Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2010 Archive Sep 1

Generic Chinese knockoff spam 10.1



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"If you are unhappy in any way with your purchase simply return your purchase by courier for a full, hassle free, refund."

domains already blacklisted:

"Many of us have never been in a genuine Louis Vuitton or Christian Dior boutique"

"In order to enjoy an internet shopping's funny with the highest quality"

domains already blacklisted:

"Powered by Authentic NFL Jerseys"


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Who would have thought we'd still be here after 24 installations and over 2000 domains? MER-C 07:29, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Bump. MER-C 06:22, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

ncisseason8.com

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Repeated spamming of link to NCIS (TV series) article. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 04:03, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Adsense pub-5938328953374117

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 * I think that's all of them. --Ronz (talk) 16:55, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I think that's all of them. --Ronz (talk) 16:55, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

2000lawyers.com

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User with admitted COI reposting link to promote their site. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 01:38, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

pickegg.com

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—Preceding unsigned comment added by Gogo Dodo (talk • contribs) 07:05, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
 * This is a Chinese wholesale domain. I'm not sure if I can get away with having this blacklisted globally. MER-C 10:09, 30 August 2010 (UTC)


 * MER-C 10:33, 2 September 2010 (UTC)
 * MER-C 10:33, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

focuskerala.com



 * Spammers
 * Spammer replaced existing links
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see commons:Special:Contributions/111.92.8.127
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see commons:Special:Contributions/111.92.8.127



MER-C 10:06, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Updated. MER-C 06:52, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Google Analytics UA-7870337



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MER-C 07:08, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Generic Chinese knockoff spam 24.0

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"If have any question,we will give the customer all compensate"
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"after you placed order can get a tracking number to track the order status"

"in the business of the intonation"

"free shipping to international buys who are interested in shopping online"

domains already blacklisted:

"Thank you shopping from our sites"

"Our unique lifestyle is felt through the energy of the in-store experience"


 * Spammers
 * Cross-wiki spamnmer, see zh:Special:Contributions/Jessie-angel
 * Cross-wiki spamnmer, see zh:Special:Contributions/Jessie-angel


 * Cross-wiki spammer, see zh:Special:Contributions/Alexanderyf
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see zh:Special:Contributions/Alexanderyf


 * Cross-wiki spammer, see zh:Special:Contributions/Vivian02
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see zh:Special:Contributions/Vivian02


 * Cross-wiki spammer, see zh:Special:Contributions/Zyzhen
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see zh:Special:Contributions/Zyzhen


 * Cross-wiki spammer, see zh:Special:Contributions/Vivian0204
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see zh:Special:Contributions/Vivian0204


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

MER-C 10:08, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Updated. MER-C 07:51, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Bump. MER-C 09:34, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

ad-sense 9574247032165131

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SPA accounts engaging in slowly adding ELs to multiple articles. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 05:20, 3 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Previous report: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2010 Archive Aug 1. Additional domains:




 * Time to blacklist, I guess. MER-C 05:31, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
 * --- Barek (talk) - 17:03, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

InternetCont Group spam on Wikipedia
Adsense pub-1620495956077500


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 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2010 Archive Jan 1


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 * Spammers
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see de:Special:Contributions/213.29.147.198
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see de:Special:Contributions/213.29.147.198
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see de:Special:Contributions/213.29.147.198
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see de:Special:Contributions/213.29.147.198
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see de:Special:Contributions/213.29.147.198


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

MER-C 12:21, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
 * MER-C 03:52, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Petition to "ban" Wikipedia
(Cause you know, we're just three guys intentionally distorting every fact in history as part of a sinister plan to control the world...)

