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== biblewalks.com is back ==
I hadn't checked on this in a while and found it had found its way in to numerous articles again - again from single purpose accounts.  There are 3 good faith occurrences on article pages that I have left.

{{spamlink|biblewalks.com}}

Accounts apparently focused only on promoting biblewalks.com:
*{{userlinks|Biblewalks}}
*{{userlinks|84.94.96.134}}
*{{userlinks|80.179.36.32}}
*{{userlinks|Oderi}}
*{{userlinks|Fiji300}}
*{{userlinks|Amit300}}

[[m:Talk:Spam_blacklist#biblewalks.com|Spam blacklist request]] ([http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Spam_blacklist&diff=next&oldid=646563 permanent link]).
-- [[User_Talk:SiobhanHansa|SiobhanHansa]] 19:59, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
:[[m:Talk:Spam_blacklist#biblewalks.com|Blacklisting refused]] <small>([http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ASpam_blacklist&diff=648417&oldid=648416 permanent link]).</small> -- [[User_Talk:SiobhanHansa|SiobhanHansa]] 10:17, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

::{{done}} -- after more discussion, now blacklisted on meta as it was cross-wiki spammed on both en and he.wikipedia. --<font face="Futura">[[User:A. B.|A. B.]] [[User talk:A. B.|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] </font> 11:46, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

== netforu.org and visaforu.com==
Adsense pub-7701073308242782 <br>
This is a low content site that has been repeatedly added to [[Visa (document)]], the IP users have a habit of removing content from the article and modifying or deleting other users discussion page comments if said comments reflect negatively on the inclusion of their site.. 
*{{spamlink|visaforu.com}}
{{userlinks|Aysha2k6}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.14.20}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.75.183}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.83.207}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.25.6}} <br>{{IPvandal|59.92.63.176}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.55.148}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.82.244}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.92.105}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.61.80}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.49.107}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.47.242}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.47.163}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.32.184}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.33.27}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.70.54}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.38.96}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.92.11}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.94.107}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.25.6}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.43.187}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.18.51}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.73.99}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.46.190}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.82.75}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.97.169}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.10.48}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.36.53}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.18.201}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.53.181}}<br>and many other IP's in this range.. --[[User:Versageek|Versageek]] 13:06, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Adsense pub-7701073308242782 <br>
*{{spamlink|netforu.org}}
:'''Spam sock accounts'''<br>
{{vandal|Visaforu}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.92.113}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.71.128}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.82.231}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.3.8}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.54.50}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.64.28}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.57.22}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.44.62}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.35.0}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.49.237}}cross wiki spam IP<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.86.109}} Vandalism account<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.71.110}} Vandalism account<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.87.54}} Vandalism account<br> --[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 10:14, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

:FYI, [[Special:Contributions/59.92.86.109|59.92.86.109]] tried to delete both the WPSPAM entry here<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam&diff=prev&oldid=151386714]</sup> and the COIbot report.<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Spam/COIReports/2007%2C_Jul_19&diff=prev&oldid=151387256]</sup> --<font face="Futura">[[User:A. B.|A. B.]] [[User talk:A. B.|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] </font> 00:13, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
::And [[Special:Contributions/59.92.71.110|59.92.71.110]] also tried to blank the user talk page here<sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Visaforu&diff=prev&oldid=151389189]</sup> -- [[user:zzuuzz|zzuuzz]] <sup>[[user_talk:zzuuzz|(talk)]]</sup> 00:18, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
:::Continued vandalism; [[Special:Contributions/59.92.87.54|59.92.87.54]] blanked project pages. <sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam&diff=152245051&oldid=152236804][http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Spam/LinkReports/visaforu.com&diff=prev&oldid=152242116]</sup>--[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 14:32, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

::::Cross-wiki spam:
::::*[[:de:Spezial:Beiträge/59.92.10.48]]
::::*[[:simple:Special:Contributions/59.92.49.237]]
::::*[[:id:Istimewa:Kontribusi_pengguna/59.92.47.131]]
::::*[[:simple:Special:Contributions/59.92.41.167]]
::::--<font face="Futura">[[User:A. B.|A. B.]] [[User talk:A. B.|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] </font> 18:38, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

:::::{{done}} -- both are now blacklisted on meta. --<font face="Futura">[[User:A. B.|A. B.]] [[User talk:A. B.|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] </font> 11:48, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

