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ecuadorianhands.com[edit]

Persistent spamming to many articles by many IPs going back all the way to 2011. Appears to be a cross-wiki issue (example). Deli nk (talk) 12:34, 1 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Deli nk: I see a lot on es.wikipedia, which is currently clean (suggesting that all additions have been reverted/removed since.  Defer to Global blacklist, cross-wiki problem. --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:02, 1 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Deli nk: Handled on meta. --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:05, 1 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

UFC211[edit]

The artcle UFC211 and related are constantly prone to spam:

Blacklisting domains. --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:38, 14 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Beetstra: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. It is also in other places. --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:40, 14 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

streamdon.com[edit]

Out of the same series, some time ago. --Dirk Beetstra T C 08:38, 14 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Beetstra: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 08:38, 14 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
This report was blanked by one of the spammers, diff.

pointblankpro.com[edit]

Between spamming streamdon.com and blanking above report, the editor refspammed this site. --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:24, 1 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Beetstra: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:25, 1 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

watchnowstream.website[edit]

same. --Dirk Beetstra T C 08:21, 15 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Beetstra: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 08:22, 15 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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postshare.site[edit]

+1. --Dirk Beetstra T C 08:32, 18 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Beetstra: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 08:33, 18 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Film-related spam[edit]

There are a bunch of these sites being spammed in film articles lately; these two are the most recent. For example: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 17:09, 18 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@NinjaRobotPirate: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 17:35, 18 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

pixabay.us[edit]

+1. --Dirk Beetstra T C 04:28, 19 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Beetstra: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 04:29, 19 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

openload.website[edit]

one more. --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:42, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Beetstra: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:42, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

postshare.site[edit]

And another one. --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:45, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Beetstra: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:46, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

okezone.pw[edit]

Sigh. --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:24, 23 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Beetstra: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:24, 23 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

plus.google.com[edit]

  • Regex requested to be blacklisted: \bplus\.google\.com\/u.*?K7e3uPGxioL\b
  • Regex requested to be blacklisted: \bplus\.google\.com\/u.*?L37JGh6GhBW\b

Sigh Sigh Sigh. --Dirk Beetstra T C 07:46, 25 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Beetstra: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 07:46, 25 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

more plus.google.com[edit]

  • Regex requested to be blacklisted: \bplus.google.com\/u.*?VZ7mpSdWdU3\b
  • Regex requested to be blacklisted: \bplus.google.com\/u.*?Fk1FtuqrUKJ\b
  • Regex requested to be blacklisted: \bplus.google.com\/u.*?Ec78oiod5jp\b

--Dirk Beetstra T C 07:22, 30 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Beetstra: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 07:22, 30 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

nature.ac.cn[edit]

We need to blacklist insertion of the paper www.nature.ac.cn/papers/paper-pdf/ConnectionEquation-pdf.pdf. It has been repeatedly inappropriately inserted in multiple articles by multiple SP IPs. SpinningSpark 13:43, 2 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Spinningspark: Only this link or the whole domain? --Dirk Beetstra T C 17:39, 2 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Spinningspark: forget what I asked. There may be about 2 left that were maybe NOT spammed, the rest there is is spam. The list of IPs adding this stuff is huge (see COIBot report in above template. plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 17:46, 2 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

sidesleeperreviews.com[edit]

sidesleeperreviews.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com

Jennysusan90 has been spamming this. I've already blocked the editor, but the simple solution is blacklisting the domain, which isn't a reliable source, as to not encourage them to sock. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 13:04, 5 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Dennis Brown: Encouragement ...:
plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 16:08, 5 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Likely socks but I'm not up to worrying about it as long as they can't add it back. Thank you. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 16:12, 5 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

uonbi.ac.ke[edit]

uonbi.ac.ke: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com

  • Spamming by a vast number of single-purpose accounts over the past few days, e.g.:[[6]], [[7]], [[8]], [[9]], [[10]], [[11]], [[12]]. I know it's the website of a reputable unviversity, but the current level of spamming is unsustainable. See in particular University of Nairobi, where multiple external links have recently been added indiscriminately. . . Mean as custard (talk) 08:53, 12 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Mean as custard: I will revertlist this for now, but am indeed tempted to blacklist this and let the whitelist handle what needs to be handled. plus Added to User:XLinkBot/RevertList. --Dirk Beetstra T C 10:10, 12 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

sellmycar.com[edit]

Sellmycar.com and sellmycar.com.au are two different websites and have nothing to do with each other. Not too sure on how do we have sellmycar.com.au out of this blacklist --Jimmy.karumalil (talk) 05:27, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Jimmy.karumalil: I'll have a look, but the rules that normally would block sellmycar.com would also block sellmycar.com.au. --Dirk Beetstra T C 06:11, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Beetstra: Thank you! --Jimmy.karumalil (talk) 06:14, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I expect you wanted to add that to this edit. That is very promotional, and you have been warned against promotional language before. Although the rule is meant for sellmycar.com and not for sellmycar.com.au, seen the way you seem to have intended to add it there it is rightfully blocked. Please stop your promotional edits on Wikipedia. --Dirk Beetstra T C 10:51, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Beetstra: No worries! So, if I were to create an organisational wiki for Sell My Car, would I not be able to create one? --Jimmy.karumalil (talk) 03:56, 14 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Jimmy.karumalil: Yes, you could, but you can't include this link at the moment. You would have to request whitelisting (hence:  Defer to Whitelist) for the specific links to be used, in this case typically an 'about' page on your site or similar. Try creating it in draft space (see WP:AFC) , and have an independent editor review it for you (if it moves to mainspace then the link can be whitelisted, we typically do not whitelist for draftspace). --Dirk Beetstra T C 07:21, 14 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Beetstra: Thank you very much! --Jimmy.karumalil (talk) 08:53, 14 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

