MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/November 2019

techhacks.nyc


Two occurrences of said user putting the same link for self-promotion on a Wikipedia article about Brooklyn Technical High School. Included below are the (diff) pages of both occurrences. Additionally, it seems like the user profile was created solely for the purpose of inserting this link into the aforementioned Wiki article. diff1 and diff2. RayDeeUx (talk) 18:14, 3 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Thank you for reporting this, but please warn the user first in such cases (I have left a message on the user's talkpage, see Template:Uw-spam2 for more information). Unless it's systematic mass spamming, fraud, or similarly serious cases, blacklisting is usually done as a last resort after initial warning(s) have been ignored. - for now. --GermanJoe (talk) 19:16, 3 November 2019 (UTC)

cinemaroundup.com


Site being aggressively spammed, clearly not a reliable source. IP (first one) has been warned and blocked for spamming previously and continued.  Ravensfire  (talk) 15:07, 3 November 2019 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --GermanJoe (talk) 19:20, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
 * This report was blanked twice ( by
 * --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:45, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
 * --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:45, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

Cs3pay (pulsa links)


The above user added spam links to several pages. After they were banned, they returned today to revert with the two IPs. Please ban the following domains:



Thank you. Opencooper (talk) 23:36, 4 November 2019 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist, though there is some xeiki concern already.  Thanks.  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 03:32, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

icdst.org
We've successfully removed all Wikipedia and related sites from our search results (ICDST mysearch) as our users complained a wrong blacklisting by Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.239.65.123 (talk) 04:24, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
 * not blacklisted here, . --Dirk Beetstra T  C 05:34, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

billlentis.com

 * links
 * Users
 * Users

Noticed the domain, but saw that one of the IPs is spamming something else. Lets report and collect. billlentis.com was spammed as an SEO company ... --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:54, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

Spam: Packersandmoversahmedabad.in


Prolific spammers. -Frederickberman (talk) 08:35, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
 * User
 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist plus Sockpuppet investigations/Sabiahmedabad. —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 03:41, 7 November 2019 (UTC)

supermemo.guru


It seems that all .guru websites are blanket blacklisted. I can easily imagine why this is the case, but in this particular situation, supermemo.guru is the website of Piotr Wozniak, creator of SuperMemo. I was editing that page, using information from supermemo.guru explaining the creator's motivations for certain features as a reference. I would like to be able to add references to supermemo.guru on the relevant pages. Thanks! -Ramzuiv (talk) 16:19, 7 November 2019 (UTC)


 * , for this domain. --Dirk Beetstra T  C 19:39, 7 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Posted there, thank you -Ramzuiv (talk) 23:45, 7 November 2019 (UTC)

aimraj.com


I would like to have the site delisted, please. Maybe there was some copyright content on the site back in 2011/2012. but now it's services is fully reorganized. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aimrajv (talk • contribs)
 * ❌ unless you can explain to me how anything at that site would be useful to Wikipedia in terms of a reliable source for a reference. OhNo itsJamie Talk 15:09, 2 November 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for your response. this site was out of service for the last 6/7 years. now I am redeveloping to offer various useful services for free.

jsonviewer.aimraj.com speedtest.aimraj.com photoeditor.aimraj.com designer.aimraj.com imageresize.aimraj.com (web-based video editor in the pipeline) (all of them under development right now)

my intention isn't to use this site in Wikipedia as a source link. but since I started creating services for people I will do SEO if it became blacklisted in WIKi it will impact negatively in my SEO result. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aimrajv (talk • contribs) 10:41, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Note the removal instructions above: Explain how the link can be useful on Wikipedia. We don't remove links from the blacklist unless they might be of use on Wikipedia. OhNo itsJamie Talk 13:48, 6 November 2019 (UTC)


 * , for specific links on this domain.  That will show us how local wikis react to some specific links with a specific goal.  If that then turns out to be rather general it is time that someone considers delisting.  For now, I have not seen anyone even attempting to use it in the last 7 1/2 years or so. --Dirk Beetstra T  C 13:51, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

