MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/August 2008

= Proposed Additions =

Rihannanow.com
Can we blacklist the fan-made blog site www.rihannanow.com? There appears to be at least one, if not more, editor(s) attempting to pass it off on pretty much every article related to Rihanna as her "official website," which it is not. --InDeBiz1 (talk) 22:28, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I think we should blacklist it. Masterpiece2000   ( talk ) 03:02, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Missed this one - sorry. Care to let us have some links etc so that we can take a look. I don't have the time to search it all out right now. Thanks -- Herby talk thyme 12:17, 28 June 2008 (UTC)



-- Herby talk thyme 11:28, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

webplatez.com

 * Spammers


 * Prior spam reports
 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2008 Archive Apr 1
 * Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject Spam/2008 Archive May 2


 * Appears combined COI and spamming issue. Ongoing posting of links to multiple subjects that point into same domain.  IP has been warned multiple times by multiple other contributors over the past several months. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:07, 8 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Two minds here. Persistently irritating link placement for sure however this would mean listing a top level hosting domain rather than actually sub domains.  Any other views?  Cheers -- Herby  talk thyme 11:40, 25 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Thus far, no legitimate links to that domain, so valid ones could be whitelisted if/when they come up; but then again, with the relatively low frequency that these occur, this may be a better candidate for XLinkBot rather than here ... but, if the specific addresses could be blacklisted, there have been four sites, with two variants each of how they've been linked:
 * --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:27, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
 * --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:27, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
 * --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:27, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
 * --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:27, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
 * --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:27, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
 * --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:27, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
 * --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:27, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
 * --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:27, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
 * --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:27, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Reflecting on this I've decided to list this one in full. It is just possible that there will be a valid sub domain or two & this can be dealt with via whitelisting. In the unlikely even there are a mass of appropriate sites that maybe the global domain should be removed & sub domains blacklisted. ✅ thanks -- Herby talk thyme 12:13, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

spam.celebrityphotos.tv
Wesbite features 2 pages of photo galleries, ELs appeared on the articles for both people featured on website. Expecting further abuse when they add content.

Caomhin (talk) 06:50, 21 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Agreed, of no value to the project. ✅ thanks -- Herby  talk thyme 07:34, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

opik.superhosting.bg/~aerobati


It's the aerobatic teams spammer again. . MER-C 12:28, 21 July 2008 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- Herby talk thyme 07:19, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

CCNACERTIFICATIONGUIDE.COM
Persistent spam on Cisco Career Certifications on various versions of this website link. The link on all small letters were blocked and the spammers continue to add them in this form from different IPs --  Tinu  Cherian  - 12:00, 23 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Agreed & ✅ thanks -- Herby talk thyme 08:30, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

disneylandresort-paris.tk
Note: this was originally posted at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam

This is a tricky one. If you follow the link, it appears to work. But, if you have scripts disabled then do a view source on the page, you find that the link uses frames to make the IP look like it remains the one clicked, while it actually calls a referral link at clkuk.tradedoubler.com/click?p(8854)a(1399565)g(214505)

This same user tried changing the "Official site" link to be the tradedoubler link directly once; then tried hiding it with a minu.ws redirect minu.ws/UuW (while using a misleading edit summary), and has most recently tries the above URL with a misleading edit summary here. Looking at history, the same user also tried the same trick with a different link in an unrelated article here.

The user then created a user account, and tried re-inserting the spam link to two different articles (using false edit summaries to try changing the link to the official site) here and here.


 * Accounts


 * Link


 * Other link with same hidden referral trick:

-- - Barek (talk • contribs) - 15:32, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I've requested minu.ws to be blacklisted globally on meta, meanwhile. -- lucasbfr  talk 17:52, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

minu.ws listed on Meta thanks. Here it is the behaviour that makes it blacklistable to me. "Stealing" another url, false edit summaries etc. ✅ thanks -- Herby  talk thyme 08:22, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

prs505.com
Please add prs505.com to the blacklist, due to persistent spam on Sony Reader. Warned the user Ram187 (also logged from 189.141.19.179) numerous times about WP:LINKSPAM and using Wikipedia for advertisement of products and web sites. Regardless, the warnings are being erased by the user and spamming goes on. Reezerf (talk) 20:20, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
 * User:


