Spam reporting thread #51

PROCEDURES FOR REPORTING SPAM

Distinguish between the following, and flag the highest level of the violation:

-- Type 1: Irredeemable commercial spam: make sure to flag the member's profile, as well as the spammy activity. This type includes things selling strollers, pharmaceuticals, live-streaming sports games, porn, and/or trying to create traffic/links to sites for such things. Sufficient profile flags will automatically result in temporary suspension and deletion of the member's activity, so use your profile-flagging powers wisely and carefully.

-- Type 2: Teachable moments: DO NOT flag the member's profile, but DO flag the violating activity (e.g. self-promotional Talk post, group, or local venue). This type includes promotional activity that violates the Terms of Service (TOS), but where the member is potentially redeemable, e.g. overzealous authors, overzealous publishers, or other members with small TOS violations but who are otherwise using the site legitimately. These cases should be reported to staff (by sending a message or email to staff and/or or posting on this thread), so the member can be taught how to use the site.

Specific procedures:
-- Overzealous authors or publishers (these fall under type 2): do NOT flag the member's profile. Report to staff here or privately. You can also send the member a polite message pointing them to the terms, mentioning the "no promoting" language, and pointing them to the Do's and Don't page for authors: http://www.librarything.com/about_authors.php
-- Suspected sock-puppetry to promote a book, write fake reviews, and/or stack ratings: do not flag the profile, but report to staff here or by message, so staff can investigate. This is a serious violation for which members can be permanently banned.
-- Profile flags for commercial spammers only (type 1): On the member's profile page, click on the "report for spam" link, then follow instructions to flag the member. Again, this is only for commercial spam, not for "overzealous" authors, publishers, or booksellers, which should be reported to staff instead. See Talk post: http://www.librarything.com/topic/85810
-- Spam or promotional posts in a Talk topic (type 1 or 2): flag the post as an abuse of the terms of service.
-- Spam or promotional groups (types 1 and 2): flag new groups using the "flag this group" link.
-- Spam lists: report in this thread, and flag the member if it's commercial spam.
-- Spam works (type 1 spam): flag the work as spam on the work's editions page, and then vote on proposed work spam. Make sure to read the guidelines before proposing or voting, especially for what is not spam. Voting page: http://www.librarything.com/spam_works.php
-- Spam in a review (type 1), or an explicitly promotional review (type 2): flag the review as an abuse of the TOS, using the red flag.
-- Spam or promotion in "published reviews," or other CK fields (type 1 or 2): post here and/or delete.
-- Spam or egregious promotion/advertising in venues or events (type 1 or 2): post here and/or delete. Note that authors are permitted to add events for their books.
-- Spam in book links / quick links: post here and/or edit to remove spam.
-- Spam author names listed on a work: No current procedure. Tim has asked us not to change CK to indicate spammers, and not to combine spam authors together.
-- Not sure if it's spam? Post here, and explain why.

Please note that Tim has asked us not to use either CK or the combining system (whether works or authors) for spam fighting.

For more information see these wiki pages:
Procedures for flagging and reporting spam: http://www.librarything.com/wiki/index.php/Spam#Procedures_for_flagging_and_repo....
Spam works, guidelines for flagging and voting: http://www.librarything.com/wiki/index.php/HelpThing:Spam_works

(A copy of these guidelines, for pasting in new threads, can be found here or at the top of previous threads.)

>1 lilithcat: You've lost the hyperlink in "here" in the last sentence.

Ebook promoter.

http://www.librarything.com/profile/successebooks (pretty spammy, but still probably don't flag)
http://www.librarything.com/topic/227523
http://www.librarything.com/topic/227524

>7 davidgn: Anyone leave a comment on their profile?

>3 anglemark:

Thanks, fixed now!

>7 davidgn:, >8 gilroy:

I have now done so.

Overzealous author
https://www.librarything.com/profile/LRClaude (don't flag)
Promotion:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/227541

>11 davidgn: I left a message on his profile page.

https://www.librarything.com/profile/mobilseo

Plus group
https://www.librarything.com/groups/agarioplay

>18 gilroy:

And topic: https://www.librarything.com/topic/227599

>19 lilithcat: I guess I figured if the group went, the topic went with...

