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List of reports [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/Suspicious articles|here]]. Remove transclusions when all finished to keep page readable. |
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== themarque.com == |
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Posting to generate a COIBot report on this domain. From what I've learnt so far, this is a PR/SEO company that generates "profiles" for their clients, and has found their way into several articles. [[User:Pahunkat|Pahunkat]] ([[User talk:Pahunkat|talk]]) 12:36, 25 September 2021 (UTC) |
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* {{LinkSummary|coolmomsrule.com}} |
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* {{LinkSummary|pinoy1tvs.su}} |
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* {{UserSummary|Arjpiitfirm}} |
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— '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 08:51, 2 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== caft2wear.com == |
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* {{LinkSummary|ardailymagazine.com}} |
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— '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 08:41, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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*{{Link summary|caft2wear.com}} |
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:{{rto|Newslinger}} {{Added}} to [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]]. --— '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 08:42, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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*{{User summary|Franckyare}} |
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*{{IP summary|41.251.104.132}} |
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*{{IP summary|160.179.29.134}} |
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Looking at their edits, these accounts all appear to be the same editor. (Originally reported [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3A160.179.29.134&type=revision&diff=1047195922&oldid=1047179468 here] by {{u|M.Bitton}}.) —[[User:Bruce1ee|Bruce1ee]]<sup>[[User talk:Bruce1ee|''talk'']]</sup> 15:32, 29 September 2021 (UTC) |
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== Legaldictionary.net == |
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{{Link summary|legaldictionary.net}} |
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*{{User summary|Deepxramgarhia}} |
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—[[User:Bruce1ee|Bruce1ee]]<sup>[[User talk:Bruce1ee|''talk'']]</sup> 06:55, 3 April 2021 (UTC) |
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:Reported this domain on the Global blacklist (cross-wiki problem). —[[User:Bruce1ee|Bruce1ee]]<sup>[[User talk:Bruce1ee|''talk'']]</sup> 07:13, 3 April 2021 (UTC) |
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*{{User summary|2604:1580:fe00:5::360}} |
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:{{rto|Bruce1ee}} Handled on meta. --[[User:Beetstra|Dirk Beetstra]] <sup>[[User_Talk:Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">T</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">C</span>]]</sup> 08:15, 3 April 2021 (UTC) |
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** https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Unjust_enrichment&diff=prev&oldid=1041154874 |
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*{{User summary|2605:6c80:11:2000::2d5}} |
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** https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=At-will_employment&type=revision&diff=1041150970&oldid=1039426086 |
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*{{User summary|2604:1580:fe00:5::3c4}} |
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** https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Post_hoc_ergo_propter_hoc&type=revision&diff=1041148449&oldid=1036996034 |
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*{{User summary|2604:1580:fe00:5::215}} |
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** https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sui_iuris&type=revision&diff=1041153346&oldid=1035032754 |
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*{{User summary|2604:1580:fe00:5::397}} |
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** https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill_of_lading&type=revision&diff=1041152050&oldid=1039179480 |
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*{{User summary|2605:6c80:11:1000::195}} |
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** https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Act_%28United_States%29&type=revision&diff=1041154400&oldid=996924437 |
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*{{User summary|2604:1580:fe00:5::3ea}} |
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** https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Citizens_United_v._FEC&type=revision&diff=1041511612&oldid=1039009138 |
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*{{User summary|2605:6c80:11:2000::223}} |
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** https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sua_sponte&type=revision&diff=1041510885&oldid=1010764091 |
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*{{User summary|2604:1580:fe00:5::336}} |
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** https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Embezzlement&diff=prev&oldid=1041521810 |
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*{{User summary|2604:1580:fe00:5::2a8}} |
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** https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yellow-dog_contract&type=revision&diff=1041510294&oldid=1015947301 |
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*{{User summary|2605:6c80:11:2000::3c9}} |
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** https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vicarious_liability&type=revision&diff=1041509569&oldid=1040795538 |
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*{{User summary|2605:6c80:11:3000::178}} |
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** https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Riparian_water_rights&type=revision&diff=1041520767&oldid=1035960703 |
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*{{User summary|2605:6c80:11:2000::161}} |
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** https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Troxel_v._Granville&type=revision&diff=1041522539&oldid=1035156148 |
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*{{User summary|2604:1580:fe00:5::22d}} |
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** https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Constructive_trust&type=revision&diff=1041523017&oldid=1037375302 |
