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Revision as of 09:17, 5 May 2020

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    1. Does the site have any validity to the project?
    2. Have links been placed after warnings/blocks? Have other methods of control been exhausted? Would referring this to our anti-spam bot, XLinkBot be a more appropriate step? Is there a WikiProject Spam report? If so, a permanent link would be helpful.
    3. Please ensure all links have been removed from articles and discussion pages before blacklisting. (They do not have to be removed from user or user talk pages.)
    4. Make the entry at the bottom of the list (before the last line). Please do not do this unless you are familiar with regular expressions — the disruption that can be caused is substantial.
    5. Close the request entry on here using either {{done}} or {{not done}} as appropriate. The request should be left open for a week maybe as there will often be further related sites or an appeal in that time.
    6. Log the entry. Warning: if you do not log any entry you make on the blacklist, it may well be removed if someone appeals and no valid reasons can be found. To log the entry, you will need this number – 954981404 after you have closed the request. See here for more info on logging.


    Proposed additions

    csibioinfo.nus.edu.sg/csingsportal

    Only ever used by Omeran (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) for spamming and block evasion, including via webhost proxy servers (121.7.77.179, 46.229.172.165, 46.229.173.245). ~ ToBeFree (talk) 19:25, 19 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @MrOllie: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --~ ToBeFree (talk) 19:32, 19 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    csibioinfo.nus.edu.sg

    Blacklist entry a few sections up (csibioinfo.nus.edu.sg/csingsportal) is too specific to be effective, being circumvented by the linkspammer here MrOllie (talk) 02:35, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    MrOllie, please have a look at the other specific links they add, we may need to eradicate all. Dirk Beetstra T C 04:38, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Beetstra, so far as I'm aware it is just this and https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/201910.0146/v2 - but I imagine if we were to blacklist the preprints link they'd just upload it somewhere else or get a new upload number at preprints. I'm also noting here that User:Omeran's contrib links no longer work because the account was globally renamed to User:EasyCheesy at meta. - MrOllie (talk) 11:31, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    MrOllie, I saw some specific dois I think, and indeed that preprints link, We could grab those as well, if they then want to change link we can just block-and-ban them on sight.
    Lets get some reports. Dirk Beetstra T C 14:07, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    note-unreliable fringe history site

    realhistoryww.com/index.htm -- a cursory look at the introductory page should give administration all they need to know about blacklisting this POV/fringe website - can someone more familiar with the process run with this 'dog'? thanks 50.111.14.1 (talk) 00:08, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    site needs to be blocked as source

    a cursory look at the introductory page should give administration all they need to know about blacklisting this POV/fringe website - 'all ancient civilizations are "black" and white British and German historians are faking history ...' can someone more familiar with the process run with this 'dog'? thanks 50.111.14.1 (talk) 00:08, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

    This seems like more of a case for WP:RSN. creffett (talk) 23:03, 24 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    www.pontiart.com

    on en.wp
    on it/wp

    Commercial gallery spamming links to its own promotional materials. Now using a different IP for each edit, so definitely not a good-faith contributor. Range-blocking does not seem to be a possibility. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 11:56, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @Justlettersandnumbers:  Defer to Global blacklist, cross-wiki problem, user was warned on it.wikipedia to stop spamming. --Dirk Beetstra T C 16:24, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    biographypro.xyz

    Lots of recent additions from problematic SPAs, typically as blog.biographypro.xyz. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:00, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    I added blog.biographypro.xyz from WT:WPSPAM. — JJMC89 (T·C) 01:41, 22 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    edugayans.com

    See COIBot report. User blocked for spamming, kept at it with two more socks. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 18:35, 24 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Suffusion of Yellow, ah, you already made a report. Thanks – I'll add techsnm.in to the requested additions above, and implement them per Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Mauryaam8820. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 19:27, 24 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --~ ToBeFree (talk) 19:29, 24 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    spritofpen.blogspot.com

    See COIBot report (but wait a few minutes). Spammed by a wide-ranging IP hopper. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 06:34, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @Suffusion of Yellow: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 08:07, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    acemyassignment.co.uk & writingservice.ae

    Recent refspam by various addresses. Thanks, —PaleoNeonate – 11:48, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @PaleoNeonate: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. Thanks for reporting this. — Newslinger talk 11:53, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    healthbullas.com

    Worth considering, found 2 non-removed links when I searched, from 2 different IP addresses. --Treetear (talk) 15:30, 26 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    conceptmart.com / lsfworld.in

    Repeated spam, previous warnings and a block have been ignored. GermanJoe (talk) 09:48, 27 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @GermanJoe: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --GermanJoe (talk) 09:49, 27 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Bigorangeplanet

    Link
    Spammers

    Please blacklist. -KH-1 (talk) 00:02, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @KH-1: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Guy (help!) 00:12, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    daddyprice.com

