Spam reporting thread #57

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.)

Chinese diplomas
https://www.librarything.com/profile/bmyv

Someone's definitely on top of following these topics and acting on them. I sometimes get curious to check something out, but - gone every time.

>3 Cecrow:

They go pretty fast if the profile is flagged.

>3 Cecrow: Still, you should continue to check things out. Every once in a while, I'll see something that was listed in what may be the off hours for some of us, and it'll still be there, a few hours later. There's other things that will keep something around, too, such as if the miscreant has added a book or two (usually still spam, but LT doesn't differentiate). A little click on the profile, when someone's put it up there, is always useful to do.

You never know.

holiday retreat, close to beach, restaurants, shopping
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Lakeshoregreens

reclaimed building materials
https://www.librarything.com/profile/tcaudwell

Is there any way to get rid of topics like this one?
https://www.librarything.com/topic/258141

Two different spammers posted there. The spammers are gone, the messages are gone, but the topic subject is spam and remains.

"Before buying just give a try for custom design option and employ virtual reality frameworks for your size and fittings. If you’re not satisfied with your own garb fittings, no problem at all, you can simply contact our fashion experts and get a cutting edge idea for your party wears."

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

Yes, this is spam. Please flag both posts.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/258209#6060757
http://www.librarything.com/topic/258209#6060755

I am, as yet, undecided about the profile.

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

Please don't click on the link in the first post.

>10 Lyndatrue: I did flag the profile, because by putting two messages up Saharah tried to make sure that the topic doesn't disappear. This is trying to game the system, not just not knowing that it isn't allowed.

BTW, the topic is gone anyway.

More Chinese university spam:

http://www.librarything.com/profile/hezuoyukuai444

http://www.librarything.com/topic/258398
http://www.librarything.com/topic/258397
http://www.librarything.com/topic/258396
http://www.librarything.com/topic/258395
http://www.librarything.com/topic/258394

Never mind -- gone now

Chinese time

https://www.librarything.com/profile/c1755482346
https://www.librarything.com/profile/hezuoyukuai555

https://www.librarything.com/topic/258442
https://www.librarything.com/topic/258443
https://www.librarything.com/topic/258444
https://www.librarything.com/topic/258445
https://www.librarything.com/topic/258446
https://www.librarything.com/topic/258447
https://www.librarything.com/topic/258449

http://www.librarything.com/profile/Foreign8510022
with more spam!
http://www.librarything.com/topic/258439

Yet more Chinese university spam:

http://www.librarything.com/profile/dsfgfdw01

and more Chinese

http://www.librarything.com/profile/jifaniwota2

The last ones, from >14 Taphophile13: and on, do not seem to be responding to flagging.

ETA: I don't see any posts, but the profiles are still there. :-{

>19 Collectorator: Thanks. They're all suspended now (finally). I noticed the lag yesterday for a while, too. They must be running something in the evening.

Chinese University Spam
https://www.librarything.com/profile/mcsegdgt85

Also
https://www.librarything.com/profile/techiezoncall

Spam Author/book/photo:

http://www.librarything.com/pic/5828510
http://www.librarything.com/profile/goaldigger
http://www.librarything.com/work/19628295/reviews/141914249
http://www.librarything.com/work/19628295

SEO

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

Village store: clothing, gifts, etc
https://www.librarything.com/profile/LisaCusick

http://www.librarything.com/profile/lisawilliam
http://www.librarything.com/topic/258762#

Never mind. Gone, baby, gone.

Dda Smart Cities we work with well-trained hands and along with our experienced team, we have built an innovative model with highest ethical standards in customer service.

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

chinese diplomas

https://www.librarything.com/profile/hezuoyukuai999
https://www.librarything.com/topic/258807#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/258808#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/258809#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/258810#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/258811#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/258812#

and gone

Author Self Promotion:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/258829

(Member has already commented on thread, so it won't go away. Also, profile has been noted.)

