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    The Spam-whitelist page is used in conjunction with the Mediawiki SpamBlacklist extension, and lists strings of text that override Meta's blacklist and the local spam-blacklist. Any administrator can edit the spam whitelist. Please post comments to the appropriate section below: Proposed additions (web pages to unblock), Proposed removals (sites to reblock), or Troubleshooting and problems; read the messageboxes at the top of each section for an explanation. See also MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist.

    Please enter your requests at the bottom of the Proposed additions to Whitelist section and not at the very bottom of the page. Sign your requests with four tildes: ~~~~

    Also in your request, please include the following:

    1. The link that you want whitelisted in the section title, like === example.com/help/index.php === .
    2. The Wikipedia page on which you want to use the link
    3. An explanation why it would be useful to the encyclopedia article proper
    4. If the site you're requesting is listed at /Common requests, please include confirmation that you have read the reason why requests regarding the site are commonly denied and that you still desire to proceed with your request

    Important: You must provide a full link to the specific web page you want to be whitelisted (leave out the http:// from the front; otherwise you will not be able to save your edit to this page). Requests quoting only a domain (i.e. ending in .com or similar with nothing after the / character) are likely to be denied. If you wish to have a site fully unblocked please visit the relevant section of MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist.

    Note: Do not request links to be whitelisted where you can reasonably suspect that the material you want to link to is in violation of copyright (see WP:LINKVIO). Such requests will likely be summarily rejected.

    There is no automated notification system in place for the results of requests, and you will not be notified when your request has a response. You should therefore add this page to your personal watch list, to your notifications through the subscribe feature, or check back here every few days to see if there is any progress on it; in particular, you should check whether administrators have raised any additional queries or expressed any concerns about the request, as failure to reply to these promptly will generally result in the request being denied.

    Completed requests are archived, additions and removal are logged. →snippet for logging: {{/request|1183926314#section_name}}

    Note that requests from new or unregistered users are not usually considered.

    Admins: Use seth's tool to search the spamlists.

    Indicators
    Request completed:
     Done {{Done}}
     Stale {{StaleIP}}
     Request withdrawn {{withdrawn}}
    Request declined:
    no Declined {{Declined}}
     Not done {{Notdone}}
    Information:
     Additional information needed {{MoreInfo}}
    information Note: {{TakeNote}}



    If you have a source that you would like to add to the spam-whitelist, but you are uncertain that it meets Wikipedia's guideline on reliability, please ask for opinions on the Reliable sources noticeboard, to confirm that it does meet that guideline, before submitting your whitelisting request here. In your request, link to the confirming discussion on that noticeboard.

    Likewise, if you have an external link that you are uncertain meets Wikipedia's guideline on external links, please get confirmation on the External links noticeboard before submitting your whitelisting request here.

    If your whitelist request falls under one of these two categories, the admins will be more willing to have the source whitelisted if you can achieve consensus at one of the above noticeboards.

    Proposed additions to Whitelist (web pages to unblock)

    Sonemic Interview (Rate Your Music)

    RYM is a deprecated source and for good reason given it's primarily a user-generated database. However, they also publish interviews with musicians which are very handy primary sources for valuable information. In this case, they've published an interview with Slauson Malone about his new album, Excelsior, and there's plenty of good quotes I would like to pull for the article. QuietHere (talk | contributions) 20:08, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    msmetko.xyz

    I want to link to the personal website of Marijan Smetko from the Wikipedia page about Orbital elements: [1]. Specifically, I want to link to their project demonstrating keplerian orbit elements and how they affect the orbits themselves. InCogNiTo124 (talk) 21:06, 9 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @InCogNiTo124 do you want to use it as a reference, or add it to the linkfarm already there in the external links section? Dirk Beetstra T C 03:51, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I want to add it to the external links section because I think it's a great addition. InCogNiTo124 (talk) 14:25, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @InCogNiTo124 as said, there is already quite a linkfarm there, I guess it is better to take it to the local talkpage and discuss how to cleanup the linkfarm and which links should be included. If that discussion gives consensus for adding the link then please ask for whitelisting here. Dirk Beetstra T C 04:12, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    dailymusicroll.com

