Each section has a message box with instructions.
In addition, please sign your posts with ~~~~ after your comment.
Completed requests are
archived. Additions and removals are
logged, reasons for blacklisting can be found there.
Addition of the templates {{Link summary}} (for domains), {{IP summary}} (for IP editors) and {{User summary}} (for users with account) results in the COIBot reports to be refreshed. See
User:COIBot for more information on the reports.
Instructions for admins
Any admin unfamiliar with this page should probably
read this first, thanks. If in doubt, please leave a request and a spam-knowledgeable admin will follow-up.
Have links been placed after warnings/blocks? Have other methods of control been exhausted? Would referring this to our anti-spam bot,
XLinkBot be a more appropriate step? Is there a
WikiProject Spam report? If so, a permanent link would be helpful.
Please ensure all links have been removed from articles and discussion pages before blacklisting. (They do not have to be removed from user or user talk pages.)
Make the entry at the bottom of the list (before the last line). Please do not do this unless you are familiar with
regular expressions — the disruption that can be caused is substantial.
Close the request entry on here using either {{done}} or {{not done}} as appropriate. The request should be left open for a week maybe as there will often be further related sites or an appeal in that time.
Log the entry. Warning: if you do not log any entry you make on the blacklist, it may well be removed if someone appeals and no valid reasons can be found. To log the entry, you will need this number – 1238373960 after you have closed the request. See
here for more info on logging.
→Snippet for
logging: {{/request|1238373960#section_name}}
{{Link summary|example.com}}-- do not use "subst:" with this template
Do not include the "http[s]://www." portion of a
URL inside this template, nor anything behind the domain name. Including this template will give tools to investigate the domain, and will result in COIBot refreshing the link-report. ('
COIBot')
{{BLRequestRegex}} - to suggest more complex
regex filters beyond basic domain URLs
{{BLRequestLink}} - to suggest specific links to be blacklisted
Please provide diffs ( e.g. [[Special:Diff/99999999]] ) to show that there has been spamming! Completed requests should be marked with {{done}}, {{not done}}, or another appropriate
indicator, and then
archived.
Is there any evidence of these sites being spammed on Wikipedia, or do you just not like them? We don't block sites unless there has been spamming abuse of them.
Canterbury Tailtalk12:39, 28 July 2024 (UTC)reply
An obviously-ESL user with 15 edits does not need to be followed into a thread -- where they've already had their request turned down by an administrator -- and given a pile-on comment that says literally nothing except to call them incompetent.
WP:CIR is an unpleasant accusation that must sometimes unavoidably be made in the context of a more-nuanced analysis: it's not a loophole giving us a special code word for "fuckwit" that we're allowed to call people whenever we feel like it. jp×
g🗯️15:00, 28 July 2024 (UTC)reply
The difference between WP:CIR and “fuckwit” is immense. Not speaking fluent English is not an excuse to edit incompetently on English Wikipedia. The user’s only recent edits are requests to block porn sites, which plus their extremely low edit count suggest they are also
WP:NOTHERE. I was making an observation that the user is not productive and probably incapable and/or uninterested in being productive. Maybe I’m being petty here, but your reverting it and making a big deal out of another admin reverting you is pettier.
Dronebogus (
talk)
15:52, 28 July 2024 (UTC)reply
Smmsport.com is a formerly reliable sports news site which stopped updating in August 2023. It appears to have been hijacked by an online gambling operation, with gambling links insidiously inserted into the first top navigation menu. Existing links have been tagged for bot marking as usurped. --
Paul_012 (
talk)
04:01, 31 July 2024 (UTC)reply
This self-published source was added to hundreds of articles. It took me several days to remove them all so It's best to blacklist this to prevent future inclusion. --—
Saqib (
talk I
contribs)
07:54, 2 August 2024 (UTC)reply
Use this section to request that a URL be unlisted. Please add new entries to the bottom of this section.
