Spam reporting thread #66

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: https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/Spam
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.)

still needs zapped

http://www.librarything.com/profile/paytonross1

gases
user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/ektaenterprises
work: https://www.librarything.com/work/22509734/162350409

weight loss
https://www.librarything.com/topic/299069#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/uohgytrg

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

eta https://www.librarything.com/topic/299124

male enhancement
https://www.librarything.com/work/22265590
https://www.librarything.com/work/22265591
https://www.librarything.com/work/22265589/160083732
https://www.librarything.com/work/22265586/160083729
https://www.librarything.com/work/22265584/160083727
https://www.librarything.com/work/22265578/160083721

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

more
https://www.librarything.com/work/21648726
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Nitridexpills

Creating spam lists:
http://www.librarything.com/profile/obeillias
http://www.librarything.com/profile/Manjiri_Thakkar
http://www.librarything.com/profile/ewiorton90

I left a comment for Lorannen about the multiple work author from >7 Taphophile13:, and happened to notice this.

It's borderline, and yet I hate to flag it. Yes, it qualifies as an enthusiastic author, but it seems rather cruel to flag the topic. Then again...

https://www.librarything.com/topic/299151#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/artelwhyte

No, I didn't leave a comment on the profile, but someone probably should.

>10 Lyndatrue: I wouldn't count that post by artelwhyte as an enthusiastic author. He's not pushing his book at all in the post, he just mentions he's an author and talks about other authors' work.

>11 norabelle414: I based it off the blog entry, and from long experience. As I'd said, I didn't feel the need to flag the topic, but do think someone ought to point out the way of things ahead of time. Ounce of prevention, pound of cure, etc, etc, etc...

>11 norabelle414: I don't think "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" applies to treating someone who hasn't spammed like a spammer because they might spam in the future.

>10 Lyndatrue: Disagree. Not spam. Just being confused on where he's posting. Leaving him alone when/until he does something wrong.

Well, I should have been more clear. I didn't think it was spam, and with very rare exception, I don't think our group that we class as enthusiastic authors are spamming, not deliberately, and not accidentally. I was looking for someone to phrase the "Welcome to LT" message in such a was as to make it reasonably clear that blogging was something that authors often do, but that LT was not the place to do it (although putting a link *to* the blog, or otherwise pointing to it from the profile of said author, is expected, and perfectly fine).

I was going to just let it go, but it makes me feel bad that folks thought I meant that the poster was a spammer, rather than someone who just needed direction.

Hope that's clearer.

Author spam:

Group is join to post, so you need to join before you can flag the posts.

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

(member https://www.librarything.com/profile/MichaelPattarozzi)

>16 MarthaJeanne: Group is now empty of posts (I was the fourth flag on both). I note that he's on two other groups, but a cursory glance suggested that he hadn't (yet, anyway) made a post. Sad business, really. I have deep pity for authors today. They all seem to drown in the background of self-publishing, which gives encouragement to all, equally.

I imagine his group will vanish on Monday (there's already 8 or 9 flags).

>17 Lyndatrue:. Yet they almost never take the opportunity to fill in factual information about their works. I always encourage new author/members to add CK; but they rarely follow through.

digital teaching
work: https://www.librarything.com/work/22539220/162579149
user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/digitalteacherhyd

marketing & computer courses
work: https://www.librarything.com/work/22544472/162632705
user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/dmclasses

authors looking for reviews
https://www.librarything.com/topic/299331#

don't flag profile; I left a message
https://www.librarything.com/profile/MarkPatrick

http://www.librarything.com/profile/tysonjgerstner
see http://www.librarything.com/gallery/member/tysonjgerstner

http://www.librarything.com/profile/testoult
see http://www.librarything.com/gallery/member/testoult

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

http://www.librarything.com/topic/299368
https://www.librarything.com/topic/299293

Overenthusiastic author, do not flag, I've left a message: http://www.librarything.com/profile/Adriann.L

>23 norabelle414:

Why do you think this is the author?

>24 lilithcat: She's promoting a book that only she has on the site and recommending people download it from Smashwords. If she's not the author, she is at least engaging in author-type spam.

