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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|819114769#section_name}}

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

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

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    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)


    www.econlib.org/library/Mill/mlP73.html - repeat request

    Please stop the blacklisting of the above link. It's one of the best libraries of economics texts. Wikidea 21:35, 5 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]


    @Wikidea: no Declined, alternatives exist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:34, 6 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    You're such a waste of time. Wikidea 12:23, 6 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    What is the justification for the blacklisting of this site though? I can't work it.--Hibernian (talk) 20:34, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    See the above discussion, plus the discussion on the talk page of the local blacklist. It's fairly extensive. You can also search the blacklist archives for previous discussions. Ravensfire (talk) 20:45, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @Hibernian: The justification is the same as for by far most of the sites blacklisted: it was either spammed, or heavily abused. --Dirk Beetstra T C 07:53, 12 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    yourstory.com

    Contains a useful interview with the team-lead of a notable game, which can be used in the development section of the game's article. Thanks, King Prithviraj II (talk) 12:09, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=143926311#post143926311

    For my userpage, and as an aside I don't understand why it's blocked in the first place. Buffaboy talk 20:23, 9 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    AdSense-related links on the article about AdSense

    the bot detected AdSense related links on the page about AdSense, but obviously these links are related to the page topic so there should probably be an exception for that particular page. I'm not entirely sure how this system works but I thought I ought to bring it up here in any case

    links to be added: any AdSense-related links listed in the template at the top of this page

    why they should be added: the page is about AdSense

    pages that would benefit: the page about AdSense

    if possible, the links should only be allowed on that specific page. If not possible, it might be better not to whitelist them in the first place. .--Macks2008 (talk) 00:51, 16 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    @Macks2008: can you paste the links here, without http:// ? —Dirk Beetstra T C 06:50, 24 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    google.com/cse/

    When did this get blacklisted? I need it to post links to large numbers of WP:RS in AfD discussions, since, for instance, the WP:Advanced source searching#Reliable Sources Search Engine uses it. Softlavender (talk) 18:47, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    It's listed on meta, not local. [google.com/cse prefix:Talk:Spam blacklist This] should get you a list of the discussions around that link. I think that in part you're running into a limitation of the filter - it's global, affecting all spaces, rather than allowing some links in some spaces. Ravensfire (talk) 19:46, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi Ravensfire, I don't understand any part of your post. I don't understand what your "This" refers to. I don't understand about the filter. Also, Wikipedia allows links to the google.com/cse Google Custom search called "WP reference", but for some reason not links to the WP:Advanced source searching#Reliable Sources Search Engine. Softlavender (talk) 19:52, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Sorry - botched the link, badly, trying to juggle too many things. This discussion on meta talks about the blacklisting and why. There are a decent number of cse entries on the local whitelist, and it looks like that includes the link you mentioned. So the meta blacklist says no, but our local whitelist overrides and allows it. Ravensfire (talk) 20:01, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    I am not able to post a link to the google.com/cse Google Custom search called WP:Advanced source searching#Reliable Sources Search Engine -- either blank or filled out. I am however able to post links to the google.com/cse Google Custom search called "WP reference" (see here and here for instance). I would like WP:Advanced source searching#Reliable Sources Search Engine to be whitelisted. That is what I am requesting, as I specified in my filing. Softlavender (talk) 20:13, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist (testing if it now works). --Dirk Beetstra T C 14:56, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Files.wordpress.com

    The blacklisting regex has now been removed from the global blacklist. You can safely remove the template with the remark regarding the occurrence of blacklisted links from the pages where it occurs if the rules regard this domain.

    Indian Cinema Source

    1. The PDF file is a source for citation
    2. Articles on Indian films (cinema) will benefit by way of authentic citation
    3. The specific link is chasingcinema.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/text.pdf
    chasingcinema.files.wordpress.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
    --UKSharma3 (User | talk | Contribs) 01:13, 28 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Isn't that a copyright violation? — JJMC89 (T·C) 05:42, 28 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    The book is also available on Google books. The PDF file is in public display for a long time. If there is copyright violation, the authors would have got it removed. I quote the book but for the easy verification, I add this URL. I have not used the contents of the book in the articles but only citing it as a verification source.--UKSharma3 (User | talk | Contribs) 02:48, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    We don't conclude that copies are not copyright violations just because the authors have not had them taken down. (The copyright holder may not be aware.) It has been made available by someone other than the copyright holder with no evidence of permission. If it is available on Google Books (typically a partial preview), then this URL does not need to be whitelisted. The URL also isn't needed for verifiability. — JJMC89 (T·C) 03:46, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    👍 Like--UKSharma3 (User | talk | Contribs) 05:14, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Uksharma3 sir, here's what I think is a legitimate copy. --Kailash29792 (talk) 09:39, 2 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you my dear Kailash. I will use this url hereafter.--UKSharma3 (User | talk | Contribs) 10:14, 2 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    nkleadershipwatch.files.wordpress.com

    nkleadershipwatch.files.wordpress.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: nkleadershipwatch.files.wordpress.com*

