Wikipedia talk:Phishing emails

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Remove?[edit]

Shouldn't someone remove the links? --User J Dalek 01:23, 12 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A double question[edit]

Are the FBI links in this wikipedia page linked to the real FBI website? Are the FBI links in this wikipedia page the same links as those in the bad emails? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.67.92.132 (talk) 15:02, 23 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@69.67.92.132: They're the official domain for the FBI, but they wouldn't be in the bad emails. It was just a placeholder example. --207.81.187.41 (talk) 01:59, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Source?[edit]

@Oshwah: Is there a reliable source that supports the emails were sent on these specific dates? If so, it should be added, even though it's in the Wikipedia namespace. --207.81.187.41 (talk) 02:01, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! There's a few points here that I should mention to you. First, this page is long inactive and was marked as "inactive" in 2019. Second, there doesn't need to be reliable sources published to support content on non-article pages. This policy applies to article pages, not internal Wikipedia pages, discussions, or other name spaces. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:58, 9 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Oshwah: Yeah, I guess. But some Wikipedia namespace pages are treated as articles with reliable sources, just with extra boxes like "In a nutshell" at the top. Just wondering, maybe your skills are better than me at finding reliable sources? If there is a good reliable source (that isn't Jimmy just stating himself or the Wikipedia page linked below itself) about Jimbo Wales' account being compromised (I saw it here) (I also want to know when and how Jimmy got hacked), can you link it here in this talk page? (You don't have to add it to the actual help page about two-factor authentication that I linked just earlier.) --207.81.187.41 (talk) 23:18, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You're correct in that it could be argued that some Wikipedia policy pages are perhaps treated to the same level and scrutiny as articles, but this Wikipedia page is definitely not one of them. :-) Are you looking specifically for reliable sources that detail what you're looking for? If so, why? What do you plan to do? I'm just curious is all... :-) I spent a little bit of time doing a quick spot-search for what you're looking for, but only saw sources that detail Jimbo's Twitter account being hacked, not his Wikipedia account. More likely, if you're looking for information about the account hacking, you'll find those details on Wikipedia itself. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:56, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sometimes, it's hard to search for sources before putting in the sandbox. I have heard of Jimbo's Twitter account being hacked a month before you made that comment, though. 207.81.187.41 (talk) 05:17, 9 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]