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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by MER-C (talk | contribs) at 11:47, 1 December 2011 (→musicpopcorn.com: new section). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

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    Internet Brands spam on Wikipedia

    Parked at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/Internet Brands for now. MER-C 12:34, 1 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    A diagnosis: well-disguised corporate spam

    This template was created in December of 2009 by an account that was a sock puppet of User:Kim Kardassian who was blocked 4 weeks after joining WP and had been using multiple sock puppet accounts. I strongly suspect that this template was created for hire for the modern company that has the name National Lampoon, Incorporated. The heading for the template links only to the modern company, which was created in 2002, and that company did not exist in 1978 and had nothing whatsoever to do with the classic movie Animal House from 1978, which is included in the template with a few other original efforts from that period, apparently to give the other content a better supposed pedigree. If you look at National Lampoon (magazine) you will see that there is very little included from the original company.

    If the template is supposed to be about the modern company as its title link suggests, then it should not include any work older than 2002, but... the modern company is not notable enough to need a template anyway! If the template is supposed to be about the original National Lampoon, then the post-1998 listings needs to be removed. If the template is supposed to contain everything that has the name "National Lampoon" in it, then why is it only about films, TV films and videos? How come no books or albums etc? Because... the template appears as if it was written for the modern company and essentially by the modern company. In other words I believe the template is cleverly disguised spam.

    A couple years ago I had a run-in with an editor who had tacked everything about the recent company onto the Nat. Lamp. magazine article. I split the new stuff off into the current article on the modern company, leaving the original article about the magazine and its spin-offs. When I asked the editor who had added on the stuff about the modern company directly about COI he did not reply but mysteriously disappeared. It seems very likely to me that the company is still trying to find ways to combine their stuff with the far superior older Lampoon stuff in misleading ways, and I believe this template is one of the results of those efforts.

    Hoping to get some other input on this, Invertzoo (talk) 22:06, 10 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    I think this would probably fit better over at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion rather than here. Would deleting the template present any problems in articles? ~Amatulić (talk) 06:12, 11 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I am talking with one editor who would like to keep the template and expand it, hopefully making it neutral in terms of its slant. It looks as thought we will try to do that and see if we can make it work. I wanted to alert you guys that spam links are not the only way that corporations insert their spam into Wikipedia. If anyone else has anything helpful to say about this whole thing, I would be very happy to hear from them. Thanks, Invertzoo (talk) 23:59, 11 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Adsense pub-3845661189639054

    Google Analytics UA-17775141

    Spam pages
    Sites spamemd
    Spammers

    MER-C 09:28, 12 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    sohbetgibi.net

    Spammers

    MER-C 07:20, 16 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Glad Technologies spam on Wikipedia

    Sites spammed
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    MER-C 10:15, 17 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    dolcevitavillas.com

    Google Analytics UA-9597386

    Spam pages
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    MER-C 10:18, 17 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    kusadasi.tv

    Related domains
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    MER-C 10:25, 17 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    fitnessfreak24.com

    Adsense pub-0658047188086615
    Google Analytics UA-26897990

    Spammers

    MER-C 10:30, 17 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    india.com refspamming

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    There might be more here, but I don't have time to look into it. MER-C 10:34, 17 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Revertlisted. MER-C 09:44, 24 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Prototek manufacturing

    Spams the external links sections of various articles relating to metalworking: sheet metal, laser cutting, fabrication (metal), etc with links to the following domains:
    prototekmanufacturing.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
    prototek.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

    Known users:

    68.184.161.64 (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)
    Sheetmetal01 (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)

    I'm getting pretty tired of reverting it. Kolbasz (talk) 15:02, 17 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Constant adding link to software while not modyfing the page

    For past month or so, one user that have IP starting with

    46.164.156.236 (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) or 46.164.152.59 (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)

    is constantly changing page with his link and software name without adding any new relevant information.

    While I even suggested him to add that software to table in a correct way, he completely ignore it and continue his not meaningful modifications of that page.

