Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2012 Archive May 2

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chinapyrography.com

 * Previous incidents
 * Articles for deletion/China pyrography


 * Spam pages


 * Sites spammed


 * Spammers

Thanks to Modernist for drawing my attention to this. MER-C 10:39, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

russiangiftsstore.com



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--Hu12 (talk) 17:17, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

hanthiraju.wordpress.com



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--Hu12 (talk) 17:35, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Some related Greek Spam



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 * el:Special:Contributions/94.64.147.90
 * el:Special:Contributions/94.64.147.90

--Hu12 (talk) 20:30, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Renaissance Capital LLC WP:REFSPAMming

 * User:Leonardo321/Renaissance Capital LLC
 * Articles for deletion/Renaissance Capital (US company)


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( (server close) 74.201.129.194 in close proximity of IP renaissancecapital.com) (RENAISSANCE CAPITAL CORP) --Hu12 (talk) 17:02, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

sportstownchicago.com



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--Hu12 (talk) 19:03, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Hector Carmona spam


--Hu12 (talk) 20:59, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Industry Standard Research



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--Hu12 (talk) 03:05, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Repeated citeation spamming to commerical websites
The loft conversion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loft_conversion) is suffering repeat citeation spamming with links to convertlofts.com, starlightloftconversions.com and and loftplan.co.uk which are commerical companies offering loft conversions. A user with the IP 86.12.51.115 has removed links to a non commerical website that were added by a trusted user. Previous links added by other users to non commercial websites that offered informative content have also been removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.85.58.0 (talk) 00:21, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
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 * user has been warned--Hu12 (talk) 04:24, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Still going...--Hu12 (talk) 14:54, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Another..--Hu12 (talk) 14:44, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
 * user has been warned--Hu12 (talk) 04:24, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Still going...--Hu12 (talk) 14:54, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Another..--Hu12 (talk) 14:44, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Still going...--Hu12 (talk) 14:54, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Another..--Hu12 (talk) 14:44, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Another..--Hu12 (talk) 14:44, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Lineage Unbroken
Hi,

I'm new to this, but I think I've noticed a spam reference being added:


 * Lineage Unbroken: The Complete Lineal Tracing of World Heavyweight Championship Boxing (Post Marciano Era) 1956-2003

It is a self-published book and has been added to 54 articles by the same editor.

Link Search

Most of the additions were with no change to the article's content, but some were with positive contributions, while others were with additions of questionable value.

Is this spam? How should I deal with it?--Jahalive (talk) 19:44, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Ive started this; Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents--Hu12 (talk) 20:30, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Bob Atchison related spam

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 * de:Special:Contributions/216.30.130.30 (X-wiki)
 * de:Special:Contributions/216.30.130.30 (X-wiki)

Bob Atchison. Website by Pallasart Austin Web Design--Hu12 (talk) 19:53, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Ludovic Dubrana

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--Hu12 (talk) 22:30, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

99healthplus.com



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--Hu12 (talk) 02:14, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

WholeSM Publishing Corporation
"On The Safe Edge: A Manual For SM Play"


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--Hu12 (talk) 02:31, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Ruggers


IPs and SPAs repeatedly spamming this website. - Burpelson AFB ✈ 16:41, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
 * This site has been blacklisted, see also Sockpuppet investigations/FreshTheBand. MER-C 02:07, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

User:Avad.bollywood3
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Rahul0001 (talk • contribs) 13:27, 16 May 2012‎


 * Adsense related
 * User has been blocked. --Hu12 (talk) 19:42, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Adsense related
 * User has been blocked. --Hu12 (talk) 19:42, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
 * User has been blocked. --Hu12 (talk) 19:42, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
 * User has been blocked. --Hu12 (talk) 19:42, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
 * User has been blocked. --Hu12 (talk) 19:42, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Condé Nast Digital India Associate sites Spamming





