Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2009 Archive May 1

danceclassic


The editor just went past the final warning so I took him to AIV. I won't be suprised if the spam links keep on coming, so I thought it would be good to archive this here.  Them From  Space  08:13, 28 April 2009 (UTC)


 * If it's bad enough to block, it's bad enough to blacklist.


 * -- now blacklisted. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 21:41, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

peterschiffchannel.com

 * Links


 * Accounts

User has been adding same blogs to multiple articles for three weeks, ignoring spam warnings from multiple users who have been cleaning up the links. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 22:23, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
 * The user re-added the link warrenbuffettreport.com to the infobox on the Warren Buffett article. The site is not an official blog of Warren Buffett, the disclaimer on the site acknowledges this with the mention "The site is not being managed or approved by Warren Buffett." --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:04, 1 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Google AdSense IDs: 9333026432327766, 5554929910856159


 * Related domains:


 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 21:27, 2 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Now backlisted. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 21:32, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

guide-to-slovenia.com
Adsense pub-4977285132140452


 * Previous incidents
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2007 Archive Aug


 * Sites spammed


 * Spammers

MER-C 10:34, 2 May 2009 (UTC)


 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 20:56, 2 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Now blacklisted on meta. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 21:08, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Blog spam dailydooh.com

 * Accounts
 * Accounts

Note: Many instances are of this user Moving "UP'' his/her URL by Moving down links above.Additionaly blogs are not Reliable sources.--Hu12 (talk) 19:53, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Possible Wiki Hack
I came across this...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen

I am sorry if this is the incorrect place to report this.

Thank You, Diane B. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.168.239.34 (talk) 19:51, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

Dan Schneider comeback?


Following up from this brouhaha; it looks like he might be trying to make a comeback. The above account just restored a "criticism" section in Mr. Arkadin which was nothing but a quote from DS. Its also noteworthy that this account has linked to him in the past. . Eyes should be open on the articles that have been spammed in the past.  Them From  Space  23:04, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I started looking through articles that mention him, and there are a few more accounts that need looking into..


 * ,
 * ,


 * ,
 * ,


 * (first edit),
 *  Them From  Space  00:01, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 *  Them From  Space  00:01, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

chinadialogue.net

 * Accounts

Guidance requested: some of the links are good (example), but are others helping Wikipedia, or promoting the linked site? Johnuniq (talk) 11:56, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Links
 * I might have answered my question ... I just added user Yisu809 above. Johnuniq (talk) 12:01, 29 April 2009 (UTC)


 * More info:
 * Chinadialogue
 * Chinadialogue


 * We now have 100+ links. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 17:26, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

This recent edit seems reasonable, but it adds three more links. The spammed site is Chinadialogue and it looks extremely reasonable. WP now has 131 links to the site – that seems unreasonable. Any guidance? Johnuniq (talk) 04:02, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
 * What is reasonable?

Clown music
Domains:

Accounts:

Deleted pages: -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 22:46, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Carnival Recording - deleted twice
 * Carnival music company - deleted twice
 * Articles for deletion/Carnival music company
 * Mando Saenz
 * Dan Colehour
 * Carnival Recording Company -deleted twice
 * User:Carnival Music
 * User:Schiraldie
 * Carnival recording company
 * User talk:Carnival Music (previous version)

inter-modal.org

 * w:en:Especial:Contribuciones/79.146.134.130
 * w:en:Especial:Contribuciones/79.146.134.130
 * w:en:Especial:Contribuciones/79.146.134.130
 * w:en:Especial:Contribuciones/79.146.134.130

3 warnings -- bears watching. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:39, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

hippy.ucoz.ru

 * Links


 * Accounts

IP adding link to multiple articles. The link is a community networking site. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 17:47, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

1bondsinsurance.com

 * Links


 * Accounts

Blatant commercial linkspam being added by multiple IPs to articles. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 18:39, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

User:A. Ben-Shema spaming book and external link.

 * Accounts


 * Links

User:A. Ben-Shema spaming book and external link. Adding these are the sum total of his contributions for almost 3 years.

Offenses are: Metagignosko (talk) 04:20, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Adding book titled Church of God? or the Temples of Satan to lists and adding to references.
 * Adding external links to http://gnosis.forumotion.com/
 * Reverting changes that delete these instances of spam.
 * I hope you don't mind, but I've edited your post to show the conventional links. In case you haven't seen it, the Wikipedia term for what you have described is WP:SPA. Johnuniq (talk) 04:45, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks Metagignosko (talk) 08:00, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

story-of-freedom.blogspot.com

 * Accounts

Recent (14 articles) link spamming. I note that *.blogspot.com has over 1000 links. Johnuniq (talk) 09:51, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Links

rasora.com
Adsense pub-0291818255213778


 * Spammers
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see.
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see.

