Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2010 Archive Feb 1

renynov.blogspot.com
Is being used to redirect to recipes at greatrecipe.co.cc.


 * accounts

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.57.4.150 (talk • contribs)


 * Related domains
 * Some kind of sping site?
 * Redirects to muxlim.asia via frameset
 * Redirects to googleping.com via frameset
 * Redirects to renynov.blogspot.com then greatrecipe.co.cc via framesets
 * Redirects to renynov.blogspot.com then greatrecipe.co.cc via framesets
 * Redirects to googleping.com via frameset
 * Redirects to renynov.blogspot.com then greatrecipe.co.cc via framesets
 * Redirects to renynov.blogspot.com then greatrecipe.co.cc via framesets
 * Redirects to renynov.blogspot.com then greatrecipe.co.cc via framesets
 * Redirects to googleping.com via frameset
 * Redirects to renynov.blogspot.com then greatrecipe.co.cc via framesets
 * Redirects to renynov.blogspot.com then greatrecipe.co.cc via framesets
 * Redirects to googleping.com via frameset
 * Redirects to renynov.blogspot.com then greatrecipe.co.cc via framesets
 * Redirects to renynov.blogspot.com then greatrecipe.co.cc via framesets
 * Redirects to renynov.blogspot.com then greatrecipe.co.cc via framesets
 * Redirects to renynov.blogspot.com then greatrecipe.co.cc via framesets
 * Redirects to renynov.blogspot.com then greatrecipe.co.cc via framesets
 * Redirects to renynov.blogspot.com then greatrecipe.co.cc via framesets
 * Redirects to renynov.blogspot.com then greatrecipe.co.cc via framesets
 * Redirects to renynov.blogspot.com then greatrecipe.co.cc via framesets
 * Redirects to renynov.blogspot.com then greatrecipe.co.cc via framesets


 * MER-C 02:38, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

polimore.com



 * Accounts
 * Over two years of spamming the same links to the same articles by SPAs. I recommend blacklisting. --Ronz (talk) 20:25, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
 * 81.213.223.53 is edit-warring over the link, so I've requested the ip be blocked and filed a blacklisting request here: MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist --Ronz (talk) 21:29, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Over two years of spamming the same links to the same articles by SPAs. I recommend blacklisting. --Ronz (talk) 20:25, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
 * 81.213.223.53 is edit-warring over the link, so I've requested the ip be blocked and filed a blacklisting request here: MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist --Ronz (talk) 21:29, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Over two years of spamming the same links to the same articles by SPAs. I recommend blacklisting. --Ronz (talk) 20:25, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
 * 81.213.223.53 is edit-warring over the link, so I've requested the ip be blocked and filed a blacklisting request here: MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist --Ronz (talk) 21:29, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Over two years of spamming the same links to the same articles by SPAs. I recommend blacklisting. --Ronz (talk) 20:25, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
 * 81.213.223.53 is edit-warring over the link, so I've requested the ip be blocked and filed a blacklisting request here: MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist --Ronz (talk) 21:29, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Continued:

Also:
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see


 * Cross-wiki spammer, see de:Special:Contributions/81.213.178.63. Edits since deleted on tr.
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see de:Special:Contributions/81.213.178.63. Edits since deleted on tr.


 * Spammed on German Wikipedia, see de:Special:Contributions/78.166.76.100.
 * Spammed on German Wikipedia, see de:Special:Contributions/78.166.76.100.
 * Spammed on German Wikipedia, see de:Special:Contributions/78.166.76.100.


 * Spammed on German Wikipedia, see de:Special:Contributions/81.213.230.13.
 * Spammed on German Wikipedia, see de:Special:Contributions/81.213.230.13.


 * Spammed on French Wikipedia, see fr:Special:Contributions/Sylvain74
 * Spammed on French Wikipedia, see fr:Special:Contributions/Sylvain74


 * is a cross-wiki spammer, see.
 * is a cross-wiki spammer, edits since deleted on tr.
 * is a cross-wiki spammer, see tr:Special:Contributions/81.213.231.122.
 * is a cross-wiki spammer, see ja:Special:Contributions/81.213.64.239.

