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.
- 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 respectiveMediawiki talk:Spam-whitelistpage at that wiki, and you should consider the use of the template {{edit protected}} or its local equivalent to get attention to your edit.
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Completed requests are marked as {{added}}/{{removed}} or {{declined}}, and are generally archived quickly. Additions and removals are logged · current log 2024/11.
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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. |
lnkfwd.com
[edit]lnkfwd.com
URL shortener. --Lymantria (talk) 06:29, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Lymantria:
Added to Spam blacklist. --XXBlackburnXx (talk) 07:32, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
Phishing sites
[edit]xmthait.com
thaipttep.vip
Phishing sites/cross-wiki abuse - XXBlackburnXx (talk) 14:22, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
- @XXBlackburnXx: Added to Spam blacklist. --XXBlackburnXx (talk) 14:22, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
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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vanityteen.com
[edit]vanityteen.com
Per w:MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist#vanityteen.com, I have no idea why this is on the global blacklist, and the edit summary of the addition is not illuminating. * Pppery * it has begun 20:46, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
- This was archived without reply. * Pppery * it has begun 06:34, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
www.onefivenine.com
[edit]onefivenine.com
Perw:MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist#onefivenine.com, I was trying to add a source to the Wikipedia article: Devengar. When I tried to save the edit, I received an error message saying that it was blacklisted from referencing. I think it is because the website's name sounds like the name of a gambling website, so the filter got triggered by its name. Still, it's not a gambling platform, it's a website where you can learn about India, and it contains information about that village in India. — The preceding unsigned comment was added by NicePrettyFlower (talk)
- @NicePrettyFlower: I’m not sure to which topic you are referring to, but this domain is not on the global blacklist. It is listed on the English Wikipedia based on community consensus, so I’m afraid your only option is to find another, more reliable source. XXBlackburnXx (talk) 06:41, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
- Okay, so I would try to request to remove it from the English Wikipedia blacklist, but the pop up said it was globally blacklisted, so that's strange. NicePrettyFlower (talk) 00:55, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
- <shrugs>. the pop-up can’t differentiate between the local and global lists unfortunately. XXBlackburnXx (talk) 01:02, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
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. |