>29 gilroy: Not sure where the profile was noted, but I'm posting it here, just in case.

http://www.librarything.com/profile/Aaliyah.S

>1 lilithcat:, suggested update for first bullet (not that I was wise enough to look here first):

-- 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 (NOT on the topic, this prevents it from disappearing), 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

how to register as an NGO
https://www.librarything.com/profile/pittbulroy

technology news, reviews, games, apps, deals
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Sachin_Bhatt

Flats for sale
https://www.librarything.com/profile/OzoneUrbana

online market place for all kind of construction and interior related projects
https://www.librarything.com/profile/DEEPAK289

http://www.librarything.com/topic/258911#
http://www.librarything.com/profile/akshii

ETA: Gone

>36 Lyndatrue: gone

https://www.librarything.com/profile/echochen
spammy tag with profile pic: https://www.librarything.com/pic/5836905

" we are specialized in the field of snorkeling equipment and gagging."

https://www.librarything.com/profile/amarvilas
again: https://www.librarything.com/pic/5837311

https://www.librarything.com/profile/gardenersmelbourne
https://www.librarything.com/pic/5837199

Some spam I sort of understand, especially from enthusiastic authors. Snorkel equipment advertising, as an LT profile ... I just don't get it. Folks must get paid per URL they can promote on, whether it makes any logical sense or not.

But if they get paid for each ad that is still up the next day, LT is not a good place to waste their efforts on.

Nor is it worth the while of those paying. Any spam that is still up is so well hidden that it's not going to bring in customers. But we still see, besides the small stuff, the same ads day after day to be removed again.

I don't get it either.

enthusiastic publisher

https://www.librarything.com/topic/258937
https://www.librarything.com/profile/PremioPublishing

I've left a profile note.

explore your english speaking skills
https://www.librarything.com/profile/bmconsultants06

https://www.librarything.com/profile/MalgorzataNK
https://www.librarything.com/topic/119205#6072074

The message translates as: Hello all. My name is Margaret, I work as an online web site designer for money. I really love my job. And in my free time I like reading books
But the links go to gambling sites.

The usual Chinese university spam: http://www.librarything.com/profile/afdsagdsaf01

And another: http://www.librarything.com/profile/Elllazan01

manufacturers and suppliers of autoclaves
http://www.librarything.com/profile/Autoclaves

chinese time

https://www.librarything.com/profile/Oioioopop1

https://www.librarything.com/topic/259107#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/259108#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/259109#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/259110#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/259111#

Author spam: https://www.librarything.com/topic/259214#6074965

Profile: https://www.librarything.com/profile/stef7sa

He's been a member for two years; he should know better!

>50 lilithcat: Also here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/259215#

>51 MarthaJeanne: Still needs one more flag.

>52 MarthaJeanne: Flagged (and gone).

Enthusiastic Publisher:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/259292

Profile:
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Inkitt (Has been commented accordingly.)

ETA:
They created new threads even after the comment on profile:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/259334
https://www.librarything.com/topic/259332

Further research online shows this publisher has a tendency to spam regular like.

download videos

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

missed one

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

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

see the tag in the profile photos "Best Dietitians In Mumbai."

https://www.librarything.com/topic/243297#5922831 overzealous author

https://www.librarything.com/topic/259539
Overzealous author.

Profile already has a note

Profiles of overzealous authors:

>60 .Monkey.: https://www.librarything.com/profile/rjglider

>62 gilroy: https://www.librarything.com/profile/starbaseone

(Yes, I'm compulsive.)

>63 Lyndatrue: Oops. Sorry. I fergot.

https://www.librarything.com/topic/259566

Enthusiastic Author
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Scott_Baron

Profile noted.

>65 gilroy: Profile actually has two notes on it. The previous one is from MarthaJeanne, yesterday.

yoga for backache, arthritis, stress, weight problems
https://www.librarything.com/profile/RitikaShinoy

This one bears watching.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/259631

http://www.librarything.com/topic/259632 (previous post to that group was in 2016)

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

She's just helping with the movie "Mars" by Ben Bova, and is looking for interested parties, or people who like Ben, or... I dunno.

http://www.librarything.com/author/bovaben

There's a lot off kilter here; notably the request itself. There's no data on her profile, other than the two groups she's joined, and her profile name. Love and admire Bova, and I'm absolutely positive that there'd be *something* out there, somewhere, if he was involved in filming Mars...or if *anyone* was going to do this.

