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Link spam violations

I don't know how to properly report this stuff, but ip 216.73.161.196 and 66.65.142.43 are both spamming the T206 and Goudey articles. You can see the edit history on both those articles. 71.56.118.64 (talk) 22:26, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the report! I've warned the spammer -- please let me know if this persists.
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--A. B. (talkcontribs) 00:15, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
FYI, see:
Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Serious legal threat following baseball card link removal (permanent link)
--A. B. (talkcontribs) 15:53, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Legal threats, email harassmment, disruption and clear evidence of spam abuse. Bl'd--Hu12 (talk) 16:55, 30 May 2008 (UTC)


Here is the Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents archive link:
--A. B. (talkcontribs) 03:01, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
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Account
I would appreciate another user taking a look at these. As a member of WP:SHIPS (editing primarily commercial shipping articles), I may be too involved with the subject. I do not work in the cruise industry, but I have a personal interest in the subject.
To me, this user appears to be adding links to a community forum of personal reviews and photos of multiple cruise ships (some press releases too, but where possible those should be linked directly from the cruise line's website). The user is also doing some useful cleanup to several articles at the same time - so it's a mix of activity.
I've notified the user; but would appreciate someone else taking a look as well. --- Barek (talkcontribs) - 00:58, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Inappropriate Agriculture Solutions LLC (Maine) links

Spam domains


Registrant
Agriculture Solutions LLC
PO Box 141
Strong, Maine 04983
United States


Accounts

--A. B. (talkcontribs) 01:06, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

organicportal.co.uk spam

Spam domains


Registration
46 Wareham Grove, Dodworth
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S75 3LU
GB


Related domains


Spam accounts

--A. B. (talkcontribs) 02:11, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

WikiBlame - Something to add to the toolbox

URL: http://wikipedia.ramselehof.de/wikiblame.php

Useful for finding out who added a particular external link and when. Whack in the article name and the external link description and it gives you the diff(s) of the link addition. You might have to increase the number of revisions to find the addition. Pick "interpolated" search method for faster results. MER-C 12:13, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks -- that's really handy! --A. B. (talkcontribs) 03:57, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Assorted British spam 2

Sites spammed
Spammers

MER-C 08:40, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Trader spamming

Accounts

Zentrader (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
80.77.243.206 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
203.177.19.83 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
195.137.106.246 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
--Hu12 (talk) 12:59, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

independentmountain.com

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58.107.131.179 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
77.198.254.129 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
84.98.100.24 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
86.219.125.115 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
90.10.159.183 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
--Hu12 (talk) 14:04, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

University of South Carolina Hospital

Accounts

128.23.12.33 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)Medical University of South Carolina
128.23.116.242 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)Medical University of South Carolina
128.23.119.205 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)Medical University of South Carolina
128.23.129.159 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)Medical University of South Carolina
Kdement83 (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
--Hu12 (talk) 20:46, 2 June 2008 (UTC)


Unicoi Systems, Inc. Spamming Wikipedia


jimbronson.com and mikeandvicki.com


Spamming of HedgeLender LLC


buddymatch.co.uk spam


Baja Norte Adventures spam


Gallomedia spam


Statisticssolutions.com


muzikfakultesi.com-related spam


mysearchfunds.com


stayatlochlomond.com and VALT Vodka spam


Unified Learning Pvt Ltd spam


Golden K star spam on Wikipedia


DPS Pinjore and Shemrock spam


Dreamzsop Advertising Pvt. Ltd. spam


cbsenotes.com spam


onlineteachers.co.in spam

American Diabetes Association http://spam.diabetes.org

Spam pages
Sites spammed

diabetes.org: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:frMER-C X-wikigs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchmeta • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.com

Spammers

This is probably the biggest linkfarm I have ever seen - 85 links. A quick checkup of the rest of the links indicate that they should be OK. MER-C 13:13, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

United Kingdom Water Industry Research Ltd Spamming

Articles

UKWIR

Accounts

Chris Dockree (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusDockree Edit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
80.5.92.51 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
"UKWIR award contract to webree to manage water effciency website "[2] --Hu12 (talk) 18:02, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

other SEO by webree

IEA Clean Coal Centre

--Hu12 (talk) 18:28, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Lens Adapter spam

Accounts

88.73.131.13 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
88.73.159.106 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
65.126.124.83 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
88.73.29.19 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
88.73.4.133 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
88.73.146.97 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
--Hu12 (talk) 19:19, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Spamming of Hackett-Freedman Gallery