allindiaitr.com[edit]

allindiaitr.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com

Link being spammed to Goods and Services Tax (India), Income tax return (India) and Tax Deducted at Source. Ravensfire (talk) 19:09, 11 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Ravensfire: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 06:41, 12 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! Ravensfire (talk) 12:02, 12 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Beetstra:, my apologies, but I typo'd the domain name. It's allindiaitr.com (note the i before the tr). Just typed in the address rather than copy paste and my aging eyes missed that one little character. I checked the past contributions and it's always been itr, not just tr. Would you mind updating the blacklist? Sorry for the goof. Ravensfire (talk) 17:57, 14 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Ravensfire: how a something small can make a difference. plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 20:58, 14 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

found it necessary to blank this report twice (diff, diff). --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:29, 15 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I love it when spammers throw a temper tantrum! Ravensfire (talk) 12:43, 15 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

docs.onion.io[edit]

This one is blocked because global blacklist for "docs.onion" exists, which designates to some site behind TOR network. But the website docs.onion.io and it's parent onion.io are not on the TOR network, it's a home website for computing hardware Omega2. Please fix this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by NStorm (talk • contribs)

@NStorm: no Declined,  Defer to Whitelist for this domain. --Dirk Beetstra T C 16:43, 15 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

yourstory.com[edit]

Our business/ startup incubator is based in Mumbai & the media publication company YourStory is the best & the most reliable source for startup stories & mentions and that is the major references for our incubated startups & many other that we will be associated in the future. 

so I propose to remove yourstory.com from the spamlist Pratibhajeyaraj
@Pratibhajeyaraj: no Declined, see WP:SPAM/WP:NOTSOAPBOX. --Dirk Beetstra T C 09:13, 16 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]


chronoleaks.com[edit]

Refspam, dead-link replacement spam (does not even seem to be related to what they try to replace). --Dirk Beetstra T C 06:03, 19 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Beetstra: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 06:03, 19 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

icdst.org and dl.icdst.org[edit]

blatant spamming by IPs (I don't know if the two need to be listed separately or not. Below are the instances of the spamming that were still showing in the link-finder tool when I started posting this. All cleaned now.

All of the IPs are in Iran. The ICDST is in Iran, per this. -- Jytdog (talk) 17:41, 22 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Jytdog: There is a very high probability that this is WP:EVASION by Vahid alpha (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) see Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive956 § User engaged in spamming. @Boing! said Zebedee: Courtesy ping as blocking administrator. It seems to me that this is a de facto request from him to blacklist his domain. Murph9000 (talk) 19:01, 22 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
This looks to be cross-wiki, so I'll copy this over to meta.[13] Murph9000 (talk) 19:04, 22 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Nice catch, thanks! I removed instances from French, Spanish, and Chinese WPs. Jytdog (talk) 19:11, 22 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Done, thanks. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 20:15, 22 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

my-free.website[edit]

my-free.website: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com

  • This has recently flared up across a number of Indian actor biographies, for instance from Sri Lankan IP 175.157.106.11. I'm not sure what the best approach is here, though. It's unlikely that this free web host will ever be the source of reliable content, but I do see how some editors might want to link to their free website on their user page, so would a full blacklist be appropriate? An alternative, might be to blacklist the individual pages:
tamilcinema.my-free.website
keerthysuresh.my-free.website
mafazgalle.blogspot.com (Different site, I know. Added here)
And so forth as necessary. Thoughts? Cyphoidbomb (talk) 14:23, 20 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
That last domain and IP address is associated with a few title blacklist entries... MER-C 02:36, 26 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

tradingeconomics.com[edit]

This site was added way back in 2008 due mainly to one IP account adding it to external links and references, which was probably self-promotional. This site has a wealth of up-to-date statistical data, however, much of it hard to find elsewhere (especially for smaller less-developed countries), and would be quite useful as a reliable source for economic data. Hopefully, they have learned their lesson and won't try spamming us again. Given the usefulness of the site, however, I think it would be worth giving it another shot. Kaldari (talk) 21:27, 23 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

  • Agree – there is very little commercial effort (advertising) by the cite itself, but it does carry ads from commercial sponsors. (As does nytimes.com.) Tradingeconomics.com is reliable and useful. – S. Rich (talk) 16:24, 30 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Kaldari: no Declined,  Defer to Whitelist for specific links on this domain. --Dirk Beetstra T C 20:39, 30 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Beetstra: Any explanation why? If I start adding the pages I want to cite to the whitelist, it's going to be a very long list. Kaldari (talk) 21:04, 30 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Kaldari: since 2008 we haven’t seen much of whitelisting. 9 years of not much use to anybody does not forebode much of whitelisting. It may have drastically changed, but my guess is that much of this is very replaceable or not very desperately needed. Succesful whitelistings may prove otherwise. –Dirk Beetstra T C 21:48, 30 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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