MER-C 11:58, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

koolbadges.co.uk domains

 * Spam domains:
 * Client
 * Client
 * Client


 * Client
 * Client
 * Client




 * Related domain


 * Possibly related domains:
 * One of the IPs, 82.45.56.110, added this link several weeks before spamming a koolbadges.co.uk link. bruceblinds.co.uk links were heavily spammed by other IPs and the domain was submitted several hours ago for blacklisting.
 * One of the IPs, 82.45.56.110, added this link several weeks before spamming a koolbadges.co.uk link. bruceblinds.co.uk links were heavily spammed by other IPs and the domain was submitted several hours ago for blacklisting.
 * One of the IPs, 82.45.56.110, added this link several weeks before spamming a koolbadges.co.uk link. bruceblinds.co.uk links were heavily spammed by other IPs and the domain was submitted several hours ago for blacklisting.

Gleaned from:
 * Other client domains
 * www.tech-wtf.com/development-portfolio
 * www.kudoswebdesign.co.uk/portfolio.asp

None of these are known to have been spammed but should be monitored going forward:
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * urbantalent.tv links were spammed by Urban-t 2 years ago but I don't know if this was by their site designer (our spammer) or by someone at the agency. This account received no warnings until mine today:
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * urbantalent.tv links were spammed by Urban-t 2 years ago but I don't know if this was by their site designer (our spammer) or by someone at the agency. This account received no warnings until mine today:
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * urbantalent.tv links were spammed by Urban-t 2 years ago but I don't know if this was by their site designer (our spammer) or by someone at the agency. This account received no warnings until mine today:
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * urbantalent.tv links were spammed by Urban-t 2 years ago but I don't know if this was by their site designer (our spammer) or by someone at the agency. This account received no warnings until mine today:
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * urbantalent.tv links were spammed by Urban-t 2 years ago but I don't know if this was by their site designer (our spammer) or by someone at the agency. This account received no warnings until mine today:
 * -- on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk
 * urbantalent.tv links were spammed by Urban-t 2 years ago but I don't know if this was by their site designer (our spammer) or by someone at the agency. This account received no warnings until mine today:
 * urbantalent.tv links were spammed by Urban-t 2 years ago but I don't know if this was by their site designer (our spammer) or by someone at the agency. This account received no warnings until mine today:
 * urbantalent.tv links were spammed by Urban-t 2 years ago but I don't know if this was by their site designer (our spammer) or by someone at the agency. This account received no warnings until mine today:



These are not known to have been spammed and may have no connection with kudoswebdesign.co.uk:
 * Other domains on the same server with kudoswebdesign.co.uk

Accounts: -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 19:21, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Another
 * --Hu12 (talk) 06:27, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

davecameronmp.com
-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 20:59, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

sailingdirections.com

 * Links


 * Accounts

SPA account spamming links to multiple articles over the past two years. User had been idle for most of 2008, but recently began to make some edits to add commercial links again. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 21:23, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

theofficialboard.com

 * links


 * Accounts

SPA user (who was blocked 31 hours for repeatedly spamming this link), has been adding the link to the Organizational chart article several times over the past 1.5 months. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 22:57, 7 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: immediately following a block on the anon for spamming the link, the user returned again and re-inserted it to the article yet again. Submitting to WP:SBL for discussion/consideration. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 21:44, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

lofoten.info
This is the OFFICIAL TOURIST INFORMATION ( h-t-t-p://w-w-w.lofoten.info/index.jsp?c=68035&exp=68035 ) of the Lofoten islands, so remove it from your blacklist immediately! You complain that a link has been added to a lot of pages?? Certainly it has, since it is the official information site for a lot of villages! --94.221.85.107 (talk) 14:04, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Added LinkSummary for easier reference to address commented on by.
 * --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 21:05, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This url does not appear to be blacklisted locally, it's on the global blacklist. See Spam_blacklist and Spam_blacklist/Log/2009/02. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 21:11, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This url does not appear to be blacklisted locally, it's on the global blacklist. See Spam_blacklist and Spam_blacklist/Log/2009/02. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 21:11, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Lev.Tsimbler / Healthy-life-style.info




I think I've taken care of all of these already, but wanted to get it on the record at the spam wikiproject.

The about page here says it's his own site.

Diff links I've reverted already:, , , , , ,.

JCutter (talk) 11:55, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

mindorenyos.com
Adsense pub-6961146135669379


 * Spammers

MER-C 03:21, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

focconline.com




-- Leave  Sleaves  07:07, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Adsense pub-7820374146835911 splogs

 * Sites spammed


 * Related domains


 * Spammers
 * Spammer replaced existing links.
 * Spammer replaced existing links.

