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Muhammadd Aurangc Zebs Mughal is the probable perpetrator of a large amount of refspam on Wikipedia, citing his own work in hundreds of articles (usually without adding any other text). He has edited from IP accounts exclusively (as far as anyone knows). According to my records, he made a total of 711 edits, on 43 different dates, over a period of 3 years and 2 months, using 50 different IPs, on 288 different articles. I did not count edits that did not involve citations to his work.
From about May 6 to May 20, 2016, several editors made a concerted effort to delete his self-citations from almost all articles (exceptions listed below), and I believe we succeeded.
I created this page to make a centralized area for tracking his inevitable return to spamming activities. Please post any new comments or observations on the talk page .
Articles "whitelist"[ edit ]
These are articles that have cited Mughal's work, but the citations were legitimately added by other editors.
Burjor Avari (cited in page creation, May 14, 2015 )]
History of India (first cite, March 10, 2015 ; removed May 20, 2016 )
Punjabi calendar (first cite, November 1, 2014 ; removed May 14, 2016 )
Tunisian Arabic (first cite, July 30, 2015 ; removed May 19, 2016 )
Bikrami calendar (added by user 1738details ) Not sure about this one. This article was cleaned of refspam in May. A cite to Mughal's work was added June 8, 2016 by this new user. Their other contributions did not add Mughal, but they all had to do with adding refs. Removed the ref because the subject looked unlikely to support the content. — Gorthian (talk )
Many editors have encountered him over the years, and brought up the problems of his spamming in various venues. Reading through these can provide details and an overall "feel" for his editing habits. (Dates are when the discussion was initiated.)
IP
Date
Edit count
Edits checked
92.17.8.169 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
March 6, 2013
13
Done
129.234.252.65 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
March 6, 2013
12
Done
80.44.118.193 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
May 27, 2013
32
Done
78.148.11.236 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
June 3, 2013
1
Done
78.148.2.74 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
June 7, 2013
2
Done
193.60.182.115 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
June 18, 2013
17
Done
84.13.68.20 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
June 22, 2013
12
Done
193.60.182.113 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
June 25, 2013
3
Done
84.13.73.242 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
July 3, 2013
3
Done
84.13.69.1 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
July 4, 2013
24
Done
92.17.101.184 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
July 5, 2013
6
Done
78.148.7.191 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
July 12, 2013
5
Done
2.97.154.214 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
July 17, 2013
4
Done
129.234.163.70 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
July 24, 2013
35
Done
129.234.252.66 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
September 13, 2013
10
Done
84.13.74.181 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
September 25, 2013
17
Done
2.123.151.125 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
October 6, 2013
12
Done
94.1.141.4 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
October 9, 2013
9
Done
94.7.162.100 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
October 19, 2013
3
Done
94.1.163.34 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
December 10, 2013
10
Done
94.1.153.217 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
December 15, 2013
1
Done
94.1.153.217 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
December 16, 2013
10
Done
94.1.153.217 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
December 20, 2013
6
Done
94.7.175.163 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
December 29, 2013
12
Done
129.234.0.0 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
January 8, 2014
4
Done
129.234.0.1 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
January 8, 2014
3
Done
129.234.0.3 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
January 8, 2014
4
Done
129.234.0.5 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
January 8, 2014
2
Done
129.234.0.6 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
January 8, 2014
3
Done
129.234.0.8 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
January 8, 2014
1
Done
129.234.0.9 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
January 8, 2014
3
Done
129.234.0.11 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
January 8, 2014
6
Done
129.234.0.13 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
January 8, 2014
3
Done
119.158.13.23 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
May 31, 2014
5
Done
119.158.26.217 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
June 2, 2014
33
Done
119.158.4.85 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
June 12, 2014
60
Done
119.158.23.151 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
June 19, 2014
6
Done
119.158.16.157 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
June 24, 2014
31
Done
119.158.12.253 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
June 25, 2014
19
Done
119.154.120.159 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
November 14, 2014
11
Done
119.154.113.10 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
January 28, 2015
6
Done
119.154.91.81 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
March 10, 2015
20
Done
119.154.120.248 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
July 24, 2015
3
Done
182.186.67.143 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
September 19, 2015
12
Done
182.186.83.129 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
October 2, 2015
1
Done
182.186.3.228 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
November 15, 2015
4
Done
182.186.83.94 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
April 27, 2016
3
Done
182.186.83.10 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
April 30, 2016
17
Done
39.37.116.188 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
May 6, 2016
58
Done
182.186.43.192 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
May 6, 2016
18
Done
182.186.37.215 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
May 10, 2016
46
Done [ a]
182.186.37.215 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
May 11, 2016
5
Done
182.186.87.63 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
May 12, 2016
65
Done
182.186.44.166 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
June 22, 2016
1
Done
129.234.252.65 (talk + · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log ) ) *Edit count
September 19, 2016
1
Done
Total
712
^ I started checking these, but I suspect all of them have been reverted. The community was aware of the problem and I saw reverts by Ogress and DvM. Let me know what you think. Tribe of Tiger (talk ) 23:33, 19 May 2016 (UTC)
Done now. — Gorthian (talk ) 06:19, 20 May 2016 (UTC)