Talk:Spam blacklist
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.
- 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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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. |
minnambalam.com
editminnambalam.com
Cross-wiki link building and removed most of them from ta.wiki. --AntanO 12:53, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
- @AntanO:
Added to Spam blacklist. --SHB2000 (t • c) 13:02, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
- This is immoral. Except for a single user ref spamming it, there was nothing wrong with the website. Where can I request whitelisting? Kailash29792 (talk) 00:58, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
- @Kailash29792: Calling something immoral is a big call, and I would ask for you to engage in helpful debate rather than name-calling. I think that what you are saying that you disagree with the nomination and the premise of the addition to the spam blacklist. @SHB2000: From a quick review, I think that the listing would be seen as being contrary to the guidance and practice that we have undertaken at meta. From the criteria given at the head of the page I do not see that there is a number of wikis that have blacklisted it. I do not see that these are all by the same person, and I do not see that they are all recent. If anything I would say that if there was any determination it would have been to suggest that local blacklisting should have been pursued if the domain usage is considered problematic. I would recommend reversing the action, and making that sort of guidance in this case. — billinghurst sDrewth 11:44, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
- @Billinghurst: Feel free to reverse at your will. --SHB2000 (t • c) 11:48, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
- @SHB2000: Cannot say that I am happy with that response. This is an issue from your decision, and an addition that should have been either declined, or more support requested as it does not clearly meet our blacklisting criteria. The preference is more conservative decision-making, rather than more radical, in the use of the blacklist. If you are uncertain, then seek opinion from your colleagues here. — billinghurst sDrewth 08:31, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
- @Billinghurst: Feel free to reverse at your will. --SHB2000 (t • c) 11:48, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
- @Kailash29792: Calling something immoral is a big call, and I would ask for you to engage in helpful debate rather than name-calling. I think that what you are saying that you disagree with the nomination and the premise of the addition to the spam blacklist. @SHB2000: From a quick review, I think that the listing would be seen as being contrary to the guidance and practice that we have undertaken at meta. From the criteria given at the head of the page I do not see that there is a number of wikis that have blacklisted it. I do not see that these are all by the same person, and I do not see that they are all recent. If anything I would say that if there was any determination it would have been to suggest that local blacklisting should have been pursued if the domain usage is considered problematic. I would recommend reversing the action, and making that sort of guidance in this case. — billinghurst sDrewth 11:44, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
- This is immoral. Except for a single user ref spamming it, there was nothing wrong with the website. Where can I request whitelisting? Kailash29792 (talk) 00:58, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
Comment removal action below. @AntanO: 
Defer to w:ta:Mediawiki talk:spam-blacklist as it should be a local community decision when there is not multiple wikis blacklisting this domain. See criteria in header. — billinghurst sDrewth 08:36, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
- The site is not reliable source. It seems it picks information from other sources and I don't see any notable work. In ta.wiki (as well as in en.wiki) some users only keep on using this website as reference. Why some users were keen on adding this website as reference since there are better news sources in India? AntanO 18:41, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
- An example: In the article 'Muttrupulliyaa', someone added two links from this site and it adding not per en.wiki external link guideline. --AntanO 18:50, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
- @AntanO: I am not contesting those conclusions, nor the right to bring your request here.
- reliable source determinations are the job of the wikipedias, not meta.
- there may be legitimate uses at other sister wikis, we don't exist solely for the sake of the WPs.
- we can blacklist here though that is based on a clear consensus of the wikis.
- Consensus can be by the rules that exist above (prior consensus), explicit consensus where a discussion here gives authority, or a more implicit consensus where numbers of wikis blacklist it already demonstrating the problematic nature, and a level of discussion here. In this case, none of those were achieved. — billinghurst sDrewth 22:09, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
- I think you have whitelist the site and quickly new users (maybe socks) start to use this site as reference. Ex: ta.wiki 1, ta.wiki 2 which resulted blacklist in ta.wiki. Also, I see in en.wiki that it was 40 links to this site and now 46 with short time and the last one is this. I don't know about other wikis. It's up to you to put in blacklist or whitelist. AntanO 13:10, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
- @AntanO: I am not contesting those conclusions, nor the right to bring your request here.
82.165.65.190
edit82.165.65.190
spam - XXBlackburnXx (talk) 05:30, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
- @XXBlackburnXx: Added to Spam blacklist. --XXBlackburnXx (talk) 05:30, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
rik88.bz
editrik88.bz
gambling spam in the making - XXBlackburnXx (talk) 16:22, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
- @XXBlackburnXx: Added to Spam blacklist. --XXBlackburnXx (talk) 16:23, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
trafficrider.racing
edittrafficrider.racing
Cross-wiki spam. --Count Count (talk) 18:41, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Count Count: Added to Spam blacklist. --Count Count (talk) 18:41, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
khansays.com
editkhansays.com
Cross-wiki spam. --Count Count (talk) 13:18, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Count Count: Added to Spam blacklist. --Count Count (talk) 13:18, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
bong88
editvaobong88.com
agbong88.cc
bong88.moe
User:Socerreal
User:14.162.142.40
User:Bong88moe1
Ancient gambling spam, still relevant today. - XXBlackburnXx (talk) 12:13, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
- @XXBlackburnXx: Added to Spam blacklist. --XXBlackburnXx (talk) 12:13, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
bizflycloud.vn
editbizflycloud.vn
spam - XXBlackburnXx (talk) 12:30, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
- @XXBlackburnXx: Added to Spam blacklist. --XXBlackburnXx (talk) 12:31, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
Vietnamese spam 20240703
editnextgcal.vn
hoclagioi.vn
vizagfintechfestival.com
remcuamygia.com
rik88.ch
casinoso1.com
kinhdovegas.vip
sunwina.us
sunwina.me
sunwina.it.com
Mix gambling spam/others. Likely coming from the same person/group since behavior is identical. -XXBlackburnXx (talk) 14:49, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
- @XXBlackburnXx: Added to Spam blacklist. --XXBlackburnXx (talk) 14:50, 3 July 2024 (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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minnambalam.com
editminnambalam.com
Added to blacklist outside of criteria, and then with lack of community consensus to act outside of criteria. — billinghurst sDrewth 08:33, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
- @Billinghurst:
Removed from Spam blacklist. — billinghurst sDrewth 08:33, 3 July 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. |