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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by MER-C (talk | contribs) at 13:05, 26 June 2008 (→spam.ajmerchishty.com spam.moinuddinchishty.com: new section). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

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    christianthomaskohl

    request

    these two google pages are already, I believe, monitored by bots for automatic removal. and this has been mostly effective. the user, however, has continued to attempt other methods of self promotion: recently recreating an article (see below) and other edits, plus account creation and ip editing to avoid scrutiny. requesting user accounts be blocked for spamming. - Owlmonkey (talk) 15:46, 21 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    spam links
    accounts
    ip addresses
    other wikis
    • user also has contributed the link to german wikipedia (e.g. de:user:84.177.85.228) and french wikipedia (e.g. fr:user:132.230.21.187)
    new articles
    sock puppet violation
    Previous incidents
    Cross-wiki spammers
    See also m:User:COIBot/LinkReports/christianthomaskohl.googlepages.com and m:User:COIBot/LinkReports/ctkohl.googlepages.com.
    That's more than enough of this pseudoscience vanispamcruftisement.  Defer to Global blacklist. MER-C 11:32, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks. Could a punitive block still be considered for the main account and socks? - Owlmonkey (talk) 15:38, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Still spamming. I'm sick of this guy. Once more and I'll seek (heavy) sanctions. MER-C 08:26, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Why does this sound familiar? I'll take this up tomorrow. MER-C 14:31, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Accounts:

    • 132.230.0.0/16 - Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg
    • 91.0.0.0/10 - Deutsche Telekom AG
    • 84.128.0.0/10 - Deutsche Telekom AG
    • 62.96.0.0/16 - STADT FRANKFURT AM MAIN
    • ChristianThomasKohl

    Common terms:

    • "Buddhism science"
    • "Budismo ciencia"
    • "Buddhism quantum physics"
    • "Budismo mecánica cuántica"
    • "Quantum mysticism"
    • "christianthomaskohl"

    All (cross-)linked on COIBot now, as long as the foreign language translations of the page title don't deviate too much, it should show up in the COI reports (I should actually write a third COIBot, which parses diffs against usernames and IPs ..). Please poke me if there are terms not picked up. --Dirk Beetstra T C 16:02, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Can COIBot pick up on the ISBN as that part is language independent? Some other odds and ends (i.e. more spam):
    I nuked all of these. MER-C 04:15, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Another two (somewhat old) loose ends: fr:Special:Contributions/132.230.21.188 and fr:Special:Contributions/132.230.21.221. MER-C 12:07, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    More bits and pieces: de:Special:Contributions/Christianthomaskohl, es:Special:Contributions/91.19.228.233 and es:Special:Contributions/91.19.225.240. MER-C 03:14, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    He just posted to Madhyamaka a link to the same article using account Christianthomaskohl (talk · contribs) but with a new link: http://lankalibrary.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=3618 - Owlmonkey (talk) 13:58, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    User blocked for a week - quick read here says it looks like one for Meta? --Herby talk thyme 14:15, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    COIBot report pending. For meta, sure!
    I am tagging and indeffing socks here. --Dirk Beetstra T C 14:23, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    At it again on de, I'm afraid, using de:Special:Contributions/Christianthomaskohl. Blacklist it. MER-C 14:33, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Here we go again. fr:Special:Contributions/132.230.21.239 spammed admiroutes.asso.fr/larevue/2007/83/kohl.htm on the French Wikipedia and Special:Contributions/132.230.21.221 spammed boloji.com/buddhism/00119.htm here.

    The latter IP also vandalised our link records. MER-C 04:11, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    and Special:Contributions/132.230.21.221 felt the need to blank (parts of) the above report. MER-C 12:43, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Abika.com

    This is clearly promotional spam. The term abika is not a lexicon, it is merely a domain name, thus it should not warrant a wikipedia article.

    abika.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

    Timestamp. MER-C 06:23, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.gardenmandy.com

    Adsense pub-2302677126863467

    gardenmandy.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

    Spammers

    MER-C 12:18, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.barblog.co.uk/

    This blog is linked in several articles. It has advertising so it looks like spam, can someone check it? 92.1.17.92 (talk) 04:41, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Good point - gone now :) Worth watching for though - thanks --Herby talk thyme 16:50, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.artofthedrink.blogspot.com

    Accounts
    URLs

    The links have been getting posted to a half-dozen or more articles in an aparent attempt to promote/advertise the website involved. Given the username doing this is the same name shown as the host of the Art of the Drink video podcast, I believe that a COI issue is also likely.

