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==google cse ==
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{{Link summary|google.com/cse/}}
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* google.com/cse/

I suggest removing google.com/cse/ because in an AFD I was just in, I tried to link to the results from the Anime and manga Wikiproject's custom Google search and it blocked it. The AFDs should have a link to any custom search for any wikiproject the nominated page is part of, that'd make it easier for people to find valid sources. I searched the archives and don't see any reason listed as to why it was blocked in the first place other than one place they said to use Wikipedia search, upset people were using Google to search for articles on Wikipedia instead. I don't think that's a problem anymore though. [[User:Dream Focus | '''<span style="color:blue">D</span><span style="color:green">r</span><span style="color:red">e</span><span style="color:orange">a</span><span style="color:purple">m</span> <span style="color:blue">Focus</span>''']] 00:57, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
I suggest removing google.com/cse/ because in an AFD I was just in, I tried to link to the results from the Anime and manga Wikiproject's custom Google search and it blocked it. The AFDs should have a link to any custom search for any wikiproject the nominated page is part of, that'd make it easier for people to find valid sources. I searched the archives and don't see any reason listed as to why it was blocked in the first place other than one place they said to use Wikipedia search, upset people were using Google to search for articles on Wikipedia instead. I don't think that's a problem anymore though. [[User:Dream Focus | '''<span style="color:blue">D</span><span style="color:green">r</span><span style="color:red">e</span><span style="color:orange">a</span><span style="color:purple">m</span> <span style="color:blue">Focus</span>''']] 00:57, 7 July 2018 (UTC)


Revision as of 05:13, 17 July 2018

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    Proposed additions

    hdfull.us

    Spammed by

    Changing external links in movie articles to point to a movie viewing site. Geraldo Perez (talk) 02:47, 2 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    plus Added MER-C 15:04, 14 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    altogenlabs.com

    freebitco.in

    Free bitcoin scheme site, occasional spamming by IPs and SPAs - currently ongoing. No encyclopedic usage. GermanJoe (talk) 14:46, 6 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Ugh, I was not aware the problem was that widespread (see COIBot report). Maybe global blacklist instead? Just a thought, I have not enough experience with the global side of this feature. GermanJoe (talk) 15:07, 6 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    I've nominated for global blacklisting. MER-C 16:31, 6 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    badcredit.org

    This domain was left out of the previous discussion. I have already removed or changed almost all of the links pointing to this domain. Examples:

    There were more links than listed above. Please advise if action should be taken against the user as well. Newslinger (talk) 12:08, 11 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Newslinger: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 16:12, 11 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    xxxcame.com

    Repeated spam for XXX video site after several warnings. Circumvention of autoconfirmed protection with nonsensical batch edits. No foreseeable "encyclopedic" usage. GermanJoe (talk) 10:40, 12 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @GermanJoe: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 14:36, 12 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    malebodymods.com

    Repeatedly spammed, continued after level 4 warning which earned a 48 h. block. Starting here to get a record, blacklist if still persisting. --Dirk Beetstra T C 14:14, 14 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Beetstra: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. User is persisting, has just evaded the block to reinsert by IP. --Dirk Beetstra T C 14:20, 14 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    travelagencies.online

    The link was inserted here by 24.91.172.79 (talk · contribs). It's a malware link that Cunard reverted here. Can it be blacklisted? Tactical Fiend (talk) 15:51, 12 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Moved to requested additions, misplaced in proposed removals. GermanJoe (talk) 12:57, 16 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    lendingkart.com

    Repeated spamming from various SPA IPs for an online loan site (all inclusive with a 15 minute online application, cash in only 3 days). This looks like SEO activity (IP 122.176.47.147 had been warned). The site has no foreseeable encyclopedic usage. GermanJoe (talk) 12:48, 16 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @GermanJoe: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:55, 16 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    abengalcat.com

    Should be globally blacklisted. See User talk:Lepardland#My domain is blacklisted and I dont know why for the gist. There's a "spamming war" going on between a pair of Bengal cat breeders in Europe, across multiple editions of Wikipedia. Lepardland is one of them and is utterly convinced that his GatoBengali.net (blacklisted yesterday) is a reliable source and has a right to be an ext. link on Wikipedia, (English, Spanish, etc.) just because ABengalCat.com, his competitor, got away with injecting spam links into es:Bengala (gato), and so on. I've manually removed ABengalCat.com from the Spanish and a few other articles, but they could be anywhere. This just needs to stop.