    Spam. Guy (help!) 00:11, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    JzG, 1 user, warned. Pull trigger if the user continues. Dirk Beetstra T C 06:00, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    lyricsclub.xyz

    Indian lyrics site being spammed by the owner declaration here and the IP. New site, not licensed, copyright vios, the usual Indian lyric site stuff. Ravensfire (talk) 18:33, 29 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. The recent removal of this report by the spamming editor sealed the deal. Also blocked. --GermanJoe (talk) 06:50, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    worldyogashala.com / yogaessencerishikesh.com

    Yoga spam, a final warning and a block have been ignored. GermanJoe (talk) 18:36, 29 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @GermanJoe: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --GermanJoe (talk) 18:36, 29 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    mysterioustrip.com

    See COIBot report. I think it's some kind of a travel blog? Not really clear, but there's a number of SPAs sneaking it into articles, usually by replacing existing refs. creffett (talk) 23:25, 29 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    One of the users who operates with the same MO is linking this on their userpage. I miss the relation though. --Dirk Beetstra T C 06:45, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    bongacams.cloud

    Constantly trying to hijack official link with this link (likely referral). As seen by the WHOIS results, clearly not official. Apparition11 Complaints/Mistakes 03:56, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @Apparition11: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. Linked Wikidata object has been page-protected. --GermanJoe (talk) 06:52, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    @Apparition11 and GermanJoe: Handled on meta. Constantly pushed on WD, and also added here and there else. Clearly a case to globally block, especially if they do not heed warnings that were issued. Enough is enough. --Dirk Beetstra T C 06:56, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    sandeephegde.com

    Blog post from the website added to HDFC Bank by several IPs - looks like the website author really wants to push his story about the bank forging his signature or whatever. creffett (talk) 16:55, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @Creffett: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --GermanJoe (talk) 18:20, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    citrus-cleaning-supplies.co.uk

    Recurring spam with dynamic IPs, previous warnings have been ignored. GermanJoe (talk) 17:42, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @GermanJoe: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --GermanJoe (talk) 17:43, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    aiouassignment.com

    Being spammed on a university article, nothing that should be on Wikipedia. Johny has also been spamming links to a download site - Tamil Rockers - as well, reporting them to AIV. Ravensfire (talk) 02:24, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Just blocked User talk:Johny005900 for spamming as well, concur with Ravensfire for adding this website. SpencerT•C 02:49, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    @Spencer and Ravensfire:  Defer to Global blacklist, should be further developed, but this is clearly a case for global blocking. --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:45, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    @Spencer and Ravensfire: Handled on meta. --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:24, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Beetstra, thanks - that went deeper than I thought it would. Ravensfire (talk) 15:40, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    greatexplain.com

    Blog spam, warnings and an initial block have been ignored. GermanJoe (talk) 17:38, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @GermanJoe: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --GermanJoe (talk) 17:38, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    I was just about to add it to the blacklist so support from me. Dreamy Jazz 🎷 talk to me | my contributions 17:40, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    blockchainbriefing.blogspot.com

    See COIBot report. Aggressive spamming by four users and counting. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 20:35, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @Suffusion of Yellow: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. — JJMC89 (T·C) 22:44, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Proposed removals

    maketheswitch.com.au

    maketheswitch.com.au: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com The domain/website is full of media reviews, and particularly has some good reviews for films screened at festivals in Australia which may not be covered in much other media - useful for sourcing information on those films and the critical response of the website. It was blacklisted just over a year ago because of an IP spamming it in leads, but since it was always coverage of the article subject they could just have been misguided... The IP got blocked, anyway, so I doubt the issue will recur. Kingsif (talk) 23:49, 18 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @Kingsif: ".. because of an IP spamming it" & "The IP got blocked ...". First of all, I see three IPs, none of them blocked, and an editor (who is blocked). no Declined. --Dirk Beetstra T C 15:07, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Well, the editor got blocked then, the original response must not have been very clear. In any case, it looks like it could have been well-intentioned, and if the user was blocked over a year ago they will have probably given up. It has a purpose, please reconsider. Kingsif (talk) 16:26, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    census2011.co.in

    census2011.co.in: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com This site has accurate information for cities, town, and villages from the 2011 Census of India that is hard to locate on the official pdf, so its use in many village articles is legitimate in my view, Atlantic306 (talk) 19:29, 19 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @Atlantic306: no Declined, this is not the official census of India, it is unreliable. It just repackages material from the official census data. Please use the official census data. --Dirk Beetstra T C 14:15, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    casino.guru

    casino.guru: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com Hi! I wanted to know if this site casino.guru can be removed from the blacklist. I wanted to use valuable info out of it and I couldn't because it's blacklisted so I reached out to talk: spam blacklist and they sent me here. I think this site is not spammy, has valuable information for people in their guide. I actually wanted to add information to the roulette page in Wikipedia, but it was not possible. It's only in spam list because every site including guru in it is automatically banned. Do you think it would be possible to remove it due to the fact it's really useful for adding more information (for people to use) to Wikipedia? Thank you for your response. JohnyH9 (talk) 13:59, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

