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| == DMOZ linking == | |||
| There is currently an edit skirmish (not yet a war) over at ] over whether the {{tl|Dmoz}} template and DMOZ links should be allowed in articles at all, much less whether its use is encouraged or not. I was under the impression that there was strong support for using the DMOZ template in articles. See these discussions, among others: | |||
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| Am I wrong about this? If so, this necessitates a big shift in how I and others have been fighting spam links. -- <span style="font-family:Palatino Linotype">]</span> 21:22, 23 April 2007 (UTC) | |||
| : I think this discussion has been going on since before I was a Misplaced Pages editor :-) I'm not seeing anything different happening right now. Maybe there are some new points, but I wouldn't rush to change anything yet, in terms of how we treat those links. -- ] | ] 23:08, 23 April 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::But it makes me nervous when I see very well-respected administrators saying things such as: | |||
| ::*''"...we're throwing ourselves on the mercy of that project's editorial judgment and policies rather than our own."'' | |||
| ::*''"It may be popular, but the point of our guideline pages is not to advertise popular websites."'' | |||
| ::*''"We are not linking to Google searches, not to the Yahoo categories directory and we should link to DMOZ either."'' | |||
| ::Those statements were really surprising to me because, like I said, I really believe there is widespread support for using DMOZ links. I guess we'll see how the conversation goes over there. -- <span style="font-family:Palatino Linotype">]</span> 01:15, 24 April 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :::The primary use of the link is to prevent us from becoming a ]. Frankly any site that wikipdia editors deem as a good linkfarm is fine by me, but we only need one linkfarm per article. —— ] </font><sup>]</sup> 01:32, 24 April 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :::Preventing a linkfarm can be achieved by simply moving the links to talk, ask editors to use these as sources where possible, and referring editors to ] that states ''There is nothing wrong with adding one or more useful content-relevant links to an article; however, excessive lists can dwarf articles and detract from the purpose of Misplaced Pages.'' ] <small>]</small> 01:45, 29 April 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :::: If only it was that simple. I'm the person responsible for most of the <nowiki>{{cleanup-spam}}</nowiki> tags in ] and ]. Let me say that it is a warzone out there and the spammers frequently out number me by a factor of 10. Sometimes it gets so bad that I have to worry about 3RR. And trying to AfD a link farm is a bad idea because spammer socks pop out of the woodwork like you wouldn't believe. DMOZ might be a useful spam fighting tool if it could be enforced but that would require policy and not a guideline. (] 02:40, 29 April 2007 (UTC)) | |||
| :::::But back before the DMOZ language was removed from ] against consensus, I had pretty good luck using that guideline to keep the {{tl|Dmoz}} template in and dozens of spammy links out. | |||
| :::::And '''jossi'''<nowiki>'s suggestion above that </nowiki>''"Preventing a linkfarm can be achieved by simply moving the links to talk, ask editors to use these as sources where possible, and referring editors to ] ..."'' is somewhat wishful thinking. That would work great in an ideal WikiWorld where every user is mature, intelligent, policy-savvy, honest, reasonable, and without a conflict of interest. It's doesn't quite work out that way here, as I'm sure most of you are well aware. If '''jossi''' were right, there would not even be a need for WikiProject Spam, much ''less'' links to DMOZ. -- <span style="font-family:Palatino Linotype">]</span> 04:04, 29 April 2007 (UTC) | |||
| I've been ignoring this discussion and making comments on the external links page since that's where the discussion may affect guidelines. But I wanted to respond here at least once since I'm one of the editors who doesn't agree with the dmoz language, and (I hope) I'm also an editor who is generally thought to do some good work on anti-spam stuff. While I respect and understand the desire for an easy fix, I don't believe we should promote a site that isn't a sister project and I've never been a fan of the practice of using any directory simply to stop link farms forming. I basically agree with Jossi that we have policy to stop link farms - we don't need to throw them a bone and I really don't think we should. It's not great for our readers when we point them to a directory with little regard to the directory's value to the article. I know there are some articles, particularly ones that are frequented by a lot of enthusiasts, where it is time consuming and frustrating to move away from a community site feeling and nigh on impossible to get editors to think about prioritizing information from a neutral point of view (and the external links section can be the least of the problem with such articles). In such circumstances a guideline that says "no we do it this way" is a very handy tool. But I don't believe our guidelines should be written to make that easy ''at the expense'' of providing sound advice to editors who actually want to write a great, encyclopedic article. I hope the discussion on EL will eventually result in something that can address both needs. | |||