 * To my interpretation, that article has a lot more external link issues than just that one link. I'm going to purge most of the links now - although others should also review the article.  I'm going to purge all links in the EL sections "Content", "Forums", "Third Party/Tools" and "Reviews/Press" as they fail WP:ELNO, WP:NOT, and WP:NOT.  I will add the reviews to the talk page, as they could be useable in ref tags ... but none of the others belong in the article per WP policies and guidelines. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 21:09, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

The attitude towards the community in these postings leaves me with no doubts. ✅ thanks -- Herby talk thyme 08:11, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

mediatraffic.de / fake, unreliable chart site - In the communities very own words


Per this community ruling - Articles for deletion/United World Chart. The article, chart and website are deemed unreliable. Unfortunately, IPS, newbies and fan boys keep re adding the "source" despite community consensus. The site is still used in over 1000 wikipedia article, its going to be a nightmare training people not to use it so it should be blocked. — Realist 2  ( Come Speak To Me ) 02:47, 14 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Looks listable BUT call me picky there is no way this should be listed until a major amount of the current links are removed. -- Herby talk thyme 12:10, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Nothing else heard so ? -- Herby talk thyme 11:24, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

jhelumsoft.net and related



 * New domain (12 August)

Fairly obvious dynamic IP spamming. . MER-C 10:11, 1 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Bump. MER-C 12:28, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

? -- Herby talk thyme 07:44, 8 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Nope. MER-C 12:07, 12 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Yep, agreed, ✅. Thanks -- Herby  talk thyme 12:36, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

digitalvaporizer.org
Several IP addresses have spammed eternal links on Vaporizer for purely commercial purposes. Furthermore they blacklisted link of manufacturer. Examples of persistent undo's http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vaporizer&diff=222857457&oldid=222811376 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vaporizer&diff=222677522&oldid=222621629 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vaporizer&diff=222088032&oldid=221859481
 * Among the spammers are

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.139.78.32 (talk • contribs) 15:44, 2 Jul 2008


 * Of possible interest would be this. -- Herby talk thyme 15:50, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
 * This too. &mdash; Mike.lifeguard &#124; @en.wb 16:17, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

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nimp.org
Any reason why this is not blacklisted already? I'd be bold, but I'm pretty sure I'm not the first one having this idea. :) -- lucasbfr  talk 17:26, 16 July 2008 (UTC)


 * It's already blacklisted -- has been for a while. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:08, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * The blacklist doesn't affect edit/move summaries anyhow. - Jéské (v^_^v Mrrph-mph!) 01:10, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I was sure I read a bugzilla mentioning it was now the case. I guess I either was wrong or the change was reverted. Thanks for the clarification :) -- lucasbfr  talk 12:03, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Anarchy.no
Per Articles for deletion/Anarchist International, this site is neither of a notable organization, a reliable source or an informative resource on an encyclopedic topic. N00b submission by Skomorokh  07:26, 27 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Link summary


 * Some info on the users/IPs placing the links please. Thanks -- Herby  talk thyme 18:31, 7 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Probably a single user, User:Anna Quist and her IP socks. See An for context. Specific instances of this site being used for blatant promotion and lies include  . Hope this suffices, let me know if you need more,  Skomorokh  18:41, 7 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Certainly the links should be removed/reverted based on the AfD conclusion. The issue here is a POV one rather than a spamming one though & this method should really only be used as a last resort to deal with that sort of link placement.  If the community feel that the links are undesirable then (with a number of users agreeing) then feel free to come back with a link to the discussion & I would list.  Thanks -- Herby  talk thyme 11:29, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

prs-500formatter.com
Note: This appears to be an old URL that now points to prs505.com, which was itself recently blacklisted (see above).
 * Link

Note: This appears to be a WP:SPA whose only six edits to the article have been to add the above commercial links. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 20:30, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Account


 * Agreed thanks & ✅. -- Herby talk thyme 07:41, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

hkc22






Several IPs have been promoting an external website across several wikipedia projects jv ie, promoting commercial services. This behaviour extends back as far as 2005 en - china. An internet search for "hkc22 wiki" turns up lots of edits to the en wiki (270 hits), such as those that have been mirrored by other websites dodgy mirror User A1 (talk) 22:50, 24 July 2008 (UTC)


 * -- Herby talk thyme 11:41, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

nipplecharms .com








Link to specific page on the site being added with the description being used: www.nipplecharms.com/non-piercing-body-jewelry.html Healing times for Body Jewelry