>69 Lyndatrue: And she just joined today

Enthusiastic Author

http://www.librarything.com/profile/Leon_Cooper (I've commented on the profile)

http://www.librarything.com/topic/259643#

British and Irish Lions \rugby\ tour to New Zealand

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

relocation service
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Thepackersmovers

I know it sounds sad. Still, he's the author, promoting his book. Yes, I left a note on the profile.

http://www.librarything.com/profile/Nelder.Lester

http://www.librarything.com/topic/259739#

No, there's no link in the topic...however, his books (including his own) were just added today.

(I'd also want to tell him that it's impolite to involve LT and the members in what could be an ugly case of slander.)

ETA: Second post (same topic).
http://www.librarything.com/topic/259739#6081684

>74 Lyndatrue: The topic isn't disappearing because of the two messages.

>75 MarthaJeanne: Yeah, I'm considering asking staff to remove it. I was hopeful that it would somehow be magic, but it isn't Sad business, no matter how you look at it.

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

At first glance at the logo, I thought it said edible carpet.

https://www.librarything.com/profile/flystanchion
spam content is in the profile pic: https://www.librarything.com/pic/5855435

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

missed one

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

dang! Another. Nice pic though.

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

Some sort of Chinese(?) spam: http://www.librarything.com/profile/rkdrrpdk

http://www.librarything.com/topic/259816
http://www.librarything.com/topic/259815
http://www.librarything.com/topic/259814
http://www.librarything.com/topic/259813
http://www.librarything.com/topic/259812

Never mind, gone as I typed.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/259841

I left a note on the profile
http://www.librarything.com/profile/audiovisceral

https://www.librarything.com/topic/243788#6083527
https://www.librarything.com/profile/jangkrik

Gone.

This profile is Spam, despite the book added to the library:

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

chinese diplomas

https://www.librarything.com/profile/maekensn02

Chinese spam: http://www.librarything.com/profile/gasdfafg02

https://www.librarything.com/groups/q551190476university
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Sxpww
Chinese university.

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

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

https://www.librarything.com/profile/Westin_Chen
spam is in the profile pic: https://www.librarything.com/pic/5859240

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

https://www.librarything.com/profile/soonercleaning
https://www.librarything.com/pic/5859217

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

Enthusiastic author:

http://www.librarything.com/topic/259968#
http://www.librarything.com/profile/Melissa_E_Beckwith

(I've left the obligatory comment)

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

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

https://www.librarything.com/profile/semcosmetics
see: https://www.librarything.com/pic/5860931

a bit early for Chinese diploma spam

http://www.librarything.com/profile/jufb888

ETA: already gone

VPS web hosting provider

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

chinese diploma spam again

https://www.librarything.com/profile/iyxtiok65wkd
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260107#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260108#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260109#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260110#

chinese diplomas

https://www.librarything.com/profile/aksldjfklsd03
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260225#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260226#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260227#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260228#

OK, gone now

Two of them:

http://www.librarything.com/profile/vxcvfvcvvvwillia
http://www.librarything.com/topic/260232#

and

http://www.librarything.com/profile/kazlismithh
http://www.librarything.com/topic/260231#

Gone. I typed too slowly.

a dozen chinese spam threads

https://www.librarything.com/profile/huangsun02
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260307#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260308#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260309#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260310#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260311#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260312#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260313#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260314#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260315#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260316#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260317#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260318#

already gone

financial management
https://www.librarything.com/profile/denniscoral

steroid powder
https://www.librarything.com/profile/qualitysteroid

Smartphones & laptops:

http://www.librarything.com/profile/abiddccwillia
http://www.librarything.com/profile/riyanzsmithh

Well, that was fast. Poof!

software
http://www.librarything.com/profile/Homeofsoftware

Escorts:

http://www.librarything.com/pic/5865483
http://www.librarything.com/profile/rubyjai67508697

Well, he's gone now.

livestream links

http://www.librarything.com/topic/260403#
http://www.librarything.com/profile/mikelerela

lots of escorts

make you fully satisfied on the bed
https://www.librarything.com/profile/RiyaBanarjee

your expectation on the bed, in the car or your preferred location
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Bangalore.massagespa

sex escorts, 100% hygienic sex
https://www.librarything.com/profile/escortagency11

full satisfaction according to your interest without any disturbance with all comforts, no brokers involved
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Simmy_Leon

>102 Taphophile13: Those are all gone.

