<<O>>  Difference Topic HallOfShame (r1.44 - 10 Feb 2008 - BenScott)
META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
The following accounts were removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site. That generally means the account in question was created to add wiki-spam to our wiki.
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Pending confirmation

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Deleted

  • QqQ? - 30 Oct 2007 - Bogus reg info, reg email bounced, strange edits in sandbox - BenScott
 <<O>>  Difference Topic HallOfShame (r1.43 - 30 Oct 2007 - BenScott)
META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
The following accounts were removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site. That generally means the account in question was created to add wiki-spam to our wiki.
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  1. Add the account to the list at HallOfShame (this page).
  2. Remove the account's entry from the $TWIKI/data/.htpasswd file. This keeps the account from being used to edit any page (even their own).
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  1. Optionally move the disable entry to $TWIKI/data/disable_htpasswd file (in case we want to restore it later).

Notifing a suspect user

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  • QqQ? - 30 Oct 2007 - Bogus reg info, reg email bounced, strange edits in sandbox - BenScott

  • OriflameMaryKay? - 16 May 2007 - Uploaded PHP hacking script attachments - Noted by TedRoche, deleted by BenScott
  • ArunKumar? - 08 Jan 2007 - Removal Requested by TedRoche
  • PaulSmola? - 02 Mar 2007 - registration email bounced
 <<O>>  Difference Topic HallOfShame (r1.42 - 16 May 2007 - BenScott)
META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
The following accounts were removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site. That generally means the account in question was created to add wiki-spam to our wiki.
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    • Delete if no response within a reasonable amount of time.
    • Delete if otherwise confirmed as bogus.
  • Flagrant spam attempts may be deleted immediately.
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  • This document uses $TWIKI as a placeholder for the TWiki base directory. That is currently /sites/gnhlug/twiki3/TWiki on the server liberty.

Things to look for

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Disabling an account

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  1. On this page (HallOfShame), add a link to the user page. (This keeps other TWiki admins in the loop.) Note the date, and any remarks. Place the newest accounts first (so the list is maintained in reverse chronological order).
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  1. Add the account to the list at HallOfShame (this page).

  1. Remove the account's entry from the $TWIKI/data/.htpasswd file. This keeps the account from being used to edit any page (even their own).

Notifing a suspect user

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  1. On the user page for the account, add a quick note, for the user.
  2. Change any suspect external links to link to this page (HallOfShame) instead.
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  1. On the user page for the account, add a quick note.
  2. Optionally, send an email to their registered address.
  3. Change any suspect external links to link to HallOfShame (this page) instead.

  1. Wait to see if we get a response. If not, follow the delete instructions below.

Example notification text:

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    1. Manually remove the attachment metadata from the $TWIKI/data/Main/$PAGE.txt files.
  2. Delete the user page files from the filesystem. These will be the $USERNAME.txt and $USERNAME.txt,v files in the $TWIKI/data/Main/ directory.
  3. Remove the offending user's topic from the TWikiUsers page.
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  1. Add/update entry at HallOfShame (this page).

  • Don't bother with the TWiki Trash; just remove offending files from the filesystem.
  • Leave the dangling links on this page intact, as a long-term record.
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Maintaining the list of bogus accounts

Add links to the user pages for suspect- or known-bogus users. (This keeps other TWiki admins in the loop.) Note the date, the action taken, the reason for the action, and the people involved. Place newer entries first (so the list is maintained in reverse chronological order). Move entries between sections as needed.


List of bogus accounts

Pending confirmation

Deleted

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  • OriflameMaryKay? - 16 May 2007 - Uploaded PHP hacking script attachments - Noted by TedRoche, deleted by BenScott

  • ArunKumar? - 08 Jan 2007 - Removal Requested by TedRoche
  • PaulSmola? - 02 Mar 2007 - registration email bounced
  • IrenSt? - 7 Jan 2006 - Lots of links to gambling sites on user page.
 <<O>>  Difference Topic HallOfShame (r1.41 - 31 Mar 2007 - BruceDawson)
META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
The following accounts were removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site. That generally means the account in question was created to add wiki-spam to our wiki.
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Deleted

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  • ArunKumar? - 08 Jan 2007 - Removal Requested by TedRoche

  • PaulSmola? - 02 Mar 2007 - registration email bounced
  • IrenSt? - 7 Jan 2006 - Lots of links to gambling sites on user page.
  • JonniFox? - 5 Nov 2005 - Uploaded porn attachment spam. (Wasn't even all that good.)
 <<O>>  Difference Topic HallOfShame (r1.40 - 02 Mar 2007 - BenScott)
META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
The following accounts were removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site. That generally means the account in question was created to add wiki-spam to our wiki.
Line: 59 to 59

