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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|566384920#section_name}}

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    Proposed additions to Whitelist (web pages to unblock)


    www.kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2006/07/18/5002.shtml

    Kavkaz Center seems to be blocked. I just need to be able to cite to the one news article above. There was a paragraph in Yvonne Ridley's page that was removed a couple of years ago under BLP because the cite for the quote wasn't provided. Having tracked it down, I'd like to be able to use it as the cite. AFAIK, the article is not published elsewhere on the internet. Thanks. Bromley86 (talk) 23:45, 26 May 2013 (UTC) I should have mentioned that the article is written by Ridley herself.Bromley86 (talk) 08:27, 28 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks for replying Stifle. Not sure what you mean by biased. It's a faithful reproduction (published 6 days after first publication & fully accredited) of an article she personally wrote in a now-defunct magazine (DailyMuslims.com). I've searched using paragraphs from it and found plenty of web-board confirmations that it originally came from the Daily Muslims article. The Daily Muslims was cited in an earlier version of the WP page, before the DM site went down.
    I don't agree with the views, but it does confirm a couple of statements in her bio, namely "Ridley wrote an article referring to Basayev by the Muslim honorific shaheed, meaning "martyr"" and "She went on to refer to Basayev as leader of "an admirable struggle to bring independence to Chechnya"." Aside from this, we currently have a partial confirmation of the first quote from a Guardian piece, but it lacks any context; we currently have no other confirmation of the second quote. AFAIK, the Daily Muslims was a reasonably reliable source before it shut down, certainly when articles she's written are used to confirm her views; she's been a proper journalist, written a couple of books and been a candidate in elections (with a decent share of the vote). As mentioned, earlier versions of the WP page used to link directly to the Daily Muslims article, but when that link died a fact tag was added and, without support being available, the paragraph was later removed. Bromley86 (talk) 15:20, 29 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    The Wayback Machine site http://archive.org is often used on Wikipedia to restore dead links. Can that be done here? ~Amatulić (talk) 15:04, 6 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks Amatulic. I'd recently discovered Wayback and have been using it whenever I bump into dead links, but in this case it didn't seem to work so I ignored it: "The page isn't redirecting properly" (http://www.dailymuslims.com/index.php? option=com_content&task=view&id=2255&Itemid=238). However, trying again, I see that getting rid of the space after php? gets me some hits. Problem is, they all seem to be "Latest News & Articles" pages. Bromley86 (talk) 15:32, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    uk.superiorpapers.com

    I'm editing the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALWD_Citation_Manual page and would like to link to this article written by uk.superiorpapers.com: uk.superiorpapers.com/articles/alwd-a-practical-legal-citation-system. The site is a commercial site but has one of the best ALWD citation guide I've seen online: 1.) the article actually uses ALWD and has good ALWD examples 2.) it goes into more depth than other citation guides online such as Purdue's OWL for MLA citations. For it is a good link that explains ALWD well, it can serve as a good secondary source because the official ALWD guidelines are tedious and long. Can an admin white list this one page, the whole domain should not be white listed for I did not research the rest of the site yet. Reed40 (talk) 16:25, 6 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    It seems like either of these sources say basically the same thing without the blatant spammy fluff:
    Both links show examples. The superiorpapers article compares Bluebook with AWLD, and so does the asl.edu document. Will those be sufficient? I have deep misgivings about giving free publicity to any site whose business model encourages students to cheat on assignments. Just look at their home page. Ugh. ~Amatulić (talk) 10:33, 7 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    What the superiorpapers.com article has that those two PDFs do not is that it includes a history explaining the background as to why there are two different citation styles. For example, APA is the citation format for psychology papers and MLA is for literature papers. However, legal citations have one major format and a rising minor format; why did this happen? This is something special and should be addressed in an encyclopedia. Also, those two PDFs stated *how* to cite legal works but ,for *how to* information is not really an encyclopedia topic, those two sources are not that good (no other citation format article on Wikipedia has how to information as well). You stated that you dislike having to cite a site such as this but, given the context, a site who's business is writing papers should be an authority on how to write papers, especially since they do cite their sources. My request is not to white-list the whole domain--this will prevent any unjust publicity to the site from occurring--but just to white-list this article: it is of merit for a citation and not citing it would go more against Wikipedia then for it. I hope you can see it my way. Reed40 (talk) 16:21, 7 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    The links I suggested address your reasons in your initial request: 1) they show examples, and 2) they g go into some depth. Given your new requirement about having a source explaining why ALWD is emerging, there are alternative sources for that too, such as http://iipsj.com/SDJ/scholarship/alwdciterev.htm for example. My point is that white-listing a blacklisted site, particularly one as spammy as that, is not the preference when alternative sources exist.
    I do agree that a site whose business is to write well-cited school papers would be an authority on citations. That goes back to your original two points. However, being an authority on writing well-cited school papers does not mean they are the authority on the history and the reasoning for the emerging popularity of ALWD citations. For that, they would have needed to refer to other sources. They reference some. If any of those are relevant, then those are preferable to cite. Superiorpapers is a WP:TERTIARY source at best, for which anything they say about subjects other than their actual business may be of questionable reliability.
    Given that alternative sources demonstrably exist, and that superiorpapers is not an established authority on the history and rationales behind the 3rd party tools they use in their business, I am inclined to decline this request, but I would like to see another admin weigh in. I have no objection to whitelisting if there's a small consensus in favor of it, but I urge any other admin reading this to look at the proposed site first (the home page and all, not just the proposed page to whitelist). ~Amatulić (talk) 17:02, 7 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Arpad Miklos responds to his straight-for-pay haters

    Why: to update the page gay-for-pay by expanding the straight-for-pay subheading to include a reference to Arpad Miklos. He was a well-known gay porn star who received quite a bit of criticism for a scene he did and I was including the article thesword.com/arpad-miklos-responds-to-his-straight-for-pay-haters.html as reference. While the site is associated with pornographic content, this particular piece is merely an article, and seems far more appropriate a reference than the actual responses on straightguysforgayeyes.com.

