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{{defermetablack}}. [[User:MER-C|MER-C]] 04:02, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
{{defermetablack}}. [[User:MER-C|MER-C]] 04:02, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

==http://spam.projectfanboy.com ==
Adsense xxxxxxx <br>
*{{spamlink|projectfanboy.com}}
:'''Articles'''<br>
<sub>Note:xxxxxxxxxx</sub> <br>
[[Project Fanboy]] <br>
[[Projectfanboy]] <br>
:'''Accounts'''<br>
{{UserSummary|ProjectFanboy}}<br>{{UserSummary|Millennium Cowboy}}<br>{{UserSummary|Gary McFeely}}<br>--[[User:Hu12|Hu12]] ([[User talk:Hu12|talk]]) 18:41, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

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    casestudyexcellence.com

    Accounts

    JohnDavies12  (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    128.135.190.167  (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    128.135.208.131  (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    --Hu12 (talk) 21:27, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    128.135.17.114 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    continued--Hu12 (talk) 04:16, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Related domain:
    Deleted article:
    --A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:34, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    coolhockey.com and torontohockey.net

    Accounts

    74.210.34.76 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    206.126.88.128 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    ccwaters (talk) 01:41, 3 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    74.210.34.76 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot) Vandalized [1]
    206.126.88.128 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot) Vandalised this page[2][3]
    --Hu12 (talk) 15:52, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    southwoodstorage.com

    Accounts

    99.140.191.221 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    99.140.238.236 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    99.147.221.154 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    --Hu12 (talk) 07:59, 3 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    206.126.88.128 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot) Vandalised this page[4][5]
    --Hu12 (talk) 15:52, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Talk page spamming

    See also - Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Archive133#Odd_Posts

    Accounts
    DrunkenDialer (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    76.109.174.103 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    --Hu12 (talk) 08:38, 3 April 2008 (UTC) Hu12, since the issue has been resolved, the links have been removed, and I have vowed to discontinue attaching these links with my signature, is there anyway to redact the link so that it does not get crawled? DrunkenDialer (talk) 02:45, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Donor Offspring Health Corp. Registry

    Article spam

    Donor Offspring Health

    Accounts

    Donoroffspringhealth (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    DCHealth (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    216.87.207.1 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    moving his link "up" is never a sign of good faith.;)--Hu12 (talk) 19:54, 5 March 2008

    User Ozzicol creating spam article and links to his website

    Ozzicol (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam) created an article called moving house which contained nothing but a how-to guide on residential moving with a link to the website housemovinghints.com. This diff[12] shows that Ozzicol claims to be the owner of that website. The user has also attempted to add links to his website to the articles on Two Men and a Truck International, Mayflower Transit, and United Van Lines, among others; as far as I can tell, all have been reverted. I have stubbified the article on moving house and asked for help at moving company in creating an attributed, article either on the process of relocating or on the process of physically moving a residential building. I have also notified the user. Is anything else required? --NellieBly (talk) 23:03, 4 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Personally, I doubt "Moving house" is a common term, so I would've likely just prodded it for deletion.
    I see that "House moving" already redirect to Structure relocation, which would be the more natural sequence for the two words. The Moving disambiguation page already covers disambigs, so no need for the awkward phrasing to redo that either. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 23:07, 4 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Fair enough; I'll redirect to Structure relocation, which I couldn't find. Thanks! --NellieBly (talk) 23:16, 4 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
      • Colin Jones Media Group

    Adsense pub-0688783919705758

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    Ozzicol (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    59.100.115.239 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    59.100.7.33 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    --Hu12 (talk) 15:00, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    spam.mychurch.org

    Hi, guys. Not sure what all to put here... I just reverted (for good or ill) a whole mess of external links from an IP editor.

