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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> | |||
| * ] - 4 linkspams, paste dup text | |||
| * ] - 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 | |||
| Megasearch | |||
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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 '''144''' 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)) | |||
| :::::: The workforall.net individual acquired the ] identity and appears to have a special purpose agenda. Some phony warnings were issued and now the clock is ticking with a deadline. I have no idea what this means or what will happen next. (] 22:35, 9 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. | |||
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| *{{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) | |||
| == (unlocked phones).blogspot.com == | |||
| * {{spamlink|unlockedphone.blogspot.com}} | |||
| * {{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 | |||
| 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) | |||
| == Shadowbot3 archiving problem == | |||
| 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: | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| 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)) | |||
| == Healthadel spam is back == | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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) | |||
| :New blacklisting request: | |||
| :*] <small>(Permanent )</small> | |||
| :--] ] 19:00, 7 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::Those Spam accounts have been blocked--] 19:46, 7 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :::Thanks A.B. and Hu12. -- ] 19:55, 7 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :Monitored on COIBot. --] <sup>] ]</sup> 18:53, 8 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == infertile.com == | |||
| *{{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) | |||
| == Spammer 'LacedMedia' overwriting articles == | |||
| == Help needed: 700+ ] links to clean up == | |||
| * {{UserSummary|LacedMedia}} | |||
| This user edited and replaced several articles with spam. | |||
| As a matter of policy, domains such as tinyurl.com are routinely blacklisted since they not only can be used innocently as URL shorteners but also as a means of bypassing our spam blacklist. I keep the ] article on my watchlist since someone adds another domain to the external links section every week or two that I then list for blacklisting. These additions are not necessarily spam -- some folks post them just to be helpful. | |||
| https://en.wikipedia.org/Special:Contributions/LacedMedia | |||
| I have fixed what I can but the ] article is still vandalized. ] (]) 18:51, 10 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :@] I've restored that article and blocked the user. Thanks for the report. ] | ] 19:04, 10 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| Today we had an editor add several links that, when linksearched across 57 Wikipedias, present major cleanup challenges:<br> | |||
| 1. http://fd.tc | |||
| :*They issue shortened URLs ending in fd.tc.co.uk | |||
| :**{{User:A. B./spam|fd.tc.co.uk}} | |||
| ::*no links | |||
| 2. freedomain.co.nr | |||
| :*They issue free domains ending in co.nr (nr. is the top-level domain ] and we have an article on the ] service) | |||
| :**{{User:A. B./spam|co.nr}} | |||
| ::*610 links | |||
| 3. surl.co.uk: | |||
| :*{{User:A. B./spam|surl.co.uk}} | |||
| ::*no links | |||
| 4. http://bravenet.com/webtools/redirect | |||
| :*The large hosting service ] offers shortened URLs with these domains (.to is the top level domain for ]) | |||
| :**{{User:A. B./spam|clik.to}} | |||
| ::*22 links | |||
| :**{{User:A. B./spam|clix.to}} | |||
| ::*13 links | |||
| :**{{User:A. B./spam|trak.to}} | |||
| ::*1 link | |||
| :**{{User:A. B./spam|trax.to}} | |||
| ::*1 link | |||
| :**{{User:A. B./spam|dear.to}} | |||
| ::*8 links | |||
| :**{{User:A. B./spam|takeoff.to}} | |||
| ::*9 links | |||
| :**{{User:A. B./spam|wakeup.to}} | |||
| ::*1 link | |||
| :**{{User:A. B./spam|embark.to}} | |||
| ::*2 links | |||
| :**{{User:A. B./spam|destined.to}} | |||
| ::*3 links | |||
| :**{{User:A. B./spam|devoted.to}} | |||
| ::*32 links | |||
| :**{{User:A. B./spam|get-me.to}} | |||
| ::*2 links | |||
| :**{{User:A. B./spam|committed.to}} | |||
| ::*3 links | |||
| :**{{User:A. B./spam|slingshot.to}} | |||
| ::*no links | |||
| :**{{User:A. B./spam|continue.to}} | |||
| ::*3 links | |||
| == IP spammer spamming product purchasing link to Boyscount guidebook == | |||
