Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2015 Archive Sep 1

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thenewspaperworld.com

User is adding this domain to "List of newspapers in X" articles, etc...Vrac (talk) 19:44, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

This was archived before anyone responded, so I've restored the discussion.
Looks like a blog. Domain registered at end of last year. I expect there are more spammers. Looking into it... --Ronz (talk) 16:50, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
Cleanup done. Merryshafi notified.
The ip is likely Merryshafi. I found a single addition from an uninvolved editor. --Ronz (talk) 17:12, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

Seems to be part of a larger spamming campaign:

--Ronz (talk) 15:09, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

nigeriaschool.com.ng etc - continuing

nigeriaschool.com.ng: 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

(Most of this copied from previous discussion --Ronz (talk) 18:04, 1 September 2015 (UTC)


Spamming has continued. I'm going to give nigeriaschool.com.ng to XLinkBot, and look if any of the others need it as well. --Ronz (talk) 18:04, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

Could be related. --Ronz (talk) 18:39, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

latestnovelsdigest.com

Google Analytics ID: UA-65408345 - (Track - Report - reverseinternet.com • Meta: Track - Report)

Spam pages
Sites spammed
Spammers

Dead link spamming, blacklisted. MER-C 11:44, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

User:Cateyecooker

Cateyecooker's few contributions look like spam. SLBedit (talk) 22:29, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

classicmoviesandtvcom.com

97.80.104.185 has been adding this link to various pages for the past few weeks. I just issued him an only warning, but there is a lot that has gone undetected. Seahorseruler (Talk Page) (Contribs) 02:20, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

It appears that all of the edits by this IP have been spam related to this link. They were recently blocked for it but they have resumed spamming. Seahorseruler (Talk Page) (Contribs) 02:29, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

Placidway

Long term link spamming - see automated report [1]. Most recent activity [2]. Please blacklist. -KH-1 (talk) 12:01, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

It's also cross-wiki and has no redeeming value. Please lodge a blacklisting request on meta, I'm travelling at the moment. MER-C 03:23, 8 September 2015 (UTC)
Domain has been blacklisted. MER-C 15:39, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

deewaneindia.com

deewaneindia.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

In these edits, user Sirfmovie appears to go out of his way to flood the article with links to this site. It looks to me like a content scraping site, for instance this page of theirs looks a lot like List of Bollywood films of 2015, thus making it a lousy circular reference. At best, it's a blog that wouldn't qualify as WP:RS anyway. As of this report, the following articles were using the links, however I plan to go through and remove them. Arun K Singh, Dilwale (2015 film), Bajirao Mastani (film), Dilwale (2015 film), Chinar Daastaan-E-Ishq, Jai Gangaajal, Rajesh R Jain. It looks to me that Sirfmovie is likely responsible for the additions, so I may slap him with a warning. Thanks y'all. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 17:11, 16 September 2015 (UTC)

Another instance added by IP here. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 12:51, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

youtubeviooz.biz

youtubeviooz.biz: 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 - A site of no academic benefit. Encountered Vinay7v adding this site as a workaround to our preference that YouTube videos not be linked. This site passes traffic through to YouTube. Clearly not a reputable place to send traffic. Ad link at top: "DOWNLOAD MP3 SONGS AND TORRENTS AD FREE 100% ORIGINAL VISIT KICKASSPIRATES.CLUB". Currently all links to this site have been removed from Wikipedia. Thanks, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:57, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Kartikeya Sharma

with a personal bio has been spammed (spam links removed already) by

an IP (blocked for 3 months) with the sole purpose to promote Kartikeya Sharma, an Indian businessman. After final warning, the IP switched to using

another newspaper of the same businessman. It's probably a good idea to look out for more activities in this area in the future. GermanJoe (talk) 11:58, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Spamming immediately continued after blocking the first IP from

Suggest blacklist of both links. They are currently not used for legit biographical purposes, the subject's bio is referenced with other sources. GermanJoe (talk) 15:26, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Spammer linking to fraudulent precious metals site

95.83.249.156 posted a link to a fraudulent precious metals sales site on this article:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Silver_Eagle

I deleted the link, but thought the community might want to take additional action. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.171.130.164 (talk) 16:56, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

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