MER-C 12:32, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

uniquely-portland-oregon.com, romantic-oregon-coast.com, more

 * User


 * Domains

Long history of adding COI domains to articles. Plenty of warnings. Can someone help out? tedder (talk) 16:50, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

sachet.com
Domains:

Related domains:

Accounts: -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 04:22, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

U.S./Bulgarian salvia spam
Domains:

Related domains:

Possibly related domains:

Accounts:
 * w:bg:Специални:Приноси/AlleGrand
 * w:bg:Специални:Приноси/AlleGrand

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 04:55, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Tsbay
User:
 * User has received numerous warnings, and returns every few months to post the same spam link to the same article, sometimes alternating between his two domains below.

Domains: —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rurik (talk • contribs) 23:25, 5 May 2009


 * Related account:


 * Previous report:
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2008 Archive Oct 1


 * Deleted spam articles
 * Sharingaccess
 * Downloadwarez


 * Related domains:
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:22, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:22, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:22, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:22, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:22, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:22, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:22, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:22, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:22, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:22, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:22, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:22, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:22, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Yellow Bird Project
OK, I know this is reportedly a charity, but it's sure being spammed like someone's making money:

Deleted pages:
 * Yellow Bird Project - deleted 3 times
 * Articles for deletion/Yellow Bird Project

Single purpose accounts:

French Wikipedia:
 * w:fr:Spécial:Contributions/99.231.68.76
 * w:fr:Spécial:Contributions/65.94.183.63
 * w:fr:Spécial:Contributions/76.68.229.6

German Wikipedia:
 * w:de:Spezial:Beiträge/65.94.190.119
 * w:de:Spezial:Beiträge/66.131.57.2

Domain: -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 05:01, 12 May 2009 (UTC)


 * All links have been removed from articles on en.wikipedia except for two that were added by regular editors. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 05:26, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

Internet-Entrepreneur-Resources.com
Link:





This is apparently someone who will do web hosting or other such services. Each time you bag one account, they start up at a different IP or account.

TastyPoutine talk (if you dare) 05:56, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

speedwayresearcher.org



 * Spam history going back to 2006 .  Them  From  Space  11:56, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

seafolks.com
Domain:

Related domain:

Accounts:
 * (deleted contributions only)
 * (deleted contributions only)
 * (deleted contributions only)
 * (deleted contributions only)
 * (deleted contributions only)
 * (deleted contributions only)
 * (deleted contributions only)
 * (deleted contributions only)
 * (deleted contributions only)
 * (deleted contributions only)
 * (deleted contributions only)

Cross-wiki:
 * w:pt:Especial:Contribuições/59.95.25.152
 * w:simple:Special:Contributions/59.95.6.190

Deleted article: -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 14:14, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Seafolks

live2care.com

 * Links


 * Accounts

User has been re-adding live2care.com to the section labelled "list of notable call centre companies" in the article List of call centre companies. Given the username, there's also a potential COI issue involved with these additions. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 22:34, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

cure-tinnitus-guide.blogspot.com

 * Links


 * Accounts

IP addresses edit warring on the Tinnitus article, attempting to force a link to a commercial advertisement that's the only post on the blog. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 17:49, 11 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Another user involved in placing the spam links, and other spam links he has also placed. Spam links are for pay-PDF how-tos.
 * Rurik (talk) 11:18, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Rurik (talk) 11:18, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Rurik (talk) 11:18, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Rurik (talk) 11:18, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

cscglobal.com

 * Links


 * Accounts

IP (SPA user) spamming commercial link onto multiple articles. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 20:04, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: The user's IP address traces to Corporation Service Company, which is the same as the url being spammed - so a clear WP:COI is also involved. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 20:18, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

User:Brandnewday1967
Spamming with www.bndmusic.com, peviously warned twice to UW-4

andi064 T. C 12:17, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

User Brandnewday1967 is now blocked. Above is spammed site (nothing on en currently). Johnuniq (talk) 11:28, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Links

web3designstudio.com


Spamming URL on Web design as well as trying to constantly recreate an article on the site itself (G11'd multiple times). MuZemike 07:15, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
 * ...and Website. MuZemike 07:20, 16 May 2009 (UTC)