== http:// spam.squidoo.com ==
(pulled from june and july archives)
Adsense pub-9879162776784828 <br>
*{{spamlink|squidoo.com}}
:'''Spam sock accounts'''<br>
{{vandal|H3athrow}}<br>{{vandal|Meganjcasey}}<br>{{vandal|Ricklomas}}<br>{{IPvandal|24.59.43.45}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.100.20.95}}<br>{{IPvandal|67.173.75.59}}<br>{{IPvandal|81.105.229.100}}<br>{{IPvandal|81.105.229.232}}<br>{{IPvandal|124.187.189.76}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.59.226.21}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.59.254.218}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.59.255.160}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.59.231.214}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.59.253.160}}<br>{{vandal|Pradco}}<br>{{vandal|Extremecitizen}}<br>{{IPvandal|203.120.68.72}}<br>{{IPvandal|89.53.132.30}}<br>{{IPvandal|82.75.231.141}}<br>{{IPvandal|87.252.140.166}}<br>{{IPvandal|68.198.135.28}}<br>{{vandal|Linhuck}}<br>{{vandal|Lockwood77}}<br>{{IPvandal|210.49.94.3}}<br>{{IPvandal|75.55.191.222}}<br>{{IPvandal|66.75.52.31}}<br>{{IPvandal|86.196.143.54}}<br>{{IPvandal|71.41.134.42}}<br>{{IPvandal|69.156.179.6}}<br>{{IPvandal|141.154.243.111}}<br>{{vandal|Grafic}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.149.204}}<br>{{vandal|Gurubob}}<br>{{IPvandal|24.205.158.47}}<br>{{vandal|Fahnee}}<br>{{vandal|GreenWise}}<br>{{IPvandal|88.108.196.16}}<br>{{IPvandal|81.241.23.164}}<br>{{IPvandal|69.81.198.208}}<br>{{IPvandal|71.128.6.30}}<br>{{vandal|Jdandeneau}}<br>{{IPvandal|68.173.5.132}}<br>{{vandal|Pyeman73}}<br>{{vandal|Ketsang}}<br>{{vandal|Dialx003}}<br>{{vandal|FrancesLey}}<br>{{vandal|Ketsang}}<br>{{IPvandal|88.108.255.171}}<br>{{vandal|Sethgodin}}<br>{{vandal|Kymdog}}<br>{{IPvandal|61.127.188.153}}<br>{{IPvandal|154.20.190.52}}<br>{{vandal|Affiliate-radar}}<br>{{vandal|Larrybla}}<br>{{IPvandal|69.237.154.232}}<br>{{IPvandal|63.66.135.86}}<br>{{IPvandal|69.81.77.78}}<br>{{IPvandal|72.185.67.129}}<br>{{IPvandal|69.130.25.133}}<br>{{IPvandal|69.81.77.78}}<br>{{vandal|HisStarlight}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.59.252.197}}<br>{{IPvandal|70.177.237.118}}<br>{{vandal|Bjuliette}}<br>{{vandal|Grafic}}<br>  --[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 10:46, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
:Whee .. seconds after blacklisting/monitorlisting: {{IPvandal|122.164.34.216}}.  --[[User:Beetstra|Dirk Beetstra]] <sup>[[User_Talk:Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">T</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">C</span>]]</sup> 11:22, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
::squidoo.com is sort of like some blogging sites, individual users are given subdirectories (er.. ''lenses'' in squidoo-speak) from which they may reap Adsense profits. --[[User:Versageek|Versageek]] 11:51, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
:::This sub domain has now magically disapeared --[[User:T-rex|T]]-[[User talk:T-rex|rex]] 13:10, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
::This didn't seem to archive properly so I'm reposting. Still working on it.--[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 02:52, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
:::Still a major problem, have cleaned but always comes back. --[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 16:07, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
:::*I've listed it here [[MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist#squidoo.com]] however, this is probably better if its listed at meta--[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 16:20, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
:Any one willing to take this mess to [[m:Talk:Spam_blacklist]] would be doing about 10 other wiki's a favor..--[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 12:30, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

