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{{dablink|WP:BLACKLIST redirects here. You might be looking for [[WP:Image blacklist]], [[MediaWiki:Titleblacklist]], or [[WP:User pages#POLEMIC]].}}
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*[[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist|Local blacklist]] ([[MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist|talk]] <b>·</b> [[MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/archives|archives]] <b>·</b> [[MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/log|logs]])
*[[MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist|Local whitelist]] ([[MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist|talk]] <b>·</b> [[MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist/Archives|archives]] <b>·</b> [[MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist/log|logs]])
*[[meta:Spam blacklist|Global blacklist]] ([[meta:Talk:Spam blacklist|talk]] <b>·</b> [[meta:Talk:Spam blacklist/Archives|archives]] <b>·</b> [[meta:Spam blacklist/Log|logs]])
*[[User:XLinkBot/RevertList|XLinkBot Revertlist]] ([[User talk:XLinkBot/RevertList|talk]] <b>·</b> [[User talk:XLinkBot/RevertList/archives|archives]] <b>·</b> [[User:XLinkBot/RevertList requests/log|logs]])
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The '''spam blacklist''' is a control mechanism that prevents an external link from being added to an [[English Wikipedia]] page when the URL matches one listed at [[MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist]]. It mostly lists [[Wikipedia:Spam|spammers]], but also includes [[URL redirection]] services (which could otherwise be used to bypass blacklisting).
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== Introduction ==
MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist is a localized version of [[m:Spam blacklist]], a similar blacklist that affects all [[Wikimedia Foundation]] projects. Additions to the local spam blacklist will only affect the English-language edition of Wikipedia, not other projects. Blacklisting requests may be made at [[MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist]]. However, blacklisting a URL should be used as a last resort against spammers. You should consider the following before requesting that a URL be blacklisted:
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