User talk:XLinkBot/RevertList/archives/August 2008

taiwanimpression.blogspot.com
Repeatedly being added to Vietnamese people in Taiwan and Peter Nguyen by sockpuppets of User:Nipponese Dog Calvero. Blocking the user doesn't help since he just comes back with another name or an IP, and he hasn't given up in months, so protecting the page for a few days is pointless and just interferes with legitimate editing. Per WP:EL, no legitimate reason for linking to this non-notable blog. Diffs:. Thanks, cab (talk) 11:54, 7 December 2008 (UTC)


 * blogspot.com (the whole domain, including all subdomains) is on the list already.
 * perhaps you want to go to MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist? -- seth (talk) 19:06, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ah, okay, thanks, will do. cab (talk) 01:27, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

cognitivebehavioureltherapy.blogspot.com

 * on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Its a blog spot with legitimate data.Please be kind to undo the revert. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shandithrt (talk • contribs) 02:32, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * where? -- seth (talk) 11:16, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * And why? Please read WP:EL and WP:RS.  --Beetstra (public) (Dirk BeetstraT  C on public computers) 12:35, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

LyricWiki.org
I'm an admin, but there's no way I'm messin' with this list. I can't even get Miszabot to work without asking for help. :) Plus, this is not my usual neighborhood, so I don't know if the Bot is approved for copyvio links. I have spent a good many hours over the last two days cleaning up links to this site per WP:LINKVIO. It can be legitimately used; I've found one article with lyrics in public domain. The other hundreds were copyvios. The organization claims that it used to try to post lyrics legitimately, offering royalties, but as of March 2008 they've apparently abandoned any pretense of responsibility to copyright holders, as they themselves professed. (See Wikipedia talk:Copyright problems for more context.) I have no diffs to demonstrate spamming, per se, but my current contributions (and that of my non-admin account doppelganger, here) have plenty of diffs of it being used in violation of copyright. Can XLinkBot help with that? --Moonriddengirl (talk) 14:24, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Just adding my support: I've removed a few hundred links to this site myself, and I don't see any legitimate uses for it.&mdash;Kww(talk) 14:43, 31 December 2008 (UTC)


 * :-) Added!  The bot is approved for reverting external links for which there is generally no proper use.  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 15:32, 2 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Thank you muchly. :) --Moonriddengirl (talk) 17:13, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

www.cheiron-music.com
The site appears to be a fansite that's not completed, and I've been removing the link from multiple articles added in by various IP's.  Spencer T♦C 15:15, 2 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Some IPs: Top 10 editors who have added cheiron-music.com: 91.37.75.145 (16), 91.37.123.8 (13), 91.37.118.98 (10), 91.37.75.134 (10), 91.37.78.13 (9), 91.37.110.176 (6), (4), (3), 91.37.121.88 (2), (2). Close enought o be spam.  Added.  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 15:34, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

iwebie.com
Multiple IP's and registered users keep adding this site to various articles. Seems to just be for advertising and in the cases of wrestling article supporting copyright violation (advertising where you can watch the PPV for free). I mostly watch wrestling articles, but I have noticed it added to non-wrestling articles too:, , http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Genesis_(2009)&diff=261016955&oldid=260971116], among others.  TJ   Spyke   01:59, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Versa geek  03:29, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Please add these links
Per a consensus discussion here, please add blogcritics.org, altfg.com, cosmoetica.com, and noripcord.com to XLinkBot. All of us who took part in that discussion really appreciate XLinkBot enabling us to keep new and anonymous editors from spamming Wikipedia with these sites while still allowing experienced editors to add info and links from there. Excellent job on creating XLinkBot! Best,--SouthernNights (talk) 00:24, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Versa geek  03:29, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

vehiclegpstrackingsystem.com
This spammer is laid back, but frequently hits several related articles every month or two from a different anonymous address. and many more. —EncMstr (talk) 08:23, 29 January 2009 (UTC)



Added tracking, consider this. --Dirk Beetstra T C 10:16, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

greyfalcon.us
greyfalcon.us says on its home page "This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner." and I certainly have found links in articles to copyrighted stuff hosted there. Can it somehow be blocked? Thanks. Here are the current links, I am working on it when I can but I think the domain should be blocked. 

dougweller (talk) 10:46, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Consider  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 13:39, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

readwriteweb.com
removed from the blacklist essentialy resuling from mob rule and votstacking [www.readwriteweb.com/archives/wikipedia_blacklist_blogs.php][tinyurl.com/ahxzs3], however it was added resulting from Administrators' noticeboard discussions  concluding that
 * Blogs, and Blog sites are Link normally to be avoided
 * Offers its authors financial incentives to increase page views
 * ReadWriteWeb Fails Wikipedia's core content policies:
 * ”Verifiability”
 * ” Questionable_sources”
 * "Verifiable Reliable Sources"
 * ”Self-published sources (online and paper)”
 * ”Reliable sources”
 * ”Self-published sources”