| I understand why the dmoz tactic is appreciated and used by a lot of members of this project. And even if I would prefer to see some of it done differently sometimes, I think the hard work everyone here does is great. I hope my difference of opinion on this doesn't make anyone think I don't believe you are good for the encyclopedia. -- ] 17:08, 1 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :As I have told Siobhan , I readily admit the former DMOZ language was not a ''perfect'' solution, but it was one that I believed did more good than harm for Misplaced Pages. Siobhan feels the converse, and I respect that opinion even though I disagree with it. Hopefully, a compromise solution can be found that at least partially satisfies both sides of the debate. -- <span style="font-family:Palatino Linotype">]</span> 18:14, 1 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :First, let me say that I respect and appreciate the job you guys and gals do in fighting spam. The concern that I have about DMOZ is that is simple a ''way out of a sticky problem'' and not a solution. Let me explain: Imagine several anons adds 30 links to an article over time: | |||
| :#A Spam fighter goes there and replaces all these links with a DMOZ category. | |||
| :## The links deleted may be of higher quality than the ones in DMOZ | |||
| :## Links are now deleted and editors cannot use these to improve the article | |||
| :Alternative | |||
| :#A Spam fighter goes there and moves all links to the talk page, with a notice about ] | |||
| :## Involved editors can now proceed and evaluate which are best links to keep, and which ones to use to improve the article | |||
| :## Some links are added to EL, others used to improve the article | |||
| :Yes, fighting spam is needed, but let's not forget that we are here to write an encyclopedia. | |||
| :] <small>]</small> 18:01, 4 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :: Hello Jossi. 30 links? That's a link farm. In an ideal world your "alternative" solution would work great. Unfortunately it doesn't work that way in the wiki world. Here is how the alternative solution plays out: | |||
| ::# Spam fighter removes all the links, comments them out, or moves them to the talk page. It doesn't make a difference. | |||
| ::# A revert war ensues. | |||
| ::# A hoard of angry spammers assault the spam fighters talk page. | |||
| ::# The article goes up for AfD and is deleted, that is if too many SPA's don't show up. | |||
| ::# At lot of effort is wasted and everybody loses. | |||
| :: I'm not a fan of the <nowiki>{{dmoz}}</nowiki> solution because I don't think it works. Many spam fighters do believe that DMOZ is a valuable tool and I support them. Why is it so difficult to have wording in ] that states that DMOZ might be a good solution for handling link farms? (] 21:40, 4 May 2007 (UTC)) | |||
| :::Revert war? Protect the page, or block for 3RR. | |||
| ::: Angry spammers assault spam fighters? Send them my way (or any other admin), and we'll indefblock them. | |||
| ::: Not a drop of sweat. Note that spammers will come back ''regardless'' if your replace their links with a DMOZ category. That will not stop them, would it? So rather than suppression, move the links to talk, and ask editors to evaluate the links for notability and quality. A good few links can go back. Easy. ] <small>]</small> 03:17, 5 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| *::: This presumes that the article has a group of editors who follow it and actually read the talk page.. that isn't always the case. --] 03:53, 5 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::::Can someone give me a couple example of articles in which a linkfarm was replaced with a DMOZ catg? Thanks in advance. ] <small>]</small> 03:19, 5 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::::: Here are a few that I did (diff from my change to the current version). , , . Clearly it's not 100% successful in stopping spammers & well intentioned but misguided linkers. In the ] page, my goal was to get charities to stop adding their links to the page.. and to be honest, most of the other 'good causes' of this nature also harbor linkfarms. --] 03:43, 5 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :::"Why is it so difficult to have wording in ] that states that DMOZ might be a good solution for handling link farms?" It isn't, but spam is only part of the use of a Dmoz link. Some broad topic articles simply could