>103 MarthaJeanne: Thank you, and good riddance to them.

https://www.librarything.com/topic/260416

I did not flag https://www.librarything.com/profile/jenniebooks

>105 MarthaJeanne: She posted again.
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260417#

>105 MarthaJeanne: and >106 Taphophile13: You don't mention what type of posting this is, but I'm expecting it falls in the promotion for self or others. I could swear I'd commented on that profile before (although not recently), and yet I see no comments (including any from either of you) there.

We'll see how long my comment stays...

>107 Lyndatrue: She was trying to help a friend get a food truck and included his facebook page. She's been here a long time so she should know the rules. I didn't leave a profile note. I don't know if MarthaJeanne did.

chinese diplomas anyone?

https://www.librarything.com/profile/nianqinren6

and already gone

>108 Taphophile13: I did after the second one. Both notes are now gone. I'm afraid my note wasn't very polite. I basically said that the notes were spam and that the first one was gone because it had been flagged away. As you say, she has been here long enough to know the rules.

Author spam from March https://www.librarything.com/topic/7770#5972404

Don't flag https://www.librarything.com/profile/ElliottBeth

chinese again

https://www.librarything.com/topic/260472#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/wangyan5100166

A real lag time this evening before Chinese diploma spam is tombstoned

finally

http://www.librarything.com/profile/ganjeusn01

and now
http://www.librarything.com/profile/nianqinren7

needs flagged

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

see profile picture link
http://www.librarything.com/pic/5868370

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

more chinese

https://www.librarything.com/profile/klasjfldw03
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260517
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260518
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260519

>115 Taphophile13: Weird. Topics are gone, but profile seems immune to the flagging. I wonder if I should poke Tim & Co. ? This seems vaguely familiar, and it may require a server talking to or so.

Crap. I just remembered that he'd talked about getting on a plane. I wonder if anyone's even around. Someone want to try Lorannen?

https://www.librarything.com/profile/rrpp
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260525

That one's in the spam folder anyway. Sorry, not really awake yet.

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

and the spam is here:
http://www.librarything.com/pic/5870155

Enthusiastic Author:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260531

https://www.librarything.com/profile/AdamNicke (Profile: Don't Flag)

Aggravating. He wrote two messages, so the topic still exists. And he KNEW that this might not be allowed.

>122 MarthaJeanne: I've actually already asked staff to remove the topic thread (they can do it, and have done it for me before). That profile picture and the books both look familiar. I swear that I've seen this moron post before. Seriously.

ETA: Weird. The single book he's actually written may be linked to another book by the same author, rather than him actually having written it. The book was first published in 1995, and I'm having a hard time believing that he wrote it more than 25 years ago, and in 2017...

Now I'm curious. I don't have time to research this right now, but later on today, I'm going to pay some serious attention to this.

>123 Lyndatrue: also https://www.librarything.com/topic/260530#6091579

For future reference book is Grim Fairy Tales

>123 Lyndatrue: I hate cheaters. I hate them a lot. I note that he even said "republished" in this one. I'm POSITIVE I've flagged him before.

>124 MarthaJeanne: That was fast, but another double whammy. Bah! >125 Lyndatrue: Yes, this feels very familiar.

>123 Lyndatrue:

I've actually already asked staff to remove the topic thread

But, of course, another member has now posted in that thread to tell him that promotion is frowned on: https://www.librarything.com/topic/260531#6092160

Why someone would do that after both the posts were flagged and hidden is not something that I can explain.

appliance repairs
https://www.librarything.com/profile/delhirepairs

real estate
https://www.librarything.com/profile/vaishalipokale

>127 lilithcat: You got me (on PhaedraB posting on that thread). She's done it before; it puzzles me that someone who has been here so long would not know better. I dunno.

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

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

https://www.librarything.com/profile/viralconnections
see
https://www.librarything.com/pic/5871838

Probably pre-spam posting:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/195730#6092523

Brand new member posting a non-sequiteur in an old thread

https://www.librarything.com/profile/QuintonsmithJr3

Old technique being resurrected.

edit: This perhaps should have bee posted in the Is this Spam? thread.