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*{{User summary|2604:1580:fe00:5::2ae}} |
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** https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bond_v._United_States_%282014%29&type=revision&diff=1042616375&oldid=1031979089 |
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*{{User summary|2604:1580:fe00:5::374}} |
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** https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Date_rape&diff=prev&oldid=1042469643 |
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*{{User summary|115.96.106.222}} |
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** https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Demurrage&type=revision&diff=1047438092&oldid=1029066261 |
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Addition of links to legaldictionary.net with the author identified as "Team, Content"; attempt to conceal behind other (generally low quality) additions. Appears to be one person. [[User:Arllaw|Arllaw]] ([[User talk:Arllaw|talk]]) 18:09, 1 October 2021 (UTC) |
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== sweetyescortservice.com == |
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:No comment on the spamming issue, just an observation that all the IPv6 addresses fall under 2604:1580:FE00:5:0:0:0:0/64 and 2605:6C80:11:2000:0:0:0:0/64. [[User:Pahunkat|Pahunkat]] ([[User talk:Pahunkat|talk]]) 14:08, 2 October 2021 (UTC) |
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* {{Link summary|sweetyescortservice.com}} |
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* {{User summary|Jevika010202}} |
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* {{User summary|Vijayjangidd}} |
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* {{IP summary|106.206.147.60}} |
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Spamming link to their website on partnership/services/dating related articles. – [[User:Njd-de|NJD-DE]] ([[User talk:Njd-de|talk]]) 19:59, 3 April 2021 (UTC) |
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:{{rto|Njd-de}} {{Added}} to [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]]. Thanks for reporting this. — '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 08:52, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== User: Qwinty == |
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{{User summary|Qwinty}} |
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* {{Link summary|grabbz.medium.com}} |
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* {{User summary|GrabbaMan}} |
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* {{User summary|Hotgrabbz}} |
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After spamming links to their webshop as el and ref, they are now spamming a link to a medium.com-site. – [[User:Njd-de|NJD-DE]] ([[User talk:Njd-de|talk]]) 15:33, 2 April 2021 (UTC) |
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: A user who got blocked in the past for spamming that link. – [[User:Njd-de|NJD-DE]] ([[User talk:Njd-de|talk]]) 20:20, 3 April 2021 (UTC) |
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: {{Added}} to [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]]. Thanks for reporting this. — '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:00, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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: {{opblocked}} both. — '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:01, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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Seems to be a SPA dedicated to promoting the [[Raimon Land]] property development company. Regards, [[User:MrsSnoozyTurtle|''MrsSnoozyTurtle'']] 03:57, 3 October 2021 (UTC) |
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=== [[Special:Contributions/GrabbaMan]] === |
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* {{Link summary|blackhaircare101.com}} |
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— '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:01, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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:{{u|MrsSnoozyTurtle}}, it seems their last edits were in 2009? Not much we can do about that. I did notice there were a spare few instances of two of the links they added still being live, but they don't seem to be being used in a spammy sense from a quick look. See [[toolforge:global-search/?q="22theriverbangkok.com"|search for link one]], [[toolforge:global-search/?q="northpointpattaya.com"|search for link two]]. [[User:Perryprog|Perryprog]] ([[User talk:Perryprog|talk]]) 17:35, 3 October 2021 (UTC) |
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== aaradhanatechnology.com == |
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:: Hello {{u|Perryprog}}. Oops, I didn't notice that the edits are so old! Sorry about that, I agree that it isn't worth bothering about. Thanks for doing a link search. Regards, [[User:MrsSnoozyTurtle|''MrsSnoozyTurtle'']] 21:09, 3 October 2021 (UTC) |
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*{{Link summary|aaradhanatechnology.com}} |
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*{{User summary|Aaradhanamahesh}} |
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*{{User summary|Rajesh2023}} |
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*{{User summary|Karthikamagesh}} |
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*{{IP summary|2409:4072:6D10:2AC2:11D2:F183:D5D4:C4D2}} |
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*{{IP summary|157.51.147.129}} |
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—[[User:Bruce1ee|Bruce1ee]]<sup>[[User talk:Bruce1ee|''talk'']]</sup> 22:44, 4 April 2021 (UTC) |
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:Reported on Meta. —[[User:Bruce1ee|Bruce1ee]]<sup>[[User talk:Bruce1ee|''talk'']]</sup> 08:25, 5 April 2021 (UTC) |
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:: Domain has been globally blacklisted on Meta-Wiki. — '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:05, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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: {{opblocked}} Rajesh2023. All blocked. Thanks for reporting this. — '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:05, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== Mass spam of mathvault.ca == |
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* {{LinkSummary|yusmid.com}} |
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Hello sir I am here to appeal on behalf of domain yusmid.com which was blocked by Wikipedia for spamming according to the website manager he said the spamming was don by some their competitors who is trying to shut out the website. <!-- Template:Unsigned --><span class="autosigned" style="font-size:85%;">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Mickyskidy|Mickyskidy]] ([[User talk:Mickyskidy#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Mickyskidy|contribs]]) 18:41, 8 April 2021 (UTC)</span> |