This commercial site (masquerading as a "healing times" site) continues to repeatedly be added to the nipple piercing article. Edits to include the link are spread apart by significant time (so protecting the page for a period of time can't help) and by multiple IP addresses (so blocking them can't help). The site's sole purpose is to sell non-piercing body jewelry and gives no useful information that can't be found on more reliable sites. The IPs have even gone so far as to "undo" a vandalism revert of mine to get the link back in the article. --132 22:02, 6 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Agreed & ✅. It is the method of placement that concerns me here together with use of a number of IPs.  Thanks -- Herby  talk thyme 08:19, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

wisdomfinancialinc.com
Added to multiple articles using multiple IPs over several days despite numerous warnings. IPs:



Peacock (talk) 18:12, 7 August 2008 (UTC)




 * Yes. The shifting of ISPs even does not fill me with confidence that any lesson is learnt here.  ✅ thanks -- Herby  talk thyme 11:34, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

CCNACERTIFICATIONGUIDE.COM
{{{LinkSummary|CCNACERTIFICATIONGUIDE.COM}} Link spamming to Cisco Career Certifications from different IPs like this. the small letter URL was blackisted and they continue to add the link in capital letters. Please black list the URL --  Tinu  Cherian  - 02:59, 11 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Not something the BL can handle now as that are adding text not links. -- Herby talk thyme 09:26, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

oojai.com / Fenix Web Works spam

 * Spam domain:


 * Related domain:

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:18, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Spam accounts:


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 04:20, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Spam and article-tampering by Volano Software Inc.

 * Deleted spam pages:
 * Image:Chat-screens-400.gif
 * Image:VolanoRGB-leftshadow.gif
 * Volano Chat Hall of Fame
 * Volano Chats
 * Volano Chat -- deleted 3 times
 * Volano chat -- deleted 4 times
 * VolanoChatter
 * VolanoChat -- deleted 3 times
 * Volanochatter
 * Volanochat
 * Volchatno


 * Article tampering:
 * Volano
 * Chat room

Volano Software Inc.
 * Domain registration:
 * 125A-1030 Denman Street
 * Vancouver, British Columbia V6G 2M6


 * Spam accounts:


 * Spam domains:

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 04:01, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
 * See also:
 * Articles for deletion/Volano chat


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 04:20, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

hiitsource.com and others
A concerted effort over more than a year to get related links (pub-6352184038900190 or registered to the same person) onto Wikipedia. Most recent addition is today.

Websites: Accounts: Editor is using multiple IPs so requesting blacklisting. -- SiobhanHansa 20:30, 11 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks & ✅. -- Herby talk thyme 12:41, 12 August 2008 (UTC)


 * FYI:
 * Cross-wiki:
 * pl:Specjalna:Wkład/124.188.130.49
 * sv:Special:Bidrag/124.188.130.49
 * de:Spezial:Beiträge/124.188.130.49


 * Related domains:


 * Accounts:
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 14:32, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 14:32, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 14:32, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Typemock.com spam

 * Spam domains:

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 12:38, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Spam account:


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 15:17, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

northsaintpaulresident.blogspot.com spam, disruption and threats on Wikipedia

 * Spam sockpuppets:
 * -- puppetteer
 * -- personal attacks
 * -- malicious redirect
 * -- threatened another editor
 * -- malicious redirect
 * -- malicious redirect
 * -- personal attrack
 * -- malicious redirect
 * -- threatened another editor
 * -- malicious redirect
 * -- malicious redirect
 * -- personal attrack
 * -- threatened another editor
 * -- malicious redirect
 * -- malicious redirect
 * -- personal attrack
 * -- personal attrack
 * -- personal attrack
 * -- personal attrack
 * -- personal attrack


 * Spam domain:

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 15:08, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
 * See also:
 * Talk:North St. Paul, Minnesota


 * Also note that this link has been spammed onto both and .  --Elkman (Elkspeak) 15:18, 12 August 2008 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 15:20, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Seedbox Hosting spam

 * Spam domains:


 * Spam accounts:

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 18:57, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Deleted page:
 * Seedbox Hosting


 * ✅-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 19:38, 12 August 2008 (UTC)


 * More spam today:
 * Redirects to the now-blacklisted myseedbox.com site


 * Another spam account:


 * Related domains:
 * Notwithstanding their totally unrelated domain names, all but two are redirects to myseedbox.com
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:50, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:50, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:50, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:50, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:50, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:50, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:50, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:50, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:50, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:50, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:50, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:50, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:50, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:50, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:50, 20 August 2008 (UTC)


 * ✅: additional domains blacklisted. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 07:58, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Google Adsense ID: 5585439881931722
Google Adsense ID: 5585439881931722
 * Spam domains:

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 19:19, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Spam account:


 * ✅-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 19:38, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

cypher-zone.com
Google Adsense ID: 1874958528963200
 * Spam domain:

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:48, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Spam account:


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:39, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

ukofficialrecords.co.uk spam

 * Spam domains:


 * Related domains:

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:30, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Spam accounts:


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:42, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

termpaperessayswriting.com

 * Spam domain:


 * Related domains:

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 15:24, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Spam account:


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:52, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

water4gas.com spam

 * Spam domain:


 * Related domains:


 * Possibly affiliated domains:

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 19:41, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Spam accounts:


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:52, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Golbro Tiger View Resort spam

 * Spam domain:

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 20:50, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Spam accounts:


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:53, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

fifthindependent.com

 * Spam domain:
 * fifthindependent.com/index.php?cat=wikipedia

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 21:02, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Spam/vandal account:


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:53, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

orissamedical.com spam

 * Spam domains:


 * Related domain:
 * http://www.nephroindia.com

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:00, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Spam accounts:


 * ✅ (except nephroindia.com) -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:53, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

blueresume.com
Google Adsense ID: 5373924336361027
 * Spam domain:


 * Related domains:

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:25, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Spam accounts:


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 01:54, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Monarchy Brokers spam

 * Spammer:

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:52, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Spammer account:


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 17:37, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

relianceinsider.com spam

 * Domain spammed:
 * Google Adsense ID: 0761072420661746
 * Google Adsense ID: 0761072420661746


 * Related domains:
 * Google Adsense ID: 2213215412374142
 * Google Adsense ID: 2213215412374142


 * Google Adsense ID: 0761072420661746
 * Google Adsense ID: 0761072420661746

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:52, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Accounts used:
 * warned to stop 4 times
 * warned to stop 4 times


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 17:37, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

american-steamers.com

 * Spam domain:

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:55, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Spam account:


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 17:45, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

web-anatomy.com
FLV player spam from an IP at the same ISP; two blocks (and the third one expires today), multiple warnings. See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject_Spam.

--AVRS (talk) 13:58, 14 August 2008 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 17:40, 14 August 2008 (UTC)


 * This turns out to include cross-wiki spamming, so I have relisted this at Meta: -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:57, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

downtownbellevue.com

 * Links


 * Accounts

Repeated re-addition of commercial link (here, here, here, here, and here) that does not meet criteria of WP:ELNO and WP:NOT. It's a community blog and forum site, and appears to be getting added for self-promotion of the site. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 15:15, 14 August 2008 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 17:45, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

be-long.com and hosebelt.com spam

 * Spam domains:

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 15:53, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Spam accounts:


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 17:41, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

"weaponologist": article-disruption and eBay store spam

 * Spam domain:
 * e-Bay seller: "weaponologist"
 * e-Bay seller: "weaponologist"


 * Related domain:

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 16:13, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Spam account:




 * Note that I blacklisted all eBay stores pre-emptively. We get spam from store-owners from time to time and I see no way 99% of these links can ever meet our External Links Guideline. Any legitimate uses can always be handled on a case-by-case basis at MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 17:44, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Shine Music School spam

 * Spam accounts:

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 22:00, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Spam domain:


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:57, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

flexyx.com

 * Spam domain:

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 22:41, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Spam account:


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:57, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

handbagvip.com spam

 * Spam articles:
 * Elegant Embossed Leather Bag
 * Fahion Genuine Leather Shoulder Bag
 * High Fashion & Quality Shoulder Bag
 * User:^0yingzi0^
 * Soft Leather Shoulder Bag


 * Spam domain:

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 23:20, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Account:


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:58, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

gaysbr.com

 * Spam domain:


 * Related domain:


 * Spam accounts:

Very disruptive spam -- spams large chunks of spam in place of sections of unrelated articles. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 00:21, 15 August 2008 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:58, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

