.muntinlupalittleleague.org

 * Articles

Muntinlupa Little League
 * See also - Articles for deletion/Muntinlupa Little League


 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 15:02, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

mobiletalk.in

 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 15:24, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
M&T Bank
 * http://spam.mandtbank.com
 * http://spam.mandtreversemortgage.com
 * http://spam.yourloghomecenter.com
 * Accounts
 * Accounts
 * Accounts
 * Accounts

Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company --Hu12 (talk) 16:34, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Stitt Feld Handy Group

 * http://spam.adrchambers.com
 * http://spam.sfhgroup.com
 * Accounts
 * Accounts
 * Accounts

Stit Feld Handy Houston ADR Ltd --Hu12 (talk) 16:55, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.mrsaactionuk.net

 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 20:59, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.helpingaddicts.net

 * Spam pages


 * Sites spammed


 * Spammers

MER-C 13:09, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.talidari.net

 * Articles
 * Articles

Talidari
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 20:28, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.tredent.com

 * Articles
 * Articles

Tredent Data Systems Inc
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 02:34, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.simmonsjewelryco.com

 * Spammers

MER-C 13:28, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

AfD
FYI: -- A. B. (talk) 00:14, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:WikiProject Spam/LinkReports/autonoc.com‎

Celtic spam

 * Sites spammed


 * Spammers

MER-C 14:25, 10 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Still at it:


 * Related domains:
 * Google Adsense: 7353507093126915
 * Google Adsense: 7353507093126915
 * Google Adsense: 7353507093126915
 * Google Adsense: 7353507093126915
 * Google Adsense: 7353507093126915
 * Google Adsense: 7353507093126915
 * Google Adsense: 7353507093126915
 * Google Adsense: 7353507093126915


 * Cross-wiki:
 * wikt:Special:Contributions/4.164.27.75
 * -- A. B. (talk) 23:12, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

AntiSpamBot
Since Shadow has left wikipedia, AntiSpamBot is now disfunctional. Versageek and I have the code, and the bot is now running in the background without reverting. My main question is, do we still need AntiSpamBot next to the spam blacklisting. In my view, it does fill a gap for links which can not be blacklisted since they do add information, but which do get spammed.

I am planning to do some rewriting in the code and some of the functions, and will probably start from an empty database (though I do have all the links that were blacklisted before).

Hope to get some comments and if there are some things that we would like to see changed, I can try and implement that as well. --Dirk Beetstra T C 14:43, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I would assert it still has a place and purpose on the project. Not sure of all the functions it had before, but I would think there are many functions that could be added. --Hu12 (talk) 15:16, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

The new AntiSpamBot, User:SquelchBot, has been approved for a trial of 50 edits. It has just been activated on an nearly empty database of links-to-revert. More news to follow, please leave a message when there are things in need of reverting, User:Versageek or I will get to it as soon as possible (within the limits of our trial-period). --Dirk Beetstra T C 14:22, 11 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Since last night, User:SquelchBot is active (in its trial period), and it has started reverting and warning users. I have rewritten (and am still rewriting) the text for the warnings.  It does include the uw-spam-templates (subst of the templates, so that can be changed site-wide), but as it is an automated revert, an explanation of why the bot reverts is there as well.  It also tries to catch an external link that the editor added and puts this in the warning as well (as most people can't read the regular expressions), which also results in the talkpages showing up in linksearches!  Also a detection of linking to media files and IP edits is in place, both with an (hopefully) appropriate remark.
 * Please have a look at the variety of warnings the bot leaves behind, and if you have any suggestions or improvements (including typos), please poke me or User:Versageek. Also other suggestions are welcome, as are improvements/expansions on the 'documentation' under the userspace of SquelchBot.  Cheers.  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 13:25, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Before I forget: requests can be deferred to User:SquelchBot/Blacklist requests. Which brings me to a follow-up question: would it be useful to have a 'toolbox'/'indicatorbox', like on WP:SBL?  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 13:50, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Certainly would be helpfull creating the same type of header with a 'toolbox'/'indicatorbox'. who can ad/remove to the bot?--Hu12 (talk) 20:12, 19 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Re Hu12: At the moment only User:Versageek and I have access via IRC, for those who want access, join us on the spam-irc channel, besides access to IRC you will need a confirmed, cloaked nick on IRC (before Versageek or I can tell SquelchBot to listen to you).
 * SquelchBot has now run its trial run. It did not get to an WP:AIV report in that time, but it reverted some editors.  Can I ask the people here to have a look at the warnings it issued, and see if there are any suggestions there.  It gives a standard uw-spam-template, and a specific warning (see e.g. User_talk:76.167.198.87 (media-file specific warning) and User_talk:78.174.219.246 (up to level 3 in SquelchBot)).  Any suggestions?  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 11:15, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Indian Dream Financial Advisors Pvt. Ltd. spam

