MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/August 2018

falstad.com


Long-term spamming across multiple articles recently hit the acute phase on, which has now been protected to stop the link spam. Guy (Help!) 11:01, 22 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Brought here for logging, to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Guy (Help!) 11:01, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

What do You mean Link spam? 176.23.194.99 (talk) 10:00, 2 August 2018 (UTC)


 * See the warnings left to the numerous editors who were adding this. Unwanted link, reverted over and over, warnings not heeded, blacklisting supported. --Dirk Beetstra T  C 10:26, 2 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Well I didn't come here from the Doppler effect but from the 555 Timer IC, where a link to that side was removed after being a part of the article since 2004, and since no good reason why that link had to go was given, I wanted to put it back but could not, so I cam here. the link was to a simulation of a 555 which was really useful when teaching young people about the 555.  176.23.194.99 (talk) 08:09, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

semper-excelsius.com
This website is blocked (for reasons I do not know). It has good analysis of catholic faith and morals. I would like to use it as a reference. Could you please unblock it? Stijn Calle (talk) 07:44, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
 * http://semper-excelsius.com does not seem to be blacklisted. --Dirk Beetstra T  C 11:59, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Aside from the technical aspect, blogs are generally not considered reliable sources or suitable external links for Wikipedia. GermanJoe (talk) 12:24, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

credenceresearch.com
Being spammed in, even this morning. Jytdog (talk) 13:10, 3 August 2018 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:19, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

futureindustryinsight.com
IP in credenceresearch report above has just begun doing this one. Jytdog (talk) 13:15, 3 August 2018 (UTC)


 * not 'just begun', for months already: to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T  C 13:28, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Jytdog (talk) 13:36, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

set of links by spam-only IPs
9 months of spamming, now blocked for a year:


 * links


 * user

checking further. --Dirk Beetstra T C 16:37, 3 August 2018 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 16:47, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

debtsupportline.com


Credit company, spammed by an anonymous user over 2 days. There's no encyclopedic value. -- Luk  talk 09:20, 3 August 2018 (UTC)



Seems to have spammed more. --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:31, 3 August 2018 (UTC)



Three more, seem related. --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:34, 3 August 2018 (UTC)



This is going to be fun. --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:39, 3 August 2018 (UTC)



--Dirk Beetstra T C 13:41, 3 August 2018 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:42, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Nice catch, thanks! -- Luk  talk 22:39, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

huvafenfushi.com-maldives.com (+2)

 * + other IPs and SPAs
 * + other IPs and SPAs
 * + other IPs and SPAs
 * + other IPs and SPAs
 * + other IPs and SPAs

Spamming after final warning on previous occasions (the spammer uses a dynamic IP, but that's not our problem). See also Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam for more details. would it be possible to blacklist "*.com-maldives.com" and "*.com-seychelles.com", or is the risk of collateral damage too high? No idea, if any legitimate site would use such a pattern. GermanJoe (talk) 15:33, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

top domains


user:GermanJoe split these out so I can script blacklist only the top domainsif I decideto do so. --Dirk Beetstra T C 15:45, 6 August 2018 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 15:55, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

immigrationvoice.org
This website is block, and I follow they directions and did not find any reason why the page is in the blacklist or by who they page was put in the blacklist. This website contains really specific information about the non-profit organization "Immigration Voice". This website will be perfect to use a a reference for my topic. Is it possible to have this link removed from the blacklist? Maartaacruz (talk) 01:30, 7 August 2018 (UTC)


 * , for specific links on this domain.  Paid-editing ring spamming this and similar material.  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 04:07, 7 August 2018 (UTC)

tamilactressdiary.com
Hi, it's been added at least six times that i've noticed to six different actress articles. The site is an internet scraper and asks readers to send in corrections, so it's USG as well, thanks Atlantic306 (talk) 19:37, 6 August 2018 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 20:57, 6 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks 16:06, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

eduncle.com

 * (+ several other SPAs and IPs)
 * (+ several other SPAs and IPs)
 * (+ several other SPAs and IPs)
 * (+ several other SPAs and IPs)
 * (+ several other SPAs and IPs)