    Unproblematic subdomain of a generally problematic blacklist entry (\bfiles\.wordpress\.com\b). Hosts files (all of which are original content by the contributors, no copyvio issues) for http://www.nkleadershipwatch.org/ , an affiliate of a Johns Hopkins' University research program. Perfectly good reliable sources that are cited throughout North Korea-related articles. A couple examples of blacklisting caught on my watchlist: here, here, and here. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 14:11, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    You might be interested in the discussion at meta:Talk:Spam blacklist#files.Word-Press.com. --Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 14:30, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    @Finnusertop: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:09, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    tallermetropolisesarq.files.wordpress.com

    tallermetropolisesarq.files.wordpress.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: tallermetropolisesarq.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/plac3a7a_glories.pdf

    A very useful history of Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, from a reliable source. — Rwxrwxrwx (talk) 14:03, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    You might be interested in the discussion at meta:Talk:Spam blacklist#files.Word-Press.com. --Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 14:30, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    @Rwxrwxrwx: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:10, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    somersetnewsroom.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/20yearactionplanexecutivesummary.pdf

    somersetnewsroom.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/20yearactionplanexecutivesummary.pdf: 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: somersetnewsroom.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/20yearactionplanexecutivesummary.pdf

    A bot has added the blacklist banner to Winter flooding of 2013–14 on the Somerset Levels where The Somerset Levels and Moors Flood Action Plan is very relevant and I can't find another source for the document.— Rod talk 15:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    You might be interested in the discussion at meta:Talk:Spam blacklist#files.Word-Press.com. --Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 15:34, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    @Rodw: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:11, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    joopvanderpligt.files.wordpress.com

    joopvanderpligt.files.wordpress.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: joopvanderpligt.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/martijn-ejsp-1992.pdf

    Self-archived copy of a research paper by Joop van der Pligt, used in citation at negativity bias. Paradoctor (talk) 15:20, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    You might be interested in the discussion at meta:Talk:Spam blacklist#files.Word-Press.com. --Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 15:34, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    @Emir of Wikipedia: Just to avoid misunderstanding: Is this merely canvassing, or should this imply something for the discussion here and now?
    If it's the latter, I don't see the relevance. The link is legit, and it is useful because it avoids a paywall. The broader question of unblocking files.wordpress.com is pretty much out of my depth. Paradoctor (talk) 16:34, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    It is just to alert the editors of the discussion at Meta, but obviously if they remove it from the blacklist there then it doesn't need to be whitelisted here. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 16:56, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    @Paradoctor: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist.—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Files on Marc Randazza

    See Cyberbot II's diff.

    1. entlaw.files.wordpress.com
    2. randazza.files.wordpress.com

    The listed files are obviously relevant to the article; they are various academic publications, legal filings, etc. Suggest whitelisting both subsubdomains. Sai ¿?✍ 15:35, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Saizai: This section is proposed removals from the whitelist, not proposed additions. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 15:40, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    Moved. Sai ¿?✍ 15:45, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    @Saizai: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist.—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    @Cyberpower678: Thanks! Sai ¿?✍ 22:07, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    jeremyhaslam.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/king-alfred-and-the-vikings-pdf.pdf

    jeremyhaslam.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/king-alfred-and-the-vikings-pdf.pdf: 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

    Self-archived by the author of a paper published by "Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History. 13." Publisher Oxford School of Archaeology. ISBN 0-947816-22-4. The link is for reference only, the citation would work without the link as the publication is internationally recognised. Wilfridselsey (talk) 15:47, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Wilfridselsey: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist.—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    trialbyjeory.files.wordpress.com

    trialbyjeory.files.wordpress.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: https://trialbyjeory.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/grounds-for-jr.pdf

    Copy of legal filing (application for leave for judicial review) related to Erlam & Ors v Rahman & Anor. -- KTC (talk) 15:53, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @KTC: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist.—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    bramhopecarlton.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/bramhope-puritan-chapel.pdf

    I believe this is an unproblematic subdomain of a generally problematic blacklist entry (\bfiles\.wordpress\.com\b). It appears that the Bramhope and Carlton Parish Council have used wordpress software to add a pdf they have authored to their site. It is a substantial and useful document, their copyright Chemical Engineer (talk) 16:07, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Chemical Engineer: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist.—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    thanks Chemical Engineer (talk) 14:38, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    It is a PDF of a published book with biographies of Lithuanian communists. It was written by a known Soviet Lithuanian historian Romas Šarmaitis [lt] and is very useful in writing communist bios. Citations work without the link, but the link aids tremendously in verification process.

