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::Copyrights are worth discussing here per [[WP:COPYVIOEL]].
::Copyrights are worth discussing here per [[WP:COPYVIOEL]].
::The use of links to Futility Closet within [[Futility Closet]] and [[List of Futility Closet Podcast episodes]] is problematic. --[[User:Ronz|Ronz]] ([[User talk:Ronz|talk]]) 15:17, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
::The use of links to Futility Closet within [[Futility Closet]] and [[List of Futility Closet Podcast episodes]] is problematic. --[[User:Ronz|Ronz]] ([[User talk:Ronz|talk]]) 15:17, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

== Suspect or acceptable? ==

* {{Link summary|eprints.whiterose.ac.uk}}
* {{User summary|OAnick}}
* Insource search: {{sl|insource:"eprints.whiterose.ac.uk"}} (91 mainspace results as of this writing)

I noticed that various Nature journal article links were changed to point at this site instead ({{diff|Abiogenesis|799560390||example}}). The site appears to be academic, although I wonder if this is suspect or acceptable, input welcome. Thank you, —[[User:PaleoNeonate|<span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#44a;text-shadow:2px 2px 3px DimGray;">Paleo</span>]][[User talk:PaleoNeonate|<span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#272;text-shadow:2px 2px 3px DimGray;">Neonate</span>]] – 16:52, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

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    Spamming from a dynamic ip. There's been some spamming prior to June, most cleaned up by @Hullaballoo Wolfowitz:, but the spamming has escalated considerably since. Suggest giving to XLinkBot. --Ronz (talk) 17:10, 22 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Two more. Blacklist? --Ronz (talk) 15:54, 30 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]


    Another --Ronz (talk) 19:21, 1 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    This site has been nominated for global blacklisting. MER-C 03:03, 2 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Two more. --Ronz (talk) 16:22, 8 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Dineshsalem106

    Dineshsalem106 (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) - not very active but user's edits are 100% refspam. Dunno if someone can just swing the banhammer and save time. Pinkbeast (talk) 16:12, 28 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    dailyxvideos.com

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    See this discussion. User added links to pages about soccer that was confusingly hosted on a porn site. This should be watched or blacklisted. I've already gone through and removed all cases of it. — nihlus kryik  (talk) 05:42, 30 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Wannaparty111

    Wannaparty111 (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): User is doing nothing apart from creating articles advertising a party goods store, such as Party supplies online, Online party supplies india, and Sweet 16 Party Supplies. Bakilas (talk) 06:59, 1 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Already blocked. MER-C 02:45, 2 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    "Futility Closet Podcast".

    I don't know if this is the right place for this sort of report, but it seems reasonably obvious that this mass addition of reference links serves only to promote the podcast.

    Lantzy (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 adding In Pop Culture links to Futility Closet to dozens of articles. There doesn't seem to be any notability or signifigance to any of the links beyond the fact that the podcast did mention those topics. ("In Pop Culture" sections are supposed to help us understand the topic's cultural impact and/or help us understand its notability. Being mentioned in a barely notable podcast does neither.)

    I'd go through and remove them myself, but I'm always nervous doing multiple reverts across multiple articles, so I'd rather defer to a more experienced editor. ApLundell (talk) 15:24, 8 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    I see this as necessary de-orphaning and wikibuilding. Without creating links of this sort, either under the "popular culture" heading or somewhere else, an article like Futility Closet is likely to remain poorly integrated, and that is to nobody's benefit. It seemed to me that the most natural way to integrate the page was to create brief, unobtrusive links at the various subject matter articles, given that someone reading an article on topic X might be interested in further information on that topic. If there's a consensus that I've been overlinking or giving undue weight, I'd be happy to go back and remove some of these links. But I don't think it's fair to characterize these edits as wanton promotionalism or spamming. LANTZYTALK 17:04, 8 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    What is concerning is that the podcasts, to varying degrees, plagiarise the Wikipedia articles, with no attribution or acknowledgement. I do not see why Wikipedia should be publicising a site that does this. Have you actually compared a selection of these podcasts with the Wikipedia articles concerned, paying special attention to the dates of each?ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 19:29, 8 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    This looks like simple WP:REFSPAM. Without independent sources, it looks like advertising with no demonstrated due weight. --Ronz (talk) 20:45, 8 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    There are two issues here: copyright violations by Futility Closet, and the use of linkspam. They should be considered separately. Maproom (talk) 07:02, 9 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Copyrights are worth discussing here per WP:COPYVIOEL.
    The use of links to Futility Closet within Futility Closet and List of Futility Closet Podcast episodes is problematic. --Ronz (talk) 15:17, 9 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Suspect or acceptable?

    I noticed that various Nature journal article links were changed to point at this site instead (example). The site appears to be academic, although I wonder if this is suspect or acceptable, input welcome. Thank you, —PaleoNeonate – 16:52, 9 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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