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    Mediawiki:Spam-blacklist is meant to be used by the spam blacklist extension. Unlike the meta spam blacklist, this blacklist affects pages on the English Wikipedia only. Any administrator may edit the spam blacklist. See Wikipedia:Spam blacklist for more information about the spam blacklist.

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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 – 912345314 after you have closed the request. See here for more info on logging.


    Proposed additions

    Spam for advisory websites

    Recurring spam for two - possibly related - advisory and registration websites (see COIBot reports for more details). Several warnings have been ignored. GermanJoe (talk) 09:50, 5 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    The IPs of the servers that the websites seem to run on are very similar. --Dirk Beetstra T C 10:26, 5 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    @GermanJoe: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. — JJMC89 (T·C) 23:52, 11 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    selfgrowth.com

    selfgrowth.com: 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

    Appears to have extensively been spammed by many users (too many to list here, but COIBot lists them, of course). No extent use in mainspace. However, the COIBot report stops at 2015, but shows a number of possibly empty sections (a possible bug?) Thanks, —PaleoNeonate – 22:48, 5 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    @PaleoNeonate: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. — JJMC89 (T·C) 23:48, 11 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    BLP spam - self-published and dangerous source

    Spam on a BLP with some determination, also turns up in other BLPs. Guy (Help!) 15:35, 7 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    @JzG/help: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Guy (Help!) 15:40, 7 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    walkultimate.com

    Seems relatively recent, but these contemptible people are manipulating existing references for spammish purposes. See here, here, here and here for some examples. Thanks, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 23:32, 11 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    @Cyphoidbomb: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. — JJMC89 (T·C) 23:36, 11 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    @JJMC89: Thanks! Cyphoidbomb (talk) 23:37, 11 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    biglybt.com

    Long running campaign mostly by IPs or SPA's to get this program in the encyclopedia despite multiple removals as separate article, external link or section. See for the section see the examples here, [1]. For a link see the example here. The developer claims that the demand for inclusion in "Comparison of BitTorrent clients" is unfair: Talk:Comparison of BitTorrent clients. The Banner talk 00:00, 12 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    @The Banner: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. — JJMC89 (T·C) 00:24, 12 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    Kyrgyz medical school phishing sites

    Th official websites (.edu.kg) of Medical Institute, Osh State University and International School of Medicine Kyrgyzstan are being repeatedly changed to these almost identical phishing websites (containing the same @gmail.com contact information). – Thjarkur (talk) 10:23, 18 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    @Þjarkur: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. — JJMC89 (T·C) 21:37, 18 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    Nigerian gossip forum

    This is a Nigerian forum site where you can write every nonsense. (It's very similar, in fact worse than Wikipediocracy). I'm very shocked to see people using it as a reference. – Ammarpad (talk) 07:15, 20 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    Have you discussed this at WP:RSN? We typically do not blacklist sites unless they are spammed. Guy (Help!) 07:23, 20 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    It's being used in various articles as a "source" [2]. I don't think something as obviously unreliable as a user-generated forum needs discussion. If that's necessary, I am afraid I am not willing to start that discussion. – Ammarpad (talk) 11:45, 20 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    targetworldtours.com

    Usual problem: refspamming of a tour operator. Unlikely ever to be of any use as a source. Guy (Help!) 09:59, 21 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    @JzG: Ah, they first tried to do that using a redirect service which then got blacklisted (typical spammer behaviour - it doesn't show what you spammed so if you are lucky we don't notice, and we didn't). --Dirk Beetstra T C 11:27, 21 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    @Beetstra: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist then, should we also be looking at the redirect? --Guy (Help!) 11:55, 21 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    It appears that most redirects were blacklisted (they go by definition on meta), but it is better to check. --Dirk Beetstra T C 11:58, 21 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    For tracking reasons:

    See also Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam/2019_Archive_Jul_1#Travel_package_spam_(maharajaexpress.com.au). --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:00, 21 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    @JzG/help: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Guy (Help!) 22:25, 24 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    skillsaustralia.edu.au

    Repeated linkspamming from new accounts to evade scrutiny, so it seems that it is time to add this to the blacklist. - MrOllie (talk) 13:03, 21 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    @MrOllie: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Guy (Help!) 22:23, 24 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    straitsresearch.com

    Repeated spamming for a self-styled "research" and marketing website. Multiple warnings and a block have been ignored. GermanJoe (talk) 13:10, 22 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    @GermanJoe: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Guy (Help!) 22:23, 24 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    le-corps.com

    Repeatedly spammed by (now blocked) user Simransharma7440. ([3]; check contribs) James-the-Charizard (talk) 04:52, 24 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    reloadbench.com

    Unreliable self-published source widely used (with at least some likely spam), now defunct and hosting malware. Guy (Help!) 22:22, 24 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    Proposed removals


    econlib.org

    econlib.org: 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 link appears to have been grouped in with spammy immigration law additions? [[4]] in a March 2017 addition to the Local blacklist: [[5]]

    Maybe the spamvertizers used this link also in some of their posts...but this link is to the real website for this organization: The Library of Economics and Liberty It may be a biased reference, but it is currently cited in one article: Wage share.

