Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2012 Archive Nov 1

Literal magazine
User:70.138.120.236's 75 or so contributions have consisted entirely of spamming links to Literal magazine over a period of 18 months. Despite repeated warnings, including one that she/he would be blocked for continuing, the user continued as recently as yesterday. I've gone through the user's contributions and removed all the spam links from articles (about 30 of them remained), but it's probably time to block this IP address. -- Khazar2 (talk) 12:22, 21 October 2012 (UTC)




 * Tracking. MER-C 13:17, 21 October 2012 (UTC)


 * 1.5 year of spamming, a final warning a couple of months ago, enough is enough. The IP has some time to contemplate.  Blocked for a year.  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 14:02, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

monetizecentral.net

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 * accounts

Repeated addition of forum spam link into multiple articles, over multiple days, despite warnings. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 22:10, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

AdSense pub-4418794293058025



 * Spammers

MER-C 12:18, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

aronatic.com

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 * related pages


 * accounts

Repeated advert spamming of web-design/seo optimization business. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 20:13, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

AdSense 8966887869272051 related
Whois: "Sunsphere Enterprises"


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moving one's own link up using a false edit summary is never a sign of good faith. --Hu12 (talk) 02:58, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

Alachisoft (DIYATECH CORP) Spamming



 * Articles
 * Articles


 * (Alachisoft product)
 * (Alachisoft product)
 * Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/NCache
 * User:Alachisoft/NCache
 * User:Kevin Alachisoft/TierDeveloper
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 * User:Kevin Alachisoft/TierDeveloper
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DIYATECH CORP DIYATECH CORP

Long term promotion--Hu12 (talk) 02:05, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Another
 * --Hu12 (talk) 17:30, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
 * --Hu12 (talk) 17:30, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

Long term Fraenkel Gallery spam



 * User:OMulvey/Fraenkel Gallery
 * Accounts
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 20:25, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

August Tarantino SEATTLE STREET ART BOOKSPAM



 * Tarantino, A (2011): "Seattle Street Art" Volume One — A Visual Time Capsule Beyond Graffiti, Createspace, ISBN 061545190X
 * Tarantino, A (2012): "Seattle Street Art" Volume Two — A Visual Time Capsule Beyond Graffiti, Createspace, ISBN 0988272008
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 01:51, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

AdSense 8966887869272051 related
Whois: "Sunsphere Enterprises"


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moving one's own link up using a false edit summary is never a sign of good faith. --Hu12 (talk) 02:58, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

Shiva P. Pudasaini WP:CITESPAM
Only adds Pudasaini and related. --Hu12 (talk) 14:51, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

Adsense related Spamming



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Registrant: Eric Guttormson
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 * de:Special:Contributions/Ericguttormson

--Hu12 (talk) 20:10, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

WeWorked



 * Article spam
 * Article spam


 * Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/WeWorked ‎
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 * [John Holmes II - founder (weworked.com/about))

Is also actively promoting "WeWorked" on other sites across the web, such as creating "WeWorked" on VentureBeat Profiles(10/24/2012 06:29PM by holmjohnii).--Hu12 (talk) 01:13, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

Valley Of Flowers Spamming
"devkant sangwan" Owned sites


 * More related
 * Article vanity spam
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 * Article vanity spam
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 * Article vanity spam
 * Article vanity spam
 * Article vanity spam
 * Article vanity spam
 * Article vanity spam


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 * "I developed a hobby of trekking into Valley of flowers, India. I have made two websites related to my hobby viz. http://www.valleyofflowers.info and http://www.trekforall.com . These websites are made by myself and all the pictures are made by me." -- Devkant.cs 14:55, 20 April 2012