 * Articles

ITrust
 * Accounts
 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 18:09, 10 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Still at it:


 * Home Loans in India
 * Itrust
 * Fixed deposits
 * -- A. B. (talk) 21:45, 22 January 2008 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- blacklisted locally. -- A. B. (talk) 02:56, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Adventure RV Center spam on Wikipedia

 * Spam domains:

Yahoo ad ID: USYPN0028


 * Related domains:


 * Accounts:

-- A. B. (talk) 02:19, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Spam article deleted:
 * Adventure RV Net


 * ✅ -- blacklisted locally. -- A. B. (talk) 03:03, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

qtcharts.com
Adsense pub-3252843659449994
 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 17:16, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
 * --Hu12 (talk) 23:39, 14 January 2008 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- blacklisted locally. -- A. B. (talk) 03:00, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Indicators
I have put a template with some indicators to use here at the top, please have a look and adapt where needed. --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:06, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Shadowbot3 -> MiszaBot
I have changed the archiving from Shadowbot3 to MiszaBot as the former is now not active anymore, and this page is becoming really big. It will now archive everything older than 7 days, and will follow a name similar to the old archives. When bigger than 250k it will increase the number (I am not sure if that will reset to 1 at the end of a month .. I don't think so). --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:10, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

blog hodgepodge

 * http://spam. megaburst.com
 * http://spam. jagplanet.com
 * http://spam. httpblog.com
 * http://spam. makewealth.com
 * http://spam. ipgeo.com
 * Accounts
 * Accounts
 * Accounts
 * Accounts
 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 20:05, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.abundantlifeessentials.com

 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 20:11, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Adsense related
Adsense pub-1477371991053324
 * http://spam.microstockphotography.info
 * http://spam.meditationmusic.co.uk
 * http://spam.lexusclub.co.uk
 * Accounts
 * Accounts
 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 20:24, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

musicserver.us

 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 21:35, 22 January 2008 (UTC)


 *  More Accounts

>  --Hu12 (talk) 22:03, 22 January 2008 (UTC)


 *  Cross Wiki Spam

--Hu12 (talk) 22:08, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/84.95.79.112
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/87.68.25.8
 * http://es.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/87.68.25.8
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/84.95.76.155
 * http://he.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/84.95.76.155
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/84.95.84.190
 * http://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/84.95.84.190
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/84.94.108.10
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/84.94.20.98
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/84.83.221.212
 * http://he.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/84.94.61.157
 * http://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/84.94.61.157
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/87.68.41.13
 * http://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/87.68.41.13
 * http://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/84.95.79.174
 * http://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/84.94.73.120
 * http://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/84.94.135.230
 * http://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/84.95.114.174
 * http://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/84.94.5.240


 * requesting Meta BL--Hu12 (talk) 22:17, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

InfoSec Institute

 * Articles

Infosec Institute


 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 03:13, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Adsense pub-1951466397542929

 * http://spam.j2megps.com
 * http://spam.digitalmobilemap.com
 * Accounts
 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 03:31, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