Commercial Indian website for study-related information, learning and advice (founded in 2014 per their about page). Some of the additions might be good-faith edits by inexperienced students, but the large number of SPAs and drive-by IPs indicates recurring intentional spamming. The site re-publishes information from official sources (which should be used directly), aswell as their own "rankings", reviews, online courses, tests, and student advice. It is not a reliable source for encyclopedic information. GermanJoe (talk) 19:26, 8 August 2018 (UTC)


 * Please list this site - I've removed dozens at a time and they just keep coming back. The amount of spam related to Indian education / standard exams / colleges is frankly ridiculous.  Ravensfire  (talk) 19:48, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
 * MER-C 13:28, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

arquivo.pt
Was here https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Planetary_boundaries&type=revision&diff=854104468&oldid=854104337 probably for years, Emsisoft identifies the domain as potentially malicious. prokaryotes (talk) 00:30, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
 * archiving site that is used on thousands of pages. Are you sure it is on all the pages on the archive, or just on this one?  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 13:51, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Sorry I don't know, but my Anti Malware software alerted me, though they have sometimes false-positives. Maybe it was only this page.prokaryotes (talk) 14:01, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Hang on, are you asking for removal or blacklisting? It's not on the local BL ads far as I can see. Guy (Help!) 17:50, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I don't know, isn't removal and blacklisting the same? Basically, I just wanted to report it.prokaryotes (talk) 18:00, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

healthcareweekly.com


I will separately file at SPI to get these three indeffed and to look for sleepers. Jytdog (talk) 18:58, 9 August 2018 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 04:35, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

handlewife.com


Blog spam (and socking), continued after final warning. As a personal blog the site has no encyclopedic usage. GermanJoe (talk) 17:56, 9 August 2018 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 18:35, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
 * This section was blanked. --Dirk Beetstra T  C 05:43, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
 * And vandalized. --Dirk Beetstra T  C 15:04, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

Mansoncruft
I've been nuking these buggers for years, the site owner keeps registering new domains and spamming them. No. 1 use is illegal copies of newspaper stories substituted for web archives.

Blacklisting now. Guy (Help!) 16:38, 10 August 2018 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Guy (Help!) 16:39, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

And...



 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Guy (Help!) 16:47, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

TheChels.info
Not spammed per se, as it's used in good faith by over-eager editors, but clearly not a WP:RS and it's used in many, many pages, and I can't keep on top of removing it. GiantSnowman 07:40, 14 August 2018 (UTC)

yosearch.net


Page being spammed by user now blocked and by IP user. While probably the same person, no reason to not nip this in the bud as user ignored multiple warnings.  Ravensfire  (talk) 19:41, 14 August 2018 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 20:08, 14 August 2018 (UTC)

musiqclub.in (part 2)


Originally posted here back in May and added to XLinkBot but the spamming has continued. Still not really frequent that I can tell, barring others removing links to this site, but the folks behind it obviously aren't going to stop. The IPv6 seem be be generally from similar ranges but look to be too broad for a block.  Ravensfire  (talk) 02:31, 21 August 2018 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 20:31, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

carvana.sucks


Getting spammed into Carvana. Jytdog (talk) 00:08, 19 August 2018 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 20:32, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

NFL streaming sites


Repeated spam for a NFL streaming site (and a mirror) by various IPs. Has been recently reported as possible scam at help desk. No encyclopedic usage. GermanJoe (talk) 12:48, 18 August 2018 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 20:33, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

teluguchristiansongs.in


Already blacklisted:

Mirror site of tcsteluguchristiansongs.com (blacklisted in June 2018, spamming with throwaway accounts, multiple warnings). Continued spamming with the shortened .in domain (without TCS). GermanJoe (talk) 13:34, 22 August 2018 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 20:35, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

rebrand.ly


URL shortener being spammed.  Ravensfire  (talk) 18:24, 24 August 2018 (UTC)


 * , cross-wiki problem. --Dirk Beetstra T C 20:30, 24 August 2018 (UTC)


 * Given it's a url shortener, probably should have just gone there first. Brain's pretty much fried, glad the work week is almost over!  Ravensfire  (talk) 20:33, 24 August 2018 (UTC)