::Wow -- there's a lot of history on this one:
::*[[:meta:Talk:Spam blacklist/Archives/2006/12#providetechnology.com, etc]]
::**I requested certain subdomains be blacklisted (it turns out all of squidoo.com was blacklisted)
::*[[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2006 Archive Dec#Squidoo links]]
::**Good summary by [[User:Cumbrowski|Cumbrowski]]
::*[[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2006 Archive Dec#squidoo.com on ban-list?!]]
::**Extensive discussion over the meta blacklisting of all squidoo links
::*[[:meta:Talk:Spam blacklist/Archives/2007/01#squidoo.com -- mistake in my earlier request causing big problems]]
::**top-level squidoo domain removed from blacklist after its accidental addition
::*[[MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist/Archives/2007/02#Squidoo (Status: Declined)]]
::**Request declined as moot since squidoo was no longer blacklisted at the time
::*[[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2007 Archive Feb#squidoo.com]]
::**[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] gets on the case
::*[[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2007 Archive Feb#squidoo.com (2nd)]]
::*[[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive232#Carlblackburn (talk · contribs)]]
::**Squidoo spamming
::**See also [[Talk:PlayStation_Portable#Squidoo_site]]
::*[[:meta:Talk:Spam blacklist/Archives/2007/05/Additions: Done#unleashmypower.com]]
::**subdomain blacklisted
::*[[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2007 Archive Jul#http://spam.squidoo.com]]
::*[[:it:Utente:Filbot/Spam]]
::**Apparently monitored by a spam-monitoring bot on it.wikipedia
::*[http://www.wikihow.com/User_talk:Versageek/Archive01 Wikihow discussion of a similar problem there] (start at 23:51, 23 September 2006 comment)
::*[[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2007 Archive Jun#http://spam.squidoo.com]]
::*[[MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist#squidoo.com]]
::*[[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam#http:// spam.trackthatad.com squidoo spam in welcome messages]]

::Additional en.wikipedia spammers I turned up:
::*{{User:A. B./IPwhois|122.164.18.12}}
::*{{User:A. B./IPwhois|122.164.19.109}}
::*{{User:A. B./IPwhois|122.164.23.220}}
::*{{User:A. B./IPwhois|122.164.25.178}}
::*{{User:A. B./IPwhois|122.164.26.143}}
::*{{User:A. B./IPwhois|122.164.29.149}}
::*{{User:A. B./IPwhois|122.164.29.201}}
::*{{User:A. B./IPwhois|122.164.31.68}}
::*{{User:A. B./IPwhois|122.164.33.150}}
::*{{User:A. B./IPwhois|122.164.33.212}}
::*{{User:A. B./IPwhois|122.164.34.216}}
::*{{User:A. B./IPwhois|122.164.35.209}}
::*{{User:A. B./IPwhois|122.164.35.255}}
::*{{User:A. B./IPwhois|122.164.38.90}}
::*{{User:A. B./IPwhois|122.164.40.241}}
::*{{User:A. B./IPwhois|122.164.41.223}}
::*{{User:A. B./IPwhois|122.164.7.220}}
::*{{User:A. B./IPwhois|122.164.8.252}}
::*{{User:A. B./IPwhois|24.207.14.172}}
::*{{User:A. B./IPwhois|71.5.166.19}}
::*{{User:A. B./IPwhois|71.5.166.27}}
::*{{User:A. B./UserSummary|Aka127}}
::*{{User:A. B./UserSummary|Apickupartist}}
::*{{User:A. B./UserSummary|Freelovehoroscope}}
::*{{User:A. B./UserSummary|Information9}}
::*{{User:A. B./UserSummary|Kirtay}}
::*{{User:A. B./UserSummary|Ppc riches}}
::*{{User:A. B./UserSummary|Ppc-riches-review}}
::*{{User:A. B./UserSummary|Ppcriches-ad}}
::*{{User:A. B./UserSummary|Thumbarger}}

::I didn't see much cross-wiki spamming; this was all I turned up:
::*[[:bg:Special:Contributions/82.146.26.205]]
::*[[:da:Special:Contributions/82.146.26.205]]
::*[[:de:Special:Contributions/82.146.26.205]]
::*[[:it:Special:Contributions/82.146.26.205]]
::*[[:ja:Special:Contributions/82.146.26.205]]
::*[[:nl:Speciaal:Bijdragen/82.75.231.141]]
::*[[:ru:Special:Contributions/RedElvis]]

::I don't have time to research this further (I'm hitting the road) -- I have a feeling meta's going to want to see more x-wiki stuff  before blacklisting. Can someone else see if they can dig something up? 

::Also, some of the new accounts I dug up have spam-only user or user talk pages -- could some admin delete these? Thanks, --<font face="Futura">[[User:A. B.|A. B.]] [[User talk:A. B.|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] </font> 19:19, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