Articles

James Aponovich
Aponovich redirect
Ann Gale
Marc Trujillo

Accounts

Hackettfreedman (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
RMunsell (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
75.61.137.249 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
64.175.85.106 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
--Hu12 (talk) 20:17, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Articles

MatrixLloyd
Matrix-Lloyd redir
Matrixlloyd redir
Matrix Lloyd redir

Accounts

Davidhj (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
81.91.189.5 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
80.36.216.224 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
--Hu12 (talk) 21:27, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Hoffman Media LLC. Spamming

More sites from Hoffman Media
Accounts

LeverettPowell (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
--Hu12 (talk) 22:34, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

ar:خاص:مساهمات/66.227.109.252

Accounts

BetaFoliolizer (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
66.227.109.252 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
--Hu12 (talk) 23:13, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Tierrawiki.org

tierrawiki.org: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:frMER-C X-wikigs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchmeta • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.com

Timestamp. MER-C 09:03, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

We have 38 of these links, most of them old.
I left a note at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Mountains#tierrawiki.org links asking whether that WikiProject found them useful.
tierrawiki.org now redirects to trailguru.com.


Domains
Google Adsense: 0253535945778109


Accounts
Note that none of these have requests to stop adding links (other than a comment about where to link).


Deleted page
--A. B. (talkcontribs) 02:33, 3 June 2008 (UTC)


COIbot report shows many of these links were added by regular editors. --A. B. (talkcontribs) 17:19, 4 June 2008 (UTC)




Articles

Mentor Graphics

Accounts

Mentorgraphicspcb (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
70.91.222.226 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
196.205.152.234 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
--Hu12 (talk) 11:44, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Adsense pub-3885366380699319

Adsense pub-3885366380699319

Accounts

Mypaluga (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
63.114.61.182 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
--Hu12 (talk) 15:19, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

firstclassfashionista.com

moviedost.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:frMER-C X-wikigs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchmeta • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.com

Spammers

MER-C 12:23, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Adsense pub-4064930247227707

Accounts

Jesser07 (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
86.80.57.45 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
--Hu12 (talk) 13:54, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

collaredncuffed.com 2

Adsense pub-8441249758206684

Spam sock accounts

Blair29 (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
82.41.171.44 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
90.203.153.231 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
--Hu12 (talk) 14:27, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Could someone check this user out, I don't quite understand how this project works. However this IP address seems to be a persistent spammer for external links to travel websites. Richard Harvey (talk) 15:25, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Big fish .. (follow the trail of COIBot reports)

Leads to (IPs of a couple of random sites):

Leading to:

Leading to:

Related info:

And probably further. Thanks for reporting this; it has a cross-wiki aspect, which needs to be worked out, and probably the trail does not end here. --Dirk Beetstra T C 15:45, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Added some IPs and links, this goes way back, way before the linkwatchers databases (see luxo's tool for some). --Dirk Beetstra T C 16:09, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Assorted British spam 3

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194.106.39.165 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
86.134.50.247 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
81.153.102.40 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
195.137.56.19 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
Luke ormerod (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusormerod Edit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
Maskellnap (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam--Hu12 (talk) 15:26, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Lead Generation software

Accounts

Instantleads (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
203.219.138.13 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
--Hu12 (talk) 16:39, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Adsense pub-4108682244553100

Adsense pub-4108682244553100

Accounts

Cborrman (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam Owner:Christian Borrman[3]
65.223.100.42 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
reference spammer--Hu12 (talk) 01:16, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Adsense related
--Hu12 (talk) 01:31, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

sme-online.com

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.
User is sincerely sorry, and any misunderstandings have been resolved. --Hu12 (talk) 20:34, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Accounts

Ecoleetage (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam

Other Zackin Publications Inc. additions

Sole contributor of "Zackin Publications Inc." link to Wikipedia. All sme-online.com related additions are of articles are authored by By Phil Hall, and Ecoleetage is the single largest contributor to the article Phil Hall (US writer)[5]. Other refer or relate to Phil Hall.

Note Multiple edits to the "Phil Hall" article have been noted to resolve to 'internal.sme-online.com;
205.247.175.179 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
205.247.175.180 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
. --Hu12 (talk) 21:45, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Proposed for deletion:
--A. B. (talkcontribs) 14:52, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Selected pages linked to Phil Hall (US writer):
--A. B. (talkcontribs) 15:04, 6 June 2008 (UTC)


I would only ask that the article Phil Hall (US writer) remain. I did not create that article, I only contributed to it -- and you will see that I have not been there in a while. Mr. Hall is, in his own terms, very well known as the author of several books and as a journalist, and his notability is not in question. I can promise that I will never go back to the article again.

I have no problems with the removal of the other articles and citations.