FandomEntertainment Inc.
Adsense pub-9028940943097516
 * See also - Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam/2007_Archive_Sep




 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 03:45, 23 January 2008 (UTC) Host IPs: --Hu12 (talk) 03:52, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.onairtoday.com
Adsense pub-7355688497598161 Onairtoday
 * http://spam.fireveo.com
 * Accounts
 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 05:16, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

J. MICHAEL HEYNEN (HEYNEN ASSOCIATES) spam

 * Articles

European Foreign Policy Council
 * Spam sock accounts
 * Spam sock accounts
 * Spam sock accounts
 * Spam sock accounts
 * Spam sock accounts
 * Spam sock accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 05:36, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Cross Wiki accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 06:08, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/195.144.84.130
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/195.144.84.130
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/195.144.84.138
 * http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/195.144.84.138
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/195.144.84.136
 * http://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/195.144.84.136
 * http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/195.144.84.136
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/195.144.84.132
 * http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/195.144.84.132

spam.asianmediawiki.com spam.lunapark6.com


MER-C 13:25, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Spammers
 * (has other contribs)
 * (has other contribs)
 * (has other contribs)
 * (has other contribs)
 * (has other contribs)
 * (has other contribs)
 * (has other contribs)
 * (has other contribs)
 * (has other contribs)
 * (has other contribs)
 * (has other contribs)
 * (has other contribs)
 * (has other contribs)
 * (has other contribs)
 * (has other contribs)
 * (has other contribs)
 * (has other contribs)
 * (has other contribs)


 * Still spamming.


 * Spammers (2)


 * Blacklisting requested. MER-C 03:47, 9 January 2008 (UTC)




 * sigh* MER-C 12:13, 18 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Still spamming:
 * -- A. B. (talk) 15:24, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Added to User:SquelchBot. --Dirk Beetstra T  C 15:35, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Added to User:SquelchBot. --Dirk Beetstra T  C 15:35, 23 January 2008 (UTC)


 * now blacklisted. -- A. B. (talk) 22:32, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Spam myrize.org
88.227.96.61 Spammed Search engine optimization‎ with Spam www.myrize.org/

Igor Berger (talk) 11:20, 19 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Still spamming:
 * Domains:


 * Accounts:
 * -- A. B. (talk) 14:53, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk) 14:53, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk) 14:53, 21 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Cross-wiki:
 * de:Spezial:Beiträge/88.232.111.58
 * cs:Speciální:Contributions/88.232.111.58
 * eu:Aparteko:Contributions/88.232.111.58
 * ja:特別:Contributions/88.232.111.58
 * ku:Taybet:Contributions/88.232.111.58
 * tk:Special:Contributions/88.232.111.58
 * tr:Özel:Contributions/85.104.54.157
 * tr:Özel:Contributions/88.227.96.61
 * tr:Özel:Kullanıcı mesaj:88.227.96.61
 * -- A. B. (talk) 17:18, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

--Dirk Beetstra T C 15:30, 24 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Still spamming -- I will take to meta. -- A. B. (talk) 21:18, 24 January 2008 (UTC)


 * -- A. B. (talk) 22:04, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

banknotes.com
Adsense pub-0217980880462596
 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 12:30, 22 January 2008 (UTC)


 * We've got 43 of these links -- is that a recent increase? Were the ones that are out there spammed or added by regular editors? Do you need help deleting links? Just let me know. -- A. B. (talk) 02:57, 24 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Previous and ongoing discussions:
 * Talk:Roman currency (permanent link)
 * Talk:Gallery of banknotes
 * Category:Banknotes.com images
 * Templates for deletion/Log/2007 April 19
 * User talk:12.214.210.51 - spam warnings and copyright discussions
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Numismatics (permanent link)
 * -- A. B. (talk) 04:03, 24 January 2008 (UTC)


 * The top 2 IP's accounts are of recent activity. Mostly what remains are talk pages and non mainspace (13 mainspace). Masive amounts cross wiki (30), didn't bother even going through them. Meta BL most likely...--Hu12 (talk) 04:32, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