    I'm pretty sure I can't keep up with this. -- Swerdnaneb 06:09, 5 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    mychurch.org: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com

    Also:

    All reverted. MER-C 07:52, 5 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Still spamming.
     Defer to Local blacklist. MER-C 03:54, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    ctn-music.com

    Spammers

    MER-C 12:33, 5 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]


    Still spamming as of 10 April:
    Others:
    Related domains:
    --A. B. (talk • contribs) 04:27, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    At it again today as well as vandalizing this page:
    --A. B. (talk • contribs) 15:23, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.sassylad.co.uk/

    sassylad.co.uk: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com

    Accounts
    Blog - COI issue --71.227.150.109 (talk) 03:42, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    I would hardly call the link to photos of the tunnel where the blog was linked from Spam. I was simply providing further information and linking to photos that are copyright to me that I do not wish to relinquish copies of. Removing the photography links has made the article poorer. Yet another article ruined by over-zealous editors/bots and people who's only contribution to Wikipedia now is poor administration. Neil Evans (talk) 14:57, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Bill Thayer site

    penelope.uchicago.edu: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com

    Accounts
    —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.6.194.103 (talk • contribs) 16:01, April 6, 2008
    Agreed - the site in question appears to be a personal website/blog of the primary contributor (see copyright tag at bottom of the EL pages). The links on some are to only an image and a comment that the image is in public domain (then should be loaded to WP or commons) - or are diary/blog style entries. Some of them are encyclopedic in writing style, providing ref - but the COI issue still remains on those. The number of articles to which the site has been linked is fairly significant. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 16:23, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    A few notes; the individual who reported these links has been blocked for making threats of physical harm (from a different but very similar IP). Sadly, that incident combined with the objection to the links raised here may have resulted in the loss of a good editor. Bill states that he added very few of those links himself, which doesn't surprise me, as some of the topic areas probably have limited coverage elsewhere on English-language sites. As I mentioned to him, I rarely worry about .edu links unless I see mass canvassing going on. From what I can tell, most of Bill's contributions have been in the areas of content and organization. OhNoitsJamie Talk 21:31, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    I'd like to add, as someone who has added links to Bill's site dating to before Bill became an editor here, that Lacus Curtius is not primarily a "personal website/blog" but a collection of public domain translations of classical texts and reference works on classical history. It is highly useful for referencing articles on classical subjects because it can be linked chapter and verse, so if a particular article makes reference to, say, Cassius Dio's Roman History or Ptolemy's Geography, the reader can follow the link in the footnote and find out exactly what Cassius Dio or Ptolemy said on the subject. That seems to me entirely within the spirit of Wikipedia in terms of making knowledge accessible. Also, since the site is not commercial and does not carry advertising, calling it "spam" seems to be misguided. I've tried following a few links to Bill's site and get a "403 forbidden" page, although I can access those pages directly, so it seems his site is blocked from Wikipedia. I would urge whoever is responsible for the block to remove it. --Nicknack009 (talk) 07:22, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    See my reply below - the intial post of "personal website/blog" was based specifically on the first few links that I followed to his site (contain "diary" in the link name). I agree that many other of the links were of encyclopedic value, which is why I had added that "Some of them are encyclopedic in writing style, providing ref" - but unfortuneately I fell for the anons bait and left it as an agreement, when only a minor cleanup of a handful of links was all that was needed. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 22:14, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Having followed the link to the previous commenter's talk page, I see it's Bill himself who is responsible for blocking links to his site from Wikipedia. The anonymous user whose bullying forced him to do that should be ashamed of him/herself, and I would support Bill's contention that anonymous editing should be stopped. --Nicknack009 (talk) 07:37, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Given what seems to have unfortunately happened, it would be good for Bill to be asked to agree about unblocking it. I hope he does. I hope for good measure we can encourage him to return. But if he does limit himself to Citizendium, we can always copy his articles back here again, they use a free license also & the licenses are compatible. DGG (talk) 21:48, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    From what I can see, the person who openned the issue here was the same one harassing Bill. I fell for his bait and didn't verify who had added the links when I agreed with the anon above. Some of the links were inapropriate (blog/diary entries, or image-only) - but many, many more were of encyclopedic value. A partial cleanup of only the questionable ones would have been enough to meet WP guidelines (and those may not have even been submitted by Bill in the first place).
    Unfortuneately, it appears that Bill chose (for Wikipedia) the worst possible outcome from the anon's harrassment and baiting. I too hope that he reconsiders and makes the sources available once again. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 22:08, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    FYI: I've corresponded with Bill Thayer via email (as have others), and he is willing to make the links available once again. They appear to be working now. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 15:40, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Vintageforestprints