== Cross wiki Spammer==
Adsense pub-5232511691345879 <br>
*http://spam.subaru-impreza.it
*http://spam.casinobonusdeposit.com
**{{spamlink|subaru-impreza.it}}
**{{spamlink|casinobonusdeposit.com}}
:'''Spam sock accounts'''<br>
{{vandal|Giggio26}}<br>fr.{{vandal|Andyy}}<sup>[http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Andyy]</sup><br>en. & it.{{IPvandal|81.208.83.242}}<sup>[http://it.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Subaru_Impreza&diff=next&oldid=4395591]</sup><sup>[http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speciale:Contributi/81.208.83.242]</sup><br>--[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 03:25, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
== Data Shaping Solutions, LLC Spammer ==
*http:// spam.datashaping.com '''BL'D'''
*http:// spam.searchsmart.net redirects to datashaping.com '''BL'D'''
*http:// spam.newprinceton.com redirects to datashaping.com '''BL'D'''
*http://spam.webanalyticsassociation.org 
*http:// spam.clickscoring.blogspot.com blog run by the Administrative Contact <sup>[http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/results.jsp?domain=datashaping.com]</sup> for Datashaping.com '''BL'D'''
*http://groups.google.com/group/statjobs datashaping google group
*http:// spam.languageshaping.com  A division of Data Shaping Solutions, LLC '''BL'D'''

**{{spamlink|datashaping.com}}
**{{spamlink|searchsmart.net}}
**{{spamlink|newprinceton.com}}
**{{spamlink|webanalyticsassociation.org}}
**{{spamlink|clickscoring.blogspot.com}}
**{{spamlink|languageshaping.com}}

:'''Spam sock accounts'''<br>
{{IPvandal|216.9.6.2}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.9.23.140}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.9.21.88}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.9.3.2}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.9.22.68}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.9.23.64}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.9.22.68}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.9.22.57}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.9.20.148}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.9.22.128}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.9.21.160}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.9.22.113}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.9.23.93}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.9.20.238}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.9.23.156}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.9.23.73}}<br>{{IPvandal|38.98.3.197}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.9.21.88}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.9.20.22}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.9.21.244}} fr.wikipedia.org<sup>[http://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Exploration_de_donn%C3%A9es&diff=next&oldid=16822883]</sup> & de.wikipedia.org<sup>[http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Data-Mining&diff=31755047&oldid=31288915]</sup><br>{{IPvandal|216.9.20.222}}<br>{{IPvandal|216.9.21.184}} a little self-promotion <sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Data_mining&diff=prev&oldid=118723825]</sup><br>{{IPvandal|216.9.20.47}} more and one for the mrs <sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Namur_%28city%29&diff=prev&oldid=116459541]</sup><sup>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Issaquah%2C_Washington&diff=prev&oldid=116458921]</sup><br>--[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 03:40, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

== http:// spam.uarticles.blogspot.com ==
Adsense pub-1715703222720309 <br>
*http:// cmsarticles.awardspace.com
**{{spamlink|uarticles.blogspot.com}}
**{{spamlink|cmsarticles.awardspace.com}}
:'''Spam sock accounts'''<br>
{{IPvandal|82.207.20.106}}<br>{{IPvandal|193.41.62.138}}<br>{{IPvandal|91.124.247.90}}<br>{{IPvandal|212.58.180.94}}<br>{{IPvandal|212.58.183.43}}<br> --[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 07:00, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
== Essentia Soft Solutions Pvt Ltd   ==
*http://spam.essentiaserve.com
*http://spam.essentiabct.com
**{{spamlink|essentiaserve.com}}
**{{spamlink|essentiabct.com}}
:'''Spam sock accounts'''<br>
{{IPvandal|124.30.88.42}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.92.38.207}}<br>--[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 07:45, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
== http://spam.bollywoodgate.com ==
Adsense pub-0195329903705162 <br>
*{{spamlink|bollywoodgate.com}}
:'''Accounts'''<br>
{{vandal|NinaHyd}}<br>{{vandal|Jimshergill}}<br>--[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 10:18, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

== http://spam.2-clicks-stamps.com http://spam.all-about-seashells.com ==
Adsense pub-8181185356472472 <br>
{{spamlink|2-clicks-stamps.com}}
{{spamlink|all-about-seashells.com}}

;Spammers
*{{ipvandal|124.107.63.48}}

[[User:MER-C|MER-C]] 10:52, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

==Automated article link bot?==
{{vandal|Polbot}}<br>
*{{spamlink|iucnredlist.org}}

creates pages and links, seems legit. creates articles based on this site http://www.iucnredlist.org/, any thoughts?--[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 23:40, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

== http://spam.acmilanro.com ==

{{spamlink|acmilanro.com}}

;Spammers
*{{vandal|Sansiroeu}}

[[User:MER-C|MER-C]] 08:48, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

== [[User:Havers|Havers]] and lasting-weight-loss.com ==

I'm really swamped with real world work today, but {{user5|Havers}} is disputing that this site is not an appropriate external link and another misguided editor is supporting him. The discussion is on [[User talk:Havers]]. Could someone try to explain why this sort of traffic-driving to a "free subscription eCourse" is not appropriate? [[User talk:GlassFET|GlassFET]] 14:55, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