Deleted

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  • PaulSmola? - 02 Mar 2007 - registration email bounced

  • IrenSt? - 7 Jan 2006 - Lots of links to gambling sites on user page.
  • JonniFox? - 5 Nov 2005 - Uploaded porn attachment spam. (Wasn't even all that good.)
  • MarkBoom? - 4 Nov 2006 - Uploaded drug spam as attachment.
 <<O>>  Difference Topic HallOfShame (r1.39 - 07 Jan 2007 - BruceDawson)
META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
The following accounts were removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site. That generally means the account in question was created to add wiki-spam to our wiki.
Line: 59 to 59

Deleted

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  • IrenSt? - 7 Jan 2006 - Lots of links to gambling sites on user page.

  • JonniFox? - 5 Nov 2005 - Uploaded porn attachment spam. (Wasn't even all that good.)
  • MarkBoom? - 4 Nov 2006 - Uploaded drug spam as attachment.
  • AlexBroot? - 18 Oct 2006 - Google says its a web bot that just registers on wikis.
 <<O>>  Difference Topic HallOfShame (r1.38 - 05 Nov 2006 - BenScott)
META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
The following accounts were removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site. That generally means the account in question was created to add wiki-spam to our wiki.
Line: 59 to 59

Deleted

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  • JonniFox? - 5 Nov 2005 - Uploaded porn attachment spam. (Wasn't even all that good.)

  • MarkBoom? - 4 Nov 2006 - Uploaded drug spam as attachment.
  • AlexBroot? - 18 Oct 2006 - Google says its a web bot that just registers on wikis.
  • GeorgeThompson? - 27 Sep 2006 - Registered email address wrong (got complaint from mailbox owner).
 <<O>>  Difference Topic HallOfShame (r1.37 - 04 Nov 2006 - BenScott)
META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
The following accounts were removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site. That generally means the account in question was created to add wiki-spam to our wiki.
Line: 59 to 59

Deleted

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  • MarkBoom? - 4 Nov 2006 - Uploaded drug spam as attachment.

  • AlexBroot? - 18 Oct 2006 - Google says its a web bot that just registers on wikis.
  • GeorgeThompson? - 27 Sep 2006 - Registered email address wrong (got complaint from mailbox owner).
  • OfNet? - 24 Jun 2006 - Link to spam site.
 <<O>>  Difference Topic HallOfShame (r1.36 - 19 Oct 2006 - BruceDawson)
META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
The following accounts were removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site. That generally means the account in question was created to add wiki-spam to our wiki.
Line: 59 to 59

Deleted

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  • AlexBroot? - 18 Oct 2006 - Google says its a web bot that just registers on wikis.

  • GeorgeThompson? - 27 Sep 2006 - Registered email address wrong (got complaint from mailbox owner).
  • OfNet? - 24 Jun 2006 - Link to spam site.
  • JackOsborne? - 27 Jun 2006 - Inappropriate content. Spam attachments; deleted.
 <<O>>  Difference Topic HallOfShame (r1.35 - 27 Sep 2006 - BenScott)
META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
The following accounts were removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site. That generally means the account in question was created to add wiki-spam to our wiki.
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Pending confirmation

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  • OfNet? - 24 Jun 2006 - Link to spam site.

Deleted

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  • GeorgeThompson? - 27 Sep 2006 - Registered email address wrong (got complaint from mailbox owner).
  • OfNet? - 24 Jun 2006 - Link to spam site.

  • JackOsborne? - 27 Jun 2006 - Inappropriate content. Spam attachments; deleted.
  • XiaoFeng? - 26 Jun 2006 - Registered again, deleted again.
  • XiaoFeng? - 21 Jun 2006 - Blatant spam attempt; deleted immediately
 <<O>>  Difference Topic HallOfShame (r1.34 - 28 Jun 2006 - BenScott)
META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
The following accounts were removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site. That generally means the account in question was created to add wiki-spam to our wiki.
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  • Suspected but unconfirmed accounts should be notified.
    • Delete if no response within a reasonable amount of time.
    • Delete if otherwise confirmed as bogus.
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  • Flagrant spam attempts may be deleted immediately.
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  • Flagrant spam attempts may be deleted immediately.