    Hello! I would like to request the page below to be whitelisted for use on the Phil Harvey (manager) article. The previous reference for his name, birthday and birthplace came from a more reliable website, but it had the wrong birth year. I checked Harvey's data on the British Birth Index and Daily Music Roll is currently the most complete and correct reference one can find with ease on Google. I heard this website is actually used for advertising artists and all, but I think this would be a non-controversial use. GustavoCza (talk • contribs) 04:56, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @GustavoCza: no Declined. It looks to me that you have two reliable sources for the information, but prefer tohave the data combined in one unreliable one? why not us the reliable ones instead? --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:49, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    openthenews.com

    Hello! I would like to request the page below to be whitelisted for use on the Mohammad mahdi tabatabai article (the draft is currently in review: [2]). Mohammad Javanshiry (talk) 11:30, 28 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    no Declined This is a SEO/PR blog that has been styled as a "news" site. It is part of the Apsters ring that provides paid placement. This is not, in any way, shape or form a reliable source for a BLP. Sam Kuru (talk) 13:24, 28 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    ustimesnow.com

    Hello! I would like to request the page below to be whitelisted for use on the Mohammad mahdi tabatabai article (the draft is currently in review: [3]). Mohammad Javanshiry (talk) 11:39, 28 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    no Declined This is a SEO/PR blog that has been styled as a "news" site. It is part of the Apsters ring that provides paid placement. This is not, in any way, shape or form a reliable source for a BLP. Sam Kuru (talk) 13:24, 28 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    kickstarter.com

    The Kickstarter campaign for This War of Mine: The Board Game is of encyclopedic relevance (significant reliable-source coverage), and the campaign page is the only place where I've been able to verify the total amount raised and the date that units began to ship, both of which are important details for the article. I am requesting whitelisting of the campaign page and its subpages (hence the /.*). The Kickstarter has concluded and indeed all remaining units were sold off last year to benefit the civilians of Ukraine, so this link could not be used for covert advertising. Thank you. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (they|xe|she) 22:42, 29 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @Tamzin: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. The subpages should work like this, otherwise let us know. --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:53, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @Beetstra: Hmm, still flags (exact markup used shown below). I think a .* is necessary at the end. Or better yet \w*.

    markup used
    A year after the video game's launch, 11 Bit Studios announced that they would be partnering with Michael Oracz (known for ''[[Neuroshima Hex!]]'') and Jakub Wiśniewski to create a board game adaptation.<ref name=hall-2015>{{cite web |last1=Hall |first1=Charlie |title=''This War of Mine'' is getting a board game adaptation |url=https://www.polygon.com/2015/11/26/9801588/this-war-of-mine-is-getting-a-board-game-adaptation |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |access-date=18 October 2023 |date=26 November 2015}}</ref> 11 Bit launched a [[Kickstarter]] campaign in May 2016,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grush |first1=Andrew |title=''This War of Mine'' is now a board game, Kickstarter officially launched |url=https://www.androidauthority.com/this-war-of-mine-boardgame-691789/ |website=Android Authority |publisher=Authority Media |access-date=18 October 2023 |language=en |date=11 May 2016}}</ref> raising £621,811 against a goal of £40,000 with 9,627 backers.<ref group=NI>{{cite web |title=This War Of Mine: The Board Game |url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/awakenrealms/this-war-of-mine-the-board-game |publisher=Awaken Realms |access-date=2023-11-02 |date=June 13, 2013 |via=[[Kickstarter]]}}</ref> Kickstarter copies began shipping in May 2017 through Awaken Realms and Gamefound,<ref group=NI>{{cite web |title=Shipping, pictures, accounting and mobile app! |url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/awakenrealms/this-war-of-mine-the-board-game/posts/1898265 |publisher=Awaken Realms |access-date=2023-11-02 |date=June 13, 2013 |via=[[Kickstarter]]}}</ref> with English- and Polish-language retail sails{{efn|According to Galakta, the French and Spanish editions were published by Edge Entertainment, Russian by Crowd Games, German by [[Asmodee Deutschland]], Czech by ALBI Česká republika, and Italian by Pendragon Game Studio.<ref group=NI>{{cite web |last1=Galakta Games |title=🖤 One game—eight language editions. Which edition are you going to play? 🖤|url=https://www.facebook.com/thiswarofminetheboardgame/posts/pfbid02YxyG3AGuSn5fU2NYvC7fyn3nSXfhkpyAnBudq98y5djSxdfSxK7zGdCzxvryaduSl |access-date=19 October 2023 |via=[[Facebook]]}}</ref>}} beginning in October through Galakta Games.<ref group=NI>{{cite web |last1=Galakta Games |title=Hello there! 🙂&nbsp;/ 📢 We have a big announcement today! |url=https://www.facebook.com/thiswarofminetheboardgame/posts/pfbid0Zanw4rj9P3LL2z24xT2sBsLCDDD823YhHmfvYzUzxyCiHxAWwkqpkS8xeTUfytjCl |access-date=19 October 2023 |via=[[Facebook]]}}</ref>
    The board has an "Advanced" side with a different configuration.<ref name=vasel/>{{rp|loc=8:28}} The basic game ships with two scenario options that alter gameplay.<ref group=NI name=errata>{{cite book |title=Official Errata and Solutions for Frequently Encountered Problems |url=http://galakta-games.com/wp-content/uploads/Rulebooks/This_War_of_Mine_Board_Game_FAQ.pdf |series=This War of Mine: The Board Game |publisher=Galakta Games |access-date=29 October 2023}}</ref>{{rp|loc==¶&nbsp;905}} Galakta Games released an expansion in 2018, ''Tales From the Ruined City'', adding five new scenarios, a new character (Emira, a cat), and modules including sewers beneath the city.<ref group="NI">{{cite web |title=''This War Of Mine: The Board Game''—New Face of War |url=http://galakta-games.com/index.php/this-war-of-mine-the-board-game-new-face-of-war/ |website=Galakta |publisher=Galakta Games |access-date=30 October 2023 |date=28 September 2018}}</ref> Some of these features were stretch goals of the Kickstarter campaign; Kickstarter backers had the option of buying the remaining features as an upgrade.<ref group=NI>{{cite web |title=Ordering the upgrade packs |url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/awakenrealms/this-war-of-mine-the-board-game/posts/2290582 |publisher=Awaken Realms |access-date=2023-11-02 |date=June 13, 2013 |via=[[Kickstarter]]}}</ref> Galakta released a second expansion, ''Days of the Siege'', the following year. Its additions included a new campaign titled ''Forlorn Hope'' and an "Orphans of War" module.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=Robert N. |title=''Days of the Siege'' is the Second Expansion for ''This War of Mine: The Board Game'' |url=https://techraptor.net/tabletop/news/days-of-siege-is-second-expansion-for-this-war-of-mine-board-game |access-date=30 October 2023 |work=TechRaptor |date=12 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