    In general, marksistobiblioteka has useful PDF files of various communist books. Can the whole site be unblocked, not just the specific PDF?

    This is html copy of a book, a bio of Julius Janonis that was written by Julius Būtėnas [lt]. Cited heavily in the Janonis article. Citations work without the link, but the link aids tremendously in verification process. Renata (talk) 16:16, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Renata3: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist.—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    avesdehonduras.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/honduras-birding-paradise-the-checklist-asho.pdf

    avesdehonduras.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/honduras-birding-paradise-the-checklist-asho.pdf: 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: https://avesdehonduras.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/honduras-birding-paradise-the-checklist-asho.pdf

    This appears to be another case of guilt by association (i.e, by being published on Wordpress). The specific .pdf file is the fundamental source for the article List of birds of Honduras. It's an official publication of the country's ornithological society.Craigthebirder (talk) 16:31, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Craigthebirder: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist.—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    johnbunyansociety.files.wordpress.com

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    Link requested to be whitelisted: johnbunyansociety.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/2007-the-recorder-edited-by-ken-simpson.pdf

    This entire domain should be whitelisted as it is the hosting solution for The John Bunyan Society (a scholarly society) and the archives for their newsletter, The Recorder (i.e. everything on this domain passes WP:RS). Also, since, judging by the backlog on this page for files.wordpress.com links, the community is unable to process these whitelist requests rapidly, it would be a good idea to press Cyberbot's big red button until whatever it is that triggered it to insert huge throbbing messages all over half of the articles on enwiki (exaggerating for rhetorical purposes) is fixed (pinging Cyberpower678). As per this example (triggered by the bot tagging Martin Droeshout), this really isn't the kind of emergency that requires big honkin' warning sign at the top of the article. At worst it's the kind of thing you'd use {{dead link}} for. --Xover (talk) 17:04, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    What triggered it was the domain addition to the global blacklist 2 weeks ago. -- KTC (talk) 18:34, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    @KTC: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist.—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    Make that @Xover:. ;-) -- KTC (talk) 21:46, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    canadianshakespearenews.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/shakespeare-program-web-final.pdf

    canadianshakespearenews.files.wordpress.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: canadianshakespearenews.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/shakespeare-program-web-final.pdf

    Link is the PDF program notes for a academic symposium on the Sanders portrait, and so is a RS for that article (it is a primary source, but reliable for the purposes of verifiability in this and a narrow set of related articles). --Xover (talk) 17:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Xover: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist.—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    earlytibet.files.wordpress.com

    earlytibet.files.wordpress.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: earlytibet.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/vanschaik2012b1.pdf

    Link is a pdf of an academic paper on the origin of the Tibetan headless script by Sam van Schaik, a noted scholar on the Tibetan script. BabelStone (talk) 17:41, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @BabelStone: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist.—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    gbtribune.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/self-governance-order-2009.pdf

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    Link requested to be whitelisted: gbtribune.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/self-governance-order-2009.pdf

    Link is the PDF of a document issued by the government of Pakistan regarding the establishment of the governance structures within the occupied territory of Kashmir. Thus it is a WP:RS for the following article (List of sovereign states). It is used for the purposes of WP:V in this and related articles. - Wiz9999 (talk) 17:54, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Wiz9999: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist.—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    ahandfulofleaves.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/a-note-on-atta-in-the-aladaddupama-sutta_norman_ld_1981.pdf

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    I'm not sure why this was blacklisted it is simply a pdf of an academic work. Wikiman5676 (talk) 18:27, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Wikiman5676: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist.—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    ahandfulofleaves.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/recovering-the-buddhas-message_gombrich_tbf_1988.pdf

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    It's just a pdf of an academic work Wikiman5676 (talk) 18:27, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Wikiman5676: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist.—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    toleratedindividuality.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/an-introduction-to-buddhism-teachings-history-and-practices.pdf

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    This is just a pdf of a book. Generally seen as a reliable academic source. Wikiman5676 (talk) 18:27, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Wikiman5676: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist.—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    europeaneel.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/chapter-2-study-area.pdf

    europeaneel.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/chapter-2-study-area.pdf: 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: europeaneel.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/chapter-2-study-area.pdf