--Hu12 (talk) 05:36, 26 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Continuing and under IP;
 * --Hu12 (talk) 17:16, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
 * User has returned, continued to add multiple domains owned by him, and attempted to request the removal of valleyofflowers.info by claiming; "This spamming act may have been done by some other website owners who does not want this site on wikipedia. But for sure this site has information which need to be shared. This is good link and suffered due to spamming by some ignorant people.". Sockpupetry, continued spamming and dishonesty is never a sign of good faith.--Hu12 (talk) 20:04, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
 * User has returned, continued to add multiple domains owned by him, and attempted to request the removal of valleyofflowers.info by claiming; "This spamming act may have been done by some other website owners who does not want this site on wikipedia. But for sure this site has information which need to be shared. This is good link and suffered due to spamming by some ignorant people.". Sockpupetry, continued spamming and dishonesty is never a sign of good faith.--Hu12 (talk) 20:04, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
 * User has returned, continued to add multiple domains owned by him, and attempted to request the removal of valleyofflowers.info by claiming; "This spamming act may have been done by some other website owners who does not want this site on wikipedia. But for sure this site has information which need to be shared. This is good link and suffered due to spamming by some ignorant people.". Sockpupetry, continued spamming and dishonesty is never a sign of good faith.--Hu12 (talk) 20:04, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

lisastansfieldexperience.com



 * Spammers
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see it:Special:Contributions/80.20.127.76
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see it:Special:Contributions/80.20.127.76


 * Spammed on Italian Wikipedia, see it:Special:Contributions/83.149.155.30
 * Spammed on Italian Wikipedia, see it:Special:Contributions/83.149.155.30


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


 * Spammed on Italian Wikipedia, see it:Special:Contributions/151.40.68.19
 * Spammed on Italian Wikipedia, see it:Special:Contributions/151.40.68.19


 * See also
 * it:Wikipedia:Richieste agli amministratori/ottobre 2012
 * > Ok al blocco del mio ip, ma è un'illusione perchè ci sono almeno dieci persone che continueranno a reinserire da altri computer il link, com'è giusto che sia.
 * Rough translation: you can block my IP, but this is an illusion because there will be at least 10 people who will continually reinsert it, as it should be.

MER-C 12:13, 26 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Meta blacklisting requested --Hu12 (talk) 02:03, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

graduateinjapan.com

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


 * Sites spammed


 * Spammers

MER-C 10:50, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

tamilimdb.com



 * Spammers

MER-C 11:41, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

LinkCycle, LLC



 * Articles
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--Hu12 (talk) 21:03, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

chevycorvetteaccessories.com



 * Accounts



-- Gogo Dodo (talk) 00:33, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Related spam
 * Sock spamming is never a sign of good faith. Blacklisted --Hu12 (talk) 02:32, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Sock spamming is never a sign of good faith. Blacklisted --Hu12 (talk) 02:32, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Sock spamming is never a sign of good faith. Blacklisted --Hu12 (talk) 02:32, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

Center For Human Reproduction Spamming



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(Newwave Mktg)  --Hu12 (talk) 19:15, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
 * --Hu12 (talk) 05:42, 26 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Continued WP:CITESPAMMING, Bl'd--Hu12 (talk) 05:04, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Continued WP:CITESPAMMING, Bl'd--Hu12 (talk) 05:04, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

Long term Britannia Wrestling Promotions spam



 * Accounts
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--Hu12 (talk) 20:43, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Continuing,
 * Bl'd--Hu12 (talk) 16:46, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Bl'd--Hu12 (talk) 16:46, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

Belavier Commerce, AbanteCart SPAM



 * Articles
 * Articles


 * Articles for deletion/AbanteCart
 * Accounts
 * Articles for deletion/AbanteCart
 * Accounts