>20 gilroy:

It should, but I guess I'm a belt-and-suspenders spamfighter!

Ack!
http://www.librarything.com/profile/cn2by
http://www.librarything.com/spam_works.php.
I've also let Loranne know.

>26 rybie2: That profile really needs to be flagged, which would at least help with the works (while we're awaiting Loranne's rescue).

For ease of clicking, here it is again:

http://www.librarything.com/profile/cn2by

135 separate works, all spam. :-{

>27 Lyndatrue: Yeah, I flagged the profile when I flagged the spam works. Those are all gone now, so I'm surprised the profile is still live, assuming at least 5 (including 4 who voted on the spam works) also flagged the profile.

>28 rybie2: Not so sure about the spam works flagging, since most of the "reviews" are still live. I'd go through and flag them one at a time, but I keep hoping that staff will show up and render that unnecessary.

>29 Lyndatrue: The reviews will go away when the spammer is removed, or at least that's what I've seen happen.

And on another spam fighter topic, I've noticed there are lots of suppressed spam works (having met the vote requirements) with active spam accounts that can still spam us all... in other words, the spammer profiles are still alive and kicking because the member who flagged the spam works didn't flag the spammer. Many times I wait to flag the spammer until after voting is complete because seeing the account profile is often helpful in voting. And in those cases, I bookmark the spammer profile and go back to flag it once I see the work(s) have enough votes to be removed.

>26 rybie2: Thanks for the heads-up! Something in our flagging > provisional spam system appears to be off. That one should definitely have been gone before now, but I've got it taken care of. Thanks to you all for cleaning up the spam works!

Ugh. I just saw a link on Marni Nixon's page (she'd recently passed away, and I was startled to see it updated.). It said "Official Site" as the link. Now, being the cynical old fart that I am, I looked at what the link was. Yepper. Spam. Morons. Yes, deleted. I'm going to start making a practice of looking closely at links for authors, to make sure there aren't more surprises like that.

https://www.librarything.com/profile/360toParadise
https://www.librarything.com/topic/227719

Overzealous Author

Yep. Already left a note on the profile. Someone might want to mention that book covers for profiles are not really welcomed, either.

ETA: Topic is already gone.

>41 Lyndatrue:

If by "book covers for profiles" you are referring to author pages, then, yes, those are are not only not welcome, they are flaggable.

But if you are referring to an author's personal profile, it's perfectly fine to use book covers (unless, of course, they're X-rated, which is a TOS violation).

To LT staff members:

Could someone clean out all the quick links marked for deletion here? https://www.librarything.com/editquicklinks/online:booksellers

I check these quicklinks periodically for spam, duplicates, etc., but ordinary members can't delete them, so I just put the bad ones under the "delete me" heading. Jeremy used to delete them back in the day, but I don't think anyone's been checking this page in a long time.

Chinese diplomas

http://www.librarything.com/topic/227740#
http://www.librarything.com/topic/227741#
http://www.librarything.com/topic/227742#
http://www.librarything.com/topic/227743
http://www.librarything.com/profile/dfvdgfdh

>42 lilithcat: I understand that the cover in question wasn't flaggable. It was just another nail in the coffin, so to speak. I'm always a bit saddened by people that are drive by folks, since I am pretty sure that we won't see this author again. There are a few out there on LT that are strong contributing members, and just happen to be authors as well.

I do gently point out that I left the standard comment on the profile, and the snippy comment here (and not there).

>47 lesmel: User already dead. Just waiting for the threads to die.

>48 gilroy: The user was still posting when I posted that.

>49 lesmel: *sigh* Everyone is misreading me today.
That was simply a note to say that the guy was dead.

>50 gilroy: *pats you on head* It's ok. Want a cookie? Maybe some tea?

>51 lesmel: Don't be rude.

>52 gilroy: I wasn't meaning to be. :(

>43 rsterling: Thank you for that! Definitely got missed in the shuffle at some point—I don't think I've ever seen that page. Tidying them up now.

https://www.librarything.com/groups/jisphashelly
https://www.librarything.com/profile/lenshashelly

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>54 lorannen: lorannen: Thanks!

