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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-links^connect - 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 respective Mediawiki talk:Spam-whitelist page 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 2026/05.

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Proposed additions

Latest comment: 17 hours ago43 comments10 people in discussion

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.

parivahanin.com

parivahanin.com

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Cross-wiki linkspam; see spamcheck. Two TAs sharing an IP, plus one registered account who also attempted to spam this on enwikt but missed out the https:// lp0 on fire () 11:59, 11 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Lp0 on fire:

Added to Spam blacklist. 𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓪𝓷기나ㅏㄴ(T/C) 12:07, 11 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

quartzite-stone.com

quartzite-stone.com

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Cross-wiki refspam since last July 2025. lp0 on fire () 16:27, 11 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Lp0 on fire:

Added to Spam blacklist. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 16:44, 11 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

mp.weixin.qq.com/mp/wappoc_appmsgcaptcha

mp.weixin.qq.com/mp/wappoc_appmsgcaptcha

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Relisted from previous unresloved discussion. —— Eric Liu_（Talk） 07:15, 12 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Ericliu1912 and Srapoj: There are 37 usages left. Please fix them first. Once that is done, we can proceed to blacklist the link. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 00:30, 13 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

I had removed those on en, fr, ja, ko, pl wikis, and left a request at zh:WP:BOTREQ for the zhwiki usages. If no one picks that up, I might do it myself. Srapoj (talk) 05:38, 13 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

done. Srapoj (talk) 04:37, 16 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Srapoj: There are still several instances left in Internet Archive links. Would it be possible to fix them as well? NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 06:06, 16 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Oops. Those are added by the IABot, and it's misled by this kind of "soft-403". Can the regex be written like (?<=//)mp\.weixin\.qq\.com/mp/wappoc_appmsgcaptcha\b? I'm not sure how easy it is to change the bot behaviour. Srapoj (talk) 06:28, 16 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Added to Spam blacklist. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 06:44, 16 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Thanks! The first \b would be redundant due to the lookbehind structure before it, but should not cause issue. Srapoj (talk) 06:55, 16 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Srapoj: I'm aware; due to how SBHandler works, I had to modify the entry after it was added, and I forgot to remove that \b. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 07:02, 16 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Bulk spam additions (banglalesson.com and more)

banglalesson.com

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rkraihan.com

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bangladata.com

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Cross-wiki refspam; see spamcheck. lp0 on fire () 12:00, 12 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Lp0 on fire:

Added to Spam blacklist. 𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓪𝓷기나ㅏㄴ(T/C) 13:16, 12 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

cuongruou.com

cuongruou.com

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Persistent cross-wiki spam. TAs are on very busy ranges. Harry Mitchell (talk) 14:47, 13 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

@HJ Mitchell:

Added to Spam blacklist. 𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓪𝓷기나ㅏㄴ(T/C) 15:17, 13 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

myastro.gr

myastro.gr

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Commercial astrology/horoscope website, promotional, probably refspam. Icodense (talk) 22:30, 13 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Icodense:

Added to Spam blacklist. NDG (talk) 22:32, 13 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

ask-oracle.com

ask-oracle.com

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junk astrology site that scrapes from non-reliable sites, already blocked in enwiki, see en:MediaWiki:BlockedExternalDomains.json. Icodense (talk) 23:18, 13 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Icodense:

Added to Spam blacklist. 𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓪𝓷기나ㅏㄴ(T/C) 23:31, 13 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

astrologify.com

astrologify.com

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another junk astrology site Icodense (talk) 23:28, 13 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Icodense:

Added to Spam blacklist. NDG (talk) 23:31, 13 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

urbexology.com

urbexology.com

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dubious scraper, see e.g. [1]. Icodense (talk) 09:51, 14 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Icodense:

Added to Spam blacklist. NDG (talk) 16:31, 15 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Bulk spam additions (thanhhungvn.com and more)

thanhhungvn.com

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chuyennhathanhhunghanoi.com

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Other domains of the blacklisted thanhhungvn.vn. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 10:39, 14 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

@NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh:

Added to Spam blacklist. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 10:40, 14 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

walshandpartners.co.uk

walshandpartners.co.uk

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Cross-wiki refspam; see spamcheck. lp0 on fire () 14:41, 15 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Lp0 on fire:

Added to Spam blacklist. NDG (talk) 16:30, 15 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

podvakelikit.com

podvapelikit.com

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Cross-wiki spam; see spamcheck. --tony 19:41, 15 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

@TonySt:

Added to Spam blacklist. NDG (talk) 19:48, 15 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

paperpapers.com

paperpapers.com

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Persistent spam on enwiki has spread to ukwiki. Harry Mitchell (talk) 18:43, 16 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