    I'm guessing this was a false positive? ---Avatar317(talk) 23:11, 5 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    @Avatar317: no, the spamvertizers (declared paid editing ring) also had a close connection to the subject econlib and edited and created pages related to econlib. Maybe not part of the paid editing, but definite conflict of interest. FYI, except for the encyclopedia (which is whitelisted) all information is full text available from other libraries, and in many cases even from WikiSource. --Dirk Beetstra T C 04:09, 6 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    • Avatar317, I fixed this. It was an absolutely standard example of the genre: a public domain work, linked to the right-wing think tank, and listed as being published by them. That last bit of deceptive attribution is very common, I have found and removed hundreds, often to very well known works like Gibbon's Decline And fall Of The Roman Empire. In this case the full text is available at Gutenberg, and the publisher is not the Orwellian-titled "Library of Economics and Liberty" but John Murray, of London. I don't think there were many right-wing think tanks operating in 1817, and this one certainly wasn't. Guy (Help!) 07:18, 6 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    • no Declined for the record. — JJMC89 (T·C) 23:43, 11 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    business-sale.com

    business-sale.com: 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 Is this what is referred to as a 'regex' issue?

    When including a link to this domain, contributors get the message: Your edit was not saved because it contains a new external link to a site registered on Wikipedia's blacklist. ...... --->

    "The following link has triggered a protection filter: -sale.com"

    It appears that because the domain has '-sale.com' contained therein, it is by default being classed as a spam domain. In fact it is an industry-recognized Google News-listed authority site at least 15 years old with journalists employed to research news about companies falling into insolvency or larger companies that have been put up for sale or have been divested. -- Montymoore (talk) 01:05, 11 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    no Declined. If WP:RSN establishes that it is a reliable source, then  Defer to Whitelist. To delist,  Defer to Global blacklist. — JJMC89 (T·C) 23:42, 11 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    CGAP.org

    Is it possible to remove CGAP.org from the blacklist? It is a reliable source on financial inclusion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Noel92140 (talk • contribs) 14:45, 15 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    Moved from MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist § cgap.org
     – – Thjarkur (talk) 18:01, 15 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    cgap.org is a reliable source on financial inclusion. It is a trust fund housed by the World Bank and it provides relevant publications on financial inclusion Adding this link would be beneficial for all pages providing information on financial inclusion, digital credit, policy, customer protection. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Noel92140 (talk • contribs) 14:54, 15 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    Here's the previous discussion from 2012. – Thjarkur (talk) 17:52, 15 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    Have you discussed this on WP:RSN? Guy (Help!) 17:28, 17 August 2019 (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 is the official website containing the 2011 census data of India. Why is it blocked? It is used as a source on countless articles. SD0001 (talk) 10:04, 17 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    Logging / COIBot Instructions

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    Quick reference

    For Spam reports or requests originating from this page, use template {{/request|0#section_name}}

    • {{/request|213416274#Section_name}}
    • Insert the oldid 213416274 a hash "#" and the Section_name (Underscoring_spaces_where_applicable):
    • Use within the entry log here.

    For Spam reports or requests originating from Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam use template {{WPSPAM|0#section_name}}

    • {{WPSPAM|182725895#Section_name}}
    • Insert the oldid 182725895 a hash "#" and the Section_name (Underscoring_spaces_where_applicable):
    • Use within the entry log here.
    Note: If you do not log your entries, it may be removed if someone appeals the entry and no valid reasons can be found.

    Addition to the COIBot reports

    The lower list in the COIBot reports now have after each link four numbers between brackets (e.g. "www.example.com (0, 0, 0, 0)"):

    1. first number, how many links did this user add (is the same after each link)
    2. second number, how many times did this link get added to wikipedia (for as far as the linkwatcher database goes back)
    3. third number, how many times did this user add this link
    4. fourth number, to how many different wikipedia did this user add this link.

    If the third number or the fourth number are high with respect to the first or the second, then that means that the user has at least a preference for using that link. Be careful with other statistics from these numbers (e.g. good user who adds a lot of links). If there are more statistics that would be useful, please notify me, and I will have a look if I can get the info out of the database and report it. This data is available in real-time on IRC.

    Poking COIBot

    When adding {{LinkSummary}}, {{UserSummary}} and/or {{IPSummary}} templates to WT:WPSPAM, WT:SBL, WT:SWL and User:COIBot/Poke (the latter for privileged editors) COIBot will generate linkreports for the domains, and userreports for users and IPs.


    Discussion

    Have we arrived at a point where we can conduct a montly or quarterly review of blacklist hits? The list is huge. I would suggest anything with no hits in 12 months could be removed. But can we get the stats? Guy (Help!) 23:55, 15 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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