    Account
    posting a commercial external link to subpages of http://www.forestprints.co.uk/ in several Gloucestershire geographic articles. --Eastmain (talk) 15:58, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    {{Linksummary|forestprints.co.uk]] --Eastmain (talk) 15:58, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    I added an IP above also posting the links. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 16:10, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    medlibrary.org

    It appears it might be a live copy of wikipedia. βcommand 2 21:00, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    I asked at the VPT some time ago, I think they cache files on the fly. -- ReyBrujo (talk) 21:35, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Tracking link:
    --A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:00, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Spamming Simprove GmbH http://spam.workity.info

    Accounts

    HolgerRath (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    82.113.121.16  (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    82.113.106.16  (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    82.119.0.177  (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    82.119.3.154  (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    --Hu12 (talk) 23:40, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Reporting spam

    Not sure if this is the proper way to do it, but this page appears to be spam.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Shoestradepub

    71.185.3.108 (talk) 07:05, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Lets monitor--Hu12 (talk) 15:21, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.linexlegal.com

    linexlegal.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com

    Spammers

    MER-C 11:56, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.mobileblah.com

    mobileblah.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com

    Spammers

    MER-C 12:00, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    ukpetec.com

    Spam pages
    Sites spammed

    ukpetec.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com

    Spammers

    Spammers have been moving links up. MER-C 13:10, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Continued spamming
    MatthewJHerbert (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    BL'd--Hu12 (talk) 16:42, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    User:Cryellow

    Has added spam promoting a replica Princess Diana engagment ring [13], moth repellent [14], and a calendar commerating the 2003 California recall election [15]. All links inserted direct to the same website. My reversion of their spamming has now decended into acrimony, with the user insulting me. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 16:52, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Two google searches suggest this may be a WP:COI issue (circumstantial, but suggests a link). The "recall election" dif (above) references the name name redacted. By first googling "cryellow" turns up a personal homepage: http://members.cox.net/cryellow/ which shows at the bottom three company links under "My Favorite Places". A second google search for "name redacted" turns up all thee companies listing that person as founder or CEO of all three companies.
    URLs
    It's not solid proof, and I will not pursue it further myself - but it is suggestive of a COI issue related to self-promotion and attempting to use Wikipedia for marketing/advertising purposes. --12.193.27.158 (talk) 18:12, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    One last comment: while the user insists on his talk page that he's not associated with the company, he has twice edited out the last name from where the OP asked him if he's "name redacted". Odd behavior to be trying to hide the last name if it's not really you - especially when Cryellow posted the full name in an article himself earlier. --12.193.27.158 (talk) 18:47, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    My thoughts exactly! I fear I may have to rely on others to get rid of the spam lest I fall foul of 3RR :) Gareth E Kegg (talk) 19:11, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Accounts


    Related domains:
    See also: Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard#External links added by User:Cryellow
    It really makes no difference if the editor persistently adding these links is name redacted, The Mighty Quinn or the Easter Bunny. The point is that Wikipedia is not a soapbox for promoting products and if this spamming continues, these domains will be blacklisted, regardless of the person's identity off-Wikipedia. Any accompanying acrimony on the spammer's part will just accelerate that outcome.
    --A. B. (talk • contribs) 05:30, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Comment: Looking at the edits by those involved, I see no posts of the "FISSATO" or "HableyMedical" links. The association to this thread appears to be solely on their inclusion on a homepage of someone off Wikipedia who has the name "Cryellow", who we have no verification is the person with that username on the wiki. If/when action needs to be taken, I recommend leaving out those two links for now. In fact, I'm tempted to just remove them from this report entirely as they haven't been used on the wiki from what I can see. Opinions? --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:00, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    I've now been threatened with legal action by the said User [16]. This has gone far too far. They've been adding spam to Wikipedia, I've deleted it, and now we are at this stage. Gawd 'elp us! Gareth E Kegg (talk) 11:17, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    I have removed the disputed name above and I have stricken through the two URLs we are uncertain of. --A. B. (talk • contribs) 14:29, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    No objection to removing the name, although I will say the user's post is pushing AGF to its limit in his statement that there's no COI.
    I did add {{uw-legal}} to the user's talk page - threats of intimidation by legal means (from his post: "or I will subpoena your IP address for further action") are never appropriate. Note: I suggested to Gareth that he not to restore edits to the involved talk page a few days ago, so there should be no further reason for that particular dispute. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 15:10, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Taking Barek's advice I haven't edited his page since then. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 15:21, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.M59online.com

    Accounts
    spamming of URL to multiple articles. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 19:30, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Golden Gateway Financial Spam

    http://spam.goldengateway.com

    Accounts

    CubbieFan (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    Surfhoss644 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    --Hu12 (talk) 20:32, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Otopsi.gen.tr and Darkjuva.com

    User with bare-IP number is persistently and knowingly adding his Turkish-based link, which has no connection to the subject, to the Ogrish.com article.

