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:{{rto|Galobtter}} {{Added}} to [[User:XLinkBot/RevertReferencesList]]. --[[User:Beetstra|Dirk Beetstra]] <sup>[[User_Talk:Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">T</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">C</span>]]</sup> 10:53, 26 September 2018 (UTC) |
:{{rto|Galobtter}} {{Added}} to [[User:XLinkBot/RevertReferencesList]]. --[[User:Beetstra|Dirk Beetstra]] <sup>[[User_Talk:Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">T</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">C</span>]]</sup> 10:53, 26 September 2018 (UTC) |
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Proposed additions
yarddiant.com
- yarddiant.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
Systematic long-time spamming for a non-notable web developer by multiple socks and single-usage accounts. No possible encyclopedic usage (aside from an unlikely future main article). There is also some activity on sister projects, but probably not enough for a global request? Not sure. The main focus is en-Wiki, but zh-Wiki got a fair amount of such "contributions" recently aswell. GermanJoe (talk) 21:16, 8 September 2018 (UTC)
- @GermanJoe:
Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Guy (Help!) 19:53, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
thebankly.com
- thebankly.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
Repeated spamming with throwaway accounts (and obvious socking) for an ad-funded blog. No possible encyclopedic usage. GermanJoe (talk) 16:04, 11 September 2018 (UTC)
- @GermanJoe:
Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Guy (Help!) 19:54, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
Market research report spam
- reportsmonitor.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
- satprnews.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
- openpr.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
- Prisharmarm (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Nothing of encyclopedic value in these "refs". Jytdog (talk) 07:50, 12 September 2018 (UTC)
- @Jytdog:
Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Guy (Help!) 19:55, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
fundera.com
- fundera.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
spammed by
- Financialcowboy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
- Palantiredit (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
- various other promotional edits
Systematic spam in 2016 (warned). Reported in 2018 without action at Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard/Archive_129#User:Palantiredit. Repeatedly misused for spam and promotional COI editing. As a blatant PR platform, their "research" and "rankings" have no encyclopedic value. GermanJoe (talk) 11:45, 12 September 2018 (UTC)
- @GermanJoe:
Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Guy (Help!) 20:03, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
famousbirthdays.com
- famousbirthdays.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
Perennial at RSN (e.g. [1]), unreliable, frequently proposed by well meaning but mistaken editors. I think this should at least go on the revert list. Guy (Help!) 08:57, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
- @JzG/help:
Added to User:XLinkBot/RevertList. --Guy (Help!) 20:04, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
- Beetstra as with "celebritynetworth.com" could you add this also to User:XLinkBot/RevertReferencesList for the same reason? Thanks Galobtter (pingó mió) 11:03, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
- @JzG/help and Galobtter:
Added to User:XLinkBot/RevertReferencesList. --Dirk Beetstra T C 11:36, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
imlil-trekking.com
- imlil-trekking.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
Spammed by:
- 154.145.179.58 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
- 105.142.127.85 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
- 154.147.188.116 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
- 160.89.63.246 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
- 196.84.147.213 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
- 105.152.113.111 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
- 105.142.143.148 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
No encyclopedic value. Simplexity22 (talk) 19:03, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
- @Simplexity22:
Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Guy (Help!) 20:05, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
artofliving.org
- artofliving.org: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
- Sunakshitejwani (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
No encyclopedic value, being spammed. Jytdog (talk) 20:33, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
- @Jytdog:
Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. I see warnings for COI since 2009, and suggested undisclosed paidediting. Please clean up the rest. --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:54, 24 September 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks. will do! Jytdog (talk) 13:43, 24 September 2018 (UTC)
traininfo.in
- traininfo.in: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 2405:204:c081:b1a:759c:9e86:4a76:a7a9 (talk • contribs)
- @2405:204:c081:b1a:759c:9e86:4a76:a7a9:
Added to MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 11:44, 24 September 2018 (UTC)
breitbart.com, occupydemocrats.com
- breitbart.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
- occupydemocrats.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
- WP:BREITBART
Deprecated sources in the same vein as the Daily Mail. Adding to XLinkBot. Guy (Help!) 10:19, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
- JzG wouldn't it be better to add it to the daily mail filter (Special:AbuseFilter/869)? Since Xlinkbot doesn't apparently coverage references, adding it to the filter would be more helpful than the revert list Galobtter (pingó mió) 10:37, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
- @Galobtter: Makes sense. Guy (Help!) 13:37, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
- @JzG/help:
Added to User:XLinkBot/RevertList. --Dirk Beetstra T C 11:26, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
- @JzG/help:
Added to User:XLinkBot/RevertReferencesList. --Dirk Beetstra T C 11:27, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
celebritynetworth.com
- celebritynetworth.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
Per Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#celebritynetworth.com, requesting addition to XLinkBot revert list Galobtter (pingó mió) 10:37, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
- @Galobtter:
Added to User:XLinkBot/RevertList. --Dirk Beetstra T C 10:52, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
- @Galobtter:
Added to User:XLinkBot/RevertReferencesList. --Dirk Beetstra T C 10:53, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
gspchem.com
Repeatedly spammed by multiple IPs and one account. It's been ongoing for several months:
- gspchem.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
- Jigneshdp14 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
- 49.34.5.124 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
- 103.12.192.2 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
- 42.106.29.44 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
- 111.93.202.246 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
- 2405:204:8482:33F8:3975:1240:DF7B:1181 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • robtex.com • Google)
- 2405:205:C82F:3E38:4918:C3CB:1373:F248 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • robtex.com • Google)
- 2405:205:C884:D302:44ED:8A55:1034:1E72 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • robtex.com • Google)
- 2405:205:C889:8A31:D54C:E5F2:B015:1AB6 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • robtex.com • Google)
- 2405:205:C924:FA74:41E:4A39:F9FB:4BCC (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • robtex.com • Google)
- 2405:205:C8E6:FCA6:243A:8CE0:AC8F:2720 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • robtex.com • Google)
- 2405:205:C8E4:F411:FD91:2CB9:5F5E:7238 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • robtex.com • Google)
Proposed removals
spine-health.com
spine-health.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com Spine-health is a website that provides credible, highly-detailed information about the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions. I have not found a single source that provides the level of detail that this website provides regarding back pain, herniated disc, sciatica, and many other spine conditions. The information on Spine-health is written by doctors and peer-reviewed by a medical advisory board before it is published. I have found that the information provided on Spine-health is not available from other sources.
Spine-health appears to have been blacklisted 11 years ago based on (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam/2007_Archive_Dec_1#spine-health.com). However, the highly-complex and detailed information that they provide would be a valuable addition to this community.
Declined. No evidence this would be useful, it is not a reliable source (e.g. it promotes chiropractic), and the requesting IP has few or no other edits, and does not propose any article or content for which this would constitute a valid source. Oh, and the IP is registered to "Veritas Health", the publisher of the website. --Guy (Help!) 09:01, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
www.army-guide.com
- army-guide.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
- Link requested to be whitelisted:
army-guide.com
Hello. Could this site be removed from the blacklist? It has very useful lists of military hardware, companies and weapons. Some of which aren't described on any other site. Oranjelo100 (talk) 16:02, 13 September 2018 (UTC)
- @Oranjelo100:
Declined. The site was spammed and consensus in previous discussions is that it is not a reliable source. Content is aggregated from other sources anyway, so in pretty much every case there should be an alternate source for any content. --Guy (Help!) 09:03, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
When was the last discussion? Things could have changed since that time. Some informations about military hardware there aren't available anywhere else. Oranjelo100 (talk) 06:43, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- @Oranjelo100:: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 and now 2017 (and all except 2013 whereblacklist requests). NO one is requesting whitelisting of specific links that are needed, showing that there is non-replaceable, reliable material (in fact, the 2013 info in the request could not be confirmed). If you can show us, through successful whitelistings (and WP:RSN may be of help regarding reliability), that the material unique and reliable, then de-listing can be re-considered. --Dirk Beetstra T C 14:56, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
www.infowars.com
The idea this site is spam is bizarre. It is a political website, controversial as all political sites are. They have some original content, where such pages are better to reference than sites that repost. They also repost some material, for instance from Reuters or RT, but in those cases one can cite the original. Where an Infowars page is the original and is worthty of inclusion, we need to be able to post that. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.180.241.191 (talk) 08:09, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- Consensus is that it's not a useful or reliable source (hence MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/September_2018#InfoWars, which has the person who brought it up say "It's not spam, but it's a mix of abuse and [...] people setting themselves up for strife.") and even then the .com domain specifically is globally blacklisted for actually being spammed by a bot. —Jeremy v^_^v Bori! 10:52, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- And regarding 'Where an Infowars page is the original and is worthty of inclusion, we need to be able to post that', then you can make a case at the whitelist for that page. As it is so often unreliable and since it has been spammed, blacklisting is more efficient than having to revert most of this.
