MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/June 2008

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[edit] Proposed Additions

[edit] supermodels.nl

supermodels.nl: Linksearch en - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - Meta: SRB-XWiki - COIBot-XWiki - Eagle's spam report search • Interwiki link search, big: 20 - 57 • Linkwatcher: search • Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchVeinor pagesmeta • Yahoo: backlinks • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.orgDomainsDB.netAlexaOnSameHost.comWhosOnMyServer.com

I noticed that the website "supermodels.nl" has many links on various fashion model profiles on Wiki. According to Finjan Secure Browsing, AVG and board threads ([see this screenshot]), this site is infested with malware and badware. Although I'm unable to access the site (keeps loading and loading), I'd like to know how you would handle this case since there are dozens of links to this dispensable site. Thank you so far. Robomod (talk) 21:18, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Y Done --Hu12 (talk) 21:59, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Thank You again. Are these links being removed automatically or manually? Robomod (talk) 06:22, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
I am generating a COIBot report. If the site is bad, these requests must be done at meta! --Dirk Beetstra T C 09:29, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
►Thank you. It would be great if an admin could fasten this process. ► robomod 21:04, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
I just removed many of them, a small handful remains; I'll let someone more familiar with enwiki do them. – Mike.lifeguard | @en.wb 21:26, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Thank you Mike. Your help is much appreciated. ► robomod 18:17, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Note - given the possibility of malware here I have actually listed this at Meta level - we have done such things in the past (it could be removed here if required). Feel free to update us if/when there is any news that this is resolved - cheers --Herby talk thyme 07:09, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] youtube.com

I propose that youtube links should be addable by autoconfirmed users only, to reduce the amount of copyvio links added. Stifle (talk) 18:48, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Concerns of possible Linking to copyrighted works is a persuasive reason. These videos are re-posted anonomously typicaly from other sources (the creator's) and are carrying the work in violation of the creator's copyright. Permissioned alternatives are most always available from the "actual" source(the creator's). Wikipedia need not be a part in contributory infringement. Lets allow for more input, simply because of the amount of these links currently on the project. --Hu12 (talk) 19:08, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
Note that bug 1505 was recently fixed. Existing links are no longer affected by the spam blacklist. MER-C 12:35, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
I don't think that blacklisting youtube is a good idea. YouTube has been used for copyright infringement, maybe. But that's not Wikipedia's care. Many companies, artists and organizations use YouTube to upload their videos to share with the world and those videos are legit to link from Wikipedia. If there is infringement, YouTube will and does deal with it anyway. There will always be incorrect links to not allowed videos according to YouTube's Terms of Use but those links can be removed. Blocking, even for only a certain group of editors, will not help at all but instead be harmful to the project. --SoWhy Talk 14:22, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
Blacklisting youtube is not a good idea. Zealous editors would simply use the fact that it's in the blacklist to gallop around removing thousands of links for no other reason. It's a scenario for another ArbCom and we shouldn't be creating this sort of disruption to the project. Any editor who sees a copyvio can revert and we should leave it at that in this case. Wjhonson (talk) 15:57, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
I agree that blacklisting youtube would be disruptive. Furthermore, Youtube is owned by one of the wealthiest companies in the world, Google, and as a potential magnet for copyright lawsuits, they are diligent in taking down copyright infringements when made aware of them.
Also, youtube links were being added in early 2007 at the daily rate of 100 to 150 based on Veinor's link reports; I'm guessing we probably have 50,000 to 100,000 by now. Any decision to blacklist these links should involve a wider community discussion than we're having here.
I suspect many of our youtube links are not of encyclopedic quality; if so, it may worth considering setting up XLinkBot to monitor and revert link additions by unregistered users. --A. B. (talkcontribs) 16:52, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
Concur with that. There are zillions of articles where youtube links are not only appropriate, but also crucial, cf. Umbrella (song). And since we are currently unable to restrict a link to autoconfirmed users only, I consider this request N Not done. MaxSem(Han shot first!) 16:58, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
youtube.com is already on XLinkBot's revert list, it has been there since the bot first started running. --Versageek 17:49, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] readwriteweb.com

For compariative issues with core content issues:

Also

Articles are not professionally written, don't have sources, and are not suitable as reliable sources. I'm not convinced how these these low-quality links could ever be used as as a citation or source, (in any appropriate context). This type of material is unencyclopedic and not acceptable in Wikipedia articles.--Hu12 (talk) 06:37, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Y Done--Hu12 (talk) 17:25, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] footyclips.com spam on Wikipedia

Spam domains

Google Adsense: 6591999512883712


Spam accounts

--A. B. (talkcontribs) 14:51, 19 May 2008 (UTC)


Y Done --A. B. (talkcontribs) 01:12, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wagyu

203.41.21.38 (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user page • COIBot • countblock logx-wikisearch an, ani, cn, an3LinkWatcher search || WHOISRDNStracerouteCompleteWhoisippages.comrobtex.comtorGoogleAboutUs) Repeatedly adding spam link to this article, was warned 11 May 08, still happening.--Dmol (talk) 14:36, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi. I definitely see a lot of spam. Normally, we don't blacklist after just one spam warning. I've relisted at WikiProject Spam for monitoring. I've also given this IP a second warning.
Thanks for your work on this problem. Every time he/she spams with this or another account, give them another warning and let me know the problem is continuing. Thanks
Declined for now. --A. B. (talkcontribs) 15:40, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
OK, thanks. This was my first spam listing, not sure how much was needed to action. --Dmol (talk) 21:36, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Celebrity blog spam

This is from WT:WPSPAM#Celebrity blog spam - spamming continuing from anon IPs. All sites registered to the same individual (Robert Stoubos). robertstoubos.co.uk

Requested by Kelly hi! 03:42, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Y Done. Thanks Kelly, for tracking those down!--Hu12 (talk) 22:26, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] A pestilence of Pollux Group spam articles on Wikipedia

Domain


Related domain


Accounts


Deleted as blatant advertising
  • Image:Bestseoguru.png
  • Image:Seo new.png
  • Definitions of Success in Software Development
    • deleted twice
  • SEO Services
    • deleted twice
  • Search-Engine-Optimization
  • Seo Services
  • User:Patelmiteshb
  • User:Search-Engines-Optimization
  • Web Promotion of Offshore Center

--A. B. (talkcontribs) 02:52, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Y Done --A. B. (talkcontribs) 01:14, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] amazingsalespitch.com spam

Spam domains


Related domains


Account

--A. B. (talkcontribs) 21:58, 25 May 2008 (UTC)


Y Done --A. B. (talkcontribs) 01:15, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] kriyayogain.com, kriyayoga.org.in

Spam domains
Account

User is immune to warnings, advice, and reverts by several editors, and has gone as far as adding his link and offer of his guru services at Help:Contents, for people needing....help, I guess. Has also put out his shingle at talk pages: Talk:Shakti, Talk:Spiritual among others. A great deal of productive editor time would be saved by simply blacklisting. Thanks, priyanath talk 01:54, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Great report, Y Done--Hu12 (talk) 02:02, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Spam domains
Account


Thanks - this user has already tried to get around this by inserting a link to his blog, which was reverted by a bot. Below is the info anyway, in case it helps. Since he seems to be persistent, is this the best way to add new domains? thanks, priyanath talk 14:29, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
Y Done added the new one. the bot clued in on the "blogspot.com", if more need blacklisting just add them here. --Hu12 (talk) 01:21, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Live2Support Inc. spam on Wikipedia

Spam domains

Google Adsense ID: 9029159188744814


Related domains


Accounts


Domain owner

Live2Support Inc

202, Manjusha Chamber, 12, LSC,
Saini Enclave, Vikas Marg,
Delhi, 110092
India

Live2Support Inc

A1/223, Paschim Vihar,
Delhi, 110063
India


Reference

--A. B. (talkcontribs) 03:18, 28 May 2008 (UTC)


Y Done --A. B. (talkcontribs) 01:16, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] thecubanchef.com askcuban.com

Ongoing Cuban cooking spam, sustained long term abuse. See WikiProject Spam Item. MER-C 11:39, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Yep, agree & Y Done --Herby talk thyme 11:46, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Abuse What abuse? People come and ask food related questions daily. What is the abuse? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.0.84.224 (talk) 00:40, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Greene County spam war

Long term spam war. See WikiProject Spam Item. MER-C 13:56, 30 May 2008 (UTC)