Additionaly,

--Hu12 (talk) 22:23, 14 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Will do.   --Dirk Beetstra T  C 13:40, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

rickross.com
User:Moonriddengirl suggested I raise this here:
 * We appear to have have 422 articles which include one or several links to newspaper articles hosted, without license, on rickross.com, in what looks like direct contravention of WP:LINKVIO policy. — To give an example, the first article in the search results page, Community Chapel and Bible Training Center, has 22 links to unlicensed copies of newspaper articles. — Fair_use, L.A._Times_v._Free_Republic make clear that we are on shaky ground here in terms of contributory infringement. — The rickross.com disclaimer is of no help either: "Warning -- All META tags, page titles, keywords and other content descriptions used throughout this website are only intended to assist search engines for research and locating purposes. This in no way, shape or form is intended to mislead anyone by implying any official representation and/or relationship exists between this website and the owners of any trademarks, service marks and/or copyrights, which may contain the same keywords and/or titles. ... Any publisher, Webmaster or news service (i.e., official and legal holder of copyright) that objects to their material being included in this archive may request that it be removed and/or that future material be excluded. An official written and signed request sent via fax or regular mail made by the copyright holder and/or their legal representative on company or legal letterhead will be honored. — Some of the material hosted on rickross.com is for sale online by the legitimate owners. Example:  — Apart from the potential copyright issue, there are also some reliability problems with the material hosted on the site, i.e. unmarked deletions/changes in the hosted articles. For further details, see  on Durova's talk page.  Jayen 466 19:04, 25 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I've seen this somewhere. I'll add this.    --Dirk Beetstra T  C 13:41, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

add a link: telus.net/findNChoose
Here's the linksearch I've been running and reverting. Basically, I'm requesting that entries matching ".telus.net/findNchoose" be blocked. It's been added by a number of IPs to a huge number of articles- recent entries include clutterers anonymous, small engine repair, and motorcycling. Can you add a regex to prevent new links from being added? tedder (talk) 06:49, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Three new ones today, on a different IP than before: laminate flooring, Tapinoma sessile (!), RJ11, RJ14, RJ25. tedder (talk) 00:41, 22 February 2009 (UTC)


 * \btelus\.net\/findnchoose\b --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:43, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

conservapedia
See Conservapedia for unsuitability. Would cause too much trouble to blacklist.
 * --Otterathome (talk) 12:34, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * --Otterathome (talk) 12:34, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * --Otterathome (talk) 12:34, 9 March 2009 (UTC)


 * . --Dirk Beetstra T  C 13:43, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

senfordhighschool.com
Can we get *. senfordhighschool.com added to XLinkBot? It's a for-profit online "high school diploma mill" that regularly spams several education related articles. See my most recent reversion for a typical example of this combination spam/vandalism to promote the site. Thanks, WhatamIdoing (talk) 01:32, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
 * . --Dirk Beetstra T  C 13:56, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

newyorktimesbestsellerlist.org
latest IP

other info see Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam - blog maskerading as NYT affliated site. Filled with copyvio material from other publications. Long history of spamming ELs and fake references from IPs. Mfield (talk) 23:32, 12 March 2009 (UTC)


 * See quites some spa's in the list, . --Dirk Beetstra T  C 11:05, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

fundable.com
Repeat spamming of this link at article Fundraiser by a dynamic ip range. Examples:, , ,. Best regards, --AbsolutDan (talk) 23:37, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

--Dirk Beetstra T C 11:05, 23 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks man! --AbsolutDan (talk) 00:10, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

sarahhardingaddicts.com
This link keeps being added to the Sarah Harding website by anonymous users - 123 (and that's just the last month). Blocking isn't feasible because they change IP every time they come back, and neither is page protection because it'll probably expire before the next time they come back. [ジャム] [ t -  c  ] 22:14, 22 March 2009 (UTC)


 * And another one... 4 (this time from a normal user who has been L4 warned)  [ジャム] [ t  -  c  ] 08:34, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

. --Dirk Beetstra T  C 11:06, 23 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks - should save me some reverting now :)  [ジャム] [ t  -  c  ] 19:18, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Affiliate linking to fleshlight.com
is an appropriate link for the article Fleshlight, however this link is subject to frequent insertions of affliate information.         The string to look out for is fleshlight.com?link= Article is currently semi-protected due to edit warring largely over this insertion. When fleshlight.com is linked inappropriately from other articles, chances are it is affiliate linked, so this would be helpful for other articles. / edg ☺ ☭ 18:23, 23 March 2009 (UTC)


