Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2023 Archive Aug

URL substitution
Editor usurping genuine citations by swapping to URLs of Italian construction company/s JennyOz (talk) 09:33, 7 August 2023 (UTC)


 * revert edits and reported at ANI @JennyOz SpaceExplorer12 (talk) 22:54, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

Link spammer copying the title of good sources
This edit is a new link spam technique for me: It replaced a good, high quality source with this shitty blog post. What's unusual is that they went through the trouble of copying the title of the original source for their new, shitty source. It's still easy to see that it's spam but it's a small step up in complexity.

I've already asked that the editor be blocked; I just wanted to let others know about this new (to me) variation in link spam. ElKevbo (talk) 15:18, 12 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Nothing new I've seen this before in my short time here @ElKevbo SpaceExplorer12 (talk) 13:11, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

quizlit.org
The website seems to have interesting content at first glance but it is mostly stolen content, e.g. The Genius of Kurt Vonnegut (on Quizlit), added here was stolen from vonnegutlibrary.org. Also the commercial interest is clear in the referral links. Count Count (talk) 09:23, 7 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Reverted spam edits and reported user @Count Count SpaceExplorer12 (talk) 23:08, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I just removed a few links. I think I got everything that was left. A type of cabinet (talk) 22:52, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Altitude3.Net page seems like an advertisement
This article feels like it's written more like an ad than a wiki page. Sentences like "allows to create web and mobile solutions", as well as its list of main functionalities, seem very buzzword-y and flashy. Maybe just me, but that's the vibe I got from the page. PumaGator (talk) 04:32, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

Page being used as personal advertisement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Collins
Doesanyonehavethisusername (talk) 13:14, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I have checked five recent edits of the Judy Collins page, which is back to 3 August, and can't see any subscribe request there, let alone hundreds of them. Can you, please, provide a more specific link to the page you complain about? --CiaPan (talk) 08:25, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

travel2ireland.ie
Used by both an IP (here) and a spam-account (here and ). Today (23-8-2023) used by a new account here and. All instances are reverted. With now two (both new) accounts and an IP, something needs to be done to stop what I think will be an ongoing campaign of linkspam. The Banner talk 19:27, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

faq-blog.com


The contact email listed on https://faq-blog.com/contact-us uses the domain rabbiitfirm.com, which is an obvious SEO manipulation agency. I just removed references linking to it from two articles. alexiaa (talk) 13:39, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

Tontine Trust / Drinkllanito
I previously reported this user at as having a potential COI with regards to the Tontine Trust, they didn't engage with that at all and have continued to add spam promoting them since then. JaggedHamster (talk) 06:55, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

Recent edits on page Joey Veerman
and Both made their first edits today vandalizing the page of Joey Veerman, only containing spam. As he's a soccer player that scored during a recent match, most likely these were "fans" of the other team that were salty about said match. Clear vandalism either way. 84.87.111.104 (talk) 23:32, 30 August 2023 (UTC) Update, excuse me for ignoring the template

Systematic attempt to spam telegram group link in Samuel Afful
Multiple accounts have been trying to display a link to a telegram group in Samuel Afful, with the probably use of puppet accounts, this time its @Sanvcp. JoaquimCebuano (talk) 16:11, 24 August 2023 (UTC)


 * I have removed the links twice today. The new username is @Bvcxzihkfj . I believe we may need temporary page protection. A type of cabinet (talk) 22:59, 31 August 2023 (UTC)