    Where: Gay-for-pay

    URL: thesword.com/arpad-miklos-responds-to-his-straight-for-pay-haters.htmlils=120098&langtype=1033 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.35.177.200 (talk • contribs) 12:09, 6 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    • no Declined. Does not appear to be a reliable source, and request is unsigned and made by an unregistered user. This may be reconsidered if a request is lodged by a trusted, high-volume editor and/or with support from an appropriate WikiProject. Stifle (talk) 12:11, 25 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Examiner.com review of Feudal game

    examiner.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

    • What: Examiner.com/article/feudal-an-abstract-battle-which-all-pieces-move-at-once
    • Where: Feudal (game)
    • Why: I understand that examiner.com is blacklisted because many of its pages are basically blog pages with unreliable content. The page I'd like to get whitelisted is a game review, which I'd like to use as a source for the critical reception of Feudal (game). This should be a suitable source of this information per WP:RSOPINION, and the article overall is fairly straightforward and consistent with what I have seen in other sources, like Board Game Geek and The Game Pile. Is this an acceptable reason to whitelist this particular page? And since I know you will ask, yes, I have read the FAQ, and there is absolutely no connection between myself and any content on Examiner.com. Wilhelm Meis (☎ Diskuss | ✍ Beiträge) 02:26, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    academyrank.com

    academyrank.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

    Why: The website provides a legitimate and reliable ranking of colleges and universities worldwide.

    Which article: University of Dar es Salaam

    Specific links: academyrank.com/academy.php?name=University%20of%20Dar%20es%20Salaam, academyrank.com/rank.php?page=197, academyrank.com/country.php?name=Tanzania

    AfricaTanz (talk) 10:41, 9 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    2009 Nissan Murano designer source on NICO club

    nicoclub.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 Why: This archived article from Nissan Design News on NICO club showcases the design process of the 2009 Murano, a link not available anymore on Nissan's website.

    Which article: Nissan Murano

    Specific links: www.nicoclub.com/articles/Murano_Exterior_Design_Project.htm

    I am actively trying information concerning the designer responsible for the 2009 Nissan Murano. I am not able to do that successfully as for reason the spam filter has been Nico Club. It would help as a source to prove who is responsible. Carmaker1 (talk) 05:37, 13 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    It is written in text that the designer of the second generation Nissan Murano was Toshiyuki Abe. Abe-san is also listed in 2007 design patents, filed worldwide as the "inventor" of the second generation Murano's design. The original 2008 source, Nissan Design News Letter (an official Nissan press center), have deleted their 2008 archives and therefore the archived article is only accessible at the NICO Club link. Aside from this, only design patents are the remaining sources that list Abe-san as the exterior designer. The article in the link isn't illegitimate, so it's validity isn't exactly dubious.---Carmaker1 (talk) 23:35, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Need link for biographical article please

    Why: This examiner interview was done by the Examiner page author "AC" not copied from elsewhere and I need it to cite a quote and remove citation needed.

    Which article: Ross Patterson

    Specific link: www.examiner.com/article/exclusive-interview-ross-patterson-talks-poolboy-strippers-hit-the-nuts — Preceding unsigned comment added by Housewifehader (talk • contribs) 16:18, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Yes and I agree with the reasons for white-listing certain domains. The only reason that I want to use this examiner site is because it contains info. that was already in the article and this was the only source that I could find in finding a citation for a fact about an actor. Also, the link that I want to use is "exclusive", original content, (an interview), that is not found elsewhere.TeeVeeed (talk) 02:28, 21 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    rwservices.no-ip.info:81/pens/biblio93.html

    rwservices.no-ip.info: 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

    These pages are a broadly useful bibliographic reference for many topics relating to pen computing and touch computing.

    I did read the pages about the whitelisting and blacklisting: I'm not sure why this was blacklisted:

    Is it possible it is blocked because it is a no-ip.info domain?

    If so, and you don't want to whitelist this particular domain, I can contact the authors and let them know.

    PenComputingPerson (talk) 04:41, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    www.examiner.com/article/steve-grand-is-he-really-a-gay-hero

    Proposed for citation in article for Steve Grand (musician). This Examiner.com commentary is a criticism of the musician's public stances and characterization of his formative experiences; as such, I think it should be permitted. MisfitToys (talk) 19:43, 20 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    www.google.com to a Workpad doc

    It took some effort to find the google.com link to a Workpad document to replace the dead link below. The Workpad doc does ref. Fisk, which is the source, though I accept it's not the best link. I wasn't able to find any other way to link to the info.