Thank you. Ecoleetage (talk) 15:48, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

P.S. I have taken it upon myself to make all of those proposed deletions. Thank you! Ecoleetage (talk) 16:12, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

DISPUTING THE ACCUSATION OF SPAMMING

RESPONSE. The above posting was brought to my attention, and I strongly dispute it. The URL in question belongs to the online edition of Secondary Marketing Executive, a monthly trade magazine for the mortgage banking industry. The magazine has been published for more than 25 years. I would invite all parties reading this response to go to the URL in question to determine its legitimacy as a source of news relating to mortgage banking.

Regarding the spam history of the URL in question: I ran a search at Eagle’s Spam Report (http://toolserver.org/~eagle/spamsearch/sme-online.com) and it produced no evidence that sme-online.com is a spam account. I invite all parties reading this to do the same.

Regarding my personal involvement on this site: I made relatively few contributions to Wikipedia over the past year and a half. My interest in the site is very limited and my contributions have been sporadic. You will note, however, that none of my previous postings have been identified as spam.

The accusation of spamming is incorrect. Thank you. 205.247.175.180 (talk) 13:21, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Most site-owners have certain rules about the use of their sites. Wikipedia is no exception. Here are some of ours:
Here is how this site defines "spam":
Here is how this site defines "conflict of interest":
Our definition of what what we're here for is pretty specific; see:
By the rules of this web-site, Hu12's concerns are valid. We expect editors to follow these.
Having said that, we should also take note of the fact that Ecoleetage (talk · contribs · count) has done some great work around here. Even as we make some corrections and reversions to maintain our encyclopaedic integrity, we should cut Ecoleetage a lot of slack and encourage him to keep editing. Just avoid conflicts of interest going into the future.
Thanks, --A. B. (talkcontribs) 15:12, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Hello, Eco here. I just got word of this. I am sincerely and utterly sorry if I created any problems. I am cognizant of the hard work that is being done to keep Wikipedia vandal-free, and the very last thing I want to do is muck up those efforts. Thank you for your kind words, A.B. I am trying to get myself more involved in the anti-vandal fight, and I hope you can assist me with advice on how I can improve on this. Be well. Ecoleetage (talk) 15:26, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
I think it clear this won't happen again, so I'll close this. I echo A. B. and encourage Ecoleetage to keep editing. Stuff happens, we learn from it and move on. --Hu12 (talk) 20:34, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Spammers

MER-C 13:21, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Articles

Parker Hannifin
Redirects to http://.microsystemscooling.com-a.googlepages.com advert for http://.parker.com (Parker Hannifin Corp)

Accounts
Drthompson1817 (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
12.4.27.248 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
205.222.241.90 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
--Hu12 (talk) 13:45, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

globalecza.com

Sex Shop

Accounts

78.181.19.79  (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
78.181.16.171  (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
78.181.7.66 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
--Hu12 (talk) 13:53, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Times Newspapers Ltd

Adsense google_ad_client = ca-timesgroupdigital_index_html

Accounts

Richtig27 (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam No edits outside adding links
--Hu12 (talk) 15:47, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Persistant Rihanna Spam

Accounts

Divine89 (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
Style89 (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
--Hu12 (talk) 00:32, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

poking COIBot

I notice that sometimes people who are not active on IRC need some link reports. Admins here can now add {{LinkSummary|domain}} to User:COIBot/Poke, when COIBot picks up the edit to that page (and it should), it will put the domains into its reporting queue (high priority, which is, only behind waiting XWiki reports) and create a report on the link(s). The first report should be saved within about 5 minutes, if it takes longer than 15 minutes there is probably something wrong, and it may be useful to add the template with the link again (it reads the added part of the diffs (the right column)), or poke me or another person who is active on IRC personally. Hope this is of help. --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:49, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

P.S. Please don't overuse this function, everything still needs to be saved .. --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:00, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
It had some startup problems, but all seems to work fine now. --Dirk Beetstra T C 17:27, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
This is a great tool -- thanks!
I have one question, however: when I "poked" it, COIbot deleted some records. Did I offend it? Does it dislike being "poked"? --A. B. (talkcontribs) 03:35, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Heh, :-). No, I did a cleanup of COI records. I removed all records from the database which were due to users adding automonitored links (as they do not necesserily have a COI, technically). It saves a report when there are more than 5 COI records (or it gets added cross-wiki too much), otherwise it only lists that a site has been added in Wikipedia:WikiProject Spam/LinkReports. If one needs a report on full usage, it needs to be poked (in User:COIBot/Poke or on IRC). Bot is coping just fine at the moment, not a big backlog of links which need saving. Hope this explains (I'll go further with updating/expanding the database). --Dirk Beetstra T C 20:22, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
OK, thanks. I know I hate it when folks poke me, so I wanted to make sure COIBot was OK with this. --A. B. (talkcontribs) 21:58, 7 June 2008 (UTC)