    Page - Comparison of iSCSI targets


    --Boleon (talk) 02:54, 18 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    On the contrary, it appears you are spamming the proprietary KernSafe products, in preference to the open-source Nexenta Community Edition ones from the IP edits. Is there something subtle I'm missing? LeadSongDog come howl! 08:12, 18 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]


    Nexenta is not an open-source software iSCSI target (nor they have a free version) , or I'm really missing something? Also some of products on that page (iSCSI Targets) are fully commercial, while KernSafe have a completely free version available. I also try to update page with useful information, not just spam with links. In summary - I try to contribute to Wikipedia users. --Boleon (talk) 09:05, 18 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    KernSafe Technologies, Inc SPAM

    Appears spamming for KernSafe Technologies, Inc has been an longterm ongoing issue;
    Article spam
    Accounts
    --Hu12 (talk) 16:32, 18 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    information Administrator note Continued spamming by Boleon (talk · contribs) [1][2][3], blocked--Hu12 (talk) 16:36, 21 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    eksur.com

    Adsense pub-1192818758769658
    Google Analytics UA-15486958

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    MER-C 09:07, 18 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    dowprinting.com

    link
    accounts

    Repeated addition of link despite warnings. Multiple SPA accounts (likely sockpuppetry). Links are a commercial advert. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:23, 19 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    West Virginia University spam

    Accounts

    184.13.150.43 (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)
    184.13.154.153 (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)
    184.13.153.205 (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)
    157.182.194.57 (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)West Virginia University
    157.182.194.49 (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)West Virginia University
    157.182.195.164 (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)West Virginia University
    --Hu12 (talk) 17:22, 21 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    http://www.thecarportdepot.com and http://www.boleylawgroup.com

    174.131.58.95 (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)
    174.131.94.123 (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)

    thecarportdepot.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

    boleylawgroup.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

    User has added the first link once and the 2nd link thrice. The second user only added the first link to Carport.--Breawycker public (talk) main account (talk) 21:02, 21 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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    Sdee73 (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)
    174.131.48.187 (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)
    boleylawgroup.com and tickettom.com are Boley & Groover, P.C, "Thomas Boley". All the domains share the same Domain servers.--Hu12 (talk) 13:37, 23 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    degreesfinder.com

    Accounts

    Davidwaynejohns (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)
    70.42.188.130 (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) 15:18, 23 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    HYBRID SECURITY SPAM

    Article spam"
    Accounts

    Nosperantos (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)
    Ravivr (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)
    212.199.103.42 (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)
    80.179.211.113 (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)
    87.69.126.21 (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)
    212.199.175.212 (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) 15:56, 23 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Ombudsman Service Limited

    Article spam"
    Accounts

    Ombudsman Services (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)
    Rachelelizabethe (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)(Marketer Communications at The Ombudsman Service Limited[4])
    Rachel Chorley (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)(16:20, 23 November 2011 Ombudsman Services (talk | contribs | block) created new account User:Rachel Chorley ‎ (new account) )
    --Hu12 (talk) 16:46, 23 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    video-hitt.blogspot.com

    Accounts

    182.178.161.211 (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)
    119.152.131.60 (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)
    119.152.128.100 (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)
    119.152.87.154 (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)
    119.152.150.43 (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)
    119.152.92.10 (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)
    BL.d--Hu12 (talk) 17:05, 23 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    adsensetraininginurdu.blogspot.com

    link
    accounts

    IP socks repeatedly spamming link to SEO training, despite multiple warnings. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 17:50, 23 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Royal College of Physicians of Ireland Archive Spamming

    Articles

    Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

    Accounts

    RCPIarchive (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)
    RCPIA (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)
    86.47.246.99 (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)
    193.1.242.229 (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) (Royal College of Physicians of Ireland)
    --Hu12 (talk) 19:44, 23 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Adsense pub-9882692883132522

    Google Analytics UA-17469157

    Spammers

    MER-C 06:55, 24 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    indiantvserials.orgfree.com

    Previous incidents
    Sites spammed
    Spammers

     Defer to Local blacklist MER-C 10:43, 25 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Updated. MER-C 11:12, 1 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Adsense pub-9118466005375688

    Google Analytics UA-23622030

    Spammers

     Defer to Local blacklist MER-C 11:46, 25 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Promotional book spam

    An editor, and different IPs, keep adding a mention of a very un-notable book to the Vril article. The author of the book created an article about the book, The Vril Codex (Novel), which was speedy deleted by an admin, after it had been at AfD for a few hours. Here is the book's author and article creator:

    Benmanninguk (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)

    Here are some of the IPs, which Geolocate to two different continents, so they appear to be meatpuppets, because of the timing and addition of the same material:

    70.243.163.45 (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)

    88.111.16.96 (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)

    88.111.111.123 (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)