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--Hu12 (talk) 01:31, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

irvinevirtualoffice.com



 * Spammers


 * See also
 * Sockpuppet investigations/Nagasaku

The highly misleading edit summaries are clearly not a sign of good faith. Watch out for these! . MER-C 04:50, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

effects-of-alcohol.org


An editor is continually adding links from alcohol articles to his marketing site. Nunquam Dormio (talk) 12:11, 17 May 2012 (UTC)


 * From the blacklisting request. MER-C 09:02, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * From the blacklisting request. MER-C 09:02, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * From the blacklisting request. MER-C 09:02, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * From the blacklisting request. MER-C 09:02, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * From the blacklisting request. MER-C 09:02, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * From the blacklisting request. MER-C 09:02, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * From the blacklisting request. MER-C 09:02, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * From the blacklisting request. MER-C 09:02, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * From the blacklisting request. MER-C 09:02, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * From the blacklisting request. MER-C 09:02, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * From the blacklisting request. MER-C 09:02, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Garnet Publishing & Ithaca Press



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--Hu12 (talk) 02:45, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

goldstarteachers.com

 * Spam pages


 * Sites spammed


 * Spammers

MER-C 08:59, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Reemergence of Journal Communications

 * Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam/2008_Archive_Sep_1


 * (redirect to jsonline.com)
 * (redirect to jsonline.com)
 * (redirect to jsonline.com)
 * (redirect to jsonline.com)
 * (redirect to jsonline.com)
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 * (redirect to jsonline.com)
 * (redirect to jsonline.com)
 * (redirect to jsonline.com)
 * (redirect to jsonline.com)
 * (redirect to jsonline.com)
 * (redirect to jsonline.com)
 * (redirect to jsonline.com)


 * - COI
 * MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/May_2011
 * MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist
 * "National Spokesperson for Livability.com/PR/Web Product/SEO at Journal Communications Inc."
 * MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist
 * "National Spokesperson for Livability.com/PR/Web Product/SEO at Journal Communications Inc."
 * "National Spokesperson for Livability.com/PR/Web Product/SEO at Journal Communications Inc."
 * "National Spokesperson for Livability.com/PR/Web Product/SEO at Journal Communications Inc."
 * "National Spokesperson for Livability.com/PR/Web Product/SEO at Journal Communications Inc."
 * "National Spokesperson for Livability.com/PR/Web Product/SEO at Journal Communications Inc."

--Hu12 (talk) 15:51, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

greekfeta.com



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



MER-C 11:47, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
 * MER-C 03:56, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

AdSense related 1027897883165442



 * XLinkBot case


 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 19:15, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

indiafashionweek.com



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--Hu12 (talk) 23:52, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

grafo2000.com



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--Hu12 (talk) 00:25, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

howdude.com



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 * "Hey ! This is Gowtham, founder of Howdude.com"


 * Replacing the subjects official links is never a sign of good faith.--Hu12 (talk) 02:51, 22 May 2012 (UTC)--Hu12 (talk) 02:51, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Spamming policy page
--Yaush (talk) 16:41, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Heirloom plant
See this diff; the new section is written like an advertisement-- though a poorly written one!-- and is added by an account with the same name as the linked website (BackyardHeirloomSeeds). 69.111.79.119 (talk) 18:51, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Account has been Username Blocked. thanks for the report.--Hu12 (talk) 23:03, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Account has been Username Blocked. thanks for the report.--Hu12 (talk) 23:03, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

fertilitylistings.com

 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 00:43, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

rajahmundry.me



 * Spammers

MER-C 02:41, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Continued;
 * Bl'd--Hu12 (talk) 00:44, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Bl'd--Hu12 (talk) 00:44, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

chinesezodiac.org



 * Registrant Name:Li Kebo;
 * user self identifies as " likebo "
 * Accounts
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Spam / advertising-only accounts WP:REFSPAMming, use of edit summaries for personal attacks, and harassment, are never signs of good faith.