>24 lilithcat: When they left the first message, I wasn't sure, but now they've left the same message in multiple places, with no other use of LT. I did mention in my message on their profile that I was only guessing that they were the author.

>25 2wonderY:

When I saw her post yesterday, I did a bit of googling, and could find nothing to suggest she's the author.

Her first post linked to Smashwords, which is why I flagged it. Her second post eliminated that (I'm guessing due to the response she got to the first one).

Raving about a book you like isn't spam.

>26 norabelle414:

now they've left the same message in multiple places, with no other use of LT.

She joined yesterday, for cryin' out loud. She has two different books catalogued. That's good enough for me.

nano breast serum
https://www.librarything.com/work/14652218
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Tina-Willson

water damage
https://www.librarything.com/groups/waterdamagetoledo
https://www.librarything.com/profile/CousinoRestoration

publishing
https://www.librarything.com/profile/ContCentric
https://www.librarything.com/topic/279503#6641071

New member is posting long reviews, several paragraphs lifted from various Amazon reviews, in multiple groups:
http://www.librarything.com/topic/299448
http://www.librarything.com/topic/299449
http://www.librarything.com/topic/299450
http://www.librarything.com/topic/299451
http://www.librarything.com/topic/299453
http://www.librarything.com/topic/299454
http://www.librarything.com/topic/299455
http://www.librarything.com/topic/299459#

http://www.librarything.com/profile/JessicaT33
Should we flag her or just her posts?

Please don't reply in any of the threads she started.

>32 Taphophile13:

Right now, I'd just flag the posts and leave her a message on her profile.

>33 lilithcat: OK, I left a note. We'll see what happens.

Well I just got two snarky replies from her. She thinks LT isn't open-minded enough.

Yes, she is "Moving {her} findings to a more welcoming and open minded site."

Well I just got another message from her:

"From JessicaT33 to you Today, 11:20pm
Notice these nuts in your mouth!"

Charming.

I wonder which lucky site she is going to honor with her "findings".

Good. She's going back to GoodReads

escorts
work: https://www.librarything.com/work/22567243/162805870
user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/payalpandya

The user from >23 norabelle414: has posted on the SantaThing donations thread a link to another forum's review of the book she has been posting about on LT

http://www.librarything.com/topic/298725#6641931

supplement stuff

user: http://www.librarything.com/profile/chmychmy
topic: http://www.librarything.com/topic/299525

http://www.librarything.com/topic/65861#6643424
http://www.librarything.com/profile/nitin01

oddly, an old blank account, October 2017.

I think that's the second one I've seen recently.

posting excerpt from his book:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/299605#
don't reply

left message on profile
https://www.librarything.com/profile/vivek10
don't flag

Oooh, naughty!

"shall give you the answer to everything about you and the Universe"

free on kindle
https://www.librarything.com/topic/299637

looks like he was advised about this sort of thing last April when he joined
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Fathor

https://www.librarything.com/profile/garciabailey1

https://www.librarything.com/profile/pablocperry
see https://www.librarything.com/pic/6668313

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

https://www.librarything.com/profile/Carrie5991
see https://www.librarything.com/pic/6668238

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

My mistake. I've removed this, out of courtesy.

RE: >50 Lyndatrue:

No, please don't flag that.

See the discussion here: http://www.librarything.com/topic/296497#6645938 et seq.

>51 lilithcat: I read that discussion through, and probably saw it differently, but have removed the flags from our new comer, in any case. I can always be persuaded to kindness. :-}

I'm still puzzled as to why no one had clicked on the thing that took him out of the spam folder, though.

Just in case:

https://www.librarything.com/topic/299698#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/toarnemlak

Never mind. All gone.

There have been repeated author spam from various profiles for this author's books.
http://www.librarything.com/author/foxxjt

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

topic: https://www.librarything.com/topic/299809
user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/eqhypics

Just in case

https://www.librarything.com/topic/299866#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/axzseanarner

ETA: Already gone. :-}

I have to share this bit of spam! (Which should now be gone.)