    I'm already at 3 reverts at Vril, and would appreciate someone else's help there, even though it's technically spam/vandalism at this point which I'm reverting. If you would like to preview the book we're talking about, The Vril Codex, you can see it at Google Books: [5]. Reading a page or two may give you the idea that it is very unlikely to ever become notable. First Light (talk) 17:45, 25 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    The article cited will not be edited by me in any shape or form in future. In terms of anything being done by anyone else i can only assume it was after i was contacted by a reader who wished to make an article to whom i replied and made aware of the recent deletions. i shall inform that it best not to proceed. i do not know the second editor you cite. in terms of my works literary merit - i dont think you are qualified to make a judgement from a scan of the first few pages. my edits were purely because it is the first novel to tackle the subject directly (vril/nazi's).incidently vril codex is not self published (however, self published books should be seen as sub standard). in fact your vril article linked to a self published book for many days which also has been allowed a wikipedia page. rgrds — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.111.23.144 (talk) 19:03, 25 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for removing that mention of the book from the Vril article. I had also removed the mention of that other book earlier, and had nominated it for deletion also. See: The Lost Souls of Bell Valley (book). First Light (talk) 19:16, 25 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks. I didnt delete the bell valley book for any other reason that it seemed a double standard. it only makes mention of Bulwer Lyttons classic novel-vril is central to the work in mine. on reading back what i have written above it appears i forgot to include "NOT" as in "self published books should NOT be seen as sub standard" indeed, in the wikipedia article for self publishing it shows that that is no reason to judge a literary work. I trust this is an end to the matter. in the unlikely (as you see it) event that my literary work merits an independant mention on wikipedia in future i trust it will not be removed or judged. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.111.23.144 (talk) 20:01, 25 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    In order to be included, it would have to meet Wikipedia's guidelines on Notability. That may happen someday, but it isn't close right now. Also, it seems yet another brand new editor is adding the information to the article. How strange. First Light (talk) 20:08, 25 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I believe the material in question was added to the article at 15:03, about three minutes after the following account was created:

    VeroR73 (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)

    — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 22:56, 25 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    And VeroR73 added back that material exactly two minutes after 88.111.23.144 made their comment just above ours.... hmmmm.... And then yet another IP removed that material from the Vril article five minutes after that. My head is spinning. First Light (talk) 23:03, 25 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Related URL
    --Hu12 (talk) 00:11, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Blue_Morpho_Ayahuasca_center <-- spam?

    This page: Blue_Morpho_Ayahuasca_center Seems to be a spam/advertising page for their center. Can you do something about it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.160.15.196 (talk) 11:34, 26 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Interesting preprint about sweatshop spam

    "Battling the Internet Water Army: Detection of Hidden Paid Posters" on social media sites. Doesn't mention Wikipedia directly, but the observations seem to match my experience with hit and run Chinese spammers. MER-C 12:23, 26 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    indiavision.com refspam

    Spam pages
    Sites spammed
    Spammers

    Haven't cleaned this up, but these users quack quite loudly as sockpuppets. MER-C 12:46, 26 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    shugalmela.com

    Google Analytics UA-26401673

    Spammers
    • Citation spammer, see [6]
    • Citation spammer, see [7]
    • Citation spammer, see [8]

    MER-C 06:38, 27 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Adsense pub-9926124590943879

    Sites spammed
    • redirects to
    Related domains
    Spammers
    $ whois missworldphotos.com
Registrant:
   indomaco
   KP 5 phuong 1
   Dong Ha, Quang Tri N/A
   Vietnam

    There are 20 pages of this to get through on Google, so this isn't the entire picture.  Defer to Local blacklist MER-C 10:40, 27 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

     Done--Hu12 (talk) 00:19, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Hephaestus books

    Hephaestus publishes books that are compilations of Wikipedia articles. I guess that's legal. However, if one searches WP for "Hephaestus books", many articles pop up where these books are either listed as "further reading" or, even worse, as sources (the snake biting its own tail...) I cannot see this as anything else but spam. I get about 163 hits, which is a bit much to clean up by hand by me alone. Suggestions/help welcome. --Guillaume233 (talk) 13:15, 27 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Spam by Santa 777

    Santa 777 (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) has been spamming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics with links.

    If I've put this in the wrong place or the wrong way, please let me know via my talk page. Thanks. Colonel Tom 12:21, 30 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    musicpopcorn.com

    Adsense pub-6351504057647080

    Spammers

     Defer to Local blacklist MER-C 11:47, 1 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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