    I searched the archive here for "google.com notepad" to no avail. Unless there's an alternative I'd like this link "whitewashed". Thanks. Swliv (talk) 14:03, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Dead link:<ref>[http://www.fisk.edu/documents%5Clibrary%5CSPENCE_FAMILY_COLLECTION-Bio.doc Biography: Adam Knight Spence], Spence Family Collection, Fisk University Library, accessed 3 Mar 2009 {{dead link|date=June 2011}}</ref>

    Proposed footnote:<ref>[http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CC8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fisk.edu%2FLibraries%2FSpecial_Collections_Documents%2FSPENCE_FAMILY_COLLECTION-Bio.sflb.ashx&ei=ISrtUeeCHdOz4AOSjIDADw&usg=AFQjCNGUKG4-xyjQTge9lVkoOGHUZcRu9Q&sig2=-TseW-sQQwvo2qgpvMvKBQ&bvm=bv.49478099,d.dmg Biography: Adam Knight Spence], Spence Family Collection, Fisk University Library, accessed 3 Mar 2009; new link June 22, 2013.</ref>

    easeus.com

    seems only beaseus.com is blocked Data Recovery Wizard --Qdinar (talk) 14:40, 25 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    You are misreading the blacklisting. The \b is part of the regex expression (notice that it appears in all of the listing). I'm not sure why you are posting here; please read the instructions at the top of the page. OhNoitsJamie Talk 15:10, 25 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    youtu.be

    My first experience of discovering a blacklisted link, I guess YouTube in general is under suspicion now. But this particular link to a video tour of Greenwood Plantation in Thomasville, Georgia, a winter home of the Whitney family for all of the 20th century, would be very useful as an external link on our wikiarticle on the plantation, which I've just updated and expanded a small bit. The video is well made and contains a summary of the history of the plantation, its various owners, and its ecological significance in the region, all of which is good encyclopedic information not easily found on the 'net. Can do?

    PS - the system won't let me put the direct YT link in this paragraph, but you can see the video embedded on a realtor's website: http://greenwoodthomasville.com/ Textorus (talk) 09:19, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    You are trying to use YouTube's redirect service, which is globally blacklisted. You can use the expanded link on youtube.com itself: youtu.be/<code> is blocked, www.youtube.com/watch?v=<code> is not. --Dirk Beetstra T C 09:48, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Got it, the full link works fine in the wikiarticle. Thanks much for your help. Textorus (talk) 06:41, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Use particular examiner.com page

    I've never done this before so please correct me if I got something wrong. I'd like to use the examiner.com/article/ttu-vernacular-music-center-holds-first-multi-ensemble-outreach-meeting link to flesh out my reference to that article at the Vernacular Music Center article. I don't know about examiner.com (or why it is blacklisted) but that page looks like a good and suitable source. North8000 (talk) 13:25, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Examiner contains documents which are often replaceable by other sources - it is blacklisted for spam reasons, and because they provide a spam-incentive (they pay everytime your page on examiner.com is visited, so people were spamming their documents here to get incoming traffic and hence money). We're generally only whitelist if there are absolutely no good replacements - does this give some alternatives? --Dirk Beetstra T C 08:48, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks. I'm moving into a 7-10 period where my wikipedia work might be sporadic. Might take be a bit of time to sort those out and respond. Sincerely, North8000 (talk) 12:05, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    I looked at the link that you gave me. Of the 4, one is the subject Wikipedia article, one is the link under discussion, and two are to sites that give the first paragraph and link to the examiner article to read the rest. I'll look some more. North8000 (talk) 17:34, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Looked some more, couldn't find it elsewhere. To recap, I consider using the article to be important. Having a live link to it is less important. So y'all decide....I can live with whaatever that decision is. Sincerely, North8000 (talk) 17:41, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]


    Hello, I am trying to add a reference to the article under review An Embarrassing Position (opera) The opera was premiered at the New England Conservatory in 2010 (I know; I was there!), but the only mention I can find in print is an interview with the composer published by Givonna Joseph in examiner.com. Here is the full url: www.examiner.com/article/dan-shore-a-composer-of-vision I understand your concerns with examiner.com in general, but citing this interview is really just a matter of putting the reference for this premiere into the article. Alternatively you could cite the composer's own website, www.danshoremusic.com/News.html, which lists both the date and place of the premiere, along with the original cast. Thank you so much for your help! 71.126.228.205 (talk) 05:44, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Approved requests

    Several articles at www.cbronline.com/news/

    • www.cbronline.com/news/phoenix_technologies_acquire_dip_research
    • www.cbronline.com/news/digital_research_shows_off_real_time_flexos_386
    • www.cbronline.com/news/digital_research_launches_flexos_286_real_time_manufacturing_operating_system

    I would like to use these articles as references in various WP articles like FlexOS, Atari Portfolio, Ian Cullimore.

    This site appears to be a long-standing news site with staff editors etc. In none of the cases I looked up information there over the years I could find any kind of SPAM, so perhaps it would be easier to whitelist everything under:

    • www.cbronline.com/news/

    Please investigate and consider my suggestion. Thanks. (Of course, I have no affiliation of any kind with that site.) --Matthiaspaul (talk) 13:50, 29 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    As in previous requests, I think the specific links may be suitable for whitelisting. This site, and many other sites of the same owner, were blatantly spammed for a long time by the site owners, and I think that might still be needed to be kept under control. --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:58, 29 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Regarding cbronline, it's good to keep it under control. However, in the case of the articles in question I either could not find this particular information online elsewhere or only mixed with other partially incorrect information which I therefore did not want to use as a reference.
    BTW. Thanks for fixing ([1]) the format of the links above. This wasn't explained in the green box at the start of this page and since the links there were not working (they were pointing to no longer valid section headers), I went straight to the bottom of this section (as requested in the intro) without reading the explanations given at the top of this section... ;-) I have meanwhile fixed ([2]) the transcluded template so that editors will no longer run into the same pitfall and thereby create unneccesary work.
    --Matthiaspaul (talk) 15:21, 29 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you. I have incorporated these references into the corresponding articles, meanwhile.
    --Matthiaspaul (talk) 18:48, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Article on Luis Ramírez de Lucena

    worldchesslinks.net: 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

    I just edited the article on Luis Ramírez de Lucena, adding some info about his family history I found on www.worldchesslinks.net/ezi14.html; I think the old text definitely needed some improvement (it was "Luis Ramírez de Lucena (c. 1465 – c. 1530) was a Jewish converted to Roman Catholicism and leading Spanish chess player", not even a grammatically correct sentence). The mentioned article by Daniele Ciani looks well written to me.