MER-C 05:23, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Kddn2001
All wiki edits by have involved the addition of a spam link. The user was warned numerous times (Added link again after l4 warning). Clovis Sangrail (talk) 03:01, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Not sure Ive put this in the right place. Will add to vandalism admin page also. Clovis Sangrail (talk) 03:08, 1 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Link


 * Accounts


 * The same domain was spammed recently by 202.182.189.10 as well. --Ronz (talk) 03:20, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Promotion of Amanda Sodhi
Hmm, not sure how best to approach this but someone(s) is mass-adding links to film reviews by Amanda Sodhi.

Definitely:

Reviews hosted by:


 * Accounts
 * Citation spam, see
 * Citation spam, see


 * Citation spam, see
 * Citation spam, see


 * Citation spam, see
 * Citation spam, see


 * Citation spam, see
 * Citation spam, see
 * Citation spam, see
 * Citation spam, see

Search link MER-C 04:42, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

User Fbeals: linkspamming
This user is persistently adding links to websites that he creates through is web design company (as seen here and here)

He was warned about adding WP:COI content to BLPs through the BLP noticeboard for adding links to websites claiming to be officially representing Emily Deschanel. At the time, the website didn't even have any content on it; just a front page stating it was the actress' official website. Anonymous IPs then began persistently re-adding the external links to page Emily Deschanel as seen here and here even as other editors also reverted the edits. I requested page semi-protection, and (obviously) the anonymous IP edits stop and Fbeals is back adding the links himself with edit summaries stating he is acting on behalf of the actress (seen here). As can be seen on his talk page, he has been warned by different editors about linkspamming, but persists. Some of his edits violate BLP policy (seen here) but the spamming is what obviously is causing problems.

I'm requesting a short-term block, and perhaps a note from an admin reaffirming policy on linkspam? It's entirely possible (wp:agf) that he is acting on behalf of the actress, and that this is the actress' official website, but he's got a really obvious COI and shouldn't be self-promoting his websites through wikipedia. Attempts to talk to this user and discuss policy politely on his talk page have failed; it's been explained that adding links to wiki doesn't improve your listing in search engines, and that a user without a COI would likely add an official website very quickly, but user has not responded on his talk page. Thank you! Jhfortier (talk) 18:55, 1 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Tracking stuff:


 * Related domains and other clients
 * Firefox reports this as vending malware on 1 February
 * Firefox reports this as vending malware on 1 February


 * Other spammers


 * (Don't worry about my online safety - that's what NoScript is for.) MER-C 02:48, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Update: The user in question has been block for two weeks for sock puppetry and linkspamming, and the socks have been indef blocked.  If the spam issue arises again, I'll re-list it here.  Thanks to User:MER-C for his research on the spam, which may be useful in the future.  For now, this issue is resolved.

determineyourlife.net
Adsense pub-7843540786987508


 * Spammers

MER-C 11:49, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Updated. MER-C 02:34, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

joancrawfordbest.com

 * Spammers

MER-C 10:16, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

globalc2c.com 2

 * Previous incidents
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2010 Archive Jan 1


 * Sites spammed


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


 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Spammer replaced existing links


 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Spammer replaced existing links


 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Spammer replaced existing links



NRV. Same registrant phone number. MER-C 04:12, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Sedo parked domain and redirect chain spamming

 * Suspected related
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2008 Archive Mar 2
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2008 Archive Mar 2.5
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2008 Archive Oct 1
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2010 Archive Jan 1

solely created for housing links.
 * Spam pages


 * Sites spammed
 * redirects via frameset to
 * redirects via frameset to


 * redirects via frameset to
 * redirects via frameset to

chain end


 * redirects via frameset to
 * redirects via frameset to


 * redirects via frameset to
 * redirects via frameset to


 * redirects via frameset to
 * redirects via frameset to


 * redirects via frameset to
 * redirects via frameset to


 * redirects via frameset to
 * redirects via frameset to


 * redirects via frameset to
 * redirects via frameset to


 * redirects via frameset to
 * redirects via frameset to


 * redirects via frameset to
 * redirects via frameset to


 * redirects via frameset to sedoparking.com
 * redirects via frameset to sedoparking.com

chain end


 * redirects via frameset to sedoparking.com
 * redirects via frameset to sedoparking.com

