MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/April 2022

photowalklist.com

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telegra.ph

 * Webhost used to attempt to insert fabricated sources by and . See ANI mention at WP:ANI, we shouldn't be using mirrors for references anyway, legit or not.   Acroterion   (talk)   01:24, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I was just about to add this one, based on . It appears that the URL can be found on other articles too .  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) 19:25, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree, it's being used for fabrications.  Acroterion   (talk)   22:27, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree, it's being used for fabrications.  Acroterion   (talk)   22:27, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

itsrobot.com
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change.org
Why is change.org listed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ibarrutidarruti (talk • contribs) 02:42, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

helloreal.com and sparklandpaper.com


A bunch of spamming from the same /20 range and other nearby ranges. to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklistOhNo itsJamie Talk 21:13, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

centurylawfirm.in


Spammed by at least three IPs; to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. OhNo itsJamie Talk 05:26, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

Sci-Hub
Sci-hub is a controversial website, but it can not be concluded it is unimportant. In December 2016, Nature named Alexandra Elbakyan, the creator of sci-hub, as one of the 10 people who most mattered in science that year. The article is being edited by someone to enter bogus links, which point to sites which look like sci-hub, but are not. At least two valid domains (sci-hub dot ee and sci-hub dot st ) are blacklisted and I don't feel should be. So I propose that valid domains that point to sci-hub are permitted, and editors discouraged from entering bogus domains. For now I have removed the URL section, as it is inaccurate, and obviously entered by people with an intent to fool others. Drkirkby (talk) 14:19, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
 * If the Sci-hub, url has changed again, then the whitelisting entry needs to be updated. There's no way Sci-hub is going to be removed from the blacklist. OhNo itsJamie Talk 15:51, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
 * sci-hub.ee is not genuine Sci-Hub. Original Sci-Hub mirrors are listed in its main page, namely: sci-hub.st, .se, .ru. Of course they should stay [globally] blacklisted. However it is desirable to temporarily whitelist them to remove the unneeded "/about" suffix in the Sci-Hub article infobox, or maybe even to replace it with Official URL to import the URL from Wikidata (I keep an eye on the Sci-Hub Wikidata entry to ensure it has correct and up-to-date URLs). colt_browning (talk) 18:39, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

peoplenewschronicle.com



 * a "newspaper" that claims to be based in the UK, but is actually based in India and widely spammed on wP despite no encyclopedic value and they've even gone so far as to hijack legitimate articles. It's basically a combo of spam and blackhat SEO and should not be used. See also the history here. CUPIDICAE💕  11:09, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Ugh. It's the Shivram Bangwal nest of spammers again. Lots of deceptive vandalism, domain squating, and spamming from those accounts. I've blocked two of them for now, and will add both peoplenewschronicle and youthistaan to the BL. There's probably more; will dig as I get time. Kuru   (talk)  12:02, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

pconstantinou.com
Spammed from at least three different IPs over the last year. to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist.OhNo itsJamie Talk 14:18, 20 April 2022 (UTC)


 * i think our website should be removed from the spam list. we update information in wikipedia that is outdated and wrong. 87.228.187.90 (talk) 09:20, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

jonesbeach.com
Spammed by at least four users/IPs. to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. OhNo itsJamie Talk 01:45, 23 April 2022 (UTC)


 * again it's not spam - its an independent guide since 1998 and there's plenty of other links on wikipedia that have been added as independent guides. It is allowed if you read the details on whats allowed in external links and it is useful information.
 * i asked you on your page but you did not respond. did you not see it? not sure why you are being so hostile.
 * this was on your talk page from march 24..
 * Hi, Just want to ask first if this is ok with you to add under "external links" at the bottom.
 * JonesBeach.com - Independent Guide Since 1998
 * Thanks Defeedme (talk) 22:24, 24 March 2022 (UTC) Defeedme (talk) 02:21, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
 * ❌ Again, it is spam. You were warned multiple times and subsequently blocked for adding it. Then today you tried adding it again under the IP 2601:580:4580:9F30:0:0:0:79D4. Please promote your website elsewhere. OhNo itsJamie Talk 02:24, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
 * obviously that is your personal opinion that it's spam, because it's not. An independent guide since 1998 is not spam and it's not promoting when it has useful information for the past 25 years and continues to give useful information that is not available anywhere else.
 * The only reason I added it is because you never responded to my question from March 24. I can't read your mind.
 * How can this be escalated so at least be removed from the blacklist? Defeedme (talk) 02:37, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