    Update, since the above was posted:

    Quatloo (talk) 22:54, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Accounts


    Related domains
    Google Adsense ID: 1548915527227873
    --A. B. (talk • contribs) 16:59, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
     Defer to Global blacklist


    Now blacklisted on meta:
    --A. B. (talk • contribs) 21:36, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    www.nutsie.com

    Links:

    User:

    Contributions of these "users" are limited to external links sections of various music categories, and include a link to playlists supposedly containing songs mentioned in the variuos articles. User has continued after initial warning, and I have posted a second. The links is to a site called nutsie, and I have actively decided to not follow any of the links. TRTX T / C 23:13, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Sample edits - [[34]], [[35]], [[36]], [[37]] —Preceding unsigned comment added by TRTX (talk • contribs) 23:19, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    At it again - [38]. Third warning has been posted to user's talk page.

    Found a few more IP users doing it. Added above. Numerous IPs found using a search for instances of IP in Wikipedia. IPs also sometimes post a copy/pasted comment in the talk page. [39], [40] TRTX T / C 17:39, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    User Marked12345 continues despite final warning (from another user) - Edit: [41], Final Warning: [42] TRTX T / C 20:19, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    User:Tang23

    Tang23 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam). Added a lot of links to a single site as references to a bunch of pages. Also edits Justin Hartfield, who is related to the site. The references and added content aren't necessarily bad, per se, but the way the links are described is POV. The edits to the site of Hartfield haven't really been vanity, but I think the fact that the editing is centered around a certain site should be noted. --68.161.153.211 (talk) 05:18, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Scratch that, some of it is just downright spammy. --68.161.153.211 (talk) 05:33, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Articles

    Prometheus Institute
    Justin Hartfield

    Accounts

    Tang23 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    70.181.120.174 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    Wfbredux (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    --Hu12 (talk) 12:46, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]


    Ayn Rand meets Reefer Madness and Hugh Hefner -- an eclectic mix of libertarian, marijuana and how-to-pick-up-women sites.
    More accounts
    Collectively the 5 accounts listed here and above had already been asked 3 times to stop; I repeated the request. If they won't stop after that, then I'd say all of these domains will just need to be blacklisted.


    More articles
    All the articles listed here and above have notability issues -- please look and see what you think:


    More domains inappropriately linked


    Related domains
    Google Adsense ID: 2800511746606128
    --A. B. (talk • contribs) 14:46, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Prometheus Institute --A. B. (talk • contribs) 22:40, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Insurance & Travel Spam

    All three IPs below spammed the first two links, one of them also added the last three..

    --Versageek 06:07, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    another ip:

    --Versageek 12:37, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Pet article spammer

    76.222.252.160 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)


    Domain


    Accounts
    --A. B. (talk • contribs) 23:04, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Mission8

    Accounts

    Mission8 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    --Hu12 (talk) 13:43, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.fleshlight.com

    Accounts

    67.9.171.129 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    199.203.47.82 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    72.177.112.166 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    82.234.117.99 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    66.90.144.23 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    masturbation toy spam--Hu12 (talk) 14:07, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    I knew I'd seen this name before, so I looked at Special:WhatLinksHere/Fleshlight. Fleshlight turns out to have a long history on Wikipedia; here's just a sample:
    There are a number of other user talk pages linked; some contain warnings about spamming the Fleshlight article. I get the impression that, similar to the iPod, this product has spawned a whole little economic ecosystem of related 3rd-party products and websites (if a bit tawdrier than the iPods). --A. B. (talk • contribs) 15:15, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Cherrycake.org

    cherrycake.org: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com

    -- Gyrofrog (talk) 14:08, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    org/society/associations Spam WP:CANVASSing

    [46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53]

