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. Reports can also be submitted through SBRequest.js. 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. |
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f8VokxYQ4A
[edit]- Regex requested to be blacklisted:
\byoutube\.com\/watch\?v=3f8VokxYQ4A
Persistent spam by an LTA. --Leonidlednev (talk) 01:53, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
- @XXBlackburnXx fyi as you declined the previous request Talk:Spam blacklist/Archives/2025-03#youtube.com/watch?v=3f8VokxYQ4A. --Johannnes89 (talk) 11:46, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
Urgent!! - Please add to spam list this youtube address as soon as possible - more than of thousands articles in Farsi Wiki polluted with this Youtube links Luckie Luke (talk) 05:28, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
- Do you think that globally blacklisting this will get rid of the problem entirely? They could come back even more disruptive than just simple YouTube spam, as they've demonstrated in the past. XXBlackburnXx (talk) 05:41, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
- It's impossible to blacklist youtube links as most Wikipedias use it for encyclopedic purposes. Blacklisting a single link is also useless as they can just change the link and continue with their spam. --Min☠︎rax«¦talk¦» 05:43, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
- And FYI: they are now on a different link. XXBlackburnXx (talk) 10:11, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
- I think there's a need to make or edit a filter, preventing ip or non autoconfirmed user to paste youtube link. aqurs 🍧 08:42, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
Wikipedia:CheckUser processed on these accounts or not. Maybe block IP address(es) this person or robot to connecting to Wikipedia. beside adding this youtube link to spam listLuckie Luke (talk) 05:58, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
parsablog.com
[edit]parsablog.com
per [1] aqurs 🍧 12:20, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Aqurs1:
Added to Spam blacklist. --XXBlackburnXx (talk) 05:43, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
thesteamteam.com
[edit]thesteamteam.com
Noticed this when I saw some blacklist hits to the already blacklisted blueskyscrubs.com; it's been spammed to at least six other wikis. Ohnoitsjamie (talk) 20:06, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Ohnoitsjamie: Added to Spam blacklist. --XXBlackburnXx (talk) 11:20, 28 March 2025 (UTC)
- Oh this spam group again... XXBlackburnXx (talk) 11:22, 28 March 2025 (UTC)
shubhamvisuals.com
[edit]shubhamvisuals.com
[2] aqurs 🍧 08:31, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
leovegas.com
[edit]leovegas.com
Gambling spam also used to harass other users. Estrellato (talk) 11:19, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
- @Estrellato: Added to Spam blacklist. --Count Count (talk) 12:19, 2 April 2025 (UTC)
- Appreciated as always. Estrellato (talk) 23:14, 2 April 2025 (UTC)
cleanz24.com
[edit]cleanz24.com
per [3] aqurs 🍧 14:16, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
search.app
[edit]search.app
Google's URL shortener. Generally completely obfuscates the intended link like tinyurl. See [4] --Neko-chan (talk) 22:47, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
- @Neko-chan: Added to Spam blacklist. --Count Count (talk) 12:15, 2 April 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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Zapto.org
[edit](Was originally postd as 'Protected edit request on 18 March 2025' at bottom page)
zapto.org
please remove zapto\.org on the blacklist. several bulletin board system use this hosting provider. Aric2746 (talk) 22:18, 18 March 2025 (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. |