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arkansasties.com

Link
Account

70.232.39.184 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)

Aggressive linkspamming, still needs cleanup and/or dealing with. (I assume y'all have some tools or scripts for dealing with a big mess like this.) Kelly hi! 22:13, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Park West Gallery: our article vs. The New York Times'

After reading a long

New York Times article today, "Art Auctions on Cruise Ships Lead to Anger, Accusations and Lawsuits"
, I was curious to see if we had an article. In fact we do: a slickly pretty article complete with "refs" and good compliance to our Manual of Style … it's also a blatantly promotional PR piece.


Accounts


Articles

Articles with some evidence of

COI
-editing:

Note that some of these artists are probably notable; the articles in some cases appear to have been added as vehicles for links various Park West domains.


Presently linked from Wikipedia articles


Related domains


Possibly related domains

Relationship uncertain:

--A. B. (talk • contribs) 00:06, 17 July 2008 (UTC)


More domains previously linked
See this message thread.


Additional related domains
See this message thread.
--A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:52, 17 July 2008 (UTC)


This one is more of an article-spam/conflict of interest issue than a linkspam problem. Also, the spammed articles that have not been deleted are about subjects that are probably notable; they should be reworked rather than deleted. On second thought, I'm going to refer this to the
Conflict of Interest Noticeboard --A. B. (talk • contribs
) 12:26, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

sfbsc.com

Went and removed a large collection of links from the above site all over the place. the culprit is a bath salt company and by and large one user has been dropping the link all over the place as a reference rather than external linkspam. After further review, I wanted to seek the learned counsel here. My conundrum is in that the site in question contains a lot of articles, some reprinted from other sources, some original and, in my opinion, unreliable self serving articles. In some cases they may legimately act as a reference. Some of the links were more clearly spamvertising. In a lot of cases, when a user is legitimately trying to add content in good faith, I let these go. But the large number of links from one person led me down the removal path.

Anyway, looking for a second opinion if anyone has the chance to review a couple of the edits. If you folks deem that I went overboard, I may go and replace any that I removed.

User:

Left my diffs out here.

Thanks.

Montco (talk) 03:22, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

You know what, I have changed my mind as there are more involved in this. There is more spam here than I earlier thought.

Montco (talk) 01:29, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

spam.jiffylubeca.com

Mgraham34 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)

Account seems to exist with the sole intent of promoting jiffylubeca.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • 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

Very first edit deleted a redirect to put in an advert [24]

Caomhin (talk) 09:02, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

spam.oilcarsandmotors.com + spam.tenssolution.com

oilcarsandmotors.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • 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
tenssolution.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • 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

AdSense site (ID: pub-4950844345084381) adding multiple ELs to relevant articles, including duplicate external content to other ELs.

Edits by:

Caomhin (talk) 09:27, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Repeated abuse of spam.oilcarsandmotors.com -  Defer to Local blacklist Caomhin (talk) 10:11, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

spam.widman.biz

widman.biz: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • 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

Blovian website (Spanish language) scattered across articles, typically with multiple entries per article.

Warned: Richardlw (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)

Caomhin (talk) 10:21, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.reegle.info http://spam.reeep.org

Spammers

MER-C 13:40, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.savethewildup.org/

Link
Accounts

This appears to be additions by a user who is mistaking WikiPedia for a bulletin board (their only edits have been to add this link to three articles). I have placed a uw-spam1 warning on the user's talk page and have reverted the postings of the link from the articles. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:20, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

spam.cheapsneakersb2b.com

Site spammed

cheapsneakersb2b.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • 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

Spammer
diff

[25]

Siawase (talk) 14:23, 17 July 2008 (UTC)


Prolific Internet-wide linkspammer[26] whose very disruptive pattern here has been to spam a spammy paragraph into the middle of unrelated pages. Given the disruption, we should blacklist this domain now rather than wait for the normal sequence of warnings.
 Defer to Local blacklist (and discuss at Meta for possible global blacklisting) --A. B. (talk • contribs) 13:25, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

spam.dbrmfg.co.nz

Editors
I've given them all warnings on the 17th. Some appeared and restored the links after I gave the warnings. There is no indication that they've seen the warnings, so I've made the edit summaries more noticeable. --
talk
) 15:56, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
talk
) 14:53, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
I think the discussions have gone well, and I don't expect there will be any further problems. --
talk
) 15:42, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

Bot wishlist

Would it be possible to program a bot to flag new edits containing ® or ™?

In my experience, they almost always flag either a spam edit or a copyright violation.

Thanks, --A. B. (talk • contribs) 20:40, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

talk
) 08:17, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Request opinions on petitionspot.com

Link

I saw this linked fron

WP:NOT#REPOSITORY
as it's an active solicitation for names on a petition - I I removed the link.