== [[User:Havers]] ==

{{user5|Havers}} has been adding links to lasting-weight-loss.com and disputes my analysis that linking to this site is spam. He has also received some bad advice and support from another editor. Discussion is at [[User talk:Havers]] where I wrote:
*The reason it is spam is because the materials on the site are there solely to drive traffic to the main content of the site. The site's name is lasting-weight-loss.com, and all the menu items on the left are about weight loss. It has "Testimonials" and appears to be designed to get people to use the contact form to contract for "training" of some sort. In addition to this, each page has a form for "subscribing" to a course. This is traffic driving pure and simple and not a reliable source nor an appropriate external link. I will continue to remove links to this site whenever I find them, and if spamming for this site continues, get it added to the blacklist. If it's not your site, all find and good, but don't help drive traffic to "subscription" sites. Better information is available elsewhere.
However, he's already removed this post once claiming it to be "factually inaccurate". I don't really have time today to devote to discouraging him, so perhaps if he gets some other opinions he will begin to "get it." [[User talk:GlassFET|GlassFET]] 16:31, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

== Possible advertising-based user ==

[[User:Wark611]] has been creating very ad-like articles about Italian singers. Something to look into. <font face="Rage Italic" size="3" color="black">[[User:Black-Velvet|Black-Velvet]]</font> 04:35, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

== Disguised informational sites ==

I just removed a number of links from [[atrial fibrillation]] and I noticed that there are websites which seem to be serious and informational at a first glance, but in fact are advertisements for medical treatments. Examples:
* afibfacts.com/Treatment_Options_for_Atrial_Fibrillation/ - in tiny print at the bottom it says "sponsored by AtriCure", manufacturer of surgical devices. Guess what: almost all treatment options are forms of surgery.
* afadvisor.org "This site is reviewed by a group of experts experienced in helping you better understand your condition." - guess what: copyright AstraZeneca, a pharmaceutical company and this site focuses on medication.
What such sites have in common: a very polished brochure-like look, no explicit advertisements, and no "About" page that explains who pays for keeping a site like that online. I think I've seen external links like that in some other article on a medical condition, although I can't recall which article it was.

The reason I'm mentioning this here is that this is a very subtle type of spam that could very well slip through that 'we' should be aware of. I didn't see it being mentioned on [[WP:EL]] or on the project page. [[User:Hankwang|Han-Kwang]] ([[User talk:Hankwang|t]]) 10:59, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

;Sites spammed
http://spam.afibfacts.com
:{{spamlink|afibfacts.com}}
http://spam.afadvisor.org
:{{spamlink|afadvisor.org}}
http://spam.stopafib.org
:{{spamlink|stopafib.org}}

;Spammers
*{{vandal|Mcth}}

Nothing too much of a concern yet. [[User:MER-C|MER-C]] 13:40, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
:Maybe not these sites, but how many other "medical information sites" like that are there? Afibfacts and afadvisor have been sitting on that page for quite long without being noticed and I didn't suspect anything myself the first time I checked the links for spam. P.S. I wasn't aware that uncensored URLs on this page was a no-no. Why is that? [[User:Hankwang|Han-Kwang]] ([[User talk:Hankwang|t]]) 14:20, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

== Splogspot spam ==

;Spam articles
*{{la|European union culture centre}}
*{{la|European culture centre nepal}}

;Sites spammed
*{{spamlink|fashionworld452.blogspot.com}}
*{{spamlink|topamericahotel.blogspot.com}}
*{{spamlink|nepaeuropa2006.blogspot.com}}
*{{spamlink|freesmsallcountry.blogspot.com}}
*{{spamlink|topamericabank.blogspot.com}}
*{{spamlink|nepaeuropa.blogspot.com}}

;Spammers
*{{ipvandal|202.52.202.150}}
*{{ipvandal|202.51.76.234}}
*{{vandal|Babu2005}}
*{{vandal|Kk789}}

Please blacklist. [[User:MER-C|MER-C]] 13:14, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
:Still spamming. [[User:MER-C|MER-C]] 12:37, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
{{done}} BL'd --[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 13:02, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