Office of US diploma Diploma (Q / micro 744,043,126) handle UCLA UCLA diploma diploma transcript of qualifications California Los Angeles

https://www.librarything.com/profile/chen4545chen
Plus about 20 spam works. Translation of the works is above, though it changes based on the school.

Enthusiastic author. I'm rather amazed, since the account's from 2007, and the post is rather offhand, but still...

http://www.librarything.com/profile/Andared

http://www.librarything.com/topic/179558#5675762

I'm leaving a note on the profile as well.

>63 Lyndatrue:

I'm not hugely surprised. A lot of authors seem to think that "recommend a book about . . . " is license to recommend their own.

https://www.librarything.com/work/18161462
(https://www.librarything.com/profile/gridmayindia)

Normally, I'd ignore this, but I believe I've seen this profile post before. It also says, right on the profile, that "I promote books." Yes, yes she does. I'm flagging the topic. If it didn't have the link to the author's site, I'd have probably just ignore it.

http://www.librarything.com/profile/DianeHall (standard caveats apply, no flagging the profile, etc etc)

http://www.librarything.com/topic/228531#

I have not (yet) left a message on the profile.

just joined, lots of links
http://www.librarything.com/topic/228535#
http://www.librarything.com/profile/kujojonihujo

http://www.librarything.com/profile/SriRamyaKrishna
http://www.librarything.com/profile/RamyaReddy

Multiple spam works entered by each, already flagged and gone, but these members' accounts still remain.

http://www.librarything.com/profile/dddddave01

Chinese Diploma spammer, or whatever that is. 247 entries, all flagged. But I haven't flagged the profile, so that the "reviews" can stand during voting.

>83 starcat: I thought that reviews and works vanished along with the user when suspended.

In addition, there are 250 reviews, and 251 works (the first entry didn't get a "review").

Voting for spam works mentioned in >83 starcat: is complete, so folks should now pile on the flags for the spam profile.

http://www.librarything.com/profile/dddddave01

Still needs more flags. The profile is not yet suspended.

>86 Lyndatrue: that profile is still up

>86 Lyndatrue: >87 Taphophile13: Grrr, things must be broken again. I see this all the time with spam profiles that have multiple spam entries. I'll leave Loranne a comment and link to this.

>84 Lyndatrue: Messages disappear, but I don't think works do.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/228587
http://www.librarything.com/topic/228591

Link spam

>90 Heather19:

Flag the profile, too: http://www.librarything.com/profile/pakzmw3094le

A legit member answered a message in the spam area, and should NOT be flagged, although I would rather not save the topic.
DO NOT FLAG http://www.librarything.com/profile/Sandydog1

>88 rybie2: Got that one! Thanks for the note!

ETA: The reason this one didn't get flagged down appears to have been all the (spam) works they added to the account. The provisional spam system takes into account whether or not the account has books in it. I'm talking to Tim about whether there's any way we can track if books that are added are or are not spam, and get the account zapped accordingly.

Note: I've temporarily reactivated the account while we look into this, so if you see it back up and running for a moment, don't panic!

Author advertising:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/228815

ETA: I've left a note on her profile.

I just wanted to give our valiant Spam Fighters a quick heads-up: I'll be out of the office all of next week, and Kristi will be keeping an eye on things and holding down the fort in my absence. So, if something comes up that needs staff attention, please direct messages to:

kristilabrie
or email: kristi@librarything.com

Just in case:

http://www.librarything.com/profile/sgdfhgfh

ETA: All fixed.

I really love the new system, which seems to work better (sure, there's rare cases, but it's such an improvement over the battles we were fighting before).

http://www.librarything.com/groups/httpswwwyoutubecomwa
Member already gone, as he tried a topic in Book Talk as well.
Gone.

Chinese diplomas

http://www.librarything.com/topic/229064#
http://www.librarything.com/profile/dsgdfhfh

ETA: gone ;-)

Just in case:

http://www.librarything.com/profile/hjuh154

http://www.librarything.com/topic/229066#
http://www.librarything.com/topic/229067#

No worries. Topics still there, but account already flagged, and those topics will be gone in a minute.

https://www.librarything.com/groups/friendsofcitylights
https://www.librarything.com/topic/229058

Publisher spam. Do not flag https://www.librarything.com/profile/CityLightsBooks

You mean bookstore spam(-esque activity). City Lights is one of the most important independent bookstores in the U.S. Be VERY gentle.