Things to look for

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Pending confirmation

  • OfNet? - 24 Jun 2006 - Link to spam site.
Deleted:
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  • JackOsborne? - 27 Jun 2006 - Inappropriate content.

Deleted

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  • JackOsborne? - 27 Jun 2006 - Inappropriate content. Spam attachments; deleted.

  • XiaoFeng? - 26 Jun 2006 - Registered again, deleted again.
  • XiaoFeng? - 21 Jun 2006 - Blatant spam attempt; deleted immediately
  • GusFod? - 21 Jun 2006 - Attachment spam; deleted.
 <<O>>  Difference Topic HallOfShame (r1.33 - 27 Jun 2006 - BruceDawson)
META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
The following accounts were removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site. That generally means the account in question was created to add wiki-spam to our wiki.
Line: 58 to 58

Pending confirmation

  • OfNet? - 24 Jun 2006 - Link to spam site.
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  • JackOsborne? - 27 Jun 2006 - Inappropriate content.

Deleted

 <<O>>  Difference Topic HallOfShame (r1.32 - 26 Jun 2006 - BenScott)
META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
The following accounts were removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site. That generally means the account in question was created to add wiki-spam to our wiki.
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Deleted

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  • XiaoFeng? - 26 Jun 2006 - Registered again, deleted again.

  • XiaoFeng? - 21 Jun 2006 - Blatant spam attempt; deleted immediately
  • GusFod? - 21 Jun 2006 - Attachment spam; deleted.
  • NixMeg? - 21 Jun 2006 - Registration email bounced; attachment spam; deleted.
 <<O>>  Difference Topic HallOfShame (r1.31 - 25 Jun 2006 - BenScott)
META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
The following accounts were removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site. That generally means the account in question was created to add wiki-spam to our wiki.
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If you feel your account was deleted by mistake, please contact the site administrator (webmaster@gnhlugNoSpam.org).

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Admin instructions

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General

  • Start by disabling the account (always do this part).
  • Suspected but unconfirmed accounts should be notified.
    • Delete if no response within a reasonable amount of time.
    • Delete if otherwise confirmed as bogus.
  • Flagrant spam attempts may be deleted immediately.

Things to look for

  • Registration email bounces.
  • Links to external sites which have nothing to do with Linux.
  • Spam attachments (on their own user page, or on other pages recently modified).

Changed:
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  1. On this page, add a link to the user page. (This keeps other TWiki admins in the loop.) Note the date, and any remarks. Place the newest accounts first (so the list is maintained in reverse chronological order).
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Disabling an account

  1. On this page (HallOfShame), add a link to the user page. (This keeps other TWiki admins in the loop.) Note the date, and any remarks. Place the newest accounts first (so the list is maintained in reverse chronological order).

  1. Remove the account's entry from the $TWIKI/data/.htpasswd file. This keeps the account from being used to edit any page (even their own).
Added:
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Notifing a suspect user


  1. On the user page for the account, add a quick note, for the user.
Added:
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  1. Change any suspect external links to link to this page (HallOfShame) instead.

  1. Wait to see if we get a response. If not, follow the delete instructions below.
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<		 Example notification text: This account has been suspended due to apparent violations of our TermsOfService. If you feel this is incorrect, you may Www.ContactUs.
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Example notification text:


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  1. If you skipped the above notification process due to a flagrant spam attack:
    1. Remove the .htpasswd entry (see above).
    2. Add the user page link on this page (see above).
  2. Check the site change history to see if the user added any spam file attachments, and delete those. These will be in the $TWIKI/pub/$WEB/$PAGE directories.
  3. Remove the user page files from the filesystem. (Don't bother with the TWiki Trash.) These will be the $USERNAME.txt and $USERNAME.txt,v files in the $TWIKI/data/Main/ directory.
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%RED% This account has been suspended due to apparent violations of our TermsOfService.
If you feel this is incorrect, you may Www.ContactUs. %ENDCOLOR%

Deleting a bogus account

  1. Check the site change history to see if the user added any spam file attachments.
    1. Delete the attachments from the filesystem. These will be in the $TWIKI/pub/$WEB/$PAGE/ directories.
    2. Manually remove the attachment metadata from the $TWIKI/data/Main/$PAGE.txt files.
  2. Delete the user page files from the filesystem. These will be the $USERNAME.txt and $USERNAME.txt,v files in the $TWIKI/data/Main/ directory.