Requests from site owners or anyone with a
conflict of interest will be declined. Otherwise, follow these steps to post a properly-formatted request:
Familiarize yourself with the reasons why a site was blacklisted. Look at
MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist/log to see who blacklisted the link and when, and the reason given for blacklisting.
At the beginning of your request, include the domain in a {{link summary}} template (remove the http:// and www from the domain). This provides tools to find more information on the domain. For example, *{{
Link summary|example.com}} results in:
When previewing your post with an included {{link summary}}, you will find links to a COIBot-report ('
COIBot'), linksearches on en ('Linksearch
en'), and tracked discussions ('
tracked' and '
advanced'). If the log did not provide sufficient information on why a link was blacklisted, these links often yield more information.
Explain how the link can be useful on Wikipedia.
Explain your reasoning why the blacklisting is not necessary anymore.
Note that the bar for blacklisting is whether a site was spammed to Wikipedia, or otherwise abused, not whether the content of the site is 'spammy' or unreliable. Please indicate why you expect that that abuse has stopped.
Providing this information often helps in a faster handling of the request.
Once you have added your request, please check back here from time to time to get the outcome or to answer any additional questions. We will not email you or otherwise notify you about your request, and if no answer is received to a question, the request will be considered abandoned.
Administrators: Completed requests should be marked with {{done}}, {{not done}}, or another appropriate
indicator, then
archived.
The disruptive adding of the content that caused the blacklisting in 2019 has ceased, as you can see with the activity of the accounts on the COIBot page. There's also rough consensus at
Talk:Vuze#May 2024 (pretty much the only recent discussion of the topic) that BiglyBT has or may have notability enough for its own article, and I'm preparing a draft for it at
Draft:BiglyBT.
Aaron Liu (
talk)
17:46, 1 August 2024 (UTC)reply
Oppose There is no rough consensus. Just two people desperately trying to push BiglyBT after it being shot down I don't no how many times for lack of notability and spamming. The Bannertalk23:02, 1 August 2024 (UTC)reply
You presented no arguments against its notability other than your OR of limited market share removing notability. I'm not sure if I could have a chance of going through AfC if I cannot link to sources.
Aaron Liu (
talk)
13:11, 2 August 2024 (UTC)reply
The article would also use the homepage, which would theoretically be used by spammers if The Banner's claimed spamming still continued. I don't think there's a per-page whitelist.
Aaron Liu (
talk) 13:09, 2 August 2024
Request to Remove Change.org from Local Blacklist for Use in References
I am writing to request the removal of the change.org from Wikipedia's local spam blacklist. This link is intended to be used as a reference in the article about the Economically Weaker. Below is a case that highlights the platform's credibility and significant impact (www.change.org/UpliftmentofEconomicallyWeakerSection):
Extended content
Case Study: Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) Reservation Petition
Petition Overview: On December 11, 2018, a petition was launched on change.org advocating for a reservation system based on economic status, addressing the limitations of the caste-based reservation system.
Public Support: The petition quickly garnered over 82,000 signatures, reflecting substantial public backing.
Legislative Impact: The widespread support for the petition played a crucial role in influencing public discourse and shaping policy. This led to the introduction of the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) bill in the Lok Sabha on January 8, 2019, its passage in the Rajya Sabha on January 9, 2019, and its enactment on January 12, 2019.
Justification for Removal
Verifiable Impact: The petition's role in the rapid enactment of the EWS bill is well-documented, demonstrating change.org's influence on legislative changes and making it a reliable reference for significant events.
Credibility: The petition's success highlights change.org's capacity to mobilize public opinion and drive substantial societal and legislative changes, validating its credibility.
Information Accuracy: The documented impact of this petition meets Wikipedia's standards for reliable sources, ensuring the accuracy and relevance of references to change.org.
Conclusion
Given the documented success and credibility of change.org in facilitating meaningful societal and legislative changes, I urge reconsideration of its inclusion on Wikipedia's local spam blacklist. Allowing references to change.org would enable Wikipedia to provide a more comprehensive and accurate account of significant public advocacy efforts in the article about the Economically Weaker Section.