However, when I did an external link search on the site, I found several existing uses of the link. I wanted to get other opinions about the appropriateness of thse links before I began removing these. After a casual glance, many appear to be on discussion pages (not a big deal), and a handful appear to be appropriate to the article - but there are several remaining that I would still question. So ... what is the general opinion on appropriateness of linking to this site? --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 15:56, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Typical case for a link which should be on XLinkBot, I think. We have petitiononline.com on there (although I believe that one is now even blacklisted somewhere). They are very often a problem, although there are indeed sometimes some proper uses.
I have regenerated the COIBot report, it does not get added much, I have 51 records in about 10 months now (and quite some of them are vandalism reversions, apparently). I vote to add it to XLinkBot. --Dirk Beetstra T C 16:02, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
I've noticed this before, but I don't think I ever got around to following up on it. Even if it's not spam, too often inappropriate per WP:EL. --
talk
) 16:07, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
That's how XLinkBot is defined .. 'unwanted links and spam'. --Dirk Beetstra T C 16:11, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
Given the feedback, I would support adding it to XLinkBot - it seems a good fit for that bot's function. Is there another forum to which requests should be posted, or is posting to this talk page sufficient to have links added to XLinkBot? --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 17:11, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
FYI: It was re-added to the NetZero article, and I re-removed it. I also started a discussion on the article's talk page - but the same problems with the link to the solicitation remains. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 17:08, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
I have added it to XLinkBot. The problem is similar to petitiononline.com. Re 'Is there another forum to which requests should be posted, or is posting to this talk page sufficient to have links added to XLinkBot?', links can be added if there is proof of inappropriate use of links by IPs/unestablished accounts (this includes spamming of the links, but it can also be that there are too often other concerns with the link, or just that it gets pushed). If you are unsure, discuss it either here on
User:XLinkBot/RevertList requests, and when consensus is there, add it to the revertlist, and log it linking to a permanent version of the discussion (see 'permanent link' in the toolbox). If you have proof, then there is no need to discuss extensively, just add the rule to the revertlist. Adding it to XLinkBot early keeps us from a lot of work in the end. --Dirk Beetstra T C
09:02, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Weebly sites

weebly.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • 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

I came across this link today and came up with about 130 links, mostly to nn personal/info sites. I didn't see any systematic addition, but wanted some feedback as I couldn't find a discussion elsewhere. Weebly is a new website creation site. Flowanda | Talk 16:41, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.mmohub.org/

Link
Account

Appears to be a single-purpose account adding subpages from within the same site to multiple articles (game review site). --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 18:22, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

http://www.findingdulcinea.com

Editors
There's some spamming going on with this website. I'd like to hear what others think of it as an external link in general. --
talk
) 22:40, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
All links to it appear to be to summaries and links to the full articles elsewhere - it doesn't appear to publish anything itself. To me, the site fails
WP:RS - so shouldn't be used as a ref (although some of the articles to which it links are to sites which are reliable sources - so the refs should be updated to point to the true target site). --- Barek (talk • contribs
) - 23:19, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
It doesn't help that there seems to be a systematic addition of links:

And it's being used as a source with no indication that it meets

WP:RS
. All of the staff listed seem to be marketing people; I see no indication of journalistic background or experience that would indicate editorial oversight or judgment.

And its company article was deleted: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Dulcinea_Media%2C_Inc The discussion indicates there were many more links before its deletion.Flowanda | Talk 23:32, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Yep. Thanks for the help! --
talk
) 23:37, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

I just went through and cleared out a bunch more links. Some appear to have been new since the last time I did so, others were either missed or restored. It's noteworthy that Hermie2007 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam) has admitted] that at least three people from the company have gone through adding links. DreamGuy (talk) 20:12, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

I've tried it as well, but they just got reverted and I was told I was "wrecking pages". I guess some people prefer linkspam. --SmashvilleBONK! 23:20, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Open your eyes. All the staff is marketing people???...Take a look at their bios, 90% of the staff are writer or editors with decades of experience. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Levi5919 (talk • contribs) 21:04, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Which would in no way justify spamming Wikipedia with links either way. DreamGuy (talk) 21:28, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

If it quacks like a spammer ... I vet

Eldereft (cont.
) 01:12, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Agarwood

Hafizmuar (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)

Hafizmuar keeps turning Agarwood (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) into a personal webspace for his business. Check the history for diffs, as they abound. He's been warned multiple times. ~ Wakanda's Black Panther!♠/♦ 07:42, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

I posted a gentle but firm message on his Talk page explaining the situation and trying to help him out but sadly it was just ignored and then removed. Although spamming is the obvious thing that Hafizmuar is doing he also is showing a total lack of regard for other editors and severe ownership of the Agarwood article. But maybe we should deal with one thing at a time and see what the consensus is here first! AvnjayTalk 14:56, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.hyundaiownersclub.co.uk

hyundaiownersclub.co.uk: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • 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 12:41, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.learnislamicfinance.com

learnislamicfinance.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • 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 12:54, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

spam.celebrityphotos.tv

celebrityphotos.tv: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • 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
60.49.85.124 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
AdSense: pub-9615851509563764

EL added to the only 2 articles they have pages for, expecting more abuse.