have hundreds of valuable external links. Only wiki lawyers and trolls want to see fights over whether link #5 goes to an CNN page versus an MSNBC versus dozens of other similar treatments. In its best usage a Dmoz link helps articles where it meets both needs, prevents spam and leads people to scores or hundreds of sites offering in depth coverage of broad topics. Good editors will use it as a solution in many cases anyway, but having simple text in the guideline is major help to editors. ] 03:57, 5 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :::: The new proposed version in the box over at ] looks pretty good. I might just give it a try on a several of the link farms that have been giving me grief. Break the internal links into a "See also" section and the dmoz goes in the "External links" section. This eliminates the spam magnet effect. It could work. (] 08:10, 5 May 2007 (UTC)) | |||
| :::::The current version, a compromise that may work for Wikiproject spam patrollers, and that does not violates established policy, is pretty good, I agree. But it does not say anything about moving links to the See also section. ] <small>]</small> 16:55, 5 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :::::: My "See also section" comment was a possible scenario walk-through of how I might use this new tool. Just me thinking out loud. (] 19:56, 5 May 2007 (UTC)) | |||
| == Jeyasoft Solutions == | |||
| Socks | |||
| * {{vandal|Eskalin}} blanked talk page three times, 9 linkspams | |||
| * {{vandal|Poliyal}} blanked talk page twice, 1 linkspam | |||
| * {{IPvandal|218.186.9.5}} major Singapore ISP, diffs , 4 linkspams | |||
| * {{IPvandal|202.79.213.210}} Singapore ISP, diff , 1 linkspam | |||
| * {{vandal|Ramkay}} link request puppet | |||
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| * ] - owned by Jeya Eskalin in Singapore | |||
| * ] - Jeyasoft Solutions, Singapore | |||
| Megasearch | |||
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| * {{spamlink|m-indya.com}} | |||
| * {{spamlink|java-samples.com}} | |||
| * {{spamlink|jeyasoftsolutions.com}} | |||
| * {{spamlink|allpctips.com}} | |||
| * {{spamlink|get-cure.com}} | |||
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| The final warning has been violated twice and talk pages have been blanked 5 times. The count is '''15''' linkspams. All domains are registered to Jeyasoft Solutions or Jeya Eskalin in Singapore. Only the m-indya.com and java-samples.com domains are known to of been spammed on Misplaced Pages. The recent talk page blankings were followed by some interesting link request puppetry over at ] with ]. I request blacklisting. (] 23:40, 30 April 2007 (UTC)) | |||
| :Ramkay is blocked as a sockpuppet, the links should get blacklisted.--] 01:13, 1 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::Monitored on COIBot. --] <sup>] ]</sup> 10:00, 1 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::Blacklisted on ]. ] ] 13:10, 5 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == workforall.net == | |||
| Socks - <i>all IP's resolve to SKYNET Belgacom ADSL in Belgium</i> | |||
| * ] - 2 linkspams | |||
| * ] - 20 linkspams, paste dup text | |||
| * ] - 1 linkspam | |||
| * ] - 5 linkspams, paste dup text | |||
| * ] - 17 linkspams, paste dup text | |||
| * ] - 2 linkspams | |||
| * ] - 8 linkspams | |||
| * ] - 2 linkspams | |||
| * ] - 4 linkspams | |||
| * ] - 6 linkspams | |||
| * ] - 3 linkspams | |||
| * ] - 17 linkspams, paste dup text | |||
| * ] - 23 linkspams, paste dup text | |||
| * ] - 2 linkspams | |||
| * ] - 5 linkspams | |||
| * ] - 9 linkspams | |||
| * ] - 12 linkspams, paste dup text | |||
| * ] - 1 linkspam | |||
| * ] - Strawman account, canvasser | |||
| * ] - Strawman account | |||
| * ] - 1 linkspam, violated final warning | |||
| * ] - Strawman account | |||
| * ] - Strawman account, Kuru | |||
| * ] - harassment campaign account | |||
| Domains | |||
| * ] - P. Vreymans MFPH Geurts, Wingene Belgium | |||
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| * {{spamlink|workforall.net}} | |||
| :*it: 1, | |||
| :*es: 1, | |||
| :*zh: 1, | |||
| :*fi: 1, | |||
| :*hu: 1, | |||
| :*lt: 1, | |||
| :*fa: 1, | |||
| :*vi: 1, | |||
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| So far the count is '''140''' workforall.net linkspams. Along with a <i>few</i> external links, the workforall.net spammer has been copying and pasting large blocks of duplicate text into multiple articles for the past year (see the <i>"paste dup text"</i> note above). Here are some examples of the duplicate text: pasted four times, pasted eight times, and pasted seven times. This mass insertion of duplicate text back in the summer 2006 has propagated into a mess. The links have even worked their way into citations and references. The workforall.net spamming is one of the most intertwined cases I've encountered. Check out the threads, this user is now copying and pasting large blocks of text into talk pages. The situation is out of control. I request blacklisting. (] 03:14, 2 May 2007 (UTC)) | |||
