For keeping track of cleanup of several articles affected by a paid editing team (or sockfarm) from Azerbaijan. Articles seem to relate to Khazar University in some way or another. Activity seems to have fallen off a while ago, but has involved several years of cross-wiki paid editing. This page (currently) only documents cleanup on enwiki. Most of the paid contributor created articles are about non-notable individuals, are copyvios of Khazar University's own property, or are just blatant advertising, most require deletion. Unless specified otherwise, redlinked articles were either speedily deleted, or were closed as "Delete" at AfD
Articles affected:
Khazar University - Needs cleanup, article not in danger of deletion, but still has significant issues.
Maharram Gasimli - AfD closed soft delete
Eurasian Academy - AfD closed soft delete
Khazar University Department of History and Archaeology
Khazar University Library Information Center
Khazar University School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Khazar University Dictionary and Encyclopedia Center
School of Economics and Management, Khazar University
Khazar English–Azerbaijani Comprehensive Dictionary - AfD closed soft delete
Khazar University Press - G12'd and redirected to main article
Khazar University Department of Political Science and International Relations
School of Education, Khazar University
Khazar University Department of Eastern Languages and Religions Studies
History of Khazar University - Redirected to main article, left edit summary suggesting that reversion to an older version would necessarily trigger an AfD.
Hamlet Isakhanli - Likely notable, no danger of deletion, however article needs serious cleanup.
Isakhan Isakhanli - AfD closed soft delete
User:Gunel Mustafayeva - userpage U5'd
Naila Isayeva - Suggested merge to Hamlet Isakhanli
Center for International Students and Scholars - Redirected to Khazar University in 2010.
User:1978anadolu/The Psychological Counseling and Psychotherapy Center - Redirected to Khazar University.
Editors whose contributions need review due to possible undisclosed paid editing/conflict of interest:
Special:Contributions/Tzayseva - contribs reviewed
Special:Contributions/Buyerlerdeqalardim
Special:Contributions/Dnrr - contribs reviewed
Special:Contributions/Elzasemedli - no undeleted contributions remaining
Special:Contributions/Faridakhazar
Special:Contributions/Lsotova - only one extant contribution, contribs reviewed.
Special:Contributions/İsaxan isaxanlı - only one extant contribution, contribs reviwed
Special:Contributions/Gunel Mustafayeva
Special:Contributions/Aytajibrahimli - blocked for persistent promo, COI editing after being warned, and abuse of multiple accounts. This has the consequence that any further promo edits to the article or to the topic can be considered to be block evasion
Special:Contributions/Politicskhazar - same as above. (Note: I saw this one's edits whilst on RC patrol, and decided to dive in for a closer look. That's how I got involved with this.)
Special:Contributions/KU21 - softblocked for username violation. Contribs reviewed
Special:Contributions/176.59.111.15 - One-off 31000+ byte addition of promo to Khazar University
Special:Contributions/Takayazhe - One-off 35000+ byte addition of promo to Khazar University
Special:Contributions/Akerlea Velázquez - One-off 38000+ byte addition of promo to Khazar University
Special:Contributions/Birqadin - contribs reviewed
Special:Contributions/MRenat - Odd sleeper. Most edits are from 2011, except for one edit from 2014 when they added Khazar University's Facebook link to the external links section of the article.
Special:Contributions/188.72.132.115
Special:Contributions/Monakhfirst
Special:Contributions/Aakbar1981
Special:Contributions/Marcosanton78 - First edit was 6 Feb 2022, and nothing since. Wait and see what happens here.
Special:Contributions/Shadlinskaya - contribs reviewed
Special:Contributions/1978anadolu
Special:Contributions/Miriazeri - contribs reviewed