I am a frequent editor of currency articles. From what I can tell, banknoteworld.com is far better than banknotes.com in terms of providing images. Banknoteworld.com is more complete, the resolution is better, and is non-commercial. Most currency articles transclude Standard numismatics external links, which links to banknoteworld.com but not banknotes.com. If I see links to banknotes.com, either to a country or to an image, I would replace them with equivalent to banknoteworld.com. That being said, sometimes banknotes.com has things that are not available on banknoteworld.com, such as images of Chechen nahar. Putting banknotes.com on the blacklist would eliminate it as an alternative. --ChoChoPK (球球PK) (talk | contrib) 10:43, 24 January 2008 (UTC)


 * After this comment I am putting it on Squelchbot's revert list. That means that established editors can add it, IPs and new accounts will be reverted.  Hope this resolves the situation a bit (though it will not resolve the cross-wiki aspect).  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 12:26, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

spam.lyrikline.org

 * Spam pages


 * Sites spammed
 * →redirects to lyrikline.org
 * →redirects to lyrikline.org
 * →redirects to lyrikline.org


 * Spammers

MER-C 12:52, 23 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Some cross-wiki spam:
 * ar:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * be-x-old:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * bn:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * br:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * bs:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * ca:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * cs:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * cy:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * da:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * de:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * el:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * en:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * eo:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * es:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * et:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * eu:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * fa:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * fi:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * fr:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * ga:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * gl:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * he:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * hr:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * hu:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * is:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * it:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * ka:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * ku:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * la:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * lb:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * lv:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * mk:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * nds:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * nl:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * no:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * oc:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * pl:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * pt:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * ro:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * ru:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * sh:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * simple:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * sk:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * sl:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * sr:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * sv:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * tr:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * uk:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * zh-min-nan:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * -- A. B. (talk) 02:45, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Spamsearch results. Requesting meta BL, need some help in nuking all the spam. MER-C 03:59, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * All nuked on the english project--Hu12 (talk) 04:18, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Also de:Special:Contributions/Lyrik. MER-C 04:25, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Host ip


 * --Hu12 (talk) 04:52, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * --Hu12 (talk) 04:52, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * --Hu12 (talk) 04:52, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * --Hu12 (talk) 04:52, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * --Hu12 (talk) 04:52, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * --Hu12 (talk) 04:52, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * --Hu12 (talk) 04:52, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * --Hu12 (talk) 04:52, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * --Hu12 (talk) 04:52, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * --Hu12 (talk) 04:52, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * --Hu12 (talk) 04:52, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * --Hu12 (talk) 04:52, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * --Hu12 (talk) 04:52, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Another cross-wiki spammer:

I reverted all the IPs' edits. MER-C 09:37, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Massive multiple mediawiki project spamming


 * ar:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * be-x-old:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * bn:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * br:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * bs:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * ca:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * cs:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * cy:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * da:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * de:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * el:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * en:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * eo:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * es:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * et:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * eu:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * fa:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * fi:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * fr:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * ga:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * gl:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * he:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * hr:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * hu:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * is:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * it:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * ka:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * ku:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * la:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * lb:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * lv:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * mk:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * nds:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * nl:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * no:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * oc:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * pl:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70


