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ContactingSpammersByEmail

We believe that many owners of spamvertized sites either don't know that their site is being promoted by spamming because they hired some 'SEO expert' or they don't know that spamming is indeed evil, even if not carried out via email.

Thus, it is always a good idea to write the owner of a spamvertized site and tell him that spamming is bad and that is should stop.

If you follow this advice, please make sure that you are polite and not rude.

Tell us about sent complaints and especially about the replies you received on the DiscussSpammers page (add the contacted spammers to the according section on this page and then start a new page for 'your' spammer).

Here's the template for such a complaint email:

Dear Sir/Madame

Your website @name of site here@ has recently
been promoted using unscrupulous internet marketing
techniques, namely the adding of irrelavent links on
freely editable wiki websites.

Since the links are clearly an illadvised attempt at
search engine optimsation for your website
@name of site here@, I have to conclude that this selfish
destructive internet vandalism is being committed by
one of your employees, or a marketing agent acting on
your behalf.

The wiki community holds you responsible for these
acts of wiki spam. As a consequence of this poor
marketing strategy you are generating bad press, and
your organisation is listed as a spammer on the
following website. Please refer to this website for
more information on wiki spam.

http://spammers.chongqed.org/xxx

If you believe no such spamming activities have been
carried out by your organisation, I recommend that
you review the activities of any outside agencies who
you are paying to promote your website (in particular
any companies providing search engine optimisation
services), and seek assurances from them that they are
not engaged in wiki spamming. If you are funding
spamming, then you are responsible for spamming.
 
If you have an explanation for the behaviour of your
marketing team, please reply to this email. The wiki
community looks forward to reading your reply.

@your name@ - wiki user