| : Before taking any action please read the debate on : ]. thanks --] 16:00, 3 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :: I wouldn't call it a debate and that link was previously added above. (] 19:40, 3 May 2007 (UTC)) | |||
| ::: I agree its black and white and you are the white bit. --] ] 19:54, 3 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::::Monitored and blacklisted on COIBot. --] <sup>] ]</sup> 20:47, 3 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::::: The final warning was violated today. (] 22:38, 6 May 2007 (UTC)) | |||
| Before causing more destruction to the contributions of Workforall, please read debate on ]. Causing more damage will be considered as vandalism. See: see ] Types of vandalism: Blanking Removing all or significant parts of pages, or replacing entire established pages with one's own version without first gaining consensus. --] 21:27, 4 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::Blacklist request: | |||
| ::*] <small>(Permanent )</small> | |||
| ::--] ] 02:39, 7 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :::Related domains: | |||
| :::*http://workforeurope.blogspot.com | |||
| :::**{{User:A. B./spam|workforeurope.blogspot.com}} | |||
| :::*http://www.workforall.org | |||
| :::**{{User:A. B./spam|workforall.org}} | |||
| :::--] ] 03:53, 7 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ==afif.ws, afifpoem.com, afif2.com, afifchat.com, afifup.com ... again== | |||
| Still at it after an earlier series of warnings and spam link deletions. Conveniently called attention to back him/herself today by attempting to delete the archive record for our ]. Domains: | |||
| *afifpoem.com:<small>] • ] • ] • • • ] • • </small> | |||
| *afif.ws:<small>] • ] • ] • • • ] • • </small> | |||
| *afif2.com:<small>] • ] • ] • • • ] • • </small> | |||
| *afifup.com:<small>] • ] • ] • • • ] • • </small> | |||
| *afifchat.com:<small>] • ] • ] • • • ] • • </small> | |||
| A ''sampling'' of cross-wiki spam accounts: | |||
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| I've cleaned up dozens of links on probably 10 to 15 different Wikipedias. | |||
| Blacklisting request: | |||
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| :<small>(Permanent )</small> | |||
| I love it when they attack our archives. | |||
| --] ] 15:19, 5 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :Added the rule "\bafif.+?\.(com|ws)" to ], which should cover anything following the pattern in the domain names. ] ] 15:51, 5 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :Monitored by COIBot (awaiting the blacklisting) --] <sup>] ]</sup> 20:36, 8 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == http://spam.npost.com == | |||
| *{{spamlink|npost.com}} | |||
| :'''Spam sock accounts'''<br> | |||
| {{vandal|2bar}}<br>{{IPvandal|63.229.24.245}}<br> | |||
| --] 18:28, 5 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :monitored/blacklisted on COIBot --] <sup>] ]</sup> 20:30, 8 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == http://spam.e-lab-book.com == | |||
| ] <br> | |||
| *{{spamlink|e-lab-book.com}} | |||
| :'''Spam sock accounts'''<br> | |||
| {{vandal|Midknightr}}<br>{{IPvandal|130.166.115.95}}<br>{{IPvandal|130.166.115.173}}<br>{{IPvandal|72.134.54.55}}<br> | |||
| --] 19:00, 5 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :monitored/blacklisted on COIBot. --] <sup>] ]</sup> 20:28, 8 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == TfD nomination of Template:{{ucfirst:Airreg}} == | |||
| ] has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at ]. Thank you.<!--Template:Tfdnotice--> — --] <small>(])</small> 19:11, 5 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :This template facilitates external links (often within body text in an article) for aircraft ID numbers. The vast majority of links are to a particular site that way over does the advertising, in relation to useful information given for aircraft ID numbers. --] <small>(])</small> 19:11, 5 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::I recommend keeping this template while deleting the airdisaster.com option. (The template can also be used to link to various government web sites). I also note that the template's creator, ], is one of the most-prolific (19,000+ edits) aviation editors. --] ] 19:46, 5 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :::The one site that I thought did the best job of providing information is . But, that site doesn't support incorporating aircraft ID numbers in the URL. Or I can't figure out how to do it with this site. It would be easy enough to link an ID number to aviation-safety, FAA, or any other site without a template. --] <small>(])</small> 19:55, 5 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == Requestion == | |||