 * pt:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * ro:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * ru:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * sh:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * simple:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * sk:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * sl:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * sr:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * sv:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * tr:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * uk:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * zh-min-nan:Special:Contributions/62.96.74.70
 * de:Special:Contributions/Lyrik
 * ja:Special:Contributions/Lyrik
 * ar:Special:Contributions/78.52.192.162
 * ca:Special:Contributions/78.52.192.162
 * da:Special:Contributions/78.52.192.162
 * eo:Special:Contributions/78.52.192.162
 * es:Special:Contributions/78.52.192.162
 * fi:Special:Contributions/78.52.192.162
 * fr:Special:Contributions/78.52.192.162
 * gl:Special:Contributions/78.52.192.162
 * he:Special:Contributions/78.52.192.162
 * it:Special:Contributions/78.52.192.162
 * ku:Special:Contributions/78.52.192.162
 * la:Special:Contributions/78.52.192.162
 * lb:Special:Contributions/78.52.192.162
 * nl:Special:Contributions/78.52.192.162
 * no:Special:Contributions/78.52.192.162
 * pl:Special:Contributions/78.52.192.162
 * pt:Special:Contributions/78.52.192.162
 * ro:Special:Contributions/78.52.192.162
 * ru:Special:Contributions/78.52.192.162
 * sk:Special:Contributions/78.52.192.162
 * sv:Special:Contributions/78.52.192.162
 * tr:Special:Contributions/78.52.192.162
 * de:Special:Contributions/70.17.129.180


 * Discussion on de.Wikipedia clearly shows that this user admits to also being IP 62.96.74.70, who hadn't logged in. " (<- this is the way, my username on Wikipedia, I only had me earlier seemingly not logged in) " (Google translated link)
 * Discussion on de.Wikipedia clearly shows that this user admits to also being IP 62.96.74.70, who hadn't logged in. " (<- this is the way, my username on Wikipedia, I only had me earlier seemingly not logged in) " (Google translated link)
 * Discussion on de.Wikipedia clearly shows that this user admits to also being IP 62.96.74.70, who hadn't logged in. " (<- this is the way, my username on Wikipedia, I only had me earlier seemingly not logged in) " (Google translated link)
 * Discussion on de.Wikipedia clearly shows that this user admits to also being IP 62.96.74.70, who hadn't logged in. " (<- this is the way, my username on Wikipedia, I only had me earlier seemingly not logged in) " (Google translated link)
 * Discussion on de.Wikipedia clearly shows that this user admits to also being IP 62.96.74.70, who hadn't logged in. " (<- this is the way, my username on Wikipedia, I only had me earlier seemingly not logged in) " (Google translated link)

http://spam.rizecity.com

 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 06:28, 24 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I wonder if this is connected to the "Spam myrize.org" section above? Rize is a city in Turkey, so there may be a number of unrelated sites with "rize" in their name. Still, it's quite a coincidence.


 * Note after I replaced the IPVandal template above with IPSummary then ran a cross-wiki contribution search. 88.232.243.206 also spammed the same link to the Turkish Wikipedia. -- A. B. (talk) 15:12, 24 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Myrize.org = http://88.255.116.84
 * Rizecity.org = http://88.250.233.111
 * The IP's are not the same, but that is not definite proof. Maybe some digging needs to be done?
 * Let me Squelch both of them anyway. --Dirk Beetstra T  C 15:24, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.vincehuston.org

 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 09:50, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.redtube.com

 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 10:06, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Leader Global Consulting

 * Related
 * Accounts
 * Related
 * Accounts
 * Related
 * Accounts
 * Accounts
 * Accounts
 * Accounts
 * Accounts
 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 10:34, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Paralegal spam

 * →redirects to paralegalsblog.com
 * Articles
 * →redirects to paralegalsblog.com
 * Articles
 * →redirects to paralegalsblog.com
 * Articles

National Federation of Paralegal Associations
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 15:33, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.comicsbulletin.com

 * Articles
 * Articles
 * Articles

Comics Bulletin
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 17:26, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

lc-stars.com
This domain is apparently a consulting firm which also sells books related to the ISO standards. The IP's have added URL's to articles on Quality management & ISO Standards. Spam Socks: -- Versa geek  19:30, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

User talk:Natekarle
Has been warned, but kept adding links to Outdoor magazine, mainly in the EL sections. The links tend to be reviews of a company's products when added to company articles, and not really info on the company. Main concern is the repeated adding of the links across Wikipedia in what appears to be a campaign to drive traffic to the magazine's website. Aboutmovies (talk) 00:39, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I am about to block the user for some time, maybe that will catch his attention. Is this blacklistable material?  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 09:52, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I am about to block the user for some time, maybe that will catch his attention. Is this blacklistable material?  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 09:52, 17 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Mariah Media Inc


 * http://spam.outsideonline.com →redirects outside.away
 * http://spam.outsidemag.com →redirects outside.away
 * http://spam.outside-blog.away.com


 * Adding aditional info--Hu12 (talk) 15:13, 17 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Still spamming -- I blocked the user again for 2 weeks.