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IP editor has been pushing http://wwwdotthepetitionsitedotcom/1/ban-wikipedia/ since the petitionsite domain is blocked. Made one good-faith edit (... cause we're stupid, right?), rest of edits are given above. Ian.thomson (talk) 01:16, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Adding a "fixed" LinkSummary to see existing uses of the modified URL (XLinkBot or even an edit filter are probably the best methods to address this).
 * On a side note, I laughed when I read the reasons listed at the petition site. There's a lot wrong with Wikipedia; but instead of listing any of those legitimate issues, they instead make it appear that those who maintain Wikipedia have some sinister agenda to undermine civilization (viva-la-revolution!) and are being well-paid for their efforts (personally, I haven't seen a single cent, and am owed some serious back-pay if this is the case) - although who is the well-funded person/group/company that is supposed to be paying us isn't mentioned in the petition - oh well. --67.183.232.99 (talk) 14:57, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * 67.183, your check's in the mail, I promise.  Giftiger Wunsch   [TALK]  15:17, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * is another IP that's added this "link" to a few talk pages. Deor (talk) 16:00, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * They are all open proxies as far as I know. --Bsadowski1 16:29, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * And the "petition" is very silly... even the signers are fake. Someone has a vendetta. — I-20 the highway  16:38, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * And the "petition" is very silly... even the signers are fake. Someone has a vendetta. — I-20 the highway  16:38, 5 September 2010 (UTC)


 * There seem to be at least three genuine signers amidst the obvious bogus ones. It will take a while for this petition to have its desired effect at this rate. pablo 19:08, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Nope more than 3. I should know I got most of there signatures. ;)210.243.157.250 (talk) 21:25, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

redbullmusicacademy again


There are already 3 reports for this link on this board, but no COIbot report yet.  Them From  Space  07:33, 4 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2007 Archive Oct 2
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2008 Archive Nov 1
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2009 Archive May 1


 * Report incoming. Looks like it's blacklist time. MER-C 03:29, 5 September 2010 (UTC)


 * MER-C 10:06, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
 * MER-C 10:06, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

lead411.com




PR agency spamming articles of recipients of various "awards". --CliffC (talk) 14:19, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

marketbasket.co

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Repeated spamming by SPA users onto articles for DeMoulas/Market Basket, Market Basket, and Demoulas Brothers. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 22:12, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

worldrecordchase.com 2

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


 * Sites spammed


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 * Citation spammer, see
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MER-C 09:21, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: see here... I don't believe this is bad faith spamming. MER-C 06:15, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

weddingeast.com



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Chinese wholesale spam. I wonder if they sell replica handbags. MER-C 09:31, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

homepage.ntlworld.com/elephantstoned

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Repeated and slow-motion edit warring over addition of link. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 01:41, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Spam of European Delivery article
page - http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=European_delivery&action=history

This user keeps replacing the real link for Mercedes-Benz USA's European Delivery program with a link to his employer, a car dealeship in Austin, Tx.

--Mworth (talk) 03:01, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Added LinkSummary for easier reference. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 03:15, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Added LinkSummary for easier reference. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 03:15, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

borsamip.com



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 * Spammer imitated reference formatting
 * Spammer imitated reference formatting

Looks like some low paid SEO. MER-C 07:40, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

soo.co.in



 * Accounts:
 * Simple spamming over three years. XLinkBot would probably work fine. --Ronz (talk) 16:18, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Simple spamming over three years. XLinkBot would probably work fine. --Ronz (talk) 16:18, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Simple spamming over three years. XLinkBot would probably work fine. --Ronz (talk) 16:18, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Simple spamming over three years. XLinkBot would probably work fine. --Ronz (talk) 16:18, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Simple spamming over three years. XLinkBot would probably work fine. --Ronz (talk) 16:18, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Simple spamming over three years. XLinkBot would probably work fine. --Ronz (talk) 16:18, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Simple spamming over three years. XLinkBot would probably work fine. --Ronz (talk) 16:18, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Simple spamming over three years. XLinkBot would probably work fine. --Ronz (talk) 16:18, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Simple spamming over three years. XLinkBot would probably work fine. --Ronz (talk) 16:18, 7 September 2010 (UTC)