| ] has taken some diatribe from IPs related to the workforall.net spam (]) during the past few days. It's shifted from scapegoating this particular user to attacking Misplaced Pages's handling of spam in general. (The canvassing of that guy has attracted another 'victim', and if I was Requestion I'd feel pretty ] by now anyway.) I'm terribly inefficient at this kind of quibbling, if anyone else wants help keeping another eye on this dispute, much appreciated. ] 21:39, 5 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :Hmmm ... comments: | |||
| :*Proverb: if you wind up wrestling a pig, you might as well stop since the pig loves it and can go on forever | |||
| :*See this excellent essay: | |||
| :*I've learned the hard way that, with some folks, it's simpler to let them have the "last word" on a talk page if Misplaced Pages's rules have otherwise been upheld (i.e., the user blocked or a domain blacklisted). In this case, his domain i on the blacklisting request list. | |||
| :**I'm a very stubborn, slow learner -- it's taken me about a year myself to figure this out! | |||
| :*Even a casual reader of Requestion's user page will quickly conclude Requestion is not a vandal and that the workforall guy is seriously out of line. Further justification of our quite reasonable actions doesn't seem worth the time. | |||
| :*The workforall spammer seems to be working on a classic case of search engine de-optimization: | |||
| :**Misplaced Pages pages have high page rank | |||
| :**He/she's used so many IPs and incurred spam warnings on so many Google-trusted pages that he's further leveraging the Misplaced Pages page-ranking . (Note: our internal links are ''not'' coded ]!) | |||
| :**If he/she keeps at it, these discussions could float to near the top of a Google search for his web site/organization in a few days. | |||
| :Sorry you had to suffer all the aggravation, Requestion -- it's not fun. | |||
| :--] ] 16:48, 7 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :: The key with wrestling pigs is to make the pig do all the work! My strategy for the workforall.net spammer is it wear them out and indent them all the way to the right. It is better for this insanity to be localized on my talk page. Imagine the havoc that would be wrecked here or on meta? I deal with a lot of spammers so I'm not too bothered by the comments. The only thing that bugs me is the constant cleanup of workforall's sloppy editing technique and the edit conflicts on my own talk page! I don't think letting them get the last word will work since they just attack other threads. Asking an admin to lock my talk page to IP's might be a good solution if this goes on for a couple more days. (] 19:13, 7 May 2007 (UTC)) | |||
| ::: The IP addr talk page lock solution isn't going to work since workforall.net finally created a ] account today. Looks like a ] and I don't particularly like what the special purpose is. (] 16:31, 8 May 2007 (UTC)) | |||
| == Serious spammage == | |||
| *{{spamlink|birchy.com}} | |||
| This guy has inserted 1000's of links to his sites. Help in cleaning up after him would be welcome. Please see http://en.wikipedia.org/Kreis_Bromberg and other articles. There is a serious problem with www.birchy.com :) Thanks ahead of time. —— ] </font><sup>]</sup> 21:52, 5 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :His link can be found on the following articles . I've already started work on removing these... 550 links were removed on article. —— ] </font><sup>]</sup> 22:10, 5 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::Holy... 1191 links on one article. See !!! —— ] </font><sup>]</sup> 22:22, 5 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :that was an amazing amount of spam!. --] 22:30, 5 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::Monitoring and blacklisted on COIBot. User is not happy the link gets removed, judging from a post on my talkpage (good resource, removal is a great disservice to the readers, he does not make any money from it, etc. etc.). --] <sup>] ]</sup> 19:52, 8 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == retrojunk == | |||
| There are currently. I removed some already but I wanted some input about whether these are worth keeping or not. They don't seem to have any notable content...just a youtube video and advertisements. <font color="Green">]</font> <sup><font color="Blue">]</font></sup> 23:13, 5 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == vinnysa1store.com == | |||
| {{spamlink|vinnysa1store.com}} | |||
| Reposts freely available content from Project Gutenberg and elsewhere, but plasters it with Google Adsense. | |||
| IPs: | |||
| *{{IPvandal|172.143.154.146}} | |||
| *{{IPvandal|172.216.110.69}} | |||
| *{{IPvandal|172.200.158.117}} | |||
| ] 02:45, 6 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :AOL-IPs. Link monitored on COIBot. --] <sup>] ]</sup> 19:47, 8 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == autocityindia.com indialens.com== | |||
| *{{spamlink|autocityindia.com}} | |||
| *{{spamlink|indialens.com}} | |||
| :'''Spam sock accounts'''<br> | |||
