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I am completely serious. I was shocked when I looked at the page for "The Crazies" and saw that it was turned into a virtual linkfarm for dreadcentral and bloody-disgusting.com. I pointed out two egregious examples in the talk page for The Crazies:
I am completely serious. I was shocked when I looked at the page for "The Crazies" and saw that it was turned into a virtual linkfarm for dreadcentral and bloody-disgusting.com. I pointed out two egregious examples in the talk page for The Crazies:


"" Much of the film was shot in Middle Georgia, and [[Lenox, Iowa|Lenox]], Iowa,<ref>[http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33822/the-crazies-trailer-debuts The Crazies Trailer Debuts]</ref>
"" Much of the film was shot in Middle Georgia, and [[Lenox, Iowa|Lenox]], Iowa,
REF was to: http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33822/the-crazies-trailer-debuts The Crazies Trailer Debuts


The film is being produced and will be distributed by [[Overture Films]]<ref>[http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33369/exclusive-rob-hall-talks-effects-remake-the-crazies Exclusive: Rob Hall Talks Effects on Remake of The Crazies]</ref>. ""
The film is being produced and will be distributed by [[Overture Films]]
REF was to: http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33369/exclusive-rob-hall-talks-effects-remake-the-crazies Exclusive: Rob Hall Talks Effects on Remake of The Crazies]


I can't justify those links as anything other than traffic whoring. What would you call it? [[User:Xsmasher|Xsmasher]] ([[User talk:Xsmasher|talk]]) 07:18, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
I can't justify those links as anything other than traffic whoring. What would you call it? [[User:Xsmasher|Xsmasher]] ([[User talk:Xsmasher|talk]]) 07:18, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

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    youlay.net

    Adsense pub-8559235193718753

    youlay.net: Linksearch en - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • MER-C Cross-wiki • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced • COIBot-Local - COIBot-XWiki - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.org • Live link: http://www.youlay.net

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    MER-C 07:52, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Updated. MER-C 02:45, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Indian travel citation spam

    Spammers
    • Citation spammer, see [1]
    • Citation spammer, see [2]
    • Citation spammer, see [3]
    • Citation spammer, see [5]
    • Citation spammer, see [6]
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    MER-C 03:15, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Updated,  Defer to Local blacklist MER-C 02:49, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    viscoelasticmattresstopper.net

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    An information site with all owner identification hidden, that's been added first as an external link, then as a reference. --Ronz (talk) 17:14, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    More Indian travel citation spam

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    Spammers
    • Citation spammer, see [8]
    • Citation spammer, see [9]
    • Citation spammer, see [10]
    • hotelsinrishikesh.in, riverraftinginrishikesh.com, sargamestate.com, shivaliktravels.com, whitewaterraftinginrishikesh.com "desgin[ed] by Vipin Deshwal"

     Defer to Local blacklist MER-C 03:13, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Updated. MER-C 03:09, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Adsense pub-8561201703191226

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    Most likely made for AdSense.  Defer to Local blacklist MER-C 09:33, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Updated. MER-C 02:48, 9 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    I added another and cleaned up an overlooked bit of spamming. --Ronz (talk) 18:28, 9 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Bump, again. MER-C 02:51, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    IndiaMART InterMESH Limited websites

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    Most or all (it's a bit difficult to tell with some) of these sites are developed and managed by IndiaMART InterMESH Limited. --Ronz (talk) 17:13, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    69.235.202.48, DLgalleries

    Sites spammed
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    MER-C 03:18, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    gobignetwork.com/

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    User repeatedly adding link to "examples of startups looking for venture capital" - a community / business networking site. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 23:47, 6 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    healthcare.com

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    See also

    MER-C 08:37, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    dailyforex.com

    Adsense ca-pub-8897772300376166

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    Spammers

    MER-C 08:50, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    cchr.org.uk

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    Spammers

    Wikipedia is not (WP:NOT#SOAP, WP:NOT#BATTLEGROUND) a platform for campaigning against psychiatric abuse.  Defer to Local blacklist MER-C 12:08, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Honore Daumier

    Domain tracking. MER-C 02:19, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    nfldraftdepot.com

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    • Redirects to nbadraftdepot.com
    Spammers
    • Citation spammer, see [11]
    • Citation spammer, see [12]
    • Citation spammer, see [13]
    • Citation spammer, see [14]
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    • Citation spammer, see [16]
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     Defer to Local blacklist MER-C 09:18, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Oh, my goodness! This is crazy. Thank you for unveiling this mess. And please make sure that website will be banned. --bender235 (talk) 13:22, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    SPAM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:The_Baconator

    SPAM:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:The_Baconator --Happyjo (talk) 12:55, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Community networking / business directory linkspam (nextpages.net and richwebllc.com)