chain end


 * redirects via frameset to sedoparking.com
 * redirects via frameset to sedoparking.com

chain end


 * redirects via frameset to sedoparking.com
 * redirects via frameset to sedoparking.com

chain end


 * redirects via frameset to
 * redirects via frameset to


 * redirects via frameset to
 * redirects via frameset to


 * redirects via frameset to sedoparking.com
 * redirects via frameset to sedoparking.com

chain end


 * redirects via frameset to sedoparking.com
 * redirects via frameset to sedoparking.com

chain end


 * redirects via frameset to sedoparking.com
 * redirects via frameset to sedoparking.com

chain end


 * redirects via frameset to
 * redirects via frameset to


 * redirects via frameset to sedoparking.com
 * redirects via frameset to sedoparking.com


 * redirects via frameset to mrgfu.com
 * redirects via frameset to mrgfu.com

chain end

Not parked Sedo domains:
 * redirects via frameset to
 * redirects via frameset to


 * appears dead
 * appears dead

chain end


 * redirects to
 * redirects to


 * redirects via frameset to
 * redirects via frameset to


 * redirects to
 * redirects to

chain end


 * Spammers

WTF?!

One should note that (free) domain parkers get every time ads on parked domains are clicked. Who knows how many more of these domains have been spammed on Wikipedia? MER-C 09:42, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

*.explore-(state).us
Just a heads up; reverted a whole bunch of these today, warned and tagged. Appears to mostly cover north and western states. IPs from two different ranges. OhNo itsJamie Talk 21:41, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

DoIHaveAids.info
This is a blog apparently associated with the editor who is spamming it into multiple articles, like this. Like many 'dumbed down for patients' websites, the source provides less information than the articles and is therefore incapable of meeting our guidelines. WhatamIdoing (talk) 02:23, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

viscoelasticmattresstopper.net

 * Url
 * Accounts
 * An information site with all owner identification hidden, that's been added first as an external link, then as a reference. --Ronz (talk) 17:14, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
 * An information site with all owner identification hidden, that's been added first as an external link, then as a reference. --Ronz (talk) 17:14, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
 * An information site with all owner identification hidden, that's been added first as an external link, then as a reference. --Ronz (talk) 17:14, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
 * An information site with all owner identification hidden, that's been added first as an external link, then as a reference. --Ronz (talk) 17:14, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
 * An information site with all owner identification hidden, that's been added first as an external link, then as a reference. --Ronz (talk) 17:14, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

IndiaMART InterMESH Limited websites

 * Accounts
 * Most or all (it's a bit difficult to tell with some) of these sites are developed and managed by IndiaMART InterMESH Limited. --Ronz (talk) 17:13, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Accounts
 * Most or all (it's a bit difficult to tell with some) of these sites are developed and managed by IndiaMART InterMESH Limited. --Ronz (talk) 17:13, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Accounts
 * Most or all (it's a bit difficult to tell with some) of these sites are developed and managed by IndiaMART InterMESH Limited. --Ronz (talk) 17:13, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Accounts
 * Most or all (it's a bit difficult to tell with some) of these sites are developed and managed by IndiaMART InterMESH Limited. --Ronz (talk) 17:13, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Accounts
 * Most or all (it's a bit difficult to tell with some) of these sites are developed and managed by IndiaMART InterMESH Limited. --Ronz (talk) 17:13, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Most or all (it's a bit difficult to tell with some) of these sites are developed and managed by IndiaMART InterMESH Limited. --Ronz (talk) 17:13, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Most or all (it's a bit difficult to tell with some) of these sites are developed and managed by IndiaMART InterMESH Limited. --Ronz (talk) 17:13, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

69.235.202.48, DLgalleries

 * - nonstop spamming of gallery website, in spite of multiple warnings...Modernist (talk) 23:43, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
 * - nonstop spamming of gallery website, in spite of multiple warnings...Modernist (talk) 23:35, 6 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Sites spammed


 * Related domains


 * MER-C 03:18, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

gobignetwork.com/

 * links


 * accounts

User repeatedly adding link to "examples of startups looking for venture capital" - a community / business networking site. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 23:47, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

youlay.net
Adsense pub-8559235193718753


 * Spammers

MER-C 07:52, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Updated. MER-C 02:45, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