  1. Remove the offending user's topic from the TWikiUsers page.
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<		 Leave the dangling links on this page intact, as a long-term record.
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  • Don't bother with the TWiki Trash; just remove offending files from the filesystem.
  • Leave the dangling links on this page intact, as a long-term record.

List of bogus accounts


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List of deleted accounts

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Pending confirmation


  • OfNet? - 24 Jun 2006 - Link to spam site.
Added:
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Deleted

  • XiaoFeng? - 21 Jun 2006 - Blatant spam attempt; deleted immediately

  • GusFod? - 21 Jun 2006 - Attachment spam; deleted.
  • NixMeg? - 21 Jun 2006 - Registration email bounced; attachment spam; deleted.
Deleted:
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  • XiaoFeng? - 21 Jun 2006 - Blatant spam attempt; deleted immediately

  • FrankWaag? - 08 Jun 2006 - Registration email to a Russian site bounced.
  • JordanEversole? - 07 Jun 2006 - user page links to suspcious-looking, non-English website
  • ChaseEder? - 05 Jun 2006 - bad email; user page links to suspcious-looking, non-English website
 <<O>>  Difference Topic HallOfShame (r1.30 - 24 Jun 2006 - BruceDawson)
META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
The following accounts were removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site. That generally means the account in question was created to add wiki-spam to our wiki.
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List of deleted accounts

Added:
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  • OfNet? - 24 Jun 2006 - Link to spam site.

  • GusFod? - 21 Jun 2006 - Attachment spam; deleted.
  • NixMeg? - 21 Jun 2006 - Registration email bounced; attachment spam; deleted.
  • XiaoFeng? - 21 Jun 2006 - Blatant spam attempt; deleted immediately
 <<O>>  Difference Topic HallOfShame (r1.29 - 21 Jun 2006 - BenScott)
META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
The following accounts were removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site. That generally means the account in question was created to add wiki-spam to our wiki.
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Admin instructions

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  1. Remove the account's entry from the .htpasswd file. This keeps the account from being used to edit any page (even their own).
  2. On the user page for the account:
    1. Add some notification text, such as: This account has been suspended due to apparent violations of our TermsOfService. If you feel this is incorrect, you may ContactUs.
    2. Change any links to outside websites to point to this page instead. This keeps spam links from being followed.
    3. Click the "Attachments" link, to check to see if they added spam attachments to their page.
  3. Set the offending user's topic parent to be this page.
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  1. On this page, add a link to the user page. (This keeps other TWiki admins in the loop.) Note the date, and any remarks. Place the newest accounts first (so the list is maintained in reverse chronological order).
  2. Remove the account's entry from the $TWIKI/data/.htpasswd file. This keeps the account from being used to edit any page (even their own).
  3. On the user page for the account, add a quick note, for the user.
  4. Wait to see if we get a response. If not, follow the delete instructions below.

Example notification text: This account has been suspended due to apparent violations of our TermsOfService. If you feel this is incorrect, you may Www.ContactUs.

Deleting a bogus account:

  1. If you skipped the above notification process due to a flagrant spam attack:
    1. Remove the .htpasswd entry (see above).
    2. Add the user page link on this page (see above).
  2. Check the site change history to see if the user added any spam file attachments, and delete those. These will be in the $TWIKI/pub/$WEB/$PAGE directories.
  3. Remove the user page files from the filesystem. (Don't bother with the TWiki Trash.) These will be the $USERNAME.txt and $USERNAME.txt,v files in the $TWIKI/data/Main/ directory.

  1. Remove the offending user's topic from the TWikiUsers page.
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  1. In the list below, add a link to the user page. Note the date, and any remarks. Place the newest accounts first (so the list is maintained in reverse chronological order).

Changed:
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<		 Bogus users should be deleted eventually. Blatant attempts (e.g., attachment spam) can be deleted immediately. Wait a bit for suspect accounts (to allow for a user to contact us, in case we made a mistake). When deleting a bogus user, don't both with the Trash; just remove the files from the host server filesystem. Leave the (now dangling) link on this page intact, as a long-term record.
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>		 Leave the dangling links on this page intact, as a long-term record.

List of deleted accounts

 <<O>>  Difference Topic HallOfShame (r1.28 - 21 Jun 2006 - BenScott)
META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
The following accounts were removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site. That generally means the account in question was created to add wiki-spam to our wiki.
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  1. On the user page for the account:
    1. Add some notification text, such as: This account has been suspended due to apparent violations of our TermsOfService. If you feel this is incorrect, you may ContactUs.
    2. Change any links to outside websites to point to this page instead. This keeps spam links from being followed.
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    1. Click the "Attachments" link, to check to see if they added spam attachments to their page.