New West Realty (Chicago) spam

 * Articles deleted as blatant advertising:
 * New West Realty -- deleted twice
 * 555 Wabash
 * Eastgate Village
 * Heritage Homes -- deleted twice
 * Park Place Homes


 * Spam domain:


 * Related domains:

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:34, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Accounts


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:59, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

sexhealthguru.com




Level four warning on 2008-08-17 (and on other accounts). Editor back again today. Admin may also want to consider this exchange today  in case I'm just being grumpy. -- SiobhanHansa 12:25, 18 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Yes agreed & ✅ thanks. Sorry it took more than "5 mins" ;) -- Herby  talk thyme 17:56, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

MyCloud.com.au spam on Wikipedia

 * Spam domains:

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 15:22, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Spam accounts:


 * ✅ -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 15:28, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

rich-media-project.com
See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam. The link has also been added to the top of an internal links list in fr:Flash Video.

--AVRS (talk) 17:19, 19 August 2008 (UTC)


 * ✅ earlier today. However, it looks like I should have listed this on the meta blacklist since it's been spammed cross-wiki. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 02:57, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

mysmp.com
Persistent, long-term spamming on finance pages. Ronnotel (talk) 17:36, 19 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Ronnotel.


 * Domain:
 * Google Adsense ID: 0719114306637522
 * Google Adsense ID: 0719114306637522


 * Additional accounts:


 * Cross-wiki spam:
 * b:en:Special:Contributions/69.255.236.89


 * since it's cross-wiki; I'll take care of handling this on Meta.-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 03:20, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

g0ogle.co.uk


Link was posted via a misleading edit summary to Google (disambiguation). It appears to be a referal page, to gain hits / revenue. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 18:32, 20 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Agreed (& user blocked). ✅ -- Herby  talk thyme 18:49, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

magicurl.net


A tinyURL type website that is being used to redirect to the already blacklisted site disneylandresort-paris.tk. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 18:32, 20 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Hum - url shorteners go straight to Meta. As such  but I've done it there!  Thanks -- Herby  talk thyme 18:43, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

= Proposed Removals =

ogpaper.com
We have been blacklisted for spam, which has not been conducted by any of our staff. Please, look into our case for possible blacklist removal. Thank you. If it helps, we are Google News and MSN News source. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.8.24.140 (talk) 22:06, 1 August 2008 (UTC)


 * This site is not blacklisted on Wikipedia directly, it's instead on the global blacklist used by multiple wikis. To request its removal, you'll need to place the request on the talk page for the global blacklist.
 * For reference, the reason for it being blacklisted can be found here. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 22:15, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, I have moved the request. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.8.24.140 (talk) 23:00, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

clickok.co.uk/index4.html
Why clickok.co.uk blacklisted? I want to add it as a link from the Hero's Journey wikipedia pages. This is the best site on the topic I have come across. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.21.43.188 (talk) 08:32, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * That domain is blacklisted on Meta due to cross-wiki spamming. Based on the history of what appeared to be automated or semi-automated spamdalism, I can't support removing it from the blacklist. -- Versa geek  09:00, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Closed as per Versageek -- Herby  talk thyme 07:17, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

cais-soas.com
I'm not at all clear why this is on the blacklist. It describes itself accurately: "The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies (CAIS) is an independent not-for-profit educational programme, with no affiliation to any political or religious group dedicated to the research, protection, preservation of the pre-Islamic Iranian civilisation.

CAIS was established in 1998 by Shapour Suren-Pahlav and Oric Basirov (Department of Art and Archaeology), under the name of "Ancient Iranian Civilisation at the School of Oriental and African Studies" (AIC at SOAS) and later changed to "The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies" (CAIS at SOAS) of the University of London, to act as a forum for the exchange of information about the art, archaeology, culture and civilisation of Iranian peoples. CAIS no longer has any affiliation with SOAS."

