Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2010 Archive Aug 2

Generic Chinese knockoff spam 15.0
In which company lawyers do the research for us.

http://www.chillingeffects.org/notice.cgi?sID=18922

http://www.chillingeffects.org/dmca512c/notice.cgi?NoticeID=28801

http://www.chillingeffects.org/dmca512c/notice.cgi?NoticeID=30383

http://www.chillingeffects.org/dmca512/notice.cgi?NoticeID=28807



MER-C 07:48, 24 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Of these, uggsvipshop.com was spammed by:
 * who also spammed
 * already blacklisted
 * uggbootsmart.com was spammed by:
 * who also spammed:
 * MER-C 02:46, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Bump for now. MER-C 07:36, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
 * already blacklisted
 * uggbootsmart.com was spammed by:
 * who also spammed:
 * MER-C 02:46, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Bump for now. MER-C 07:36, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
 * who also spammed:
 * MER-C 02:46, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Bump for now. MER-C 07:36, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Bump for now. MER-C 07:36, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Similar domains
''"We like those 24-hour news channels"

domains already blacklisted:

"If u wanna return your purchase for exchange"

"A little restocking fee" entire value of the order (itm(s) + shipping) will be applied

Generic Chinese knockoff spam 19.0

 * Spam pages
 * m:User:Woshigj
 * m:User:Woshigj
 * m:User:Woshigj
 * m:User:Woshigj


 * Sites spammed


 * Similar domains

"Cause that we process all orders as quickly as possible within 6-8hours after orderss placing"

domains already blacklisted:

"We will not offer full refund if you refuse to sign for the parcel on purpose except we reach an agreement"

"Customer is suggested to has the product mended in the local shop, we will pay for the mending fee."

domains already blacklisted:

"Due to the fact that our items are bought over the Internet, cannot be tried on ahead of time and are bought site unseen"

domains already blacklisted:


 * Spammers
 * Spammed on Meta, see m:Special:Contributions/124.78.242.79
 * Spammed on Meta, see m:Special:Contributions/124.78.242.79
 * Spammed on Meta, see m:Special:Contributions/124.78.242.79
 * Spammed on Meta, see m:Special:Contributions/124.78.242.79


 * Spammed on Meta, see m:Special:DeletedContributions/Woshigj
 * Spammed on Meta, see m:Special:DeletedContributions/Woshigj
 * Spammed on Meta, see m:Special:DeletedContributions/Woshigj
 * Spammed on Meta, see m:Special:DeletedContributions/Woshigj



Processing of this spam is held up by COIBot at the moment. MER-C 01:34, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Updated. MER-C 07:52, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Bump. MER-C 07:52, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

Generic Chinese knockoff spam 20.0

 * Spam pages


 * Sites spammed

"All the clothes are just directly stocked from container abroad like orders cooperated for wal-mart and so on"
 * Similar domains

"Do dropshipping,don't you?"

"This is due to the chromatism and the different angle the pic shooted"

"When you finish your payment ,please notice the detials of the product you want ,especially the name and the size"

"How do I make a pruchase?"

domains already blacklisted:


 * Spammers

MER-C 13:47, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Bump. MER-C 13:28, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Biggestleaf Internet Marketing



 * Sites spammed


 * Other client domains


 * Spammers
 * Spammed on Meta, see m:Special:Contributions/165.145.192.40
 * Spammed on Meta, see m:Special:Contributions/165.145.192.40
 * Spammed on Meta, see m:Special:Contributions/165.145.192.40
 * Spammed on Meta, see m:Special:Contributions/165.145.192.40
 * Spammed on Meta, see m:Special:Contributions/165.145.192.40
 * Spammed on Meta, see m:Special:Contributions/165.145.192.40
 * Spammed on Meta, see m:Special:Contributions/165.145.192.40
 * Spammed on Meta, see m:Special:Contributions/165.145.192.40
 * Spammed on Meta, see m:Special:Contributions/165.145.192.40
 * Spammed on Meta, see m:Special:Contributions/165.145.192.40

MER-C 07:01, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

stockmarketeducations.com



 * Related domains
 * redirects to stockmarketeducations.com
 * redirects to stockmarketeducations.com


 * Spammers

MER-C 08:14, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Academic spam experiment
Check out this article:
 * Wikipedia Signpost/2010-08-16/Spam attacks

