User talk:XLinkBot/RevertList

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Protected User:XLinkBot/RevertList is a page in the User namespace, which only administrators may edit.
To request a change to it, please list a request here.

User:XLinkBot/RevertList is meant to be used by User:XLinkBot. Unlike the meta spam blacklist and the local spam-blacklist, the revertlist does not disable the use of a link, but its addition gets reverted if there is significant inappropriate use (by unestablished editors). Any administrator may edit the RevertList and the accompanied override and lock-lists (User:XLinkBot/OverrideList, User:XLinkBot/HardOverrideList, User:XLinkBot/UserLocks, User:XLinkBot/PageLocks.

Dealing with requests
Any admin unfamiliar with this page should probably read this first, thanks
  1. User:XLinkBot generally reverts only new users (users who created an account less than 7 days ago), and IP-users, hence, users which are generally not familiar with our Policies and guidelines. This can be altered by the settings and override and lock lists.
  2. Does the link generally get used in an inappropriate way by unestablished users, but does it not qualify for the meta spam blacklist or the local spam-blacklist since there are documents on the same server that should/could be used as an external link or reference?
  3. Make the entry at the bottom of the list (before the last line). Please do not do this unless you are familiar with regex — the disruption that can be caused is substantial.
  4. 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.
  5. 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 - 217187279 after you have closed the request. See here for more info on logging.

There are 4 sections for posting comments below. Please make comments in the appropriate section. The sections are: Proposed additions, Proposed removals, Troubleshooting and problems, and Discussion. Each section has a message box with instructions. In addition, please sign your posts with ~~~~ after your comment.

Completed requests are archived. All additions and removals are also logged.

→snippet for logging RevertList requests: {{/request|217187279#section_name}}
→snippet for logging of WikiProject Spam items: {{WPSPAM|217187279#section_name}}
Indicators
Request completed:
Y Done
Stale
Request declined:
Declined
N Not done
Defer to WPSPAM
Defer to Local blacklist
Information:
Additional information needed
Note:

Contents


[edit] Proposed additions

Notice Please add new entries to the bottom of this section. Please only use the basic URL (google.com not http://www.google.com). Please provide diffs to prove that there has been spamming! Completed requests should be marked with {{Done}} or {{Notdone}} or other appropriate Indicator then archived.


[edit] visituzbekistan.eu

Inserted by 86.149.183.24 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • what links to user page • count COIBot • search an, ani, cn, an3 • user page logs • x-wiki • status • LinkWatcher search • Google)
visituzbekistan.eu: 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: search • Veinor pages • meta • Yahoo: backlinks • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.org • DomainsDB.net • Alexa • OnSameHost.com • WhosOnMyServer.com

Y Done --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:05, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] noooxml.org

The following discussion is an archived report. Please do not modify it. Subsequent reports should be made in a new section.

137.122.47.185 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • search an, ani, cn, an3 • LinkWatcher search || WHOIS • RDNS • traceroute • CompleteWhois • ippages.com • robtex.com • tor • Google • AboutUs)
--Hu12 (talk) 20:09, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

I am going to add \bnoooxml\.org\/petition, the rest of the site does not seem to get spammed. If these IPs resort to adding the main domain, then that can be added. Consider Y Done. --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:10, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
This site appears to be valid content that many users have self-added to their user page. I don't see how it warrants being called spam. The only links provided are to user pages and article content on which the links are appropriate for content reason. Wjhonson (talk) 17:40, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
The petitionsite is clearly pushed and reverted many times. Wikipedia is not a soapbox! --Dirk Beetstra T C 17:49, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Expand answer: I did not say, and neither did Hu12, that the site was spam. The bot is meant to, and I quote, 'Revert additions of external links deemed to be unhelpful and/or spam'. Links to petition sites are rather unhelpful, with few exceptions, per WP:NOT#SOAPBOX. Here is a case where links are mainly added by several IP accounts in a way that is not useful, and the link has a mere 2 occurances on wikipedia. Maybe established editors should have a look how the link can be used positively, may I invite you to review the use of these links? I hope this explains. --Beetstra (public) (Dirk BeetstraT C on public computers) 21:09, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Additionaly, the use of open proxies and zombie PC's are good indications of questionable motives. I'm sure we all have better things to do than argue the obvious.--Hu12 (talk) 21:33, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archived report. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.


[edit] oxfordcommariddim.com

Inappropriate addition of blog links from IP - 172.X range.