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: {{not done}}. The domain was correctly placed on the spam blacklist, as the COIBot report indicates that it has been spammed by multiple Wikipedia accounts, all of which have been blocked for spam or promotion. — '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:07, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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* {{LinkSummary|mathvault.ca}} |
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=== [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Spam/LinkReports/yusmid.com]] === |
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* {{LinkSummary|sustainabilitist.com}} |
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* {{IPSummary|105.112.32.235}} |
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* {{User summary|Miaumee}} |
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* {{IP summary|135.23.197.114}} |
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* {{UserSummary|Mickyskidy}} |
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* {{UserSummary|Olamide fans}} |
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* {{UserSummary|Yusfaith ib}} |
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— '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:09, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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:It looks like Muaumee has been adding links to mathvault.ca for quite a while. There are hundreds of these links, I think cleanup is going to have to be a group project. sustainabilitist.com is more recent and follows the same pattern between the registered user and the IP - spammy citation links mixed in with additions of legitimate sources. - [[User:MrOllie|MrOllie]] ([[User talk:MrOllie|talk]]) 17:38, 4 October 2021 (UTC) |
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== 2 spam links == |
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::{{ping|MrOllie}} Other IPs as well. I found [[Special:Contributions/45.72.145.175|45.72.145.175]] with the same verbose edit summary adding Mathvault to [[Chain rule]] back in July 2019. This has been going on for quite some time. [[User:Notfrompedro|Notfrompedro]] ([[User talk:Notfrompedro|talk]]) 19:03, 4 October 2021 (UTC) |
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* {{Link summary|walkininterviews.org}} |
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* {{Link summary|dressesglobe.com}} |
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* {{User summary|Arabicjobs}} |
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* {{IP summary|118.103.229.19}} |
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These links seem completely unrelated on first sight (one spammed as a job site in Dubai, the other as a fashion blog). However the sites have same look and share a favicon, and when the user was warned the IP showed up and spammed the same links. – [[User:Njd-de|NJD-DE]] ([[User talk:Njd-de|talk]]) 22:11, 8 April 2021 (UTC) |
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:{{rto|Njd-de}} {{Added}} to [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]]. Thanks for reporting this. — '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:10, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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*[[Special:Contributions/45.72.207.67|45.72.207.67]] on [[Desmos (graphing)]] in 2016 |
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== shoutoutbyfatangs.com == |
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*[[Special:Contributions/69.196.134.138|69.196.134.138]] on [[Desmos (graphing)]] in 2019 |
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*[[Special:Contributions/45.72.145.175|45.72.145.175]] on [[Chain rule]] in 2019 |
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*[[Special:Contributions/216.154.52.48|216.154.52.48]] on [[Tetration]] in 2019 |
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*[[Special:Contributions/45.72.139.108|45.72.139.108]] on [[Inverse function theorem]] in 2019 |
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*[[Special:Contributions/69.196.163.34|69.196.163.34]] on [[Differentiation rules]] and [[Logarithm]] in 2019 |
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I've removed a bunch but I have to take a break now. Good luck with the rest. [[User:Notfrompedro|Notfrompedro]] ([[User talk:Notfrompedro|talk]]) 19:26, 4 October 2021 (UTC) |
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* {{Link summary|shoutoutbyfatangs.com}} |
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: There was [[Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/IncidentArchive1048#Recent_bot-like_reverts_of_a_specific_user|a whole thing about this]] a year ago; I don't think Miaumee has made any significant contributions since then (at least not under their account). --[[User:JayBeeEll|JBL]] ([[User_talk:JayBeeEll|talk]]) 21:11, 4 October 2021 (UTC) |
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* {{User summary|Ssgc.smo}} |
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:[edit conflict] Is there some analysis or explanation of how it was concluded that these links are bad? Not merely "someone has been systematically adding links to this other site", but "someone has been systematically adding links to this other site, and those links are inappropriate for the articles they were added to"? For instance, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Logarithm&curid=17860&diff=1048196820&oldid=1047201205 this one on Logarithm] (linking to [[User:Notfrompedro]]'s removal) looks like an informative site, and one that probably does adequately source the claim it was listed as a reference for; why is removing it and leaving an unmarked but unsourced claim the right thing to do? Should we similarly go through and systematically remove all MathWorld links from our articles, or all OEIS links? Why? —[[User:David Eppstein|David Eppstein]] ([[User talk:David Eppstein|talk]]) 21:12, 4 October 2021 (UTC) |
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[[User:Kleinpecan|Kleinpecan]] ([[User talk:Kleinpecan|talk]]) 12:24, 9 April 2021 (UTC) |
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: {{opblocked}}. Thanks for reporting this. — '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:12, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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::What tips the needle for me is the subsequent linkspamming of sustainabilitist.com, which is owned/run by the same person as mathvault.ca. I would say that what happened here is someone added hundreds of citations to their own self published web site. - [[User:MrOllie|MrOllie]] ([[User talk:MrOllie|talk]]) 21:21, 4 October 2021 (UTC) |
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== healthnewstoday.info == |