--Hu12 (talk) 13:59, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Anther--Hu12 (talk) 17:07, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Anther--Hu12 (talk) 17:07, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Promotion of Soto&Torres LLC
- sole contribution to Wikipedia (that I can see) has been creation of SOTO&TORRES (currently tagged for CSD). The individual's personal blog (http://sentimental-style.blogspot.co.uk/p/what-i-do.html) self-identifies them as a marketer/promotional writer for the Soto & Torres company. ŞůṜīΣĻ ¹98¹ Speak 03:44, 23 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Its been deleted--Hu12 (talk) 02:09, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Its been deleted--Hu12 (talk) 02:09, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Persistent spammer of naturalpenisenlargementmaster.com domain
This user has been inserting spam links into the Penis enlargement article for a couple of weeks now (under this user name). There also looks like he's spamming the Canon EOS 600D page, too, but I've not checked it out yet.

Examples:, , , and more.

In fact, it appears virtually every edit made by this account is some sort of spam. I've posted warnings to the account's Talk page. &mdash; UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 19:02, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Spam for whatisjelq.com domain
Examples: ,

I've posted warnings to the IP's Talk page. &mdash; UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 19:02, 23 May 2012 (UTC)


 * IP 76.93.43.160 vandalized this report, which is never a sign of good faith.--Hu12 (talk) 06:23, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
 * IP 76.93.43.160 vandalized this report, which is never a sign of good faith.--Hu12 (talk) 06:23, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
 * IP 76.93.43.160 vandalized this report, which is never a sign of good faith.--Hu12 (talk) 06:23, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Safetray Products Limited





 * Articles for deletion/Safetray
 * Accounts
 * Caroline Whitham Office Manager at Safetray Products.
 * Caroline Whitham Office Manager at Safetray Products.


 * We always knew that Safetray was noteable, but now we have official confirmation, thanks to our inclusion in Wikipedia.''"
 * safetrayproducts.com/News/latest-news/safetray-makes-its-wikipedia-debut/ (Thursday, May 17 2012)
 * --Hu12 (talk) 23:48, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Yantra Homes Ltd



 * --Hu12 (talk) 00:27, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * --Hu12 (talk) 00:27, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

David Lacina spam



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 * cs:Special:Contributions/Lac1na
 * en:Special:Contributions/Lac1na
 * no:Special:Contributions/Lac1na
 * no:Special:Contributions/Lac1na


 * de:Special:Contributions/84.234.178.118
 * en:Special:Contributions/84.234.178.118
 * de:Special:Contributions/84.234.178.118
 * en:Special:Contributions/84.234.178.118
 * de:Special:Contributions/84.234.178.118
 * en:Special:Contributions/84.234.178.118


 * cs:Special:Contributions/83.108.27.205
 * en:Special:Contributions/83.108.27.205
 * fr:Special:Contributions/83.108.27.205
 * fr:Special:Contributions/83.108.27.205


 * cs:Special:Contributions/85.164.131.231
 * en:Special:Contributions/85.164.131.231
 * en:Special:Contributions/85.164.131.231


 * es:Special:Contributions/83.108.25.210
 * en:Special:Contributions/83.108.25.210
 * no:Special:Contributions/83.108.25.210
 * no:Special:Contributions/83.108.25.210


 * cs:Special:Contributions/85.164.133.51
 * no:Special:Contributions/85.164.133.51
 * no:Special:Contributions/85.164.133.51

moving ones own links "up" is never a sign of good faith. --compleated--Hu12 (talk) 01:23, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Continued spamming of Adsense pub-0986805675378896 related

 * Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam/2009_Archive_Sep_2
 * Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam/2009_Archive_Sep_2
 * Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam/2009_Archive_Sep_2


