Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2007 Archive Jul

message: This looks highly like spam: http://spam.vernoncorea.info - found on Jimmy Bharucha and apparently many other articles.
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Was added way back in 2005 by Resurgent insurgent 12:43, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've removed some of these but there are many more and I've to go to bed. Resurgent insurgent 14:55, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: seems clean for now--Hu12 03:39, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I removed all of the rest.  The links pointed only to the home page and were not specifically relevant to the articles linked from. Obviously added as a significant linkspam campaign that stayed under the radar all this time.  Good catch, Resurgent. -- Satori Son 03:43, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: vernoncorea.info

message: Adsense pub-8251988379290484
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http: //spam.dreamcrowd.com blacklisted http://spam.rantcrowd.com http://spam.comedycrowd.com http://spam.remedycrowd.com http://spam.rumorcrowd.com http://spam.predictcrowd.com 
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Blacklisting requested on Meta (permanent link)
-- SiobhanHansa 14:02, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adsense Spammer for account pub-8251988379290484 or 8251988379290484

message: I wonder if someone with access to the Magic Button could clean out
these and these.  User 66.252.162.28 seems to have planted most of them, quite recently, and has been warned.  Thank you.  --CliffC 22:01, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Never mind, some friends and I have cleaned it all up.  :-) ---CliffC 01:15, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Blatant spam - healthresourcesonline.com, themcic.com  

message: Cmspin
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thread_title:  http://spam.cmspin.com  

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thread_title:  http://spam.worship.com  

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thread_title:  http://spam.shotokanunleashed.com 

message: Adsense pub-9879162776784828 
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replies: text: Whee .. seconds after blacklisting/monitorlisting: .  --Dirk Beetstra T C 11:22, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: squidoo.com is sort of like some blogging sites, individual users are given subdirectories (er.. lenses in squidoo-speak) from which they may reap Adsense profits. --Versageek 11:51, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This sub domain has now magically disapeared --T-rex 13:10, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

text: This didn't seem to archive properly so I'm reposting. Still working on it.--Hu12 02:52, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  http://spam.squidoo.com 

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thread_title:  http://spam.govtech.com/ 

message: Some accounts have a single purpose to add links to a university site.  Has been noted on AN/I (WP:ANI#Possible spam)
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The link may be good, but the way of adding is spam, and at least the IP (and I suspect the accounts as well) have a WP:COI.  Time to clean?  --Dirk Beetstra T C 18:19, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I am going to add, some pages created by one of these users contain large linkfarms to this site (added by the same, or other users in this list).  --Dirk Beetstra T C 19:31, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  University spammer - newmedia.ufm.edu 

message: Starting to see an increasing number of similar sites added to County pages, starting in New York State and now spreading into New Jersey.  They all look the same - minimal county information, and links to Real Estate Search and an 800 number - very much a series of commercial lead-generator sites. They only add each site to a single page (and add it again once we take it off).  
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The list seems to be expanding each day, so we need to keep an eye out for it. -- Alucard (Dr.) | Talk 13:57, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: new batch and IP added. -- Alucard (Dr.) | Talk 16:45, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

text: Well at least they can't claim now that they didn't know that what they were doing wasn't desired... diff -- Alucard (Dr.) | Talk 17:31, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

text: And he's back - more sites from a new IP. Thanks to Jim Dunning for removing. -- Alucard (Dr.) | Talk 13:16, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

text: Another update. Is it possible to do something to stop this? -- Alucard (Dr.) | Talk 12:53, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: A rule is in place to revert the users via Shadowbot, but for some reason, it's not seeing the links. Myself and Beetstra are working on the problem and it should be fixed soon. Shadow1 (talk) 15:16, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

text: And even more... and another new IP. -- Alucard (Dr.) | Talk 15:20, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

text: Well, after spending about 4 hours poring over 300 lines of Perl source code, we managed to find and fix the bug that was plaguing Shadowbot and its IRC counterpart, LinkWatcher. Shadowbot should begin reverting these sites immediately. Shadow1 (talk) 17:47, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The spammer is persistent, but at least the bots pick him up now.  --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:02, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

text: Added a couple of links which have not been spammed (yet).  There is still a lot to do ...  Have to parse them from the web-pages, I guess this is still not all of it.  Shadowbot and COIBot should be noticing most of it now.  --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:45, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

text: Nice to see a lot of these being picked up automatically, now. Another IP and some more counties.. Thanks for the work! -- Alucard (Dr.) | Talk 17:01, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