Y Done --A. B. (talkcontribs) 01:18, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] switchfoot.ru

195.238.190.241 (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user page • COIBot • countblock logx-wikisearch an, ani, cn, an3LinkWatcher search || WHOISRDNStracerouteCompleteWhoisippages.comrobtex.comtorGoogleAboutUs)

Edits have been comming from across 195.238.190.* making it difficult to block. However there is no reason that this domain would ever need to be linked to anyhow. Blacklisting should be simpler then blocking that whole region --T-rex 19:59, 1 June 2008 (UTC)


Accounts


Spam domains
--A. B. (talkcontribs) 00:16, 3 June 2008 (UTC)


Y Done --A. B. (talkcontribs) 01:19, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] linkbucks.com/link/

GhettoStomp (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecount COIBot • search an, ani, cn, an3user page logsx-wikistatusLinkWatcher searchGoogle)

Link forwarder with heavy advertising. No reason this is ever appropriate in an article - kill it with fire. Zetawoof(ζ) 02:12, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Seconded. No reason that this domain should ever need to be linked. --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 02:14, 2 June 2008 (UTC)


Domain
--A. B. (talkcontribs) 00:37, 3 June 2008 (UTC)


Y Done --A. B. (talkcontribs) 01:20, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] sourpatch.org

sourpatch.org: Linksearch en - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - Meta: SRB-XWiki - COIBot-XWiki - Eagle's spam report search • Interwiki link search, big: 20 - 57 • Linkwatcher: search • Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchVeinor pagesmeta • Yahoo: backlinks • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.orgDomainsDB.netAlexaOnSameHost.comWhosOnMyServer.com Shock site that has been added as a link from Sour Patch Kids and related pages (see [1] for example) for the past few months alternately replacing the Official site, and being added as Unofficial site/fansite. No real reason this will ever need to be linked. Dreaded Walrus t c 15:22, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Y Done. thanks for catching this!--Hu12 (talk) 15:33, 2 June 2008 (UTC)


[edit] qualityindustrialcoatings.com

Spam domain


Spam account

--A. B. (talkcontribs) 23:38, 2 June 2008 (UTC)


Y Done --A. B. (talkcontribs) 01:21, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] tallshoes4men.com

Domains


Accounts

--A. B. (talkcontribs) 23:42, 2 June 2008 (UTC)


Y Done --A. B. (talkcontribs) 01:21, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Flea77.com spam

Spam domain


Spam accounts


Spam article
  • Flea77 -- deleted 5 times as blatant advertising

--A. B. (talkcontribs) 23:58, 2 June 2008 (UTC)


Y Done --A. B. (talkcontribs) 01:22, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] maskmelin.livejournal.com

Spam URL

maskmelin.livejournal.com: Linksearch en - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - Meta: SRB-XWiki - COIBot-XWiki - Eagle's spam report search • Interwiki link search, big: 20 - 57 • Linkwatcher: search • Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchVeinor pagesmeta • Yahoo: backlinks • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.orgDomainsDB.netAlexaOnSameHost.comWhosOnMyServer.com

Spam accounts

Misterscriblerius (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecount COIBot • search an, ani, cn, an3user page logsx-wikistatusLinkWatcher searchGoogle)

201.5.205.44 (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user page • COIBot • countblock logx-wikisearch an, ani, cn, an3LinkWatcher search || WHOISRDNStracerouteCompleteWhoisippages.comrobtex.comtorGoogleAboutUs)

200.217.237.154 (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user page • COIBot • countblock logx-wikisearch an, ani, cn, an3LinkWatcher search || WHOISRDNStracerouteCompleteWhoisippages.comrobtex.comtorGoogleAboutUs)

200.175.8.162 (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user page • COIBot • countblock logx-wikisearch an, ani, cn, an3LinkWatcher search || WHOISRDNStracerouteCompleteWhoisippages.comrobtex.comtorGoogleAboutUs)

User:Misterscriblerius spammed this LiveJournal URL across a load of articles last month; having been warned against it, he abandoned his username and is just adding it through throwaway anon accounts. --McGeddon (talk) 08:04, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Cross-wiki spam:
Defer to Meta blacklist --A. B. (talkcontribs) 05:12, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] apsira.com