| {{vandal|Autocity}}<br>{{IPvandal|74.129.200.219}}<br>--] 16:12, 6 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :monitored on COIBot. --] <sup>] ]</sup> 18:58, 8 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == Possible spam == | |||
| == (unlocked phones).blogspot.com == | |||
| *{{User summary|Snapdragon25p}} | |||
| * {{spamlink|unlockedphone.blogspot.com}} | |||
| I'm unable to figure out if the links Snapdragon25p has been trying to add to ] are legitimate attempts to add a citation to the article or just attempts to add spam links. I tried accessing the link myself but am unable to do so. IP {{u|75.80.71.39}} also tried to add something similar and could be the same person. -- ] (]) 06:24, 6 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| * {{spamlink|unlockedcellphone.blogspot.com}} | |||
| * {{spamlink|cdma-unlocked.blogspot.com}} | |||
| * {{spamlink|chinesescholarsgarden.blogspot.com}} | |||
| * {{IPvandal|67.93.12.146}} - XO Communications, Reston, VA | |||
| * {{IPvandal|24.168.32.89}} - Road Runner HoldCo LLC, Herndon, VA | |||
| == NOMAN ABBASS and pools-now.com == | |||
| Our unlocked cell phone friend from Virginia has violated the final warning after receiving multiple warnings from several different editors. This has been going on since September 2006. I request black listing. (] 21:01, 6 May 2007 (UTC)) | |||
| :monitored on COIBot. --] <sup>] ]</sup> 18:55, 8 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| {{User summary|NOMAN ABBASS }} | |||
| == Shadowbot3 archiving problem == | |||
| {{Link summary|pools-now.com}} | |||
| I was searching for some old ] stuff and I just noticed a Shadowbot3 archiving problem that happened on April 10 2007. It appears that this cut was never pasted into ]. The "Startcom revisted" thread is gone along with a bunch of other stuff. There are also some duplicate threads in that April archive such as: | |||
| Also using ] and ] as promotional pages. ] (]) 12:42, 7 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| :Going to some lengths to add that spam: adds a bunch of made-up book titles, some of them similar to existing books by the authors in question, with "Fiberglass" added to the title. And then a link to pools-now at the end of the article. --'']'' <small>] ]</small> 14:34, 7 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| I'm not going to attempt to fix the damage myself so I hope a shadowbot expert is reading this. (] 07:59, 7 May 2007 (UTC)) | |||
| ::i think you are that was my mistake ] (]) 15:02, 8 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| ==Heni.com== | |||
| == Healthadel spam is back == | |||
| *{{user summary|Zima19}} | |||
| From our April archives ] is back. This time the account is {{userlinks|Millyuop}}. That's at least 7 user accounts created just to spam this link. | |||
| *{{user summary|Arteditor1}} | |||
| *{{user summary|Porcinipal}} | |||
| *{{linksummary|Heni.com}} | |||
| I noticed Zima19 spamming this site and Arteditor has been spamming their youtube channel e.g. . Porcinipal has also made very similar edits to Zima19 e.g. . ] (]) 17:49, 7 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| I see that blacklisting was declined last time, presumably because these aren't IPs. Eagle101 - Is there anyway to get blacklisting anyway? This is health advice being posted by spammers from a domain that claims no affiliations and was created in January under a domains by proxy account. It doesn't seem like the sort of thing we ought to be having just popping up all over the place. -- ] 18:45, 7 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :Hello! I tend to edit entries that focus on art, science & history. As for the HENI references, I perceived the news outlet to function similarly to '']'' or ]. If this site isn't deemed RS, then I am more than happy to remove all integrated HENI Talks references -- just let me know! If you could also please explain why I am connected to these accounts, I would appreciate that greatly. It appears that both of these other accounts were created Nov. 2024, whereas I have been active on the platform since Jan. 2022. I understand the referencing issue, but the organic interest here is merely coincidental. Happy editing --] (]) 14:50, 16 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| :New blacklisting request: | |||
| :*] <small>(Permanent )</small> | |||
| :--] ] 19:00, 7 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == Tulsi7 == | |||
| ::Those Spam accounts have been blocked--] 19:46, 7 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| * {{User summary|Tulsi7}} | |||
| :::Thanks A.B. and Hu12. -- ] 19:55, 7 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| Attempted to put wikilinks as external links to exocus.com, see . ] (]) 15:21, 10 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| :Monitored on COIBot. --] <sup>] ]</sup> 18:53, 8 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == |
== SamBoud spam == | ||
| ;Links | |||
| *{{Link summary|samuelboadu.com}} | |||
| *{{Link summary|brandfocusafrica.com}} | |||