    On a secondary issue, it appears that the Art of the Drink article is basically a web-directory at this stage ... I was considering cleaning it up, but it's so convoluted that I was unsure where to start - any suggestions/pointers? Should the ELs embedded within the article just be converted to plain text without the links - or is it better to take the time to convert to internal wiki-links and ref tags wherever possible? --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 22:05, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    *fusion.co.uk watch and other items retailers

    Spammers

    -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 22:24, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks for this one. It may well need listing in due course. Reviewing it in the cold light of day I reckon that indef blocks for the named users (they only placed links after all) and spam4im for the IPs would not be a retrograde step. It would surprise me if this continued - at least the IPs can be blocked if they continue. Thanks --Herby talk thyme 16:43, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Phishcops

    70.190.16.168 (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) Continued spamming after multiple warnings and teetering on the edge of a WP:3RR on Mutual Authentication Diffs:

    Montco (talk) 06:19, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.phishcops.com

    No other spammers. MER-C 12:25, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.deepcreeklakehomesearch.com http://spam.easyvidbiz.com

    • which redirects to...

    http://spam.teamelg.com

    Spammers

    MER-C 12:23, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    www.AnonTalk.com

    www.anontalk.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 is being spammed on a regular basis, but not as a hyperlink. (Most recently by 86.106.241.102) Is it possible to blacklist just the words? xenocidic (talk) 13:38, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Sorry to say but no & you are not the first one to ask. I tend to block any IPs I see so feel free to let me know which you have seen. Thanks --Herby talk thyme 16:36, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Sorry for botching the signature above (fixed). Yea, I've been blocking them with extreme prejudice, so I'll just continue to do so. xenocidic (talk) 12:40, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.trlsoftware.co.uk

    Spam pages
    Sites spammed

    trlsoftware.co.uk: 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

    Spammers

    MER-C 12:24, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.all-art.org

    all-art.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

    Spammers

    A quick sample of the remaining links shows that they should be OK. MER-C 13:30, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Still spamming. MER-C 12:29, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.paradissa.com

    paradissa.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

    Spammers

    MER-C 12:38, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    keysupplements.com

    Can someone please look into the links to keysupplements.com?

    keysupplements.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

    Links to this site have been added to various articles as references by Supplements (talk · contribs). To me, the links seem to contain useful information, but that info is copied from other sources (for example, from a press release) and framed within product catalog links and other obviously promotional stuff. The user Supplements also acknowledges on his userpage being the owner of the company, so there are conflict of interest issues too. I believe the user is being helpful to Wikipedia with plenty of constructive edits, and he is being transparent about his connection to the site he is adding external links to. But it seems that his contributions come with the promotion of self-interests as well. I'd just like someone else to take a look and see what they think and advise on what, if anything, should be done. Deli nk (talk) 16:37, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    User:Trlager

    Trlager (talk · contribs) (single purpose account) has been spamming song articles with links to a lyrics website that supposedly has the copyright to publish the lyrics. indopug (talk) 03:57, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Link info follows. MER-C 06:21, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.lyrics.com

    Spammers

    Spam light district

    Sites spammed

    http://spam.how-to-model.com

    http://spam.geylangredlightdistrict.com

    http://spam.parisredlightdistrict.com

    http://spam.tijuanaredlightdistrict.net

    http://spam.tokyoredlightdistrict.com

    http://spam.bangkokredlightdistrict.com

    http://spam.hongkongredlightdistrict.com

    http://spam.europepua.com

    http://spam.lost-treasure.org

    http://spam.indiaredlightdistrict.com

    http://spam.brnoescort.com

    Spammers

    MER-C 09:33, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    myweb.tiscali.co.uk

    Reported by Kelly hi! 14:35, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    populardata.com

    Complaint originally filed at: Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/PopularData‎ , please see discussion therein.