According to the profile, "Retroslim Forskolin . . . is totally free of hurtful impacts". And yet you end up like this:

Ow!

>59 lilithcat: That's... Um ... I'm at a loss for words...

>59 lilithcat: Wow. She's really . . . limber?

>59 lilithcat: I just keep staring at it, trying to understand how someone would post that and not see the problem with it. That's one of the best photoshopped pictures I've seen in quite a while.

It's an amazement, and I'm going to post it elsewhere...because some things are just meant to be shared.

>63 Lyndatrue:

some things are just meant to be shared.

So true. I couldn't just let it disappear, because no one would have believed me without actually seeing it.

Enthusiastic author:

http://www.librarything.com/topic/298924#6650993

http://www.librarything.com/work/22155187/reviews/163149188 (note that her "review" consists of quoting other people's reviews)

I've left a note on her profile: http://www.librarything.com/profile/Kay_Merkel_Boruff

>65 lilithcat: Her post needs one more flag to disappear, but the review has now had enough to be hidden.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/298924#6650993

Over-zealous author:

https://www.librarything.com/topic/299951
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Kzseusz

I've left a note on their profile.

>67 anglemark: Second attempt that's being flagged away.

>67 anglemark: http://www.librarything.com/topic/299952

The same text also appears as review and is the description on Amazon.

also started a group:
https://www.librarything.com/groups/biofiction2

Did you see the tag list? “Dispare”?

And they are gone.

fertility
user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/thanawalamaternity
work: https://www.librarything.com/work/22598315/163100496
work: https://www.librarything.com/work/22598300/163100460

SEO

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

https://www.librarything.com/work/book/162666671
https://www.librarything.com/work/book/162748573
https://www.librarything.com/work/book/162773559
https://www.librarything.com/work/book/162809274
https://www.librarything.com/work/book/162854159
https://www.librarything.com/work/22574950

One author, three works:

https://www.librarything.com/work/22485255/162119806
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Ebeautician

https://www.librarything.com/work/22485315
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Cathcabby

https://www.librarything.com/work/22485353
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Mydrivinglesson

author requesting reviews:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/300038#
(don't reply to thread)

I left a note on profile:
https://www.librarything.com/profile/cdewandeler
(don't flag)

http://www.librarything.com/profile/irahulpandey88

created at least one spam venue
http://www.librarything.com/venue/112260/BloomsVilla-Online-Flower-Delivery-in-P...

http://www.librarything.com/profile/coral375
see the advert lower on the page.

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

http://www.librarything.com/profile/philoreshutter
see http://www.librarything.com/gallery/member/philoreshutter

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

is promoting his youtube postings

http://www.librarything.com/work/22612889

online poker
http://www.librarything.com/profile/jakartaqq369
http://www.librarything.com/topic/300084#

more poker
http://www.librarything.com/profile/jakartaqq584
http://www.librarything.com/topic/300085#

http://www.librarything.com/profile/jakartaqq789
http://www.librarything.com/topic/300086#

http://www.librarything.com/profile/Lee_Hyunju
seems to be just advertising a Utube channel.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/300118

I didn't flag the profile.

>85 MarthaJeanne: I left a note on the profile, in case they are redeemable.

Not only does post 88 need two more flags (just because), this post also needs another flag to disappear.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/300118

Please also flag this post from our strange little vandal.

https://www.librarything.com/topic/300139

I have the feeling that it's a member of the site that's made this account just to cause difficulties. The account name's a tip off, but there's "(Member either removed themselves or was removed by staff.)" that suggests that the vandalism is deliberate. Posting on Spam fighters seems meaningful.

>89 Lyndatrue: I was thinking they were underage and staff caught it relatively quickly, as a user name like that seems indicative of an underage person to me... (Plus it allows for a little benefit of the doubt.)

>90 gilroy: I'd have thought that myself, until they posted here, on spam fighters. Usually, when staff removes someone, it's a profile that is locked, not just closed (as this one was). I dunno. The fellow posting over in the french language group was even stranger.