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Persistant spam and promotion since 2009. --Hu12 (talk) 02:51, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

wilsoncenter



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--Hu12 (talk) 19:24, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Woodrow Wilson International Center 
 * `User IP close to IP of server of wilsoncenter.org (205.201.242.121 in close proximity of IP wilsoncenter.org (205.201.242.80)1
 * User IP close to IP of server of wilsoncenter.org (205.201.242.126 in close proximity of IP wilsoncenter.org (205.201.242.80)1
 * `User IP close to IP of server of wilsoncenter.org (205.201.242.121 in close proximity of IP wilsoncenter.org (205.201.242.80)1
 * User IP close to IP of server of wilsoncenter.org (205.201.242.126 in close proximity of IP wilsoncenter.org (205.201.242.80)1

musicperk.com



 * Spammers

Revertlisted. MER-C 13:16, 26 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Continued:
 * MER-C 02:23, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
 * MER-C 02:23, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
 * MER-C 02:23, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
 * MER-C 02:23, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

hoopsuniverse.net



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--Hu12 (talk) 18:20, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Continued--Hu12 (talk) 19:22, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Continued--Hu12 (talk) 19:22, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Continued--Hu12 (talk) 19:22, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Continued--Hu12 (talk) 19:22, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

dchallofjustice.com spam

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--Hu12 (talk) 18:47, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

MusaliaMudavadi.com



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--Hu12 (talk) 21:34, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Notice to Wikiproject regarding a relevant discussion
There is a discussion at External links/Noticeboard which may interest participants of this WikiProject. The thread is Links to digital archives at unz.org. Thank you. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 05:21, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

car54whereareyou.net and related



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Adsense Fan, presonal tribute sites...Moving ones own link "up", is never a sign of good faith. Longterm abuse evident.--Hu12 (talk) 16:15, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Continuing indiavision.com refspam

 * Previous incidents
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2011 Archive Nov 1


 * Sites spammed


 * Spammers

Revertlisted. MER-C 11:58, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

flowingevents.com
Has been been spamming in the form of links to articles and reviews on the site. I gave him the uw-spam4im warning but he didn't respond and has since reinserted spam into one of the articles that had been reverted. Some guy (talk) 07:29, 29 May 2012 (UTC)




 * Also:


 * MER-C 10:02, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Radical Institute for Subversive Critique

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--Hu12 (talk) 23:23, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

LYRICSnMUSIC Spam

 * Wikipedia_talk:Lyrics_and_poetry


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--Hu12 (talk) 00:25, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Bobby Stark`Founder at LYRICSnMUSIC
 * - IP = Bstark247
 * Seems there was some serious copywrite concerns with this site, however the owner himself states "..lyrics are coming from the LyricFind Data Base.." which makes the content from this site simply aggregated from another, more reliable source (fails WP:EL). Site also promotes anonymous submission of lyrics via a form (lyricsnmusic.com/submissions/new), this most certainly violates copywrites. Moreover Its WP:LINKSPAM added in apparent violation of Conflict of interest and anti-spam guidelines. Bobby Stark`Founder = . The External Links policy on Advertising and conflicts of interest states explicitly; "you should avoid linking to a site that you own, maintain, or represent—even if WP guidelines seem to imply that it may otherwise be linked." and is in line with WP's conflict-of-interest guidelines. Additionaly Wikipedia is WP:NOT a vehicle for advertising and by spamming their own website violates one Wikipedia's main pillars, which is neutrality (NPOV). Lastly, since this user has no other contributions other than spamming links to their own website for several days straight, the policy BLOCK could also be applied here;
 * spamming;
 * "accounts that appear, based on their edit history, to exist for the sole or primary purpose of promoting a person, company, product, service, or organization. See Conflict of interest and Spam.''"
 * There's a multitude of policy and guideline violations involved in this case--Hu12 (talk) 00:48, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Moviez Adda & Indian Drives Sock Spamming

 * Sockpuppet investigations/Amanrajveer




 * Spam Articles
 * Articles for deletion/MoviezAdda
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 * Articles for deletion/MoviezAdda
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 * Articles for deletion/MoviezAdda
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 * hi:Special:Contributions/Vinujadhav
 * mr:Special:Contributions/Vinujadhav
 * commons.wikimedia.org/Special:Contributions/Vinujadhav
 * mr:Special:Contributions/Vinujadhav
 * commons.wikimedia.org/Special:Contributions/Vinujadhav