More Indian travel citation spam



 * Related domains


 * Spammers
 * Citation spammer, see
 * Citation spammer, see


 * Citation spammer, see
 * Citation spammer, see


 * Citation spammer, see
 * Citation spammer, see


 * hotelsinrishikesh.in, riverraftinginrishikesh.com, sargamestate.com, shivaliktravels.com, whitewaterraftinginrishikesh.com "desgin[ed] by Vipin Deshwal"
 * hotelsinrishikesh.in, riverraftinginrishikesh.com, sargamestate.com, shivaliktravels.com, whitewaterraftinginrishikesh.com "desgin[ed] by Vipin Deshwal"


 * Spammer replaced existing citations
 * Spammer replaced existing citations



MER-C 03:13, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Updated. MER-C 03:09, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

healthcare.com

 * Spam pages


 * Sites spammed


 * Spammers
 * probably
 * probably
 * probably


 * See also
 * Articles for deletion/Healthcare.com, Inc

MER-C 08:37, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

dailyforex.com
Adsense ca-pub-8897772300376166


 * Spammers

MER-C 08:50, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

cchr.org.uk

 * Previous incidents
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2010 Archive Jan 1


 * Sites spammed


 * Spammers
 * Spammer employed personal attacks
 * Spammer employed personal attacks

Wikipedia is not (WP:NOT, WP:NOT) a platform for campaigning against psychiatric abuse. MER-C 12:08, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Honore Daumier

 * - Ignoring warnings and explanations IP persistantly re-adds website to reference section, even though the website is already present in the External links...Modernist (talk) 17:21, 7 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Domain tracking. MER-C 02:19, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Domain tracking. MER-C 02:19, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

SPAM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:The_Baconator
SPAM:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:The_Baconator --Happyjo (talk) 12:55, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Community networking / business directory linkspam (nextpages.net and richwebllc.com)

 * links


 * related sites


 * accounts

Repeated re-addition of a community networking / business directory website. All links clearly fail WP:ELNO, WP:NOT, and WP:USCITY. Repeated addition of link despite multiple warnings. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 16:13, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Wink Streaming
User is constantly adding a redlink to a company into the See also section of Content delivery network. Haakon (talk) 17:13, 9 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Previous incidents
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2009 Archive Sep 2
 * MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/December 2009


 * Spam pages


 * Sites spammed
 * Already blacklisted
 * Already blacklisted


 * Spammers
 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Spammer vandalized user page
 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Spammer vandalized user page
 * Spammer vandalized user page
 * Spammer vandalized user page
 * Spammer vandalized user page
 * Spammer vandalized user page


 * Let's try long term semi-protection. MER-C 03:13, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Pat's wine files
Single purpose IP spammer. Has been repeatedly warned on talk page but is still persistently adding external links to wine articles. AgneCheese/Wine 23:26, 9 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Added LinkSummary for the identified link, for easier reference. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 23:29, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Added LinkSummary for the identified link, for easier reference. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 23:29, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Turkish escort spam



 * Related domains
 * redirects to atesburda.com
 * redirects to atesburda.com


 * Spammers
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see tr:Special:Contributions/78.175.20.189
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see tr:Special:Contributions/78.175.20.189


 * Cross-wiki spammer, see tr:Special:Contributions/78.171.246.125
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see tr:Special:Contributions/78.171.246.125
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see tr:Special:Contributions/78.171.246.125
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see tr:Special:Contributions/78.171.246.125
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see tr:Special:Contributions/78.171.246.125


 * Cross-wiki spammer, see tr:Special:Contributions/88.236.158.84
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see tr:Special:Contributions/88.236.158.84
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see tr:Special:Contributions/88.236.158.84



Same name servers and for those that aren't WHOIS privacy protected, same registrant phone number. MER-C 06:50, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Updated. MER-C 03:09, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Recycled and MER-C 03:57, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Adsense pub-1168689532135614