-- Explain how the link can be useful on Wikipedia. Well, in that case, I can say, I found that some of my similar services are listed in Wikipedia as source link (as an external link)

zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML

We can use my XML formatter, JavaScript Formatter, JSON formatter as a source in Wikipedia ( https:// jsonviewer.aimraj.com). especially, I can create a page in Wikipedia for the web-based product design tool designer.aimraj.com/design-editor/?product_base=4&product_cms=23 or the advance photo editor tool: photoeditor.aimraj.com

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aimrajv (talk • contribs) 12:11, 9 November 2019 (UTC)



Assuming you were referring to the links to jsonformatter.org, I have removed these links as well. Wikipedia doesn't host directories of links to personal websites, blogs, tool sites, and similar ressources (see WP:EL and WP:RS for more information about acceptable external links and reliable sources for content). "Useful" means being useful in an encyclopedic context to verify and provide relevant content, not as a mere backlink to drive traffic to such sites. Any kind of SEO or other promotional activity is prohibited here. GermanJoe (talk) 13:05, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

@GermanJoe I do completely agree with you. right now I am not trying to create backlink in Wiki. what I have done previously I felt guilty for that, when I was only 17/18 (9/10 years ago). if possible please give a 2nd thought, I am trying to do something good, something new with a big dream. if possible please remove from the blacklist. this is my last request. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aimrajv (talk • contribs) 13:19, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
 * No. Please promote yourself elsewhere. Kuru   (talk)  13:30, 9 November 2019 (UTC)


 * , for specific links on this domain (with an encyclopedic usage). I agree with the other three admins above about this request. Thank you for your transparency discussing the issue and for accepting this decision per our current guidelines - the matter is closed now. GermanJoe (talk) 13:36, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

ritualabuse.us
I would like to have the site delisted. There are some testimonies of alleged survivors on the site and also collections of resources. I don't see how the site would constitute spam.-- Sparrow (麻雀)     🐧   19:22, 31 October 2019 (UTC)


 * , for specific links on this domain. I was considering to remove this 10 years after this massive case of spamming, however, I do not see any attempts in that this site was even tried to be used genuinly in that period either.  My experience shows that spammers don't really stop, and some of the logitems that we have do make me worried.
 * Note, sites don't constitute spam, it is the owners, SEOs, others with a vested interest, or even schoolkids who uncontrollably abuse a site that make us blacklist the site. --Dirk Beetstra T  C 06:37, 1 November 2019 (UTC)
 * thanks, I'll attempt a whitelisting. I think that as long as the self promotion of the owners of the sites doesn't occur, there is no legitimate reason to blacklist the sites.-- Sparrow (麻雀)     🐧   09:28, 1 November 2019 (UTC)
 * this appears to fail WP:RS - it's self-published and promotes a fringe view. Guy (help!) 19:01, 10 November 2019 (UTC)
 * , it was spammed, that is a very legitimate reason to blacklist it, it stops the spamming. We don’t care who spams it, unless there is a VERY legitimate reason to link to a site, this stops spamming, unlike playing Whack-a-mole with the spammers. Dirk Beetstra T  C 19:07, 10 November 2019 (UTC)

appleexpert.ca


Persistent link spamming by IPs, one of which has also spammed back on October 2019. theinstantmatrix (talk) 04:16, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 05:29, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

chinookmedicalcentre.com


Being spammed by the same users as appleexpert.ca (see above). Suffusion of Yellow (talk)
 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 05:30, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

profileongoogle.com
Diff 1 (new account substituting this website for an existing source), diff 2 (same new account adding this as an external link), diff 3 (a different new account again adding this as an external link). I want to nip this in the bud. Clearly a promotional effort as there is also a Draft:Profile on Google with absolutely no real world support. bd2412 T 06:10, 12 November 2019 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 06:16, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