 * hi:Special:Contributions/Saddaadda
 * mr:Special:Contributions/Saddaadda
 * commons.wikimedia.org/Special:Contributions/Saddaadda
 * mr:Special:Contributions/Saddaadda
 * commons.wikimedia.org/Special:Contributions/Saddaadda

--Hu12 (talk) 01:46, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

(Self?) Promotion of Steve Mariotti
This user has twice inserted a fairly large amount of promotional-sounding text into the Steve Mariotti article. I first discovered this aroung 2011-04. I suspect the text is being added by the subject, an agent/associate, or a "reputation management" company. Regardless, it's promoting a consulting/speaking business and is not a legitimate use of Wikipedia.

The person's latest ploy--perhaps in response to various requests for sources--is to add a bunch of links to the subject's personal site and a subject-written blog on HuffingtonPost.

I've tried to edit out the cruft/promo stuff, but the user is reverting my changes (albeit not rapidly).

It's possible the current user in question is a reincarnation of the "Essye.klempner" account used in 2011.

Examples: , 

I've posted warnings on both Essyek's and the IP's Talk page. &mdash; UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 07:35, 30 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Articles
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 * Other related--Hu12 (talk) 17:23, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Accounts
 * Other related--Hu12 (talk) 17:23, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Other related--Hu12 (talk) 17:23, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Other related--Hu12 (talk) 17:23, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Other related--Hu12 (talk) 17:23, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Other related--Hu12 (talk) 17:23, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Other related--Hu12 (talk) 17:23, 30 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Another (likely COI) user has jumped into the fray: Derek NFTE (see above). &mdash; Uncl<b style="color:darkred">eBubba</b> ( T @ C ) 17:22, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

SimplySell related SPAM

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--Hu12 (talk) 20:35, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

GoogleAnalytics related

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--Hu12 (talk) 21:02, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

microstocktime.com



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 * ru:Special:Contributions/164.177.193.199
 * ru:Special:Contributions/164.177.193.199
 * ru:Special:Contributions/164.177.193.199


 * ru:Special:Contributions/178.120.189.235
 * ru:Special:Contributions/178.120.189.235


 * ru:Special:Contributions/178.154.106.142
 * ru:Special:Contributions/178.154.106.142

--Hu12 (talk) 21:46, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Continued
 * --Hu12 (talk) 15:25, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
 * --Hu12 (talk) 15:25, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Pro Bono Institute.



 * Spam Articles
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--Hu12 (talk) 22:57, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Society for the Psychology of Women



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--Hu12 (talk) 21:41, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
 * ("I am Luke Ruby, Assistant Editor at SAGE Publications"
 * ("Anton Viesel, until August 2011 a Publishing Editor at SAGE Publications"
 * ("Anton Viesel, until August 2011 a Publishing Editor at SAGE Publications"

Consultative Group to Assist the Poor

 * Related Spam/abuse case Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam/2008_Archive_Jan_1 (Microfinance Gateway is a project of CGAP)


 * Spam Articles
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Years of spam and promotional abuse and exploitation of Wikipedia by this group. Microfinance Gateway sock spamming case, is a project of CGAP and just one example of their multi year campaign.--Hu12 (talk) 22:27, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Moki - spam

 * Registrant: Karren, thomas
 * Registrant: Karren, thomas


 * Registrant: MokiNetworks.com
 * Registrant: MokiNetworks.com


 * Registrant: mokigroup
 * Registrant: mokigroup


 * redirect site
 * Spam Article
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--Hu12 (talk) 23:41, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

List of Tamil-language radio stations
List of Tamil-language radio stations has a list of external links to about 26 "radio stations". Is it spam? How does one handle this? Should I just remove the external links and leave the names? Thanks Jim1138 (talk) 08:45, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