Diffs= [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12]. Link adder took a dislike to User:Funeral for removing his link and vandalised his talk page here and here. A little name calling here. Forwarding request on my talk page from regular IP editor "Libs" - 156.34.x range.--Alf melmac 12:15, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Adding spamlink template. --Beetstra (public) (Dirk BeetstraT C on public computers) 15:27, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Y Done --Versageek 15:36, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] cardassiaprimera.com.ar

This site is continually being inserted in Klingon, Borg starships, Vulcan starships and Borg. As per WP:EL, this url is neither helpful nor informative as it is purely in Spanish. I have warned (within a range of IP addresses) several times and suggested they try the Spanish Wikipedia—I am not able to judge whether the site is up to scratch for that. User:EEMIV and User:BlueCanary9999 have also been reverting these edits. Here are the diffs 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20
Here the IP addresses 190.188.157.163; 190.189.64.72; 190.188.142.252; 190.188.157.163; 190.188.146.29

TINYMARK 14:48, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

  • Y Done --Versageek 15:37, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Uncyclopedia.org

"Does the link generally get used in an inappropriate way by unestablished users, but does it not qualify for the meta spam blacklist or the local spam-blacklist since there are documents on the same server that should/could be used as an external link or reference?" Definately. My essay provides plenty of evidence regarding the many problems with the link being used in articles.

Uncyclopedia.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: search • Veinor pages • meta • Yahoo: backlinks • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.org • DomainsDB.net • Alexa • OnSameHost.com • WhosOnMyServer.com
--Otterathome (talk) 14:59, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Y Done --Dirk Beetstra T C 22:23, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Split
  • Another link to the site which has been used in some articles.--Otterathome (talk) 17:10, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] http://www.gsmking.com

see Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam#http:.2F.2Fspam.gsmking.com
Accounts

Vedranv (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • what links to user page • count COIBot • search an, ani, cn, an3 • user page logs • x-wiki • status • LinkWatcher search • Google)
83.131.224.221 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • search an, ani, cn, an3 • LinkWatcher search || WHOIS • RDNS • traceroute • CompleteWhois • ippages.com • robtex.com • tor • Google • AboutUs)
78.3.240.85 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • search an, ani, cn, an3 • LinkWatcher search || WHOIS • RDNS • traceroute • CompleteWhois • ippages.com • robtex.com • tor • Google • AboutUs)
78.3.255.13 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • search an, ani, cn, an3 • LinkWatcher search || WHOIS • RDNS • traceroute • CompleteWhois • ippages.com • robtex.com • tor • Google • AboutUs)
--Hu12 (talk) 01:36, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Flickr.com

Free hosting site for images, not sure about abuse, therefore posting here to monitor:

Comment Some images on Flickr are hosted under a Creative Commons Licence. Some of those (not all) are suitable for use on Wikipedia. Blocking of this site could create problems for existing images uploaded to Wikipedia, and prevent future images being used when they may be needed to illustrate an article. Mjroots (talk) 11:13, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
This is not blocking, this is reverting inappropriate additions, which, I am afraid, is true for most of the additions by unestablished editors of domains on this list. If they are needed, they can be re-added by reverting the bot, etc. etc. Also, the image namespace is not reverted by the bot. --Dirk Beetstra T C 10:07, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] www.icandyclothing.com

Inserted by 72.82.18.94 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • what links to user page • count COIBot • search an, ani, cn, an3 • user page logs • x-wiki • status • LinkWatcher search • Google)

[edit] biosites.org

I'm proposing this be added per WP:SBL#biosites.org. Spellcast (talk) 06:55, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Already added to the SBL.--Hu12 (talk) 06:25, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] fracknaps.com

This site hosts scans of printed matter. Mainly seeing this used for posting links to scanned articles from video game magazines against WP:COPY policy; see eg Special:Contributions/Kinoku (the entire history of this user is spamlinking this site) and this [13] (single addition by a more experienced user). Not many links to the site yet, but so far every single one is a copyvio problem. Bazzargh (talk) 17:49, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] tamilnet.tv

A parody/attack site with no value to the encyclopedia (see TamilNet for an example of how the link is (mis)used). Black Falcon (Talk) 23:01, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] www.myorehab.net/articles/article-archive.htm and www.AIMS-LLC.org

(not quite sure how this works, should 1st URL be for the base address of www.myorehab.net or to the specific subpage ?)

MyoRehab clinic links repeatedly added to multiple pages by differing IPs following block of a user.

  • See 68.35.21.191 (talk · contribs) repeated spamming additions, I've blocked this IP for a second time
  • Also 69.49.164.173 (talk · contribs) on 10 April 2008
  • And previously [14] in November 2007 by indefinitely blocked User:Myofascial.