 * Handled on meta. --Dirk Beetstra T C 20:42, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

peoplesbiography.in


Spammer (changing IP addresses) to add multiple tiny.tw/3rCx (peoplesbiography.in/2018/05/wisconsin-child-tax-rebate-child-tax-rebate-2018.html) to Neil Simon. Page protected, and three address blocked. Ron h jones (Talk) 18:57, 26 August 2018 (UTC)
 * - that URL is already blacklisted here, hence his use of the URL shortener. I've added a request at meta to globally blacklist tiny.tw. Kuru   (talk)  19:24, 26 August 2018 (UTC)

beatthefish.com
Hello. I work for the site mentioned above and the site hired some one for SEO who we did not know would be adding links to Wikipedia. We were also not informed that they will not be following paid editing rules of wikipedia and as a result they added our website link to a Wikipedia page in this post:. Subsequently they were found out to be taking similar projects from countless companies and they were blocked along with all their fake accounts. It appears that due to this reason, our website was added to the Wikipedia black list.

I would like to request that beatthefish.com be removed from the black list with a promise on behalf of beatthefish.com that they will not be adding the site to Wikipedia on their own - but the removal from the black list will allow normal / volunteer Wikipedia editors to use this site as a reference where and when needed, if they decide it is suitable as a reference at any specific occasion. Beatthefish will have no interference to it and if it does, the link can always be added back to the black list and the user blocked.

This request is being made because in all fairness, beatthefish.com is a reliable source and a good resource which is considered as a reliable news source by google given that the site has been peer-reviewed and included in the Google News program. Furthermore, it is a peer-reviewed website that was added for inclusion to the DMOZ peer-reviewed directory.

Since the website justifies the criteria Identifying reliable sources, and that we are promising not to add this site to wiki again against my understanding that Wikipedia system is in no way WP:PUNITIVE and is only a preventive model. People are not penalized here. I have also read that wikipedia is not a bureaucracy and therefore my request is probably an all reasonable one for a neutral admin to consider and neutral editors to support. It is of course up to Wikipedia editors if they actually want to include the website as a source to anything on Wikipedia or not - my request is merely for the removal from the black list so that the possibility of inclusion remains if some legit Wikiepdia editor chooses to do so in their own right.

I look forward to the admins' fair consideration, keeping in mind WP:NOTBUREAUCRACY.

--Pez Seiq (talk) 10:20, 27 August 2018 (UTC)


 * . That you are here shows that you are still interested in having this site linked, especially the 'the site hired some one for SEO who we did not know would be adding links [to Wikipedia]' - it is the job of SEOs to use sites to optimize search results, and Wikipedia is just one of the sites they use to 'spam'.  As we have no control over who is adding this site in the future, and seen that spamming was a problem earlier, it is preferred to leave this site on the blacklist until whitelist requests show that there is a need for pages on this site to be linked.  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 10:26, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for getting back on this and responding. The company is not interested in getting the site linked on wikipedia - but - it is only fair to make it convenient and possible for a neutral wikipedia editor to add the site to a page if they in their own right consider to be useful (based on the fact that it is useful elsewhere and consider reliable by google, and is peer reviewed.
 * I'm merely stating that I had no idea that an SEO company would use black hat practices. There's a lot about White hat SEO and the action was not authorized from our end. Still, I do acknowledge the mistake and and that's why I'm requesting and making the commitment that we wont be reposting it or hiring any one to repost a link on our own. What the statement shows is merely an acknowledgement of a past mistake and the clear intention to rectify it. I think it is something completely supported by wikipedia guidelines of not being punitive. Dont you think so... --Pez Seiq (talk) 10:32, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
 * There are no plausible circumstances where a link would meet our guidelines for selection of sources, so while we appreciate your concern for these hypothetical editors, in fact we're saving them the frustration of having their edits reverted. Guy (Help!) 21:31, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

filipinawife.com


Repeated spamming by various IPs, atleast 1 final warning and 1 block given to IPs. No encyclopedic usage. GermanJoe (talk) 10:08, 29 August 2018 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:14, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

etractorimplements.com


Repeated spamming by various IPs, apparently the same spammer as filipinawife.com above. No encyclopedic usage. GermanJoe (talk) 10:08, 29 August 2018 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:25, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

hangituptvs.com


Repeated spamming by various IPs, apparently the same spammer as filipinawife.com above. No encyclopedic usage. GermanJoe (talk) 10:08, 29 August 2018 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:26, 31 August 2018 (UTC)