View source for MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/log

{{pp-protected|small=yes}}
{{Purge box}}
This is the entry log for the [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]]; all additions should be logged so that future users can easily find the reason. You can make a single row for multiple entries, assuming the same reason applies to all of them. If you remove something from the blacklist, simply remove the relevant entry here.
{{bots|deny=SineBot}}

=  Logging entries on the blacklist=
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:red;"><big>'''Warning'''</big></span>: '''if you do not log any entry you make onto the blacklist, it may well be removed if someone appeals and no valid reasons can be found'''.</div>


You must bear in mind that if someone challenges a blacklisting in 6 or 12 months time any admin dealing with such a request '''must''' be able to find the reason for the listing.  The admin who places the entry on the list may not be around and, if there was no "actual" request, the archives will be of no use. Indeed, they will only be helpful if there is full detail in the request, including permanent links (for example). Logging a request is essential for future reference.

== Adding entries ==
Log to the [[#{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}|relevant dated section]] without adding empty lines. For requests on the [[MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist|Spam blacklist talk page]], you can use <code><nowiki>{{/request|0#section_name}}</nowiki></code> (replacing '0' with the correct "oldid"). Example;
#Select the [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist&action=history talk history tab], click the most current date and time to retrieve the <span style="color:#FF0000;">oldid</span># (ie. permalink) version; <br>
#*Url will read similar to == <span style="color:#41A317;"><nowiki>http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist&oldid=</nowiki></span><span style="color:#FF0000;">213416274</span>
#*Select the ''<span style="color:#4000FF;">section being logged</span>'' from the <u>Contents menu</u>
#Insert the oldid <span style="color:#FF0000;">213416274</span> a hash "#" and the <span style="color:#4000FF;">Section_name</span> (''Underscoring_spaces_where_applicable''):
#<code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>/request|<span style="color:#FF0000;">213416274</span>#<span style="color:#4000FF;">Section_name</span>}}</code>

For requests originating from [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam|WikiProject Spam]] discussions you can use <code><nowiki>{{WPSPAM|0#section_name}}</nowiki></code>. [[Wikipedia:Spam-blacklisting#Linking_to_WikiProject_Spam_requests|Further instruction here]].


For single entries, write the entry, name, and reason on one line in columns separated by the '#' symbol. For multiple entries, write your name and reason on one line beginning with " #:", then list the entries on new lines below indented by three spaces.

Example:

 fuu\.com                       # Herbythyme # spam
 fuf\.com                       # Herbythyme # {{/request|0#fuu.com}}
 #:                             # Herbythyme # {{/request|0#lots}}
   uuf\.com
   ufu\.com
   fuf\.ca
   [fu]{3}\.com
 uuf\.ca                        # Herbythyme # {{/request|0#uuf.ca}}

See [[m:Spam blacklist/Log]] for full use.


== Maintenance ==
* To add a new dated section, append the following code to the section of the previous month.
*: <code>=== {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}===</code><br />

=Old logs=
* [[/Full_list]] (Large but useful when you have no idea of the date.)
* [[/start to 2009]]
* [[/2010]]
* [[/2011]]
* [[/2012]]
* [[/2013]]
* [[/2014]]
* [[/2015]]
* [[/2016]]
* [[/2017]]
* [[/2018]]
* [[/2019]]
* [[/2020]]
* [[/2021]]
* [[/2022]]

=Current log=
{{/2023}}
{{/2024}}