 * Related domains


 * Spammers

MER-C 06:44, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

dreamcricket.com
Adsense pub-2099668450740394


 * Domain is dead
 * Domain is dead
 * Domain is dead


 * Spammers

Howzat!? MER-C 07:24, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

theoutdoorshop.com

 * Spammers

MER-C 09:11, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

vino.com

 * links


 * accounts

Repeated addition of commercial linkspam into the wine article, despite warnings from multiple editors. User has not engaged in any discussion, simply returns periodically and re-inserts the link. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 18:03, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

r.fm

 * Spam pages
 * R.fm


 * Sites spammed


 * Related domains


 * Spammers
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see sv:Special:Contributions/Familjenfan
 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see sv:Special:Contributions/Familjenfan
 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see sv:Special:Contributions/Familjenfan
 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see sv:Special:Contributions/Familjenfan
 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see sv:Special:Contributions/Familjenfan
 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see sv:Special:Contributions/Familjenfan
 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see sv:Special:Contributions/Familjenfan
 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see sv:Special:Contributions/Familjenfan
 * Spammer replaced existing links


 * Spammed on Swedish Wikipedia, see sv:Special:DeletedContributions/83.226.110.169
 * Spammed on Swedish Wikipedia, see sv:Special:DeletedContributions/83.226.110.169
 * Spammed on Swedish Wikipedia, see sv:Special:DeletedContributions/83.226.110.169
 * Spammed on Swedish Wikipedia, see sv:Special:DeletedContributions/83.226.110.169
 * Spammed on Swedish Wikipedia, see sv:Special:DeletedContributions/83.226.110.169
 * Spammed on Swedish Wikipedia, see sv:Special:DeletedContributions/83.226.110.169
 * Spammed on Swedish Wikipedia, see sv:Special:DeletedContributions/83.226.110.169
 * Spammed on Swedish Wikipedia, see sv:Special:DeletedContributions/83.226.110.169
 * Spammed on Swedish Wikipedia, see sv:Special:DeletedContributions/83.226.110.169
 * Spammed on Swedish Wikipedia, see sv:Special:DeletedContributions/83.226.110.169
 * Spammed on Swedish Wikipedia, see sv:Special:DeletedContributions/83.226.110.169
 * Spammed on Swedish Wikipedia, see sv:Special:DeletedContributions/83.226.110.169
 * Spammed on Swedish Wikipedia, see sv:Special:DeletedContributions/83.226.110.169
 * Spammed on Swedish Wikipedia, see sv:Special:DeletedContributions/83.226.110.169
 * Spammed on Swedish Wikipedia, see sv:Special:DeletedContributions/83.226.110.169
 * Spammed on Swedish Wikipedia, see sv:Special:DeletedContributions/83.226.110.169
 * Spammed on Swedish Wikipedia, see sv:Special:DeletedContributions/83.226.110.169
 * Spammed on Swedish Wikipedia, see sv:Special:DeletedContributions/83.226.110.169
 * Spammed on Swedish Wikipedia, see sv:Special:DeletedContributions/83.226.110.169
 * Spammed on Swedish Wikipedia, see sv:Special:DeletedContributions/83.226.110.169


 * Spammed on Swedish Wikipedia, see sv:Special:Contributions/83.226.111.195
 * Spammed on Swedish Wikipedia, see sv:Special:Contributions/83.226.111.195


 * See also
 * Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive595

MER-C 10:16, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

jambase.com
Adsense ca-pub-8139726546284929


 * Spammers

Noted. MER-C 02:29, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

sites.google.com/site/artbatiks/home
Repeatedly adding to Culture of Sri Lanka and Matara, Sri Lanka yesterday. The IP have left me a message in my talk page and I have explained our policy on this. But dispite that he keep adding this batik site. Regards-- Chanaka L  ( talk ) 07:14, 12 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Accounts


 * MER-C 08:07, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

www.encyclopediamilton.com
frequently adds www.encyclopediamilton.com to Milton, Florida. In my opinion this site is WP:SPAM, which is why I reverted his additions. He opposes. Hence we need some 3rd opinions. --bender235 (talk) 22:08, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I wasn't trying to add it frequently. At first I didn't even understand why it had been taken off. Why are there 3rd opinions needed to put it back but not to take it off? That was one of my first experiences editing in Wikipedia but for the most part I regret it because the website has been very openly called spam and I have been called a spammer. I'm not going to add it back; someone else can if they judge it to be useful. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jasonmichaelweaver (talk • contribs) 00:32, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
 * This page is for reporting clear spamming over several articles, and the link in question would be better discussed at the External links/Noticeboard. The link is currently not used in any articles. My feeling is that the link is dubious and there is no reason to include it: actually a couple of the other links may also fail WP:EL. Johnuniq (talk) 06:23, 11 February 2010 (UTC)


