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This is an archived version of this page, as edited by XXBlackburnXx (talk | contribs) at 09:00, 17 September 2024 (Gambling spam: Added using SBHandler). It may differ significantly from the current version.

Latest comment: 2 months ago by XXBlackburnXx in topic Proposed additions
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WM:SPAM
WM:SBL
The associated page is used by the MediaWiki Spam Blacklist extension, and lists regular expressions which cannot be used in URLs in any page in Wikimedia Foundation projects (as well as many external wikis). Any Meta administrator can edit the spam blacklist; either manually or with SBHandler. For more information on what the spam blacklist is for, and the processes used here, please see Spam blacklist/About.

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.
Proposed removals
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.
Other discussion
Troubleshooting and problems - If there is an error in the blacklist (i.e. a regex error) which is causing problems, please raise the issue here.
Discussion - Meta-discussion concerning the operation of the blacklist and related pages, and communication among the spam blacklist team.
#wikimedia-external-linksconnect - Real-time IRC chat for co-ordination of activities related to maintenance of the blacklist.
Whitelists
There is no global whitelist, so if you are seeking a whitelisting of a url at a wiki then please address such matters via use of the respective Mediawiki talk:Spam-whitelist page at that wiki, and you should consider the use of the template {{edit protected}} or its local equivalent to get attention to your edit.

Please sign your posts with ~~~~ after your comment. This leaves a signature and timestamp so conversations are easier to follow.


Completed requests are marked as {{added}}/{{removed}} or {{declined}}, and are generally archived quickly. Additions and removals are logged · current log 2024/12.

SpBot archives all sections tagged with {{Section resolved|1=~~~~}} after 3 days and sections whose most recent comment is older than 7 days.

Proposed additions

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.

mt2.org



Unregistered users (likely the same individual) is using this forum as the only source for a bunch of unpolished machine translated lists of video game content on various projects. Could be classified as cross-wiki spam? The relevant edits can be found here and here. I have previously reverted the edits on nowiki, as well as blocked the URL on said project. EdoAug (talk) 12:39, 10 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

@EdoAug: Added Added to Spam blacklist. definitely spammed. It seems they're trying to drive traffic to that forum. --XXBlackburnXx (talk) 12:58, 10 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

aarcodes.com



Cross-wiki spam, see spamcheck. ClumsyOwlet (talk) 11:48, 11 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

@ClumsyOwlet: Added Added to Spam blacklist. --XXBlackburnXx (talk) 09:19, 12 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

essentails-clothing.com



Cross-wiki spam, see spamcheck. ClumsyOwlet (talk) 17:06, 12 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

@ClumsyOwlet: Added Added to Spam blacklist. --XXBlackburnXx (talk) 15:43, 13 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

latexcharms.com



Crosswiki spam by throwaway accounts. Spamcheck tells the story much more succinctly than I can. Apparition11 (talk) 01:44, 13 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

@Apparition11: Added Added to Spam blacklist. --XXBlackburnXx (talk) 15:46, 13 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Gambling spam

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- XXBlackburnXx (talk) 08:57, 17 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

@XXBlackburnXx: Added Added to Spam blacklist. --XXBlackburnXx (talk) 09:00, 17 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Proposed removals

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 {{removed}} or {{declined}} and archived.

See also recurring requests for repeatedly proposed (and refused) removals.

Notes:

  • The addition or removal of a domain from the blacklist is not a vote; please do not bold the first words in statements.
  • This page is for the removal of domains from the global blacklist, not for removal of domains from the blacklists of individual wikis. For those requests please take your discussion to the pertinent wiki, where such requests would be made at Mediawiki talk:Spam-blacklist at that wiki. Search spamlists — remember to enter any relevant language code

universitycube.net



remove universitycube.net from list UniversityCube is a registered company in California and follows all of the Spam rules 76.82.168.135 21:06, 16 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hi
I am reaching out to inform you that our website has been mistakenly listed as spam. We adhere to Wikipedia’s guidelines and anti-spam policies, including California’s anti-spam law (California Business and Professions Code, Section 17529 et seq.).
Our company, UniversityCube, is fully registered under FILE #202358412737, and we strive to operate transparently and ethically.
Could you kindly review and consider removing our website from the spam list? Please let me know if any additional information is needed to assist in this process. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Best regards, UniversityCube (talk) 21:28, 16 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

 Declined per Spam blacklist/About we do not remove domains from the spam blacklist in response to site-owners' requests and only de-blacklist sites when trusted, high-volume editors request the use of blacklisted links because of their value in support of our projects. Your website was spammed to our projects [1] which we don't tolerate. --Johannnes89 (talk) 06:26, 17 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Troubleshooting and problems

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

This section is for discussion of Spam blacklist issues among other users.