--Hu12 (talk) 23:17, 27 October 2012 (UTC)
 * It appears there has been an ongoing effort to solicit for this articles creation, by AbanteCart
 * "AbanteCart needs help with wikipedia article"
 * "Dear AbanteCart contributors or users, We ask anyone who is familiar with wikipedia articles submission help AbanteCart project to be approved in wikipedia. After some time of struggle and internal discussion in Wikipedia our article was removed" on: March 28, 2012, 11:06:22 AM - abantecart, forum Administrator
 * "I attempted one more time yesterday. Spent 3 hours I tried to follow all the rules for submission and included 3 references and it was still deleted because of COI. Someone else needs to post it. If somebody has some reputation in wikipedia and can help us with posting, please let me know and I will send wikipedia atricle that I have built." - Reply #10 on: October 14, 2012, 02:55:46 PM - abantecart, forum Administrator
 * Several users have agreed to make attempts at promoting AbanteCart in the thread posted above. User Projkov‏‎ is the bureaucrat, administrator on abantecart.com's wiki site; (abantecart.com/document_wiki/index.php/Special:Contributions/Projkov)--Hu12 (talk) 15:25, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

ebaliholiday.com



 * Spammers

MER-C 12:36, 28 October 2012 (UTC)
 * MER-C 12:57, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
 * MER-C 12:57, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Ozeki informatics ltd

 * Articles
 * Articles
 * Articles
 * Articles
 * Articles
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 * Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Ozeki Informatics Ltd
 * Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Ozeki Phone System XE
 * hu:Dr. Rábai Gyula
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 * hu:Dr. Rábai Gyula
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 * de:Special:Contributions/Ozeki


 * (Gyula Rábai is the CEO of Ozeki Informatics Ltd.)
 * hu:Special:Contributions/Gyularabai

--Hu12 (talk) 14:13, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

kompenz-elastic.com

 * Previous incidents
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2012 Archive Jul 2


 * Sites spammed


 * Spammers

More blacklist evasion. MER-C 11:27, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

Historic Wings & Thomas Van Hare Spamming



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 * "I publish a website called HistoricWings.com..." -- Tvanhare, 15 September 2012

WP:COI, WP:LINKSPAM and WP:CITESPAM. --Hu12 (talk) 18:57, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

Greater New York Roads

 * (Old link)
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--Hu12 (talk) 22:22, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

PrismTech Ltd Marketing and promotion



 * Articles
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 * Articles_for_deletion/PrismTech
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 * Articles_for_deletion/PrismTech
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 * Articles_for_deletion/PrismTech
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--Hu12 (talk) 18:05, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

I believe this is dangerously close to outing. ChrisLloydPT (talk) 10:32, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
 * However, it is not. What it actualy is; evidence that your accounts and IP's are only contributing to Wikipedia in order to promote PrismTech Ltd. Please read WP:NOPAY and Wikipedia's Law of Unintended Consequences.--Hu12 (talk) 14:31, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard
 * User:ChrisLloydPT/sandbox
 * Continuing promotion. Additionaly, moving another link down in order to move prismtech.com's link "UP", is never a sign of good faith.--Hu12 (talk) 03:01, 7 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Continuing
 * User:MiddlewareMaster/sandbox
 * --Hu12 (talk) 16:20, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

IAS links--second opinion requested
This user's history consists almost exclusively of adding external links to talks at Institute for Advanced Study at University of Minnesota (around 80-100 of these). A good chunk had already been removed from their articles per WP:ELNO; I removed the rest and warned the user. However, I've gotten two complaints from other users who feel that the talks at IAS were useful additions to specific articles. Did I act too hastily in this case? If so, I'll be glad to restore the links I removed. -- Khazar2 (talk) 01:20, 4 November 2012 (UTC)
 * No you didn't. In these cases, I let other established editors restore the links without opposition. MER-C 01:59, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks. That's my approach as well. Cheers, -- Khazar2 (talk) 20:19, 6 November 2012 (UTC)

buycanadagoosecoats



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Repeatedly spamming at low-traffic talk pages with spam links, since they are low traffic spam is likely to remain undetected for a long time. IP resolves to China Telecom. - John Galt ✉ 19:42, 6 November 2012 (UTC)

Sandbox editing related

 * User:Dillastaypay/sandbox


 * User:Ruthstillman/sandbox
 * Dryland


 * User:Eschatronx777/sandbox


 * User:Jasdun/sandbox
 * Falcon Group


 * User:Stagepianod/sandbox
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these all seem to be cross edited by these accounts.--Hu12 (talk) 23:02, 6 November 2012 (UTC)

GreatNonprofits



 * Article
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--Hu12 (talk) 02:03, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

Dynalligent Enterprise Solutions Ltd



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--Hu12 (talk) 05:56, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

Independent Collectors

 * Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Independent Collectors
 * Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Independent Collectors


 * Accounts
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--Hu12 (talk) 16:38, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
 * --Hu12 (talk) 01:17, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

LegiNation, Inc.