 * We now have 194 links -- any idea as to how many are legit? -- A. B. (talk) 15:41, 23 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Many, probably, I was reverted on one removal with an edit summary which suggested it is the official page of a magazine. Natekarle has contacted me during his first block, and I have told him that there were 6 warnings on his talkpage, and that he should read up to the policies and guidelines.  Something he obviously did not do.  Maybe this time he gets the message.  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 15:54, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

reengineeringllc.com

 * Accounts
 * Accounts

- Ehheh (talk) 17:38, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

--Hu12 (talk) 16:10, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Added to Local BL--Hu12 (talk) 16:19, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Big problem http://spam.bookrags.com
Adsense pub-0043748899065651 700 + links, to a site which, from the links that I compared, are scrapped copies from Wikipedia articles (including the article on which the link resides), other encyclopedias, or subscriber-only content. Many are used a references. will need assistance seems to have increased by a coupple hundred links since its first report Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam/2007_Archive_Mar --Hu12 (talk) 17:08, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I have created the COIBot report, I don't see any spamming for as far the linkwatcher records are in the database. --Dirk Beetstra T  C 17:55, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I found only a few accounts, but no it does no seem to be spammed. Although, why would we need these, its an adsense scrapper site?--Hu12 (talk) 18:37, 17 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I did an extensive analysis of links added in the first half of 2007 using the Veinor records. A tiny handful were spammed. The vast majority were added by established editors. -- A. B. (talk) 19:03, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Whats the protocal for websites with duplicate/scrapped content ect...?--Hu12 (talk) 19:15, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Beats me. Might want to verify that the links are to scraped content before removing. Some sites (such as about.com) have a mix of scraped and original content. -- A. B. (talk) 16:15, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Denver International Airport Kiosk SPAM
Denver International Airport has a section talking abouth internet Kiosks. It sure looks like spam to me and many other editors. I trimmed the section but I was reverted immediatly, Now there appears to be an edit war going on over this. Could someone please look it over and tell me what you think. Last few sentences under features. -Marcusmax (talk) 20:41, 17 January 2008 (UTC)


 * The current version looks OK. -- A. B. (talk) 16:28, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Suggested new header for this page
Comments? Improvements? Hate mail? -- A. B. (talk) 00:53, 18 January 2008 (UTC)


 * This would be very helpful. I don't post here enough to have the formats memorized so I copy from the posts above or use whatever works, like in the above post I used the arguably inappropriate vandal template. New posters might not even realize there's a suggested format. Cluing people in makes it look less like a cabal and is more inclusive too. Katr67 (talk) 02:42, 18 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Like it, and its useful. May want to semi-p the templates.--Hu12 (talk) 03:03, 18 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Hu12, I went ahead and fully protected the templates for 5 years -- a lot of our spammers have existing sock accounts (as Durova put it, "ripened socks", a memorable phrase worthy of a barnstar for its vivid imagery). I know full page protection is controversial and I'm a new admin -- if you disagree, feel free to adjust the protection.


 * Katr67, these templates facilitate some special checks we do around here -- for instance, the IP and User Summary templates have x-wiki edit history links allowing us to see edits on other wikis. Also, because they're not substituted ("subst:"), as we develop new tools, all these templates on hundreds of pages update whenever we update the template.