Maksam Network http://spam.maksam.com

Adsense pub-0692981101700561

Sites spammed

http://spam.ramadantimetable.co.uk

http://spam.nyralondon.co.uk

http://spam.wudutowels.net

http://spam.bengaliforum.co.uk

http://spam.desiforum.co.uk

  • which redirects to...

http://spam.theasianplace.net

  • This site appears to infringe Wikimedia's trademark and copyright on the Wikipedia logo.

http://spam.webhostingbuzz.com

  • This one seems unrelated.
Related domains

http://spam.debateon.net

http://spam.desiclan.net

http://spam.desispace.co.uk

Spammers

MER-C 12:58, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

resnicoff.net: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:frMER-C X-wikigs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchmeta • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.com

Spammers

MER-C 11:03, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Spam pages
Sites spammed
Spammers

MER-C 11:15, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

2nd Avenue

Accounts

210.213.143.93 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
210.213.143.83 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
124.106.168.43 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
210.213.140.109 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
--Hu12 (talk) 16:36, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Unkool

Kooldesktop (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam

Just three contributions to fill his discussion page to promote a website of the same name.

91.62.231.23 (talk) 21:58, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

The account has been {{usernameblock}}. thanks--Hu12 (talk) 22:04, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
Articles

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Accounts

IrishHR (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
Greekcats (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
Cjnmathews (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
Smellby (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
Aligilbertson (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
Pinksheep79 (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
Pandaplodder (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
Mutande65537 (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
Woodman1977 (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
82.44.147.147 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
--Hu12 (talk) 01:05, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Iloiloviews.com

Accounts

Latroba (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
86.129.136.93 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
86.129.144.184 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
--Hu12 (talk) 19:16, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Related

--Hu12 (talk) 13:40, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

spam.cccb.org

Spam pages

These pages were created, I suspect, solely to house a link to the spammed site.

Sites spammed

cccb.org: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:frMER-C X-wikigs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchmeta • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.com

Spammers

Cross-wiki linksearch results, run after 14 links removed here:

The only consolation is that the spammer hasn't discovered SUL yet.  Defer to Global blacklist MER-C 09:42, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

User blocked indefinitely here. Hut 8.5 11:03, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
User now blocked on Commons. MER-C 12:02, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

spam.animalethics.org.uk spam.wolftrust.org.uk

Previous incidents
Sites spammed
Spammers

 Defer to Local blacklist MER-C 09:56, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

vaaranamaayiramthefilm.com

Adsense pub-4664930144088551

Accounts

117.199.130.56 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
117.199.130.151 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
Vijayguru (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
117.199.129.90 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
117.199.128.93 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
117.199.128.104 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
117.199.128.223 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
117.199.128.101 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
117.199.128.158 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
--Hu12 (talk) 14:34, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Kiosk Information Systems, Inc. Spam

Spam Article

Kiosk Information Systems

Accounts

Craigkeefner (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
67.166.13.137 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
--Hu12 (talk) 16:45, 9 June 2008 (UTC)


mobiano spam

Adsense pub-9840740068404348
Adsense pub-8065766046515397

Articles

Mobiano

Accounts

Mobiano (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
58.248.164.93 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
--Hu12 (talk) 05:43, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Adsense pub-4213554113625190
mastione.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:frMER-C X-wikigs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchmeta • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.com

Spammers

MER-C 13:02, 9 June 2008 (UTC)


Related
--Hu12 (talk) 19:15, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

colinmarshallradio.com

Domains
Accounts

Links to interviews on podcast. Not too prolific, but bears monitoring. I haven't done any cleanup except on the Powell's Books article, but it looks like there will be more IPs and/or good faith uses. Katr67 (talk) 21:27, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

  • Adsense pub-1153528666623285
128.111.173.2 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
207.178.248.254 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
removed contribs from the accounts mentioned here, however more remain. I'll add to COIBot for monitoring. --Hu12 (talk) 21:49, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
68.6.125.242 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
128.111.68.153 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
68.164.233.101 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
69.3.117.33 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
Blacklisted --Hu12 (talk) 14:21, 10 June 2008 (UTC)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abika_test appears to be nothing more than spam... 76.109.174.153 (talk) 07:59, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

agravarti.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:frMER-C X-wikigs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchmeta • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.com

Spammers

MER-C 10:17, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

spam.kippreport.com

Spam pages
Sites spammed

kippreport.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:frMER-C X-wikigs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchmeta • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.com

Spammers
  • This spammer spammed using citations.
  • This spammer spammed using citations.