 * I added a note at WP:ELN. --bender235 (talk) 20:27, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

germanrhymes.de 2

 * Previous incidents
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2009 Archive Aug 1


 * Sites spammed


 * Spammers

MER-C 09:32, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

celebsfamous.com

 * Spammers

NRV, noted. IPs have six month blocks, any more links and it's to the blacklist. MER-C 08:21, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

dreadcentral.com and bloody-disgusting.com
Not spam. MER-C 09:30, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

These two sites seem to be seeding Wikipedia pages for upcoming movies with references to their site in order to drive traffic.


 * Are you serious? DreadCentral and BD have been used as reliable sources for long time, they are not "spam" links.  I have reverted everyone of you edits (removing reliable sources). —  Mike   Allen   07:07, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

I am completely serious. I was shocked when I looked at the page for "The Crazies" and saw that it was turned into a virtual linkfarm for dreadcentral and bloody-disgusting.com. I pointed out two egregious examples in the talk page for The Crazies:

"" Much of the film was shot in Middle Georgia, and Lenox, Iowa, REF was to: http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33822/the-crazies-trailer-debuts The Crazies Trailer Debuts

The film is being produced and will be distributed by Overture Films REF was to: http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33369/exclusive-rob-hall-talks-effects-remake-the-crazies Exclusive: Rob Hall Talks Effects on Remake of The Crazies

Xsmasher (talk) 07:18, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

For an example of what I'm talking about, please look at the history of Daybreakers, in particular the actions of the user Zombie433 : http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daybreakers&limit=500&action=history In many cases these links are being inserted where no ref is required, links to multiple pages are being placed for single pieces of information, and in some cases the pages linked are unrelated to the information presented. Xsmasher (talk) 08:11, 13 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Please reject this report wholescale. Both sites are RELIABLE SOURCES used by the film project and horror project for years, and they have been vetted through GA and FA reviews. This user went through and removed them from numerous articles without any real reasons, and appears to hae some personal issue with both sites, rather than a legitimate concern of "spam". His claims on refs being added multiple times or where "not needed" only show his lack of understanding of referencing in general.-- AnmaFinotera  (talk · contribs) 18:05, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

I think the two references above are a good example of the issue. If consensus shows that I'm the only one with this concern, so be it. Xsmasher (talk) 01:28, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Lyons Software related spamming
Adsense pub-9395695050748891:
 * Sites spammed

Adsense pub-1362765521642760:

No Adsense:


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

MER-C 08:31, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

alltrails.com

 * links


 * accounts

alltrails.com is a "community guide to outdoor activity". Community generated material.

everytrail.com is a self-described "platform for geo-tagged user-generated travel content".

Neither site meets requirements of WP:RS, and both fail WP:ELNO and WP:NOT. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 16:40, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

LAWiki
Multiple similar IPs adding EL and soliciting support on talk pages. Project is a non-WMF project with a donations link prominently displayed at the top. No evidence of non-profit status. 7 04:14, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Links Accounts

dancingwiththestars.iforums.us
All iforums.us subdomains have Adsense pub-5973217025234136




 * Spammers

MER-C 07:36, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Indian travel citation spam



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 * Spammer replaced existing links
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 * Spammer replaced existing citations
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 * Citation spammer, see
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MER-C 03:15, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Updated, MER-C 04:16, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Mostly porn related spam


NSFW:


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

Seem to remember seeing these guys before. COIBot report incoming. MER-C 08:56, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Promotion of Daniel Bevenuto

 * Specific url: works.bepress.com/daniel_bevenuto/1/
 * Specific url: works.bepress.com/daniel_bevenuto/1/


 * Specific url: jus2.uol.com.br/doutrina/texto.asp?id=13075
 * Specific url: jus2.uol.com.br/doutrina/texto.asp?id=13075