K-Rockathon
These two IPs have been adding promotional material to K-Rockathon. I've reverted them twice; anyone else care to take a look? --R'n'B (call me Russ) 14:35, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

heylookmeover.blogspot.com.au
While link appears to be added in good faith by User:Dutchy85, I don't see how it is appropriate or that it constitutes a reliable source. I'd appreciate additional opinions. OhNo itsJamie Talk 14:45, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I would argue that the box office earnings of a film is extremely appropriate - there is a set feature for it in Wikipedia's box entries. The source comes from Variety magazine which is extremely reputable. The transmission of records is accurate - I have compared it with lists in actual Variety magazine. It also corresponds with figures contained in such publications as Aubrey Solomon's book on Twentieth Century Fox and Reel facts : the movie book of records by Cobbett Steinberg. It would be great if Variety made this data available directly but they do not.Dutchy85 (talk) 15:26, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Serious WP:LINKSPAMING of a Blog, which violates our External links Policy and fails Wikipedias Reliable Source guidelines. As of this post this user has added over 856 links to a blogspot domain with roughly 12 pages (1950-162) in about a week or so. Wikipedia is not a repository of links, and additions to multiple pages of this ferrocity are cleary intended to populate wikipedia with this link, rather than verify our content... For example;


 * 14:52, 1 June 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+190)‎ . . Never Let Me Go (1953 film) ‎ (top)
 * 14:52, 1 June 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+233)‎ . . Sangaree (film) ‎ (top)
 * 14:50, 1 June 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+217)‎ . . Return to Paradise (1953 film) ‎ (top)
 * 14:50, 1 June 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+189)‎ . . Houdini (film) ‎


 * The statement;


 * "...it collates data from Variety, the film industry trade paper, a highly regarded source. This blog reproduces information from there.."


 * The problem is that all the content and images has been Scraped (Blog scraping) and is Copywritten by Variety magazine and are behind a paywall. There is no evidence of copyright permission or fair-use disclaimers so per WP:COPYRIGHT (external Web site appears to be carrying work in violation of the creator's copyright). I don't think the site meets any of our inclusion guidelines.--Hu12 (talk) 15:28, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
 * These should be removed per WP:ELNO, WP:RS and WP:LINKVIO -Hu12 (talk) 16:22, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

Can I ask that the box office figures remain with a reference to Variety and deleting the link rather than abolishing the information altogether?Dutchy85 (talk) 04:51, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
 * You can leave in the information if you remove the links yourself (as opposed to me using the rollback tool, which is much faster when you're dealing with more than 500 links). OhNo itsJamie Talk 14:52, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

I can see that there is already a wholesale campaign to remove this information, which is likely the standard procedure, but this issue was hardly even been discussed before the removal started. Isn't there a process to create an exception to black-listed sites that do have some intrinsic value? What is more disturbing was the immediate piling on of administrators with some very "rough" language directed to a user on his/her talk page, who has tried to explain what the intentions were for adding the information and that there was an effort to validate the source information and background of the website. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 13:28, 4 June 2012 (UTC).
 * I noted here that the additions were in good-faith; I used the spam3 template because of the large scale of the additions. The policy violation is pretty clear here, not sure what else there is to discuss. OhNo itsJamie  Talk 14:52, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Perhaps a little less virulent note left on the user's talk page would be appreciated; especially since there was no intent to vandalize, just an honest effort to add relevant information. BTW, I am not referring to your actions, which are completely in line with policy and acknowledged an AGF action. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 15:13, 4 June 2012 (UTC).

Thanks for that Bzuk, it did feel pretty miserable all these administrators jumping down my throat threatening to ban me from editing Wikipedia. The whole experience rattled me a little so I appreciate your comments.Dutchy85 (talk) 21:51, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Msc. related Anon spam

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--Hu12 (talk) 16:15, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Society for the Psychology of Women



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--Hu12 (talk) 21:41, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Consultative Group to Assist the Poor

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Years of spam and promotional abuse and exploitation of Wikipedia by this group. Microfinance Gateway sock spamming case, is a project of CGAP and just one example of their multi year campaign.--Hu12 (talk) 22:27, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Moki - spam

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