>123 Lyndatrue: I've taken care of one of the offending threads, but, as I mentioned to Lyndatrue privately, I'm leaving one in place for a little while. I want to raise the issue of why those topics aren't automatically disappearing from view with our developers, and I need an example to show them.

I don't mind manually deleting threads like this on my end, but a) it's annoying for you folks to have to ask us to do it, rather than having them hidden automatically, and b) doing so hides the fact that those posts ever existed, even from the admin side, and seeing posting history for repeat offenders is important.

Whatever happens, I'll remove the remaining thread by Friday, at the latest.

>132 lorannen: Thank you. It really is very satisfying to see spam threads disappear.

I have begun worrying recently that somewhere the double message trick was being mentioned somewhere as a way of getting around spam controls. In a few cases we have seen spammers use two new member names to try and keep a topic active. That possibility should be included in any attempt to close this loophole.

SEO
https://www.librarything.com/profile/PhilaSEORaup

Kind of sneaky, but still, Author and self-promotion.

Profile:

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

http://www.librarything.com/topic/159954#6093373

There may be others. That was stuck on the end of an old, dormant topic.

ETA: I left a polite comment on his profile.

What, where the hell do they get off posting their fantasy junk in a math group?! Ugh

>135 Lyndatrue: They've been here since 2013. They should know better

girls' dresses
https://www.librarything.com/profile/samaera

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

https://www.librarything.com/profile/diadesigns123
see
https://www.librarything.com/pic/5873337

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

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

"Powerful love vashikaran mantra is highly successful to solve your any kind of troubles. Our vashikaran expert has excellent skills over all kind of crafts and spells."

https://www.librarything.com/profile/mahakaliupasak99

Author spam https://www.librarything.com/topic/243776#6096281

Don't flag http://www.librarything.com/profile/kathypicard

Also https://www.librarything.com/topic/260811#

One more flag needed:

https://www.librarything.com/topic/243776#6096281

ETA: Okay, flagged into invisibility (the standalone one is gone). I wonder if she posted other places?

construction and real estate builder
https://www.librarything.com/profile/atulenterprises

latest Government Job Notifications
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Careervilla

>141 MarthaJeanne: not cataloged anything and yet wants to advertise like it's all innocent and such? Pfft.

Too many recently with this line. 'I don't know if it's allowed...' Word has gotten out, but they still want to try it on.

chinese diplomas in their own group

https://www.librarything.com/profile/cjikebe07
https://www.librarything.com/groups/melbourneq744043126m

https://www.librarything.com/topic/260857#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260858#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260859#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260860#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260861#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260862#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/260863#

Just in case:

http://www.librarything.com/profile/jhimag
http://www.librarything.com/topic/260936#

ETA: Still around. May need more flagging...

It's going to be a long night. Caching problems seem to be keeping the profiles from being suspended. The topic in >148 Lyndatrue: is gone, but that profile's still there. Hopefully the profile in >149 MarthaJeanne: will be suspended soon. The topic still needs one more flag.

>149 MarthaJeanne: Created another group

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

eta topic gone. Groups and spammer remain.

and another group
http://www.librarything.com/groups/installandconfiguret

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

Given today's problems, I am going to flag the topics as well. Chinese university spam in the 75 group.

4:24 I guess it's not universities this time. Two flags each.

4:41 Some at three, others gone. Profile still there.

Going, going, only one left.

>49 Taphophile13: and another group http://www.librarything.com/groups/learntousequickbooks

Profiles still not being suspended.

The profiles in >148 Lyndatrue: ans >149 MarthaJeanne: Still exist. So do all the groups listed since.

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

The Chinese spammers are also very busy.

Sorry guys. The "crons" were off--so it wasn't catching them.

enthusiastic publisher

http://www.librarything.com/profile/PeterDamianBellis
http://www.librarything.com/topic/261064#
http://www.librarything.com/topic/261061#
http://www.librarything.com/topic/261060#
http://www.librarything.com/topic/261059#
http://www.librarything.com/topic/261058#
http://www.librarything.com/topic/261066#

I haven't left a profile note.