    -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (they|xe|she) 04:11, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @Tamzin that workup should and does work. Must be s.t. else in the edit. Dirk Beetstra T C 04:09, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Beetstra: Ah, I'd known when proposing this that it wouldn't whitelist the base URL without trailing slash, which would be fine because I could include a trailing slash and it would go to the same place... And then I just spaced out about that. So,  resolved, thanks so much for your help. (However, I can't for the life of me figure out why your edit to your sandbox didn't get blocked. See here for proof that it's that exact URL that was getting blocked for me. But that's beyond the immediate concern here at least. :)) -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (they|xe|she) 16:36, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Tamzin The problem was the trailing / which you did not have on one of the links. My script just takes the link and turns it into a regex to save it in the list. Anything less than that will not work. I am not sure why my edit worked and yours didn’t, maybe some admin bypass of blacklist (which is annoying, then I can’t test …). Dirk Beetstra T C 04:27, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Beetstra: Okay, I've gotten to the bottom of it. Very strange. Nothing to do with rights. (I'm an admin too and the only group that's blacklist-exempt is bots.) It's about the ref structure I used. When a page has <ref>s but no <references />, MediaWiki makes a reflist automatically, and spam links in that reflist get caught by the blacklist. However, the URL in question was in a custom group I'd used, <ref group=NI>, and MediaWiki doesn't make reflists for custom groups. You can see this behavior in the sandbox edit you made. So, it seems, because the link never gets parsed, it never trips the blacklist. You can verify this by going to your sandbox and either removing group=NI on the slashless URL or adding <references group=NI /> to the end of the page. Either will trip the blacklist.
    Not sure if this counts as a bug or if it's intended behavior. Since the blacklist still trips as soon as the markup is parsed, I don't think there's any security issue, but it's a bit strange. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (they|xe|she) 05:29, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    Amazon.com - legends tomorrow

    Could you whitelist this so I can use the release date of the DVD in articles for that season of the TV show.Questions? four OLIfanofmrtennant (she/her) 05:16, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    The links are necessary components of the stories. The blacklist is currently making it impossible to transclude or edit the pages. jp×g🗯️ 04:48, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    I combined the sections and edited the comments, and added tracking. --Dirk Beetstra T C 09:25, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

    @JPxG: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 09:26, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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