text: They are still at it.  Have changed their editing now to use different range of IPs. One new domain, and two new IPs. -- Alucard (Dr.) | Talk 16:00, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

text: Another IP used to try to get them in.  The Burlington-county.com one doesn't seem to be getting picked up by the bots, for some reason... or was I just too quick to revert? -- Alucard (Dr.) | Talk 06:33, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

text: still at it, but they all seem to be getting caught right now.  Is there still a value in me posting the IP addresses? -- Alucard (Dr.) | Talk 19:00, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Not really necessary, except if the bots have missed one (there are some links which do not fit in the pattern, and sometimes the (on of the) bots are (is) down).  --Dirk Beetstra T C 19:08, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

text: Why does it seem to me that these IPs start with one good edit, and then go to adding links?  --Dirk Beetstra T C 09:02, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

text: Noticed that the bot missed this one, even though it was on the list - was manually removed several days later - is there an issue? Can someone with the tools see whether this list of IPs has any common factor associated with it? -- Alucard (Dr.) | Talk 12:06, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

text: Found more that doesn't correspond to the URL pattern - bergencountynj.net, nassaucountyny.net and nassaucountyguide.com - haven't been spammed on WP yet. Added it to the list. -- Alucard (Dr.) | Talk 13:32, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  County Guide spam 

message: TimeTrex 
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thread_title:  http://spam.timetrex.com 

message: Adsense pub-2872896339733496 
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:Others links Spammed http://spam.mobiletv-forum.com http://spam.iptv-asia.net http://spam.iptv-mea.com http://spam.vietnamitv.com http://spam.yourglobaltv.com Adsense pub-5511103487472979 
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thread_title:  http:// spam.global-itv.com 

message: Adsense pub-9700782778691791
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thread_title:  http://spam.idl.atspace.com 

message: Adsense pub-7800293550347380 
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--Hu12 05:52, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  http://spam.gotuitmusic.com 

message: A FAQ is being written at Wikipedia:Business' FAQ, believe the intent is for WP:COI issues. Worth a look.--Hu12 13:40, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Wikipedia:Business' FAQ]]

message: I can't find the information that was removed for archiving today.  Can someone confirm? --Ronz 02:58, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It looks like the cut sections were never pasted into the June archive.  I suspected that a blacklisted link was causing an edit lock but I just did a "test save" and it worked fine.  So something else must of caused the problem.  I'd keep an eye on Shadowbot3 and if the sections aren't pasted in a couple days then someone should manually add them. For past reference see Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam/2007_Archive_May#Shadowbot3_archiving_problem. (Requestion 21:27, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I manually added them. --Ronz 01:27, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Did today's auto-archiving fail?

message: Adsense pub-6996207210408883 
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thread_title:  http://spam.1965chevy.com http://spam.my-colostomy.com  

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thread_title:  Spamming of http://spam.dict.it 

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thread_title:  http://spam.saferpak.com/ 

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Likely COI as well due to username. MER-C 10:27, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  http://spam.livingsurvey.com 

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thread_title:  http://spam.writeaway.org.uk 

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thread_title:  http://spam.investingforeclosures.com http://spam.debtornator.com http://spam.cuddlykittens.com 

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thread_title:  http://spam.theforeclosuresinfo.com http://spam.Stateof-California.com 

message: → See also: Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard#Vdoogle.2F_Nickboyett 
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--Hu12 19:09, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: A breif discussion has been taking place on my talk page relevent to this case and can be referenced under Complaints.--Hu12 20:07, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spamming of http://spam.vdoogle.com 

message: Not sure what to make of User:Hholt01 user page. Any thougnts?--Hu12 02:45, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It looks like he's using it as a scratchpad/notepad, for everyday life things in addition to wikipedia related things.. very strange - I don't think I'd want my life on my userpage like that.. --Versageek 03:01, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

text: scratchpad is right, makes no sense to me..?!--Hu12 18:50, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Second opinion on Userpage

message: Adsense pub-0862355341573567 
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thread_title:  http://spam.filmimusic.com 

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thread_title:  http://spam.iananews.com 

message: Wikipedia:Requests_for_mediation/Rejected/14#State_Bar_of_California 
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thread_title:  http://spam.ehlinelaw.com 

message: Adsense pub-1242636737414377 (from User_talk:Wiki_marcds. have not confirmed this)
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replies: text: Thats the correct adsense publisher # ;--Hu12 18:07, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  http://spam.careers.org 

message: All Adsense pub-2492273361112371 
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replies: text:  testing-post.com seems to be the most widespread of the links spammed, however they are all cleaned up (for now)--Hu12 18:40, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  http://spam.engineerskit.com http://spam.testing-post.com http://spam.geoonweb.com http://spam.technology-updates.com