    moneyweek.com/alternative-investments-silver-wine-art-gold-22100/

    moneyweek.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 Seems to be a good summary of the principle underlying the class. I'd like to cite it in my expansion of a stub I just created, SWAG (silver, wine art and gold). --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email) 23:55, 23 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Kate Garvey speaker bio at personal assistant conference

    Why: to support citation for her start as a political staffer (Neil Kinnock stint before Tony Blair), maybe a couple other facts in article.

    Where: Kate Garvey

    URL: www.iqpc.com/ShowEvent.aspx?id=119504&details=120098&langtype=1033

    P.s. Thanks for your work.TCO (talk) 01:12, 1 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    The specific link of the page, or pages, which you would like to use:
    www.examiner.com/article/the-twin-cities-response-to-the-rally-to-restore-sanity
    The reason(s) why links to the site should be allowed, and would benefit Wikipedia:
    The link is not being submitted by the author of the news article, so is not promotional. It is the only 3rd party news source providing the actual speaker roster for this satellite rally of Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity, held October 30, 2010, at the Minnesota State Capitol. (The other news sources only focused on the "crashing" of the Rally for Sanity by the third party candidate for Governor to give a campaign speech.) Hence the link provides only informational confirmation of one of the listed practices (an address to the Rally entitled "Be Sane — be VERY Sane!") of the organization in the below WP article. The WP article's notability is conferred by other 3rd party secondary sources (Harvard, Star-Tribune, etc.), but this news article is additionally useful to validate the existence of one of the specific events/practices reflecting the espoused philosophy of the organization being described in the WP article.
    The WP article or articles on which the links would be used:
    The Circle of Reason
    WP editor's statement to admin concerning request: I've read the Common Requests site's general rationale for blacklisting examiner.com, and agree with the general blacklist because examiner.com stringers are paid by their number of news or editorial articles, and their content isn't editorially vetted. However, I'd submit that this particular news article's being the only 3rd party source providing the informational content of the Rally's roster of speakers (the type of content that is factual and doesn't require editorial vetting), and its being the only news source that specifically confirms that a speech by the WP article's organization was indeed on the Rally event's roster, is a sufficient rationale to whitelist this one link. The WP article's organization also has no affiliation with the author of the news article being requested for whitelisting. Thx for considering the request, -- Fhburton (talk) 22:27, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    I thought we sorted this years ago, but I couldn't just now fix the sidebar link to encyclopediadramatica.se on Encyclopedia Dramatica. Maybe it's just because they moved from being .com ? Anyway, it's just common sense to be able to link to a website from our article about that notable website, no? -- Kendrick7talk 04:50, 17 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    I think we should find a specific link for the mainpage, likely something like "encyclopediadramatica.se/wiki/Main_page", or the about page. We do have "\bencyclopediadramatica\.com\/Encyclopedia_Dramatica:About\b" on our whitelist, maybe it should be changed to the se? .. Note, links, also for official sites, are a convenience for the reader, they are not necessary - there are sometimes (generally spam, abuse or malware related) reasons why everything on a site is blacklisted, and such links can not be used, ever. --Dirk Beetstra T C 06:17, 17 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    The encyclopediadramatica.com domain name appears to have changed ownership to a domain squatter of some sort, and now redirects to ohinternet.com. The original Encyclopedia Dramatica site is notable enough to warrant its own article on Wikipedia, but is not regarded as a reliable source. I have changed the domain name in the white list so that the "about" page may still be linked in the article.  Done. ~Amatulić (talk) 15:44, 17 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Denied requests

    Galatta.com

    Here is a message to wikipedia by the CEO of Galatta regarding the block, which apparently had been ignored the time he wrote it:

    I am writing this email requesting your consideration in revoking the ban for my website Galatta.com from Wikipedia. Galatta.com is a South Indian movie portal which features the latest news on Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi and English movies. From the year 2005, one of our web marketing executive without understanding the repercussions of his work went on to repeatedly add links of Galatta.comand other in-house sites to improve its performance in search engines and generate traffic. This resulted in severely damaging our reputation in Wikipedia and resulted in blocking the account and site. You can find the complete history of conversation happened between our team and Wikipedia administrators from the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Chrisdru We stopped all such activities the moment, we were notified about the ban. As a business owner, I understand the nature of abuse and convey my sincere apologize to the Wikipedia team. It’s been 5 years and we or my people have not used Wikipedia for any spamming and I would request you to reconsider your decision. Looking forward to your positive response.