Discussion over on "Is this spam" if you're looking for entertainment.

https://www.librarything.com/topic/296497#6654463

Life is everchanging. So it goes.

campaign4africa male enhancement group
https://www.librarything.com/groups/httpscampaign4africa
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Japyrkom

ETA: and it's down.

male potency
https://www.librarything.com/topic/300254#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/PrimePotenc

author looking for reviews
https://www.librarything.com/topic/300577#
Flag—don't reply

left message on profile—don't flag
https://www.librarything.com/profile/StefanVucak

Normally, I'm willing to give authors the benefit of the doubt, but this fellow has hit a bunch of groups already.

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

Here's a few:

https://www.librarything.com/topic/300594#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/300595#
https://www.librarything.com/topic/300596#

I'm about to flag the profile. No, I didn't leave a message. It needs to be stopped before he hits all the groups that are listed on his profile...

ETA:

Ahhhh... Never mind. It's fixed now.

Spam group:
https://www.librarything.com/groups/httpwwwtips4factsco6

Created by:
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Savzkus

Spam review added to a Harry Potter film.

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

work: https://www.librarything.com/work/22634756/163394606
user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/cesschoolsflorida

post: https://www.librarything.com/topic/300745
user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/VelexaHairGrowth

work: https://www.librarything.com/work/22613545/163219703
user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/nanocell

Forum spam: http://www.librarything.com/topic/301088

Never mind, gone now!

This member already has a note on her profile, but has either not read it or does not care.

https://www.librarything.com/profile/HoneyKasper
https://www.librarything.com/topic/301240
https://www.librarything.com/topic/301241
https://www.librarything.com/topic/301242
https://www.librarything.com/topic/301243
https://www.librarything.com/topic/301244
https://www.librarything.com/topic/301245

ETA: And she's gone.

https://www.librarything.com/topic/301735#
(don't flag, I left a message) https://www.librarything.com/profile/RAPHAELDUME

Author spam: http://www.librarything.com/topic/301979

(The poster's screen name is the same as the author's Twitter handle.)

For future reference, the profile (please don't flag) for the poster is:

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

That topic needs one more flag to vanish. I really hate it when they post in one of those join to post groups. It's just an extra nuisance.

He posted here as well: http://www.librarything.com/topic/267388

>110 lilithcat: I believe that group was the only place he dumped that message on, but I'm going to check in a couple of other places just in case...

I found nothing else, but that doesn't mean it's not there.

Actual spammer:

https://www.librarything.com/profile/Kafsabi
https://www.librarything.com/topic/213116#6690178

Another one: This doesn't bode well for the night...

https://www.librarything.com/profile/wddzkdjj
https://www.librarything.com/topic/301981#

ETA: I'm fading, and I hope that's the end of it... or at least that someone else besides me is still around.

Not making a new post, just leaving this profile here, in case it doesn't get suspended overnight.

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

As seen on Is This Spam?

works:
http://www.librarything.com/work/21765974
http://www.librarything.com/work/21786980
http://www.librarything.com/work/22003133
http://www.librarything.com/work/21828142

user: http://www.librarything.com/profile/nectarcbd

printer support
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Brothersupport0509
https://www.librarything.com/work/22692369/163935822

printer "support" (fake site)
https://www.librarything.com/work/22539567/162581107
https://www.librarything.com/work/22539565/162581090
https://www.librarything.com/profile/BrotherPrinter

Garcinia
https://www.librarything.com/topic/302193#
https://www.librarything.com/profile/muzsvdbq

dental
https://www.librarything.com/work/22665166/163645994
https://www.librarything.com/profile/hughes_dental

teeth

work: https://www.librarything.com/work/22483830/162110574
user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/amazingwhitesmiles

work: https://www.librarything.com/work/14743586
user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/bilbilshop

work: https://www.librarything.com/work/22104880

https://www.librarything.com/profile/melatickney
https://www.librarything.com/topic/302195#

All gone.

Just in case:
https://www.librarything.com/profile/losinjabt
https://www.librarything.com/topic/302215#

escorts

https://www.librarything.com/work/22703645/164076747
https://www.librarything.com/work/22724793/164318846
https://www.librarything.com/profile/karishmaluck83

https://www.librarything.com/topic/302383
https://www.librarything.com/profile/anessrdy

It seems as though the spam collecting engine is slowing down. The topic above is now gone, but the profile is still around, not suspended. This seems to be happening within the spam folder as well.