 Defer to Local blacklist. MER-C 10:36, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Previous incidents
Spam pages
Sites spammed

viralpatel.net: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:frMER-C X-wikigs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchmeta • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.com

Spammers

MER-C 11:15, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

pixaerial.co.uk

Adsense pub-4345300420114081

See also - Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/IncidentArchive404#Legal_threat_from_a_non-profit_organization_in_the_UK
See also - Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Archive139#forwarding_you_a_message_from_a_self_claimed_.22government_associate.22_i_just_received.
Accounts

Pixaerial (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
82.2.82.117 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
82.28.6.93 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
pixaerial.co.uk (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • robtex.com • Google)
returned--Hu12 (talk) 15:54, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

davincisurgery.com

Links
Accounts

See related issue at WP:ANI#Spammer?. --- Barek (talkcontribs) - 19:17, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Spam Articles

Da Vinci Surgical System
Da vinci surgery

Cross Wiki spamming
 Defer to Local blacklist--Hu12 (talk) 19:34, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
 Done--Hu12 (talk) 19:44, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Related

Intuitive Surgical

--Hu12 (talk) 20:13, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Articles

Myphotoindex

Accounts

Rafielad (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
85.250.1.187 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
89.138.128.10 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
--Hu12 (talk) 20:18, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

mojohelpdesk.com and metadot.com

Comparison of issue tracking systems is one of those articles that attract plenty of inappropriate external links. Recently, a whole bunch of links (for issue tracking software and for companies that manufacture said software) were removed. Two of the links, for one piece of software and the associated company, have been repeatedly restored, apparently by representatives for the company (Metadot Corp). Example edits (pretty much identical) : [7], [8], [9], [10]

domains
spammers

--Bonadea (talk) 21:21, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Linkingsolutions

Linkingsolutions (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam

This account began editing in October 2007 and has been used solely for inserting spam links to http://www.lenstar.org (link summary below). The user has completely ignored spam warnings on the user's talk page, even after a level 4 warning. The name of the account suggests that this may be a professional spammer. Another user raised the concern that this username may be inappropriate, and received no response.--Srleffler (talk) 22:40, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

www.lenstar.org: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:frMER-C X-wikigs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchmeta • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.com

juliland.com

I'm in the middle of working some other stuff - could someone take a look? Kelly hi! 23:53, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Article

PDFfiller

Accounts

Maria.yudina  (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
71.162.106.244 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
71.162.109.195 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
76.10.166.189 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
--Hu12 (talk) 03:39, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

stadiumzone.net

palacetheatre.info

palacetheatre.info: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:frMER-C X-wikigs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchmeta • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.com

Added to various articles around the theatre. Content = AdSense + link to another website also frequently added at the same time.

AdSense: pub-7147091010301355

ID also on domain linked to:
teaup.me.uk: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:frMER-C X-wikigs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchmeta • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.com

Also found on other sites: kick-butt.co.uk: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:frMER-C X-wikigs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchmeta • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.com molehole.info: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:frMER-C X-wikigs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchmeta • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.com


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

Also on user page for Joker7 (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam (See plus.com website below for further connections)

Related domains: All designed/run by dn-22.co.uk: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:frMER-C X-wikigs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchmeta • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.com
www.joker7.plus.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:frMER-C X-wikigs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchmeta • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.com
dovesrus.co.uk: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:frMER-C X-wikigs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchmeta • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.com

Affiliate ID for diyhost.co.uk: 181_4_1_2

Caomhin (talk) 08:54, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

chinaa2z.com

chinaa2z.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:frMER-C X-wikigs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchmeta • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.com

Spammers

-- Gogo Dodo (talk) 08:30, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Spammers

MER-C 13:17, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Adsense pub-3209744654163065

Accounts

Economyweb (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
--Hu12 (talk) 21:28, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Article

Foundation for sustainable development

Accounts

FSD International  (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusInternational Edit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
99.153.122.142 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
68.125.48.192 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
65.42.208.133 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
--Hu12 (talk) 22:02, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

FYI - spam username template

{{Spamusername}}

or

{{Uw-spamublock}}

May need protection?--Hu12 (talk) 22:54, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Spamming of MKG Group

SEO Articles

Georges Panayotis
Hamam Omerye Baths
User:Ehotelier

Accounts

Mikettg (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam
81.4.166.190 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
Ehotelier (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecountCOIBotuser page logsx-wikistatusEdit filter searchGoogleStopForumSpam[11]
--Hu12 (talk) 02:52, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

drop-d.ie: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:frMER-C X-wikigs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchmeta • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.com