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    Repeated re-addition of a community networking / business directory website. All links clearly fail WP:ELNO, WP:NOT#REPOSITORY, and WP:USCITY. Repeated addition of link despite multiple warnings. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 16:13, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Wink Streaming

    User is constantly adding a redlink to a company into the See also section of Content delivery network. Haakon (talk) 17:13, 9 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    190.10.63.69 (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)

    Previous incidents
    Spam pages
    Sites spammed
    • Already blacklisted
    Spammers
    Let's try long term semi-protection. MER-C 03:13, 10 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Pat's wine files

    216.126.97.62 (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) Single purpose IP spammer. Has been repeatedly warned on talk page but is still persistently adding external links to wine articles. AgneCheese/Wine 23:26, 9 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Added {{LinkSummary}} for the identified link, for easier reference. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 23:29, 9 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Turkish escort spam

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    Same name servers and for those that aren't WHOIS privacy protected, same registrant phone number. MER-C 06:50, 31 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Updated. MER-C 03:09, 2 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Recycled and  Defer to Global blacklist MER-C 03:57, 10 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Adsense pub-1168689532135614

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    MER-C 06:44, 10 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    dreamcricket.com

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    Howzat!? MER-C 07:24, 10 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    theoutdoorshop.com

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    Spammers

    MER-C 09:11, 10 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    vino.com

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    Repeated addition of commercial linkspam into the wine article, despite warnings from multiple editors. User has not engaged in any discussion, simply returns periodically and re-inserts the link. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 18:03, 10 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    www.encyclopediamilton.com

    Jasonmichaelweaver (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) frequently adds www.encyclopediamilton.com to Milton, Florida. In my opinion this site is WP:SPAM, which is why I reverted his additions. He opposes. Hence we need some 3rd opinions. --bender235 (talk) 22:08, 10 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    I wasn't trying to add it frequently. At first I didn't even understand why it had been taken off. Why are there 3rd opinions needed to put it back but not to take it off? That was one of my first experiences editing in Wikipedia but for the most part I regret it because the website has been very openly called spam and I have been called a spammer. I'm not going to add it back; someone else can if they judge it to be useful. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jasonmichaelweaver (talk • contribs) 00:32, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    This page is for reporting clear spamming over several articles, and the link in question would be better discussed at the External links/Noticeboard. The link is currently not used in any articles. My feeling is that the link is dubious and there is no reason to include it: actually a couple of the other links may also fail WP:EL. Johnuniq (talk) 06:23, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    cityofindia.net

    Adsense pub-9469084706746501

    Spammers

    MER-C 09:15, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    r.fm

    Spam pages
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    r.fm: 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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    Spammers
    See also

     Defer to Local blacklist MER-C 10:16, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    jambase.com

    Adsense ca-pub-8139726546284929

    jambase.com: Linksearch en - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • MER-C Cross-wiki • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced • COIBot-Local - COIBot-XWiki - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.org • Live link: http://www.jambase.com

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    Noted. MER-C 02:29, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    sites.google.com/site/artbatiks/home

    sites.google.com/site/artbatiks/home: Linksearch en - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • MER-C Cross-wiki • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced • COIBot-Local - COIBot-XWiki - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.org • Live link: http://www.sites.google.com/site/artbatiks/home Repeatedly adding to Culture of Sri Lanka and Matara, Sri Lanka yesterday. The IP have left me a message in my talk page and I have explained our policy on this. But dispite that he keep adding this batik site. Regards--Chanaka L (talk) 07:14, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Accounts
    MER-C 08:07, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    semtraining.com fansite spam

    Sites spammed

    Spammed, but possibly unrelated:

    Spammers

    There's a cookie cutter script out there for generating these things... blech. Let's leave it there for the time being. MER-C 09:10, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    germanrhymes.de 2

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    MER-C 09:32, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    dreadcentral.com and bloody-disgusting.com

    These two sites seem to be seeding Wikipedia pages for upcoming movies with references to their site in order to drive traffic.

    dreadcentral.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

    bloody-disgusting.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

    Are you serious? DreadCentral and BD have been used as reliable sources for long time, they are not "spam" links. I have reverted everyone of you edits (removing reliable sources). —Mike Allen 07:07, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    I am completely serious. I was shocked when I looked at the page for "The Crazies" and saw that it was turned into a virtual linkfarm for dreadcentral and bloody-disgusting.com. I pointed out two egregious examples in the talk page for The Crazies:

    "" Much of the film was shot in Middle Georgia, and Lenox, Iowa, REF was to: http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33822/the-crazies-trailer-debuts The Crazies Trailer Debuts

    The film is being produced and will be distributed by Overture Films REF was to: http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33369/exclusive-rob-hall-talks-effects-remake-the-crazies Exclusive: Rob Hall Talks Effects on Remake of The Crazies]

    I can't justify those links as anything other than traffic whoring. What would you call it? Xsmasher (talk) 07:18, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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