Did this guy communicate with anybody here? If not, I suspect he not only wasted some editors' time but also some of his own. I've expressed my own thoughts at: -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 14:20, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2010-08-16/Spam attacks
 * Not with me. If we would have had a better detection system and more editors actually watching what is coming in, this would not have become so big, I tend to have not much mercy with links which are placed like this was here.  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 14:34, 17 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Going forward, I wonder if there's a way we could enlist this person to help us in some way? He could be a real asset. If he just publishes an academic paper that none of us ever see then it's not very useful to us. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 14:49, 17 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Indeed, that might be of interest. More hands would be welcome anyway, we don't exactly have an excess of editors here helping out, and seen some responses that I have seen lately, most editors don't even know spam exists on Wikipedia (I saw a comment to XLinkBot to that extend, and I have been following some RfA's lately, while editors count tagging of articles for deletion and bringing articles to AfD, no-one seems to care that admins are also able to edit the MediaWiki namespace, and answers to some questions in the some actual RfA's were .. just regurgitating WP:SPAM without being able to translate to the actual situation).  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 14:59, 17 August 2010 (UTC)


 * As the Signpost article states, it is my intention to cooperate on solutions to this matter. I am going to politely decline to comment further at this time. When things settle down, I will be happy to have a civil discussion and work towards preventative measures for the future. West.andrew.g (talk) 15:16, 17 August 2010 (UTC)


 * FYI for others here -- this looks like a potentially useful tool: STiki.


 * I wonder if it (or the underlying code) can be used to improve or complement our existing IRC-based tools? -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 15:21, 17 August 2010 (UTC)


 * It may be interesting. I am not good in Java, but I'd be interested in the techniques it applies.  LiWa3 does some things, but those are simple counting actions (how often did this user use this domain, or how many of this domain were added by IPs, and compares that with the broader picture; those are the ones that fill up Category:Open Local COIBot Reports).  I do find that a lot of the links that are detected are suspect, but I think that we might be able to find more with better algorithms.  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 15:35, 17 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Andrew likely also has access to more computing resources at his school (one of the world's wealthiest) than we do! -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 15:49, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I know Java (pretty much exclusively) so I might have a look at it. Unfortunately, there are too many things right now competing for my free time. MER-C 09:09, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Society of American Archivists: SEO using Wikipedia
A second article in the Signpost: -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 15:11, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia Signpost/2010-08-16/In the news (first item): SEO using Wikipedia at the Society of American Archivists' annual meeting
 * linkypedia


 * But they are archivists (or librarians, or museum curators .. or ..)! All their links are on topic, useful, they provide a link to a wealth of information.  Their link additions can't be considered spam!  They should be encouraged to add as many links as they possibly can.  or not?  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 15:19, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Amazon overlinking tool
Check out this tool at Linkypedia, it is noting all the links to Amazon and rating pages by number of links to them, it could be a great way to fight overlinking to Amazon as a reference in Wikipedia! Sadads (talk) 16:01, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

spam at Batam
--Merbabu (talk) 11:15, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Not sure that I'm doing the right thing here. The Batam page is an ongoing target for spam. regards --Merbabu (talk) 11:15, 18 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Adsense pub-1404297736818520
 * Google Analytics UA-2620638


 * Additional spammed sites
 * Adsense pub-6659769553137954, UA-2620517
 * dead domain
 * Adsense pub-6659769553137954, UA-2620517
 * dead domain
 * dead domain


 * Related domains


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 * Thanks for the report. MER-C 12:23, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
 * MER-C 12:36, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

vietnamtravelco.com

 * Sites spammed


 * Spammers
 * Inline spammer, see
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see vi:Special:Contributions/Travelco
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see vi:Special:Contributions/Travelco


 * Inline spammer, see
 * Inline spammer, see


 * Inline spammer replaced existing links
 * Spammed on Vietnamese Wikipedia, see vi:Special:Contributions/123.24.51.19
 * Spammed on Vietnamese Wikipedia, see vi:Special:Contributions/123.24.51.19


 * Inline spammer, see
 * Spammed on Vietnamese Wikipedia, see vi:Special:Contributions/123.24.63.29
 * Spammed on Vietnamese Wikipedia, see vi:Special:Contributions/123.24.63.29

MER-C 13:14, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

studio3india.com



 * Spammers

Revertlisted. MER-C 07:13, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Updated. MER-C 10:01, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

paperless.wikia.com

 * links


 * accounts


 * previous report
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2010 Archive Aug 1

