WikiIndex:Spam control policy: Difference between revisions

There are three levels of spam control now in play and this policy will address how each of them should be used. The fourth level is not yet implemented.

There is a regex filter in the LocalSettings.php file that is under the control of the site admin. This level blocks specific words, phrases and html fragments that are commonly used by link spammers and vandals. It contains common curse words, sex acts and symbols, body parts, most of the major drug names and html fragments that are used to hide and/or mask link spam and graffiti.

It is NOT necessary to block anything containing these words anywhere else.

WikiMedia maintains an active blacklist of link spam target sites and common phrases that are used in link spam. We are connected to this list and every page save checks this list for bad external links on the list. The blacklist only checks URLs not the complete content. The blacklist itself can be seen at '''[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Spam_blacklist WikiMedia Blacklist]''' and additions to it can be suggested at the '''[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Spam_blacklist blacklist talk page]'''. You can expect this list to contain most of the current major link spam offenders targets. This list is very actively maintained and should raise our blocking level to about 99.5% of link spam.

# If it is a link that you think should be banned at all wikis, submit it to '''[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Spam_blacklist WikiMedia]'''

# If it is a link that you think should be banned from just WikiIndex, go to level 3

We maintain a local blacklist at '''[[My spam blacklist]]''' this is protected page that Sysops can use to block offending link spam not caught by Level 1 and Level 2. There should be very few entries here and NONE that contain the following:

If Level 1 or Level 2 already contain the "badword" then the link would be blocked already and no entry would be necessary.

Not implemented yet.