@HJ Mitchell:

Added to Spam blacklist. – DreamRimmer ■ 01:43, 17 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

starbucksfoodcalculator.com

starbucksfoodcalculator.com

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Fake site, cross-wiki spam. Harry Mitchell (talk) 13:35, 17 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

@HJ Mitchell:

Added to Spam blacklist. – DreamRimmer ■ 13:37, 17 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

suitsizingtool.com

suitsizingtool.com

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As above. Harry Mitchell (talk) 13:36, 17 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

@HJ Mitchell:

Added to Spam blacklist. – DreamRimmer ■ 13:38, 17 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

khwabonkaraaz.com

khwabonkaraaz.com

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Another one from the same farm as the above two. Harry Mitchell (talk) 13:43, 17 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

@HJ Mitchell:

Added to Spam blacklist. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 17:00, 17 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

formblends.com

formblends.com

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And another! Harry Mitchell (talk) 13:45, 17 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

@HJ Mitchell: This one is still in use at d:Q139578362. You might want to handle that first. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 17:02, 17 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

@NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh that looks like it was added in good faith so I was reluctant to do much with it but I've removed the URL now and requested deletion of the item. Harry Mitchell (talk) 18:16, 17 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

@HJ Mitchell:

Added to Spam blacklist. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 20:00, 17 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Proposed removals

Latest comment: 6 days ago11 comments5 people in discussion

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 {{removed}} or {{declined}} and archived.

See also recurring requests for repeatedly proposed (and refused) removals.

Notes:

The addition or removal of a domain from the blacklist is not a vote; please do not bold the first words in statements.
This page is for the removal of domains from the global blacklist, not for removal of domains from the blacklists of individual wikis. For those requests please take your discussion to the pertinent wiki, where such requests would be made at Mediawiki talk:Spam-blacklist at that wiki. Search spamlists — remember to enter any relevant language code

qiuwen.wiki

qiuwen.wiki

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Qiuwen Baike was added to Spam Blacklist owing to https://w.wiki/45Kd, In which User:JEissfeldt (WMF) said, "For the same reason (Foundation bans cover people), wikis hosted by the Foundation should not link to Wikimedia-related spaces controlled by people listed on the WMF Global Ban policy." However, Qiuwen Baike is probably not a "Wikimedia-related space" (see zh:Wikipedia:頁面存廢討論/記錄/2025/06/25#Template:Qiuwen_content). --dring sim 16:06, 3 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Pinging @桐生ここ, who requested the additions of qiuwen.wiki and t.me/Qiuwen, and @Beetstra, who added them. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 17:36, 3 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

If qiuwen.wiki is eventually not removed, please also add qiuwenbaike.cn (qiuwen.wiki is redirected to qiuwenbaike.cn now). dring sim 18:01, 3 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

qiuwen.wiki used to redirect to qiuwen.wmcug.org.cn. That was a blog of the (later WMF-banned) WMC's online publication zh:WP:QW. Some time after the 2021 office action, it was taken over by Qiuwen Baike. Qiuwen Baike later moved to its current domain qiuwenbaike.cn.

I'm not sure what was on qiuwen.wiki (the blog, server error or Qiuwen Baike) when it was added here. 桐生ここ has not been around for a while. It was first proposed on zhwiki. Srapoj (talk) 06:00, 4 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Srapoj: Thanks for the information. I just read en:2021 Wikimedia Foundation actions on the Chinese Wikipedia.

@沈澄心: What is the intended purpose of this removal? That is, what does Qiuwen provide that other sites don't?

NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 06:58, 4 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Probably for consistency. For the past few years, qiuwen.wiki has been a mere redirect to qiuwenbaike.cn. Multiple attempts to add qiuwenbaike.cn to this list failed (summarized at Talk:Spam blacklist/Archives/2025-06#qiuwenbaike.cn). Srapoj (talk) 07:10, 4 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

That's a lot of domains. I see the last two requests were archived as stale. NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 07:20, 4 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

I just sent an email to T&S for clarification. However, I'm certainly not the first to do this. It's likely that there won't be a reply. Srapoj (talk) 17:05, 4 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

I received an acknowledgement email a few hours ago. Maybe they are willing to comment on it this time. Srapoj (talk) 14:01, 6 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

I think the Telegram channel t.me/Qiuwen is still a Wikimedia-related space. --魔琴 (talk) 13:38, 5 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

cf. Relevant copyright discussion at zhwiki Village pump about the site. —— Eric Liu_（Talk） 07:11, 12 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Troubleshooting and problems

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

This section is for discussion of Spam blacklist issues among other users.