Off to slumberland for me; hopefully it's just a weekend aberration, and will all be back to normal on Monday.

https://www.librarything.com/profile/akoppula (For reference, DO NOT FLAG)
https://www.librarything.com/topic/302388
https://www.librarything.com/topic/302389

Enthusiastic Author seeking reviews in the wrong place.
Profile has a comment.

This one's a little early, but perhaps they started earlier because it's Monday.

https://www.librarything.com/profile/xhgcvyt
https://www.librarything.com/topic/302431#

I'd guess it's partly because the folks who used to do spam fighting are (at least some of them) off putting out other fires. It just seems odd that they don't end up in the bit bucket right off the bat. I'm beginning to wonder if the code that used to be so efficient has been modified, perhaps indirectly, and now is less capable.

These were mostly posted for myself. The topic's gone, and the profile's suspended. It does beg the question, though.

The thing is, it seems to be mostly the same thing (supplements). It almost seems like the same web site, although I couldn't say for sure (since the evidence is now gone). I dunno.

>124 Lyndatrue: And today's candidates:

exhibition stalls
https://www.librarything.com/topic/302434
https://www.librarything.com/profile/conceptmakerz

keto
https://www.librarything.com/topic/302433
https://www.librarything.com/profile/txybnogd

escorts
https://www.librarything.com/work/22728092/book/164349783
https://www.librarything.com/work/22718637/book/164242805
https://www.librarything.com/work/22703905/book/164081511

https://www.librarything.com/profile/hashimasharma123

On the premise that it's worthwhile to note, here's the profile of yet another "Enthusiastic Author" (there's already been a helpful comment placed on the profile, and the topic wherein said author is requesting reviews is already gone).

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

I admit that I do not understand someone who is an author, who cannot be bothered to put even his own book in his library.

Please don't flag the profile. The profile is here only in case there's another post, since he now knows better. I hope.

New user, spam post:

https://www.librarything.com/topic/302557

I flagged post but not profile.

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

(works already reported as spam)

Seems a bit early, but the onslaught is beginning...

https://www.librarything.com/profile/gjleufiv
https://www.librarything.com/topic/302621#

(gone, now)

Author spam. I've left them a profile comment.

https://www.librarything.com/topic/302629
https://www.librarything.com/topic/302628
https://www.librarything.com/topic/302627

profile (do not flag!) https://www.librarything.com/profile/PastorKimJohnson

He^ also made this group just for plugging his book, the posts in it have been flagged away, but group should be flagged as well
https://www.librarything.com/groups/childrenbooks2

Enthusiastic author plugging his book: http://www.librarything.com/topic/302670

I've left a message on his profile: http://www.librarything.com/profile/Djb9142

Physiotherapy
https://www.librarything.com/work/13710579/96550348
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Allenparker

Not the actual foundation: address is a PO box that leads to many different spammy businesses.
https://www.librarything.com/profile/StacyZallie

https://www.librarything.com/profile/gixeroxylean
https://www.librarything.com/topic/302737#

Gone now.

Author spam group: http://www.librarything.com/groups/mybookreviews

http://www.librarything.com/profile/Neetha.Porathur.2493

I've left comments on her profile.

Currently suspended account (and here's the profile).

http://www.librarything.com/profile/Neetha.Porathur.2493

I'm not sad, at all, either. That really stretched the definition of "enthusiastic author" (making the group to post reviews after being told to quit posting them in Early Reviewers seemed a bit rude, at the least).