    Link is a pdf of an academic paper about de "Biology and Management of European Eel" and offers a scientific description of the catchment area of the river Shannon in Ireland. The Banner talk 18:34, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @The Banner: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist.—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    lawreviewdrake.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/irvol58-2_smith2.pdf

    Link requested to be whitelisted: lawreviewdrake.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/irvol58-2_smith2.pdf

    Link to a Drake Law Review article hosted on the Drake Law Review website on mixed martial arts and the law. Used as a source at Mixed martial arts in the United States. James (talk/contribs) 19:52, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @James Allison: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist.—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    moorishorthodox.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/muallaqat-blunt.pdf

    moorishorthodox.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/muallaqat-blunt.pdf: 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: moorishorthodox.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/muallaqat-blunt.pdf Link is to a pdf of a Google digitized book published in 1903. The book contains a translation of the seven mu'allaqat (famous pre-Islamic poems of Arabic literature) and is therefore very useful for readers studying this subject. It is required for the pages Mu'allaqat and Harith ibn Hilliza Al-Yashkuri among others. It looks to be a perfectly genuine link. Kanjuzi (talk) 20:11, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Kanjuzi: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist.—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    • Link requested to be whitelisted: jonathanturley.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/brown-complaint.pdf
    • Link requested to be whitelisted: jonathanturley.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/brown-summary-judgment-decision.pdf
    • Link requested to be whitelisted: jonathanturley.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/brown-opinion-20160411.pdf
    • Link requested to be whitelisted: jonathanturley.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/brown-judgment.pdf
    Useful key court documents used as external links in the article on the case (Brown v. Buhman). Hosted by the Wordpress of law professor Jonathan Turley. Neutralitytalk 20:17, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    @Neutrality: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist.—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    bramhopecarlton.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/bramhope-puritan-chapel.pdf

    Used in List of places of worship in the City of Leeds, source for information about Bramhope Puritan Chapel, produced by Bramhope and Carlton Parish Council. Please whitelist. BobKilcoyne (talk) 20:29, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @BobKilcoyne: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist.—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    List of collectible card games

    Hello, the bot marked this reference at the above linked article, as a part of a blacklist without specifically stating why it's on a blacklist. As I understand it, primary sources can be used to verify the existence of an object, which is what is being done here in this list of card games. The item cited is specifically the pdf file of the official rulebook for this game. I suspect the link was blacklisted as it appeared as spam or an advertisement, but it's not as the product is no longer being made. Here is the reference in question with a direct link:

    Link requested to be whitelisted: jasonwinter.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/24-tcg-rulebook.pdf Leitmotiv (talk) 20:43, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Leitmotiv: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:10, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    historyofwilsonspromontory.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/a-history-of-wilsons-promontory.pdf

    This link on the page about John Roslyn Garnet is published by the Victorian National Parks Association. None of the reasons for blacklisting appear to apply. Gderrin (talk) 20:58, 6 January 2018 (UTC) Garnet was the honorary secretary of that association for 21 years - the blacklisted page is an important reference. Gderrin (talk) 21:03, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Gderrin: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist.—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    sunshinesgap.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/05-zieria-minutiflora.pdf

    This link on the page about Zieria minutiflora is to a innocuous page published by a local government body, the (Sunshine Coast Regional Council). It is a useful reference to the plant. Gderrin (talk) 21:10, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Gderrin: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist.—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Wordpress

    Due to the inordinate amount of damage the global blacklist entry to files.wordpress.com is causing on this Wikipedia, I have temporarily whitelisted on this Wikipedia. If you are here because of a tag placed on an article you edit as a result of this domain, you can safely ignore it and the bot will come around to remove it again. Please in the meantime contribute to the discussion at meta:Talk:Spam blacklist#files.Word-Press.com.—CYBERPOWER (Happy 2018) 21:23, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    I am not sure if I agree with this, Cyberpower. I agree that there is a massive amount of collateral damage, but you now have opened the floodgates for the spambots ... --Dirk Beetstra T C 22:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    This was apparently supposed to be temporary, and is obviously causing too much collateral damage, so whitelisting (or removing from the [global] blacklist) is the correct action. What about an edit filter? -- KTC (talk) 23:52, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    Domain has been removed from global blacklist. — billinghurst sDrewth 01:01, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    @KTC: Writing global abuse filters for this sort of thing isn't necessarily useful. Global abuse filters are not universal, they cover medium, small, and some of the bigger wikis, but not the BIG wikis. We had filters in place and they were catching some of the spam, but not all, as there were variations or retries that were getting through. From global filters from meta, one cannot tell whether the page exists afterwards or not as you don't get a redlink as you would at a local wiki, instead there is the lighter blue interwiki link. So we were having upwards of fifty wikis getting spammed in a semi-successful manner, and often the wikis where there are little or no administrators, and usually less skilled administrators.