    Accounts

    Jwri7474 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    --Hu12 (talk) 18:08, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    modelsobserver.com

    modelsobserver.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com


    Can someone please look into the links to modelsobserver.com? I came across this site when it was repeatedly added to Bodybuilding supplement. It has been added to many other articles by various IP addresses. In some cases, removal of the link by other editors has resulted in fairly aggressive re-addition (see this example). I think the site has limited usefulness to the articles it is linked from, but I'd like a second opinion. Deli nk (talk) 19:05, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    This link has been relentlessly spammed for many months. Here's a partial list of the Israeli IPs adding these links:
    It's also been spammed cross-wiki. Here are just few examples; there are dozens more:
    Presently, we have 56 of these links in the English Wikipedia and 30+ in other Wikipedias:


    Publicly-listed domain registration data:
    Jonathan Landau
    32 Got Levin Street
    Haifa, Israel 32922
    Israel
    Our spammer gets quite testy in his edit summaries when his links are questioned or deleted.
    This domain needs blacklisting on the meta blacklist at meta:Talk:Spam blacklist. I'm an admin on Meta and I'll be happy to handle this on meta tomorrow but I don't have any more time to work on this today. Can someone first remove these links before blacklisting? Thanks!
    Since our spammer uses dynamic IPs and is hard to reach via talk pages, I suggest putting a link to this discussion in the edit summaries for link removal:
    • "Link removed per discussion at [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam#modelsobserver.com]]"
    --A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:17, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]


     Defer to Global blacklist -- now blacklisted at meta:
    --A. B. (talk • contribs) 04:04, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    donorsiblingregistry.com

    Adsense pub-0349672777891401

    Accounts

    70.57.25.15 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    Ryankrameretc (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    Burlwindow741 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    70.57.24.64 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    64.207.51.159 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    70.58.19.234 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    70.58.19.68 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    65.183.86.9 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    70.58.22.113 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    70.58.18.118 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    --Hu12 (talk) 21:09, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.sme.org

    Articles

    Society of Manufacturing Engineers

    Accounts

    Rembiesa (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    206.107.66.130 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    --Hu12 (talk) 22:04, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.tiburonfilmfestival.com

    Tiburon International Film Festival

    Accounts

    Tiburon International Film Festival (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    Robertjamesusa (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    Saeedshafa (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    --Hu12 (talk) 23:59, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    ocruggedlaptops.com

    Artilces
    MIL-STD-810
    Rugged computer
    Toughbook
    Users
    Editsnow (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    Mobilepcc (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    Link Data
    ocruggedlaptops.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com

    --Canspam (talk) 01:01, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Blocked, thanks--Hu12 (talk) 04:28, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Spamming of TOTE Tasmania Pty Ltd

    thetote.com.au

    Articles

    Tote Tasmania
    TOTE Tasmania
    Tote tasmania

    Spam Articles created to promote thetote.com.au

    Triwin
    Consolation Double
    Mystery trifecta
    All-up
    Quadrella
    Eachway

    Accounts

    Broke punter (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    Terrance-Elliot (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    Greyhoundrace (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    Smidgeon (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    Brinkator (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    --Hu12 (talk) 04:55, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Amitabh Kumar Spamming

    Accounts

    Kumaramitabh (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    203.122.51.43 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    203.122.51.44 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    203.122.51.46 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    203.122.51.45 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    --Hu12 (talk) 05:16, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.repossession-stoppers.com

    Accounts

    86.164.32.151  (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    86.153.61.63  (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    86.148.230.154 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    --Hu12 (talk) 15:46, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Possible rename