    I obtained this message, when I requested for copyright permission for their pictures as we lack pictures for South Indian actors. Please take a positive decision as soon as possible based on Galatta.com CEO message.-- Dravidian  Hero  12:58, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    It is a reliable source, coming from an established print magazine, and yes there are many other reliable sources, but Indian editors would like to have this site unblocked as another available major source for our film articles.-- Dravidian  Hero  17:33, 1 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    If there are other reliable sources, then use them. That is always preferable to using a blacklisted source. Here's one: http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/read-kamal-haasan-s-emotional-letter-thanking-fans-326308
    Messages from CEOs or anyone else with a conflict of interest will not be considered for general unblock efforts. We'd rather see such requests come from established, trusted, high-volume editors. no Declined. ~Amatulić (talk) 02:22, 2 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Could I've missed something to read before I filed this request? I can't see anything about "established, trusted, high-volume" editors. You seem to doing this way too long.-- Dravidian  Hero  03:00, 2 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    You didn't miss anything on this page, no. I wrote that in the context of de-listing the entire site as you suggested, and those requests are handled over at MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist. On the blacklist page, we have a practice of denying requests for de-listing if they originate from anyone but a trusted, high-volume editor without a conflict of interest (new, recent, low-volume editors who make de-listing requests have insufficient history to be assumed to be without a conflict of interest). See the banner at MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist#Proposed removals, as well as the archives of that section.
    If you see something on galatta.com for which no alternative reliable source exists, feel free to post a new request for whitelisting here. ~Amatulić (talk) 04:57, 2 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    This one was a request to unblock a particular site, not the entire domain or IP as one step to get the entire site unblocked. If you had read the link in my request, you would have seen, that I came directly from MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist. I'm getting fooled around since over 2 weeks from MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist to MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist to Meta Spam blacklist and back and forth. This is worse than any public office. Excuse my rant, but I can't believe what I'm experiencing right now.-- Dravidian  Hero  05:15, 2 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    If you see something on galatta.com for which no alternative reliable source exists, feel free to post a new request for whitelisting here. I would never write anything in wikipedia, which has only one source. That would be cherrypicking and a clear indicator of unserious reporting.-- Dravidian  Hero  05:25, 2 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Precisely what is it that you want? One link permitted, or all links to the site unblocked? Stifle (talk) 20:14, 2 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    This one link I provided in the opening post of me.-- Dravidian  Hero  21:34, 2 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    OK, I am minded to approve this but will leave open for another short while for any concluding discussion. Stifle (talk) 14:33, 3 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    I had already declined this request because alternative sources exist. I have no problem unblocking a specific page on galatta.com, but the one requested has alternatives, so there is no need to whitelist that. There is no compelling reason to white-list any page on a blacklisted site if alternative reliable sources exist. If galatta.com is itself a reliable source, and there's something on it that can't be found anywhere else (such as an interview, for example), then we can white-list such a page. But the request for the page that started this section is no Declined. ~Amatulić (talk) 00:36, 4 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    These reliable sources mention both Galatta the magazine and Galatta.com in high light, and that clearly establishes notability of Galatta overall i think. the sources are listed as follows:

    Courtesy, Kailash29792 (talk) 15:24, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Notability is not the issue here. The coverage is irrelevant to the blacklisting. Notable sites do get blacklisted.
    As stated earlier, the purpose of this page is to request white-listing of a specific page on a blacklisted site, where no non-blacklisted alternatives exist. So far, this has not happened in spite of the length of this discussion. ~Amatulić (talk) 04:49, 6 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Is there any way the entire site can be whitelisted? Kailash29792 (talk) 08:30, 10 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    This site got blacklisted after serious, massive abuse of a long list (I could say massive list) of related domains by a significant list of socks. The abuser has been banned (not just that the socks and master were all blocked) through a discussion on an administrator's noticeboard. That happens after massive unresponsiveness and massive abuse without change in behaviour (generally, spam is just blacklisted, and the spammers not even necessarily blocked .. blocking accounts is generally useless since the spammer will just, as evident, make another sock). Spammers can see it coming that the sites they spam are getting blacklisted, that is not done lightly. I find it therefore very, very hard to believe that one employee did this on his own account. This must have taken a long time of spamming, a campaign.

    I also note, that this site is globally blacklisted, and none of the almost 800 mediawiki wikis, most significantly the ones from India .., have whitelisted this site. We have TWO links whitelisted on en.wikipedia (and those whitelists have been wholesale copied to three other wikis, resulting in those two links being whitelisted on 4 wikis in total; note that of those 2, only one, a blog post, is used as a general reference here locally (and I wonder if the two other references used in this article would not cover the info from the blogpost already), the other whitelisted link is currently not even used), and that is all that is whitelisted .. on all ~799 wikis. None of the other wikis have any rules regarding 'galatta'. Apparently all other wikis find better sources, and until now also en.wikipedia has found better sources almost exclusively, and in fact the one that is requested here is replaceable in itself.

    Kailash29792: regarding your question, yes, there are ways for the entire site - what I would suggest to show that there are multiple cases where whitelisting is needed for references which are not replaceable (not like apparently the one that started this thread). When there are multiple of such cases, we could consider to replace it with the whole domain, though I would still be weary seen the massiveness of the original campaign. --Dirk Beetstra T C 09:57, 10 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    examiner.com/article/the-emergence-of-yiddish-theater-montreal

    I am requesting the whitelisting of two pages:

    • Carol Roach, "Yiddish Theater in Montreal", Examiner, May 14, 2012.[www.examiner.com/article/jewish-theater-montreal];
    • Carol Rpach, "The emergence of Yiddish theater in Montreal", "Examiner", May 14, 2012[www.examiner.com/article/the-emergence-of-yiddish-theater-montreal.