 * additional accounts
 * The IP was adding the same link. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:54, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
 * The IP was adding the same link. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:54, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

moviecities.com
is your run-of-the-mill movie website that has been solicited in the "External links" sections of Wikipedia's film articles. Below is the editor and the IPs involved with trying to promote this website: Recommend blacklisting the website. — Erik (talk • contrib) 13:39, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

polaroid.livejournal.se aka www.s*xoroid.com


is a redirect to avoid blacklisting of http://www.s*xoroid.com (which was being spammed onto multiple wikipedias). They haven't really gone nuts with it yet, but the deceptive summaries are a concern:. Should probably be added to a bot, but I'm not sure how... - Richfife (talk) 17:24, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

gotrekking.org

 * links


 * accounts

Spamming of a wiki-based hiking guide. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 00:05, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

redbullmusicacademy.com



 * These two accounts are solely concerned with the implementation and preservation of the above link. Larsvegas43 went through in 2007 and placed the link on well over 100 pages and Larsvegas appears to be currently adding yet more links.    Them  From  Space  12:36, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

findnearyou.com
Adsense pub-7514020864468210


 * Spammers

MER-C 13:32, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

tetcos.com again




There are more ip's that are one-edit spammers using similar ip's to the ones above. I think it's time for XLinkBot. --Ronz (talk) 02:34, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Can someone look over environmental-expert.com?


Looks very suspicious, but don't have time to see what's going on with it. --Ronz (talk) 01:14, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I had a look at the last dozen on en linksearch. I removed four, mainly because they were 404 and redundant. However, several others looked ok. User Wilsonave has not been active for a year. So I would say this is ok. Johnuniq (talk) 04:23, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks. It was edits like those of Wilsonave that I was concerned about.  If such edits weren't part of a spamming campaign, then it should be fine.  Thanks again! --Ronz (talk) 16:07, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

infidels.org


User has objected politely on my talk page here to reversions of his links and I've replied. Wikipedia has 783 links to this site at the moment, some of these used as citations are doubtless useful, many are bare external links. --CliffC (talk) 17:02, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

PaceWildenstein
Link

Accounts

- Them From  Space  18:35, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

remotahotel.com

 * Links


 * accounts

Advert linkspam for a hotel being added to multiple articles. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 20:16, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

www.machine-laser-engraver.com

 * Accounts


 * Links

This user keeps changing the URLs on external links to point to his manufacturing site (or to pages about his manufacturing site)
 * Thanks. I expanded your report above and checked the contributor and en links; clean at the moment. Johnuniq (talk) 05:09, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Newsome Law Firm (Orlando): persistent, unwelcome links
Domain:

Related domains:

Account: -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 21:04, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

workaversionmf.bravehost.com

 * links


 * accounts

Link to self-published content being re-added to Work aversion disorder article. The site is a colloction of "myths and facts" about work aversion disorder, that fails to provide any authority of the statements. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 01:37, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

rootsknottyroots.com

 * Links


 * Accounts

Self-published site with Google ads. Looks spammy. Some project members may want to evaluate. dissolve talk  19:29, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Looks like spam to me. I added roots-archives so it can be checked, and added the user. Johnuniq (talk) 11:21, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
 * There is some more talk here. I'm now thinking that roots-archives.com is ok, but I haven't had time to think much about it. My intention is to start reverting the link additions soon. Johnuniq (talk) 04:00, 19 May 2009 (UTC)


 * I don't see Google ads on rootsknottyroots.com. I've commented on the other thread. Wwwhatsup (talk) 05:38, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

User:Jamesdonnely19
Inserting links to commercial site in articles on European MEPS.

Sample links:

· 16:12, 19 May 2009  Richard Corbett

· 19:38, 18 May 2009  Gay Mitchell

· 19:35, 18 May 2009 Joe Higgins

· 19:25, 18 May 2009 Eibhlin Byrne

· 12:06, 18 May 2009 Jim Nicholson (UK politician)

· 12:01, 18 May 2009 Jim Allister

· 11:55, 18 May 2009 Diane Dodds

· 11:51, 18 May 2009 Ian Parsley

· 11:46, 18 May 2009 Bairbre de Brún

· 11:40, 18 May 2009 Fiona Hall (politician)

· 11:32, 18 May 2009 Martin Callanan

· 11:14, 18 May 2009 David Martin (Scottish politician)

· 11:11, 18 May 2009 Philip Bradbourn

At least another 30 Jezhotwells (talk) 16:43, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

mitochondrialdnatesting.com
User is knowledgable and made a small improvement to one article, but I think apart from that the user is a WP:SPA who is promoting some commercial sites. It's somewhat subtle because information is presented on the link targets, but the commercial aim of the site is obvious. A link to familytreedna.com was removed in this edit with a summary indicating that the site gives an obnoxious message if cookies are blocked. Also note this blog/advert by the user in a trial article.