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Is Mathvault basically a wiki? It does seem that you can become a writer there, and I do not see a good description of editorial overview. The 2 articles I went through (one about logarithms and one about geometric and trigonometric symbols) certainly don't look bad, but it is all just tertiary source material (a good math book or an encyclopedia will bring you the same info). The owners, nor the writers of the specific pages do not seem to be well celebrated subject specialists. |
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* {{Link summary|healthnewstoday.info}} |
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* {{User summary|Christinehany}} |
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[[User:Kleinpecan|Kleinpecan]] ([[User talk:Kleinpecan|talk]]) 12:36, 9 April 2021 (UTC) |
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: {{opblocked}}. Thanks for reporting this.{{bcc|Kleinpecan}} — '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:13, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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The sustainabilitist seems to be a personal account, not a specific subject specialist. Information may not be bad (I didn't/can't judge), but is this something that needs to be spread everywhere? |
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== airfryerqueen.com == |
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I feel neither of these would pass a discussion on [[WP:RSN]] and that these two (related) sites are both added by SPA-type accounts does not make it sound good either. It really starts looking like blatant self promotion of material which is not ''really'' suitable for use in Wikipedia. --[[User:Beetstra|Dirk Beetstra]] <sup>[[User_Talk:Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">T</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">C</span>]]</sup> 06:28, 5 October 2021 (UTC) |
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*{{LinkSummary|airfryerqueen.com}} |
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*{{UserSummary|SUBHAJIT BARIK 1996}} |
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On [[Silicone]], other additions by user in the past. Checking COIBot. [[User:Pahunkat|Pahunkat]] ([[User talk:Pahunkat|talk]]) 11:45, 10 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== Cleanup needed on [[International Volunteer HQ]] == |
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:{{rto|Pahunkat}} {{Added}} to [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]]. Thanks for reporting this. — '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:16, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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I'm shamelessly passing the bull on this, because I'm very tired and have already been reverted and re-reverted by what I assume are COI editors. I haven't looked at the content of their edits too closely, but they do read as promotional to me. I'm unsure what some of the edits are saying in a few places, as compared to the article's previous content, they're both equally buzzword-heavy. I also haven't looked into much, but the article was tagged for notability—it's potentially AfD-able if that's the case. My presumption is the whole thing has been COI-stuff from the start. (And apologizes for the slightly ramble-y post.) [[User:Perryprog|Perryprog]] ([[User talk:Perryprog|talk]]) 23:48, 6 October 2021 (UTC) |
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== pikcrack.com == |
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* {{Link summary|pikcrack.com}} |
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* {{IP summary|42.201.250.141}} |
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* {{IP summary|42.201.250.65}} |
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* {{IP summary|119.160.119.168}} |
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* {{User summary|Pashakuku33}} |
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* {{IP summary|119.160.117.246}} |
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[[User:Kleinpecan|Kleinpecan]] ([[User talk:Kleinpecan|talk]]) 13:10, 10 April 2021 (UTC) |
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: {{Added}} to [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]]. Thanks for reporting this. — '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:17, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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: {{opblocked}} Pashakuku33. — '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:19, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== ecapp0155.southindia.cloudapp.azure.com == |
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*{{Link summary|ecapp0155.southindia.cloudapp.azure.com}} |
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*{{User summary|AppuduPappudu}} |
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The link was spammed on a number of constituency pages. I've cleaned up the links themselves. Note that there is an ongoing election so there would be higher than usual traffic. <span style="background-color:#B2BEB5;padding:2px 12px 2px 12px;font-size:10px">[[User:Tayi Arajakate|<span style="color:#660000">'''Tayi Arajakate'''</span>]] <sub>[[User talk:Tayi Arajakate|<span style="color:#660000">'''Talk'''</span>]]</sub></span> 18:21, 10 April 2021 (UTC) |
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: Hey, that is the website of TN Election commission. They have hosted the nomination details in that. Please read fully before raising such requests. - [[User:AppuduPappudu|AppuduPappudu]] ([[User talk:AppuduPappudu|talk]]) 17:39, 14 April 2021 (UTC) |
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: {{ping|Tayi Arajakate|AppuduPappudu}} I can't tell whether this is an official government website. Since it's not hosted on a government domain, is there any evidence (under a government domain name or in another [[WP:RS|reliable source]]) that [http://ecapp0155.southindia.cloudapp.azure.com/NOM/pu_nom_2021/public_report.aspx pages like this] are published by the Public (Elections) Department of Tamil Nadu? — '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:27, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== Link additions by 58.145.184.243 == |
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*{{LinkSummary|webmaster92.fr}} |
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*{{LinkSummary|thehennaguys.com}} |
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*{{IPSummary|58.145.184.243}} |
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Two links spammed by an IP above. Checking COIBot. [[User:Pahunkat|Pahunkat]] ([[User talk:Pahunkat|talk]]) 10:31, 12 April 2021 (UTC) |
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: {{Added}} to [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]]. Thanks for reporting this. — '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:30, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== adventurebeam.com == |
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*{{Link summary|adventurebeam.com}} |
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*{{User summary|Afshari Ferdoush}} |