Spammers

MER-C 08:52, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Still spamming. MER-C 10:27, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
IP blocked --Herby talk thyme 11:21, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

spam.bidmonfa.com

Previous incidents
Sites spammed

bidmonfa.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:frMER-C X-wikigs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchmeta • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.com

Spammers

Cross-wiki spamsearch results (run after 40 links removed on en):

Template:Defermetablack MER-C 10:26, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

67.182.21.179

Template:IP summary

Multiple insertions of links to a site selling car parts are this user's only contributions (diffs posted here would therefore be superfluous waste of space; just click to view the user's contribs). Ran out of warning stages long before running out of spam to revert. —Scheinwerfermann (talk) 14:59, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

There are more sites on this server (see COIBot report for the IP), but they seem to be unrelated.

Nice catch, thanks Scheinwerfermann. --Dirk Beetstra T C 15:48, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Article

Euromoney

Accounts

Template:User summary/light
Template:IP summary
--Hu12 (talk) 16:52, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Spam

AiDA (development)
Aid Management Platform
Development Gateway Foundation

Accounts

Template:User summary/light
Template:IP summary
Template:User summary/light
Template:User summary/light
--Hu12 (talk) 17:34, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Adsense pub-7924936274842155

Accounts

Template:IP summary
Template:IP summary
--Hu12 (talk) 17:45, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Truepoint Capital Wealth Management Spam

Accounts

Template:User summary/light
Template:IP summary IP address, 216.68.216.42, is registered to truepointcapital.com
--Hu12 (talk) 18:45, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

autosurf365.com spam

Template:LinkSummary 76.109.168.102 (talk) 06:22, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Adsense pub-6190349642831367

Spammers

MER-C 12:25, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Template:Spamlink

Spammers

MER-C 12:49, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Previous incidents
Sites spammed

Template:Spamlink

Spammers

MER-C 13:19, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Template:Spamlink

Spammers

Template:User summary/light

MER-C 12:36, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

Template:Spamlink

Spammers

MER-C 12:56, 15 June 2008 (UTC)


HowStuffWorks: second opinion please

Just come across this mass of external links. They link with a template including a link to the on WP page to articles stuffed full of adverts with (on the ones I have seen) pretty thin content. The on wiki article just about gets notability but I don't think we should have all these article links. Anyone think they are great? I haven't dug out who put them in yet. --BozMo talk 21:27, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

historic66.com

A return for this website! I cleared a big collection of dubious refs citing this place a few weeks back. Most were replaced with better quality references in the few places that references were actually needed but many were simply link dumps and simply deleted. Recently added back in and then immediately followed with this note: [12] That user also removed a valid EL to a different website. Much as the article is a spam magnet there seems a lot of intent to remove valid ELs from that article [13]

Template:IP summary
Template:IP summary

Given past records I think it's pure spam and worth purging, but I'm not going to touch it this time since I have previous here. Second opinion anyone?
Caomhin (talk) 07:58, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

It's always a good idea to straightforwardly engage people on their talk pages about issues.
I've left welcome notes on each of those two IP talk pages along with links to our policies on spam, conflict of interest, etc. I've also invited the person(s) to join in this discussion. --A. B. (talkcontribs) 04:45, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Google Adsense ID: 3002691955814482
Related domains:


Other accounts adding these links in the past:
--A. B. (talkcontribs) 05:07, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

This website is the original Route 66 website, I find it strange to see it listed as spam, perhaps various people used it as source material and due to all the edits it triggered some sensitivities, but the site has a community supporting it (look in their forum e.g.) and is the only source of turn-by-turn descriptions of Route 66. I feel this is an overreaction and while the old links were probably too many, the site is still an authority on e.g. turn-by-turn descriptions (like it always has been). 63.84.215.130 (talk) 12:31, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Spamming for MCV

The following IP has spammed across articles related to gaming development with external links to the MCV site and advertising for jobs. I have posted a level four warning on its talk page. Jappalang (talk) 14:30, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Update: IP has now created a user account and spamming the same link across the same articles. Jappalang (talk) 11:07, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Spam link: Template:LinkSummary

IP address: Template:IP summary

User: Template:User summary/light

flickr spam? posts by user:Christyanthemum

I'm not at my usuall PC, so my connection is very slow. Can someone else take a look atposts by user:Christyanthemum? To me, they appear to be posting nothing but links to various social-networking groups within flickr. I wasn't sure if this is a WP:WPSPAM issue, or more of a WP:ANI question. --- Barek (talkcontribs) - 03:54, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Spam only account to me - indef blocked, cheers --Herby talk thyme 11:32, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

messro.com on Ragnarok Online

The address messro.com ...