| Mindless blacklisting will create chaos across hundreds of gridlocked articles so the links need to be cleaned up for each domain before blacklisting. Mindless link deletion in turn will delete many useful links and references since most probably were added in good faith by editors using these domains for short URLs. The right thing to do is to find and substitute the actual site link for the redirect URL. | |||
| {{Link summary|scouttrader.org}} | |||
| I'm posting a similar note in the discussion section at ] | |||
| {{IP Summary|2601:152:301:9C1E:9057:12E:132:D3A9}} | |||
| * scouttrader.org/csiguidebook.shtml | |||
| If you delete links on other Wikipedias, I suggest you just use the meta disucssion link as your edit summary: | |||
| *<pre>]</pre> | |||
| Likely a script driven spam bot that have inserted a page with product purchasing link to a $39.00 book into a swath of Scouting related articles and talk pages in rapid succession. Contribution nuke by an admin and block needed. It would be too tedious to be done manually. ] (]) 23:39, 16 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| As each domain is cleaned up, I suggest then listing it at ]. | |||
| --] ] 23:16, 8 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :@] Done. That's my edit quota for the day! Will also blacklist the domain. ] | ] 23:48, 16 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| == Second opinion on user contribs== | |||
| {{vandal|Infoart}}<br> | |||
| *{{spamlink|saatchi-gallery.co.uk}} | |||
| Seems to be an article and spam campaign. --] 05:27, 9 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == http://spam.artfacts.net == | |||
| Adsense pub-2034470246393760 <br> | |||
| *{{spamlink|artfacts.net}}<br> | |||
| :'''Spam sock accounts'''<br> | |||
| {{IPvandal|85.178.108.210}}<br>{{IPvandal|212.91.253.83}}<br> | |||
| :'''Suspected established accounts'''<br> | |||
| {{IPvandal|Xyzzyplugh}}<br> | |||
| --] 05:32, 9 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :Monitored on COIBot. --] <sup>] ]</sup> 08:25, 9 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == The Metal Onslaught == | |||
| ==Opinion please, EL spam or not?== | |||
| These appear to be marginally useful and possibly good faith additions, but still stink of spam to a linked group of Hindu philosophy sites. I'm awfully busy to check this out. Can I request a member here look? ] 06:15, 9 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| {{Link summary|themetalonslaught.com}} | |||
| == http://spam.gr8click.com == | |||
| Adsense pub-4210558012255973 <br> | |||
| :'''Spam sock accounts'''<br> | |||
| {{IPvandal|59.95.27.244}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.95.39.172}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.95.34.84}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.95.18.180}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.95.32.245}}<br>{{IPvandal|59.95.32.87}}<br>--] 10:35, 9 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :IPs resolve to an internet backbone of India (59.88.0.0 - 59.99.255.255; 59.88.0.0/13), monitored on COIBot. --] <sup>] ]</sup> 10:46, 9 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| {{User summary|Metalworker14}} | |||
| == criterion.com == | |||
| The link is used in dozens of articles and aside from a few, they appear to have been inserted by the same user. It appears to be a ] of limited value. ] (]) 22:51, 21 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| User {{userlinks|Myrmidon3}} is adding a massive amount of links to criterion.com (a good link as such, but it gets spammed now). I have earlier argued on the ] that the link should not be in external links sections at all, they should be used as references, but Myrmidon3 is only adding them to external links sections. I started reverting these additions (could use some help though). I also reported the case to ]. --] <sup>] ]</sup> 19:52, 9 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :User is blocked, domain is being discussed at RSN. I don't think there's anything more to be done really. ] | ] 23:12, 21 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :I rolled back quite a few but I have to tend to other things right now. There shouldn't be too many left. <font color="Green">]</font> <sup><font color="Blue">]</font></sup> 20:00, 9 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::I was hoping to get COIBot links spawned so I can see the insertion history. ] (]) 23:24, 21 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| :::@] COIBot was down, finally got to repair it, I have requested the bot to save the report. ] <sup>] ]</sup> 14:01, 23 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
| == ] == | |||