    To summarize: User 65.182.233.93 has been downright insistent on having a ZIP code database obtainable from populardata.com included as an external link on the ZIP Code and Canadian postal code articles. When the user registered, it selected the name PopularData, and has admitted being the creator of the databases obtainable from populardata.com. The user, both logged in and out, has several times added the link. See [5] as an example. The role of 72.11.123.50 is less clear, but that user, who has been editing for nearly eight months, chooses only to edit to add (or support adding) the populardata.com

    Now, to their (assuming there is a "they") credit, at long last, they seem to have gotten the message that this wasn't the way to go about things, and to have a discussion on talk page. This followed somewhat abusive comments from both users.[6][7] At the suggestion of EdJohnston, I've brought the discussion of the sockpuppet issue over here, so that the possibly improper spamming issue can be dealt with. I don't know if you want to take any action, or just hope they've gotten the message.--Wehwalt (talk) 02:36, 22 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.oldforgepublishing.org http://spam.oldforgepublishing.co.uk

    Spammers

    MER-C 13:11, 22 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.indianetzone.com

    indianetzone.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

    Spammers

    MER-C 09:06, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.backdropsource.com

    backdropsource.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

    Spammers

    MER-C 10:23, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    LS,

    See the paragraph 10 spam links in the discussion page of the bates method article.


    The website : http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/eyequack.html contains 10 links to commercial sites. See below which pop up on every page of this site !

    Vonage: Save money on unlimited phone service. Extraordinary value. Free 30-day trial. Netflix: Free 2-week trial of DVD rentals by mail; over 85,000 titles available. Amazon Books: Internet's leading source of books, electronics, tools, toys, and many other consumer goods. Believe: A hilarious movie about multilevel marketing. ConsumerLab.com: Evaluates the quality of dietary supplement and herbal products. Healthgrades: Check your doctors' training, board certifications, and disciplinary actions. OnlyMyEmail: Award-winning anti-spam services. Herbal Medicine, 3rd edition. Excellent reference book, discount-priced. 10 Types: Website design, development, and hosting with superb technical support.

    At the moment this link is accepted as an external link.

    Is this acceptable ? The information which is valuable should be used and refered to in the article itself according to wikipedia standards. Still the links is accepted as an important external link. See also the given arguments in the discussion page. Gladly read your feedback.

    Seeyou (talk) 20:15, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    messro.com on Ragnarok Online

    The address messro.com ...

    messro.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

    .. has been added multiple times on the article Ragnarok Online over the past weeks/months. I have written a short explanation on the subject here. As a result of those additions, the article has been semi-protected multiple times. Once even over a number of weeks. Yet, the spamming has always continued after the protection had expired, and occasionally even during its protection period by possible single-purpose accounts. I am not really experienced with spam problems, how should i go on about this matter? Thank you. ~ | twsx | talkcont | ~ 12:09, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Restored from archives, as not solved. ~ | twsx | talkcont | ~ 11:04, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    I have to say I would not call it massively disruptive however the editing is obviously non-constructive at best. Added to blacklist & so  Done --Herby talk thyme 11:35, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks. And sorry about moving it to the top; I did mean to add it at "the beginning", and got my things mixed up. ~ | twsx | talkcont | ~ 15:33, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.playerdrain.com

    playerdrain.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

    Spammers

    MER-C 11:55, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    I wasn't feeling as patient as you! If the link occurs again this should be blacklisted. Thanks --Herby talk thyme 12:08, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.musicproducerpro.net

    musicproducerpro.net: 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

    Spammers

    MER-C 11:51, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.hbfites.com

    hbfites.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

    Spammers

    MER-C 12:11, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.hardcloud.com

    hardcloud.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

    Spammers

    keɪɑtɪk flʌfi (talk) 12:33, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    http://spam.monkeysee.com

    monkeysee.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

    Spammers

    70.108.241.51 (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)

    Jonobennett (talk) 14:26, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    spam.jumplead.net

    A "function band" probably doesn't come close to being a notable musical aspect for an area.

    jumplead.net: 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
    20.133.0.13 (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)

    Edits: [8] [9] [10]

    vvcoc.info

    vvcoc.info: 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

    Spammers

    BDock (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)

    --AnotherSolipsist (talk) 23:31, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    spam.ajmerchishty.com spam.moinuddinchishty.com

    Previous incidents
    Sites spammed

    The following spam is mouldy.

    Spammers

     Defer to Local blacklist MER-C 13:05, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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