 * After rereading the XLinkBot instructions, I think it's more appropriate for blacklisting. --Ronz (talk) 15:55, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
 * After rereading the XLinkBot instructions, I think it's more appropriate for blacklisting. --Ronz (talk) 15:55, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

orlandoinformation.com

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Multiple SPA IP accounts promoting tourism URL in city article. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 04:45, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

triumph-healthcare.com allied-environmental.com



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MER-C 12:08, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

Spamming references?
The above user's only edits have been to add various works by Ian Fletcher to a number of articles. Fletcher is a reputable historian and the reference works are fine in themselves, but this singular focus suggests possibly a marketing effort to my nasty suspicious mind. I'm not sure how to approach this so any advice would be welcome. EyeSerene talk 09:18, 10 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Update: I've been through the contribs and removed most of them (additions to ref lists that weren't used in the article and newly created Further reading sections), and left the editor a note. EyeSerene talk 09:53, 10 September 2010 (UTC)


 * I agree with your actions here as this is pretty much standard WP:BOOKSPAM. MER-C 14:15, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

Link spam
The above account seems to have been created for the purpose of adding External links to articles regarding library materials at Yale University. These links are merely to indexes (you can't access these collections online), and there is no description of the collections referenced or whether they are significant collections. For example, Yale's materials on Gilbert and Sullivan are not unique or nearly as significant as numerous other collections. I believe that all or nearly all of these links should be treated as spam and deleted. Can someone please check this out, and if you agree then roll them back? Thanks. Please leave me a message on my talk page if you need me to come back here. All the best, -- Ssilvers (talk) 23:46, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

Adsense pub-7737919753690258, pub-1000198103236930

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


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Missed spammers due to slackness on my part:

More in the link reports. MER-C 09:24, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

Adsense pub-7393512167766159

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 * Articles for deletion/Sribharath


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MER-C 09:09, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Recycled, MER-C 05:10, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

searchandhra.com
Adsense pub-3767741141340134 Google Analytics UA-1864981




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 * Spammer bolded an existing link to this site - this is never a sign of good faith
 * Spammer replaced existing citations
 * Spammer bolded an existing link to this site - this is never a sign of good faith
 * Spammer replaced existing citations
 * Spammer bolded an existing link to this site - this is never a sign of good faith
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MER-C 09:33, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

playdrums.ru
links accounts -Colfer2 (talk) 16:11, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Derek_Roddy&diff=prev&oldid=384213496
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Jarzombek&diff=prev&oldid=382650598
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alex_Van_Halen&diff=prev&oldid=382649945
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adrian_Erlandsson&diff=prev&oldid=382649661
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vinnie_Colaiuta&diff=prev&oldid=384557703
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steve_Gadd&diff=prev&oldid=384557484
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neil_Peart&diff=prev&oldid=384545502
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vinnie_Colaiuta&diff=prev&oldid=384557703
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steve_Gadd&diff=prev&oldid=384557484
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neil_Peart&diff=prev&oldid=384545502

www.accessmylibrary.com
9500+ extlinks in WP, 6275 of them in mainspace. 75.62.108.42 (talk) 09:59, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

Gasammo link spam on .380 ACP and .45 ACP
Multiple IP's are putting linkspam to gasammo.com - recently on the .380 ACP and .45 ACP articles, but other places also in the past. This is a sales only site and the link is usually posted as "Home page your source for the best handgun ammo in the world".



Given the nature of the site, I think we should just put a total block on it since no one could ever use it as a reliable source. AliveFreeHappy (talk) 19:55, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

epodunk.com


Not sure about this one, seeking further input. I haven't reverted any of these yet. One one hand we see a lot of map site spamming here, and at first glance that's what it appears to be here at first glance. On the other hand, the user is updating the statistics, and ePodunk seems to be a reasonable source, though the article seems to imply that it gets it's data from the US Census; if that's the case, why not use the census.gov links instead? Thoughts on this? OhNo itsJamie Talk 23:11, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
 * This is an Internet Brands domain, a company that has spammed Wikipedia for more than three years. Revert and consider blacklisting. MER-C 05:51, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

myshoppinggenie.com
Afiliate marketing site. No encyclopedic value. Hipocrite (talk) 13:17, 24 September 2010 (UTC)