==http://spam.streetdanceuk.com ==
Adsense pub-8002134586276302 <br>
*{{spamlink|streetdanceuk.com}}
:'''Accounts'''<br>
{{vandal|Streetdanceuk}}<br>--[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 20:35, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
==http://spam.tibcoblogs.com http://spam.eventprocessing.wordpress.com==
*{{spamlink|tibcoblogs.com}}
*{{spamlink|eventprocessing.wordpress.com}}
:'''Accounts'''<br>
{{vandal|Snaggydog}}<br>{{IPvandal|70.174.144.171}}<br>--[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 20:57, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
==http://spam. ufomagazine.com  ==
See also [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam/2007_Archive_Aug#http:.2F.2Fspam.ufomagazine.net]]<br>
redirect site <br>
*{{spamlink|ufomagazine.com}}
:'''Accounts'''<br>
{{IPvandal|76.25.137.178}}<br>--[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 21:30, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
*http://spam. ufomagazine.net
**{{spamlink|ufomagazine.net}}
:'''Spam sock accounts'''<br>
{{vandal|Kingspod}}<br>{{IPvandal|76.25.167.38}}<br>{{IPvandal|131.15.48.59}}<br>{{IPvandal|131.15.48.58}}<br>--[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 21:43, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
== http://spam.coinforum.com http://spam.coinresource.com ==
Adsense pub-7588386546164521 <br>
*{{spamlink|coinforum.com}}
*{{spamlink|coinresource.com}}
:'''Accounts'''<br>
{{vandal|Coinbot}}<br>--[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 03:19, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
== http://spam.spywaredb.com ==
Couls someone please clean  up after 220.255.87.205 , I need to go to bed.  thx ! [[User:CliffC|CliffC]] 05:05, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
*{{spamlink|spywaredb.com}}

;Spammers
*{{ipvandal|220.255.87.205}}
*{{ipvandal|220.255.21.223}}
*{{ipvandal|220.255.90.67}} Vandalized page [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam&diff=154125223&oldid=154100064]
:*<small>Vandalized page a second time.[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam&curid=2735348&diff=154135726&oldid=154130154] --<font face="Futura">[[User:A. B.|A. B.]] [[User talk:A. B.|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] </font> 20:22, 28 August 2007 (UTC)</small>


[[User:MER-C|MER-C]] 12:05, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

== Dog, health and dirt bike spam..... ==

*{{spamlink|dogsbreed.blogspot.com}}
*{{spamlink|dogkinds.blogspot.com}}
*{{spamlink|allaboutdogbreeds.blogspot.com}}
*{{spamlink|helpon-pregnancy.com}}
*{{spamlink|drknee.blogspot.com}}
*{{spamlink|acnevulgaris.blogspot.com}}
*{{spamlink|selectdogbreeds.com}}
*{{spamlink|howtomakeyourselflookbeautiful.blogspot.com}}
*{{spamlink|yourflowergarden.blogspot.com}} (attached to howtomakeyourselflookbeautiful bog, but not found added to any articles yet)
*{{spamlink|banspam.blogspot.com}} 
*{{spamlink|atbriders.com}} Connected Commission Junction (a 

Related through google adsense IDs:
*Dog sites and Drknee use pub-2826299654579011 and "ad-host" (?does anyone know what this means?) pub-1556223355139109
*Pregnancy site pub-2826299654579011 (on spammed pages) and pub-1434976855685284 (on front page of site)
*acnevulgaris site pub-4307825614992624 and "host" pub-1556223355139109
*selectdogbreeds site pub-4307825614992624 (no "host" number)
*howtomakeyourselflookbeautiful pub-0982625967107508 host pub-1556223355139109
*banspam pub-1616553409490635 host pub-1556223355139109
*atbriders pub-1616553409490635 (no "host" number)

Editors adding these links:
*{{userlinks|203.81.200.239}}
*{{userlinks|203.81.198.231}}
*{{userlinks|203.81.213.151}}
*{{userlinks|203.81.223.122}}
*{{userlinks|203.81.224.249}}
*{{userlinks|202.154.225.192}}
*{{userlinks|203.81.221.209}}
*{{userlinks|203.81.203.170}}
*{{userlinks|203.81.202.247}}
*{{userlinks|12.216.161.195}} (only one found so far from before August)

I assume there are more sites and editors, but this is what I have so far.  

-- [[User_Talk:SiobhanHansa|SiobhanHansa]] 13:47, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

:Indeed you are right, there are [[google:pub-1556223355139109|thousands of blogs]] with that particular adsense pub, including the inevitable splogs. Looking through a [http://antisplog.org splog database] found nothing. [[User:MER-C|MER-C]] 06:42, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