| ::The link is now on the monitorlist of COIBot, and the user is blacklisted against the link. --] <sup>] ]</sup> 21:10, 9 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ] is repeatedly posting inappropriate links to articles, often disguising the text with those links. Another user told them to stop on their talk page but they are still vandalizing these pages. ] (]) 07:35, 15 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
| ::removed {{userlinks|Myrmidon3}} spam contribs only, however there are still 450+ links at large--] 21:32, 9 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :<small>Contributions from this user, because it was not linked to in the original post: ]. --] (]) 09:53, 24 December 2024 (UTC) </small> | |||
| :The link is not really bad, though I have argued on the film wikiproject that it should be used as a reference, and hardly ever as an external link. Now I am not a specialist in fims, but it took me time to see with many of these essays (and explanation from a wikiproject film member) to see why these links are indeed suitable (and it helped me appreciate the contents offered). I recall that I first saw an IP add/change this link (change from criterionco.com to criterion.com), now it was a massive addition. Ah, there it is ] (CIDR: 199.231.128.0/20, 199.231.144.0/22, 199.231.148.0/23, 199.231.150.0/24 on hosting.com). COIBot will keep an eye on it, I hope the spamming stops. --] <sup>] ]</sup> 21:42, 9 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::Looks like someone has already reverted the edits which add the URLs. ] (]) 09:55, 24 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
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Spammer 'LacedMedia' overwriting articles
- LacedMedia (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)
This user edited and replaced several articles with spam. https://en.wikipedia.org/Special:Contributions/LacedMedia I have fixed what I can but the Container City article is still vandalized. AlanKHG (talk) 18:51, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
- @AlanKHG I've restored that article and blocked the user. Thanks for the report. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:04, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
IP spammer spamming product purchasing link to Boyscount guidebook
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- scouttrader.org/csiguidebook.shtml
Likely a script driven spam bot that have inserted a page with product purchasing link to a $39.00 book into a swath of Scouting related articles and talk pages in rapid succession. Contribution nuke by an admin and block needed. It would be too tedious to be done manually. Graywalls (talk) 23:39, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Graywalls Done. That's my edit quota for the day! Will also blacklist the domain. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 23:48, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
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The link is used in dozens of articles and aside from a few, they appear to have been inserted by the same user. It appears to be a questionable source of limited value. Graywalls (talk) 22:51, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
- User is blocked, domain is being discussed at RSN. I don't think there's anything more to be done really. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 23:12, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
- I was hoping to get COIBot links spawned so I can see the insertion history. Graywalls (talk) 23:24, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Graywalls COIBot was down, finally got to repair it, I have requested the bot to save the report. Dirk Beetstra 14:01, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
- I was hoping to get COIBot links spawned so I can see the insertion history. Graywalls (talk) 23:24, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
User:2A02:2378:1281:C427:C0B6:E801:79D4:4209
User:2A02:2378:1281:C427:C0B6:E801:79D4:4209 is repeatedly posting inappropriate links to articles, often disguising the text with those links. Another user told them to stop on their talk page but they are still vandalizing these pages. Colohisto (talk) 07:35, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
- Contributions from this user, because it was not linked to in the original post: Special:Contributions/2A02:2378:1281:C427:C0B6:E801:79D4:4209. --2001:8003:B16F:FE00:3CCE:5920:CFC6:47FD (talk) 09:53, 24 December 2024 (UTC)
- Looks like someone has already reverted the edits which add the URLs. 2001:8003:B16F:FE00:3CCE:5920:CFC6:47FD (talk) 09:55, 24 December 2024 (UTC)