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thread_title: http://spam.yogainformer.com http://spam.cruiseshipssite.com http://spam.greatfelines.com

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Blacklist request:
*:meta:Talk:Spam blacklist#Keris Inc. spam (Permanent link)
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thread_title:  Keris Inc. spam on Wikipedia 

message: A A Baig & Co., Chartered Accountants 
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→ See also: Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:A A Baig & Co.--Hu12 13:10, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: See this AfD.  --Dirk Beetstra T C 10:41, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[WP:COI]] http://spam.aabaig.com 

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thread_title:  http://spam.southwestrefrigerantsales.com 

message: Eagle's tools aren't loading. Have they moved to a different address or is something else wrong? Nposs 14:44, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm guessing it's because the Toolserver's MySQL server is acting a bit wonky at the moment. The problems should be resolved within a day or two. Shadow1 (talk) 16:06, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spam linksearch tools down 

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thread_title:  http://spam.coreap.com 

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thread_title:  genuinekansas.com 

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thread_title:  Inappropriate medopedia.com links on Wikipedia 

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thread_title:  Inappropriate TIS India links on Wikipedia 

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replies: text: They're continuing and added another ip. --Ronz 17:16, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  http:// spam.jobklub.com 

message: I see a lot of sections get automatically archived here, while I think the issue is not yet resolved.  Is it an idea to shift to a  /  system, or to a system like that is in use on WP:COIN?  Hope for some thoughts.  --Dirk Beetstra T C 17:17, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
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thread_title:  http://spam.thezerogroup.com 

message: Is there any reason to allow  in any article? I believe we can go ahead and clean these out, except for the Justgiving article itself. ✤ JonHarder talk 19:17, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks like spam to me.  The site is an obvious failure of WP:EL in most circumstances. ---J.S  (T/C/WRE) 21:21, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: cleaned up, for now--Hu12 23:27, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  justgiving.com 

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thread_title:  http://qioo.de 

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replies: text: also noted adding associatedcontent.com by jason_cangialosi and   by IP 67.176.73.133. Another from a colorado comcast IP  by 24.9.186.26 and  adding all jason_cangialosi articles--Hu12 10:39, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  http://virtualuffizi.com 

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Persistent and ongoing dynamic IP spam over several months. Haven't dealt with york360.co.uk yet.MER-C 12:32, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Added 4 for the york spam, all clear, for now--Hu12 13:03, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

text: All gone. MER-C 03:47, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  2π English panorama spam 

message: some one want to look at the article International Securities Exchange. Most of the article has been written with a promotional tone by , and many of the sections read like an advert. Possible WP:COI as this editor has no other edits asside from this one article.--Hu12 20:37, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This might be better situation for the Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard as most content is article and not links. JoeSmack Talk 20:44, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[International Securities Exchange]]

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thread_title:  http://spam.techxact.com 

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thread_title:  http://spam.gsx-r.eu 

message: The edits of user  are only link insertions:
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Besides the Malaysia connection, these sites are all registered through Enom, Inc and the contact information is hidden by WhoisGuard. Questions: is there a way to find other websites registered through Enom and WhoisGuard? Do the bots store IP information so we can look up what other sites using 70.86.80.242 as a host? If not, could they? ✤ JonHarder talk 12:35, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [http://spam.golf-malaysia.com spam.golf-malaysia.com] [http://spam.macgears.com spam.macgears.com] [http://spam.judasischariot.com spam.judasischariot.com] 

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MER-C 12:43, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Disagree that it's spam. Although this site might not be useful everywhere, Willan is a journalist who wrote for The Guardian and others newspapers, and his articles are certainly reliable sources on specific subjects, such as Roberto Calvi. Tazmaniacs 17:30, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  http://spam.philipwillan.com 

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--Hu12 13:48, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  http://spam.gamingtype.com 

message: → See also: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam/2006_Archive_Sep#ZipCodeStats.com
Adsense pub-9361069886642362 
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thread_title:  http://spam.zipcodestats.com 

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--Hu12 15:46, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think a hell of a lot of good would be done if 'porn' was blacklisted on Meta. But now it's blacklisted on Shadowbot! Shadow1 (talk) 20:22, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  http://spam.gaypornstars.com http://spam.malepornstars.com 

message: Adsense pub-4547783287984317 
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thread_title:  http://spam.fanmail.biz 

