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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by MER-C (talk | contribs) at 12:30, 22 March 2011 (→‎User:Paulzubrinich: +). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

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    Internet Brands spam on Wikipedia

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

    primewritings.com

    This looks very familiar. -- zzuuzz (talk) 16:53, 11 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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    MER-C 04:40, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
     Defer to Global blacklist. MER-C 09:38, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    thesilo.ca

    Article Spam

    The Silo (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

    Nicholas Taplin (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

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    Siloreader (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)
    Thesiloeditor (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)
    Scoopdog (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)
    Mindbreathe (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)
    70.28.23.113 (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)
    --Hu12 (talk) 15:46, 14 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    69.63.58.126 (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)
    Now adding links which host/promote thesilo.ca links and info, never a sign of good faith.--Hu12 (talk) 16:34, 21 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    User:Paulzubrinich

    Paulzubrinich (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)

    • Today's edits by this user have been almost entirely citation spam adding the website www.pv-magazine.com.
    • The other major edit was making the request Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/pv magazine. This was declined, but the user subsequently showed bad faith by changing the decline message to a "Review pending" message with this edit.
    • The user's apparent linkedin page suggests the user is an online marketing specialist who works for pv magazine, so has COI issues: "I am currently living in Berlin and work in pv magazine, a monthly trade journal for the photovoltaics (PV) industry. I also run a small business with a partner that specialises in web design and online marketing".

    Please consider reverting the rest of this user's edits made today, and possibly earlier. Does the user merit blocking? I have already hand reverted some changes that add implausible content citing www.pv-magazine.com, as it is not a WP:RS. Not all edits are clearly implausible though. Thanks. Rwendland (talk) 18:50, 14 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    pv-magazine.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
    Spam pages
    • declined 4 times
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    Additional spammers:
    • [1]: "Becky Stuart - Online Editor at PV Magazine"
    This is clearly WP:REFSPAM and a concerted effort to abuse Wikipedia for promotion. MER-C 04:47, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Either a strange coincidence or they have decided to mix in citations of pv-magazine.com with innocuous edits. Paulzubrinich also seems to have a special dislike for pv-tech, removing links to their site and even non-link references to papers written by them. - MrOllie (talk) 19:46, 16 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I would regard that as abusive sockpuppetry to evade scrutiny. I spam4im'ed the three other spammers two days ago, naturally they register another account on the same day. MER-C 09:21, 17 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Yawn.  Defer to Local blacklist MER-C 12:30, 22 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    oxfordgynaecology.com

    Besides the spamming behavior, the pages linked seem commercial in touting their "consultant surgeons" and "interdisciplinary team", as well as selling anatomy courses. --CliffC (talk) 21:36, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Also, this looks like a bit of link-hijacking. --CliffC (talk) 21:42, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Continued:
    Now they're vandalizing citations. MER-C 09:18, 17 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    bestcustompapers.com

    Timings indicate this may be related to #primewritings.com. -- zzuuzz (talk) 16:25, 16 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    bestwritingservice.com

    -- zzuuzz (talk) 16:37, 16 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Dimace Pty Ltd spam on Wikipedia

    Caution: NSFW

    Sites spammed
    • revertlisted since March 2010
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     Defer to Local blacklist MER-C 09:46, 17 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    zapom.com

    Google Analytics UA-17778564-1

    Spam pages
    • declined 3 times
    Sites spammed
    Spammers

    MER-C 11:37, 18 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    soundsnaughty.com

    Caution: NSFW

    Spam pages
    Sites spammed
    Spammers
    • Inline spammer, see [2]

    MER-C 12:42, 18 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Please investigate.

    Mayonehr (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) I noticed that the only edit they have made is to their user page. The edit seems solely to promote their business. Cliff (talk) 08:59, 19 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Nothing else as far as I can tell. MER-C 09:02, 19 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    No action required

    This edit leaves me a little wary as to the unending list of signs I've seen in airports the last couple of days of "such and such company runs such and such software." The edit in question isn't really a concern, the user that added it is obviously not a SPA, but it still leaves me wary. SDY (talk) 15:11, 19 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    spam.YoutubeTrafficMarketing.com

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    Diffs: [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9]. --bonadea contributions talk 19:16, 19 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    94.58.96.48 (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)
    Escol / Jawad Ashraf related
    94.201.228.68 (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)diff
    --Hu12 (talk) 17:15, 21 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    01fun.net

    Spammers

    MER-C 09:56, 20 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    muzland.(ru|info|es)

    Spammers
    • Cross-wiki spammer, see [11]
    • Cross-wiki spammer, see [12]
    • Cross-wiki spammer, see [13]

     Defer to Global blacklist MER-C 12:33, 20 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Generic Chinese knockoff spam 39.0

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    "The main point is we don't accept" $SOMETHING "are used and even worn"

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    "please take care of our company's retail Web site specify"

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    Spammers

    MER-C 11:25, 22 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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