lawire.com
Not sure why this domain is blacklisted, but it is WikiProject Spam/LinkReports/lawire.com. Trying to add a source from the site to the article on John Basedow.GobsPint (talk) 04:48, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
 * This site is globally blacklisted. It's part of a farm of faked news sites which operate as paid placement/SEO spam. Not a WP:RS in any way. Kuru   (talk)  12:00, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

Center for Human Reproduction
Ten years ago there was an issue with this domain being spammed by probable COI editors. I think it would be useful to be able to link to this domain from Center for Human Reproduction, Norbert Gleicher, and perhaps other pages. I think it's reasonable to assume that after ten years, the spamming issue will not be a continued problem. Marquardtika (talk) 14:42, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

englishtivi.com


Persistent, ignores talk page warnings. IP range is narrow but busy, a block would cause a lot of collateral damage. - MrOllie (talk) 19:24, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm bringing back this report, which went into the archives with no action last month, after activity resumed this morning. - MrOllie (talk) 13:54, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I just removed a ton of instances xwiki and have requested a global SBL too. CUPIDICAE💕  14:01, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Appreciated, thank you. I'm trying to bring this page out of the archives (it was in draft for too long) and get it published.
 * The issue was with sources, but it's time to update that and publish the page. Thank you. Fiddle-fig-mama (talk) 17:07, 24 April 2022 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --OhNo itsJamie Talk 14:19, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

ppc.land
Spammed extensively by IPs from several ranges, most extensively from 2a02:908:180::/41, where we see at least 25 additions. to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist.OhNo itsJamie Talk 21:26, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

amazonsale.io


Seems to exist to drive affiliate clicks. Q T C 06:51, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

Centerforhumanreprod.com
I was making some copy edits to Norbert Gleicher and when I saved the page, I got a notice that the website centerforhumanreprod.com was blacklisted in some way (there was a link to his bio at that domain that I tried to unhide in the infobox). I've been trying to figure out why the website is blacklisted with no success. Could someone point me in the right direction? Thanks. Marquardtika (talk) 01:39, 28 April 2022 (UTC)


 * According to the log, it was blacklisted in response to this spam report. - MrOllie (talk) 11:55, 28 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Ah, thanks for that info! Marquardtika (talk) 14:36, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

ancasterfoodequipment.com and affiliates
The usual - sockpuppets, unresponsive to talk page warnings. Mostly spams ancasterfoodequipment, but there is some crossover with the other domains. Note that the 'hellofresh.ca' above does not seem to be affiliated with the 'hellofresh.com' you might have seen advertising on TV, despite the similar appearance of the web sites. - MrOllie (talk) 12:05, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Are you sure about the hellofresh.ca site? That appears to be HelloFresh's Canadian site; it's linked from the footer of HelloFresh group's site: OhNo itsJamie  Talk 18:05, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Interesting! They are adding junk links to it. I took a look at the whois of the domains before listing here. Hellofresh.com and Hellofreshgroup.com are both registered through amazon's hosting tools, but hellofresh.ca is registered by 'Gandi Services', which seemed suspicious to me. Maybe the Canadian subsidiary just hired a dodgy SEO firm? MrOllie (talk) 18:13, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, that wouldn't surprise me. It's not uncommon for subsidiaries/regional offices to "do their own thing" like that. It looks like ancasterfoodequipment and archwayinsurance were spammed the most? OhNo itsJamie Talk 20:38, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, that's correct. MrOllie (talk) 12:56, 30 April 2022 (UTC)