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Links were added to 41 articles by this IP, 40 of them in a 1 hour time frame! They have all been removed now. --Versageek 22:06, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  spam.newsgroupreviews.com 

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MER-C 09:53, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  http://spam.asianfc.com 

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Particularly blatant, added about 50 links before I got him. MER-C 12:14, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  http://spam.marketonga.to 

message: What do editors think of andrewjohns.ca links?
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Many of the links seem to have been added by
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Their report pages are presumably reliable, but short on content. Some links lead to a . Other links appear to be placed mainly for promotional purposes. ✤ JonHarder talk 19:18, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Appears many of the pages were created for the "subsidiaries and affiliates" links, definately promotional. I have yet to find one link that these three have not placed--Hu12 19:29, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: another , Its possible all three are involved with the company--Hu12 19:31, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

text: Smac2020 was very active today, and reverted a couple times on Canadian National Railway to add such a link.  After inviting him to join the conversation, he left me a message that he didn't know the policy and that he thinks the links are beneficial.  I disagree with the links' appropriateness on Wikipedia in all of articles that I've reviewed in the last 20 minutes.  Another editor has further warned him about adding such links. Slambo (Speak) 22:49, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks highly promotional.  I've given them all coi warnings, and gave spam2 warnings to the two that hadn't been warned yet. --Ronz 23:29, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Seems to be very aggressively adding promotional links.  They're of the "here's some outdated info, contact me for current stuff" type.  I'm trying to clean up the blatant ones. Kuru talk 23:32, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've removed the commercial links.It also appears that many of the article created are Copyrighted Andrew Johns. so there is a copyvio issu also.--Hu12 00:27, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  spam.andrewjohns.ca and RaymondJames 

message: has been adding links en masse to the UNT Libraries Digital Collections, apparently since January 2006. She's gotta have at least 750 contribs, all adding the site over broad ranges of articles in short periods of time. Seems like a SPA for promoting to me.
Also, with some basic googling, it appears that this user is a librarian working for UNT. She writes grants, manages relationships with their collaborative partners and promotes their digital collections. If COIBot operator doesn't see this entry in the next couple of days I'll let 'em know about it. JoeSmack Talk 20:30, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  UNT Libraries Digital Collections 

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thread_title:  http://spam.magnum-mania.com 

message: Adsense pub-4033784637214188 
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thread_title:  http://spam.coin-articles.com http://spam.mountainviewcoins.com 

message: I apologize for this "hit and run" but my Internet access is very limited right now.  Can someone please look into Fallingdrapery's contributions, particularly his or her multiple additions of links to Mythimedia.org to disparate articles?  It could be perfectly appropriate but I don't have the time to look into it but I don't want to just let it go if it's problematic.  Thanks!  --ElKevbo 22:22, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I couldn't find anything unique this site adds, and its mass addition is strange. I've reverted the additions and left a warning on this user's talk page about spamming external links. JoeSmack Talk 22:34, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

text: The wikipedia guideline on spam states "Adding external links to an article or user page for the purpose of promoting a website or a product is not allowed, and is considered to be spam. Although the specific links may be allowed under some circumstances, repeatedly adding links will in most cases result in all of them being removed."  In this case a user was adding a number of links, without explanation or discussion, to external links sections of pages.  As we are writing an encyclopedia here (in which content counts), and not a linkfarm, such additions are, per above guideline, defined as spam (even if they are pointing to non-commercial content).  Please consider adding content and using the links as references.  Just as a sidenote, if you are working for/involved in the organisation the links are pointing to, can you please read our conflict of interest guideline as well?  Thank you.  --Dirk Beetstra T C 21:29, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: http://spam.mythimedia.org

message: Numismaster 
Krause-Mishler
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thread_title:  http://spam.numismaster.com 