 * Spammers

MER-C 12:33, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

oldlongisland.com

 * Spammers

MER-C 08:34, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Updated. MER-C 09:06, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Mural locater
Continues to add link after repeated warnings, without stop...Modernist (talk) 13:12, 16 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Also:


 * MER-C 02:49, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

MyVillage Local Ltd
Adsense pub-8369053948408791




 * Sites spammed


 * Related domains


 * Spammers

MyVillage Local Ltd First Floor Roxburghe House 273-287 Regent Street London Greater London W1B 2HA United Kingdom
 * Registrant

MER-C 04:13, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Various used car/motor home spam
Adsense pub-1995890240213264:

Adsense pub-5688617010261943:

Adsense pub-3746437383609703:

No Adsense:


 * Spammers

MER-C 09:20, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Domains registered by Anthony Giuffrida



 * Related domains


 * Spammers

MER-C 12:18, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

speedtrap.org
Discussion begun at ANI. I'm new at reporting linkspam, so a bit of hand-holding would help. Rklawton (talk) 14:25, 17 February 2010 (UTC)


 * links


 * spammers

nigerianspam.com

 * links


 * accounts

Repeated addition of link to EL section of E-mail spam article, despite removal by multiple other users. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 16:03, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Adsense pub-0524559168773843



 * Related domains


 * Spammers

Likely made for Adsense. MER-C 04:43, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

sites.google.com/site/artbatiks/home 2

 * Spammers


 * See also Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam-- Chanaka L  ( talk ) 15:01, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

lossweightfastandeasy.com

 * links


 * accounts

Repeated spamming of link to multiple articles, despite warnings from multiple editors. User now blocked indefinitely for "using Wikipedia for spam or advertising purposes". --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 15:33, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

GDS Publishing Ltd



 * Previous incidents
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2009 Archive Apr 1


 * Spam pages


 * Sites spammed


 * Related domains


 * Spammers
 * Whois registrant = GDS Publishing Ltd
 * Whois registrant = GDS Publishing Ltd

Missed last time:
 * Client Services Manager at GDS International
 * Client Services Manager at GDS International
 * Client Services Manager at GDS International

MER-C 10:37, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

fruitfulista.com

 * links


 * accounts

Repeated spamming of blog link into multiple articles. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 16:18, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Adsense pub-8561201703191226



 * Spammers
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see m:Special:Contributions/Love149
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see m:Special:Contributions/Love149



Most likely made for AdSense. MER-C 09:33, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Updated. MER-C 02:48, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I added another and cleaned up an overlooked bit of spamming. --Ronz (talk) 18:28, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Bump, again. MER-C 02:33, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

forexbuydirect.com
Adsense pub-1024263792398422


 * Spam pages


 * Sites spammed


 * Spammers

MER-C 09:28, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

cityofindia.net
Adsense pub-9469084706746501




 * Spammers
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MER-C 09:15, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Updated. MER-C 08:20, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Long-term SPA linking by site owner
--McGeddon (talk) 23:54, 20 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Spammers
 * Jamie Cottrell is the registrant of the domain in question
 * Jamie Cottrell is the registrant of the domain in question


 * MER-C 06:53, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

sweepsplay.com

 * links


 * accounts

Repeated addition of link to a sweepstakes directory website into the Sweepstakes article. When explained the problem with adding the link to the EL section at Talk:Sweepstakes/Archives/2012, the user then used a subpage of the site as a ref, despite it also not being a WP:RS. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 16:01, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

UShareSoft

 * Spam pages
 * fr:UShareSoft
 * fr:UShareSoft
 * fr:UShareSoft
 * fr:UShareSoft


 * Sites spammed

Smocking (talk) 13:29, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Spammers
 * Catherine Nuel is "PR & Marketing Co-ordinator at UShareSoft" and a cross-wiki spammer, see . (Report fixed.) MER-C 14:30, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Also:


 * James Weir is CTO & Co-founder at UShareSoft
 * James Weir is CTO & Co-founder at UShareSoft


 * Now why would a obourdon38 on Twitter be following UShareSoft's feed? Because he is "Co-founder and technology guru at UShareSoft".
 * Now why would a obourdon38 on Twitter be following UShareSoft's feed? Because he is "Co-founder and technology guru at UShareSoft".