  1. Set the offending user's topic parent to be this page.
  2. Remove the offending user's topic from the TWikiUsers page.
  3. In the list below, add a link to the user page. Note the date, and any remarks. Place the newest accounts first (so the list is maintained in reverse chronological order).
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<		 After some reasonable amount of time has elapsed (to allow for a user to contact us, in case we made a mistake), delete the user page entirely. Don't both with the Trash; just remove the files from the host server filesystem. Leave the (now dangling) link on this page intact, as a long-term record.
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>		 Bogus users should be deleted eventually. Blatant attempts (e.g., attachment spam) can be deleted immediately. Wait a bit for suspect accounts (to allow for a user to contact us, in case we made a mistake). When deleting a bogus user, don't both with the Trash; just remove the files from the host server filesystem. Leave the (now dangling) link on this page intact, as a long-term record.

List of deleted accounts

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  • NixMeg? - 21 Jun 2006 - Registration email bounced.
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  • GusFod? - 21 Jun 2006 - Attachment spam; deleted.
  • NixMeg? - 21 Jun 2006 - Registration email bounced; attachment spam; deleted.

  • XiaoFeng? - 21 Jun 2006 - Blatant spam attempt; deleted immediately
  • FrankWaag? - 08 Jun 2006 - Registration email to a Russian site bounced.
  • JordanEversole? - 07 Jun 2006 - user page links to suspcious-looking, non-English website
 <<O>>  Difference Topic HallOfShame (r1.27 - 21 Jun 2006 - BruceDawson)
META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
The following accounts were removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site. That generally means the account in question was created to add wiki-spam to our wiki.
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List of deleted accounts

Added:
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  • NixMeg? - 21 Jun 2006 - Registration email bounced.

  • XiaoFeng? - 21 Jun 2006 - Blatant spam attempt; deleted immediately
  • FrankWaag? - 08 Jun 2006 - Registration email to a Russian site bounced.
  • JordanEversole? - 07 Jun 2006 - user page links to suspcious-looking, non-English website
 <<O>>  Difference Topic HallOfShame (r1.26 - 21 Jun 2006 - BenScott)
META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
The following accounts were removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site. That generally means the account in question was created to add wiki-spam to our wiki.
Line: 22 to 22

List of deleted accounts

Added:
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  • XiaoFeng? - 21 Jun 2006 - Blatant spam attempt; deleted immediately

  • FrankWaag? - 08 Jun 2006 - Registration email to a Russian site bounced.
  • JordanEversole? - 07 Jun 2006 - user page links to suspcious-looking, non-English website
  • ChaseEder? - 05 Jun 2006 - bad email; user page links to suspcious-looking, non-English website
 <<O>>  Difference Topic HallOfShame (r1.25 - 08 Jun 2006 - BruceDawson)
META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
The following accounts were removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site. That generally means the account in question was created to add wiki-spam to our wiki.
Line: 14 to 14
  1. On the user page for the account:
    1. Add some notification text, such as: This account has been suspended due to apparent violations of our TermsOfService. If you feel this is incorrect, you may ContactUs.
    2. Change any links to outside websites to point to this page instead. This keeps spam links from being followed.
Added:
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  1. Set the offending user's topic parent to be this page.
  2. Remove the offending user's topic from the TWikiUsers page.

  1. In the list below, add a link to the user page. Note the date, and any remarks. Place the newest accounts first (so the list is maintained in reverse chronological order).

After some reasonable amount of time has elapsed (to allow for a user to contact us, in case we made a mistake), delete the user page entirely. Don't both with the Trash; just remove the files from the host server filesystem. Leave the (now dangling) link on this page intact, as a long-term record.

List of deleted accounts

Added:
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  • FrankWaag? - 08 Jun 2006 - Registration email to a Russian site bounced.

