Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2015 Archive Jun 1

siskelandebert.org

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Single-purpose account adding links to videos stored on their own website into multiple movie articles. Site asks visitors to upload the TV episodes - copyright ownership is at best unclear, as the site provides no evidence of having legal rights from the original copyright owners. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 04:47, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
 * It's a fan-run archive at best, right? I doubt it would ever be an appropriate link in any article, and certainly not if the copyrights aren't absolutely clear. --Ronz (talk) 15:48, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
 * It looks like the same issue was brought up at WP:RSN, and resulted in consensus for removal of the links, due to the site owner's acknowledgement of not having legal rights for the copyrighted content. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 16:13, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

Report of silly vandalism
I have just reversed a silly bit of spam in the Aleut article. A user with the number 198.236.22.153 had changed Russia to taco. I checked another entry by this person on a different article and they had changed something to "taco" there too. I hope this is the right way to report this abuse. Sincerely, John Hill (talk) 21:41, 1 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Sorry, no, this page is for spam. Changing Russia to Taco is not "spam", it's "vandalism". See WP:Vandalism on how to deal with vandals. (Short version: you give them warnings on their talk page and if they don't stop then you report them at WP:AIV -- only if it's obvious vandalism though.) "Spam" is the addition of links for the purpose of promotion, here you can report those links and spammy editors. — Jeraphine Gryphon (talk) 08:44, 2 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks so much for the clarification of "spam" and "vandalism." I did know the difference but somehow got mixed up - maybe I can blame my age :)? I was going to leave a message on the User's Talk Page - but I couldn't find one - just a list of his edits, at least one of his other edits showed the inappropriate changing of a word in another article to "taco" (although someone else had already reversed it). I didn't bother trying to check any more of his entries, but perhaps I should? I have just this minute found his Talk Page and I will do as you suggested. Thanks again, John Hill (talk) 20:52, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

Northern Sydney spamming


Some Greater Sydney area IPs and a registered account have added the first two above links for promotion purposes, sometimes both together, or changing one to the other.

The third link was added twice, one of those times to the same page previously spammed by the above links.

Binksternet (talk) 05:58, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

madgetech.com

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User inserting link into multiple articles, frequently disguised as a ref. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 20:20, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This thread was subsequently blanked by the IP. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 20:27, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

frankly.me



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MER-C 11:27, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

eurochannel.com coi spamming

 * domain owned by eurochannel.com
 * domain owned by eurochannel.com


 * Needs investigation and cleanup. --Ronz (talk) 17:35, 11 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Seems others are not impressed with its addition. --Ronz (talk) 16:21, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

If anyone here needs a laugh
...look at this, especially the last two. — Jeraphine Gryphon (talk) 16:47, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Oh dear. I have semiprotected the talk page. Guy (Help!) 18:22, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm surprised no one looking for such problems didn't spot it long ago and kept a watch on it. Makes me wonder how many more there might be. --Ronz (talk) 15:36, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

musicacloud.com


Multiple IPs spamming links into articles, often replacing the Template:Deadlink with the spam link. The IP addresses are known spam sites from Tunisia.

Also, one of the Tunisian IPs spammed the same website into French Wikipedia, showing a larger reach. Binksternet (talk) 16:49, 9 June 2015 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --MER-C 10:51, 10 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Found the need to mutilate this report. --Dirk Beetstra T  C 11:28, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Found the need to mutilate this report. --Dirk Beetstra T  C 11:28, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

nigeriaschool.com.ng and other links spammed by group of ip's
 - down  load  07:38, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

Lots of related spamming going on:






 * - indef block Oct 2014
 * - indef block July 2013


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May not be related, just similar links in similar articles. --Ronz (talk) 16:33, 30 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Looks like the ip's are shared and dynamic. --Ronz (talk) 17:00, 30 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Needs further review and lots of cleanup. --Ronz (talk) 17:01, 30 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I doubt these are all the same person, or even groups of people working together. Instead, it appears to be a range of ip's regularly used by spammers. --Ronz (talk) 16:46, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
 * And it looks like many of these pages are not reviewed for spam. --Ronz (talk) 18:15, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Template:Please leave this line alone (Zaahid Ali Shah)

 * https://www.facebook.com/YaPeerHazratSayyadZahidShahQadriRehmatullahAllaieh

I don't know what to make of this page. It contains a link to a dead Facebook page and a lot of bizarre text. The creator has been inactive for over a year. Lithopsian (talk) 18:23, 17 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Speedied it. Obviously doesn't belong here. I don't understand how it's stayed here this long. — Jeraphine Gryphon (talk) 18:27, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