Template:LinkSummary

.. has been added multiple times on the article Ragnarok Online over the past weeks/months. I have written a short explanation on the subject here. As a result of those additions, the article has been semi-protected multiple times. Once even over a number of weeks. Yet, the spamming has always continued after the protection had expired, and occasionally even during its protection period by possible single-purpose accounts. I am not really experienced with spam problems, how should i go on about this matter? Thank you. ~ twsx | talkcont | ~ 12:09, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

User:Pianomanusa

Template:User summary/light seems to be spamming music articles with links to a sheet music site that charges for most access, not to mention be a single-purpose account to that end. At first it was just sheet music but now it's a few more, and as I don't want to get into a revert war, I figured I'd let some other eyes look and see if I'm right and it's indeed spam. ♫ Melodia Chaconne ♫ (talk) 15:13, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

www.ecord.us

Template:IP summary

The anonymous a/c 68.111.85.247 seems very fond of a few articles at www.ecord.us, to the extent of putting them back in whenever they get deleted. There's nothing particularly in the articles to merit citation, so they were pulled as per WP:EL policy, but still they return. SteveLoughran (talk) 15:15, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Possible copyright violating link in The Invisible Man (2000 TV series)

I don't know if this is the best place to post this, but could someone familiar with the external link guidelines take a look at the links section in this article? This is a fansite which is a direct copy of the SciFi Channel's official website for the show.

92.3.66.253 (talk) 18:27, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Template:IP summary Repeated insertion of spam links into Cyndi Lauper despite numerous warnings. -- The Red Pen of Doom 19:45, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

There is nothing at all spammy about one of those links and the other has a lot of information, even if the ad level may be high. Please don't involve the spam project in your edit war. You both have wildly violated the three revert rule. What, if any, external links are appropriate for that article should be discussed on its talk page. 2005 (talk) 22:07, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Blackhistoryposters

http://spam.blackhistoryposters.net

Request

This Single-purpose account has been adding links to the order page for their poster company with the (occasional) edit summary, "external link for educational materials" ... Happy Editing! — #if:151.200.237.53 00:34, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Spam link
Account

Also: Template:IP summary MER-C 02:43, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

67.86.188.119

Template:IP summary link spamming back to 2006! can't find any constructive edits on a random selection, just ones changing external links or formating of these to several sites, varying over time... syndicateradiotv.com [14] [15], nowlive.com [16] [17], zolarcast.com [18] , various forms of prankcalls.com/myspace etc [19], there may be others. LeeVJ (talk) 02:51, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Template:LinkSummary

Template:LinkSummary

Template:LinkSummary

Template:LinkSummary

Displays2go.com

Note: Mrclean4368 and Jsomers1012 are adding the same spam.

Timestamp. MER-C 04:25, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Vietnam Travel Promotion Group spam.vtpgroup.info

Template:Spamlink

Sites spammed
Related sites
Spammers

Template:Deferblack MER-C 10:43, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Users
Links

User is adding links to author and book pages; only activity is adding links. Other links to MacMillan may be legit. I haven't done any cleanup. Katr67 (talk) 18:39, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Accounts
URLs

The links have been getting posted to a half-dozen or more articles in an aparent attempt to promote/advertise the website involved. Given the username doing this is the same name shown as the host of the Art of the Drink video podcast, I believe that a COI issue is also likely.

On a secondary issue, it appears that the Art of the Drink article is basically a web-directory at this stage ... I was considering cleaning it up, but it's so convoluted that I was unsure where to start - any suggestions/pointers? Should the ELs embedded within the article just be converted to plain text without the links - or is it better to take the time to convert to internal wiki-links and ref tags wherever possible? --- Barek (talkcontribs) - 22:05, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

*fusion.co.uk watch and other items retailers

Spammers

-- Gogo Dodo (talk) 22:24, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for this one. It may well need listing in due course. Reviewing it in the cold light of day I reckon that indef blocks for the named users (they only placed links after all) and spam4im for the IPs would not be a retrograde step. It would surprise me if this continued - at least the IPs can be blocked if they continue. Thanks --Herby talk thyme 16:43, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Phishcops

Template:IP summary Continued spamming after multiple warnings and teetering on the edge of a WP:3RR on Mutual Authentication Diffs:

Montco (talk) 06:19, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.phishcops.com

No other spammers. MER-C 12:25, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

  • which redirects to...