"Wikipedia:BLACKLIST" listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect BLACKLIST. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. ComplexRational (talk) 20:30, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

gesundheit-im-leben.com


Based on the comments at Sockpuppet investigations/Tandarang, this spam is part of a long term abuse case and therefore likely to persist until blacklisted. Deli nk (talk) 21:13, 11 November 2019 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist - no encyclopedic value, + 1 spam after this report was filed. --GermanJoe (talk) 13:20, 15 November 2019 (UTC)

fastivelimege.xyz
diff 1, diff 2, diff 3, diff 4, diff 5, diff 6

Malwarebytes blocked access to site as a "suspicious site", but is likely a spam site. - Donald Albury 15:32, 16 November 2019 (UTC)
 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist.OhNo itsJamie Talk

moviesinventory.com / thenationlist.com


Continuing blog spam despite multiple warnings. GermanJoe (talk) 10:56, 17 November 2019 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --GermanJoe (talk) 11:01, 17 November 2019 (UTC)

classicstreamliners.com


The entire domain is nothing but aggregation of contents scraped from Wikipedia and re-posted in verbatim on a page filled to the brim with ads. Every page within that page has fine prints "Text: wikipedia.org.  Images: Public Domain; http://www.commons.wikimedia.org (unless otherwise specified) and 17 U.S. Code § 107 fair use. References: Lewis, Robert G. The Handbook of American Railroads. New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, 1951, 2nd Edition 1956." for example: www.classicstreamliners.com/npt-california-zephyr.html There's nothing on there that isn't scraped from Wikipedia and I am seeing them used as sources in other Wiki pages. I've removed a few already. The site serves no purpose whatsoever to have as a reference here and only serves to boost ad traffic for the webmaster. Here's an example of it being used Special:Diff/840003231 which I have removed already. Graywalls (talk) 13:33, 17 November 2019 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:59, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

rr-fallenflags.org
It is a site with a repository of a quantity of unauthorized posting of scans with copyright issues. Here are examples of where I've manually removed them. A Google search has found that this site has been the subject of Cease & Desist letter for copyright infringement by one of the copyright owners, Caterpillar Inc.. as discussed on some fan site and another that came up in Google search. Anyways, it's used fairly extensively here and sites that have such a repository shouldn't be linked from Wikipedia until they're no longer hosting infringing contents. Graywalls (talk) 07:03, 13 November 2019 (UTC) Graywalls (talk) 07:36, 18 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Special:Diff/924813320
 * Special:Diff/924764510
 * Special:Diff/924956571
 * Special:Diff/924843751
 * Special:Diff/924956184
 * Special:Diff/925384135
 * Special:Diff/926717912 - this one involved linking to unauthorized scan of an August 1978 service manual.

electricengineer13.com
Being spammed by multiple IPv6 /64 and IPs on many pages (including articles and talkpages; rarely/never same page multiple times) over at least the past week. DMacks (talk) 06:17, 22 November 2019 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 06:36, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks! DMacks (talk) 08:07, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

liveleak.com
I've been cleaning this up, there are an awful lot of copyright violations and the balance are often horrific (ISIS murder videos, hostage videos etc) but always completely unverifiable. Newspaper-style articles, for example, that actually look they might be agency reports but I can't find the original and they have no traceable author or attribution. I'm having a hard time thinking of a valid use for this that other than a handful that we can easily whitelist. I think I've nuked over 100 by now. Example: www.liveleak.com/view?i=9bd_1396967425 - an apparent copyvio upload since removed by Liveleak. Guy (help!) 21:24, 23 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: All now cleaned up. Guy (help!) 23:48, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

Packersandmoversahmedabad (Cont)
Previous report

Changed domain to .com -Frederickberman (talk) 11:30, 25 November 2019 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 11:33, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

chronologic.co.uk
Continued spam after several warnings and an IP block. Blatant self-promotion. GermanJoe (talk) 12:12, 28 November 2019 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --GermanJoe (talk) 12:24, 28 November 2019 (UTC)

herzig-eye.com


Being spammed by people here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Ramyaraghupathy

And

Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 17:29, 28 November 2019 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 07:48, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

neuroequilibrium.in


Report here

They are back. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 17:39, 28 November 2019 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 07:50, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

motorcyclespecs.co.za


This has been a problem for years on motorcycling articles since it appears to be a convenient database, but it is mostly a scraper site and crowdsourced WP:SPS. It has also begun hosting scans of copyrighted magazines, e.g. [www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/Road%20Test/Honda%20CBR1000F%201987%20Motosprint/Motosprint_Group_Test.htm]. --Dennis Bratland (talk) 17:49, 30 November 2019 (UTC)