>157 amanda4242: Message given at http://www.librarything.com/topic/261064#

>157 amanda4242: Missed one
https://www.librarything.com/topic/261062

I did drop the note on his profile because I hadn't realized it was the same person. :S

>157 amanda4242: Note that his profile currently reads

About meI am the publisher of River Boat Books. I am also the author of The Conjure Man (2010) and One Last Dance with Lawrence Welk & Other Stories, which was a 1997 Minnesota Book Award Finalist.

Because he is now claimimg not to be the publisher. (see: https://www.librarything.com/work/19405243/book/140977816)

>160 MarthaJeanne: Seriously?!

Glad I copied that. He has taken the reference to River Boat books off his profile. Innocent enthusiasts don't post the same message in at least 7 different groups.

Huge Chinese invasion, about 30 posts:

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

ETA: Already gone but there were over 60 posts.

http://www.librarything.com/profile/meiyahg
see http://www.librarything.com/pic/5880796

http://www.librarything.com/profile/VMX-RACING
see http://www.librarything.com/pic/5882189

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

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

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

http://www.librarything.com/profile/Katherine_Lee
see http://www.librarything.com/pic/5883926

water treatment plant
https://www.librarything.com/profile/membranemnf

LT account with the same name was deleted as spam earlier this a.m.
Can someone correct this? I am unsure what should be done.

https://www.librarything.com/work/13160689

edited to include 2nd sentence

>166 Conkie: I've alerted staff to the problem. Man, that one is really something, too. The original work has been modified, and needs to be returned to the previous state. What a shame that there are people that do this, you know?

ETA: I've removed the Common Knowledge entries that had been used by the spammer, and for the edification of the curious, the entries I deleted were Series, Canonical Title, and Alternative Title. I hate spammers so very much.

Chinese diplomas

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

>169 Taphophile13: There's been so very much of this, tonight. I note that a bit of it's been caught, and showed up over in the spam folder, but for the most part, it's been showing up on Book talk (and probably other places that I don't normally check).

>170 Lyndatrue: I've been seeing the same thing. That last one was posting as fast as I was flagging the posts, staying just ahead of me and the one this morning had over 60 posts. I wouldn't be surprised if some are showing up in threads I don't check but everything seems to start in Book Talk: either spam or help me find this book I love but don't remember.

smartphones

https://www.librarything.com/topic/262382#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/piyushcvvdfwilliam

Almost a full page of Chinese spam posts:

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

https://www.librarything.com/topic/262385# thru
https://www.librarything.com/topic/262472

Tim is looking at it again. At the time I posted there, there was over a page of spam with only one other message on my screen.

(I had flagged the spammers I saw, but I could have been the first.)

drug rehab
https://www.librarything.com/profile/sedrugrehab

https://www.librarything.com/profile/vividlightbars
see https://www.librarything.com/pic/5885454

>167 Lyndatrue:

Thank you for taking care of that ????
I knew it might take more than just deleting content! :)

See https://www.librarything.com/topic/261096#6104500

Lots of spam groups

http://www.librarything.com/profile/cnzt
http://www.librarything.com/groups/fullebookmultiplescl

All gone before I could open the others.

what is going on???

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

https://www.librarything.com/groups/new only shows the most recent 50 new groups so there may more more