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User spamming several articles with this domain. —[[User:Bruce1ee|Bruce1ee]]<sup>[[User talk:Bruce1ee|''talk'']]</sup> 11:20, 12 April 2021 (UTC) |
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: {{opblocked}}. Thanks for reporting this.{{bcc|Bruce1ee}} — '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:32, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== vhscast.com and realbuildpro.com == |
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* {{IP summary|108.14.72.125}} |
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* {{IP summary|70.45.51.219}} |
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* {{Link summary|vhscast.com}} |
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* {{Link summary|realbuildpro.com}} |
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[[User:Kleinpecan|Kleinpecan]] ([[User talk:Kleinpecan|talk]]) 18:09, 12 April 2021 (UTC) |
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: {{Added}} to [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]]. — '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:33, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== raagconsultants.co.in and pankajkumarseo.com == |
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* {{Link summary|raagconsultants.co.in}} |
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* {{Link summary|pankajkumarseo.com}} |
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* {{IP summary|2405:201:5801:F21F:3916:77E:6904:C209}} |
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* {{IP summary|2405:201:5801:F21F:581F:59CE:F34B:5492}} |
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* {{IP summary|171.76.3.132}} |
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* {{IP summary|103.240.233.72}} |
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[[User:Kleinpecan|Kleinpecan]] ([[User talk:Kleinpecan|talk]]) 18:09, 12 April 2021 (UTC) |
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: {{Added}} to [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]]. Thanks for reporting this. — '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:34, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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=== [[Special:Contributions/103.240.233.72]] === |
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* {{Link summary|australiabondcleaning.com.au}} |
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— '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:45, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== icviso.com == |
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* {{Link summary|icviso.com}} |
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* {{IP summary|223.190.113.221}} |
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* {{IP summary|223.190.114.238}} |
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* {{IP summary|171.61.156.109}} |
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* {{IP summary|223.190.99.151}} |
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* {{IP summary|2405:204:1400:F5DD:8182:B207:9605:50D0}} |
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[[User:Kleinpecan|Kleinpecan]] ([[User talk:Kleinpecan|talk]]) 18:19, 12 April 2021 (UTC) |
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: {{Added}} to [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]]. Thanks for reporting this. — '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:45, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== digitaltechnology.institute == |
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* {{Link summary|digitaltechnology.institute}} |
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* {{User summary|Harshitbhardwaaj}} |
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* {{IP summary|122.161.108.88}} |
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[[User:Kleinpecan|Kleinpecan]] ([[User talk:Kleinpecan|talk]]) 19:13, 12 April 2021 (UTC) |
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: {{Added}} to [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]]. Thanks for reporting this. — '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:47, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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=== [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Spam/LinkReports/digitaltechnology.institute]] === |
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* {{IPSummary|1.39.33.1}} |
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* {{IPSummary|1.39.33.234}} |
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* {{IPSummary|1.39.35.10}} |
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* {{IPSummary|122.162.192.110}} |
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* {{IPSummary|122.176.205.88}} |
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* {{IPSummary|182.64.119.239}} |
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* {{IPSummary|182.64.201.178}} |
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* {{IPSummary|43.239.205.114}} |
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* {{UserSummary|Aditkashyap94}} |
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* {{UserSummary|Barun passi}} |
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* {{UserSummary|BlazzingLight01}} |
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* {{UserSummary|Blazzinglight}} |
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* {{UserSummary|Kvrovinson}} |
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* {{UserSummary|Marketervinay}} |
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— '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:51, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== adzentrix.com == |
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* {{Link summary|adzentrix.com}} |
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* {{IP summary|2405:204:3405:D353:41FF:898C:DDBA:A221}} |
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* {{IP summary|2409:4050:2DB1:BED7:912:C001:B2FB:37BC}} |
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[[User:Kleinpecan|Kleinpecan]] ([[User talk:Kleinpecan|talk]]) 19:13, 12 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== webdigitalonline.com == |
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* {{Link summary|webdigitalonline.com}} |
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* {{IP summary|182.69.161.123}} |
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* {{IP summary|182.69.104.55}} |
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[[User:Kleinpecan|Kleinpecan]] ([[User talk:Kleinpecan|talk]]) 19:13, 12 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== kashidigital.in == |
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* {{Link summary|kashidigital.in}} |
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* {{IP summary|2409:4063:2018:7569:51E9:9107:CA:3082}} |
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* {{IP summary|2405:204:A1A2:8C52:A8C1:96F0:7A0F:593A}} |