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 * I remember seeing this before. Hmmm, we'll see. Thanks for the report. MER-C 13:52, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

Adsense pub-1403637918952922
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MER-C 08:56, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Updated. MER-C 08:18, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

quotes-famous-artists.org


A self-declared shared account responsible for several waves of spam earlier this year. --CliffC (talk)
 * Timestamp. MER-C 08:08, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Adsense pub-4218958800494084
Google Analytics UA-2545225




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 * Spammers
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see id:Special:Contributions/Rarzi
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see id:Special:Contributions/Rarzi


 * Spammmed on Indonesian Wikipedia, see id:Special:Contributions/118.136.86.65
 * Spammmed on Indonesian Wikipedia, see id:Special:Contributions/118.136.86.65
 * Spammmed on Indonesian Wikipedia, see id:Special:Contributions/118.136.86.65



MER-C 08:07, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

emmytvlegends.org



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 * See also
 * Sockpuppet investigations/Tvarchivist

Obvious and very dishonest sockpuppetry. Revertlisted. MER-C 02:03, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Updated. MER-C 06:36, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

www.ima-usa.com
essentially a sales site used extensively as EL and quasi-ref. AliveFreeHappy (talk) 19:31, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

User:Edgar v. Hinüber
Looks like this user is creating a bunch of promotional links for their site. AliveFreeHappy (talk) 19:38, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
 * links
 * Added LinkSummaryLive template for reference. --- Barek (talk) - 23:29, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
 * The editor has an obvious coi as well.
 * Looks like they've all been removed but a few.
 * The use as references look ok. I think it's fine as an EL in Inertial navigation system. I've asked for an explanation to why it belongs from an editor that thinks it's valuable elsewhere here. --Ronz (talk) 23:48, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
 * The use as references look ok. I think it's fine as an EL in Inertial navigation system. I've asked for an explanation to why it belongs from an editor that thinks it's valuable elsewhere here. --Ronz (talk) 23:48, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

User:Naxoshk
Has been adding (and continues to add at an alarming pace) the following links to Naxos Records on virtually every classical composer article on Wikipedia: Voceditenore (talk) 07:25, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
 * www.naxos.com - The World's Leading Classical Music Label
 * www.naxosmusiclibrary.com - Essential Resource for Music Professionals


 * Note: Do not blacklist the domains themselves, as some specific pages (not the above generic links) can be useful for referencing discography and biography sections in clssical music articles. Voceditenore (talk) 07:30, 28 September 2010 (UTC)


 * I've done some cleanup, and the editor was blocked (not by me). I have revertlisted the links for now.  Note, there was some .. less appropriate linking with these domains (I have cleaned also some entries not by this editor), though I do see that it is used in large quantities by many established editors (and mostly appropriate there!).  Not blacklistable, indeed.  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 08:37, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I've done some cleanup, and the editor was blocked (not by me). I have revertlisted the links for now.  Note, there was some .. less appropriate linking with these domains (I have cleaned also some entries not by this editor), though I do see that it is used in large quantities by many established editors (and mostly appropriate there!).  Not blacklistable, indeed.  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 08:37, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I've done some cleanup, and the editor was blocked (not by me). I have revertlisted the links for now.  Note, there was some .. less appropriate linking with these domains (I have cleaned also some entries not by this editor), though I do see that it is used in large quantities by many established editors (and mostly appropriate there!).  Not blacklistable, indeed.  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 08:37, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

logoria.info
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Swapping accounts to continue spamming... not on. MER-C 10:06, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

inanhourbooks.com


WP:BOOKSPAM. --CliffC (talk) 01:50, 23 September 2010 (UTC)


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 * MER-C 02:11, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
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goodvalueshares.com
Google Analytics UA-17399693




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Revertlisted. Last chance for this domain. MER-C 02:09, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

funamess.com
Adsense pub-7986784838645008




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Revertlisted. MER-C 05:50, 30 September 2010 (UTC)