Sometimes authors are just enthusiastic, and seem to quickly learn the ropes. Some of them even stick around, and become participating members. I've seen a couple do just that (and not about to point them out for extra attention by naming them). Usually, at least, they quickly catch on, and don't keep misbehaving. Every once in a while, we get an insistent one, and "Neetha" is welcome to join the ranks of the deservedly suspended.

casino games
https://www.librarything.com/groups/onlinecasinoboxse
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Onlinecasinobox.se

I can't figure this one out. Kind of looks like spam, and kind of doesn't.

https://www.librarything.com/topic/302978
https://www.librarything.com/profile/ejemery1105

Dunno

It could be someone looking for Name That Book instead? (replied to the post)

>150 karenb: Doesn't really read like that. I can't see any words there about how to find the book, or asking about an author. I'm waiting it out, and mostly put that there as a reminder to me (and others) if something else happens.

ETA (1/26/2019): Glad to see that I was wrong. I note that you have a nice thank you on your comment on the thread. It always makes me happy to see that someone appreciates the effort.

:-}

review: https://www.librarything.com/work/22774180/reviews/164321260
user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/business2sell

>151 Lyndatrue:

I can't see any words there about how to find the book, or asking about an author.

To me, it reads exactly like a lot of "Name that Book" posts. It's not uncommon for people to omit phrases like "I'm looking for this book" or "who is the author?".

>149 Lyndatrue: Don't forget you can post here if you're not sure: https://www.librarything.com/topic/296497

work: https://www.librarything.com/work/22753307/164593420
user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/divine-healing

work:
http://www.librarything.com/work/22845706/165439640

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

work: https://www.librarything.com/work/22838845/165363836

user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/itrafficau

review (work seems legit): https://www.librarything.com/work/358006/162695828

user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/Metrofuser

>164 karenb:

He's gone, but, yes, the work is definitely legit.

author and long time member

http://www.librarything.com/topic/303772#

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

I don't have the patience today to leave a profile note.

>166 2wonderY: This one too: https://www.librarything.com/topic/303773#

>166 2wonderY: and >167 norabelle414: I was about to leave a kind note, but changed it to one more brusque. She ought to know better.

And she calls herself a “public relations specialist”. I think she has a lot to learn!

dissertations

https://www.librarything.com/profile/danwat106

https://www.librarything.com/work/22315763/160555531

astrology

https://www.librarything.com/work/22822803/165233710
https://www.librarything.com/profile/kamal02

and more...

https://www.librarything.com/work/21026877
https://www.librarything.com/profile/BadalBhargava

https://www.librarything.com/work/22124074
https://www.librarything.com/profile/astrodkshastri7

OK, what can we do about spam lists?

https://www.librarything.com/list/20434/all/What-is-Zephrofel-Male-Enhancement%3...
https://www.librarything.com/list/20433/all/Rundown-of-Zephrofel-Male-Enhancemen...

started by this account: https://www.librarything.com/profile/luchanan90

>174 karenb:

There's no way to flag a list that I know of, but I would definitely flag the account.

app testing

https://www.librarything.com/work/17875320/130866316
https://www.librarything.com/profile/mobileapps

>175 lilithcat:

Thanks. Should I send an email notice to info or Loranne in particular?

>177 karenb:

Probably lorannen.

Though I notice that the list pages are now empty. That is, the list is gone, the "started by" is empty, but it is still possible to add works to the list.

roofs
https://www.librarything.com/work/22183762/159274308
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Roof-Repair

and more
https://www.librarything.com/work/22167010/159112141
https://www.librarything.com/work/22178180/159230591

https://www.librarything.com/profile/Roof-Repair-Garland
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Roofing-Garland

builders

work: https://www.librarything.com/work/14941847/108392929
user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/jwhdesignandbuild

solar contractor

user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/archaire
work: https://www.librarything.com/work/11388914/74465523

( Company is still in business. On the theory that half-assed spam is still spam)

Don't know if this is author/publisher/fan, but he's pushing a book: http://www.librarything.com/topic/303863

https://www.librarything.com/topic/303863 needs one more flag, please.

I'm trying to decide whether to flag the account, or make the standard post.

Okay, it's gone, but here's the profile, just in case.

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

ETA: Just in case I wasn't clear, the profile is here in case it happens again, not to be flagged.

ETA even more: I just put a note on the author's page. That account must have been made very early in the morning, since the timestamp says today. I see your original post (>182 lilithcat:) is from last night. Wonder where the account owner lives? Must be somewhere in Europe or even further east.

