Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2016 Archive Mar 1

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MER-C 12:03, 24 February 2016 (UTC)

--Ronz (talk) 00:23, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Blacklisted. MER-C 11:34, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

ulaska.com

ulaska.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

Flare-up of activity lately. [1][2][3] etc.

Cookie-cutter blog-style content scraper. Being used in some cases, like here, to entice readers to watch an upcoming film's trailer, or, as is more typical, as a wedged in reference. It had a good run of a few days at the 88th Academy Awards. Clever! Cyphoidbomb (talk) 13:34, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

thegreatcat.org

thegreatcat.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 being added by 188.135.8.75 (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) DuncanHill (talk) 15:25, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

  • Comment - Looks like most of the spam is coming from the country of Oman, from the city of Muscat. At least it's cat spam with a built-in sense of humor. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:55, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

bollyzoom.com

bollyzoom.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

This has been popping up lately, typically in the form of citation spam like here. Cookie-cutter blog/scraper. It has the usual sloppy logo style that we see in so many of these pop-ups. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:47, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

More:[4][5] Cyphoidbomb (talk) 07:34, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
Spammers

--Cyphoidbomb (talk) 07:38, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

Also in the same range:

And

has been busy trying to create spammy articles about the website. DMacks (talk) 07:57, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Cyphoidbomb (talk) 08:02, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

Charlepagne814

User is a long-term SPA that seems to exist exclusively to citespam a website, evoke.ie. Left them a final warning, they were last warned in July 2015. Geogene (talk) 02:23, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

punjabigrooves.com

punjabigrooves.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

Yet another cookie-cutter blog that's dug its tentacles into Wikipedia. As of this note there are 84 links throughout English Wikipedia mainspace, although some are duplicates, and a few are drafts and such. Comments? I don't see this site being different from the standard fare. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 03:51, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Opened WP:COIN#Punjabigrooves.com (permlink). This seems to be largely the work of a single editor and a handful of IPs. - Brianhe (talk) 11:59, 6 March 2016 (UTC)
plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. Sufficient-enough disruption. --Cyphoidbomb (talk) 19:13, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

roadtests.com - spam?

roadtests.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

It looks like this site has been methodically added to several car articles by various single-use IPs in the last 1-2 weeks. The site looks spammy (no author, no credentials, no "About" info of any significant detail), it's probably someone trying to popularize their own website (usually with a 87.16x.x.x IP). But frankly I am no expert on car topics - could someone more experienced check the site and its recent addition patterns to Wikipedia please? GermanJoe (talk) 12:34, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

I agree. That's spam. MER-C 12:04, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
Done cleanup. @MER-C:, please blacklist. I also double-checked with Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Automobiles to be on the safe side: only 1 editor responded so far, agreeing that it's not reliable. Regardless, the editing pattern is a clear case of citation spamming. GermanJoe (talk) 15:01, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
Domain blacklisted. MER-C 05:12, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

Wialon - blatant advertisement

Linked article is blatant advertisement and lacking notability: Wialon

This editor is personally connected to the advertised company:

192.111.67.142 (talk) 00:37, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

(Purely technical fix of links and formatting above done - no stance on the reported problem myself. GermanJoe (talk) 14:36, 25 March 2016 (UTC))

Healthcaretips

Link
Users

.-KH-1 (talk) 23:23, 26 March 2016 (UTC)


Flower's Squirt Shower

Hi, I don't understand the templates but am asking for the external links and references at the above article to be checked out as I believe there is a great deal of spam. I tried deleting it but was quickly reverted.Thanks, Atlantic306 (talk) 04:13, 26 March 2016 (UTC)

They're fine as is. MER-C 08:37, 27 March 2016 (UTC)

Spam entry?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyDSL — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.14.73.153 (talk) 07:35, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

Technics Publications Spam

Every edit by this user seems to add a reference to a technicspub.com book:

OnceAlpha (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)

Apparently, this publisher has been a problem before: Wikipedia:WikiProject Spam/Local/technicspub.com

technicspub.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

--Chire (talk) 09:53, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

@Chire: That's an automated report created by a bot, not a previous incident. There's one additional IP address:
I'd go for a stern warning. MER-C 13:49, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
@Chire: The following additional IP has re-added the spam, I have reverted it:
@OnceAlpha: do not advertise your own books in Wikipedia. HelpUsStopSpam (talk) 21:04, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
2016-03-28: more spamvertisement by OnceAlpha (talk · contribs) for technicspub.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 ... Chire (talk) 12:47, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
Hmmm. Never been on this board before, but I just reverted all the recent contributions of the reported user, but not for SPAM, for copyvio and wp:lead violation. Then I thought this is spam, and here I am. -Roxy the dog™ woof 15:49, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

Countryfan1985 advertising Carrie Underwood concert tour

Countryfan1985 (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) - has been inserting notices of an upcoming concert tour in numerous venue articles. Appears to be blatant advertising. 32.218.36.194 (talk) 21:03, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

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