it's all word salad
https://www.librarything.com/groups/downloadpdffoodalert
https://www.librarything.com/groups/prewiewveganbackenve
https://www.librarything.com/groups/fullebookvampireacad
https://www.librarything.com/groups/rtfsenecaandelizabet
https://www.librarything.com/groups/downloadebookdorothy
https://www.librarything.com/groups/howtoshopuboatbasesa
https://www.librarything.com/groups/torrentbookaircraftf
https://www.librarything.com/groups/downloadebookhowabra
https://www.librarything.com/groups/kindleliteraryrecoll
https://www.librarything.com/groups/downloadpdfanappealt
https://www.librarything.com/groups/itunestheadventureso
https://www.librarything.com/groups/phonejudginggodbyjoh
https://www.librarything.com/groups/readonlinebooksevenm
https://www.librarything.com/groups/mp3frozeniciclepopsa
https://www.librarything.com/groups/mp3poemschieflylyric
https://www.librarything.com/groups/acquireaguideforwome
https://www.librarything.com/groups/downloadthepirateba9
https://www.librarything.com/groups/storeataleforthetime
https://www.librarything.com/groups/downloadisraelitepro
https://www.librarything.com/groups/bookepictomatoespdfe
https://www.librarything.com/groups/itunesreadlifeandtim
https://www.librarything.com/groups/downloadthemirageoft
https://www.librarything.com/groups/downloadebookmoonofv
https://www.librarything.com/groups/acquirepentagrammrit
https://www.librarything.com/groups/purchasewithoutsig17
https://www.librarything.com/groups/viewwasmannerzumkoch
https://www.librarything.com/groups/bookverlyraeselected
https://www.librarything.com/groups/downloadepubprintmak
https://www.librarything.com/groups/readonlinethroughrus
https://www.librarything.com/groups/downloadepubdivideds
https://www.librarything.com/groups/bookiranianf14tomcat
https://www.librarything.com/groups/readonlineaumenudes6
https://www.librarything.com/groups/mp3motorboatshydropl
https://www.librarything.com/groups/mp3thedragonsteetham
https://www.librarything.com/groups/readonlinebookthecam
https://www.librarything.com/groups/acquirecupcakesandca
https://www.librarything.com/groups/downloadbooklifeandt
https://www.librarything.com/groups/viewvacherinscommech
https://www.librarything.com/groups/torrentbooktheviciss
https://www.librarything.com/groups/downloadoperationbar
https://www.librarything.com/groups/downloadpdfdemocracy
https://www.librarything.com/groups/readonlinebookchrist
https://www.librarything.com/groups/purchasewithoutsig19
https://www.librarything.com/groups/txtthebackyardhomest
https://www.librarything.com/groups/ipadmyspanishyearpdf
https://www.librarything.com/groups/itunesreaddeleuzeand
https://www.librarything.com/groups/purchasewithoutsig18
https://www.librarything.com/groups/downloadebookthumbel
https://www.librarything.com/groups/purchasegerardsasias
https://www.librarything.com/groups/rtfuscopyrightrenewa

Okay, they're gone.

Ugh.

Note: They may come back as I play with this. This is just me looking at them. I can look at Talk threads that are deleted easily, but I'm not sure about groups.

normal spam

high-performance computing, enterprise learning, and advertising
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Perceptionworld

insurance
https://www.librarything.com/profile/icicilombardinc

trading the all types of gemstones jewelry and gemstone online
https://www.librarything.com/profile/ruby100

dental group
https://www.librarything.com/profile/universitydental

>181 Taphophile13:
>182 Taphophile13:
>183 Taphophile13:

Are we going after profiles before they do anything? I know dental offices and jewelry stores that have books to catalog as much as the private user. Where's the rest of the spam? Is it a review, a work, a posting?

>184 gilroy: If the profile is created only to establish an online presence - free advertising space, then it's spam. It's usually pretty obvious.

https://www.librarything.com/profile/IECAbroad
see https://www.librarything.com/pic/5892620

https://www.librarything.com/profile/Steel_Tubes_India
see https://www.librarything.com/pic/5892495

https://www.librarything.com/profile/ProLearnHub
see tags https://www.librarything.com/pic/5887126

>185 2wonderY: IF you know for a fact that it is only for online presence, then they should be put in the great spam profile hunt thread.

>184 gilroy: The dental office had a several paragraph-long description all about us and why you should come to us. They catalogued only one "Book" which they reviewed with a repeat of the description. If they had been cataloging dental and medical books I would say it was a legitimate use of LT.

Jewelry stores that have a sales pitch and website but no books would also seem to be here only to advertize.

>187 Taphophile13: If you are hunting just profiles, they should go here:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/254702

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

https://www.librarything.com/profile/Max247locksmith

https://www.librarything.com/profile/gaytodo
see https://www.librarything.com/pic/5894093

https://www.librarything.com/profile/prashant1011
see https://www.librarything.com/pic/5894161

Enthusiastic Author:
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Cymoeba (do not flag)
https://www.librarything.com/topic/264887#

Message left on the author's profile

gmail support

https://www.librarything.com/groups/gmailtechnicalsuppo2
https://www.librarything.com/profile/emailwala

More gmail support

https://www.librarything.com/profile/rajusingh
https://www.librarything.com/work/19864140

and more

https://www.librarything.com/groups/ttechnical187734082
https://www.librarything.com/profile/sonig

>191 Taphophile13: also https://www.librarything.com/groups/contactgmailtechnica
There was a topic in bug collectors, but it went very quickly.