It's still spam.

They have also been members for a long time, so should know better. Probably a new staff member.

Fast moving (already many topics)

http://www.librarything.com/profile/gasdfasfa01

Whew. Already stopped. Off to Hades for gasdfasfa01.

Okay, this one's going to be strange. The profile is already in Limbo, and on the verge of being tombstoned, but I noticed that there was an associated group. That group may keep the profile from being tombstoned (nope, gone). I've flagged the group just in case (and the profile, to help it on the way to oblivion).

http://www.librarything.com/profile/liuyan007

http://www.librarything.com/groups/89078

ETA: All gone now. I really love the new system. I really really do.

Chinese spam

http://www.librarything.com/topic/229218#
http://www.librarything.com/profile/sgfdgfh

and gone

More Chinese spam:

https://www.librarything.com/profile/mingming22
https://www.librarything.com/topic/229230#

>119 Collectorator:

(s)oy!

I don't know either. For the time being, I cleared the spammed fields and spam-flagged the work. Only one user has the work It's unclear to me what's going on, though -- apart from the fact that suspended users still seem to be spamming from the grave. (I noticed the Central African Republic Local venue spammer at it again about a week or so back, but since I already called attention to that I assumed that was already on staff radar).

ETA: OK, this was a legit work added by a legit user, but the suspended spammer has learned how to use CK (OH SHIT, THEY'RE ADAPTING! :-p) and added a canonical spam title.
Bottom line: PLEASE VOTE AGAINST MY SPAM FLAG ON THE WORK.

LOTS of Chinese spam

http://www.librarything.com/topic/229388#
http://www.librarything.com/topic/229379#
http://www.librarything.com/topic/229398#
http://www.librarything.com/topic/229396#
http://www.librarything.com/topic/229394#
http://www.librarything.com/topic/229395#
http://www.librarything.com/profile/liuyan88

There were lots more but the tombstone is in place.

spam group

https://www.librarything.com/groups/disiashelly
https://www.librarything.com/profile/disiashelly

http://www.librarything.com/groups/sintujiibond
http://www.librarything.com/profile/sintujiibond

I've also flagged http://www.librarything.com/groups/americanhistorybooks
but not http://www.librarything.com/profile/johnsmith10a10
Because it looks like author spam to me.

Overzealous author : http://www.librarything.com/topic/229682

>126 Jarandel: Profile for author

http://www.librarything.com/profile/Sam99

Doesn't seem very clever, since there's a second post in the same topic, by the same author.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/229682#5695769

I posted on the profile, but I'd suspect it's a waste of time (in this case).

>127 Lyndatrue: Sam99 is probably about to do this again.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/229707#

Currently no links, but I'm betting the next response to his comment is yet another link to the book. If it is, I'm going to flag the profile (because I'm heartless).

Chinese spam

http://www.librarything.com/topic/229723#
http://www.librarything.com/profile/ok

gone just seconds later!

>129 Taphophile13: Topic is gone, but profile still needs more flags.

Hah! Profile suspended too, now.

http://www.librarything.com/more/haiku
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>133 passion4reading: Is there a way to flag that? I think it might be better to notify Lorannen or TimSpalding directly.

Interesting. It's not showing up on the work page: http://www.librarything.com/work/18240013#haiku (The "haiku" is, but the spam isn't.)

Someone flogging their book on a "help me find a book" thread in YA Lit: http://www.librarything.com/topic/226817#5649509

>133 passion4reading: This is the same as >121 Collectorator: ; you found some further residual traces of the work crapification by the undead spammer.

security expert

http://www.librarything.com/profile/Digvijay_Malhotra

"Professional Independent Chennai Escorts for the stylish and chary men. I am delightful and striking with air and my attractive body. Gentleman would like to be through me for some amusing and private moment."
http://www.librarything.com/profile/nilakshiwani

more escorts
http://www.librarything.com/profile/HarkiranKaur
http://www.librarything.com/profile/aishwaryavasan

more escorts
http://www.librarything.com/profile/ziana321

financial consulting with 2 "reviews"
http://www.librarything.com/profile/latinmanharlal
http://www.librarything.com/work/17722356
http://www.librarything.com/work/17708638

Ah, all fixed now (it just took your flag/votes and mine).

https://www.librarything.com/topic/59143#5650941
sock-puppet. Joined today, with one book which just happens to be the one they're pushing.