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* {{User summary|Ajayyadav0123}} |
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[[User:Kleinpecan|Kleinpecan]] ([[User talk:Kleinpecan|talk]]) 19:13, 12 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== iasiso-asia.com == |
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* {{Link summary|iasiso-asia.com}} |
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* {{User summary|Davidkaron003}} |
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* {{User summary|Leezydavida}} |
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[[User:Kleinpecan|Kleinpecan]] ([[User talk:Kleinpecan|talk]]) 19:53, 12 April 2021 (UTC) |
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: {{Added}} to [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]]. Thanks for reporting this. — '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 10:00, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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=== [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Spam/LinkReports/iasiso-asia.com]] === |
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* {{UserSummary|Divinpraba}} |
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* {{UserSummary|Lithincruzz003}} |
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* {{UserSummary|Lithindavid}} |
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— '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 10:01, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== Wikipedia.ind.in == |
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Hi I have been reached out by a Mumbai based freelancer telling that, Wikipedia.ind.in is a Wikimedia Foundation website. Is it true? He shared a url with me telling that, it is not a spam website rather it is a real Wikimedia Foundation website and it is not on Spam link while others are |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Spam/LinkReports/wikipedia.ind.in |
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He told me that logo is also of Wikipedia Foundation with an Indian flag on it. I found this https://www.quora.com/Is-Wikipedia-India-a-scam-site-I-met-a-Mumbai-based-Upwork-freelancer-demanding-money-for-creating-a-page-there-and-claiming-this-site-as-a-Wikimedia-Sister-Project-Is-that-true |
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Can you please share is this is true? [[Special:Contributions/1.36.187.88|1.36.187.88]] ([[User talk:1.36.187.88|talk]]) |
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:{{Reply to|1.36.187.88}} The official Hindi Wikipedia is [[hi:|hi.wikipedia.org]]. wikipedia.ind.in is not mentioned on [[meta:Complete list of Wikimedia projects]], so it most likely is not related to Wikimedia. [[User:Kleinpecan|Kleinpecan]] ([[User talk:Kleinpecan|talk]]) 20:06, 12 April 2021 (UTC) |
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::[[User:Kleinpecan|Kleinpecan]], can you mark it in spam link report, so that it can be verified? Anyone when search below link he doesnt finds it: |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Spam/LinkReports/wikipedia.ind.in [[Special:Contributions/1.36.187.88|1.36.187.88]] ([[User talk:1.36.187.88|talk]]) 20:32, 12 April 2021 (UTC) |
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::cc@[[User:Bilby]] |
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:::It's not being spammed on Wikipedia, so a spam link report won't accomplish much. You could get in contact with Wikipedia's legal department to report the trademark violation, though. You can write to them [https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/contact/ here]. - [[User:MrOllie|MrOllie]] ([[User talk:MrOllie|talk]]) 21:33, 12 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== Vevosongs.com == |
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*{{link summary|Vevosongs.com}} |
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*{{user summary|Mickyskidy}} |
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I spotted this website while looking at the other site Mickyskidy was spamming (since globally blacklisted) and it looks like a click-to-continue site of very questionable use. Want to see the COIBot report on this domain. There's some cross-wiki for sure, but I can't tell if it's spam or just foolish/gullible editors. '''[[User talk:Ravensfire|<span style="color: darkred;">Ravensfire</span>]]''' ([[User talk:Ravensfire|talk]]) 01:33, 13 April 2021 (UTC) |
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:Hmmm, so COIBot shows some cross-wiki by Mickyskidy (ig). The other cross-wiki uses are by well-established users. I'm very suspicious that the site is hosting unauthorized downloads, but the links from other users at least isn't triggering the click-to-continue the way some of Micky's links where. At a minimum, I think this domain should be XLinkBot's list, but I'd really prefer it just blacklisted here. Tougher call on the cross-wiki. '''[[User talk:Ravensfire|<span style="color: darkred;">Ravensfire</span>]]''' ([[User talk:Ravensfire|talk]]) 12:56, 13 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== theazsoft.com == |
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*{{Link summary|theazsoft.com}} |
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*{{User summary|Waheed143s}} |
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*{{User summary|Mwaheed123}} |
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*{{User summary|Azsoft123}} |
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—[[User:Bruce1ee|Bruce1ee]]<sup>[[User talk:Bruce1ee|''talk'']]</sup> 11:07, 13 April 2021 (UTC) |
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:Reported on Meta. —[[User:Bruce1ee|Bruce1ee]]<sup>[[User talk:Bruce1ee|''talk'']]</sup> 14:21, 13 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== norcaldieselperformance.com == |
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* {{Link summary|norcaldieselperformance.com}} |
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* {{IP summary|58.97.222.240}} |
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* {{IP summary|154.160.25.6}} |
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* {{IP summary|148.103.94.127}} |
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* {{IP summary|91.97.183.55}} |
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* {{IP summary|165.16.20.1}} |
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[[User:Kleinpecan|Kleinpecan]] ([[User talk:Kleinpecan|talk]]) 14:52, 13 April 2021 (UTC) |
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: {{Added}} to [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]]. Thanks for reporting this. — '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 10:03, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== aljazeerabangla.com == |
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* {{Link summary|aljazeerabangla.com}} |
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* {{User summary|Jahirul2040}} |
