Talk:Spam blacklist
Latest comment: 9 hours ago by ToadetteEdit in topic Proposed removals
The associated page is used by the MediaWiki Spam Blacklist extension, and lists regular expressions which cannot be used in URLs in any page in Wikimedia Foundation projects (as well as many external wikis). Any Meta administrator can edit the spam blacklist; either manually or with SBHandler. For more information on what the spam blacklist is for, and the processes used here, please see Spam blacklist/About.
- Proposed additions
- Please provide evidence of spamming on several wikis. Spam that only affects a single project should go to that project's local blacklist. Exceptions include malicious domains and URL redirector/shortener services. Please follow this format. Reports can also be submitted through SBRequest.js. Please check back after submitting your report, there could be questions regarding your request.
- Proposed removals
- Please check our list of requests which repeatedly get declined. Typically, we do not remove domains from the spam blacklist in response to site-owners' requests. Instead, we de-blacklist sites when trusted, high-volume editors request the use of blacklisted links because of their value in support of our projects. Please consider whether requesting whitelisting on a specific wiki for a specific use is more appropriate - that is very often the case.
- Other discussion
- Troubleshooting and problems - If there is an error in the blacklist (i.e. a regex error) which is causing problems, please raise the issue here.
- Discussion - Meta-discussion concerning the operation of the blacklist and related pages, and communication among the spam blacklist team.
- #wikimedia-external-linksconnect - Real-time IRC chat for co-ordination of activities related to maintenance of the blacklist.
- Whitelists
There is no global whitelist, so if you are seeking a whitelisting of a url at a wiki then please address such matters via use of the respectiveMediawiki talk:Spam-whitelistpage at that wiki, and you should consider the use of the template {{edit protected}} or its local equivalent to get attention to your edit.
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Completed requests are marked as {{added}}/{{removed}} or {{declined}}, and are generally archived quickly. Additions and removals are logged · current log 2026/08.
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Proposed additions
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This section is for proposing that a website be blacklisted; add new entries at the bottom of the section, using the basic URL so that there is no link (example.com, not http://www.example.com). Provide links demonstrating widespread spamming by multiple users on multiple wikis. Completed requests will be marked as {{added}} or {{declined}} and archived. |
zvelta.com
[edit]zvelta.com
- (LinkSearch: meta | en | es | de | fr | ru | zh | simple | c | d | Wikipedias: top 25 · 50 · major wikis · sc · gs)(Search: Google | en (G) | fr (G) | de (G) | meta (G) | backlinks | → links ←)
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zvelta.ro
zvelta.eu
zvelta.ge
zvelta.kz
zvelta.pl
zvelta.md
zvelta.com.ua
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See this report. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 23:52, 27 July 2026 (UTC)
Added NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 00:21, 28 July 2026 (UTC)
- For the record, there are possibly plenty more domains. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 00:26, 28 July 2026 (UTC)
paws.ml
[edit]paws.ml
- (LinkSearch: meta | en | es | de | fr | ru | zh | simple | c | d | Wikipedias: top 25 · 50 · major wikis · sc · gs)(Search: Google | en (G) | fr (G) | de (G) | meta (G) | backlinks | → links ←)
- (Reports: Report ← track | XWiki | Local | en | find entry | blacklist hits)(DomainTools: whois | AboutUs | Malware?)
Cross-wiki spam: Special:GlobalContributions/Pawsml. Gikü (talk) 18:49, 29 July 2026 (UTC)
astroma.co
[edit]astroma.co
- (LinkSearch: meta | en | es | de | fr | ru | zh | simple | c | d | Wikipedias: top 25 · 50 · major wikis · sc · gs)(Search: Google | en (G) | fr (G) | de (G) | meta (G) | backlinks | → links ←)
- (Reports: Report ← track | XWiki | Local | en | find entry | blacklist hits)(DomainTools: whois | AboutUs | Malware?)
Extensive cross-wiki spam (found while investigating other links). Harry Mitchell (talk) 19:24, 29 July 2026 (UTC)
pharmaguddu.com
[edit]pharmaguddu.com
- (LinkSearch: meta | en | es | de | fr | ru | zh | simple | c | d | Wikipedias: top 25 · 50 · major wikis · sc · gs)(Search: Google | en (G) | fr (G) | de (G) | meta (G) | backlinks | → links ←)
- (Reports: Report ← track | XWiki | Local | en | find entry | blacklist hits)(DomainTools: whois | AboutUs | Malware?)