 Defer to Local blacklist

Caomhin (talk) 06:48, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

spam.opik.superhosting.bg/~aerobati

It's the aerobatic team spammer again.

Previous incidents
Sites spammed
Spammers

 Defer to Local blacklist MER-C 12:27, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

User:Oriana Naso

As is shown by these diffs: this this this this this this this this it appears that this is a SPA spamming for Standpoint (magazine) almost-instinct 16:05, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.shinydonuts.com/

links
Accounts
  • Google ad-sense ID: 8918613829163025 (appears on multiple, but not all URLs that have been added)

This appears to be an effort by

WP:SPAs to add links to these two sites to multiple article, either by multiple IPs or a user who changes their IP frequently. --- Barek (talk • contribs
) - 22:14, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 page hacked

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Ultimate_Alliance_2:_Fusion

Someone screwed it up pretty bad. I don't know how to fix it... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.246.248.34 (talk • contribs) 22:18, July 21, 2008

I don't see any obvious issues with the page, can you define "screwed it up"? If the formatting is mangled, it may just be on your end. Try reloading the page (hold "Ctrl" while clicking on "refresh" or "reload"). --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 22:24, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Powerlevelling spam

218.75.229.188 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot) The IP address has apparently spammed a variety of links related to selling gold such as buyfastgold.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • 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 . JoshuaZ (talk) 05:16, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Spam pages
Sites spammed
Related domains
Spammers

 Defer to Global blacklist MER-C 06:57, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.semiconductor-today.com

semiconductor-today.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • 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

Now on XLinkBot. MER-C 12:36, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

spam.rightpundits.com

rightpundits.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • 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
AdSense:pub-2980406795136945

Junk links/refs to this blog are being added by Haze daze (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam) - appears to be a sole purpose account.

Caomhin (talk) 09:06, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Possible linked accounts:

Caomhin (talk) 09:49, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

User:Craigrobinson41

Craigrobinson41 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)

AdSense: pub-1579012953270282 AdSense: pub-6590449011170262

Links added:

Already seen/reported as an IP user: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam/2008_Archive_May_1#81.137.203.87 81.137.203.87 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)

Caomhin (talk) 10:13, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

spam.mmmp.org

mmmp.org: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • 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
  • Cross-wiki spammer, see [27].

On first glance, there's some potentially useful content, but it's clearly been spammed. Blacklist? MER-C 10:25, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.travel-picture-blog.com

travel-picture-blog.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • 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 11:44, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

www.celsias.com

I don't know enough about the subject to judge the relevance here, but one user's been adding links to the same site to the global warming pages (here[28]). The only link I clicked on was certainly relevant to the article ("The Great Global Warming Swindle"), but it was a reprint of content available elsewhere. N p holmes (talk) 07:11, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.repeatfanzine.co.uk

repeatfanzine.co.uk: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • 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 13:58, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Odd inclusion

Wikipedia:WikiProject Spam/LinkReports/seattle.gov. The official city government web site. It's not surprising that someone with "Seattle" in his user name had occasion to reference it. It's an extensive and useful city gov't web site. Is there some way it can be dropped from the monitored list? Clearly not a problem. - Jmabel | Talk 19:05, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

chipy100

chipy100 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)

Keep an eye out for him, cause he was repeatedly adding links to VidSerp (which he claims he was the creator on his own now being {{

db-spam}}ed page.) to pages about video searching. Watch out. ViperSnake151
14:40, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Link info follows. MER-C 03:32, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.vidserp.com

Adsense pub-3719549946222041

Spam pages
Sites spammed

http://spam.stomastomata.com

http://spam.imbd.tv

http://spam.freepsychicchatonline.org

Spammers

MER-C 12:54, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

spam.ebizq.net

Promotional links, ad-infested site. --CliffC (talk) 00:29, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

spam.prs-500formatter.com/

Account
Link
Related URL

Only one user appears involved so far, but he's persistent, and has re-added the commercial link despite warnings (the first of which he blanked from his talk page immediately after re-adding the link - which confirms that he saw the warning message). --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 16:00, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

Note: User continues to restore the commercial link. This appears to be a
WP:SPA - their sole edits have been to restore the link. --- Barek (talk • contribs
) - 20:24, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
Update: The user attempted to blank this entry. I've also found that the original link that the user would post (prs505.com) is now blacklisted. They are attempting to circumvent the block by using the prs-500formatter.com address. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 22:40, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

relevantsearchscotland.co.uk and ayrshirescotland.com

Accounts
Link
Related links
Ad-sense account (on both domains above)
  • ca-pub-0249863214531455