== Why am I on a COI report? ==

See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Spam/COIReports/2007, Aug 26]]. I appear on there twice. I found it when the bot report suddenly appeared in [[:Category:Current Opinion journals]]. For the background to this, see [[WP:ANI#Elsevier_spamming]] (or see the recent ANI archives), and [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Current Opinion in Immunology]]. Could I ask how the bot works and why it picked this up? Was my merging of possible spam articles (though with the potential to become good ones) what was picked up, or was it my creation of the category, or was it something else? Thanks. [[User:Carcharoth|Carcharoth]] 17:09, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
:I also fixed the page with [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Spam/COIReports/2007%2C_Aug_26&diff=153773912&oldid=153771223 this edit] to avoid the category tags being used. They now link instead. The bot appears to output piped category links, rather than the correct pre-colon (":") links. I'll drop the bot owner a note. [[User:Carcharoth|Carcharoth]] 17:12, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
:Nothing to worry about, it seems: [[User:COIBot#Monitor_list]]: "COIBot records additions of URLs on the monitorlist, except when the user is whitelisted or when a user is already reported via the blacklist." [[User:Hankwang|Han-Kwang]] ([[User talk:Hankwang|t]]) 17:30, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

== External links bot? ==

Were there ever talk here about a bot monitoring external links? If an external links section is tagged e.g. <nowiki>{{NoMoreLinks}}</nowiki>, The bot could monitor and maybe assemble added links somewhere.
-- <span style="text-decoration: none;">[[User:Kl4m|<font color="#696969">Kl4m</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:Kl4m|Talk]] [[Special:Contributions/Kl4m|Contrib]]</sup></span> 20:36, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

== bracesreview.com ==

{{spamlink|bracesreview.com}}

Added by a [[User:Mgrimm01|seemingly single-purpose account]] today, to 4 articles. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Invisalign&diff=prev&oldid=153975959] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orthodontics&diff=prev&oldid=153975817] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dental_braces&diff=prev&oldid=153975555] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dentistry&diff=prev&oldid=153974921]

Might want to keep an eye on it... --[[User:SXT40|SXT4]]<sup><math>\color{Red} \oplus</math></sup> 17:01, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

==Drug spam==
There seems to be quite a lot of commercial links used as ''references'' for the prices of drugs in some of the drug articles. Usually these sorts of links are spammed by spambots, but some of it is definitely more subtle spam campaigning by assorted IP addresses. Examples I've recently seen are:
* {{la|Modafinil}}
* {{la|Rimonabant}}
* {{la|Mesalazine}}
* {{la|Efavirenz}}
* {{la|Tegaserod}}

Example spammers:
*{{ipvandal|220.225.129.65}}
*{{ipvandal|59.92.93.215}}
*{{ipvandal|76.65.172.163}}

sites being spammed include, possibly:
*{{spamlink|globaldrugsdirect.com}}
*{{spamlink|first-pharmacy.net}}
*{{spamlink|discount-canadian-meds.com}}
*{{spamlink|pharmacychecker.com}}
*{{spamlink|internationaldrugmart.com}}
*{{spamlink|drugstore.com}}

Some of these ''may'' be legitimate, and most has been removed, but there's probably a whole load more. May be worth a further look. -- [[user:zzuuzz|zzuuzz]] <sup>[[user_talk:zzuuzz|(talk)]]</sup> 02:29, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
:Did you proxy check the spammer IPs? Last time we had a [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=150924299#http://spam.drug3k.com drug spam problem], half the IPs turned out to be proxies. [[User:MER-C|MER-C]] 10:05, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

==http://spam.environmentalleader.com ==
Adsense pub-7665967764149990 <br>
*{{spamlink|environmentalleader.com}}
:'''Accounts'''<br>
{{vandal|Pnastu}}<br>--[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 02:39, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
==http://spam.reacheverychild.com http://spam.carfamily.wordpress.com ==
*{{spamlink|reacheverychild.com}}
*{{spamlink|carfamily.wordpress.com}}
:'''Accounts'''<br>
{{vandal|Freealan}}<br>{{IPvandal|66.215.178.237}}<br>{{IPvandal|71.93.160.111}}<br>{{IPvandal|71.130.11.252}}<br>--[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 04:07, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

== [[Special:Contributions/63.172.100.11]] ==

I don't have time to go through them this morning, but seems to be adding a lot of links to a gardening site. --[[User talk:SB_Johnny|<font color="green">'''SB_Johnny'''</font>]] | <sup>[[meta:Wikimedia Pennsylvania|<font color="green">PA!</font>]]</sup> 09:29, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
== Spamming related sites ==
Adsense pub-1022469755395395 <br>
*http://spam.mandiryoga.googlepages.com
*http://spam.depressionpill.googlepages.com 
*http://spam.vlsichipdesign.com
**{{spamlink|mandiryoga.googlepages.com}}
**{{spamlink|depressionpill.googlepages.com}}
**{{spamlink|vlsichipdesign.com}}
:'''Accounts'''<br>
{{IPvandal|203.126.245.198}}<br>{{IPvandal|210.214.123.133}}cross wiki [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%89%B9%E5%88%A5:Contributions/210.214.123.133]<br>--[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 09:44, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
== http://spam.kitchaloo.com ==
Adsense pub-6586650843826647 <br>
*{{spamlink|kitchaloo.com}}
:'''Accounts'''<br>
{{IPvandal|83.182.190.187}}<br>{{IPvandal|83.182.191.231}}<br>{{IPvandal|83.182.172.44}}<br>{{IPvandal|83.182.158.153}}<br>{{IPvandal|83.182.161.27}}<br>{{IPvandal|83.182.180.169}}<br>--[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 11:24, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

