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Review: January 19, 2022. (Reviewed version).

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A fact from Technical support scam appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 4 February 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Microsoft has banned all third-party tech-support advertisements on Bing due to a rise in technical support scams?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2022/February. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Technical support scam (2nd nomination).

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GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Technical support scam/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Vacant0 (talk · contribs) 23:05, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I will review this article due to the ongoing GAN backlog. I will start the review tomorrow. Cheers, --Vacant0 (talk) 23:05, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Vacant0, could I confirm if you are still reviewing this? Pahunkat (talk) 10:25, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I will start the review in a couple of minutes. Vacant0 (talk) 11:26, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV ()

3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant ()

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Comments

General

51k bytes–the lede should get expanded, if possible.
Vacant0, is that enough or should I expand it further? Pahunkat (talk) 15:11, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Rest of the article is good and well-written, I haven't noticed any errors while reading.
Copyvio unlikely, 8.3%–passes.
It is neutral, and there haven't been any disputes lately.

Photos

File:Tech Support Scammer Fake BSOD Virus Popup.png should be removed, no source was provided.

Done Pahunkat (talk) 15:11, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sources

All are alright, YT video can stay.

On hold. --Vacant0 (talk) 13:45, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoting. Vacant0 (talk) 15:55, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review! Pahunkat (talk) 16:00, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No problem! Vacant0 (talk) 16:00, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"Indian scammer" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Indian scammer has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 June 18 § Indian scammer until a consensus is reached. Voxl (talk) 23:19, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Pictures of Scammers

Should some pictures of scammers be uploaded? We can have individuals, their names and address listed, we can have pictures of inside the call centers and the address of the call center. We can have information about their life, their arrest, the arresting officer's name, etc. Vmelkon (talk) 00:49, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No, that's not a good idea, especially for an encyclopedia that anyone could edit. The policy is at Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons, but just imagine if someone got mad at you, and posted your name and address in this article... WhatamIdoing (talk) 04:52, 11 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Vmelkon, isnt that doxing? Additionally, potential copyvios may arise if we do this. — Davest3r08 >:) ^(talk) 00:14, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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