    There is an increasing issue with sites that are justly blacklisted due to abuse, but which complain to OTRS that when searching for their site the link abuse pages we generate score very highly. We have already discussed several times the possibility of renaming the MediaWiki spam blacklist pages to link blacklist, and that may or may not be done, but we could lessen the complaints and be seen to do the Right Thing by renaming this project to something like "WikiProject external links" or "WikiProject link management". I submit this for your consideration. Guy (Help!) 15:50, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    If they abuse wikipedia they deserve to have our pages show up in the results. Spam is spam there is no need to create some weird new term that means the same thing. Call a spade a spade. βcommand 2 16:06, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    I do feel for OTRS, as I'm sure the majority of the spam complaints recieved are just another avenue for these spammers to attempt to exploit Wikipedia. Ive asked this Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam/2008_Archive_Mar_2#When_does_a_Wikiproject.2C_become_a_noticeboard previously, without response. WikiProject Spam should remain, however "MediaWiki spam blacklist" might be better suited without the term "spam", as it has potential for other non-spam applications. Ironicly the spammers did use wikipedia in order to score "high" in google, let them enjoy the spoils of their efforts. ;)--Hu12 (talk) 16:39, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Plus, in a lot of cases, it isn't actually provably them, just J. Random Editor. And sites may be blacklisted as massively inappropriate, rather than simple spam. Guy (Help!) 18:42, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • I am still saying, if the edits were in good faith, and they stopped directly when warned, then go forward and delete the reports, drop me (or another operator of COIBot, here is also a good venue) a line to remove the rule(s) from the bot, and get on. If the edits were persistent, and warnings and discussions have not helped, then the reports are an on-wiki proof of why the link was blacklisted/added to a revertlist, or is in other way of concern. The wikipedia system gives handful of warnings when they edit (even I as an admin see "Content that violates any copyright will be deleted. Encyclopedic content must be verifiable. You agree to license your contributions under the GFDL.", "If you don't want your writing to be edited mercilessly or redistributed for profit by others, do not submit it.", "See our policies and guidelines for more information on editing." around this edit window; when creating a new article I see "Before creating an article, please read Wikipedia:Your first article, or search for an existing article to which you can redirect this title." (with a link to Wikipedia:Your first article, saying "Please don't create pages about yourself or your friends, pages that advertise, or personal essays.", and there is a section on advertising; when adding links you run into captchas, etc. etc. I know, we don't have to punish people for their actions, but also don't have to help in obfuscating their negative tracks, we are not an advertising service. Getting the reports out of the top ten can also be done by making sure your company is known in a positive way. --Dirk Beetstra T C 17:10, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]


    My 2 pence:
    1. Our goal is to maintain the encyclopedia's integrity, not maintain a linkspam-identification project for the rest of the world.
    2. If we can reduce the load on OTRS volunteers while still meeting our goal, I'm all for it.
    3. Not every domain reported here is found to be spam
    4. Yes, some side of me enjoys watching spammers squirm, but I have to remind myself this is all about an encyclopaedia, not indulging my childish feelings of schadenfreude (and they can be very strong some days!). It's probably in our encyclopaedia's best interests to do our job in a quiet, low-profile, efficient way with as little drama as possible.
    5. I especially would like to see us rename some of the bot-generated subpages of this project such as:
      By their very nature, these valuable reports generate a lot of false positives which then create consternation for innocent editors and domain-owners that appear on these pages.
    --A. B. (talk • contribs) 18:07, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, false positives and marginal cases, and links added by some other person, and the occasional joe job. WP:AGF and all that: we should deal with the problem (excessive link abuse) while remaining neutral on the motives. Guy (Help!) 18:44, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.scamdex.com

    Adsense pub-0456773145500851

    Accounts

    Scamdex (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    69.62.184.135 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    146.114.66.123 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    --Hu12 (talk) 17:53, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.mixbook.com

    Article

    Mixbook

    Accounts

    Twastravis (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    Andrewlaffoon (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    75.55.196.22 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    71.138.143.180 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    --Hu12 (talk) 01:56, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    These links continue to be added to articles that get re-created after multiple deletions. Please see related postings at WP:COIN#WSEAS, WP:ANI#Ongoing COI issue at WSEAS, and WP:ANI#sock and/or meatpuppet issue with WSEAS and related articles.

    Links
    Articles
    Users

    Note that these users names are similar or identical to names within the spammed article (which itself is copied word-for-word from the websites linked above). --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:46, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    See also:
    and so on. Allowing for good faith, these guys seem to have mistaken Wikipedia for a directory or free web host. Guy (Help!) 17:28, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    58.152.163.218 (talk) on Ragnarok Online

    58.152.163.218 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)

    On the topic: Ragnarok Online is an online role-playing game (MMORPG), run on multiple localized servers world wide by a Korean company named Gravity, its subsidiaries, or other companies who acquired a license from the mentioned company. The game is also known for its enourmous community surrounding illegal private servers (usually run on emulated or stolen server software). There are literally hundreds or thousands of these servers. The official servers are listed on ragnarokonline.com.