Spam URL

apsira.com: Linksearch en - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - Meta: SRB-XWiki - COIBot-XWiki - Eagle's spam report search • Interwiki link search, big: 20 - 57 • Linkwatcher: search • Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchVeinor pagesmeta • Yahoo: backlinks • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.orgDomainsDB.netAlexaOnSameHost.comWhosOnMyServer.com

Spam accounts

K.P.Leon (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecount COIBot • search an, ani, cn, an3user page logsx-wikistatusLinkWatcher searchGoogle)

Vjanagaran (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecount COIBot • search an, ani, cn, an3user page logsx-wikistatusLinkWatcher searchGoogle)

61.17.185.27 (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user page • COIBot • countblock logx-wikisearch an, ani, cn, an3LinkWatcher search || WHOISRDNStracerouteCompleteWhoisippages.comrobtex.comtorGoogleAboutUs)

Repeated spamming

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

The Users claim this is an NGO educational site, but it appears full of Google adsense, and very spammy. - Amog |Talk 06:21, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Agreed & Y Done thanks --Herby talk thyme 11:29, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] animalethics.org.uk wolftrust.org.uk

Spamming after block in April. Unresponsive to warnings. See WikiProject Spam Item. MER-C 10:04, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Y Done--Hu12 (talk) 14:13, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] IPrayToday.com

IPrayToday.com: Linksearch en - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - Meta: SRB-XWiki - COIBot-XWiki - Eagle's spam report search • Interwiki link search, big: 20 - 57 • Linkwatcher: search • Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchVeinor pagesmeta • Yahoo: backlinks • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.orgDomainsDB.netAlexaOnSameHost.comWhosOnMyServer.com Website that has been added as a link from Prayer by various IPs. Sometimes, the spam link even replaced legitimate links. --Blanchardb-MeMyEarsMyMouth-timed 16:33, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Adsense pub-3658705219559863
Accounts
Topskyca (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecount COIBot • search an, ani, cn, an3user page logsx-wikistatusLinkWatcher searchGoogle)
Fcsnow (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecount COIBot • search an, ani, cn, an3user page logsx-wikistatusLinkWatcher searchGoogle)
125.40.48.97 (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user page • COIBot • countblock logx-wikisearch an, ani, cn, an3LinkWatcher search || WHOISRDNStracerouteCompleteWhoisippages.comrobtex.comtorGoogleAboutUs)
Y Done--Hu12 (talk) 17:08, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] giacomo.lorenzoni.name


[edit] dalianxpat.com, discoverdalian.com

90% of this user's edit history shows that he is clearly intent on promoting only these two websites beginning with his very first edit. The user evens tries to create some dubious content just so he can ref link to those sites in order to make them look as if they are essential to the article.[13] The user's reasoning is that they've been there for a couple of years so they have to stay there. Thanks. Hermant patel (talk) 10:29, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

This is in two parts. These two links don't seem related, while i believe Kazkura's intrest is in discoverdalian.com (Adsense pub-3736550010943409). The reversions which included dalianxpat.com, perhaps were intended to hide/disguise that fact.
Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation/2007-05-26#Dalian_Xpat
dalianxpat.com: Linksearch en - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - Meta: SRB-XWiki - COIBot-XWiki - Eagle's spam report search • Interwiki link search, big: 20 - 57 • Linkwatcher: search • Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchVeinor pagesmeta • Yahoo: backlinks • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.orgDomainsDB.netAlexaOnSameHost.comWhosOnMyServer.com
Accounts
AlexBowman (talk • contribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecount COIBot • search an, ani, cn, an3user page logsx-wikistatusLinkWatcher searchGoogle)
Adnanjabbar (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecount COIBot • search an, ani, cn, an3user page logsx-wikistatusLinkWatcher searchGoogle)
Unrelated, removed links N Not done