== http://spam.apmlas.com ==

{{spamlink|apmlas.com}}

;Spammers
*{{ipvandal|122.169.133.24}}

[[User:MER-C|MER-C]] 12:21, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

== http://spam.poetryarchive.org ==

{{spamlink|poetryarchive.org}}

;Spammers
*{{vandal|Sandpiper7}} (62 links, no other contributions!)

Has some remnant links, not sure whether we should remove them. [[User:MER-C|MER-C]] 12:40, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
== http://spam.flowers-photos.eu ==
Adsense pub-8879998788993004 <br>
*{{spamlink|flowers-photos.eu}}
:'''Accounts'''<br>
{{IPvandal|87.4.2.66}}<br>{{IPvandal|80.104.1.53}}<br>{{IPvandal|80.104.1.191}}<br>{{IPvandal|80.104.2.75}}<br>{{IPvandal|87.4.3.128}} and  de.[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spezial:Beitr%C3%A4ge/87.4.3.128]<br>{{IPvandal|80.104.1.53}} and de.[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spezial:Beitr%C3%A4ge/80.104.1.53]<br>{{IPvandal|87.4.3.128}} and  fr.[http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/87.4.3.128]<br>{{IPvandal|87.4.3.55}} nl.[http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speciaal:Bijdragen/87.4.3.55]<br>{{IPvandal|80.104.2.193}} it.[http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speciale:Contributi/80.104.2.193]<br>{{IPvandal|80.104.2.22}} simple.[http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/80.104.2.22]<br>

cross wiki spammer--[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 12:45, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

== http://spam.gardenwildlife.co.uk ==

{{spamlink|gardenwildlife.co.uk}}

;Spammers
*{{vandal|GardenWildlife}}

[[WP:COI]] applies. [[User:MER-C|MER-C]] 12:49, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

== [[Mail Tribune]] ==

Seems to be an in-house link campaign. One user already blocked for COI username. Please monitor:

*{{spamlink|mailtribune.com}}
'''Accounts'''
*{{vandal|Jwurth}}
*{{vandal|Webmmt}}
*{{vandal|Mailtribunenews}}

Note that there are plenty of legit references using the newspaper as a source. Though I have removed the links added by the above users, there may be other spammers.

Thanks. [[User:Katr67|Katr67]] 21:19, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

==[[List of summer camps]]==
What's the general consensus on articles like this that end up turning into link farms?  Personally, I am inclined to delete the links, but some of you may come across this sort of thing more often.[[User:Montco|Montco]] 00:37, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
:My opinion, is that, it's OK to have a link on the article for that particular camp, but, I'd view it as inappropriate, for the list to become a link-farm. Either the camp has an article, or, it does not, there is no need for a www link in the list of articles. Just my $0.02, however --[[User:SXT40|SXT4]]<sup><math>\color{Red} \oplus</math></sup> 01:03, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

:There are two basic approaches: 1) turn all the external links into internal links, and 2) remove all the links without a Wikipedia article. Sometimes you should aim for the middle ground, based on which articles are likely to be created and kept. Lists can be useful, and some redlinks are often a good thing, but at the end of the day it's a list of encyclopaedia articles about summer camps, and not a list of summer camps. -- [[user:zzuuzz|zzuuzz]] <sup>[[user_talk:zzuuzz|(talk)]]</sup> 01:05, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

::Raised the issue on the [[Talk:List_of_summer_camps#Links|Article's talkpage]] --[[User:SXT40|SXT4]]<sup><math>\color{Red} \oplus</math></sup> 01:10, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

:::My approach is generally just to fry the external links and leave red links.  I just wanted to check to make sure that there was not some special convention regarding the "list of ..." articles.  I am going to proceed.  Thanks. [[User:Montco|Montco]] 02:19, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

::::Good work! :) --[[User:SXT40|SXT4]]<sup><math>\color{Red} \oplus</math></sup> 02:42, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
== http://spam.noooxml.org ==
*{{spamlink|noooxml.org}}
:'''Accounts'''<br>
{{vandal|Pieterh}}<br>{{IPvandal|84.64.233.164}}<br>--[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] 10:56, 29 August 2007 (UTC)