    The site is a good source for Yiddish life in Montreal. Eklir (talk) 22:25, 10 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    www.voobly.com/pages/view/about

    I would like to do an article about the Peer to Peer Software Voobly. It is a widely used matchmaking software that supports over 50 classic CD Rom PC Games and even Microsoft Gaming Zone referred their players to use this software for cd rom matchmaking when they retired their service. The software is similar to other software on wikipedia such as Garena, Gameranger and Tunngle, but also offers different features such as an Elo Rating System. Voobly is already mentioned in a couple Wikipedia articles such as Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings and Age of Empires II: The Conquerors. I request that www.voobly.com/pages/view/about be white listed for use of reference in the article, Thank You VPIN3 (talk) 15:24, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    • Age of Empires I & II Matchmaking Retired on MSN Games[3]
    • Voobly 2.1.60.24[4]
    • Voobly 2.1[5]
    • Voobly caters for many different CD-ROM games[6]
    • Age of Empires II Online dengan Voobly[7]
    • Voobly Software Awards[8]

    Do you have a draft article? Stifle (talk) 21:32, 18 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Yes I have a draft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:VPIN3/Voobly VPIN3 (talk) 04:55, 19 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't see any of those sources as being significant coverage as required by WP:SIGCOV. What we have here (in the same order as above):
    • trivial mention
    • a download page on Softpedia (see WP:ELNO #4 and #5)
    • primary source (see WP:PRIMARY)
    • a lengthy user review on rtsguru (see WP:ELNO #10 and #11)
    • a blog post with "how-to" instructions (see WP:NOTHOWTO, WP:ELNO #11, and WP:SPS)
    • primary source
    The draft article itself cites other Wikipedia articles, which is something Wikipedia articles shouldn't do.
    I don't see anything that indicates notability as defined by WP:CORP. I am skeptical that this article would be accepted if submitted for review. I understand you're still working on it. It's perfectly OK to include a single link to www.voobly.com/pages/view/about for the purpose of completeness, but citing Voobly in an article about Voobly isn't going to work well. Once the article is submitted for review and accepted, it would be no problem to white-list that link.
    So  Not done for now, to be revisited after the article is accepted. ~Amatulić (talk) 17:28, 7 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    www.fertilityproregistry.com/article/possible-side-effects-of-preimplantation-genetic-diagnosis.html

    It looks like the URL, www.fertilityproregistry.com, is blocked. I only need to cite the above one URL. Please add it to the whitelist. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.106.103.54 (talk) 23:47, 21 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    By the way, I intend to use the link to cite on Preimplantation genetic diagnosis wiki page to show the possible side effects associated with the diagnosis.
    Can anyone tell me what is the status with this approval please? Do you need any additional info from me?

    Examiner.com on Paul McGehee

    www.examiner.com/article/looking-back-time-with-paul-mcgehee-master-painter-his-genre Tried to add to the article: Articles for creation/Paul McGehee

    This is an article about an artist named Paul McGehee who I am trying to add an article about. The article is in progress and not yet approved because it did not have enough media articles to establish the person's notability. Mr. McGehee has been pretty well known in the Washington area since the 80s, and I think a lot of the articles about him are from before the internet and so cannot be found online. The one article I already had is from U.S. News and World Report, which was a major national newsmagazine. I think it is important because this is a very mainstream news article about him and it is surprisingly hard to find those about him. I was hoping that with a couple more of them my article would be approved.

    I don't know what the problem could be with the Examiner. Here in the DC area it's probably the #3 or even #2 local paper, after the Post and maybe the Times. Nothing unusual about it. I don't have any connection with the Examiner, I don't see their web site much, and I don't know what they did to tick you all off, but I don't see how you can be encyclopedic while saying you won't accept any references to a major newspaper.

    - John Crouch

    Did you read /Common requests? Examiner.com is not the same as the DC local paper of a similar name. It's an online site that exercises zero editorial control over what gets published, with the objective of paying authors per click. That makes it a spam magnet on Wikipedia.
    I'll add that if the only coverage on a topic comes from examiner.com, well, that isn't considered a reliable source for the purposes of WP:SIGCOV. ~Amatulić (talk) 00:44, 27 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    "zero editorial control" is a oft-repeated but false accusation. Examiner editors are pre-screened before being allowed to publish, and every article goes through an independent review process, which if shown to be unsuitable in content the article is removed from the Examiner site. Granted, it is not rigorous pre-publication editorial control, but there is some oversight. - 70.194.133.72 (talk) 19:50, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    squidoo.com on Nanny cam

    squidoo.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

    • www.squidoo.com/nannies-caught-by-nanny-cam-and-busted

    Request single page to be added to Nanny cam, because this article is well sourced and is not spam. It shows examples of nanny cam used in final rulings to convict acts of child abuse. The article quotes exerts from news reports, links to the original report with third party video. It seems the goal of the article is to suggest not using a nanny cam to catch child abuse, and instead prevent child abuse - a suggestion which is sourced in a CBS video report also found on the page. This article should be added to the Nanny cam external links section.--Spygenie (talk) 08:07, 28 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    examiner.com/wiki-edits-in-national/gregory-kohs