Spammed on multiple wikis masquerading as a reliable source. Harry Mitchell (talk) 19:28, 29 July 2026 (UTC)
elioplus.com
[edit]elioplus.com
- (LinkSearch: meta | en | es | de | fr | ru | zh | simple | c | d | Wikipedias: top 25 · 50 · major wikis · sc · gs)(Search: Google | en (G) | fr (G) | de (G) | meta (G) | backlinks | → links ←)
- (Reports: Report ← track | XWiki | Local | en | find entry | blacklist hits)(DomainTools: whois | AboutUs | Malware?)
Persistent spam on three wikis. Harry Mitchell (talk) 21:26, 29 July 2026 (UTC)
cranefest.com
[edit]cranefest.com
- (LinkSearch: meta | en | es | de | fr | ru | zh | simple | c | d | Wikipedias: top 25 · 50 · major wikis · sc · gs)(Search: Google | en (G) | fr (G) | de (G) | meta (G) | backlinks | → links ←)
- (Reports: Report ← track | XWiki | Local | en | find entry | blacklist hits)(DomainTools: whois | AboutUs | Malware?)
Cross-wiki spam. Harry Mitchell (talk) 17:03, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
- @HJ Mitchell: Added to Spam blacklist. Ternera (talk) 13:32, 31 July 2026 (UTC)
atmosphereswitch.com
[edit]atmosphereswitch.com
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- (Reports: Report ← track | XWiki | Local | en | find entry | blacklist hits)(DomainTools: whois | AboutUs | Malware?)
Spammed cross-wiki by several TAs and one named. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 22:38, 1 August 2026 (UTC)
Proposed removals
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This section is for proposing that a website be unlisted; please add new entries at the bottom of the section. Use a suitable 3rd level heading and display the domain name as per this example {{LinkSummary|targetdomain.com}}. Please do not add the protocol part of domain name, eg. http
Remember to provide the specific domain blacklisted, links to the articles they are used in or useful to, and arguments in favour of unlisting. Completed requests will be marked as See also recurring requests for repeatedly proposed (and refused) removals. Notes:
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qiuwen.wiki
[edit]qiuwen.wiki
- (LinkSearch: meta | en | es | de | fr | ru | zh | simple | c | d | Wikipedias: top 25 · 50 · major wikis · sc · gs)(Search: Google | en (G) | fr (G) | de (G) | meta (G) | backlinks | → links ←)
- (Reports: Report ← track | XWiki | Local | en | find entry | blacklist hits)(DomainTools: whois | AboutUs | Malware?)
This site was blacklisted in January 2022, and maybe the reason was its redirection to a Wikimedia-related blog controlled by WMC. Now it has been redirected to https://qiuwenbaike.cn , a non-Wikimedia-related site that has been refused to blacklist. Similar discussion has taken place in May 2026, but was archived with no admin response.--CopperSulfate (talk) 07:26, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
- For the record, at the 2026-05 discussion, both the admin who added the domain and T&S were asked to comment and neither of them did. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 12:21, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
- @CopperSulfate:
Declined - While it's true that qiuwenbaike.cn has been declined for addition to the blacklist multiple times, there's no evidence that qiuwen.wiki is owned by qiuwenbaike.cn. A redirect controlled by the qiuwen.wiki domain owner doesn't prove anything. I don't think anything has changed that would justify removing this domain from the blacklist. – DreamRimmer ■ 12:11, 28 July 2026 (UTC)
Archive.today
[edit]archive.today
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- (Reports: Report ← track | XWiki | Local | en | find entry | blacklist hits)(DomainTools: whois | AboutUs | Malware?)
Please reconsider this. When users using the Translation tool get blocked because an archive link is the culprit, they would not understand the reason behind blocking the domain. And if viable, shouldn't there be a possible way to whitelist those domains one at the time at all costs? At least there should be a removal because new users are getting slapped in the face and eventually head to the help desk, which can sometimes require some digging from the frequent helpers. ToadetteEdit (talk) 13:02, 2 August 2026 (UTC)
Troubleshooting and problems
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This section is for comments related to problems with the blacklist (such as incorrect syntax or entries not being blocked), or problems saving a page because of a blacklisted link. This is not the section to request that an entry be unlisted (see Proposed removals above). |
Discussion
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This section is for discussion of Spam blacklist issues among other users. |