Can someone else take a look at these links? The parent URL appears to be a search consolidator or travel site of some sort. The ship information is marginally useful, but to me would be more appropriate as a ref rather than an EL; but in most cases it is redundant to information already cited for references, so not needed. I'm interrested in other opinions before I do anything with more of these links. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 18:30, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

The only accounts that have added this link to Wikipedia have done no other editing so it does look like spam. However some of the links have remained on the pages for a couple of years and gone through one or more revisions of the external links list so regular editors have seen the link and appear to have considered it worth keeping on several occasions. The link has been removed from a a few other pages so there's no consensus that it's always a good link. I personally think, at least for the cruise ship articles, that the site gives little information that isn't readily available at other links provided. I can't see how it could be used as a ref - there's nothing about the site that suggests it could be considered a reliable source for this type of information. Perhaps posting to WikiProject Ships will get more knowledgeable input about the value of the link itself and the input of informed editors on which pages it is actually valuable. Given its longevity on some pages, simply cleaning it out without a heads up could lead to unnecessary drama. -- SiobhanHansa 09:14, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
You seem to have deleted the link to http://www.relevantsearchscotland.co.uk/ships/255oasisofthedseas.html that contained data on the ships proposed cruise routes. 20th Century Ships is regarded by many ship historians as more than marginally useful. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.110.209.97 (talk) 11:58, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
From which article, and how long ago? Found it on the
MS Oasis of the Seas article - it was deleted by another editor with an edit summary saying that the addition added nothing new (nothing not already covered by other ref tags and ELs), so it appears that others beside myself do question the value of the link. --- Barek (talk • contribs
) - 14:33, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

Bsdguru

Dgtsyb (talk) 20:36, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

I have indef blocked the account for spam only and the legal threat, and opened an item on

WP:ANI
.

See also:

98.203.28.38 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)

--Dirk Beetstra T C 11:00, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

COIBot still looking for links on this page?

I noticed that the InternetEvolution.com link I reported above on the 21st does not have a COIBot report although User:Paulson74 added links over the last few days (e.g. [29]). Does COIBot still pull links off this page for monitoring? Is it case sensitive? Have I listed incorrectly? -- SiobhanHansa 11:56, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Yes, it does, but sometimes it floods, and then does not 'see' the edit, and misses it. If you need a report, try User:COIBot/Poke .. the data should be in the database, even if the link is not watched. --Dirk Beetstra T C 14:41, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
Thanks Dirk. -- SiobhanHansa 15:49, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

aipdaily.com

Reported by Kelly hi! 14:46, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Smells fishy - seafish.org

(refactored post, seems not related to sfu.ca and nationalfisherman.com)

--Dirk Beetstra T C 10:13, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Smells fishy - sfu.ca

(refactored post, seems not related to seafish.org and nationalfisherman.com)

--Dirk Beetstra T C 10:13, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Smells fishy - nationalfisherman.com

(refactored post, seems not related to seafish.org and sfu.ca)

OK, shortly after I reverted User:NatFisherman on Deadliest Catch, a new user account is created:
who starts editing Deadliest Catch, adding the same link as NatFisherman is doing (nationalfisherman.com), now in a reference (but thereby killing another reference!). Similarly an edit to Alaskan king crab fishing was performed. It seems that someone is very strongly trying to promote a site. --Dirk Beetstra T C 15:32, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Towntalk.co.uk

http://spam.networkingboards.com/

Link summary and primary IP
Related IPs and Users
Possibly related IPs

Looks like convoluted

COI spanning years. — Dgtsyb (talk
) 01:38, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Cuil

Sorry to spoil your check list but looking for my nickname on cuil I discovered you were talking about me on feb. 13. Well, I figured you might be interested to know that cuil delve pretty well in you logs. I'm probably of topic, it's certainly not limited to spam reports. Iluvalar (talk) 03:38, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

reporting abusive material

Hi i have no idea if this is the right area to report this but i am really discusted by it and have no idea how to fix or edit it. The offencive material appears at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Dam. Many thanks if you can remove it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.44.23.185 (talk) 03:48, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Already dealt with by user User:Caiaffa. Thanks for the heads up. This isn't strictly the correct place to report this. I don't think there's a specific noticeboard for vandalism that any editor can correct so the help desk is probably a better place in the future. It's more likely to have experienced editors watching it at any time of the day or night. But if you're not sure what you're doing, reporting anywhere editors seem to be active will help ensure it gets corrected. -- SiobhanHansa 14:21, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

http://spam.soaps.com

soaps.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • 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

Has legitimate uses, but spamming isn't one of them. MER-C 12:52, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

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