Continued spamming despite warnings of a link to a wikia wiki that fails WP:ELNO #12. Now being added to multiple articles. --- Barek (talk) - 18:02, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

cdbaby.com
This website appears to be mainly an online music store. It does have reviews as well and this may be the reason for many of the 900 links present in articles. I'm thinking twice about even mentioning this as I write; there is an article for the site: CD Baby. I dunno, I'd like another opinion about this. Dawnseeker2000  22:41, 20 August 2010 (UTC)


 * I think it's spammy. We don't link to Amazon pages just because there are reviews there and the site has an article here. In fact, we make it a point to not link to it and to remove any links to it we find. I don't see why this site should be any different. Further, the first link in the search I clicked on the article The Klezmatics redirected to the home page, which is even less acceptable. I wonder how many others are doing the same thing. --132 00:48, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

davidandgoliathworld.com

 * links


 * accounts


 * prior reports and discussions
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2010 Archive Feb 1
 * External links/Noticeboard/Archive 2

SPA, COI, and multiarticle link-spamming. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 19:22, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

onlinelawschoolreviewer.com

 * link


 * accounts


 * prior reports
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2010 Archive Jul 2

Continued addition of linkspam on the Correspondence law school article, despite removal and warnings from multiple other editors. Link is little more than a self-published advert for a specific school. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 20:41, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

techviewz.org




Refspam. --CliffC (talk) 01:28, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

kosinfo.gr


Travel spam. --CliffC (talk) 12:46, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

laptops-battery-online.com


domains already blacklisted globally:


 * Spammers
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 * Inline spammer, see
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 * Inline spammer, see
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Quacks like a Chinese knockoff/wholesale domain, yet the named domain has an American address on it. Also, spammers are Chinese IPs. Hmmm. MER-C 10:01, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Film and Music Entertainment
I just softer-blocked for having a promotional username (acronym for Film And Music Entertainment Office), and I'd like it if someone could take a second look at their contributions. The articles they've created seem notable-ish at first glance, but may need a bit of TLC (or AFD). See:
 * Film and Music Entertainment
 * White Lightnin'
 * Loving Glances
 * My Brother is a Dog
 * Call of the Toad
 * Under the Stars

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Ioeth (talk • contribs) 14:45, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

asianbeat.com
Google Analytics UA-4595847




 * Spammers
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see
 * asianbeat.com: "© 2005-2010 Fukuoka Prefectural Government/Asia Youth Culture Center"
 * asianbeat.com: "© 2005-2010 Fukuoka Prefectural Government/Asia Youth Culture Center"


 * Spammed on Korean Wikipedia, see ko:Special:Contributions/Asianbeat staff
 * Spammed on Korean Wikipedia, see ko:Special:Contributions/Asianbeat staff


 * Cross-wiki spammer, see
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see


 * Spammed on Japanese Wikipedia, see ja:Special:Contributions/Stevesteve
 * Spammer moved links up
 * Spammer moved links up


 * Spammed on Japanese Wikipedia, see ja:Special:Contributions/Cmachan
 * Spammed on Japanese Wikipedia, see ja:Special:Contributions/Cmachan


 * Spammed on Japanese Wikipedia, see ja:Special:Contributions/Chiruchiru
 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Spammer replaced existing links


 * Cross-wiki spammer, see ja:Special:Contributions/Msgr
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see ja:Special:Contributions/Msgr


 * Cross-wiki spammer, see ja:Special:Contributions/Kou16
 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Spammer replaced existing links


 * Spammed on Japanese Wikipedia, see ja:Special:Contributions/Qu12u
 * This is likely a dodgy edit
 * This is likely a dodgy edit


 * Spammed on Japanese Wikipedia, see ja:Special:Contributions/Kwakwa
 * Spammed on Japanese Wikipedia, see ja:Special:Contributions/Kwakwa


 * Spammed on Japanese Wikipedia, see ja:Special:Contributions/Tteekkuu
 * Spammed on Japanese Wikipedia, see ja:Special:Contributions/Tteekkuu


 * Cross-wiki spammer, see
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see
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 * Spammed on Japanese Wikipedia, see ja:Special:Contributions/124.103.122.176
 * Spammed on Japanese Wikipedia, see ja:Special:Contributions/124.103.122.176


 * Cross-wiki spammer, see
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 * Cross-wiki spammer, see
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More in the COIBot report. Looks like of 220 additions in the LiWa database, 90% are rather spammy. This site is sponsored by the government of Fukuoka Prefecture and yet the link additions are... rather brazen. Blacklist? MER-C 10:20, 16 August 2010 (UTC)