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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)

• Simonbirkenhead (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)
• Rkaminer1115 (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)
• Draft:Simon Birkenhead (Simon Birkenhead )
• Draft:Axonix (Axonix)

@Perryprog: I left the first user a advert4im and the second, at first, a welcomecoi which I upped to an advert4im as well. The IP locates to the same geographical area and uses 'copy' in a similar way as Rkaminer1115. Both users pass the ducktest for COI editors. Sentences in 'Corporate Responsibility', 'History' and 'Awards' are rather peacocky, as well as how it promotes itself in the intro. Reverted back to earlier version, but the three independent references in that version (1-3) are all for property/size claims that do not show notability (neither does any of the text assert that claim), and the remainder of the references are primary. Spammy, COI .. if nothing obvious shows up in a quick search then it maybe should be AfD'd, or maybe sent back to draft .. --Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 10:49, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

Beetstra, thank you greatly. Honestly, normally I've been fine handling this type of stuff on my own but I found this page especially obtuse to handle. I'll likely give a look at its notability in a day or two if no-one else has by then. Perryprog (talk) 11:41, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

plozee.com

• plozee.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
• Insightzz10 (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)
• SnipTown22 (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)
• CokeBottle41 (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)

After Insightzz10 was warned for refspamming plozee.com, two new users joined the team. This time a bit more subtle, but still spamming references to that site and even using the same links (Skin whitening: CokeBottle41, Insightzz10; Wrestling: Insightzz10, SnipTown22). – NJD-DE (talk) 17:16, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

@Njd-de:  Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. — JJMC89 (T·C) 06:43, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

All socks blocked per Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Insightzz10. Pahunkat (talk) 18:00, 14 October 2021 (UTC)

hudastore.pk

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• 182.185.213.39 (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)
• 182.185.238.95 (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)
• 39.45.180.22 (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)
• Hudastore (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)
• Rizwan Asjad (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)

—Bruce1ee^talk 06:41, 14 October 2021 (UTC)

S Drive Nagercoil

• 103.169.56.14 (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)
• S Drive Nagercoil

106.69.33.39 (talk) 12:17, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

@106.69.33.39: article has been moved to draft, thanks for reporting. --Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 12:30, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

freecellphonelocator and etechzones

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• freecellphonelocator.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
• etechzones.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
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• getlockers.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

users

• 103.124.251.31 (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)
• 103.124.251.60 (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)
• 103.155.118.236 (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)
• Getlockers (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)

Noted an IP spamming the second, seems the same IPs were active to spam the first. The blocked IP (...236) spammed the last three as well (but that did not stop them). --Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 08:14, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

 Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 08:23, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

@Beetstra:  Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 08:23, 24 October 2021 (UTC)