It's a reliable source so far as I can see (and much better than a lot of sources) yet it can't be used. Doug Weller (talk) 09:27, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Hmm, I recall this item .. was discussed not too long ago. Ah, here: m:Talk:Spam_blacklist, blacklisted for this reason.  There is quite some history with this link, and apparently they routinely violate copyright.  I tend to, and to ask you to either find other sources, and/or whitelist thoroughly checked specific link.  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 11:56, 17 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Those are good reasons, I agree with them. I remember when it was a part of the SOAS, it's a shame what has happened to it. Doug Weller (talk) 18:57, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

readwriteweb.com
This is one of the top tech blog and news services in the entire United States, and is a Google News source. It has a strong reputation in the tech field, and is an informational site, not a commercial one. I want to use it for a source. Van Tucky 22:33, 3 July 2008 (UTC)


 * The listing hinges around this, this and this. Thanks -- Herby  talk thyme 11:31, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Nothing further heard. Closed as -- Herby  talk thyme 07:45, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

freencaa09rosters.com
This is a site created by the EA Sports NCAA Football community to help combat roster thieves like Brian Kaldenberg that steal the legitimate rosters of others and sells them for profit. It's simply a directory of EA Locker accounts and the web sites to the actual roster makers. By allowing the general public to be victim to Kaldenberg's scam, it jeopardizes the ability of roster editing altogether in the NCAA Football series. Ghettoshark (talk) 15:56, 7 July 2008 (UTC)


 * There were so many problems with spamming of simlar sounding domain names that another administrator, Hu12, wrote a regex entry into our blacklist to block links to any domain that sounded like one of Kaldenberg's domains. That's what has snared your domain:
 * ncaa2009rosters


 * Here's Hu12's entry for this blacklisting:
 * MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/June 2008


 * Given the complexity and history of all this, I'd like to have Hu12 handle any blacklist removal. Unfortunately, he's away for a while due to deaths in his family, so it may be a little while. Please be patient in the meantime. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 16:30, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for looking into this. Kaldenberg is, shall I say a [redacted], who we (the NCAA community) has had the displeasure of dealing with through his spamming of links onto numerous forums and stealing our files. So he has been spamming here as well? Although I wouldn't put it past him... Ghettoshark (talk) 20:07, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: I redacted this edit to remove an offensive characterization of an individual. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 21:02, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Closed as -- Herby  talk thyme 07:46, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

errorforum.com
Errorforum is added to blacklist since i added it to the section called error .I think its relevant over there because thats the place where people will get the fix to the most common technical error. Would request to remove it from blacklist and restore the link in error category. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Share2die (talk • contribs) 15:17, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Links to forums would not normally be required and there has been excessive link placement - see here. Thanks -- Herby  talk thyme 07:47, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Nothing further heard. Closed as -- Herby  talk thyme 07:47, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Microfinance Gateway
The Microfinance Gateway website (microfinancegateway.org) is on the spam balcklist. This is a very valuable resource about microfinance that describes itself as: "The Microfinance Gateway is the most comprehensive online resource for the global microfinance community. It includes research and publications, featured articles, organization and consultant profiles, and the latest news, events, and job opportunities in microfinance."

It has a lot of valuable resources about microfinance -- many of which are not available elsewhere -- and I really do not see why it should be blacklisted. Thank you. Mikel1777 (talk) 16:54, 17 July 2008 (UTC)



It has been reported to WT:WPSPAM, with some spamming evidence. Some accounts suggest conflict of interest problems. --Dirk Beetstra T C 17:20, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Closed as -- Herby  talk thyme 07:48, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Efl-Law.com
Does anyone know why this site is blacklisted? I was going to list it on the Teaching English as Foreign Language page, when I recieved a blacklist message. The site contains a lot of good information for teachers in Korea re: Korean contracts and labour laws that is hard to find anywhere else, and I feel it would be a good general legal resource for English teachers overseas. Yodaki2 (talk) 07:15, 20 July 2008 (UTC)




 * This link was blacklisted on our global blacklist on Meta, not our English-only blacklist. Meta-Wiki (or just "Meta") is a separate project/website for coordinating activities (including spam mitigation) across all 700+ Wikimedia projects.


 * I did some research on this domain's history. As far as I can tell, it was only spammed once and the anonymous IP, 221.161.160.201, that spammed the link received no warnings. An editor (not an admin here), Amgine, removed the link and then blacklisted it on the meta blacklist (he was an admin on meta). Unfortunately, Amgine left no comment in the Spam blacklist talk page archives and there is no blacklist log entry. Amgine is also no longer active here or on Meta.


 * Amgine also blacklisted a similarly named site, efl-law.org, a few weeks later; that site is totally unrelated and is just a scraper site as far as I can tell.