It seems we have a very busy enthusiastic author/publisher:

(Some of these have already found oblivion, and some still need flags. I've left a note on the profile.)

http://www.librarything.com/profile/AnnaRichy

http://www.librarything.com/topic/228998#5698210

http://www.librarything.com/topic/228011#5698212
http://www.librarything.com/topic/229774#5698211

http://www.librarything.com/topic/229702#5698205 (join to post/flag)

There's more, but I'm wearing out.

ETA: Profile for sockpuppet mentioned in >143 yolana:

http://www.librarything.com/profile/eak88

One more for Anna

http://www.librarything.com/topic/219571#5698213

>144 Lyndatrue:
Another peep out of Anna and I'll be very tempted to flag her profile.

>143 yolana: And another post: http://www.librarything.com/topic/219571#5697821

http://www.librarything.com/groups/wingashelly
http://www.librarything.com/profile/wingashelly

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Does that mean anything?

>147 MarthaJeanne: Nope. I'd say not.

>147 MarthaJeanne: Only meaning I can posit it SPAM.

Wonder if some punctuation could make that work in a book...

I've just "rescued" an overly enthusiastic author from the spam purgatory, and am about to leave a comment on the profile, but wanted to document both topic and profile here, first.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/229935

http://www.librarything.com/profile/ZariaKelvin

The topic will probably be gone, by now. Even though I believe this is just another drive-by author, he or she deserves the same chance as any other.

Yep, topic is gone (it was on Book Talk).

http://www.librarything.com/groups/inmindthat
http://www.librarything.com/profile/ussardvaxer

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>154 Yamanekotei: Did they use Google translate perhaps?

>155 2wonderY: Google discombobulator.

https://www.librarything.com/profile/Aldwin
https://www.librarything.com/profile/AlbertRobbin

spam links on profile pictures

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http://www.librarything.com/groups/nivyatjiibond
http://www.librarything.com/profile/nivyatjiibond

Supposed "author" https://www.librarything.com/profile/johnsmith10a10 leaving profile comment spam & friend requests, but the twitter handle doesn't exist and they actually entered "Quynh Van Nguyen" under the real name spot but claim "My name is John Smith. I am an author of Biographies & Memoirs topic, about the biography of famous people.
Before I started writing the book, I experimented with various occupations: computer programming, dog-training, scientific dating… But my favorite job is writing book and blog." Sooooooo....

http://www.librarything.com/profile/WestTualatinOR

We saw a rash of these a while back, and corporate headquarters of the company assured us it would stop.

>159 .Monkey.: He's back? Was mentioned once before in >125 MarthaJeanne:. Wonder if we should flag him this time...

Well I left a line for Loranne earlier, letting her know they were spamming while purporting to be an author.

>159 .Monkey.:

He's also leaving spam posts:

https://www.librarything.com/topic/230392
https://www.librarything.com/topic/230391
https://www.librarything.com/topic/230390

the usual Chinese diploma spam started its own group

http://www.librarything.com/groups/universityofottawadi
http://www.librarything.com/topic/230401#
http://www.librarything.com/topic/230402#
http://www.librarything.com/topic/230403#
http://www.librarything.com/topic/230404#
http://www.librarything.com/topic/230405#
http://www.librarything.com/topic/230406#
http://www.librarything.com/topic/230407#
http://www.librarything.com/profile/PUPU789

It may finally be suspended, but the most recent spammer hitting us still needs flags on the profile.

http://www.librarything.com/profile/fwe636

Overeager author tooting his own horn: http://www.librarything.com/topic/230408

https://www.librarything.com/profile/mmmnnb

and posts:

https://www.librarything.com/topic/230566
https://www.librarything.com/topic/230565
https://www.librarything.com/topic/230564
https://www.librarything.com/topic/230563

author offering free book looking for reviews on Amazon

http://www.librarything.com/topic/230644#

I'll leave the usual info on profile

Chinese diploma spam

http://www.librarything.com/topic/230668#
http://www.librarything.com/topic/230669#
http://www.librarything.com/topic/230670#
http://www.librarything.com/topic/230671#
http://www.librarything.com/profile/grdfhf

>170 Taphophile13: Topics gone, but profile needs more flags, please.

