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+<!-- Please delete the above Front Matter key when this page is ready to be published -->
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+# Why is domain *xxx* inside "watched keywords" or "blacklisted websites"
+
+<section>
+## About "watched keywords" {#watched}
+
+Our goal is to catch every single spam post on the Stack Exchange network.
+From our past experiences, websites that have appeared on Stack Exchange in a spammy manner are likely to appear again as spam,
+therefore we "watch" them upon spotting any *potentially suspicious* appearance.
+Putting them on our watchlist makes [the SmokeDetector bot](/#whats-smokey) bring any posts containing a link to them from new users
+to our attention, so we can further review the posts to determine if they're actually spam.
+
+We remove websites from our watchlist if it turns out to be legitimate (i.e. not spam).
+That says, being on the watchlist doesn't imply that the website is spam, but often as simple as
+"one of our members thinks it *might be* spam".
+</section>
+
+<section>
+## About "blacklisted websites" {#blacklisted}
+
+Praeter the watchlist, we have much stricter criteria before putting a website on the blacklist.
+At present, we require that a website appear in a sufficient number of spam posts with no legitimate standing.
+
+In short, if a website appears on our blacklist, it means that the website has been spammed on the Stack Exchange network, and we believe it will continue to get spammed.
+</section>
+
+<section>
+## I see my website on the watchlist, please get it off {#remove-watchlist}
+
+To be added
+</section>
+
+<section>
+## I see my website on the blacklist, please get it off {#remove-blacklist}
+
+To be added
+</section>