message: *Adsense pub-9670108431615045 
*Article F+W Publications Inc.
*http://www.fwpublications.com
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*Article Antique Trader
*http://www.antiquetrader.com
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*http://www.bigreel.com
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*http://www.postcardcollector.com
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*http://www.artistsmagazine.com
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*http://www.artistsnetwork.com
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*http://www.artistssketchbook.com
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*http://www.banknotereporter.com
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*Article Blade (magazine)
*http://www.blademag.com
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*Article Comics Buyer's Guide
*http://www.cbgxtra.com
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*http://www.coinpricesmagazine.net
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*http://www.coinsmagazine.net
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*http://www.collect.com
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*http://www.creativepaintingbookclub.com
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*Article David & Charles
*http://www.davidandcharles.co.uk
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*http://www.deeranddeerhunting.com
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*http://www.discoveriesmag.com
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*http://www.examcopies.com
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*http://www.familytreemagazine.com
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*http://www.fantasysportsmag.com
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*ArticleGoldmine (magazine)
*http://www.goldminemag.com
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*http://www.greatamericanscrapbook.com
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*http://www.gunlistonline.com
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*http://www.hortmag.com
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*http://www.howconference.com
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*Article HOW...
*http://www.howdesign.com
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*Article I.D. (magazine)
*http://www.idonline.com
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*http://www.impact-books.com
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*http://www.loghomesinfo.net
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*http://www.loghomesillustrated.com
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*http://www.memorymakersmagazine.com
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*http://www.militarytrader.com
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*http://www.militaryvehiclesmagazine.com
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*http://www.northlightbookclub.com
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*Article Numismaster
*Article Krause-Mishler
*http://www.numismaster.com
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*http://www.numismaticnews.net
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*http://www.oldcarspriceguide.net
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*http://www.oldcarsweekly.com
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*http://www.pasteljournal.com
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*http://www.popularwoodworking.com
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*Article Print (magazine)
*http://www.printmag.com
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*http://www.thescrapbookclubonline.com
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*http://www.scrapbookretailermagazine.com
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*http://www.scubadiving.com
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*http://www.sportscollectorsdigest.com
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*http://www.timberhomesillustrated.com
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*http://www.toycarsmag.com
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*http://www.toyshopmag.com
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*http://www.trapperpredatorcaller.com
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*Article Tuff Stuff
*http://www.tuffstuff.com
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*http://www.turkeyandturkeyhunting.com
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*http://www.vintagebikemag.com
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*Article Watercolor Magic
*http://www.watercolormagic.com
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*http://www.woodworkersbookclub.com
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*http://www.worldcoinnews.net
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*Article Writer's Digest
*http://www.writersdigest.com
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*http://www.writersdigestbookclub.com
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*http://www.writersmarket.com
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*http://www.writersonlineworkshops.com
**--Hu12 02:56, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  F+W Publications, Inc / Krause Publications 

message: An old "friend" has reappeared... adding links to a number of articles on porn stars. Here's what's been added so far:
*  to Poppy Morgan
*  to Estelle Desanges
*  to Samantha Sterlyng
*  to Kelly O'Dell
*  to Sabrina Johnson
*  to Lea Martini
*  to Leslie Glass
The IPs from which this person has been working so far are:
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This particular spammer has shown an fondness for using open proxies to access Wikipedia to add his spam so these 4 IPs should also be checked out. In fact if you take a look at the most recent contributions by 69.59.28.133, you'll see the edit summary "Test open proxy". Tabercil 06:17, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: 69.59.28.133 has already been blocked indef. I listed the other three at WP:OP. MER-C 07:09, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Porn linkspam 

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See also Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/European Vibe Magazine. MER-C 09:31, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  http://spam.europeanvibe.com 

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MER-C 09:55, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  University reunion spam 

message: Adsense pub-5318756859004963 
:Spam sock accounts
*http://spam.manta.com 
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*http://spam.accessmylibrary.com
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*http://spam.goliath.ecnext.com
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All from the same adsense owner. Slowly digging through the sock accounts but much help is needed--Hu12 16:18, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You'll note for example accessmylibrary.com, very little info, 3rd party content with mostly adsense ads.--Hu12 16:37, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: accessmylibrary has been a persistent problem, trying quite a number of different approaches. DGG (talk) 21:48, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

text: My removal was reverted, with explanation, that the links may become useful when the original documents are not available anymore.  Seems indeed legit, though I do think that a site with less advertisement would be nice, and well, we don't have to link to a reference to make it a valid reference, so if the original document becomes unavailable, that does not mean it is not a valid reference anymore.  Hope for more input.  --Dirk Beetstra T C 23:11, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Serious Adsense Spamming

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:KQED Public Radio accounts
--Hu12 22:56, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Both IPs are registered to KQED Inc., San Fransisco, CA, US.  --Dirk Beetstra T C 10:19, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[WP:COI]] http://spam.kqed.org 

message: Remainder of page moved to secondary July 2007 archive page as too large to  load. --Bookgrrl holler/lookee here 03:43, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Page split