Jump to content

Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam: Difference between revisions

Page contents not supported in other languages.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Line 578: Line 578:


Not sure that I'm doing the right thing here. The [[Batam]] page is an ongoing target for spam. regards --[[User:Merbabu|Merbabu]] ([[User talk:Merbabu|talk]]) 11:15, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
Not sure that I'm doing the right thing here. The [[Batam]] page is an ongoing target for spam. regards --[[User:Merbabu|Merbabu]] ([[User talk:Merbabu|talk]]) 11:15, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

:Adsense pub-1404297736818520
:Google Analytics UA-2620638

:;Additional spammed sites
:*{{LinkSummaryLive|batamisland.net}}

:;Related domains
:*{{LinkSummaryLive|templategratis.net}}
:*{{LinkSummaryLive|udadennie.com}}
:*{{LinkSummaryLive|batamspa.net}}
:*{{LinkSummaryLive|auraspabintan.com}}
:*{{LinkSummaryLive|iklanbatam.net}}
:*{{LinkSummaryLive|indohotels.net}}
:*{{LinkSummaryLive|kuasdigital.com}}

:More to come. [[User:MER-C|MER-C]] 12:23, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Revision as of 12:23, 18 August 2010

    When reporting spam, please use the appropriate template(s):
    As a courtesy, please consider informing other editors if their actions are being discussed.
    Shortcuts
    {{Link summary|example.com}} -- do not use "subst:" with this template - Do not include the "http://www." portion of the URL inside this template
    • {{IP summary}} - to report anonymous editors suspected of spamming:
    {{IP summary|127.0.0.1}} --- do not use "subst:" with this template
    • {{User summary}} - to report registered users suspected of spamming:
    {{User summary|Username}} -- do not use "subst:" with this template

    Also, please include links ("diffs") to sample spam edits.

    Click here to start a new report
    Indicators
    Reports completed:
     Done
    no No action
     Stale
    Defer discussion:
     Defer to XLinkBot
     Defer to Local blacklist
     Defer to Global blacklist
     Defer to Abuse filter
    Information:
     Additional information needed
    information Note:

    Internet Brands spam on Wikipedia

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

    Generic Chinese knockoff spam 19.0

    Spam pages
    Sites spammed
    Similar domains
    Spammers

    Processing of this spam is held up by COIBot at the moment. MER-C 01:34, 6 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Updated. MER-C 07:52, 7 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Bump. MER-C 14:09, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Generic Chinese knockoff spam 20.0

    Spam pages
    Sites spammed
    Spammers

    MER-C 13:47, 6 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Bump. MER-C 14:09, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    ruidoso-vacation-connection.com

    links
    accounts

    Re-adding tourism site despite warnings. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 01:25, 10 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Added IP which is now adding the tourism linkspam. --- Barek (talk) - 21:52, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Leimo Laser Comb

    Spammers

    MER-C 09:11, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    mantex.co.uk

    Roy singleton (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) All edits by this user appear to be links to this site. Iulus Ascanius (talk) 14:28, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    mantex.co.uk: 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

    There were 80+ links to this place. I'm in the process of cleaning them up. - MrOllie (talk) 15:33, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    coffee.org

    link
    accounts

    Repeated spamming of commercial link despite repeated warnings. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 02:34, 13 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    yellowpink.com

    Google Analytics UA-17923591

    Sites spammed
    Related domains
    Spammers

    MER-C 07:17, 13 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    possible bookspam?

    The recent activity of Radiohead100 (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) looks a bit like BOOKSPAM but I'd like some feedback from other editors before I risk biting a newbie. Pseudomonas(talk) 11:20, 13 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    bobbinis-kitchen.com

    links
    accounts

    SPA accounts accounts adding recipe links into multiple articles. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:41, 13 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    inSegment Digital Marketing spam on Wikipedia

    links
    users

    I don't know if this is all and how it links up. There is a legit article related to this, but then here are also accounts blocked in this area. Also, I do not see yet the connection between some of the links, though all the editors do link up via-via (and there may be more) and most are SPA-like. Can someone with more insight in this look into this? --Dirk Beetstra T C 21:30, 13 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Note, there may be legit links here .. --Dirk Beetstra T C 21:31, 13 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Insegment is a SEO firm whose clients include the domains above. Additional domains:
    This should be blackrevertlisted at least. MER-C 02:39, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    (Adjust comment.) MER-C 09:52, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    pulsewater.com

    link
    accounts

    Repeated addition of site to multiple articles, ongoing for over a year. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 02:33, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Assorted spamming

    Spammers

    An anonymous Pakistan sweatshop by the looks of it. MER-C 09:49, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    reptilesgreece.com

    Spammers

    MER-C 11:24, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    travelsitesonline.net

    Adsense pub-4103081462180287
    Google Analytics UA-15662751

    Spammers
    • Citation spammer, see [1]
    • Cross-wiki spammer, see [2]
    • Cross-wiki spammer, see [3]
    • Citation spammer, see [4]
    • Citation spammer, see [5]
    • Citation spammer, see [6]
    • Cross-wiki spammer, see [7]
    • Cross-wiki spammer, see [8]
    • Citation spammer, see [9]
    • Cross-wiki spammer, see [10]
    • Cross-wiki spammer, see [12]
    • Citation spammer, see [13]
    • Cross-wiki spammer, see [14]
    • Citation spammer, see [15]
    • Cross-wiki spammer, see [16]
    • Cross-wiki spammer, see [19]
    • Citation spammer, see [21]
    • Cross-wiki spammer, see [22]