| *{{Link summary|theghtimes.com}} | |||
| *{{Link summary|ghhealthjournal.com}} | |||
| *{{Link summary|ghsportsnews.com}} | |||
| ;Users | |||
| *{{User summary|Samboadu}} | |||
| *{{User summary|Margaretagordo}} | |||
| *{{User summary|Ahmedcry}} | |||
| *{{User summary|Derrickbay}} | |||
| *{{User summary|Rafayaw}} | |||
| *{{User summary|Keanuedits}} | |||
| These users have been massively spamming these sites. The original account, Samboadu, has already been blocked for spamming. confirms that at least the first 4 links are part of "SamBoad Publishing Hub". I'm chipping away at removing all this spam, but I have to admit, it's taking me a while. They've been going at it for 3 weeks or so. ] <sup>]</sup>/<small>]</small> 15:43, 13 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
| *{{userlinks|Infertilityws}} | |||
| *{{spamlink|infertile.com}} | |||
| This site has some decent information, however this is likely a case of COI - and has been spammed on three occasions (Feb, April & Today(May 7th)). The user was warned once in April, and enough times to report him to AIV today, although by the time I finished messing with adding the domain to shadowbot, he had stopped.. so he wasn't reported/blocked. --] 20:02, 7 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
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- Snapdragon25p (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 unable to figure out if the links Snapdragon25p has been trying to add to Mico Foundation are legitimate attempts to add a citation to the article or just attempts to add spam links. I tried accessing the link myself but am unable to do so. IP 75.80.71.39 also tried to add something similar and could be the same person. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:24, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
NOMAN ABBASS and pools-now.com
NOMAN ABBASS (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)
pools-now.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 - Misplaced Pages: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
Also using User:NOMAN ABBASS/sandbox and User talk:NOMAN ABBASS as promotional pages. Andy Dingley (talk) 12:42, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
- Going to some lengths to add that spam: this edit adds a bunch of made-up book titles, some of them similar to existing books by the authors in question, with "Fiberglass" added to the title. And then a link to pools-now at the end of the article. --bonadea contributions talk 14:34, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
- i think you are that was my mistake NOMAN ABBASS (talk) 15:02, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
Heni.com
- Zima19 (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)
- Arteditor1 (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)
- Porcinipal (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)
- heni.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 - Misplaced Pages: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
I noticed Zima19 spamming this site and Arteditor has been spamming their youtube channel e.g. . Porcinipal has also made very similar edits to Zima19 e.g. . SmartSE (talk) 17:49, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
- Hello! I tend to edit entries that focus on art, science & history. As for the HENI references, I perceived the news outlet to function similarly to ARTNews or Ted Talks. If this site isn't deemed RS, then I am more than happy to remove all integrated HENI Talks references -- just let me know! If you could also please explain why I am connected to these accounts, I would appreciate that greatly. It appears that both of these other accounts were created Nov. 2024, whereas I have been active on the platform since Jan. 2022. I understand the referencing issue, but the organic interest here is merely coincidental. Happy editing --Porcinipal (talk) 14:50, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
Tulsi7
- Tulsi7 (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)
Attempted to put wikilinks as external links to exocus.com, see . Arslan35 (talk) 15:21, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
SamBoud spam
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- Ahmedcry (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)
- Derrickbay (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)
- Rafayaw (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)
- Keanuedits (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)
These users have been massively spamming these sites. The original account, Samboadu, has already been blocked for spamming. This edit confirms that at least the first 4 links are part of "SamBoad Publishing Hub". I'm chipping away at removing all this spam, but I have to admit, it's taking me a while. They've been going at it for 3 weeks or so. Apparition /Contribs 15:43, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
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