Just for the sake of noting this, enthusiastic author (the post is already gone). Profile already commented (by MarthaJeanne).

http://www.librarything.com/profile/LonnieO

http://www.librarything.com/profile/email-database
http://www.librarything.com/topic/230681

It's a spam about how to spam!

Had a message posted to my profile from cmtusa offering ebook in return for a review. Is this against the rules for authors? Should I reply to him saying no thanks or just delete?

>174 dudes22: That will probably be against the rules, because when the send one, they tend to send hundreds. Noting here will help admin spot it.

>174 dudes22: I got the same message. I'll write him a note. Looks like he's a legitimate longtime member and has offered a book prior in the correct way.

ok - thanks

http://www.librarything.com/topic/230814
http://www.librarything.com/profile/Roger_Raffee

Author needs to be shown the way.

https://www.librarything.com/topic/137511#5709397
Same author as >179 davidgn:

Chinese spam time

http://www.librarything.com/topic/230818#
http://www.librarything.com/profile/asfsdgf

and gone, just like that.

Diploma mill profile

http://www.librarything.com/profile/zxcv0830

http://www.librarything.com/groups/sinsashelly
http://www.librarything.com/profile/sinsashelly

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>184 stortemelk: Lots of spam works there too.

>184 stortemelk: >185 2wonderY: As I recall, it takes flagging the reviews and the works, or at least pleading for intervention from lorannen to fix the problems with this:

http://www.librarything.com/profile/erelyearola

If no one else contacts her, I'll do it in a bit, but I'm still drinking that all-important first cup of coffee, and have no competence.

I don't think just flagging the profile is going to fix this one.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/227502#5667645

>187 Lyndatrue: You are more on the ball than I am. I even looked at those reviews and saw they contained spam links, and I did nothing about them.

>188 2wonderY: (et alia) The reviews still need another flag or two. The works appear to be suppressed as spam.

http://www.librarything.com/profile_reviews.php?view=erelyearola

Now that I have competence and diplomacy skills, I'll go off and leave a note on Lorannen's profile.

ETA: Never mind. Reviews are now suppressed as well.

We'll just have to wait for Loranne to show up and wave her magic wand.

badly translated bodybuilding spam ads posing as new groups

http://www.librarything.com/groups/alonpjuriya
http://www.librarything.com/profile/alonpjuriya

http://www.librarything.com/groups/kinhajiibond
http://www.librarything.com/profile/kinhajiibond

Thanks to >187 Lyndatrue: for pinging me on this one. I try to stay on top of this thread, but today's my big day of spreadsheets for ER, so messaging me directly was much appreciated! I've got them zapped now.

http://www.librarything.com/profile/sfrhinoplasty

"Types of Nose Jobs Available in San Francisco..."

>194 2wonderY: Ha!

http://www.librarything.com/groups/frinkashell1
http://www.librarything.com/groups/frinkashell
http://www.librarything.com/profile/frinkashelly

Not sure on this one though
http://www.librarything.com/groups/qwerty
http://www.librarything.com/profile/qwerty001
http://www.librarything.com/profile/qwerty002

>196 Yamanekotei: Already discussed over here:

http://www.librarything.com/topic/222812#5711796

(That's a helpful answer from Lorannen)

Here's where it all started.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/222812#5710581

(ETA: For those just noticing them, please don't flag the profiles or group for qwerty)

>197 Lyndatrue:

Thanks for letting me know of the discussion. I didn't see that thread.

Group: https://www.librarything.com/groups/q150061758100
Created by https://www.librarything.com/profile/koomsdas6
Same person has posted a spam work: https://www.librarything.com/work/18318465

>201 Collectorator: Gone now :)

Another spam group:
https://www.librarything.com/groups/q405665716ncl100newc

author spam:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/231230

I've left a note.

Time for a new thread.