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billtrack50.com/About --Hu12 (talk) 23:20, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

gtacheatscodes.com



 * frameset
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--Hu12 (talk) 00:12, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

nearby.lk



 * Spammers

MER-C 11:05, 7 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Updated. MER-C 06:32, 12 November 2012 (UTC)

bluewingholidays.com

 * Spam pages
 * deleted twice
 * deleted twice
 * deleted twice




 * Sites spammed


 * Spammers

MER-C 07:30, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Link spam
Multiple cases of link spam on WT:AFC, same editor, same link. --Nathan2055talk - contribs 18:29, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

academicroom.com

 * Spam pages


 * Sites spammed


 * Spammers


 * Users attempting to blank this spam report

Mostly additions to external links, but at least one hijacking of a perfectly good reference link. - MrOllie (talk) 20:18, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Sock spamming, vandalism and replacing valid citation are not signs of good faith. BL'd--Hu12 (talk) 23:38, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Sock spamming, vandalism and replacing valid citation are not signs of good faith. BL'd--Hu12 (talk) 23:38, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Sock spamming, vandalism and replacing valid citation are not signs of good faith. BL'd--Hu12 (talk) 23:38, 12 November 2012 (UTC)

paikse-mpala-9.blogspot.gr Spamming

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--Hu12 (talk) 01:54, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

bkpk.me



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



Yay, Wikivoyage spam! MER-C 11:25, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

serendib-tea.org

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SPA IP user(s) adding same links to multiple articles over last 24 hours. At least one of the IPs has been blocked for spamming the links, resulting in use of a different IP to continue. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 06:32, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

Responsive web design and persistent EL to htmlslicemate.com/responsive-design-testing/
This has been added six times in the last week or two, and removed by a number of editors including myself. It was first added by the obviously COIed, since added by a variety of Indian IPs with no other outside edit history. If removed, it is now being restored within minutes.

The problem is that this EL is to a web site focussed on selling a HTML design technique, through a cheap offshore bureau service. It is an obsolete technique, that of slicing up Photoshop images of static websites (the domain name and COI username indicate this too). It's realistic to describe this technique as still popular, but long obsolete, and to be the antithesis of Responsive web design, the subject of the article.

Hiding on that page, beneath the massive advert for their services, is a small gadget that tests other websites in varying-sized view windows. This tool could be said to have some relevance to RWD, however it's pretty trivial, and could barely scrape WP:EL on a good day. Combined with the substantial commercial push of the site overall, and the contrary nature of this HTML slicing technique, in reference to this article's subject, then it's my opinion it's a fail for WP:ELNO.

I call for this EL to be removed from this article, and it to be made clear that it has no place on this article (i.e. it may then be removed on sight, without risk of breaching 3RR).

I would also ask that consideration be given to blocking this site in general, from any article, with blacklisting. Andy Dingley (talk) 12:23, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

Just making a clarification - If the url is from India- Is it treated as "cheap offshore bureau service" ?? - Not expect from the editor of Wikipedia - There is always room for discussion on the topic - The editor just making his view, but need a expert view on the topic - — Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.164.51.1 (talk) 12:39, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
 * It's treated as a "cheap offshore bureau service" because it advertises an Indian phone number and very low US dollar prices. That is not a pejorative comment on the commercial service offered by this site.
 * As the re-adding has been done by IPs from a variety of Indian ISPs, the COI username having already been blocked, then that certainly raises the issue of IPSocking. Andy Dingley (talk) 12:52, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

