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.
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- 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.
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- 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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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. |
LTA spam
editunair.ac.id
edsa-unair.com
User:Jonesap619
User:Sajojo196
User:Oreofrappe619
User:Berto619
User:Kudalumping26
User:Ananto26
User:Area2634
User:Spaghettiayam
User:Buggy2634
User:Catty2634
User:VEL26
User:Syakilaptr
Cross-wiki spam by Gecko2634 and socks. nl:Special:Diff/68440437, en:Special:Diff/1266528513 etc. Request here suggested by CU on enwiki. en:Special:Diff/1266551840. --TheSandDoctor Talk 05:12, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- @TheSandDoctor: I can’t really blacklist the entire academic domain for Indonesia without some form of broad global consensus. Perhaps you meant 'unair.ac.id' instead? XXBlackburnXx (talk) 08:59, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
- @XXBlackburnXx: Whoops. Thank you. Corrected in template. --TheSandDoctor Talk 16:55, 1 January 2025 (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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omm.guru
editomm.guru
This domain is of significant reference value in spiritual content and hindu philosophy
- Reason:**
omm.guur is a professional and research based website offering detailed insight to Hinduism. 1. The website content is neat and clean without any potential spam or promotional content. 2. The provided content is highly relevant to Wikipedia articles, related to Hinduism. 3. The site now fully complies with all external link policies and aims to provide valuable reference material for readers.
Please consider removing it from the global blacklist to support the enhancement and supplementation of related articles. — The preceding unsigned comment was added by Expertoarticles (talk) 03:59, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
Declined – per Spam blacklist/About we "de-blacklist sites when trusted, high-volume editors request the use of blacklisted links because of their value in support of our projects. Typically, we do not remove domains from the spam blacklist in response to site-owners' requests". --Johannnes89 (talk) 18:46, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
azurefd.net
editazurefd.net
The International Sports Federation ISU (https://isu.org) has been posting all documents on azurefd.net (which is on the spam blacklist), since updating its website. Links to the documents of this federation are often placed in Wikipedia articles as sources. As a consequence, it is not possible to publish an edit with such a link now. Please remove azurefd.net from the spam blacklist. Beonus (talk) 23:49, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
- See also Talk:Spam_blacklist/Archives/2023-08#*.azurefd.net. Note, these are appear to be on one subdomain, but subdomain whitelisting is only available on local projects. — xaosflux Talk 02:49, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
- Also, deactivated the immediate edit request - there is a discussion section above for removal requests - please migrate this there. — xaosflux Talk 02:50, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for the reply, moved the request. Beonus (talk) 15:49, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
- @Xaosflux, @Johannnes89: concerning "but subdomain whitelisting is only available on local projects", actually subdomain whitelisting is possible at meta via negative zero-width look behind assertions:
(?<!whitelisted\.)\bexample\.org- And in my opinion it makes more sense to whitelist domains globally that should be able to be used globally.
- So should this subdomain be whitelisted globally?
- -- seth (talk) 20:35, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
- That isn't a whitelist entry, that is still a blacklist entry. Global subdomain whitelisting isn't available because global whitelisting doesn't exist. As to if that entry should be used or not, not sure. — xaosflux Talk 21:31, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
- Of course, it's still an entry in the blacklist, but it whitelists the subdomain whitelisted.example.org, while example.org still being blacklisted. So technically this is whitelisting (i.e. making an exempt of a blacklist entry). And it's nothing special, we did this in the past several times already.
- So, it's not a technical issue. The question is, whether isu-d8g8b4b7ece7aphs.a03.azurefd.net should be blocked. And upto now i don't see a reason for that. So if nobody objects, I would "whitelist" the subdomain globally.
- -- seth (talk) 22:36, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
- That isn't a whitelist entry, that is still a blacklist entry. Global subdomain whitelisting isn't available because global whitelisting doesn't exist. As to if that entry should be used or not, not sure. — xaosflux Talk 21:31, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
- Also, deactivated the immediate edit request - there is a discussion section above for removal requests - please migrate this there. — xaosflux Talk 02:50, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
Declined – resolved locally per [1] --Johannnes89 (talk) 18:46, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
- @Johannnes89: Is it ok for you, if i decide differently? As far as I see, your decision was made on incomplete (technical) information.
- -- seth (talk) 00:03, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
msnmag.co.uk
editmsnmag.co.uk
Hello,
I am the owner of the domain msnmag.co.uk, and I have noticed that my website has been blocked on Wikipedia due to heavy spamming. I would like to clarify that I have not engaged in any spamming activities, and I have been working diligently on my website to provide quality content.
It is possible that this block may have occurred due to malicious intent from a third party, as I have no involvement in any activity that violates Wikipedia's guidelines. I would appreciate it if you could review my case and reconsider the block on my domain.
If there are any steps I need to take to prevent this issue in the future, please let me know, and I am willing to cooperate fully.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Best regards, msnmag AfzalKhankhatri (talk) 17:27, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
- Declined – per Spam blacklist/About we "de-blacklist sites when trusted, high-volume editors request the use of blacklisted links because of their value in support of our projects. Typically, we do not remove domains from the spam blacklist in response to site-owners' requests". --Johannnes89 (talk) 18:46, 30 December 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. |