  • Second; "Adsense pub-3736550010943409 related"
discoverdalian.com: Linksearch en - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - Meta: SRB-XWiki - COIBot-XWiki - Eagle's spam report search • Interwiki link search, big: 20 - 57 • Linkwatcher: search • Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchVeinor pagesmeta • Yahoo: backlinks • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.orgDomainsDB.netAlexaOnSameHost.comWhosOnMyServer.com
manchurianlegacy.com: Linksearch en - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - Meta: SRB-XWiki - COIBot-XWiki - Eagle's spam report search • Interwiki link search, big: 20 - 57 • Linkwatcher: search • Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: searchVeinor pagesmeta • Yahoo: backlinks • Domain: domaintoolsAboutUs.orgDomainsDB.netAlexaOnSameHost.comWhosOnMyServer.com
Accounts
Kazkura (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user pagecount COIBot • search an, ani, cn, an3user page logsx-wikistatusLinkWatcher searchGoogle)
72.51.33.237 (talkcontribsdeleted contribswhat links to user page • COIBot • countblock logx-wikisearch an, ani, cn, an3LinkWatcher search || WHOISRDNStracerouteCompleteWhoisippages.comrobtex.comtorGoogleAboutUs)
Cetainly there is link warring on Dalian, not recent enough for a block. However, "Jumping links", is not a sign of good faith, and clear evidence of spamming. discoverdalian.com and manchurianlegacy.com, Y Done--Hu12 (talk) 11:02, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for your analysis and help. I just realized that a 99% most likely sockpuppet of his:

Heiren (talk · contribs · count · logs · block log · lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · socks)

had tampered with my userpage on the 9th of May - the same day I removed the spam on the Dalian page - probably to intimidate me, but hey I dont mind. I just don't like when people try to hijack wikipedia, especially turning location articles into travel-type brochures. --Hermant patel (talk) 21:44, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Blocked the account. Unfortunatly retaliatory vandalism socks and IP's is common for these type of bad faith contributors. Thanks for the reports.--Hu12 (talk) 01:12, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed Removals

[edit] Request unlisting of www.csrcenter.net

CSRcenter.net is a global, non-profit research community / database for and by students and researchers of Corporate Social Responsibility. This means that the materials on the website are useful for people that want to know more about Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability and related terms. For research purposes, one can imagine that referring to a library of relevant, freely accessible content is a useful external link.

Looking at the Corporate Social Responsibility article, for example, the external links contain a link to GlobalReporting, a website simply listing companies with social reports. This link is allowed, yet adds little to the reader's understanding of corporate social responsibility. Any user looking for more (research) materials concerning Corporate Social Responsibility is left empthy-handed.

Unlisting CSR Center would therefore be useful, as I am confident that an external link to the website on CSR-related articles provides readers an opportunity to further their inquiries into CSR. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.174.233.72 (talk) 08:48, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

See:
It looks like this domain was also added by the same accounts to the nl.wikipedia; this raises the question as to whether it should instead be blacklisted on the much more sweeping global blacklist which is where we list cross-wiki spam domains. The global blacklist is used by more than just our 700+ Wikimedia Foundation wikis (Wikipedias, Wiktionaries, etc.). All 3000+ Wikia wikis plus a substantial percentage of the 25,000+ unrelated wikis that run on our MediaWiki software have chosen to incorporate this blacklist in their own spam filtering.
--A. B. (talkcontribs) 16:39, 11 May 2008 (UTC)


It looks like we missed some domains when blacklisting the others:
The site-owner appears to own 20+ other domains which should also be considered at for potential blacklisting if someone has time to investigate.
--A. B. (talkcontribs) 16:53, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Request for delisting z3.invisionfree.com

z3.invisionfree.com is one of the servers which make up the invisionfree network. I am attempting to represent a fictional use of data from the Thirty Years War, as the simulation is run off of the invisionfree servers. I believe that in all fairness, simulations such as these should be mentioned, as it is practical research into the varying politics of the times and has had participants from accross America and from other countries through out the world, such as Japan, Finland, and Germany. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 155.31.112.188 (talk) 17:06, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

I am afraid you will have to provide full urls to the documents. --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:23, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
Honestly, I don't think it matters. The fact that the Thirty Years' War was notable doesn't mean that an online simulation based on it is also notable, or is an appropriate external link in its article. (The link in question appears to be z3.invisionfree.com/ygw, as referenced in this diff.) Zetawoof(ζ) 05:50, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Closed as N Not done per Zetawoof --Herby talk thyme 08:40, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Request for delisting creativeinvest.com

creativeinvest.com is a website providing information on socially responsible investing. We have been on the web since 11/19/1995, predating Wiki by several years. At one point, we were the only SRI website on the web. Why it is blacklisted is unclear. Please remove.