More spamming accounts
The latest spamming blitz consists of a new account adding a one-word greeting to his user talk page such as "hey" or "ola!", often a nationality template to his user page, then adding a spam link masquerading as a reference to a single article. Examples ; //en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gautier_furniture&diff=prev&oldid=667455986, //en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Defoamer&diff=prev&oldid=667445472, //en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rikuo_Motorcycle&diff=prev&oldid=667453519, //en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beba_Village_Community_in_Cameroon&diff=prev&oldid=667441645, //en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Biotherm&diff=prev&oldid=667440849, //en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baby_Gender_Mentor&diff=prev&oldid=667443925, //en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mespilus&diff=prev&oldid=667436230, //en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charlie_Bradberry&diff=prev&oldid=667446816, //en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Applied_arts&diff=prev&oldid=667444659, //en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunday_drive&diff=prev&oldid=667360702, //en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tell-tale_(automotive)&diff=prev&oldid=667354958, //en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marketing_buzz&diff=prev&oldid=667343522, and lots more.

This typical page: //en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&offset=20150617044701&tagfilter=&contribs=newbie&target=newbies&namespace=3&newOnly=1 shows several such user talk pages being set up. Can a Checkuser be done? . .Mean as custard (talk) 09:28, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
 * SPI set up at Sockpuppet investigations/Imsess and edit filter set up at Special:AbuseFilter/699. Editors should also be aware of the behaviour exhibited by the spammers at Sockpuppet investigations/Craytonconstanceb. Sam Walton (talk) 11:16, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

11 domains blacklisted. Left toprankblog.com because it has not been exclusively added by these spammers. MER-C 11:37, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

iotworm.com

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Repeated addition of URL that fails WP:RS and WP:EL to the article. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 01:45, 20 June 2015 (UTC)

caricord.com



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Bumped PC1 protection on Cord blood bank to semi-protection and extended for five months (expires six months from today). MER-C 12:42, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Navbox for a real estate company's properties
I'm looking askance at a navbox (in obvious need of being moved to a template) at the bottom of Madison Marquette that lists a very large number of properties associated with that real estate developer and operator, about some of which there are articles. In one sense there's nothing unusual about this, collecting links to a large number of articles related to a single topic into a navbox. On the other hand, because this is a commercial operation, it smacks of a portal for doing business. Maybe I'm overthinking it. What do you all think? —Largo Plazo (talk) 14:00, 23 June 2015 (UTC)


 * The article seems to be a copy/paste move (minus 1-2 sentences) of Draft:Madison Marquette, declined by, and lacks proper attribution of the original version (and its history). Besides the publication of a declined article, it's unclear if the minor adjustments really address the AfC reviewer's advertisement concerns. Regarding the navbox: estate articles are not grouped by owner or operator. This "navbox" fails basic navbox guidelines (and WP:PROMO and WP:NOTDIRECTORY) - it should be removed. GermanJoe (talk) 14:57, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
 * That doesn't really address the concerns.. I've AfDed the article and suggested the article may be accepted via the AfC process. Regards -- JAaron95 &#40; Talk &#41;  15:16, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Long time promotional editor needs a block
has been posting articles about the company listed in the username and nothing else. This guy needs an indefinite block. Oiyarbepsy (talk) 07:14, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Done the same day. --Ronz (talk) 23:15, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

richtopia.com

 * Doubtful value in any article, let alone the high-profile biographies that the spammers are targeting. --Ronz (talk) 17:51, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Maybe blacklist or give to XLinkBot? --Ronz (talk) 18:19, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Doubtful value in any article, let alone the high-profile biographies that the spammers are targeting. --Ronz (talk) 17:51, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Maybe blacklist or give to XLinkBot? --Ronz (talk) 18:19, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Doubtful value in any article, let alone the high-profile biographies that the spammers are targeting. --Ronz (talk) 17:51, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Maybe blacklist or give to XLinkBot? --Ronz (talk) 18:19, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Doubtful value in any article, let alone the high-profile biographies that the spammers are targeting. --Ronz (talk) 17:51, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Maybe blacklist or give to XLinkBot? --Ronz (talk) 18:19, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

m88in.net
Spammer

Indonesian online gaming site, has been added in the past to article titles containing "M88" - links have been removed. Site is possibly encouraging external link spams (but my Indonesian is a bit rusty). No way, this kind of website link will ever be useful on Wikipedia. GermanJoe (talk) 08:44, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

Schoolfinder.co.in
There's some IPs going around systematically adding Schoolfinder.co.in's "rankings" of Indian schools in various categories. These appear to have no notability. I've removed a large number, left a spam warning on the latest IP's talk page, think it's getting ripe for the blacklist. Geogene (talk) 21:57, 24 June 2015 (UTC)




 * Note to self: look at this tomorrow. MER-C 13:21, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Links removed. MER-C 13:09, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

medaccessindia.com



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Was revertlisted in March, but the spamming hasn't stopped. Blacklisted. MER-C 11:01, 29 June 2015 (UTC)