     Defer to Whitelist, same as this request. OhNoitsJamie Talk 16:03, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Change.org

    I want the website Change.org be allowed and removed from the spam blacklists. 86.128.175.64 (talk) 19:26, 24 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    It's not terribly helpful that you didn't provide any sort of rationale. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 19:48, 24 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    So I can ask other users for help to promote a petition for me on the website. 86.128.175.64 (talk) 20:26, 24 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

     Not done Wikipedia is not a soapbox, which is the reason that it's blacklisted. OhNoitsJamie Talk 20:58, 24 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Please. I can't promote the petition myself. 86.128.175.64 (talk) 21:26, 24 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Not our problem. Find another platform. OhNoitsJamie Talk 21:35, 24 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    The petition is about abolishing school uniform. 86.128.175.64 (talk) 22:26, 24 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Promoting irrelevant petitions is literally why it's on the blacklist. It's not going to happen. creffett (talk) 23:03, 24 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Ah! That is so unfair. 86.128.175.64 (talk) 19:54, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    I think you mean inconvenient. It would be unfair if Wikipedia allowed other petitions but not yours. —Tamfang (talk) 22:02, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Just as a heads up, I denied a similar request for the global spam blacklist by the same IP DannyS712 (talk) 10:55, 27 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Suite101.com

    This website has been offline since 2017, according to the Wayback Machine. -- Zanimum (talk) 17:54, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Correction: it went down around 2013 or 2014, when the domain became a redirect to "Suite.io", a blogging/social networking platform of some sort. -- Zanimum (talk) 17:59, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Zanimum, is it of any use now? Dirk Beetstra T C 19:18, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    azlyrics.com

    No reasons to blacklist it. This website is fully licensed to provide song lyrics via Musixmatch. One of the cleanest designs (without ads between verses) and most accurate lyrics out there. Top 2000 according to Alexa rank.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.228.253.223 (talk • contribs)

    Strange, it still says the same as when blacklisted: ‘... lyrics are property and copyright of their owners. “...” lyrics provided for educational purposes and personal use only.’. That is not the same to me as ‘fully licensed’. —Dirk Beetstra T C 18:24, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    But they have Musixmatch logo and tracking code on every lyrics page and featured in their Customer Stories with MTV and Metrolyrics so I assume they're legal now. 87.228.253.223 (talk) 18:53, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    And your relationship with the site is ... Ravensfire (talk) 22:49, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    All this information is from open sources. I have contributed to some of their lyrics pages from time to time, 'cause I'm using it for years. Thanks for asking. 87.228.253.223 (talk) 01:31, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Add lyric content yourself to a website does not make the copyright go away. WP:LINKVIO; see previous request. OhNoitsJamie Talk 01:44, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Sure, but the licensing is not about obtaining the copyright, it's about the right to distribute the copyrighted content. I am not sure if this site was licensed in April 2013, when the previous request was made, but I'm pretty sure it's legal now. I tried to google for this info and found the articles from October 2013 and November 2013 where azlyrics mentioned as licensed. 87.228.253.223 (talk) 07:07, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Verywell, 2

    Verywell is a family of four websites; the above three are blacklisted. I already made a thread about them last month, see here, but I forgot about it afterwards. On 28 April, I decided to give it another try and went to WP:RSN. In the ensuing thread, it was claimed that the Verywell sites had been spammed. There is no evidence of this. Two LinkReports exists: verywell.com (which now redirects to verywellhealth.com) and verywellmind.com. However, these don't actually show spamming. The verywellmind.com report does show repeated editing from a very wide IP range (197.156.*.*), but if you look closely, this is actually a single user from Ethiopia who stubbornly attempted to insert a link into Video game addiction, *after* the site was blacklisted.

    Verywell was banned following this thread, which cited a small sockpuppet case. However, this involved no spamming. Only a copyvio.

    I believe that the Verywell sites were unjustly blacklisted and I propose their removal. There is no consensus whether the sites are reliable (I believe they are), but that issue is unrelated to this banlist, which is primarily to prevent spamming, for which there is no evidence. Cheers, Manifestation (talk) 18:29, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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    I have opened a discussion at m:Talk:Spam blacklist about renaming the feature to something like "external link deny list" to remove the black/white terminology and reflect the fact that (e.g.) URL shorteners are blacklisted preemptively and may not be spam. Guy (help!) 13:55, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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