    The Wikipedia page Gregory Kohs discusses at length how the subject publishes criticism of Wikipedia, but we are not allowed to link to the subject's publication, which seems a bit preposterous. Readers who visit Gregory Kohs may be expected to want to read more of the aforementioned criticism, at least from an "External links" section. I have read the reasons why Examiner.com links are generally blacklisted (due to overpromotion by Examiner authors who are compensated by traffic), but I am happy to proceed with this request, because adding the link will not likely amount to more than a dozen or so click-throughs per month, which is worth a few cents at most to an Examiner writer. - 70.194.133.72 (talk) 19:43, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    I have reason to suspect that this IP address is Gregory Kohs. White-list requests generally aren't done based on COI requests. ~Amatulić (talk) 00:35, 18 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    • no Declined. Along with what Amatulic says, we don't normally consider requests from new and unregistered users. Whitelisting may be considered when a trusted, high-volume user requests it. Stifle (talk) 19:51, 28 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Vaccines Can Prevent Cancers

    URL: www.winarticles.net/vaccines-can-prevent-cancers/

    External link for: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer_vaccine

    Hello there. I'm just wondering if you could whitelist (remove from blacklist) that single page because I really find it interesting and it's really worth being listed on wikipedia. Also, it has some interesting information worth being known by everyone.

    Looking forward for your decision. Thank you and have a great day, also I'd like you to know that I really respect the community of Wikipedia!

    Jaycee Lee Dugard kidnapping and rape on Examiner.com

    examiner.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 www.examiner.com/article/jaycee-dugard-reappears-18-years-after-abduction-updates-arrests-searches

    I need this linked article as a reference for a wikipedia article I am writing. The examiner.com article refereced is not a puff piece nor is it spam. Please whitelist it. Thank you. Checkingfax (talk) 02:00, 14 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    no Declined. Google search reveals thousands of more reliable sources that basically say the same thing as the examiner.com article. Here are a bunch from the New York Times, for example: http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/d/jaycee_dugard/index.html
    I see nothing unique about this examiner article that warrants whitelisting. ~Amatulić (talk) 05:54, 14 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    I see no reason to blacklist it. It's a good solid article. It does contain unique information that is germane to a Wiki article I am drafting. Please whitelist this URL only. Thank you. Checkingfax (talk) 04:38, 18 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    I concur with Amatulic.  Not done Stifle (talk) 19:59, 28 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Article on Hanging Lake Colorado

    youtu.be: 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

    This video shows Hanging Lake and the hike up to the Lake. A high quality video for people to watch if they are thinking about visiting the Lake, but would like to see more of it before they decide to go.

    URL: youtu.be/pXVLIHGM4n8

    ARTICLE: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_Lake 24.225.21.211 (talk) 02:05, 20 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    This is a redirect, you can use the full link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXVLIHGM4n8 .. though I think it is not something that will pass WP:ELNO. We are not a service for people who 'would like to see more of it before they decide to go', there are other websites for that. --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:37, 24 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Free PDF of Euclid's Elements

    lulu.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

    • www.lulu.com/content/11581073

    This is a freely downloadable PDF file edition, although the entire site is a commercial self-publishing site. The file is originally intended for sharing, and an excerpt from the older version of that file is used in Wikipedia article(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Euclid-proof.svg, used in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclid's_Elements). I had uploaded it to that self-pub site on the request that it be available in printed form as well, by some people on an online community. The site used to display the free downloadable file along with the printed edition, on the current link. Now that it only shows the printed edition, I was going to change the link to the free downloadable edition, but the entire site was blacklisted, thus I'm led here. Mingshey (talk) 10:11, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Sure, fine that it is free, but there are better places where it can be uploaded which are do not have the commercial problems associated with lulu.com (sites that do not give a financial incentive to have your links somewhere). --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:39, 24 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    What about WikiSource? --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:40, 24 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    empowernetwork.com on Baltic sea anomaly

    empowernetwork.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

    • empowernetwork.com/pmatjaz/blog/ufo-sightings-baltic-sea-ufo

    Request single page to be added to Baltic Sea UFO, it is interesting source of information about other possible explanations for Baltic sea anomaly. Matjaz 15 May 2013

    www.examiner.com/article/cazwell-s-ice-cream-truck-pulled-up-to-the-crib-thursday-night

    Why: to add that Cazwell's manager suggested doing a video for "Ice Cream Truck" in June 2010, to add that the video was shot in one day, and to add that the song's beat was done in less then two hours

    Where: Ice Cream Truck (song)

    URL: www.examiner.com/article/cazwell-s-ice-cream-truck-pulled-up-to-the-crib-thursday-night EditorE (talk) 21:38, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    no Declined. Those facts (apart from the trivia about his manager suggesting it) are already covered adequately in the article's reference 4 here: http://www.sawfnews.com/cazwell-the-ice-cream-man-cometh/ - I don't see the point of white listing yet another examiner page for the purpose of sourcing trivia. ~Amatulić (talk) 01:53, 6 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]


    340bfacts.com

    340bfacts.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

    I would like to include this as an external link to the wikipage: 340B Drug Pricing Program. The website includes factual information regarding this federal drug pricing program. This is a brand new webpage and I believe the blacklist status is an error. Thank you 518.WV (talk) 16:31, 9 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    It looks like the offending filter is \b\d+\w+facts?\.com\b. What evidence do you have that the website is a reliable source? According to WHOIS records, the domain name was registered only a few weeks ago, and none of the content on the website looks older than ten days. That's not a lot of time for the website to have established itself as a reputable source of information. I see it's run by a non-profit hospital association, though I have no idea what their motives and reputation are. —Psychonaut (talk) 13:25, 10 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Expired requests (not done due to lack of reply)

    www.examiner.com/article/the-clockwork-quartet-free-music-art-steampunk-serial-and-a-table-top-game

