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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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. |
fm88a.org
[edit]fm88a.org
- (LinkSearch: meta | en | es | de | fr | ru | zh | simple | c | d | Wikipedias: top 25 · 50 · major wikis · sc · gs)(Search: Google | en (G) | fr (G) | de (G) | meta (G) | backlinks | → links ←)
- (Reports: Report ← track | XWiki | Local | en | find entry | blacklist hits)(DomainTools: whois | AboutUs | Malware?)
Cross-wiki spam on open proxies. Fairly subtle, but this farm has been at it a while, always adding fake refs while either messing around with citations or adding new content to football bios. lp0 on fire () 10:15, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Lp0 on fire:
Added to Spam blacklist. Ternera (talk) 15:26, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
oy.run
[edit]oy.run
- (LinkSearch: meta | en | es | de | fr | ru | zh | simple | c | d | Wikipedias: top 25 · 50 · major wikis · sc · gs)(Search: Google | en (G) | fr (G) | de (G) | meta (G) | backlinks | → links ←)
- (Reports: Report ← track | XWiki | Local | en | find entry | blacklist hits)(DomainTools: whois | AboutUs | Malware?)
URL shortener for Olive Young. (I probably should run for meta adminship again, I really miss SBL :P) — regards, Revi 10:09, 25 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Revi C.: Added to Spam blacklist.
𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓪𝓷 (T/C) 10:13, 25 April 2026 (UTC)
vidssave.com
[edit]vidssave.com
- (LinkSearch: meta | en | es | de | fr | ru | zh | simple | c | d | Wikipedias: top 25 · 50 · major wikis · sc · gs)(Search: Google | en (G) | fr (G) | de (G) | meta (G) | backlinks | → links ←)
- (Reports: Report ← track | XWiki | Local | en | find entry | blacklist hits)(DomainTools: whois | AboutUs | Malware?)
Cross-wiki refspam on proxies; see spamcheck. Also spammed by a fourth user in id:Special:Abuselog/1541308 and probably others I haven't found. lp0 on fire () 09:36, 26 April 2026 (UTC)
crediblelaw.com
[edit]crediblelaw.com
- (LinkSearch: meta | en | es | de | fr | ru | zh | simple | c | d | Wikipedias: top 25 · 50 · major wikis · sc · gs)(Search: Google | en (G) | fr (G) | de (G) | meta (G) | backlinks | → links ←)
- (Reports: Report ← track | XWiki | Local | en | find entry | blacklist hits)(DomainTools: whois | AboutUs | Malware?)
bonusredar.site
- (LinkSearch: meta | en | es | de | fr | ru | zh | simple | c | d | Wikipedias: top 25 · 50 · major wikis · sc · gs)(Search: Google | en (G) | fr (G) | de (G) | meta (G) | backlinks | → links ←)
- (Reports: Report ← track | XWiki | Local | en | find entry | blacklist hits)(DomainTools: whois | AboutUs | Malware?)
Cross-wiki spam; see spamcheck. lp0 on fire () 15:03, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
- +1, spammed by the same TA. lp0 on fire () 15:06, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Lp0 on fire: Added to Spam blacklist. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 15:41, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
- @NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh: I think something went wrong with this one? I see SBHandler messed up and you fixed it, so I wonder if the log file got messed up; spamcheck still thinks it isn't blacklisted. lp0 on fire () 21:21, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Lp0 on fire: It seems to have changed its mind. Could you recheck on your side? NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 23:34, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
- Yep, all fine now. I guess spamcheck just cached the blacklist or something (: lp0 on fire () 06:49, 28 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Lp0 on fire: It seems to have changed its mind. Could you recheck on your side? NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 23:34, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
- @NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh: I think something went wrong with this one? I see SBHandler messed up and you fixed it, so I wonder if the log file got messed up; spamcheck still thinks it isn't blacklisted. lp0 on fire () 21:21, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
giochidislots.com
[edit]giochidislots.com
- (LinkSearch: meta | en | es | de | fr | ru | zh | simple | c | d | Wikipedias: top 25 · 50 · major wikis · sc · gs)(Search: Google | en (G) | fr (G) | de (G) | meta (G) | backlinks | → links ←)
- (Reports: Report ← track | XWiki | Local | en | find entry | blacklist hits)(DomainTools: whois | AboutUs | Malware?)
Cross-wiki spam since at least 2024, trying some nasty tricks like putting this link in the "publisher" field of a citation. Spammers include the locked Menessah. lp0 on fire () 15:12, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
dom88a.org
[edit]dom88a.org
- (LinkSearch: meta | en | es | de | fr | ru | zh | simple | c | d | Wikipedias: top 25 · 50 · major wikis · sc · gs)(Search: Google | en (G) | fr (G) | de (G) | meta (G) | backlinks | → links ←)
- (Reports: Report ← track | XWiki | Local | en | find entry | blacklist hits)(DomainTools: whois | AboutUs | Malware?)
Cross-wiki football bio spam, same as fm88a.org and others. lp0 on fire () 08:44, 1 May 2026 (UTC)
- @Lp0 on fire: Added to Spam blacklist.
𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓪𝓷 (T/C) 11:20, 1 May 2026 (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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about.com
[edit]about.com
- (LinkSearch: meta | en | es | de | fr | ru | zh | simple | c | d | Wikipedias: top 25 · 50 · major wikis · sc · gs)(Search: Google | en (G) | fr (G) | de (G) | meta (G) | backlinks | → links ←)
- (Reports: Report ← track | XWiki | Local | en | find entry | blacklist hits)(DomainTools: whois | AboutUs | Malware?)
See also:
- Talk:Spam_blacklist/Archives/2023-01#about.com
- Talk:Spam_blacklist/Archives/2023-04#about.com
- Talk:Spam_blacklist/Archives/2023-09#about.com
Gudn Tach!
about.com is a redirect, so nobody is going to add new links to about.com ... in theory.
But people who want to fix links or want to notify other that a link is not working anymore are trapped and annoyed by the blacklisting. See [1] I don't see spammers there, but only users who are blocked in their normal/maintenance work.
So I guess we should remove the domain from the blacklist.
-- seth (talk) 09:15, 25 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Beetstra, @Billinghurst, @Johannnes89: What do you think?
- -- seth (talk) 17:45, 26 April 2026 (UTC)
- This block also blocks the web archives, which obviously doesn't make sense. It is these web archives that now appear in the log at “blocked-links-log.toolforge.org”. This block has no positive effect and should therefore be removed asap.ⵓ (talk) 09:20, 29 April 2026 (UTC)
- No objections, thus
Removed. - -- seth (talk) 22:06, 29 April 2026 (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. |