 * I've also added comments about using "subst:" to the template language and fiddled with the formatting.
 * -- A. B. (talk) 03:39, 18 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Just to make it a bit better, I am already playing for some time with moving the spamlink to something less stigmatising for the link. In line with the others, would LinkSummary be a good alternative?  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 10:16, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I just went ahead and changed it. Template spamlink still works, and both are now picked up by the bot(s).  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 10:27, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * A. B., Doubt there will be issues with full protection, these are "high risk" templates, especialy since they are now very visible and frequently transcluded. WP:PPOL--Hu12 (talk) 12:00, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Off topic, but could someone look into the archive search? Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam--Hu12 (talk) 12:04, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Dirk, good idea re: changing the template name from spamlink to LinkSummary. Thanks for doing this. -- A. B. (talk)
 * Just to be complete, LinkSummary is the template, linksummary (without the capital S) is also working (just to make it easier to refer to). --Dirk Beetstra T  C 16:29, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Dropped the header in its own template to save some space. see WikiProject Spam header--Hu12 (talk) 02:48, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Color was killing my eyes, adopted the colors of WP:AIV. Hope no one objects...[[image:face-grin.svg|25px]].--Hu12 (talk) 17:23, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

birdwatch.brinkster.net

 * Spammers

More to come, tomorrow. MER-C 13:25, 20 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Still spamming:
 * -- A. B. (talk) 18:22, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Adding to Local BL--Hu12 (talk) 21:43, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk) 18:22, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Adding to Local BL--Hu12 (talk) 21:43, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.crash.net

 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 10:19, 22 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Yikes -- almost 300 links. Is it all spam? -- A. B. (talk) 03:13, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * there are 245 mainspace links. βcommand 03:33, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.fxstreet.com

 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 10:55, 22 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Cross-wiki:
 * it:de:Special:Contributions/80.24.5.55
 * es:Special:Contributions/80.24.5.55
 * fr:Special:Contributions/80.24.5.55
 * it:Special:Contributions/80.24.5.55
 * -- A. B. (talk) 03:07, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.thedraftreview.com/

 * Accounts
 * Accounts

—Bash Kash (talk) 15:49, 22 January 2008 (UTC)


 * We've got >80 of these links -- is that a recent increase? Were the ones that are out there spammed or added by regular editors? Do you need help deleting links? Just let me know. -- A. B. (talk) 02:58, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * --Hu12 (talk) 03:04, 24 January 2008 (UTC)\

Ochre Media Private Limited
http://spam.ochre-media.com http://spam.plastics-global.com http://spam.plastics-technology.com http://spam.automotives-global.com http://spam.steel-technology.com http://spam.pharmaceutical-tech.com http://spam.pharmafocusasia.com http://spam.asianhhm.com http://spam.hospitals-management.com
 * Sites spammed

http://spam.autofocusasia.com http://spam.sportsvenue-technology.com http://spam.plantautomation-technology.com http://spam.pulpandpaper-technology.com http://spam.broadcast-technology.com http://spam.port-technology.com
 * Related sites


 * Spammers

MER-C 12:28, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Help with user 84.222.140.56



 * New editor with no edits before today. It's likely he has a coi.  His edits began as simple spamming but evolved into advertising as well.  There's no indication that he's noticed his talk page, or that his edits have been reverted.  Suggestions or help welcome in this case where it's just spamming and the coi evidence is weak. --Ronz (talk) 19:35, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * New editor with no edits before today. It's likely he has a coi.  His edits began as simple spamming but evolved into advertising as well.  There's no indication that he's noticed his talk page, or that his edits have been reverted.  Suggestions or help welcome in this case where it's just spamming and the coi evidence is weak. --Ronz (talk) 19:35, 23 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Related domains:


 * Additional accounts:


 * Articles mentioning Dr. Brian Rothbart:
 * Crohn's disease
 * Chronic pain
 * Orthotics
 * -- A. B. (talk) 21:27, 23 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I think this is probably not peer-reviewed, mainstream medicine (to put it in neutral terms); I have left a note asking for more input at:
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Medicine (permanent link)
 * -- A. B. (talk) 21:38, 23 January 2008 (UTC)