    This IP keeps advertising one of these private servers - most likely one that he runs, plays on, or is otherwise related with.

    Didn't revert his edit to not break WP:3RR. User has been warned twice. ~ | twsx | talkcont | ~ 15:42, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    PS: Does this constitute vandalism? ~ | twsx | talkcont | ~ 15:43, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Though not technically vandalism, edits made to remove spam are not subject to the 3RR rule. - Ehheh (talk) 15:47, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    That is good to know, thank you. ~ | twsx | talkcont | ~ 15:59, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Still spamming today. I've blocked him for 24 hours. One more incident and we should blacklist that domain.
    --A. B. (talk • contribs) 23:21, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    User:Camuco on Alan Jackson, Alabama (band), etc.

    purecountrymusic.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com

    Camuco (talk · contribs) has been busily spamming http://www.purecountrymusic.com on various country singer articles, including Alan Jackson, Alabama (band), The Bellamy Brothers, and so forth. I have reverted the addition of this link, as it is clearly a spamlink -- it appears to be an online store of sorts. User has been warned thrice but continues to add the links. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 19:24, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    85.98.31.158 (talk) on Rappelz

    85.98.31.158 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)

    This user keep adding their own (Turkish) forum to the 'popular fan sites' section of the page. I've removed it several times so far, but I haven't used reverts for that (mainly because his adding them involved more than one edit), so I'm not sure if this is in violation of the 3RR rule, but it starts to get annoying. Zyppora (talk) 14:36, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    From what I can see, there's no comments about it on the article's talk page, and no posts on the user's talk page. As a first step, I would suggest starting a discussion on the article's talk page about it. If the user continues, post on their talk page to get involved with the discussion.
    As a general rule, any fansite that is nothing more than a discussion forum should probably not be listed per WP:ELNO. Even for those sites that offer more (related news, downloads, developer interviews, etc) only one or two major ones should be listed per WP:NOT#REPOSITORY. Better still, if the game developer maintains a list of "recognized" or "official" fansites, just link to that list rather than debating which fansites to include here. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:55, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.rappelz.gen.tr

    MER-C 01:57, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Adsense pub-110161879664202

    Adsense pub-1101618796642025

    Accounts

    65.118.190.226 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    --Hu12 (talk) 18:03, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Adding website to multiple articles

    68.48.86.40 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot) I added a warning to the talk page, but there are many many many links to clean up. TheRedPenOfDoom (talk) 04:21, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Appears to be taken care of - thanks!TheRedPenOfDoom (talk) 04:50, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]


    Accounts

    68.48.86.40 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    68.48.86.240 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    Seem to all be owned by Joel A. Freeman, Ph.D. (freemaninstitute.com). Moving ones link "UP" is rarely a sign of good faith. I've added an additional warning on the talk page. --Hu12 (talk) 05:07, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Also:


    Related domains
    --A. B. (talk • contribs) 00:39, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.sinusinfectionhelp.com

    Adsense pub-9737714712070661

    Accounts

    Omnipotentsg (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    220.255.132.72 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    165.21.154.69 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    --Hu12 (talk) 06:52, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.neapolitanworld.com

    Accounts

    NeapolitanWorld (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    IIColosseo (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    Lisa.Cinciripini (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    66.123.149.122 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    76.167.47.149 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
    --Hu12 (talk) 10:15, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Adsense pub-9977923384588165

    Sites spammed

    http://spam.lyricshunt.com

    http://spam.lyrics.name

    Related sites

    http://spam.lyricsnet.net

    http://spam.songlyrics.name

    Spammers

    MER-C 13:19, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    algebra.com

    See the links listed here. --Bfigura (talk) 00:47, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    algebra.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com

    spam.pamparam.md

    pamparam.md: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com

    Spammers

     Defer to Global blacklist. MER-C 04:02, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.projectfanboy.com

    Adsense xxxxxxx

    Articles

    Note:xxxxxxxxxx
    Project Fanboy
    Projectfanboy

    Accounts

    ProjectFanboy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    Millennium Cowboy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    Gary McFeely (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    --Hu12 (talk) 18:41, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam&oldid=205379826"