I would appreciate an opinion on whether the above is linkspam (it seems clear to me, but what if linkspam is subtle, as in this case). Johnuniq (talk) 02:43, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
 * It's spam. The giveaway is the systematic addition of links to reference sections. MER-C 04:05, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I have cleaned it out. However, there are 310 links for familytreedna.com (not from this user). Seems suspicious, and probably needs attention. Johnuniq (talk) 07:52, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Not the first time either, see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam. And obvious splog is obvious. MER-C 13:24, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

86.47.17.68
Spamming of a religious Youtube link. just a little  insignificant  14:46, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

centerstagem.com spam
Domain:

Related domains:

Accounts:
 * w:es:Especial:Contribuciones/70.187.16.164
 * w:es:Especial:Contribuciones/70.187.16.164
 * w:es:Especial:Contribuciones/70.187.16.164
 * w:es:Especial:Contribuciones/70.187.16.164

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 16:21, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

shoremicro.com

 * links


 * accounts

Repeated spamming of commercial links. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 18:42, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

User:Marcpage
User:Marcpage account exists to promote "MARC", the Mindful Awareness Research Center. Suspect sock of previously blocked User_talk:UCLAMARC. Editors over at UAA seem to believe this username is not promotional, so I'm putting this here. Gigs (talk) 01:45, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

1bondsinsurance.com

 * links


 * accounts

Ongoing spamming (link was previously reported, now in Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2009 Archive May 1). Submitting to WP:SBL. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:48, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

gotrekking.org

 * Links


 * Accounts

Ongoing spamming from same IP range, despite multiple warnings. Was previously reported: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2009 Archive May 1. Submitting now to WP:SBL. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 15:54, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

User:Michael Caines


An IP at News International recently became this user. As he has written on his user page: "Hello, I work for the Times Literary Supplement, and occasionally post links to (free) TLS articles".  almost - instinct 16:36, 28 May 2009 (UTC)


 * links


 * Well, there's a clear WP:COI issue; but I don't have time to look closely at the links themselves at this time. Hopefully others can do that.  Also, you may want to mention at WT:EL that a discussion on links to timesonline.co.uk is taking place here (obviously don't canvass a large number of pages with links to this discussion; but WT:EL is a closely related page to this one, which will likely have interested parties). --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 17:28, 28 May 2009 (UTC)


 * looking at a sample, some are to suitable collections of sources on their site, and would be usable as either an EL or additional reading-- I restored one at ; some would not, but would make excellent references. DGG (talk) 00:03, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

freemaninstitute.com and related spam
Spam domains:

Related domains:

Accounts:

Reference: -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:08, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2008 Archive Apr 1

rugbyleagueplanet.com

 * Spammers

MER-C 05:30, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

virtualfestivals.com

 * Spammers
 * Spammer moved links up.
 * Spammer moved links up.


 * Spammer moved links up.
 * Spammer moved links up.
 * Spammer moved links up.



MER-C 11:53, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

orgplus and related linkspam

 * links


 * accounts

Commercial links being repeatedly added to Organizational chart article. The IPs have been edit warring over the links, and engaging in persoanl attacks with those who remove the links (example). --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 22:13, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Artist Arena spam on Wikipedia
Domains:
 * Domain-tracking:

Related domains:

Possibly related domains:

Domain registration:
 * Artist Arena
 * 853 Broadway
 * Suite 1715
 * New York, NY 10003
 * US

Accounts:

Reference:
 * Administrators' noticeboard/Archive192

Moving one's link up is never a sign of good faith: -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 00:34, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

ramcoondemand.com

 * Spam pages


 * Sites spammed


 * Spammers
 * Sampurna Lahiri is "PR & Media at Ramco Systems".
 * Sampurna Lahiri is "PR & Media at Ramco Systems".
 * Sampurna Lahiri is "PR & Media at Ramco Systems".
 * Sampurna Lahiri is "PR & Media at Ramco Systems".

MER-C 04:28, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

cruisevolution.com

 * links


 * accounts

Multiple SPAs all spamming links to cruise review website, most of whom were all active within a few hours of each other. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 19:02, 29 May 2009 (UTC)


 * blanked this report. MER-C 13:35, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

FYI: Categories for discussion/Log/2009 May 30
You are invited to contribute your comments to this discussion, pro or con. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 20:18, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

Neighborhood Parcel LLC

 * Spam pages


 * Sites spammed


 * Related domains


 * Spammers

MER-C 13:04, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

topsalesblog.com

 * Previous incidents
 * MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/June 2008


 * Sites spammed
 * Already blacklisted.
 * Already blacklisted.




 * Spammers

MER-C 13:24, 31 May 2009 (UTC)