 * I would suggest to request blacklisting of something link \bfleshlight\.com.*?link= --Dirk Beetstra T  C 19:12, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I've blacklisted this link. --Dirk Beetstra T  C 19:22, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you much. / edg ☺ ☭ 19:43, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

epersonalinjury.ca
SEO targetted - see and note username. Potential future target, but no legitimate reason to add. FT2 (Talk 00:55, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
 * --Dirk Beetstra T C 20:11, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

jewelrybutjewelry
Same user as above, see deleted contribs. Used in the form "Jewelry but Jewelry" and also potentially in the form of their URL "jewelrybutjewelry.com". No legitimate reason - suggested spam format: "Jewelry ?but ?Jewelry" FT2 (Talk 01:02, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
 * --Dirk Beetstra T C 20:11, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

twitter.com
I feel that twitter.com should be added to the list. Twitter can't be placed as an external link per WP:EL and WP:NOTLINK. Not only that, but IP users and newly registered users are using celebrities' Twitters as citing information, but Twitter fails also fails WP:RS. At the end of the day, this serves no encyclopedic value. —  Σ xplicit  00:12, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
 * --Dirk Beetstra T C 20:11, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

pulsemusic.proboards.com
pulsemusic.proboards.com/ is a forum and is widely used to source album sales. Forums are not reliable sources and should not be used in articles. —  Σ xplicit  05:52, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Already done by proboards.com, but references are not blocked. Blacklist?  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 20:11, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

I've added a request there. Thanks for the help. —  Σ xplicit  00:13, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

ilovebolly.com
Please add ilovebolly.com to the spam revert list - this site is spammed everyday. See Special:Contributions/122.169.115.174, Special:Contributions/Devnatha, Special:Contributions/Sunitgala. Thank you. —Zener 02:55, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
 * --Dirk Beetstra T C 20:11, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

www.nrimanager.com
Commercial site, repeatedly added to Non-Resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin by an editor with a dynamic IP. Thanks, cab (talk) 02:31, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * --Dirk Beetstra T C 20:11, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

weargood.com, nikefacebook.com
Commercial shoe selling site constantly being spamlinked to various shoe articles by different IP's:   

Apparently trying to subvert XLinkBot because "weargood.blogspot.com" and "mysneakersworld.blogspot.com" are already on the list. PLEASE make this go away!. I'm getting tired of reverting. argh. -- OlEnglish (Talk) 06:05, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Again: . I don't know how to add multiple links to the bot and don't want to screw anything up, can someone fulfill this request for me? -- OlEnglish (Talk) 19:59, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
 * --Dirk Beetstra T C 20:11, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Another one: air-jordan-2009.com -- OlEnglish (Talk) 08:46, 20 May 2009 (UTC)


 * . --Dirk Beetstra T  C 08:50, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

worldnews.com.ar
Very persistent spammer is using mutliple IPs. Has been doing this since November 11 - see Revision history of News style. Any IP starting 190.x.x.x The spam page is a list of links. This involves several articles (see the first IP summary below for examples). I've listed just a few of the IPs he's using.



Thank you, ⋙–Berean–Hunter—►  ((⊕)) 14:04, 4 June 2009 (UTC)


 * --Dirk Beetstra T C 09:28, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

kohlipe.net & saillipe.com
These links are being inserted in the article Ko Lipe by IPs and single purpose user accounts. The article itself was created with four lines copied directly from kohlipe.net


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sailipe.com redirects to dragonheartthailand.com

--Jorunn (talk) 23:29, 4 June 2009 (UTC)


 * --Dirk Beetstra T C 09:32, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

cyclepedia.com
cyclepedia.com: Purely commercial Website offering online motorcycle manuals for a fee. Repeated introduction of linkspam to this site in article Honda Zoomer and other motorcycle articles by anon IP editors. Thank you -- Brianhe (talk) 15:16, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Diffs:
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kawasaki_Ninja_250R&diff=prev&oldid=262885015
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Honda_Zoomer&diff=295788011&oldid=295705164
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Honda_Zoomer&diff=295692124&oldid=291272140
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Suzuki_Katana&diff=prev&oldid=291355374
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yamaha_Virago&diff=218797711&oldid=214419456
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Honda_CRF_series&diff=289395579&oldid=283705245
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yamaha_YZ450F&diff=289395187&oldid=288519586
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Suzuki_DR-Z400&diff=173046327&oldid=167586437
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Suzuki_DR-Z400&diff=173046327&oldid=167586437


 * --Dirk Beetstra T C 09:31, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

citypictures.net and thecartoonpictures.com


Both sites offer low-quality images and are riddled with Adsense adverts, mostly found on city articles for the former and animated series and film articles for the latter. Thecartoonpictures.com has been the most frequently spammed site of the two, always so far through cycling IP addresses. 

Known IPs:

treelo radda  09:57, 16 June 2009 (UTC)


 * --Dirk Beetstra T C 09:32, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

wikia.nocookie.net
Whilst not intentionally being spammed, these URLs are commonly added by new users trying to hotlink images from their servers. And as there are no other uses for the URL in the article space, there shouldn't be any false positives.--Otterathome (talk) 10:27, 16 June 2009 (UTC)


 * --Dirk Beetstra T C 09:32, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

learnislamicfinance.com
Repeatedly added to Islamic banking and related articles by the company itself, including under (both now blocked) User:Aims.uk and User:Uk.aims, and now under various IPs. Example diffs:, , , --Cybercobra (talk) 07:12, 17 June 2009 (UTC)


 * --Dirk Beetstra T C 09:33, 17 June 2009 (UTC)