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plantaddicts.com

This site is being spammed by a number of new single edit users, as discussed at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Plants#Flurry of external link spamming bots (April 2025)

Here are the ones tracked and reverted so far.

Is this sufficient information?  —  Jts1882 | talk  10:50, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

I added Stella254 and Villa254 to this sockfarm. Also added Casezooms, who created Plant Addicts. Annh07 (talk) 13:01, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
plus Added MER-C 11:56, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Pravda network

As noted in the latest Signpost edition, the Russian disinformation Pravda network (also known as Portal Kombat) has been creating fake news websites used for citations on Wikipedia per Digital Forensic Research Lab. The lab mentioned the following sites, which should probably be added to the spam blacklist:

crimea-news.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
ulyanovsk-news.net: 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
rostov-news.net: 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
topnews.cn.ua: 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
topnews.ck.ua: 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
uanews.odessa.ua: 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
uanews.zp.ua: 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
uanews.kharkiv.ua: 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
uanews.lviv.ua: 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

- Amigao (talk) 22:42, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

@Amigao: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --OhNoitsJamie Talk 21:07, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
There are some existing links that should be cleaned up. OhNoitsJamie Talk 21:07, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

Pravda network (additional 1)

Thanks, Ohnoitsjamie! I think I got most of the existing ones. The underlying news-pravda[.]com should also be added to the list. (As a side note, here is an interesting tracker of many of them.)
Thanks again! - Amigao (talk) 21:52, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
@Amigao: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 04:50, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

Block of archived version of Metrocosm.com

Wayback archive of * metrocosm.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 I was trying to add an archived page from the Wayback machine from this website to an article and it seems to be blocked and I can't figure out why, it was a self-published page by a data journalist who's been published elsewhere. I don't know if it's being confused with another page? newsjunkie (talk) 07:08, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

@Newsjunkie: no Declined,  Defer to Whitelist for specific links on this domain. Part of the Orangemoody spamming, not comfortable delisting this. --Dirk Beetstra T C 10:58, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

nitter.space

nitter.space: 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 is the only ad run nitter https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances

The nitter.space/about website says No JavaScript or ads. --Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 19:23, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

gbtimes.com

Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 474 § GBTimes shows consensus to add this domain to the spam blacklist. The website is full of AI-generated content and has no valid use case on Wikipedia in its current form. — Newslinger talk 12:53, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. — Newslinger talk 12:53, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

microsip.us

The IP editor has been replacing the official website on MicroSIP (microsip.org) with microsip.us. According to User:NotZozo here, the .us version is serving files that seem a bit questionable. Jay8g [V•T•E] 07:41, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

min.news

min.news: 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

I raised this at Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard#min.news, where it was suggested that I post it here. Preseumabkly LLM-generated rubbish site, used as a reference in more than 100 articles at the moment[1], should be blocked from being used. Fram (talk) 08:43, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. Thanks for requesting this. — Newslinger talk 03:24, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

case.edu/cgi-bin/newsline.pl?URL

  • Regex requested to be blacklisted: \bcase\.edu\/cgi-bin\/newsline\.pl\?URL=\b

URL redirection service. Example: User:KelleyLearmonth. JJPMaster (she/they) 13:45, 21 May 2025 (UTC)

@KelleyLearmonth: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. Added target as well for reference--Dirk Beetstra T C 10:50, 22 May 2025 (UTC)

msafely.com

Persistent spamming by multiple accounts and IPs. Annh07 (talk) 14:13, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

@Annh07:  Defer to Global blacklist, cross-wiki problem. --Dirk Beetstra T C 21:41, 23 May 2025 (UTC)
@Annh07: Handled on meta. --Dirk Beetstra T C 21:46, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

Request to remove nadcab.com from blacklist

nadcab.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

Hello,

I'm Aman Vaths, representing Nadcab Labs (https://www.nadcab .com). It appears that our domain was added to the spam blacklist, possibly due to improper linking or third-party submissions.

We understand Wikipedia’s strict policies against link spamming and deeply respect them. We have reviewed and ensured that no promotional or inappropriate link submissions are being made from our end.

We kindly request that our domain be reconsidered for removal from the blacklist. If further action or clean-up is required on our part, please advise, and we will promptly comply.

Thank you for your time and support.

Nadcabceo (talk) 19:31, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

 Not done Please read the prominent message just below the "Proposed removals" section. Requests from site owners or anyone with a conflict of interest will be declined. OhNoitsJamie Talk 19:47, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

Dubai spammers

bestcurtainsdubai.ae: 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
upholsterypro.ae: 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
gas-mileage-calculator.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
cgpacalculator.online: 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

Spammed over several years by named account and IP range. plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. OhNoitsJamie Talk 15:01, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

@Ohnoitsjamie: is that a dup upholsterypro.ae entry? DMacks (talk) 15:08, 28 May 2025 (UTC)
Yes, fixed. Just noticed that SBHandler doesn't seem to be adding logs anymore. OhNoitsJamie Talk 15:13, 28 May 2025 (UTC)
Thanks for the quick fix. DMacks (talk) 15:57, 28 May 2025 (UTC)
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