  • JordanEversole? - 07 Jun 2006 - user page links to suspcious-looking, non-English website
  • ChaseEder? - 05 Jun 2006 - bad email; user page links to suspcious-looking, non-English website
  • AliRose? - 04 Mar 2006 - invalid email address.
 <<O>>  Difference Topic HallOfShame (r1.24 - 07 Jun 2006 - BenScott)
META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
The following accounts were removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site. That generally means the account in question was created to add wiki-spam to our wiki.
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List of deleted accounts

Added:
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  • JordanEversole? - 07 Jun 2006 - user page links to suspcious-looking, non-English website

  • ChaseEder? - 05 Jun 2006 - bad email; user page links to suspcious-looking, non-English website
  • AliRose? - 04 Mar 2006 - invalid email address.
  • WikiMan? - 24 Feb 2006
 <<O>>  Difference Topic HallOfShame (r1.23 - 05 Jun 2006 - BenScott)
META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
The following accounts were removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site. That generally means the account in question was created to add wiki-spam to our wiki.
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 When the bogus account is first detected:

  1. Remove the account's entry from the .htpasswd file. This keeps the account from being used to edit any page (even their own).
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  1. On the user page for the account, change any links to outside websites to point to this page instead. This keeps spam links from being followed by search engines.
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  1. On the user page for the account:
    1. Add some notification text, such as: This account has been suspended due to apparent violations of our TermsOfService. If you feel this is incorrect, you may ContactUs.
    2. Change any links to outside websites to point to this page instead. This keeps spam links from being followed.

  1. In the list below, add a link to the user page. Note the date, and any remarks. Place the newest accounts first (so the list is maintained in reverse chronological order).

After some reasonable amount of time has elapsed (to allow for a user to contact us, in case we made a mistake), delete the user page entirely. Don't both with the Trash; just remove the files from the host server filesystem. Leave the (now dangling) link on this page intact, as a long-term record.

List of deleted accounts

Added:
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  • ChaseEder? - 05 Jun 2006 - bad email; user page links to suspcious-looking, non-English website

  • AliRose? - 04 Mar 2006 - invalid email address.
  • WikiMan? - 24 Feb 2006
  • JaiKumar? - 02 Feb 2006 - invalid email address
 <<O>>  Difference Topic HallOfShame (r1.22 - 29 Apr 2006 - BenScott)
META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
Changed:
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<		 The following accounts have been removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site.
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>		 The following accounts were removed due to violations of the TermsOfService for this web site. That generally means the account in question was created to add wiki-spam to our wiki.

If you have reached this page by clicking a link, then you are the victim of a spammer trying to illicitly increase the link count to a web site, or to better the rank of the web site on a search engine. We want to encourage you not to patronize such sites.

If you feel your account was deleted by mistake, please contact the site administrator (webmaster@gnhlugNoSpam.org).

Admin instructions

When the bogus account is first detected:

  1. Remove the account's entry from the .htpasswd file. This keeps the account from being used to edit any page (even their own).
  2. On the user page for the account, change any links to outside websites to point to this page instead. This keeps spam links from being followed by search engines.
  3. In the list below, add a link to the user page. Note the date, and any remarks. Place the newest accounts first (so the list is maintained in reverse chronological order).

After some reasonable amount of time has elapsed (to allow for a user to contact us, in case we made a mistake), delete the user page entirely. Don't both with the Trash; just remove the files from the host server filesystem. Leave the (now dangling) link on this page intact, as a long-term record.

List of deleted accounts


  • AliRose? - 04 Mar 2006 - invalid email address.
  • WikiMan? - 24 Feb 2006
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  • ZhiXiongkang?
  • ZhOngNcq? - 18 Mar 2005
Deleted:
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<		 If you have reached this page by clicking a link, then you are the victim of a spammer trying to illicitly increase the link count to a web site, or to better the rank of the web site on a search engine.

We want to encourage you not to patronize these sites. This appears to be the only way to discourage people from adding these links to web pages that have nothing to do with the sites being linked to.

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  • AliRose? - 04 Mar 2006 - invalid email address.

  • WikiMan? - 24 Feb 2006
  • JaiKumar? - 02 Feb 2006 - invalid email address
  • GunoDic? - 22 Oct 2005 - defaced WebHome.
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  • WikiMan? - 24 Feb 2006

  • JaiKumar? - 02 Feb 2006 - invalid email address
  • GunoDic? - 22 Oct 2005 - defaced WebHome.
  • XuniZhuji? - 13 Aug 2005
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  • JaiKumar? - 02 Feb 2006 - invalid email address

  • GunoDic? - 22 Oct 2005 - defaced WebHome.
  • XuniZhuji? - 13 Aug 2005
  • SimPlay? - 12 Jul 2005
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META TOPICPARENT TWikiUsers
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  • GunoDic? - 22 Oct 2005 - defaced WebHome.

  • XuniZhuji? - 13 Aug 2005
  • SimPlay? - 12 Jul 2005
  • AustraliaRealEstates? - 11 Jul 2005
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