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Which covers the suspicious ones over the last 100 user registrations, though there are many more of these. I'm reluctant to perform preemptive blocks, but have a feeling we'll still be cleaning up after spammers for some time if we don't.[[User:Kolano|Kolano]] ([[User talk:Kolano|talk]]) 08:56, 24 November 2012 (CET) | Which covers the suspicious ones over the last 100 user registrations, though there are many more of these. I'm reluctant to perform preemptive blocks, but have a feeling we'll still be cleaning up after spammers for some time if we don't.[[User:Kolano|Kolano]] ([[User talk:Kolano|talk]]) 08:56, 24 November 2012 (CET) | ||
It is probably someone failing to use the SEO spambot tools properly, and not a nefarious plot for later. After all, I've never seen a spambot come back later, they have always ''always'' joined then immediately spammed. Here, you should [http://www.kernelmag.com/features/report/3191/revealed-the-grubby-world-of-comment-spam/ read this article], it gives a ton of information on the kind of spam we get here at the wiki. - [[User:MaJoR|MaJoR]] ([[User talk:MaJoR|talk]]) 12:04, 4 December 2012 (CET) | |||
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