Given been able to repeatedly spam from more than one IP, I think the links to the clinic's various web presences should be blocked.David Ruben Talk 01:03, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Having just blocked 68.35.21.191, Strhoppr (talk · contribs) immediately reappeared after an absence of 18 months (so blocked as sockpuppet=meatpuppet for spamming & circumventing IP's block). Given now apparent that multiple accounts are being used for this spamming, including old inactive accounts (which if I read above instructions this bot wont catch ?) - I've asked User:Hu's help in how to have links perminently barred - please let me know if I'm not using or implementing url-block proceedures correctly :-) David Ruben Talk 01:59, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
Crude instructions, however the should help some. Found a few more IP and added them to my talk page. hope it helps.--Hu12 (talk) 02:58, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
Hopefully now blocked - thanks. David Ruben Talk 03:35, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
Put some instructional stuff together User:Hu12/Spam-blacklisting figured other admins may be unfamiliar, perhaps I may add it over @ WP:NAS. Either way, thanks for asking ;)--Hu12 (talk) 06:50, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] earlmuntz.com

Several IPs (most likely the same person as they all resolve to the same shared IP) persist in adding an external link (while often redacting others and damaging citations in the process) to the Madman Muntz article despite having repeatedly been asked not to, warned, and blocked. The external link is to a website that is almost entirely a copy and paste of the Wikipedia article itself (the remainder is copyvio from other fansites), plus a huge lot of copyvio images from uncredited sources. The link does not conform to WP:EL. Diffs:

earlmuntz.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: search • Veinor pages • meta • Yahoo: backlinks • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.org • DomainsDB.net • Alexa • OnSameHost.com • WhosOnMyServer.com

Since this user simply resumes spamming the link under new IPs when they are blocked, I'm hoping we can spamlist the link. Nobody of Consequence (talk) 23:48, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed removals

Notice Use this section to request that a URL be unlisted. Please add new entries to the bottom of this section. You should show where the link can be useful and give arguments as to why it should be unlisted. Completed requests should be marked with {{Done}} or {{Notdone}} or other appropriate Indicator then archived.

[edit] whatbird.com

Hi, Pls remove whatbird.com from the Revertlist of the XlinkBot. The link contains the birdcalls and songs of the birds that cannot be added to the wiki. Thanks for your consideration. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ropm (talk • contribs) 18:21, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

We know you're being paid to add those links. Spammers are not welcome on Wikipedia. N Not done. MER-C 11:06, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Mises.org, Cato.org, Lewrockwell.com

Please remove links to "\bcato\.org" (Cato Institute), "\bmises\.org" (Ludwig von Mises Institute) and "\blewrockwell\.com" (Lewrockwell.com) as these web addresses often contain writings of notable figures (40+, see linked articles) and thus these websites meet WP:RS at the very least in virtue of WP:SPS. In refusing this request, please explain why these sites are blacklisted to begin with. Thanks, скоморохъ 15:37, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

For those there is not an appropriate log, they were added before we started logging. I am having a look around. Please be aware, that the bot only reverts IPs and new accounts, and that good link can be added to this wikipedia inappropriately (being pushed, spammed, or added with promotional intent etc.), and that may be the reason that it is on the revertlist.
  • mises.org, seems to be widely used, there appear to be a couple of accounts that have this site as a favourite, but no clear sign of spamming, removed
  • cato.org, no sign of spamming, not as widely used, removed.
  • lewrockwell.com, similar, no clear spamming, removed.
Thanks for the question, guess one of the operators added it when we were still working with the internal database (not with this list) while there were some IPs using the link too often. Hope this helps!
Y Done --Dirk Beetstra T C 19:08, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for your swift, succinct and very unbitey response, Dirk. As the above sites are all written from a particular point of view (libertarian/anarcho-capitalist), it's possible some POV-warrior used them disruptively in the past; that said, each is host of well-respected scholarship, and Wikipedia is the better for having restored their use. Regards, скоморохъ 00:19, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Troubleshooting and problems

Notice This section is to report problems with the blacklist. Old entries are archived

[edit] Discussion

Notice This section is for other discussions involving the blacklist. Old entries are archived

[edit] Archives

  • Started the archives w/instruct ect.--Hu12 (talk) 13:56, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] XLinkBot logging

By clicking the history date and time (in red) will yield the oldid# (ie. permalink) version;

(cur) (last) 15:09, 8 February 2008 Hu12 (Talk | contribs | block) (4,241 bytes) (→XLinkBot logging: What is "correct oldid"?)
(cur) (last) 15:06, 8 February 2008 Hu12 (Talk | contribs | block) (4,242 bytes) (→XLinkBot logging: new section)
(cur) (last) 14:46, 8 February 2008 Hu12 (Talk | contribs | block) (3,239 bytes) (archive old)
(cur) (last) 13:56, 8 February 2008 Hu12 (Talk | contribs | block) (12,624 bytes) (→Archives)
(cur) (last) 13:56, 8 February 2008 Hu12 (Talk | contribs | block) (12,595 bytes) (→Discussion: created arch)(undo)

Url will read == http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:XLinkBot/RevertList&oldid=189965941


Insert 189965941# & section name:

{{/request|189965941#XLinkBot_ logging}}

--Hu12 (talk) 15:06, 8 February 2008 (UTC)