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[[User:Kleinpecan|Kleinpecan]] ([[User talk:Kleinpecan|talk]]) 00:17, 14 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== ilanguages.org and mylanguagebreak.com == |
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* {{Link summary|ilanguages.org}} |
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* {{Link summary|mylanguagebreak.com}} |
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* {{IP summary|178.24.253.245}} |
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* {{IP summary|178.24.253.197}} |
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* {{IP summary|2A01:598:A902:EC20:71CB:D6D3:4591:4627}} |
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[[User:Kleinpecan|Kleinpecan]] ([[User talk:Kleinpecan|talk]]) 00:23, 14 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== 247businessnews.org == |
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* {{Link summary|247businessnews.org}} |
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* {{IP summary|139.5.228.114}} |
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* {{IP summary|27.131.212.237}} |
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* {{IP summary|45.124.6.100}} |
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* {{IP summary|103.52.254.112}} |
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* {{IP summary|45.124.7.56}} |
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* {{IP summary|27.131.212.147}} |
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* {{IP summary|139.5.228.189}} |
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A "news site" with articles like "Dream Girl (2019) Full Movie HD Download Filmywap, Filmyzilla, Extramovies, Tamilrockers, Pagalmovies". Additionally, it was founded only in 2020 and all the "articles" are written by the same person (Mamun Biswas). [[User:Kleinpecan|Kleinpecan]] ([[User talk:Kleinpecan|talk]]) 14:22, 14 April 2021 (UTC) |
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: {{Added}} to [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]]. Thanks for reporting this. — '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:58, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== adrecoplastics.co.uk == |
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*{{Link summary|adrecoplastics.co.uk}} |
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*{{IP summary|213.48.16.31}} |
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IP adding the same commercial link back to an article over the course of a year. Not the most serious in terms of spam, but I thought I'd mention it. - [[User:Whisperjanes|Whisperjanes]] ([[User talk:Whisperjanes|talk]]) 16:00, 14 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== thoptv and other spam == |
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* {{LinkSummary|thoptv-app.com}} |
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* {{LinkSummary|perfactapks.com}} |
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* {{LinkSummary|phamacyhealthandmedicinesphm.blogspot.com}} |
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* {{LinkSummary|avastdl.com}} |
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* {{LinkSummary|android-apks.com}} |
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* {{LinkSummary|vequinox.net}} |
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* {{LinkSummary|iplt20.com}} |
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* {{IPSummary|118.107.130.122}} |
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* {{IPSummary|118.107.130.89}} |
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* {{IPSummary|118.107.131.54}} |
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* {{UserSummary|Davidpascher}} |
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Already worth blacklisting, but there appear to be more domains from these spammers. Waiting for reports and more. --[[User:Beetstra|Dirk Beetstra]] <sup>[[User_Talk:Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">T</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">C</span>]]</sup> 10:16, 15 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== Digihand == |
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=== digihand.tech === |
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* {{Link summary|digihand.tech}} |
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* {{User summary|Digihand india}} |
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* {{User summary|Digihand}} |
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* {{IP summary|2401:4900:463E:9879:1DF5:63E4:CE8B:EA18}} |
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* {{IP summary|2401:4900:524C:7A3C:3828:1CAF:29EE:BB02}} |
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=== digihand.co.in === |
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* {{Link summary|digihand.co.in}} |
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* {{IP summary|106.193.225.89}} |
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* {{IP summary|106.193.147.36}} |
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* {{User summary|Manishmewara}} |
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[[User:Kleinpecan|Kleinpecan]] ([[User talk:Kleinpecan|talk]]) 15:14, 15 April 2021 (UTC) |
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== Links from 103.90.225.175 == |
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* {{Link summary|topvpnguides.com}} |
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* {{Link summary|topdisk.com}} |
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* {{IP summary|103.90.225.175}} |
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— '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 08:25, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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: {{no action}}. One IP only. — '''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 09:56, 16 April 2021 (UTC) |
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themarque.com
- themarque.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
Posting to generate a COIBot report on this domain. From what I've learnt so far, this is a PR/SEO company that generates "profiles" for their clients, and has found their way into several articles. Pahunkat (talk) 12:36, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
caft2wear.com
- caft2wear.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
- Franckyare (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)
- 41.251.104.132 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
- 160.179.29.134 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
Looking at their edits, these accounts all appear to be the same editor. (Originally reported here by M.Bitton.) —Bruce1eetalk 15:32, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
Legaldictionary.net
legaldictionary.net: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
- 2604:1580:fe00:5::360 (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)
- 2605:6c80:11:2000::2d5 (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)