    Bleh, more in the COIBot report.  Defer to Global blacklist MER-C 12:40, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    southernspaces.org

    southernspaces.org: 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

    Added by:

    Sole Soul (talk) 15:19, 15 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    rentalsinvallarta.com

    link
    accounts

    Repeated addition of commercial promotional site as EL and "ref" by single purpose account despite multiple warnings dating back several months. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 23:44, 15 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    asianbeat.com

    Google Analytics UA-4595847

    Spammers
    • Cross-wiki spammer, see [23]
    • asianbeat.com: "© 2005-2010 Fukuoka Prefectural Government/Asia Youth Culture Center"
    • Cross-wiki spammer, see [24]
    • Cross-wiki spammer, see [25]
    • Cross-wiki spammer, see [26]
    • Cross-wiki spammer, see [27]

    More in the COIBot report. Looks like of 220 additions in the LiWa database, 90% are rather spammy. This site is sponsored by the government of Fukuoka Prefecture and yet the link additions are... rather brazen. Blacklist? MER-C 10:20, 16 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    COIBot - LinkSaver

    Some might already have noticed, I am working on rewriting the LinkSaver in COIBot. I have expanded on this here: MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist#COIBot - LinkSaver, but I thought that I could spread the news here as well. --Dirk Beetstra T C 19:49, 16 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Today's Signpost

    Academic spam experiment

    Check out this article:

    Did this guy communicate with anybody here? If not, I suspect he not only wasted some editors' time but also some of his own. I've expressed my own thoughts at:

    --A. B. (talk • contribs) 14:20, 17 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Not with me. If we would have had a better detection system and more editors actually watching what is coming in, this would not have become so big, I tend to have not much mercy with links which are placed like this was here. --Dirk Beetstra T C 14:34, 17 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Going forward, I wonder if there's a way we could enlist this person to help us in some way? He could be a real asset. If he just publishes an academic paper that none of us ever see then it's not very useful to us. --A. B. (talk • contribs) 14:49, 17 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Indeed, that might be of interest. More hands would be welcome anyway, we don't exactly have an excess of editors here helping out, and seen some responses that I have seen lately, most editors don't even know spam exists on Wikipedia (I saw a comment to XLinkBot to that extend, and I have been following some RfA's lately, while editors count tagging of articles for deletion and bringing articles to AfD, no-one seems to care that admins are also able to edit the MediaWiki namespace, and answers to some questions in the some actual RfA's were .. just regurgitating WP:SPAM without being able to translate to the actual situation). --Dirk Beetstra T C 14:59, 17 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    As the Signpost article states, it is my intention to cooperate on solutions to this matter. I am going to politely decline to comment further at this time. When things settle down, I will be happy to have a civil discussion and work towards preventative measures for the future. West.andrew.g (talk) 15:16, 17 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    FYI for others here -- this looks like a potentially useful tool: STiki.
    I wonder if it (or the underlying code) can be used to improve or complement our existing IRC-based tools? --A. B. (talk • contribs) 15:21, 17 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    It may be interesting. I am not good in Java, but I'd be interested in the techniques it applies. LiWa3 does some things, but those are simple counting actions (how often did this user use this domain, or how many of this domain were added by IPs, and compares that with the broader picture; those are the ones that fill up Category:Open Local COIBot Reports). I do find that a lot of the links that are detected are suspect, but I think that we might be able to find more with better algorithms. --Dirk Beetstra T C 15:35, 17 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Andrew likely also has access to more computing resources at his school (one of the world's wealthiest) than we do! --A. B. (talk • contribs) 15:49, 17 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    I know Java (pretty much exclusively) so I might have a look at it. Unfortunately, there are too many things right now competing for my free time. MER-C 09:09, 18 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Society of American Archivists: SEO using Wikipedia

    A second article in the Signpost:

    --A. B. (talk • contribs) 15:11, 17 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    But they are archivists (or librarians, or museum curators .. or ..)! All their links are on topic, useful, they provide a link to a wealth of information. Their link additions can't be considered spam! They should be encouraged to add as many links as they possibly can. or not? --Dirk Beetstra T C 15:19, 17 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Biggestleaf Internet Marketing

    Sites spammed
    Other client domains
    Spammers

    MER-C 07:01, 18 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    studio3india.com

    Spammers

    Revertlisted. MER-C 07:13, 18 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    stockmarketeducations.com

    Related domains
    • redirects to stockmarketeducations.com
    Spammers

    MER-C 08:14, 18 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Generic Chinese knockoff spam 21.0

    Spam pages
    Sites spammed
    Similar domains

    domains already blacklisted:

    Spammers

    Need more free time... MER-C 09:03, 18 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Generic Chinese knockoff spam 22.0

    Spammers

    MER-C 09:06, 18 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    spam at Batam

    batam.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 --Merbabu (talk) 11:15, 18 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Not sure that I'm doing the right thing here. The Batam page is an ongoing target for spam. regards --Merbabu (talk) 11:15, 18 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Adsense pub-1404297736818520
    Google Analytics UA-2620638
    Additional spammed sites
    Related domains
    More to come. MER-C 12:23, 18 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam&oldid=379572811"