There's a whole bunch of these listed on the new groups page:

https://www.librarything.com/groups/new

Another creating spam groups

https://www.librarything.com/profile/henry.friedman
https://www.librarything.com/profile/rajusingh
https://www.librarything.com/profile/zxcvvcxz
https://www.librarything.com/profile/johneycarter

Creating spam groups

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

They all seem to be off the new group page now.

BTW, one flag takes it off the new groups page, but it is important that enough people flag the profiles.

https://www.librarything.com/groups/sitaram18773409222gm
https://www.librarything.com/groups/dhage18773409222gmai
https://www.librarything.com/groups/rista18773409222gmai
https://www.librarything.com/groups/callme18773409222gma

new groups page no longer show these but the groups are still in existance, even after the profile disappears

More just showed up

https://www.librarything.com/topic/264893
https://www.librarything.com/groups/aolsupport1800570122
https://www.librarything.com/groups/aolsupport1800570124

https://www.librarything.com/profile/oswald.grempel

https://www.librarything.com/groups/nortonantivirustech2
https://www.librarything.com/groups/qurbaniesetantivirus
https://www.librarything.com/groups/krrishkasperskyanti2
https://www.librarything.com/groups/bitdefendercustomer2

https://www.librarything.com/profile/john2k4

has been suspended, but still creating groups?

https://www.librarything.com/groups/itechsupport18005701

again
https://www.librarything.com/groups/mcafeentiviruserrort

https://www.librarything.com/profile/respbern.trimpathy

multiple groups

https://www.librarything.com/profile/jchin2018

still active

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

still making groups

Where is staff? Help! I've gotta leave.

>226 2wonderY: I think they are busy fixing wiki pages.

It's getting late here, and I'm turning off for the night. Hope things calm down.

https://www.librarything.com/profile/bhagdkboss is creating more groups despite having been suspended since >221 2wonderY:

bhagdkboss still making groups
https://www.librarything.com/groups/callhere18005701233g

mobailphone has been suspended

raven.johnson has been suspended

>248 Taphophile13: Oh now they've gone TOO FAR!

>249 norabelle414: Maybe it's actually Voldemort behind all this.

timothygrander has been suspended

Four hours of attack! You few are champions!

>279 2wonderY: Thanks. My wrist did begin to ache a bit. I just hope this isn't the new Chinese.

I'm working on it. This hasn't previously been such a big attack vector. Argh.

>281 timspalding: They're adapting.

>279 2wonderY: Nice work parrying.

>281 timspalding: You've made some change or other that's adversely affecting the Spam folder. Take a look; everything (only three, so far) is there, and not dead, from about 6:30 Pacific until now. Not sure if I should bother you via PM, but just noting it here, in case...

>283 Lyndatrue:

I'm not sure what you mean. So, the spam folder holds things that we suspect are spam. It doesn't kill the user and indeed it doesn't kill the topic entirely--it just stays in spam. It turns red and is completely unreachable if the user is marked as spam.

>284 Collectorator:

If you're a member of this group, go to the talk tab and look on the left.

>281 timspalding:

I've added spam-testing for groups. The data set is smaller, and it looks only about 75% effective. At present there's no way to see what's being killed automatically. I'll add something tomorrow.

I often go there to hurry along the process, and when I've killed the topic (it had nearly enough flags to finish it off, so I helped), I fully expected to see the tombstone (which is normal, in that case).

User profile http://www.librarything.com/profile/Vuongnguyen is still unsuspended, even though he hit so long ago. Even if they're flagged red, I'm not all that sure that they aren't able to cause other trouble (I note that when I rescue someone who has ended up there inadvertently, that they're still able to make other posts). I check the folder as often as twice a day, especially when we seem to have a lot of this sort of thing going on.

Ah, okay, the disks are behind. Blech. Working on it.

Okay, sorted. Sigh.

This topic is getting inordinately long, so I've continued it.