    I want to use this article as a reference for The Clockwork Quartet. I was told I need more sources for the aforementioned page I'm trying to create and believe this is worth inclusion. It is a simple article that includes a review of the graphic novel portion of their multimedia project. I am not affiliated with The Clockwork Quartet. As a disclaimer, I wrote for Examiner.com several years ago but I am not associated with them any longer (nor was the subject even remotely related to this topic). I do understand how Examiner is usually a problem and agree with your assertion of such. Thanks for your consideration.

    examiner.com Jonas Hellborg review

    I am requesting this particular interview examiner.com/article/a-review-of-jonas-hellborg-s-art-metal to be whitelisted for the article I just wrote on this Jonas Hellborg album here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Metal_(album). It would be a helpful review for the references list. Thank you! Vintagenie (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:37, 9 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Withdrawn, malformed, invalid, or stale requests

    examiner.com/article/pskw-helps-pharmacies-physicians-connect-with-patients

    I am requesting that this particular article examiner.com/article/pskw-helps-pharmacies-physicians-connect-with-patients be whitelisted for the Wikipedia page I am creating about PSKW. This Examiner article is the only one in which this has been covered outside medical publications and is more relevant to the regular reader. The writer, Robert Janis, is a widely read and well published writer, who currently writes for examiner.com. Thank You.VirtualCatNZ (talk) 08:12, 31 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    What's so special about that article that it must be used instead of other similar (and even more detailed) non-medical articles that aren't blacklisted? See http://dividendkings.com/2013/04/15/pharmaceutical-companies-turn-to-pskw-to-inspire-customer-loyalty/ or perhaps http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/339328 for example. Examiner.com is blacklisted for good reason, and its coverage of this topic is apparently not the only coverage that exists outside of medical publications. ~Amatulić (talk) 11:04, 31 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks Amatulic, I will try an use the first one as the second is the straight press release, I couldn't find the first for looking, so thanks again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by VirtualCatNZ (talk • contribs) 00:21, 3 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
     Request withdrawn, I guess. ~Amatulić (talk) 23:09, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    helium.com on Diane Downs

    helium.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

    • helium.com/items/2055807-looking-at-the-story-of-the-diane-downs-tragedy

    Please kindly consider adding page two of this article to Diane Downs article. I understand the reasons why www.helium.com is currently blacklisted. But can you please kindly consider looking at this request. The Diane Downs article does not mention the whereabouts of the two surviving Downs children, who were adopted by the family of one of the prosecutors involved in the case: Christie and Stephen (Danny). I fully understand there are privacy issues involved since they are still living and due to the sensitive nature of the Downs case. This link is to cite their current wherabouts. But, the Helium article that is blacklisted briefly mentions that they went on to lead successful lives. The former became a social worker while the latter managed to overcome his disability and has developed a skill with computers. The information is confirmed by a Yahoo answers web page dating back to 2011 (an unreliable source) which cites a 20/20 television show.

    Now, I can confirm that I have no relationship whatsoever with either www.helium.com or any of the people involved in the Downs case. I was born in 1991 in Malaysia and currently live in New Zealand. I am only a reader who came across that article while browsing Wikipedia. I feel personally that it would be reassuring for browsers to at least know that the victims have managed to overcome their past trauma and are thriving. If there was a more appropriate and reliable source, I would have used it in the article but this helium article seems to be one of the few extant sources on that topic. I know this case may sound sensitive, but can you please kindly consider my request. Whatever your decision, I will respect it and not contest the issue anymore. Thankyou. Andykatib 10:13, 29 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    • Helium.com appears to contain primarily user-generated content with unclear (if any) editorial control. I am inclined to reject this request but will leave open in case another admin feels differently. Stifle (talk) 19:27, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
      Looking at the author's bio, I have to wonder where she got information that is so unique the requester can't find it in any reliable sources. I'd consider this a WP:TERTIARY source at best, and not appropriate for referencing. The author does not disclose where she got this information, and there's no indication that she's any sort of investigative journalist. I support declining this request. ~Amatulić (talk) 15:02, 6 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
      • At this stage, having reflected on the issue, I agree with your advice and the concerns that you have raised. Since this source and its author are unreliable, I think it would be wise for me to withdraw this request. Can you please remove this request. Thankyou for taking the time to review this request. Andykatib 09:29, 9 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Proposed removals from whitelist (sites to reblock)

    Troubleshooting and problems

    Discussion

    What is taking so long?

    I want to cite Blythe. Do we need more moderators here?TCO (talk) 23:29, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Perennial problem, but the answer is: Yes. --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:27, 19 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Gymnastics Examiner still not processed 3 months later. Did you all change your mind? There is no funny business. It has a very sober tone. Is run by a journalist who has press passes to major events (the USAG federation uses social media...Wiki should even look into some liason for photos). I'm not a political POV person or someone trying to make money or the like.TCO (talk) 16:29, 10 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Gymnastics Examiner still not working

    This request was marked as approved (with some note of wait for someone to implement) on 03MAR. It remained like that for several months. It was now just recently archived along with a general page cleanup. I went and tested a link and it is still not working. Help.

    TCO (talk) 01:33, 1 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Shortage of people actively maintaining the white and blacklists. I have now  Done this addition. --Dirk Beetstra T C 07:05, 1 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Other projects with active whitelists

    I was unable to format this so as to fit in the left column where x-wiki links normally go. This, as well as a similar list for other local blacklists (on our blacklist's talk page) may be useful information. --A. B. (talk) 14:00, 20 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    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 acheive consensus at one of the above noticeboards. Thanks! A Quest For Knowledge (talk)

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