Declined. --Dirk Beetstra T C 14:44, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
artofliving.org
artofliving.org: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot-Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
Found this while trying to undo a change on the art of living page. I couldn't understand why the website is added to spam. Its not redirecting, using url shortner, doing any suspicious activity, serving ads or opening pop-ups once you go to the website. The bot report also seemed unalarming. The reported vandal in proposed additions section above seems to have used it for citation. Not sure if mistakes of some user can be attributed to the website.
While the information about the website is available on the page in form of the domain name, adding the link to spam seems like an error. Could this be corrected please? Thanks.
PS: I'm only a visitor to the page, not someone getting paid by anyone for this. 122.178.206.30 (talk) 03:46, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
Declined,
Defer to Whitelist for specific links on this domain per instructions there. --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:50, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
- Could you at least share why this domain is in spam? It doesn't violate Wikipedia:Spam or Wikipedia:ELOFFICIAL in my newbie understanding. Also, not sure if discussions like these need to happen on the article's talk page. Guidance welcome. Thanks. 171.76.114.124 (talk) 05:57, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
- First, the domain is not spam, editors were spamming the domain. And that has been noticed since 2009 (see e.g. User_talk:Post.amit, User_talk:Shaileshjgd, User_talk:27.106.41.93, User_talk:Sunakshitejwani). Some of the spammy material still remains, e.g. User:Wcf2016/sandbox. Edits clearly suggest coatrack edits and likely conflicts of interest (which is also suggested in the tag on Art_of_Living_Foundation). Please ask for whitelisting for the pages where this is primary source or official link type material. --Dirk Beetstra T C 06:48, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
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The lower list in the COIBot reports now have after each link four numbers between brackets (e.g. "www.example.com (0, 0, 0, 0)"):
- first number, how many links did this user add (is the same after each link)
- second number, how many times did this link get added to wikipedia (for as far as the linkwatcher database goes back)
- third number, how many times did this user add this link
- fourth number, to how many different wikipedia did this user add this link.
If the third number or the fourth number are high with respect to the first or the second, then that means that the user has at least a preference for using that link. Be careful with other statistics from these numbers (e.g. good user who adds a lot of links). If there are more statistics that would be useful, please notify me, and I will have a look if I can get the info out of the database and report it. This data is available in real-time on IRC.
Poking COIBot
When adding {{LinkSummary}}, {{UserSummary}} and/or {{IPSummary}} templates to WT:WPSPAM, WT:SBL, WT:SWL and User:COIBot/Poke (the latter for privileged editors) COIBot will generate linkreports for the domains, and userreports for users and IPs.
Discussion
I would like to report secresystems.net. If anyone can figure out how to contact them and get assurances they are working on their problems, they are welcome to. Otherwise, my virus protection was disabled. This happened after I got a message saying it had expired and I should download again, which I ignored.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 14:29, 7 September 2018 (UTC)
- Update: The tech support person, in trying to do something else, told me to restart my computer. My virus protection was working again. No one was able to explain why. She suspected it was updating, but it seems strange it would just disappear. — Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 16:06, 8 September 2018 (UTC)