 * Interesting comment spam
 * Interesting comment spam




 * See also
 * Articles for deletion/UShareSoft
 * Sockpuppet investigations/Catherinenuel
 * COI report

MER-C 08:44, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Updated. MER-C 07:43, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

bang-anuh.blogspot.com
This SPA and IP are spamming external links to one particular blog with a bazillion ads on a variety of articles (example diffs:, and ). There are ~50 more examples on their contrib logs. Smocking (talk) 18:27, 22 February 2010 (UTC)


 * blogspot.com is already on XLinkBot. I indeffed Adrie7, the IP will be reverted by the bot.  If it persists after this, .  Simple.  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 09:15, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

USS New York LPD-21
The USS New York LPD-21 page has numerous links to the same org. Is 4 a little exessive? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.70.136.234 (talk) 15:59, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Colombian coffee association links
User:

Links:



Links and some info may be useful, but editor just continues to insert reverted promotional edits into Coffee production in Colombia and Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia without discussion. Flowanda | Talk 03:54, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Assorted spamming
Adsense pub-5147675451856472:

No Adsense:


 * Spammers

Likely SEO. MER-C 07:24, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

semtraining.com fansite spam



 * Sites spammed

Spammed, but possibly unrelated:


 * Spammers
 * Citation spammer, see
 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Citation spammer, see
 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Spammer replaced existing links

There's a cookie cutter script out there for generating these things... blech. Let's leave it there for the time being. MER-C 09:10, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Updated. (If you're wondering, I'm letting this go unimpeded to flush out domains.) MER-C 07:28, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

shoespreviews.com


Coming from a Pakistan ISP, rolling IP. tedder (talk) 15:29, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

davidandgoliathworld.com

 * links


 * accounts

SPA user with possible COI inserting link to davidandgoliathworld.com into multiple articles. Entries are blog postings by "pleahy", who is identified on the site as "Peter". Given the SPA nature of the user and the usernames, a high likelihood of a COI under the duck test. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 21:21, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

umarikadu.in



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


 * Spammer replaced existing citations
 * Spammer replaced existing citations


 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Spammer replaced existing links


 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Spammer replaced existing links


 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Spammer replaced existing links
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 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Spammer replaced existing links

Sites under construction => no redeeming value. MER-C 07:24, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

touring-talkies.com

 * Spammers
 * shared IP
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MER-C 08:46, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Updated. MER-C 03:09, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

budgetlandscapes.co.uk

 * Previous incidents
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2010 Archive Jan 1


 * Sites spammed
 * Already blacklisted
 * Already blacklisted




 * Spammers
 * Funky comment spam
 * Funky comment spam

Does the blacklist work against commented out links? anyway MER-C 04:14, 26 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Not sure, but I don't think so. The linkwatcher doesn't care, it just parses the diff using it's regexes ( '(?:https?|ftp|irc|gopher|telnet|nntp|worldwind):\/\/[^\s\]\[\{\}\\\|^`<>]+', '(?<![^\s:])[^\s\]\[\{\}\\\|^\/`<>@:]+@\w+(?!\.htm)(?:\.\w+){1,3}' and '(?<![\w\d-])(?<!isbn[\s])\d{3,5}[\s-]\d{2,3}[\s-]\d{4}(?![\d\w-])', regardless of the regardless of the 'stuff around'.  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 11:23, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Answered my own question. MER-C 13:36, 26 February 2010 (UTC)


 * no, you did not, (but I did).  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 13:45, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

3rbsat.com

 * Related website


 * Accounts

Commercial link spam to satellite television stations. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 19:40, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

My apologies, I confiss that I made many mistakes regarding linking in wikipedia, but all was due to missunderstanding not intending to spam, & thanks to Beetstra & MER-C, that cleared some points in the disscussion made don't want to be a spammer in your openion Here, that ended fine in a way satisfied me & cleared up some incomprehensible points for me
 * I wish to close this thread as 'not done', there is no need to block the domain as I will never post it in wikipedia any more. :)


 * Thanks for all & have a nice time —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.152.101.106 (talk) 09:01, 4 June 2010 (UTC)