    We might want to consider some kind of "speedy listing criterion" for animal breeders, because this sort of thing is a constant headache for anti-spam patrollers. Breeders (of everything – pigs, dogs, goats, pigeons, etc.) are always trying to inject their websites as either ext. links or as actual sources, and in roughly 0.0% of cases is this appropriate.
     — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  22:40, 16 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @SMcCandlish:  Defer to Global blacklist, cross-wiki problem. We're on both cases speedy enough, one or two persistent injections of external links can be enough if utility is zero. --Dirk Beetstra T C 04:15, 17 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    @SMcCandlish: Handled on meta. --Dirk Beetstra T C 04:18, 17 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Proposed removals

    google cse

    google.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

    • google.com/cse/

    I suggest removing google.com/cse/ because in an AFD I was just in, I tried to link to the results from the Anime and manga Wikiproject's custom Google search and it blocked it. The AFDs should have a link to any custom search for any wikiproject the nominated page is part of, that'd make it easier for people to find valid sources. I searched the archives and don't see any reason listed as to why it was blocked in the first place other than one place they said to use Wikipedia search, upset people were using Google to search for articles on Wikipedia instead. I don't think that's a problem anymore though. Dream Focus 00:57, 7 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Dream Focus: no Declined,  Defer to Whitelist for specific custom search engines. This feature has been actively abused to go around blacklisting (write a /cse giving only your result, link it from here and voila, two birds with one stone: you link what you want ánd anyone following the link tells google that they are interested (so search ranking improves). Perfect tool for SEO. --Dirk Beetstra T C 02:54, 7 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    Yeah, these really do need to be whitelisted on a case-by-case basis.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  04:44, 17 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    caradvice.com

    caradvice.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

    This website appears to have been accidentally grouped together with non-valid sites when it was proposed for blacklisting (see here). I request that this website not be blacklisted, as I have used this website countless times for citations, only for it to be rejected when I click publish on an article. It is a news website about cars, and is no different to other motoring publications such as MotorTrend or Car And Driver. Jonathan35is (talk) Jonathan35is (talk) 06:00, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Troubleshooting and problems

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    Quick reference

    For Spam reports or requests originating from this page, use template {{/request|0#section_name}}

    • {{/request|213416274#Section_name}}
    • Insert the oldid 213416274 a hash "#" and the Section_name (Underscoring_spaces_where_applicable):
    • Use within the entry log here.

    For Spam reports or requests originating from Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam use template {{WPSPAM|0#section_name}}

    • {{WPSPAM|182725895#Section_name}}
    • Insert the oldid 182725895 a hash "#" and the Section_name (Underscoring_spaces_where_applicable):
    • Use within the entry log here.
    Note: If you do not log your entries, it may be removed if someone appeals the entry and no valid reasons can be found.

    Addition to the COIBot reports

    The lower list in the COIBot reports now have after each link four numbers between brackets (e.g. "www.example.com (0, 0, 0, 0)"):

    1. first number, how many links did this user add (is the same after each link)
    2. second number, how many times did this link get added to wikipedia (for as far as the linkwatcher database goes back)
    3. third number, how many times did this user add this link
    4. fourth number, to how many different wikipedia did this user add this link.

    If the third number or the fourth number are high with respect to the first or the second, then that means that the user has at least a preference for using that link. Be careful with other statistics from these numbers (e.g. good user who adds a lot of links). If there are more statistics that would be useful, please notify me, and I will have a look if I can get the info out of the database and report it. This data is available in real-time on IRC.

    Poking COIBot

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    Discussion

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