Talk:Spam blacklist
- Proposed additions
- Please provide evidence of spamming on several wikis. Spam that only affects a single project should go to that project's local blacklist. Exceptions include malicious domains and URL redirector/shortener services. Please follow this format. Please check back after submitting your report, there could be questions regarding your request.
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- Please check our list of requests which repeatedly get declined. Typically, we do not remove domains from the spam blacklist in response to site-owners' requests. Instead, we de-blacklist sites when trusted, high-volume editors request the use of blacklisted links because of their value in support of our projects. Please consider whether requesting whitelisting on a specific wiki for a specific use is more appropriate - that is very often the case.
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Proposed additions
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This section is for proposing that a website be blacklisted; add new entries at the bottom of the section, using the basic URL so that there is no link (example.com, not http://www.example.com). Provide links demonstrating widespread spamming by multiple users on multiple wikis. Completed requests will be marked as {{added}} or {{declined}} and archived. |
Trendyreplicas.com
Trendyreplicas.com
Cross-wiki spam, see sc. Wutsje (talk) 00:18, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
- @Wutsje:
Added to Spam blacklist as stem -- — billinghurst sDrewth 21:35, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
jun88.*
jun88.black
jun88.marketing
Cross-wiki spam, cf. jun88.dev, jun88.land, and jun88.tv. --Wutsje (talk) 18:22, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
- @COIBot/LinkReports: Added to Spam blacklist as stem. -- — billinghurst sDrewth 21:36, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
thepopularpost.com
thepopularpost.com
started to be cross-wiki spammed by a LTA [1]. spamming on at least enwiki, bnwiki, hiwiki, tewiki - Tehonk (talk) 20:10, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
- @Tehonk: Added to Spam blacklist. -- — billinghurst sDrewth 21:50, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
fuiads.com
fuiads.com
— billinghurst sDrewth 22:34, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
- @Billinghurst: Added to Spam blacklist. -- — billinghurst sDrewth 22:34, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
webasha.com
webasha.com
crosswiki spam [2][3] --Johannnes89 (talk) 09:44, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
- @Johannnes89: Added to Spam blacklist. --Johannnes89 (talk) 09:44, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
aoglp.com
aoglp.com
Gambling spam - XXBlackburnXx (talk) 00:25, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
- Appears usurped, though no active uses have been found on any project. XXBlackburnXx (talk) 00:34, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
- @XXBlackburnXx: Added to Spam blacklist, happy to add usurped -- — billinghurst sDrewth 23:21, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
Multiple sites from a single company
commune-mairie.fr
annuaire-mairie.fr
conseil-general.com
communes.com
acte-deces.fr
mairie.net
mairie.biz
db-city.com
As we discussed on EN [4], I propose blacklisting these 8 websites, all belonging to the same company. Indeed, on numerous wikis, this French company has cited itself in hundreds if not thousands of articles as a reliable reference source. In reality, their websites are nothing more than a compilation of various official sources, listed on their site. Where I'm disturbed is that they claim to be an official site, often from a public administration such as a town hall, in order to increase publicity for their sites. I think banning these sites might be a good idea, as it would prevent these unreliable sources from being picked up by other members who are unaware of their actions. The ban is already in effect on wikipedia FR. --Torrora (talk) 10:37, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
- previous request Talk:Spam blacklist/Archives/2024-02#annuaire-mairie.fr, frwiki discussion [5], enwiki discussion [6], dewiki discussion [7]. Just like the involved enwiki admins I'm not fully convinced. Johannnes89 (talk) 17:58, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
- This press article [8] summarizing the court's decision against this company may help you change your mind about the advertising nature of added links. For frwiki discussion as you indicated via the link, these sites have been blacklisted. For enwiki too, one link has already been blacklisted [9], and the consensus leads to an unreliable source from these sites [10] On dewiki, links are in the process of being changed. You only have to look at the thousands of links added pretending to be the official websites of the various administrations cited to see that these websites are not reliable sources. Torrora (talk) 10:01, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
tendersniper.com
tendersniper.com
crosswiki spam [11] --Johannnes89 (talk) 17:47, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
- @Johannnes89: Added to Spam blacklist. --Johannnes89 (talk) 17:47, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
Lawyer spam
carlawyernearme.com
caraccidentlawyeru.com
Crosswiki-Spam, see spamcheck. --Count Count (talk) 07:54, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
- @Count Count: Added to Spam blacklist. --Johannnes89 (talk) 08:21, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
Online casino spam
casinoonline.dk
Online casino spam, see spamcheck. --Count Count (talk) 10:40, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
- Man, those are persistent. Interestingly, all accounts are old sleepers suddenly showing up today, promoting that crappy site. Some are even from 2013. Regsrd KnudW (talk) 23:14, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
- @Count Count: Added to Spam blacklist. -- — billinghurst sDrewth 23:22, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
europewaxcenter.com
europewaxcenter.com
Cross-wiki spam, see spamcheck. Belongs to the same spam farm as #Lawyer spam. Not be confused with en:European Wax Center which has a different website, see diff. --Count Count (talk) 11:57, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
- @Count Count: Added to Spam blacklist. -- — billinghurst sDrewth 23:27, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
casinosnabben.com
casinosnabben.com
More casino-spam. Estrellato (talk) 13:22, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
- @Estrellato: Added to Spam blacklist. -- — billinghurst sDrewth 23:28, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
profinvestment.com
profinvestment.com
Cross-wiki spam. See: [12], [13].Tuanlaanh (talk) 16:57, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
- @Tuanlaanh: Added to Spam blacklist. -- — billinghurst sDrewth 23:29, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
Proposed additions (Bot reported)
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This section is for domains which have been added to multiple wikis as observed by a bot.
These are automated reports, please check the records and the link thoroughly, it may report good links! For some more info, see Spam blacklist/Help#COIBot_reports. Reports will automatically be archived by the bot when they get stale (less than 5 links reported, which have not been edited in the last 7 days, and where the last editor is COIBot).
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The LinkWatchers report domains meeting the following criteria:
- When a user mainly adds this link, and the link has not been used too much, and this user adds the link to more than 2 wikis
- When a user mainly adds links on one server, and links on the server have not been used too much, and this user adds the links to more than 2 wikis
- If ALL links are added by IPs, and the link is added to more than 1 wiki
- If a small range of IPs have a preference for this link (but it may also have been added by other users), and the link is added to more than 1 wiki.
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Proposed removals
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This section is for proposing that a website be unlisted; please add new entries at the bottom of the section. Use a suitable 3rd level heading and display the domain name as per this example {{LinkSummary|targetdomain.com}}. Please do not add the protocol part of domain name, eg. http
Remember to provide the specific domain blacklisted, links to the articles they are used in or useful to, and arguments in favour of unlisting. Completed requests will be marked as See also recurring requests for repeatedly proposed (and refused) removals. Notes:
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Troubleshooting and problems
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This section is for comments related to problems with the blacklist (such as incorrect syntax or entries not being blocked), or problems saving a page because of a blacklisted link. This is not the section to request that an entry be unlisted (see Proposed removals above). |
Discussion
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This section is for discussion of Spam blacklist issues among other users. |