Wikiproject:Antispam/Archives/2021/Wiki PR
Notorious WMF banned spammers, received a cease and desist notice from the Foundation. They continued spamming.
Background[edit]
- External press
- https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-1-scrubs-its-image-online-11576233000
- http://www.businessinsider.com/wiki-pr-ceo-says-wikipedia-ban-was-unfair-2014-1
- http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/wikipedia-sockpuppet-investigation-largest-network-history-wiki-pr/
- http://www.vice.com/read/is-the-pr-industry-buying-influence-over-wikipedia
- Signpost articles
- en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2019-12-27/Special report
- en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2014-01-29/News and notes
- en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2013-11-20/News and notes
- en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2013-10-23/In the media
- en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2013-10-16/News and notes
- en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2013-10-09/News and notes
Discussions[edit]
- (meta) Talk:Wikiproject:Antispam#Wiki_PR,_Status_Labs
- en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Morning277
- en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Kendy2020
- en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Musbaunow
- en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Japanelemu
- en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Boskit190
- en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Fatima 77
- en:Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard/Archive_143#Sophisticated_AFC_subversion
- en:Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard/Archive_153#"How_the_1%_Scrubs_Its_Image_Online"_from_The_Wall_Street_Journal
- en:Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard/Archive_156#Olive_Writing_Hub
- ru:Участник:Wikisaurus/Данные/Спамеры
Articles[edit]
The PR agency often creates an article in several languages (cross-wiki spam) using several accounts.
- PM-International (Q28719676)
- Bitit (Q60849620)
- SnatchBot (Q47458384)
- Ramzan Miah (Q60832154)
- Thierry Charles Dubois (Q61045218)
- Somdip Dey
- Eli Wehbe
- Ben Heine (Q4885823)
- ATFX (Q65160732)
- チェーザレ・カターニア / Cesare Catania (Q56141864)
- Burton Goldfield (Q22077763)
- Southern Hills Counseling Center
- pl:Registrar Corp (Q21503483)