 * Here are related domains that I could find:


 * http://www.african-efl-journal.com
 * http://www.asian-education-index.com
 * http://www.asian-efl-journal.com
 * http://www.asian-esp-journal.com
 * http://www.chinese-efl-journal.com
 * http://www.eilj.com
 * http://www.gamejournal.org/
 * http://www.i-taa.com
 * http://www.iranian-efl-journal.com
 * http://www.linguistics-journal.com
 * http://www.northkorean-efl-journal.com
 * http://www.philippine-esl-journal.com
 * http://www.tesol-law.com
 * http://www.tesol.asia
 * http://www.time-taylor.com
 * http://www.ttibusan.com
 * http://www.uechi-ryu-journal.com
 * http://www.linguistics-journal.com
 * http://www.northkorean-efl-journal.com
 * http://www.philippine-esl-journal.com
 * http://www.tesol-law.com
 * http://www.tesol.asia
 * http://www.time-taylor.com
 * http://www.ttibusan.com
 * http://www.uechi-ryu-journal.com
 * http://www.tesol.asia
 * http://www.time-taylor.com
 * http://www.ttibusan.com
 * http://www.uechi-ryu-journal.com
 * http://www.ttibusan.com
 * http://www.uechi-ryu-journal.com
 * http://www.uechi-ryu-journal.com
 * http://www.uechi-ryu-journal.com


 * I found that some of these domains had been heavily spammed recently, especially by these accounts:


 * This included creating a couple of spam articles:
 * The Asian EFL Journal
 * Asian EFL Journal -- deleted twice


 * I would have liked to have seen more warning given before this domain was originally blacklisted. On the other hand, I am worried that this domain will be abused by the site-owner if this link is removed from Meta's blacklist. Is there a specific page on that site that you have to cite as a reference?
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 19:10, 20 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I can set up a whole tree of data for the later list of domains (A handful of IPs adding asian-efl-journal.com; 121.144.99.67 (14), 210.105.172.195 (9), 118.38.181.109 (1), 118.109.82.142 (1), 221.170.61.228 (1), 220.84.99.43 (1), 118.109.46.241 (1)), but I don't have any data for the first ones (efl-law.com, efl-law.org). Yodaki2, can you request whitelisting of certain documents on the elf-law.com?  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 10:48, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Closed as though more to archive as it is a Meta matter. -- Herby talk thyme 11:36, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

youporn.com
This site is apparently blocked, but for what reason? There are plenty of pornographic-hyperlinks on this site that remain perfectly linkable, why should the most popular one be blacklisted? It is a prominent site and desserved to be unblocked. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Annihilan (talk • contribs) 04:46, 7 August 2008 (UTC)


 * The fact that "others exist" is no argument for removal. If there was community consensus over established users then it would be likely to happen but I have some doubts. -- Herby  talk thyme 11:38, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
 * , per Herby. --Dirk Beetstra T  C 12:07, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Outrate.net
Cannot add really great interviews for relevant wiki pages as this site appears to have been blacklisted and I have no idea why. The pages are outrate (dot) net/buckangel.html and outrate (dot) net/camillepaglia.html - fantastic interviews referenced around the net but not on the relevant Buck Angel and Camille Paglia wikipedia pages. I'm a researcher in gneder studies at UC Berkeley and I rally feel that these are great additions to these wiki pages but cannot add them too external links as the site keeps reporting as being "blacklisted".

Please help? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 55starman55 (talk • contribs) 16:03, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Doesn't appear to be blacklisted? -- Herby talk thyme 07:49, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Trying to add the interview and I receive the following message:

The spam filter blocked your page save because it detected a blacklisted hyperlink. If you did not add the link yourself, it most likely was added by another editor before being blacklisted. You will need to remove all instances of the blacklisted link before you can save your edit. If you are attempting a section edit, note that this block may even be due to blacklisted links in other sections. If you need help removing the blacklisted link, post a message at Wikipedia:Help desk.

The site is outrate.net —Preceding unsigned comment added by 55starman55 (talk • contribs) 16:15, July 29, 2008


 * It appears that this is blacklisted on the global blacklist that is used by multiple wikis, it's not Wikipedia specific. To propose it's removal from the global blacklist, you'll need to submit the request to the talk page for it on the Global blacklist talk page over on Wikimedia.org.


 * For background, the reason they show for it being blacklisted originally is here. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 18:33, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Closed as a Meta matter. -- Herby talk thyme 11:37, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

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