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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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    There are 4 sections for posting comments below. Please make comments in the appropriate section. These links take you to the appropriate section:

    1. Proposed additions
    2. Proposed removals
    3. Troubleshooting and problems
    4. Discussion

    Each section has a message box with instructions. In addition, please sign your posts with ~~~~ after your comment.

    Completed requests are archived. Additions and removals are logged, reasons for blacklisting can be found there.

    Addition of the templates {{Link summary}} (for domains), {{IP summary}} (for IP editors) and {{User summary}} (for users with account) results in the COIBot reports to be refreshed. See User:COIBot for more information on the reports.

    Instructions for admins
    Any admin unfamiliar with this page should probably read this first, thanks.
    If in doubt, please leave a request and a spam-knowledgeable admin will follow-up.

    Please consider using Special:BlockedExternalDomains instead, powered by the AbuseFilter extension. This is faster and more easily searchable, though only supports whole domains and not whitelisting.

    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 – 919030682 after you have closed the request. See here for more info on logging.


    Proposed additions

    Spam on Andaman Islands

    I have seen this marketingwebsite coming by before but I can not find where. Now a new account posted it on Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Andaman Islands. Useless spam. The Banner talk 18:30, 17 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    @The Banner: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. — JJMC89 (T·C) 03:02, 19 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    Redirect "offers" to change search engine

    Clicking the /indexen.php link on Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Ballia redirects here, offering to perform a "security check" and change the user's default search engine. Miniapolis 02:39, 19 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    @Miniapolis: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. This was presented as the official website, but right now it shows every evidence of being a cybersquatter. --Guy (help!) 23:07, 19 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    Sambad lottery spam

    Each inserted multiple times over the last couple months on Sambad. Special:Diff/917066105, Special:Diff/917065852, Special:Diff/911044785. A number of other siimlar links URLs have been added as well, but this seems to be the most common one.

    fwiw, the others are:

    - Frood (talk!) 03:23, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    @Frood: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. — JJMC89 (T·C) 04:57, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    issd.org

    Continued spamming for a steroid website by a new sock (Darooka) after warnings and socking blocks of the first 3 accounts. GermanJoe (talk) 07:32, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    FWIW, I have blocked Darooka for the spamming and for attempting to delete this report. -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:19, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    plus Added, thanks for the efforts of Wikier23. OhNoitsJamie Talk 19:44, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    blanked this report. --Dirk Beetstra T C 09:52, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    saadatrent.com

    404 replacement SEO technique across a variety of articles, mostly tourism related. Ravensfire (talk) 15:19, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    The most cunning of SEO techniques. plus Added to blacklist. OhNoitsJamie Talk 01:43, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    klikfilm.org

    Spammed by these two IP's here and on the Serbian Wikipedia. (meta COIBot report) It might be beneficial to blacklist this here; it's a spam site. Vermont (talk) 01:37, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    @Vermont:  Defer to Global blacklist, cross-wiki problem. --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:16, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    @Vermont: Handled on meta. --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:17, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    Beetstra, I didn't add it globally as it was only two IP's in the same small range on two projects; I thought it would be better to handle it locally. Vermont (talk) 03:40, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    Vermont, yes, it is small .. but edits like this do show a high level of disregard. There is no reason for them not to spread further. —Dirk Beetstra T C 04:02, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    Good point. There's also little chance that site could be used for anything other than spam. Best, Vermont (talk) 13:00, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    naanii.es

    Combination Polo and 'Lifestyle' blog, will never be a reliable source for anything. Has been added off and on for about a year (see Lavili's contribs) but that has recently escalated to edit warring and sockpuppetry. Time to stop wasting everyone's time with this one. - MrOllie (talk) 17:34, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    MrOllie, can you check the COIBot reports, there seems to be a xwiki component here, and a much larger set of accounts. Maybe meta? —Dirk Beetstra T C 17:54, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    paisabazaar.com

    Spammed by:

    Repeated spamming and promotional editing for a credit website. Previous warnings and a short IP block have been ignored. Purely promotional website without credible information for an encyclopedia. GermanJoe (talk) 10:31, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    @GermanJoe: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 11:11, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    dietpills.best

    The site is a sister website of issd.org (already blacklisted, see above), cross-linking to the blacklisted domain and obviously maintained by the same spammer for steroids. Continued spamming after various warnings and blocks (see previous case). GermanJoe (talk) 18:08, 27 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    @GermanJoe: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Guy (help!) 21:24, 27 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    punjnud.com

    Site is a mixed collection of Pakistani literary works (certainly COPYVIO) and news articles copied from elsewhere (possible COPYVIO). Unlikely to be ever used as a RS. It has been added as REFSPAM in multiple (~50) articles by the above IP editors - please look at their contribution history. — kashmīrī TALK 07:52, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    The COIBot report shows a large number of red-linked users and IPs, and leads to e.g.:
    Next edit will be obvious. --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:19, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    @Kashmiri: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:20, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    camcavetxegiacao.com

    Spambots. plus Added OhNoitsJamie Talk 13:21, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    Proposed removals


    OPEN

    open.online: 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 was just removed by the archive bot, but actually one editor, Beetstra, already agreed (see the archive) that it should be removed from the blacklist. The website open.online is a relatively new, and legitimate Italian news website. It's an online news service, created and supported by one of the most famous Italian journalists, Enrico Mentana. Now there is another URL of this website that I would like to add as a source but I can't (I can't even post it here unlinked). I hope that this time the whole website could be whitelisted. Thank you. --Ritchie92 (talk) 12:49, 19 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    @Ritchie92: It cannot be removed, as it is the tld online that is blacklisted (and hence, all domains on that TLD are blacklisted). I suggested to whitelist open.online, hence  Defer to Whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:01, 19 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    Logging / COIBot Instructions

    Blacklist logging

    Full instructions for admins


    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

    specific pages

    Is it possible to block an individual page without blocking an entire domain? One of our ongoing long-term abusers has started creating pages linking to a google post (posts.google.com/share/ZazhHI6x), as a way of trying to manipulate search robots, since the top-level domains (lovifm and its variations) he was previously spamming are already blocklisted. Would it be possible to filter individual pages like this, to make spamming a little more difficult for this LTA account? PohranicniStraze (talk) 23:28, 21 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

    PohranicniStraze, can be done, just propose them above and we will format them appropriately. There is also stuff possible with XLinkBot and abusefilters. —Dirk Beetstra T C 05:02, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
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