- 2604:1580:fe00:5::3c4 (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)
- 2604:1580:fe00:5::215 (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)
- 2604:1580:fe00:5::397 (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)
- 2605:6c80:11:1000::195 (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)
- 2604:1580:fe00:5::3ea (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)
- 2605:6c80:11:2000::223 (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)
- 2604:1580:fe00:5::336 (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)
- 2604:1580:fe00:5::2a8 (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)
- 2605:6c80:11:2000::3c9 (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)
- 2605:6c80:11:3000::178 (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)
- 2605:6c80:11:2000::161 (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)
- 2604:1580:fe00:5::22d (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)
- 2604:1580:fe00:5::2ae (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)
- 2604:1580:fe00:5::374 (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)
- 115.96.106.222 (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)
Addition of links to legaldictionary.net with the author identified as "Team, Content"; attempt to conceal behind other (generally low quality) additions. Appears to be one person. Arllaw (talk) 18:09, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
- No comment on the spamming issue, just an observation that all the IPv6 addresses fall under 2604:1580:FE00:5:0:0:0:0/64 and 2605:6C80:11:2000:0:0:0:0/64. Pahunkat (talk) 14:08, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
User: Qwinty
Qwinty (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)
Seems to be a SPA dedicated to promoting the Raimon Land property development company. Regards, MrsSnoozyTurtle 03:57, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
- MrsSnoozyTurtle, it seems their last edits were in 2009? Not much we can do about that. I did notice there were a spare few instances of two of the links they added still being live, but they don't seem to be being used in a spammy sense from a quick look. See search for link one, search for link two. Perryprog (talk) 17:35, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hello Perryprog. Oops, I didn't notice that the edits are so old! Sorry about that, I agree that it isn't worth bothering about. Thanks for doing a link search. Regards, MrsSnoozyTurtle 21:09, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
Mass spam of mathvault.ca
- mathvault.ca: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
- sustainabilitist.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
- Miaumee (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)
- 135.23.197.114 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
- It looks like Muaumee has been adding links to mathvault.ca for quite a while. There are hundreds of these links, I think cleanup is going to have to be a group project. sustainabilitist.com is more recent and follows the same pattern between the registered user and the IP - spammy citation links mixed in with additions of legitimate sources. - MrOllie (talk) 17:38, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- @MrOllie: Other IPs as well. I found 45.72.145.175 with the same verbose edit summary adding Mathvault to Chain rule back in July 2019. This has been going on for quite some time. Notfrompedro (talk) 19:03, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- 45.72.207.67 on Desmos (graphing) in 2016
- 69.196.134.138 on Desmos (graphing) in 2019
- 45.72.145.175 on Chain rule in 2019
- 216.154.52.48 on Tetration in 2019
- 45.72.139.108 on Inverse function theorem in 2019
- 69.196.163.34 on Differentiation rules and Logarithm in 2019
I've removed a bunch but I have to take a break now. Good luck with the rest. Notfrompedro (talk) 19:26, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- There was a whole thing about this a year ago; I don't think Miaumee has made any significant contributions since then (at least not under their account). --JBL (talk) 21:11, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- [edit conflict] Is there some analysis or explanation of how it was concluded that these links are bad? Not merely "someone has been systematically adding links to this other site", but "someone has been systematically adding links to this other site, and those links are inappropriate for the articles they were added to"? For instance, this one on Logarithm (linking to User:Notfrompedro's removal) looks like an informative site, and one that probably does adequately source the claim it was listed as a reference for; why is removing it and leaving an unmarked but unsourced claim the right thing to do? Should we similarly go through and systematically remove all MathWorld links from our articles, or all OEIS links? Why? —David Eppstein (talk) 21:12, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- What tips the needle for me is the subsequent linkspamming of sustainabilitist.com, which is owned/run by the same person as mathvault.ca. I would say that what happened here is someone added hundreds of citations to their own self published web site. - MrOllie (talk) 21:21, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
Is Mathvault basically a wiki? It does seem that you can become a writer there, and I do not see a good description of editorial overview. The 2 articles I went through (one about logarithms and one about geometric and trigonometric symbols) certainly don't look bad, but it is all just tertiary source material (a good math book or an encyclopedia will bring you the same info). The owners, nor the writers of the specific pages do not seem to be well celebrated subject specialists.
The sustainabilitist seems to be a personal account, not a specific subject specialist. Information may not be bad (I didn't/can't judge), but is this something that needs to be spread everywhere?
I feel neither of these would pass a discussion on WP:RSN and that these two (related) sites are both added by SPA-type accounts does not make it sound good either. It really starts looking like blatant self promotion of material which is not really suitable for use in Wikipedia. --Dirk Beetstra T C 06:28, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
Cleanup needed on International Volunteer HQ
I'm shamelessly passing the bull on this, because I'm very tired and have already been reverted and re-reverted by what I assume are COI editors. I haven't looked at the content of their edits too closely, but they do read as promotional to me. I'm unsure what some of the edits are saying in a few places, as compared to the article's previous content, they're both equally buzzword-heavy. I also haven't looked into much, but the article was tagged for notability—it's potentially AfD-able if that's the case. My presumption is the whole thing has been COI-stuff from the start. (And apologizes for the slightly ramble-y post.) Perryprog (talk) 23:48, 6 October 2021 (UTC)