Done —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.93.216.241 (talk) 20:23, 27 May 2008 (UTC)


To answer your question, you can follow these links to find that this domain was extensively spammed:


Related domains:


This is the talk page for a blacklist that filters spam for the English language Wikipedia only. creativeinvest.com is listed on Wikimedia's global blacklist; its talk page is at meta:Talk:Spam blacklist. Before you waste much time making a similar request there, I must tell you that domains are seldom removed from either blacklist in response to domain owners' requests but rather when trusted, experienced editors request use of it in building our encyclopaedia.
Defer to Meta blacklist --A. B. (talkcontribs) 03:44, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Request for delisting giacomo.lorenzoni.name


[edit] Request for delisting of DrupalModules.com


[edit] /* Request for delisting www.carnivalservice.com */

CarnivalService.com is a travel agency specialized in Rio carnival. In this site there are many important information for the tourists, it is a travel agency partner of a samba school (GRES Portela) and it is a serious company and with much reputation (there is until a black market salesman that uses a domain created only to confuse the tourists, rio - carnival . net).—Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.60.117.32 (talk • contribs) 08:34, 1 June 2008

Travel agencies would fail under Wikipedias External links policy, Links normally to be avoided. Declined--Hu12 (talk) 14:50, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
See meta:Talk:Spam blacklist/2007-09#carnivalservice.com


Spam domain:


Registration data:
Carnival Service
Rua Doutor Luiz Januario, 262/202, Centro
CE-175.NS1.ILTDA.COM.BR
Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro 28990-000
Brazil


Additional spam accounts not noted in the original blacklisting request:


Deleted articles:
  • Samba, Summer and Carnival
    • deleted three times
  • Rio de Janeiro: The Capital of Samba
    • deleted 3 times
  • User:Carnivalservice
    • deleting admin's comment: "advertising masquerading as a talk page"
  • The Gay Carnival Route in Rio
    • deleted twice
  • The Rio Carnival 2007 - Hold your heart on!
    • deleted twice


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 encyclopaedic value in support of our encyclopaedia pages. If such an editor asks to use your links, I'm sure the request will be carefully considered and your links may well be removed.
The global blacklist is used by more than just our 700+ Wikimedia Foundation wikis (Wikipedias, Wiktionaries, etc.). All 3000+ Wikia wikis plus a substantial percentage of the 25,000+ unrelated wikis that run on our MediaWiki software have chosen to incorporate this blacklist in their own spam filtering. Each wiki has a local "whitelist" which overrides the global blacklist for that project only. Some of the non-Wikimedia sites may be interested in your links; by all means feel free to request local whitelisting on those.
Unlike Wikipedia, DMOZ is a web directory specifically designed to categorize and list all Internet sites; if you've not already gotten your sites listed there, I encourage you to do so -- it's a more appropriate venue for your links than our wikis. Their web address: http://www.dmoz.org.
--A. B. (talkcontribs) 19:59, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] aboutmyarea.co.uk/kt20

Please could you consider delisting aboutmyarea.co.uk/kt20 as it actually is a useful community resource which operates to provide an online medium for the local community. It support non-profit groups and organisations for free, and although it is funded by advertising, it could not exist without this as it requires man-hours to update it, and it does not make a profit. It supports initiatives from both Reigate and Banstead Council and Surrey County Council, and is a strong supporter of charities in the area, particularly The Children's Trust, from whom I can provide a testimonial if required. Thank you in anticipation. Jacob74 (talk) 11:01, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a directory for external links and is not here to act as a "useful community resource" but for general worldwide readership. If take past spamming actions of say Jamiecwright (talk · contribs) and as example this edit, I see no useful information then provided by link. That the groups using it are well intentioned is not the issue, whether the site provides useful additional information beyond that appropriate within our articles is - and on quick search of a few pages I do not see it as a useful site to link to. Having placed this request under teh right section (removals vs additions) please note that "You should show where the link can be useful and give arguments as to why it should be unlisted", so please give a specific example of where the link might be useful. David Ruben Talk 11:52, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
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It has become apparent that your account and IP's are only being used for spamming inappropriate external links, advertising and for self-promotion. Wikipedia is NOT a "vehicle for advertising" user blocked and request Declined--Hu12 (talk) 12:33, 5 June 2008 (UTC)