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The '''spam blacklist''' is a list of sites deemed spammy or otherwise objectionable whose URLs are blocked from being added to wiki pages by [[mw:Extension:SpamBlacklist]]. That extension is usually configured to pull its data from [[Meta-Wiki]]'s spam blacklist page.[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Spam_blacklist] That blacklist contains a number of sites, such as [[Metapedia]], that are blocked for political incorrectness rather than spamminess. Some sites, such as [[wikipedia:examiner.com|examiner.com]], are blocked because they are considered [[wikipedia:WP:RS|unreliable sources]] that users should be prevented from adding to articles. Link shorteners such as [[wikipedia:TinyUrl|TinyUrl]] are also blocked, since they could be used to work around the other spam blacklist restrictions. | The '''spam blacklist''' is a list of sites deemed spammy or otherwise objectionable whose URLs are blocked from being added to wiki pages by [[mw:Extension:SpamBlacklist]], currently in use on more than 2,000 MediaWiki installations.[https://wikiapiary.com/wiki/Extension:SpamBlacklist] That extension is usually configured to pull its data from [[Meta-Wiki]]'s spam blacklist page.[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Spam_blacklist] That blacklist contains a number of sites, such as [[Metapedia]], that are blocked for political incorrectness rather than spamminess. Some sites, such as [[wikipedia:examiner.com|examiner.com]], are blocked because they are considered [[wikipedia:WP:RS|unreliable sources]] that users should be prevented from adding to articles. Link shorteners such as [[wikipedia:TinyUrl|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 third-party wikis. Some spam might be targeted only at [[Wikimedia]] 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 users be allowed to cite sources that are not considered reliable on 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. | It is questionable how effective this spam blacklist is at keeping spam off of third-party wikis. Some spam might be targeted only at [[Wikimedia]] 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 users be allowed to cite sources that are not considered reliable on 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. | ||