TheMediaWiki:Spam-blacklist exists primarily to control widespread spamming anddisruption of Wikimedia Foundation projects. It is intended as a last resort for persistent spamming on the project, by multiple individuals or IP addresses.Mediawiki:Spam-blacklist is meant to be used by thespam blacklist extension. Unlike theMeta spam blacklist, this blacklist affects pages on the English Wikipedia only. The MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist is a page in theMediaWiki namespace, which onlyadministrators may edit.
Before blacklisting, please consider the following:
Admins, if you seek to blacklist an external link then please ensure you proceed in the following order (full details of each step given in the rest of this help page):
Handling additionsListing should include compelling evidence of a problem. Admins, if you yourself wish to blacklist an external link, you too will need to ensure that there is a description of the evidence why blacklisting is required.WT:SBL#Proposed additions is usually used by admin if no thread atWP:AN/I,WT:WPSPAM, talk pages etc, but remember to close your own proposal with a{{done}}.
Links and diffs from multiple projects and multiple articles should be described atMediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist:
Requests may include the following templated details (do not use "subst:" with these templates):
Delisting should include compelling evidence that the original problem no longer exists or is no longer a risk. For example, a hijacked or cybersquatted domain may have been returned to its rightful owner, or a site which was being used to link copyright-violating content may have cleaned up its act.
Before approving or denying a listing, please familiarise yourself with the original reasons for Blacklisting the domain. Archived debates can be found with theArchive Search tool. To locate a specific url, in theLog Use the"Search spamlists tool". When using the "Search spamlists" tool, be sure to type in the user-defined language, e.g.en (English Wikipedia),fr (French Wikipedia)...etc.
Keep in mind Wikipedia's core content policies:
The following tablemay help in assessment of suitability of an external link:
| Criteria | Link Content | Violation of privacy | Addition Frequency / Volume | Account / Intention |
| Links to potentially include | Highly reliable | Completely respectful of privacy | Isolated event | High-volume established editor |
| ↕ | ↕ | ↕ | ↕ | |
| Links to exclude | Unreliable | Attack site | Campaign | Spam only account |
| Relevant authorities |
Close the request entry 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, information or an appeal in that time.
Adding entries to the blacklistWarning:Please do not do this unless you are familiar withregex – the disruption that can be caused is substantial.
Having blacklisted the url you will next need to:
Logging entries on the blacklistYou must bear in mind that if someone challenges a blacklisting in 6 or 12 months time any admin dealing with such a requestmust be able to find the reason for the listing. The admin who places the entry on the list may not be around and, if there was no "actual" request the archives will be no use. Indeed they will only be helpful if there is full detail in the request including permanent links for example.Logging a request is essential for future reference.
Add your log entry to the relevant dated section ofMediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/log.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.
\bspammydomain\.com\b #your username # See (your link to evidence)
#: #your username # See (your link to evidence) \bspammydomain\.com\b
\bspammydomain\.net\b
\bbadsite\.com\b
[badsite]{3}\.com
For single entries, write the entry, name, and reason on one line in columns seperated by the '#' symbol. For multiple entries, write your name and reason on one line beginning with " #:", then list the entries on new lines below indented by three. Note the spacebefore the regexed urls (and #), these spaces are only added on the log page.
For Spam reports or requests originating fromWikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam use template{{WPSPAM|0#section_name}}
(cur) (last)13:29, 7 January 2008 A. B. (Talk | contribs | block) (36,641 bytes) (→Blacklist logging – What is "correct oldid"?) (rollback | undo)
(cur) (last) 13:22, 7 January 2008 Hu12 (Talk | contribs | block) (36,448 bytes) (→Connexia S.r.l. Spam) (undo)
(cur) (last) 04:44, 7 January 2008 A. B. (Talk | contribs | block) (35,873 bytes) (→top-reviews.co.uk – blacklisted – see [[MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist#top-reviews.co.uk]) (undo)(cur) (last) 23:33, 6 January 2008 Igorberger (Talk | contribs | block) (35,542 bytes) (→Social engineering malware) (undo)
{{WPSPAM|182725895#Section_name}}\bspammydomain\.com\b #your username # SeeWikiProject Spam report
For Spam reports or requests originating fromExternal links Noticeboard use template{{WPELN|0#section_name}}
(cur) (prev)20:14, 9 November 2009 Hu12 (talk | contribs | block) (22,353 bytes) (→Template for linking and logging) (rollback | undo)
(cur) (prev) 20:10, 9 November 2009 Hu12 (talk | contribs | block) (22,233 bytes) (→Template for linking and logging: new section) (undo)
(cur) (prev) 04:30, 9 November 2009 Will Beback (talk | contribs | block) (21,257 bytes) (→"Aesthetic Realism is a cult": some pages can be used as sources) (undo)(cur) (prev) 03:12, 9 November 2009 Themfromspace (talk | contribs | block) (20,789 bytes) (→"Aesthetic Realism is a cult": questions) (undo)
{{WPELN|324900252#Template_for_linking_and_logging}}SeeExternal links/Noticeboard Item
\bspammydomain\.com\b #your username # SeeExternal links/Noticeboard Item
For Spam reports or requests originating fromMediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist, use template{{/request|214252815#section_name}}
{{/request|213416274#Section_name}}\bspammydomain\.com\b #your username #request