http://spam.teamelg.com

Spammers

MER-C 12:23, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

www.AnonTalk.com

Template:LinkSummary - this is being spammed on a regular basis, but not as a hyperlink. (Most recently by 86.106.241.102) Is it possible to blacklist just the words? xenocidic (talk) 13:38, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Sorry to say but no & you are not the first one to ask. I tend to block any IPs I see so feel free to let me know which you have seen. Thanks --Herby talk thyme 16:36, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
Sorry for botching the signature above (fixed). Yea, I've been blocking them with extreme prejudice, so I'll just continue to do so. xenocidic (talk) 12:40, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
Spam pages
Sites spammed

Template:Spamlink

Spammers

MER-C 12:24, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Template:Spamlink

Spammers

A quick sample of the remaining links shows that they should be OK. MER-C 13:30, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Still spamming. MER-C 12:29, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Template:Spamlink

Spammers

MER-C 12:38, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

keysupplements.com

Can someone please look into the links to keysupplements.com?

Template:Spamlink

Links to this site have been added to various articles as references by Template:User. To me, the links seem to contain useful information, but that info is copied from other sources (for example, from a press release) and framed within product catalog links and other obviously promotional stuff. The user Supplements also acknowledges on his userpage being the owner of the company, so there are conflict of interest issues too. I believe the user is being helpful to Wikipedia with plenty of constructive edits, and he is being transparent about his connection to the site he is adding external links to. But it seems that his contributions come with the promotion of self-interests as well. I'd just like someone else to take a look and see what they think and advise on what, if anything, should be done. Deli nk (talk) 16:37, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

User:Trlager

Template:User (single purpose account) has been spamming song articles with links to a lyrics website that supposedly has the copyright to publish the lyrics. indopug (talk) 03:57, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Link info follows. MER-C 06:21, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.lyrics.com

Spammers

Abika.com

This is clearly promotional spam. The term abika is not a lexicon, it is merely a domain name, thus it should not warrant a wikipedia article.

Template:LinkSummary

Timestamp. MER-C 06:23, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

myweb.tiscali.co.uk

Reported by Kelly hi! 14:35, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Spammers

MER-C 13:11, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

messro.com on Ragnarok Online

The address messro.com ...

Template:LinkSummary

.. has been added multiple times on the article Ragnarok Online over the past weeks/months. I have written a short explanation on the subject here. As a result of those additions, the article has been semi-protected multiple times. Once even over a number of weeks. Yet, the spamming has always continued after the protection had expired, and occasionally even during its protection period by possible single-purpose accounts. I am not really experienced with spam problems, how should i go on about this matter? Thank you. ~ twsx | talkcont | ~ 12:09, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Restored from archives, as not solved. ~ twsx | talkcont | ~ 11:04, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

I have to say I would not call it massively disruptive however the editing is obviously non-constructive at best. Added to blacklist & so Template:Done --Herby talk thyme 11:35, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. And sorry about moving it to the top; I did mean to add it at "the beginning", and got my things mixed up. ~ twsx | talkcont | ~ 15:33, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Template:Spamlink

Spammers

MER-C 11:55, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

I wasn't feeling as patient as you! If the link occurs again this should be blacklisted. Thanks --Herby talk thyme 12:08, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Template:Spamlink

Spammers

MER-C 11:51, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Template:Spamlink

Spammers

MER-C 12:11, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Template:Spamlink

Spammers
  • Template:IP summary - IP's only contributions have been links to hardcloud; a whois looks like the IP belongs to hardcloud.

keɪɑtɪk flʌfi (talk) 12:33, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

vvcoc.info

Template:LinkSummary

Spammers

Template:User summary/light

--AnotherSolipsist (talk) 23:31, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

This blog is linked in several articles. It has advertising so it looks like spam, can someone check it? 92.1.17.92 (talk) 04:41, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Good point - gone now :) Worth watching for though - thanks --Herby talk thyme 16:50, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
Tracking info:
--A. B. (talkcontribs) 20:18, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Spammed to Search engine optimization yesterday and today. Examples: [24], [25].

domain
spammers

--Bonadea (talk) 16:29, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Given the content & approach I would say listable if the links return. I've blocked the user as an "advertising account only". Thanks --Herby talk thyme 19:11, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
domain
editors
I don't have the time to investigate and cleanup further, but there are currently 277 links to this site and I'm unsure if all the ones spammed by Lisachortle were removed. Many of the current links are inappropriate, many are dead links. --Ronz (talk) 17:37, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

ECC Life & Style

Template:User summary/light

Timestamp. MER-C 06:00, 27 June 2008 (UTC)