>183 Lyndatrue:

Please do not flag the account. This is a Type 2 teachable moment.

winemaking

http://www.librarything.com/topic/303926

http://www.librarything.com/profile/BeautifulBooks.Info

Looks like this profile exists to promote (with reviews) books that are on offer, namely, the Lang fairy books; but I'm not sure I'm correctly interpreting what I see.

>186 Meredy: Although the profile has not (at least not yet) made any posts, each and every "review" of those books by the profile leads directly to a site. I'd bet that you could even buy those very books from the site. I'm not flagging, because I tend to err on the side of believing they're spam, but if others come along, and concur, then (at a minimum) the reviews should be flagged, and perhaps send a link to Loranne for further handling. I don't think general flagging will work on this one, because of the number of books.

I loved the Andrew Lang Fairy Books as a child (and still do).

ETA: I dunno. When I look at that website, I'm not sure that this is malfeasance. I guess I'll find out how it all turned out tomorrow morning. Nighty-night.

>186 Meredy: and >187 Lyndatrue: Those aren't reviews; they are in fact commercial links. I'm flagging the profile.

This new member is doing something similar. Each review includes a link to his web site.

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

>189 2wonderY: I've thought better of my flag and removed it. The link only goes to the remainder of the review.

deleted

work
http://www.librarything.com/work/22889831

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

more printer help

work: https://www.librarything.com/work/22900123/165865515
user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/Troubleshooting

SEO

work: https://www.librarything.com/work/22857098/165545294
user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/blueedgebusiness07

builders
work: https://www.librarything.com/work/17310053/127160478 (see review)
user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/thund3rbay

blinds
work: https://www.librarything.com/work/19316278/139998251
user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/jordanssunblinds

casino:
work: https://www.librarything.com/work/22840797/165391945
user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/club7casino

app

work: https://www.librarything.com/work/22936077/166073568
user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/inkwrx

SEO
user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/itrafficau04
work: https://www.librarything.com/work/22888101/165778646

SEO work: https://www.librarything.com/work/21737462

casino/betting
work: https://www.librarything.com/work/22841451/165398526
user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/lautanbola88

New author spam. She started a new group and posted advertising her blog. I left a note on her profile advising her to edit to remove the self promotion.

http://www.librarything.com/profile/Geri1234

http://www.librarything.com/topic/304504

There's nothing spammy on the group page, but I'll post it here for reference
http://www.librarything.com/groups/historyofthe18thand1

>200 2wonderY: Oh she changed that. It hadn't been spammy when she first posted. Then she added the link...

head shop
work: https://www.librarything.com/work/22412257/161480580
user: https://www.librarything.com/profile/bandymike

New Author Spam:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/304508#6760104
https://www.librarything.com/topic/304413#6756999
https://www.librarything.com/topic/304066#6757766
https://www.librarything.com/topic/304521#6760070
https://www.librarything.com/topic/304407#6760196
https://www.librarything.com/topic/304480#6760197
https://www.librarything.com/topic/304502#6760198
https://www.librarything.com/topic/303347#6760208
https://www.librarything.com/topic/304395#6760209
https://www.librarything.com/topic/304300#6756220

Profile: https://www.librarything.com/profile/Ziech
I've left the usual message.

ETA: Continued to spam even after message. FLAG EM!

Apparently another piece of author self-promotion:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/304480#6760197
https://www.librarything.com/topic/304502#6760198

I'm getting kind of tired of this guy:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/304300#6760210
https://www.librarything.com/topic/304395#6760209
https://www.librarything.com/topic/303347#6760208
https://www.librarything.com/topic/301222#6760216
https://www.librarything.com/topic/301206#6760218

>205 haydninvienna: Even if it's a book, his behavior is outright spam. I flagged his profile.

>205 haydninvienna: Shoot, one message, right after I left a message on his profile, admitted to advertising level 1000000 or some such. That's what made me change from teachable moment to spam.

>206 2wonderY: >207 gilroy: Thanks guys.

This is getting long. Continuing in another thread.