Indian phone number.... Can you please put it here....it is an US phone number for your kind information — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.184.66.95 (talk) 03:20, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Accounts
 * I modified the header to exclude the link, and added it to the appropriate template. I does appear spamming began with the Htmlslicemate account and when it was blocked, continued under various IP's. It would appear this site doesn't belong, however guidelines such as WP:NOPR and WP:ELNO apply. More problematic is the edit warring for its inclusion which is outright disruption. Blocking each IP/account if this continues, would be futile as already evidenced. I see no reason, if this persists, to an outright blacklisting of the site. --Hu12 (talk) 13:28, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Accounts
 * I modified the header to exclude the link, and added it to the appropriate template. I does appear spamming began with the Htmlslicemate account and when it was blocked, continued under various IP's. It would appear this site doesn't belong, however guidelines such as WP:NOPR and WP:ELNO apply. More problematic is the edit warring for its inclusion which is outright disruption. Blocking each IP/account if this continues, would be futile as already evidenced. I see no reason, if this persists, to an outright blacklisting of the site. --Hu12 (talk) 13:28, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I modified the header to exclude the link, and added it to the appropriate template. I does appear spamming began with the Htmlslicemate account and when it was blocked, continued under various IP's. It would appear this site doesn't belong, however guidelines such as WP:NOPR and WP:ELNO apply. More problematic is the edit warring for its inclusion which is outright disruption. Blocking each IP/account if this continues, would be futile as already evidenced. I see no reason, if this persists, to an outright blacklisting of the site. --Hu12 (talk) 13:28, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

Mobileye spam on Wikipedia

 * Spam pages


 * Sites spammed


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


 * Cross-wiki spammer, see he:Special:Contributions/Wikimobileye
 * Cross-wiki spammer, see he:Special:Contributions/Wikimobileye


 * "Jason S. Rudd -- Director of OEM & Tier1 Sales"
 * "Jason S. Rudd -- Director of OEM & Tier1 Sales"
 * "Jason S. Rudd -- Director of OEM & Tier1 Sales"


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


 * "Mr. Shotaro Kawahara -- CEO, Mobileye Japan Ltd"
 * Spammed on Japanese Wikipedia, see ja:Special:Contributions/Shotaro Kawahara
 * Spammed on Japanese Wikipedia, see ja:Special:Contributions/Shotaro Kawahara


 * Possible spammers

MER-C 12:58, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

germannotes.com
It looks as if this site may have once contained useful content but now contains only advertising links. --Boson (talk) 14:01, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

trendsfind.com



 * Accounts
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"Search find and monitor interesting stock market trends." ---Hu12 (talk) 15:34, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

Association for Project Management Spamming



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registrant/(pmoplanet.com/about)
 * "I work as a committee memeber for the charity the Assosiation of Project Management, and we noticed PMO's are under-represented on Wikipedia." -- Ralfjnr 

--Hu12 (talk) 01:47, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

aochiworld.com



 * Spammers

MER-C 08:41, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Furniture blog spam



 * Spammers

MER-C 09:29, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Strategic Vision Associates LLC.





 * Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/CompareBroker
 * Accounts

Runs comparebroker.com  --Hu12 (talk) 14:38, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

metaflake Henning Wiechers WP:CITESPAM

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--Hu12 (talk) 22:45, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
 * fr:Special:Contributions/94.221.110.45
 * sv:Special:Contributions/Santerre

Media Free Times Spamming
George Kasey / HeartCalm productions communications / Media Free Times / Virtual Free University
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 * Articles
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 * Articles


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Long term WP:NOTADVOCATE--Hu12 (talk) 02:17, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

REM Web Solutions Inc.



 * Articles
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--Hu12 (talk) 03:02, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

theholidayspot.com



 * Accounts
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--Hu12 (talk) 16:14, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
 * added more--Hu12 (talk) 05:35, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

afternoontea.co.uk



 * Accounts
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--Hu12 (talk) 14:06, 30 November 2012 (UTC)