    It is all a less than perfect solution, however, wikis are able to whitelist, and they see their own Special:log/spamblacklist so can see the impact on themselves, and manage it pretty easily. Noting that there is no global log/spamblacklist. Have to choose the lesser of the evils. — billinghurst sDrewth 01:22, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    I was actually thinking an en.wp edit filter while the domain is whitelisted locally against it being on the global blacklist. Yes, I know that sound (and may well be) perverse. -- KTC (talk) 01:45, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    And to note that the spamming of the files.wordpress.com domain is still happening xwiki, though at a lesser level. I will look to block the subdomains, though that is another time-consuming effort. The current batch has variation of wikidot.com file mentions, and that variation appears clear to blacklist. — billinghurst sDrewth 01:48, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    waragainstallpuertoricans.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/ny-daily-news-waapr-feature-film-pdf.pdf

    This link [1] was used on the page Nelson Denis. The link was blacklisted by a bot, but it is a pdf of a useful and legitimate New York Daily News article. This is a legitimate news source (NY Daily News) and it specifically supports the factual content to which it corresponds in the article. It should NOT have been blacklisted by a bot.

    Please whitelist this specific link. Thank you. 172.58.224.182 (talk) 03:29, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @172.58.224.182: the link was not blacklisted by the bot, the bot detected a blacklisted link on the page. Anyway, this has already been resolved, as the site has been de-blacklisted. --Dirk Beetstra T C 08:07, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    This is a link to the Kaiser Family Foundation explaining the benefits of ACA subsidy

    kaiserfamilyfoundation.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/8451-t.pdf This is a link to the Kaiser Family Foundation tracking poll indicating support/oppose ratios of the ACA

    These links are legitimate files of the Kaiser Family Foundation and they specifically support some points mentioned by the articles as prescribed as references. Therefore, they should not have been blacklisted. Ueutyi (talk) 04:41, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Ueutyi: The carrying site was legitimately blacklisted to handle a heavy case of spamming. It has since been de-blacklisted. --Dirk Beetstra T C 08:08, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    matthewdpollock.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/ligeti-thesis-pdf.pdf

    This is a link to a specific thesis for Western Washington University posted by the author on Wordpress in PDF format. I used it on Magyar Etüdök, but it was blacklisted by a bot. This is a legitimate source, as it deals with the topic in the article. Ron Oliver (talk) 13:13, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Ron Oliver: See above. The source is no longer blacklisted. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 13:20, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    @Emir of Wikipedia: Oh, alright, thanks. I'm just going to remove the template from the article, then. Ron Oliver (talk) 13:25, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    pv-magazine.com/2018/01/06/solars-new-fertile-crescent

    Article in the link contains exclusive information about the energy sector in Jordan, it will be used on Jordan, Energy in Jordan articles and more.. I don't get why the site is even blacklisted, looks pretty reliable to me. Makeandtoss (talk) 13:57, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    Looks like way back in 2013 there was a spamming issue MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/June 2013#pv-magazine.com. --Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 14:05, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    @Makeandtoss: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. If I recall correctly, this was blacklisted due to long term spamming of many related links (probably including this one). Reliability of a site does not have a lot to do with the blacklisting, it is the abuse that triggers it. I do think however that this site does (also) regurgitate material from press releases, not necessarily self-gathered information. --Dirk Beetstra T C 14:48, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Proposed removals from whitelist (sites to reblock)

    Change.org

    I am discovering change.org is blacklisted. I would like to find out 1) if this is true and 2) WHY. There does not appear to be a document of the blacklisted sites. If what I found under that link is the list, change.org is not on the list. So what is going on? Trackinfo (talk) 01:05, 24 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    1) Yes. Most "online petition" sites have been blacklisted for a decade. This one was added in 2015. 2) People spam links to their petitions to solicit "signatures." Specific petitions can be whitelisted, if there's a case for it, but there seldom is. If a petition is notable, you should be able to find secondary sources for it. For future reference, the link to the blacklist is here, and the log is here. Kuru (talk) 02:33, 24 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    see /Common requests. Active petitions do not have any place on Wikipedia, except when they are the actually subject of the page. —Dirk Beetstra T C 06:43, 24 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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