[WikiEN-l] GFDL link spam

[geni]

On 10/1/06, Bogdan Giusca <liste at dapyx.com> wrote:
> I noticed that there's a user who is making minor changes, then adds a
> template which links his website, claiming that the article uses
> content from his website:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Routledge&diff=59143473&oldid=53310531
> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palpitation&diff=next&oldid=57357638
> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pain_disorder&diff=57152420&oldid=43473655
> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emotion_and_memory&diff=58912687&oldid=58596625
> etc.
>
> He also created some pages on his wiki, then he copy-pasted them to
> wikipedia, while adding the same template.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selfcare_skills
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flooding_(therapy)
> etc.
>
> Do we have a policy against this? I mean, everyone could claim that
> his new articles were first published on his website and each such
> page would have a spam link to a website. (links from Wikipedia are
> very useful for increasing the Google PR)

Since the authoy is credited in our history there is no need for a
link to the external site how much you want to push this point is up
to you.


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geni