Talk:Spam blacklist
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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.
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Proposed additions[edit]
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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. |
Cheatsheet.com and co (Endgame360)[edit]
cheatsheet.com
- (LinkSearch: meta s/meta | en s/en | es s/es | de s/de | fr s/fr | ru s/ru | zh s/zh | simple s/simple | c s/c | d s/d | Wikipedias: top 20 · 40 · major wikis )(Search: Google | en (G) | fr (G) | de (G) | meta (G) | backlinks | → links ←)
- (Reports: Report <-track | XWiki | Local | en | find entry)(DomainTools: whois | AboutUs | Malware? | Alexa)
motorbiscuit.com
- (LinkSearch: meta s/meta | en s/en | es s/es | de s/de | fr s/fr | ru s/ru | zh s/zh | simple s/simple | c s/c | d s/d | Wikipedias: top 20 · 40 · major wikis )(Search: Google | en (G) | fr (G) | de (G) | meta (G) | backlinks | → links ←)
- (Reports: Report <-track | XWiki | Local | en | find entry)(DomainTools: whois | AboutUs | Malware? | Alexa)
sportscasting.com
- (LinkSearch: meta s/meta | en s/en | es s/es | de s/de | fr s/fr | ru s/ru | zh s/zh | simple s/simple | c s/c | d s/d | Wikipedias: top 20 · 40 · major wikis )(Search: Google | en (G) | fr (G) | de (G) | meta (G) | backlinks | → links ←)
- (Reports: Report <-track | XWiki | Local | en | find entry)(DomainTools: whois | AboutUs | Malware? | Alexa)
remoter.co
- (LinkSearch: meta s/meta | en s/en | es s/es | de s/de | fr s/fr | ru s/ru | zh s/zh | simple s/simple | c s/c | d s/d | Wikipedias: top 20 · 40 · major wikis )(Search: Google | en (G) | fr (G) | de (G) | meta (G) | backlinks | → links ←)
- (Reports: Report <-track | XWiki | Local | en | find entry)(DomainTools: whois | AboutUs | Malware? | Alexa)
The 4 sites are from the same company/group, Endgame360. ([www.motorbiscuit.com/about/][www.sportscasting.com/about/][www.remoter.co/about/][www.cheatsheet.com/terms-of-use/]) It's a family of unreliable sites, riddled with advertisements, blatantly practicing yellow journalism. In the instances where it is factual, it's direct copying/paraphrasing from other publications that should be used as sources instead. BLP violations, obvious lies, and spam are routinely published on these sites. The websites have no value for Wikimedia projects, and should be blacklisted to prevent further abuse. I would add it myself, however due to the extensive amount of link additions I'd prefer to discuss it first. Best regards, Vermont (talk) 01:12, 10 November 2019 (UTC)
User:Thecheatsheet
- @Vermont: ... (I've disabled the live-links here, they would hinder archiving when we blacklist). --Dirk Beetstra T C (en: U, T) 07:52, 10 November 2019 (UTC)
- Praxidicae noted it here a couple of months ago. --Dirk Beetstra T C (en: U, T) 07:53, 10 November 2019 (UTC)
Comment Whilst we can all have an opinion, these are links validly added by communities by users of standing. None of these sites appear to be blacklisted at any of the sites, so what right do we have to blacklist their use? I don't see that global blacklisting fits within the scope in which we operate on the existing situations and links. As a bare minimum I would like to see local wikis manage it,and look to blacklist the use. — billinghurst sDrewth 11:59, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
can.si[edit]
can.si
- (LinkSearch: meta s/meta | en s/en | es s/es | de s/de | fr s/fr | ru s/ru | zh s/zh | simple s/simple | c s/c | d s/d | Wikipedias: top 20 · 40 · major wikis )(Search: Google | en (G) | fr (G) | de (G) | meta (G) | backlinks | → links ←)
- (Reports: Report <-track | XWiki | Local | en | find entry)(DomainTools: whois | AboutUs | Malware? | Alexa)
URL shortener found on spam page on Commons. --Achim (talk) 12:40, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
- @Achim55:
Added to Spam blacklist. -- — billinghurst sDrewth 13:29, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
Proposed additions (Bot reported)[edit]
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This section is for domains which have been added to multiple wikis as observed by a bot.
These are automated reports, please check the records and the link thoroughly, it may report good links! For some more info, see Spam blacklist/Help#COIBot_reports. Reports will automatically be archived by the bot when they get stale (less than 5 links reported, which have not been edited in the last 7 days, and where the last editor is COIBot).
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COIBot[edit]
The LinkWatchers report domains meeting the following criteria:
- When a user mainly adds this link, and the link has not been used too much, and this user adds the link to more than 2 wikis
- When a user mainly adds links on one server, and links on the server have not been used too much, and this user adds the links to more than 2 wikis
- If ALL links are added by IPs, and the link is added to more than 1 wiki
- If a small range of IPs have a preference for this link (but it may also have been added by other users), and the link is added to more than 1 wiki.
COIBot's currently open XWiki reports
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Proposed removals[edit]
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This section is for proposing that a website be unlisted; please add new entries at the bottom of the section.
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:
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Troubleshooting and problems[edit]
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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[edit]
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This section is for discussion of Spam blacklist issues among other users. |
Help needed![edit]
I use a hosted wiki software, that use this spam list. How to put some links in a whitelist, with admin privileges?
