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The | The <b>spam blacklist</b> is a list of websites which are deemed to be [[spam]]my or otherwise objectionable, and whose URLs are blocked from being added to [[wiki]] article pages by {{Mw|Extension:SpamBlacklist}}, currently in use on more than 2,000 {{tag|MediaWiki}} installations, as listed [[WikiApiary:Extension:SpamBlacklist|here]] on [[WikiApiary]]. That extension is usually configured to pull its data from [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]]'s spam blacklist page, found {{WMF-Meta|Spam blacklist|here}}. That blacklist contains a number of websites, such as [[Metapedia]], that are blocked for political incorrectness rather than spamminess. Some websites, such as {{Wp|examiner.com|examiner.com}}, are blocked because they are considered {{Wp|Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources|unreliable sources}} that users should be prevented from adding to articles. Link shorteners such as {{Wp|TinyUrl}} are also blocked, since they could be used to work around the other spam blacklist restrictions. | ||
It is questionable how effective this spam blacklist is at keeping spam off of [[:Category:All|third-party wikis]]. Some spam might be | It is questionable how effective this spam blacklist is at keeping spam off of [[:Category:All|third-party wikis]]. Some spam might be targetted only at [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] wikis, or only at third-party wikis, which would make the list of little help to said third-party wikis. Also, some third-party wikis might prefer that [[user]]s be allowed to cite sources that are not considered reliable on [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]. Users may not always realize that, when a link is rejected as spammy, it does not necessarily mean that the individual wiki he is editing has specifically chosen to ban that URL. | ||
<b>See also</b> | |||
*[[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]] — our WikiIndex spam blacklist, and the default blacklist for all [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] installations which use a spam blacklist | *[[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]] — our WikiIndex spam blacklist, and the default blacklist for all [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] installations which use a spam blacklist | ||
*[[My spam blacklist]] — the original WikiIndex local blacklist page, retained for historical reference | *[[My spam blacklist]] — the original WikiIndex local blacklist page, retained for historical reference | ||
<b>External links</b> | |||
*{{Mw|Manual: Combating spam}} — at [[MediaWiki.org]] | *{{Mw|Manual: Combating spam}} — at [[MediaWiki.org]] | ||
[[Category:MediaWiki| ]] | [[Category:MediaWiki| ]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Wiki idea]] | ||
[[Category:SpamFighting]] | [[Category:SpamFighting]] | ||